The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY? EVENING, JUNE 22. On.

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It.' hid begiiiimraml to alai imee. I-,
lion of the ;sad liken it wee reaunaifjhederlems
baronet (Sir R. Peel), then the prime his
concurrence in the clause with its addititm:rtie dams wee
agreed to, and had been added to every railwey bill which
.bad subsequently been passed. Therefore, all the railway
comma's' had full notice of the intention of the legislature
further to legislate in the matter. In the talented year,
vie, in 1848, select committees bad been appointed, both hy
the lords and commons, to inquire into railways, with a vile
to such future enactments as would be required. The com-
mittee of the Home of Commons, in their report, had
recommended the adoption of regulations which were
now sought to be established by the bill of whisk
he new desired the second reading. (Hear, bear.)
A similar report had been made by the committee of the
House of Lords, and in accordance with thou reports the
government had brought forward a measure to establish al
new department in the government in reference to rail-
ways, and that measure passed almost without opposition,
on the understanding that early in the present @maim
her Majesty's government would be prepared with a 1
bill to carry out the remaining recommendations contained
in the reports of the committees of both houses of par-
liament. That bill was the measure which tonight stood
for a second reading.. Having said thus much to
establish the fact that no final contract had been entered into,
be now wished to call attention to the measure itself. TM
bill might be divided into two parts—first as regarded pre-
liminary proceedings in cases of future railway hilM
and the second related to matters of regulative lola
reference to railways already established and those In=
and course of construction. On the subject of pre
proceedings, the bill followed the recommendations of the
committees of both houses of parliament. It proposed to
enable parties desiring to make surveys with a mew to the
construction of a line to enter upon the grounds of land-
owners, on depositing a sum of money with the ormusie-
sinners to answer any damage which might be imemiffind ma
the lands. On making this deposit, they would be amid
with a warrant from the railway commissioners to make the
survey, and by a summary promo, compensation for say
damage would be awarded to the landowners. The next
point embraced by the bill was the establishment of prelimi-
nary inquiries to be instituted on the spot, by which mach
time and expense would be saved when the bill
WAS brought before a committee of this Immo
Again, the bill empowered committees on railway las le
report upon the fares and tolls proposed to be charged ; and
with this view it bad been thought right to provide that es
annual report should be made to parliament of the amount
of fans and tolls levied throughout the country by the dif-
ferent railway companies, in order that committees
have data on which to decide. Another subject with =
the bill dealt was, with respect to the appointment of miles,
to act during the construction of the particular railway. At
present the magistracy in England bad no power te
appoint police, and to require the railway 'amides
to find funds to pay them, unless some actual outlaw
took place. In Scotland, the practice was different,
and it had been four* to work beneficially: sad hems
it was might to assimilate the law in England with
that which was in force in Scotland. The next point was
one of considerable importance—it had reference to what
were designated cheap trains. It would be renumbered
that the different railway companies were now reqUired to
carry persons of the lower classes of society in carriages pro-
tected against the weather, and with seats, et • speed not
less than twelve miles an hour, at a rate of not more than
ens peony per mile. This regulation, he believed, had
given universal satisfaction, had operated beneficially to the
poorer classes, and been advantageous to the railway coin.
pmiu. Still, however, serious complaints bad retched the
railway board, and he thought the board was bound to lend
its protection to that class of society which had not the
means of pritecting themselves. One complaint bad been
as to the overcrowding of messengers in these carriages, in
such a way as to produce great inconvenience, especially to
old and infirm persons. Thu evil might have been cor-
rected by limiting the number of passengers.
Mr. H U D 8 ON —No.
Mr. STRUTT—But it had been thought that this wool& I
be unjust to the companies ; therefore, all that would be nu
qnired was, that officers should, upon complaint, prevent I
any carriage from being overcrowded. The only other re-
gulations were as to the lighting of these carriages, and to
prevent unnecessary stoppages. With respect to the convey-
ance of mails, the law was at present very unsatisfactory;
all disputes were referred to arbitration, but there wee se
rule to guile the decisions of the umpires, which had bees
most conflicting. It was now proposed that the companies
should be remunerated for the whole of the extra seines
incurred in the conveyance of mails, and should aloe Uwe a
per eeutage as profit. For the conveyance of the adlitary
and police, fares lower than those for ordinary pa=
had been already established ; but great
prevailed ; on some lines these fares were higher than for
ordinary passengers; and it was proposed that, in future,
they should bear a certain proportion to the regular paean
get fares. Another .provision related to the conveyance of
the railway commissioners, which, perhaps. was not a matterl
of much interest—(beer, hear)—but it had been thought
desirable that the companies should not make a profit by
conveying the officers appeanted to inspect the railways. As
to that part of the bill which consisted of new enactments,
he assured the hon. gentleman opposite that cotbing was
further from the intention of the framers of the bill than to
interfere with the management of the railways ; any sash
interference, he was unlimited, mast diminish the rouged-
bility of the companies to the public. (Hear, bear.) Only
in one ease, that of disagreements between companies holding
connected lines, or lined having a common terminus, were
the commissioners empowered to interfere, with a view to
secure the public safety. Evidence had been given before
the committee of last session, showing that such a power
would be most wholesome, by Mr. Hawkshaw, engineer,
and Mr, Olyn, chairman of the London and North-
Western Company. This latahaeste was extended by
the present bill to the publie orsemdence, as well as
the public safety ; bat the oomathelagm meld only e
ll
on the temaretemiss done of the
the geempallim.
But, if the falai elks home was deem be ,
should net dimes to its withdrawal. great eldest of
these new areetamati was, not to create interference, bale
obtain indamatlea and to give due publicity to
affecting the public. One of the meet natural and
powers to the eammietioners was that of calling he astme.
To this it
be had been *Med that such a power edgbil be
8.00218712 het ibis, he thorght, WWI too
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adike= le aertomey entertained. Since he hal
an • amisimioner he had invariably disceangssii
'Meg it wesesmary return,. Another elgesthia with OM
tla essadaarion ef books might disclose yawns mad meth
&Wel information. He was not aware diet them Am*
be shy each in the accounts of railway dealleal
be for them who thought so to show what time
=anon wen. A gentleman much connected with I
railways hissed hies that all their accounts were Mgt la I
duplicate; and whymigitnot this he done here, though ilig
of the kind wearers,' by this bill ? It was said of what OS
would it be to mil it rearm of the wages of eagiseisb,
guards, end petters ? He emesived that very peat isu
palmy might stash to snob yearns. In the ere a lidu
um* assideats ea nay pativaler line, if it appeared thee
they ampleyed an imaidnat number if servants, or at la-
lb wages, woad set meek thheesetioa be a most ira-
eigemst? ("Ticei, be" best Col. iiibm)
He did set vim to any pallisuirret. leth Rieke of the at-
psalm elfidelelbrmedes la (War.) Om
se coo
addi many eigeelime bad leen salad, WAS that
• nether of tie elm et eloggeges to be kept at
se the commiadosen alga -.IWO, and to be
lammed emiedieelli to the comminiesem it bad been
add erg Ili, wadi isms great additional lava an be
eve=aid bivalve the writing efsmortheassaildtese
. But it was a tact that OMB sirs
=alkSi :edit =ist, by isseeedagpeeetdia• 11l
by eampaniageempasise le beep a asilisimieleek at engines
end serreat• Mem) Meths, yeeehiss ma lb, Imaging
up a table of hem in way Makes, take wee obviously a
proper requitement. Neils ddireathse in faresg was also
wan (ta oid net "I".lll4ellpeathweto hi4dt
node* ad sin feries; es path agleam-
mbrimmaia, would used eel Mores es foe
tide amid misrma . Amp stheeedens wen lismilei ea
tbe ideal* et shag te all asatten dibel2itelsz
pubile in- essimdes eallways. On MOW
penalties, mai MI seism ; it had been mill that
the casyseles wgrall be aumpeopsa with
_pitfall, end
am* lissome, prey to amsees iithamen. But in mama
fa tbis illi yee saucily tompeag made liable to any pemity
lie We sin ahem,. Ilia ptheehns eis is alithearer
iMe bad bees humid ; the paselthe mac nay is berms-
vend it a savories mart, at tieing* et the seem=
one meld 111111plai that the cempaMes would be
such presidem. He should be any to nags* the
ales tosemathatern penalties; far, bt all
assuledivellitthe greatest reedinin Ile lie
emeekekeeees, mg the commiableue eright set
te bis mmesd a bombs herd apes al ilthilhlim- bad
ism said that a issepesy might be begets a hie 0 201.
every these lamp wad est ; bet it amid lie remembered
that them penalties wenn* fathead hr trilhl hossehm of
the law, sad were only raireadia at the snit et tie aura.
He wadi aow state the %teatime of the as
to this measure. It had bests preponed eselyrrestession
but had been unavoidably postponed, °Mae to mere im!
portent meemerm, till this time. Tie enerinsot was most
endive te pm it isle • law; bat an Tae-
hying been
reolll,lll hem the eppmente el the What they meld delay
it and sepses It by may mem in tads , it was
obvious tit; et Ms per ef the seedes, iretrsr .
eiald sot be
satilheeedt, yawed. Hader time einamoteners the govern-
ment thre that they sbadd act wiselthas:
late lag esissiem ea a gird= of this le whist=
lead Oa se umilel maid *..alt; and tiralgil
Nam to the es that their best oder
dmeamatesses, was le wtthdsaw the bill fs the present
emelea. ("Her beer," mad great la hest the imp
kiln Naha
aides bessliss.) %teed to, with the hi ineseths, a a-
of el ithedseirg 'steer bill
fassied es liana sathelphe. The debt km whom
eamisiled by limmideg the home hr the MAW= with
vide be MA bees listened to, sad by moving for leave to
widths+ the bill.
CIL SIBTHORP mid he had never known es instance in
width mash pusillanimity, vacillation, sad *Mal cowardice
had been dhpayed. He protested that lie adahters had
trailed the house with contempt, hp beagles down hon.
mambas in the expectation that tbe Mb amid be reed a
seem* lbw. Why should tie esoliWy have limn pet to
the expense of the printing of a bill et tbis asters (Laugh-
ter.) Why should the country be celled upon to pay com-
missioner. for hoaxing them in this way ? He charach rind
the whole as au under-handed business. On the lira day of