The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-17 00:00:00

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Deeeeme, uncemeest% eta Practical Iliarestleas ta Agri-
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SALM ITTICtin ur TO ?NOV:: IN LONDON.
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Do. (Direct North. Beg.), 34 DEEM Lesiol. IS
Greet Western, 1104 114 Illoom& Ilk., Ore
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Do. Chervere. I? i L Skit Jo. Her, 4 p
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Huh a leiewlhy,ilt2 13
Do. Kobel, 34 Tots ot Moak,' I
Leeds k Mnit, Preferesor, 6 1023117krd awl Llerlek, II
pet Cent., 6 Weil Wig Dalee.l4 0
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Loa., Brigh., & S. ems, SSI 1 Do. het., S_
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POOLLIVER SALK MARCIE 14.
Though the tramealar wen Waited is must, prime
of ohm win Mar teeter yesladay, sad the tow et the
swivel We dmeadiag. The am treat Ramie& kso
the ME set valliveatable, sad am to have bean the
esesset am esalieme on the= dealer,.
Chaser Nadal*, 41i PM W.. if i p
Do. Hayek 24 Do. Nur, 21 3
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Lanoosterk 10 p i 8. L lc Dow Como Iflrdo, li p
Do. COP. 141 Do. No., No. 4, llo.li i p
Lepton! N. Wasteraall6 Hod. C. it IL, ti p
Do. ?4•••@+., 11l P Do. Extol., 1 p
Do. (G. J. Qeo.), p Leeds end Thirst. li d
Do. L. ps IL MRli7g N. ..., 511. M.
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linesman% ea" auk.
In th• market than wee acd wadi bordwase doing, but
the downward
.tesdasay width whoa aid Wee of the pre.
Tient day ream& • abate by the may Ibrwarable amounts
from Logics, aad there was no further dadbm
WI. Jo., 1-111 d Lam. tl Warners eietp,4
Blr. sad Omani Jo., 54 p Ilraabla bI Ex., fatp
ateMbma am. Prof., 14 =ilk=l41p
Iran Omni.To,* Et., Id k 1 -16 p
Z. ]sew, 11 p
De. Pr* 1 Ilearaidre, 313-14 p
Mir Album 1 p
Thee, Pees., .1. J., 1-14 p Presaa a Wyre,
HOUR P SPADA Owtr.i.
p Sl
I#P. Erg.• Dover, so. 4, p
=Diewans..ol4. Neer E ~5 p B. Upton. 15
k 4

The audio* esatinsed heat
depreciation is pion
Loin. list, Is Ike, Os. fd. d
Bk. mil ONIMNI limb" 14 p
Mr, Wel../sIII.VaL, If p
Eltufwv. k I*. (A). f p

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Ours wu a UM further

Shropthire [lngo, 215, 3d. d
S. Kat Beg. (late Ds.), tis. 9d. p
Do. (late Vest V.), g p

LHED6 SA
The business transacted
light, bat tba depreciation
tinned.

.ItAans 16.

iho7;ltire—stestet ern very
the value of shores still con-

Man. and Linda (321. ah.),
U. Ss. 6d. U. k p
N. =akTWl:aitaht. p
N.
N. ChuallanUsiaa, Li. I d
Winoabsis, kr., Ss. d
Went Wnks. P
New Thhain 17e. Gd. d
Dew Ist (Oran), 51. p
North Wantera, dd. d

ES, Yam I&
re WIWI than on Monday,
ng, a Di& firmer.
Gt. Widens, New, SI o
Ditto fifths, 6 p
Vale of Nest& 1i d
'A, MAR., 16.
Meet., Pres, sad W. It, 38. p
Ot. Nor. (Leo. k Tort), ti
Melton & Driffield in., lee. 6d. p

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Htrt.t., Haim 16.-There bas been much firmness in
every branch of the trade during the peat week. With smell
arrivals and stocks in so narrow a commies, business is emcee-
earily limited, but on the sales made hall priors are obtsined.
Spring Corn has attracted more attention than of late. At
this day's market we had a large supply of Wheat from the
farmer., with a small show of foreign; considerably higher
prices were demanded, but millers being unwilling to com-
ply, farmers nad to give way, and the market closed dull at
last week's prices. Barley has somewhat recovered from the
late depression. Oats Is. dearer. Beans and Pau unaltered.
Linseed attracts more attention, particularly for the finer sorts.
In Linseed Cakes a dull sale, at our quotations. Rather more
Rape Cakes offering, and buyers shy. Present prices of
grain: Wheat, red, 665. to 725.; new,,73e. to 765.; white, 745.
to 785.; new, 765. to 80e.; Dantzic, 76e. to 80s.; Lower
Baltic and Hamburg, 68s. to 745. Barley, malting, 445. to
50s. Oats, 30s. to 34e. ; Danish, 275. to 30s. ; Russian,
32a. to 345. Beans, 48s. to 54a. ; foreign. 481. to 52a. Peas,
white and yellow, 545. to 58a. Linseed, crushing, 365. to
485.; feeding, 48s. to 52a. Rapeseed, per 10 qrs., 301.
Linseed Cakes, English, per ton, 111. to HI. 2s. 6d. ; foreign,
81. to 101. 15s. Rape Cakes, 120..

'rimless, MARCH 16.—The attendance of farmers was to
day numerous, and the supply of Wheat was fair for the
season. None but millers were purchasers, who bougo t
sriugly ; 79e., up to Sls. were the prices given for reds.
Barley was in short supply ; ministers are careless buyer,
having decided in general to cease wetting unless they can
procure good Barley at er under 60s. Beasts and Peas
scarcely sees.
Luau, Masco 16.—The reported arrival of grain to-day
is small, but there La a fair show from vessels near at hand.
Our millers adhere to the system of hand-to-mouth pur-
chase', and to-day the business done is quite retail, at Fri-
day's prices. Barley is fully as dear. Oats and Shelling, r
well as Beene, steady. Arrivals this week Wheat, 2,043 ;
Oats, 180; Barley, 698; Beans, 86; Flour, 10.

Litioirrox BIMILLI.D, Itasca 16.—At this day's market
there was bat a moderate supply of Wheat and Barley. The
former met with a fair sale, at about 2s. per load over last
week's Masi the latter might have been purchased on
somewhat seater terms. Beans sad Peas a dull sale, at late
rates. Wheat, per loads of 5 bushels, 47s to 62e. Barley,
465. to Slav Beans, per 5 bushels, old, 30s. to 335. ; new,
29e. to 321. Pees, maple, 31s. to 355.
Lewin, MAWR 18.—The show of Wheat was not large;
the price naked, 191. 10s. to 201. per load, or 78a. to 80e. per
qr. ; but in the absence of buyers from France or London,
added to the tone of the market yesterday at Mark-lane,
the trade ruled very dull, scarcely a single transaction having
taken place. The only sale heard of was at 191. ss. to
IW. 10a. for red ; and white, very Air, 201. The millers did
not alter their quotations for Flour.

LIYZZPOOL, MANCH 16.-In coafirsnation of the prorpeet
of increased arrivals as Intimated in our circular of Friday,
we have to note for this day's market a -liberal supply of
most kinds of grain prodlisemeseMwise and from abroad, es-
pecially of Indian Con asd Mang_ , of which the importation
sabundant, and.the coot fo 'Woad cossidlorobis. Unin.
ffuencad b 7 the seal aty at Oboe Englial supirAY, these
large supplies, and thong hale laeleai oassollimi ems parent
demand, have produced h daprmnissalisk mom the trade
here ; ibr, although a aiesoilmo. of big and
country millers ap AY* own*, Ile tormollsoo la
all description of Wen mat a IlimboU Nob, and a
decline of 3d. per 701 b. ion tb• Mr of Toosilay ha wan
generally conceded. English and Irish Flour, being extremely
difficult to sell, each was nominally cheaper, and American
in slow request at an abatement of 2a. to 2.. 64. per barrel.
Barley, except a few parcels taken occasionally for seed,
evinced a tendency to recede in value; ani•Malt, command-
ing little inquiry, must be noted U. per qr. lower. Beans
were also rather depressed in vales. Peas, upon a moderate
sale, maintained late prices. Oats. continuing *early with-
out inquiry, gave way Id. per 461b5., and le. per
load. 'Cedilla Corn, in the abeenos• of further orders from
Ireland to-day, and importers being generally more urgent
to effect sales, a redue,ion of 4.. to ss. per 4801 be. was de-
cidedly established. The acconnta from America received
thin morning, however, quote extravagant rates for
Grain and Flour, which with greatly advanced
freights and lower rates of exchange, would scarcely
clear themselves at our present mummy. British:
Wheat, per 701 b.., English, red, new, lls. 64. to
Its. 9d.; extra, 1 la 9d. to 121. ; white, new, lb. 9d. to
12a.; old, 12a. to 121. 3d.; Iriab, red, new, 10s. 9d. to
I Ice; extra, lls. to Ifs. 3d.; white, new, 10s. 9d. to
Its. 3d. Barley, English. per quarter, new, 64e. to 56e. ;
chevalier, 68, to 60a. ; Scotch and Irish, per 60 lb., new,
Bs Bd. to 7e. 2d. Malt, English, per quarter, pale,
75.. to 8.55. ;Oats, English and Scotch, per 4.5 lb., new,
ss. 9d. to ss. 6d.; seed, ss. Bd. to fie. 10d.; Welsh,
new, ss. to se. 5d.; Irish, fine qualities, new, 6s. sd. to
6s. 64. ' • general qualities, new, fa. U. to fn. 4d. Beans,
English, per quarter, 575. tr. 61s. ; Pigeon, 691. to
60.. Scotch and Irish. per 480 lb., new, 64.. to 655.
Peas, English, per quarter, white, GO.. to Gls. ; do. and
Irish, grey, 660. to 58s. Flour, per 280 lb., English
and Irish, 6ne, 495. to 63e.; superfine, 69e. to 81s.;
extra, 625. to 63e. Oatmeal, par load of 2401 b., Irish,
new, 49e. to 51.. ; old, 455. to 49.. ; Canadian,
old, 45e. to 495. Bran, per 24 lb., Is. 9d. to Is. 10d.
Foreign Wheat, per 701 b., Canadian, free, red, Ifs. to
Ifs. 6d.; white, 11s. 9d. to 12...; United States, red,
ll*. 3d. to Ils. 9d.; whit*, 12s. to 12a. 2d. ; Dantsic, mixed
and red, 118. 24. to lls. 7d.; high mixed, 12s. 24. to 12a. 44.;
Lower Baltic and Hamburg, red, lls. 24. to lie. 74.; white,
1 11.4d.t0 116.104.,• Riga & Petersburg, red, 10s. 10d. to 115.2 d ;
Archangel, 10..7d. to 10.1.10 d. ; Odom, common,red, 104.94.
to III.; Polish, I Is. to lls. 3d. ; French, Spanish, and
Italian, red, lls. to lls. 3d.; white, lls. 3d. tolls. Bd. ;
Bennet and Marimopoli. red, 10e. 9d. to lie. U. • Egyptian,
10s. 3d. to 10e. ; Mediterranean, die., hard, red, 101. 3d.

MANUFACTURERS.—HuDnEssnaLn, MARCH
16.—Our Piece.hall has been but very thinly attended to-
day, and the little business done has been without profits,

CHEESE.— SALISBURY, MARCH 16. A large
quantity pitched; the prices still rising. Best Cheddar,
84s. per cwt.; middling, 78s. to 80s ; good Somersets, 745.
to 76e. ; inferior, blue, 68s. Wilts and Donets, hest, 66e. to
681. ; common, 68a. ; half-coward, 40s. to 46e. Skims, 30s.
to 365.

HOPS.—BOROUGIT MARKET, TWO eaork.—
Maas. Pattenden and Smith, Hop Factors, report the fol-
lowing prima
MN If Km Kootopavt. KI le KIO Teartlet Keats....ewL to 11 0
Weald el „ I OK& Yeorll no Oro9l- „ 01.1 I
Mors 3 11301 10 OM Mope_ . . 0 0 991 9
Farnham 10 3131 II

SALISBURY, MARCH 16.—Farnhame, per ewt..7l. to U. ;
common, 61. to 6/. 10.. Country, 61. to 51. 15e. Sussex,
41. 10s. to 51.

WOOL—HUDDERSFIELD, MARCH 18.—ne dul-
ness which his hung over this branch of our business for
some time past Still keeps on. Sales are bad to effect at any
price, iced parties are beginning to be fearful that, if a change
for the better does not take place soon, prices must recede.
SALISBURY, MARCH 16.—A greet stagnation here in this
article still (prevails• Orr the best Lambs' Wool they are
offering but 12id. to 13d. per lb.

SKINS.—SALIEIBUILY, MARCH 16.—A larirtlltitv
of Down Skins. The best 'made ss. each ; add ,44.
not assorted, or by the bargain, 4.4 d. Cottswold, horns, and
other loot wools, Es. 3d. each ; good, bs. ; inferior, 44 to
4. 6d. Shorn Skins. 6d. to 9d. Lamb Skins, per dozen,
Is. 9d. to 2a. On Hides, per lb.; hoary, 21d. to 20. litht,
2d. to 214. Hone Hid., To. to 12.. sloth ; dressed, 16d. per
lb. Call Skins, light, 44d. per lb. ; heavy, 6s. to 7s. each ;
dressed, 16.. to 21..

CATTLE.—BouroN, MARCH 1 .s.—At the fortnightly
fair there was more than an average supply of Cattle, pertieu.
hirly in Calvet", some excellent specimens of stock being
exhibited. Former rates were sought, but buyers would not
purchase at these, and consequently prime calms sold for
about 31. len than was at first demanded. In Drapes also
a corresponding reduction took place, and in the entree of
the day considerable business wu transacted.

LIVERPOOL, MARCH 16.--At our market this morning
there was only a moderate supply of Beef and Mutton ; the
quality of the former was only middling, but the latter very
good. There was a fair avenge demand for both, and prices
advanced, for Mutton id., and Beef id. per lb.
GLASGOW, MARCH 16.—There was a biz =Cattle
in the market to-day, which met a ready ade, prices.
Best Beef and Tallow brought 10s. pet tram Iliac Sheep
were scarce and dear ; beet blaek-Aced sold at irk

Re. Yesterday's Markel mor Milk

8111FPING.
Mane Armrest.: 3, Dubhn 2, Welanibrai I, Dollagba-
dee re 1, French ; 1, Flanders ; 1, Boslsa tied Halifax.
LONDON, March 16.—Wind this day at noon, S.H.,
light steady breeze, and Ana, clear weather.
Mut., March 16.-8.8. W., fresh'; m. 8, light.—Arriynk
Indian, Batavia, and sailed for Rotterdam; BMW'.

pore; Persia, Bombay; City of Londoa,Miuritius; ..
Valparaiso; Delptria, Rio Grande, and sailed for Hamburg;
Jews, Antigen; De la Conchite, Havannah ; Albert, Balti-
more, and sated for Rotterdam ; Margaret. New York ;
Douglas, Ann, and Fowler, St. John's, N.B. Sailed ;
Sovereign, Demerara. Arrived from the river, for Ayrshire,
Baltimore. Put hack : Marl RoWe, for Chesapeake Bay.
HARTISO6, March 16.-B.E.—Arrived: Jabea, Anti.Poaramovra, March 16. S. to S.E.—Arrived .H.M.S.S
Salamander, Antigua. Off poet Charlotte, Bomb.
CLYDE, March 14.-13.11.—Arrived • Druid, Canton;
Marquis of Douglas, Manilla; Merlin, Mauritius; British
Tar, Berbice ; Saracen, New York; Conservative,St John's,
New Brunswick.
GLOCCIUIT/ift, Mach 16.—5., strong.—Arrived : Corsair,
St. Joha's, New Brunswick.
NEWPORT, March 16.—W.—Sailed J. O. Barnes, Gre-
nada ; Violet, Grenada.
SWANICA, March 16.-B.W.—Arrived Sarepta, Cuba.
Orr Esornonattx.—Planet, Bombay.
Orr Tax Wtomr.—Plurnatead, Algoa Bay.
FALMOUTH, Match 16.—A vessel, bottom up, MU passed,
lath inst., in lat. 46 N., long. 12 W., by the 'le, ar-
rived here, which boarded. 12th inst., the wreck of mogen a
brig,
waterlogged, having the letters " H. N. A. 8." on the star-
board • ide of the archbeard. A skip or barque, of about :1-50
tons, water-logged and abandoned, with only foremast stand-
was pared, Bth inst., lat. 42 N., long. 12 W., and fol-
' owing day a quantity of timber was passed.
Onerxocz, March 14.—The Glaucua, 'bound to Saint
John's, Newfoundland, has put in to-day, after being within
80 miles of that port, after encountering heavy galuand being
shut up in the lee; one man drowned and two feat bitten.
Coax, March 14.-8., strong.—Arrived Lady Harvey,
Callao; Kingston, ditto; Herald, Mauritius; Ringdovo,
Monte Video; Melpomene, Rio Oraade; Lord Stanley,
Sierra Leone; Trident, Havannab ; Imogene, Philadelphia.
REDCAR, March 16.—The Araks, London to Stockholm,
has been got off the rocks, making little water, and taken
into the river Tees.
Btu., March 16.-B.W .—Sailed Meteor, New York;
Lord Gambier, Greenland.
SHTELDS, March 15.—Sailed Ferazepora, Calcutta.
OVZHNVIRT, March 14.—Arrived; Louisa, Pernambuco.
Orr PILL, Much lb.—Corsair, St. John's, N.B.

Lord STANLEY said he bad a petition to present from
certain shareholders of the Birmingham and Oxford Rail
way Company, which had reference to the motion which
his noble and learned friend was about to submit to their
lordships that evening. He was sorry that the petitioners
had not selected a better advocate, as he did not hope to state
the case with eleerness comparable to that of his noble and
learned friend on • former evening. The petitioners knew
that the pasties mainly interested in the question were the
Great Western and North Western Companies, but they (the
petitioners) were shareholders in the Birmingham and
Oxford Company who had held their shares long previous
to the passing of the act, and were therefore not open to the
Irof being collusive shareholders. He should state that
a Birmingham and Oxford was a line originally contem-
plated by the Grand Junction Company in conjunction with
the Great Western Company, at a time when it was in a state of
active rivalry with the London'and Birmingham, but when it
(the Grand Junction) amalgamated with the lot-named com-
poly, the promoters relinquished their project. The Hie-
111100.1111€1 Oxford Company , however, obtained their
line. Millet* to the condition of being leased to the Great
Wee run, sad at the same time another line, the Binning.
bank Whiogennesiptota, and Dudley, alai received the sane-
taut of the legldaeare. With this latter company the Great
Wawa had no power to interfere, but nevertheless it be-
ngal fa object with the Great Western Company, or rather
'riffs the directors of the Birmingham and Oxford, who were
in the intense of the Great Western Company, to obtain the
ewe Orr be haVameekesee, ter Os' lbstommed company.
With this view they celled enseetimg of the shareholders; and
the directors of the Birmingham and Oxford, being also
directors of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley,
they made over both lines to the Great Western Company.
This was done at such a time as to prevent the new share-
holders from voting, while those who had actually deprived
themselves of their shares, came in and voted as original
shareholders. The effect of this arrangement was to put the
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley, which was a com-
paratively unproductive line, on the mime footing as the
Birmingham and Oxford. The shareholders of the latter
felt themselves aggrieved, and remonstrated, and they stated
that the directors of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and
Dudley, immediately went to the market and sold three
thousand out of four thousand of their shares, at • premium
of ten percent. The shareholders felt particularly ag-
grieved, because better terms than those which had been
obtained from the Great Western Company were offered by
the North Western. The latter company did not seek to
set aside the right of the Great Western to get the Birming-
ham and Oxford line if they could do so with the consent of
the shareholders, sr their net of using the line, supposing
it to remain independent. But the Great Western keying
offered to buy up the shares at ten per cent. premium, the
North Western Company offered fifteen per cent. The
directors of the Birmingham and Oxford called • meeting
ea the 4th of December, only twenty-one shareholders being
present, and decided on rejecting the offer of the North
Western Company, notwithstanding an appeal that was
made to theth, that the bona
_Ade holders of 'harm should be
allowed to express an opinion. This was done in opposition
to the holders of 40.000 out of 50,000 shares—the whole
capital of the company. It was quite true that these shares
had been bought up on behalf of the North Western
Company, but fairly and in open market. His noble and
learned friend had called this fraud, but it appeared to have
been a fair transaction in open market. He had very great
doubt as to any good object being effected by his noble and
learned friend's inquiry. Nobody could denertetilse:
right of the shareho ders of one compkey to buy the
of another ; and unless they did so, how could they interfere
in this matter of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction,
whose shareholders had associated their interests rather with
the North Western than with the Great Western Company ?
Besides, the inquiry was unnecessary, for two reason". The
whole transaction would be investigated both in a court of
equity, and in the House of Commons. In a court of
equity to ascertain whether the bargain of the Birmingham
and Oxford directors was not void and irregular sib inlet°,
inasmuch as the power to sell contemplated only one line,
while they had sold two; and in the House of Commons,
because the directors themselves, doubting the legality
of their proceedings, were about to apply, against the
wishes of four-fifths of the shareholders, for an
act to ratify their bargain. (Hear, bear.) The prayer
of the petitioners was, that the whole matter might be
allowed to stand over until the bill to which he had
alluded came before their lordships, and if that were not ac-
ceded to, that the inquiry granted might extend over the
whole transaction. He (Lord Stanley) trusted that his noble
I hind woe', motion, as be thought the WWI.
course would be.l.l;at pointed out in the petitioe.
The Earl of St. GERMANS bad a petition to present, on
the same subject, from the directors of the Birmingham and
Oxford Company. The director. contented themselves with
positively denying the truth of the statements made in that
house on a former evening. They admitted that some direc-
tors had sold their shares, but they submitted that that was
• matter entirely beyond their cortrol. lie concurred with
his noble friend as to the propriety of postponing the
inquire.
Lord HATHERTON said that the charge now made
against the directors of the Birmingham and Oxford Com-
pany of ceiling their shares, was merely a set-off against the
wholesale purchase of shares by the North Western Com-
pany.
Lord LYNDHURST said that his noble friend had stated
his ease with great iugenuity, but he was sure that when
their lordships heard the whole circumatenees of the case,
they would be of opinion that the facts now alleged only
confirmed the statements in his (Lord Lyndhurst's) petition.
He cared nothing for the pecuniary interest, of either com-
pany ; and he admitted that if the public interests were net
deeply concerned he should have no right to upset their
lordships' consent to his motion, but it wee beams be ass-
littered the public interest to be deeply involved kt die pro-
ceedings of the North Western Company, that he pressed
the matter on the attention of the house. As seine artiste
lordships might net have been present on the hesseet even-
ing, he should shrilly recapitulate the leadinevirna. In the
wane of the preceding session an act had Scusgeleadelag
the construction of a line from Oxford to theekosst
being to give a communication betweea end Bin
tningham, independent of the North Western line.. That
was the principle on which their lordships had
the bill, in spite of the opposition of the Mt
Western Company. There wee a clause in . the
bill, empowering the Great Western Company to purchase
the line, and thus give effect to the intentions of the legis-
lature. After the pluming of the act, the directors entered
into an agreement with the Great Western Company for the
purchase of the line, and on the 4th of December a meeting
of the ahareholders WY called to ratify their bargain. At
that meeting, en avowed agent of the North Western Com-
pany attended, and offered higher terms than those which
were to be given by the Great Western Company. This of
course the directors could not accede to, having entered into
so agreement with the othercompany, but, subsequently, Mr.
Glyn, the chairman of the North Western, wrote • letter,
renewing the offer. This conduct was approved of
by the directors of the North Western Com y.
Immediately after this the Birmingham Company
40,000 out of the 50,000 shares of this line ; buying them, not
es
a company, but through the medium of a number of
agents. An agent of theirs eras same of Burton, who was
also an agent of the bank with which the North 'Western
company transacted their business, bought 3,000. shares.
A Mr. Risky purchased 1,500 ; a gentleman named Ellis
also bought a large number. What were the stipulations on
which these shares were bought ? Why, that they should
be parcelled out is lot. of ten shares each among parties who
world give their proxies te avowed agents of the North
Western Compaq. After they had obtained this over-
whelming influence, whet was the next step ? They then
celled • special meeting of proprietors to increase the number
of directors from 12 to 18 ; the six new directors being of
course friendly to the new proprietors It weft then urged
that it was time for font of the old directors to retire by ro-
tation. Some questiem, however, arose epos this point;
and what did their lordship' suppose followed? Why,
that the solicitor of Mr. Morley, the avowed sgent
of the onen:any, gave notice for • special meeting
to manes the number of directors to 03 (" Hear, hear,
sod begkese This was the sort of machinery by which
thew pimple endeavoered to obtain possession of this railway
Es asked their lordships, then, was not this a case demand
ima impairy ? It was argued that that inquiry would, a
• eneleter of course, take place in the other house upon a bil
now reeding. That bill, however, raised an entirely du
thief weestioa from the present, and he did net see how any
discussion could arise upon the merits of this matter in deal-
ing with it. Under these circumstances he should persist in
his motion " That the petition of the chairmen of the Bir-
mingham and Oxford Junction Railvily Company, and of
the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway
Company (presented on the 12th inn.), be referred to •
select committee, to inquire into the allegations therein con-
tained." He begged have only to observe, in addition, that
he bad no personal interest in this matter. The interests of
both companies were alike indifferent to him; but he felt
bound, knowing these facts, to bring them before the
house._
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itth erynnobwleulorfdorthot he war :..ialorsltakfleTiAn N.LFlLYineesg
con-
templated to call a special meeting for the purpose of redo.
uthredat
cing the number of directors. All that was intended was to
enforce the retirement of four of the existing number, who
„night to go out by rotation, but who refused to relinquish
their Mance. The noble and learned lord, is endeavouring
to make out his cue, had stopped short of one material point,
namely, to show the utility of his proposed inquiry. The
" cui bono ?" was entirely wanting. Supposing everything
the noble lord had asserted to be fully established before the
committee, what did the noble and learned lord propose to
do ? Did he mean to say that that house would compel the
shareholders in toe North Western runway who had pur-
chased shams in this line in the open market to
relinquish those share., because they were shareholders
of the North Western ? (Hear.) Would he propose that that
home alionld proceed by bill or otherwise to set aside the
purchases of those proprietors? If he did not do that, the
committee would and in nothing, and the time et the holm

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would htmeaetd.o2ll.ll,:retaL
wee ituspoirnetrdassia:te• theso afaiimat
atmgsly iaabotre
ore. Tie Great Western were already authorised by act of
parliament to make use of this line. That was a power
of which no one email deprive diem, aid all that was de-
*lnd was to prevent their getting the entire line into their
own hands sad using it solely for their own purpose.
Lord HATHERTON said that the power vested in the
Great Wesvern of making use of the line could not be made
available, because the North-Western would nut heavy
..da trains upon She line ahead of all the trains of the
Greed Western Company, It was clear to him that if par-
liament did not interfere is this instance, that parliamen-
tary agents and solicitors would take 'denature of this ex-
ample, and perpetrate all sorts of tricks with reference to
matters of this description.
Lord BROUGHAM observed that it would be a strong
argument against this motion If it could be clearly shown
that there was no remedy within the power of the house.
But, heirs(' perfectly convinced that great jobbing, contriv-
&nee, and intrigue—not to say fraud—wee prevailing in the
transactions of these railway companies, he was not prepared
to advise their lordship, to stop or stifle this inquiry. He
thought much good might arise from it, perhaps by devising
some remedy, but certainly by checking a repetition of such
proceedings. It was said, se a reason for not granting this
motion, that the parties to the matter were anxious for in.
quiry,--that they desired it, longed for it, courted it! Never
within his parliamentary experience (and it had been a
tolerably long one) had he ever known a case of abusein
which the parties standing in the position ef defendants did
not vociferously declare that they desired, prayed fur, soli-
cited, and courted inquiry of the fulled, oompletest, and
most searehiag character—only, said they, don't promicat•
your inquiry en this particular manner—( bud laughter.)
—don't Let us have it in this particular form; let
it be, not now, but at some other more convenient and
suitable time—put off " the evil day" as long as you possibly
app, and then we shall be entirely content to submit to a
full, seseching, complete, and even inquisitorial investiga-
tion ! (Loud laughter) " But, then," said the noble lord,
" it is argued that this inquiry is not needed, because there
may be an inquiry 'in =other place.' My lords, I have a
great respect for the' other plane'—(laughter)-1 have great
confidence--of course we must all have very great confi-
dence—in the ' other place.' But when I recollect, dny
lards, how the ' other place' is composed—when I re-
member how they do business in the . other place—and
1 who are the inhabitants of the ' other place—when
I recollect hew many shareholders of different lines
are to be found is the • other pleas '—how many
1 little mutual kindnesses they 'rime swords meek other—

wieneSe. eeessinsially esewertsse is that • Sire; ihses•=h;w
one director, who cumin art epos the committee oonsidertqf
has own line, kindly oonsenta to sit on the committee ap-
pointed to consider another line—how some director of
that other line makes a grateful acknowledgment of that
kindness, and coartieusly consents to St upon the cmnit-
tee considering his honourable friend's ' line,—when I
consider, I say, how all this is constantly going on, I won't
say in that ' other place,' but in bone other plate '—
(great laughter)—the conclusion which I arrive at is, that
it is bettor, not to defer the inquiry to ' another place,' but
to keep it, my lords, for this place.' (Renewed laughter
end cheering.) I won't say that I think it would be better
that we should do so on the grounds of justice ; I won't say
thank Ood we Ire not as some other men are;' I won't
claim a monopoly for ' this place' of all the public virtue
of the ago, but I think it would be better that we should
conduct the inquiry here rather than that we should leave
it to be proeecuud in another place' elsewhere."
The hlarquis of LANSDOWNE wished to ask the noble
and learned lord whether be would assent to the appotnt-
meat of a committee of five, to be named by the committee
of selection T _ .

-i.O-;a...a.NDHURST had no sort of objection to that

Earl FITZWILLIAM thought it would be better to lase
a more numerous committee. The noble lord opposite (Lord
Stanley) asked cwi bora this committee l The pod of it
would be this : that whatever the result as to the immediate
subject of inquiry, an Important benefit would be conferred
upon the public in bringing clearly before parliament the
nature and method of these transactions--(hear, hescr)—
tending to prove, as he anticipated, the absolute necessity of
placing railways under the control, to a ►t extent, of the
executive government. Nothing could be more monstrous
than that the internal communication of this eimmereill
country should be under the absolute control of four or fire
compinics. The motion was then agreed to.
Their lordships adjourned at 7 o'clock.

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