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be Chancellor of the Exchequer, but wished he had at first
made his loan 20 millions, instead of 16 millions.
After some further conversation, the resolutions were
agreed to, and the house re3umed.
LIMITED LIABILITY.
On the motion for the third reading of the Limited Lia•
bility Bill,

Mr. Alt a RIBALD HASTIE expressed his opinion that
this was the worst bill which had been introduced into the
house for the last half century. He admitted the sound-
ness of the principle of limited liability as applicable to
canals, docks, railways, &c., but not to ordinary mercan-
tile associations. Under this bill the capitalists would
monopolise all the trade in the country by starting in every
town bakers' - and butchers' shops, and underselling the
ordinary tradesmen. He must enter his protest against
the bill.
Mr. HANKEY congratulated Mr. Bouverie on having
successfully carried this important bill through the house,
and not the less for the improvements made in it during
its progress.
After a few words from Dr. MrcrrELL,
Mr. CARDWELL hoped-Mr. Hestia would not divide
the house. He wished he could believe that this bill was
a valuable contribution to the commercial law of this
country. His opinion was very much the reverse, and
that it would facilitate corporate companies that had no
assets and no legal liabilities, and of which the best that
could be said of them was, that it was desirable they
should obtain no credit. The bill ought to have been
accompanied by a general revision of the law of joint-stock
companies. He regretted the late period of the session at
which it was introduced, which afforded no opportunity
for discussion, and he feared the measure would become
the mere vehicle and instrument of fraud.
Mr. C. GLYN also •expressed his disapprobation of the
bill, and of the changes that had been made in it.
Mr. MASTERMAN opposed the bill. He hoped, if it
were to pass into a law et all, it would receive important
amendments in the House of Lords.
Mr. DOITVERIE expressed his astonishment at the
course taken by Mr. Cardwell, who he had always under-
stood to be favourable to the principle. He denied that
there was no security against fraud in the bill. He thanked
the house for the generous support he had received from
all sides of the house, and with their aid he hoped it
would be sent to the other house in such a manner as
would insure its passing into law.
Mr. MALINS condemned the inconsistency of Mr. Card-
well, who had himself prepared a bill for limited liability,
and now cause forward to oppose the principle of that
measure. This was of a piece with his conduct in support-
ing the war while in office, and becoming an advocate of
peace so soon as he left office.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
On the motion for the second reading of the Crime and
Outrage (Ireland) Continuance Bill,
Mr. KENNEDY opposed it, and moved that it be read
a second time that day three months.
After some discussion, the house divided, when the bill
was read a second time by a majority of 42 to 19.
The Ordnance Board Bill was read a second time.
The Dwellings for Labouring Classes Bill went through
committee.

The other orders of the day were disposed of, and th•
house adjourned.

THE PARIS EXHIBITION AND THE

BAILIV AY S.

The following correspondence has taken place between
Captain Galton, on the part of the Committee of PAT),
Council for Trade and the Railway Companies in connec-
tion with France, relative to the conveyance of passengers
to the French Exhibition at reduced fares :

Railway Department, Board of Trade,
Whitehall, August 1, 1855.

Sir,—The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
Trade have directed me call to your attention to the enclosed .
extract from the Gazette of the 25th of May, from which it
appears that workmen in England desirous of visiting the
French Exhibition may obtain passports upon an applica-
tion being made in the manner therein pointed out, and to
transmit to you the enclosed copy of a letter from the
South-Eastern Railway Company, stating, that that com-
pany, and the Northern Railway Company of France, have
made arrangements for conveying persons furnished with
these passports, between London and Paris, at one-half of
the ordinary fare.
My lords are desirous of bringing these arrangements to
the notice of the directors of the

railway company, in order that they may have an opportu-
nity of consi,lering how far it will be consistent with their
views to adopt a similar course.
lam at the same to enclose coyies of communications
which their lordships have received from the London,
Brighton, and South Coast, and London and South-Wes-
tern Railway Companies, upon this subject, stating the
fare at which passengers are conveyed by those routes.--I
am, sir, your obedient servant,

DOUGLAS GALTON,
Captain, Royal Engineers.
Railway Company.

The Secretary of the

. . Extract from the London Gazette of May 25, 1855.
" Foreign-office, May 25, 8 i 5.
" It is hereby notified that the Earl of Clarendon has re-
ceived; through her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, an
assurance from the French Government that all British
workmen desirous of visiting the raris Industrial Exhibi-
tion, who shall be furnished with-Foreign-office passports,
in a form agreed upon, shall be allowed to land in France
and proceed on their journey to Paris without any hind-
rance whatever. In order to carry into effect this arrange-
ment, her Majesty's Government have decided upon grant-
ing passports to all such, persons, without payment of the
usual stamp duty and fee, according to the following regu-
lations :

" The mayors of towns, and other municipal and local
authorities (including the superintendent registrar), will,
under instructions from the Homo Department, send to
the Foreign-office lists of workmen residing in their neigh-
bourhood who may wish to visit the Exhibition ; and
passports will then be prepared and transmitted to the
respective local authorities for distribution.

Within the Metropolitan Police District, applications
for passports referred to in this notice are to be delivered
at the nearest Metropolitan Police Station, arrangements
having been mado for such application being forwarded
through the Chief Commissioner to the Foreign-office, and
the passports will thereafter be delivered to the applicants
at the station whoro the application was made.
"The several local authorities will forward applications
for those passports to the Foreign-office, with a list accord.
ing to the annexed form :

Local authority
applying.

Date of rame of workman to be in-
application. sorted in the passport.

(Copy.)
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
London Terminus, 20th July, 1855.
Sir,— Referring to your favour of date the 4th of June
last, in reference to the conveyance at reduced rates of
workmen, who may desirous of visiting the Paris Exhi-
bition, I be, to inform you that having been advised that
Mr. Cole, the British Commissioner, hls succeeded in ob-
taining from the Northern of France Railway the conces-
sion of tickets, at half fares, to British workmen travelling
to and from the Exhibition at Paris, on producing their
special passports, the directors of this company have deter-
mined to adopt the same course.
Accordingly, they have arranged to issue tickets to
wolk,uen holding such special passports, at half fares, on
the following conditions

1. The special passports to be shown to our clerk., by the
workmen at the time they apply for tickets at the reduced
rates.*

2. The rcducc3 ticbets to be available only by way of
Calais, and by the trains, leaving this terminus at 8.10
a.m. and 9 30 a.m. -
We shall be prepared to commence this service on and
after the Ist August next, provided the Northern of
France (with whom we will communicate on the subject)
consent to such arrangement.—l am, sir, your obedient
servant, S. SMILES, Secretary.
(*Memorandum of arrangement received on the 31st of
July).
_ _

The following are the trains by which, and the fares at
which persons holding workmen's passports, will be con-
voyed to and from Paris via the South-Eastern Railway :
Trains from London, 8.10 a.m., 9.30 a.m.,. 5.30 p.m.,
and night tidal train.
Trains to London. from Dover an,l Folkestone, 6.35 a.m-,
5.15 p.m., and night tidal train. 21 class passeugers are
also conveyed by any ordinary 2d class train.

FARES :
Via"Cala,s.

Via Boulogne.

2d Class. 3d Class. 2d Class. 31 Class.
On the South-Eastern
Railway between LOII-
20s. NI. 153. 0,1. 20s. Od. 15s. Od.
doll-bridge and Calas
and Boulogne.
On the Northern Hail- 23i 2d. 17s. 3d. 17s. Od. 12s. CA.
way of France

372. N. 278. ca.

Total... 433. 2d. 325, 3d:
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(Copy.)
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.
Secretary's Office, London, Bth June, 1855.
Sir, —lf am desired to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 4th instant, with reference to the conveyance
of workmen who may be desirous of visiting the Paris
Exhibition.
I am to state that the fare from London to Paris by this
company's route is Vs. by second-class carriages • and,
there being no return tickets, the fare there and back will
be 40s.
These arrangements and fares depend
upon certain
in companies,
power) whose
agreements existing between the foreign
lines lead from Paris to the coast. It is not
of this company to make any modification
and the Western Railways Company of France is opposed or reduction,
to any such course being adopted, which is, moreover, pro-
hibited by the agreements above referred to.
Tho directors of this company would, however, desire to
meet the wishes of th • eir lordships if possible, and I have
Loan directed to transmit to the 'Western Railways Com-
pany a copy of your letter,
sirability of giving it their
and to urge upon them the de-
sir, your obediene servant, serious consideration.—l am,
Capt. Galton, FRED. SLIGHT, Secretary.
R.E., Railway Department
Board of Trade, Whitehall.

(Copy-)
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
_ _

Traffic Manager's Office, Waterloo Station,
London, 11th June, 1855.
Sir,—Your communication of the 4th instant, addressed
to the secretary, was laid before the last meeting of di-
rectors, and I was instrnctod to inform you that, with
every desire to comply with the wishes of the Lords of the
Committee of Privy Council for Trade, with respect to the
conveyance of workmen who may be desirous of visiting
the Paris Exhibition, it will not be possible for this com-
pany to convey those workmen at rates lower than those
now charged.
The rates at present charged from London to Paris, via
Southampton and Havre, are exceedingly low—viz., 28s.
for first-class and cabin, and 20s. for second-class and steer-
age.
The second-class passengers are, therefore, conveyed
throughout at less than a penny per mile ; and such large
numbers are attracted to the route by these low fares, that
it is just possible for this company to provide the necessary'
steam-boat accommodation ; but the small extent of the
fleet at its command would prevent the company from ac-
commodating large bodies of workmen who might desire
to be conveyed atba still lower fare.—l hare the honour to
be, sir, your very obedient servant,
U, SCOTT.
Captain Calton, ME., &c.,
Pail way Department, Board of Trail