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London, England, 1855-07-04 00:00:00

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brought in the name and on behalf of any person who
shal► be reported by such inspector t,) have received
buddy injury in or from any mine or colliery, or the
works or machinery be/ongio, thereto, or in the name
and on behalf of the reprFsentatives of any person who
shall have been killed therein or tiitreby, for the re.
covery of damages for or on behalf of such persons.
Mr. G. BUTT considered this clause out of place.
To make it applicable much that was left out of the bill
ought to be ins7erted.

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Sir G. GREY opposed the clause on the gronod that
it was a difficult and dangerous thing to take cit,es out
of the general application of the law. The tame rea-
sons for making such a provision did not apply here as
in the eaie of the Fac•.ory Act.
After a few remarks from Mr. INGHAM, the commit.
tee divided.
For the clause 3
Against it
Majority -122
The houso then resumed, and the bill was reported
and ordered to be printed.
The Endowed Schools (Ireland) Bill passed through
Committee.

The Copyhold, &c., Commissions Continuance Bili
was read a third time and passed.

DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES BILL.

Mr. CHEETHAM moved the omission of clause 3
relative to the publicity of marriages, which were con-
trary to the feelings of the great body of Dissenters.
The mode of publicity required was by affixing a notice
of the same at the doors of the chapels, which that body
thought an objectionable mode.
Mr. W. COWPER could not see what objection there
could be to this mode of publicity. It was a common
practice to affix notices at church and chapel doors,
such as the list of voters, &c.
Mr. CHEETHAM proposed as a substitution that the
notice should be put in the registrar's office for 21 days.
The original mode of publicity was inserted to meet, at
the Vine of the introduction of the bill, an objection of
the Government, but it was not now required.
Sir G. GREY said the notice put in the registrar's
office could not be considered so great a publicity as if
affixed at a church door. The question was not as
between Churchmen and Dissenters, but for other pur-
poses. As no notice had been given by the hon. gentleman
he proposed that the clause as it at present stood in the
bill should remain, and the question be considered at a
future stage of its progress.
The consideration of the clause was postponed.
Clause 8, relative to the payment of fees on marriage
by licence was postponed, it being the feeling of the house
that the fees fixed by the act should not be more, but as
near as possible those paid at the Established Church.
Clause 11, providing for the payment of a fee to the
Registrar, and ss. to the Superintendent Registrar, was
opposed by Mr. T. DIINCOUBE.
Sir G. GREY thought it objectionable that a double
fee should be paid.
Mr. CHEETHAM said he found himself in a diffi-
culty in defending the extra fee, the clause having been
forced on him by the Registrar-General.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought it best to expunge Olio
clause.

Air. W. COWPER said the Government had no ob-
jection to that being done.
The clause was negatived without a division.
Clause 15, providing a place for the solemnisation of
marriage for persons who naither attended church nor
chapel, the expense to be paid out of the poor rates, was
expunged.
Two new clauses were added to the bill relative to
the Jewish dissenters and Quakers.

The other clauses of the bill were agreed to, and the
bill ordered to be reported and printed.
The house resumed.
The Duchy of Lancaster Lands Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Continuance Bill was
read a second time.

Lowe was given for the introduction of the following
bills ; by the Attorney General for Ireland—bill to en-
able treasurers of counties in Ireland to receive pay-
ment of expenses, in certain cases.
Mr. Cowper—Bill to authorise the inclosure of cer-
tain lauds in pursuance of a special report of the Inclo-
sure Commissioners for England and Wales.
Mr. Wilson—Bill to amend an act of the last session
of Parliament relating to the sale of spirits by unlicensed
persons and illicit distillation in Ireland.

The house adjourned at a quarter to six o'clock.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF
CANADA-(THIS DAY).

A special meeting of the Eoglish proprietors of this
company was convened by advertisement at the London
Tavern, at noon to-day; Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., in
the chair.

The advertisement having been read by the Secretary
(Mr. Blackstone Baker), and the usual preliminaries
having been observed,
_ _

The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been called to-
gether for a twofold purpose—firstly, of consulting the
proprietors relative to raising 1,500,0001. of additional
capital ; and secondly, of empowering the English
shareholders, who held seven-tenths of the whole
property of the undertaking, to vote by proxy
at the Canadian Board, and also, at the tame time,
to afford the directors an opportunity of giving informa-
tion to the proprietors in regard to the position and
prospects of the company. Having alluded to the re-
port of a previous year with a view to show the money
which had been required to meet the expenses of the
line, the lease of the Toronto line and the construction
of new buildings, and the manner in which that money
had been raised, the chairman went on to call the atten-
tion of the shareholders to two objects which the di-
rectors now had in contemplation namely, tho
doubling of the line between Hamilton and London, and
the completion of the Sarnia branch. He then went on
to say that the sum raised by the present call would be
sufficient to meet all expenses for the present year ; but
if it should be decided upon to carry out the two objects
he had mentioned additional money would be required.
Adverting to the traffic over the line he said that last
year's report had estimated the traffic from July last year
to July in the presentyearat 7,000/. (currency)per week.
That was the case up to the 21st January last, during
which period the traffic averaged 7,4901. per week, but
since then the traffic had increased to an average of
9,0001. per week. Whilst the ordinary traffic, as com-
pared with the last year, had increased fully 50 per cent.
the goods traffic had increased by 150 per cent., thus
showing that the goods traffic would continue to increase
if they maintained sufficient rolling stock for its
conveyance. Some difficulty had been experienced
in this respect; but the want had been supplied and the
rolling stock was now adequate to the amount of traffic
over the line. The Chairman concluded, amidst ap-
plause, by calling upon the late vice-president of the
Canadian board (Mr. Lingston) to state to the meeting
the results of his personal inspection of the undertaking.
Mr. LINGSTON, accordingly, at some length, and with
much detail, went into a statement of the.actual working
and position of the line, which was in all respects highly
gratifying.

- Some discussion, originated by Mr. Brooksbank,
afterwards took place its to the propriety of the share-
holders having some control over the money confided
to the Canadian Board, and also of their being con-
sulted previous to any further call being made for the
purposes to which it was intended to be applied.
The CHAIRMAN said the proprietors might place impli-
cit confidence in the discretion and care of the Canadian
board, who were most anxious to have the co-operatio❑
of the English proprietors in whatever they undertook ;
and also stated that the board would be willing to meet
the wishes of the proprietors in the respect pointed out.

A reso!ution approving of the course hitherto adopted
by the board was afterwards moved by Mr. Harris (of
Darlington), and was carried unanimously ; and after a
vote of thanks to Mr. Lingston and to the chairman,
The meeting broke up, the proceedings having occu.
pied upwards of two hours.

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM THE
CRIMEA.

'Prom a Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday.)

WAR DEPARTMENT, JULY 4.

Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its
enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to
his Lordship by the late Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan,
G .C. R.

Before Sebastopol, June 23.

My Lord,—l informed your lordship in my despatch
of the 19th instant that I would make a more special
report upon the movements of the 3d Division as soon
as I should receive the reports of Lieutenant-General
Sir R. England and the Major-Generals commanding
brigades under him.
The Ist Brigade, under Major General Barnard, pro-
ceeded down the Woronzow-road, and was placed in po-
sition on the right of the ravine, ready to co-operate
with the columns of attack on the right ; whilst the 2d
Brigade, under Major-General Eyre, moved down the
ravine which separates the left of the English from the
right of the French advanced works, for the purpose of
attacking the enemy's ambuscades, and making a de-
monstration on the head cf the dockyard creek.
This service was performed with the utmost gallantry,
and notwithstanding that they were exposed to a most
galling fire, the troops maintained themselves in the po-
sition they had taken up during the day, and in the
evening withdrew unmolested, leaving a post at the
cemetery, which had been one of the objects of the
attack in the morning. Tue action having from circum-
stances become a most serious one, I beg, as the most
satisfactory way of making your lordship acquainted
with the particulars, to lay a copy of the Major-Gene-
ral's letter before your lordship, and to solicit your at-
tention to the officers whose services he particularly
notices, and at the same time to his own distinguished
conduct.

Your lordship will see with concern that the loss
sus-
tained by this brigade is very considerable, and that
Major-General Eyre is himself wounded ; but I have
every reason to hope that the Injury he has received is
not very severe, and will not incapacitate him from the
discharge of his duty with the same energy and devo-
tion as he had already applied himself to its performance
during the protracted operations before Sebastopol.
Lieutenant-General Sir G: Brown, to whose able as-
sistance I referred in my former despactb, has specially
brought to my notice the distinguished conduct of Col.
Yea, who was unfortunately killed, and pays a just tri-
bute to the great merits of this deeply lamented officer ;
of Lieutenant-Colonel Lysons, of the 23d ; Lieutenant-
Colonel Johnstone, of the 33d ; and Captain Gvvilt, of
the 34th, all ~f whom are wounded ; of Major-General
Codrington, who commanded the Light Division ; of
L Captain Blackett, of the Rifle Brigade, who has lost a
leg ; and of Captain Forel:am!, of the Ride brigade, ?ap