The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

It being now Four o'clock, the SPEAKER left the
Chair, and the Souse adjourned until Six o'clock.

Earl GREY rose, pursuant to notice, to ask the Under
Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it was the
intention of her Majesty's Government to lay oa the
table of the House any further correspondence relating
to the proposed construction of a railway between Hali-
fax and Quebec. In asking the question of which he
had given notice, be would only say a few words in ex-
planation. Their Lordships would remember that much
interest had been taken in the subject of the proposed
construction of a railway from Halifax to Quebec. Some
years ago, when the Noble Earl opposite tilled the office
might think best for the eon-
of Colonial Secretary, ho received addresses from the
colonies on the subject, and officers of the royal
engineers were appointed to explore the country and re-
portetruo astio
nto theof
the liner
stihiezny.
That report was received
in 1848, when it was his (Earl Grey's) duty
to transmit it to the governors of the colonies
affected by it. In the spring of 1849 Lord Elgin,
of the executive council of that colony to him
pro-
eat work contemplated should be un-
dertaken
by this country.
ththisemcso:lictr:
the
el)elpense
dertaken on certain terms That pro-
liberal, and he had no doubt that it would
pthoesingGothvaertntohre
great
Canada, sent certain
posal war very
have met with the concurrence of the other two pro-
vinces, but at the same time the adoption of that mea-
ld have involved the expenditure of a large sum
sure would
time, looking to
theof financial condition of this country, it was not con-
sidered advisable by the Government that the measure
should be assented to; accodrdingi
money by this country; ;and at that '
Y, with considerable
reluctance, the proposal waLs. echoed. In the autumn of
f(tEhaerl Grey)
_had frequent communications.
the following year the leduntenant-Governor of Nova
Executive Council
Scotia (Sir John Harvey) ,-Puted
(fir,
r.thilowcem),ntwryitial
oscecail"st i
not the advance of the
C 800,0004 should be
ince with
raised by the prov, enable a guarantee by this
country, which would i
.t to be raised at a
Lieutenant-Governors
provinces
fovNineoveas Scotiawonld
lwirmolwhelmoaemtrbgererhanteli"nofaninpterroepst. d The aasl:astnancene asked behalf
forof was
money. That proposal was considered by himself and
as exceedingly
his colleagues
of constructing
reasonable, and accord-
ingly in March, last. year, intimation was given to Lord
province of Nova S
thedivide creditam oonfg
this railway, and would undertake to execute the work,:
the Government would recommend to Parliament that
the guarantee of the British Treasury should be given,
which would effect a saving of 2i per cent, in the rate
eEntngiNn,oevyndprtnontshweiLekietuhteent
of interest. The province, unassisted, could obtain the
money at 6 per cent.; but with the guarantee of the Bri-
tish Treasury, at 3i per cent. The dispatches contain-
ing this decision were sent over in March, 1851; and in
makieg this statement to the governors, he informed
them that her Majesty's Government did not insist that
the line recommended by Major Robinson should be
adopted; but all they insisted on was that it should bo a
line passing entirely through British territories, and that
any deviation from Major Robinson's lice shoud be sub-
ject to the approval of gnu Government. Since that date,
various communications had taken place; and shortly
before leaving office he had received an intimation that
the assemblies of the three provinces had agreed upon
271-E GOLD REGIONS. the principle on which the expense of constructing this
Australia been rea work so '
received
~, Papers a fortnight later in date have g t h u.d he divided among them. At the sumo
toare
1'.6, Valparaiso The accounts from Sydney time, it was quite a different line from that which Major
the 22d Feb * and they describe a steady Robinson recommended should be adopted. He had
yield February,
of goldalthough,• e• to the Turon and Ophir been informed that Mr. Hincks, a member- of the Legi
owine
deposits • ben)still flooded,it failed to show the increase tiles Council of Canada, Mr. Challoner, a member - ti-
that re* , g
Ignt have been anticipated. The amounts Legislative Council of Now Brunswick, and Mr. Howes,
brought by the and mail was 10,099 ounces for as the representative of Nova Scotia, would be sent
escort
the weel, •
. enehn hFebruary,and 5 385 ounces for that to this country to communicate with the Govern-
endingg 14t ,
21st February, the totalvalue being about 50,000/., ment, and to ascertain whether the proposal would
The lar
w d gest sums obtained at present were from Braid- be acceded to. To this communication he answered,
dualo , and an instance is mentioned of a single indivi- that while he regretted Major Robinson's line had
werege"ing 130 ounces in one day. Sofala and Meroo not been adopted the Government would be quite
the next places in point of importance, while from prepared to consider as to sanctioning the line now
the T
to on and Ophir districts the contributions were al- proposed ; and ho was sanguine that that would
thgeetheur r insignificant. The subsidence of the waters at have led to the construction of that great national work.
localities, however, was expected soon to take place, The establishment of a railway communication between
and the belief was that large results would then be re- the three provinces on British territory was an object of
p 75. 2cl• orted. go The price of ldh d recovered, and had touched th., 3 the very highest national importance—(lLar, hear.
6 Per ounce, but there was subsequently a rear- Without that, the permanence of their connexion was ex-
Lion to Gss. 6d., the banks having ceased to make ad- tremely problematical. It was therefore with great dis-
bvancee. Among the recent departures of shipping had appointment he had learnt, from an answer reported
een the Regina with 10,266 ounces of gold, and the have been given in the other House of Parliament to
, that
Wandsworth with 20,308 ounces, the total value the communication betveeen her Ma
jesty's present ad
-
h about 100,0001. Up to the latest date the visers and the very able aed intelligent gentlemen a -
aggregate shipped from Sydney amounted to came from the colonies had not led to a satiQf who
819,9534 Tho aggregate from Port Philip is not suit, and not only that the proposal had be 6 actory re-
stated. There appears to have been nothing new in but rejected in a manner which, jud jr,, ..en rejected,
the general course of trade. The latest dates received that had appeared iu the pa pees tie?' •4 from a letter
from London were to the 17th November, by the Bride, ;toga of great excitement,
t, and would r d it improbable
From had arrived at Port Phillip (Victoria) in 75 days. ; that the communication could e en er improbable
verbe established. As
Frem the latter colony the statements are rather unsatis- . from the answer given in the other
factory. The almost total want of water rendered it negotiation was brought to House it appeared the
scarcely possible to work with any advantage at tho I correspondence would be laidau end, he hoped the whole
at an early date on the
Mount Alexander mines, and, in the absence of I table of that House. He was sure it was a subject which
general success, the most serious outrages were be- ( well deserved the atte t. coming frequent, The demand for protection on the part , to receive it at the ear zest possible moment.
of the well-disposed seems to have been urgent, but 1 The Earl
of
DERBY said as he had for several years
the Government, instead of meeting it by sending a I taken a very deep '
small but well • d band of constables at any cost, ' the •
or !i negotiation for
interest in the successful conclusion of
connecting by railway the three Bri-
are described as having irritated the people by doing 1 fish '
nothing except suffering an impression to get abroad . provinces, he would answer the question and state-
! meat of the Noble Earl opposite, althocgh the question
that they were disposed to rely upon an expected arrival ! had
of soldiers.the last, escort
Thu receipts by . from Mount ' Colchester
been addressed to the Noble Lord behind him (Lord
), as belonging to his department, though it
Alexander had been 10,000 ounces. Adviees
. from , was by no means a question of coloniel interest only.—
Auckland
state that the discovery of gold in New (Hear, (Hear, hear.) The Noble Earl had made two chargeso
Zealand had been adictcd. The report had ew
contra -arisen I against the Government—first, as to the substance of the
only from undue having beenmanner
importance attached to i netiation being broken off; and next as to the na
some vagu© statements of the mares, Which
had kinca inwhich it had been broken ff. He would deal with
od
Proied erroneous.
the WS charge kgs lie had certainly read with 60Ale

The House resumed at Six o'clock.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented against the grant to
Meynooth.
Mr. SCHOLPIELD presented a petition from the
Society for obtaining the Repeal of the Taxes ou Know-
ledge, praying for an enquiry with regard to the postage
charged for the transmission of newspapers under 2 oz.
Mr. G. SANDARs presented a petition from the
physicians and surgeons of Wakefield and its vicinity,
praying for more adequate remuneration in criminal
prosecutions.
Mae TUFFNELL presented a petition from the Ealt-
Institute at Peterborough, in favour of a supply ot Par-
,3? Insttution, and from the Mechanic.'
to all mechanics' and literary insti-
tutions. •
ibioauntaLryitepraaprnrs

ADDERLEY presented a
of
_ood. Hope Praying
that the constitution tor that
colony might be Put into immediate execution.
petition from the Cape

(LEFT SITTING.)

THE co
DUBLIN, JUNE 7,--The following is a programme of
UK EXHIBITION.
the proceedings which are to attend the epening. of the
National Exhibition at Cork :
~ is isexpeeted that his Exelleney c and t
Dublinß aihe Coun
way
- tess of Eglintoun will arrivec a
terminus about four o'clock on Wednesday, the 9th
t thl
of June, will
he there received by the mayor, city
authorities, executive committee , with the usual
military honours ; and will be accompanied by a pro-
cession of the nobility and gontry of the county and
city in their carriages, through Blackpool to Patrick-
street, Grand-parade, South-mall (which will be lined
with troops), and along Albert-quay to the Bandon Ter-
minus, where their Excellencies will take their departure
for Castle Bernard for the night.
"On Thursday, the 10th of June, the doors of the Ex-
hibn building will be opened at 11 eleven o'clock, for
the holders of season tickets, which must be signed by
the owners, who will on a sub,equent day be required to
place a corresponding signature ou a book.
~ Their Excellencies and suite will arrive from Ban-
mayor and Executive Committee to the seats prepared
f
for them
thin the Exibition Buildings, the °rehears per-
g e ' Eiallelujah Chorus.'
" Addresses from the Executive Committee
and
door n m about
w.., then be prt sented to his Excellency.roce d
~ Their Excellencies and suite will thenp
places
through the building,
and on returning to their
town-council al
his Excellency Will
proclaim the National Exhibition
fired.
~ An ode, written for the occasion
by
Musical Di-
Wallcr, and
ac'reposed b Robert Steward,
by the
rector of Trinit
3' Collegewill then be performed
Handel's Coronation
organ and full
opened, when a salute of artillery will be
orchestra, and
Anthem will conclude the ceremonial. Mr. J. F.
"t will bo necessary
" On their Excellencies' departure i
to close the building for that day."