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LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1839.

REAT WESTERN RAIL
cor Y.
TO CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS.
tice is hereby given, that the London Directors will re-
ceive TENDERS at their office, 2, Princes-street, Bank, on
Trio RSDAYs the 21st of March, at One o'Clock precisely, for
the undermentioned CONTRACTS:—
CONTRACT S., No. I.
The excavation and formation of the earth. work, and the
construction of all bridges, culverts, and other masonry, and
the entire completion (excepting the permanent way) of the
railway between the termination of Contract R., No. 4, near
Vauxhall Farm, in the parish of Didcot, and the crossing of
the Wilts and Berks Canal, in the parish of Ardingten ; a
distance of about six miles.

CONTRACT 8, No. 2.
The completion in like manner of the railway from the ter-
mination of S., No. 1, to the Uffington-road, in the parish of
Uffington ; a distanee of about eight miles.
Plans and specifications of tie said contracts will be exhibited,
on and after Monday, th. 4th of March, at the Company's
Office, Princes-street, London, and also at the Bear Inn,
Wantage, where printed forms of tender may also be obtained.
The Directors will not consider themselves bound to accept
the lowest tender, and they expect the several parties to attend
at the time and place mentioned.
C. A. SAUNDERS,} Secretaries.
THOMAS OSLER,

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IDL A.ND COUNTIES RAILWAY.
TENDERS FOR LOANS.
Th • DIRECTORS of the MIDLAND COUNTIES
RAILWAY are prepared, under the powers of their Act of
Parliament, to receive TENDERS for the LOAN of MONEY,
on security of their DEBENTURES, on INTEREST, at the
rate of Five per Cent. per Annum, for any term not less than
three years. Interest to be paid half-yearly.
The Tenders are to express the sums, and the term of years
for which the same are proposed to remain.
Applieation to be made to Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and
Co., Lombard-street, London ; Mr. S. Woods, 3, India-build-
ings, Liverpool ; Mr. S. Ashworth, 57, Black King-street,
Manchester ; or at the Office of the Company, High-street,
Leicester.

By order,
Leicester, Feb. 20, 1839. J F. BELL, Secretary.

FREEHOLD—SWANAGE BAY, DORSETSHIRE.
rllO BE PEREMPTORILY SOLD,
pur-
suant to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, in a
Cause " DAVIS v. PITT," With the approbation of Sir
GIFFIN WILSON, Knight. one of the Masters of the Court,
Several very valuable FREEHOLD ESTATES, late the
property of WILLIAM MORTON PITT, Esquire, de-
ceased, at THE VICTORIA HOTEL, SWANAGE, in the
County of Dorset, on SATURDAY, the 6th day of April, 18.39,
between the hours of Three and Four in the Afternoon, in
Six Lots.

Lot 1. THE VICTORIA HOTEL at Swanage, with
brewhouse,malthouse, coachhouse, stables, vaulted cellars, and
hot and cold baths thereto belongino•' ; also gardens and yard,
attached and near thereto, and the field called THE PEVE-
RELL FIELD or SENTRY FIELD, near the Hotel, con-
taining about 22 acres, with a dairyhouse, farm buildings, and
yard belonging thereto, now occupied by lUr. Brown, with the
-Hotel.

Lot. 2. A HOUSE called MARINE VILLA, verging on
the Shore of Swanage Bay, now untenanted.
Lot 3. A DWELLING-HOUSE and GARDEN on part
of Sentry-field, formerly occupied by Mrs. Pushman, but now
untenanted.

Lot 4. THREE HOUSES, Numbers 1,2, and 3, in
Seyniour-place, on the eminence of Sentry-field, a Lease
whereof in 1832 was granted for a term of 99 years, at the
Yearly Rent of 81. Ils.

Lot 5. A DWELLING-HOUSE, let on Lease to Miss
Daniels for life, at the Yearly Hent of 451.
Lot 6. A COTTAGE and GARDEN, let on Lease to
Mr. Cleall for 99 years, at the Rent of 81.
Printed Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had
(Gratis) at the sad Master's Chambers, Southampton-build-
ings, Chancery-lane, London ; of Messrs. Oliverson, Denby,
and Lavie, Frederick's-place, London ; Messrs. Farrer and
Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields; Messrs. Rickards and Walker, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields ; J . B. Knight, Esq.. West Lodge, Piddlehin-
ton, Dorchester; Thomas Coombs, Esq., Dorchester; and at
the place of Sale.
Dated this Ist day of March, 1839

G. WILSON.

FROSI LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

ST. JAMES'S-PALACE.
The Queen has been plaased th confer the honour of Knight-
hood upon Captain George Back, Royal Navy.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 8.
The Lora) CHANcEmAut took his scat on the Woolsa
at Five o'Clock.

On the motion of the Bishop of LONDON, the (as
sve understood) Ecclesiastical Pluralities Restriction Bill
was road a third time and passed.
The Bishop of LONDON presented petitions from
Colchester, and other places against cny further grant to
tie College of Maynooth.
Lord KENYON presented a petition from Bridport,
for the Repeal of the Corn-laws.
The Marquis of BUTE presented petitions from Kil-
bride, Callander, Thorne, in the county of Ayr, Auchin-
leek, Eaglesham, Rosslyn, and several other places, in
favour of Church Extension in Scotland.

Mr. BERNAL and others brought up from the House of
Commons the Transfer of Aids Bill.
STATE OF IRELAND.

Lord RODEN gave notice that on the 21st of this
month he should submit emotion to the House on the state
of Ireland. It would have suited his convenience to hare
named an earlier day, but he was desirous of consulting
the convenience cf some Noble Friends now discharging
their duties in Ireland, and who he had been informed
could not well be here before the 21st.
CANADA.

Lord E LLENBO !MUG H said the Noble Marquis
opposite had atated, the other night, he had no other
p ipers to present. from Canada. He wished to call the
intention of the Noble Marquis to certain other paper,
that it would be convenient to have on the table. Upon-
looking at the papers now before the House, he ob-
served that the Governor-General had informed the
inhabitants of Toronto, about the 29th of October,
that he had issued orders and obtained reports,
upon the Crown lands, upon emigration, upon muni-
cipal institutions, and upon education---:and the returns
relating to the two latter had not been produced.
—( Hear, hear.) In the proclamation, also, of the
Noble Earl he had adverted to proceedings respect-
ing the administration of justice, and for the- endow-
ment of certain property respecting which no papers had
been returned ; and he wished to ask the Noble Marquis
whether he had received any materials which had been
prepared for future legislation on those most important sub-
jects, and which would no doubt constitute matter of consi-
derable importance for consideration, when the Bill relat-
ing to Canada should come before the House. One of
those was by far the most important or the others—viz the
one relating to legislation for giving to Lower Canada a
pure and competent administration of justice.
The Marquis of NORM ANBY said that what he stated
the other night was that he had presented to the House all
•ithe papers then in his possession ; and that it was not the
intention of her Majesty's Government to delay legisla-
tion for the production of further papers. He now un-
derstood that he was asked whether he was in possession
at this moment of any Reports on the subject of education
or municipal institutions, and in reply to which he could
only say that he was not. He understood his Noble Friend
(Lord Durham) wished to give further explanation on this
subject. lie also understood that there were two Reports
on the administration of justice in England, one a
preliminary report prepared in Canada, and the
other a more extended report. There were also
two other reports, which would be laid on the
table—one connected with the state of the Clergy and
one upon the subject of education. Whenever those were
transmitted to him he should be ready to answer any ques-
tions. He had not any official knowledge of those reports,
but he believed they were either prepared, or partly pre-
pared. As, however, they had not been submitted to any
special council, they were at present private property?'
Lord EL LENBOROUG H said that it appeared there
had been correspondence on the subject of the establish-
ment of some permanent Court for trying criminal
offenees in Canada, but it appeared by a letter of Sir
J. Colborne, of Oct. 19, they had not been able to institute
such a tribunal, and had therefore resorted to Courts-mar-
tial. He wished to know whether, upon the receipt of
that letter of • Sir John Colborne's, any instructions had
been given for the immediate establishment of such a Court.
The Marquis of NORM ANBY said it was true thet
a great deal of correspondence had passed on thet sub-
ject last year, but previous to any thing being able
to be done the insurrection had broken out in
Canada, upon which emergency Sir John Colborne
had established courts-martial, and his Noble Friend ( Lord
Glenclg) then in the Colonial-office, had confirmed the
Ordinance by which those Courts were established, and it
had not been thought right to alter them since.
The Earl of DURHAM said that with regard to the addi-
tional Reports, some of them had not arrived in this country.
He had during the time that he had held the office of Go-
vernor-General of Canada, requested the 'Bishop of
Montreal to draw u42_l)._r_tputt.-.... -

oirs.c4oretr--esumitaitent ; tnat report had been re-
cently received.—(llear. ) With respect to the Report
on Education, that had not arrived from Canada ; but
he expected it shortly. With reference to the Legislative
measures which he had intended to propose, he had in his
possession the draft of a Bill on a most important sub-
ject, he meant the General Registry; it had been his
intention, had he remained at the bead of the Go-
vernment, to have submitted that measure to the Ge-
Loral Council ; of course, in consequence of his retire-
ment, he had not been able to do so, hut the Bill
which was in a perfect state, was in his possession. Witt,
regard to another important measure which he had intended
bringing forward had he remained in Canada, he meant
the commutation of feudal tenures in the Island of
Montreal he could state that it had been met in a
most amicable spirit by the Superior; of the Convent
who possessed a considerable part of those tenures; and
he had reason to believe that that matter would shortly ba
adjusted. With regard to the Jury Laws they had also
been in process of revision. All the materials and rep )rts
in his possession should be at the service of her Majesty's
Government. In the event of his receiving information from
Canada be should think it his duty to lay it before her Ma-
jesty's Government. He thought that the reports alluded to
might be produced in three or four days. His Lordship
then presented t..t itions from the western district of Stir-
lingskire agai;',i/py additional endowment to the Church
of Scotland.