The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat at the usual hour.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Tranmere Docks, Birkenhead Improvement, Dublin
Corporation Water, Skipton Gas, and Dublin, Wicklow, and
Wexford Railway bills were read a second time.
The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (No. 1),
THIRD READING.
Lowestoft Water, Gas, and Market, Rixton and Warbur-
ton-bridge, and Blackfriar's-bridge bills were read a third
time and passed.
SPEED OF LOCOMOTIVES.
Lord BROUGHAM asked whether there was any inten-
tion on the part of the Government to introduce any mea-
sure to affix a maximum speed to railways. The dreadful
accidents that had taken place lately rendered Government
interference highly necessary ; but at the same time he must
say he was decidedly against any occasional legislation,
because the laws made on such occasions generally took a
one •sided view of the subject. Four years ago he had
spoken against the high rate of speed oa English railways,
compared with those in foreign countries, on which acci-
dents less frequently occurred ; and he was told that 50, 60,
or 70 miles could be run with safety, but notwithstanding
that he still maintained his views, and the late horrid
accidents fortified him in his opinion. The greatest danger
was also incurred in consequence of the practice of engine-
drivers, in crier to pick up lost time, putting on the
steam beyond the bounds of safety, and the result being
calamities of the most distressing description. He hoped
the Government would take the subject into their conside-
ration.
Earl GRANVILLE said he was not aware that the
noble and learned lord intended to ask the question he had
just put, but as far as he knew it was not the intention of
the Government to introduce any measure on the subject
If they did he thought it very unlikely that Parliarment
would pass such a measure. He did not think it was
desirable for the Government to interfere with the manage-
ment of railways, and he thought that the speed on
foreign railways was in many instances greater than
25 miles an hour. The noble lord himself seemed to think
cau to deal with by legislation.
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Lord BROUGHAM said he was quite aware of the diffi-
culty of dealing with the subject.
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The subject then dropped.
DISTURBANCES AT ATHENS.
The Marquis of NORMANBY asked whether the
Government would have any objection to lay on the table of
the house two despatches, received from Mr. Scarlett since
their lordships last met, relative to the late disturbances at
Athens?
Earl RUSSELL said he should prefer waiting until he
received further information before he produced tne de-
spatches referred to.
THE BRAZILS,

Earl DERBY said that during the recess telegrams had
been received from Brazil disclosing some matters of im-
portance, and he wished to know whether any correspcth-
dence had been received by the Secretary for Foreign
Affairs in reference to that subject, and whether there
would be any objection to produce it?
Earl RUSSELL said he held in his hand the corres-
pondence referred to, which be was about to lay on the
table of the house, by command of her Majesty.
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