The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-25 00:00:00

THE SUN.

Sir GEORGE GREY asked Mr. Mackinnon whether
it was his intention to proceed with it?
Mr. MACKINNON said he was placed in an awkward
position, becauss he was blamed out of doors for not
proceeding with it, and in that House, because he w uld
not withdraw it; but taking into account the late period
of the session he would acquiesce in the suggestion of
the Right Hon. Baronet, and postpone the motion until
that day fortnight.
The motion was accordingly withdrawn.
SLAVE-TRADE (PERSIAN GULF) BILL.
This Bill went through Committee.
HOUSE OF LORDS' COSTS TAXATION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time.

NUISANCES REMOVAL AND DISEASES PRE-
VENTION BILL.

On the motion for the third reading of this fill,
Lord ASHLEY moved the insertion of cer-
tain clauses giving power to the Board cf Health
to cause inquiry to be made into the state of
burial-grounds, and to direct measures of pre-
caution to be taken by the churchwardens; also
where churchyards are dangerous to the public health,
giving power to the churchwardens to agree for the
burial of parishioners in the ground of any cemetery
company, or in the burial ground of any other parish;
also to enable the General Board of Health to direct in-
quiries where it may be expedient to prohibit interments,
and to frame a scheme for providing new burial-grounds.
After some observations from Mr. Mackinnon, Mr.
Hume, and other Hon. Members,
Mr. HOHSMAN expressed his satisfaction that the
question had been taken up by his Noble Friend oppo-
site, and he was willing to leave the subject in his hands.
Colonel THOMPSON said, he only wanted t im-
press the general fact, that we were approaching the
time when, if something effectual was not done, cur crime
and our dirt would run away with us. He was there-
fore elud to see the alliance between a Noble Lord
and Hon. Gentleman opposite, who he trusted could be
the ts o Hercules to cleanse the moral and the physical
Augean stable that were before us. There might be a
time when the Mosaic paddle on the spear sufficed for
sanitary regulations; but that was long gone by, and the
comfort of existence was concerned iu keeping pace with
the wants of the age.—(Hear, hear.)
Tile clauses were then put and agreed to, and added
to the Bill.
The Bill then passed.
DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL.

This Bill passrd through Committee, and was ordEred
;o be reported to-morrow.
DEFECTS IN LEASES SUSPENSION BILL.

This Bill was read a third time and passed.
MARRIAGES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES FACI

_
LITATING BILL.
amOennemtheents
t,th
)motione nlu,
for the consideration of the Lords'
theari
sei.rom importancem.
of It)hris
Bel', bnd h scan
results
which
which
I dine ign.tigt
aiun.foreign countres, he trusted the
-e before he proceeded with this
esooubriaegiLngormd marl, the
Bill, and at any rate that he would delay iis passicg for
the present sessi,n.
Lord P.AL'.‘IERSTON said that in many places
ahread the British residents were numerou, end he
trusted therefore that the Ilencuralde and L,2arned
Member did not desire that they should not be rolrrird
at all, for if an insuperable - were to L pl,ced
before such unions, oho could say what the corsc quences
might be.—(A laugh.) There appeared to great ob-
jec:ion to allowing marriages to tale place in Ile am-
bassadors' houses. There wt.re no ministers in tevecut

of those places, end in some it was quite impossible to
obtain a minister's at,sistance; it was 'therefore nens-
sary to construct a means for validating marriages
abroad, and none seemed to be t otter than those which
had been devised and embodied in this Bill.
Tr;e Lords' amendments were then agreed.to, and the
Bill was passed.
ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION IN THE
COLONIES.

On the mo'ion that the House should go Lto Com-
rn:ttt e on this:BM,
Captain PECHELL complained that he had yester-
day been led to believe that this Bill would be postponed,
but to his surprise it had passed through its second read-
ing:. It seemed to him to provide neither more nor
less than a pleasure excursion for any ono who had
committed an effznce on the highl seas round the whole
of the West Iti&es, in order that they might be com-
fortably tried in England.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL explained that the
Bill did not necessarily provide that a person committing
an offence on tho high seas should be sent to England,
but in some of the colonies there was no Admiralty ju-
risdiction whatever ; and the Bill only, therefore, de •
creed Oat when a prisoner arrived in a colony where
there was no such jurisdiction, that he should be re-
moved to another where there was a means of trying him.
The SPEAKER then hft the chair, when the first and
second clan es were passed without observation.
On the third clause being proposed,
Mr. ROEBUCK objected that it gave far too large
powers to the tribunals in the colonies. It provided
for that of which the Attorney-General had just spoken.
Mr. ANSTEY also objected to the clause.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he conceived
that the objection would be met by inserting words
which would r% claire the prisoner to be sent to England,
wherever there was not an opportunity of securing, au
impartial and fair trial in the colonies. He thought
that wou!d obviate the objection.
Mr. ANSTEY—Not at all.
The ATTORNEY- GENERAL would at any rate
move such amendment on the clause.

Mr. ANSTEY said that would be entrusting by far

too large a discretion to the several governor—s
of the
various colonies, whose delinquencies the Colonial-office
was always ready to cover. The clause provided that
the depositions taken in the colonies should be received
as olidence when there was no opportunity for cross-
examination. This was evidently unjust, and neither
more nor less than a covert attack on the liberties of the
Channel islands.
After a conversation participated in by the Attorney-
General, ➢lr. Roebuck, Mr. Hume, and Mr. Arstey, the
clause was withdrawn, and th© House then resumed.
CLERGY RELIEF BILL.

On the motion that this Bill be read a third time,
Mr. HAGGITT rose to move that the Bill be read a
third:time upon this day three months. :He was very un-
willing to do anything that might have the appearance of
interference with religious liberty, but ho opposed this
Bill with much less reluctance when he considered
the late period of the session at which it was
attempted to Ise passed. He believed ho was right
in stating that there was not a single University Member
in town. The Bill was liable to many objections. It
reduced Bishopsifrorn official authorities to mere minis-
ters of the law, and left them no exercise of their own

judgment, but tied them down to act merely as by Act
of Parliament. He was not, however, entirely opposed
to the general purpose of the Bill, but more (specially to
the manner in which it was proposed to be done.
Mr. BOUVERIE said that the Bill had been very
fully considered in a Select Committee, on which the
Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for the University
of Oxford, and the Hon. and Learned Member for the
University of Dublin had sat. He believed that this
Bill proposed a readier way of remedying certain
grievances than any other measure could do.
Afer a few words from Mr. A. J. B. HoPE and
Dr. NrcriJr,n, the amendment was withdrawn.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BILL.

This Bill was read a third time and passed.
PROTECTION TO WOMEN BILL.
Mr. SPOONER moved that this Bill be read a third
time.
After a few words from Mr. ROEBUCK,
Mr. ANSTEY moved, as an amendment, that it be
read a third time this day three months. The Bill was
unjust in ita details and would be ineffectual in accom-
p?ishing the end which the Hon. Member (Mr.lSpooner)
had in view in introducing it.
Mr. HENLEY would like to know how the costs for
carrying on prosecutions under the Bill would be pro-

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vided for.
Mr. SPOONER said the coats would be in the dis-
cretion of the judge, as in ordinary cases of felony, but
he (Mr. Spooner) had no objection to any modification
on that point, and he would agree to the words " com-
pensation for loss of time " being left out of the Bill.
The House then divided, when there appeared--
For the amendment... ... ... 22
Against it ... ... ... 65
Majority against the amendment —43
The amendment was therefore lost.
On the question that the Bill be read a third time,
Mr. HUME thought this attempt to legislate
on morality was a great mistake. He would suggest
that certain Right Rev. Prelates should set a better ex-
ample to their own families than by bringing in a Bill of
this kind. He thought that this was an unfit subject for
legislation, more especiary as the most of the clauses in
the Bill had been introduced into it within the last 48
hours, which precluded their being maturely considered
by Hon.
ROEBUCKon.Members
. said he wished to say a few words of
warning to gentlemen on the opposite side of the House
before this Bill was read a this d time. Hon. Members
themselves might yet be made the victims of conspiracies
under this Bill, and be brought before the public under
the most painful circumstances, not because they
ware guilty, but because they were exposed to
odious charges from parties actuated entirely
by motives of cupidity; and so the hearts of those
who were near and dear to Hon. Members might be
wrung, simply because the House of Commons, in pass-
ing this Bill, had yielded to a species of cant, which was
as dangerous and mischievous as vita itself..—(Hear.)
Mr. SPOONER briefly replied.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
BANKRUPTCY LAW CONSOLIDATION BILL.
On the motion for the House going into Committee on
this Bill,
he
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
would
have
toask h
said he feared,t o iu
oats
et
thiso
periodT he
of the session,
take thislabour
Bil l
which i n some
h
measure
ndbeen
trust,
up
theon im-
mense it
by the
s STehleectßiCllomamsiittteeno appointed psot icnot
de d
wasto consideronl
ya
its
con-
solidation of the laws relating to bankruptcy.
The Committee had taken care that the consolidation
which they proposed, and which was embodied in this
Bill, would not interfere with decisions of the courts, and
he had forsaken some of the duties of his profession in
order to attend the Committee. A class of traders were
anxious to have introduced in the Bill persons who
were not, nneer the existing Act, traders ; and another
class, opulent merchants in the city of London, wished
to have the power of debtors making arrangements with
their creditors without the intervention of the court.
These in provements would be introduced into the Bill;
and in moving that the Speaker leave the chair, he
simply asked the House to give them due credit for the
arduous labour t‘hich the Cc mtni.tee had undergone, in
order to render their labours efficient.
Mr. STUAR L' complimented the Committee and sup-
ported the Bill, believing that it would be beneficial to
the commercial coramunity,

Sir J.GRAHAM gave the Committee full credit fir
the earnestness of their labours, but at that lute period of
the session, he thought without giving the House full time
to consider the Bill, which contained no less than 278
clauses, the Government would not net well to the com.
mercial community. He approved of consolidation, hut
consolidation ought net to be made the excuse for material
changes. If changes were to be made in the law, they ought
to be stated seriatim. In the schedule which they were
called upon to adopt, he found that the whole of certain
Acts were to be abolished, and the parts of others. They
could not deal with a subject of more importance.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL intimated that be
should in Committee point out the nature of the alters•
dons referred to.

The House then went into Committee.
Clauses up to 124 were agreed to, with a few verbal
amendments. _ _

Clauses 125 to 136 were passed, after a conversation
in which the Attorney-General, Mr. Spooner, and Mr.
Stuart respectively took part, the point being whether
the settlement made upon a man's daughter before any
proceedings at law were taken against him would be
valid, and which was settled by the assertion of the
Attorney. General that, according to law and equity,
marriage was a valuable consideration, and therefore
ought to be a bar; to the clause was allowed to remain
as it stood.
Clauses 139 to 160 were then passed with little ob-
servation.
On clause 160 being proposed, which directed the mode
in which the oath of a bankrupt should be taken at his
last examination, to that in the Bill, Mr. Page Wood
objected, but the Attorney-General explained that the
owl' had reference to the balance. sheet, which the bank-
rapt did not himself prepare. Mr. Page Wood cited an
instance in which a man had been imprisoned three
years and a half, because he objected to take an oath.
Sir J. GRAHAM remarked that the oath had refer-
rence not to the balance-sheet only, but upon the accounts
raich had been made up by the bankrupt, on which the
balance-sheet was founded.
Mr. PAGE WOOD said all that he wanted was, that
the power of imprisaning a man should be left to the
Court, and he ft It so strongly on the subject that he was
compelled to divide the House.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL made an appeal to the
Hon. Gentleman not to press this matter to a division,
and said that it was eminently necessary to get the• Bill
through Committee to-day.
hou r beyond GRAHAM,
Ih
who Afterw a
wished
ed discussion,the
Housein whichsit Sir
he
1 JAMESan
usual time. but which was rebutted by the intimation
of Mr. BERNAL that the Standing Order would pro-
vent that, a compromise was come to, and the clause
was amended, so that the power to impose an oath would
be It ft in the discretion of the court.
Clauses up to 197 were then agreed to.
On clause 193 being read,
Si:- JAMES GRAHAM objected to the authority
gia n by this clause to the Eankruptcy Judges.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the clause
was supported by all the chief merchants of the city of
Loodoa. .

After some further disensiion, the consideration of
this clause was postponed until the bringing up of the
report.
The remaining clauses were then agreed to, as were
also the schedules, with the exception of Clause 256, the
consileration of which was also postponed.
1 he CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the report
vas ord,r, d to be rt ceived to- morow. _

BANKRUPT LAW CONSOLIDATION (COLLEC-
TION OF FEES).
The report on this suhk,ct was received, and leave
given tl bring in a Bill tounded upon it.
Sir GEORGE GREY presented a petition from the
miners and collier.; of the county of Durham, describing
the dangers of their calling, and praying the House to
pass a measure for their relief.
The Ilmse then rajournecl at Six o'clock.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH
COAST It AILWAY.— (THIS DAY.)
The usual half-yearly general meeting of the pro-
prietors of the London, Brighton, and Sjuth Coast
It lilway Company was held this afternoon ut the Bridge-
house Hotel; Mr. Laing, chairman of the board of direc•
tors, in the chair.
Mr. J. F. BUCXTON, the secretary, read the report,
from which we make the following extrae:s:—
" The accounts fur the half-year ending 30th June,
1849, are subjoined, and show the following results:—
" CAPITAL AccouNT.—The amount of capital raised
up to the 30th June, 1849, is 7,065,0671., consisting of
Loan capital ... £1,411,837
Preference share capital ... 1,037,596
Ordinary share capital ... 4,615,634

£7,065,067

"Of this amount the whole will receive interest or
dividend out of revenue, except 65,6991. expended on
the Thames Junction Line, which was not opened until
the 21 July, and 73,4241. expended on the Eastbourne
and fieilsham Branches, from the Ist January to the
14th May, when those branches were opened. The in-
terest on the capital expended on the London bridge
station enlargement is charged to revenue, the objtct
heir).- considered not directly productive, though it will
be indirectly beneficial by saving expense, and affording
increased facilities for the traffic. The capital expended
on the Bricklayers' Arms goods station also receives in-
terest out of revenue for the whole half-year.
" The amount of additional capital expended during
the past half-year is 129,9111., or 120,3191., after de-
ducting the proceeds of land and old materials sold. Of
this, the largest item of expenditure, amounting to up-
wards of 35,0001, has been for the London-bridge sta-
tion enlargement. The sum of 150,0001. has been stated
as an estimate of the probable cost of this enlargement,
but this amount was, of course, little better than a vague
approximation, until steps had been taken to purchase
the requisite property. The agreements for these pur-
chases being now nearly completed, the directors are able
to repeat their expectation, that 150,000/. may be taken
as the probable cost of laud and works for constructing a
station capable of accommodating any amount of traffic
that can be anticipated.
"The outlay of capital for the other objects specified
in the statement of October, 1848, has been nearly com-
pleted; and as further progress is made towards the
final closing of the capital account, the directors find
themselves enabled to repeat, with increased confidence,
that the limit of 7,200,0001. will not he exceeded. The
sum of 186,901/. is required to be raised by loan, sup-
posing the remaining 6 per cent. stock not to be issued,
in order to bring the capital up to this amount of
7,200,000/ ; and a resolution, authorising the directors
to raise this sum, will be submitted to the proprietors.
" The Parliamentary powers of the company would
authorise the raising of a further sum of 240,9301. be-
yond this limit by shares or loans; but the directors
ph dge themselves that no capital shall be raised beyond
7,200,0001., unless for some specific object, beyond the
ordinary working and maintenance of the present system
of lines, and for which the previous sanction of the pro-
prietors has been distinctly asked and obtained.
" One object of this sort which the directors now wish
to bring before the proprietors is the erection of cottages
tor the workmen in the company's employment at Brigh-
ton. There are in all upwards of 600 men employed at
Brighton, where lodgings are excessively dear; and it
would be a great, boon to them to obtain comfortable cot-
tages from the company at a rent which, while moderate,
would give an ample return on the capital invested.
The company are already in possession of land well
adapted for the purpose of building a large number of
cottages, on which a safe and ample return would be
secured. This, however, is not so much the object as
the benefit which would accrue to the men themselves,
and indirectly to the company, by encouraging good and
steady workmen to remain in their service. As the
construction of a sufficient number of cottages might in-
volve, however, an outlay of ebout 30,0001., the directors
have not thought it right to take any steps until the mat-
ter had been brought distinctly before the proprietors.
" REVENUE ACCOUNT.—'I he gross earnings of the
half-year, compared with those of the corresponding
half-year of 1848, shoW the following results:—
Half-year Half-year
ending 30th ending 30th

tJune,lB4B. June,lB49.
Average number of Miles open for Traffic 159 ... 164
Number of Miles run by Trains:
Passenger Trains
Goods Trains ...

... 446,944 ... 398,139
105,(,95 ... 98,109

Total ... ... 552,039 496,233

Gross receipts ... £194,805 £214,062
" The additional mileage consists of the Eastbourne
and Hailsham Branches, of 7i miles of single line, opened
on the 14th May, so that the increase of 19,2571. is
almost entirely owing to the development of traffic on
existing lines, and to the increase of goods traffic con-
sequent on the opening of the Bricklayers' Arms station.
" The receipts on the Croydon and Epsom line having
remained nearly stationary during the year 1843, the
directors have thought it right to try the experiment of
attracting traffic to the line by reducing the scale of
charge for periodical tickets, increasing the number of
third class trains, and issuing excursion tickets from
London at reduced rates. They are happy to say that
this experiment has thus far proved successful; the re-
ceipts on this line showing as increase of 13 per cent.
over the corresponding period of last year (irrespective
of the race traffic), since the date of the alterations.
" The Croydo❑ and Epsom Line affords such peculiar
advantages for suburban residence, and for short excur-
sions, that the directors feel confident that by a steady
pursuance of this policy the traffic will in the course of
time be considerably increased.
" The total expenses of the half-year amount to
9 : 9071,

directors feel considerable confidence that the
pro
tt
ogiTurl lenhßtes notoivi eb
ordinary
nac rt
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workinge odf
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how-
ever,etam
as stated in their last report, that with a closed capital
account a progressive increase must be anticipated in the
cost of renewing and replacing worn-out materials and
stock.
.having given the subject their most anxious
consideration, they have arriv,,d at the conclusion that it
would be advisable, in addition to meeting all charges
whatever out of revenue, to set aside a sum annually, in
order to form such a reserve fund as may give stability
to the property, and obviate injurious fluctuations in
Cuture dividends. The is hole of this reserve ought to
be taken out of the second and more productive half-
year, and the directors consider that 15,0001. will be a
p -oprr sum to set aside for the present year, which they
will accordingly recommend to the proprietors at the
next half-yearly meeting.
put7lenreoarsdoenrst:li,ci h
l esa-evreygpuriaopearitthtoer
rfullyct
directors
ipnoasrs;
arriving
of h
at a conclusion of so much importance effecting their pro-
perty, they have thought it the best course to place in
their hands a private report, from the Chairman to the
in which the question is fully gone into, and
phi 's
cont.,ins detailed information in regard to the
actual condition of the working stock c.nd works. In
doing to, the directors are actuated by the feeling that