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of railway in course of construction. The admirable
suggestions of the Honourable Member for Tewkes-
bury, who followed up with the utmost ability the

project originated by the late Mr. Drimumorm—
whose early and lamented death was indeed a na-
tional loss—were urged upon the Government with
the most determined energy, and unceasing per-
severance. Nothing, however, was done, no [satis-
factory answer could be obtained. Sir CHARLES
WOOD relied on the exhausted state of the Exchequer
as a, sufficient answer, while the Premier was still
tormented by lingering doubts as to the expediency
of any departure from the strict rules of political
economy. Those doubts and difficulties have, how-
ever, been at last disposed of. The illustrious
Nobleman, who has so ably filled the Viceroyalty of
Ireland, arrived to receive at the hands of his SO'VE
REIGN, one, and we trust only one of the rewards of his
distinguished merit. his Excellency's plain but for-
cible representations of the state and condition of Ire-
land could no longer be disregarded. A deputat ion
of Irish Members again waited upon the Premier i and
the Minister of Finances to apply for national assist-
ance to the development of Irish industry. They re-
quired no gift, all they sought was that a Gove:rn-
ment guarantee might be given for the repayment of
a moderate rate of interest to capitalists who mil ;ht
advance money for the construction of 21 .il-

ways in Ireland, or that a direct outlay
of public money should be made when •the
lines had been partly constructed, and a considerable
outlay had already taken place from the private fui Lds
of the companies. Their reception was, however,
very different from what it had been on any previi )us
occasion. The Earl of CLARENDON was, as we hi tve
already stated, in attendance, and, in place of rece br-
ing a cold negative, with, perhaps, an expression of
regret at being compelled to refuse the applicae!
mote was conceded than had even been asked
fur. Lord Jour; RUSSELL announced not -et tly-
" that it was the intention of Government to
lay before Parliament a plan, which v
not as yet fully developed, to promote the completi lon
of the main trunk of railway, extending to •the
Western district; and that the railway known as the
Midland Great Western would occupy the first :sat ,n-
-lion of the Government, with a view to carry it out;"
but he also added, " that there were two oth sr ob-
jects which had engrossed the attention of Govern-
ment, as equal in importance to railways, and whi oh,
with a view to the relief of the present distress„. they
were disposed to prosecute. He alluded to the
deepening of rivers and watercourses, cem-
monly known as arterial drainage; and& for
the second, the extension of the loans
for land improvement." It is proposed to ap; ?ly to
Parliament to vote a further sum to meet the t aume-
rous applications which could not be a( ;ceded
to out of the funds already at the disposal of the
Board of Works. This is, indeed, as it shoo ld be.
The views which we long since inculcated, whi ch we
have impressed upon the Government and the 3 ?arlia •
meat, ever since the mysterious visitation that
deprived the Irish people of their chief
article of food, have been adopted air tough
tardily. If the national industry be now
duly developed; if the soil he properly d. rained
and cultivated ; if the waste lands be re-
claimed, the fisheries promoted, and an extensh le line
of railway communication cpened up—lreland. will
speedily become prosperous and contented, the right
arm and unfailing support of England, in pl ice of
being the chief difficulty of its Ministers.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY".
(Before Vice-Chancellor Wionam.)

BACSHAWE V. THE EASTERN UNION RAILWAY CO3I PANT,

His Horzouu delivered judgment in this case, this
morning. The material question was, whethe r the
Eastern Union Railway Company, which, under z eceral
Acts of Parliament, had been amalgamated wi ;11 the
Hadleigh Junction Railway Company and the liar wich
Railway and Pier Company, were charged, undeg the
terms of tho amalgamation, with the constructio❑ of a
branch line from Mannington to Harwich, whicla had
been contemplated by one of the minor companies, pre-
vious to the amalgamation; and also with the complf Lion
of a line from Bury St. Edmund's to Norwich. Two
several sums of 200,0001. and IUO,OOO/. had been sub-
scribed in the aggregate by the several companies for
the carrying on their respective works. The p lain-
tiff's bi 1 set out that the 200,0001. was appro-
priated to one specific purpose, and the 1000001.
was applicable to another specific purpose, and
that the defendants had no right to apply that fund
to the construction of the Norwich line, which was a
lino authorised to be constructed under a separate J ct of
Parliament. The bill prayed that the defendants ri light
be restrained from eonstructiug the line to Norwich with
that fund.

His HONOUR would give no opinion whethor the
general capital should bo applied to the construction of
the railway to Norwich; but with respect to the 100,000 d.
raised under the Hadleigh Act, he thought the plaintiff
in this case had shown that the directors had mis applied
that sum, and were still misapplying it, in appropriating
it to the completion of the line to Norwich. Upon the
merits, therefore, he thought the demurrer must b o .o►er-
ruled.

(Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT Bn rc E.)
IN RE TOMLINSON.

This was a petition presented on the part of a. Mrs.
Tomlinson, the wife of a wine-merchant in Dublin•, from
whom she was living separate, praying that she might be
permitted to retain the custody of her only child, now
about two years old, of a weakly constitution, being un-
able to walk or talk, of which child the husband sought
to deprive her. The case was part heard a fel v days
ago, when the circumstances were fully repoitted in
our paper.

Tile-arguments of counsel had not concluded when our
report left.

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAI/...)
(Before lir. Secondary POTTER.)
WOOD V. 1. AC:INNER.
This was an action to recover the sum of 121. ss. for
rent, &c., of premises in St. John's Wood-terrace.
The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, but
did not appear to support the plea.
Evidence was then adduced to show that 101. was a
balance dui on the rent, and 21. ss. for taxes left /unpaid
by defendant.
A verdict was given for the amount.