The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-09 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

Sir E. FILMER presented petitions from Tunbridge
Wells and Sydenham against the removal of Smithfield
market.

TRADING IN SEDUCTION.

Mr. R. SPOONER presented petitions trom the clergy
of London and Bristol in favour of the Bill to prevent
trading in seauction.
CORN-LAWS.
Mr. M. rotmht
portesmeitittnte
dh
e as
t , etiprayingtifon ail
the
duties on corn might be done away with immediately
Chamber of GCoimi3Sm° Commerce
and the Lavigation- laws susp.-nded.
Mr. W. PATTEN beggi d to call the attention of the
House to a circumstance which occurred in yesterday's
private business. He was yesterda) about to move the
further consideration of the London and North-Western
Railway Bill, when he was informed that it had been
already done. That appeared to have been a mistake, as
it bad not been moved, and therefore he hoped the House
would permit him to UMve tho further consideration of
the Bill then.—Motion ahrted to.
RAILIV AY RESOLUTIONS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that, in pursuance of notice he had gisen on Monda)
night, he rose to move certiiii resolutions connect d
with railways.
Sit- 11. HALFORD rose to order, and asked if these
resolutions were strictly to be called private business.
The SPEAKER said that all matters connected with
private Bills was properly to be considered private
business.

the. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
:hat Hon. Gentlemen would remember that about a
4tnight since, an Hon. Member had brought up cer-
ain resolutions to impose restrictions upon the railroad
pace at which the railway business was proceeding.
In consequence of that he had framed certain resolu-
tions, to which he was now about to ask the consent of
the House. Before doing so, he thought, however, tha;
some explanation of them was necessary. In the course
of the debate which had taken place a short time ago,
the course which had been suggested was, that the House
should interfere, and, by compulsion, stop all further
proceedings in the railways. That course was not
deemed advisable, and it was then suggested that a se-
lection of certain railways which should be allowed to
go on should be made. The Government had considered
that proposition, and had come to the conclusion that
they would not stop any of the proceedings of the rail-
way companies by compulsion, but would give them the
power, accompanied by certain inducements, to stay
their proceedings for the present. The course which
they had taken was founded upon the opinion that it
would not be advisable to attempt to compel a stoppagetem
of the railway proceedings, but they had come to the
determination of withholding certain powers which had
hitherto been granted to railway companies, giving h
at the same time the power of suspending the Bills till
a future period. The first resolution merely gave the
parties the power to suspend their Bills till the session
of 1848, and by the second and third they merely re-
stored the regulation of the House which had existed
previous to the enormous increase of these speculative
proceedings, which had of late assumed an ascendancy,
not only inconvenient but dangerous. The third reso-
lution prohibited the payment of
uonrf
ppc_auarsrpipvit(at:t
eeel
and was thus calculated to check the increase of ihoase
speculations which wrhemrteehrigi
Alogtc
thuspaudmf
blee,t-tieern
ppoarryobcmeeieennltnsogots'l:linnteolrnessuftocupon capital, and it was now being
properly about to be checked. The next resolution, the
h,
which were nly enabled
o om
their line, to declare sur-
plus
ul
r°t
profits;
p ip,rt oe a
hi
abnitde
smalld companies,
t portion o
heofifthplaced restrictions upon the
a
lease of railways to other companies. Many
sftcomplete
0 r
upinefely with the inten-
tionand the paatiea had
railway companies Were trot
of leasing or sehirg thofe
everline,companies
constructing the line
not the smallest intention
interestowbeerisngto4uiraio-
themselves. Many
p
t.(i sought
others,
rantee the payment Of
means substantial bodies ; and this resolution would re-
strict any such power
X position
powers being given to any company
which was not in
to make their guarantee a

bona fide security. The last resolution also placed other
restrictions upon other minor detail.. which he would
not enter into then. Ho $ll mild move ihe rcsoltnirf:•3,
and if the House agreed to them they would be binding
only so far as this session was concerned. He there-
fore proposed the resolutions for the approbation of the
House (er which see another pt of our paer).
Sir H. HALFORb moved the adjournment of the de-
bate. The matter was stated to be of private business'
but was literally of public importance, and is would in-
terfere materially with most important public business.
Mr. SPOONER seconded the motion,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said thst
he had cited no power which the Government possessed
in bringing forward this matter. He had merely seed
as any private Member in that House would have done
under similar circumstances.
Mr. ESTCOURT said that the question was whether
the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite was acting con-
sistently with the practice of. the House in bringing
was fer'
ward these resolutions at that time. The subject
one of considerable importance, and he thought that
sooner it was determined the better. He hoped tss
House would not postpone, upon a merely formal nbie.
lion, the settlement of a question in which suchgrest
terests were involved.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD supported the motion for tbe
adjournment of the debate. He did not think tha:
railway business should take up so much time ore_
House, and he was aware that many Members who ,1;
anxious to express their opinions on this subject wore
have no opportunity of doing so if the question
disposed of now.
Sir J. EASTHOPE said that the determination.
but
this question was most anxiously rah
looked forward to,
there were thousands of people in distress, whose tble
series were to be alleviated by a Bill which was
railway
list of that day. The postponement of the roe._
if.
question for one day would not be of any injurY 1,°,170
and the case of these people required the most immerus
consideration.
After a few words from Mr. HUME, when
Mr. BANKES said that the time was come
they should consider the question of whether
ra
way business was to keep off and
business of the House. Night after night railway
odoloo
cussion were taking up their time, and the conseqou
the
was that the House was frequently counted out,
great delay of matters which the House should
swamp all
.t.litheepub.l.lo.
be
diately deal with. He hoped that those Hon. grciiperrs-
who were for the adjournment of the debate would
severe in their intention. sure of
Sir GEORGE GREY admitted that the -Pres ith the
private business had very much of lateinterfered Apo
public business, and he thought that if any erliTiaont
were made about the discussion of the PreSent
onset
it would be better to take the sense of the 110110 8t
and not waste more time in discussion. Mr V*
After a few words from Mr. CRIPPS and "
BULLER,
Colonel SIBTHORP said that upon the en °so,:
sion he should do that which he did not very 0' fle
support her Majesty's Government.—(Laughter.' 004
thought that the measure brought forward wag r s,.
admirable one, and calculated to put a stop to OD
sent increasing system of railway legislation-
_,,, be 50
Mr. T. S. I)UNCOMBE said that there esn'oetureg
doubt that these resolutions were of a prifatewith the
and ought not to be brought on to interfere
Tieere was
public business which was upon the paper.down
one Bill upon the list which the House bed en teoa•
to discuss, and which affected the interests of rnal9., and
sands of starving people in the Midland Countle4rael
was that to give way to the private interests of st
of railway jobbers? A it d that
Mr. R. YORKE said, that as it was s"insh-o-t:id_Lootet
these resolutions were private business he
against the adjournment of the question,
discussion would greatly facilitate the disposal of so
private business connected with railways. Trot said he
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ••-- meet
would make a proposition which might, perhsaps.,. the
the convenience of all parties who were intere tied 1:50.
business which was to succeed the present ,e...„11k to°
as their.prie,sibe
Would the House agree to sit at twelve 0 el"estieali
morrow for the purpose of considering thin clu
and he would now withdraw it.
The debate was then adjourned until twelve o'clock
to- morrow.
PORTUGAL. larlY t°
Mr. OSBORNE said that tie wished particu
_trose
know when the motion of the Hon. Member for Win. bad
upon this subject was to be brought forward.. It bad
been fixed upon for to-morrow, and then ag.illecoatr
poned. It was, us he had heard, postponed in Frelsi
quence of there being a Queen's ball upon Los
evening. It had been said that " wretches
that jurymen may dine ;" he would,
phrase the line and say, " patriots die th keesr
nators may dance.'---(Laughter.) He wished to
whether the motion was to come on on Friday. ~ 11
Mr. HUME said that the ielay had taken Piiwity rob
consequence of the absence of certain papers wood
would be produced upon Friday. The however, Jaii;
motion.
_aro,
then-fore, in the event of the production of these Pape
come forward on Friday evening. 00S
Mr. BANKES wished to know why they bes-
been pi oduced befor e.
the &Is/
Lord J 01IN RUSSELL said that tbe ,_ ia
bad taken place in consequence of the time tsnees
printing them, and they would certainly be in
session of the House on Friday evening. bed
Mr. OSBORNE said that the censure which had dr
applied to the Hon. Member for Montrose was nn1,13
served, for he bad done all in his power to bring forwlle
this subject. He thought that a most unaccntintess
and unnecessary delay had taken place in the prOdaC..
of the papers moved for.
Sir R. INGLIS said that he thought the less ex
ment that was created en the subject the better, as

matter was to come on Friday.
(LEFT SITTING.)

RAILWAY COMMITTEE'

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

_
oom D.
The Committee met thisß morning at the usual hour; th.
Duke of Richmond in the chair.
InSi
WINDSOR, STAINES, AND 5017...11.--,..7,2040.r
,
TERN (STAINES TO ASCOT AND WOOL'
WITH BRANCHES).
Vol°.
WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOWrg"
TERN (RICHMOND TO WINDSOR)• ,th
Mr. AUSTIN addressed the Committee at great
len
opposition to these projects, and contended that I.' right
proposed by the Great Western, which had an undoubted...l)oa
to supply the district with railway accommodation, f the
afford greater advantages to the district than the lines 0
South- Western.
Mr. WARREN was proceeding to call evidence in °Pr—to
tion to the line of the South Western from VA/lug--
Slough, but d that
Mr. Sergeant WRANOHAM objected, on the g-rolll3lif
the line had been admitted in the House of Cen32o the
Mr. Talbot not to be a competing project; and bes"
out,
line of the Great Western to Slough had been thrown rce
The Committee decided that it was not a competing r
ject.
Evidence in opposition to the other portions of the South.
Western line was then adduced.

WATERFORD, W mr.rosta, wxcamoVre
AND DUBLIN.
The Committee on this Bill met this morning, at eilifi;
o'clock, and the opposition having been withdrawn, the I"
was passed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP X. j of
The Select Committee appointed to consider the merit
the Bills comprised in this group, re-assembled at the 111—
hour this morning; Lord Clive in the chair.
HARWICH AND EASTERN Coo-N1
=IV-C=ON.
The Committee were occupied the whole of the day with
the usual general local evidence in favour of this line.
The Committee then adjourned.

GROUP XXX.
GREAT WESTERN (RXTENSX°72. TD
EXETER).
Mr. Brunel was cross-examined for a short time, whetu the
Committee stated that, in consequence of an important iner
sure coming on in the House, at which they were obljged 0
bo present, they must adjourn the Committee till, Wail
o'clock to-morrow.
The Committee then adjourned.

GROUP XXXVIII. Bfr
The Committee met at the usual hour this morning;
Rice in the chair. WO'
LIVERPOOL. DII lANCESTZIL, A N
.AND - ,,119$
CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION (ALTER."

OF MAIN LINE AND HAWES BRANCH)* ,e,r
NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION DEVIATIO-1'
The Committee having passed the -preambles of thesotlito-
Bills, were engaged the whole of the day in disposing
clauses.
The clauses were agreed to, and the Chairman Wasanted"
to report the same to the House accordingly.
This closed the labours of the Committee.