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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 125 1847

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to make, in concert with the Great Western Company, a salary of 3001. per annum to perform the duties of secretary
short extension of the existing West London Railway to the to the company.
river Thames. The application to Parliament for the fol. It appeared that the present railway was one of that very
lowing works, which were sanctioned by the proprietors in numerous class called forth in the year 1845, which were
the last year, are also renewed :—The Watford, St. Alban's, doomed to pass their brief hour on "change," seemingly for
and Dunstable Railway, with an extension to Leighton. Ex- the purpose of raising delusive hopes of visionary premiums
tension of the Buckinghamshire Railway from Tring to Win- in the minds of the promoters, and adding a long list
slow, and Brackley and Banbury, with a deviation to Oxford. of causes to the already overcrowded lists of the
.A. line from Northampton to Banbury. An extension of the courts of law and equity. In the present case,
Rugby and Leamington line to Warwick. Branches from the there being no evidence to show that the defendant had
Stour Valley line to Stourbridge and Hales Owen, and a de- continued to act upon the provisional or managing corn-
viation of the present line at Smethwick. In the Northern mittee—(on the contrary, that he refused his consent to
Division, the Bills for which application will be made have his name placed in that ominous list)—or that he had
to Parliament in the present session, are for-Ist. ever acted upon such committee, and the books of
a line from Portobello to Wolverhampton, and the company being in the possession of a Mr. Hop-
from Wolverhampton to Bescot ; estimated cost, 150,C00/. kins, a director of the company, who, in spite of
2d. Branch lines in connexion with the Liverpool and Man- all attempts to discover his " whereabouts," was declared
chester Railway, for the accommodation of the St. Helen's to be still non est, and a number of witnesses having been
district; estimated cost, 380,030/. 3d. A Bill to improve and called, whose evidence bore in no degree whatever upon the
extend the stations at Liverpool, and at Crewe; estimated cent, contract between the parties, the counsel for the plaintiff
70,0001. 4th. A Bill to vest in the London and North-West- said that he was sorry to say that the next person to be
ern Company, the Huddersfield and Manchester, and Leeds and called was, he feared, the plaintiff himself.
1 Dewsbury lines ; the conditions being that the London and In this opinion the LORD CHIEF BARON coincided, and the
North-Western Company guarantee to these companies a plaintiff having been thrice summoned to come forward to
dividend equal to 7-10ths of the dividend which shall be save his writ at Nisi Prius, and declining to do so, was non-
payable to the London and North-Western proprietors, with suited accordingly.
a condition that the shareholders in the guaranteed line par-
ticipate in any new creation of shares. The amount of
capital of the Huddersfield Company, to which this
guarantee attaches, is 1,007,000/. ; and of the main
line of the Dewsbury Company, 600,001. The di-
rectors have made a provisional arrangement with
the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stcur Valley
Company for the lease of the Stour Valley line in perpetuity,
at a rental which shall be equivalent to two-thirds of the
dividend, for the time being, of the London and North-
Western Railway Company. The proprietors of the
Stour Valley Company being entitled to a pro-
portionate allotment of any new stock which may
be henceforth created by the London and North-
Western Company. The capital of the Stour .Valley
company being taken at 760,0001., one-fourth of whicu
already belongs to this company. The directors request your
sanction to their opposition, in conjunction with the land-
owners, to a proposed line from Southam to Coventry (called
the Oxford, Banbury, and Coventry Railway), which ap-
pears to be uncalled for by any public necessity.
The directors have to report the opening of the Lancaster
and Carlisle Railway, which took place from Lancaster to
Kendal on the 22d of September, and the whole distance to
Carlisle on the 17th December. From the short experi-
ence which the directors of that line have had, both in the
passengers and goods traffic, they have every reason to
be satisfied with the result. 'r he construction of the
various works on the Holyhead Line, in which the
proprietors are aware that this company holds a large
interest, has proceeded satisfactorily during the last
six months. Arrangements have been made for the
construction of a commodious station at Chester, for the
joint use of the llolyhead, the London and North-Wsstern,
the Birkenhead and Cheshire Junction, and the Chester and
Shrewsbury lines, in concert with the respective companies.
The Trent Valley Railway will be completed and opened
for traffic in the course of the ensuing summer. The
directors are compelled to offer a determined opposiion
to the Regent's Canal Railway, which interferes directly
with the company's station and works at Camden-town.
The new arrangements for the accommodation and extension
of the goods traffic over the whole line have required from
the directors a close and anxious attention. After the most
careful consideration, they are of opinion that to this source
the proprietors may look for a most important accession to
their net revenue; an advantage to be at least as much an-
ticipated from an improved system of operations, and a more
experienced management, as from an increased tonnage over
the line, it the existing traffic were placed under the imme-
diate control of the company.
The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be adopted, and re-
ceived, and circulated amongst the proprietors.
Captain WArrs complimented the chairman on the line of
conduct lie had assumed, He considered that the alteration
in the policy of the board was a credit to themselves and a
boon to the railway world. As to the additional projects,they
might safely be left to the discretion of the directors. He
had great confidence in them. lie begged to second the
proposition, that the report be received and adopted.
Mr. Ex.rwtsLE, M.P., asked whether the sanction of the
Bills for the amalgamation of the company with the Leeds
and Dewsbury and Huddersfield and Manchester lines would
be deemed an approval of them?
The CHAIRMAN, after a pause replied that by implication
the passing of the report would be construed to be an ap-
proval.
Mr. ENTIVIsLE then would oppose such a policy. This
company were involving themselves in a gigantic scheme of
amalgamation which could not in the end be productive of
anything but certain confusion and eventual doubt and dis-
trust in the railway world. It was a question whether
this company was not paying more than it ought for
the lines it was so greedily swallowing up.—(Hear, hear.)
Let the proprietors know tale price; there was a lack of in-
formation on the subject. He himself was perfectly astounded
at the magnitude of their engagements, and before those
agreements were confirmed he wished the proprietors to be
satisfied by facts and figures that the acquisitions would be
beneficial.—(Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN—If he understood the Honourable Pro-
prietor, he did not wish to discuss the propriety of entering
into those engagements now, but wanted to know whether
the lines they had already taken had proved so profitable
as was expected. He felt bound to admit that the calculation
made previous to the amalgamation had not for the past
year been borne out. There was a loss of 17,0001., but then
they must remember that a reduction of rates and fares had
taken place.—(hear, hear.) Besides, and he laid great
stress upon it, the acquisition of the Birmingham and Man-
chester line had been forced upon them as a matter of neces-
sity; if they had not taken it. the Great Western would.
A PROPRIETOR inquired whether the report that they were
going to take the Gloucester and Birmingham line was
correct ?
The CHAIRmAN was glad the question had been asked;
the report was not true. He then moved a series of resolu-
tions, including one authorising a dividend of 5 per cent. on
London and Birmingham and Grand Junction stock, and 4i
on the remainder.
The retiring auditor was re-elected.
Captain WATTS, who had previously given notice of the
proposition, moved that the proprietors be allowed to travel
free on the line to and from special and general meetings.
Gentlemen lived in remote parts, and were called upon to pay
for the honour of attending a meeting like this.— (Hear, and a
I %ugh. ) The meanest functionary of the company could pass
free, and yet a proprietor could not. A share might.be pur-
chased to enable a person to come to town.—(A cry, "and
pay 200/. for such a journey.") He could travel on the Mid-
land free; he lived in the county of Durham, and gave the
company the benefit of 200 miles of railway. Those who ob-
jected to his proposition lived within the sound of Bow bells.
—( Laughter.) They were:a great company, ultimately would
be a British one, and proprietors from ail parts of the king i
dom would like to attend. Was the Midland affected by the
concession? No.—(Confusion, and loud expressions of dis-
approbation.) He suggested the propriety of the meetings
being held at Birmingham, or' alternatively at the great
towns on the line.
There being no seconder the proposition fell to the ground.
Mr. ENTWISLE thought a general expression of confidence
in the directors should eminate from the meeting.
The motion was seconded and carried sub silentio.
A PROpRIETon inquired when any calls would be made on
the quarter shares ?
The CHAIRMAN* replied in April and July, and the amount
would be Si. at each call. As to holding the meetings at
Birmingham, it was impossible; the Act would not allow
them to do it, and their convenience prevented it.
Mr. Bassurr moved a vote of thanks to the chairman and
board of directors; the motion was carried by acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN briefly acknowledged the compliment, and
remarked that he and his coadjutors concurred in all that had
fallen from the Hon. Member for Guildford in the House of
Commons last night.
The meeting then terminated.

SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY
AUCTION.--(THIS DAY.)
The sale of Railway Shares to-day, by Messrs. Lamond
and Co., was very well attended, and much more business
done than usual, at about the same prices as last sale. The
following are a few of the principal sales :
Warwick and Worcester £o 4 6
Great Northern (London and York Reg.) 2 Kr 0
Eastern Counties, York Extension ... 4 9 6
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston
North British, Extension 1 7 0
West Cornwall ... 0 12 0
East Indian
Cornwall, Half Shares 0 10 6
North British Extension 1 6 6
Shropshire Union and Canal 1 5 0
Warwick and Worcester
Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2 0 0
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate... 3 15 0
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole
Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia ......
Calcutta and St. George's Point 0 4 0
Northern Counties Union 1 5 0

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
(THIS DAY).
The Committee met at the usual hour. The following
Bills were decided upon as stated:—
MIDLAND RAILWAY (SHEFFIELD, BARNSLEY,
DONCASTER, AND GOOLE LINE).
Standing orders not to be dispensed with.
SOUTH YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.
Parties allowed to proceed.
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY (HERTFORD TO
IIITCHIN).
. .

Standing orders dispensed with.
WISIIAW AND COLTNESS RAILWAY (BRANCHES
TO AUCHENHEATH, &c.)
Standing orders dispensed with.
PORTADOWN AND DUNGANNON RAILWAY.
Standing orders dispensed with.
The Committee then adjourned.

DIRECT BOMBAY AND MADRAS

RAIL WAY.—(T ET IS DAY.)
A meeting of the shareholders in this company, called by
Captain Bouchette, formerly engineer to the railway, was
held this day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of hav-
ing submitted to them some "startling information respect-
ing the affairs of the company."
A counter-advertisement had been issued by the directors,
stating that they refused to entertain the exorbitant claim
made by Captain Bouchette against the funds of the
company.
Shortly after the time appointed for the meeting the
room was moderately filled; and Mr. Giles Hull having been
called to the chair,
Mr. TOWNSIIEIID (Captain Bouchette's solicitor) was pro-
ceeding to open his client's case, when several of the gentle-
men in the body of the room having risen to order,
The CHAIRMAN decided that Captain Bouchette could not
be heard by his solicitor.
That gentleman then proceeded to address the meeting,
but as he was entering upon matters entirely personal, cer-
tain of the shareholders objected that the " startling com-
munications" were withheld, assd that their time was
wasted on subjects which only evidenced pique
against absent parties. Captain Bouchette made
many ineffectual attempts to obtain a hearing,
but the impatience of his auditors was too strongly
expressed for him to persevere, and he was at length obliged
to sit down, after having put a series of questions to Mr.
Chappel, the solicitor of the company, who was present.
Mr. CIIAPPEL replied. The first question asked had been,
Who were the board of directors?—The board of directors
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were Mr. Hutting, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Smith, and
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Bouchette also referred to the registered proprietory, and
stated that the name of Mr. Wormall only ap-
peared in that instrument. True it was so, and
he would mention how that had happened. Mr.
Fuller, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Wormall, were in the first
instance registered as promoters, but Mr. Wormall, who
was a needy man, having in vain endeavoured to
extract money from _ the other gentlemen, went to
the registry-office and gave in another document, can-
celling the other names, and leaving his own only
remaining. So much for the single register pro-
prietor. With respect to the capital of the company.,
he could only say that it was so well husbanded
that the directors were enabled to pay four per cent. dividend,
and they hoped that even if the railway were not con-
structed they would be enabled to return to the share-
holders the amount of their deposits intact.

After some further observations,
Mr. llmiEs moved, and Mr. MuDIE seconded, a resolu-
tion, "That, in the opinion of the meeting, the directors of
the Direct Bombay and Madras Railway have acted in ac-
cordance with their duty to the shareholders and the public
in dismissing Mr. Bouchette from the office of engineer, and
resolutely refusing his exorbitant claims."
Captai❑ JoNEs moved, and Mr. LIES seconded, the re-
maining resolution—" That the shareholders of the Direct
Bombay and Madras Railway, present at this meeting, are
fully satisfied with the statiment submitted to them, as to
the present state and future prospects of the company."
Thanks to the Chairman having been voted, the meeting
broke up.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

TOUTER V. GRANS AND ANOTHER.
In this case, which had not concluded when our Afternoon
Edition went to press,
The jury found a verdict for the defendants.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the LORD Cum, &ta' and

Secial Jies.)
In the case of Webster.. West,ur the record was withdrawn
and the cause did not therefore proceed to trial.
RAKER V. HAGGAX.D.
In this cause, Mr. Charles Baker, the secretary to the Tours and Honfteur Railway, was the plaintiff, and Mr.
James Haggard, a member of the provisional and managing
committees of the above-named railm ay, was the defendant.
Mr. 0. Malley appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ogle for
the defendant. •
The action was brought to recover of the defendant the
sum of 931. as by the amount a salary due to the
_plaintif
for services performed on behalf of the Tours and liarfleur
Railway, the plaintiff alleging that he was engaged at a

chester, praying, for an alteration in the rate-paying
clauses of the Poor-law.

COPPER ORE.

Mr. PARKER presented a petition praying for the
remission of all duly on foreign copper ore.
POOR REMOVAL BILL

Mr. BENNETT presented a petition from Sudbury,
praying for an alteration in the Poor Removal Act of
last session.

LAW OF SETTLEMENT.

Mr. CHUTE presented petitions, praying for an
alteration in the law of settlement.
POOR-LAW AND HEALTH OF TOWNS.
Sir WALTER JAMES presented a petition from
the guardians of the Hull Union praying for an altera-
tion in the present poor-law as regarded the Board of
Commissioners, which they alleged was unsuited to the
want of the country; also a petition from a society of
architectural gentlemen praying the House to take mea-
sures to improve the sanitary condition of towns and
cities by drainage, &c.
COPPER ORE, &c.

Mr. MILNER GIBSON presented a petition from
Manchester, praying that the duty should be abolished
on the indenture of apprentices; also a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce in that city, praying for the
abolition of all duty on copper ore.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

Sir WILLIAM CLAY presented a petition from
certain electors of the Tower Hamlets, complaining
that they are compelled to register themselves with
every fresh rate impoAed upon the borough.
PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a public meet-
ing held in the National Hall, Holborn, praying for the
abolishment of punishment by death.
REDUCTION OF TAXATION.
Sir 11. DOUGLAS presented a petition from Liver-
pool, numerously signed, praying the House to employ
the surplus revenue to the purposes of reducing the taxa-
tion of the country, and not for the purpose of Irish

relief.
PUNISHMENT OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
Mr. PAKINGTON gave notice that on Tuesday, the
23d inst., he would bring forward a motion with respect
to the more speedy punishment of juvenile offenders.
IRISH RETURNS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Not more.
Those sikteen anillioes of motley wat Ole of not su h
c a light e-
setription, aswould witrrant the adoption, 'whatever the Govern
ment Might be intiihiei to db ih minor Matter!, end accord-
ingly his Noble Friend at ont'e faehltly 3tathd.that he Veld not
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undertake it, and that it should meet 411 his Oppnsition,
lie confessed that he had great satisfaction in a"i_e the
i
measure in the shape of a Bill, because, however lucid a
clear the statement of the Noble Lord opposite m%tt be,
nevertheless it was surer, and more satisfactory to judge of a
measure reduced into a shape, than merely a statement in that
House ; and though, he confessed, that standing in the situ-
ation which he did, he was a little appalled at the
feat prospect of a loan of 16 millions. That feeling
was in no degree removed, but to a considerable
degree increased, when he saw the provisions of the Bill.
provision calculated to favour in many respects railways rather
than distressed persons in Ireland, -He bed no doubt that the
Noble Lord had introdured the measure to relieve distress in
Ireland, but he confessed that when he sow on the back of the
Bill the name of a gentleman, the Lord Mayor of York, who
was so deeplp interested in railways, and the name of another
gentleman, the Hon. Member for Westmoreland, who was so
largely concerned in furnishing the materials of which these
railways were coastructed.—(Ceeers.) He should have
been surprised if the interest of the railway proprietors
and shareholders had not been adequately considered. He did
not mean to say that these were reasons why the measure
should not be fairly considered and discussed, but he did think
that it justified him in looking with a more critical eye at the
provisions of the Bill than he should be disposed to do with a
measure introduced simply for the relief of the people of Ire-
land. Ile would concede to the Noble Lord that an
extension of railways in Ireland would be beneficial to
that country. He would concede, moreover, that
to a certain degree, but by no means to the extent
supposed by the Noble Lord that labour in Ireland would he
improved under the provisions of the 13111, and that a certain
number of destitute labourers would be provided for. Ile
conceded all these points to the Noble Lord, and having con-
ceded them, he thought that the Bill had also a tendency to
establish certain other points which ought to be
instantly explained to the satisfaction of the House.
He had heard nothing advanced to cause him to admit the
statement that the State should become a great money lender,
or to convince him that the security of railways in Ireland
would be an advantageous security. He had heard nothing to
convince him of the benefits that the distressed persons
of Ireland would receive from the present Bill, that
he should consent to the advance of such a large sum of money,
proposed to be advanced as a loan. In the present state of
the finances of the country, and the distress which so gene-
rally prevailed, he had heard nothing to justify him in adding
so largely to the burdens of the people of this coun-
try. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") Far the sake of
securing efficient relief for the distress of Ireland; he could
not ask the people of this country—themselves suffering under
considerable difficulties and privations to consent to advance this
large sum of money. Of this he was assured also, that the
money would not be effective for the purpose. With regard
to the first point to which he had referred, he was not of opi-
nion that the State should become a joint money lender, ex-
cept it was under most extraordinary circumstances, and with
the assurance that the becefits would be commensurate to the
advance. Now, with regard to measures of improvement, though
some Gentlemen in that House had talked about the " new
and fantastical " doctrine of political economy, he was quite
persuaded that if the security was good there would be no
difficulty in getting advances from private individuals for the
bonstruction of these works. Ho doubted if, in the
happy times which certain Hon. Members had referred
to the times of feudality, there was any great disposition to
advance sums of money for the public good, in order to serve
the interests of the yeomen and the tenants on the landowners
estates. It had also been complained that the rate of interest
was too high, but this he submitted was the only check which
the Government had that the money would not be recklessly
required. It was only because the security was not equal to
that required by private capitalists, that it was necessary to fix
the rate of interest at higher than ordinary rates.—(Hear.)
lie believed that the greatest departure made from that prin-
ciple was made last year in the case of the Drainage Act,
and as far as Scotland was concerned it was fortunate that
that measure was in existence, because the proprietors
in that country had availed themselves of it, to ex-
tend employment to the labouring classes around them.
But the measure itself was a measure of exception, and he
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) did not know that it could
be defended. The Noble Lord had stated that these railways
aflord the most unexceptionable security. He was exceedingly
sorry to say anything which might depreciate the value of these
undertakings in the market, or to express any decided opinion as
to the value of the securities which they might offer. But
when he referred to the past transactions in Ireland, when he
referred to the advances made to public works in Ireland, he
was not singular in his doubts of the securities they had to offer.
He remembered that canals were at one time in much the same
situation that railways were now, yet he found, on referring to
the Acts, that not one of these had paid the advances made
from the public treasury. Now he scarcely need to refer
to any of these old canals, but he might instance the Loggan
Navigation, the money advanced
,by Government in the case
of this canal had not yet been paid. Soon after he had
been honoured with the seals of office, which he now
held, a deputation from the Ulster Canal had waited
upon him, they represented that unless the whole of the
debt, due to Government, were remitted, it would be
impossible for them to go on.—(Near, hear.) This would
estimate for that canal was 160,0001., 130,0001. of which had
been advanced by the public. Yet, out of that 130,0e01., not
one pryment of either principal or interest had been made.
There was the Grand Canal, which was begun under the most
favourable circumstances ; it was not three years yet since the
Act was passed, and an amount, in several sums of
40,000/., 38,0001., and another sum, amounting in all
to 98,0001., was advanced by the public, yet this under-
taking was so unable to pay either principal or interest,
that it was agreed that on the receipt of 10,0001.,
the amount of 98,0001. should be forgiven by the public.
Before the existence of railways, when the promoters of those
schemes were unable to obtain money from individuals, they
applied to Government, and the result was that both
principal and interest were altogether sacrificed. Other
advances had been made, not to the poor and impover-
ished districts and parts of Ireland. but to some of the largest
towns and richest cities in that country. Had they been re-
paid? No such thing. There was-novv due from the city of
Dublin the sum of 245,000/. advanced to them and interest upon
it, that was now considered quite irrecoverable. Advances had
been made for the wide streets of Cork, 13,000/. principal,
with 10,000 interest, but no repayments had been made. The
sum of 55,0001. had been advanced to the city of Limerick,
upon which there was now due 34,0001. of interest, but
no payments of any kind had been made on account
of either principal or interest. These were advances
made, not to poor and impoverished districts. Thus,
if they took advances made either for internal com-
munications, or to the three richest towns and cities in
Ireland, the same result would be foind—no repayment of
either principal or interest, and all the advances and
the interest had been sacrificed. A. distinction
existed with respect to the advances in Ireland
made to private individuals, which had in most
cases been repaid, but the advances made to private com-
panies and undertakings of this description had, generally
speaking, not been paid. The advances made to the Dublin
and Kingstown Railway had, however, been all repaid.—
(Loud cheers from Lord George Bentinck and his
supporters.) He thought the Noble Lord would
not, however, be able to discover any parallel
between that railway and these country railways
which he proposed to construct all over the country. If this,
then, be so, and the fact was indisputable, he did not think that
he was other than justified in saying that it was by no means so
clear has the Noble Lord had supposed that the security to be
afforded by these railways was of 30 unexceptional a cha-
racter.—(Hear, hear. There was also another objection to
the measure of the Noble Lord, especially if the measure was
to be considered as a comprehensive scheme, because it would
put both the good and bad schemes upon the same footing of
equality. If the proposed examination of the Board of Works
were to ba of any avail, then if they were to reject all those
mersures which they considered as inadequate security, then
the measure of the Noble Lord would not amount to the bene-
fit he seemed to attach to his measure; but if the Board should
think fit to recoramend all the schemes, then it would be a
grievous injustice to those schemes among them which
were considered as really solid or good ones. He had been in-
formed that the best of the lines now in the course of construction
in which the companies had advanced sums sufficient to enable
them to barrow under the terms of their Act, had been far
some tine borrowing money at 4% or 5 per cent. Upon the
announcement of the Noble Lord. that the other railways
would be able to obtain advances at 3i, per cent., the value of
the shares immediately fell 1 per cent.
Lord G. BENTINCK—What line was that ?
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The Great
Southern and Western he believed. He would now call the
attention of the House to the opinions of other persons beside
himself as to the injurious effect of this measure. He would
trouble the House by reading a letter he bad received from a
very wealthy gentleman whom he would not then name, but
whose opinions ware entitled to the greatest respect. He said in
in his letter, " If the Governinent were to give the means of
obtaining advances of money at 3j per cent., the project
would have the effect of rendering the most bankrupt con.
cern rich, and putting them upon a level with the best lines
of the country. If the Government should be insane enough
to yield to the cry persisted in for railways in Ireland
without the most stringent conditions, and the most satisfactory
explanations as to the proprietary and the paid up capital of
those schemes, the railways in Ireland will become no more
than mere sinks of speculation in that country. And if the
provision requiring a certain amount of paid up capital in
each company before they had the power to borrow were to be
aside, the effect would be to place all the worst lines in
the
country on a level with the best of them.
He confessed when he looked at this Bill he thought there
were some provisions which looked very much as if they
were intended to relieve gentlemen from speculations
which had not met their original expectations. For
instance, the 29th clause provided that where any share-
holder could not pay up his calls the money advanced
by the Government should be applied to the purpose. This
looked very like helping the speculator
rather tharithe public.
That did not seem to be a provision to insure employment
to the destitute poor. Then, again, there was the 31 st lause,
which provided that in the event of a comp any abandoning
works they should be taken up by the state who should be
liable fer all the debts and undertakings of the company.
Now he did not think these were propositions calculated to
provide for the employment
of destitute persons in Ireland.
They were,. however, he admitted, remarkably beneficial
to shareholders,--( Hear.) He confessed a great many of the
provisions of the Bill were better calculated for the relief of
destitute shareholders than destitute persons.—(Loud cheers.)
There had been, however, a much more tempting project be-
fore the House than that of the Noble Lord. Some time
before the introduction of the measure of the Noble
Lord a meeting was held in Dublin of shareholders
in different Irish railways, who agreed to a petition, which was
subsequently presented to the House, asking—not for so large
an amount of money as the Noble Lord sought—bat for a mush
less sum, as they proposed that no advances should be
made to the companies, except they had expended
20 per cent, of their capital, and that the Government -ishouidd
advance 30 per cent. when they had expended 50/. per cent. of
their capital. —(Hear, hear.) Thus they proposed that for
every 50/. psr cent. of their capital expended on the
works, that the Government should advance 301. per cent.
(LEFT SPEAKING )

Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL moved for. a return from
the commissioners for paving. lighting, and cleansing
the city of Dublin, of a copy of the existing contract
for lighting the city with gas; copy of a letter
from Edward Lucas, Esq., under secretary to the Lord
Lieutenant, to the Commissioners, dated Dublin Castle,
the 25th day of June, 1844, in relation to the intended
contract. Copy of the answer of the Commissioners to
said letter, dated the 29th day of June, 1844. Copy of
the letter from the Commissioners to Mr. Lucas, dated
the 12th day of July, 1844, on the same subjecet. Copy
of the opinion of the Solicitor-General for Ireland, taken
by the Commissioners, on said letter and contract.
Copy of the bond taken from Mr. Peter Brophy and
others by the Commissioners, on permission being given
ofd tghse"
tAI lal
wi a n(cife
aGn
ya
asC ohma py
ea ny.
been Rr
ee
st
ourrtne
do f
to open the pavements for the purpose of laying the
tosubcyh
ppirpoecse e
the Commissioners for any alleged violation of the con-
ditions of said bond, and the penalties incurred (if any)
Agreed to.
ADVANCES FOR PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND.)
Mr. J. O'CONNELL also moved for an account
(since the Union) of all sums of money advanced on
loan-by the Imperial Treasury, for public works, or
other purposes, in Ireland ; specifying, in the case of
each loan, the purpose for which, the parties to whom,
the conditions on which, each such loan has been ad-
vanced ; and how far such conditions have as yet been
complied with ; distinguishing all advances and repay-
ments made since the establishment of the Board of Works.
similar returns for England and Scotland. Also, a re-
turn stating the remittances of public money from the
British Exchequer to the Irish, and vice versa, down to
the present time (in continuation of account No. 2 of Ses-
sional Paper, No. 659, date Bth August, 1845). Also a
return, stating the total of relief of taxation, to Great
Britain and Ireland respectively, in each year, since
1800 down to to the present time (in continuation of the
return Ho. 573, of 1843).—Agreed to.
LIGHT DUES.

Mr. PHILLIP HOWARD presented a petion from
the inhabitants of Carlisle against the Light Dues, and
praying the House to carry into the recommendation of
the committee, of which the Hon. Member for Montrose
was chairman appointed by that House to consider the
subject.

POOR REMOVAL BJLL,
Mr. BANKS presented a petition from the inhabitants
of Penlyn, in the county of Cornwall, praying the House
to pass some measure wholly to repeal or materially to
alter or amend the Poor Removal Act, passed in the last
session of Parliament.
Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN wished to ask the Right Hon.
Member, the Secretary for Ireland, whether he had re-
ceived any official account of the number of deaths which
had occurred in Bantry. He (Mr. S. O'Brien) had been
it fotined that coroner's inquests had been held upon the
bcdies of 40 person, who, within a very short period, had
fallen victims to famine.

Mr. LABOUCHERE regretted that the destitution
was most severe in some districts, but every means at
the disposal of the Government was adopted to relieve it.

Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN asked if there was no measure
of relief for such a case as this.
Mr. LABOUCHERE had no doubt but the attention
of the Irish Government was called to it. He
himself had written concerning it, and he had no doubt
but measures would be taken to afferd relief.

TUE LONDON GAZETTE,
(THIS EVENING.)

WIIITEIIALL, FEE. 11.
The Queen has been pleased to present the 11ev. William
Corson to the church and parish of Girvan, in the presbytery
and county of Ayr, vacant by the death of the Poi% Peter
Mac Master.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, Fza. 10.
The Queen as
been pleased to approve of r. John
William Leach, as Consul at Swansea for the RMepublic of
Chili.
:WAR-OFFICE. FEB. 12, 1847.
Ist Dragoon Guards, Pierce Wynne Yorke, Gent. to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice de Rodes, who retires, Feb. 12.
eitli Dragoon Guards,. Cornet 'Thomas Heywood to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice .111audy, who retires. Ensign
Thomas Gabriel Leonard Carew Gwyn, from 83d Foot, to 'be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Heywood, Feb, 12,

6th Dragoons—Surgeon James Sidey, M.D., from 75th • ught to obtain him tke fee-simple of the land. The conse--
Foot, to be Surgeon, vice William Milligan, M.D., who retires i quence was, that he came there a pauper without capital to in-
upon half-pay, Feb. 12. vest in its cultivation.
9th Light Dragoons—Assistant Surgeon Eneas Macintosh Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN wished to know when the Go-
Macpherson, limn 53d Foot, to be Assistant Surgeon vice vernment proposed to introduce any Bill on the subject re-
Stewart, promoted in 61st Foot, Feb. 12. furred to in the resolutions proposed by the Hon. 111,mber for
Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards.—Lieutenant- Rochdale. The Bill was much called for, and it would bra
Colonel Arthur Heleham Gordon, front hairepay Unattached, better, perhaps, if the Government would name some parties:,
to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel (repaying the (hirer lar peri d.
--el. vice the Hon. Percy A. E. Freke, deceased; Lieu- Mr. LABOUCHERE—It depends upon the progress made
Captain Augustus Cox to be Captain and Lieu- with the other measures before the House. He hoped to be
tenanant air, ---ehase, vice Gordon, who retires ; En- enabled to introduce the measure before Easter.
tenant-Colonel, by see._ Frederick Dudley Crichton r S. CRAWFORD said that the reason he brought for-
sign and Lieutenant James _.. M
nurchase, vice Cox ; ward .the resolution was, that at the close of last session the
Stuart to be Lieutenant and Captain, ros s
. s to be En- Noble Lord said that a Bill would be prepared by Government
&sign William Gorden Cameron, from 42d e oe.,
early thie session on the subject. ...LI
sign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stuart, Feb. 12. forward among the
28th Foot—Ensign Henry Baxter, from 40th Foot, to be exp jetation, as the Bill was not brow The
d•d not wish to
Ensign, vice Drew, who exchanges, Feb. 12. other meae;:res proposed by Government. He '
e was disappointed in that
34th Foot—Lieut.-Colonel henry Deedes, from hrlf-pay take the matter out of the hands of Govern.
I'l! nt
, .tnitt at some
but now, on
Unattached, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Richard Airey, who withdrawing the resolution, he should give not 'Ce
exchanges; Brevet Lieut.-Colonel William Fawcett, from future period he should ask for leave to bring in', a
Bill on 'the
half-pay 14th Foot, to be Major, vice Deedes, promoted; subject.
Captain Joseph Henry Mathews to be Major, by purchase, The resolutions were then withdrawn.
vice Fawcett, who retires; Lieutenant Robert Christopher COMMONS INCLOSURE ACT.
Packs to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mathews; Ensign Mr. AGLION BY moved fur leave to bring in a ll'ill fes!:
William Worry to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Packs; they to amend "the Acts to facilitate the Inclosure am), '"
, o or
Henry Edward Bale, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice peoeeerent of Commons," by providing that all erae"e • I
Warry, Feb. 12. common lands, allotted by virtue of these Acts. shall be bee
40C1i Foot—Ensign Francis Barry Drew, from 28th Foot, as freehold, and shall be allotted as such, without reference t 4
to be Ensign, vice Baxter, who exchanges, Feb. 12. the tenure of the ancient lands in respect of which such allots-
50th Foot—Lieutenant Francis William burley Waddi- ments shall be made. He would only occupy the House a cow
love, from 9th soot, to be Lieutenant, vice Lovet, promoted, minutes while he eaplained the objects of the Bill, to the in"
Feb. 12. troduction of which he trusted there would be no opposition.•
52d Foot—Major General Sir Archibald Maclaine, C.B. to Its object was to amend the Cetth section of the Commons In--
be Colonel, vice Lieutenant General Sir Edward Gibbs, closure Act of last session, in io der to facilitate the improve-
li.C.B. deceased, Feb. 8. ments of lands. The object of the Act of last year was to
53d Foot—Gordon Kenmure Hardie, M.D. to be Assistant enable inclosures of commons to be made for the expense •_f.
Surgeon, vice Macpherson, appointed to the 9th Light lira- 15(. or 30/, which formerly coet from 6001. to 700/
goons, Feb. 12. The clause he referred to inteifered materially- with
61st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Archibald Stewart, from 9th the operation of the Act, as it enacted that
Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Smith, deceased, Feb. 12. in no ease shall any lend, enclosed under the Act, be let on
75th Foot—Staff-Surgeon of Second Class Patrick Ni- any tenure but that of the old allotments. Under the system
cholson, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Sidey, appointed to 6th that prevailed in the neighbourbeod where he resided, the ene
Dragoons, Feb. 12. closed allotments were made freehold instead of copyhold, and
83d Foot—Stephen William Metge, Gent., to be Ensign, he wished the same prevision to be enacted in the present Act.
by purchase, vice Gwyn, apponted to 6th Dragoon Guarde, He would now moved for leave to bring in the Bill..
Feb. 12. The motion was agreed to.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant Henry Lucas. to be IRISH POOR-RATES.
Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Skinner, who re- Mr. S. CRA WFORD moved for leave to bring in a Bill
tires; Second Lieutenant William Tyrwhitt Drake to be for better receiving the payment of Irish Poor-rates. lie
First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lucas; Edmund Bage- proposed by this Bill that the landlords rate should be levied
nail, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice separately from that of the tenant. And the same power to
Drakes Feb. 12. enforce payment as the 6th and'7th %/lc., gave for enforcingsaa_d
Royal Malta Fencible Regiment—Lieut. Saverio Gatt to payment of tenants' rates. In the case or non-resident i
be Captain, with local and temporary rank, vice Vincenvo holders, he proposed, should the rates not be pan', that, h
Bonavita, who retires upon full-pay ; Ensign Loretto Bo- Court of Chancery or Exchequer should have
power to appinte
navita to be Adjutant, with local and temporary rank, vice a receiver, and enforce payment in that way.
Gast, promoted ; Henry Montanaro, Gent., to be Ensign, The motion
was seconded by Mr. WILLIAMS, se e send le°
with local and temporary rank, vice Bonavita, appointed was given to bring in the Bill.
Adjutant, Feb. 12. IRISH DISTRESS.
UNATTACHED.— Major Henry Deedes, from 34th Foot, to Mr. C. O'BRIEN moved for a copy of a letter, dated thee
be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, Feb. 12. 4th day of December, 1846, from the Board of Works, ad--
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant Surgeon Samuel Currie, dressed to Captain Wynne, directing an investigation of charges
M.D., from 16th Light Dragoons, to be Staff Surgeon of contained in the annexed letter from George Weetropp to the
Second Class, vice Nicholson, appointed to 75th Foot; Allred said board, respecting partiality ard misconduct to the Lis..
Gosden, Gent. to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forces, vice cannot. Relief Committee; also, of the eaid George Weetropp's
Newton, promoted in the Ceylon Rifle Regiment; se illiain letter, and of the correspondence which took place between
Nettleton Boyce, Gent. to be As ietatit Surgeon to the Forces Captain Wynne and Mr. Westropp on the subject.—Also, for
vice Tweddell, appointed to the Ceylon Retie Regiment a copy of Captain Wynne's report to the Board of Works, to
Feb. 12. the result of the investigation held by him, pursuant to the
BREVET.—Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Helsham Gordon, of
board's letter, on the 17th of December, 1e46 ; and also a copY
Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Colonel in of 111 r. O'Brien's letter to the secretary of the board,
the Army, Jan. 10, 1837; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William requesting a copy of the said report.—Also, a corY
Fawcett, of 34th Foot, to be Colonel in the Army, Nov. 9 of the letter written by the Right Honourable Henry La-',
1846. ' hoteliers' to the Board of Woriss, dated the sth day of t
GAR RlSONS.—Brevet Colonel Alexander Findlay, on half- October, 1846, on the subject of reproductive weeks, &C.
pay Royal African Corps, to be Fort Major at. Inverness or Copy of the presentment made thereunder at the extraordinary
Fort George, vice Captain Audrew Fraser, deceased. Dated Session, held at Corofon, f.ir the barony of Inchiquin, jrl the
Feb. 12. county of Clare, on the 3ieh day of November, 1846.—Cory of
_ e

MumonAlinum.--The removal of Lieutenant Robert Cas-
sells o.iphant, from the 80th Foot, to the Royal Newfound-
land Companies, on Dec. 8, 1846, has been cancelled.
The names of the Corporal Major, appointed Quartermas-
ter to the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, on January 29, 1847,
are William Binnie, not William Birnie, as previously stated.
The Christian names of Ensign Travers, of the 70th Foot,
are Oates Joseph, not Oats Joseph, as previously stated.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant. of the West Riding of
the County of York, and of the City and County of the
City of York.
Yorkshire Hussar Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry
Cavalry—Thomas Henry Preston, Gent., to be Cornet,
Feb. 4.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of
Edimburgn or Mid-Lothian.
Regiment of Royal Mid-Lothian or Edinburgh Yeomanry
Cavalry.
Lieutenant John Wauchope to be Captain, vice William Burn
Callander, re,igned.
Lieutenant Bobert Wardlaw Ramsay to be Captain, vice the
Right Hon. the Earl of Dalhousie, resigned.
Cornet James Dewar to be Lieutenant, vice Wardlaw, Ram-
say, promoted.
Cornet Andrew Wauchope to be Lieutenant, vice John Watt-
dope, promoted.
Cornet William Stuart Walker, to be Lieutenant, vice
Alexander Thomson, resigned.
Sir Graham Graham Montgomery, Bart., to be Cornet, vice
Walker, promoted.
John Walker Drummond, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Dewar,
promoted.
Assistant-Surgeon John Graham Macdonald Burt, to be
is Surgeon, vice James Craig, M.D., resigned.
Thomas Peacock, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Burt,
promoted.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
Joseph Moor, builder, Camden-town.
BANKRUPTS.
John Bond and Edward Morgan, shawl manufacturers,
Oxford-street.
John Clarke, glazier, Castle-street, Regent-street.
Frederick Hatch, iron-plate-worker, St. John's-square,
Clerkenwell.
Benjamin Bromly, dealer in cattle, Great Bromley, Essex.
William Lovett, and George Woollard Lovett, builders,
Barossa-terrace, Cambridge-heath, Hackney.
'Thomas Gillett, warehouseman, Gutter-lane, Cheapside.
Robert Greig and William Rawlings, timber-merchants,
Maiden-lane, King's-cross.
Francis Hopkins, brewer, Cambridge.
George David Payne, tailor, Saville-row, Regent-street,
St. James, Westminster.
John Rouse, plumber, Exeter.
Stephen Bentley, innkeeper, Birkenhead.
.James Monk, commission agent, Manchester.
Richard Vincent Furlong, wine merchant, Cambray,
Cheltenham.

the presentment made under the same letter at the exttlio.r".
Binary Sessions held at lennistymen on the 4 h day of Decem-'
her, 184 i. for the barony of Corcencrae, in the county of Clare.
—Copy of the Treasury Minute under which inspectors of
Public works, or of lists of labourers, were appointed to carry
out the objects of the Act 9 and 10 Victoria, c. 107.—Copies
of all such instructions tor the guidance of the said inspectors,
and in explanation of their duties and responsibilities, as may
have been issued by the Treasury, the Irish Government, or
the Board of Works in Ireland.—Lists of all the said inspec-
tors now or lately employed in Ireland ; specifying the salary
and allowances paid to each inspector; and stating by whom he
had been eppointech—List of the men employed upon the said
public works in the baronies in the said county of Clare, in
charge of Captain Wynne, who were struck off the list of la-
bourers by the :aid inspector ; specifying the name and place ef
abode of each person so struck off, and the cause al-
leged by the said inspector for so striking him
off, and the names of the persons so steuck off the lists as afore-
said who had been subsequently reinstateo! —List of the several
relief committees in the county of Clare of which Captain
Wynne took charge ; specifying how often he
the revision 1 lists, and the date of each visit.
had
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
re
he ,
not the least objection to give all these visited each for
be considerable difficulty in giving thepnaapMress,
t'ree'ew would
discharged from the public works. They were uperark
0,700, and to give their names would make rather a long
At all events, however, he had not the least objection to
even the names, but it would take a considerable time to raw
up the list.
Mr. C. O'BRIEN was understood to say that it was neces-
sary, for the vindication of his character, that all the returns'
should be given as he had moved for them. A charge had been
made by Captain Wynne that a body of men who had been e°l-
- upon the Board of Works had meditated assassinating
some of the Government officers, but he was unprepared to
prove, by the aid of these returns, that such an intention
never had any existence, except it was in the mind of Captain
Wynne himself. lie considered that Captain
Wynne had done
wrong in causing the rejection of certain presentments in a
barony in the county of Clare. uestion
Mr. LABOUCHERE sincerely regretted these
anyreturns.
of a personal nature should be mixed up with these _
The Honourable Gentleman opposite had complained of the
Board of Works rejecting a certain presentment. It was true
they did so, and, in his opinion, they acted perfectly right.
The presentment which was made by the Honourable Gentle-
man and others was for the advancement of a sum of money
for the improvement of private estates, and in his opinion tho
board would have acted most culpably had they allowed it to
pass.—( Hear, hear.) Capt. Wynne, he thought, had been
unjustly attacked, and Government would be highly censurable
if they did not de fend the gallant officer who had energetically
and perseveringly performed duties of an important and difficult
character, under the most painful and trying &act;
( Hear, hear. )
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said it would ;appear that the
Hon. Gentleman was desirous of clearing his character with
these returns, and he thcught it would be much better to
strike out that part of the return which would. require three
months to collect, and then the returns themselves ;night be
before them in ten days.
Mr. C O'BRIEN was about to explain, but, being called
to order, he resumed his seat.
Mr. B. OSBORNE thought the Hon. Gentleman ought to
be heard. No doubt the Hon. Gentleman had risen to explain
an important matter connected with himself. An officer of
the Board of Works had made an accusation against bite tod
the effect, that he had urged on a mob to assassinate him, a°,,
he thought in justice the Hon. Gentleman ought to be hear '
because, if he had been guilty of that charge, then the Ile'
Gentleman was not fit to have a seat in that House. or B°l
ether house.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.)
After a few words from Mr. C. O'BRIEN,
and
Mr. GRATTAN thought the Hon. Secretary for Ireland
ought to have stated that upon inquiry having been made in t°
the conduct of the Honourable Member, °they were
fully exonerated from all the charges brought againrt them hi
the officers of the Board of Works. He thought the, ere officers
travelled out of their duty in making chirg•es agsejtrat trust
proprietors ; their duty was'to attempt to stave off the distress
of the country, and nor to injure the reputation of Hon. Meta-
hers. The Hon. Member's property at Liscanelor was a pee•
feet model of good management, and the tenne 11
ry the ,°!
comfortable and contented 05 any in Ireland, and it was veri
hard for them to have such charges brought against them.
hoped the House would not refuse the returns moved for 11 IP-
Hon. Member.
The SPEAKER then put the motion; which,
After a few words from Mr. C. O'Bisses and Major .gstf,„'
esetteee, which were totally inaudible in the gallery, t'"
motion was agreed to.
COII‘IISSIONERS OF RAILWAYS' BILL.
Mr. STRUTT said that it would be in the recollection °'
the House that a Bill was passed appointing a Board of R. til-
way Commissioners, and that it was understood that a In er's
sure would be introduced in this session for the regulation 0'
the railway business before that board; that Bill he was n °9:
prepared to introduce, and would briefly call the attention 0'
the House to the matter of the provisions of that Bill. The
measure was divided into two parts—the first related tsi
*he preliminary proceedings required before bringing the BS
before the Parliament ; the second part referred to those rail -
ways which had already received the sanction of Parliament
The first alteration proposed to be made was with reference o °
the proofs of the standing orders. These alterations were no
proposed to be made entirely by the measure he was ab,oll,
to introduce. A portion of them would be so modified, but'
was proposed that the House should have the liberty to rest"
late its own proceedings by their own standing orders. T
first measure contemplated by the Act was one relating tot Ire
surveys of the intended railways which the various compani 0
were now obliged to complete before bringing in the Bill.
anomalous custom had for some time existed, requiring cern iir!
plans and sections to be deposited with the House which cot ela,
not be obtained without a direct violation of law, ;
ut
latterly the trespasses committed, in order to proet
ere
plans and surveys, had caused conflicts between Ith e
landowners and the different companies, several tof
which had been brought under the consideration eof
the courts of law. This evil it was now proposed sto
remedy, but it would be obviously unjust however to gran is
large powers to these companies, except some protection wee e
also afforded to the landowners, by giving them an easy an. I
ready mode of obtaining compensation for any damage vrhidh
their property might sustain by the persons employed to obtaii 1
the surveys. It was proposed, therefore, that before the pro-
moters of any railway Bill should be authorised to go upon th •
land to obtain the surveys, they should apply to the Commis'
sioners of Railways, and deposit with them such a sum as shal
be considered sufficient in the opinion of the Commissioners ts'
give compensation to the landowner for any damage that might
rise to the property from the surveyors. Upon depositing this
sum with the Commissioners, the promoters of the comp "Y
shall be authorised by a warrant from the Commissioners W
enter upon the lands in question ; and, after they had 50
entered, should any damage arise to the property, full cern-.
pensation shall be given to the proprietor or landowner;
and in case the company should not be willing to afford such
compensation, then the Commissioners should have the rowers
upon having the parties before them, to award such damagees
as they might think fitting out of the sum placed in their handsc,
by the promoters of the company. The next alteration Prr 0
posed was one for giving increased facilities to those proprieto
of land whose property was affected by the proposed railway:
Great difficulties had arisen from the prorietors of lan'
farmers, and others, not being able to distinguish by the P!eni
and sections deposited with the House, in what manner tile.
property was affected. It was now proposed that stakes shonit!
be driven into the ground, showing the direction in which the
line would pass, the width of the proposed railway, and eie
some mark to show, in C 240 of an enaba eltment or viaduct, v,hes;
height it was proposed to be carrie I, and also the del);
of cuttings where any, and the position.ef the proposed tunne!s
The next point wee, that of feces insintry, a principle which the
Committee, of which the Hon. Member for Montrose was I
member, Strongly recommend( 3. In ordinary csses, the land'
owner was not aware of the course of the intended line of raid
way until the plans and sections were depcsited, when it "um
be too late to suggest any improvement in the course of
line. In many cases the proprietor of land had gone ro
promoters of railways, and eointed out to them a line tha
swer
would not so injuriously elect his interest, but the only na
that he usually obtained we', that they did not know of it before;
but that it wan too late now, and ebere were then but two court
lit open to the landowner—ei''ser to submit to the injury,
.0r
risk the chance of an opposition to the Bill in Committee, there*:
entailing both upon himself and the Committee a roost enorrno°:
expense, and the Cammittee, under such circumstance', vi
er
compelled to say they INU,t piss the 1:1/1, noreeirhtit".i.3o
great injustice it &.I, 0 it.'ue saoLAILAL to the rnea'ure.ts
which might, perhaps, be
.a line much required for the interesa
of the public. It was now proposed, that after the line
marked out upon the ground the railway commissioner 1120110'