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whole, he thought their efforts in Parliament had been
tolerably successful, and they came out of the contests they
bad lately entered into with as much success as they
had, under all circumstances, reason to expect. The
Bill for enlarging the station had been carried,
and it would no doubt tend to increase the accommodation
of the public as well as their own traffic. The business of
the Brunswick-wharf was daily improving. The rope had
worked well ; and on the whole their prospects were highly
gratifying. Indeed he had no doubt that eventually the
line would fall into the hands of a powerful neighbour, and
become the leading entrance into the City for all lines.
After a short discussion, during which it was elicited that
there was no favouritism evinced by the directors towards
any of the steam-boat companies, and that it was intended at
a future meeting to reduce the number of directors from ten
to seven, the report was adopted, and resolutions in accord-
ance with its recommendations agreed to.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and directors,
and the meeting terminated.

ing lines must be looked at as to the saving of money to the
poor man, and the great importance to the man of business
in point f time. It would of course be a great advantage to
shorten the distance.
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Otts.—For Southern Oil the demand has been active, and
prices have risen for all descriptions. Seal has not risen in
value, but the demand has been good. For Cod few buyers
are to be met with. Importers of Sperm are unwilling to
further reduce their prices. American Lard Oil has
declined in value, and few buyers are to he met with. Olive
has been in extensive demand, and prices are on the ad vanco. '
Rape Seed Oil has been in excellent request, and prices have
advanced. Linseed Oil has attracted more attention, and
prices have improved. For Palm the demund has fallen off,
but lower prices are not accepted. Cocoa Nut is still in
small supply, and there are several buyers.
Hors.—The business transacted was extremely limited in
all descriptions, and prices are looking down. The accounts
from the plantations are highly satisfactory, and the duty
for the kingdom is estimated as high as 170,0001.
TAlLOW.—Prices have ruled firm for Russian on the spot,
and a good demand has been experienced, fine Petersburg
yellow Candle has brought 41s to 41s 6d ; at auction 50
casks went at these rates. For delivery many contracts
have been entered into, and 41s to 41s 6d are the
rates given for the last three months of the year.
Australian is wt.nted, and prices are firmer, several par-
cels having been sold privately on the spot at 37s to 42s 6d
of low to tine quality. Of Odessa 92 casks sold at 40. 9d to
41s 3d for ox, and 40s 6d to 41s for sheep tallow. The
value of American is 33s to 425, but at present little is to be
had. Home made has been in excellent request, and prices
are firm at 40s 6d to 41s per cwt net cash.

By Sergeant IVRANGITAK—Thought a lino very desirable
which would obviate a break of gauge.
Evidence was also given by Mr. Abingdon, carrying on an
extensive business in the Potteries, and by Dr. Ghipney, of
Cheltenham, in favour of the line, and the Committee ad-
journed until to-morrow.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Lords present
were, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, and the Bishop of
Oxford.

RICHMOND RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly general meeting of this Company was held
this day for the transaction of the ordinary business of the
Company, in pursuance of the provisions of the Richmond
Railway Act and of the other general Acts of Parliament re-
lating to railways.
The chair was taken at one o'clock by W. Chadwick, Esq.,
Chairman of the Company.
The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening
the meeting, proceeded to read the report, which stated that
the Richmeed Railway was opened to the public on the
27th of July last, and the directors cordially congratulate
their proprietors upon the favourable prospects which may
be fairly anticipated ; that a sufficient time has not as yet
elapsed since the opening to enable the directors to form an
accurate judgment of the traffic to be expected. They are
happy to report, however, that the result of the returns,
te•far as they have been obtained, is most encouraging.
The receipts for the first week to August 2d, amounted to
476/. ; for the second week, to August 9th, 5361.—making a
total of 1,0121.: that the Bill for the construction of the Kew
branch has been rejected for this session by the House of
Lords; but the directors feel coufideot that the necessity of
a speedy communication between the metropolis and the im-
portant towns of Brentford and Hounslow, and their
neighbourhood, will induce the Legislature to afford
some railway communication to this district, which
can be procured in no other way so satisfactorily as by a
branch line from some point on this railway. It is proposed
to make a further call of 51. per share, which they feel as-
sured will be amply sufficient for the entire completion of
the railway. It further stated that the directors have
anxiously deliberated on the terms proposed by the South
Western Railway Company for the purchase of this railway,
and have communicated with the directors of that company
upon the subject, in pursuance of the resolution of the
last special meeting; and the South-Western Company
has since consented to a modification of the former terms,
whereby all the shareholders in this Company should be
allowed the option of either taking the stock of the South-
Western Company as before arranged, or the sum of 9/. as
premium in money. The receipts of the line up to the pre-
sent time, although worked under great disadvantages, have
far exceeded the expectations of the directors—they do not.
therefore, feel justified in recommending the proprietors to
concur in the sale of this railway on the terms now offered by
the South-Western Railway Company; and that interest at
4 per cent. per annum will be paid on the sums contributed
in respect of any shares in this Company, according to the
provisions of the Act of Parliament, on and after the Ist of
September next.
The following summary of the balance-sheet of the Rich-
mond Railway Company was laid before the meeting

PERII L PARLIAAIENT.
(TinsDAy..)

HOUSE OF LORDS,
ROYAL COMMISSION.
The Royal assent was given to-day by Commissivn to the
following 34 public and private Bills
Sugar Duties ( No. 3) Bill.
Militia Pay Bill.
Forms (Assessed Taxes) Bill.
Court of Common Pleas Bill.
Gauge of Railways Bill.
Religious Opinions Relief Bill.
New Zealand Company's Bill.
Grand Jury Cess Bonds (Ireland) Bill.
Prisons (Ireland) Bill.
Books and Engravings Bill.
Adverse Claims (Leland) Bill.
Deodands Abolition (No. 2) Bill.
Highway Rates Bill.
Loan Societies Bill.
Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill.
Stock in Trade Bill.
Copyhold
Caledt.nian, Po:lt c, Govan, and Clydesdale Junction Railway
Amalgamation Bill.
H tidderst.eld and Manchester Railway and Canal (Oldham
Branch) Bill.
Liverpool, Dunkirk, and Preston Railway Bill.
West Riding Union Railway (No. 2) Bill.
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal, and Manchester and
Leeds Railway Amalgamation Bill.
Salrhouse Embankment bill.
Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justices Bill.
Plymouth Great Western Docks Bill.
Forth and Clyde Navigation and Bowling Bay Improvement
Bill.
Brighouse Sewering, Draining, and Lighting Bill.
Wexford Harbour Improvement Bill.
Norfolk Estuary Bill.
All Souls College ( Oxford) Estate Bill.
Duke of Cleveland's ( Hardwick, Hart, &c.) Estate Bill.
Scott's Estate Bill.
Clowe's Estate (Booth's Charity) Bill.
Horne's (Ferguson's) Estate Bill.
'I he Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, and the Earl of Mint°.
When the Loan CHA NCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack, after the private business,
Earl GREY presented a petition, numerously signed by
the inhabitants of Van Diemen's Land, complaining of the
evil of the transportation system. In presenting it he could
only say, that the subject would receive the best attention of
the Cl,,vernment.

WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.
The Earl of CLARENDON laid on the table the report
of the Commons Nou•e o. the state of this bridge.
IRISH GUILDS AND COMPANIES.
Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of this Bill
for the abolition of the fraternities and guilds of Ireland. The
oLjeet of the Bill was to assimilate the law of Ireland with that
of England, where all this. exclusive privileges of these
guilds bad been abolished, except in the city of London.
A number of petitions had been presented against the Bill, but
he trusted that they would not attach much importance totbem,
and that as their Lordships had abolished these guilds in Eng-
land and Scotland, that they would do away with them in Ire-
land also.
The Bill was then read a second time.
Several Bills were brought up by messengers from the House
of Commons.
THE WASTE LANDS AUSTRALIA BILL.
The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to.
CLONMEL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition from certain in-
habitants of Clonmel, praying for the assimilation of the
Clonmel Lunatic Asylum, with respect to the superint.ndence
of a resident physician.
PATENT COMMISSION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
DRAINAGE OF LANDS (IRELAND) BILL.
Earl GREY moved the second reading of this 13111.
Lord MON TEAGLE thought some further information was
required, but
Earl GREY said, notwithstanding the extensive alterations
that had been made in this Bill in the other House, he hoped
that the measure would benefit Ireland.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed ou Friday.
THE NAVAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL FUND
SOCIETY'S BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of CLARENDON this Bill was
read a third time and passed.
COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted on Friday.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF' COMHONS.
THE CHIEF JUSTICESHIP OF BOMBAY.

Lord GEORGE BENTIN CK (in continuation from our
Afternoon Edition), raid—He thought he had stated suffi-
cient to entitle him to call for an investigation of the cir-
cumstances connected with that appointment ; and he
thought be had a right to ask why so great an infraction of
the constitution had taken place, as well as to ask for all
the correspondence which related to the appointment of Mr.
Pollock as Chief Justice of Bombay. And when that corre-
spondence was produced, he thought the country would be dis-
posed to agree with him in believing that her 111.jesty's late
Ministers were not the only men its the country capable of ad-
ministering the affairs of government. He recollected that on
the night which proved fatal to the existence of the late Admi •
nistration it was observed by some that there were no other men
in the country capable of carrying on the government—that
they were the only men who could be trusted with the appoint-
ments to the bench. In reference to this he would observe
that they had an opportunity of judging of this, from the un-
expected announcement which had been made by the late
Chancellor of the Exchequer. He would now conclude by
moving for the production of the correspondence relative to
the late appointment of Mr. Pollock as Chief Justice of
Bombay.
Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said, in answer to the appeal
which had been made to him by the Noble Lard, the best
thing he could do was to state the facts of the case, as
far as he knew them. shortly after he entered upon
the duties of President of the Board of Control he had his
attention caled to the appointment of Mr. Pollock as
Chief Justice of Bombay. On looking over the correspondence
referring to that appointreen', he found that certain irregulari-
ties had taken place in connexion with it, which made it neces-
sary for him to consult the law officers of the Crown. It ap-
peared that Sir Henry Roper, the late Chief Justice,
had in the early part of last year written to the Earl
of Ripon, expressing a desire to retire trim his situation,
but requesting that his retirement should not be accepted im-
mediately, but from the 2d November following, at which time
he would be entitled to receive the pension for seven years'
service, namely I Of 01., whereas, it he retired at the expira-
tion of five years, he would be only entitled to receive 700!.
That letter arrived in England on the 27th March, and on
the 4th of May following the Earl of Ripon, having
taken her Majesty's pleasure on the subject, accepted his re-
signation from tie time requested, so as to entitle him to the
seven years' pension. Lord Ripon wrote in consequence to
Mr. Gladstone, the Secretary for the Colonies, to make out
letters patent conferring the office on Mr. Poliock from the 2d
Nov., which fact was at the same time communicated to the
Board of Directors of the East India Company. Mr. Glad-
stone wrote to the Earl of Ripn, easing that the appointment
could not be made in that tom—that a judge could not be
appointed in prospective. In reply to this the Earl of
Ripon wrote back, desiring that letters patent should
be made out, appointing Mr. Pollock Chief Justice forthwith;
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things, by the advice of the Attorney-General, a Bill was
brought in to legalise the proceedings, as an Act of Parlia-
ment was considered to be the only remedy, and a Bill for that
purpose was now before the other House of Parliament. Illegal
and irregular as these proceedings were, he was bound to state
that they were not unusual, for a similar course had been fre-
quently ad, pted by former Governments. Having stated thus
much, he did n,.,t consider it necessary to say more. When the
Bill, which was before the other House of Parliament, came
down there, the whole subject might be discussed,
but at present he did nut consider it right to
go further into the question ; and if his Noble
Friend (Lord George Bentinck) wished for any additional
information which he could give him, he would be most happy
to de so.
Sir J. W. HOGG was bound to say that the course adopted
by the late Govvnment in reference to the appointment
of the Chief Justice of Bombay, was not an unusual one, for
a similar proceeding had taken place during the last 100
years. The reason of it was obvious, for if the Judges
in India did not notify to the 1101710 Government their
intention to resign, their successors could not be ap-
, pointed in time to carry on the administration of justice.
If this were law, then every other appointment of Governors-
General in India had been done on the same principle. Every
commission that had been issued in regard to India was the
same, and they were worded so P 9 only to take Effect on the
arrival of the party appointed in India. The provision of law
in India invariably was, that the old governor should administer
the law till the new one arrived, and produced his letters
patent or commission, as the case might be. It was right that
the House should know exactly how these matters had been
conducted in India, and they were such as he had described
them to be.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the observations of
the Hou. Baronet required that be should say. a few words.
The Hon. Baronet had referred to the opiolon of the late
Attorney-General;( Sir W. Follette but to that he would'answer,
that the opinion he was about to give `doth he sanction of
the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, late Attorney.
General, the present Lord Chancellor, and he believed the late
Lord Chancellor also. Now the law of the case was, whenar
new letters patent was issued to revoke the old one., under
which a Governor-General or any other officer in Indiaone,
acted.
The patent under consideration was issued in the usual form of
all such letters patent. It was worded in the customary way,
declaring the appointment of Mr. David Pollock to the office of
Chief Justice, and containing the usual clause revoking the
previous patent appointing Sir Edward Roper. The
whole matter was, therefore, perfectly regular, and accord-
ing to the usual form in which such appointments were made.
Sir J. W. HOGG wished to know if it was lawful for the
Queen to appoint the parties without the certificate of the
East India Company?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL intimated that it was.
Mr. S. WORTLEY was not prepared to say at that moment
Viat it was illegal to issue a patent for giving effect to an ap.
pointment on a future day, even though the office might be full
at the time such issue was made. He trusted, therefore, the
'Noble Lord the Member for Linn, after what had

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been stated, would be satisfied that in this re-
spect th- patent was issued in the usual way.
He (Mr. S. Wortley), however, while speaking to this ques-
tion, w .uld not allow the opportunity to pass without bearing
his testimony to the high character and qualification of Mr.
David Pollock and Mr. Phillips. From all the opportunities
he had had of acquiring a knowledge of those gentlemen, he
must say that the charges of the Noble Lord against
them for the mode in which they had obtained their ap-
pointments were most unwarran.able. The Noble Lord
seemed to think that public men, in obtaining particular ofßueSs
were always influenced by corrupt and improper motives. The
Noble Lord, however, after what he had stated about
the late Mr. Canning and other Members of that
House, and the way in which these charges had failed,
should take care how he made similar charges in future.
After those affairs, he (Mr. S. Wortley) had hoped that he
would not again have acted in such an objectionable manner.
Mr. HUME thought the House had nothing to do with
what the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn might have
staled on previous occasions. What they had to do with
was the present appointment, !which he thought looked very
much like a job. Looking at the patent making the appoint-
ment, it appeared to him to contain a downright lie.—(Cries of
" Order.") He repeated a lie, for it declared that Sir Henry
Roper had intimated his resignation, whereas he had only in-
timated to the Government his intention to resign at some die-
s taut day.
Lord LINCOLN said the wording of the patent was the
same as in all similar documents. The Hon. Member might
call it an error if he liked.

Mr. HUME—Then he would say an error if it was not a
lie, though he could not but look upon the whole
affair as a most suspicious and objectionable pro-
ceeding, and ono which lie must condemn. He thought
the course that had been pursued by the late
Government with respect to this matter deserved the highest
animadversian. He could not, for the life of him, see the
justice of a competent judge being superseded by one who
understood nothing of the laws he would be called upon to ad-
minister. He thought the House and the country were in-
debted to the Noble Lord for bringing this question forward.
Mr. BERNAL thought that all feeling of irritation ought
to be set aside on this subject.
Sir G. GREY said that the appointment of Mr. Pollock
as,Chief Justice of Bombay revoked the am ointment of Sir H.
ReFer, and, therefore, it became necessary to have an Act of
Parliament on the subject
Mr. GOULBURN defended the course pursued by the late
Government. If any party was to blame, it was Parliament
itself. The course the present Government had pursued was
the right one. He complained of the Noble Lord bringing the
subject forward without notice, and that he should have made
charges against a man as honourable as himself of nefarious
practices.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HENLEY hoped that the House would not be led
away from their decision by the legal hare which had been
started by the Hon. Member the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, or the personal matter introduced by the Hon.
Member for Bute.
Lord LINCOLN said, that a mere unfair misrepresentation
never tell from the lips of any Hon. Member in that House
than the speech of the Hon. Memleer, and he was the
more surprised at it as that Hon. Member was babitu
ally correct. The course taken by his Noble Friend
' the Earl of Ripon was to write to Mr. tiladstone to ask him
to make out a reversionary appointment, to commence on the
2d of November. Mr. Gladstone wrote, in answer, that such
a thing could not be done; and the Earl of Ripon then re-
quested that the appointment should at once be made out. He
thought that they had reason to complain of the cotne,e take-n
by the Noble Lord, for the notice was so worded as to induce
the supposition that it was a mere ordinary question, and one
upon which no discussion woulsi take place.
Mr. DISRAELI slid that the late Ministers ought
not to complain of being taken by surprise, for
the notice was given that the question would be asked at a
time when every Hon. Member in the House would be at
liberty to express his opinion upon it, and of course such a
course intimated that it was to be no ordinary matter. It was
not usual to give any further intimation, unless it was intended
to take a course adverse to the Government, and no
such course was to be taken in the present instance.
The detence as to there having been simlar appointments
would be no justification, for he denied that the circumstances
of those appointed were similar. Ile believed that Lord Lynd-
hurst was perfectly immaculate as to the appointment in guess
tion, believieg, as ho did, that that Noble Lord was ale ays
influenced in his appointments—lst, by what was due to his
party ; 2d, by what was due to the public and to his
friends. He believed that the whole transaction was
to be set down to the account of the late
President of the Board of Control. That Noble Lord
commenced the transaction when the Government of which he
was a member was in exiientis, and completed it when it was
only the phantom el an Acmitiistration.—( Hear, hear. ) The
members of the late Government evinced such extreme sensi-
tiveness with regard to imputations on their character, as to
remind him of the nervous irritability of certain females who
had lost their character. He could not help thinking
that there was a close affinity in the feelings
with which they were respectively influenced. The Hon.
Gentleman, after repellieg the imputations of the Hon. Member
for Bute, said that no answer had been given to the Noble
Lord with reference to the appointment. The President of
the Board of Control had fully confirmed the Noble
statements; arid he was very much afraid that though Lord
Ly ndhurst might come out clean of the disgraceful transaction,
another noble, but not so learned, a Lord, would not be so
fortunate.