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Muneherjce, who anticipated the visit, was also provided
with a body of his friends; a violent tumult arose, and the
witnesses examined on the trial stated that Muncherjee
was dragged through the street by his opponent,
until he met his death from wounds inflicted by a
knife or knives ( that being one of the questions).
It was remarkable, that although the number of persons cn
each si,!e was very considerable, and although the trial
lasted ten days, only two witnesses were called on the part
of the prosecution, and they were accidentally present, and
persons of indifferent character. One had been born a priest,
and was then acting as a menial servant. The other was
the keeper of a liquor shop, who had recently been dis-
charged from prison for an aggravated assault; and the Chief
Justice (Sir H. Roper) described them "as per-
sons upon whose, testimony, when their passions or in-
terests were involved, he could not place any great re-
liance." The account they gave was, that four of the
eighteen ?arsees who were tried for the murder had knives,
and they struck the deceased and wounded him with them.
The Chief Justice exdressed great doubts of the truth of that
statement, as the surgeon's evidence was that all the wounds
were inflicted with one knife, the knife held by Burjorjee,
who, upon his convictioe, was executed, having confessed
that he was the only person who stabbed the deceased.
The jury found the eighteen persons guilty. There
was one most important objection to the verdict arising
from misdirection. The jury, after being in consulta-
tion five hours, returned into Court and asked the
Chief Justice, would they be justified in returning a verdict
of manslaughter? The Judge answered, "Gentlemen, it is
either murder or it is nothing." There was also another most
important miscarriage upon the trial. Their Lordships would
be surprised to Isepr that during the ten i aye the trial lasted
the jury were allowed to separate, and were not under the
least con' rol. The consequence was a miscarriage on their part,
which in one sense was honourable to them, as it arose from their
anxiety to ascertain the truth, but they misled themselves
by their own inquiries, and the result was that they found
two persons guilty of wilful murder whom they now believe
to be innocent. The petitioner and one of the other parties
produced witnesses who stated that they were members of
a club which met every Sunday, at a burgalow about a
quarter of an hour's drive outside the town, and that at the
time the murder was committed they dined there in company
with the petitioner, and that he remained in the bungalow
until eight o'clock that night. The witnesses were severely
cross-examined, but without eliciting any inconsistencies.
It appeared that during the progress of the trial a doubt arose
whether it was practicable for a buggy to be driven
up to the gate of the place where the club met,
as bad been deposed to by the witnesses for the alibi.
Accordingly, two of the jurors were deputed by the body to
settle the matter by personal examination. These parties
proceeded in their buggy during the morning drive allowed
them for relaxation, pending the trial, to the cemete.y in
question, until they arrived at a point where the read road
deviates into two, one leading to the right, the ether to the
left, they took the right hand road, and found they could
not reach the gate of the cemetery without alighting
and walking some 150 or 200 yards. Having thus, as
they supposed, established that the road leading to the
cemetry was impassible for vehicles, they returned
and reported to the other jurors that in this respect they had
disproved the evitissnce for the defence. This circumstance
weighed very much with the jury, and induced them to dis-
believe or doubt the whole of the evidence in 'support of the
alibi. After the trial, the two jurors entertaining some doubt
whether they had not acted on a misconception of the road
in question, again drove to the cemetery, taking the road
to the left, and found no difficulty whatever in reaching
the gate. This discovery was immediately communicated to
Mr. Crawford, who defended the petitioner, with a view, as
they stated, of giving the prisoners the benefit of the dis-
covery. This was clearly a miscarriage in fact, as the other
was a miscarriage in law, and no stronger case could be
imagined to show the wisdom of the English law in never
suffering the jury to separate during a trial. There was aue-
ther thing, the Chief Justice said, " The impression made on
my mind by the evidence and deportment of the first witness
was highly unfavourable to the alibi, but that impression was
weakened as each succeeding witness gave his testimony,
until St last, though still doubting whether the case for the
prosecution against the petitioner and Eduljee might
not be true, I also greatly doubted whether the al-
leged alibi could be false. It was, however, . a
jcpuessziteioenstattoes
tbheat determined
aambymetdheapjuhrey.
;etirTedhefoCrhrleeTt
freshment with his brother judge (Sir E. Perry) who hau
taken a different view, and that h eimpressed him (the
Chief Justice) with that view, and that he summed up in a
way which does not accord with his present impression,
and did not accord with his impression at the time he heard
the evidence. The result was that the jury found the
petitioner and five others guilty, and recommended them to
mercy. Sentence of death having been recorded against them,
they were transported for life to Singapore. And uncer these
circumstances the petition was presented for leave to appeal
against the judgment of the Court below.
Mr. M. D. Hil was heard on Saturday last on behalf of
the appeal.
Sir J. BAYLEY shortly addressed their Lordships to-day on
the same side.
The Attorney-General and Mr. L. Wigram were heard
against the ,setition, and
Mr. M. D. HILL having replied at great length.
Their LORDSHIPS stated that they should take time to
consider their judgment.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES)
BRITISH FUNDS. ONB CLOSIN(.
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. ,„ .. 206 206
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 93% 95%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 96N11,4 96
A
NewThree-and-a-Quarter por Cent. Anne. 96%, 97 97
India Bonds, 1,000/. .. .. • • • •
Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. 30
Consols for Account • • • • .. .. • • 96
India Stock for Account
Exchequer Bills. 114 d.
1,0001... ..
5001. .. • •
Ditto, Small

26 p
96M
262

INd.
23 26 pm.
27 pm.
.24 27 Pm
ONE
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 81
Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 .. 79N
Ditto, New, 1843 .. • • • •
Danish, 3 per Cent • • • • •
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Deferred • •
Russian Bonds • • • •
iSpanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. • •
Ditto, for the Account • • .. .. 25
Ditto, Three per Cent .. 361,4
Ditto, for the Account • . 36q
Dividends on the above payallle in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent 59%1,4
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92 IA

CLOSIN(
PRICES.

.. 31N
161(t
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87
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RAILWA
PRICES OF
HARES. ram. DONE AT
ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
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2%14 ...... -21 i

Aberdeen .. . • • • • • • -
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction • • • • • • 114
Armagh, Coleraine, and Fortrush 1%
Bristol and Exeter • • •. 75 .„ •84
........
Bristol and Gloucester .. • • .• 30 _
Caledonian .. • • • • • • •• 10 •• .. 6y,
Ditto, Extension • • • • • • 2 . 1
Chelmsford and Bury .. • • • • I%
Chester and Holyhead . • • . • • 20 _ ••••
Cork and AVaterford • • • • • • 134 •• • • % .....
Cornwall . .. • • • • • • • • 5 • •
Cornwall and Central Devon • . 234_,• 11/
Derby and Crewe .. • - • • • • 2% •• .. "••"• • • • • •3%
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% •1 . 1%
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 5 314 .. .. .•. '
• • •
Direct Northern .. • • .. • • 2%..., • IA
Dublin and Belfast Junction • . 1.0 4 • ' " 4
Dublin and Galway • • • • • • 4 •• • . 1 !,6 . . • •
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Eastern Counties 141. 165..... 2034 21 .. .. 21
Ditto New • • ••.• 81. 165...., 5% p•••• • • • •
Do. Perpct., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d, % %
Ditto, ditto, . • • • No. 2, 61. I 3s. 4d. 114 pex div px d
Ditto, York Extension • • • • I 05..... 1 .......114
Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • 50 711.: 71
Ditto New IA Shares.. .. .. 10 .... 14%
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2„ 1 •• • • 1
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 208, •• " " 20%
Great North of England • ..100 " .
...
Ditto, New • • • • • • ••5•• .. 50 .....
Great Western • • • • • • •• 85 •• ..
Ditto Hail 'Shares • • • • •• 50 _•• 55
Ditto, Fifths .• • • • • • •
Guildford, Fareham, &Portsmoth b ... 4% %
Liverpool and Leeds Direct ••2%_.„ 2 th
..........
Liverp., Manch., & Newt. Junct. 2% .....
London an Birmingham . .100 ....220 221. .....
Ditto Thirds . • • • • • • •
Ditto Quarters .. • • • • • • 2• •.. 23
London sad Brighton ..
London and Croydon • • • • 131• 158.94, 20% %•••• • • • •
Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 _
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London and South• Wee ern 411. 6s. 10d. • • ••
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New
.. 12%.... 20% . ........
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Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • 234 • • .
London, Warwick, & Kiddermins. 114
........
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil •
82• 2% .
Manchester and Leeds .. • • • •
Ditto, Fifths .. • • • • • •
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .. 74%
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 ...• 11%
Ditto, Quarter Shares (13) • • 8 •• • • 9 ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • I •• • • 8% ••••• • • • • •
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .... par....
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Ditto, New . . . •.••••••.
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North British ..
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Ditto, Dalkelth

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.. 25 ••.. 42 .-
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T UESDAY NIGHT'SGAZETTE.

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DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
I. Hague, engineer, New cra he Iron Works, Wapping—
first div. of 4d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of
Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street.
H. Kohne, wholesale stay mu tufacturer, Lawrence Pount-
ney-lane—fii st div. of lid. in th e pound, any Wednesday, at
the office of Mr. Whitmore, liasi nghall-street.
R. Pettigrew, jun., tailor, Woolwich—second div. of 3s. 9d.
in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whit-
more, Basinghall-street.
W. Soffe, printseller, Strand--first div. of Hid. in the
pound, any Wednesday, at tip) office of Mr. Whitmore,
Basinghall-street.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
_HOUSE OF LORDS. April 7.
RAILWAY BILLS.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that he took that oppor-
tunity of rising to enter on the subject referred to by
the Noble Lord ; and he intended to offer to their Lord-
ships some ob-ervations on the proposal he had to make
to them. He wished to thaw their Lordships' atten-
tion that evening (and he ought properly to have
given notice of his intention) to the subject of railways, but
he thought it most desirable that whatever proposition Govern-
ment had to make should be made forthwith.—( Hear, hear. )
With this view, therefore, he wished to direct their attention
to the state of the railway Bills now before that and the other
House of Parliament, and the course which it was proposed
Parliament should adopt upon the subject. It would be
hardly necessary for him to request their Lordships' re-
collection, even incidentally, to the state in which the
country was placed dui ing the last twelve months Even to-
wards the close of the year 1844 the public mind was in a very
feverish and excited state on this subject. In the last session
248 railway Bills were introduced before Parliament, which at
the time was looked upon as an immense number, as unprece-
dented and unmanageable, and many Hon. Members thanked
their stars that such a state of things would not continue.—
( Hear, hear.) In this, however, they were mietaken,
for so far from the number of Bills diminishing spe-
culation in these matters, they waxed more hot
and fierce. During the summer the excitement was
on the increase, and in autumn this spirit spread through every
class in the community, young and old, rich and poor ; and he
was sorry to add that it extended to the one sex as well as the ,
other.—(Laughter.) The practical result of all this was, that,
as was shown in the report of the Joint Stock Registration-
office, the number of Bills brought forward was greater than
before. On the 31st December the number of schemes pro-
visionally registered amounted to upwards of 1,400. He need
not state the large capital which was supposed to be involved,
because that, in fact, had no existence. In November not less
than 800 of these Bills were brought before the Board of Trade.
By the 31st of December this number had slightly diminished,
although not to a great extent, as the number of projects de-
posited at the Private Bill-office was 700. The attention of
the Government was very early directed to this subject, and
they endeavoured to make such arrangements before the meet-
ing of Parliament as would facilitate legislation with re-
spect to them. But it was not in the power of her
Majesty's Government to come down to the Houses of Par-
liament at the commencement of the session with any definite
plan, as the facts on which they were to recommend the adop-
tion of any new line were not fully developed. They
could not take any steps until those projects had
been submitted to the tests of paying the deposits
and passing through the Standing Orders Committee.
[he adoption of this plan had enabled them to ascertain that
not more than one-third of the whole number of projects would
ever come before the consideration of Parliament. They felt
that it was their duty, as far as practicable, to save the time of
Parliament by not delaying their intentions with respect to
them which would certainly conic before Parliament in the
present session, and the Rieht Honourable Baronet at the
head of her Majesty's Government ( Sir Robert Peel)
moved the appointment of a Committee to consider the course
' to be adopted in this session with respect to the great number
of railways which had been submitted for their consideration.
He (Lord Dalhousie) also moved for and obtained a similar
Committee of their Lordships' House. These Committees sat
several weeks, and came to the determination that it would not
be prudent to make any selection from those Bills during the
present session, or to arrest the course of them, It
was not for him to make any remarks on their decision,
as he had on all occasions, both in that House and in Com-
mittee, held this opinion, that it would be both unsafe and
unfair to interfere with the voluntary speculation of indi-
viduals in railways.—(Hear, and cheers.) But he thought
there was a wide distinction to be drawn between interfering
with persons disposing of their capital without the assistance
of Parliament, and to interfere with parties who applied for
special, and in many instances most objectionable, powers to
carry into effect railway undertakings.--(Cheers.) As the
Committees were of this opinion, arrangements were
accordingly made to divide the railway business
is equitably as possible between both Houses of
Parliament. Since that period Parliament and the pulthe
had had their attention constantly directed to the subject, and
much discussion had ensued in both Houses with respect to it.
iiecently, however, these discussions had assumed a substantial
form, through the consideration of Parliament, and from the
statements and opinions contained in the petitions and memorials
which had been presented both to the Government and Par-
liament. These memorials stated, that great injury had been
occasioned to all branches of trade, and to the promoters of
railways themselves, by the undue speculation which had taken
place. The price of material was greatly enhanced as also the
price of labour. To the latter he had no objection if
tie thought it would be of a permanent character, and not
operating injuriously on those who were engaged in those
works. But it was because it would be of a temporary, and
not of a stable and permanent character he considered it would be
injurious. In addition to the increase in the price of material
and the price of labour, there would be, further, a great de-
mand fur money, which would exert an injurious influence on
every other branch of trade, which would be cramped and made
to suffer. But it was not only the other interestes he referred
to that would be affected, but the railway companies already
in existence. It had been found that the shares in
many of the old railway companies had fallen in valise
considerably ; and if many of these new schemes were pushed
forward, it would be impossible, front' the state of the
money market, for the former companies to make any in-
crease of their accommodation by new branches. The
effect of the whole would be, that it would be found
the calls sought for those new lines and extension of old lines
could not be obtained. In Ireland, especially, the case would
be worse than in this country. He understood from a No-
ble Friend of his that her Majesty's Government hail received
applications for assistance from two of the best
schemes in Ireland. He referred to the Weterfot d
and Limerick, in the south of Ireland, and the
\Jewry and Enniskillen in the north. The Waterford
and Limerick was represented to be a most valuable
undertaking ; to be Irish in its origin, and in
those who had subscribed the capital fur it,
and one that ought to be accomplished. It was one
which was laid down by the Comnsissiuners in 1e37; yet both
this scheme and the Newry and Inniskillen were in the most
depreciated state, and called upon the Government for
assistance. In the beginning of the present Session of
Parliament many Irish Bills were brought forward, and it
was held out that the passing of a number of these
would be a great boon to Ireland as a means of employ-
ing labour. In consequence of this feeling many Bills passed
through Committee with the greatest facility ; and if they
were agreed to by Parliament, they would only, he
was persuaded, interfere prejudicially with the companies
already sanctioned, and thus the object sought to be obtained,
the giving of employment, would be defeated. At present
many of the schemes agreed to last session of Par-
liament could net carry forward their wishes from the
di cuity of obtaining the necessary capital; and if any
other schemes were pushed forward, the difficulty would be
much increased by the greater demand for money. With regard
to the general question in the last session, the passing of a
Bill operated immediately on the Stock Exchange to raise
the value of shares, whereas in the present session a fa-
vourable decision had entirely au opposite effect. lie knew
this to be especially so in Scotland, the country
with which he was connected ; for he had been in-
formed of too companies who had carried their
Bills through the Committees of the House of Commons,
after which they called their shareholders together, and
agreed to wind up. their affairs.
it
wouldl t
be unwise ' for
was not necessary
for him to say to their Lordships that
the
Parliament to interpose and restrict flow of capital in any
way which the public might reasonably desire; it would not
only be very objectionable to do so but it would be absolutely
unjust.—( Hear, hear.) If parties desired to free themselves
however from the trammels and obligations into which they
had entered, he did not think that Parliament would be doing
its duty if they did not assist such parties to enfranchise them-
selves.—( Hear.) The law as it at present stood was to this
effect. There was an Act for winding up joint stock com-
reties, but before they could do so, it was absolutely necessary
that they should first become bankrupt, and then that the con-
sent of every individual shareholder should be obtained before
they could wind up their affairs. It would be manifest to their
Lordships that it was impossible, in many of the great under..
takings at present existing, to obtain the consent of every
shareholder. A case had been stated to him the other day, in
which 600,0001. had been subscribed as the capital of a certain
railway undertaking, and they recently declared that they had
no desire to persist in their project. They desired to wind up
their affairs, hut in consequence of some of them
it was found impossible to wind up their affairs,
although not more than 10,0001. had been expended; and
for the 21. 10s. which they had deposited on their shares,
they would have had 21. ss. returned. The law required that
there should be the actual consent of every individual share.
holder, and in many instances it was the cause of much in-
justice. The law, as it was at present, was on this subject
both unjust and unreasonable.—( Hear, hear.) It was the
intention of the Government, after Easter, to introduce a Bill,
the object of which would be to enable railway companies now
before Parliament to wind up their affairs if they should

T. Wenman, merchant, Birmingham—first div. of 9s. in think proper. It could not be exeected that he could
the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, ,at present lay before the Flouts the provisions of the
mingliane Bill in eetrel. It would be sufficient if he stated the
W. Drinkwater, woollen cord manufacturer, Sall4)rd—final • principles upon which the Government proposed to legislate
div. of 1 led in the pound, any Tueseae-, at the eke of Mr. upon the subject.—( Hear.) The Bill would provide the
Pott, Manche:e'er. means for those who wele the actual holders of the stock in
W. Senior, hosier, Sheffield—fl:st div. of es. eel. in the i railway companies of calling a meeting if the proprietors, for
pound, arse Ttiescev, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. f the purpose of determining whether the affairs of the Company
J. and Vie. Sugden, machine inekere, Leeds—first and final i should be wound up or not. That meeting should determine
div. of 4e.. 3d. in the pound, any Tuesday, at the office of what course the Company should pursue with respect to the
Mr. Hope, Leeds. winding up of the affairs of the Company: If the determine-
J. and D. Sugden, fancy cloth manufacturers, Spingfield, thin should be in the negative, of course the Bill would be pro-
Yorkshire—first div. of 9s. in the pound, any Tuesday, at seeded with. If the determination to wind up the affairsinould
the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. be come to, then, under this measure, an official assignee or
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to trustee would be appointed to take charge of the funds of the
the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. Company. He would hold them for the purpose of satisfying
R. G. Fox, wine merchant, Canterbury-, April e9—J. C. tny demands of creditors against the company ; and when these
Edwards, bill broker, Conduit-street, Ham-e'er-square, May 1 were satisfied, the remaining portions of the funds would be
—W. Spiel's, printer, Nerth Audiey-serect, Oxtottl-street, divided rateably amongst those who were entitled to receive
April 30—T. Wilkinson, ironmonger, Quadrant, Regent- them. If it so happened, which he did not anticipate, that a
street, April 30—F. Glass, woollen factor, Basinghall•street, deficit should result, it was not proposed by this Bill that the
April 30—W. Harding, sen., mason, Vincent-square, West- parties should be exempted from their liabilities with ree
niinster, April e9—J. Hutchinson, machine maker, Ellands spect to the expenses which might have been in-
Yorkshire, April 28—W. Fordyce, bookseller, Newcastle- curred. It was not proposed to give any exemption.
upon-Tyne, April 28—J. Boman, woollendraper, Carlisle, lie thought that by such a Bill every facility would be given
April 29—G. C. Nicholls, commission merchant Upton, to parties who are desirous of winding up the affairs of rail.
Cheshire, April 30—T. B. Daft, button maker, Biimiegliam, way companies with which they were connected. But
April 29—G. Middleton, wine merchant, Nottingham, May 5 would be manifest at once that whatever speed—supposing
—J. Wilkinson, builder, Heslingden, Lancashire, April 30— such a Bill to be sanctioned by that and the other House of
J. Barker, miller, Flixtore Lancashire, May I—'l'. W. Parliament—whatever speed was exhibited it was clear that,
Pierce, and G. Homan, merchants, Manchester, April 28— some little delay must occur bef•re the measure could pass.
'l'. Nash, jun., Stourbride;e. Worcestershire, April 28—J. The Government therefore proposed that a resolution should be
Clears', builder, Church-road, Do Beauvoir-square, April 28 passed in both Houses of Parliament, that where a petition
—E. 'Skeeter, builder, Bristol, April 28—A. Mecdoralo, titer- should be presented to Parliament from a given number of
chant, Leadenhall-street, April 28-11. Hughes, linendraper, shareholders, praying a suspension of the progress of their Bill
Manchester, April 28. or Bills till they should have time to consider the state of their
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. affairs in relation to such railway Bills, that they should have
W. Cope and J. Wright, lace manufacturers, Nottingham power to act accordingly. The Bills which had commenced
—T. Cooper, W. Cooper, and G. Strongitharm, Ihne masters, in their Lordships' House and in the other House were to be
Minworth,Warwickshire—G. Strungitharm,T. Cooper, mid E. alike affected by this measure. The object of the Bill was
Strongitharm, lime masters, Dewend, Staffordshire—J. to give the shareholders power to wind up their affairs should
Plumtree and M. Gibbons, grocers, Lincoln—W. Woodward they see fit to do so. The Bill would also propose, at the same
and W. W. Walkvier, tailors, leburv-stes•et, Pimlico—F. time that this power was given to the shareholders, to have a full
Balkwell and C. Baldwin, Liverpool—H. Merry, E. Phipeon, security given for the liquidation upon the funds up to the
and C. Parker, Birmingham—S. e tanifortli and G. Hutton, time of the wind up of their affairs under the provision of the
grocers, Sheffield—H. Hohne and J. Hohne, shoemakers, measure. When a petition shall be presented by a majority of
Manchester—P. Brooke, J. Brooke, arid E. Brooke, Ashton- shareholders, praying that they should have the benefit of the
under-Lyne—H. B. Bye and T. I'. Thomas, mine agents, Bill, both Houses should have the powers of graining the
Old Broad-street, City—M. Thorpe and E. Holeywell, prayer of such petition. It would procure a little time to pre-
common brewers, Spalding, Lincolnshire—J. Wickens and pare the measure, and immediately after Easter it would be
W. Bird, stationers, Old-street, St. Luke's—T. Forshall introduced, and then it could be discussed in its details.
and H. Davies, surgeon, Doddingtore grove, Kennington— Lord MON ['EAGLE said that he had informed the House
R. Laycourt, W. Beldon, and R. Butler, grocers, Witton-le- sometime since of the evils which were likely to arise from the
Wear, Durham—W. Wallen, sen., and W. Wallen, jun., reckless manner in which railway schemes were progressing;
architects, Circus-place, Finsbury-circus—J. litzmaurice and he was not at all surpris d that such a measure as the one
and W. . Sage, chemists, Holloway—J. C. and W. R. proposed by her Majesty's Ministers was now required to pet a
Hudson, Blackheath—J. and G. Langman, pawnbrokers, stop to such a system of wholesale speculation. He had had
Hanley, Staffordshire—W. Goodland, J. Quart, and C. various interviews with shareholders—many of them of great.
Goodland, coal merchants, Tiverton, Devonshire. importance, from the amount of shares they held—and they
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. expressed their ignorance of whether they had power to
John Mackenzie, carpenter, Inverness, April 10 and May 1, wind up their affairs, as they had already made some progress
at twelve, at the Union Hotel Inverness. in Parliament. lie was glad to find. that some measure
William Anderson and Alexander. Drummond, share- was proposed to put a stop to this state of things.—(Hear.)
brokers, Glasgow, April 10 and May 8, at one, at the cham• The necessity of their interference in some shape or other had
leers of Mr. Smith, Glasgow. originally proceeded from persons who, of all others, are con-
James Strong, merchant, Glasgow, April 13 and May 4, at sidered the most shrewd in matters affecting their pecuniary in-
two, at the chambers of Mr. Ross, Glasgow. terest, he meant the people of Scotland. They wished now to
John Dunn and John Wilson, stockbrokers, Glasgow, retrace their steps, and they asked their Lordships to suspend
April 14 and May 4, at two, at the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. the progress of the Bills. He thought they acted wisely in so
doing. He thought that a measure like the present, in which
he mosf heartily concurred, should however be conducted with
great precaution. Persons for instance might cry down the
merits cf any line for the purpose of purchasing the shares at a
upon which large sums had been paid, and
thenvery low
teapdiirranflarge benefit by the transaction. He hoped
sech conduct as this would be guarded against. He thought
their Lordships should not allow shares of too small amount in
these transactions. While this continued, he thought these
gambling transactions would still be carried on. He heped there-
fore, that on grounds of public morality, some step would be
taken to stop this gambling.—( Hear, hear.) He thought the
House should adopt some measure to stop these "little go"
speculations. He did not think that the lower classes were
competent judges of what schemes were likely to
be useful and beneficial to themselyes. Persons of both sexes
and all ranks, from the highest to the lowest, had
not been exempt from this gambling fever. The Government
were bound to put a stop to this ; they had the power of doing
so, and they would be held responsible if they did not, by
adopting some stringent measures, secure the public credit. The
Noble Lord had not exaggerated the mischief which had arisen
from the paralysis, which had taken effect on the general
commercial and banking interests of the country. That mis-
chief was indescribable. Let their Lordships just suppose the
case of a bank holding a million of deposits—this million of
deposits representing every class of their customers; a great
proportion of these classes are engaged in railway specula-
tion ; and the banker, knowing that A B and C
were considerable shareholders, would be aware that
the deposits which he held on their account would be the
very first available fund that they could draw on, and he
would riot dare, therefore, to use any portion of that fund for
discounting purposes; he could not discount with the same
freedom and unreserve as in other circumstances he would have
done. Their Lordships probably knew that the profits of a
banker mainly depended on his lending money on good se-
curity ; and the result, therefore, of these banking engage-
ments, would be to suspend all power en the part of the
banker of using with freedom the deposits which he held in
hand. Now, how did the case stand with the trader? Let
them take the manufacturing interests of the country. Suppose
a manufacturer engaged in railway speculation to a great extent;
his mills would still require to be attended to, his machinery
would require constant repair, and a constant drain on his
capital would be required for the extension of buildings. But
how could he provide for these repairs, and these extensions,
with an unascertained number of calls impending over him ?
The manufacturer had certainly entered into these speculations
with his eyes open, but that did not lessen the effect of the evil
produced. That evil pressed on the bankers, on the manufac-
turers, and on the other classes; it had suspended and cramped
the application of capital, and it had been augmented—and he
said this without any intention of reflecting upon the Noble
Lord opposite—by the course which her 'Majesty's Govern-
ment had taken on the subject of railway speculation. The
case was repeatedly urged upon them—(" Hear, hear," front
Lord Kinnaird)—that time practice of compelling parties to
pay the deposits in money, to invest that money in stock, and
to sell that stock subsequently for the purpose of making the
railways, was an aggravation of the mischief. He could not
help saying that it would have been better if they had at ass
earlier period introduced the measure which they proposed eo
introduce now. He would now advert to the measures which
the Noble Lord proposed. The Noble Lord had undoubtedly
felt that some observations might be made on the want of a
definite scheme on the part of her Majesty's Government. He
stated what had been the general effect on the trade of the
country, and he added that it was not the wish of the Govern-
ment, as he (Lord Monteagle) was sure it was not the wish of
Parliament, to interfere with the free application of capital.
His Noble Friend had stated that if the present sum proposed
to be applied in the construction of railways was permitted to
be so applied, the greatest mischief might ensue; but why did
not his Noble Friend come forward at an earlier period of the
session to propose some remedy ?—( Hear.) He quite admitted
that no imputation ought to be cast upon his Noble Friend
for not having taken this course previously. But he must at
the same time say, that the course which had been takers was
wholly without precedent, and unjustifiable, and might lead to
the most serious results. He had understood that in the Com-
mittee up stairs, his Noble Friend, on the part of her Majesty's
Government, had proposed the course to which he (Lord Mont-
eagle) had given his entire consent, and that proposition was
that the different railway Bills which must come before them
should be classified. It was suggested that those Bills should
be classified, and that those comprised in number one should
have preference in consideration to those included in number
two, and those latter over those comprised iii number three, and
so on. That course he believed would have been a just one.—
( Hear, hear.) And he should have been glad to know that
that course had been adopted in the House of Commons,
because the mode at present acted on was an anomalous
and inconvenient one.—( Hear, hear.) But what were
they called upon to do now? Why was it that his Noble
Friend had postponed until the present time, the lastday before
the Easter recess, the proposition that he had submitted to
their Lordships ? If he did attempt to interfere with capital, he
should come forward prepared to say what amount of capital
her Majesty's Government thought it would be wise to expend
in the construction of railways. Let his Noble Friend say
what was the amount which should be so applied before he
called upon their Lordships to express an opinion upon this sub-
ject. Parties had been allowed to proceed with their Bele in
the usuel course, and now, when it was asked to amend the
law on this subject, he (Lord Monteagle) contended that the
limiting of the amount to be subscribed was incidental to any
measured
d could
deli_uhdabve
weighed e
such amendment. If his Noble Friend had come forward, oil
the part of her Msjesty's Government, with his priaeesern, topruPo
nicein
the
or proposal,f
o
sal at an earlier period of the session, much nischiethfbaviet•
o c
red
been obviated. But there was nothing tangiele,
e
considered, or anything
erewasnehintt mischief
that could
it
of moneytis
sstvill: ieiceht
was was
ly
left Th
incalculable.
culable.
with Under the
regard t o
present an
state amount
o f
thing, h
to vague-
ness and indistinctness, all of which ought have been avoided,
had her eisjesty's Government moved in this direction
at the
commencement of the session. The Bill was
but, by inta '
sducing it at this late period of the • a .l simileo"'
and im-
mediately on the adjournment of the Houses ofe'n'
Parliament
for
the holidays
, it could not be printed and circulated
amongst the parties interested in its provisions; but
if it was possible to print and circulate an ab-
stract of it wi•hout delay, great public advantage could not
fail to result ; but above all it would give parties notice of
the intent ions of the Government, and do away with the un-
certainty which prevaile.l. lint the Noble Lord said he wished
to effect the object which he had in view by means to be taken
hereafter, and by allowing parties to come before their Lord-
ships and to make an appeal. This, however, would throw
thole parties into utter confusion by its vagueness ; for a pro-
position of this magnitude, affecting such an amount of capital,
he would venture to :ay, was never allowed to be brought for-
ward by a Minister in his place, without bringing forward, at
the same time, resolutions and enactments by which persons
might know in what way they couldbeeffec:ted lie
. re-
greued this exceedingly, and he would therefore urge his
Noble Friend—as one really interested
in the subject itself—
it the Bill could not be given to the public in extenso, at least
to furnish them with its must material points. He would throw
out one suggestion, for the adoption of which he saw some
immediate necessity. They ought—and this showed the
necessity of the Act—to limit decision on those schemes
which had been profitable over those which had nut
been profitable, or were unlikely to be constructed ,
might
purchase if they did not do so, one or two rival projects
purchase shares in the other to an extent which would enable
them to stop its coustruction, and consequently cause the
greatest confusion to the parties. They did riot wish to !lave
their remedial measures turned into instruments of fraud; but
if they did not guard against their abuse, they would enable
parties who had the disposition to do so to harass the
moters of a competing line, in order to get a majority ptrhoe-
in
proprietary. He could name many measures whch had had
this effect. In his opinion, the Bill ought to have effect from
the date of the resolution, because they did not • h wis to give
advantages to one railway which they
did not extend to an-
other. He did not think the adoption of this recommendation
would have the effect of preventing
the carrying out of legiti-
mate projects. An unfinished I •
rat way was a great nuisance.
Some had been got up with the most absurd •
pretensions, and
simply for the purposes of speculation. Imagine a Columbian
and a Sandwich Fishery Company ; but he put it to their Lord-
ships to imagine large dry stitches in a country without
rails, or with any probability of the works
bring executed.
Further, respecting property , these railway companies pos-
sessed compulsory powers to take land, and if they wouid not
make their lines, what a position these landowners would be
placed in. This was one great difficulty which lie appre-
hended. But the worst of it was the direction of capital Mom
a profitable to an unprofitable market, and thereby involving
the condition and interests of all classes of society. He hoped
it was the intention of the Noble Lord to stop the further
progress of all railway Bills till after Easter, as nothing could
be more absurd than to pass any of these Bills, or forward
them any of their stages, if they were told that her Majesty's
Government intended a course of legislation that would here-
after neutralise any progress that might lie made. This was
a matter they were bound to consider; they should not send
Bills into the other house of Parliament, and leave that
House to provide a remedy. He did not know whit that
House might propose, but their Lordships were their own
masters, and should act accordingly. It was , his
decided opinion they should riot at present advance a
single stage, or at least to a debite stage, until the question

involved in the Bill proposed by the Noble Lord was settled.
He should call upt:n their Lordships not to take any definite
step respecting these Bills till the decision on that Bill was
known. There would be difficulties attending this measure.
For instance, there would he no means of a.errtaining whether
the names to the petitions were those of tymofisA shareh;,lders.
Lord KINN A IRD did not attach any blame to the Govern-
ment for not havin,g brought this measure on before. On the
contrary, he thought they had wisely delayed it until now.
He inlaid, however, ask whether the existing powers of their
Lordships could not be extended to meet the difficulties of this
subject. By the existing orders of their Lordships' House, any
new Bill which was brought in, with respect to an existing
railway company, had to be submitted to the proprietors before
tt could be passed. Why not extend that standing order to
new companies ?

Lord WHARNCLIFFE expressed his satisfaction with the
prouosi:ions of the Government. He regretted, however, that
that it had not been brought under consideration before. They
might have brought it in immediately after the ordeal of the
payment of the deposits had been passed. He would ask his
Neb!e Friend whether he intended to propose a new standing
order with respect to this subject ; and he would tak that op-
portunity of also asking whether it was intended to it.troduce
into all railway Bills of this session a clause subjecting such
Bills to the operation of general railway Acts.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE said, that such clause was in-
troduced into every railway Bill. It was his intention to pro-
pose a standing order with respect to this Bill. A resolu,ion
had been adopted in the other House for postponing the third
reading of all railway Bills until the 27th of April, and on the
first day after the recess he should move an order similarly
postponing those Bills in that House. With respect to the ob-
jec!ion to the time at which this proposition had been made, be
might state that, as early as December last, the Government
had entertained a suggestion to classify the railway Bills, and
to recommend to Parliament to adopt the best of the Bills so
classified. Circumstances, however, prevented this ccurse
being carried into effect.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to know what
was intended to be done with the Bills which were on the table
waiting for a third reading?

'f he-Earl of DALIIOUSIE said he would, on the first day
after the recess, make a motion for postponing the Bill until a
certain day.
The subject then dropped.
On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, the House
adjourned until Tuesday, the 21:t inst.

HOUSE OF COTii MONS, April 7.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes to Four.
NEW NV RIT.
A new writ was moved for the borough of Malton, in the
county of York, in the room of Mr. J. W. Childers, who has ac-
cepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time and ordered to
be committed, viz.:—
Schoolmasters' Widows' Fund.
Campbeltown Harbour, Waterworks,:Paving, Lighting, and
Watching.
Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor
Railway.
Port Gordon Harbour.
Kilmarnock Waterworks.
Gorbals Gravitation Waterworks.
Hamilton Gas.
Kendal Union Gas and Water.
Rotherham Gas.

REORTS.
The following reports wereP brought up, the amendments and
alterations agreed to, and the Bills'ordered to he engrossed,via.,""
London and South Western Railway (Chertsey and Egbaul
Branch).
London and South Western Railway (Hampton Court Branch}
East Lincolnshire Railway.
Royal Asylum of St. Anne's Society.
Upwell-cum-Welney Rectory.
Scottish Midland Junction Railway Branches.
Exeter and Exmouth Railway.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amendmenl
and Branches ( No. 3).
Eastern Union Railway (Ardleigh to Colchester).
South-Eastern Railway ( so. 11) (Branch from Rye to RV
Harbour).
Midland Railways (Syston and Peterborough Railway Devi
tion and Branches).
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway.
Ayreshire, Bridge of Weir, and Port Glasgow Junction Railway
Witham Navigation.
Bolton Waterworks (by order).
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed, viz.'
Willingham Inclosure and Drainpge.
Welsh Charity School Incorporation.
Birmingham Cemetery.
Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway (further pro
ceeding, by order).
London and Brighten Railway (East Grinstead Branch)( by order).
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Bognor and Littlehamptot
Branches)—(by order).
South Eastern Railway (Extension of Stations at Ashford)
(by order),
Melton, Witham, and Braintree Railway (by order).
Scottish Grand Junction Railway (by order).
Lord G. SOMERSET moved that all proceedings on rail
ways shall, after Thursday next, be postponed until Mond+
the 27th day of this instant April. There could be no doub
that this adjournment of railway proceedings would afford gres
facilities for those companies who were doubtful of the pro
priety of carrying on their Bills to obtain the opinion of th
majority of their shareholders. Parties would be put to grel
expense if thy were called together immediately on the re
assembling of Parliament, if anything during the first week a
its re-assembling was done that interfered with the furthe
progress of this scheme. It was to obviate this expense the
he proposed the postponement for a fortnight.
On the question being put,
Lord H. VANE said he merely rose, as the member of
Committee, to say that the motion would be a serious le
convenience to the Committee on which he we
engaged, as it had nearly terminated its ishowl
He had no objection to the motion as a general proposition, bn
there were cases in which Committees had nearly closed the,
investigations ; and to prevent their sitting on the assemblio
of Parliament, would put the parties to great inconvenient
as well as expense.
After a few words from Lord J. STEWART,
Mr. ESCOTT thought that the expenses to the share
holders would be the same, whether the Committees met in
week hence or in three weeks. He was on that account die
posed to support the motion of the Noble Lord.
Mr. PROTHEROE thought that a serious inconvenient
would be induced by this delay from the want of Committee
rooms. It would be better to dispose of as many of the B",,
as possible, instead of deferring the consideration of them tint
the business of Parliament had greatly accumulated.
Mr. LABOUCHERE rather took the views of the No-
Lord opposite than of the friends beside him on this mattte,
He thought that a period longer than ten days would be e?
vantageous to the shareholders, as it would give them time
mature their future plans.

After a few words from Sir John Easthope, the O'Corie
Don, and Mr. Thornely,
Mr. WAKLEY requested the Noble Lord to postpone bi
motion until to-morrow, because all parties would be surpris!
and considerably inconvenienced if it were persisted in 01
evening.
Sir G. CLERK supported the motion of the Noble Leed.
He believed the House was unanimous on the previous nigh! Ii
allowing parties time to consider whether they would ratrie
wind up than go on with many of the Bills now before Pgf
'lament.
Mr. BECKETT DENISON hoped the motion of the Probl
Lord would be read, for he was not himself aware of its Ost
tendency.
Sir WILLIAM HEATHCOTE wished to learn whetbg
the motion of the Noble Lord included petitions on pries,
, P
Bills generally. He had much experience of the manner
Ll'
which petitions against Bills were urged in Committee, and
thought that if the motion included the presentation of 1011
tions for and against Bills it would prevent much expense aoI
trouble ; and it could not be of injury to any of the parties, 'p'
asmuch as it was pos.ible they would, after having had tit-AS:I.I
consider of the steps they should take, withdraw the P"
altogether. He would, therefore, suggest to the Noble Lee'
that the motion, as originally framed,
would be much better. I
Lord G. SOMERSET declined to restrict the motion eu
to the Bills in a particular stage.
After a few words from Mr. ESTCOURT and Lord Woitsi.°
Mr. STRUTT said, in the Sub-committee of which he 511
chairman, there were petitions for Bills which were grouped 10
Committeess appointed to meet on the 27th instant Marl
these petitions were yet unheard, and if the Sub-commit'
were obliged to adjourn to the day on which the Committees (I_
groups met, it would be attended with considerable incoo""
nience.—( Hear. )
The motion was then put and agreed to.
•
Lord G. SOMERSE l' then moved that no railway Bill I'l
read a third time before the 27th instant.
Lord JAMES STUART said that the Scottish Grand
Junction was a Bill to which there was no opposition veb.lt,
ever. and it was one, if passed, which would be the means of 0
mediately employing a large number of persons who were
present much distressed.
The LORD ADVOCATE thought, under the peeelit!
circumstances of the case, that this Bill ought to be read '
third time at once.

The motion was then agreed to.
The Willingt.am Inclosure and Drainage Bill was read •
third time and passed.
GENERAL TERMINUS AND GLASGOW lIARBOV

RAILWAY.
An Hox. MEMBER moved the consideration of the repo
of the Committee on this Bill.

Mr. HUME doubted the propriety of any further procedc;
ings being taken with reference to this Bill, until the evide°4
given bi-fore the Committee had been laid upon the tahlel
the House. He objected to the Bill, because the trustees;
n-
the Clyde Navigation would incapacitate themselves for carry'
ing out the deepening of the Navigation of the Clyde, "t'o
having to borrow a large sum of money, amounting 01.
80,00te., and being at present indebted to the amount of 300,00 tp
He contended that if the effect of the present Bill would be,
deteriorate the public hal hour, that House ought not to saihnd e
lion it. He should therefore move as an amendment, that
0,
evidence taken before the Committee be printed, or at least
it
much of it as related to the Glasgow Harbour Bill, and that
be laid before the House.
o
Lord WORSLEY, the Chairman of the Committees to
whom the group of Bills, of which that was one, was refer,r,o,
said that the Bills comprised in the group were considered for
gether. Evidence had been taken before the Committee wai
three or four weeks, and among the witnesses exansin,o
et,,
Captain Washington, on the part of the Tidal Harbours Cope
mission, who expressed a strong opinion against interfere
b
with the harbour of Glasgow, and considered that the Genob,
Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway would greatlition,
struct the traffic, and be highly injurious to the navigate
He fully coincided in that opinion; and he had the inisf°r‘i
be
to diftr from the other gentlemen on the Committee,
accordingly voted against the three Bills. Cotiv Mr. SOONER said, that being a Member of that
ere.
mittee, he would take occasion to state what the facts
Chair
He had differed from the opinion taken by their Noble CA,wr
man, and he had done so with great reluctance. The '''./af
mittee had the evidence of Mr. Walter, an engineer,
always opposed to anything like an obstruction on the
• and had resisted the bringing down mineral traffic to the the
convenience of other trains. He gave his opinion that was
mineral traffic of Glasgow was so much increased, ari
fourof
likely to increase so much more, that he waived his ,00e,
objection on the point, and thought that the mineraji;
should be brought down to a place appointed for it. nerieril
that the mixing up of the mineral traffic with the
,11, to
traffic was very inconvenient, and the bringing it d?_...hoto•
distant place would occasion no 'inconvenience to the ne1:0!
Ile actually went so far as to say that some alterationlected
necessary. The trustees of the Clyde—a regularly leas
body—concurred in the measure, and not a single petition
_„ ;
~l
111
presented against the Bill by the merchants of Glasp
fact, there was no opposition to the Bill, except. trosea•
companies, who afterwards did not make out their
coal d vol bY elf
It was of great importance to the merchants and_vie
in the neighbourhood, that this scheme had been caLh tbe
the Committee. lie thought this was a case in vim"'
House ought to support the Committee. goo°
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
divided, when there apprared-
-82
For the amendment
Against it . .•• 74.
nijority in favour of the aa2eudment..,