The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-03 00:00:00

REPORTED LOSS OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP.

LLOYDS, PEs. 2.—A passenger on board the Sons of Commerce,
Williams, from Hobart Town to London, arrived at Pernambuco
Dec. 21, reported that a vessel with emigrants, bound to Port
Philip, supposed to be the Cataraqule, from Liverpool, had been
totally wrecked on the Harbinger Reefs, at the west entrance to
Bass' Straits, and that 414 persons had been drowned. The news
had reached Hobart Town on the 24th Sept., the day previous to
the sailing of the Sons of Commerce.

LOSS OF THE MERLIN AND ZILLI,
Foreign-office, Jan. 31, 1846.
Sir, —I am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to transmit to you,
for the information of the Chairman and Committee of Lloyd's, a
copy of a dispatch from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon, reporting
the loss of the two British merchant vessels, the Merlin and the
Zilll.—l am, Sir, your obe lent, humble servant.
To W. Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's (Signed) Name illegible.
Lisbon, Jim. 20, 1846.
My Lord,—l beg leave to acquaint your Lordship 11 ith the loss of
the following British vessels, viz., the schooner Merlin, Vanes,
master, from Oporto, to London, with a cargo of wines"; she was
destroyed on the 4th lust. by a fire which broke out in the forecastle.
The master and crew were saved by a Spanish felucca and landed
at Peniche, whence they were sent to this city by the Vice-Consul at
that port.
The schooner Zilli, Barnes, master, from St. Ives to Civitta
Vechia, was totally disinasted off the rock of Lisbon, on the 17th
inst., she was taken in tow by the British schooner Carden, but tre-
mendous gales having come en from the westward, it was found
necessary to abandon her. The master and crew, five in number,
lirez3 brought to this port on the 19th inst. by the Carden.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
The Earl of Aberdeen, K.T., &c, &c.

WM. SMITH.

COURT CIRCULAR.

Ills Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting
yesterday morning in Ckremont Park, attended by the
Gi.ntleinen of the Household.

Her -Majesty and her Royal Consort left Claremont
at three o'clock yesterday afternoon for an airing in a
phaeton, the Prince driving. Tile Equerries in waiting
were in attendance on horseback.

The Hon. and R.,v. C. Leslie Courtenay left Clare-.
moat yesterday morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were
taken their accustomed pony and walking exercise yes-
terday in the pleasure grounds of Claremont.
Colonel Arbuthnot has arrived at Claremont, and has
relieved Colonel Buckley in the duties of Equerry in
Waiting on her Majesty.
Colonel Buckley has left Claremont.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge visited. her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House.
Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, and
Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transacted
business ye-terday at the Foreign Office.
Mr. E wart had an interview with the Right Hon. W.
E. Gladstone yesterday at the Colonial Office.

The state t7f health of the2ht Hon. Sir George
Murray, Master-General of the Ordcance, has been more
favourable during the last few days.

The Earl of Ellenborough, the Earl of Ab-.rdeen, and
the Right Hon. S dney Herbert visited Sir Robert Peel
yesterday.

The Earl of Eglintoun had an interview with the Earl
of Dalhousie yesterday at the office of the Board of
Trade.

Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an
interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yester-
day, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Dispwches were sent (If yesterday evening from the
Colonial Office, for the Governor of New South Wales,
ani also for the Governor of Van Diemen's Land. Dis-
patches wtre sent off on Saturday evening for the
Governors of the West India colonies,

The Duke of Bumleuch arrived in town yesterday
morning from Thames Dit►on.

Sir Charles and Lady Mary Fitzroy and Mr. G. Fitz-
roy have returned to Farrance's Hotel, Belgrave-street,
from a tour o 1

ADEL PHI THEATRE.

A new drama, in three acts, from the pen of Mr.
Hell, entitled Leolii:e, or Life's Trials, was produced at
this theatre last evening. The story is so, n told.
Leoline (Mrs. Yates) is the wife] of Charles Darville
(Mr. Howe), a prosperous Parigian tradesman, a good-
tempered, easy man, but wantirg in firmness-4n short,
"nobody's enemy but his own." He meets with an old
schoolfellow, a certain &ail° 'Mongerand ( Mr. 0. Smith),
a regular stage villain of the regular 0. Smith school,
Mongerand endeavours to seduce Leoline, and, failing
in his endeavours, works upon the' easy Darvilk induces
him to become. a gambler, a drunkard, and a pro-
digal, and ruins Darville and his family. With his last
500 francs, won from Darville, Menge: and sets up as a
fashionable swindler—a German count—and is on the
point of conts acting marriage with the daughter
f a rich banker, when he is arrested on a
charge of treason, and Darville, who is impli-
cated in the plot, is likewise arrested. Darville is
sentenced to five years' exile, and Mongerand is con-
demned to the gallies for life. An iilterval of five
years has elapsed during the second and third acts.
Leoline has been left a competency by a relation, and is
residing with her daughter in the e ivirons of Paris.
Darville, who has passed his five years of exile as a sol-
didr, hes regained for himself name and fame, and re-
turns to regain his wife; Mongerand has escaped from
the gallies, and in the lowest depth of distress has been
relieved by Darville and rescued from starvation. He
again tries to induce Darville to turn prodigal, but in
vain, and in the night he breaks into the cottage, and
endeavours to rob the hotte and murder Leoline. His
attempt, however, is frustrated by Darville, and finally
he is shot by a party of gens d'armes, who are
in pursuit of him as an escaped convict
Th-re is a comic underplot, supported by Wright. Mun-
yard, and Miss Woolgar, which ever and anon aff ceded
a welcome relief to the more serious portions of the
,Irama. When we say that the two.principsl characters
were supported by Mrs. Yates• and Mr. 0. Smith, and
that they were each admirably fitted, it is tanta-
mount to declaring that the drama was decidedly SUCCS3-
; but it stands wofully in need of curtailment. There
is a vast deal too much of sermonising in it, and the
sermonising consists of the most common-place sen-
timentality of melodrama. If all this were cut out, the
piece would then act closer, and be greatly improved.
Mr. Howe, as Charles Darville, acted with taste, pathos,
and judgment. The piece was announced for repetia.on
every evening, amidst the loud applause of a very
crowded house. -

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TA TTE RSA L L 'S. —1 EsTE n Dar.
The Chester Cup was again the engrossing topic,
and prices in several cases varied from last week's quo-
tation=. Sweetmeat and Whinstone opened at 20 to 1
each, and must have been baelt“l for nearly 2001. each,
but gave way on the advance of Salopean, Intrepid, and
the Baron, and closed at 22 to 1, currently offered ; the
outlay on the new favourites was very spirited. Miss
Burns and Mickey Free also receded, and Best Bower,
coming rather strongly into play near the finish, left off
first favourite. Colleen Dbas, scratched as such, but
left in, as the filly, by Rust out of Annie,was in request,
and a few small invest:l-lents were made on Billy Purvis,
Hope, Mermaid, and Q wee of the Tyne. The New-
market Handicap was touched upon, but in such small
amounts as not to admit of a quotation ; the only bet
worthy of notice wa; on the fie'd age nst the following
Fteen :—Vol au-Vent, Joe Lovell, Wee Pet, Merry-
man, Rwiand Hill. NiL6 filly, Dexterons, Anti -Re-
pealer, Blackbird, Mat quis of Gonytighatn, Rose, Mus-
catel, Johnny, Chert,ey, and Queen Mah. The Derby
betting was important, as showing a further improve
meta in Sting, and a decline in Bfocordo. At the close
no one would lay 5 to 1 agst the former. Closing prices—
CHESTER CCP.
600 to 50 agst a3s:eltine's lot—taken
20 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower--t. freely
22 to 1 ngst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat
22 to 1 ag,t Mr. Merry's Whinstene
25 to 1 agst Mr. Woffenden's Miss Burns
25 to I agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free
35 to 1 agst Mr. Bennett's Hope—taken
40 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Mermaid
40 to 1 agst Mr. A. %V.-Hill's Salopian—taken freely
40 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's The Baron—taken freely
40 to 1 agst Lord Miltown's Colleen Dhas—(Annie f)
40 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Intrepid—taken freely
50 to 1 agst Mr. F. Ongley's Roderick—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Williams ns Redstreak—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. H. Stebbing's Billy Purvis—taken
1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Johnstone's The Roper's Daughter—t
50 to 1 agst Mr. Copelard's Arthur—taken 1,000 to 15.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
Even on the field against 15.
DERBY.
9to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting-5 to 1 taken to 100/.
15 to I agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—taken to 751.
25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's lago—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Spithead—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr Ramsey's Malcolm—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe—taken
1,000 even between Fancy Boy and Tibthorpe.
OAKS.
8 to 1 agst Forth's Lot
11 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish
20 to 1 agst Mr. Littledale's Fantastic—taken
LIVERPOOL GREAT NATIONAL STEEPLE
CHASE—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4.
Nominations for a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs.
each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared en or before the
12th of February. The weights to be fixed on the
sth instant.
The Artist, 6 yrs
CulverthOrpe,. aged
Latitat (late Scarlet Runner)
Perambulator, 6 rs
Alice Gray
Eugene Sue (late Hanky)
Pankey), aged ,
Brenda
Little John
B g by Belshazzar, aged
Cure Al!, eged
Veluti, 6 yrs
Br g by Oliver Cromwell
dam by Strephon
Lady Grey
Regalia, aged
Firefly, aged
Candor, 6 yrs
Maineluke
Boxkopper
Switcher
Lancet (late Jellalabad)
Tinder Boy, aged
Ugly Peter, 6 yrs
Hornihiharriho, aged
St. Leger, 6 yrs

Peter Simple, aged
Pioneer, by Advance, 6 yrs
The Hawk, aged
Wilton, aged
Golden Pippin, aged
Troubadour, aged
Single Pieper (late Spruce)
Coheirer,s, 6 yrs
Tramp, 6 yrs
Coiner, aged
Mak r A.; 6 ) rs
Oteesu,, 4ed
The Scavenger, 6 yrs
Foxberry, aged
Little Tommy
Eagle, aged
Pick wick
Carlow
Sw•rifice
tan.
Belshazzar
Amalgamate (late the
Queen), 5 yrs
Wiverton
Lycurgus.

CHESTER CUP.
Final declarations of forfeit in London (twelve o'clock-
Monday night) :—Faugh-a-ballagh, Pompey, Wolfdog. Wine-
sour, lonian, Morpeth, Needful, Winchester, Joe Lovell, Wil,
Liam le Gros Ironmaster, Astonishment, My Mary, Xanthus,
Pythia, John Goldham, King Cob, Vate3, Mount Charles
Pilot, Mildew, Johnny, Rowland Hill, Jenny Wren, Isa-
bella, Camera Obscura, Patriot, Merryman, Javelin, Colleen
Dhas, Portrait, Teetotaller, Satyr, Aoline, The Hero, Out-
cast, Pal, Laird o'Cockpen, and Peasant.
At Chester :—Valiant, London, Prince Royal, and Sarah
Rebecca.

BATH RACES.
THE SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES.
Final declaration in London :—Corranna, Sweetmeat, St.
Lawrence, lonian, Needful, Vitellius, !E is, Ajax, Duc an
Durras, Pugilist, Fox, Arthur, Secutor, Redskin, Wild Roe,
The Hero, Astonishment, Chamois, N% est Countryman, Pal,
Zebra gelding, Lothario, Discord, Mickey Free, Warp, Rose
of Cashmere, Roderick, Clumsy, Laird o'Cockpen, Crim. Con.,
Best Bower, Mystery, Symmetry, Sparsholt, Warrior, Black-
bird, Dulcet, Jack Cade, Hope, Camera Obscura, Peasant,
EclAt.

At Bath :—Peasant, Morocco, Carissina, Reindeer, Regalia,
Portrait, Science.

DEATH OF Sin FREDERICK WILLIAM MULCASTER,
K.C. H.—The above gallant officer expired a few days ago,
at his scat, Charlton-park, near Canterbury, in his 76th year.
The deceased was in 1792 appointed First Lieutenant of
Royal Engineers, and was subsequently present at several
hard• fought actions. He served in Portugal in 1797 and '9B,
and was at the taking of Minorca and in the Mediterranean
in 1799, 1800, and 1801. From 1812 to 1817 he commanded
the engineers in the Mauritius, and tilled various staff
appointments both at home and abroad. He became a
Lieutenant-General in 1838, previous to which he was ap-
pointed Colonel-Commandant of the Royal Engineers and
'lnspector-General of Fortifications. The deceased was a
Deputy-Lieutenant of Kent. lle was the eldest son of
Major. General George Frederick Iktu!caster, by his first mar-
riage with Willielmina de Brahm, and was married twice,
firstly, in 1801, to the yonnge,t daughter cf Colonel John
Montresor, and, secondly, in 1822, to the only daughter of
William Harris Esq.

DUTCH and FLANDERS MAIL'
•
chToryE ceremony-TAG uE,
of the
funeral
eoeftehridsay Rocca!
William Frederick, son of his Royal Highness Princ_
derick of the Netherlands, took place et a very early b 00,1111,6
JAN. 31.—M. Mercier, Minister of State, Govenrer,t;
Province of Hainault, 'Plenipotentiary of his Majeeo
the
King of the Belgians, on an ex•raradinary
missi flCourt of the Netherlands, accompanied by 11.,,`,,auchoice
the
Straaten, as secretary, arrived here yesterday. 1" bappy.
°rniii ggh re,
made by the 13eigian Government may be called are,ou
one, for M. Mercier was formerly employed in the se2_etej
the Netherlands, and afterwards as Minister, cont_lroe
greatly to maintain a good understanding betweeen.tr:f„l
is
countries. The Second Chamber of the States Gesn_.eliie" its
convoked for Friday, the 6th of February, to re 511nere
operation. The last sitting was on the 16th of Deee
now
1845. The second part of the sessions of 1845-46 Dill now
the
commence. Many important matters will come before the
Chamber.—Among the renost urgent is the questiftiee.oo
differences with Belgium. According to an official - set
the mercantile navy of the Netherlands consisted onin7ge,
of December, 1845, of 1,860 ships, the total t,t3,,15,,, is oa
which is 186,872 lasts (1 last equal to 2 tons). lu:obese(
increase of 81 ships built in the year 1843. The n which
ships under the flag of the Netherlands (with earee,44, end
cleared inwards in 1845 was 2.86 greater than in 10,0, is
the ships cleared outward in 1845 was 150 more
likewise ra
1814. The number of ships under foreign flags like_!e'ed to
creased considerably. His Majesty has been Pl7,7oien
appoint the Minister of the Interior, FitlanCe and, Monies
Commissioner to negotiate with M. Mercier an e ,tweell
Willmar for the concusion of a commercial treaty
e
the Netherlands and Belgium. eat 061 d
HABIBURGII. JAN. 27.—The number of ships
at Riga in 1813 was 1,334, of which 444 were Ene111; CO3•
BERLIN, JAN. 21.—(From the Weser Gazette-) was re.
lidently affirmed that very. impotent intelligence yin rlis
ceived yesterday from 'West Prussia. It is well ke°,.ei-nedie
the greater part of the persons arrested as being coee
loved
the Polish plot, have been sent to Geandenz, and se eu that
to a distance from the scene of the events. It was beethe
by a timely intervention the actual breaking out that °a 0, the
sprracy would be prevented. It appeare, however, twine dtbi
night of the 18th an attempt was made to surrise 0000'
gates of Grandenz, in order l'orciblv to rescue the Pounding
That attempt,
country has beenitsciosurseadilbyfaancelediac'Thrineen'tvio'f°leenSlectr9l
great number of new arrests have been made."'
Papers, Jan. 27. Delf°s96
BrrussEree, JAN. 30.—1 n yesterday's sitting Dl.
d De" re.
in the name of the Committee of Inquiry, presentef cater
port of the causes of the falling in of the tuneel;tee pt's
tich. The Chamber adopted articles 8 and 9 Neel,
posed game-law. The convention of tee 13th 01 .1; if ft
last, which renews the convention of the 16th a ~„ueo..
France, has now been ratitied be- the French Covel,, ere °,
Metter lom Charleroi, of the 27th, sayer It'll;
the midst of an immense fake. The lower WO In
places five feet under water, the communications 0
rupted, and the rain continues."
cianuadrt2eros, tide/ 11
JAN. 31.—The Chamber adopted, yesterdaY• ar
otfbethnewsptroapfflo
• DUTCH F UNDS.—AMSTEBDAM• Jag. 30
- 13211115.
afflicting news
NVe receive, 0600
yorici• CO7.
news respecting the ill°
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .......• •• • 2214 ~71
itto, 3 per Cent ....... • •
Ditto, 4 per Cent... ........... ..... 94N
Amort Syndic, 4% per Cent...... • • • • 90
Ditto, 314 per Cent................ Sul 10
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 164.,
East India Loan, 4 per Cent 94yi 95
Exchange on London, at sight
Two m0nth5.............„ 12 56
On Hamburgh, at sight ••• • 35 33
Two months.....
—Dutch Papers. Jan. 31. 27. m•'
HAMBURGH BORSENHALLE, o,+•-• goa—
Bins.
Austrian 5 per Cents 113
Bank Shares IGOO ••"
Anglo-Russian Loan ................ 1084 •-•
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 103 S "
Ditto Ist series Inscription 10474 ••••
Ditto, Rope and Co., 3d and 4th series• • ,9,g •
Ditto, Certificate•..............• .•
9
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • • • 91 raui
Ditto Stieglitz . ....... 89% xi,
Spanish New 5 per Cent..... . -
Ditto 3 per Cent 31
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% ierCent • •
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .•• •• GO
Ditto 3 per Cent. •• • • „---„
Polish New 4 per Cent. Joan, 1844.• • • esf
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ••• • • • p`-'7ll •
National Blink 5hare5•............. • •
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bauesaas, JAN.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • • • •• ••
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent • •
Ditto Three per Cent • • • •• "
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto • • ••
Ditto, ditto, .". ..... • intA
Ditto, ditto, 1842 .. ..
Ditto, • ••
Ditto, 1836.. ....... .... "
Ditto of the City, 1832 ... ... •
• • ..
Ditto, 1843
Bank of 8e1gium.......................
—Brussels
PapersFe Feb.
AUSTRIAN
FUNDS. 24*
i
n1t8.3d61 tt. o. . . ..11:561:4
5 per Cent. Meta11ique5............ ••• • ' 14
4 per Cent. ditt0............ • • • • • • • • •• :•
Loan,3pi)eirttCol:lll34 .. • ••
••
••
: . .. • • 1-20.1
Bank Shares . .
Esterhazy's Loan ••

RAILWAYS. 190,
The Northern, or Ferdinand ...• •• • • !Viol
Gloggnitz •• • • •• • • •••••• • • "• • 126,,

Vieiliia—Milan

•••••••

•••••••••••••. lON
••••"•• 00

Leghorn • • • • •
Pesti' ...............
Sienna
Grosetto .........
01.1enburg • •
Pcstoja .. • ............
Apenninen ....... ......
—Angel:mine Zeitung, Jan. 27.
CORK AND WATERFORD it'
WAY COMPANY.
A meeting of the sharehaters of this CompanYtoly
yestenlay at one o'clock, at the Hall of Commerceo' (16 ,
a report of the terms of amalgamation with the
;
dletoC. n and Ycug.hal Railway Company. bait' to°
B. BALDWIN, Esq., M.P., having taken the c „ro#
upon Mr. Layr:r,l, the secretary, to read the Of'
calling the meeting. yA
. M. LAY.ruir then read the fol!owing report ti.o
" The Committee rf Managtinent of this C°lbrolleYifi,r
great pleasure in informing their proprietors thetc,,4,V
succe,!ded in effecting an allialgamation with the ros
dleton, and Youghal Railway Company upon te'rtieo.
they consider equitable and advantageous to all P,3itirsl:olo.l
" The capital of the Cork and Waterford l'ato
originally placed at 1,060,0001., divided i° disre.fe,
shares of 251. each, upon whic 1/. 10s. Peril I.°`"°,
been paid—that of the Cork, Middleton,
~„8° sOrt4il;
Railway Company was 500,6001., in 10,0
50/. each, upon which 24 15s. per share ntil;
and it having been considered advisable by
their engineer, that a larger capital should be ralosoll`pil'
been resolved that the two capitals should be , .1
7
The shareholders of the Cork, Middleton, andll.4llloohri
war Company being called upon to pay 011 60
alditional sum of ss. per share, and to receire 1-the
for each share of 501., two shares of 251. each in
r.lO
garnated company. forlu,v,l
" The two companies are henceforward tn.„„0,11,1'
namely, 'The Cork and Waterford Rail,Tay Co
Boards are to be united, the line to be adopted ",ftlae
the Cork and Waterford Railway Company, that "ed, ofr
Middleton, and Youghal Company being abandonoglii
The Committee are likewise happy to avail tiecool
this opportunity of informing the shareholders of t`, Este akts
tion which they have received from the Great sill
South \Vales Railway Companhs, who have ,sev:trtentleri`
an interest in the undertaking to a considerable or- v:
committee have only to add, that the standinly• tnote,
Parliament have been complied with in every
press their unabated confidence in the security 84n rgitb
-
of the undertaking; and that they look forward tr„,,
deuce to a successful issue of their labours." ssincl
At, the conclusion of the report the Chairtlian
in the absence of their Chairman in Ireland he.or'
happy to give all the information necessary in $(11° "
questionwhich the shareholders might put! ore
As no gentleman rose, the Chairman then F 0
adoption of the report..
Mr. H. I'. S3IITII 'seconded the resolution,
carried without opposition. ire 06
Mr Fiu'rst moved a vote of thanks to the C 11.,:
•
ANDREW ALISON, M.D., seconded the rant"-
meeting then broke up.

THE PREMIER'S SPE ret'
*Wa
SUNDERLAND.—The anxiety manifested b};Wednesday morning, to obtain the earliest ilea 911;,
specting the grand plan of the Premier excee )010°,c0 'fed
lt
we ever witnessed in the borough. It being„
The Sun would publish an extraordinary editi°",.'6 ass',
expected to arrive- early on Wednesday, nuinhet, 041:11.,c
about the shop of Mr. Williama,• news-agn° the 11, 001;r.
eceonmt apilneet ed
arranged to have a parcel. At ten o'clock "'the Pilaf
the eagerly expected dispatch arrived, ai:d t° the
b; Pet
speech,e e fa
nadl a saumvmerabrvatiomf
irte,port 0,, 0.13e0.0.1i,
those who had not time to follow the Welt jotr
extrema°. pte,io
through his four hours' oration. Copies wer°oiouscoPb..;
forwarded to the newspaper offices, and wards stfacil
instantly disposed of. A- short time afterforor Olt
of the Daily News arrived, which had beat be 10)0 nett
special engine from York, by Mr. Hudson, to t,c, be
the newspaper offices. At first this seemed but eOOOO5O
more wonderful feat than that of The Sun' ore tif t-PV
consideration, finding that it contained no vest te,
Sun, though it left London, it is understood;rarid trot re;
hours later, and had been forwarded at a ye* apidit)oo
special favour, it was acknowledged that for !doll
porting and " getting up" The Sun had de'
_,e
)r.
its able and spirited contemporary. d t° plea
In the evening the excitement was heightetioeroin# aftl` •
traordinary degree, a liberal supply of the they
dia..e cur
being expected by Mr. Williams. When t 11940
there was a fierce contention to obtain copies, 101
tents of a large parcel were quickly disperse' riiinge
NEWSPAPER EXPRESSES.-011 WednesdayWP,lrta
the pleasure, at ten o'clock, of receiving a
ber of Express Editions of the previous nigrrootelloo
were anxiously looked for, and very soon °;, i9ial 9°
Snu contained the whole of Sir R. Peel's aim.
r'
Devonport Independent.
much P of lea
eit
*ir
NEWSPAPER EXPRESSING.—We have ijI3P t frs,4
acknowledging the receipt, on Thursday iner;
renar._ll
of The Sun of Tuesday evening, containing ialn.'/40go"
Robert Peel's speech in the liou.-e of C0n1111".":,....--1"
„ 0
concluded at half-past eight on Tuesday everli'c
tie" to
Oturier.
of e geljec3llr
railigtl red a
spiritedtheWe
us through Express Editions; but the serli infornl'e be& et
a ve repeatedlypropriproprietor
hoafd
Theto exspurnessfoorusro,cfcrisci-
done
ea!tilioos,o,..oreel:
the Efforts achieved in the way
the present occasion, transcend all that earths`thelen'•rof Ye',alP
Through the kind attention of Mr. nu or, roal, peeps,
agent, Glasgow, we received by the fO/I,e,,ne°so 01.,9tea;
day a copy of the Express Edition of jlo2cial foloal•
containing a full report of Sir R. Peers Llt.ring ,p. 50 ti
I 0
from which we have copied the above. ,„eat,
riews-aq'aind Ade
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RAILWAYS.
N AItRY BALDWIN pres,-tverl a petition, cony
tbtt,.:g,
_that the Lancaster and Carlislo Railway pro
" 441 not eiaraplivd with the standing order.

reIVEIZIAL PARLIA.M.ENT NOTICES OF MOTION.
1-101.2.5 E OF LORDS, Moldp, Feb. 2. Mr.. WODEIIOUSE withdrew the motion which
The Pasl.of --:,/
Lord ' -HAFTEsBuitY, in the ainence of the stood in his uatne on the paper, and begged to substitute
Chancellor,.i..ort. took his seat on the Woolsack, at Five.
county-rates,
a return of local taxation, namely, poor-rates,
ant tt ,A.,IOYS presented a.petition from the city of ounty-Lars,, hihway-rates, and church. rates, from the
vL°rd, praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Yea's I' °- 'n. 1839.
n°rn alai pievisivu laws. Mr. II AIVES moved for certain returns connected
Lo PROTECTION. s ti ith the Post-coley, end with timber. What the par-
thetr,2,,BE_ AUMONT presented several petitions from ticulers of the returns were we could not hear, in corise-
me l e- Riding of Yorkshire, in favour of protection, , quence of the noise in the house and the very low tone
bn,
e_reossing great alarm at the measure propounded of the speaker.
THE AYR AND GALLOWAY RAILWAY.
41unusGarvernment for the relaxatien ef the duties on
Mr. CRAIG presented a petition against the Ayr and
/sir, ticks but more particularly on corn
RISONIN.IG A 13RITISH. SUBJECT IN Galloway Balla-ay on the ground of non-compliance
SARDINIA. with the standing orders.
ineTeh.e, NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from an ill)teeheenivriiateual named Henry Graham, stating that he had Sir C. NAPIER wished to ask the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet at the head of the Government if any compensa-
_ risoned by the Sardinian Government for no tion had yet been awarded to Mr. Pritchard, the late
name
or, le,,sen than that that Government detested the Consul at Otaheite?
Nee to li
Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the Gallant Officer
reaase,Lt-Trahaint.—(Laughter.) After ten days he was
was a -.lire that the question of compensation
preyed their Lorclehips to adopt mela-
tereeent a recurrence of such conduct, in or, r was to. have been determined by two officers, one
that a
from the English, and one from the French navy.
eneaceP r'ene winee name, and nothieg else, might give
Sir George 'Sea mour was appointed on the part
lion f.,.1 '° the Government, should not suffer inesreera-
of the English, and the French Government had also
anything so trivial.-(In -mewed laughter.)
The D PROTECTION. appointed an officer of high rank. The
.conspensation
that they awarded was not thought sufficient, and Mr.
from se tike of BUCCLEUCH presented petitions
Pritchard was accoedingly recpieeted to furnish some
ithi.._ 4 vend Protection Societies, praying their Lord-
additional information. He had not as yet given that
es ot to adopt free-trade measures.
Lord es RAILWAY COMMISSION.arranged.
information, bat when he bad done so he (Sir R. Peel)
the asu‘INNAIRD said he had moved for a return of hoped that the question would be satisfactorily
Mr. B. COCHRANE begged to ask the Right lion.h
of a
in nit of
.fees which had been paid by the promoters
InucallYay Bill in its progress through their Lordships'
with ot "Tiler that the might be mule stequaitnetiintended to introduce any alteration of the law o
Gentleman at the head of the Government whether he
tee,That law compelled
'no hardships which were inflicte,l, both on those entail as it existed' in Scotland?
.. , t .
those landed proprietors whose lands bad reeen et any
thernsPerenneten a Bill and on those who ought to defend •
then 4 lees Irene the injury' which it was likely to do to
ie pro . the Bank of
damage from railways, or otherwise, to deposit the
In deso Perte. He wished to sey, however, that he had money they received as compensation in
Scotland. He (Mr. Cochrane) would take the liberty
all paie to detract from the advantages of railways to
of suggesting that the landed proprietors should be
theta "el.; indeed no one was more anxious to extend
allowed' to draw that money from the bank in order to
asd ti More convinced of their great importance,
lay it out in fencing, draining, and other improvements,
ehiteee°?e would rejoice more than himself to find a
which would be of great advantage to the next heir.
thatr
,111 the opinions of the country with respect to
S.r R. PEEL said that the Government was desirous
!!'oule2t"ed be tees, th refore, anxious That every facility
of giviog to the landed preprietors of Scotland the same ad-
so aiingisen to the parties either promoi in ;or opposing
vantages that the lauded proprietors o:'Eugland possessed.
i,l) by the
ge
that they ought not to be deterred from doing
Did the Hun. Member propose tint it should be oblige-
-ee prf,, expanse, which was frequently the case under
tory upon proprietors possessing entailed estates to de-
flPeu -ent sYstem as he found that one-third of the
11 se of carrying posit such money as they might receive from railway
acne oe , a line through their Lordships'
companies iu the improvement in land. The entailed
Ile ao,ons svvanowed up by the fees of the House.
estates of Scotland are subject to a variety of
et:earl:4'o Mention one case of particular interest:—One
teinrnsuls was formed with the supposition that the whole charges. By an Act called Montgomery's, and else
by an Act passed last se•sion, called Aber-
-2C9000e of ecnistructing their line would be under
favourable all
the proprietors of land on tl e line wer deen's Act, the possessors of entailed estates
are enabled to charge the reversionary interest,
Nay coo to the project, and yet, because another cum'
with a sum not exceeding two-thirds of the sum ex-
they gouteetred that this line would interfere with theirs,
Fended, in the improvement of the estate; they are also
13.e.easionertilP an opposition to it in Parliament, which
enabled to charge upon the heirs of entailed estates a
ier no e` an additional expenditure of 15,0001. Thus
ece • relish in the certain sum as a provision for their widevve and chil-
, loone, world was there an increased cos;
etethoon to these parties of no less a sum than 15,000 . dren. In an Act, passed last year, called the " Lands
Consolidation Act," the Lord-Advocate introduced a
nee of`'at, therefore, it was well worthy the considera-
when theirt Lordships at this early stage of the session, clause similar in effect to the motion which he understood
his Hon. Friend to have made. That clause gave power
Ithethea the
w re not oppressed by public business,
*lnuit' have House shoule appoiut a Committee, which to the possessor of entailed estate, receiving money
from railway and other companies, to apply that sum to
that eo ille're all the information submitted to it
Wits% 11." he obtained, with a view to ascertaining the discharge of those burdens which may press upon
the heirs entailed estates. lie considered that the
Or a Cer it
might not be
thendvisable to appoint a Board
.of his Hon. Friend would be fully answered by
th uilln'isston for purpose of decidine
e Preli •upon all object
kin: !irnary point ' • t ailway Bills. This sin priva e rthe Acts to which he had referred.
power 7 dune Without taking away the usual
te_ra. da obel,'_arli.an.ient,Mr. B. COCHRANE was not aware that these laws
were generally understood.
lie knew that the Board of _ „
Sir R. PEEL was not aware of any obligation to
e hoe o Commission of last year was not thoughtconsidered
deposit the money with Scotch banks. He eireaaistwatalted satisfactorily ; but he thought that that
: mieht invest it in Government securities.
of the all)lace was in no respect owing to the constitution they
THE MILITIA.
assidaii , rd itself. He was well aware with what
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said, that as some misappre. PerforteLj Noble Lord at the head of that Board had
that a° the d hension appeared to exist in the public mind with regard
duties of his office. But he was convinced
dic i -bile could have worked.satisfactorilyunder thethe mode and time of calling out the militia, he would
to
ti ties with
beg leave to a, ;oud wasweich he had had to contend. The
Secretary-at-War (Mr. Sidney Herbert), whether it was
requisite to never put in possession of the information
the intention of her Majesty's Government to call out
?_et it
w__ judge rightly of the merits of the case ;
that body under the existing law, or to introduce a new
'44 ni utild not follow that by a better arrange-la
measure for that purpose?
rid . e faults of that Board might be amended,
fro tul th_ benefits,HEßßEßTsaid the II in Gentleman was
hoped ar' S.
in it ob e
n which had been
tile month i'metl. At the most, that Board had onlycorrect in supposing that a misapprehension prevailed in
-ae i.ailiv or six the public wind in regard to this question. A. very im-
weeks for taking the whole of
' t distinction existed, and should be main-
illt° coenrases which had been submitted to them poteadu
as that
w,eration, , as to the embodying and the calling
By the institution of such a board
rained,
tleof the militia force. In order to correct that
and b-
iluvt7h.he wished to suggest to their Lordships,
igiitinito the the fault he had just pointed out, and emnisapprebension, he now begged to say that it was the
intention of the Government to introduce a new law, or
..epont
0,
neernernb ors of it a right to require an earlier
rather to consolidate the present law, before taking any
need i.) than Plans and sections, he believed that there
` such to great impediment to the appointment practical steps in the matter. He would take this
a b a Commission'opportunity of stating, with a view to the re moval of
e. hoar . for the formation ofanfurther misunderstanding, that the public need give
:Dull be' and that the parties thus appointed itself no further trouble until the measures the Govern-
tways wiiirie to decide upon all the proposed rail-
ment intended to propose should have been developed.
7!1(11 bant.a . a great convenience to the puLlic
In answer to a question front Mr. MITCHELL, which
e ere was e improvement on the present system.
aaehee Such a beard for the direction of hackney was
V - and inaudible in tee gallery,
kthat t ' pers ordered
Sir R PEEL unclertoo cer a n ps
eh the ~ other vehicles, and he was impressed R.
h ld be laid on the table to morrow.
retig,,,;:elief that an approach to that' system of ar- by the Ease s
loßuis, H 2
no e t would b S 1,-,IT DUTY.
retei
,ht eof great common advantage. That of the
ltlvs, but' t not only. , consider the merits of the new Mr. a
O'CONNELL had seen by the statement
of
Gentleman opposite
HQ ,herei take the general mamgement of the old ones.
]tight ---en
tlta very considerable reduction was to
their de_l.Y.suitgestt:d this to Government, and looked for Exchequer)a e
d in the duties upon all foreign spirits imported
Inas,
h, cision upon it at a fature period. One of his betomthis country. Ile would wish to know whether it
,cluriu,,stti last
making. the proposition, was the fact that 1_7,,
proposed that any similar measure would
bad lite: jast session of Parliament, several companies w
be introduced in reference to sprits distilled in Ireland he
of three lett to great expense by the oppositioe
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. said .
en the li or four individuals interested in the . land,h
was not prepared to answer the question
.at pre
Bagge • nes* Now, if such a board asethat which
thee
la - s'ed seer sent, as he had received no information on
bled nuoson, eto send down two or three persons to
the subject, but he would make inquiry.
-3.5 in the country, they would be ena-
nto RAILWAYS.
natise se `hairs such a report as would neu-
M HODGSON presented petitions complaining that
a° le,„ - of the expense. This would in
the pr. moters of the Wandsworth branch of the London
l'ariiiroYen.,interfere with the general powers of
d Brightonro Railway, and of the Guildford, Chichester,
fectiuno nn end he believed it would give general satis-
min o• Tne other House of Parliament ' f t •oin in an P
t th Railway had not complied with the
and or smou .
the
Powers given to teette silt mig , i
.etanding orders, which were referred to the Select Com-
te Legislature would s, and by these means
ea e. Thero . mittee on Public Petitions.
co the real facts of the -
to the railway companies, be c°m''ined great advantages ELECTION COMMITTEES.
Public, esptc'ally nraisesh arid
more advantage to the The Clerk of the House then read over the list of
sections were d • e had Honourable Members who were exempted from serving
deposits proposed, plans and
Tan was new a month or two sooner on Election Committees.
r, quired
'there was alsoby the standing orders. Sir ROBERT PEEL begged leave to claim exemp-
tl, a
rmother great evil which had arisen from tion from serving on Committees, he being a Memleer
thp. ;et standing orde s, the desecration of the Sab- of the Government.—Leave granted.
interfere e was not one that would advise the House to The CHANCELLOR of tne EXCHEQUER claimed
be
left
with Sunday travelling, as that to a similar right, which was also granted.
It to thewas a matter
public. N * good feeling of the shareholders and the COLONIAL SPIRITS.
eitte• •
ea the did he allude to the 30th of Novemb -r,
know what were the
, Mr. P. STEWART wished to . friithproce• dogs of that day, he believed d d intentions of her Majesty's Government respecting the
, proceeded e
„Reanjilopv,sight'of Parliament, and the officers of the duties now charging upon colonial spirits,
'l4ci a( ,1., T tide, according to competent legal advice, restrictions in force against the use
.of spirits and mo-
eaded
tti tbe power of closing the office; but what he al- if he it
lasses. He would not ask the question
ev
nt.
it ens ,) was the practice in Scotland. In that country would interfere with the arrnngementsof7th.eG
ernmwehile
rake noi,perative, on the part of railway compani« s, to The duty -on native spirits_ was
.5.10 d.,
church nonces for three successive Sundays on the that on colonial was 9s. 4d., making: a differen-
teeda 'writ's, and persons were required to be in at- tial duty of ls. 6d., or one
.hundre
dper cent.
Propepr each day, to swear that the notices werethe attention of
He rose for the purpose of calling
he
that ',Y ffixed. The coaseqUence of this was, the Right Hon. Baronet to these prohibitions, which
the o`Tring the recent period of giting notices, found were untouched by the Right Hon. Baronet in his
ttriaooe conveyances of the country were in new scheme of import duties.
111144 Ilna, and the feelings of the people were much Sir ROBERT PEEL rose, and said that her Majesty's
'aeule-ebt hY the desecration which took place. This Government did not propose to make any a tterli. 1 Cons in the
nene,,s avoided in future, and the expenses of serving duty on rum and molasses. The rates of
Honourable England,
duty in
w/ery much reduced, if the notice required to be Ireland, and Scotland he was sure thed tte
mei eituas advertised in a newspaper, and placed once on tleman would not wish to see
haltere there was no
`seat l'ell door. The present delivery of notices caused legal prohibition to the use ofsi? articles ' as those alluded
of sugar and
,ee, aPenses, by its being required to swear to its ser- to. There was no legal prohibition to the use
..
ao air sierees
regulations, which
a registered letter might be made to molasses in distilleries, under certain
for the far eil,h,a WaS required. There was one other subject it was necessary to carry into effect
41 ret,." protec-
en blamed her Maje ty's Government- it was tion of the revenue.—(Hear, hear.)
there 'ace to the ril a des -•*ts Whatever feeling DRAINAGE BILL (IRELAND).
tan 'night 4, • . a• w giving osi• ' •• • - On the motion of Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE, that
wee exist against increased facilities to
ode ce'e al), eulation' they should recollect the present this bill be read a second time,
e fel it
Ni. e,,ling the deposits into the hands, or to the Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH said that he .read
.71%1t ~-, ine Accountaii;-General, was a serious injury to his duty to oppose the Bill. He had not had tim to .
'lllues-sP c able • rt. in business, who never had been much of it, because it had only been printed that morn.
t, sten with
an par dies
y schemes whatever. He knew ing ; he had, however, read enough of it to see that it
111 rlt respectableyal railway
who had been often was one which the House should not sanction in its pre-
b` e ~. gentleman,
ii btaliractice in getting . accommodation from sent state. There had been an attempt on the part of the
p4ll rung huutp ' tie City, yetlately had Commissioners, that had been appointed some years ago
'Pea r-nsedafter' repeated applications, on the for the improvement of Ireland, to introduce a clause into
4) licl e, .
floating capital had been a Bill for the drainage of that country similar to those in-
..ilsorl b Cat ad the
y deposits into the Bank of serted in the present Bill. Those Commissioners under-
all t°Pah'ing rail
"1". of the Accountant-General. took to deal with matters which. they had neither the
aliti‘% -qe„.bins,e credit
ability nor the knowledge_ to interfere with, and this fact
nt securities ought to be
ro3titee, aad i r Government
das bank it was. that created the great complaints that were at
, in o anion the were as goo
aise I bet his P ' ' • t inconve- that P
time ex noised by the landowners of Ireland • and
bce unless these were taken, greawas the headof '
the Earl of St. Germans, who the Select
tilt aad der . would take place. The
a ,s_s eel,
large anninent
Committ ebeing ' f ully inform ed of the intentions of the C mn.
t,,, Tli.er
,e,e.,h are,eints of thesese
they securities ; and
d againt the introduction of the ciao .e
missioners, protested 't__
iiii_ti liberate their floating capital,
ought
proposed to be introduced by
them, for he saw that the
111%4 "ed to transfer them to the Accountant-. P would be most extraordinary
sought by the Bill
e n t'D th ofthe railway companies. powersinjurious ea -etion , e
had
to the landowners of Ireland. The ,
and also
b '''ATlt "e had to make was for a return of the . ...
file of fe • ; Commissioners thereupon declared that the Bill, when '
no_ tithizi 4 .ticurred by the introduction of railway would be utterly use
rived of the clause objected to,
illill4 egitiigiatthe last eession of Parliament, upon peti- P of the
less; bet the Noble Lord, who saw the injusticeheasure,
and
w diatin,,,.,frTeh Bills, and how such fees. were amp- less;
persisted in his opposition tot e
Nowm it
ga teoti^o,"'sneig those pail upon each Bill. was
the Bill was ultimately abandoned.
flies agreed to.opposed
tbil",l 110 \- 'IE UNITED STATES. on the same grounds that he (Mr. French)
-eetie ' tEA the Bill now under the consideration of the House.
the 1/4. n to prod
GLE rose to inquire if there was any
head of
te , ',lira uels •This Bill proposes to appoint a board, at the
- Kil of th - an Important document relative to
tie qw• sea e 'suited States of America. He wished gentleman for whom
which was to be Colonel Jones, a .
nes I, ethea tile
he had the highest respect, and of whose abilities he
to the produc-
e he iZlere al, re was any objection. .
This board it is
eentea . en of nineeted with the American tariff e (Mr F. French) had the highest opinion. T
InanAne en..CLREIMEEN rose and said, there was propose
.public
d is to take upon itself the direction of the
give the des
he ralsnal in the request of the. Noble works of Ireland. ow, ea a N h -3 of opinion that the
people of that country were perfectly adequate to super-
ooif the no eired it1:1 no objection, notwithstanding, to p
natend the drainage of their own property. Let the
vi her Vejuneun-a`c'kr,lnation. He had received a copy
'House take a case where the owner of a th usand,
The ‘a-lesty' 'es”"'eli was well worthy of the attention
li 3 ‘Jlox, acres of land, all of which the board should be of
eta° te • ,rnment.
nou, ue, •
adjourned. opinion required draining, .
but the proprietor objects
The oC, . ,-, -- -- -----...10.--_ to the expense which this step would entail
.on
1" SPR "P ("OM VONS, Monday. Feb. 2.
elr n. -ante ' sbut he is then in-
him. He complains to the board, . .
lams ht setneuanntook the Chair at Four o'clock precisely. orneed that ho must .be at the exnse.d d Tis was in ee
!Ent, ` Ile
Ite,•',,`-'N said he had several petitions which what he objected to; it gave the
board all most absolute
'll 'le ' - "een presented to the House on Friday power to c rder the carrying out of any project
ga e wished
the n Petition te know whether any Member present- whi f h t
'eh they thought proper, regardless o w a
ne le% . was bound to state that he received it on cost 1 fth l d to. The they put tle owner o e an y
dis-
Dr°Pe I' lb order t it? Could the petitions had 'sewer by this Bill not only of putting a _
Ilk r y r,_ii 0 present
4 pc,"e spE,k„.„ ted on the following Friay? , .
tress on his land—not only of charging 5 per cent. ad-
tine sena said thldpresent ditiona on any arrears 1 which might remain over unpaid,
kr, It on the v . at any Membersou.
qi •R. BEio, riday following the previous Frtdat. but they had also the power of leasing for ever, or ef
of his land.— (Hear, hear.)
I"aisig°w, p • 'n'ILLEY presented petitions against the selling off, every acreif
aisle
The 3', len_ y, and Aar Railway, and the Glasgow, Now, he wouldoh ask the House this was a power
Q4_ yOll. min_
inarbuock, and Ayr Railway, with branches. that ought tube e given over any man's estate?' They (the
tatrida.n. L. ,r also presented petitions against the landlords of _ Ireland) wanted not the assistance of
1347. bud';;Tec.s, Henley, and another railway.reason he had opposed it the other
50,0001., and for that
1,
ci
.a h
gh ...itS rese A 1 000,000/. had. been a tea y repai to t e
%aim. and ziorthP nted a petition against the nun
- night. .
area:lice with ern Railway, complaining of non- United King o ,'d
m with an additional 150,000/. interest
e,..etint, the standing orders. the interest between three and five per cent. on the last
n`ntlt ealls were r
-ga,. •-w.ilwit es;entecr against the London and three years. All the Irish landlords wanted was that
4 " "d theY' I/
t e York and North Midland Rail- some facility shoe should be given for borrowing money. If
naPeetioa _ Manchester and Southampton Railway. the Bill were considerably amended in some of its
he said, given to the landlords
a•t7re naihv.was presented against the North Stafford- particulars, and power, as .
erida, eY, complaining of non-compliance• hthe borrow money for the improve .
merit of their estates,
e llt n etdere with to
by al% ItEleili,.. then they wculd take care that such improvements were
4AD YOI ' .would be sufficiently paid
treeing th
of inhabitants Hen presented a petition, sinned made, and that . the labourers
i; th t the
et, w. ia the sentence of transportation passed on it that in this way landlords would be able to do more
of the Com-
b! I"atnsand J '
hall
a D , , ones be remitted
kkit, Ill\ and
, ',
from good than
d that consider
en Me of _ presented a petition the in- missioners. It hadbeen s.l
itnt Hamtneremith and Fulham experienced in work-
le • '°f the •i. - am against the en- able difficulty had been expe
T etnio_s ma itia.
because two-thirds of the
ing out this Act,
+0 u_ n , were presented in favour of Lord Ahl ' landlords its provisions.
emare Bill.s ey a would not assent to
Perhaps they had sufficient reasons for the adoption of
this course. They might not have that faith in the
decisions of the Commissioners which others had. H
had some experience in Irish matters, and he could
assure the Bight Lion. Baronet opposite that without

considerable modifications the Act we.uld be received
with dissatisfaction by ad clegses in Ireland.
Sir T.FREMANTLE said that it there was any man

in the House who would take such a view of the case,
as had just been taken, it was his Hon. Friend opposite.
The expense might be greater than if it were performed
by private parties, if the Board of Works super-
intended it; but it was necessary to have some authority
to reconcile the coAlicting interests of different parties.
The general impression was, that the Board of Works
had performed their duties well and impartially, and
they certainly deserved that great confidence should be
reposed in them, and additional power was necessary, in
order to enable them to carry out the duties imposed
on them. He did not think this question was altogether
one affecting private propi,rty. The Board of Works
required the power to drain the land immediately ad-
joining the rivers ; the landed proprietors who lived
at a greater distancefrom the river would then be induced
to drain the rest of the land at their own private expense.
' When they find, however, the water dammed back by
the proprietor of the thousand acres to whom the Hon.
Member had referred as an illustration, it was not to be
considered probable tat they would go to the expense
of draining their property.
Sir R. FERG USON considered that the alarming
pruliminary expenses and the great power given
to this Board under the Act was a very serious detri-
ment. to the successful oper4tion of , his Act. There bad
been but two or three cases of drainal,e under the Act
on account of these great expenses. These Drainage
Commissioners, when they had prepared a schedule
of what they considered necessary to be done, were not
t2!en. bound by plans, schedules, or anything else:

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H, thought thatno landed proprietor is England would
consent to this meddling with their property. This
Bill, without any exeeptien, was the most objection-
able that had ever been introduced into the House, with
respect to 'rid :lid, and he hoped the Government would
give it some further consideration before they proceeded
with it. The Board of Works, instead of doing the work
themselves, ought to compound with private individuals
for its execution, and then they would prove themselves of
service to Ireland. Under the present Systmn, however,
their interference was seldom or never sought for, ex-
cept in the case of some old mill, which could nut be got
rid of without their interference.
Mr. O'CONNELL trusted that the second read-
ing of the Bill would be persisted in. He had
no complaint to make of the Board of Works. They
were ready enough to complain of things in
Ireland, but he knew of no reason to com-
plain of the Board of Works, except it was
the exorbitance of their prelimary expenses. But per-
haps this was more the fault of the Legislature than of
the Commissioners.—(Hear, hear.) At no time was
drainage more wanted in Ireland than at the present
moment, for the waters were to be seen overflowing in
all pa is of the country. He therefore rose to express
his hearty concurrence in the Bill's being read a second
time. _ _

PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the question being put for the second reading of
this Bid,
Mr. F. FRENCH rose to object to the 6th and 7th
clauses of the Bill, as those clauses would take all power
and control out of the hands of the landed proprietors,
and place it in the hands of the Commissioners.
Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE said he intended to
withdraw the clauses, and bring up another on the re-
ception of the report.
Sir Robert Ferguson objected to the sth clause alto-
gether. It was quite unnecessary, and though the object
might have been to give more employment, it would fail
to have that effect. With respect to the compulsory
powers which were conferred, he was of opinion that they
should be restrained. He would again impress upon
the Right Honourable Gentleman the propriety of
omitting the 3d clause, as it would be perfectly unnecssary.
Colonel CONNOLLY said he believed that the pre-
sent Bill would have the tendency of increasing the
burdens of the people of Ireland. Under this measure
landowners would have no volition or choice or power
whatever. He should be sorry to retard in the slightest
degre e the progress of the measures contemplated by the
R ght lion. Baronet the Secretary for Ireland, and
which had been brought before the House with such
evident anxiety to ameliorate the condition of the
people. of Ireland. If the measures were good, he
should at once ask the House to pass the
Bill into a law as soon as possible ; but
he perfectly agreed with his two Hon. Friends on the
opposite side of the House that the powers sought for by
the Bill we. e far too compulsory. The Bill would, if passed
in its present shape, tend to increase the odium which
already attached to the presentments of the grand juries
of Ireland ; the course proposed to be pursued by them,
under the elevation of the Bill, would be a very injudicious
course. In general terms, he begged leave to state his
strong objections to the powers proposed to be given to the
Irish grand juries, and be should therefore be obliged
to oppose the Bill as it at present sto,d.
Mr. O'CONNELL said he yowl with his Hon.
Frind Sir Robert Ferguson that the compulsory powers
proposed to be given by the Bill were highly objection-
able, but on the whole he was of opinion that the Bill
would tend to bone& the people of Ireland, and it should
therefore have his support ; and he was of opinion that

the sooner it passed the better.
Sir ROBERT FERGUSON said he felt it his duty
to take the sense of the house on the fifth clause of the
Bill. The Government, by the third clans", would have
sufficient power with respect to the drainage of land;
and he was there:bre of opinion, that it would be inju
dicioui to add thereto the powers contemplated by the
fifth clause. _ _ _

Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE explained.
Mr. F. FRENCH said the Act gave an increased
power in reference to the mode of constituting new
roads ; and it was also desirous that that power should
be extended ; but that was scarcely necessary., because
even now the filling up of ruts in a road was an im-
provement of it. The sum to be thus expended was
certainly very small, but the principle it involved wus
one of great importance to the country. He would sup-
port the motion of his lion. Friend.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it
was well known that the operation of the grand jury
Act as it at present exiitcd was this, that in all cases of
new projects, or the improvement of existing
public works, the Government paid one-half and
the grand jury levied the other. It was also in
the power of the magistrates and cess payers to call a
meeting and consider the necessity of any proposed
public work, or the improvement of an existing work
before it could be carried into effect.
Mr. FRENCH—Those subjects did not go before the
grand juries at all.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
was aware they did not: the facts were as he had stated.
Mr. SEIARMAN CRAWFORD considered that the
Right Hon. Gentleman was under a mistake. As he
understood the Act, this meeting of magistrates and
special rate-payers was entirely uncontrolled by the
grand jury. Altogether he disapproved of this system
of compulsory assessments.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. A. HAMILTON thought that the Hon. Gentle-
man ought not to pnrsevere in his opposition.
Sir ROBERT FERGUSON expressed his determi-
nation to proceed, and to take the sense of the House
upon the clause.
The House the divided—
For the clause 97
Against
Majority
The remaining clauses were then passed, and the
report was agreed to; and the Bill, with the amend-
ments, ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time

to-morrow.
HARBOURS AND PIERS FOR THE FISHERIES

OF IRELAND.

Sir T. FREMANTLE rose to move for leave to
bring in a Bill for the grant of the sum of 50,0001. for
the construction of piers, and the improvement of
harbours, with a view to encourage the fisheries of Ire-
land. In doing this he felt it necessary to observe that
off the extensive coast which surrounded that island, it
was well known that there was an abundant supply of
excellent fish. Several attempts had been made to in-
duce the peasantry to avail themselves of these means of
subsistence, but he regreted to say, that in several in-
stancesgh
owing thativiensebeen desired, and he believed that it was
those attemps had not been so successful as
chiefly
etxo.etrhtie anownstofthe
profitable.
necessaryTherel means
vas,itwtao
render s
might
true, a considerable want of enterprise, but it was hardly
to be expected, that without the possession of the
necessary boats that active spirit of industry could
be induced. The boats which they used were only
such as were fit to be launched from the beach, and if
they had possessed any others larger there was neither
quay nor pier from which to use them. In order to
render such an attempt successful they must provide the
means for landing from such boats as were fit to go out
into deep sea, were the greatest uumber of the best fish
were always to be found. Such fishing grounds were
known to exist off all parts of the coast of Ireland, and
he believed, that if in addition to the construction of
piers and harbours the inhabitants in the
b neighbour-
hooa of
suchcr t sanwdergeeatro, be provided
wouldrovide
to secure the benefit of the great advantages which lay
with
tph r o the
prompted
ne-
cessarytedwithin their reach. He proposed, therefore, that the
necessary quays and piers should be constructed under
the superintendence of the Board of Works, for he bad
learned that in consequence of the want of some such
provision, piers had in some instances been constructed
in very ill-advised positions, and in a very defective
manner. With the consent, then, of his Right
Honourable Friend, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, he proposed that the sum of 50,0001.
should be devoted to this object, to be expended in the
course of five years, at the rate of 10,000/. a-year. He
had anxiously looked at the means from whence this
sum might be derived. The Board of Works might
advance three-fourths of the whole amount, and the re-
mainder in certain proportions might be drawn from the
localities which were to obtain the advantage of the
grant. Those who were interested could not object to
bear a part of the expense ; but yet the imposition of
that expense must be laid on rateably, according to the
nature of the country on which the money was to be
laid out. By means of a grant from the Exeequer all
difficulty in raising the funds would be obviated. He
proposed, then, that competent persons, appointed by
the Bard of Works and the Treasury, should make a
survey, and on the Government being satisfied of the
eligibility of a site for a pier or harbour, that th.. Board
advance one half or one quarter of the necessary funds,
as the case might be, and the other should be dream
from her local sources. For instance, if the site
chosen was one on the coast, which was occupied
for no other chief object, then a certain small sun
should be assessed' on the diatrict within a certain dis-
tance on each side of the new pier. It the way
down to it communicated with any great road, so that
the interior of the country was to share in the advantage
then he would assess it on the land. If any town was
to obtain the advantage he would levy, atter the rate
of one-third on the poor-rate. Should the nature of the
coast be such that the improvement of the harbour or
the erection of the pier was likely to serve not merely