The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-22 00:00:00

WASTE LANDS IN IRELAND.

The following is an abstract of Mr.Poul-ett izrope's
Bill for proMoting the Reclamation of Waste Lands in
Ireland, which stands for a second reading on Wednes-
day, the Ist of July :-
6. Whereas it appears from reports at various times
laid before Parliament, as well by Parliamentary Com-
mittees es by Royal Commissioners, that in Ireland
large numbers of able-bodied persons arc suffering great
_distress from inability to obtain either constant employ-
ment or the occupation of land throughout which to
support themselves and their families by their labour ;
and likewise that at the same time large tracts of land
in that country remain in a state of waste, upon which
many of such distressed persons might be usefully em-
ployed, and might be enabled permanently to maintain ,
themselves and their families, if encouraged by the'
grant of a durable interest in the lands which may be
reclaimed, to exert for that purpose their utmost is-
dustry : be it therefore enacted, 36e.
"Clauses 1 to 16, authorise appointment of two Com-
missioners, who, together with chairman of the Board of
Works, are to form the waste lands commission—to
have power to appoint assistant commissioners, officers,
&c., and other general powers, such as are given to
Commissioners of the English Inelomre Act of 1845,
and the Irish Public Works Act, 1 and 2 Wm. IV.
cap. 33.
17, 18. Authorise the Treasury to advance a sum
not exceeding two millions, to Commissioners, as required
for the purposes of the Act. Interest to be payable on
such advances. s s

"19. Empowers Commissioners to purchase (compul-
sorily) any tract or tracts of waste land, not being less
in any one case thun five hundred statute acres lying
together, and any land adjoining or near to, or included
in such tract or tracts of waste land in the proportion
of not more than ten acres of such land to every hun-
dred acres of waste.
"20, 21. Power to Commissioners to make maps,
surveys, and reports, with opinions to be sent to Lord-
Lieutenant, and lodged for inspection somewhere in the
neighbourhood. and notice thereof to be given.
"22 to 24. Powers to the Commissioners at the end of
one month, or within one year, to publish conclusive
notice, &c., to be enrolled in the Court of Chancery, &c.
"25, 26. Powers to corporations, trustees, and other
parties, to sell and convey, and forms of conveyance.
"27. Satisfaction to be made to tenants, &c., and may
be accepted.
" 28. Commissioners empowered to award value.
" 29. Appeal given against award of Commissioners
to a court of arbitration.

"30 to 33. Appointment of court of arbitration by
Lord-Lieutenant, to consist of three fit and proper per-
sons, to hold their sittings at such place or places as he
shall appoint, &c.. with power to summon witnesses, &c.,
and give final judgment.
"34. Awards to be recorded.
" 35 to 40. Purchase money how to be applied (as in
Fisheries Act of this session, &c.)
" 41. After publication of final notice, and payment or
investment of purchase money, Commissioners may enter
and commence works.

42 to 46. Power to purchase release of incumbrances,
and apportion the same ; with the rents reserved—mort-
gagees to convey to Commissioners, &c. Tenants at will
to quit after notice, &c. _

"47. Persons authorised to sell may refer to arbitra-
tors to fix the price.
" 48. Demesne lands not to be taken, nor supply of
water to towns interfered with, &c.

" 49, 50. Power to Commissioners to execute works—
to inclose, plant, or cultivate any of the lands purchased
and taken by them for the purpose of this Act, and to
execute such roads and drainages, and erect such houses,
cottages, buildings, and fences thereon as shall be deemed
proper or the improvement of such lands, &c., and to
lay out such lands into farms of not less than five, nor
more than one hundred acres.
" 51 to 54. Power to Commissioners to offer farms
for sale by public advertisement on lease for ninety-
nine years, either at a nominal rent for such premium
or fine as can be got for the same, or at a fixed rent,
or at a rent nominal for the first seven years, and after-
wards increased, and either with or without a fine,

giving, however, always to the tenant the power of pur-
chasing a lease of ninety•nine years for the sum at
which the farm was originally valued to him. with in-
terest not exceeding five per cent. ; and subject in all
cases to conditions and covenants to be laid down by
Commissions for the improvement of the lands, &c.. or
for the adoption of any particular system of husbandry.
":55. Leases to be forfeited in case lessee or owner

for the time being, cease to reside upon and cultivate the
same, and to keep in repair the premises, &c., or shall
erect additional houses. &c., without license of Commissi-
oners, or shall dispose of his interest without such license,
or make default in performance of covenants in leases.
" 56, 57. Power to Commissioners to accept surrenders,
or to consent to assignments of leases, &c., and to waive
forfeitures,
" 58. In case of farms vesting in more than one
person, at the tenant's death, or otherwise, the same to
he sold and the produce invested for the benefit of such
persons.
" 59. Farms to be valued and offered successively to
the persons in whom they vest by devise or through
intestacy.
"60, 65. Power to Commissioners to leave two-thirds
of purchase money. of farms let for 999 years on
-mortgage, with the interest to accrue during period of
repayment to be divided into equal instalments ; and
tenants authorised upon giving notice to pay off the
principal, &c. Powers to'enter or recover payment when
in arrear.
" 66. Commissioners may form model farms, distri-
bute prizes, and found agricultural schools upon any
of the lands taken for the purposes of this Act.
"67 to 80. Power to Commissioners to make roads
and drains necessary to their operations through other
lands adjoining such as they may take, and to charge all
parties deriving benefits therefrom with a rate thereto.
Rate may be compounded for.
" 71. Commissioners empowered to purchase, by vo-
luntary agreement with the parties, any lands adjoining
to the lands taken by them.
" 72. Commissioners empowered to contract with
owners of lands, waste or other, for payment by a rent
charge in lifu of gross sum.
" 73. Leases, &c., to be free of stamp duty.
" 74. Application of receipts by commissioners, first to
payment of interest on advances by Treasury, next to
) expenses of works, purchases, &c., and surplus to be
from time to time so expended.
" 75. Accounts of proceedings to be annually laid
before Parliament.
"76 to 81. Commissioners, &e., protected in execution
of their duties.
" 82. Interpretation clause—Waste lands being defined
as any lands lying together, which, on the average of
the average of the entire tract, would not let for more
than two shillings_and sixpence per acre per annum to a
solvent yearly tenant.'
" 83. Act may be amended this session."

FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT :
WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Friday morning an accident of a most de-
plorable character, which has resulted in the death of an exeellent
servant of the company, happened near the terminus of the Great
Western Railway, at Paddington. It appears that the deceased, John
Vaten, was a painter in the service of the company, and was about
thirty or forty years of age. He was engaged at his work on some
carriages at the time of the occurrence, and it seems he was much
afflicted with deafness, so that the signals were not very readily
heard by him ; and while thus occupied one of the trains came up,
and before he could get out of the way he was knocked down, and
the wheels of the carriages passed over his legs and arms, which
were severely fractured. He was immediately conveyed to St.
George's Hospital, where he died in about two hours.
EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR,—On Wednesday morn-
ing, a man named Harper, from Helper, applied at the Police-office
for the apprehension of a man and woman, who ho said were in the
town, and whom he charged with robbing, under the tbllowing sin-
gular circumstances :—The woman, whose name he said was Mary
Jones, had been lodging at the house of his (Harper's) father with her
husband ; and on Tuesday she had decamped in company with a one•
legged tailor (whose name was very appropriately John Shuffiebot-
tom), taking with her some wearing apparel and bed-clothes, the
property of Mr, Harper, sen. Shortly after the necessary particulars
had been giien to the police, Shuffiebottom and his paramour were
apprehended by Inspector Wilkinson, breakfasting at the Black's
Head, Broad Marsh ; but when they were taken to the
Police-office, the complaisant stated that the woman was his
wife, but that he had said her name was Jones because he was
afraid the police would not apprehend her for taking her husband's
property. The prisoners having been thus arrested under a false '
charge, were dismissed, and suffered to leave the police-office. When ~
they arrived in the street, the husband endeavouring to put on an
engaging look, exclaimed, " Which man will you have, my lass?
Will you have your husband, a proper man, or the tailor with the
wooden leg ?" adding, as a clincher, "if you Will come with me,
you shall ride home." A great mob which had been collected was
much amused with the manner in which the fair one looked at her
suitors, and she was greeted with shouts of " have the tailor."
" Nay, don't have him ; he's not even the ninth part of a man, he's
hitlan
lost his leg" 80. The woman, who in addition to her infidelity,
most have had a very bad taste, at last declared for the tailor, whe
stumped away with his
prize, leaving tits
a d
the
stuulildaepnpy mhvi
h. llarbfudlid carriedmet-
in/I.—Nottingham Jou, nal.
SINGULAR PIIENOAMNON.—OR Tuesday last, about
half-past two o'clock in the afternoon,
away several waggon-loads of hay from a field bet •
Clay, on the Osmaston-road, Derby. The hay belonging to Miss
in the air for nearly half an hour, and gradua Was held sus need
the neighbouring fields and gardens. With y fell, spreading over
ticular locality, not a breath of air was the exception of the par-
NOVEL TRAVELLING stir! he
—Notts Merevry.
• NIL Wm. Bunn and Mr. Wm.
Oxborrow, of Wickham
trifling wager to go on a44Market, coachbuilders, undertkariffert tao
London, a distance of 53 milesvedic'eu i'Pedet." Wickhamffonutr.ofay
a light ; which
they accomidshed on Whit•dondarym,gbyhsetart
hours
at three o'clock in
the morning, resting six hours during the day, and arriving at
e
ll d
Saracen's
re old ate at eight o'clock in the even ing,making
eleven holm on the road.—lpswich Journal.
—.yesterday Mr.
DEATH OF , A BOY TRO3I PLAT-
Nicholls-row, Yetintal-
Raker held an Wettest at tho Lord NelsriZy-cara. The deceased
green, on George Thomas Norton,
aged en.fanotheiN back, when he
and some other boys were leaping
even.ne.the stornach. Medical ad-
fell and struck himself a violent hlaw_or a ,___. days,
when lie
died:
vice was procured, but he lingered lc"'
fu'l of food ; had it been
The surgeon said the child's st,ooa i ..c,',,,,,t have proved fatal. Verdict,
empty at the time the injury v nu
"Accidental death.
o MUSKET - BALL. We were yesterday
(Thu(Thursday).4 wAT the RL3alst anniversary of the Battle el' Waterloo, favoured
with the sight
musket. ball that had wounded
one of our brave
soldiers in the midst
ofaßetween of that great battle. three and four
. oon of the 18th of June, 1815, whilst the second
battalion of British
o'clock on the ai.e_P:t
under the
infantry, command of Lord Harris, in
solid square, was resisting a charge of French Calrassien, led on by
Marshal Ney, private James Brian, of the 73d Regiment, received a
musket-ball in the head just above the left temple. He was carilt.d
off the geld by his comrades, apparently dead, but ultimately re-
covered, and now resides in Beck-street, in this, town. Many efforts
have been made to extract the ball, but they all proved ineffectual ;
on Tuesday last, however, it made its way out, through the poor
fellow's mouth, after having subjected him to almost continued
torture since it entered. He is now, we are happy to say, free from
pain, and appears likely to enjoy better health than he has done since
he left the army. The ball on One side was quite flattened.—Notts
Mercury, •

Paer LA.TIGN AND RELIGION OF THE Wonul,.--It
calculated that there are 1,660,000,000 souls in the work!; of whom
153,000,000 are in Europe, 156,000,000 in Africa, 00,000,000 in Asia,
150,000,000 in America, and 7,000,000 in the islands of the Pacific.
Five parts of the Population are Christians, six are M4hOwetana,
eig,1140,9 4;0 molatorst a3g the Jews form one pall.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
R. Banister, draper, Portsea—tinal dlr. of in the
pound, on any Saturday, at (ho office of Mr: Greene, Alder-
manbury.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, BArnghall-street.
W. Kearton, cheesemonger, Lamb-street, Spital-square,
July lk.), at twelve—•W. J. Haddan. brewer, Tottenham,
July 10, at half-Past twelve—C. Bartlett, merchant, South-
ampton, July 10, at one—T. B. and 3. Waller, grocers, Ips-
wich, July 13, at twelve--J. Harlow, tobacconist. Leicester-
square, 'Tilly 10, at eleven—W. Stone, laceman, Woad-Ate-et,
City, July 10, at one.

•
In the 'Country. •
M. Toulkinsnn, linendraper, Kidderminster, July 10, at
twelve, at. the Birmingham District Court—W. Suminers and
N. Rae, rope makers, Manchester, July 14. at twelve, at the
Manchester District Court—W. Ilabgood, merchant, Man-
chester, July 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Court—T„ Harrison. victualler, Birmingham, July 15, at one,
at the Birmirigham District rt.

CERTIFICATES to be gyented,unless cause, be shown to

the contrary, onn-the day herein mentioned.
R. -11. Blacker and C. Earith, jun., ws-rettnuemri
Gresham-street, City, July 13—T. Gandy, groeer. Lower-
road, Islington, July 13—J. .S. B. llndgett, bookseller,
Strand, July 13—J. IlarloW, tobacconist, Leirester.square.
July 10—W. Stone, lareman, Wood-street, City, July 10—
B. 11. Bullock, commission agent, Nicholas-lane, City,
July 10—E. ClifFord, victualler, Minster, Isle of Sheppy,
july 10—W. ThoinpFon, ship chandler. Fowkes.buililings,
Great Tower-street, City, July 10—W. Stearman, carpenter,
Princes. street, Cadogan-street, Chelsea, Judy 10—T. Taylor,
grocer, Newcastle-upon. Tyne, July 18_-,1;. J. Staples, sur-
geon, July 13—C. Parker, linendraper, Liverpool, July 15—
S. Sham, cloth finisher, Leeds, July 13—T. Clay, merchant,
Hadderefiehl, July Walker-arid B. Williamson, share-
brokers, Leeds, July 14—P. Mottram, draper, Shrewsbury,
July 14—J. Timmins, brick maker, Cavuham, Shropshire,
July 10—;..1. Blundell, pawnbroker, Wigan, Lancashire,
July 10-4. Davies, mercer, Shrewsbury, July ;13—.T.
Howarth, woollen manufacturer, Rochdale, July. 14-11.
Rowbotham, calico printer, MancheAlr, July 16—H. R.
Osborne, grocer, Truro, Cornwall, July 10-11. R. Morley,
merchant, Hull, July 10—J.. Thompson, grocer, Norwich ,
July 10—J. H. HipwooJ, merchant, Cornhill, July 10Emanuel silversmith, Hanover-square, July 10—A. and M.
--M.
Duffield,. zinc workers, July 10—W. Buchanan, merchant,
Chester,
tJeert:
jr3u,
13c.1113.0nLb chambers. sheep salesman,
July 10—W. Brown, cotton spinner, Manchester, July 10.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. • .
'aCtietsv,—hlaberlewhearil,', Fore. street, City,
J. Hamer, J. Clough, T. Smith, and W. Holgate, calico
printers, Irwell Springs, Lancashire—J. H. Beret stock and
G. Parnell,. brewers, Walworth—R. Garnett, J. Garnett, W.
Garnett, worsted spinners,. Bradford
(so far as regards R.
Garnett)—T. and C. Prance, brewers, Bocking, Essex—J.
and G. Ilainpson, pork butchers, Ashton-nnder-Lyne—G.
and W. Lard, cotton spinners, 11rount-pleasant•Mills, Lan •
cashire—J. and. G. Wise, carmen, Hyde-place, Holton—J.
Wynn, T. Wilson, J. llall, G. Ran, T. Na‘mome,
Hemingway, woollen manufacturers, Aldam's Mill, York-
shire (so far as regards J. Wynn)—P. S. F. Martin, D. Wat-
ney, G. Swayne, and G. Bovill, Gwendraeth Anthracite
Coal Works—C. B. Fooks and E.
and F. Johnson, auctioneers, Serle-
street, Lincoln's Inn-fields—T. Sangster and J. Younger,
masons, North Shields—B. Currey, W. Currey*, and W.
Wilmer, attorneys, Old Palace•yard (so far as regards w.
Wilmer)—L. Fonseca and C. Steinhardt, perfumers, Bread-
street, Cheapside.—M. Heathcote and R. P. Collison, sur-
geons, Maghuli, Lancashire—R. .Forman, jun.,. and F. p
Williams, stockbrokers, Derby—B. Nias and H. Saunders.
upholsterers, Brighton.
SCOTCH' SEQUEsTRATIoNs.

William. Miller, engineer, Glasgow, June 29, and July 24,
at twelve, at the office of Mr. Smeaton, Glasgow.
George Thomson,". bookseller, Glasgow, June 24, and July
15, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Miller, Glasgow.
Archibald M‘Nicoll, merchant, Johnstone, June 24; and
July 15, at four, at the Saracen's Head Inn, Paisley.
James Scott, painter, Jedburgh, June 25, and July 23, at
twelve, at the Spread Eagle Inn, Jedburgh.
James Montgomery, grocer, Kirkintilloch, June 26, and
July 17, at twelve, at Walker's Black Bull Inn, Kirkintilloch