The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-01 00:00:00

MINORITY-NOES, 34.

Anstey, T. C. Goulburn, Henry Xewdegate, C. N.
Archdall, Captain Grogan, Edward Pugh, David
Bankes, G. Gwyn, Rowel Richards, Richard
Bentinck, Lord G. Henley, J. W. Smyth, Sir H.
Beresford, William Herrics, J. C. Stuart, J.
Buck, L. W. Hildyard, R. C. Urquhart, David
Buller, Sir J. Y. • Hood, Sir Alezander Vivian, J. E.
Disraeli, B. Hotham, Lord Willoughby, Sir H.
Drummond, Henry Iludson, G.
Dundas, G. Jolliffe, Sir W. IL
Gaskell, J. M. Law, C. E. TELLERS. •
Gladstone, W. B.: Miles, Philip W. S. Barkly, Heart'
Gordon, Admiral Mußinge, J. R. Baillie, H. J.

FARMERS' ESTATE SOCIETY (IRELAND) BILL.—
(IN THE COMMITTEE.)
Fourteenth Clause (Regulating Proceedings as to the Sale
of Land) :—Amendment proposed, to add the following Pro-
viso :—" Provided always, that no lot by this Act autho-
rised to be sold and disposed of, shall be so sold or disposed
of, in any case, so that more than one person shall be the
owner or occupier of every thirty acres thereof:"—Amend-
inept proposed to the proposed Amendment., to leave out the
words "or occupier :"—Question put, " That the words or
occupier' stand part of the proposed Amendment." The
Committee divided :

MAJORITY-AYES, 51.

MINORITY-NOES, 3.

Crawford, W. S.
Thompson, Colonel
Wilson, Matthew

TZLLEIti
O'Connor, reargue
Serope, G. P.

STEAM ON TURNPIKE ROADS.

TO THE EDITOR OF 'THE SUN.
SIR,—I omitted to mention in my last letter, that Sir
Henry Parnell and the late Thomas Telford, Esq., in their
report upon turnpike-roads, state, that if a rail was laid on
the side of the road, same undulating, that then one
horse would do as much as five or six. The difference
of friction on timber and iron is about twenty per cent.
in favour of the latter, and therefore if ono horse would
do as much as four or five, then passengers might be
conveyed upon timber tracks by horses at the charge of
one penny and three halfpence per mile, and by steam
power at one halfpenny and three farthings per mile,
supposing steam-power to be only half the cost of horse-
power. Yours respectfully,
THOMAS MOTLEY, C.E.
21, Stangate, Lambeth.

THE BRAZILS.
The Linnet packet, with the Brazilian mails, arrived
at Falmouth on Sunday afternoon. Her dates are—Rio
de Janeiro, June 4; Bahia, June 20; and Pernambuco,
June 24. She has a freight of about 55,000 L, of which
about 12,0001. is for the St. John del Rey Mining Com-
pany, 1,4001. for the National Brazilian Mining Com-
pany, and 600/. for the Imperial Brazilian Mining Asso-
ciation. Exchange at Rio Janeiro, 23} to 24; at Bahia,
241; at Pernambuco,
The news from Rio Janeiro has been anticipated by a
recent arrival. At Bahia all was quiet. English ship-
ping was much wanted. Freights for the Channel were
4/. 103. to 51. per ton. The province of Pernambuco was
in a very disturbed state,. and.great fears wore enter-
tained of a very serious outbreak. The following Brazi-
lian ships of war were lying there.—The Euterpe, 20
gnus; Calliope, I*o guns; Capebarde, 10 guns; Ando-
zainhe, 3 guns; and Seguledade, 3 guns.

CAMDEN-TOWN RAGGED SCHOOL.—Last evening
a numerous and highly influential meeting of the ladies
and gentlemen residing in the above locality took place
in the St. Pllncras Vestry-rooms, for the purpose of
stating the progress of the above schools, and of raising
funds for furthering the objects. Lord Ashley presided,
and alluded to the successful progress of ragged schools,
and said that the children, after being educated, would,
on batch
sailedthe in their
arrival
on r
iava at the
atoubrtdGaajonyvienllraninsemt de Government's, in future, be transplanted to our colonies at the rate of
150 annually, and at the expense of Government. The
first
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expense)and
would the
boys in pastoral labour, and the girls as domestio ser-
vants. Mr, Spalding, the honorary secretary, read the
report, which showed that schools for the accommodation
of two hundred children had been established in
Little Camden street. They had only existed for
three weeks, and seventy children had been
admitted. The collection had been 115/. 35., 1001.
had been laid out upon the schools, but 100/. more would
be required for the current expenditure of the year, of
which only 361. had been promised in annual subscrip-
tions. The report was adopted, and resolutions carried
for furthering the objects of the schools, concluding
with a vote of thanks to the chairman, when the meet-
ing broke up.
THE LEEDS AND DEWSBURY RAILWAY.—The
public opening of the line of railway from Leeds to
Dewsbury took place yesterday amidst much rejoicing.
The line is ten miles long, and by it the distance by
railway between Leeds and Manchester will be reduced
from 61 to 41 miles, as compared with the present cir•
cuitaus route; and the distance between many other
places and the chief seat of the woollen manufactures
will be correspondingly diminished. The London and
North-Western Company have leased it, and it is now
classed as a section of that company's lines. The open-
ing train started from the new station of the company
erected on the south side of Wellington-street, Leeds,
about.one o'clock, proceeded to the junction of the line
near Dewsbury, with the Lanarkshire and Yorkshire
(late Manchester and Leeds) line, and returned between
four and five o'clock. The directors, with the share-
holders and other friends, celebratei the opening by a
public dinner in the Music Hall after the opening exour-
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