The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-09 00:00:00

LEEDS RAILWAY AMALGAMATION BILL.

Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the consideration of this
report, on the ground that the property and interests of one
large Company was transferred to another Company against
the wishes and consent of the owners, and moved that it be
re-c.)mmitted. . _

After a short discussion, the motion was withdrawn.
NEW WRIT. _ _ _

Mr.' TUFNELL moved for a new writ for the borough
of Lichfield, in the room of Lord Alfred Paget, who had
accepted the office of Clerk Marshal and Chief Equerry in
her Majesty's Household.
Mr. MUNTZ moved that the Committee on the Birming-
ham and Oxford Junction Railway Bill, and Birmingham
and Oxford Junction Railway (Birmingham Extension) Bill,
have leave to report forthwith, and that the reports be taken
into consideration.
Mr. E. DENISON objected to the toll clause as it now
stood in the Bill, and: thought it ought to be revised. The
first part of the clause might remain, but the latter, he con-
sidered, ought to be altered.
Mr. T. BARING said the object sought by the re-com-
mittal of the Bill was the revision of the toll charges. He
thought the clause as it now stood gave the Great Western
Company practically a complete control of the line. He
would ask the Chairman of the Committee what the members
of it meant by the introduction of the altered words in the
clause?

Sir R. FERGUSON said before the alteration was made
the Committee consulted both companies interested, and the
result was the clause which was now submitted to the
House. He thought the clause fair towards the interests of
all the parties concerned.
Sir G. CLERK did not think the clause to be such as some
Hon. Members represented it. From reading it he did not
think it would throw the whole management and advantages
of the line into the hands of the Great Western Company.
The interpretation he put on it was nothing more than that
the shareholders of the company should not have the power
to prevent the Great Western Company running along it;
and that the former should not be allowed to play into the
hands of the other great rival company. Under all the cir-
cumstances he must support the clause.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
Messengers from the Lords broughtup several Bills, which
were ordered to lie on the table.
The discussion on the railway Bill previously under consi-
deration was then resumed.
Mr. HODGSON thought they ought to judge the clause,
not in reference to the London and Birmingham or Great
Western Companies, but in regard to the public interests.
He thought the clause so important that it ought to be
printed, and that time should be given for its consideration.
They would then see whether it was really in agreement
with the general intentions of the resolutions on railways
passed by Parliament.
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anion; t.hat
btuhti s t
hc
ea case wasuse must Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET was in favour of the
clause as it stood.
Mr. G. W.
pro-
vided for by the Consolidated Act, in the event of the two
parties being favourable
Junction
and
recollect that the Grand Manchester and
atodnithit
Birmingham Railways, who were allied to the London and
Binning 0 • ham held the majority of the shares in the proposed
line, and hence the latter Company would have the power
of preventing the Great Western Company from using the
line unless the House agreed to the clause in its original
form.—(Hear, hear.) Now, under these circumstances, he
contended that it was for the benefit of the public that the
amendments which had been proposed should be agreed to.
Mr. GREENE protested that there was no necessity
whatever for inserting the clause in the Bill at all, in so far
as the original Consolidated Act gave the Great Western
Company sufliciEnt power and control over the new line,
either as regarded the rights of themselves or the interest of
the public.—(Hear, hear.)
After a few words from Mr. Murrz and Mr. DENISON, the
amendment was withdrawn, and the clause in its original
form was agreed to.
The report was then receivei, and the Bill, as amended,
ordered to be engrossed.
LIVERPOOL, ORMSKIRK, AND PRESTON
RAILWAY.

The consideration of the report on this Bill was resumed.
The report was ultimately agreed to, and the Bill ordered to
be enswesed.

BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM, AND MIDLANDS

RAILWAY.

On the question being put for the third read of dig
Bill,
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET suggested that the Bill
should be postponed, in order that a similar clause to that
introduced into the Oxford and Birmingham Railway Bill
should be inserted in this Bill. The circumstances
connected with the two lines, and their relations to other
companies, were precisely the same.
The third reading under these circumstances was post-
poned till to morrow.

LARNE, BELFAST, AND BALLYMENA.
Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE moved "That the petition of
certain shareholders in the Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena
Railway Company, complaining of a fraudulent return to the
resolutions of the 30th day of April last, be referred to a
Select Committee; and that all further proceedings on the
said Bill be postponed until the Committee shall have re-
ported thereon." He stated that the Bill had been referred
to Mr. Green as an approved measure, and the promoters, in
complying with a resolution of the House had made a frau-
dulent return, in which they stated that no shares had been
retained for the provisional committee, whereas the peti-
tioners stated, and were prepared to prove, that 1,025 shares
had been allotted to 35 directors, who it appeared had now
vanished into four, and these four had taken only
100 shares amongst them. Upon the 1,025 shares ori-
ginally allotted to the directors, only 300 had been
paid upon, and the company had received 18,0004 from the
public. He therefore moved that a Committee be appointed
to whom this matter should be referred, with power to report
immediately to the House.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. RICARDO opposed the motion, and contended that
it would be unfair, now that the Bill had passed both Houses
of Parliament, to put the promoters to the expense and
trouble of goiwg before another Committee.
Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Baring, and Mr. Estcourt
thought, as the petitioners appeared to feel themselves in-
jured by the proceedings, the motion ought to be agreed to.
Mr. RICARDO said, that being so he would willingly
withdraw his opposition.—(Hear, hear.)
The motion was then agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. DUNCOMBE, the following Hon.
Gentlemen were appointed members of the ComMittee
Mr. E. Denison, Mr. Beckett, Sir Robert Ferguson, and
Mr. T. S. Duncombe.

The reports on the following Bills were received
Billingsgate Market.

Curtis's-Divorce.
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Brad'ord Branch).
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway and Tyne
Dock.
Shrew:bury, Wolverhampton, and South Stafordshita
Junction Railway (Coalbrookdale Branch).
South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches (No. 1.)
Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth).
Taff Vale Railway.

, .
Tunbridge NV ells Improvement.
NVarwickshire and London Railway (Hampton and Ash'
church line).
Warwickshire and London Railway (Hampton and Banbury
line).
Warwickshire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon

line).
The following reports of Bills were considered and adopted:
Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor
Railway.
Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena Railway (by order).
Templemore and Nenagh Railway.
THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK.
Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the Duke or
Brunswick, complaining that he could not obtain impartial
justice in the courts of law of this country, and of various other
hardships to which he had been subjected. The petition con:
eluded with a prayer to the House that they would app9o'
a Committee, before which he should be able to substantiate
his charges. The Hon. Member gave notice that he should,
to-morrow, move that the petition be printed with the Votes.
BATTERSEA PARK BILL (APPLICATION OF
MONEYS).
This Bill went through Committee.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned, at Two o'clock, until Twelve to. morroW

THE COBDEN TESTIMONIAL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
DEAR SIR,—I am sure you will have pleasure in publishitir,
the enclosed note from Lord Morpeth, conveying his heart!.
and liberal tribute to that expression of a nation's gratitude
the Cobden Testimonial.
I am, dear Sir, yours truly,
EDWARD BAINES, Jan'
Leeds Mercury-office, July 7.
(Copy) " Grosvenor-place, July
"My dear Mr. Baines,—l am sure we so thoroughly sy
pathise on the subject of Mr. Cobden, that I will beg youas to
have my name put down as a subscriber of thirty poun
the national tribute intended for him. I wish to express tro
fulness of my concurrence in that object, by doing this at t•
earliest moment, though I could wish that the amount bore
nearer proportion to his merits, and to my sense of theta.'"
Believe me, very faithfully yours,
"Edward Baines, jun., Esq."

" MORPETIit

MEETING IN HONOUR OF SI.
ROBERT PEEL.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
BIRMINGHAM,— JULY 8. This evening (WednesdaY)tir!
meeting took place at the public office, convened for the to
pose of presenting an address to Sir Robert Peel, expree:it,
of the gratitude felt by that part of the inhabitants of ~40
mingham who approved of his conduct in general, and
especially as related to his last great and grand meaSnty
the abolition of the corn-laws. At half-past seven a Posy,
strong muster were assembled, which muster, by the he,
would have been considerably larger had the thing "-
more
Amonglly known.
those present were William Schofield, Esq. ; P9.ePe.
Sturge, Esq.; William Chance, Esq. ; Eyre Lee, Esq
Edmonds, Esq. ; Kelly Douglass, Esq.; Councillors
and Martineau, and many other influential gentlemen.
and
0
William Schofield, Esq., was called to the chair, an te
excePent address, highly complimentary to the late l‘finiLrae
political proceedings, was read by Mr. Douglass, the rrgth
gentleman who wrote the People's Charter some yearsteia.
and who was stated to be the writer of the address in,41,11%;:d
Air. CHANCE, spoke in terms of the highest eliZrjrowlY
the measure cart ied, and observed, that watching --sty es/
tile measure, of Parliament. hp 0n,,1a ,r 5 far
ttiut, the measures taken within the last fitie Ye.' wed
exceeded in importance and utility any
measures y
to
within any five years of his business career, and he t thif
warmly praised Sir Robert for his conduct throughtoll
arcth us task he had so daringly undertaken and so glow
accomplished.
Mr. STCRGE objecte.l to one passage in the addresetn. fi
witb
that which alluded to our Indian affairs, stating thal.
that passage in he could not conscientiously sign it. alat
o
A similar view of it was also taken by Mr. COOC:0
PALMER, but after a somewhat rather brisk and sP")fr,
controversy, in which Mr. Martineau, Mr. Eyre Lee,
Edmonds, Mr. Chance, and Mr. Middlemorewere the Prig
cipal speakers, the address was adopted unanimeuslY•
Mr. Chance was then called to the chair, and a vu—deti
thanks, proposed by Mr. Councillor Martineau and secen,ijo
by Mr. Middlemore, was then given to Mr. Schofield, "
briefly returned thanks. e 3 et
A subscription was entered into to cover the expense
advertising, &e., to which several gentlemen largely cc'
buThd willt gte, and the then . "Ohir
e address be presented forseparated the signing of the
bitants to-morrow, and from the feeling of admiration et.
tilted throughout the town, no doubt it will be very 13'
ously and influentially signed.