The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-09 00:00:00

PARL IA NIEN'rARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

THE AMERICAN NAVY-MANNED
BY BRITISH SAILORS.
(From the Nautical Standard.)
The American papers have entered into a somewhat
lengthened controversy on the condition of the navy of
the United States, and the nationality of the
sailors by which it is manned. It is pretty well under-
stood all over the world that in the American naval ser-
.. i..e, a vast major:ty of the crews of their vessels
,are
British subjects. Contemptible as the number of ships
of that Government is, and so limited as are its resources
when, compared with Great Britain, the eondttion of the
Americans in the event of a rupture with this conntry
must be the most abject ; when, as will assuredly he
the case, the gallant fellows who now serve the Ameri-
cans for mere money, will return to their own flag both
fur good pay and loyalty's s:ike.
The New York Express, in answer to the New York
Globe, says:
The point is this, can 76 sail of the United States
navy whip 376 sail of the British navy. The Globe says
ay.' We don't doubt our gallant jack tars would fight
hard in single ships. We don't doubt that our privateers
would make a great havoc with British commerce, when
they could catch it without cuuvoy. But, we are quite
sure our coast would be so blockaded, that half of our
small navy would be kept in port, and what gut out
would, two-thirds of the time, be in the presence of a
superior numerical force. Now the British East India
navy is larger than the whole navy of the United States.
The Globe f,ncies our captains and sailors could whip
bete, with only 76 sail !
In the war ,f 1812, our gallant glorious little navy
did wonders, bitt the whole world was down upon Great
Britain during the greater part of that war. Still our
navy could not defend our own coast. Our towns were
burnt, our cities, were pillaged, our creeks and rivers
%ere entered with impunity ; our navy itself was con-
stantly driven into port by superior numerical force.
'since that war a new and powerful element of naval
action has come into existence—steam, in which we are
nearly defenceless, while England is as yet irresistible
in that great arm of attack and defence. Now, a jack
tar, no matter if he is an American, cannot lick' a
steam-engine, nor trip up a locomotive, nor with his fist
knock over a Pixhan. Steam has overturned the order
of warfare. Man is not what he was—unless what may
be called the steam devil is in him."
The Express then proceeds to argue the question of
the personnel of the United States navy, showing that it
is with British, or Swedish and Danish personnel they
have to fight Great Britain :
" Our navy, if we are informed aright, is composed
of foreigners to a very large extent, say two-thirds,
while our merchant service, taking New York as the
standard, shows the proportion of foreigners to be seven-
tenths of the whole. Six shipmasters, of the highest
reputation, when asked their opinion, stated that the
number of American-born seamen was from one-fourth
to one-fifth of the whole number, leaving New York,
while the balance is made up of all the nations of
Europe. What the officers of the mercantile marine say of
that service is more than confirmed by the officers of
the navy of all ranks. It is notorious (we quote from a
pamphlet published in this city) that the ' ratio of Ame-
rican-born seamen on board the United States vessels is
even less than in the merchant service; whilst many of
the petty officers on board of our men-of-war are also
foreigners. Reports have been made to Congress, ses-
sion after session, by the Naval Committees of the Senate
and House, complaining of the enormous disproportion
of foreign sailors to American- born or naturalised
sailors, both in the navy and in the merchant service,
Mr. Reade (at the time Chairmanof the Naval Committee)
made a report to Congress, stating that after having
taken great pains to get at the fact, he found that out of
109,000 seamen sailing out of the Un ted States.at that
time, 9,000 were Americans, or a proportion of one in
twelve. And out of 38,564 seamen shipped out of the
port of New York, in 1840, not over 5,000 were Ameri-
cans. The Ohio, ship of the line, the last time she went
out on a three years' cruise had but 182 American seamen
out of a crew of 1,000 rn, n; and the Delawarr went to sea
with a less number in proportion. The Constitu.
tion was detained a long time at this port for
the want of fifty able seamen ; and so have other
men-of-war frequently been; and we know that the
Fairfield, Vincennes, and Constitution went to sea from
here with less than one-third American seamen in them."
A more 'recent instance is the case of the Columbus, that
went to sea with only 200 American-born officers and all.
One crack sloop of-war has been found with only 42
Americans out of her whole company."
" These are facts," says the Express ; and the reliance
which the Globe puts in the patriotism of such crews is
misplaced.
The Express recommends t'ie ' American Government
to change the crews from foreign to American, by
the establishment of naval schools, instead of flattering
themselves with the idea that they are able to beat an
enemy of five times their strength.
To show the utter hopelessness of success, even
in the bum:meeting attempt at picking up our mer-
chant men without convoy, in which a section of the
people of the United States may indulge, we have only
to show the immense atocunt of steam power at present
belonging to our royal navy only, a powerful squadron
of which could be. on the coast of America in a fort-
night. We have actually afloat about 26,000 horse-
power in 121 steam-vessels, of which there are in com-
mission nine frigates of 4,770 horse power, and 21 sloops
of 5,620 horse power. In addition to which, we have in
commission 17 smaller armed vessels of above 1,800
horse power, besides transports, mail packets, tenders,
&c., the collective horse power of which is about 3,500.
But our mist splendid and most powerful force is in re-
serve on the stocks, or in course of conversion, to the
amount of between 13,000 and 14,000 horse power, in
33 steamers. Sush a power, acting with our sailing
navy, must keep the peace, or, if broken, will visit heavy
retribution on the offenders.

FRIDAY, FEB 6.
Petitions fnso rfolrt PrivateCommitteefollowing Bills
Bills
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Rai-way (Extension and Branches).
StrAthtay and Breadalbane Railway.
Caledonian Northern Direct Railway. :w—ere referred to the
Chichester and Bognor Railway.
SeTlehc
Vale of Neath Railway.
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway.
Wexford, Waterfcrd, and Valencia Railway.
Monmouthshire Railways.
Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway.
Dover and Deal Railway.
New Ross and Carlow Junction Railway.
Newport, Abcrgavenny, and Hereford Railway.
Perth and Inverness Railway.
South-Eastern Railway (Ashford Stations Enlargement).
Shrewsbury and Birmingham
London and Birmingham Railway (Aylesbury Railway Purchase).
Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railway.
South Wales Railway.
Scottish Grand Junction Railway.
Ayrshire and Caledonion Junction Railway.
Eastern COrmtLs Railway (Lincoln and Milford).
Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway Branches.
Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham and Farringdon-street).
Templemore and Nenagh Junction Railway.
Liverpool and Leeds Direct Railway.
Scottish Central Railway (Crieff israuch).
Scottish Central Railway (Denny Branch).
Scottish Central Railway (Perth Termini and Stations).
Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and LincAn Line).
Eastern Counties Railway (Stations Enlargement).
Caledonian Railway (Dumfries Branch).
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Company, &c.. Amal
gamation.
Great Western Railway. •
Chester and Birkenhead Railway.
Caledonian Railway, XI id-Lothian Branches.

Stains and Henley Railway (No. 2).
Exeter Great Western Railway.
Caledonian Railway (Carlisle Deviation).
Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Extension).
Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction Railway.
Irish North Midland Railway.
Conigleton and Crewe Railway.
Dublin and Belfast Juncticin and Navan Branch Railway Extensions.
South Devon Railway (No. 2).
North Union Railway (Horwich Branch).
Huntingdon and Wisbech Railway.
Doncaster, Wakefield, and Leeds Railway.
Wear Dock Railway.
Cork, Bandon, and Kinsale Junction Railway.
Tean and Dove Railway and Eastern and Western Junction Railway.

Halesworth and Norwich Railway.
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway, and
Manchester and Leeds Railway Amalgamation.
Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor.
Cockermouth and Workington Extention Railway.
Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. l).
Great Leinster and Munster Railway (No. 2).
Enniskillen and Sligo Railway.
Newry, Armagh, and Londonderry Junction Railway.
Kent Atmospheric Railway.
Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe Railway.
Great North and South Wales Railway.
Great Eastern and Western Railway.
North Devon Railway.
Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway anil Port, &c., of Goole.
Midland Railway (Purchase of Oakham Canal).
Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal (Sale and Purchase).
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway.
St. Alban's, Luton, and Dunstable Railway.
Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway.
Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway.
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways Junction.
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Wishaw and Coltnessltailways Junction
Dublin, Dundrum, and Enniskerry Railway.
Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland Railway.
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junction.
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junction Rail.
way (Nos 2).
Stamford and Spalding Railway.
Hertford and Hatfield Railway.
Surrey Grand Junction Railway.
Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western Junction RaLway.
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction and North Wales MI
neral Railway Amalgamation.
London, Bristol, and South Wales Direct Railway.
Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham Railway.
Northampton and Banbury Railway.
Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth Railway.
Kilmarnock and Troon Railway.
Furness Railway Extensions.
Forth and Clyde and Monkland Navigation Junction.
Northampton and Bedford Railway.
Lanarkshire and Lothians Railway.
Chard Canal Railway,
Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Mullingar to Galway).
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Pontop and South
Shields Railway purchase).
East and West of England Junction Railway
Trim, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway (Tring to Saunderton).
Caledonian Railway (Langholm Branch).
Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Glousester Railway.
Midland Railways (Swinton to Lincoln).
Scottish Central Railway (Alloa Branch).
Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and Branches).
London and Birmingham and Birmingham Canal Arrangements.
Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway.
Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway (Darfleld Branch).
Manchester and Leeds and Leeds and Bradford Railways Amalgation.
Portbury Pier and Railway.
Hull and Barnsley Junction Railway.
Edinburgh and GlasgOvr, Monkland and Kirkintilloch, Ballochney
and Slamannan Railway Junction.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Forth and Clyde Navigation
Junction.
Dublin and Sandymount Atmospheric Railway.
Railway Guarantee Corporation.
Monkland and Kirkintilioch Railway.
Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin Railway.
Midland Railway (Birmingham Extension.)
Manchester, Balton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway
Extension.
Huddersfield and Sheffield and Manchester and Leeds Railway Com-
panies Amalgamation. •
Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland.
Eastern Union Railway (Ardleigh to Colchester).
Southampton and Dorchester Railway.
Midland Railway (Newark and Gainsborough).
Leicester and Birmingham Railway, with a Branch.
Trent Valley Railway (Alrewas Branch).
Scottish Midland Extension Railway.
Leeds and Thirsk Railway (St. Helen's Branch Deviation).
Sheffield and LincoJnsiure Extension Railway
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway.
Horbury Bridge and Calder Railway.
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway and Grimsby Docks
Consolidation.
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway (Humber Ferries).
lurk and Passage Railway.
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham (Stamford to Wisbech Line).
Glasgow and Dundee Junction Railway.
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston Railway.
Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Junction Railway.
Leeds and 'fhirsk Railway North Eastern Extension (Wath to
Hartlepool).
Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Knaresborough tranch Extension).
Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway.
Leeds Central Railway Station.
Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway.
Ely and Huntingdon Railway (Bedford Extension).
Liverpool and Bury and Manchester and Leeds Amalgamation.
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway (Extension to Ely, with a
Branch therefrom).
Omagh, Dungannon, Armagh, and Belfast Junction Railway.
Ely and Burt Railway.
Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Branches).
Carlow Extension Railway
Great Grimsby, Louth, Horncastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction.
Oxford, Coventry, sod Burton-on-Trent Junction Railway.
Cork, Passage, and Kinsale Railway.
Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour and Dock Company (Long-
ridge Junction).
North Wales Railway.
Kinross Junction Railway (No. 2).
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway.
Mallow and Fermoy Railway.
Cornwall and Devon Central Railway (Hayle, Lelant, St. Austell
and Bodinin Branches).
London and Birmingham (Weedon and Northampton Branch).
Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction.
Liverpool and Preston and Manchester and Southport Railways.
Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Bath Line).
Warwick and Worcester Railway.
Buckinghamshire Railway (Oxford and Bletchley Junction).
Bideford and Tavistock Railway.
London and Windsor Railway,
Lynn and Ely Railway Extension to Spalding.
Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction Railway.
Liverpool and Bury Railway.
Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct Railway.
Warwickshire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon Line).
Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway.
Morecombe Harbour and Railway.
Galway and Kilkenny Railway.
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railway.
London and Birmingham Railway (Leamington Extension and Co-
ventry and Rugby Stations Enlargement).
London and South Western Railway Acts Amendment.
Edinburgh and Batbgate Railway.
Liverpool, Manchester, and Stockport Direct Railway.
Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway.
Llynvi Valley and South Wales Junction Railway.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Raila ay Company.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Birmingham Extension)
Northern and Southern Connecting Railway.
Kinross Junction Railway (A).
Cornwall and Devon Central Railway.
Morayshire Railway.
Cork, Macraon, and KillarnEy Railway.
London and Birmingham Grand Junction, Manchester and Birming-
ham Railway Companies Amalgamation.
Northumberland and Lancashire Grand Junction Railway.
Caledonian. Railway.
Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale Junction Railway Deviation).
South Wales Railway (No. 2).
Manchester and Bury Atmospheric Railway.
Great Southern and Western Extension (Carlow to Kilkenny).
London and Birmingham Railway (Birmingham Extension).
Preston end Wyre Extension and Darwen Junction Railway.
Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway.
Sligo and Shannon Railway.
Thetford, Bury St. Edmund's, and Newmarket Railway.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Railway (Binning
ham. Wolverhampton, and Dudley Lines).
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Railway (Stour
Valley Line).
Bristol and Birminghum Railway (Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, and
Malvern Line).
Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway.
Warwickshire and London Railway (Hampton and Banbury Line).
London and Birmingham Extension, Northampton, Daventry, Lea-
mington, awl Warwick Railway.
South Union Railway.
Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Railways.
Norfolk Railway (Norwich Branch).
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway.
Midland Railway (Birmingham and Gloucester Branches).
Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway Extension.
Rochdale Canal and Manchester and Leeds Railway.
Buckinghamshire Railway (Tring to Banbury).
London and Birmingham Railway (Coventry to Nuneaton).
Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Railways Amalgamation.
Great Munster Railway.
Shrewsbury and Herefordshire Railway.
Lowestoft and 13e0C10.4 Railway and Drainage.
Bandon and Bantry Railway.
Forth and Clyde Junction Railway.
Arbroath and Forfar Rway.
Lom'on, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction Railway (Salisbury to
Yeovil).
Direct Railway.
Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Lilly Branch and Long-
ford Deviati.
Elyudd erßailwaysfiod a(Extensionnd
Greatt o
GrimsbyAl rch ) .
Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester Railways.
Bristol and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester and Stonehouse Junc-
tion).
Caledonian Extension Railway.
Caledonian Railway (Dundyvan Branch).
Caledonian Railway (Leith Junction).
Lynn
Manchester, ald E
Inverness and Elgin Junction Railway.
Caledonia's, Polloc, and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Railways
Amalgamation.
Cork and 'Waterford Railway.
Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Purchase).

CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.
The late Mr. Isaac Cohen has bequeathed to the
Great Synagogue, Duke's-place (the dividends or interest
to be paid during the months of Nirsan and Ellul) March
and September, to 30 poor men and women of the Jewish
persuasion, 2,0001. ; for noral purposes, 1,000/. ;to be
distributedimmediately among the needy members,
100/. ; to the institution for the relief of indigent and
decayed members, 2001. ; to the Jews' Free School, Bell-
lane, Spitaltields, 3,000/. ; to the New Synagogue, St.
Helen's-place, 2001. ; to the Portuguese Synagogue, Bevis
Marks, 2001 ; to the Portuguese Jews' Hospital, 2001. ; to
the German Jews' Institution, 2001. ; to the Society for
the Relief of Foreigners in Distress, 100/. ; to the society
called " Meshevas Nefish," 300/.; to the Jews' Hospital,
Mile-end, 3001.; to the Jews' Orphan Asylum, 200/.; to
the Jews' Blind Institution, 200 L; to the Jewish Needy
Society, 2001 ; to the Ladies' Benevolent Institution, of
which his sister, Mrs. De Rothschild, was the founder,
200/.; to the Five Shilling per Week Charity, 200/.; to
the Fund for the Decayed Members of the Stock
Exchange, 200 L ; to the London Hospital, Mile-
end, 250 L; to the London University Hospital, 100/.;
to the London Truss Society, 1001.; to the School far
Indigent Blind, 1501.; to the Deaf and Dumb As) lum,
Kent-road, I.SO/.; to the Children's Friend Society,
1001. ; to the Royal Union Pension Fund, at
Lancaster-place, Strand, 1001. ; :to the Orphan Asy-
lum, at Clapton, 150/ ; ditto at Dalston, 100/. He
directs all legacies to be paid to the respective trea-
surers, free of legacy duty, within three months.
Also he bequeaths a legacy of 30/. to each of the five fol-
lowing persons, viz., the secretary of the Great Synagogue,
the reader there, the master and mistress of the Jews
Free-school, and the Hebrew master of the Talmud
Torah School. The legacies to his family and friends
are alsq very numerous, to most of whom he has left a
distinct additional sum to purchase a ring or other suit-
able memento He leaves to his wife 50,0001. funded pro-
perty, and all the furniture and plate, carriages, horses,
&c., absolutely, and 5001. for immediate use, and 3001.
a year for the maintenance and Education of each child
under age, and appointed her guardian to the minors. In
addition to any sums which he has invested for his chil-
dren, he leaves the residue of his personal estate in trust
equally amongst them; to his brother, Solomon Cohen,
1,000/.; to his brother. Benjamin Cohen, his freehold on
the Marine-parade, Brighton, and all his gold, silver,
and other snuff-boxes; and to his nieces, his brother's
aughters, Justine -and Hannah, 1,000/. ; and 1,0001.
between the children of his late sister,Mrs. Frances
Cohen; to each of his sisters and sitters-in-law, ters-in-law, to
purchase bracelets, 100/ ; to each of his brothers-
iu-hw, 501 for a ring, and similar remembrances
to his neplvws and nieces; to his wife's brother and
sister, 500/. each; to Aaron de Symons, Esq , 500/.; and
to C. Stokes and S. H. Pulley, Esqs., 100/. each; and
many other bequests, all free of legacy duty. Mr. Cohen
particularly directs all his accounts, cash matters, and
bargains, whether in the British or foreign funds, or
whether for money or for time, to be immediately settled
vr
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may executors,
remain.
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his relict; Benjamin Cohen, his brother;
Lionel Nathan
fbuyn ds his
De Rothschild, his nephew; David Salomons and Louis
eit
Cohen, Esqs. The personal estate in England, as va-
lued for probate duty, was sworn under 300,0001. The
will was executed in November, 183 J, and in the month
of May, 1843, the testator having perused his will,
added a few words at the foot thereof, and concluded
thus:—" Thank God that I have lived long enough (as
I sincerely believe) to offer a small remembrance to all
my friends."

ARRAN.—We have received a communication from a
correspondent in the islands of Arran, stating that fever pre-
vails to an alarm* extent among the poor inhabitants of
that district.—Galway Mercury.
Attempts have been naade to introduce the vine into
Oceania. Some of the finest plants of Burgundy have be-
put into the ground, and spread their branches and put forth
leaves with extraordinary vigour, but bore neither fruit nor
blossom. At the end of last summer, however, a few plants
carefully cultivated in the island of Tonga produced grapes,
much larger and finer than those in France, but the flavour
was rather different. The result has occasioned great joy in
this litt:e colony.—French paper.
DUFFIELD —We are informed that immediately upon
Sir Robert. Peel's financial statement becoming known, orders
were speedily issued from both the firms at Belper for all the
hands then on strike to return to work, which accordingly
!ias been complied with in this town, the men having gone
in at their former prices. So great is the scarcity of hands
that the bellman has actually been sent round for the purpose
of soliciting workmen.—Nottingham Review.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR BELPER.-=-011 Wednesday
evening last, about seven o'clock, as Mr. Byard, farmer, of
Holbrook, was returning from Belper fair, when arrived in
Wiliersley-lane, 'but a short distance from Mr. H
he was attacked by three men, who struck him wit.
hammer and kicked him about the head and breast and other-
wise severely wounding him, and robbed him of a M. note, a
half sovereign, and ls. Gd. in silver. He was left in such a
shocking state that he was scarcely able to proceed home.
Three men, William Watson, Samuel Holmes, and Samuel
Jackson, were apprehended on Saturday last, and underwent
an ..xamination on Monday, before Jerediah Strutt, Esq., at
Belper, but although no doubt exists as regards their guilt,
Mr. Byard was unable to swear to their identity, and they
have therefore been discharged from custody.—Derbyshi”e
.Advertiser.

for making certain Lines of Railway in the West
Shef Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole
RRiadiliwngaYofiltihne—co"unty of York, to be called ' The Sheffield, Rother-
ham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and 2oole Railway,'"
presented and read the first time, and ordered to be read a second

ihno.
Oakensbaw Branches) Bill—" to empower the Wakefield, Fonts-
Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway (Methley, Askern, and
tract, and Goole Railway Company to make three Borderedn
Railways," presented and read the first time,, and to be
read a second time.
Belfast and County Down Railway—Petitition for Bill reported, and
Bill ordered to be brought in by Viscount Newry and Mr. Ross.
Newry, Warreupoint, and Rosstrevor Railway—Petition for Bill re-
ported, end Bill ordered to be brought in by Viscount Newry and
Mr. Ross.
Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool Railway—Petition for Bill re-
ported, and ordered to be brought in by Mr. Wilson Patten and
/dr. Hornhy.
Leeds and Bradford Railway (Alteration of levels in Bingley) Bill,—
"for enabling the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company to alter
the levels of a portion of their Railway, in the parish i f Bingley,in the West Riding of the county of York," proknted and read the
Dit ect Itallw
present Petition for Bill, to lie on the table.
Railway Railway Deposits,—Return ordered, " of all monies paid to the Court
in England,
of Chancery the aY,—Petition for extension of time to
Court of Chancery in Ireland, and the
Court of Exchequer in Scotland, under Standing Orders 33 and 39a,
on account of Railway Bills now before the House of Commans ;
distinguishing the Companies by which such monies have been paid,
and stating' the sums paid by each Company, and the date of each
CofirrkstantidmFeeinnoy and ordered to be read a second time.
payment."
Railway Deposits,—Return ordered, "of the aggregate amount
paid to the account of the Accountant-General In Chancery during
the last ilaseion of Parliament, on amount of Railway Companies:"

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" also, Statement of what portion of the said money was invested
in Stock or Exchequer-bills, with the date of each investment :"
also, " the amount charged as CoMmission on the purchase and
sale of the said Securities, showing by whom tte said Commission
was received :" "similar Returns for Ireland andLScoUand."

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.
on Petition,
ane nnbad
.IPerth RailwaylA' Amendment-CommitteeFEß6
xd Arl.abyt:aFtehb.Rla6l.lway, Extensions--Committee on Peti-
tion, Monday, Feb. 16. •
East Lancashire Railway (Deviation and Branches)-Committee
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension (No. 1)
-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension (No. 3)
-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16..
Landon and Blackwell Railway (Widening)-Committee on Peti-
tion, Monday, Feb. 16.
Bristol and Exeter Railway (Crewkerne Branch)-Committee on
Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Extension Railway (No. 2)
-Committe on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Midland and Eastern Counties (Cambridge) Railway-Committee
on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Weldon, Witham, and Itraintree Railway-Committee on Petition,
Monday, Feb. 16.
Oldham District Railways-Committee on Petition, Monday,
Feb. 16.
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway and Tyne Dock-
Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Branch Railway-Committee
on Petition,
16.
fid and ei Monday,
Edmontonnday,Railway-Committee Feb.b 16.E1way-Committee on Petition, Monday,
Cambridge and Lincoln (Extension, &c.)
Railway-Committee on
Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railways-
Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Mitcham and South-Western Railway-Committee en Petition,
Monday, Feb. 16.
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway-Committee on Petition,
Monday, Feb. 16.
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction (Basingstoke to Yeovil)
Feb. 16. and
eichtion
ePiedtlitilonw, layio_cndaoym,
mFeitbtee. 16.
les on
petal.,
Mon-
day,
RamilwAcac
Y-fildCe°m
Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby Junction Railway-
Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Dublin and Kingstown Railway Extensions-Committee on Piti-
tion, Monday, Feb. 16.
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Harbour Branch)-Com-
mittee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.uth.m
Dartmouth, Torbay, Br, • and Exeter Railway-Committee
on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction Railway-Com-
mittee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to
Thornliebank, Househill, and Hurlet)-Committee on Petition, Mon-
day, Feb. 16.
Glasgow, Banhead, and Neilston Direct Railway ( en(Branches to W 4
Paisley)-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Polloe and Govan
Branches)-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Bridge of Weir Branch) -
-Committee an Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway-Committee on Jan
Petition. Monday, Feb. 16.
Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Railway Terminus-Committee
on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Scottish Midland Junction (South Inch of Perth Branch)-Com- Feb
mittee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Scottish 3Ldland Junction Railway (Branches)-Committee on Jan
Petition, Monday, Feb. 16. Feb
Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow Direct Railway-Commit-
Jau
tee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Bradford
Branch)-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Oldham Branch)
-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Huddeisfield Feb
Diversion and Cooper Bridge Branch)-Committee on Petition, Mon-
day, Feb. 16. Jan.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Ashton Feb.
Canal and Purchase)-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb,. 16. Jan.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Barnsley Feb.
Branch)-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb. 16.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Whaley- Jab
bridge and Hayfield Branches)-Committee on Petition, Monday, Feb
Feb. 16. Feb
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Duldn-
field, Worsborough, and Glossop Branches, and Sheffield Station)-
Committee on Petitions Monday, Feb. 16.
Richmond Railway (Kew Branch)-Committee on Petition, Mon- Feb
day, Feb. 16.
Direct London and Manchester Railway-Committee on Petition,
postponed from Monday, Feb. 9, till Tuesday, Feb. 10.
Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier-Committee on
Petition, postponed from Monday, Feb. 9, till Thursday, Feb. 12.
Dublin and Enniskillen Railway-Committee on Petition, Tuesday, Jan
Feb. 17.
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway-Committee on Petition,
Tuesday, Feb. 17. Feb

RAILWAYS.
Order for further Consideration of Report (sth February)
from Select Committee read; Report further considered:-
1. Resolved—" That with respect to any Railway Bills
which shall be brought from the House of Lords during
this session, this House will net insizt on their privilege
with regard to the clauses fixing and regulating rates and
tolls in such Bills.
2. Resolved—" That with a view of affording early and
increased means of employment in Ireland, it is expedient to
facilities for the early consideration of Irish Railway
Bills ; and that, for the attainment of this object, all such
Railway Bills should, in the present session, commence in the
House of Lords.

3. Resolved—" That all Bills which compete with or
ought to be considered in connexion with any Bills, the pro-
moters of which shall prove themselves entitled to the pri-
vileges agreed to be granted in certain cases by the resolu-
tions of this House of the 7th July last, shall commence in
the House of Lords. _

4. Resolved—" That the parties promoting Railway Bills
which, by the above resolutions, are to commence in the
House of Lords, may (notwithstanding any proceeding
respecting such Bills in the House of Lords) prove before the
Committee on Petitions of the House of Commons that they
have complied with the standing orders of this House, and
the report of such Committee shall be ordered to lie on the
table. If the Committee should report that the standing
orders have not been complied with, their report shall be
referred to the Committee on Standing Orders, whose report
shall be ordered to lie on the table.

5. Resolved—" That when a Railway Bill shall have been
brought from the House of Lords, it shall be read a first time,
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private
Bills, who shall report whether the standing orders have
been complied with, or whether anv report with reference to
substantialiy the same Bill has been previously laid on the
table of the House."

31 Arbroath and Forfar •••••••• • • • • • • •
Bristol and Birmingham . • ..... ••• • • •
Chester and Birkenhead .•••••• • • • • • •
29 Dublin and Drogheda. •••••••• • • • • • • •
3 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • • •
1 Dundee and Arbroath .••••••• • • • • • • •
31 Durham and Sunderland .•••••• • - • • • •
31 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • •••• • • • •
1 Eastern Counties and North Eastern • •
31 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • •
31 Glaszow and Greenock ••.•• • • • • •• • •
Grand Junction .... ..........
31 Gravesend and R0che5ter............
Great North of England ............
1 Great Western . • ...................
2 Hartlepool . •
31 London and Birmingham, &c.
1 London and Blackwall.
,31 London and Brighton.
• 3 London and Croydon .••••••• • • • • • • .
London and Greenwich .• • ••• •••• • • •
.31 London and South Western .•••• • • • •
. 1 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ......
•31 Manchester and Birmingham •••• • • • •
31 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc-
-31 Midland Counties . • •
31 Newcastle and Darlington .•.•• • • • • •
31 Newcastle and Carlisle •
. i Newcastle and North Shields. •••• • • •
North Union and Bolton and Preston
2 Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans •••.• • • • . •
2 Paris and Rouen .•• • • ••• ..
.31 Preston and Wyre ••••••••• • • • • • • • • •
31 Sheffield and Manchester..
31 South Eastern • .

850
3,963
5,131
14,145
2,490
1,477
427
1,222

4,668
4,889
420
1,477
5,058
900

COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS I
FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. Jan
MONDAY, FEB. 9.
North Staffordshire (Potteries Line) Railway.
London, Newbury, and Rath Direct Railway.
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway.
South-Eastern (from the Waterloo-road, near Hungerford-bridge, to
the Greenwich Railway) Railway.
South-Eastern (Greenwich to Chilham, near Canterbury, with

Ulster . ........
Yarmouth and Norwich ..
York and North Midland .

4,355

377
544
914
214
492
1,877
3,872
1,255
6138

14,183

25,697
1,223
3,282
872

'4,678

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.

OPENING OF THE _ CANTERBURY BRANCH.

Branches) Railway.
South-Eastern (from Greenwich 'Railway to Chart, near Ashford,
with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead) Railway.
London and Brighton (Dorking Branch) Railway.
North British (Hawick Branches) Railway.
North British (Carlisle Extension) Railway.
North British (Gretna Branch) Railway.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Branches Railway.
Edinburgh and Peebles Railway.
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway.
Windsor, Slough, and Staines Atmospheric Railway.
Cambridge and Oxford Railway.
Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings (Deviations and Branches to East-
bourne, Newhaven, and Seaford) Railway.
Brighton and Chiehester (Bognor to LittlehamPton) Railway.
Brighton and Chichester (Steyning Branch) Railway.
London and South Western (Farnham and Alton Branch) Railway.
South Eastern (No. B—Canterbury to Dover) Railway.
South Easter's (No. 6—Maidstone to Strood, near Rochester) Railway.
London and Brighton (Wandsworth Branck) Railway.
South Midland (Huntingdon Branch) Railway.
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway.
South Midland (Northampton and Bedford Lines) Railway.
Grand Junction (Huyton and Aston, Huyton, Preston and St. Helen's,
Warrington and Kenyon, Warrington and Parkside, Showhill and
Portobello, and Edgehlil and Huyton Rranches)•Railway.
Grand Junction (Huyton and Warrington Branches) Railway.
Newcastle and Berwick Railway.
Aylesbury and Theme Junction Railway.
Manchdster, Sheffield, and Midland Junction Railway.
Wisbech, St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction Railway.
Mold Junction Railway.
Bristol and South Wales Railway.
London and York Railway. •
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (Norwich Extension) Railway.
Lancaster and Carlisle (Extension to Caledonian Railway, and Lan-
caster and Preston Junction Railways Amalgamation) Railway.
Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester (tn akefleld Extension) Railway.
Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester (Deviation and Branches) Railway.
Ulverstone, Furness, and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway.
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (Durham and Sunderland Rail-
way and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches) Railway.
Berks and Hants (Hungerford Extension) Railway.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and Branches
(No. 5).
Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth and Farnham Railway.
Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway.
Taw Vale Railway Extension.
Waveney Valley Railway.
Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric Railway.
North British Railway (No. 1).
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway.
Edinburgh and Northern (Newport Railway and Saint Andrew's
Branch) Railway.
Edinburgh and Northern (Kinross, WoMmill, and Newburgh
Branch) Railway.
Edinburgh and Northern (Lochgelly and Leslie Extensions) Railway,
Edinburgh and Northern (Dunfermline Branch) Railway.
Edinburgh and Northern (Strathern Deviation) Railway.
Edinburgh and Northern (Branches from the Dundee and Arbroath
Railway and Tay Ferry Improvement) Railway.
Edinburgh and Northern (Pettycar and Perth Harbour Branches and
Deviation) Railway.
York and North Midland (Leeds Extension) Railway.
York and North Midland (East Riding Branches, No. 1) Railway.
York and North Midland (Widening and Enlargement) Railway.
North Union Railway.
Cheltenham and Oxford Railway.
London and Birmingham (Euston and Camden Stations Enlarge-
ment) Railway.
London and Birmingham (St. Alban's and Luton Branches) Railway.
London and Birmingham (Newport Pagnell Branch) Railway.
Sonth-Eastern ( No. 11—Branch from Rye to Rye Harbour) Railway.
South-Eastern (No. 10—from the Godatone Station to East Grinstead)
Railway.
South-Eastern (No. s—Branch from Reigate to Dorking) Railway.
South-Eastern (No. 4- from Tunbridge Wells leading to Hastings and
Rye) Railway.
South-Eastern (No. 9—Hastings and Rye from Chalet to Margate)
Railway.
Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead Railway.
Exeter and Exmouth Railway.
Exeter and Yeovil Railway.
North and South Junction Railway.
West Riding Union Railway.
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland Railway.
London, gounslow, and Western Railway.
Great Western and Uxbridge Railway.
Norfolk Extension (Stowmarket, Wymondham, and Attleborough
Branch) Railway.
Norfolk Railway Extension (Dereluun, Wells, and Blakeuey Railway
Branch).
-West of Scotland Junction Railway.
Perth and Crieff Direct Railway.
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Dumbartonshire Railway.
Leicester and Bedford Railway.
London and South Essex Railway.
Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness (Knowton Branch) Railway.
Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness (Improvement and
Branches) Railway.
Wishaw and Coltness (Greenhill Branch) Railway.
Slamannan and Borrowstoness Railway.
Slamannan (Bathgate and Jawcraig Branches) Railway.
Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Railway.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway and Branches
(No. 6).
Staines and Henley Railway.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10.
Ballymena and Ballymoney Railway.
Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway.
Leicester and Tainworth Junction Railway.
Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Railway.
Leeds and York Railway.
East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway.
Saint Helen's Canal and Railway.
North Western Railway.
Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth Railway.
London and Oxford Railway.
Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern Railway.
Rugby and Stamford Railway.
Direct London and Manchester Railway.
Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier,
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11.

Swansea Vale Railway.
Malton and Driffiebt Junctionßailway.
Clitheroe Junction Railway.
Blackburn and Preston and East Lancashire Railways Amalgamation.
Manchester and Southampton Railway.
THURSDAY, FEB. 12.
Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway,
Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway.
Great Western and Wycombe Railway.
Rugby and Huntingdon Railway.
Somersetshire Midland Railway.
Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway.
Grand Union Railway.
Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough Railway Deviation and
Branches).
Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midland Junction Railway.
Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway.
Great North of England and Boroughbridge Branch Railway.
Great North of England Railway Purchase.
York and North Midland East Riding Branches Railway (No. 2).
Leeds and Bradford (Guiseley Branch) Railway.
Great North of England and Bedale Branch Railway.
Leeds and Bradford (Junction line at Bradford) Railway.
London and South Western (Salisbury Junction) Railway.
London and South Western (Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension'
Railway.

FRIDAT, FEB. 13.
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway.
Alford Valley Railway.
Deeside Railway.
Great North of Scotland (Eastern Extension) Railway.
Great North of Scotland Railway.
Welsh Midland Railway.
Gloucester and Dean/Forest Railway and Pier.
Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway.
Bridgewater and Mlnehead Railway and Pier.
London and Croydon (Thames Junction Branch) Railway.
Chelmsford and Bury Rally ay.
Glasgow Harbour Mineral Railway.
Direct Northern Railway,
East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction Railway.
York and Carlisle railway.
Hull and Selby Railway Purchase.
Cornwall Railway.
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Newton to Crewe with
Brances).
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury and Stafford
Railway).
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolverhamp-
ton Line).
London, Warwick, Leamington, and Kidderminster.
Axholme, Gainsborough, Goole and York, and North Midland Junc-
tion Railway.
Lincoln, Waitifleet Haven, and Boston Railway.
South Staffordshire Junction and Branches (No. 1).
South Staffordshire Junction (Bllston and Priestfleld Branch—No.
2) Railway.
South Staffordshire Junction (Showhill and Portobello Branch—
No 3) Railway.
South Staffordshire Junction (Willenhall&Bloswich—No. 4) Railway.

Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway and Chesterfield and Gain [ company and the new one have amalgamated, and I believe
borough Canal. that there is not a single line of railway for which an Act
Harwich and Eastern Counties Railway. I was passed last session as an independent scheme, that has
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway (Peak Forest
and Macclesfield Canal Purchase). already been amalgamated with the old Company. In the
hands of Parliament, however, we may cheerfully leave the
decision of the question. The scheme will be tried on its
merit. No opposition has been made by one company to
another on questions of form. The result will depend on the
measure of advantage which one company can offer over the
other, and I may mention that in the South-Eastern scheme
for the constructing a line of railway from Waterloo-bridge
to Canterbury and Dever, not fewer than seventeen miles
are already constructed, or are applicable in its projects to a
double purpose, so as to amount to an economy to that ex-
tent of railway constructed, or so applicable over the rival
company. Permit me to mention that, in adopting the
Gravesend and Rochester line as part of ourscheme, that that
railway will of course be remodelled and improved, so as to
be made equal in comfort and safety to any existing railway
in the kingdom. And here it may be interesting for you to
know that the line from Canterbury to Whitstable is being
now changed into a locomotive one, so that the traffic will
be carried over it in one-third of the time which the transit
bad hitherto occupied, and with greater comfort to the pas-
sengers. A few weeks only will elapse before the Ramsgate
and Margate Extension will be completed, and so soon as
the Act has passed we shall bring down the branch
line to Chilham, in anticipation of the completion of
the Rochester-bridge, which will, of course, be a work of
very great magnitude, and occupy a long time in construc-
tion. From Hastings round to London, if the South-Eastern
Bills pass, as pass 1 believe they will, every port will have
a terminus, and I cannot conceive that any district of
country can be better supplied with railway accommodation
than Kent will be. The reduction in the cost to sea borne
merchandise must be very great when such facilities- are
afforded, and the convenience in the transmission of garden
and agricultural produce to the great markets, and in the
carriage of fish, which has already been felt, will be largely
increased ; and if tht.prospect of free trade is alarming to any
existing _interests, we offer protective and conservative
clauses in increased facilities for carriage, so as to bring our
own produce to our own markets with the greatest readi-
ness, and in the most economical manner. This will be
much more apparent when communication is established be-
tween existing lines of rail way, so that the produce put on the
railway truck in Kent can be transmitted to the manufactur-
ing and other populous districts of the north, to whose cli-
mate that of Kent is a month or six weeks in advance, without
being shifted from the carriage, on which it is first
placed, till it arrives at its final destination. Whilst we are
carrying goods from Dover to London for 10s. per ton, we
are paying for the delivery in London, or for the transmis-
sion to the railways proceeding northwards, ss. per ton, almost
all of which would be economised if the railways were in con-
nexion with each other, as no doubt they soon will be. The
shrine at which our homage is paid to-day, if not that of St.
Thomas a Becket, is yet one of the greatest value to all—the
facility of intercourse and friendly communication; facility
for commercial transactions; and last, not least, economy of
time. In every place to which railway communication has
extended the value of land and houses has increased no less
than 30 per cent., which is a substantial proof of the value
that the public places in facility of intercourse ; and I have it
from the agents most extensively engaged in the sale of
estates that the question now invariably asked is, how far
distant the property they have to dispose of is from a railway
station? The questioa of railway extension is now engaging
the special attention of Parliament, and I am sure great good
may be expected from the itiquiries that are being made.
We have not anything to fear from the fever of railway specu-
lation, which has now subsided. It is not clear that any lines
of railway will be constructed except those that will be of
permanent benefit to the country; and I may add, too, that
it is not clear that any lines of railway will be sanctioned
which would damage existing interests, without con-
ferring superior advantages on the public. Some forget,
when speaking on this question, that while other competing
undertakings may co-exist for a time, and then one give
way to another, a line of railway once constructed must re-
main permanently in existence; and consequently that an
outlay of capital in the construction of railways not perma-
nently required for the public advantage is a waste of the
national resources, and should therefore not be permitted by
the Legislature. The beauty of the situation of your city,
and its magnificent cathedral, the unrivalled walks which it
possesses, not to speak of the hospitality and kindness of its
inhabitants, must have great attractions to visitors; and I
am sure the opening of the railway will be the commence-
ment of a new era in the prosperity of Canterbury.
The next toast was that of " The Mayor of Canterbury,"
which was proposed by Mr. APGregor.
This was followed by that of " Sir R. Peel and her Ma-
jesty's Ministers."
The MAYOR, in a neat speech, proposed " Lord Torrington
and the House of Peers."
Lord TORRINGTON returned thanks in an able speech.
" Mr. Fielden and the House of Commons" was the next
toast.

The Canterbury branch of the South-Eastern Railway
was on Friday formally opened by the Directors. A
special train, containing the Directors of the South-
Eastern Railway, and their friends, started from the
Bricklayers' Arms station at ten o'clock, and arrived in
Canterbury shortly after two.
The new line, which commences at Ashford, is 15
miles in length, and is a double line of railway. At
the Canterbury end a large concourse of people had
assembled, to witness the arrival of the first train, and
they vociferously cheered it as it entered the town.
The occasion was celebrated by a public dinner, given
in the Corn Exchasge. About 280 gentlemen sat down,
amongst whom we noticed Lord Torrington, the Dean
of Canterbury, Mr. M‘Gregor, the chairman of the
South Eastern Railway ; Mr. Dodd, M.P.; and Mr.
Fielden, M.P.
Mr. Hooper, the Mayor of Canterbury, presided at
the dinner, the Dears of Canterbury sitting on his left
hand, and Mr. M'Greger on his right.
The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal toasts
were given and responded to heartily.
The CHAIRMAN then gave "The Archbishop, the Vern
Rev, the Dean, and the Clerg., of the diocese.' GREAT NORTH AND SOUTH
The Dean of CANTERBURY returned thanks, and con- WALES AND WORCESTER RAILWAY.
gratulated the inhabitants on the auspicious t vent which The adjourned general meeting of this Company was held
they had that day met to celebrate. on Saturday at the London Tavern, at one o'clock; John
The CHAIRMAN then gave the health of the Directors Francis Bacon, Esq., in the chair.
of the South Eastern Railway, which was received with The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening
loud cheers. the meeting,
Mr. M`Gatimon was loudly cheered upon rising to addres The CHAIRMAN stated that they had made the necessary
the company. He said, -Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, on .
lodgement with the Accountant-General, and further stated
-
that the opinion of counsel with reference to their proceed-
behalf of the South-Eastern Company, I beg leave to ings would be read, if the meeting thought necessary.
tender to you our grateful thanks for the kindness and Mr. LAURANCE (Chairman of the Committe of Inquiry)
hospitality with which you have received us to-day, on open- stated that in the short period of one week for a committee
ing the extension of our line of railway to your cathedral
otovefo
thespace
through
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no
of proceedingsamallcee pro spread
dng:
city, and I am sure we all feel highly honoured in baying
They had however endeavoured to act in the most unbiassed
been, in any degree, instrumental to the completion and disinterested manner—(Hear)—and hoped that the
of this great work, which places Canterbury in connection, report which they had prepared, and which he should now
by railway, with London, and all those towns to which the read to the meeting would meet their unqualified support.—
advantages of the railway system have already been extended. (Hear.) He (Mr. Laurance) then proceeded to read the
—( Cheers.) The Mayor has made several very flattering report as follows
remarks upon the manner in which the works of the Canter- The report set out with stating that after a careful investi-
bury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway have been carried gatioa into the affairs of the Company, they had come to
out. The merit of the works does not belong to the three- the conclusion that the deposits ought not to be placed in the
tors, but to the abilities of the engineer, who has executed hands of the Accountant-General, nor any further progress
the plans entrusted to him to the entire satisfaction of the made in the affairs of the Company. The reasons for recom-
directors. I feel, when speaking of Mr. Joseph Cubitt, that mending this course were elaborately set forth. It was stated
I should be doing an injustice to another gentleman who is that the original project was 112 miles long. requiringa capital
now present, if I did not take this opportunity of referring to of 2,057,0101., being an excess over the whole subscnbed
his labours upon the South-Eastern line of railway. I refer to capital of 201. a share of 57,0101. In this project there are
Mr. William Cubitt, the father of the gentleman of whom I 24,701 yards of tunnelling, which at 351. a yard woald cost
have just spoken.—(Cheers.) The great works which Mr. the enormous sum of 864,5351. The committee found that
William Cubitt carried out, in connexion with the original the whole capital on 64,141 shares at 201. each, fully paid up,
line of the South-Eastern Railway—l refer to those between would only amount to 1,282,820/. ; while the estimate for a
Folkestone and Dover—will, as long as the South. Eastern line single line would be 2,057,0101., leaving an excess over the
exists, cause his name to be associated with its history.— whole subscribed capital of 774,1901., without allowing a
(Cheers.) Gentlemen, it is true that to arrive here we have shilling for interest to shareholders, building carriages,
travelled round three aides of a parallelogram, which has in- wear and tear, plant, locomotives, &c. What, however,
creased the length of the journey to at least twenty miles more the shareholders had immediately to consider was
than the direct line would make it, the present distance being the modified scheme between Carmarthen and Aberystwith
somewhat more than eighty miles, whilst the extension of 50 miles long. The estimated cost of this part of the project
our Greenwich line to Chilham would lessen the distance was 1,084,355/., being at the rate of 21,5001. a mile. In this
to about sixty miles. Public opinion has decided that the distance there was 14,481 yards, which, at 351. per yard,
system of railways throughout the kingdom shall be so corn would cost 506,8331. Taking, therefore, the full amount of
pleted that every important city and town shall be brought the subscribed capital at 1,282,8204 there was an excess over
into railway communication with every other one, and it is capital of 198,455/., without any funds remaining for
unnecessary, since the public have made up their minds on 25,6881. lls. 10d. already incurred, or for further Parliamen-
the subject, to dwell upon the advantages which the comple- tary expenses, locomotive carriages, wear and tear, plant, or
tion of the system will afford both in the transit of pas- one farthing by way of interest to shareholders. With this
sengers and in the carriage of goods. Having spoken of the single line only it was obvious to the: Committee' that the
proposed extension of our South-Eastern Railway to Chil- Company must begin without allowing for any defaulters in
ham and Canterbury, it would not be right to pass over the payments, with a debt upon the shoulders of the proprietors
fact that another and a rival company, likewise, proposes to amounting to 230,0001. The estimate of the traffic the Com-
effect the same work, and it vt ill be for Parliament to decide mittee made 146,448/. Os. Bd., from which, deducting for work-
whether that work cannot be intrusted to the South-Eastern ing expenses 48,816/. Os. 2d., there remained 97,632/. Os. 6d.,
Company with more advantage to the public than if it were or 4/. 17s. 7d. per cent. on an outlay of two millions ofrrmacotne,,:t.
placed in the hands of a separate company. We are of opi- Taking, however, the estimated traffic
atas 3
correct
cent.
nion that the system of Kentish railways will work more to 97,632/. Os. 6d., and deducting interesti _,
the advantage of the public in the hands of one company 4i per cent., with-
than if divided among several, since unity of system in the remain 91,753/. 135., leaving
on a deficiency of capital of l 78 451 there would
look
ew„. ofinor_y_rp,ya.yingi off the debt
conduct of railway traffic is of the greatest consequence both out any resource tohe report then
to the economy of the working of the line and to the con- incurred in establisahtinagmetnlenuog mpa
length the proceedings of the
venience and comfort of those who travel over it.— went on to nomtirtee, 0
t which it characterised as a continued
(Cheers.) I venture to call your attention to the fact that managing committee,
of the prosional committee who had failed to pay up on
the rates of fares charged on the railway are not those which system r crroemeularities and inconsistencies. It also gave a
the law would allow us to charge for circuitous distances li,
thes
t
number of shares reserved to them. There had been
over which our line passes to sonic places,
to this ancient city; but the fares are chargas'ed for
rr
the short 9,50100 i sdhabreeesnrtesikeresn-eudpf,orththues dliearevcitnogrs,aanddraoguotfofB,sth9ese4
sharesonly
04 e' Company without calculating the shares reserved for or diagonal distances, the same, in fact, as they
1,.
them u set
ar be
lines t ethicpmoters and ot ors which had not been taken up. The
presumed to be if the whole of our projects for wandic
h
further reduction of report next commented on the directors' report, pries. ented
applying to Parliament were already granted,
executed. Ido not mean to say that no
our
fares can, at any time, take place; because
agreat in- last Saturday, in which it was stated, that in consequence
crease of traffic, and great economy of conducting it, will of relinquishing the portion of the line between Caer-
undoubtedly lead to such a result, and we have already had narvon and Machynlleth, the directors had determined to
the greatest amount of evidence that could be desired, that reduce the number of shares from 100,000 to 75,000 ;
from a most extensive reduction of fares there does not ne- and of the latter number to reserve 6,000 to the land-
cessarily follow a reduction of receipts. On the contrary, owners; and that they accordingly allotted 68,911 shares
although we reduced the rate of fares on the Ist of Ser- to the public, the deposit on which, at 1/. per share, had
tember last nearly 40 per cent., by an actual reduction in been paid' to the extent of 64,1411. The minutes, however,
charge, and by establishing a uniform system of day-tickets, showed that on September 30th, 1.845, the directors resolved
the number of persons who have travelled over the line has
been increased to such an extraordinary ex tent that the to issue 15,000 more shares; and further, on the 18th of
October, they instructed the Secretary to deliver scrip to
amount of money received has been as great as before; and applicants
we are looking forward to the completion of this line of rail- tots to the extent of the whole allotments, amounting
90,0001. This was no satisfactory explanation given of
way to Ramsgate and Margate, to the opening of the French this discrepancy. After detailing other irregularities of the
railways, and to the general completion of the railway Managing Committee, the report further stated, that in de-
system in Great Britain, for a further great accession fiance of the protest furnished to the directors in the name
of traffic. The extension of the Greenwich Railway of the shareholders by Mr. Lawrence, the former had paid
to this place will pass, as you know, through a district con- into the hands of the lecountant:General the sum of
taining a greater population in the miles adjoining London, e report 42 915/. The concluded by stating that the accounts
than that which exists in any other part of the known presented every evidence of gross overcharge, especially the
world; and the completion of the railways in the south- solicitor's, which was 7,6401. 17s. 11d., and recommended,
eastern district will, I am persuaded, give of itself an im- from all the circumstances narrated, that this Company
mense increase to the number of travellers in its own hem& should go no further with the project, but immediately wind
diate circle, and thereby probably enable the Company to up, and that the Secretary, who had afforded the committee
still further reduce their fares. You are all aware that every facility in their inquiries, be retained till all the affairs
meetings have taken place in various towns in Kent, called were settled.
by the promoters of a particular Company, and those meet- The CHAIRMAN stated that the traffic extended over 181
,ings having been generally attended by the partisans of the miles instead of 50, as stated in the report.
one Company, have frequently, though not invariably, de- Mr. BUSHE stated that the report was wholly untrue.
tided in its favour, as being the line best adapted to supply Mr. COURTENAT stated that anything Mr. Bushe hatsic
tte!
their wants. Now I can only compare this mode of oh- say upon the subject they would be glad to hear. The s
taMing a verdict to the remark made by King James, when relent was taken from their own minutes.
he visited his own Court of King's Bench. Having heard Mr. LAURANCE stated that he hoped the parties present
he
the pleadings on the plaintiff's side of the case, he was would stay and hear both sides of the question, S "
anxious at once to give judgment for him, but being told able to come to a proper conclusion.
by the Chief Justice that the formality of hearing the de- Mr. COURTENAY wished to set him teed, to the effect
fendant's arguments was yet to be gone through, the King to a report which had been largely
°wit in the shares of
observed that it was a most embarrassing position to bo that he dealt to a large ant himself right with reference
ed to caste that he never
placed in, for when he heard what had to be said on this Company. He bigy,-i-sed A single share in the
one side only he had no difficulty in ' arriving at a directly or indireetlY Puns,* when he bought 100
judgment, but that when both sides had spoken he found concern since Sep ISs
himself unable to come to any.conclusion at all. And this, shares at a premium
order upon principle. Were it not
tec,f ten shillings per share ; those shares
I think, would be the case in many of those localities he still held, d_
where meetings have been held; if the plans of the rival for that, of them for 10s., and would have been glad
companies for constructing the North Kent Railway were trouble, dispgd
he wolld,hien to have avoided great anxiety and
, athem. When he last addressed them in
be stated that he was not prepared to break
till the affairs had been investi-
haveto be submitted to them. The question is a large one, and to have
t go
well worthy the serious attention of Parliament, where I tha . Company
no doubt it will be fully considered, and whore I zie.nri lifter That investigation had been made, and he
sure a just verdict will be passed on the case. It is not
fttended there to give expression to his feelings
to the of indignation against the directors and solicitors. One of
itaotrsupsotantethdatthsatattheme wasent
aalorenseptehcteayble
wouldman ,nbouttphaye
the advantage of any one single place that thedleocoikssi
be made; but I am sure that Parliament will
question as a whole—that it will take a comprehensivedistrict—and
aeeingviteh,ey
ttrhues tseodi solicitors
present, the capi- 7,000/. The question was the cqeduct of the directors in
of what is best for the south-eastern
at
position of the South-Eastern(, the p ymanaging the affairs, and he stated that as a body they were
tal they had already emberke ,
mp etion of their proposed lines not deserving of further trust.—(Hear, hear.) With respect
the limitation in the allotment of the shares, as was proved
structing, and the effect the co
to
oy
their own minute-book, it appeared that they had given
r rioted by the South-East
would have for the advantagteruo,,ftitilohnhnee. woe
onfutnkhtseyt—hpeirt3orjv sa-e :le:
sifi nowt
think
Kc.°eenrut
that advantage can be best p
their agent power to issue shares to the extent of 90,000. This
the cons
Company, commit body IVherever such a scheme as the statement was made from their own minute-book. The couces-
to the hands of that
hail has been oommitted to a rival siert made at the eleventh hour with respect to the payment of
bly been that the existing
company the effect has inearia --
projected North Kent al. .
comp—w, deposits, did not, he was happy to say, deceive them. Look

Mr. FIELDF-N returned thanks.
The " Healths of Mr. W. Cubitt and Mr. Joseph Cubitt "
were proposed, and warmly responded to. Those gentlemen
returned thanks.
Mr. M.'GREGon, in proposing the next toast, said he had
just received, by the electric telegraph, information which he
had no doubt would be pleasing to Mr. Randall, the banker,
and other gentlemen connected with monetary matters. He
was enabled to state the closing price of Three per Cent.
Consols that day was 97A—(Cheers)—while the price of
Exchequer-bills was 39 to 40 premium.—(Cheers.) He had
also to inform them that up to three o'clock that day, at
which time the office of the Accountant-General of the
Court of Chancery closed, upwards of 11,000,000/. had been
received as deposits.—(Cheers.) After a few further ob-
servations he proposed his toast.
Several other toasts were drunk, and the company broke
up a few minutes before nine o'clock.
The directors and their friends returned to London by
special train.