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LAND RAILWAY.

A similar report was brought up respecting this Bill, and
leave was also given for its introduction.
THE SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE JUNCTION

RAILWAY.

The Standing Orders' Committee reported that the orders
had been complied with, and leave was given to brieg in
the Bill.
THE DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH
RAILWAY.

A similar report was brought up respecting this under
taking, and leave was given to bring in the Bill.
THE NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK RAILWAY.

The Bill fur this line was read a first time.
, THE TEN IiOURS' BILL.

• ,
Mr. BLACKBUR...CE preSented a petition from the iuhabi
tants of Warrington, in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill.
Mr.HINDLEY presented a petition in favour of the Bill.
TIIE CORN-LAWS.

Lord lIOTHAM presented a numerously signed petition
against any alteration in the laws affecting the importation
of food.

Mr. BULLER presented several petitions in favour of the
repeal of the corn-laws.
THE MILITIA.

Mr. HT N'DLEY presented several petitions against calling
out the. militia.

SUPPLY.

On the motion for the 11(1sresolving itself into a Com-
mittee of Supply,
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD rose to call the attention
of the Government to the question of which he had given
notice. It appeared to him to be one of great importance.
The Irish poor-law differed from the English and Scotch in
one most important particular. Under no circumstances
lawruhetlahatonerdvi
.te
yr coolun dt
Eh oenugt
Commissionersl-de
and,
,e relief
in ca
cases
e dmin a b
e aorofbouairergtdeenr eotf
necessity,
s it hr the
guardianse
in
cases of accident, relief might be afforded, but no
such power was conferred by the Irish Act. The
reason he wished to call the particular attention of the
Right Hon. Secretary to the necessity of the measure arose
from a 'report returned of a number of persons, as many as
two hundred, being In an absolute state of distress in Chels ;
and, considering that these persons might have families,
there could net be less than oae thousand individuals in a
state of distress who could not be relieved, except by going
into the workhouse, which probably could not accom-
modate them. New, that was what he particularly
wished to point out, for the Commissioners bad
no power whatever to administer out-door relief. The Irish
poor-laws were unpopular, but how much more so would
they become if some alteration did not take place ? He,
therefore, called on the Right Hon. Baronet to consider what
was best to be done, and if it would not be well to empower
boards of guardians, -under the control of the Commissioners,
to administer external relief in cases where they might deem
it necessary.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM could assure the Honour-
able Gentleman that the present condition of Ire-
land had occupied the most serious attention and
anxious consideration of her Majesty's Government for some
time ; and he should add that he (Sir J. Graham) was not
one of those who underrated the existing difficulties and dis-
tresses of Ireland. The distress was evident ; and there-
fore, with a view to meet it, the Government had introduced
measures much calculated to increase the means of employ-
ment in that country. The Public Works Bill would be
brought in immediately, as also a Bill to enable grand juries
to expend a sum of 100,0001. immediately after the summer
assizes. There was also a Bill for the improvement of piers
and harbours on the Irish coast, and a Bill to promote employ-
ment by carrying out fully the provisions of the Drainage Act
With respect to the danger of approaching famine, he could
assure the Hon. Gentleman that the Poor-law Commissioners
had made full and ample arrangements; and, if ucfortunately
that calamity should arise, they would not be taken by sur-
prise. If the necessities of Ireland should require her
Majesty's Government to take any extraordinary steps, .they
would not shrink from doing so • but the Hon. Gentleman
asks to make great changes in the law with regard to the
poor of Ireland, when he proposes out-door relief to the able-
bodied, a measure which he was sure could not be
adopted by the Legislature. He (Sir James Graham)
was quite sure that he did not misrepresent the feelings
of the Government, when he said they could not sanction
such a proposition. But he could not see, under the present
temporary distress which exists in Ireland, any necessity
for such a measure. Now he (Sir J. Graham) had expe-
rience in tbiS country of the danger of admitting, even
under very severe circumstances, the claim of able-bodied
persons to relief. That system had proved to be dangerous in
this country, and he (Sir J. Graham) could not entertain the
proposition. If he acted so on general principles, how
much less inclined was he to change the existing law, under
the present temporary distress; more particularly as the Go-

vernment were not unprepared for the dangers that may

irise from approaching scarcity.
Mr. SHAW said that he was sure that the present emer-

..zency in Ireland would be but temporary if the Government
would adopt the course necessary for the relief of the people.
tie would not then enter upon the discussion of the general
,übject, but he believed that distress did prevail to a very
considerable extent. He did not think that the regulations
f the poor-law in Ireland had been acted up to ; for,

nsi.ead of having a resident Commissioner, there was very
frequently only a sort of Assistant Commissioner.
Mr. F. FRENCH said that when an appointment of that
nature was about to take place under the present system,
many Members found it their duty to object to it, as a.consi-
derable portion of Ireland was placed in the hands of English
or Scotch Commissioners, whereas an Irish Commissioner

ought to have the preference above all others. The Hon
Gentleman who had preceded him had said that the law was
most unpopular one, and he (Mr. French) believed that
it would be impossible to get one more so, for it would
not have the effect of relieving any destitution in Ireland,
but it was perfectly useless to meet any sudden emergency.
liar Majesty's Government knew that there were at present
no less than 4,000,000 people in Ireland who would be, or
were now, depending partially on the poor-law for relief. The
great majority of the inmates of the poor houses in Ireland
were children and infants in arms. There were about
4,000,000 people about to seek relief and shelter from loor
houses which could not accommadate more than
100,000. It was a mere mockery to attempt to
continue such a system, for the people of Ireland
made very minute inquiry into it, and saw the evil them-
selves. The Poor-law Commissioners reported the same
things over and over again, until they began to believe in
the existence of the evils they stated. The danger of consi •
derable expense in carrying out the measure might be great,
but should they consider the expense which they would incur
in performing so important a duty to the people? The
Right Hon. Baronet had given Himself great credit for
certain measures proposed by her Majesty's Government to
meet the present crisis. He certainly thought it right
to give the Government credit for the best intentions, but
after some inquiry, he thought that the results of the measures
they proposed would not be so beneficial as they anticipated.
If sessions were appointed to be held in the different districts,
where the people might obtain employment, he should not
object, especially as the the spring sessions commenced on the
18th inst. He gave the Government great credit for the
anxiety to afford the people of Ireland employment at the
earliest possible moment by giving precedence to
Irish Railway Bills, but if these were passed
without any delay they would not confer the
benefit they were intended to bestow, as nearly six months
must expire after their passing before the necessary plans
and sections could be got ready for the commencement of the
works—in fact nearly nine months must expire before the
people of Ireland could obtain employment in these great
national works. Then there were several clauses
in the Public Works Bill to which he objected. He agreed
with Lord Roden that that Bill would not be so beneficial
as her Majesty's Government seemed to anticipate. The
labour of carrying out the provisions of the Bill were to
be imposed on the Drainage Commissioners, who had already
more labour imposed on them than they could adequately
perform, as the improvement of the harbours, parks,
bridges, and lunatic asylums, were entrusted to them
Besides, he could not understand the necessity of making
these gentlemen into an operative body, and entrusting them
with the execution of all the works connected, in any way,
with the drainage of the country. There were several
clauses in that Bill, to which he should feel it his duty to
move amendments, in order that it might have the effect
intended. The original powers which were intended to be en-
rusted to the Drainage Commissioners, should be given to that
portion of the country whose interests were bound up with
Ole 'soil they possessed. The Commissioners stated that they
'tvould give higher wages to those whom they employed than
t., generality of landowners ; but he.denied that this was so.
'd even if they did give a larger amount of wages it was
4der the exercise of a most irresponsible power, that of
Isiying out any sums of money which they might think fit.
He. considered that under the operation of the present Act,
one-half of the parties were dissentients from the work
being commenced under the direction of this Board of
Commissioners, and he concluded by giving notice
that upon the bringing up of the report of the Com-
mittee on Drainage (Ireland) Bill, he would be prepared
with a number of clauses which he considered would have a
tendency to remove the objectionable portions of the Bill. •
Colonel CONNOLLY was sorry to differ from the Hon.
Member opposite with reference to the wor king of the Poor-
law (Ireland) Bill. He believed that the poor-law was at
present working well in Ireland, and he felt bound to state
that the prejudices which existed against the measure in that
country had been greatly fomented in certain quarters. He
believed that, notwithstanding all this agitation upon the
subject the prejudices was fast disappearing.— (Hear, hear.)
He felt convinced that this prejudice did not exist on the
part of those for whom the relief was intended. He was
himself connected with four boards of guardians, and was
enabled, therefore, to form an opinion upon the subject; and
his opinion was, that this measure was rapidly approaching
that state of perfection which it was intended by the Go-
vernment it should occupy.—(Hear, bear.) The matter was
now before the other House, and,he hoped it would receive
their Lordships' best consideration, and that such measures
as they considered expedient to adopt would be speedily sent
down to this House, and meet with the approbation and sup-
port of lion Members. He was astonished to find the
facilities with which the rates had been collected for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Act.
He was now referring to the largest and most opulent county
in Ireland, and, having gone over the Act of Parliament, he
found very little indeed in it which would warrant him in
calling upon Parliament for any alteration. No doubt some al-
terations were proposed, but they were of a trifling character.
With regard to the Board of Commissioners, that certainly
was the most prominent part of objection in the Act raised
by the poor-law guardians. There had been instances in
which the Commissioners interfered in matters of the most
trifling nature. It was, in fact, more with the modu s operandi of
those Commissioners than with the law itself that the guardians
quarrelled. This appeared very prominent in the county of
Roscommon, where instances had occurred of the Commis-
sioners interfering with the guardians in matters which did
not in the slightest degree affect the public interest. On the
whole, he was of opinion that the law itself was not so ob-
jectionable as the Commissioners' mode of administering it ;
and in making those observations, he was addressing himself
more to the Commissioners than to this House. With regard
to the measure recommended by the Honourable Mem-
ber for Roscommon, he certainly could not agree
with many of the points it contained. Why
that would be very inopportune, and a very great
aggravation of their present circumstances ; and he had no
hesitation in saying that it would destroy the main safe-
guard of the people's rights, notwithstanding the assertions
of the Hon. Member for Roscommon. The present poor-
law was practically advancing, and from day to day ma-
turing in the respect and confidence of everybody. He
(Colonel Connolly) attributed this very much to Lord Eliot's
Act.

Mr. M. O'FERRALL said he could not go the same length '
with his Hon. Friend. He believed that if under the present
circumstances of Ireland they extended out door relief it
would only have the effect of increasing the miseries of the
people. He thought the course which had been adopted by
her Majesty's Government was preferable. The landlords
of Ireland had bad sufficient time to perform those
useful works themselves with the aid of private Acts of Par-
lament. Similar works bad been carried out by the landlords
of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and various parts of Eng-
land. It was objected that one of the clauses of the Bill of
last night, empowered Grand Juries to make present-
ments for the declaration of waste lands. The Hon.
Gentleman, the Member for Roscommon, had stated
that a similar law had been in existence for the last three
hundred years.
Mr. FRENCH—No, no. That was another law to which
I refer.
Mr. M. O'FERRALL—A similar law did unquestionably
exist, and a landlord was compelled under it to retain such
parts of his land as he did not take the trouble to
improve; but her Majesty's Government now proposed
not only that such a law should be extended to
Ireland, but that the landowner whose lands were presented
should have the necessary funds lent to him for the purpose
of reclaiming his lands.— (Hear, hear.) With respect to the
poor-law he concurred to a great extent with the remarks of
his Noble Friend Colonel Connolly. He (Mr. O'Ferrall) cer-
tainly was of opinion that that law had done much good to
Ireland. The portion of that country with which he was
connected had !reaped much good from its operations ; and
the Board of Guardians had properly discharged its duties.
But there certainly had been differences in some districts,
the whole of which were attributable to the conduct of the.
Poor-law Commissioners. Those gentlemen commenced
their campaign under the impression that every man in
Ireland must be distressed, and that every board
of poor-law guardians were jobbers. He wished
that the Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary for
the Home Department, would exercise that power which
the law vested in him. The Right Honourable Baronet
had frequently told the House that he had control over the
Commissioners, and he (Mr. O'Ferrall) would assure that
Right Honourable Gentleman that many cases might be
made out which properly called for his interference.
He trusted now that there was an opportunity for making
out that ease; and he hoped, when it was made out, the
Government would be prepared to deal with it.—(Hear.)
Mr. S. CRAWFORD begged to observe that he did not
ask that a right should be given to the poor to seek out-door
relief, but that in certain cases it should be in the power of
the Board to grant it.
COUNTY WORKS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, the County
Works Presentments (Ireland) Bill was read a second time.
FISHERY PIERS AND HARBOUR (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, the House went
into a Commitee on the Fishery Piers and Harbours (Ire-
land) Bill, in which a resolution was agreed to that a sum of
50,0001. be granted for the purposes of the Bill,
Mr. WODEHOUSE moved for copies of the papers pre-
sented by the late Lord Sydenham, Secretary for the Colo-
nies, in pursuance of an address to her Majesty, dated the
Ist day of July 1839, entitled, " Communication from the
Prussian Minister in London, and minute of the Board of
Trade, relative to the commercial relations between Great
Britain and Prussia," December 1825, January 1826.
Agreed to.
Lord GEORGE BENTINCK moved for a return giving the
numbers and names of the holders of foreign grain now in
bond in th 4 Queen's warehouses in Great Britain
and Ireland, together with the quantities held by
each individual. In compliance, however, with the suggestions
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he would change the
terms of his motion from holders of foreign grain to importers.
The object of his motion was to show the very limited number
of persons who were at present holders of that grain, and
who would be benefited to the extent of half
a million sterling by the passing of the measures at
present before Parliament, for the immediate reduction of
the duties on grain and wheat especially. There were at
present in bond 944,548 quarters of wheat and 451,464 cwt.
of: flour. Now, in the course of the month of December
last there were no less than $,097 quarters of wheat
and 2,177 cwt. of flour which paid duty at 14s. per quarter.
The-nperation of the present measure would be to reduce the
large quantity of grain at present in bond from paying* duty of
165., to a duty of 45., as it came into effect immediately after
the'passing of the law. The whole of this wheat, therefore,
mild be at once taken out fur home consumption, not at a
dutt of 165., but at 4s. Trade was thus thrown into such a
stag, that it became a consideration with the merchant whether
it was worth his while, under such circumstances, to pay a duty
of 4e. Now, if this large quantity of grain which exceeded
a million of quarters, were taken out at a duty of 49., the dif-
ferencemould not go to the benefit of the consumer, but to
the one, two, or three hundred individuals who were
holders of it, and who would by this means pocket
to the extent of upwards of half a million sterling.
He (the Noble Lord) should confess that he had a wish to
know who the holders were, though he understood that such
inquiry might interfere with the principles of private trade
and business, and also create a suspicion that her Majesty's i
Ministers were engaged n some sort of a job.—(A laugh.)
He assured the House that, for his part, he entertained no
such suspicion; but he thought it of importance that the
country should know if the public exchequer was to be robbed
of half a million of money which was togo into the pockets of
two or three hundred corn merchants.--(Hear, hear.) When
they had been told by the Right Hon. Secretary for the
Home Department, that relief, in the shape of loans to the
amount of 260,000/., was intended to be bestowed on Ireland

should• they not pause before making a Present
of ha
monfey
million of money to some corn merchants, milk-
rote .
might be far preferably disposed of and expended In
hear )
ins; the distresses of the people of Ireland ?-
(Helr'
grieve
His motion, then, was for a return of the number of henptire at
of foreign grain, and the quantity then in bond I
Britain and Ireland. • did l s
Mr. ESCOTT made a few observations, which
the gallery. After which,
Toe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, lle_c%llll,l Ai
acquiesced in the motion of the Noble Lord. ThoeYfl'oru
i the
tied that a great deal of corn was being imported, n u'
out
purpose of allowing it to come at once into the mar,og_e__l
shit,
*or the purpose of doing so when there shall be a
ling duty.
chequer put a wrong construction on the obF.ervatiorns,coode,
NEWDEGATE said that the Chancellor of thoefEtt,;
Noble Lord (Bentinck). It appeared to him (1 • 'cleiler of
gate) a very simple question was put to thee ore
to
wasur.e
of her
the Exchequer. The object of the present
remove the distress which existed in a Part deplored
Majesty's dominions, and which none more
eeditere
than he did. But 41e did nut think a wasteful exeteet of
should take place, as the measure would have the attivg. it
losing to the Exchequer half a million of money bYX.estiee ae
into the pockets of a few corn-dealers.-(Hear-.)
expenditure of the revenue was to take place, he P&Ple
would be better to give it to relieve the distress of t
revenue
of Ireland, as a much better way for sacrificing the of the
of the country. He was a great admirer d sea
no.
present system of bonding corn, and he ul hie!), V
any mode of improving that system, Y'reestreying.
their present measure, they were about tersbie one e
He considered the practice of bonding corn a valuer dicra s.
under the present system. He had heard the Anse
hull
be thought it
to
to the Hon. Member for Winchester, recomineudiad t" to the
move for a return of all the persons who had ea ea thee
bread made from the wheat so admitted, and be beggeertake
Hon. Gentleman who bad given that answer to till
a
that arduous task himself. n befell
Mr. WOOEHOUSE said that there had ° towel-
measure ofprotection, or relief of any kind, to Ireliaenad:to_eel,
he had not given his assent, and he begged
that the expression of opinion made by
lag of Parliament had always been in favour of 6.00, reel'
sures, and he therefore thought that the oleserret foe
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer were uncalled
ero -
Mr. S. O'BRIEN said, that as he was the
tPist begiitur
whom his Right Hon. Friend referred, he lud; for off 'I
say, that his observations related solely to Tole pendent r
considered this kingdom at present quite isdl.,ngdeta
foreign corn, and he believed that there was no
him before theeo
well prepared to avoid the horrors of faenved rind
cries of " Hear hear.") His Honourable Friend 113allf $5
v ha
to the fact of his sitting next the Member for Lye teat It
the fact of sitting next to a Member was conclusiy ee wt
agreed with him in opinion. He certaihly did ait' We.;
the Hon. Member for Lynn in opinion, but t. shoe,ti
. rience of the last three or four nights ought to ba tier 0
his Friend that one Hon. Member might sit by 0°
yet totally disagree with him in his political te".s'eja
10
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER "'"
observation which did not reach the gallery.
heti be'
Mr. S. O'BRIEN said that the price of wheat peseta, ,r
that nearly 9,000 quarters had paid 14s. duty tbe o'l
and yet his Right Hon. Friend was going to reduct' to ,t.
at once to 4s. The 10s. duty thus gained wield .:ereb°,o
consumer, but would be to the advantage of the corn ut; 0304
His Right Hon. Friend had repudiated the allegLitleed by 1.
far from disapproving of the measures now PlWysherie ;41J '
Majesty's Government he perfectly agreed with t t
_j•
Right lion. Baronet at the head of the GovernPatnirhearlie
that there were only three members of the eabinet, feu 11ei,
with him. One was the Right lion. Gentlenes"prels
just left the Home (Sir J. Graham), the Earl ifeecergie
and the Secretary-at-War, so that hie (erred eet
Friend could not be one of the three 'wee oNee
Re thouht his (Mr. Escott's) proposition, diet- [two'
move an amendment to his own motion, and hav_er wbc'h
of the whole of those who may be consumarsl„,ed
bread, wheaten bread that is not consumeder„
yet in bond -he thought- that suggeoneete „tit
incomprehensible as the conduct of the he
Learned Geetleman to his constituents, when holt°"or
it consistent with his public duty and persona tbeejell
stand for the city of Winchester, at which tiedL'ieft
rage price of wheat was 625. Icl. per 'quarter', eslu,ee
a four-pound loaf was eold for ninePene';eioe.,el4
and tenpence. He took his stand on, that oc,'" ie-01
those who advocated the cheap brew-1 es Otile
In the speeches of his mover and seconde.rdo e
the question thus put to the electors, to d,eteteiar;,
f
they would like a Government who were ue',deorllefj.
maintain the then existing corn-laver, Whose '',e4:l ep
(Mr. Escott) was.-( Cheers.) He then adveica:o
law which would give a protection of 285., but Oa
Hon. and Learned Gentleman modified his ides' ttneee
for a 10s. duty.-(Hear, hear.) I think, cello
Noble Lord, that line of conduct of the retie
Gentleman tower, s his constituents to be as iscee.,lll,Pre
as the suggestion he has made, and I should be "e-esel,'„e
to a
if I were to follow him as a leader, or 4110, "-•'r
governed here or elsewhere either by his examPej erer
Mr. ESCOTT hoped the Noble and Leal, lie, eO,
more comfortable after the display he had gla",',
sidered that the suggestion he had thrown
ere 04
-
perfectly in accordance with Parliamental
file Noble Lord had himself stated that his objec,Litirso
for the return he, was to ascertain what Pr'''. the f.
by the parties referred to, and thinking tbatt
tb
would derive profit from such return, he thoug,'a
tion he had suggested was not altogether intr. re
t,O)
respect to what he had said about his (Mr- F-e.c°
tuents, he should be glad to meet Wen' tee
House or elsewhere on the question °1.,. 01/,
laws. He would not, however, then enter
argument with the Noble Lord, except to state `teeldb
utterly ignorant of the whole facts of the case--- '
The motion was then agreed to.
the
40b1/
An Rm. MEMBER brought up the report of t"`;ster
mittee,stating that the promoters of the Dore.
way had not complied with the standing order".
The House then adjourned.
memeseimeamer! .
MONEY and COMMERCIAL Tii 'jell
Jl,
CITY, QUARTER TO_ doe:
The market for Cotton at Liverpool was quiet..' trtioe'
confined to parcels for the immediate wants
about 3,000 bales. 901'41.
At Messrs. Lamonds' public sale of Railway Shares. Yer,s.,-
noon, the following lots found buyers:-Dutch 100r,',1,51
-Northern and Southern Conuecting, 1/. ss. 6d.-Eatt
-North Staffordshire, Churnet, and Pot ~,terieS, 51. etl; N'
holme, Gainsborough, and Goole, 21. 53.-Waterttall!tio,
sa
Valentia, 11. 125.-Liverpool and Newcastle Juss?, 21.1,5,41,
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 31. 1 is.- Vale of Sea
331. 1",
Goole and Doncaster, 3/. 135.-Paris and Rouen,
coal)
Great Western (Dublin to Galway), 41. 10s. /311/41.16i;
21. Si.- South Staffordshire, 2/. 12e. 6d.-Caledoniarl.d ,00,1
donian, New Stock, a/. 19s. 6d.-South-Eastern es 2
31. 95.-Madrid and Valencia, 1/. 75.-Reading anal
-Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 1/. 4s. eerr 010
land, 11. ss. 6d.-York and Lancaster, 1/. 6s• 65'11 , 6§%,
Leeds, 11. 9s. 6d.-Reading, Guildford, and Reilitate•,;
The Share Market was steady, and the Moine' ' et
limited. Prices are on the advance. te4ll'ntly,"
The debates in the House of Commons have ears' -it seoeteer
degree of interest this morning, except as so far assn 00',440
the current of opinion seems to set in more strove,'
A4'. 110'010
measure of Sir Robert Peel. Merchants, liere.,
point settled " speedy and soon," as the late Dna °
azked his customers to receive their balances in Soot
bank in the panic of 1825-26, cif any of them had $
stability of the firm.
.44 tres 0)
There has been a very good quantity of busin.,--„,ger% e•
British securities this morning. The Governmea.eet e'eee °;p00 jed
usual purcnases, and there was also an inves.7os,
of the Friendly Societies. The market -1,5; `4451,7
whole, been rather heavy, ant netwithstati Je
r
porary reaction that occurred yesterday '111,010_,; toVV,
opinion is most certainly in favour- of an advalleecoaSo-, OVA
yesterday afternoon there was a large purchase °1„,2,004t114 •
livered next week. For Consols there were pur"- t", t
mencement of business at 97, since which a C'"" 4)- poly
has taken place to 96%. Consols for the
varied from 97 to 96%. The prealialni79.
chequer Bills has remained at from; bee :ot
In the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. there 115Y,r4,10 ,90 '
dune at from 97% to 97% ; in the Three per Can ',64,
h 9% to 99 and in India Bonds at from 455. t° eon e
has been done at 260. fidreiZ;
Many of the holders of Mexican Stock eu.;441 107,4
fact of so large a remittance having 01%Os
account of the dividend fund formed here, nn-iiie ""d tip",
tie position of affairs, in a political point of views „
stock in the market here has fluctuated, but
_M-104 1-•
amount, the prices to-day,- having ranged f 5744 (1‘4,51 Ot
.4.
in the other Republican:Bends there has been,...'' frog.
~rpr
Columbium have realised 17 ; New Grenada, 9a°
Deferred, 13%, ota
Di
The Railway Share Market has been in a very rein ides
ing. The opposition to the London and York, .1 plauto
having been declared to be unsuccessful, there sr`alo`
scrip. The prices realised to-day are-noted -belt-, crag°
BRITISH FUNDS 'THIS DAY AT 02,Tr••_,
(From the Official List.) • 91145,/"
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 0114
Three par Cent. Consols Annuities • 99
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Ann''
Lone Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 " q6O
India Stock • • • • • • • i •
India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. • • • ' 45
Ditto, under 1,0001. • • '
South Sea Stock .. .. • • " 91 i 96
Ditto, Old Annuities • • • • • 91., `
Three per Cent Annuities, 1751 • • "• 97 pie'
IS
Consols for Account • • • • • • ". 14°' Pir
Exchequer Bins. I%ti. i°7 e,
_ 359) $1 4
5001. - • • ;.4 40 '$
Ditto, Small • ' '„ „rp: O'C
PRICES OF FOREIGN riMps AT .'""
Columbia Bone. .. • ' SS
Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent • • " .1111 i
Granada, 1 per Cent. • • • • " 007444
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent • • 0 7
Ditto, Deferred . • • • • • •
Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. "
Ditto, 3 per Cent .. . • • • • • 112,0
Russian Bonds .. .. • • • • •
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • ~,
m"/ 00.57.
Dividends on the above payable - .91

4 .
Belgian Four-and-a:4lldt per Cei,„l • "60,,
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cutu— •91t ose_.,
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certlticatcs • • .;.„2,15,.. • I
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHOE -A..,T1'.••---',.w'A /r .
• RAILWAYS. PAID. to4' to / •
Aberdeen .• .. .. .. „ .. 10 •• •
,10 • • '• t• ,
Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastni Jn. 2% • • l3pS • '. t° 0.6 ,
Birmingham and Gloucester • . • • 10a ••• 'Se' ' ' ' th''' IP7 '.'
Birmingham and Oxford Junction • • ! ••• : 90 ;B'4' *-,. / •
Bristol and Exeter .. .. .. .. 7u ';6l.Sh 13,-. :, , I
Ditto, New .. .. .. .. ••5 7' '-'-11 '• ••
w• / I
Caledonian .. „ „ „ „ .. 10 •• •• s ./.• •• to / i
Ditto Half Shares .. .. .. • • 2S •• : • 43/4N :• . ~V 1 ,' .
1
Ditto Extension .. . .. .. 2Z4 '' • •' •
~,,• / ,
Chelmsford and Bury .. .. .. .. IN • • ••, 2.1 „," ' ' ~,i- .. .
Chester and Holyhead .. .. .. .• 20, '• • 1 7.,.. 1: /
Cork and Waterford .. .. .. • • 1211 '• • • 4 ~••• ~ w.,, ,
Cornwall .. .. ... .. .. '• • 5., ••, • 1 "..,
Direct Manchester (Remington's) • • !1 •• • 2, g.: .-
Direct Northern .. .. • . .. • • ,79 •• • • 4,, .
Dublin and Galway
Eastern Counties .. • . .. I4L 1611. n•• • , I's .r .. 82, /
Ditto, New .. .. .. .. 81, l6o• U"'" ... 21,..: .W ,
Ditto, York Extension"
East Lincolnshire • • • • • • • • ' • ~10/4 ' • .•' ',:''• •• to "...,
Edinburgh and Glasgow ••• • • • ••. • • iftsi r, -
I )itto, New Quarter Shares • • .. 10 • •
.. l N„....
~,
Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c.•• 42'1*, • •
•. 11/2' .• t ,'
Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn) !I, :: :. 22 •.: . • t.°_ -'•
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 1.5) . .--
~.., ttoo
11 I:
,•.... 11; •••• ".
:::::"..;::
Great Western • • • • • • • • •' 8. •• 93 N.."'
. bu •• • 194 to ,
Ditto, Half Shares • • •• • • •• 5- • •
. - " • 343w,' *.
0,
i)itto, Quarter Shares • • • • • 0 .•• ; . ~- '.. • ' to „.
t.itto, Fifths .. .. .. • • • • 5-0 ....
2----i4;,; .•
t°
to
7 I)4* __-
Hull and Selby • • • • • • • • • • • ••
' •
D:tto, Half Shares • • • • • • • •
Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth • • 5 •,
:: 57„.:-. •;):: i--•
2 t :
3
Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • . 22., •• •• 11,1' 110•.:: to 5
Leicester and Bedford • • " •
ct•'*' • • •-•' 't li
tievicesrtp..., lamm.an,Bciiri.,, BsanTarNen.tw\ora.lj.Juirc....4oo2,. ....1:
5, • to
tt:o 5:3,
London and Birmingham •• • •
.. 16 • • *.• '2f ,•'• • CO j....
Ditto, Thirds • • • • • • • • , 4 •" ; et.,, •'. .• t° -.-
Ditto. Quarter Shares • • • • ' 2 •" .'01,•• to 0
Ditto. Fifths
London and Blackw• al. 1 • •
Ditto, New • • • • • • • • :. 50 ••;3% , ,'• ••'
to
London and Brighton • • • • • ' „ 20 " • •,2210 •• to ,L.,.
::' 16/. 13...5.. 42‘.1"4:.::.144..;:-. :00
~....„_
Ditto ditto Fifths • • • • • • 150 9d• • • -•'• 86 ' •• to gjY/
i. 31. ;„, .• , :•• an
London and Croydon • • • 411 sa• iw-- • • 4°Ao•;',•7. .`" I--
London and South-Westerns • •
.. 28 • •
• .. 24
....r.t.: to , 4,
Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • • . 1214,•,;;•: Of s :„. to 8.,:,
Ditto, New •• • •• • • " •• ' .... iCr„ •• '.
'•
,f • •••' 01,
Ditto, New • • • • • • ••' .. 2,4 •' • •1;,8,•,5,,, to ,
Loudon and York • • • - • .. 2•• ' • )1i.,•.; ti, -to 1....,,
. •• •• 2)a • ••''•• -10
I nth), 'Lab' Share • *,, acriattister , .. • . ..itjf42dt,..•
London, Warwick, and hid
.. sA ••; ~..4
~..
Mauchater and Leeds '' -.-'. 1..,. ,3.1.4 N, ._
.. .• , ,fra
Ditto, fifths • • " Matlock i•'• T2s•
~ ''
Manchester, Buxton, and Ma
.. 2 ..
152 . •
33iliadulachmster ant..l. So.u.tliallll3tun :: ..100 • •
II

45
/
6/64
91,
voio-
-01,- pe
40 ()Cl;''
p 01'
,i/
$7,!4

.... to

'MA RI(
-l'arr NE S.—(THIS DAY.)

Iri Lll
orelina
.1 :.

~. 20
12 .... 28%%•• --
Ditto, New • - - - .•
122
Ditto Birmingbron and Derby • • 100 '• • ' ~IL to 46
..
-,,east:e at* Dariington Junctioli ••. 25 '' •••• 40'2 ...• •••• to -
. 20 -
, ,‘%ittc, New, Brandling
=\e•verstie and i3envick :: :: :. 1 1-1 ~ . .
.... 2
29
si .. ..
..
..
tt to - ce'vark, ;ittefidtld, anti Boston "
~.,,s.. 25%
.. „ to 25
41,*1.'1111.b•itish .. .. • • " • • '2'l2 • ' 7k, .. .. to 7
0 ', tta, Balt Slutrcs • •• - ** V".... -
or. ,
, -,, Carlisle Extension •• - • 32 .. •.to -
.440. lktliseirl•
.. • • • 2
.4,
.. 3 i:i
.. . tow -
44•0 Xen‘t anti Direct Lever ••• ••
I',l'
-a ,tsffordshire ••• • • 425• •• • • 3742
.p..... tto -
~°Nich and Brandon •••• • • • - ' • IS
• • • • 2r.ii
% ..
o -
?crtr.P•DaDt on; Banbury, & Cheltnam. 2 ••• ,
to _
10hoyord. Worcaster & Wolverhampton 12% • • • • 1”s - **
to -
and Invenie'ss •• •• • • • • 92 3 4 .• • 134
. : : : t ° ---
sst '3' and Bunt illgilon • • • • • • „-" •• • • 311.4%. to -•••
itZtil'AtrY and Birmingham • • • • '72 "• • ,i''' •• to 13' P
425. .. • • 2 n 1,• • _ 4
h Mid 1411.5 • .. .. • • • •
381 i.... 38,x ~ .. to
I'n E Astern ^nd Dover • • • -
th'tic, NI ; . •
.. 2% ••• • 3% %• * to -,.
1,y_4.1,-esir,.. o. 4 .. • •
.. 5
.... 6%
.... to o
''‘,titt vaney . : • • ' :
.• ::
.. 5 .... 214. -
viterrora ard Kilkenuy .. „ .. 3
.... 24% - to -
Im4 .. to -
Qtrf.l., Wexfil , Wicklow, & Dublin 1% .. • •
i'rnd. Waterford, and Valentla .. l% •• • • 1% %• ' to
_-
1. .mi Itieltnd . • • ••••2%•• • 1 % • • • • T".
1.1 azg Carlisle • ••.. .. 2%.... 21% •• • •
to -
$N.,^ I,'„r` alsi Lancaste•r• •• • • • . 254.. • • IA ''•t° -
',,,, --
Ltd Nort't Val • • • • •
'qt.). Extension
t and :: .... .... 50 • • -101% •• .•
11N.,, FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
.. to -
I,itt + %douse, & Cette ( M ackenzie) 2 •• • 2ie • • to _
GCry' ''' ditto (Esrelete) .. . • • • 2 .. • • nt •• • • _ll Rhenish
~
.. 5
.. .. 7 •• • • to -
et,.reat Ind,:rut
.. .... ... :: ss. •• • •
1,,1, %• • .. ttoo --
Muhl of France Constituted 5 •• • • • -,„ •. . to -
(4',!aa.tlldian hl
.. .. .. ss. •• • • .15- • • to -
J:.iWt'telli Canada . • • - 3%** • ' ••
••
to -
0,;!n44, ea South Alin Ju,ic• ion .•1•• •• 3"47‘ k•• •..
to -
d Avignon
.. - " • • 2 •• • • -'" - • to -
, Fan, zindyllordeaux .. .. .. 6.. .. 1134 •• • •
" . to -
i' -
'Ran`- ''''ten
20 •• • • 3872 • • ... to -
•r ' 1 aki llavre ••
: ••
: ••
• • •
28 • •
1,,
JOINT-STOCK ANKS.
• ,r).l
265 i •• • • to -
U4ii t'ld waittni t
•.i ~f As3,trana ns er . .. •B 20 •• • •
- .. .. .. 25 - - .... to -
tell •
MINES. -
del konte u
. nreVatared .. .. - .... 4
26

()
al. ,01 t
ThE Prese * GE-WEDNESDAY
Tb to I..fit?; arlvals of English Wheat from Essex have
‘mr of tkin cafe. Those from all other quarters limited.
scoutge on
here this morning was small ; yet the
kr:rm :of free oreigna*iactie, at about Monday's quotations.
,:"'en at unai, ercd acat being firm, very little was doing in that
the The ligures.
, ,orn under lock remained nominally
lictiltirtdirade supply
..of Barley exceeding the wants of the
sztne - Ira, 7 caul, at the late depression in value.
but easier again dull, and the inferior samples were selling
cheal,er. Er terms. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour very dull,

ARRIVALS.
IWheat. I Barlpy. Oats Flour.
(;Gt) qrs. I 2,510 qrs. I 3,640 qrs. 1,250 sks
2,210
4,310

We h.. Malt. 3.600 qrs.
the 2,741„_ Orily a
,„laritsinaciaapEri.
oeniwerate supply of each kind of meat on sale, while
1041; was firm at very full prices. Beef from 28 8d
—532 q Gcl to 43 10c1 ; Veal, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; and Pork,
Der Ulbs. 12, the carcase'

1 'll.t. 41ANCERY.—(TH1S DAY)
wi,,,- (Alp, s
th,: 111,, t`i,;:ltatieellor sat to-day in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, it
.1,744, lso s4al after
His Lordship took appea
-.lto th no ease of any public interest came before the Court
me of
iet( ---........,______-•
.„ 4-Cl-IAN CERY.—(T HIS DAY')
4,;:,!ig v. ,tl:46foreiirstibet.ic.c...NcELLoa of Esotson. .
All ~,,.., k vat after Hilary Term, and the Court took
dot‘; fk,ZlieittikktB,‘!. BORN—LORENZO DE MEDICI.
4', • 7'4* Allblko.7 this ease for an injunction to restrain thedefen-
-14.15u0 ex,
.. olsng or selling a book, called the European Library,
'scot, ,r`_et,
.froal the Life of Lorenzo de Medici, written b
•••,,,n poto
;fit the whole day.
~t OAv ~
,
otr,.'• ogre, ...t.,, 1 REE T.--( TII I S DAY.
t'i,: etr.i,,-,:, ~..5 WilS lately charged at this Court with forging
ititAcrotint`..Wo documents viz a "certificate" 43°,. 44)(1ey,'',."-tleberal, --'• '-
tow a.nank of England reeehipaneery-
Tsre43l the tht,inireseuted to have been Paid into the C
today
or "direction a
it ss'lhlatiQ4 1' la Olusuance of such direction, appeared
k c ill he
tein 41331 rib
e in tit, (4 ered that on the former occasion Mr. Smythe,
t lac,i 11314 as 4,neerY-ottice at the Bank of England,
,itst,,,,e(eleoteci
te•ie the contents of the cash-book of that ofncte,
..s
I„.'“'r(ler kt,°3tht by
Mr- ParrY (on the part of the
was)prisoner, I.lab till.,
was abut
ettos
~---,t ..e.tr:t it ,i.,:,,1e Produced in Court, and the case 1111 J
the .I.ll'soet heloett the he Produced. Mr. Smythe now produced
144„. as .2.5561 there was in it no entry of the
_ lii.if.
-alce. Ras Au exa,,,, 1 (8. to the account of the case of the Rev. M. ; 4'). slich also i57.,„,41ed ,hued ol' of ledger in the Accountant-General 'f
Tile
~•tikatliz
_--- --Alcoa, and containeda no entry of the receipt o
4 44
Ltt waS renlanded till to-morrow.
110 8 ---------It.
ki'l
2 t(llPai!' Y. 1 BEET.-(THIS DAY. )
i. ' ,711,', 1" e``xt,„'l4- nun, Was tined 20s or fourteen daYs,l,
• ' ort,,,e43ed. gitishillg ono of the street gas- lamps in 4 lark
' at .Ster„,„
3sea,'Zti With ea. a Yourto woman of respectable appearance, was
tkr, zie the 414 a tilq -
on duty
tc,. lt 4 Police __ urbane. at the Haymarket Theatre, and
-ottipe,li
baredP I,.,onstable (No. 77 of the A division)
tottr eior, child of ),-
'Le Ott (xl Y 4 that about 9 o'clock last evening the defendant,
1 As it is
h kr) 4.
rile
tee ,no aooUt three years of age, presented herself
04,
~ ie re,,.„, Produced two cheques of the even
to females,
atie,;‘,,illee ki„,',7,i... eft he theatre to give cheueteen in the
,te.,,AN
ext, site
e 3
eel_lhat she had not previously
fir. Oefehr
,true t4k:alely vs
e:ls!equently refused admission, onawhpiacsht s
the
h"` 44. t ~. ke o, .7`• and attempted to force his w Y -,33ustabtas Prevented from doing so, and given into the
-3, toe 4.3 qt ,kl,,', whom she violently assaulted.
0itt,.,., Zits of ft,3:(_the cheqoes were given to her by two gentle-
-144-142•14e1.be thealatlree she thought she had, by virtue of them, a
ns,,tn, ' said ti •
lie
due eut, for
~....e ish,nid fine her seven shillings, or seven days
wa, twilltliting the constable.
11 AI L I7'----------______,_._._.'i--------e'tate'YDaid
"AY COMMITTEES.
ERDAY.)
Drift Sub. 0:-.6...._
(c i ...ZOT znx?""....4xlittee No. 1.
11"4t'nu'd horn - —'ol4, AND PORTSMOUTH.
v. r• lir pik - our Afternoon• • of yesterday.)
~‘' uot ti; l'''. said the Edition
.4r, a . • e contract e contract deed before the Committee
as
tesiia.:withstao,„ deed brought before the House
krill; f Parlial4lng that the Bill had been part-heard last
~ ~*.at oi.lallie deed bte• The standing order was imPeratllT
, • kl,. •Nlit in „ ne• h
.3 01' ' -rulight forward again where a Bill
,k t, '• uerke i a oill part-heard.
. blarsiq In E.,
4NI ' Cot,'e z. "'en sent for by the Chairman of another
,i , r' e
.- it:'4' tlad the suPPorted ,h
'• do saute - e objection. The contract of this
, ‘45,4t :iti to Abe names as that of last year, but the sum
4).1-100.4531* in the Iltnes of parties who were only bound for
i 11.% /, ~,, e first deed amounted in the presentdeed to
nth aCiutW rhos parties had never subscribe that TPll3' Must have been paid in their names by other
ta ' eil
it54Y. that:tilt-AN s .. •
4 bid,e Person !'" it mattered not who had paid the
kt. parb, s complained of were bound; the money
tea,;:e Col-1.4'811 bY some of their friends, but that was not
ttll„,,!1 of the ,ea to inquire int. standingas therefore the
-mtd with`-'unuittee that the orders had been
141tarit,'Ic("INtil?4-11— artYNCTION RAILWAY.
IthZt',2ll of ill'''",aPPeared for the promoters. The witnesses
t( t„ Vorn . e lOrtrial
Rikd Inittee • . points having been called,
1,. with otcided that the standing orders
q td zole:
. had been
it'iCh44l4llll,°2'l AND YORIC. RAILWAY BILL
tirg.F3T, ojtj,r,,ENT OF TIM CAMPAIGN—.TE
...`l4l4tt A IltekLuSr I
No' ~' vas a ---. r, during the temporary absence of Mr.
litt t' ,'l4t. he pPointed to take the chair. The Hon. Member
k4,i`ukt 4 'nought it but right to state to the parties pre-
loi Way,
sitas himself a promoter of the London and York
447'41,014 sib.., 118 he happened to be in the chair during Mr.
,•‘s s,, •-elleo -
probable that many re-
-41 -0111,, ,-, it was more than pro
, pt,
1,. J. 1,4 ue made.
' Li h.
~ "Quits t appeared for the opposition, sai.d he
' ) interest.
f 4,1, 14'10' 1,,,.. t:'letil; savtis°fie-ci- with the Hon, Member's decision
---
1,17.11 Ihilt, I ; . ver vital to his (Mr. Parkes s
tZa•ot t3d,t sa'°*ve that he appeared on a petition against the
the Direct London and Ports-
' 1Z5,.71 ti Iss-%l(.tot.it,ln consequenee of the decision of the Corn-
li It/till!, aunutes ago in
ed for the pro-
trs. '3 a • m Baxter, appeared .t.t. , saisted by r.
kt, Qoat a3', he would not press his petition.
tiong,' witnesses
'
l'ro:' 4141 bo-et" in support of the depositing
led°f plans
tid gave their
, k,. witho„-s of reference were then cal----, a and sec-
Ji ,t " 14ixt-e` er(Position. '
14 ocjf ralikral) !zinnined by Mr. CoAnts.—This B
into the
tiat,:!cr to_Y irein London to York was brought aurto
it was sane-
ill for a
it ~.73 It was
they st year, by which House
'''‘ till tA,---
r 4 -au,
consideration post-
Por i rem fi taken into the House of Lord!, where
llr.
ii tilts se, • e, and the further consi
Cigna ()Mau '''°ll.
terts ''"tiiined b MI r. Hwitnessed the
one -ta eo Y osr. ..,OATEs-- e . e
to them,„", whieh"Nt,„4,,tr,act• deed They were all genuine say
-- i'IM ti ,1-'""es "Peet in e -"ed. ' ant Ptod d rtificate authonsing
44huer of the
k 6 ~ . fropa hi Ile,z uce ace
141
t'sl'4Pan).'s
t'-''
'tgtie(l Jo.seph lash. That person came
, 'tialucione 8
rattler ted the contract, but witness
were
foale,ect• the. there was something wrong,
tth at be held shares wilVhil he asked Nash if he was the
a 443 wee the: 9111e' and had"' he had signed. He answered
.
Ahe „ i instructed t
. la ~. (1 'lily fou,d°
erg b 11 'se tie Parted with a good many. Wit-
," the (,:a8 sent by - tuat Nash had no interest what'
-4ee jr'mPar,), for
taii stockbroker in the City to impose
iti. alte inquiries about the matter,
1, _ i pon this i
klirn'se the si afbrmatvi:l7
to re
• ekes, gnature T n the Company refused .
PUrpose of invalidating the
kr , nteo. • he shares to that amount were still
, lata u i
..,_ Self and ..angdoh.....„
'4ll w 4, Upon a"' " present when Nash presented
11, auth,n.
~ suspicion havi been Mr. Jor-
'the ' Coal. uto make . g created, •
ibtfir,,, P-s--I e inquiries.
'riloCer which eahl'lti prepared to state the name of
tit, 3 (.4 tv.• P oyed Nui.
1r.,.' ibtli it L. Inight t, Ntlere the name was given,
I" V " it "18 Bill. ~,. u• to impose on the
tti,"s), I " unaitte,L) .-,p,slblY amount to an action
the and Prepared to ,_`'" Company, however (said ?Ir.
vil'itr, pAltof 12,150/. Pt Prow have sufficient capital with-
at
t_ itt,..._,
_, ,for w.hieh Nash bound himself.
•iae, 44re was taken like to ask the last two witnesses
rhe i," the ae.Tru to insure the correctness of the other
All v'ttatesr; '
ab', • ' statidiu ,•
N,,r,e, as . 1-t--I think t-
i 'lilt th - •7:tandin sucu a question is out of order.
g Order Committee have to do is to
tittiiblitlstanee
we t,orders have been complied with. Nitro
tlsittedlt with • butane of opinion that they have not been
niii,,,melo Its flow we shall report that the case was ex-
"te tt, It stet), hl he C9ruPany were imposed on and their
allioq "ltt the c `" trYlng to set it right. We, shall also
Itst's e'ix4ft -\', ash.°M-PitauY have sufficient capital without the
li-euei, oirenmat s
ont for the Committee to go into
~..tt.i g order., . ancas the case not bearing upon the
14, - g ,_., ~Priers in
svitii.`ae stkn4,-lb was sufficieut for them to be of opinion
this instance were not complied
44V, .I.PAIIkR-,... -
il,,,,iiiv'".ays went a-
.e.:l to-submit to the Committee that his
n-b77,„_%,.he eo jtlnst the contract deed. After the decision
7.1%ktv,; '2ll. sion
of.`'t'?,!•akot go ;into that question but he would,
.7i:uu and yelii,.,C,,)m.mil, tee, state the position in which
-ota. Incot, „, a dtailway stood. The Bill was last session
1 qtrl,,eaftrr,,, alter bein ~
•i, teed a first time in the House ,f
-,itoac
1
ti :11%
.!011tritet d Coin on a petition against thevalidity
P-tatie .Norted t "(1. The
Committee, after having sat some
t 4,..
lea. with
~? the House. that the Bill should not be pro-
th:.latuilit tee wilittsittlie inquiry should conclude. Now, that
kiite,i eoutrae.
~aP,'Eun, and, of course, they will sit upon
Th,, t? thi„ 0 ` "eed, whereas the contract deed now sub-
soto e lat ,-urninittee i •
rt • • tltsi 3 quite a new deed.
to eo .qed la ti
• ,a,„ , N.
our case is one which can, no doubt, be
onl with ,„
„I? House of Lord!, but here we have nothing
a!hr3i,uf 011;Y/1'101TX but that which relates to the standing
"4" Vri4ndi'ig order were then declared to have been com-
,. 14, 44
i:l,..st,e4sreat battle i
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Ri!:ILWAT.
Mr. Burke appeared 14 the promoters.
The Bill was unopposed, and the standing orders were de.
dared to have been complied with.
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TER Iit..ELILWAY (ur.a.lomenaxii) EXTEN-
SION).
Mr. Burke appeared for this Company.
The Committee declared that the standing orders had been
complied with, saving in a few instances.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve o'clock
to-morrow.

Sub-Committee No. 2.
BERES AND RANTS (HUNGEEMORD EX-

TENSION) RAILWAY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
The next allegation was. that there had been a deposit of
the plans in the parish of Erlstoke.
Mr. Parrr called for proof that Erlstoke was a parish, as
stated in the petition.
Evidence being given pro and con,
The Committee were of opinion that Erlstoke was not of
itself a parish.
There was a similar allegation respecting the parish of
Edrington, which was not sustained, competent evidence not
being adduced.
The next allegation was, that the:notice in the newspapers
was insufficient, and calculated to mislead, inasmuch as it
cpmprised two different schemes, the one the Berks and
Hants, with the extension from Hungerford to the terminus
at Green-bridge, the other diverging from the Great Western
at Tiverton, near Bath, to Radstock.
Mr. COATES contended that this was clearly of a nature to
mislead, and if carried would be of incalculable mischief to.

the parties through whose property lines might pass.
Mr. Burr contended, that witnesses should have been pro-
duced to sustain his allegation. By an Act of last session a
'lower was given to the Berks and Hants Railway to incor-
porate with the Great Western, of which line it was a part
and parcel. With reference to the line being brought out
under its former name, it was nothing more than what was
done by the London and Birmingham Company with refer.
ence to the Northampton and Peterborough Railway.
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee were of opinion that
the standing orders had been complied with in the present
case, as there was no positive contravention of any stand-
ing order, and the subject adverted to would become matter
for the consideration of the Committee on the Bill.

The next allegation was, that the notice was also insuffi-
c ent, inasmuch as it stated that the Company intended
to construct branches without defining them, instead of
g.ving full information to the owners of the property to
enable them to ascertain how they would be affected by the
railway, and to adopt the necessary steps to protect their
interests.
The Committee decided (arguments being heard for and
against) that the standingorders had been complied with, the
notice containing all that was required by the Act of Par-
'lament.
Mr. COATES said the next allegation was, that the notice
was insufficient, because, it stated that it (the Great
Western Company) intended to raise 850,0001., without
stating that they would make any application to Parliament
to amend the Great Western Act.
Mr. Pfurr said that as notices had been given in every
parish through which the line would pass the objection was
untenable.
The room was cleared, and in about half an hour we were
admitted.
The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee were of opinion
that in this case the standing orders had not been complied
with, and directed the short-hand writer to read the resolu-
tion to which the Company had arrived, which was as fol-
lows : .

" Inasmuch as the notice of application to Parliament to
make a railway commencing from the line of the Berks and
Hants Railway to or near the town of Hungerfdrd and
county of Berke, terminating by a junction with the Wilts,
Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, does not state the inten-
tion of the Great Western Railway Company, though sub-
sequently stated to the owners of the said Berks and Hants
Railway, to amend their acts by raising a further sum of
money, but a separate notice of the same dates respectively
was given by :the Great Western Railway to amend their
Act, but yet such last-mentioned notice does not contain the
names of the places through which the works are intended to
be made."
Mr. COATES said, he appeared on the part of other peti-
tioners, owners of the property through which the line would
pass ; but he would not press a great portion of the allegations.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock, till twelve o'clock
to-morrow.

Sub- Committee, No. 3.
BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER RAILWAY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

This was another petition of the London and Brighton
Company, who are the proprietors by purchase of the
Brighton and Chichester Railway, for leave to bring; in a Bill
to make a branch line of that railway from Bognor to Little-
hampton.
The customary formal proofs having been put in, proving
the usual deposit of plans, and that the estimated cost of the
works was 45,0001., the committee decided that the standing
orders had been complied with.
STETNING
This was another petition of the London and Brighton
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to authorise the con-
struction of a branch from a point on the Brighton and Chi-
chester line to Steyning, in the county of Sussex. The
customary formal pro<•ess having been gone through. tn
Committee decided that the standing orders had been com-
plied with. The estimated cost of the branch is 44,0001., and
the aggregate estimated cost of all the works comprised in
these London and Brighton Bills is 271,0001.
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