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Lord LiTERPooI, that hi; opinions were changed, but
finding himself in a minority on that question, he asked
Lord LP:Mil'. OL to relit' ve him ftom the respon-
sibility of the Government of Ireland. Thus it
rested until the Member fur Shrewsbury, on Mon-
day, thought proper to insinuate that there was a
letter of his (Sir ROBERT PEEL'S) in existence
to Lord LIVERPOOL written in 1825, and stating his
change of opinion. If that letter were in existence he
challenged its production, and he had pledged
himself if he had any such letter to produce
it. The charge was that he had communicated
his change of opinion in 1825 to Lord LIVERPOOL, and
that he had, in 1829, distinctly avowed that in 1825
such a change of opinion had taken place, and that
change was grounded upon a report in the " Mirror of
Parliament," to the effect that he (sir ROBERT
PEEL) had informed Lord LIVERPOOL, in 1825, that
the time had arrived when something ought to be done.
upon a report of the Times, containing the same words,
and upon a reference made by Sir Edward Kuatchbull
to that report. He was also charged with having been
a sopprepis yeti, and had, for unworthy purposes,
mutilated a report in Hansard. With regard to the
first question he would refer to the course which he took
in Parliament in 1825. Was it consistent with the
idea that he had stated to the head of the :Govern-
ment that his opinions were changed. In that:year
he had opposed the motion of Sir F. BURDETT.
in favour of Catholic Emancipation, on 254th February,
1825, which motion was carried by a majority of 30.
On April 21, the Bill came on for a second reading, and
in opposing this motion he said that he gave all credit for
conscientious motives to the Hon. Member for Armagh,
(Mr. BitowNLow) in changing his opinions, and that if
lie (Mr. PEEL) had changed his opinions, he should not
' hesitate to avow it. He had continued his oppo-
sition to the Bill, though every one of its subse-
quent stafres, and it was not probable that he
would thin have gone to the Earl of LIVERPOOL.
and stated that his piuions had changed. It was after
the 10th of May when the Bill bad pas-ed a third
reading, and he had been also beaten on otherm ea sure s
connected with emancipation, that he had told Lord
LIVERPOOL that his position was untenable and he re•
quested to resign. It was subsequently agreed
that he should remain in office and the Catholic
question should be made an open question. That
was after the Bill had been rejected by the House of
Lords, and after Lord LIVERPOOL had made a more de-
cided speech against the Catholic claims than he had
ever made previt,usly. On the 26th of May,
in to the alteration of opinion avowed
by Mr. BROWNLOW, he bad again stated—and stated in
the presence of Mr. CANNING, that his opinions remained
unaltered; could he have done this in the presence of Mr.
CANNING if he had written such a letter to Lord LIVER-
POOL as that to which the lion. Gentleman had alluckd.

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a National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20
s Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 8 36
f Ditto, New.- -• • • 151. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
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Union of L0nd0n..... , 5/. per cent. 50 0 0, 10 0 0 11
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• Atlas .••••••• • • • • • • • • 13s. bd. pr sh. 50 0 0 , 5 0 0 16 %
• British Commercial - 7s. per share 50 00; 5 0 0 7%
Clericl,Mcd.& Gen. Life 5/. per cent. 100 00 I 210 0 6*As
3/. 0 0 1 10 0 0
Crown .............. 10s. 1
50 00! 5 0 0 - ii.'agle .... • ... ..... .. Gs. 50001800 514
Eng.& Scot. Law .. •• 5/. per cent. 50 00 1 20 0 2% European Life ...• •• 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Freemasons' ......• • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 ; 3 0 0
Globe ......... .• • - 136
Guardian
Imperial Fire .. • ..• • • 6/. and bonuslsoo 0 0 1 50 0 0 240
imperial Life •...•• • • 12s. 1100 00110 0 0 16M
Indemnity Marine.... 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 j 513 1 29
Law Life.. -••-- .. I/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 52
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 PA
London Fire --.• . • 10s. 25 0012 10 0 14%
London Ship •..• - - 103. 25 00112 10 0 14!
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Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 431. per et. 50 0 0 20 0 3
National Leak Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 234
National Life .....• .• • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 9%
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Provident Life ••- - - 11.55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 2:i
Rock Lite............ 4s. 50 0 010 0 4%
Royal Exchange Si. per cent. Stock. - 180
'lllll Fire......... •• - - 210
Ditto Life . 1/.65. __ - 49
Universal Life
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iZoyal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 00 ! 157
British Linen Company Si. per cent. - 100 00 ' 223
Commercial Bank ... • 6/. per cent. 1 - 100 0 0 161
National Bank 6/. per cent. i - 10 0 0 15
Union Bank of Scotland 7% 1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 9'4%
Western Bank - ... •• • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 84
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 71,4
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Fasten Bank --• • • 5/. per cent.' - 10 0 0 11
Caledonian Bank ... ••7%1. pr cent. ! - 210 0 434
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank Gt. per cert. ' - 5 0 0 7% ]
City of Glasgow flank . Si. per cent. - 10 0 0 131
Scottish Union Ins. Co. Si. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 246.9 d
ilercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
instil. Co. of Scetlnd- Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9
North British Incur. • • 5%1. pr cent.l 1 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire [mut% 101, per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 (
Edinistirgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18% 1
?Alin. &Glasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75 1
Ditto, V., Shares- •• 7s. Gd. p. s. 12 10 0 AU paid. IS I
::din., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0020 0 0 1532 (idasilv••& Arrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 733ci Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 163 g . i i/Isgw& Garnkirk nail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40% Dundee & Arbroth Rail. Gt. per cent. 25 00 AU paid. 38 s
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..;ast London.... •• •• •• 81.
;rand Junction •• •• 31. 103.
.• •• 21. 10s.
Vauxhall •• •• .• •• •• 51. per cent.
Vest :Middlesex . • 51.55. pr cnt.

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.kshtn& 01.1 h! 9751.55. p c 70 Monrnouthsh 100 81. 160
Ashby-d-la-Zlll3l 4/. 70 Mutgoinrysh 100 51. 98
itarnsley •• • •1601 121. , 180 Macclesfield. 100! - 38
Basingstoke-1100 - ' - Neath .. .• • . 100 171. 340
Brknk&Abrgilso Si. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/. -
cromford .. • •1100 141. 150 Peak Forest .78 31. 68
Dudley 'lOO 41. - Regent's ... •33 1/. ss. 22!
Derby ... • • •1100 6/. 73 Rochdale.... 85 41. 77
tllsmre&Chsll33 41. 55 Shropshire • .1125 81.
Erewash •• • •1001 321. 300 Sormset Coal 150 71. 10i. 130
Forth & Clyd•100 41. - bo.Lk I'd St 12 61. p. c. 11
GrandJunetn.loo 71. 9534 StlTrd &Wore 140 281. 290
Grand Unionlloo 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230
Glamorgnsh.!l72 13%1. 210 Stourbridg.r.. 145 201. 315
.;Istr& Ilrklyl `OO - - Strtird on Ay 79 I/. 10s. - Grantham • • il5Ol 121. i 100 Severn and}
Iluddersfleld.! 57! --- Wye Rail. 26 I/. 88. 32
;Ceuta & Avn; 39; 7s. od. 10 Trnt& 31r-1
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Lancaster 47i 11. 10s. - icy, sh. ji 50 30/.
Leeds&Liyrp'loo: 311. 520 Thams &Med 19 - -
Leicester.... 140 101. 105 Worcstr &)
:,ciestr& Nth, 83 41. 60 Binning. j7B 2/. 44
imughborogli 142, 701. : 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. i 1
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far as the first and second resolutions went ; but t b
third resolution was of a very different nature, for it
sanctioned the continuation of the narrow
gauge for
railways in the north of England. These resolution!
would really have no force at all, for the House had
already affirmed the spirit of them by Acts of Perlis.
anent. The resoutions appeared to him inconvenient,
and would produce bad results, and he must beg of the
Right Hon. Gentleman not to persist in forcing the'?
upon the House. It seemed to him, that if an exPery
went were to be made, it should be made in accordaece
with the decision of the Board of Trade and the cog'
panies concerned. He should not call upon the Rous
of Commons to express an opinion upon a matter which
involved so much doubt as this. When the fifth Yr:7i
proposed, he should propose to leave out the word "no',
The SPEAKER then put the resolution, which wrti
as follows:—" That in order to complete the genera
chain of narrow gauge communication from the north
to the southern coast, and to the port of Bristol, elf
suitable measures should be promoted to forma narrow
°
gauge link from Gloucester to Bristol, and also fcrou,
Oxford to Basingstoke, or by any thee
shorter route e
netting the propos« d Rugby and Oxford line with
South Western Railway, without prejudice however to
the formation of any other line,
also connecting, 1' 0f
1)°
an uniform gauge and by a direct route, the north
England with the southern coast."
The resolution was unanimously agreed to.
Sir G. CLERIC then moved the fourth resolution:
1
" That it is the opinion of this House, that it is expedient
that the South %Vales line, and its branches w
mouth and Hereford, should be formed on the brefi
gauge." The Board of Trade had
given the best tun'
r
sideration to the subject, and after much deliberat
they had arrived at the conclusion embodied in the re
solution, that the South Wales Railway should be formed
on the broad gauge.
Sir G. GREY repeated his objection to the House
Sir
interfering to pronounce an opinion whether or n.. 002,
was expedient to construct a line on the broad °ls° be
narrow gauge. If it were necessary for a railway les„t
laid down on the broad gauge, let provisions forth
purpose be inserted in the Act itself. Ile protests
against any alterations bein made in the gauge except
by an Act of Parliament. lie should, therefore
ftit
er
as an amendment, that the word "not" be insertedr.iii
" The
it;ollovv;
" is," so that the resolution would read,
he would
expedient, &c.," and if that was carried,
it up by another amendment to carry out his views.
and
After a few words from Air. OWISDI GORE
another Fiore .11EMBEIS,
the. °l3‘
'Mr. HAWES would test the technicality of
uounses:
jection of his Right Hon. Friend by a few
He had only to wove that in the opinion of the g° be
it was the technical objection that could be got overt 4
adopting the resolution of the Board of Trade. jeSehey
be recollected what the House had already done.
had confined the narrow gauge system to a par
bae
locality, and south of Bristol the broad gauge was those
laid down. He trusted that both parties—both 0
who advocated the narrow gauge, and those wr'd.
were in favour of the broad gauge—had been hest
observe
It was merely a t, chnical objection, and therefore,_.
did thick that the House ought to sanction the resohltewel
Under the circumstances in which the House was Plaices
they would be fully justified in the course that
proposed.
,
After a few words from Sir G. GREY in exp cold b
Mr. HUME said it appeared to him that it vs one
better to strike out the resolution altogether.
called
Lord SANDON did not think the House Ives be
upon to express any opinion as to the broad gauge'seee
only to recommend the adoption of a certain course pro'
,y d by the Board of Trade.
Sir T. WILDE observed, that the adoption hi'
Gauge
:31 Gauge Commissioners of the narrow
gauge had natuil,u
caused much alarm amongst the broad gauge comPanueles.
•The only object of the resolution was to allay any
necessary alarm that might be created Among the
prietors of the South Wales Companies, that they would
; not be allowed to construct their line on the gauge tone
had been originally intended.
'N After a few words from Mr. CHRISTIE and Sir
GREY,
Sir T. DYKE ACLAND said that the promoters of
the broad gauge were not satisfied with the decision
l
ice the Commissioners, but had consented teethe Commissi
on public principles.
The House then divided, when there appeared--
1 For the resolution
;7i Against it l4
Majority
On the sth resolution being proposed, " That it is the
;e4 opinion of this House that it is not expedient to alter the_
provisions of the Acts for forming a line of railway from
-, Rugby to Oxford, and for forming a line of railway
;%'"
nor from Oxford to Worcester and Wolverhampton, with
) respect to the gauge on which they may be formed.
with respect to the powers therein conferred on the Board
N of Trade."
Mr. LABOUCHERE rose to make a few observations.
;!,4 He thought that the House, by adopting a series of roo-
lutions like those proposed, did not take upon itself anY
14 responsibility whatever. He could not help thinking, that
,
as consistently with the interests of the public, there
,h be some mode of extending the broad gauge to tU°
..
manufacturing districts. It it had any adva:o
tages, as had been admitted, there was
*.4 means as yet, owing to its restricted use, of testing thee:
efficiently. For his own part, he was of opinion that it
3„. would be wrong to decide the question entirely in ~
your of one side, as that system of competition which
IN4 would be excited by the use of both gauges would be
thereby put an end to. He should, therefore, say, let
them have both the narrow and the broad gauge, as 1.0
as they could be laid down consistently with the inte-
rests of the public. If Parliament were to establish the
best system of railways what, he would ask was, that
rc • they would not, by resolution or otherwise, preclude them.. selves from again considering the question, if it should be
found that a double line could he laid down with safety
Ho would also object to allow the question of gauge 1°
be decided by Railway Committees of that House. It
11 was a question which required the consideration of emi-
, melt engineers, and he would therefore have a re-
sponsible body appointed by the Government, to whose
decision in all cases the question should be left. These
ist were all the observations he thought himself called upon
11
04 Gentleman opposite, that they were not by this reso-
to make. If it was the opinion of the Right Honourable
!S lution precluded from again considering the matter, he
lIOd had no wish to trouble the House with any resolution on
tae the subject, but if not, then he would move as saeh
)e, amendment, a resolution embodying his views—t""
.
draft of which he would read. It would afford hot
much pleasure, however, if the Right Hon. Gentleman
would state that both gauges were practicable on the 55a1e
t line.
42 Mr. HUDSON concurred most fully in the observs"
1e414 Cons *which had fallen from the Right Honourable
as Gentleman who had just sat down. If it were con-
sidered that it would tend to the public advantage t°
have two gauges on the same line, he saw no reason
why the double gauge should not be laid down. He
must bear his testimony to the fairness and impartiality
i„, which had been evinced by Honourable Member,
who had spoken on both sides of the (pies'
Lion ; and he trusted that the liberality
o thus exhibited would stimulate all the companies to if]:
0 creased exertion for the public advantage. He Wok'
o not enter into any discussion with the Hon. Geutlelo.ll
7 (Mr. Russell), as to the comparative merits of their
se. respective lines. They were met there to settle resohl"
tions as to what tended to the public advantage, and fs''.
that reason he would confine his observations to the re
ice. solution. Ho felt the strongest objection to having t
hA
two systems on one line. Several of the most eminent
engineers had said so, and to him it aeared, that
were attempted to be carried out, it would be atten.i s
with the most imminent danger to the public. It mighll t
be found to work well for the distance of four or nr:
miles, but if extended to a long distance, there would
beto.
,;
• such a complication of difficulties as would make 't
11 The confusion created could not s
di scribed. Let there be an independent line for both 1-
it was considered beneficial to the public advantage, but
he hoped the Board of Trade would be slow in giving
liner
as opinion on laying down both gauges on the same '.
as he had the authority of several engineers that it was
utterly impracticable. He felt the strongest objection to
anything that would cause complication or confusion set
the present railway system, and, if the double gauge
system were carried out, he would not be responsible for
the working ofit. He hoped the suggestion of the Board o
Trade as to the uniformity of gauge would be carried out
Mr. C. RUSSELL made a few observations, but they
were not audible in the gallery.
After a few words from Sir G. GREY,
Sir G. CLERK said that they were not now adopting
any one gauge over another. There had been a Bill
passed last year, called the Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Railway Bill, and there was a clause in-
troduced into that Bill, pledging the promoters tolay
down double sets of rails should the Board of Trade re..
upon to lay down
quire it. They were now called
those rails.
give
Sir ROBERT
After a few words: from Mr. EVELYN DENISON and
Mr. COLLETT,
The resolution was then put by the SPEAKER,
and
PEEL rose and said Sir, I agreed to.
thatoEr Ttlevv
byill, the ' wish to
alleged to have taken motion for permission
Right Hon. Baronet having reading the orders of the
the Prevention of Murders '
day for in Ireland, make
me for transactions
some statement with respect to those charges
pre.erre
ng
sat down,
a thek en p House,ae
re
agi inst
in the years 1825, 1827, and 1829 -
Disraeli hurriedly left the Ho
diately afterwards, use, but returned inoree
tinck.accompanied by Lord George Boa'
Mr. PHILIP MILES • al
advertisement for moved for a copy of the original
advertisement tenders for carryince her Majastigr
mails by steam
the • printed formof •
to and from Halifax, and for a copy
of
Customs f instructions sent to collectors
o the ports, authorisedtender, for the
to
guidance of parti •es tendering d • also, for copies of the
tenders or l o tender haned in th time
roper
at Somersetetters Housef, in compliance with thee terms of said
instructions.
Copies of tenders made after the time, if
any. Copy of the original contract under which the
mails were settled to be carried between Liverpool and
Halifax, and Halifax and Boston. Copies of all agree-
ments made after the date of said contract, upon eq.
increase of the term of said original contract, or of the
grant for the service. Return of the sums paid to the
contracting party to date, specifying whether grants or
permanent increase of terms, and the dates of the same.
Copy of the new contract entered into or about to /Jo,
entered into for carrying mails between Liverpool and
New York.
The motion was agreed to.
PROTECTION TO LIFE (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion that the Ldjourned debate on this Bill
be resumed,
Sir ANDREW ARMSTRONG, who was quite in-
audible in the gallery, addressed the House, as %Ye
understood, in opposition to the Bill.
Mr. BENNET said that he had taken a great deal
of pains to ascertain, according to his own judgreent'
NYIIM the effect ei• ibis illewno would be. xe hsci been