The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-26 00:00:00

MONDAY _EVEN] NG, JANITARY 26, 1846.

Sir ROBERT PEEL begged to assure the Hon. Mem-
ber that any information. upon the subject he had men-
tioned which it was in his power to give, should be freely
granted. With regard to the grant in question, he
would also beg to assure the Hon. Member that her Ma-
jesty's Government were resolved to take care that it
should not be expended otherwise than in the pro-
motion of public works ; and when the time
came, every information as to the manner in
which this sum should be expended would be freely given.
—(Hear.) But. with reference to the past, it would be
remembered that former Governments had the discre-
tionary power to make grants of this nature, while they
did not consider themselves liable to be called upon for
a disclosure of the manner in which it had been ex
pended. For several years past it had been the habit of
Government to vote sums of money fur public works,
and surely the present was the last year in which such a
proposition ought to be opposed.—( Hear.)
Mr. lIUME said he would not have made the ob-
servations that had just fallen from him, but for the fact
that he had in his possession returns with regard to
the manner in which public grants to Ireland had been
applied, that were sufficient to remove all confidence
rcont his mind as to the future management of this
expenditure —(Hear, hear.) He remembered when
distress was great in Ireland that a grant from Go-
vernment was given, and a large sum besides was sub-
scribed by the British public, a very large portion of
which went to pay rents to landlords.--(Hear, hear.)
However, after the assurances of the Right lion. Ba-
re et, be would not oppose the motion.
Sir 11. W. BARRON said he only regretted that this
sum was so small.—(A laugh.) Gentlemen might
laugh, but he would ask was this a time,
when millions of people were starving in that
country, to be haggling about some paltry fifty thousaad
pounds ?—(Hear, hear.) And when he stood up, was
he then to be met by a laugh.--(Hear, hear.) He would
say that this was a paltry sum, when it was borne in
mind the awful state of Ireland at present, where thou-
sands and hundreds of thousands had at that moment no
other resource or dependence than the Government of
the country, and the charity of their neighbours.—
(He ar, hear.) He stated this under the solemn conviction
of the fact, and as the result of his own personal experi-
ence and inquiry in the counties he was connected with.
He was told that the people of Ireland were net to be
considered, because such a step (lid not agree with the
axioms of political economy. lie could only say, that
it was bad economy to haggle about such a paltry sum,
and he for one only objected to the smallness of it. He
hoped at some future time to hear her Majesty's Minis-
ter come down to the House and demand that the
people of Ireland should receive more effectual as-
sistance.

Mr. WILLIAMS -said that he was sorry that
he had appeared to his friend unwilling to allow
any assistance to the people of Ireland, as he wa;, and
always would be, the last man to hinder any such mea-
sure. Ile was as anxious as any man to see dis-
tress in Ireland provided against, but he thougth that
there were means of avoiding it by inTroducing some
measure that would afford the same security to life and
property in Ireland as there was in this kingdom. By
that means there would be a gicater inducement for
capitalists to make an outlay of money in that part of
the empire. He knew that Ireland was as capable of
improvement as any part of the United Kingdom, and
afforded as good opportunities of securing money to
account, and he hoped that means would be taken to in-
troduce that peace and confidence which was so essen-
tially necessary to its welfare.
Lord CLEMENTS begged leave to find fault with
some expressions that had fallen from the Hoy.
Gentleman, who appeared to forget, or to pay very
little attention to facts. Ho forgot that a vast number
of Irish landed proprietors were living in England and
paying income-tax on revenues derived from Ireland ;
and as that fact could not be disputed, could he object
to a small portion of the tax being returned to
the people of Ireland? There was little or no
reason to suppose that such money would not
he applied to the end for wlich it was bestowed.
Nothing on the part of her Majesty's Government led
to the supposition that any portion of the grant was to
be laid out on public works. Vast sums of money had
already been laid out on works of that kind ; but the
grant now sought for was to be applied to works which
were to be reproductive.
Dr. BOWRING said that the Hon. Member who had
just sat down did not seem to understand the objection
of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Williams), who only wanted
some security that the money would be applied to the
purposes for which it was sought. It was necessary
that some guarantee should be given respecting the
proper application of the grant. He (Dr. Bowring)
would offer his cordial support to any measure calcu-
lated to improve the condition of Ireland, only it was
his duty to know that it was properly applied. With
this explanation he would not offer any impediment to
the grant.

every reduction from the total amount of railway plans
deposited at the Board of Trade, namely, 813, and from
the 20,000 miles of new lines whioh they comprise.
After making every reduction from the num-
ber of merely rival schemes, and from the
number which will not pass the ordeal of the
House of Commons, or that will fall them from other
causes, I think there will certainly be such a number of
plans left as to make it almost totaily impos-
sible for Committees of this House, bearing in
mind the other important business that will have
to be considered to devote that proper attention
to them which their extent and importance demand.—
(Hear, hear ) At all evente, it will be of the greatest
importance to devote due and proper attention to them
in the present year. Now it may be said, if the House of
Commons cannot dispose of its business we ought to con-
, Sider whether part of it could not be submitted to
some other tribunal, but I think it is a great and impor-
tant question, whether or no we will permit or encou-
rage so large an application of capital towards these
railway undertakings—whether it is consistent with the
public advantage—whether it will conduce to the best
interests of society, or really conducive indeed to the
satisfactory carrying on of the railway system.—(Hear,
hear.) Ir. peat I should be more willing to encourage
the application of capital to British railway enterprises
rather than to foreign undertakings, but as for
the advantage of sound railway enterprises, that such
an enormous amount of capital should at once be abs
sorbed by them? I doubt it.—(Hear, hear.) I doubt
whether it would not be discouraging, rather than holding
out encouragement to legitimate railway schemes, for I
think it probable that in consequence of the severe com-
petition which would be created by the great and ex-
traordinary demand for labour, and in the great rising
of prices which the application of such an amount of ca-
pital would occasion, the progress of the railway system
would he considerably retarded, and I doubt whether
some.. of the estimates would not be found greatly inade-
quate for the completion of tile undertakings themselves
I certainly think that it would not be for the benefit of
the public that so great an amount of capital diverted
from the natural courses for the formation of railways,
and I am of opinion that so extraordinary a demand
as has been made on money for railway purposes should
tneen with the encouragement of this House.—(Hear.)
But as I said before her Majesty's Government has
thought that it was better that the sanction of Parliament
should be necessary, and for that purpose, it is my inten-
tion to move that a Parliamentary Committee, composed
of men whose opinions will be entitled to the highest
respect should be appointed whose duty it shall be to
inquire into the merits of the schemes which
shall occupy our future consideration. The plans of all
the lines, as the House will be aware, have been depo-
sited, and they have been classified under different
heads, and the plans which relate to the completion of
existing lines have also been arranged ; for instance,
where a line between the metropolis and a distant part
of the country is now incomplete, either from there
being avoid or from some part of it not yet finished,
these plans, I say, are classified under a different head,
and those of other descriptions are classified under other
heads. Under another head are classed railways
connected with the internal defence of the ceuntry.• The
Committee will, therefore, be spared much labour which
might have been necessary if no previous preparation
had been made, I trust, therefore, that the House will
approve of the proposal with whi sh I shall conclude,
namely, that a Select Committee shall be appointed,
for the purpose of considering what course shall
he taken with railwie) s proposed to be submitted
to the House during the present session. I propose that
the Committee that shall be appointed shall make re-
ports to this House from time to time of the result of
their labours, and the conclusions which they shall have
arrived at. The Right Hon. Baronet then concluded his
speech by moving the appointment of the Committee.
Mr. GISBORNE observed that he very much feared
that the decision of the Committee would meet with no
more respeot than those of the Board of Trade
did last year. He doubted very much whether the
amount of money which would be subscribed
for carrying out these undertakings would de-
pend on the decision of that House. He wauld
give them a case in point. ,About fourteen or fifteen
years ago the Manchester Rail way Company
started their project. It was opposed on all sides,
but notwithstanding the public opposition, Par-
liament decided that it ought to be made,
and although a Bill was passed to enable the
Company to carry out their designs, that rail-
way was never made. He was very sorry that
the Right Hon. Gentleman thought that interference
was at all necessary. He was under the opinion that
the amount of capital invested in these projects would
wholly depend upon the state of the money and labour
market. Upon them it would certainly depend what
would be the amount of railways finally carried into ope-
ration. He had never heard a more meagre explanation.
He wished to know if the report of the Standing Orders
Committee, and the other Committees, would be sus-
, pended till the Committee now preposed came to a de-
cision.

Sir R. PEEL,who spoke in a very low tone of voice,was
understood to say that the the report of the Committee was
be made in sufficient time to prevent any of these in-
conveniences which the Hon. Gentleman alluded to, and
the report of the committee on the standing orders need
not be suspended.

Sir GEORGE GREY said that on this committee
depended the most important results. He also consi-
dered it desirable that there should be a tribunal of the
kind just referred to for the purpose of obtaining a
record of the facts which were to be ultimately sub-
mitted to the House. This would prevent the great ex-
pense of bringing witnesses up to London, and the work
would be much better done.

Sir ROBERT INGLIS said, that some better
mode of proceeding should be Adopted than that pur-
sued last session ; for oftentimes Gentlemen, after
sitting for a most protracted period could come to no
decision which gave even themselves satisfaction. There
would be three times as much work this session as there
was last, even if only one-half of the projected lines
were brought forward, and six times as much if they
were all brought forward. He agreed in the suggestions
made for au ambulatory tribunal, for he considered
that 31. out of the 41. now spent would be saved
if the investigation took place on the spot.
on those grounds then he trusted that the Government
would afford the House some further opportunity of con-
sidering the question before they came to a decision upon
the mode in which they were in future to legislate upon
it, and the rule by which railway committees were hence-
forward to be conducted.

Mr. CHARLES BULLER said he looked upon
this matter as one of so great importance, that he would
make no apology, even at this period of the evening, for
addressing a few observations to the House upon the
subject,. He trusted that the question of the railway
management would be brought under the con
side ration of the House at a period when a
comprehensive plan for a more perfect system
could be taken into consideration. It should be recol-
lected that the act of appointing railway committees was
in-fact transferring the jurisdiction of the House, and
that was an act to which great importance ought to be
attached, and great attention given to it before it was
done.—(Hear, hear.) He could not but believe that if the
House were to follow the proposal made by the two
Hon. Members who had preceded him, it would be in-
terfering very materially with the authority of this
House.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) The mode of
forming election committees was a very different matter,
and bore no analogy to this ; but with regard to railway
committee, he would say, that if the House were to give
up its authority to the Government on the question, it
would be parting with what he would all his local autho•
rity.—(Hear, hear.) A short time since, some gentle-
men waited upon him to request he would in-
terest himself in a railway about to be made in
the neighbourhood of Liskaird ; but he told them
he could not interest himself in any way, in
consequence of being the Member for the town.
Every question in which local interests were concerned
are by the present system transferred to people strange
to the country, and who had little or nothing to do with
its interests. He said that Parliament should delegate
its authority to a committee of its own body. They
would not be bound by the report of that committee,
but they would pay great attention to its proceedings;
and such a body would help to give information,
and the final judgment might be reserved for
the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Such a body would be better able, from Its
experience to take into considertion every question that
came before it. On considering the case as it was at
present, it appeared preposterous that two inquiries
should be made en the same question—one in the Com-
mons and one in the Lords. The House of Lords was
not so essentially different from the Commons, that the
whole question decided by the Commons should be gone
through again before the Lords.

SUMMARY:
The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock, and re-
ported to the House that her Majesty had been phased
to receive the Address, and had returned a most gra-
cious answer to the same.
A new writ was moved for Ripon, in the room of Mr.
T. B. C. Smith, who had accepted the office of Master
of the Rolls in Ireland.

Several peti.ions having been presented, among others,
one by Mr. OCTAVIUS DUNCOMBE from the North Hiding
of Yorkshire, to prevent the wholesale manufacture of
votes; and various notices of motion having been given,
and certain unopposed returns having been moved for and
agreed to,
Mr. CORRY, in reply to a question on the subject of
the naval retirement, said that the number of captains
who had accepted of the retirement was not sufficient to
enable the Admiralty to carry out the plan, but that the
subject was still under consideration.
The House then resolved itself into Committee of
Supply, for the purpose of voting a supply to her Ma-
jesty for the navy.
The House having resumed, again resolved itself into
a Committee of Supply, for the purpose of voting a grant
of 50,0001. for public works im Ireland.
In answer to Sir H. W. BARRON,
Sir T. FREMANThE stated that it was his inten-
tion to bring in a Bill in the course of the week for
facilitating the building of harbours in Ireland and to
propose an additional grant for that purpose. I
a(I.
Colonel SIBTIIORP asked if this 50,000/, was in d
LE in_ addition to
theh sumsna°- don to what bad been already voted, and if the
to have any more votes for that job of all y
jobs,were the
Shannon Harbour.
ai,bidoAyuNr
T.
Sir
voted,
which were n said it was a vote
nearly
y exhausted.
He begged the Hon. Member not to confuse loans with
grants.
a n
Mr. TlumE asked the Right Hon. Baronet
of the Cs'overnmenttwlietila,"b) this at the held
twitt“.l th •
pririoipie tii:,t poblie yaa-
employment for the people. e protested li"""
against any
money being given under the
plea of employing the
people when there wer©
which prey other causes in operation
ented the people from being eP°
m 1 ed. If
money were granted to Ireland,[why not to Stockport vs

Paisley? He wished to know bow the former grants
had been employed.
Sir R. PEEL would give every information with re-
spect to the appropriation of trust grants, and he assured
the Hon. Gentleman that nothing was further from the
intention of the Government than to expend this grant ID
the promotion of private interests. For several years
grants had been proposed for public works in Ireland,
and he should not think during this year of discontinuing
the practice. A full account would be rendered by the
expenditure of the grant.
Mr. HUME objected to the public money being appro-
priated to the payment of rents to the Irish landlords, as
had been the case in former instances.
Sir H. BARRON thought this was not a time to haggle
about 50,0001, when famine was imminent in Ire land,
and hundreds of thousands in that country were depen-
dent upon charity.
Mr. WILLI/um .'as as anxious as any one to alleviate
the distress of Ireland, but that could only he done by
doing justice to that country, and not by grants of
public money.
Lord CLEMENTS denied that England was taxed for
Ireland. Many Irish proprietors resident in England
paid the In some-tax, their income being derived entirely
from Ireland.
Dr. BOWRING thought his Hon. Friends were misunder-
stood—they doubted whether the grant would relieve the
misery of Ireland.
The grant was then agreed to, and the House resumed.
RAILWAY LEGISLATION.
Sir R. PEEL then rose to call the attention of the
House to the number of railway plans, and to suggest
to the House what the Government considered the
best method of dealing with railway legislation.
Considering the serious difficulties of the subject, he
thought it best to move for a Select Committee to con-
sider the subject, the Government being ready to suggest
to the Committee what they considered the best method
to be pursued. In 1844,48 Railway Bills passed. In 1845
188 Railway Bills received the sanction of Parliament;
and a capital of fifty millions was authorised to be raised,
extending over a period of three years. Within the last
two years there had been sanctioned the levy of a
sum of nearly seventy millions, for railway projects.
Thus, in 1846, a sum of twenty six millions
1847, 23,000,0001., and 1848, 18,000,0001., would have to
be raised for railway purposes. The sum of 23,540,0001-
to be applied in one year for railway purposes was
a large drain on the capital of the country.
During the present year the number of English railway
plans deposited were 606, of Scotch, 121, and of Irish,
88. Many were rival schemes, and many others could
not be proceeded with, but the number which would be
brought forward would far exceed the number brought
forward at any former period. They involved the con-
struction of 20,687 miles of new railway,
requiring a capital of 50,000,0001. sterling.
It would be impossible to appropriate such an amount of
capital without the greatest inconvenience. It was,
therefore, necessary Id lay down regulations for the
guidance of railway h gislation. He bad the greatest
objection to the interference of legislation with pri-
vate enterprise. After making every deduction
for failures, he thought that there would be such a num-
ber of plans that it would be impossible for Parliament
to consider the whole of them. It was also a matter of
consideration whether it was for the public advantage to
devote so large an amount of capital to the pro-
motion of rail say enterprise at once.. The
consequence of the serious competition would be
that the estimates for those railways would be ex-
ceeded. He greatly doubted whether the power of the
House would enable them to make proper inquiries into
each scheme, and whether it would be 'for the public
advantage to create such a great demand for labour, and
such a great division of capital. That, however, was for
the consideration of the Committee. A map had been
prepared showing the proposed lines, and the different
schemes had been classified under proper .heads. These
would be laid before the Committee. They had been
classified into direct metropolitan lines—lines required
for public purposes, and lines for defence or coast lines.
He trusted the House would agree to the appointment
of a Committee to report from time to time, and that
the matter would be left in their hands. The Right
Hon. Baronet concluded by moving fur the appointment
of the Committee.
Mr. GISBORNE was not satisfied as to the grounds on
which the Committee was moved for. The House would
not be in a position to decide without better information;
besides, what was to be done with regard to the
standing orders ?
Sir R. PEEL did not consider it necessary to propose
' any alteration in the standing orders, for he hoped the
Committee would make an early report.
Sir G. GREY thought it would be better to suspend
proceedings before the Standing Orders' Committee
until this Con mittee should have trade its report. He
thought it would be desirable to refer the investigation,
as to matters of fact, such as traffic-tables, to some
tribunal out of the House, reserving to the House the
power of coming to a final adjudication.
Sir R. Islosas believed it physically impossible for the
Members of that House to give proper attention to these
Bills. He thought that an ambulatory tribunal should be
appointed to investigate facts.
Mr. C. BULLER considered that some better tribunal
should be appointed than a Parliamentary Committee for
the consideration of railway matters. All influence was
taken away from local Members, and Parliament, by the
present system, delegated its authority to a Committee,
by the decision of which it was not bound. Why should
not the same authority for inquiry be delegated to
a commission? In that case an inquiry would be suffi-
dent, and it was preposterous that there should be two
inquiries into facts before two Committees of tot o
Howes. It was a waste of time for each House to go
through that same process of inquiry into the same
facts. It would be much better that one inquiry should
be out of the House by a commission.. After a
Member had served upon a railway Committee, and
he acquired some knowledge of the subject, he
was turned loose upon society, and other Mem-
bers employed who had again to learn their
business. A commission, composed of men au fait
in railway matters, would get through the busi-
ness in one third of the time. The House was now de-
prived of the advantage of the reports of the Board of
Trade as to engineering matters. The Objection to the
Board of Trade was, that they could not inquire into
other matters ; and he thought it would be much better
to transfer those inquiries to a commission out of the
House ; and if the salaries of those commissioners were
to be paid by the promoters of railway Bills, he thought
those promoters would be glad to umede to such a propo-
sition as a measure of economy.
Col. SIBTHORP thought all commissions jobs, and he
proposed that to avoid improper expenditure of public
money, these commissions, if appointed, should be paid
by the job, and not by the day. •
Mr. HUDSON suggested to the Right Hon. Baronet that
there were two ordeals through which these railway pro-
jects ought to pass before they were submitted to the
Committee which he proposed. It should first be ascer-
tained that they had made the necessary deposits, and ,
secondly, that they were in a condition to comply with
the standing orders.—(Hear, hear.) Hewas not under the
same alarm as the Right Hon. Baronet as to the diffi-
culty of making the necessary deposits. Wherever lines
were required for the public he doubted not but the
money would be found to complete them, provided the
money was not sent abroad to purchase South
American bonds or foreign grain.—(Loud cheers.)
He thought there were defects in that position of the
Railway Committees of the House ; but he had always
respected their decisions, and was prepared to abide by
them. He was quite certain that the business might be
got through to the satisfaction of the public and the ho-
nour of the House.
[LEFT SPEARING.]

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.—A DIFFICULTYSOL VED.
There is in her Majesty's speech a passage of great
im-
port, the exact purport of which, however, has
given
rise to some discussion, and considerable speculation.
Her Majesty, after an allusion to the failure of the
po-
tato crop in Ireland, says, " I have adopted all
such
precautions as it was in my power to adopt for the pur-
pose of alleviating the sufferings which may be caused
by this calamity." The nature of those precautions has,
it is believed, now been ascertained here There are off
e
the port of Cork 30,000 quarters of Indian which
are understood to form a portion of 100,000 quarters
which have been ordered by the British government for
the relief of the Irish people—a proof that her Majesty
and her ministers have not been altogether insensible
to the threatened destitution and starvation of the poor
of Ireland.—Manchester Guardian.
ACCIDENT TO LORD ISIOSTYN.—This venerable and
venerated nobleman met, we deeply regret to state, on Sa-
turday last, with a most serious acciden', whilst engaged in
that manly sport, of which his Lordship is well known to be
kwarm patron and active participator. He was, as usual,
amongst the foremast in the chase, and close at the death of
poor Ileynard, when the horse stumbled and pitched his
Lordship over head, rolling over him and kicking him se-
verely. We are, however, glad to state that no bcnes are
broken, and that his Lordship, though much mangled, is,
owing to the native vigour of his constitution, not only out
of danger, but rapidly convalescent. The inquiries at Peng-
wern, of he neighbouring gentry, during the course of the
eek, were mot numerous.—Carnareini Herald.
Native industry petitions have been circulated in
the South of Devon with more vigour than success.
The conviction exists among the farmers that the settle-
ment of the question is the only benefit to them that
can be looked for. They know that farmers have not
grown rich under the corn-laws, and that the labourer
has bocome depressed.— Western Timex,
N x ILK 1:1.,.; I TON.-----\
,tiit, is
Mr. +•,!•:• kt) ;.,
in Opposition to the Duke's no-
approaching el etion,
minee, in order to give his friends an opportunity of
recording their votes in his favour ; and if the elec•
tors will but be true to themselves, they will beat the
nominee. We heartily wish they may.--IY9ttimglians
Norm.

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RISCA COLLIERY EXPLOSIOI4
(From the MonmouthAit e Merlin.)
FURTHEIt PARTICULARS.
,Ic tfaa
Since our last account of the appalling oeeurr---e' lit
most commendable exertions, day and night, ahne-,,
without intermission, were continued, for the purr.;
of removing from the fatal pit, the seven remaining 7/0
tiros, who were known to be still in the workings.
~,e
the course of Friday the bodies of Isaac Bryant, I%
Barfield. and George Barfield, jun., were found, an° "-iii
spectacle they presented was piteous and affeetieg of
the extreme. The father, actuated by the feelinga,,,
paternal affection, strong even in the agonies °f death'
paternal
firmly clasped his son in his arms, in which }) ot
tic'u they were found. They had worked in differiew
stalls, arid at the first alarm of the direful explosi%ira
poor :lad ran to his father, who, alas, could affordthey,
no succour.; and overcome by the noxious gas. /joy
sunk in death together. "If he must die 1111 wily,
wrapt in. his 1" The deplorable fate of this fs,, 0
whose pious life and blameless conduct had gained ''',eof
much respect, is one of the most melunchol) fined'''
this dreonful calamity. The remains of Isaac 90,tich
were placed in a coffin, and laid beiween thesn.,, os,
contained the bodies of his two sons—three del"! 1-
cottage 1 h el lea
The coroner, accompanied by the jury, that -I' sigur
empannelled on the previous day, met again °II " Pe
day, to view the bod:tes found up to that period.,
...,, 0.
spectacle was quite revolting. Decomposition hod
'Lir
menced its defacing ravagPs, whilst the wretehea '; ut-
tives, in the anguish of a1m0,,,t broken hearts, Or
tering lamentations. ,„,hicb.
On Saturday night, during the sJitary hours Till, oild
distressing cries were occasionally hatirdi-,ei— Jame
fearfully, on the winds, the corpses of is..lan•L'-v-lbjat .i-
Gullock, and James Lane, were brough: ng; ilicas;
efforts to find that of George Curtis failed, tim:l;etell'
evening, when this, the last of the thirty-d"f :„*.ilx 'IT:
wasan brought to the top of the shaft, placed P'..,-- 5,1 i);
dconveyed to the church, in order toe e siell,er
the coroner and jury, which duty took pce I,°„ 40 °.
day, and the inquest was then adjourned to for the
he lit:,
February next, The churchyard, prepared °net rto,,
torment of the numerous dead, presented an aPr ni'4ifo_gi
somewhat resembling a ploughed field, so ethe-ci• sal'
lay the upturned sods; and on Saturday, the
thirteen victitns of the destroying blast were Jai" - 9 ,
1
graves—one was borne to rest in his native towe,',hola'
bridge. The many-coffined grave yard was sad to 7irg
leaner
We learn, from authority on which we place ell ' no' ,
ance, that within the last three months, pendieghsich!c:
portant butineas arrangement, the colliery in ,w,,,e ar
dreadful a .10... s of human life has just taken 1)11'-ipto'
carefully inspected by an eminent suriniot, lel', d,
ooanced by him to be properly and safely venti'3 e

EDUCATION AND GAOL
oC• 41
PLINE IN AMERICA. ci,YePtlie
The following observations were last week a , 0,
„.
by Mr. G. 11. Vernon, M.P., to the grand jor?riajtO,;
East Retford sessions:—" gentlemen of the grb'eet 011,
—On the last occasion when it would he:Li a fee:
province to have presided here, I was di au8,003;„
doing so from my then being engaged in ree'll7e bc'tj
what extensive tour in America. 1 mu; not t,:rroi'atio i 0
ever, as an idler, but as one seeking all the °1 Tbere.o,
could obtain during the shortness of my stsi' ritteol;
one subject which I think deserves our seriont., seek,),
as members of the English community. T Ira elibidi
resolves itself into two points; first, the mannera i :03'd,
education is conducted; and secondly, thermal' . , -sitrilli
their gaols and penitentiaries are managed. It 1' to weer
that, in a comparatively new country, educatiete one:,
common phrase) has gone so much ahead of ter clsc,
country, and that particularly amongst the I°Weitteolof
where every man feels ashamed who has Do hake re,
and where every man who is educated feels As i, t,1',01,
committing a crime. In our own country there tia,lii,
judice against going ahead in education ; and ill pt's e 6
mediate neighbourhood a foolish prejudice :ipg
ing
amongst the middle classes against be v-1000 if
children educated where the children of the
rio i;io
classes receive their education. But in Auloieletir
totally different. I had, during my stay in Pei chol9of
an opportunity of visiting one of the largest ksiicire%,
establishments In that city, and I found that about „i.
all classes, not only in that city, but throngPtol,roi
whole state of Pennsylvania, were ;there congrerig o,6hilt
were all taking an education in common, not b,e.; of 0,
A hat were the circumstances or situations ill 1' thel of
respective parents, or what churches or chaPelsobjecc)
tended, but all seemed bent upon attaining the, sec-0
which they were sent, that of a sound and efeteesl
education, to fit them for their respective
ceding
after life. I found many of these youths e';' f oli,t.
acute, and put several questions to them, all C:0 id :Di
were answered in a surprising manner ; and 'O4lO of
quiry, after a lengthened examination, as self ill
young man was who had acquitted "";" tbicilll
best in the establishment, I was answere., id
was the son of the lamplighter of the sit o.ls 00
respect to the management of their r_ 0001,
.penetentiaries, I find that they have established Po ,r 0
of discipline and correction which is working 133. e of TO
mirably, and this is to be found in the decreasneete:#
offenders under confinement. The prison I lespro51),(11
capable of holding 700 prisoners ; and a few Pt isti` 01
the averege number confined was about 600, beorsy,°e,i,
these have dwindled down to about an ti.l'i Dili
350. I inquired, in the various states villicil'A all ot
whether the same system was adopted, an'e 0(
variably told that it was, and that with 1.- pt° if
results. Education, going hand in hand will ilig,4
discipline, must produce results which are not Ober oe(
desirable, but which must in time lead to a aeee °t t,
better state of society in general. There is %all/
benefit in America-which cannot always be 'o4"d
15
and that is, plenty of labour. Now, when ,lev",,i,
gets out of gaol, and after having suffered 0010
for his crime which the law awards, he ultimoof"
grates to another state where his former e011.,,"'" fee:col
and his crimes are unknown, and where he ejriiref,ai
his character by folio .sing a different course 0',.. a
what he had previously done where his crimes°
him out.
A
LLOYD'S SHIPPING. vlr
FORTUNATE ESCAPES FROM SEIIPIVR,E.geop#
ARKLOW AND BLACKWATER BA-L'71,11 he
During the last week two vessels had hairbrea-,,alcir
of being wrecked on the banks, when not a soul lc' ,or
been saved to tell their fate. €roal IV
The brig Lady Mary, of Dublin, Scott, master, .- j;jorhof
pool to Trinidad, with general cargo, put ilae bie,V,"
leaky, having got on the Arklow ank in the is o°2'll
rainy weather, so dangerous to navigation At t',:ell'PhOl°
She struck violently, and was miraculously P_„rei,vlL'llli
being lifted with a tremendous surf over the h'l"... War
loss of rudder ; had she drawn a few feet I'o°l' Aof'
would never have come off except in atoms. iOn (t
The brig James Reid, Alexander Robinson, °- true-,
from Liverpool to Marichabo, with general carge,,l3rtiee
the Blackwater Bank at night, and was equally 10° oter 2
her preservation without damage, although the dry
sured the writer, hope had almost vanished. a° 1.% °!,l
This bank is most dangerous, as there must be wile ~,
which carries vessels on it in dark winter nighttre !,,.tee
lights are seen and therefore a light plated u,,`" ify
save many poor fellows and valuable ships lost e"."
—Cork Examiner.
isilti
AWFUL OCCURRENCE Q —T - 00
AT ~PAXTON.---- ~41-6,1
last the Rev. W..H. George, rector of the above,j'a 16Y
tered his pulpit with the intention of preach jiil. 1,
sermon on the death of one of his parishioners; '-`"tegril,
livered the following singular text, from Eccles 0,460 f
" Then shall the dust return to the earth as it vol,Ocs' V;
spirit shall return unto God who gave it" he P 4101017
comment upon it for about five minutes, when PtoeJOets
purpose dividing my subject into two parts,'' ileytlf aril,
upon uttering this sentence he reeled, and fell ben 4,. 010)
the steps of the pulpit. Several persons sitting 'I, eijiol,h,
diately came to his assistance ; they removed , ,vit'",
adopted various remedies for his restoration, but",col)° teft
effect ; he never spoke afterwards, and expired i 0 ,`;see' re:,
An inquest was held on the body before W. Iv ',„*, j"''irt
Esq., Deputy-Coroner, on the 18th inst., when ti',,-d '' Ar
turned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of '''„2-. sge' 0
deceased, who was much respected, is 50 yelire'; DO 5
has left a disconselate widow and family to deploy 10'
den loss.—Somerset County Herold. i, the 04
SOUTH DEVON.—The incessant rains °' y° 0
few days have done considerable damage to threat
wheats in hilly situations by washing the ear of re
from the roots. The extraordinary-
niildees- ielhearl
weather has baffled the chronicle of that kee:, "J''',
1
corder of rare occurrences, the oldest inbabittl- s '
is not a man in. Devon who remembers such /
season so long continued.— Western Times. rjr4P.o,
THE LEAGUE QUARTER OF A MILLIO ea#3,oo! •
The subscriptions received since our last intie- 01'2' Yt
total amount to 80,536/. This is exclusive of l-ree ..-6t,10
subscribed at the fund meeting at Oldham, vt:i3 en s is 04
was the aggregate amount of the subscriptolg'ijoPher ,
room. The subscriptions at Coalbrookdale; '-ifoOr ,
2,0671.; these at Preston, Lancashire, 2,3004-'4 01
A
ter Guardian. bio-0
13v
POTATO DISEASE.—A meeting of the Par's the 06
Liscarrol was held in the parish chapel on Strode; ford,
inst., (at which the Rev. William Golden presiclo:,,c) "do
purpose of ascertaining the probable amount of !Woe ftier•
to the potato crop in that locality ; and to transitithoLle,
stance of the information derived to the pro Per the" '1- re'
The accounts given of the gradual progress of the 1;0.
were truly appaling, and, to judge from analog:
I'k if /
pects are gloomy, desponding, and deplorable.--(''
1•111111MIMMOINIMMI1•11.1. of rt'
BIRTHS. 00 - idi
On the 20th inst., in New-street, - Spring-gardens, 9000
Todd, of a daughter. ~.„..0111, vitf
On the 19th Inst., at Denmark-hill, the lady of - (11,
E sqdaughter. rfireli' r
0,
On the 21st inst., in Albion-road, Holloway, prelna- 10
o.
of Charles Claridge, Esq., of a daughter, still-born-lad, of '
...„/
On the 22d inst., at Milner-square, Islington, the
of a daughter.
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MARRIED.
6031.1(01!"
On the 21st inst., at St. James's, Westminster, SiglicloP of
~n 4
Bologna, to Laura Eliza, second daughter of the We
eaccesi
Esq., of Maize-hill, Clreenwichark.
On the 22d inst., at Twineham Rectory, Richard, o°ooo* so
Edward Vincent, Esq., of Stratford, Essex, to Louisa 4096‘4,0,90.4,
daughter of the late Hon. General St. John, of Chola, -jor- steel'
On the 22d inst., at St. James's Church, riccadillYierite
Webb, of Monk Slierborne, Hants, to Miss Mulled, of
St. James's. 00
01
DIED. 00 2"i'. fa'
On the'sth inst., at Monkrigg, near Haddington, a fa,
Keith, Captain, Royal Navy, aged 46. honleWAr
On the 20th ult., on board the Reward, on the , Dip. peo
from Jamaica, James Barclay, Esq., Captain of thall,,ae, Deft
On the 15th inst., at Edinburgh, Alexander GI ' * god
Su Lodge, near Lanark, aged 64. A CoPti'iri 10'
On the 26th inst., at Coln Lodge, Twickenhan-' -
pr.
Cockerill, formerly of the 67th, aged 71. relict of Dor
On the 21st inst., at Basingstoke, Hants, Ann'
, of 1"
D.D., aged 89.
On the 21st inst., Martha, the wife of Mr.
,f Of '
T. GillosP, ' oplo°'
place, Well-street, Hackney. _
e_. c.c,,,
Dn the 21st inst., at Ventnor, Miss Anne L Y '
el' ,1
terrace, Stoke Newington. fir .1' 11's '
On the 22d inst., in Ilavil-street, Camberwel7' , ' - '',
0 , ,In.' '..!,, i,,,' , , 1 ',,. ,I, nv,ii ii,111.:
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On the 23(1 hist., John Tyndall Withors,,,

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