The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-31 00:00:00

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THE QUEEN'S SPEECH IN PARIS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Srn,—Observing in the 177 us pf Monday that he takes /
credit for having been the first to COlrrea Queen's SPeech
ir_se:
to Paris, I think it only just to you 1,0 say a
newspaper, containing the Speech,
was' received m that
capital three hours before the Thnes.
Some weeks since I received instructions frnril a corre-
spondent in Paris to send him the first paper that should
appear with the Queen's Speech by express, leaving me to
take what measures I might deem necessary. AccordinglYr
a special steam-boat and a special engine were ordered to be
in readiness, and on the 22d, knowing the just reputations
The Sun has acquired for dispatch on these occasions, I went
to. the- office in the Strand in excellent time, and received
some of the first copies printed, with which I started from
the London-bridge station exactly at 2 45. On arriving at
Folkestone at 4 50, I found they were expecting the Times
down immediately, and at the same time I was informed that
the weather would oblige the boats to make for Calais, instead
of Boulogne. Having no time to lose, I embarked forthwith
and arrived inside Calais Pier by seven o'clock, having made
the journey from London-bridge in four heurs and a quarter,
the quickest passage, I believe, yet recorded on that line-
From Calais I had to post to Boulogne, from whence a courier
conveyed the dispatch to Paris, and I have the satisfaction
to say it arrived there before three o'clock, giving my corre-
spondent time to translate the Speech from The Sun, and to
expedite upwards of two hundred copies of it by the post for
all parts of the continent before the Times had reached Paris.
The following is the subterfuge to which I have alluded
On my return to Folkestone I heard with surprise that the
Times came down by the train which leaves the Bricklayers'
Arms at fifteen minutes past one. As this appeared mysterious
1 made it my business to inquire into the circumstances, and
discovered that it reached the Bricklayers' Arms station at
about twenty-four minutes past one, and was sent by a spe-
cial engine to overtake the train which had left shortly
befbre. The engine came up with the train at Reigate, and
from thence the messenger continued his journey in it to •
Folkestone. It seems that the engine which conveyed me
passed him at Ashford, arriving at Folkestone about a quarter
of an hour before him.
Now, Sir, what I complain of is, that the Times must have
been not only printed, but actually dispatched at least half
an hour before our gracious Sovereign had pronounced the
Speech ; and I ask, is this fair either towards you or towards
the public P—l remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
London, Jan. 29, 1846. FAIRPLAT.

HE SUN- EXPRESSES.

At an early hour this morning, through the kindness of
Messrs. Willmer and Smith, we were put in possession of
copies of The Sun of last night, containing a report of Sir
Robert Peel's most important speech on the corn-laws and
the new commercial policy of the Government.—Liverpool
Courier of Wednesday.
We have to thank the proprietors of The Sun for the Third
Edition of that journal, containirg a portion of Sir Robert
Peel's commercial statement. —Kent Herald.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Pt oceedings of the House of Commons.)

THURSDAY, JAN. 29.
The following Petitions for Railway Bills were referred tO the
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills :
Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead Railway.
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland Junction Railway.
Manchester and Southampton Railway.
North and South Junction Railway.
York and North Midland Railway (Leeds Extension).
York and North Midland Railway (East Riding Branches—No. 1)
York and North Midland Railway (Widening and Enlargement).
Cheltenham and Oxford Railway.
London and Birmingham Railway (Newport Pagneil Branch).
London and Birmingham Railway (St. Alban's and Luton Branch).
London and Birmingham Railway (Camden and Easton Station
Enlargement).
Rugby and Stamford Railway.
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway.
Exeter and Exmouth Railway.
London and South Essex Railway.
.South-Eastern Railway (Branch from Reigate to Dorking).
South-Eastern Railway (Tunbridge Wells to Hastings and Rye).
South-Eastern Railway (Godstone Station to East Grinstead).
South-Eastern Railway (Rye to Rye Harbqup).
South-Eastern Railway (Chislit to Margate). •
Londo4, Hounslow, and Western Railway.
Great Western and Uxbridge Rail Way.
North Union Railway.
West Riding Union Railways.
Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway.
Direct London and Manchester Railway.
Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Railway.
Wishaw and Coltness Railway (Greenhill Branch).
Slamannan and Borrowstouness Railway.
Slamannan Railway (Bathgate and Jawcraig Branches).
Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness Railway (improvement and

Branches).
Wilsontown, Momingside, and Coltress Railway (Knowlton Branch).
Leicester and Bedford Railway.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.
THURSDAY, JAN. 29.
Edinburgh and Northern (Newport Railway and St. Andrew's
Branch) Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
Edinburgh and Northern (Kinross, Woodmill, and Newburgh
Branches) Railway—Committee on Petition' Friday, Feb. 6.
Edinburgh and Northern (Lochgelly and Leslie Extensions) Rail-
way—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
Edinburgh and Northern (Dunfermline Branch) Railway—Com-
mittee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
Edinburgh and Northern (Strathearn Deviation) Railway—Com-
mittee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
Edinburgh and Northern (Branches from the Dundee and Arbroath
and Tay Ferry Improvement) Railway—Committee en Petition,
Friday, Feb. 6.
Edinburgh and Northern (Pettycar and Perth Harbour Branches
and Deviations) Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday. Feb. 6.
York and North Midland (East Riding Branches, No. 1) Railway—
Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
York and North Midland (Leeds Extension) Railway—Committee
on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
North Union Itanway=COMMlttee-on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
York and North Union (Widening and Enlargement) Railway—
Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
South-Eastern (Godstone Station to East Grinstead) Railway—
Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. G.
South-Eastern (Rye to Rye Harbour)—Committee on Petition,
Friday, Feb. C.
London and Birmingham (Newport 'Wild' Branches) Railway—
Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
London and Birmingham (St. Alban's and Luton Branches) Bail-
way—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
London and Birmingham (Euston and Camden-street Enlarge-
ment) Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
-dheltenhain and Oxford Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday,
Feb. 6.
Rugby and Stamford Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday,
Feb. 6.
Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead Railway—Com-
mittee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
South-Eastern (from Chislet, on the Canterbury and Ramsgate
Branch, to Margate) Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
South-Eastern (from Tunbridge Wells leading to Hastings and
Rye) Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
South-Eastern (Branch from Reigate to Dorking) Railway—Com-
mittee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction Railway—
Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
West Riding Union Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
North and South Junction Railway—Committee on Petition, Fri-
day, Feb. 6.
Exeter & Yeovil Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday, Feb. 6.
Exeter and Exmouth Railway—Committee on Petition, Friday,
Feb. 6.
Manchester and Southampton Railway--Committee on Petition,
Friday, Feb. 6.
London, Hounslow, and Western Railway—Committee on Petition,
Friday, Feb. 6.
Great Western and Uxbridge Railway—Committee on Petition,
Friday, Feb. 6.
Inverness and Elgin Railway—to lie on the table.

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