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London, England, 1846-05-11 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY B USINE SS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings oI the House of Commons.)
FRIDAY, MAY 8.
The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Hi
ilg
ordered to be brought in y the undernamed Hon. Members:—
NorfolkExtensions.(Y:umsuth Extension)—Mr. Burroughes and Mr.
Wodehouse.
Warwiduliire and London (Hampton and Danbury Line)—Sir C.
Douglas and Mr. Dngdale.
Caledonian Extension)—Mr. H. Johnstone, Mr. L,ckhart, Mr. P.
Stewart, and Mr. R. Hodgson.
London and South-Western (Batingstole and Salisbury Extension)—
Sir W. Heathcote and Sir J. Ea-stitope.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.
Tlie following resolutions were reported from this Committee:—
I. That, in the case of the York and Lancaster Railway petition,
the standing orders ought not t, be dispensed it ith.
2. That, hi the ease of the Gla7gow and Dundee Railway petition,
the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
3. That, in the cars of the Edinburgh and Hamilton Railway
petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
4. That, in the case of the Staines and Henley Raitway petition,
the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
5. That, in the case of the Norfolk Railway Extensions (Thetford
and Reedham Branches) petition, the standing orders ought not to
be dispensed with.

G. That, in the case of the West Lancashire Railway petition,
the standing orders ought to b, dispensed with:—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill.
7. That, In the case of the Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham
to Barnet) petit to., the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
8. That, In the case of the Direct Northern Railway petition, the
standing orders ought to he dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their 11111.
9. That In the case of the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and
Po! tsm,uth Railway petition, the standing erders ought not to be
dispensed with.
10. That, in the case of the London and South-Western Railway
(Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension) petition, the standing orders
ought to be dispensed with : —That the parties be permitted to pro-
ceed with their Bill.
11. That, In the can of the Caledonian Railway petition, the
standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties .41
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning the Easttrit
Extension Line.

12. That, in the case of the Norfolk Railway Extensi•:ons (Yarmouth
Extension) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :
—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on de-
positing with the clerk of each of the parishes of Great Yarmouth
and Needham the bo)li of reference applicable to each of the said.
parishes.

- 13. That, in the case of the Warwickshire and London (llamptOtt
and Banbury Line) Railway petition, the standing orders ought to
be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with
their Iliil, on inserting a clause restraining than from takinz pro-
perty, No. 31, in the parish of Chesterton.

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14. That, in the case of the Liverpool and Bury Railway petition,
the standing orders cught to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning the Branch from
the point-marked C to the point marked D, and the Branch tram toe
point marked E to the point marked F, on the Plans, and also the
seven side Branches running at right angles to the line from'A to B.
That the Committees on this and the three preceding Bill do exa-
mine in the first place how far such orders have been complied With,
and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bills.
15. That, in the case of the clause proposed on the third reading
of the Stafford New Gas fill, the clause is of such a nature as may
be adopted by the House, if they shall think tit.
Sixth, eighth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth
resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table.

Lord Garvagli has left P..rtman-square to rejoin his
reziment, the 10th Hussars, previous to embarking for India.
-On Friday the New Yolk packet-ship Westminster
arrived in the St. Katharine's Dock with a cargo of 1,500
barrels of American flour, each weighing 2001 b. ; a large
quantity of maize, or Indian corn, and about 50 tons of oil cake.
PUGILISM.—On Thursday night (after the choice of
ground for the contest of Morley and Gill had been decided).
ten pounds a side was deposited for a fight for 4001, to take
place in three months, between John Perry, the Nova Scotia
black (who defeated Burton of Leicester), and a man to be
named by Broome, at the signing of the articles, on Thurs-
day
next (May 14th). We may observe that, by mutual
caisent. Caunt was excepted, and no small speculation has
been excited in pugilistic circles to know who is the heavy
lists weight prepared to enter the with the stalwart sable
gladiator.
REDtiCTION OF TIIE Horns OF LABOUR.---011 Thurs-
day night a numerous meeting of the garment dyers of
London was held at Caldwell's Assembly Rooms;' 'Dean-
iin'utrhpeosheouorfsmoceranbrolu3rii.thlgtestthder'it'nlionassleteir
ba°'redfourettilolne
dyers,stfe e t
forSo
that effect were adopted.
STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—On Friday morninn. US the
Waterman steam-packet No. 2 was getting under way at h Woolwich pier, with passengers for London, the Ni tb
e
e
opposition steamer, which left the lower pier at the
sa, mat,t
time, in attempting to pass, ran into the Waterman, en I
forced her athwart-hawse of the hulk lying off the de c.k-
yard. The Waterman's paddle-box, fore etancheon, and rail
were carried away, and several passengers were knocke,t
down by the concussion. The Waterman was crippled by
the collision, and the steamer, No. 1, belonging to the same
company, took out her passengers, and conveyed them ti)
London. The Niob?, which cau.7ed the mischief, did not sus-
tain any material damage.
RUSSIAN TREATMENT or BANKRUPTS.—The Emperor
' of Russia has, by an ukase dated the 20th of April, promul-
gated in the form of a commercial scode, a law upon failures
and braukrupteies. The law is borrowed from the French.
' code, the only essential difference being tale severe punish-
ment inflicted on bankrupts, who arc condemned to perpetual
banishment to Siberia.

RAILWAY ACROSS GREENWICH PARK.—The Lord*
of the Admiralty have at length given their consent to a
railway passing across Greenwich Park. Such a scheme,
however, cannot obtain Parliatnentary sanction this year, as
the South-EasternCompeny, in despair of obtaining the per-
mission of the Admiralty, bad aband.ned that part of their
line to Woolwich. The objection at first urged to a line of
railway across the park, was the apprehended disturbance
of the observations at Greenwich Observatory by the vibra-
tion.of the passing trains; but subsequent experiments are
said to have proved that the vibration cannot produce any
sensible effect at the distance of the proposed railway from
the Observatory.
occurrence to children
An accident of very
common', ince Alfred a few days
happened to his Royal Highness
uckingham Palace
when his hand got
Robert Southey,
t men of his day by
door, by which two of his fingers
were
accidentaliy caught in the oor,
fs,i)nrcaen. Illsignionyoa
eifoigflthneessrojw.aaie lierarsiain,fesl3,
were slightly lacerated.
THE MoNILMENT TO NOUTHEY.—A tardy act of jus-
ftothßein Westmin-
the erection
ster Abbey. The monument, which was completed on Fri-
the periods of his birth and death, and surmounted
day, consists of a plain entablature, containing the name of
by his 2t. It is but an appropriate compliment that this
tics has bee no
fdoonme
monument
nolncen of
monument is placed near that of Shakspere, and, of course,
of Southey is conspicuously placed in West-
amongst those of the greatest English poets. This tribute
to the memory
minster Abbey, as the tribute ought to he to one who so
truly served the cause not only of literature, but of religion
and the Church.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S
SHIP TRAFALGAR —On Monday last, when the crew of the
Trafalgar, now lying at Spithead, were engaged in weighing
anchor for a short cruise in the presence CT the Lords of the
Admiralty, the capstan made a charge, striking to the ground
with great violence all the men employed at it and seriously
wounding no less than eeven persons. Cue of the sufferers
had both thighs fractured in a frightful manner, the splintered
bones protruding through the skin. Two sustain d fractures
of the ribs. Another WjS much hurt in the hack, and the
remainder were injured about the head. The men were
quickly removed; and in the afternoon they were sent to thti
hospital, Fatal results are feared in one or two cases.