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London, England, 1846-04-02 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the rotes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

IVEDNYSDAY, APRIL 1.

The following Petitions for Railway Bills were reported,
and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed
!ion. Members
West Cornwall—Sir C. Lemon and Sir R. Vyryan.
East of Fife—Mr. E. Ellice and Sir J. Hope.
Buckinghamshire (Oxford and Bletchley Junction)—Mr.
Tower, Mr. Lug3ton, and Colonel Hall.
South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches (No.
I)—Viscount Newport and Mr. E. Buller,
South Staffordshire Junction (Bilston and Priestfield Branch
—No. 2)—Viscount Newport and Mr. E. Buller.
South Staffordshire Junction (Showhill and Portotao
Branch—No. 3)—Viscount Newport and Mr. E. Buller.
South Staffordshire Junction (Wiileuhall anti Bloxwich
Branch—N). 4)—Viscount Newport and Mr. E. Buller.

RAILWAY BILLS CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE.
The Tenth Report of this Committee was brought up, and
read, as follows :

Your Committee having taken evidence on the objects of
the Chard Canal, and the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal,
Railway, and Harbour Bills, find that, as these Bills now
stand, they do not come within any of the three Classes of
Amalgamation Bills referred to in their Ninth Report; they
therefore recommend that the Resolution of the House of the
26th March, ordering their suspension, be rescinded, and that
they be placed in Group No. 19.
Report to lie on the table, and to be printed.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The following Resolutions were reported from the above
Committee :-
1. That in the cue of the Railway Guarantee Corporation
petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with.
2. That in the case of the South Staffordshire Junction
Railway with Branches (No. I) petition, the standing orders
ought to be dispensed with .—That the parties be permitted •
to proceed with their Bill.
3. That, in the case of the South Staffordshire Junction
Railway (No. 2—Bilston and Priestfield Branch) petigon,..
the standing orders oug:lt to. (se dispensed- with :—Thir:itbe.
parties be permitted to l roceeXwith their Bill. _
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:--That tLe
Railway
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petition,
5. That, in the case of the South Staffordshire Junction
partiesßa4ii be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
Railway (No. 4—Willenhall and Bloxwich Branch) petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
6. That, in the case of the Macclesfield and Lichfield Rail-
way (No. 2) petition, for leave to present a petition for a
Bill, the sessional order ought not to be dispensed with.
7. That, in the case of the South Union or Manchester
Potteries and London Railway petition, the standing orders
ought not to be diSpensed with.
8. That, in the case of the London and South-Western
Railway (Salisbury Junction) petition, the standing orders
ought not to be dispensed with.
Second, third, fourth, and fifth Resolutions agreed to.—
Report to lie on the table.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 2.
Sir Robert Peel,—That the thanks of this House be given
to Major-General Sir Henry George Smith, Knight Com-
mander of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath,
for his skilful and meritorious conduct, when in command of
the British troops employed against a large portion of the
Seikh army, of greatly superior numbers; and for the signal
valour and judgment displayed by him in the battle of the
28th of January, when the enemy's force was totally de-
feated, and new lustre added to the reputation of the British
arms.

That the thanks of this House be given to the several
officers, European and native, under the command of Sir
He►:ry Smith, for the distinguished services rendered by
them at the battle of Aliwal.

That this House doth highly approve of and commend
the intrepidity and exemplary discipline displayed by the
non-commissioned officers and private soldiers, European and
native, on the 28th of January, in their attack on the
enemy's position, by which the Seikhs were completely
routed, and driven in confusion across the Sutlej, with the
loss of all their artillery and military equipment ; and that
the same be signified to them by the commanders of the
several corps, who are desired to thank them for their gallant
behaviour.

That, in requesting the Governor-General of India to com-
municate these resolutions to the several officers referred to
therein, this House desires to acknowledge the zeal and
judgment evinced by the Right Hon. Lieut.-General Sir
Henry Hardinge, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the
Bath, Governor-General of India ; and also by General Sir
Hugh Gough, Bart., Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the
Bath, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in India, in sup-
plying Major-General Sir Henry Smith with such reinforce-
ments and military means as enabled him, under Divine Pro-
vidence, to overcome all the obstacles thrown in his way by
a brave and determined enemy.
Sir Robert Peel,—That the thanks of this House.be given
to the Right. Hon. Lieut.-General Sir Henry Hardinge,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Hon. Military Order of the
Bath, Governor-General of India, fur the judgment, energy,
and ability with which the resources of tke British Empire
in India have been applied, in repelling the unjust and un-
provoked invasion of the British territory by the Seikh na-
tion ; and for the valour and indefatigable exertions which he
displayed on the 10th of February, at the Battle of Sobraon,
when by the blessing of Almighty God, which we desire most
humbly to acknowledge, this hostile and treacherous inva-
sion was successfully defeated.
That the thanks of this House be given to General Sir
Hugh Gough, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of the Most
Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Commander-in-
Chief of the Forces in India, for the signal ability and valour
with which, upon the 10th of February, he directed and led
the attack, when the enemy's entrenchments were stormed,
their artillery captured, their army defeated and scattered,
and the Punjaub laid open to the advance of our victorious
troops.

That the thanks of this House be given to Major-General
Sir Henry George Smith, Knight Commander of the Most
Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Major-General
Walter Raleigh Gilbert, and Major-Geaeral Sir Joseph
Thackwell, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable
Military Order of the Bath ; and to the other officers, Euro-
pean and native, for the distinguished services rendered by
them in the eminently successful operations at the battle of
Sobraon.

That this House doth highly approve of and commend the
invincible intrepidity, perseverance, and steady discipline
displayed by the non-commissioned officers and private sol-
diers, European and native, on the 10th of February, by
%Okla the glory of the British arms has been successfully
mailritained against a determined and greatly superior force;
and that the same be signified to them by the commanders
of the ceveral corps, who are desired to thank them for their
gallant bcflaviour.

IRELAND.

CONFESSIONS OF A TIPPERARY INFORMER.

The occasion is rare indeed upon which the informer was
known to come into court with clean hands; but of all the
miscreants of the tribe that ever figured in a temple of jus-
tice, foremost stands Mr. James Darmody, in the capacity of
an approver in a case tried before the Chief Baron at Nenagh
assizes on Friday last. Two men, Edward Ryan and John
Conway, were indicted for assaulting the hab►tation of Pat
Hogan, of Bawn, and firing into it a loaded gun.
The following is the cross-examination of the approver,
Darmody, who, in his direct evidence bad sworn he was in-
stigated to fire, in the attack on Hogan, by a person named
Kennedy :
Cross-examined by Mr. ROLLESTON—How old are you ?
I am 26 years old.
Yeu are a married man—Yes, I have a wife.

CourrsEL—God help her! Have you any children ?—I have.
How do you support yourself P—l have a quarter of land,
for which I pay 7s. 6d.
How far is Culluhun from your house P—Two miles.
How far is it from Bawn?—Twelve miles; it is the first
time I was there.

Did you ever do a job for Kennedy before ?—I never did.
What brought you into Nenagh ?—I came in to serve a
Crown summons for Ryan.
How long were you in Nenagh before you met Kennedy?
—Two days.
Whose public-house did you meet at ?—I cannot tell that.
Upon your oath, did you tell it to the magistrates, or point
it out to the police?—l did not.
Did they ask you about it?—They did.
Where?—l was in Thurles when they asked me.
How long were you in Nenagh ?—Ten days.
Did they ask you to show them the house P—They did not;
they told me I could do it in Thurles if I liked.
How long have you known Fogarty?—Three or four years.
Upon your oath, would you not shoot a man if you were
asked ?—I don't think I would. _ _

And why did you go to shoot a man for Fogarty ?—I did
it because I knew him.—(Sensation.)
So if any man you knew askod you to murder another, you
would do it?—When I am on such business I would not kill
a man unless I was attacked. ,—(Murmurs.)
Then you were on such business before ?—I was.
Were you ever at the taking of the Black Chapel ?—I was
not.

Were you ever in gaol for Shanahan's murder ?—I was.
And so you planned the murder of poor Hogan in a pub-
lic-house in this town ?—I did not plan it.

Well, did you agree to the job?—l did, after drinking.
Now, can't you tell us what public-house you were in ?
I cannot, but it is in the street leading up to the Court .house.
How long were you there ?—A quarter of an hour.
So, in a quarter of an hour you made up your mind to
murder a man you did not know.—l did.—(Sensation.)
Were you at the murder of Shanahan.—l was.
Were you tried for the murder of James Ryan More?—
' was not.

[Here he coolly detailed the particulars of Shanahan's
murder, amid great sensation.]
Mr. ROLLESTON.—How did you murder him ?—We killed
him with stones in his own yard, near Lord Hawarden's.—
(Renewed sensation.)
Did you do anything to the body of the man you butchered ?
—I did not, but I heard that one of the party did.
What did they do to him?—l can't tell what they did
to him.

How long were you butchering him ?—(The witness here
hesitated to answer.) Answer this Court, Sir, said counsel;
I have a catalogue of your villany here (pointing to his
brief). How long were you doing the job, I ask you again?
—We were not long about it.—(Sensation.)
Was there not a charge of rape against one of the party on
that occasion ?—There was.

Now, answer me this question—Did you not stand in the
door of Bolton's house while three of the murderers com-
mitted a rape on his daughter ?—I did.

And the corpse of the—murdered man ling before you in
the yard? (Here an audible thrill ran thruuz,h the court,
and there was a pause of a moment.)
Was not poor Belton murdered because he sent home a
gun he took from Lord llawarden?—He was.
Where did you sleep that night ?—At my own house.
On your oath did you ever see Shanahan until the night
you helped to murder hi:a P—l did not see him until that
llight.—(Sensation.)
Can you tell how long you were butchering him can't
say.
Was it on Sunday you did it can't tell whether it was
or not ; it is ten years ago.
ou aro now 26 so
COUNSEL—Ten years ago, and y , you
began ycur trade as a murderer at 16 years old?-4 did.
—(Sensation.)
Were you at the killing of Ryan P—l was.
When did that murder take place ?—About a year after.
Were YOU at the killing of ,Hayes ?—I was,