The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE

BANKRUPTS.
Henry John Todd and Edward Todd, drapers, Bow
Churchyard, City, to surrender, March 6 and April 6, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official
assignee, Basinghall-street ; Soles and Turner, Alder-
manbury.
Abraham Frebout, jun. silk manufacturer, Steward-street,
Spitalfields, Feb. 27, at eleven, and April 3, at twelve, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Smith and Taylor, Basinghall-street,
George Moir, bootmaker, John's-row, St. Luke's, March
7, at eleven, and April 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin- lane; Hughes
and 'turner, Charles-street, City-road.
Charles Self, plumber, Sun-street, Bishopsgate Without,
March 10, at twelve, and April 6, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Wright, Lincoln's Inn.
Robert Garland, corn chandler, Walham-green, March 3,
at half-past eleven, and April 7, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Donne, New Broad-
street, City.
Jonathan Knights, cattle dealer, Great Melton and Thur.
garton, Norfolk, March 3, at half-past one, and April 7, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assig-
nee ; Jay and Pilgrim Norwich.
Henry Pearson doles, innkeeper, Wickham-market,
Suffolk, March 5, at half-past twelve, and April 7, at eleven,
at the Court cf Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee,
Coleman. street, City ; Lewis, Arundel-street, Strand.
William Kitson, soap manufacturer, White street, South-
wark, March 6, at twelve, and 31, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place,
Old Jewry ; Lofty, Potter, and Son, King-street, Cheapside.
Samuel Holdsworth and William Holdsworth, corn millers,
Drighlington, Yorkshire, March 9 and April 2, at eleven, at
the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ;
Gregory and Co., Bedford. row, London ; Taylor and West-
moreland, Wakefield.
William Lougbottom and Ralph Bentley, wool merchants,
Rochdale, Lancashire, March 5, and April 4, at twelve, at
the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee,
Manchester; Abbott, Charlotte-street, London; Atkinson,
Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester.
Rew landson, surgeon, Wakefield, Yorkshire,
March 9 and 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Gregory and Co., Bedford-
row, London ; Taylor and Westmorland, Wakefield.
Stephen Vertue, merchant, Liverpool, March 13 and
April 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze-
nove, official assignee, Liverpool; Sharpe and Co., Bedford-
row London ; Harvey and Falcon, Liverpool.
Joseph Walton, coal merchant, Liverpool, March 3 and
April 14, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner,
official assignee, Liverpool; -Vincent and Co., Liverpool;
Robinson, Liverpool.
Richard Kirby Frankish, builder, Scarborough, Yorkshire,
March 10 and 31, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds; Kirk, Symond's-hill,
London ; Haile, Leeds
Edward Steane Harley, grocer, Birmingham, March 10
and April 3, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and
Knowles, Birmingham.
Samuel Hutchinson, broker, Bradford, Yorkshire, March 9
and April 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young,
official assignee, Leeds; Flower, Brend-street, Cheapside,
London;► \\Toed, Bradford; Cariss, Leeds.
[Dividends, &c., in our next.l
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OP Tuesday, Feb. 24,
HIGH CONSTABLES' BILL.

. The NonLE DUKE then gave novice that he intended to
move that the, High Constables' Bill be I clot red to the Com-
mittee which ',vat to be named en Thnrday next.
CORN-LAWS.

Lord KINNAIRD presented a petition from some place
in Scotland, praying that the nipeal of the corn-laws should be
total and immediate.
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Lord KINNAIRD, in pursuance of the question of which
he. had given notice, said, that among the many important
measures likely to come before the House this session, both as
regarded their social and commercial position, he thought the
railways one that required their most serious considera-
tion. In whatever view they examined this subject—
whether as enabling the merchant to dispense with
a heavy stock of goods in hand, and so to turn over his capital
more frequently, or as conveying agricultural produce with
greater facility to the markets for them, or as facilitating social
intercourse by their speedy transit—in all of these views it was
incumbent on the Government to secure as far as in their
power the safety and regularity of these railways. There were
other points to which he wished to draw the attention of the
Government, and one of these was the advantages which these
lines would give as investments for funds left for the benefit of
hospitals and other charities, and the increased facility which
would be given to the transmission of troops from one portion
ef the country to another. This had been referred to in the
repeetitself, and it was a subject which had forced itself on the
consideration of the Noble Duke opposite and the most eminent
military men in the country. He thought it was of the first
importance that Parliament should introduce some regular
system into the working of those lines. At present many
accidents occurred, which, as they militated against the rail-
ways on which they might happen,. were sedulously concealed
from the public. Indeed, it was said, that until a Peer of the
Realm or Member of Parliament should be killed, no reform
could be expected in this particular.—( Hear, hear, and
loud laughter.) The report referred, at some length,
to the rate of gauge over the country. They
stated that there was no plan to remedy this state of
things, and that. it was impossible to have two lines on the
same gauge. Now he really believed that the report had been
drawn trs with great fairness, end that they had taken con-
siderable pains to acquire information; yet he thought, on
looking at the report, that it appeared to be
in favour of the
bread gauge, except as regarded one or two points relating to
waggons for the c.rriage of goods and mercha dnound that ut not-
, withstanding that, on looking at the eeport, be fthey
really recommended the adoption of the narrow gauge, and
that all railways should in future be on that gauge. Now,
after having read that report, he was somewhat surprised at
Ithat, because he found that it was impossible to go at that high
speed which they could at present, with perfect safety to the
public. He hoped that the Legislature would not at present
put any limit to the speed of railway travelling by legislating
in the manner recommended by the report. Ile thought that
the Commissioners had fallen into some error in their labours,
because in their report they said that it was impossible to
alter the narrow gauge into a wider one, on account of
the width of the waggons, fee. Now, in his opinion it was a
great fallacy. If their Lordships were to inquire, they would
find that all waegoes were capable of a much greater dimension
than they were 'at present, and they could
.w ith great ease be
altered so as to suit a sixrfoot gauge. It did appear rather as-
tounding to say that it %sae not perfectly practicable to alter
2000 miles of railway from the broad on to the narrow gauge.
He coutende.l it was perfectly practicable without inconveni-
encing the public to do so, and that tan, without any extraordi-
nary expense. Ile did not believe e.was a c
there was a company in ex-
istance but what was now before parliament this day, for
alterations, in many cases as important as this. He found that
there were two companies that had. entirely changed the whole
of their rails without stopping their and there was the
Esstern Counties Railway Company tnat. had the gauge
altered without the stoppage of the trains. '[his showed
that the difficulty was not so sreat.. The only objection
was the great expense, and on this point he hoped the Noble
Lord would make inquiry before the measure contemplated by
the Government was introduced into the House. In making the
changes, it would be easy in his (Lard Kinnaird's) opinion, to
provide for the expense by issuing Exchequer. loans for this
purpose, and cellieg upon all the railway companies to pay a