The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1816.

WHITE had incurred the displeasure of some very
powerful public body, and that they had caused
him t* be incarcerated as a lunatic—that
the society had taken up his cause, proved his
sanity, and effected his liberation. Now, what public
body was this, and who were the medical men who signed
the certificate authorising the incarceration of Mr.
WHITE? Some one has been guilty of great ignorance
or of great wickedness, and the public safety requires
that those who have been so guilty should be brought
to justice. But it is not sufficient to free
those who have been unjustly incarcerated;
the society should direct its efforts to the prevention
of the possibility of any one being confined on a
charge of lunacy without just cause. This can
only be done by legislative enactment. We would
propose that, in every case of suspected lunacy, the
coroner of the district and his jury should hold an
inquest of lunacy on the person so suspected, who
should have an opportunity of being present at the in-
quiry, ofcross-examining the witnesses, of rebutting
their testimony by the testimony of other witnesses,
and of being assisted by legal or medical advisers if
he should think fit, and that the coroner's warrant,
founded upon the finding of a jury after
such an investigation, should be the only
document authorising the keeper of any lu-
natic asylum to receive into his custody
any suspected lunatic. We throw out this suggestion
for the consideration of the society, and rejoiced we
are to find that at length an association has been
formed to take up the cause of those friendless
and unhappy persons who are unjustly imprisoned as
lunatics.

We had hoped that the final decision of the Court
of Exchequer in the case of WALSTAB V. Srorris-
WOODE, by which the question of the non-liability of
the allottees of shares in the several extinct railway
companies for any portion of the preliminary expenses,
was fully. and clearly settled, would have put
an end to the attempts made by the provisional
"stiff,;" O.Ra/went. of_ the tripnasitst
tribution on account thereof. It will be in the
recollection of our readers that, immediately on the
report of the proceedings in the case of WOOLMER V.
TOBY, we showed that no decision whatever had
taken place, and expressed our opinion that the ver-
dict in that case cad not be permitted to stand ;
still the apparent sanction afforded to the claim
was not lost on the persons interested in
Such companies, and innumerable applications,
accompanied by threats of legal proceedings in the
event of non-compliance, were daily made to the
several allottees ; and, in many cases, pro-
ceedings were actually instituted for the re-
coveay of the full amount of the deposit. During
this period we were not idle, but having
satisfied ourselves that the parties so applied
to were neither legally nor morally responsible, nor
bound either in law or in honour to make
any such payments, we repeatedly urged the
suspension of such threats until the law should be
clearly settled on the subject, and the question of
liability or non-liability satisfactorily adjudicated
upon, and set at rest. We pointed out the fearful
consequences which would inevitably be entailed on
the committee men if such a course was a lopted,
more than doubling the amount of their previous
liability and losses, and rendering it next
to impossible that they could hereafter ex-
tricate themselves from the difficulties in which they
would thus become involved. We also commented
upon the indecent haste adopted, and the threats used,
which alone would prove the weakness of the cause
of the claimants. And although some few persons,
terrified by the prospect of actions, and unwilling to
have their names brought before the public as
railway speculators, which must necessarily have
been injurious to their credit, were in-
duced to pay sums, by way of compro-
mise, we had the satisfaction of knowing
that our exertions were not fruitless, but that vast
numbers were thereby induced to oppose the attempted
extortion, and to set at defiance the threatened pro-
ceedings, and thus to save themselves from serious
loss. But if such applications were improper in that
state of the proceedings, what can be thought of
a perseverance in such an unworthy course ?
What might possibly be palliated before the
judgment of the Court of Exchequer on
the 12th June assumes a very different' character
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the cases of WALSTAB v. SPOTTISWO ODE, and WONT-
NER v. SHARP. What before was indecent haste,
now becomes grossly dishonest, and little better than
an attempt at swindling. No lawyer can now enter-
tain a doubt as to what must be the result of a suit on
such a subject. No matter in which of the Courts it
may be instituted, it must signally and entirely fail;
and yet solicitors, ay, and men of respectability, are
to be found who will issue such letters, and make
such unfounded demands.

A correspondent has just forwarded to us such a
letter, which, although dated the 27th of June, was
not posted until last Friday. 'We give this precious
document verbatim, merely withholding the name of
the company and of the solicitor attached. 'We believe
that it is one of the companies that should be the last
to prefer such a claim, even if there was a possibility
of its being sustained; that the plans were found to
be so defective, the entire of the engineering de-
partment conducted in such a slovenly and improper
manner, the execution of it so impracticable from the
number and height of the viaducts, the severity of the
gradients, and the extent of the tunnelling, as to make
it perfectly clear that it could not possibly be pro-
ceeded with, and that it was in consequence
brought to an immediate conclusion, even without
the plans having been deposited ; and yet they have the
modesty to demand a contribution of ss. per share,
which would amount to no less a sum than 25,000/.
sterling for their preliminary expenses—which ought
to be sufficient for its entire progress through Par-
liament, if the project had been well devised or pro.
perly planned. For the present we content ourselves
with begging the parties who may receive such
letters not to be influenced thereby, or induced to sa-
crifice their money. A few weak-minded persons,
yielding to such unprincipled demands, will only
have the effect of their being pressed on with greater
vigour and determination. As well might they ac-
knowledge the justice of the highwayman's demand,
who asks for their money or their life ; one has as
much legal claim to enforce it as the other.
One word more, should similar applications be
continued, we will unhesitatingly lay them before
the public, without keeping back the names of the
parties by whom they are made. We feel it A duty
we owe to the public, by whom we are supported,
and our exertions are appreciated, to denounce and
expose all such unprincipled and improper attempts
at emortion. The following is a copy of the letter to
which we have referred :

1846.
Sir,—ln consequence of your inattention toJune the 27, repeated
Ap p catio n s of the Secretary of this Company for the pay-
men of a small contribution as an allottee, lam directed to
issua a writ against you immediately for the recovery of
421., :,the whole amount of the deposit upon the shares al-
lotted to you in the above undertaking, and due upon your
contra ct, unless I receive from you a payment of 58. per
sham, and 3s. 6d., the cost of this application, on or before
the SC-r July.
I tal,-st you will at once see the justice and propriety of
emir 13 ing with this request, and thus prevent the unplea-
santness and expense which will otherwise be the reeult of
proc( ledings against you.
I am, sir, your most obedient servant.

SAN-FILIPO-E-SOESO El!du ; and Cardinal BER-
NETTI, Vice-Chancellor of
loly Roman Church.

Madrid papers to the Ist have arrived.
A grand entertainment teen given by the French
Ambassador to the Arclop of BORDEAUX, who
was about to proceed to Ti. It is suspected that the
object of his visit is to .avour to bring- about a
marriage between the QN and the son of Don
CARLOS.

The Gaceta pubfishe3 aree for the suppression of
the battalions of provincifilitia, the maintenance of
which was reckoned to coiout 60,000,000 reals.
One of these papers cons a letter from the fron-
tiers of Portugal, dated J2B, which states that the
Miguelite movement was an end. On the other
hand, the Heraldo states , it was rapidly extending
through the province of is os-Montcs, and a letter
from Vigo of the 25th, pished by the Popular, an-
nounces that a body of 00 Miguelites had gained
possession of the place of .Izon, and that the insurrec-
tion had ramifications in Cr towns along the banks of
the Minho.

Don ENRIQUE, it appea made but a short stay in
Paris. Ile arrived at Brills on Friday.

Count BRESSON, the Frth Ambassador, has, in con.
sequence of the receipt ofspatches from Paris, posh
poned his intended visit torance.

The Three per Cents. re done at 32i for cash, ex
; the Five per Cents. t2O for paper ; the Debt
without Interest, at 6i forlsh; the Shares of the Bank
of San Fernando at 280; a 1 those of Isabel at 198.

We have received the Pis papers of Tuesday. The
National and the Courrier lancais are indignant with Sir
CHARLES NAPIER and ord PALMERSTON for the
speeches made by them t the dinner given by the
Reform Club to IbrahimPacha. The minds of the
writers of these articles ao in some respects curiously
constituted; they seem to pink that enmities should be
eternal, and that it is imposible for those who have once
met as enemies in war eve. to become cordial friends
in peace.

The Journal de Lille says that Mademoiselle RACHEL,
who was attacked recentll by sporadic cholera, is im-
proving, and that her rapii convalescence may be ex-
borne alarm was prenatal on cue 1 [La • • --
Tuesday, by the statement in the London papers of
the preceding day, that the returns of the quarter's
revenue ending the sth instant, showed a comparative
decline. Stock and shares felt the effect of this im-
pression, but recovered in some degree when it became
known that Consols rose in London on Monday.
The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. tsc. ; the Five per
Cents., 121 f. 75c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2681. 75c.' •
' Rouen 1,0071. (.oc.; Havre, 722 f. 50c.; Great Northern 7231.
75c. ; Avignon, 882 f. 50c. ; Viorzon, 6371. 50c. • ' Bordeaux,
57:f. 50c. ; Boulogne, 4701. ; Fampoux, 402 f. 50c. ; Paris
and Strasburg, 488 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 5021.
50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 527 f 50c. Belgian Two-and a-
Half per Cents., 55%; Spanish Actives, 31%.
The following are the quotations for the new lines:—
Lyons and Avignon, definitives, 498 f. 75e.; Bordeaux and
Cette, 480 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. ;
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
At Liverpool yesterday the sales of Cotton were 7,000 to
8,000 bales, including 500 American on speculation; 1,000
I.; ennuis and Maranhams, at 4%d. to 54d. ; 200 Bahia, at '
6d to 61Ad. ; 100 Egyptian, at 51/2d. to 6d.; and 300 Surat,
at 3d. to 31/td. per lb. The rest was American, at 4d. to 1
51,4 d. The market closed very firmly, and American was
rather dearer to buy. Shares were firmer.
It is with much pleasure that we have to note the fact
that a Committee has been appointed for the purpose of ac-
tively prompting the " Penny Subscription" for the " Peel
Testimonial." And in the most influential circles here, it is
thought no one could have been selected better than Colonel
Thompson, the talented author of the " Anti-Corn-
law Rhymes," as President, nor a more judicious selection
as the Deputy, than Captain Polhill, to the " old friend of
free trade." No doubt can therefore exist but that a most
ample fund will be realised to carry out the great object,
originally, and still advocated, by Alfred," the talented
Correwondent of our Contemporary, the Morning Advertiser.
There have not been any later Colonial arrivals announced
in the City this morning.
The expectations entertained in some quarters that the
directors of the Bank of England would at their early meet-
ing to-day announce a change in the rate of interest has not
yet been confirmed, nor do we expect that any alteration
will at present be announced.
The Public Securities have been ratherheavy this morning.
Consols for Money ex. dividend have receded from 9614 to
95X, and precisely the same change has taken place in
the quotations for the next settling day. The premium upon
Exchequer-bills has receded rather considerably,; notwith-
standing a very considerable proportion of the surplus reve-
nue put at the disposal of the Sinking Fund Commissioners
is to be laid out in purchasing such securities up. The pre •
mium now is 12s. Bank Stock has advanced again to 209,
with a steady demand. The Reduced Three-and-a Quarter
per Cents. are firm at 9714 N.
There has been a very dull market flm the Foreign Bonds
to-day, in fact, scarcely a dozen real bargains have been
quoted. The Equador Bonds have been sold at 3%, the
Mexican Five per Cents. at 2714, the Dutch Two and-a-
Half per Cents. at 60, and the Four per Cent. Bonds
at 93%.
The fluctuations in
.the Railway Share and Scrip Market
have been exceedingly slight to-day, as will be perceived by
a reference to our authorised list of prices.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock .. • • • • .. • • 209
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 96%56
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • • • 961/4 9574
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 97 X %
Long Annuities, Expire Jan: 5, 1860 .. 10X
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 g
Bank Stock for Account • • • • .. .. 208
Consols for Opening • • .. 961,6 95%
Exchequer Bills. 1X d. I X,d.
1,0001. .. 14 13 16 12 pm.
5001. .. pm.
Ditto, Small .• .... 14 18 13 pm.
Equador Bonus • • • • • (yr r.nric_
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 27X-
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 60 • •
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 93 X

BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PEP. Baena.
Aberdeen ............15_ .... S% .... to

Amber., Notti ng., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2....1 .. .. to
i3lrrnlngham and Oxford Junction • . 2 .... 41,6 .... to
_ _

Bristol and Exeter

Caledonian

.. 75 .... 82

to

.. • • .. .. 15. .... 9%1,1,.. to

Ditto Half Shares .. • • • • • • 2% •• •• I jA; •• to 1

Ditto Extension .. . - • .. 21 .. • • 1.. i; .• •-to - -
Cambridge and Oxford . • • • • • • . 1% —. . IA !.. .. to

Derby mid Crewe •• .. • • • • 2% .. to
Direct Manchester (Remington's) .. % • ... to
Direct Northern . • • • • . .. 2 .. to --7

Eastern Counties • • 141. 16s. 24 '24 to 24%
Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No. 1, 61 13s. 4d. • ... .. to
Ditto, ditto • . .. No. 2, 61. 13s. 4d..... %%p to
Ditto, York Extension .. • . 10s. •• • • 1% .to 2
Eastern Union • • 30 •• • • •• .. to
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • • • 7% .. • • 10% • • to
East Lincolnshire .. • . • • • • 1%• • • • %••.. to

Edinburgh and Glasgow • . • • ••50 ,_
.• • . -- • • .. to
Ditto, Half Shares .. •• • • • • 10.. ••.. 17%.... to

Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester • • .. 5% •• • • 4• •.. to
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 20 .....22 ...• to

Great Western

.. .. .. .. 85 ....153 .... to-

Ditto, Quarter Shares. • • 10 •• .. 22%.... to 23%
Ditto, Fifths .. • • 20 345 .... to 33%

Leicester and Bedford

.. .. .. 225.

dis. to

London and Birmingham •• ..100 .• ..224 • • .. to
Ditto. Quarter Shares • • 2 .... 294.... to
Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .. • • 25 ix • to 7.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCUELL.)
WAKEFIELD AND BINGLEY V. BROWN.
This was an action to recover damages for dilapidations. '
The actual plaintiff w:s a Mr. Bingley, a licensed victualler,
at the King's Arms, Shoreditch. The defendant is a livery-
stable keeper. .
Mr. Crowder and Mr. Corrie appeared fur the plaintiff,
and Mr. Maynard for the defendant.
Mr. CROWDER stated the cases It appeared that in 1826,
Mr. Bing:ey erected extensive stapling, &c., which be leased
in 1830 to a Mrs. Brown, and on her decease in 1840 the
premises fell into the possession of the defendant till 1843,
when the defendant, who considered that if be got rid of the
lease, he also got rid of his liability under the covenants of
the lease; and he therefore assigned it to a person named
Hardwick, who was a mere pauper, and could neither pay
rent or put the place in repair. The action was therefore
brought to recover for the damage done during the time the
defendant held the lease, and for which he was clearly liable.
Witnesses were then called for the plaintiffs, whc esti-
mated the damage at about 120/. ; but after a consultation
between the Learned Counsel, it was agreed that a verdict
should be taken for 401.
ROBERTS V. FOULKE3.
This was an action to recover the suns of 111. 15s. 4d. on an
attorne3 's bill.
Mr. 'l'. B. Huoints stated the case for the plaiatiff. It
appeared that, in 1814, the plaintiff spoke to a Mr. Wood,
who had acted as his attorney, to bring an action on a bill of
elccbane, but as the parties were friends he declined, but, at
the request of defendant, retained the plaintiff to bring an
action in the name of Trapp, as plaintiff did not wish his
own name to appear.
Wood was ailed, and swore positively to this fact, At
the present time he was not in practice, as he had not taken
out his certificate. He admitted that Trapp was a client of
his own.
Mr. THOMAS contended that Wood had employed Roberts
himself, and was paid as the cause went on—that in this case
Roberts did not see Foulkes, and Trapp was his own client,
and set up by him against the defendant in that suit, who
was also his client. He considered this was most dishonour-
able in itself, and ought to throw great doubt on the whole of
the witnesses' evidence.
The jury gave a verdict for the defendant.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Eliza Cross, a remarkably good- looking well-dressed female,
about twentv-five years of age, was charged with feloniously
stealing a silver watch, a gold watch-chain, and three gold
watch seals, the
_property of Mr. P. Beambine, of No. 29.
Windmill street, Haymarket. It appeared from the statement
of the prosecutor, that a month or five weeks af,o, between
nine and ten o'clock in the evening, he met with the prisoner,
who was a perfect stranger to him, in the neighbourhood of
the Haymarket, he got into conversation with her, and she
accepted his arm for a walk. Ultimately they repaired to
some oyster rooms in the Haymarket, to partake of supper;
they drank rather freely, and on leaving there walked about
Cor_spme time, and then bad some more wine. Eventually
ings, and psi-Vie nignrem9PaParg him to
with his latch key unknown to the inmates of the
house. He awoke about five o'clock in the
morning, and found the prisoner had left time house; he also
missed his watch and appendages from off the dressing-table,
where he had placed it over-night. He gave information of
the robbery at the police-station in Vine-street, Piccadilly,
but no trace of the prisoner could be obtained. Between six
and seven o'clock last evening he met her at the end of Great
Windmill-street, and gave her into custody.
The constable stated, that on taking the prisoner into cus-
tody she at once asserted that the prosezutor had given the
watch to her. She elso stated that she was a married woman,
and gave the address of her husband, who is butler in a gen-
tleman's family in the neighbourhood of Covent-garden.
Witness called on him, and on his being made acquainted
with the nature of the accusation against his wife, he pro-
duced two pawnbrokers' duplicates, which he said his wife
had given him, alleging that she had found them. He denied
most strongly any knowledge of the watch affair, and seemed
most painfully shocked at the untoward discovery that had
taken place. One of the duplicates was of the watch pawned
for 1/. 18s. and the other of the chain and three seals for 18s.
on the same day, at the shop of Mr. Havener, of No. 18,
Queen's. buildings, Chelsea, pawnbroker, by the prisoner, who
was then living in the- neighbourhood, and gave her right
name and address.
Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoner if she wished to say
anything?
The Prisoner, with much firmness—lt is true I met that
gentleman as he had stated, and he persuaded me to take
supper with him ; after which he produced the watch, and
asked me if I did not think it very pretty. I said I greatly
admired it. He said lie would give it me if I would pass the
night with him. I was tempted by the watch, to my shame
I consented. At his lodgings he wound up the watch, and,
putting it in ray hands, said, "There, it is now your own."
He knew when I left in the morning. His money and things
were lying on the table. I did not pawn the watch until
four or five days after.
Mr. HARDWICK asked the prosecutor if there was any
truth in the prisoner's statement about his giving her the
watch. The prosecutor said—Certainly not.'
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS DAY).

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.:
NEW MEMBER. -

Mr. MAccurizocK took the oaths and his seat for Carlow.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed :
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway.
Brighouse Sewerage, Drainage, and Lighting.
Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Railways.
Clonmel and Tirades Railway.
Cockerinouth and Workington Extension Railway.
Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway.
Creagh's Divorce Bill.
Cromford Canal.
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways
Junction. _ _

Furness Railway Extensions.
Great Southern and Western Railway (Cork Extension).
Huddersfield ard Manchester Railway (Oidham Branch).
Huddersfield and Sheffield and Manchester and Leeds Rail-
ways Amalgamation.
Killarney Junction Railway.
Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway.
Mallow and Annoy Railway.
Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions.
Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Liffey Branch
and Longford Deviation).
Monmouthshire Railways.
Mountmellick Junction Railway.
Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway.
Norfolk Estuary.
Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction
Railway.
Plymouth Great Western Docks.
Severn Navigation.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway, &c.,
Amalgamation.
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway
(Peak Forest, and Macclesfield Canal Purchases).
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junc-
tion Railway.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolver-
hampton line).
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury to
Stafford).
Strathtay and Breadalbane Railway.
Taw Vale Railway Extension.
Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway.
Vale of Neath Railway.
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway.
West Riding Union Railway (No. 2).
Wexford harbour Improvement.
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway.
LIVERPOOL AND BURY, AND MANCHESTER AND
LEEDS RAILWAY AMALGAMATION BILL.

Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the consideration of this
report, on the ground that the property and interests of one
large Company was transferred to another Company against
the wishes and consent of the owner', and moved that it be
re-clminit ted.

After a short discussion, the motion was withdrawn.
NEW WRIT.

Mr.l TUFNELL moved for a new writ for the borough
of Lichfield, in the room of Lord Alfred Paget, who had
accepted the office of Clerk Marshal and Chief Equerry in
her-Majesty's Household.
Mr. DIUNTZ moved that the Committee on the Birming-
ham and Oxford Junction Railway Bill, and Birmingham
and Oxford Junction Railway (Birmingham Extension) Bill,
have leave to report forthwith, and that the reports be taken
into consideration.

Mr. E. DENISON objected to the toll clause as it now
stood in the Bill, and: thought it ought to be revised. The
first part of the clause might remain, but the latter, he con-
sidered, ought to be altered.

Mr. T. 'BARING said the object sought by the re-com-
mittal of the Bill was the revision of the toll charges. He
thought the clause as it now stood gave the Great Western
Company practically a complete control of the line. He
would ask the Chairman of the Committee what the members
of it meant by the introduction of the altered words in the
clause?
Sir R. FERGUSON said before the alteration was made

the Committee consulted both companies interested, and the
result was the clause which was now submitted to the

House. He thought the clause fair towards the interests of
all the parties concerned.
Sir G. CLERK did not think the clause to be such as some
Hon. Members represented it. From reading it he did not
think it would throw the whole management and advantages
of the line into the hands of the Great Western Company.
The interpretation be put on it was nothing more than that
the shareholders of the company should not have the power
to prevent the Great Western Company running along it ;
and that the former should not be allowed to play into the
bands of the other great rival company. Under all the cir-
Cumstances he must support the clause.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.

Messengers from the Lords.brought;up several Bills, which
were ordered to lie on the table.
The discussion on the railway Bill previously under consi-
deration was then resumed.
Mr. HODGSON thought they ought to judge the clause,
not iu reference to the London and Birmingham or Great
Western Companies, but in regard to the public interests.
He thought the clause so important that it ought to he
printed, and that time should be given for its consideration.
They would then see whether it was really in agreement
with the general intentions of the resolutions on railways
passed by Parliament.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET wag in favtur of the
clause as it stood.
Mr. G. W. IIAYTER admitted that this case was pro-
vided for by the Consolidated Act, in the event of the two
parties being favourable to the union ; but the House must
recollect that the Grand Junction and Manchester and
Birmingham Railways, who were allied to the London and
Birmingham, held the majority of the shares in the proposed
line, and hence the latter Company would have the power
of preventing the Great Western Company from using the
line :mess the House agreed to the clause in its original
form.— ( Ilea r,
.'ear.) Now, under these circumstances, he
contended that Y.':
wa!! for the benefit of the public that the
amendments which hat:
proposed should be agreed to.
Mr. GREENE protested t.hiTizaast nall,7ssino ecseofta3r.
whatever for inserting the clause in meat Western
as the original Consolidated Act gave the w line,
Company - • sufficient power and control over the
either as regarded the rights of themselves or the interest u.
the publie.—(Hear, hear.)
After a few words from Mr. Mtrwrz and Mr. DENISON, the
amendment was withdrawn, and the clause in its original
form was agreed to.
The report was then received, and the Bill, as amended,
ordered to be engrossed.
LIVERPOOL, ORMSKIRS, AND PRESTON
RAILWAY.

The consideration of the report on this Bill was 'loomed.
The report was ultimately agreed to, and the Bill ordered to
be eogrosaed.

BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM, AND MIDLANDS

RAILWAY.'
On the question being put for the third reading of this

Bill,
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET suggested that the Big
should be postponed, in order that a similar clause to tbr?t
introduced into the Oxford and Birmingham Railway Ei
should be inserted in this Bill. The circumstance*
connected with the two limes, and their relations to otter
companies, were precisely the same.
Th 9 third reading under these circumstances was P°9t-

poned till to morrow.
LARNE, BELFAST, AND BALLYMENA.
Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE moved "That the petition of
certain shareholders in Al. le Lame, Belfast, and Ballymeh'
Railway Company, complaining of a fraudulent return to the
resolutions of the 30th day of April last, be referred to f`
Select Committee; and that all further proceedings on the
said Bill be postponed until the Committee shall have re-
ported thereon." He stated that the Bill bad been relerre.e
to Mr. Green as an approved measure, and the promoters,
complying with a resolution of the House had made a frau'
dulent return, in which they stated that no shares had been
retained for the provisional committee, whereas the Pet;
tioners stated, arid were prepared to prove, that 1,025 shar_,
had been allotted to 35 directors, who it appeared had Or,
vanished into four, and these four had taken oe'l
100 shares amongst them. Upon the 1,025 shares ()ll'
ginally allotted to the directors, only 300 had been
paid upon, and the company had received 18,0001. from t tIA
public. He therefore moved that a Committee be appoint;
to whom this matter should be referred, with power to reP°

immediately to the House.—( Hear, heiy.)
Mr. RICARDO opposed the motion, and contended 014
it would be unfair, now that the Bill had passed both 110,11
of Parliament, to put the promoters to the expens3
trouble of going before another Committee.
Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Baring, and Mr. Esteel!4
thought, as the petitioners appeared to feel themselves 1!10",
jured by the proceedings, the motion ought to be agreed 1,4
Mr. RICARDO said, that being so he would willing',
withdraw his opposition.—(Hear, hear.)
The motion was then agreed to. r,
On the mution of Mr. DUNCOMBE, the following L'°,
Gentlemen were appointed members of the Committee,'
Mr. E. Denison, Mr. Beckett, Sir Robert Ferguson, "Y
Mr. T. S. Duncombe.
The reports on the following Bills were received :
Billingsgate Market.

Curtis's-Divorce.
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Bradford BrancL4.
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway and lr
Dock.
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Stafforda
Junction Railway (Coalbrookdale Branch).
South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches (JA
Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth).
Taff Vale Railway.
Tunbridge Wel ls. mprovein ent. Altr
Warwickshire and London Railway (Hampton and

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church line). half
Warwickshire and London Railway (Hampton and Ban-
line).
iv.,rwickshire and London Railway (Worcester and Fieel4
line). otei
The following reports ofßills wore considered and a—°.,,,tp
Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loot;

Rail way.
Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena Railway (by order).
Templemore and Nenogh Railway.
THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK.
Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the D11"0°
Brunswick, complaining that be could not obtain iniPartb
justice in the courts of law of this country, and of various °,:ct,
hardships to which he had been subjected. The petition
chided with a prayer to the House that they would arPt°ifit
a Committee, before which lie should be able to Substan Ulb
his charges. The Hon. Member gave notice that be sots
to-morrow, move that the petition be printed with the
BATTERSEA PARK BILL (APPLICATION. °t,

MONEYS).
This Bill went through Committee. cl °I
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, an o
House adjourned, at Two o'clock, until Twelve to•mortc