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London, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENIN6,_A.UGUSTTr26, 1846.

The fallowing Bills were read a third time and
passed
'The Naval and Military Departmenta Bill.
The Steam Navigation Bill.
The Income-tax Deductions Bill.
The New Zealand Loan Act Amendment Bill.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCES BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, the only amend-
ments proposed being those of utechnical nature intro-
, duced for the purpose of extending the provisions of the
( Bill to Scotland.
MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON
RAILWAY. _

Lord MONTEAGLE brought up the report of the
Select Committee on the Manchester and Southampton
Railway, which stated that the Bill should not be
allowed to be proceeded with.
RETURNS.

The Marquis of LANSDO WNE laid upon the table
of the House the minutes of the evidence given before
the Metropolitan Railway Commission ;I also a report of
the Commissioners of Parkhurst prison, Isle of Wight ;
also a return of the amount of money paid for the Irish
police and constabulary.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS BILL.

This Bill was read a first time.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 24.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' BILL.
The Railway Commissioners' Bill was then read a
third time and passed.
MEXICO.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX.
CHEQUER, that the other orders of the day be now
proceeded with,
Lord G. BENTINCK said he would take that oppor-
tunity to call the attention of the House to the present
state of the relations between the United States and
Mexico. The annual amount exported by this country to
Mexico was some half million per annum. The number of
mining and other companies in that country, conducted by
British merchants, was above sixty-five. The capital
involved was about ten millions, and the debt owing by
Mexico to Great Britain was 10,200,0001. It was
~herofore evident, that anything that affected
that country was of the first importance to
England. It would be in the recollection of the House,
that it was now from ten to fifteen years that the majority
of land speculators called the attention of the American
Government to the propriety of forming settlements in
Texas. The desire of speculating in land became enormous
till at last the Government of Texas transferred, for the
sum of 2,000,000 dollars, a tract of country to the extent of
400 square leagues. Mexico, the sovereign country,
refused to sanction this annexation, and from that time
it was the purpose of America to stir up rebellion
in the former country. An army of 800 men was
subsequently organised, which army consisted of 760
Americans, and only about 40 Texans. Yet this was
called the efforts of Texas for freedom. It would be
also recollected that when Mexico threw off the
domination of the elder country, it was determined
that no slaves should for the future be im-
ported, but that slavery should be altogether abolished.
Matters went thus on till the year 1845, when a further
manifesto of independence was issued at the convention
of Austen. The number of persons who signed that
convention was sixty-one, and of these forty-nine w2re
Americans, yet this convention was made the excuse
for further demands on the part of America.
The designs of the United States of America did not,
however, cease with the annexation of Texas, for tLey
were at present seeking to aggrandise their power by
the annexation of Mexico and California. There
never was a more flimsy pretext urged for aggression
than was put forth by the United States for entering
the territory of Mexico. Never was there a case more
unjustifiable and less provoked ; and unless some inter-
ference took place Mexico must succumb, and be also
annexed to the United States. The state of Louisiana
sent 5,000 men for the invasion of Mexico, and 2,000
more afterwards followed. As the question of the an-
nexation of Texas was the electioneering test for the
Presidency of the United States at the late elections, so
would the annexation of Mexico be the cry in 1848. The
great object of the Americans was to extend their domi-
nion and to sogreat an extent did this feelingprevail, that
it was not unusual to hear this sentiment—" May the
stars that bespangle the flag of America be so thick as
to leave no room for the stripes." His object in calling
attention to this subject was, that her Majesty's Govern-
ment might be fully aware of the necessity of giving their
best attention to the movements of that country. The
organ of the United States' Government, the Washing-
ton Union, denied that there had been any offer of
mediation by this country, and as this conflicted with
the statements made by the late Government, he wished
to know from the Noble Lord at the head of foreign
affairs, whether any mediation had been offered, and
what had been the result.

Lord PALMERSTON should have had great plea-
sure in answering the question which his Noble Friend
had put to him. He trusted, however, that the House
would think that it was most fitting for him, in the po-
rtion which he had the honour to hold, if he did not
follow his Noble Friend through the whole of the obser-
vations which his Noble Friend had made with respect
to past transactions between this country, the United
States, Mexico, and Texas, in regard to the annexation
of Texas to the United States. These were matters
which belonged to past periods; they were facts hist( ri-
cally known ; and he thought the House would agree
with him that it would not be useful, and was not neces-
sary, that he should give any opinioa upon them. His
Noble Friend had expressed an opinion as to the injury
that was arising to British interests from the war be-
tween Mexico and the United States. He (Lord
Palmerston) entirely concurred with his Noble
Friend in thinking that in the present state
of the international relations between the states
of the civilized world, it was impossible that
any war could arise between two independent na-
tions without causing injury to the interests of those
countries which might happen to have relations of com-
merce with the two belligerent states ; and he believed
that just in proportion as commerce was set tree from- all
those restrictions which set a limit to trade and circum
scribed its extent, in that very same proportion would it
be the interest of all nations that peace should prevail
throughout the world ; and therefore it was that he
looked to the progress that had lately been made by
those doctrines of free trade as most satisfactory, because
he believed they were calculated to promote the cause of
peace all over the world.—(Cheers.) He thought, how-
ever, that his Noble Friend had in some degree exagge-
rated the facilities with which (as ho had stated) the
United States might establish their dominion over the
territory of Mexico.— (Hear, hear.) That territory was
vast in extent, and in no proportion to its vastness was
it difficult for military operations.—(Hear, hear.) That
territcry was inhabited by a very large population-
-8,000,000 or 9,000,000 he thought.
Mr. BERNAL—Between 8,000,000 and 10,000,000.
Lord PALMERSTON resumed—That territory, it
seemed, was inhabited by between 8,000,000 and
10,000,000 of persons, of a different race, he believed,
from the race who peopled the United States ; of a re-
ligion different from the religion of the people of the
United States, and therefore, though it might have been
easy for the people of the United States to incorporate
with the inhabitants of Texas, which was tilled and in-
habited almost entirely by settlers from the United
States, the question, he could assure •the House, became
very different when the country sought to be incorpo•
rated was inhabited by a race so very different as the
Mexicans were from the Americans. But he would wish
to say nothing which could in any degree affect that cha-
racter for impartiality which befitted a Government that
had made offers of mediation between two contending
states.--(Cheers.) His Noble Friend doubted the accu-
racy of the statement that an offer had bean made by the
late Government of mediation on the part of Great Bri-
tain between the two parties. He (Lord Palmerston)
was glad, in justice to hia'predecessors, that his Noble
Friend enabled him to set that question right. The
facts of the case were shortly these :—lt was perfectly
true, as had• been asserted by the Right Honourable
Baronet at the head of her Majesty's late Government,
that an offer was made to the United States' Govern-
ment, and also communicated to the Government of
Mexico, which her Majesty's late Government under-
stood and meant to be an offer of mediation; that that
offer was conveyed, and, as he thought, properly con-
veyed, in terms which left a great latitude of interpreta-
tion to the Government of the United States. Our posi-
tion with regard to the United States just at that period
was not that which was becoming the character of a
mediator. Our disputes and negotiations with reference
to the Oregon question had not come to a final settle-
ment. It was possible, notwithstanding the negotiations
then going on between the United States and ourselves,
that the question might assume a position which would
have divested us altogether of the character belonging
to a mediator, and then the mediation of which we had
made an offer would have been put out of the question.
Now the offer which was made by her Majesty's late
Government to the Government of the United States
was in effect this—that if the Government of the
United States were disposed to ask the mediation
of the Government of Great Britain, that mediation
would be formally offered and accorded. He thought
that was going as far as the British Government could
have gone in the position in which they were placed.
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in which the Oregon question placed Great Britain with
reference to the United States, did not think it expe-
dient to express any opinion in answer to the communi-
cation from the British Government. The Government
of the United States thought that it did not require an
answer to be made to it. It had been intended by her
Majesty's Government that they were to be left to do as
they pleased, and accordingly no umbrage was taken by
the Government of this country at that omission to
answer their note. He had had an interview, not long
ago, with Mr. M'Lane, who had been obliged, he
(Lord Palmerston) was sorry to say, on account of his
health, to return to the United States—and he (Lord
Palmerston) was sure that every body who had had the
pleasure of knowing that distinguished man would agree
in regretting that we had lost the benefit of his services
here as the organ for promoting that mediation between
the two countries now at war. Whoever might be
sent by the Government of the United States to supply
his place, he (Lord Palmerston) was sure that no man
could have more at heart the maintenance of good rela-
tions between Great Britain an& the United States, or
more fully possessed of all the qualities that could en-
able him to carry his wishes in that respect into effect.
But, as he had said, he had lately had an interview with
Mr. MtLane, and he found from him, that was the un-
derstanding on the part of the United States with re-
spect to the offer of mediation. But since he (Lord
Palmerston) had had the good fortune, immediately
after his taking possession of his present office, to in-
terchange with. Mr. M'Lane the ratifications of the
treaty between this couutryed the United States re-

specting the Oregon territory, he had given instructions
to Mr. Pakenham to renew the offer of mediation on the
part of this country to the Government of the United
States in such a shape as would require an answer.—
(Cheers.) A corresponding communication had been
made on the part of this country to Mexico, and it
depended on the answers this country received, how far
this country might entertain hopes of bringing the question
to an amicable settlement ; and he was sure that the
hopes of all well-wishers of this country, and of the
United States, would be that that should be the result.
He_thought it was a question of some importance, as
illustrating a general principle, that the United States,
having a war with Mexico which involved a great
increase of expenditure, and finding that their revenue
was unable to meet the demands of the war, bethought
themselves how best they might remedy that deficiency.
And what was the step which the United States' Go-
vernment took for the purpose ? That step was to
lower the duties of their tariff.—(Hear, hear.) When
they wanted revenue they said, " Our high protective
duties, which are all very well in a time of peace, and
when revenue is no object to us, must be abandoned now
that we are about to commence a war which requires a
great and augmenting revenue."—(Hear, hear.) This
was a fact which afforded a strong illustration of the
truth of the doctrinei which showed that freedom of
commercial intercourse was not only conducive to the
development of the industry of a country, but was the
surest foundation of an augmenting and prosperous
revenue.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. DISRAELI said British merchants were more
deeply interested in this question than his Noble Friend
thought, and he could assure the House that those
merchants entertained a conviction that the political
existence of Mexico was at present at stake. It would,
therefore, have been some consolation to them had the
Noble Lord, the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, informed them that "'his negotiation had
been accepted.—(Hear, hear.) That was, in fact,
the only answer from the Treasury which could give
any consolation or hope to the British merchant. He
could not find either hope or consolation in the
vague statement of the Noble Lord, that in the
development of the principles of free trade they would
find the best means of stopping foreign wars. He did
not credit that theory, and, under present circumstances,
he was less willing to credit it when the Noble Lord
told them in another part of his observations that the
reason the commercial duties of America were reduced
was to increase their means of prosecuting war.—
(Hear, hear.) Now he had said that it was the
opinion of British merchants that the political existence
of Mexico was at stake, and that was, perhaps, the
best authority for his Noble Friend bringing forward
that subject almost on the last day of the session. Cir-
cumstances of the most fatal character might occur
in Mexico before they met again ; and it was the
knowledge of this no doubt which had induced his
Noble Friend to call the attention of Government and
the people of England to the present position of
that kingdom. The Noble Lord the Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs had remarked that
the case of Texas was a matter of history. It was
because it was a matter of history that his Noble
Friend had referred to it. It was an illustra-
tion of a system which had already proved
most prejudicial to the interests of the
English nation.--(Hear.) Now just the same system
was being pursued with regard to Mexico, and his Noble
Friend and himself, and the merchants of Eng-
land, were anxious that the case of Mexico should
not become a matter of history.—(Hear, hear.) When
the merchants of England lent their capital to Mexico
they received in return a mortgage upon two
Mexican provinces, and when the people could
not pay the interest, at a subsequent period,
in the year 1837, psssed a law of compensation, which
was both equitable and just for the English creditor.—
( Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, who understood the question
well, had referred them to the very satisfac-
tory arrangement which had been come to be-
tween this country and America upon the sub-
ject of the Oregon treaty, but, in his opinion,
that treaty was only a step in advance to the con-
summation of the United States' plans with
regard to Mexico. The policy of the United States
had been to surround Mexico, and this treaty would be
the means of extending the territories of the United
States to the Pacific. Now, without meaning to com-
plain in any way of this treaty, the question, with
the British merchant was, whether the Govern-
ment of this country saw a fair probability of
preserving the political integrity of Mexico They,
therefore, wished, at the close of the session, that
the attention of the country should be called to the sub
ject, in order that the Minister of the Crown should be
held directly responsible for what might occur, as far
as he could legitimately be so —(Hear.) No country in
the world was so fertile as Mexico, and it might be
said, while it produced every vegetable of other
countries—while it produced sugar, coffee, and to-
bacco, at the same time its mines produced the
circulating medium of Europe to the extent of 20,000,000
of dollars—(Hear, hear.) What alarmed the British
merchant was, that there existed no power of
self-government in Mexico, and every state was making
overtures to different countries for protection. There
was a large trade carried on even now between this
country and Mexico, and therefore it was, independent
of the loan, that. British merchants were anxious
to have this state of uncertainty removed.—(llear,
hear.) In 1842 he moved for returns which showed
that, upon the average, the trade between this country
and Mexico amounted to half a million sterling per
annum, while if they went back to those years, such as
1824, when peace and tranquillity prevailed in Mexico,
it exceeded one mil!ion sterling ; and hsd
this country preserved that tranquillity the trade
by this time must have exceeded two millions sterling.
Ministers, however, had made use of a weapon which,
when applied by an ancient monarchy, was always
strong. They had made • use of diplomacy ;
but where was the use of holding a diplomatic
intercourse with such cabinets as had latterly
existed in Mexico, at which the commandant for the
time being of the capital was at the head, and
which seldom or never lasted more than a
month?—(Hear, hear.) Diplomacy proved exceedingly
effective when it was resorted to between this country
and such Courts as those of St. Petersburgh and the
Tuileries. Now Government had made use of treaties
and resorted to diplomacy, but still without
effect. There was yet a third course for
them to pursue. Would they act towards
Mexico as they acted towards other states under
similar circumstances ? Would they protect Mex-
ico ? Would they do for Mexico what they
had done for Greece ? Would they come for-
ward in combination with other great powers who had
particular interests in Mexico and establish a pro-
tectorate which should give Mexico ten years ortran
quillity ? This was the question the merchants of
England wanted answered, and unless it were answered
favourably, unless they pursued a determined and vi-
gorous policy with regard to Mexico, their North
American empire would in the end be subjected to
similar attacks.—(Hear.)
Mr. BERNAL said he was the last man to underrate
the importance of this subject, or the valuable state-
ments of the Honourable Member for Shrewsbury,
but he, at the same time, did not believe that
any Government would be justified in adopting
the course suggested by the Noble Lord on the
data that he had put forward. The views of the
Noble Lord were most chimerical, end if carried
nto practice would be most dangerous to thiscountry. Did
he wish the British Government to parade the Pacific with
our fl-et for the purpose of demonstrating to America
our wishes and demands concerning Mexico ? Let
the House wait until the next meeting of Parliament
bef)re they adopted the motion of the Noble Lord; because
in the meantime the United States might very probably
retrace their steps with regard to Mexico. The Eng-
Government had interfered with Greece, and
he must certainly admit that the result of that interfer- '
enc,,, was not such as to induce him to sanction a
similar interference with Mexican affairs.

Mr. P. HOWARD said, that although the Mexicans
had npt hitherto been successful in those pitched battles
which they had fought with the United States,
he was not without hope that every well-regu-
lated mind would side with those who were de-
fending their homes and homesteads, and that
the long suffering tenacity of the Spanish character
would be able to maintain themselves against the well
disciplined forces of America. He hoped that the
Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) would be successful in
his efforts to settle the differences between Mexico and
America.

Mr. `VALLEY said he always considered the Noble
Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to be a man of
peace, and he (Mr. Wakley) must say that he had now
been put in a very anomalous position, and the Noble
Lard must feel very much struck at the complaints
now brought against him, that he had not sufficiently
interfered between two contending foreign powers.
He begged of the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) to
pursue his old policy, notwithstanding the complaints of
Hon. Members.
SMALL DEBTS BILL.
The order of the day was then read, and on the re-
port being brought up,
Lord G. SOMERSET asked the Right Honourable
Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Home Depart•
meet, whethir it was intended that the judges to be
appointed under this Bill should be allowed to sit in
Parliament ?

Sir GEORGE GREY said, that the Bill would in-
capacitate the judges from sitting in Parliament ?
Mr. WAKLEY said that it was with great regret
that he saw that attorneys were to be excluded from the
office of judges in the courts to be formed under the
present Bill. He did not think it wise to
exclude attorneys from these officer, and to
fix upon the public an inferior class of professional men.
Ile thought the best course would be to encourage in
attorneys a feeling of emulation, and give them admis-
sion to the judgeships to be appointed under
the provisions of this Act. No arguments
had been advanced to show that this class were
disqualified from holding these offices. In consequence
of the great patronage created by this and other Bills
there would soon be no such thing as independence at
the bar, for all those persons connected with it would
seek, by their obsequiousness and obedience to the
ruling powers, to obtain those situations ; and it was
most unjust, cruel, unwise, and impolitic to exclude those
parties, and he would therefore beg to renew the pro-
posal which he had made on a former occasion, namely,
to admit attorneys as judges in the courts.'
On the motion of Sir G. GREY, several additional
clauses were proposed and agreed to in the Bill.
Mr. WAKLEY then rose to move the insertion of
the words in the 41st clause, after the word " barrister,"
" or as attorney-at-law."
Sir G. GREY said that, after the decision which had
already beea come to on the subject, he was not prepared
to concede the proposed alteration.
Mr.WAKLEYsaidthat inconsequence of the intima-

lion of the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State,
he would withdraw his motion.

The motion was accordingly withdrawn. The report,
with several verbal amendments was then agreed to,
and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-
morrow.

The reports upon the District Lunatic Asylum (Ire-
land) Bill, the Pawnbrokers' Bill, and• the Waste
Lands (Australia) Bill, were severally brought up and
agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time to-
morrow.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Jails Morgan was charged with stabbing a constable in the
employ of the Great Western Railway Company, named
O'Hara.

The complainant said he went into the Cock public-house,
New- street, Berwick -street,' about nine o'clock on Saturday
night, and when about to quit the house, the prisoner, who
was standing in front of the bar, with a number of other
young men, called out, "Here's a Great Western police-
man," and drawing a sword from a stick which he had in
his hand, made a pass at him and stabbed him in the right
shoulder.

Police-constable Wills said he took the prisoner into cus-
oody. He examined the complainant, and found a punctured
wound under the right arm.
The defence of the prisoner was that the wound was acci-
dental. He was flourishing about the sword at the time the
complainant passed him, and the point of the weapon went
against the constable.

The prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Colonel Montmorency Tucker, of her Majesty's service,
accompanied by Dr. V. 0. Zienkiewickzi, of Trevor-square,
Brompton, and several Polish officers, attended before Mr.
Broughton Yesterday to applyfor assault warrants against the
Rev. G. Roberts, curate of Christchurch, Spitallields • Mr. J.
Root, his clerk; Pilbrow, the parish beadle, and a police-con-
stable of the H division, under the following remarkable cir-
cumstances:—

The Rev. Doctor stated that, between 4 and 5 o'clock on
the afternoon of Sunday last, he proceeded, in the company
of a large body' of Polish gentlemen, to Spitalfields Church,
to take tart in the funeral obsequies of a deceased officer
named Karozmareki, who had greatly distinguished himself
in the service of his country; and that, previously to the
burial service being read by the Rev. Mr. Roberts, the offi-
ciating clergyman, an application was made to the clerk, on
the part of Captain Ludovic Pruszynski, for permission to
deliver a funeral oration over the grave of the deceased, in
accordance with the prescriptive usage of his country on
similar occasions. Not the least objection was offered to
this prop ,sition, and after the clergyman had completed
the service, and retired with his officials, the chief
mourner, in his native language, commenced an ad-
dress commemorative of the merits and services of
the deceased veteran ' • but, after proceeding for some time
without molestation, he was suddenly disturbed by the
abrupt interference of a policeman, who told him that he
was directed to put an immediate stop to the proceedings,
and required the whole party to leave the ground. On an
intimation, however, that the ceremony would only occupy
a few minutes longer, the constable respectfully withdrew
to the spot where the clergyman and his subordinates were
standing, and the speaker again proceeded with his oration,
but had only uttered a few sentences, when the parish-clerk,
accompanied by the same policeman and the beadle, forced
his way through the throng of mourners, and, having im-
peratively ordered him to desist, the whole three simultane-
owly seized hold of him, and dragged him forcibly from the
grave. Finding that they were precluded from discharging
the last offices to their deceased friend, without resorting to
an unseemly act of violence, they were induced to submit
passively to this vexatious treatment, and quitted the
ground ; but, as they could scarcely believe that such op-
pressive conduct was sanctioned by the laws of this country,
they had determined to seek redress at the hands of the ma-
gistrate.

Colonel Tucker here intimated that he bad been previously
an entire stranger to any of the complaining parties, but
happening to be accidentally passing the burial-ground at
the time in question, his attention was attracted by loud
cries of " Shame" proceeding from a crowd of persons assem-
bled in front of it; and on entering the gates, he met the
body of Poles" quietly departing, but expressing to each
other their sense of the indignity they had suffered, and ex-
claiming that they would have met with greater toleration
even in Russia than had been shown to them in this free
land. Having made himself acquainted with the facts of
the case from some unprejudiced bystanders, who evinced a
strong feeling of indignation at the scene they had wit-
nessed, be felt himself called upon to interfere on behalf of
the complainants, who considered themselves greatly ag-
grieved at such a harsh prohibition of those usual military
obsequies which were universally tolerated in all other
countries.

Mr. BROUGHTON said that, without entering into the
question as to how far the clergyman was justified in-direct-
ing his subordinates to adopt the course they were alleged
to have taken, he certainly did not himself appear to have
committed any overt act that would justify a magistrate in
issuing process against him ; but with regard to the three
other parties, he should order summonses to be made out for
using a greater degres of violence than the circumstances
demanded.

PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND).

A BILL INTITULED AN ACT TO AUTHORISE
THE APPLICATION OF MONEY FOR THE
PURPOSES OF LOANS FOR CARRYING ON
PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND.

'Whereas an Act was passed in the second year of the
reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti-
tuled an Act for the Extension and Promotion of Public
Works in Ireland: and whereas another Act was passed
in the seventh year of the same reign, intituled an Act to
amend an Act passed in the first and second years of his
present Majesty, for the Extension and Promotion of Pub-
lic Works in Ireland: And whereas another Act was
passed in the first year of the reign of her present
Majesty, intituled an Act to amend the Acts for the
Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ire-
land: And whereas another Act was passed in the
second year of the reign of her present Majesty, inti-
tuled an Act to authorise a further issue of Exchequer-
bills for Public Works and Fish ries and Employment of
the Poor ; and to amend the Acts relating thereto. And
whereas another Act was passed in the third year of the
reign of her 'present Majesty, intituled an Act to extend
and amend the provisions Of the Acts for the Extension
and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland ; and for the
Recovery of Public Moneys advanced for the use of coun-
ties, parishes, and other districts in Ireland, on the faith
of Grand Jury Presentments and Parochial Assess-
ments. And whereas another Act was passed in the fifth
year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled
an Act to awhorise the advance of Money out of
the Consolidated Fund to a limited amount, for carry-
ing en Public Works and Fisheries and Employment
of the Poor ; and to emend the Acts authorising the
issue of Exchequer-bills for the like purposes : And
whereas another Act was passed in the seventh year of
the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act to
amend the Acts for carrying on Public Works in Ireland:
And whereas another Act was passed in the ninth year
of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act for
the further amendment of the Acts for the Extension
and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland: And
whereas by an Act passed in the present session of Par-
liament, intituled an Act to authorise the advance of
Money out of the Consolidated Fund for carrying on
Public Works and Fisheries and Employment of
the Poor, the Commissioners of her Majesty's
Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland for the time being are empow-
ered, by warrant under the hands of any three or
more of them, to charge the Consolidated Fund of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and to
direct the issue or payment thereout to the account of
the Commissioners for the time IT ing for the reduction
of the national debt of a sum or sums of money not ex-
ceeding three hundred and sixty thowand pounds per
annum during the five years next ensuing the fourth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-
seven, by quarterly instalments or issues, not exceeding
ninety thousand pounds per quarter, the same to become
due on the fifth day of January, the fifth day of April,
the fifth day of July, and the tenth day of October in each
year, the first instalment thereof to become due and pay-
able on the sth day of April, one thousand eight hun-
dred and forty-seven: And whereas sundry advances or
loans have been made by the Commissioners of Public
Works in Ireland under the said first recited Act, and
the several Acts since passed for amending and extend-
ing the same ; for the purposes in the same Acts speci-
fied, and great benefits have been derived therefrom,
' and further advances or loans are required for the like
objects: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most
•
excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent
of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in
' this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority
of the same, that the Commissioners of Public Works
for the time bring shall be Commissioners for the execu-
tion of this Act.

11. Anti be it enacted, That the said Commissioners
of her Majesty's Treasury, by warrant under the hands
of any three or more of them, may direct from time to
time, that out of the sum, not exceeding three hundred
and sixty thousand pounds per annum, which by the said
Act of this present session of Parliament they are au-
thorised to charge on the Consolidated Fund of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and
ah they are authorised to direct to be paid
to the account of the Commissioners for the re-
duction of the national debt during the term of
five years next ensuing the fourth day of April,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, by quar-
terly instalments or issues not exceeding ninety thousand
pounds per quarter, as aforesaid, that there shall issue
and be paid unto the said Commissioners for the re-
duction of the national debt during the said term of five
years, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand pounds per
quArter, to b • at the disposal of the said Commissioners
of Public Works, as hereinafter mentioned, such quar-
terly instalments or issues to become due on the fifth day
of January, the fifth day of April, the fifth day of -July,
and the tenth day of October in each year, the first in-
stalment thereof to become dne and payable on the fifth
day of April. one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven,
111. And be it enacted, that for the purpose of re-
ceiving the said quarterly instalments, the said Com-
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt shall
continue or cause to be continued the separate account
already opened with them at the Bank of England,
.under the title of " The Commissioners for the Re-
duction of the National Debt, on account of the Public
Works Loan Fund for Ireland," which account the
Governor and Company of the Bank of England shall,
and they are hereby required, to continue in their
books accordingly ; and the said Commissioners for
the Reduction . of, the National .1)04 . shall continue
and keep, or ;cause to be continued and kept, in their
oi:fiee, a book or books, in which all moneys transferred. to
the said last-mentioned account by virtue of this Act,
and the sad recite d:Act of the seventh year'of the reign
of her present Majesty, shall be kept apart from all
other moneys, and such moneys shall be by the same
Commissioners held subject to the disposal of the said
Commissioners of Public Works for the several purposes
of the said first-recited Act, and the other Acts amend-
ing the same, and of this Act.
IV. And be it enacted, That when the said Commis-
sioner; of her Majesty's Treasury shall have sanctioned
any ban under this Act or any of the above-recited
Acts, and the said Commissioners of Public Works
shall have ascertained that any sum of money
is required to be issued on account of such loan,
they shall forthwith certify the amount of such issue to
the Commissioners for the reduction of the national
debt for the time being; and in every such certificate
the loan in payment of which such issue is required, and
the party or parties to whom such issue is intended to
be made shall be stated; and upon every such certifi-
cate being produced to the officer of the said Commis-
sioners gr the reduction of the national debt, the
Comptroller- General, or Assistant-Comptroller, or
chief clerk acting under the last named Commis-
sioners, shall upon the back of such certificate endorse
and sign an order for the payment of the sum men-
tioned in such certificate to the Governor and Company
of the Bank of England to be placed by them
to the account of the Governor and Company of the
Bank of Ireland, for the separate account and credit of
the Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland, on account
of the Public Works Loan Fund fur Ireland, to be by
him paid over on the warrants of the said Commission-
ers of Public Works: Provided always, that approval of
such issue by the Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury shall appear on such certifica-e under the hand of
one of their secretaries, and that the amount of such
issue shall not exceed the sum for the time being stand-
ing in the name of the said Commissioners for the Re-
duction of the National Debt, subjt ct to the disposal of
the said Commissioners of Public Works.

V. And be it enacted, That every such order of the
officer of the said Commissioners •for the Reduction of
the National Debt, before the issuing thereof; shall be
entered by the clerk or other proper officer, and shall be
countersigned by the actuary or other check officer act-.
ing under the said Commissioners for the Reduction of
the National Debt, and shall be addressed to the cashiers
of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England ;
and such cashiers, or one of them, shall, upon the pro-
duction of every such order, pay the sum mentioned
therein to the Governor and Company of the Bank of
England ; and the signature of one of the cashiers of
the said Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land, shall be a sufficient discharge to the said Commis-
sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt.
VI. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners for
the reduction of the National Debt shall cause to be
made up for examination and audit an annual account
to the thirty-first day of December in each year of the
recipts, payments, and balances on the said account so
directed to be kept by them in respect of the said Public
Works Loan Fund for Ireland as aforesaid, and shall
deliver the same to the Commissioners for auditing the
public accounts.
VII. And be it enacted, That the Governor and Com-
panyte
of the Bank of Ireland shall continue the account
already opened in their Books with the Paymaster of the
Civil Services of Ireland under the title of The Pay-
master of the Civil Services, on account of the repay-
in-nt of loans for Public Works;" and moneys which
shall from time to time be repad in respect of loans
made under this Act, or in respect of the interest
thereof, shall be carried to the credit of the same ac-
count.
VIII. And be it enacted, That as soon as any sum-of
money shall have been so lodged to the credit of the
said account of the Pay master of Civil Services, on ac-
count of the repayment of loans for Public Works, the
said Commissioner fur Public Works shall, upon a noti-
fication thereof, cause to be made out and delivered to
the Paymaster cf Civil Services a statement of the
proper appropriation of such payment, whether for ac-
count or
cause interest
pueshe to
wohribeh the
principal, p
repsaariedd ao r how much for each re-
spectively, Paymastereee
rd ih g
loyf
tCh Civil il
proper Se
shalla
receipt or voucher, and send the same to the said Com-
missioners of Public Works, who shall thereupon cause
the sum or sums therein mentioned to be entered on the
books of the said Commissioners to the credit of the loan
or account of which such payment shall have been made;
and such receipt, when so entered, shall be delivered to
the party or person on whbse account such payment
shall have been so made, and such receipt shall be suffi-
cient discharge to the party or person paying the same.
IX. And be it enacted, That every sum of money
which shall be paid into the Bank of Ireland to the ac-
count of the Payrnaiter of Civil Services, on account of
the repayment of loans for Public Works under this
Act, shall from time to time, immediately on such
payments being made, be transferred to the Governor
and Company of the Bank of Ireland, to the account
kept by the Bank of England with her Majesty's Ex-
chequer, and when so transferred shall be carried to and
made part of the Consolid4ted Fund of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
X. And be it enacted, That all the enactments con
tained in the said recited Acts relating to Public Works
in Ireland, or any of them, shall, except as herein other-
wise provided, extend to this Act, and to all things
done or directed to be done by the _said Commissioners
of her Majesty's Treasury, or the" said Commissinners
of Public Works, or their Secretary for the time being,
or any other persons or bodies corporate, under the

authority of tho said rsoltod Acts or this Act, of AttLisa
them, In such os the laze Itinnnot to it. thoy
particularly and severally re-enacted in the body of 6'l°
Act, or as near thereto as the difference of the metier
stances will admit, except so far only as the same are
amended or alte:ed by any of the said Acts or be
this Act.
XL And be it enacted, That this Act may be amended,
or repealed by any Act to be passed in this session 01
Parliament.

DRAINAGE-IRELAND.
The following are extracts.from the fourth annual 11:
port of the Commissioners acting in pursuance of tea
Act sth and 6th Victoria, c. 89, with the Acts Bth iTs
9th Victoria, c. 69, and 9th Victoria, c. 4, amending e
same. The said report has just been presented to haw
Houses of Parliament by command of her MajestV--,.
TO THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HER MAJESTY
TREASURY.
Office of Public Works, Dublin, August 8' r
May it please your Lordships-14 e have the honou
to submit this our fourth annual report of proceeelinal:
under the provisions of the above-named Acts, for
year ended the 31st December, 1843
l
In our former reports we have described the operate
and principles of the Drainage Act, and the gin of
state of drainage in Ireland previous to the passings('
the Acts above recited. To these reports, therefore' we
refer for information on these subjects, and no° cut°
tinue the account of our proceedings, and what maY'l
a great extent, he deemed the history of drainag-
.
Ireland.
during
The results of the surveys and inquiries made --„is
the year 1845, and the gradual progress of the war': 0
course of execution, together with their success so far d;
they have been c tinpleted, clearly demonstrate the oeb,
vantages to be derived both by individuals and the Poi,
lie from the general operation of the Drainage Adel the
have confirmed our views as to their applicabilitYet°,tber
present, circumstances of this country ;we are Loa
glad to observe that these results have given confiecto,
to the parties interested, and have aroused very gene
rally the attention of proprietors to the dormant gaps,
bilities of the country, and the facilities afforded for their
developmtheent.
From date of our last report, the, 17th of 4 Jane'oo
1845, to the termination of the year, there were but -for
new applications received, but some of these wereau
districts of very considerable extent, involving not and
measures of drainage, but of improvei mill power
navigation.
During the period referred to, in addition to the or
cution of works, and the holding of public ineetieLgscroor
suant to the Act, our attention was directed to tue
those
pletion of the preliminary surreys and inquiries ill be eo
parts of the country from which applications had ts Of
received, and more especially the extensive distri cor c
Loughs Neagh, Corrib, Mask, and Carra, and the our
non and Erne Junction navigations, all described levige
last report, in which several projects, drainage, nn
tion, and mill-power are combined. e Were
In carrying out these preliminary inquiries w.._to
to a considerable extent retarded by the extraordrowles.
demand created by railway speculation for thel.ch all
sional services of engineets and surveyors, of wu,110,11
persons not controlled by fixed appointments pate
availed themselves. tly was
Another source of delay in our proceedings its os,
the difficulty experienced by pat ties interested for
meting drainage measures, in raising by voluntariof ved
tribution sufficient funds to defray the expense abetl
;mpreliinary proceedings, as required by of tke.
Act and this, coupled with the partial bile?? le
potato crop last year, and the consequent necesslabeor
became, even then, apparent of providing for the..,asced
ins classes increased employment this season, l'o-f
many parties to call urgeetly for an amendinee rieW
Act, as regarded some of its provisions, with a
expedite and facilitate our operations under iteire,e e.
Ile result has been the amended 'Act 9 wre' see'
which was passed by the Legislature early in the Pe been
year, by which greatly increased facilities had prig'
afforded for carrying into effect the provisions tin
ciples of the original Act. j teen°
The readiness with which both proprietors aniersiesge,,
have availed themselves of the provisions of .thei'r,i'oh thelo,
Acts to eff-ct improvements, for the cost of r 1.04117,
are themselves respectively liable, affords au 'l3'ood w"
evidence of the beneficial effect of the new law'
advantage likely to accrue from its enactment' dby 111:
In addition to the facilities already affords to 4-
Legislature, the Government have intitnat. of aaf';
Commissioners, that in the three great projoe!'s 155„
gation, connected with drainage, described in igatia'
Arof 0
report-viz., Lough Neagh, the Junction `'on es
and Loughs Corrib, Mask, and Carra, as eonlll3/1,--je
fourth now under examination, for opening,lceet,:"„
cation between Lough Erne and the lakes 9'9 meet o'4
their intention to recommend a vote of Palls
cos
of te
free grant, to the extent of a moiety of the L,sr opeiellf
navigation portion of those measures, the ot; oast
to be paid by the baronies benefited ; whillatuds will v.
the works for the drainage of the adjacent
defrayed by the proprietors of the -(401*
This equitable and liberal proPcisityi ;)Iroceedings ono
general satisfaction, and the Dece
asArlined measures
the corn has given tie
the Acts for carrying out aer
question are now in progress fo pup
-
ad
the Act up to the 31st of December, 1845,_soi‘aril ,
The memorials or number of projects applied
have
in all to 40 ; spread over 29 counties in Ire.n_l'A
comprising 140,347 acres, proposed to be dral 1
_eubieea
improved ; whilst the cost of the works for the co de
purposes of drainage, navigation, and mill poWeroooo
as the surveys have enabled us to estimate, may
to about 793,0601.‘ VS.
HARRY D. JOS-0,
BROOK T. OTTii
J. RADCLIFF.
WM. T. MULY,'
RAILWAY SHARE MARK'
MANCHESTER, AUGUST 24. and
-.4-
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birmingham v.,..rniir
Junction, 3% p.-111ackburn. Darwen, and Bolton, % d
Newark, and Sheffield, 13-I6 dis. - Boston, Stamford!l , cow,tir
..t
ham, Ils. 6d. dis. -Churnet and Blythe, % dis.-E
York Extension, 1%p.-East Lancashire, 8% P.- xlss. eida.
shire, % c. dis.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding'ek
-Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis.-Great Grimsby and tee
sten, 1% dis.-Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford, 1;00 Egr,
dersfleid and Manchester Railway and Canal, 2% 12 rflool,
sion, p.-Leicester and Bedford, 10s. 6d. c. dis.-114:00
Qkiurakr,taetrisd li,rte)s,to9n, 3 7-16 p.-London, Manchester, and C), 11,01 V
klanch:ster and p,e-edDittox,tediiltstioon(,B, 9 f..1-Dmiattnoc,hodi
ampton, 11-16 dis.-North Eastern 1 5-16
head, &c., 1 dis.-Oxford, NVitney and' Cheltenham, /1,,,.0.110,,e"
and Wyre, Halves (B), 5-16 p.--Aefileld and Linc01115.„......5w-,,
% dis.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3,5-17,1111 p!
bury, Wolverhampton, &c., dis.-Shropshire Uninn,o, 4, 7 p./
Canal, 7-16 dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, %et'
South Midland, 11-16 p.-South Staffordshire Junction! 00,
Trent Valley, Midland, &c., par-West Lancashire Cosa',
West Riding Union, p.
LEEDS, AucusT _Eastern -105-1 t $9:
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-EaStern -105-10
Extension, 1% p.-East Lancashire, 8% p.-Great „gen, it."'
ttte:ronstristrsol;
Sheffield Extensions, 16s. die.-Huddersfield and Man
aid,
itta
-Ditto, Extensions, Cs. 6d. Huddersfield and She, 4IN of
Leeds and Bradford, 421 A p.-Leeds and Dewsburi,
fad pyi
Branches, 365. p.-Ditto, Extension, ls. dis.-Leed EX%
.3% dis. -Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 8 p.-DinC),
p.-Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Sharat.,up ,
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions,
D{ldiatt
Syr
British, Carlisle Branch, 2% p. -York and Norah dig' as!,
and West Riding, 117 p.-Clitheroe Junction, 16S'im
Std' td
Lincolnshire, 12s. 6d. dis.--Great Eastern and NVeTaxetlP'ro°:
Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 14s. dis.-Leed9, di,,--141,;010*
Midland, 13s. dis.--Leicester and Bedford, _,lna'oester eso
Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% p.-Lontion and saan.../,,Toft
ton's), 2% dis.- Mallon and Driffield Junction. I(3)fix•it'od,
fordshire, 3% p. s.-North Western, 59. Arid Goole, 21)s*.,
Cheltenham, iss. dis.-Sheffield, Rotherhaln,,, ,••nd 13,, 6d.
Shropshire Union, 12i. Gd. is 6d, 0..0,40
Welsh Midlands, 325. dis.-West Ridine Uni(m. ijniono7"
and Carlisle Union, 395. dia. -Yorkshire and Glasgow
b., 04
SHEFFIELD, AuousT '24. „ oroll%Atier
STocx EXCAANG nitt,
Sheffield, 21. 7s. dis.-Ditto, Extension, 15s. dis.----,d slow
E.-The sales Midland, 139
Shares, Bs. 6d. dis.-North Western, Cs. 6d. p.-Sheffie...st
coltishire. Bs. dis.-Ditto, Extension, 15s. 6d. dis.-;
Union, 11s. 6d. dis. 004 y
HULL, /Lunen 24. one.

_ --• ~„t. iv.,
STOCK EXCHANGZ.-The sales are- Ambergate, Noill'iteo. 01'
Boston, 40s. 6d.-Chelmsfbrd and Bury, 125.-EasternCoootoowy.
Extension, 24- -East Lincolnshire, 'U.-Fleetwood, Pr 0,1/ Po'
West Riding, Bs.-Hull and Selby, Halves, 50 -Ipswich
9 -Leicester and Bedford, 12s. 9d.-Leicester and Taliordi'ort"
6t1.-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 245. P. s';'"; c_,•ll/V
land and Lancashire, 28s. North Bridal, Halves, ysi. ou•
Western, 6s. p.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 24 00
Shropshire Union, Ils. Ws.'
YORK, AUGUST 24.
STOCK EICUANGE.-The sales are -Grand ti,..„' ;don s to
and Lynn), 145.-Leicester and Bedford, 125.-:-,:tillgritt7slgleili
21. 25.-Ditto Half Shares, I% -Newcastle and ,00 r....„AAs
11% -North British, Half Shares, 14 Yi-Ditto, Cam' 11.1 Nord
41. 4s. W.-North Staffordshire, 5%-North WeSte-o'rt 5n
Riding Union, 5%-York and Carlisle, 185. 6d. I
sitO
Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 13g* Coed',4,l*-
EDINBURGH, AUGUST 22. .04.- ,x.,
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian, pdeoyalt 'toy
Extension, 335. 6d.-Direct Northern, 345. 6d.,,,,,stid'od lola,
broach, 37-Dundee and Perth, 24%-Eastern
~',.;',orglio, 5c0714...-
tension, 425. 6d.-East Indian Railway, 15s. -Di,,ratli fiftb'' feWV
ern, 9N. -Edinburgh and Perth, 695. 6d.-Great pitto,4. --SD'
los.-North British, Extension to Carlisle, 755.-,..t,trei "'Ga.
Scottish Central, 19% - Shrewsbury and Ilereforow-d 559.
bury, Oswestry, and Chester, 51. Is. - South Midi° ' 10
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