The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-15 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1851

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE DERBY.
Tho bet of 6,000/. to 1,0001. agst Grecian, referred to
in our report of the betting at Tattersalls a short time
back, as having been " covered," has become void by the
death of the layer of tho odds, Mr. Edward Manning.
The 7,0001. is i❑ the Westminster Bank, in the joint
names of the stakeholders.

ST. ALBAN'S STEEPLE CHASE.
St. Leger broke down so badly in this race that it has
been found necessary to destroy him.
LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING, 1851.
Acceptances for the Grand National Steeple-chase.
Yrs. at. lb.j Yrs. st. lb.
Sir John
Vainhope
Sir Peter Laurie a 11 7 Fogleman a 10 0
Peter Simple all 7 Currig
Victim
Fugitive a 10 12 Come-again
Medora a 10 12 Sam Hood 6 912
Farnham
Rat-trap
Half-and-Half ... a 10 8 Grey- steel a 912
Shinrone
The Young un ... a 10 71 Reindeer
St. Leger (dead) a 10 71Venire 6 9 7
Little Queen 5lO 7L'lorris Daly a 9 6
Maria Day a 9 4
. a 10 slSobersides
Abd-el-Kader ... a 10 41L'eurith
Tipperary Boy ... a 10 3
MANCHESTEI
Acceptances fur the Man
Age st lb
Russborough
Woolwich
Pitsford
Rsby • 5 7 12
Windiscbgratz ... 4 7 11,
The Italian 4 7 10
Rhesus
Cocktail
Bro to Dough 4 7 0
Chief Justice
F by Verulaw, out
of Whim 5 7 0
Lady Eden 4 6 13'
General Sale
The Sweep 4 6 12
Prior of Lanercost 4 6 12
Acceptances for the
Age at lb
Woolwich
Russborough
The Iron Duke 5 7 13
The Italian 4 7 13
Rhesus 5 7 11,
Maid of Team

RACES, 1851.
3hester Tradesmen's Cap.
Age st lb
Conveyor

The Niouse - 4 6 10.
Era
Selina
Wilmont 4 6 5
Candlewick 4 6 3
Ondine
Electricity
Sir Philip
Black Doctor 3 5 8
Tightwaist
Seagull . 3 5 4
Sunrise
Pandemus
Paquetta 3 4 0

Ilford Borough Cup.

Ake st lb
Cauriri
Flash
Oxford Blue
Blister 4 6 6
Candlewick 4 6 4
Captain Parry
Electricity
Birthday.... 4 6 0
A.ristocrat
Unity
Pandemus
Pierre de Touche 3 5 0
fanchester 3 5 0
Paquetta 3 4 4

Valley 5 7 9
Wild Rose
Haricot
Chief Justice
Heroine
Alonzo 4 7. (
Landseer 5 6 13
Conveyor
Selina

NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.
THURSDAY.
The Port Stakes.
First Ties—Manto bt Manceuvrer, Miss Mary Ann bt
Dewdrop, Linda bt Florette, Ratler ran a bye.
Second Ties—Manto bt Linda, Ratler bt Miss Mary

Ann.

Tho Derby.
Second Ties—Metaphor bt Damson, Dunkeld bt Fac
;otum.

The Cup.
Second Ties—Mocking Bird bt Fair-play, Liberty b
Forerunner.

The Oaks.
Second Ties—Merry Lass bt Grateful, Lola Montag b
Gingerbread.

The Exning Stakes.
First Ties—Littlego bt Diadem, Great Northern ran
a bye.

HUNTING APPOINMENTS.
Brighton bars., Mon. Patcham; Wed. Thunders Bar-
row; Sat. Dyke-10:-,1.
Brookside bars., Mon. Newmarket Hill ; Thurs.
Telscombe Tye.
Crawley and Horsham lids., Mon. Baleombe Village;
Wed. Strood Park; Fri. Crab Tree-104.
Southdown lids., Mon. King's Head, Horsebridge
—lof.
United Pack, Tues. Cwm Gills Wood--9.
Worcester lids., Mon. Brockeridge Common; Wed.
Copcut Elm; Fri. Chadwick-10f.
Warwickshire hds., Mon. Milverton Kennels; Tues.
Mitford Bridp.:e; Thurs. Princethorpe ; Fri. Epwell White
House; Sat. Umberstode Park-101.
Herefordshire lids., Tuesday, Longworth; Fri. Eng-
land's Gate-101.
Mr. Giles's hds., Mon. Somers Arms, Eastnor; Fri.,
Pheasant, Welland Common-101.
Mr. Farquharson's lids., Mon. Buckland School
House; Tues. Corscombe, Thurs. Yellowham.
B.V. lids., Tues. Toomer Farm; Sat. Wallbridge-
11f._

Conyer's hds., Mon. Fyfield; Wed. Old Sampford;
Thurs. Barnard's, Canfield hall; Sat. Willingale-101.
Holderness hds.' Mon. Catwick Mill; Tues. Ever.
inghana •' Thurs. Winestead Hall; Sat, H,blewood—loi.
Sir Tatton Sykes's lads., Mon. Pluckham; Wed. Stam-
ford Bridge; Fri. nacethorp-101.
Lord H. Bentinek's hds., Mon. Saxilby; Tues. Lang-
with Bridge; Wed. Gautby ; Thurs. Magin Moor; Fri.
Bardnoy; Sat. IVickenby-11.
Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon. Linwood Warren-12;
Wed. Nettleton Lodge-11; S.A., Roxton Wood-12.
Rufford hds., Mon. Kelll.zm ; Tues. Glapwell; Tours.
We.lesby Village; Sat. Clipstone-101.
Bramham Moor hds., Mon. Boot and Shoe Inn; Wed.
Fox Inn, Camblesworth Common; Fri. Ribstou Moor;
Sat. Beckwithshaw-101.
Mr. Lumley's hds., Mon. Sparkin Hall; Tues.iScrooby
Inn; Thurs. Stainton village; Fri. Grove-101.
Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon. Chartley Castle ; "i'hurs.
Swarkstone Bridge ; Sat. New Inn, Needwood, Forest-
-101.

• Sir R. Sutton's hds., Mon. Holt-12 ; Tues. Widmer-
pool Inn; Wed. Steward's Hay; Thurs., Reythorpe Hall;
Fri. Ratcliffe-11.
Duke of Beaufort's hds., Mon. 7.7 he Chequers, Corsham;
Wed. Compton Bassett; Sat. the Monument, Hawkes-
bury Upton.
Mr. A. Smith's lids., MOIL (barley Mill; Tues. Fifiekl,
near Pewsey-11. •

Dough may eventually be classed in the same category.
Legerdemain's running is said to be problematical, but, it
she goes, I shall not hold her chance too cheap ; with re-
spect to the rest, I inn inclined to look favourably upon
Cocktail and Nutmeg in particular; and upon The Swindler,
Zadoc (barring the bill), Miss Etty colt, and Ginevra is
general.
Now for the licensed victuallers' pet, the produce of Bee-
tonian industry in Milk-street and elsewhere, the
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP,
which hitherto, by various unfortunate concurrent causes,
has been more or less a failure; this year it was hoped by
the appointment of Mr. Topham as the handicap;er, that
the previous cause of complaint, the wretched adjustment of
weights by the secret tribunal, would be met and mastered,
but such is not the case, the Epsom Handicap has been
sacrificed in favour of the Chester Cup, by the similarity of
the weights, which, by the bye, cannot be correct for both
handicaps, for, though the course differ but little in length,
their natures are as wide apart as well can be; the
Roodee being perfectly flat, while the Downs are any-
thing but so, the course being on the rise or fall pretty
nearly throughout, and ending up a stiffish ascent, thus re-
quiring a much gamer horse for the latter course than the
former, where a fair turn of speed is the principal requisite ;
consequently we have this year but the trivial increase of
two acceptances on last year's, which leaves us seven below
the average, as the following table will show :-
1817. Nominations 114. Acceptances 59
1848.
11 91 n 51
1849. PP 105 77 G 3
1850.
83 42
1851.
ff 102 44
Turning from this somewhat dish. artening subject, I will
proceed to scan the chances of those animals left in for the
Metropolitan Handicap for the present memorable year.
Starting with the Danebury stable, out of four entries, two
have accepted, Brother to Dough at Gat 10lb (at present not
likely to run) and Peep-o'-day-Boy, Bst 101 b (said to be the
odd 101bs at the least better than Cossack), the latter is
doing excellent work, is intended for this race in
particular I understand, and must be very handy
at the finish; his couple of performances last year
were, running fourth with 9st up for the Chester Cup, and
last for the Emperor's Plate. Messrs. Payne and Greville
have accepted with four, viz., GI nice, 5 yrs, Bst Sib; The
Mouse, 4 yrs, Est 81b; Estafette, 4 yrs, 6st; and Online, 4
yrs, 6St. Of these, Estafette and Glauca look the most like
business; the former was out twice last year, obtaining the
fourth place for the Oaks, and second to Baroness for the
Palatine Stakes at Chester; at Get she must have a tolerable
chance, if she can but stay the distance. The old mare had
a try for the Cup at Chester last year, at ist 51b, but was
nowhere; the same ill-luck, at 7st 71b, attended her iu the
race for the Northumberland Plate, and likewise in that for
the Leamington Stakes; but, still the same weight, she came
out at Newmarket and won theCsarewitch, and afterwards a
plate, carrying Bst 121 b Her chance, however, I think, is
not so good as Old Dan Tucker's ( who is in the same stable),
whose Picaroon blood will pull him through occasionally by dint
of sheer gameness. Russborough, 4 yrs, Bst 61b, on this course,
is quite out of the question. Clincher, 4 yrs, Bst 31b, ditto.
Lord Eglinton has a trio left in—Elthiron, 5 yrs, Bst 21b,
Camas, 3 yrs, sst, and Pandemus, 3 yrs, 4st 81b; we may
overlook the first and last, as Crimus is the representative of
this lucky stable; he has sprung into notice (luring the last
week, is well suited to the length and severity of the course,
very forward in work, and ought to nail one of the handi-
caps. Treen has two in the fray—the bugbear of last sum-
mer, Windischgratz, 4 yrs, at 7st 10Ib, and Rhesus, 5 yrs,
7st—the latter, if he runs, will monopolise the general at-
tention. Tom Dawson, also, has two—Snowstorm, 5 yrs,
7st 91b, and Raby, 5 yrs, 7st 71b--the latter said to be the
horse; further deponent saith not. Sir Joseph Hawley cries
content with three out of four, all mischievous, especially
the old-un (Vatican), who, at 7st 91b, and a five year
old, if he never had a good chance before, has
one now ; The Ban, 3 yrs, fist 41b, and Brother
to Truthteller, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b, are the other two.
Percy has a trio among the acceptances—viz. Vampyre,
aged 7st 71b, Kathleen 4 yrs, Est 91b, and the colt by Sir
Hercules out of Empress, 3 yrs, 4st 61b ;
Vampyre's
running last year was respectable, although he did not win
once out of six starts, with one exception, he was placed in
each race ; his weight is very favourable, and should Major
Pitt mean mischief with him, which it is not clear he does at
present, I shall most certainly row in the same heat. Kath-
leen at fist 91b is also a dangerous customer, and well worth
a trifle at a long shot. Kent has William the Conqueror,
4 yrs, 7st 71b, colt by Gladiator, out of Khorassan's dam,
4 yrs, Est 101 b, and Hesse Romberg, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b; the
Conquerer will be conquered, the colt by Gladiator will run
well, and Hesse Homberg is not to be despised,—more of
these anon. Lord Strathmore's Sunrise, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b,
can not only manage the distance, but go the pace, and
were it not for Cnreus being handicapped to give
but four pounds to her, I should Wee her chance
as well, if not better, than any ; as it is
I shall take leave to think again before giving a decided
opinion. The colt by John O'Gaunt, out of Miss Etty, 3 yrs,
sst 21b, I'm afraid is not fast enough, he can go the distance,
but not the pace. Mr. Drinkald's couple, Sauter-la-Coupe,
5 yrs, 7st 51b, and Dulcet, aged, Est 101 b, are completely cut
of the scramble. The colt by Dromedary dam, by Mulatto,
4 yrs, 7st 81b, is over-weighted. Mr. Carew's couple, Agis,
6 yrs, Gst 81b, and Eva, 5 yrs, Est 41b, will not have their
backs broken by the weight; neither will the Squire's Mini-
mum, 5 yrs, 6st 121 b (who ought to be very handy), or the
Count's Valentine, 4 yrs, sst 121 b. (Edipus, 5 yrs, Est 121 b,
will be unable to solve the winning riddle here, whatever he
may be able to accomplish elsewhere. Little George, John
of Berwick, and Gillyflower, all four years old, and all at
6st 61b, must be content to form a portion of the ruck. In-
gratitude and Don Pedro, a couple of three years old at the
bottom of the scale, require no consideration. Damask, by
Touchstone out of Moss Rose at Est 10Ib, and four years of
age, looks formidable on paper, and he may be so in the race ;
that, however depends upon his owner, who is not in a
hurry to proclaim his intentions to the world, therefore I'll
leave him an open subject, to be discussed hereafter. I may
as well observe, before summing up and recording my ver-
dict, that the winner of any handicap of 200 sous. value, sub-
sequent to the publication of the weights, will have to carry
51bs ; or of two such races or more Nibs extra. From the
top-weights I should select Peep-o'-Day Boy and Old Dan
Tucker; from the middle-weights, Vatican and Vam pyre
(if meant), in preference to Raby and Rhesus; from the four-
year old light-v,-eight division, Kathleen and Estafette ; an ..l
from the three-year old light weights, enwus, Hesse Homberg,
and Suurise ; running thes.t through the sieve of judgment
leaves me the two V's, Estafette, Cnceas, and Hesse Horn-
berg, a repetition of the sitting discards Vatican and the
German principality ; and I find myself able to do the Shilli-
beer move of 1839 with VAMPYRE, ESTAFETTE, and
CN.,EUS.

I am Sir, yolirs,
Feb. 14, 1851. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

SHIP NE WS.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 14.—Wind S.—The schooner Earl of
Selkirk, of and for Whitehaven, is aground off. St. George's
Pier-head. The sloop Sisters, for Douglas, which capsized
off the New Docks on the 16th instant, has been raised and
laid ashore for repairs. Arrived, the screw-steamer Nile,
from Alexandria, Egypt; the Quiz, from Nantes; the Mina
Willem, from Rouen.
GRAVESEND. FEB. 14.—Wind E.,. light and cloudy.
Arrd. Emerald, from Berdinask ; Aurora, from Stralsund;
Hero, Ocean, and St. Leonard, from Dunkirk ; India, from Cal-
cutta; Why Not and Louisa, from St. Mato; Juno, from
Pillau ; Fulmer, from Stettin; Una, from Memel; Record,
from Gottenburg ; Jane and William and Albion from
Guernsey; Louise, from Rouen; Henriette, from Denmark;
Anna Margaretta Kerstine and Gesina, from Copenhagen ;
John Bull, from Hamburgh ; Emerald and Stephanie, from
Caen; Jantina, from Amsterdam;. Vaeranda, from Kreger° ;
Phcebue, from Christian

_ .ansand.
Sailed—Ranger, for Amsterdam ; Harlequin, for Port
Natal; Broad Oak, for Pernambuco; Barrappore, for,Corfu;
Sertum, for Guernsey.
VESSELS SPLEEN Wine.
Liberty, of Hamburgb, from Teneriffe, bound W., Jan. 16, in
lat. 26 N., long. 34 W.
Schooner Sarah, from Liverpool, standing to the southward,
Jan. 4, in lat. 3 N., long. 22 W.
Barque Reginald Heber, standing to the N.W., on the 7th
inst., in lat. 4 N., long. 23 W.
Ship Tinto, standing to the southward, on the same day.
Barque Australia, from Batavia for Rotterdam, on the 29th
of November, on the Cape of Good Hepe.
Borneo, from Batavia for Rotterdam.
Ship John Cooper, on the 2d of Jan., in let 1 S., long. 20 W.
Ship James Moran, on the 4th inv., in lat. 47 N., long 12 W.
Harmony, from the Clyde for New York, with loss of rudder
and sails, and steering for St. Thomas's, in lat. 34 N., long.
30 W.
Ship Lydia, from Calcutta for London, on the 15th of Jan.,
in lat. 28 N., long. 31 W.
Mary Lawson, for Falmouth, on the 24th of Jan., in lat. 36,
long. 12 W.
Schooner Emma, from Liverpool, on the 4th inst., in lat. 47
N., long. 8 W.
Hibernia, from Liverpool for Philadelphia, with loss of sails,
spars, &c., on the 22d of Jan., in lat. 28 N., 70 W.
French barque Louisa, of Havre, with passengers, supposed
for California, on the 4th of Nov., in lat. 52 S., long. 83 W.

•
SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Pest-office
by the night—and Et by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in From what
PLACES. General Post-office port die. When
due.
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Brazil • • • .. 11 9th of the month Southampt. Feb. 24
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.. 1M 9th of the month Southampt. Feb. 24
California(viaChagres) 111 17th of month Southampt. Feb. 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. March 3
Constantinople* N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dovee' .. Feb. 20
Central America •
.. Mtd 17th of mon. Southampt. Feb 29
Channel Isles .. ..
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N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Sa
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17th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20
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NTuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat.
Rolland .. ••
Honduras .. .• . N 17th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20
Ireland • • •• M& N.Twico daily .. .. Holyhead .. Twicedaily
India (via Southamp.) Id 20th of the month Southampt. Feb. 28
India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th ofmonth Dover • . Feb. 23
Mediterranean (via
Southampton)
Mediterranean (
Mexico via
.. M 20th of the month Southampt. Feb. 28
Marseilles) ..., " N 7th& 24th ofmonth Dover • • Feb. 23
.., M 2d of the month.. Southampt. March 5
Madeira .. •„
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Malta* .. N r!rt , , 1 Dover Feb. 20
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2d of the month..
9th of the month
70,17th,19th,27th •
, & 30th of month
NaPl6s* • • .. Rlsth 15th 25th ofroo Dover
Papal &atm.* Nth 15th 25th ofmo Dover ..
reninsular.. •
I[l7th 17th 27th of moSouthampt,
Peru • • " m 17th of the month iSouthampt,
Tuscany*• Nsth 15th 25th ofrno Dover ..
West Indies •
Mll7th of the month iSouthampt.
llavanna i
West Indies (except
& Nassau) M 2d of the month .. ISoutharept. !March 5
* The mails to those countries thus marked (S) are eonveyel by
French packe via Marseilles.

Feb. 22
Feb. 22
Feb. 15
Feb. 20
Feb. 22
Feb. 20

--------=-----= LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL...-.The usual annual
meeting of the managers of this institution was held yester-
day afternoon, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-
street; Mr. William. Everett, vice-president, in the chair.
Dr. Tweedie, physician to the hospital, read the ennual me-
dical report, from which it appeared that the number of pa-
tients received into the hospital during the past year was
561, of whom 422 had been cured, 90 had died, and the rest
were undergoing
treatment at the hospital. Of those ad-
mitted, 67 were domestic servants from private houses. The
nature of the fever prevailing during the year was low type,
and not a single case of blood-letting occurred throughout
the year. From the report on the state of the accounts of
the hospital, it appeared that the total expenditure for the
year amounted to 2,1411. 65., and the receipts to 1,8211. 7s.
7d., leaving a deficit of 3191. 18s. 4d. The committee in
their report lamented that the annual subscriptions had fallen
off so much lately, that it had been found necessary to sup.
ply the deficit from legacies and stock which had been set
aside to'form a permanent fund. The several reports having
been received, the meeting accorded a vote of thanks to the
chAirrnan, tuul Ulm dloPerNed•

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 14.
The LORD CHANcELLon took his seat upon the
Woolsack at Five: u'eiock.

COPYIIOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL.
Lord CAMPBELL preset:ted a petition in favour of
the e:franchiscrnent cf cop)h,lds, but we undi r-
stood, denied that he had introduced a Bill on the sub-
ject, although at the same time he thought it was very
desirable that some such measure as that which had
been proposed by the Earl of Cottenbam on this subject
should pass.

After: a few words from Lord BROUGHAM, the sub-
ject dropped.

PETITIONS.

The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented several peti-
tions against the Papal aggression; also some petitions
against the income tax..
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a peti-
tion from the seamen of the port of Sunderland, com-
plaining of the d,rression of the coal trade, and express-
ing a hope that some measure might be adopted to settle
the differences between them and their employers.
The Earl of LANESBOROUGFI presented several
petitions complaining, of the Papal aggression, among
them ono frcm come place in t:-.e county of Al,)nmouth,
the name of which he culd r.ot pronounce.
The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition praying
fur a reform in thy I,w of patents.
Lord CR,'.NWORTII presented a petition praying
for an alteration in the law of copyhold tenures,.
The Earl of LUCAN presented a petition from seve-
ral paces o complaining f Papal aggression.
The Earl of ENNISKILLEN presented petitions
against the Papal aggression from the town and neigh-
bourhood of Tempo, parish of Buhoe, F4:Tccanagh;
parish of Middletown, county Armagh; parish of Bally-
roan, Queen's County.
MARRIAGE BILL.

Lord CAMPBELL wished to know whether the Mar-
riage Bill would be brought on before the time appointed
for the judges going circuit, as he should wish very much
to take part in the discussion.
The Earl of ST. GERMANS wished to bring on the
measure on the earliest opportunity, and would bring it
on in time to enable the Noble and Learned Lord to
take part in the discussion.
COUNTY COURTS

Lord BROUGHAM moved fur a return of the num-
ber of writs of certiorari issued out to minor proceedings
from the county courts since their foundation.
After a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, the
motion was agreed to.

PETITIONS.

Lord STANLEY presented several petitions against
Papal aggression.
RAILWAYS IN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
Lord gONTEAGLE presented a petition from the
Province of New Brunswick on the subject of railways
in British North America. He believed his Noble
Friend, the Secretary for the Colonies, was desirous of
giving every facility far the improvement of rail-
way communication in British North America.
It was peculiarly important to establish a rail
way communication between Halifax and our other
great military posts in North America, which should be
free from all danger of hostile interference by foreigners.
He thought that Parliament would hardly hesitate to
undertake the consideration of this important question.
At present communication between Canada and New
Brunswick was almost interrupted during half the year,
and great difficulty had been experienced in moving
troops from New Brunswick to Canada during the Ca-
nadian rebellion. Almost all those in authority in
those colonies, and more particularly the military
authorities, had recommended the construction ofa mili-
tary road between New Brunswick and Canada. In
1847 the necessity of making a railway communication
from Halifax to Quebec was brought under the atten-
tion of the Government Two officers of the Royal
Engineers, Major Robinson and Captain Aitchen were
employed to survey the ground, and on the perusal of
their report the Colonial Secretary expressed his opinion
as to the importance of establishing such a communication.
A great road of communication through 700 miles of
uncultivated country could not be undertaken by private
enterprise. If it could be profitably undertaken the
aid of the State would not be asked; but it was because
it was a great State question, and not a question of
commercial speculation, that he asked for the assist-
ance of the State. The Rideau Canal had been un-
dertaken as a matter of State necessity, not
of commercial profit, and upwards of 1,000,000/. of
public money had been expended upon it. In the pro-
vince of New Brunswick there were several millions of
ungranted and uncultivated acres, and which had no
chance of being granted or cultivated, unless this rail-
road should be constructed. It was most important
that the resources of New Brunswick should
be developed in order to attract emigrants there ;
whereas, under the present system, not only were emi-
grants attracted to the United States in pre`erence to
New Brunswick, but upwards of 5,000 persons had left
New Brunswick to setae in the United States. In Ca-
nada West, on the; centrary, where State as-
sistance bad been given to public works, set-
tlements, houses, and inhabitants had increased, and the
value of assessed property had increased from 5,000,000/.
in 1839, to 8,000,000 g. in 1847. They were extending
assistance to Canada, where the inhabitants had re-
belled against the royal authority, and re-
fusing it to those colonies which, like New
Brunswick, had remained loyal. The emigrants
from this country, when they had a free choice,
preferred the United States to our own colonies,
and that because they found they bed not those advan-
tages extended to them in our colonies which they found
in the United States. In the last year 41,000 emigrants
only went to the British colonies, while 219,000
went to the United. States. Now, it should be
remembered that those who went to our colonies
became better traders with ourselves than those who
placed themselves under the rule of a government that
was jealous of the extension of our trade. The colonies
were ready to do everything to promote this rail-
way that they could do consistently with their
financial condition. The United States were aware
of the importance of rapid communication, and
were doing all they could to make Canada depen-
dent on the United States. The United States proposed
to construct railroads to place Canada in communication
with the seaboard of the United States, and they were
preparing to do the same with regard to Halifax and the
colony of New Brunswick. The proposed line would go from
Halifax to Quebec. The whole lay through British ter-
ritory, and it would not be expedient to leave the com-
municatiot between those important colonies, Canada
and New Brunswick, solely in the hands of a United
States proprietary. There was a gentleman in this
country of the name of Howe, a member of the Legis-
lature of the colony, who had furnished much useful
and important information on the subject, and who was
equally distinguished by his intelligence, his desire to
benefit the colony, and his loyalty. Ha hoped that all
papers relating to the subject would be laid on the table.
Lord STANLEY was not disposed to und. rrate the
importance of our North American colonies, and much
importance as he attached to the value of Canada.
he was not sure that New Brunswick was not
more important to this country than even Canada
itself. It was of the utmost importance that steam
should be kept up between all those colonies in unin-
terrupted c•-mrnunieation. He held. therefore, that
the construction of a line of railroad from Halifax to Quebec
—a distance of 700 miles, through a territory exclusively
British, connecting the population of two important colonies
—to be an object of primary importance in a political as well
as in a physical point of view. •It could not be unimportant
that the thousands upon thousands who might emigrate from
this country should find,at a distance not exceeding a twelve
days' passage by sea, an unbounded tract of public land and
a healthy climate. It could not be unimportant, whether
viewed as a relief of pauperism here, or an increasing of our
power there, that we should have the possession of ten or
twelve millions acres of fertile land, containing great mineral
wealth. It was no ordinary case, and was not to be consi-
dered with reference to whether the proposed line of railroad
paid or not. Even if it should not pay a shilling per cent.
for the next ten years, still the interposition of this country
for aiding those who were anxious to undertake a great
work of that kind was a subject well worthy the attention of
the Imperial Parliament, and was not to be looked on as a
question of mere pounds, shillings, and pence. Great sums
had been advanced by this country for public works in Ca-
nada, on the security of the provincial revenue, and not a
halfpenny had been lost. He agreed with the Noble Lord
that public works in a new country were undertaken upon a
different principle from that upon which they proceeded in
an old country. In the unsettled territories of the United
States roads were formed and post-offices established to in-
duce persons to settle and cultivate the soil. If it were de-
sired that our colonies should equal the United States in
progress, the same principle must be adopted, and great
works of public benefit must be undertaken as an inducement
for emigrants to settle there. A line of railroad from Halifax
to Quebec would pass through three seperate provinces, in
some respects differing from each other, yet all were anxious
for the establishment of the line. They were willing to give
a guarantee on the public fund, and a grant of land to the
extent of ten miles on either side of the railway, comprising
about 5,00-,000 acres; and all they asked was the counte-
nance of the home Government. The Legislature of Nova
Scotia were adverse to their portion of the line being com-
pleted by foreign capitalists, and were determined to retain
the control of any line passing through their own territory;
and it was of vast importance that it should be under the•
control of a British province of unimpeachable loyalty,
and possessing in the port of Halifax the very
key of her North American possessions. It was
stated by them that the cost of their portion of the line
would be 800,0091, that their revenue was 80,0001 a year,
and their surplus 40,000/. a year. It would, therefore, take
ten years of their whole revenue to complete the line. On
their own debentures the money might be raised at 5 per
cent..; but at 3i per cent., with the sanction of the Home
and Colonial Governments. Besides the security of their surplus
they were willing to give any amount of waste land in the
colony which the Noble Earl might require. With regard to
New Brunswick, the line would not be so difficult of execu-
tion. The line would pass through a rich country, well
timbered, and containing great mineral wealth. Besides
their revenue, the province would pledge 11,000100 acres of
unoccupied land for the repayment of the advances. If the
line were opened the whole of that country would be opened
to British settlement; but the refusal to assist the province
to complete the railroad would close the province to

settlers.- There were various waysvin which the Noble
Earl the Foreign Secretary might aid the undertaking.
He believed, if the Government were to give their guarantee

conjointly with that of the provinces, tfiat capitalists would
be found in this country perfectly ready to execute the line.
.He did not recommend any particular one of the courses
suggested by the colonists for raising the necessary loans,
bat he thought it was right that the colonists should know
what the Government of this country intended to do in the
matter. At present Nova Scotia bad passed an Act for car-
rying out their portion of the line. New Brunswick had
passed a resolution guaranteeing the waste lands and a cer-
tain yearly sum. lle did not blame the Noble Earl the Co-
lonial Secretary for being a little cautious in the matter; but
there were cases in which a prompt and decisive course of
action was ultimately the best policy, and he believed, if the
Noble Earl would only say that Government. would grant
assistance, that these great works would speedily be com-
pleted. He was afraid, that unless Government or the Par-
liament of this country interfered, these works would be in-
definitely postponed, the communication between two great
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from this country would not be to our own colonies. but to
the United States, and the communication between Quebec
and Halifax and Quebec and this country would be ulti-
mately through the United States, liable to be cut off in
time of war, and in time of peace giving all the advantages'
of the traffic not to our colonies, but to the United States.
The course of Government was open, either for great evil or
great good. It would be a great evil to exhibit apathy; and
he, therefore, hoped Government would act in that prompt
manner which, in such matters, best promoted the honour
and interest of the country.
Earl GREY would not say more than a few words on the
present occasion. 'He would, however, express hie full sense
of the importance of the subject, and state that it had for
some time engaged his most serious attention. He would
rot now state the various difficulties the• stood in the way
of a decision. The subject was under the consideration of
her Majesty's Government, and a gentleman of great stand-
ing in Nova Scotia had been deputed to collect .information
and to communicate with the Government on the subject.
He hoped, long before the present. session concluded, 'he
should be able to come to a definite decision on the question.
With reference to the slow progress of New Brunswick, he
believed it was to be attributed to the few public works that
had been commenced. With respect to Canada, the advances
which it had made in wealth and civilization—an advance
which was far beyond any other colony—was owing to the
number of public works that hid been completed. The
effect of these public works had particularly been felt since
the repeal of our navigation-laws. Few persons had been
able to anticipate the great development of c ,mmerce that
these ch.anges had given rise to. The new canals had con-
tributed most largely to that result.
Lord STANLEY, in reference to the Noble Earl's state-
ment of the great augmentation of commerce since the change
in the navigation-laws, referred to the great influx of foreign
vessels into the North American ports since that change had
taken place. Would the Noble Earl place on the table a re-
turn of the number of foreign vessels which entered the port
of Quebec, for two years before and two years after the re-
peal of those laws?

Earl GREY had no objection to such a return ; but he
protested against the number of foreign vessels which had
entered the port of Quebec since the repeal of the navigation-
laws being taken as any test of the operation of that change.
The time was, also, too short to afford any accurate estimate
of the result of the repeal; and it must also be recollected
that several circumstances, such as the large extra importa-
tion of food, had occurred to prevent any correct inference
from being drawn as yet as to the actual effect of the altera-
tion in the navigation-laws.
Earl NELSON presented a petition from Chepstow on the
subject of Papal aggression (as we understood.),
Their Lordships then adjourned.