The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-08 00:00:00

ELECTION PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented against the returns for the
boroughs of Aylesbury, Berwick-on-Tweed, and Great
Yarmouth.

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RA.TES AND MUNICIPAL FRANCHISE ACT.

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An address to the Upper House was agreed to askingfor
a copy of the report of the Select Committee of last year
upon this Act, together with the minutes of evidence.

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ENDOWED SCHOOLS.
Mr. DILLWYN moved for and obtained leave to bring in
a bill upon this subject similar to that which he brought
forward last session, and which was stopped in its progress
by the dissolution of Parliament.
CABUL AND AFFGHANISTAN.

Mr. HADFIELD moved that the return relating to East
India (Cabul and Affghanistan) presented on the 24th of
March last, be printed. He warned the house that if the
papers were refused it would be supposed there was some-
thing in them which the Government wished to conceal.
Sir S.N ORT H C 0 TE did not oppose the printing the pa pers
on the part of the Government. but the expense would
be very great ; and on the part of the Printing Committee
they were convinced they would be failing in their duty to
the house if they assented to the motion. There was no
desire whatever to conceal the contents of those papers ; on
the contrary, they were in the library, and available either
to be inspected or copied by any hon. member who wished to
do so. The papers were not now wanted for any practical
purpose, and
as they were merely matters of historical
interest, he hoped the house would support the course
adopted by the Printing Committee.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said he should support the
motion, because it had been repeatedly stated that certain
important despatches had been garbled and mutilated in
that return. That accusation had never been refuted, and
it was a matter of great public importance that papers of
this description should not be tampered with. As the ex-
pense would only be about £l3O to £l5O, he should vote for
the papers being printed. •
Mr. KINNAIRD also supported the motion.
Mr. J. WILSON said he did not see how the Printing
Committee were to do their duty if their decisions were to
be interfered with by resolutions of the house. •
Mr. DUNLOP thought it was a duty they owed to a
very distinguished public servant (Sir Alex. Burns) that be
should no longer lie under accusations which had been
brought against him by reason of expressions in certain
despatches, which were stated not to have been faith fully
copied from the originals.
'Mr. S. ESTCOURT said he could not agree to the deci-
sitm of the committee being reversed until the hon. Mem-
ber had shown a stronger case for interference than ho had
at present brought forward. If he did that of course there
would be no objection.
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Mr. BLACK supported the motion, on the ground that
the honour of the house, like Ctesara's wife, ought to be
above suspicion, whatever might be the expense.
Mr. W.EWART expressed himself in support of the
motion, which, after a few words from Mr. HADFIELD, was
agreed to.
JURY TRIAL (SCOTLAND) ACT AMENDMENT.
Mr. DUNLOP obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend
an act of the 17th and ISth years of her Majesty, for allow-
ing verdicts on trials by jury in civil causes in Scotland to
be received, although the jury may not be unanimous.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
In reply to Mr. WILSON,
Mr. S. ESTCOURT said he would make a statement
to-morrow as to the course the Government proposed to
adopt relative to adjourning the house on Friday over the
Whitsuntide holidays.

The house then adjourned at 20 minutes past one o'clock.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lord Chancellor and Lord Justice Turner.)

APPEAL—MOTION FOR DECREE— d UDGMENT— LONDON,
BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
V. THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY COM—

PANY.

The Lord Chancellor said the question which the Court
has had to consider, and now to decide in this case, is
whether the appellants, the London, Brighton, and South
Eastern Railway Company, has a right to restrain by in-
junction the London and South Western Railway Company
from carrying south from the Landport Station, which be-
longs to them and the Portsmouth Railway, any goods or
passengers on the joint line between Hilsea and Chester and
Portsmouth, or any part thereof, and from booking any
passengers or goods at the Portsea Station coming on the
Portsmouth line of Railway. His lordship considered that
the first branch of the case was already disposed of by arbi-
tration. With regard to the second branch of the case, viz.,
the three agreements entered into by the London and
South Western Railway Company and the Portsmouth
Railway Company, whereby they became bound to pay
£lB,OOO per annum for the use of their station for passengers
and traffic for 999 years. His lordship considered that these
agreements were altogether ultra vires of the company ;
that they were illegal, and not sanctioned by the Rail-
way Act; that they were colourable and deceptive agree-
ments and not entered into in bona fides, and, therefore
null and void, and his lordship granted the injunc-
tion accordingly. With respect to costs—as to the first
part of the bill, praying for an injunction restraining the
defendants from using the line between Hilsea and Ches-
ter, the plaintiffs were perfectly right, and,they are entitled.
to costs ; but we think also that the London and South-
Western Railway Company should pay the costs of this
appeal. With regard to the Portsmouth Railway Com-
pany, who have come into court under this discussion, they
ought not to pay costs.
Lord ,Tustice Turner concurred.
Appeal allowed with costs.

-Mr TiJ rrn of 110

CORN EXCHANGE.

Only a moderate supply of English wheat was on offer in
to-day's market. The attendance of both town and coun-
try millers was limited, and the trade ruled heavy, at
Monday's currency.
A large supply of foreign wheat—over 22,000 quarters—
has come to hand this week. All descriptions were a dull
inquiry, but we have no change to notice in their value.
In floating cargoes of grain, very little was passing.
The few samples of grinding barley on offer were taken
at full prices ; but malting qualities were very dull.
Malt moved off slowly on former terms.
We had a dull sale for oats, at barely stationary prices.
Beans, peas, and flour were dull, but not cheaper.