The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-05 00:00:00

FEBRUARY 6, m5O

for which he had moved on the 3d May ast, should be
made forthwith; and to move for certain additional re-
tents relating tot ailroads, and to ask the Vicc-President
of the Board of Trade whether it was the intention of the
Goverment to introduce a Bill for the better audit of
railway accounts. It was proved that, in many cases,
railway companies had paid dividends out of their cop',
al, and he a kal if such a system could have been pur.
sued had there existed a good system of audit of railway
accounts, and he would contend that had not these frau-
dulent practices occurred, the present deprciation cf rail-
way property would not have taken place. Thepermanent
interests of the shareholders and the public had been sa-
crificed, for the purpose of keeping up for a few days the
price of shares upon the Stock Exchange. The Noble
Lord then went into the history of the two Railway
Audit Bills which he had himself introduced during the
two preceding sessions, which he denied were intended
to introduce a Government audit, and concluded by
putting the question of which he had given notice. He
wished before he sat down to draw their Lordships' at-
tention to the fact thatl there were 61 applications for
railway bills, and he would suggest the propriety of a
JLa ding order that before any railway bill should be
read a second time the whole financial accounts of the
company applying for the bill should be laid before their
Lordships.
Earl GRANVILLE did not object to the motion for
making the returns forthwith. With regard to the Bill
of last session, it was impossible to pass it
in the face of the great oppositien which it
received from railway shareholders. He believed that
they were now inclined to introduce a Bill for auditing
railway accounts themselves, and ho would, therefore.
wait awhile to see whether such bill would be introduced
by the railway shareholders themselves, but if such Bill
were not speedily introduced by them, or if, when intro-
duced, it should not prove satisfactory, he would then
state what steps the Government proposed to adopt.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM rose, and was
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes after
Four o'clock.

RIVER NESS.

Mr. CAMPBELLot,tained leave to bring in a Bill for
building a bridge over the Tiler Ness.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE.

An HON. MEMBER presented a petition from Bromley,
praying for a cessation of Sunday labour in the Post-
office.

COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition from
Cheadle, in Staffordshire, praying for the establishment
of county financial boardF.
AGRICUTURAL DISTRESS.

Lord HENRY MANNERS presented a petition from
Cambridgeshire complaining of agricultural distress in
that county, and praying for elitf.
Mr. SIMEON presented a petition from a place in the
Isle of WigLt praying for au equalization of the burdens
upon land or a return to protection.
LAW OF SETTLEMENT.

Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from
Westminster, praying for the abolition of the law cf
law a settlement.
CHELSEA HOSPITAL.

Mr. HEADLAM presented a petition from Robert
Armstrong, an out-pensioner in Chelsea Hospital, pray-
ing for the better regulation of that institution.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN TIIE POST-OFFICE.

Mr. CORNEWALL LEWIS presented a petition
from a congregation cf Wesleyans in Herefordshire,
praying for a cessation of Sunday labour in the Post-
office.

Mr. P. SCIZOPE—Was the die:ary sun-hien!?
Sir W. SOMERVILLE he-ieved it was preectly
sufficient. His lion. Friend ni xt pr ceeded to tt,k
whether during that period iequesls w( re not held
within the union. lie was again t‘p akiLg from menuoty,
wheiber it was during that period he could nut say, but
there were some four or five inquests held in the 'in-
rush Union, and verdicts returned of alleged death by
starvation. On one of the deceased, however, there
was found money amounting to Is. 6i —(ilear, hear.)
As to the mortality in the Kilrush aof khouse, he know
that previous to the time when the dietary was changed,
tle mortality did not exceed, if it was not below, the mot -
tality of the workhouses throughout Ireland. The next
question of his Hon. Friend had reference to the Second
stoppage of out-door relief by the guardians of the Kilrush
Union. He had received no official account whatever as to
that st ippage, and he was not able to give his lion.
Friend the reason of that second stoppage ; but the
guardians I.all provided themselves lately with consider-
able workhouse accommodatior, and he (Sir W. Somer-
ville) thought it probable that that second stoppage
was fir the purpose of irtroducing the workhouse
test, with the view to see which of the pau-
pers ought most properly to be put upon the out-
door relief list. The last question of hi:: ilenourable
Friend related to the dissolution of the board f guar-
dians. TI at board had had very great difficulties to
contend with. Notwithstanding the liberal advances
that were made to them from the rate-in-aid a very
large debt was lift to them by the vice-guardians
on their retirement from office.—(Bear, hear.)
'The Commissioners bad reason to complain of the
tardiness with which the guardians 1 arl collected
the rates. This much he could say, that certainly that
second stoppage of out-door relief aas not camed from
any lack of funds. Ile had endeavoured to answer the
lion. Gentleman's questions as well as he could, con-
sidering the short notice he had given him.

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But this was only the beginniog o'Z the abtair, Al,
int-the:- they ;:alit the i, ot e absu:d they 1(13"1 5,t.;, by
Tracy he li:td oLsorved that cunducting ini"l- (5
2,lendi rs of the House, parties with :persOhal n
totetdesto
were strictly excluded from the Committee aprite • 0
make the inquiry, but this wrs the democratic on
of his Hon. Friend near him, tie Member fors IgontroF or
no touch int:ovation had demoralised the pdings
eir
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. With them, a liri:eliv
any bis,hcp Lad an inter% st in the mtAtor Le vt at esPEn's.4
surnmorcel on the committee, and when he attended.l!,
(Mit e ations he ermitted to speak and voteJoeP.
as much as though shew ere a member of the Coturnitttai
But not only was that so, bat every one of the epite_,P.a
bench may attend any committee, si eak and vote, o°2l
of
at any time they could swamp the ether roo_,.
f the Committee by the number of their vottrbr,
—(llear, hear.) lie had directed some 03° to
deliberation to it. but he bad never
Bishop
realise fur himself the advantage e f such a sYst"li e
shop of St. Asaph told them tint a bishop being ea.
versant with the subject to be inquired into vio:: ioo
best party to give information and form su -•11)01
upon it, while the Secretary to the ColtainiSSiOn .
iOll ho
them that a
byßishop took up whatever quest
___
had practically l':,
a mind to, and, as he mitt r
pressed it, 'Ate worked it through the Cow
been ableo°
So that, whenever there was any question baetingt theelt
interest of any particular bishopric, the biaboPinthe
i‘,st, andd worked it through in every sense °' the
the pattoy days of Toryism, when the
woorrking-Itnhrough system was well understood,
owi•oorskings through could not surpass those a tbe.r.;
or_ wellt h
e transacted,
tastical Commission. Under such a flhear-
the house would not be surpri. el
revelationsbutof that to , rig
that the business of the commission was rot portico:o'o
carelessness,
wastevv which the evidence exhibited --- (11, tine's
What did the House think cf. estates being sold wit'i,
any valuation being taken or authorised by the conin,,,o
wiihotit_l:o
sion, or of large estates being bought
etssnceosusl!
pencont be a
and
n ordinary precautions of a survey, or of important i.vyniers
being executed without the architect of the Cuminissi•°teeth
seunpdplying any estimate if them, or of solicitors,arebi
_ir.
surtuyorso_ being employed without any stPo,
tion
oi 4' the remuneration they were to receive° wl,
consequence had been that they charged As they plea lO
an the taxation of a Bill which the solicitor se
some years ago still remained unfinished. lation, 0
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

THE LONDON GAZETI

(THIS EVENING•)

WHITEHALL, JAR. 26. 016 `D
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Gustaires it., to t's
younger, of Plymouth, in the county of Devon,
a Matter Extraordinary in the High Court 0.
decheatce'uteeon`.
4 6"0311.
Dewes, Esq., to be Major, vice— Carvick,
Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Atilitia--;Jell .4
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Meilifillllllo4
1848; Thomas St. Leger Ale, ck, Esq., t° 'e
Colonel, vice Tuite, deceased, Jan. 30. DalikriiPti
(lip to the time of our going to !Press the
part of the " Gazette" had not been published.)

t, DA,V
Gibraltar ••••• 3e g 0
8
• 0
Leghorn • • • • • "'
Milan.• •• ***** •• -4-S
Venice. •••• • • '• ••••siS
Naples ••• • " " •• 1/9
Palermo, peroa.• •• .; .63/i
Messina • • • • " '• .•
Lisbon.. • • • • •• •• ,•••
Oporto • • • • •• " •••
Rio Janeiro •• •• ;;•• •
Buenos AYTeS jit
New York, 21 dari
eF
Philadelphia • • • •:;;;, 11 9
micas or 801.• s3 0
Foreign Gold in bar 0 v 0
Portugal Gold Coin .•0
Spanish Doubloons ••• 0 4 54
New Dollars " ", 0 4
Silver is bars .• ••'
taken piSCel
CURED Fisu.—An importation having my PA
from Holland of a quantity of botargu, and tbe„,,enee„le
thereon as cured fish, the officers of the Terence
to ~f
murred to pass the entry as such, and covsidere dor
liable, as goods manufactured, to the ad va/oregin bei
10 per cent. It appears that the article 10°/:Tedl,rio
targo is the roe of a fish (the red mullet), Prese-dplnglit
in this instance the skins or film had been ".,1" Wb
otio.t rfi
melted beeswax for the purpose of preset*
caused the revenue officers to consider it to la °alit:
manufactured goods, to an ad valorem duty' and L''";
where botargo is brought in the original st2trlt bog
oi,t the preparation added in this instance, 'fle.- co ,11
customary to deliver it in kt the duty of 1 g rei ins
cured fish. It is a luxury, and only importe cuctiFb",
quantities, chiefly for presents, and under the hold 0
sptaasnsecdes
oint has
went
tn
of
fireeted that the arsticculef:d 01
the rated duty ,/
desired.
ti Onor''
QUEEN MARY'S ROOM IN EDINBURG`" iiAng !tribe
Additions are about to be made to this inleles"„-dieg ;le
nt through Major-General Riddell, comalci.oll,o'
forces in Scotland, to whom the public area"rout 't"be
debted for promoting the alterations carter
foe' as
year, by separating the entrance altogetherarooada. •
Ustteec, and renewing the oaken pawls the rito
wally,trait
after its original character. A copy
of King James VI., by Jacobs Jitney, 'hss bees
possession of W. hay, Esq., of Dense Castle' bit, "-ced
generouslytaken by L apdrye s
eMnot
ends otr:;,utlhadcondm bayi 0 her
eLn •
in
sgo oeen
presented Mary's
a treoaoamti
f QueetnheMpaorsysebsysioFnu
ovfino,oWpayn.
long in 5111.
t
bin ph Courant. the Trails of 0rk13.1.
SHIELDS, FEB. 4.—Wind racaerit-r.
Hesperus, Ceylon; Fanny, New York.'
flGitotiomiri datnohne:
IMPERIAL PARLIANI

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb' 14;bt.)
(Continued frcm our Third Edition of last itt
PROTECTION. use,
Mr PACKE then rose to address the 11°After,d
the noise occasioned by Members leaving iv benetts°
Palmerston's speech, he was very indistinct Coleorte
some time, while he was alluding tohe~JiO°ceo°,l.
speeches at Leeds and Aylesbury. All
tleman's (Mr. Cobden s) expel ience of 01;1;1 roe Wave
derived from his recent acquisition of °,,f, oce-;ord
consisted of two plots, one of 21 oc:,--bf
by a miller, the other of 32 acres, occuPie„,"
keeper, neither of whom was dependent icn. te„'"gie
upon firming. Now he Our, Parke) of
bis• eitt„
farmer, would give the House the resuitl bel°,os
rience on a farm of 100 acres, which uetiettst 001
Loughborough. It was divided into five Puir",..-the
acres each, under the four-course si6v" 90 cli)c db.
which, notwithstanding the Hon. Gentlentsnoire 0 pet
he (Mr. Packe) regarded as the first iter9.,as 414.01
to be known in questions f that ncture':o eJt•
acre, and the local burdens amounted 'dvet' witAti
making a total of 312/. 10s. as the printarY,„.-yolille
here he must leave it to the House to dets'h-et !ices• t)"
what degree of justice it was expected nesr.geepJe
should not only feed the poor, but best te" r Ole rote:
drainage and of making the air wholesorcel°,. tOP-0
The Sanitary Commissioners had sent letle oil
borough directing that it should be drains", eyed • set.
could be more desirous than himself of doingneoPle'et
that could be required for the health of tiltes.rartittiaier
to avert the return of the pestilence of istn'uld hole
could not see why the expense of doing se mace, 0)0',
elusively on the land. In the present itO,'"-t ttle.,„aio
ever, as his farm was in the neighbourhoon‘,..est
he would have to pay 6s. Gd. an acre for to 01 op
oTilohodeuesireiaoansoydusertteaambilleeodfMaeomelbyesris
othen
the perxocpee erijcisel :Jo
hP%cr oste;
pd
of free trade,
derived the following general results • , feed 0D
o f t
he protection
farm
in contrastedfrom syt.ile
penditure, under the protective duties, 31:10f Jab" Its;
rearing stock, manuring the land, webies .11(liereisge:
&c., he estimated at 1,154/. 18s. "'cent., °,"y I°l,l
trade, with a reduction of rent of 28 Per '„-r i°,,0118"
From I ls. to Bs., and with an allow°,"eaese isi,'ooolo
of stock, in consequence of the fetal n'seeta °be iby
among them by foreign cattle, of 10 Pc,r,,- tiOaced
expenditure would amount to 9094 11.ine°4•0.1 A
same principles he calculated the returns ° 081•,. a OY;
protection at 1,2634 35., leaving a profit,„„°E, ende'bsol°4
to the farmer, as compared with the Inee"-ve se • eo0"
tern of free trade of 902/. 55., which gad 6guLeilacti°ll2
loss to him of 71. 17s. Id. Those facts tiAll the e-tree°;
not be coatroserted or overturned, au" to thedersa°,
would be that free trade must be ruble° es Ole& ft;
farmers as well as to their labourer& n:Voil tll
circumstances the Royal Speech was reau,,,,jeoc Kt
!lament as called ou to " unite with her ,PL'esti ii
.00
aD
sincere gratification with which her llii,ceeoilrlve be.;
r.essed the increased enjoyment of the 7; my "cate:
cumfarts of life which cheapness endorse 141'9,4,03qt;
stowed on threat body of her people., ,tselt„,,b" bso
a loss to know where that increased en.l.°/ted. Pe 0026
series and comfort lay. He denied it Ols 5 thole itteh-e
hesitaion in saying that the passage ,sw:yrero4ool:es,
untruth ever uttered in the House. who scot "di trw-
body of the peppie ? The agricultutroalbeeTrisitureil t.:o,ittblrbee
affirmed, and the Speech admitted,
By the population returns it would b° in
number of that class, with their dependr the 014
kingdoms amounted to 17,469,793, 'Abige W
336 196' 0.- aolis
turing classes only nurehered 9, torero ha A-- of
were they to be toad that the miteuis4.-- -
gloat body of the people ?—(Hear, bettri';t the rctiof"
0
Member for Cork (Mr. Fagan) asserted t. prO%
Leneutdoe Ode. bbd
Ireland had no interest in the maintenan
but the thousands and thousands of bit c 0 „ netO eft
.d he wa"rd P
came over annually, without whose ,
~t tea the A
the harvests could not be got in throug_ne_"t
of the country, and than whom he did inPeg 00,
could be a better set of men—must be aebrerir 0401.09'
it:: et] ogpiirliOntheivOrtoi:
in that question, as on that depended t senirlt-degre:
the employment of their labour. loe ~,atest fte-
ibny thiste cocubnatTr
gye mustcb b
consequent
uaeflnetc toe
nd
trade. Already much bad been t"
of "'the inrcolAl;
injustice of the operation his -code- ts
which compelled him to rah
VVIIS r" or
come, but on one-half of his rent, will _s, oroP4 boo
profit, no matter whether he derived te"...„`„1010`", sot°,
It had been stated that not only tentinbeg
cases, but tee he
thrown up their lands in many nts to the 0
compensation hal been trade to tone
enc° in oil
of several tkousand pounds t,l'o.hriictl:rs:uleestplkiwootilib:tee:7:ll
effected by them during their tenanci•ert,
ask, could any private gentleman att_hr" tenant Prise,
000'
tk.r all the improvements
snake, unaer an expectation that pric_ _to rot „col ,
t iat high prices would...ilv .0 it]
tench to make landlords ray continue?so ha frri
eta birYool.o:3_
.I.e;
tire enterprise of the farmer. Men r
might do so if they thought cook Ow
ge
but the great majority of thy collar,'
proper--thel
atopeo