The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-12 00:00:00

In Ireland it was in 1847 ... 176,000 9, t
It wax only 6 000 -Wdl.,na mere. Th- consumption 01
.Brilish spirits in
.Eeghind in 1847 was 8,409.000 g„ lion!;
,n 1849 ,t was 9.053.000 gAton..; in Scotland it was
is
1847 6,193,000 to
gallons; in 1849 6,935,000 gallon';
Ireland it was in 1847 6,037;000 gallons; in shat
1849
6,973,000 gallons, or 950,k00 gallons more•
clearl showed that no reat injury had been inflicted
upon the Irish or Scotch die.iller by the introduction of
.
spirits. The-contrary was -the faot; while the
exports of Britisli.,spirits greatl)l increased.. le
1847 there were expnrted -
from ,Engiand ndt a Sieg
gallon; in 1849 th, no; wt,rb 73,000 ‘l4llonsi anA tI,TZ
were trona Scetland 66,684-gall Ons- ad.„
206,000 exported,)ni While tiom these wure
io 1847 6.439 gallow, and 'in 1849 6/.000 gallons .
ported—the increase being terSed, toad %ladle they .
got at the same time the power of warehousing in Enfd
land, a power which they had not previobily pooess: ;
and of is hich. they bad availed themselves to the el:e_n.
ng of warehousi► one-and a-half millions of gallons slnu;
1848. Ile, therefore, did not think the dolma of
etle' Or!
distillers based on justice, and he should oppose the M
The Hou,e divided when there appeared—
For the motion ... 85
Against it ~, 53
Majority against the Government --32
The announcement was received with cheers. '
Thm then went into Committee; Mr.

ROCHE ;a tee chair.
Mr. F. MACKENZIE proposed a resolution to the
t
if cc that the ratite payable on British spirits oaken 07d
ef warehouse for home conkumption should be ebarge,
lft ~r
la quantity and strength the same as actoelly tee•-'d se,
except when the spirits had not been properly 50,s oa
eurely warehoueed, and that no' greater absteree
ld be
account of deficeney in quantity and strength 5-.°4-ae pot
made other than fur every 100 gallons in warelre.d sot
exceeding two months, two gallons; above twe'ed pot
exceeding six months, three gallons ; above six erl yeti
exceeding twelve months, four gallons; and for
e
succeeding six months one gallon each.
E 3 lela
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHER -11
he would not object to the resolution at that stage
The resolution was accordingly agreed to. sieer
Mr. F. MACKENZIE proposed a second resole
ef
to the effect that when British spirits were dgottiv
bond for ships' attires or foreign exportation oength
should be charged for deficiency in quantity or Ili osi
except in the case of their not having been seelltef
properly Warehoused. t‘n t th.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUee'e "°('
same course with respect to this resolution.
It was accordingly agreed to.
The House resumed, and the resolutions Wet° ordered
to be reported on Friday next.
RAILWAYS IN INDIA.
made
pot
6'
Viscount JOOELYN. brought forward the 01°-;s-- pot
which he had given notice, to move for any PePel-,-fierld
already laid 'before Parliament, referring tt the 14";,ser
question of railway communication in India, tot boo
with copies of ; any correspondence which tega the
taken place between the home authorities °pail,
Madras Government in reference to the pro Pete rota
way between Madras and Arcot. In bringing 'Trit to
the motion ne was not actuated by any hostile iP'yeelt
the Governmnt. It was a question of the Lseet
importance toe India, and he considered that tnelbriag
was neither an unwise nor improper time re late'
it forward when the attention of the manufaetarlitop
rests of this country was directed to the consid66,lo re'
the slave-grown cotton of America which Inig"'wecte.
placed by the free labour produce of British 00400 es
India had not kept pace with the prosperity sod 1'7,t70110
of the other portions of the empire. On the e°7royetl
her shawl and cotton manufactures had beendap
by the frequent unjust and necessary wars eatre;neol
there, by the effect of the land tut, and by the *rod
the means of internal communication. A Con3o`;3,sia
the House was appointed to investigate the 5u1t„,41.1.
1847, and theY reported that the question of in"d'ogof
communication deman]ei the immediate Atte_A". -Ot
Government. that even where roads existe",eaeet
were gre at obstacles in consequence of the Abe
bridges. Colonel Sims, who had been engsr?:..--iiiil
service of the East India Company upwards, or-.;,; re'
years in opening up lines of communication ih,tieel'
sidency of Bombay, gave, as the testimony ei,rielf,°
perience, that wherever new roads were opeelelsesti
_tl.l
rapidly increased. The object that he (Viscount aliselo,
had in view was, to give the Right Hon. Gentietlatfig
Secretary Of the Board of Control an opportat;
stating his views with regard to the general (thee loot'
railway communication in Ladia; also with reseects bee°
railways to which the guarantee of GovernuieritLa fee°
granted,_ and_ what were the expectations they n. di''
those railway lines. In 1845 Mr. Sims, who Zosist
patched to India to inquire into the alleged -djiee- co'v
to railway construction in the tropics, reported, beta
junction with certain commissioners who had alt;
ss 00
appointed to inquire into the matter, that there ;pod;
physical difficulties to obstruct their formation• eti es'
minted the propriety of the inquiry which hade"-erhisj
on foot as to whether railways were suited to Viemote'
of the people, and that the formation of an egeerl'';iottb'
line from Calcutta towards the frontiers on te,e,"-b th°
west was an eligible plan. The next line for rl-1": froln
Government had 'given a guarantee was the lire pile'
Bombay to Gillian. That line, which would 11'1.4 10;
in length, would certainly pass through one or °'
tricts the best adapted in all India for the grt tor
cotton. But it would run parallel with an Wells es'
tern of water communication, and it could act good'
peeled that it would obtain a great traffic either hrj
or in passengers. Colonel Grant, of the 1:30°,7i. Ors;
gineers, had given it as his opinion that it would i",:t
an untavourable field for testing the probability eared
succ.-ss or railway undertskings in India. It °PrOtighli
to him (Vise .unt Jocelyn) that their gra at objeci,' leo%
to be to find out for that experiment a line whict",dersbei'"
connect two great towns between which a eottaid
traffic already existed, and such a traffic as w:„-stre",
Hies ly to be diverted to some railway of easy 7,-010°S
lion; and he believed that a line could be PT:li
which united these advantages. In the year lee; sere '
had been proposed which would run from Mecir6-"eoatlec‘
the south-western portion of India, and would sees OP
its eastern and western coasts, while it would
some of the finest cotton-growing districts. ''',l,oo;
country. That line would run from Madras t°,esesdi
through a district in which a considerable traffic r
ice °r
existed; and from Arcot it would pass over * got
72 wiles to the important town of Wallajanuggeht: %ea,
Majesty's Government bad, however, refused tiro, 7e
any guarantee in that case fir three reasons: r,.opsilli
Muse the scheme hod been abandoned by the fm'sseei,
who hail projected it; secondly, because the eat'7,,erir'
the cost' of, :its construction had exceedine.n 01;
'7
and thirdly, 'because the line hid not e SO'
ere
veyed by their • own engineer, o' et,.': sbtot
Now, upon those points he shoult, re i 0
that the company had not abandoned tu,",,..,"ohtse
until after they had vainly endeavoured tio:11
the support of the Government, and tisteel bee
announce.' their desire to renew it as soon to aid
heard of the determination of the Governn7die. .0
their aid to the construction of railways jo,e,seecelleit
the next place, he hal to state that the elt"-e per i 0
the estimates had arisen from the tact that soo3-0,
had proposed the line should be a mere traulooldhio
America, while others hal proposed that ilea .0 v,
constructed after the manner of the railwo/614000"0
c.,untry. Then, again, with regard to the thitre.seKe
which tied induced the Government to decliech•,-a g';eBo
the undertaking, he tied to state that thef,''',,ens
no sufficient notice of their determination to Ireftel°-04
rule, and chit they hod given their aid to 0' oiled
line, ;although ' teat line also had not beep spebe
by tticir; 'Own engineer. It should be "Pa A" bile
see
that ;in Boinbay and in Bengal
present are excellent water communicationi3otloro
no -such"com munication exi:ted in 04 1)01
Along the whole coast of Madras thereloe, (e•
a single herbotr in which ships could.iitieie!,`;sl;
there were very.'few means of internal Coto'7ice
fiat
One result of that was to add greatly to tee P 'owe, di
in Madras, and so at.HOUSIy was that evil felt d of ,etilel
the inhabitants were. compelled to use a k'niteeeloet
h e
as a very imperfect-substitute fer salt. "° not °I OLlf
could not estimate Cie highly the import'Llie. „eel
improving the' internal communication of, de„,eiles
empire in that country extended over neon)? isod ", tor
of north latitude' and;3o degrees of longituidenelorieertbes
we remember the great works of the Hinets"", ielfee`d to
the irrigation of thdt Vast territo we oug";areti, °ese
the time had dome for England to stop f,91. fauretbol
construct some memorial which Would tell twee 'VI
that she had not been nnthindfut.of her uriefebi°
distant 'and mignikefit- possessions. T_,"Blriorlf 01,
concluded by moving "for-an) PapaiS il°t*_4oootieo
before Parliament, referring to the geeet_ease'eatetelooe,°,
railway communication in India, together ;toe b
et;s 174
any correspondence Which may have taltetAr„erete; av
the home authorities and the Madras u—Sedt°- e
reference to the proposed railway between ot
Arcot." pure tai
Mr. WILSON said he did not rise for tine 0011
refusing the assent of her Majesty's G°verod rouefedi
proposal which the Noble Lortitacttnitele,; pe tDoto,
did he rise for the purpose compleinenplobi"vosiV
able and temperate manner in which tpe°,;ee.e-ev'ese•
had brought the subject under their efuo; 'hp Vihitq
Bui be had a few observations' to offer • to welt
-of correcting' some misapprehensions boa eln
Noble Lord had fallen. The Noble lit' ess-batiepel
egre •. ,
during the last 50 or 60 years " little F:3l-9. set otioPf
made in the cultivation of cotton in i_j°„d a vast 7,,30
not be forgutteu that during that peF:dfv, and 0
eoio:
had been made to the cultivation of.'"eieq, had tbt
in that country. The cultivation of Inuoband nee glig
troduced into India 60 or 70 year!
ititgir'otn it 1/1000,
whole world was at present soap eared t"t 20 ye
valuable article. Then, again, it OPP: 000 tons °fa of
ego there had produced roduced but
' apeottot' 01;
while the sugar p there at presente
mWeees
times that quantity. With regard Otte
a to obser.
tion then under their consideration, he ha opd pi of
the' cols— fee ed the efforts made by the East India CemPerl sro°P°lll4
Government of late years to promote fa
ors
fropeefor
railways India, showed that they e
the
were
LOr,.A" to
indtfferent upon that subject. the' e
etonietee _ oeo
to the three propositions which were 81-tat
Government- He was right in saying tu_..„,100:3 et!
propositions for makieg railways for the bee,
Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta. hut hreereW; "-,o°
House w believe that an undue pre.
..,.idecto,
given with regard to two of these P'"e ref e pa"
could assure him that such was not the esevied to ijoe
to the Calcutta line the Noble Lord eeenstepct ex.
overlooked the fact that if they were to P° _tut 10_400
cf railway from Calcutta to Delhi they s
„epee o
commencementble
soinewhere—they toti,b self, tee _
before the could ccinsiskte• the whole• ant beg be
Lord believed they were to step at that Ps.takeo
tbit
yr-4y much enietiken. and- he was ,uOOO 40,
supposed that they were to take.
portion of the tine as evideece iSLiiiv,u, 00t, the
ter of railways would anewer in
wards ate
- • ,
though the dirt-died of -the line caste .
been agree t)k 00
the trLiuth. sy,
north-west prOviecrei . had .
_eeto _
was a Ly4nte-eMitfdeah.e.spladed ,at the Ain-Lay IN
iloogtaey Gag.o.4iippliovto44 RFA