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jected to all such Bills as these on principle. There
ou :ht to be no legislative interference between landlord
and tenant. Those two parties ought to be left to manage
their own affairs. Customs differed in different countrie,
and it nay, therefore, impossib'e to establish any system
which could apply to all. But in glancing his eye over
this Bill he saw many objections to it in detail; it omitted
to make any provision for distraints in case of dilapi-
dations and slovenly management, while in some m-
atinees it conferred upon the tenant powers which
would destroy the mutual confidence which ought
always to exist between landlord and tenant. Now,
it was tf the utmost importance that a
good feeling should stall times prevail between landlord
and tenant, but he was very much afraid, whatever
might be the laudable motives of its introducer, he was
very much afraid the interference of this Bill would de-
stroy the unanimity that now exists in many counties.
If the House determined to pass the measure, he
would not put them to the trouble of dividing, but inas-
much as tt e Gallant Member for the city of Lincoln, who
had given notice of an amendment, was not in his place,
he should take leave to move that the Bill be read a se-
cond time this day six months.
Sir G. STRICKLAND looked upon the Bill as a di-
rect attack upon the rights of private property. Adam
Smith laid it down as the best rule that coun-
tries could follow to allow private individuals
to manage their own affairs in the manner which they
thought best for their own interest; but, although the
Bill was opposed to that principle, it was ?aid the Bill
could do no harm, as it was only permissive. Well, but
the landlords and tenants of this country already pos-
sessed the power which this Bill would give them, and
since it was wholly uncalled for and quite unnecessary,
what was the use of passing a Bill which gave no permis-
sion at all? It commenced by stating that it was highly
expedient to allow landlords and tenants to make
agreements for their own mutual interests. Why, did
they not possess that right at common law? Where was
the use then of passing a superfluous Bill, which might
at first sight appear to be harmless, because it w as based
upon the permissive principle, but which might eventu-
ally, if it were passed into a law, become an engine of
mischief, by having it quoted as a precedent fur
interfering with the rights of private property?
Marling was a very expensive process, and this Bill
provided for laying the expense c f that process upon the
Landlord. Now marling was a thing which was ruinous
to some kinds of land; yet this Bill would make it in-
cumbent on a landlord to marl his land, though it went
to the destruction of it. He contended that the tenant-
farmers in Lincolnshire sad Yorkshire did not want this
Ball. The best authorities in Lincolnshire were decidedly
opposed t,) it on the ground that it would cause endless
litigation, and destroy all confidence between landlord
and tenant.

Lord GALWAY thought tlAt 8.11 was uncalled for
and unnecestary; he should, therefore, rote for the
amendment.

Mr. AGLIONBY was prepared to support the second
reading of the Bill. The Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Strick-
land) treated the Bill as it it were compulsory, though
he afterwards said it was permissive; but at present no
landlord who had only a lite interest in land could make
an agreement with his tenant. The Bill was only per-
missive, and on that ground he thought it might be useful,
because it would bind the remainder man in cases where a
tenant for life might make an agreement with his tenant.
He thought it would have been more courteous to the
House and the country, and have :saved the time of
Hon. Members, if, instead of allowing the Bill to pro-
ceed to its present stage, they had rejected it at once,
but having reached its second reading, he would now
give it his support, reserving to himself the right of
moving any amendments in Committee.
Mr. PAUKE said be had seen the hardships to which
the farmers of this country were exposed, and thinking
they were entitled to some relief he should vote for the
second reading.
Colonel SIBTHORP said it was alleged that the Bill
would effect an improvement in the condition of tenauts;
but he did not see that they wanted any
improvement. He was not aware of having
a discontented tenant in any one of the estates which
he possessed in different counties. All they wanted was
a fair, liberal, and proper understanding between land-
lords and tenants, on the principle of live and let live,
and then all such Bills us the present would be
wholly unnecessary. He should next expect that a
Bill would he introduced into the Howe to fix the wages
of his footman, to say at what hour he should dine, and
what he should have for dinner. He was entirely op-
posed to the Bill, because it would be detrimental
to the interests which it was proposed to relieve,
and he should oppose it in every stage.—(Laughter.)
Mr. DRUMMOND said he should vote for the second
reading of the Bill; but unless it was so retered in Com-
mittee as to make it very much unlike what it was
at present, he should oppose the Bill in its
future stages.—(A laugh.) The farmers had lost all
confidence in the legislation of the House; bat still he
should give the Bill his support in the hope that
when amended, it would in some degree accomplish
the object which it bad in view.
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT observed that a great
authority had been referred to fur the purpose of show-
ing that nothing was so dangerous as to interfere in the
management of private property, especially as regarded
landlord and tenant ; the object of this Bill was not to
nterfere with the rights of those parties, but to remove
the interferences which at present existed. It had been
said that the Bill would only affect settled
estates, but the fact was, that nearly all the
estates in the country were settled. The
Bill did not dictate what agreement the parties should
make, but merely said tt at henceforward they would be
able to make particular agreements, if they liked, and
therefore all it proposed to do was to allow a man
to do what he choosed with his own. He had been told
by a farmer who had embarked a great deal of capital
in his farm, that unless he had an agreement with his
landlord his rest would be disturbed at night by thinking
of the ruin which might come upon his children.
Believing that the Bill would be the means, if passed, of
effecting improvements on farms, of incressing their
produce, and therefore of giving additional employment,
be should give it his support.
Mr. TRELAWNY admitted that cases might arise
where legislative interference would be necessary, but
really he did not think this Bill gave either the landlord
or the tenant a privilege or a right which he did not
possess already.—(Hear, hear.) He should therefore
support the amendment.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. COLES thought the Bill was highly calculated
to diminish the difficulties that now prevailed amongst
the agricultural interest, and inert ase the confidence of
the farmer in the support of his landlord. It was, there-
forc,a most valuable Bill, and he should give it his hearty
support.—(Hear.)
Mr. NEW DEGATE said the farmers looked to this
13i11 as the means of enabling their landlords to do them
justice in case they left their farms with un-
exhausted improvements, and the House, in his
opinion, would do well to pass it. The Bill, however,
was not without defects; for instance, he was afraid the.
Bill would enable a tenant for life to make extravagant
outlays in improvement.; but that was a matter of detail
which might be remedied in Committee.—(Hear.)
Colonel THOMPSON did not think the opinion,
that the Bill would injure posterity, aas an objection
which ought to stand in the way of supporting the second
reading. The House was bound to regard, to some extent,
the interest of posterity, but what they tad to deal with
at the present moment was the state of things as they now
exist.—(Hear.)
Viscount CASTLEREAGH hoped the provisions of
this Bill, which he heartily approved df, would be ex-
tended to Ireland.
Mr. P. HOWARD supported the second reading of
the Bill, believing it would relieve trustees from the re-
sponsibility which at present rested on them in reference
to making agreements with tenants in certain cases.
The Bill was then read a second time.

Mr. PUSEY hoped the House would grant an early
day for the committal of the Bill, looking at the dis-
tressed condition of the farming interest in the country.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER would resist any attempt to
hurry this Bill through the House without the fullest
discussion.

ft Colonel SIBTEIORPsaid there could not be amore un-
fortunate time for bringing in a Bill of this kind than at
present, and he would oppose it at every stage, believing
that it was ill-timed, and calculated to lead to diappoint-
ment among the tenant-farmers. _ _

The Bill was then ordered to be committed to•morrow•,
RAILWAY TRAFFIC BILL.

Mr. RICARDO proceeded to move the second
reading of this Bill. He was chairman of a rail-
way company which bad in view the shortening of
the distance between London and Manchester.
Six Committees had sat on this subject, and had pre-
.ented reports, independent 'of the reports of the
Railway Coeimissioners, and he thought that if any gen-
tleman went through these reports carefully he would
come to the.conclusion that some such measure as the pre-
sent was required. The Committee 0f1835 recommended
that all the lines of railways should be subjected to some
general control, as did also the Committee of 1841.
A Committee, over which the Right Hon. Gentleman the
Member for the Univerity of Oxford presided, recom-
mended the interference of the Board of Trade in the
matter of Parliamentary trains, and,he would just quote
a few figures to show the result of Parliamentary in-
terference. He found that the receipts of the one
Parliamentary train per day were 1,970,850/., and
of the other six or seven trains 5,350,000/.
The average per mile for the Parliamentary train
was 6s. 6d, for the other trains, ss. So much for
the interference of Parliament, and ho could only point to
this fact, when be saw parties come to Parliament with
Bills empowering them to increase their rates of toll.
The interference which he proposed in this measure of
his was certainly no greater than had been proposed in
the clauses of at least 28 Bills introduced into Parlia-
ment in the sessions of 1846 and 1847. He thought
that the time was now fairly come for Par-
liamentary interference. They had sanctioned 500
miles of railway at a cost of 15,000,0002, merely
for the purpose of connecting point to point.
The public were entirely in the power of railway com-
panies. The moment they entered a carriage the power
of free agency ceased, and the train went just when,
where, and at what rate the railway officials thought
fit. Ile did not blame the administrators of railway
atraire themselves for the existing evils, but was rather
inclined to w tribute the blame to the defective rate of the
law. It was entirely en public grounds that he had been
induced to pia pose the present measure, and he thought
it would conduce greatly to the public advantage. The '
lion. Gent', man alluded to several cases to show the
obstructions and Impediments to which the public were
sut jk (Atli on certain railway e, both in respect of the time
occupied in the journey and the fares which were
charged and rated; he proposed to remedy tie evils by
requiring in the first place that passenger-trains
and trucks should be stopped at junctions. lie
next proposed that trucks should be pro-
vided at junctions to meet corresponding trucks
belonging to other companies. Such an arrangement
did not think would act prejudicially to the railway in-
terest, but he e as willing to reconsider this part of the

Bill if necessary. There were oti,er propositions which
r.lso intended to make, one c f which was, that when
a train arrived alter its t.tne at a junction, it sheuid
forwarded at the expense of tie cAupary. yti ho had been
guilty of the irregularity. Another proposition was, that
minerals arriving at a junt.t:on, should be forwarded_ if
required, but the most important past of the Bill was the
equal rating clause, which he believed bad given ri,e to
the opposition of the railway interest, but in reality it
was nearly similar in terms to that which bad been in-
troduced into several railway Bills. He was astonished
at that opposition, seeing that railway proprietors had
become peculiarly sensitive owing to the great depreci-
ation which their property had lately undergone, but Le
believed that by doing an ay with the obstructioni and
imrediments of which he complained, and affording
facilities for the conveyance of traffic from one line to
another, every railway company throughout the country
would be benefited.

Mr. GLYN said the very objects which the lion.
Member (Mr. Ricardo) had in view, would not he car-
ried out by the Bill brought in by him. He called on
the House to pause before they passed a Bill of this
kind without sufficient information bearing upcn the
question. He particularly objected to the first clause,
which rendered it imperative on passenger trains to
stop at all junctions. The express trains (specially
would be retarded by an arrangement of that kind,
The Bill would also seriously interfere with the system
of season tickets which Lad worked so benficially for the
public, and with the practice of excursion trains, to which
the railway companies had given facilities with the view
of promoting the comfort and recreation c f friendly so-
cieties and the humbler orders of the people. The lion.
;Member further canvassed the details of this Bill, t
which he was opposed, and characterised it as a piece of
crude legislation which would only throw greater diffi-
culties in the way of an interest which was alrendy suffi-
ciently eepre,sei.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. B. DENISON suggested that the Hon. Gentle-
man the M. mber for Stoke should withdraw the present
Bill, and introduce one less subject to objection. lie
was, however, quite certain that there was an absolute
necessity of some general Parliamectary control over all
railway directors. The Railway Commissioners had been
mentioned, and he was sorry to say they were not very
popular, but for no reason that he could see, as he was
sure that they performed their duty in a most proper
manner.

AGLIONBY sup forted the Bill, because be
thought it Was calculated to afford extended accomm 0-

dation to the public. Though
for the position and expt rience t f the Hon. Member
for Kendal, he did not altogether go with him in
all his remarks. Ile did not think that the
Railway'Commissioners had sufficient control, and he
should certainly vote for any measure which extended
their influence. He was sure that the public would have
the same' opinion, especially if they considered the many
instances cf gross mismanagement which they la ad of
in the papers. lie should certainly give his cordial sup-
port to the Bill, and he had not the slightest objection to
curtail the power of railway directors.
Mr. V. SMITH objected to the Bill being withdrawn
in the hope of the matter being taken up by Government.
There was no chance of Government ever being able to
introduce a measure which should be acceptable to the
public and railway directors. The Railway Board had
never been very popular, and he was very much aft aid
that if they waited till that body took up the subject they
would have to wait till doomsday. The Hon. Member
for Kendal's speech was all very well as far as it went,
but it altogether avoided the principle of the Bill. Now,
what was that principle? Why, simply that it ;was ex-
pedient that better accommodation should be made for
the public—not on one railway, but on all rail-
ways; and, to show that that was wanted.
tbey need only refer to every-day experience. In
his own neighbourhood, for instance, there was a junc-
tion of three lines, but, from some unfortunate daft-

rences which had arisen between the three companies, a
party going from Northampton, either north or south,
was detained at this junction two hours.—(Hear.)
Mr. HENLEY had no connexion with any railway,
but still he could not support this Bill, because the means

proposed were not likely to accomplish the end in view.
When they considered that 5,000 miles of railway had
bean called into existence within the last few years the
marvel was not that there had teen occasional stop-
pages and inconvc niences, but that the trsffic on r ail ways
had been worked so regularly. It was far better to
leave the matter in the hands of railway managers
themselves, than, by a bungling mode of kghlation, give
rise to evils which would be more irksome to the public
than the delays and inconveniences which now occasion-
ally took plaec—(Hear, hear.)
Sir H. VERNEY observed that many of thore delays
arose out of a break of gauge which years ago Parlia-
ment had refused to interere with. He denied that
railway directors were unmindful of the public accom-
modation. It was for their interest to give the public
the best possible accommodation, and this matter might
therefore be safely left in their hands.—(Hear.)
Mr. BANKES had no confidence in the existing Rail-
way Board, and until that branch of the public service
was remodelled he could not consent to invest Govern-
ment with the extensive powers which this Bill proposed
to establish. Nothing but trivial questions were referred
to the consideration of the present Railway Board, which
certainly did not justify the large expenditure which it
involved, and until it was made a more useful and efficient
tribunal he must resolutely decline to increase their func-
tions.

Mr.W.WILLIANIS wished to know if the Hon. Gen-
tleman who Lad charge of the Bill was prepared to intro-
duce a clause which should prevent any party who might
be connected with a railway management from carrying
coals and minerals over that railway with greater fAcitities
and advantage than w st, afforded to the ordinary trades.
Mr. RICARDO was understood to reply in the atfir-
niuti%e.

Mr. LABOUCIIERE before the division was called

wished to address a tew words to the House on the su;
Piet of this Bill. And first he would apply his observa-
tions to the remarks of the Honourable INlemb.r for
Dorset, who certainly appeared to him to have said mote
i❑ support of tne Bill than against it. fie denied that
the matt+•rs which came under the consideration of the

Railway Board were of cqtrival:phsracter; the Func ions
of that body related to property of immense value, and
so long as the House thought such a board ought to
exist, it was their duty to take csre that the re-
muneration voted for its maintenance was sufficient
to ensure the services of Commissioners whose station
and past conduct would afford a guarantee to the public
that the motives which would actuate them in the dis-
charge of their duties would be beyond suspicion.
Now, with regard to the Bill itself, it certainly was a most
important measure, and although Government might be
taunted for tht it silence upon the subject, he could assure
she House that neither the Railway Commissioners
nor the Board of Trade had been unmindful
of the public interest. The functions of the Rei!way
Board necessarily made it unpopular, and the reason
that he had not undertaken to introduce a Bill of
this nature was slippy that he was afraid it w ould
have thrown still greater difficulties in the way 01
that board, while he had felt that the House would
not be too ready to appreciate the disinterested
spirit which might have ;dictated its provisions.
Those were ;necessarily unpopular functions in that
House. There was never a more deserving public func-
tionary than his friend (Mr. Strult), who had been one
of the Railway Commmissioners, and yet there was
never a more unfortunate public servant than he was.. -.
(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Labouchere) was unwilling in
the present state of the public feeling t's throw another
element of discord before the country with reference to
railway questions. He despaired of carrying this or and
other kindred measure through the House unless there had
been a previous inquiry by a Committee upstairs. Be (Mr.
Labouchere) would therefore join in the suggestion Char,
the Hon. Member for Stoke-upon-Trent should with-
draw his Bill, though he thought the objects of the Bill
were well worthy the consideration of the House.—
("Divide, divide.")
Mr. UtLADSTUNE said the Right Hon. Gentleman
had addressed the House with his usual frankness; but
he (Mr. Gladstone) could have wished that the Right
Hun. Gentleman had stated more clearly what his in-

tensions were with respect to the Bill before the
[louse. The Right Hon. Gentleman had characteeised
Mr. Laing a 3 a law clerk, with a few hundreds a year;
but when he used that expression he must have forgotten
how much more successful that " law clerk with a few
hundreds a year" was, in his humble department, than
the magnificent establishment of which he was a
subordinate member.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Glad-
stone) thought the House would be wasting its
time in passing the second reading of this Bill.
He was quite certain tbar, at present a scheme Lite this
would Meet with insuperable difficulties. The time
might come when the public would be roused by suffering
an immense &mount of inconvenience, when it would Le
necessary for some great measure of the kine 4, when
Parliament, as the agent of the public, would have
to take the railways into their own hands,
and make arrange meats for them as it thought
fit. He need only refer to the speech of the Right lion.
Gentleman who had just sat down to allow that the time
was not yet come for that measure.
After a few words of explanation from Mr. LABOU-
CIIERK who concurred in the culogium on Mr. Lainr,
Mr. RICARDO replied, and the second reading of
,he Bill was negatived without a division.
BENEFICES IN PLURALITY BILL.

The House then went into Committ4 e on this Bill.
Mr. HUME thought the time was come for putting
an end to pluralities altogether. He intended to take
the sense of the House, and for this purpose had framed
an amendment, which he thought would have that
effect. He thougl.t that this system of pluralities was
disgraceful to the Cburch.
Mr. LAW said that, as her ,Majesty's Ministers
would probably like to bear what was said on this gr.-at
subject, and there was not one of theta present, he sr.uuld
move that the Chairman do report progress, and ask fur
kayo to sit again.—(hear, hear.)
Mr. AGLION BY thought that such a course would
be scarcely fair usage to the lion. Gent!, man: aho
bad charge of the Bill. Ile did not see that it wa. ne-
eest.ary for her Slaje,ty's Ministers to tie peset,t at the
dissuasion.

Mr. FREWEN was indiNposed to agree to the pro-
position of the I 1( n. and Learned Rteorder. I e hi,(l
already pootpor,ed the Bill fur a month at the requyst f
the Government.

thought k woad be as well to
inquire where the Ministers were. Tit was a lull liuuse
f Members, who were not paid.:and )et the Ministers,
who were paid one and all, had all trooped over nu one
knew where.

IThe Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY explained
that the Secretary of :Atte had kit ;lord with him to
di,pateh a ►❑ess4-nger for him when the debate came on
on this Bill, and he had already done so.

Mr. HUME thought it Was an imputation on the
[louse to say that they could not get on without the Mt
clusters. It was trehttog tht-m like babies.
Mr. H. DRUMMOND thought that if the House wi:s
not competent to decide on the matttr without the Mi-

nie,!crs, nri:her could it on e.ny o.hcr, acrd the house
onAt to a j,,urr.
Mr. 'MANGLES rose simid loud cries of "Dividv,"
when :-ir Grey entered, and was greeted with mit.-
glod cheers ar;(1 iungllter.

Mr. LAW EltH 110 was sensibie (..f the in:portance o
the Right Lion. Baronet's presence, t.nd he should with.
draw his nii-tior.

Mr. HUME exp7&ned to ao Right Hon. Baronet the
nature of the aruenement which he had proposed.
Sir G. GREY, after having had some oiffieulty in
finding the clauses in the Bill, during which Mr. Hume
stood on his legs throwing an appealing glance to the
House, begged to dissent from the Honourable Gentle.
man's amendment, because he thought that there were
many livings of such small value that no msn could hold
them singly. The Honourable Member's object could
not be effected until some consolidation Act had been

- Mr. lIUME said that that was exactly his object.
Mr. AGLIONBY supported the amendment because
he thought it was high time that something was done
towards the consolidation of small, and the partition of
large livings.

Mr. GLADSTONE saw but one objection to this
amendment, but that objection was conclusive against
►t. Ile very much feared ths.t if this amendment were
cal-lied many parishes with small revenues would go
without incumbents, fur in England there was no provt•
son made as in Scotland for inercasinc- the income of
the incumbents of poor livings. The. efore, until some
p!an:orconsolidation had been adopted, it was highly
inexpedient to adopt an amendment of this sort.
Besides, the unieLdment of the hight Hon. Gentleman
the Aleaiber for Wilt.hire would virtually get rid of
pluralities altogether, unless the yearly value of the con-
tiguous benefice was under 1001. a year. Reserving
that case of exception, he was prepared to abolish
altogether.—(Hear hear.)
After a few words from Mr. JOHN EVANS,
Mr. HUME reminded the Committee that, if they
passed this amendment, the poor livings sv ould be assisied
by the same bounty that sent a bishop to Hong-Koi4.,
where there were scarce twenty parishioners to attend
tu. Let those who objected to his amendment, on
grounds stated by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Mem-
te for the University, insert a clause in the Bill, placing
there poor livings at his disposal—(A laugh)— and he
would undertake not only to find incumbents, but-in-
comes for them.—( A laugh.)
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT urged the committee to
reject the amendment in favour of his own, which would
accomplish the end the Hon. Member for Montrose had
iu view.

Sir G. GREY thought it nothing but right that poor
contiguous livings with small populations should b.t
united, and if he was nct mittAten that course had al-
ready been recommended by the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sionere.

Lord J. MANNERS objected to the Church funds
being placed at the disposal of the Hon. Monbur for
Montrose.

M. HUME—I did not ask you to do it.
Lord J. 'MANNERS Lad so understood the Hon.
Ii tuber; but he was glad thae he was mistaken. Much
of the poverty of the small livings, to which reference
had been so i,fteu made, was attributable to the misap-
plication of the parish funds. He announced his inten-
tion to oppose the amendment' though he approved of
the ►pirit in which it had hen brought fora
Mr. HUME all he wanted the Committee to do
was to affirm tie principle that pluralities were wrong.'
Mr. HORSMAN observed that the: Bill as it stood
legalised pluralities and justified the system of non-resi-
dence. Now he was altogether opposed to that, and as
the amendment was likely to lead to.the adoption of the
principle of consolidation, he should give it his cordial
support.

ir.:E. DENISON said there were some parishes
which had no churches, and the only way in which the
population could be served was to unite them with other
parishes; theietore, if the amendment or the Hon. Mem-
ber passed. the object of the Bill would be defeated.
Mr. PETO said there were as many as thirty-five
parishes in Norwich, the place which be represented,
some f which were not worn► more than 304 or 501. per
annum, and if in some instances a plurality of livings
was not allowed, the parishioners %mild be unprovided
with church accommodation.

The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the original motion ... 166
Fur the amendment 53
Majority ... —ll3
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT moved in clause 1, page 2,
line 1, after the words '•each other and," to omit all the
words to the end of the clause, and to substitute these
words, " unless the yearly value of one of such con-
tiguous benefices shall be less than one hundred pounds."
Mr. CIiRISTOPHER said he would have a resident
clergyman in every parish, but he did not think that the
Bill as it at present et ,od would accomplish that ..t.ject.
There were many small parishes in the county which he
represented possessing not more than 50 or 60 inbab:-
tants, and if they were not consolidated with larger bene-
fices the effect would be that the parishioners would be
without clerical supervision.
Mr. HUME deeply deplored the vote which the
House had just given, and was surprised that 166 Mem-
bers should have affirmed the principle of having non-
resident clergymen.
Sir G. GREY observed that the object of the Bill was
to prevent two or more benefices being held together
except under circumstances where they 'alight be practi-
cally considered as forming one benefice, and he should
give the amendment of the Right Hon. Gentleman his
support, because he thought it was calculated to carry
out that principle.
Colonel THOMPSON said he should vote for the
amendment, because he thought it preferable to the one
which had been proposed by the Hon. Member for
Montrose.

After a few words from Mr. FRE WEN,
Mr. GLADSTONE said there Has an evil in plura-
lities themselves, and he would not admit tt.e principle
of them unless upon an absolute necessity. That being
so, he would support the amendment.
The Committee then divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment ... ... 162
Against it ... 16
Majority for,the amendment ... 146
The al .use was then agreed to as amended.
The remaining clauss s were agreed to, with the ex-
ception of clause 6, which was omitted, and the House
rtgLIMCd.

The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at Six o'cltek.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Bunco, before Lord Chief Justice CAMP-
BELL, Rad Juitices PATTEPON, WIEHITMAN, and
EnLE.)
THE QUEEN v. DIARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY

COMPANY.

This case came before the court on a certiorari, and a
ruse had been obtained by the defendants calling on the
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company to show cause
by en inquisition held on the 23d January 1849, before
Mr. Carrick, the coroner for Cumberland, for assessing
the value of certain lands, taken by the Lancaster atu.
Carlisle Railway for the purpose of enlarging their
station, at Carlisle, should not be quashed. The land,
in question bad been assessed at the value of 7,000/.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL showed cause against tht
rule, and submitted that, as all the proceedings in the in-
quisition had been in accordance with the private local
Act of the Lancaster and Carlisle Company, the matter
was precluded from being brought before the court by
certiorari.

Mr. MARTIN contended the proceedings at the inqui-
sition were irregular, in that the st aciarjury which as-
sessed the value of the lands on that occasion bad been
improperly struck and reduced, Mr. Mounsey, of Car-
lisle, the former solicitor of the Maryport and Carlisle
Company, having been served with the notice to attend
at the striking of the jury instead of Masers. Richardson
and Gufeh, the then solicitors of the company.
Lord CAMPBELL said it was quite clear that the Mary:
port Company had suffered nothing by reason of the al-
leged irregularity of the notice fur striking the jury,
Mr. Mounsey having attended the inquisition, though
he might not at that moment have bees do facto the so-
licitor of the company. He (Lord Campbell) was there•
fore of opinion that the rule should be discharged.
The other members of the court concurred.
Rule discharged.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
The Court took the demurrer paper to-day, but the
cases heard were purely of a technical nature, and there-
fore devoid of general interest.
(Sittings at Nisi Prins. in the Exchequer Chamber,
before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and a Common Jury.)

DUM7ORD V. FORD AND ANOIHER.
The plaintiff in this case was the Rev. Joseph Rum-
ford, who was the owner of several heaves i i Titch •
bourne-street, in Whetstone-park, and in Holoorn, and
the defendants were the representatives of Isaac Ford, to
whom those hou-es had been let on le uses in the year
1828. The action was brought tes recover the arrears of
rent due to the plaintiff, as well as to obtain compensa-
tion for the expense which he had been pat
to in consequence of a bre acts by the defendants
cf the covenants of those leases. It appeared
that the houses had been let on leases, the covenants of
which required that every three years certain re pairs
Should be made, and also that the lessee should ceartinue
to pay any premiums cf insurance which were payable
in respect of policies effected on the houses at the time
of entering into possession. These covenants had not
been complied with, and the plaintiff had accordingly
instituted this action to recover compensation. It ap-
peared that a sufficient sum had been paid into court
to cever the amount of rent due, and to leave a balance
f 211. for expense., and the question now for the deci•
sion of the jury was whether tt at sum was
ample to meet the expenses which a proper repa-
ration of the premises rendered necessary. qhe
plaintiff stated that the cent he had been put to
was 1031. 145., and he claine.l !hat sum, minus the 211.
u h adi had been paid into court for repairs.
Mr. Sera ate. SHEE appeared for thk pl.!nt,ff, and Mr.
Kno.lvs f. r the delendant.

For the def, lice, it was contended that there att.; a
proviio in the lease of one of the houses to the elfret
that the rent should cease in the event of its becoming'
unit,habitatde by reason of its insecurity, awl it app, aired
that the public authorities had condemned it as a dan-
gir,us budding. It was also contended that the sum
paid into court was amply sufficient to compensate the
pi .dritiff fI. the repairs which he had made.
ills LORDSHIP having summed up,
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 71. over
and above the amount paid into Court,

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice ConEtuDGE )
THE QUEEN V, INIIABITANTS OF GT. OEOEBI9.
Mr. BODKIN applied to the Court for a writ of certiorari to
remove an indictment into this court, which had been found
at the Middlesex Sessions against the inhabitants of St.
George's, Ilanover-:quare, for the non-repair of the King's-
road running through Eaton•squere. A similar indictment

found in another place had already been removed into till
court, ecd tho parties were anxious to have the question of
ii hiiity decided as cpeeOily as possible.
Application grant: r.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(134.::,,re the LORD JUSTICE, and Justices CRESS
WELL, N‘,ILLIAMS, aid{ IALFOURD.)
No husint,ss (f itupurawee was bruugtit btfure the
Cuurt this uturnlng.

SECONDAHIES'.—(THIS DAY.)
'I here was only one case on a bill of exchange, which
was undefended.

Ou the new jury beinT, called, ore of the jurors
claimed exQuTtion on the ground that he had been sworn
in en the ward it: qt,est.
The Learned Secondary (PoTTER) said that was not
a ground of exerDi..tion, and the juror was accordingly
swor❑ in.

MA lILBRO'-STIREET.-(THIS DAY.)
PICKING I'OCKETS.—i3Iwy Lilens, a Yiell-dre,scd
womer, was charged with picking it lady's pocket of a
puree, coniaining 93. 4d.
Miss Liz Knott said she was looking in a ,!hop win-
dow in RegeLt•street, esterdu attarnoov, when she
telt a twitch at her pucker. On wining round she ta4
the prisoner in the act of leavitz her side, and on
wrt-
tiess putting her har.din her pocket she missed her pur,e,
conti=ii,ing 9s. 40. She immediately t.usi ected the pri-
sourr to be the thief, and tw a constable was pas•ivgat
the time she gale t.ar in charge. On the prisoner fait g
searched at the static r, witness's purse with its contents
was found upon her.

Swindon, 230 A, proved receiving charge cf the pri-
soner and conveying her to the sistior, where she was
searched and the biolen purse found upon her. Them
were also lour other purses found upon her, two cf which
were empty, and the others contained about U. in gold
and silver. As the re were other charges against her,
he wished her ti be remanded.
lterna,,ded till Monday next.

CRICKET.-(THIS DAY.)

ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. IWENTY-TWO OF CARLISLE

AND DISTRICT.
This match was c. mrnenced at Carlisle on Tuesday. It
is the first grand match of the season. The following is the
score of the first day's play:—

ENGLAND-FIRST INNINGS
Adams, b Lawrence
Clarke, b Wright
Parr, run out
Box, b Thompson
Chat terton, b Anderson
I.N. Felix, Esq., b Thompson
A. Nynn, Esq., b Anderson
Guy, b Wright
Martingell, not out
Wisden, not 0ut.....
•••
Hillyer
Byes, 7; wide, 7; no ball, 4

.. 58

Total 147

GERMAN Y.

The Administrative Council has sent a message to
the two Houses of the Erfurt Parliament, informing
them of the conclusion of the present session. In the
message the Parliament is thanked for its resolutions
respecting the revision, and a promise is given of an
immediate communication with the Governments. It

is mot stated at what time the Parliament is to ma

again.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
141ANCIIESTER, TUESDAY.—The Europa's advice-,
shoeing the deficiency in the receipts of cotton at the
American ports to be upwards c f 500,000 hales, have
had much the same kind e f effect on our market, to-day,
as previous accounts, pointing to the same result, have
of late produced. With the raw material still rising on
their hands, the spinners have again raised their quota-
tions; and the manufacturers have followed in the same
course, at least as ri gards those cloths which are most
in request. In this move, the latter class of producers
hate scarcely had any further success than that of
being enabltd to ot tain, for some article?, those full
tales which could not be got a week ago. It is telly
in some particular things that the improvement has
amount( d to wore than what we have just stated ;
while the entire business of the day has certainly been
restricted a ithin narrow limits. Some of the makers
of domestics are doing rather more with the home
dealers. The spinners have succeeded in their de-
mands rather better than the manufacturers. The
impression that cotton is not at present likely
to be lower, and may possibly rise somewhat
higher, appears to have made a little progress amongst
the Getman buyers, who, though still acting with great
caution and making no large purchases, have operated
more freely, as well as more gem rally to-day, than for
some time back; paying, in almost every instance, such
prices as they refused to give a lew days back. In the
various yarns which they purchase, prices are, prac-
tically, at least per lb. higher than they were
this day week. In some kinds the gain is rathcr
more than that. The manufacturers also are pay-
ing about an equal advance for warps and weft; but
they purchase very sparingly. Thu India !lenses are
doing but little in yarn?, as well as in goods. Spinners
and manufacturers feel most painfully that the present
course of things is fraught with serious evils to them.
If a rise in prices should now be made good, they see
that the finished article is likely to be left further than
before in the rear of the raw material.

R(CRDALE, MONDAY.— W e have had something like
an average market to-day, both in prices and nuvuber of
pieces sold. The wool market is still heavy, and very
little business doing.
I~IACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—SifieO our last report
there have been tr any buyers of manufactured goods in
town, but the sales: are reported only to a limited ex-
tent. We might have expected larger operations at this
season f the year, particularly as it is generally under-
stood that stocks of mil( goods in the wholesale houses
ate comparatively light—the buyers are evitlentl pur-
chasing for immediate w ants, and we hope,; ere long, to
be er;ubled to report a more active demand. The throw-
ing trade continues in the same quiet state it has dot e
for the last few weeks, but the mills are still working full
time. In the raw silk market prices remain as b. f pre.
HUDDERSFIELD, 1 UESDAY. —We have been compara-
tively slack in the market to-day—very little has been
brought into the hall. The warehouses have also been
dull; buyers being very shy except at reduced prices.
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There is no noticeable change
in the condition of the worsted trade. The principal
inquiry is fur lasting•;, which are very difficult to be
obtained. In yarn there is a steady business, without
any alteration in price. There is not much doing in
wool, and the quotaione remai., they were.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—We base had a lair average busi-
neis to-day itt.cl on Saturday; also considerable deii-
veries have been made direct to de warehouse,,. Stocks
are low, and prices without alter atiun. Ts a shipping
houst s continue busy; but there is not quie so much
doing for the home trade, the very cold weather we ex-
perience at present having a tendency to check the sale
of light summer goods.

BACHELOR'S BALL.—To prevent disappointment,
an advertisement appears in another column of The Sun cor-
recting a mistake that has occurred. The ball takes place
on Friday, and not this evening.
To hear complaints with patience, even when com-
plaints are vain, is one of the duties of friendship; and
though it must be allowed that he suffers most like a hero
that hides his grief in silence, yet it cannot be denied that he
who complains acts like a man, like a social being, who looks
for help froni his fellow-creatures.—Eleza Cook's journal.
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, APRIL 30.—The
market to-day has been very quiet. There has been a good
deal of inquiry for yarns and some kinds of cloth, but it has
not resulted in much business, owing to the advanced prices
demanded. There has been a considerable speculative de-
mand for cotton in Liverpool to-day, which has caused our
spinners and manufacturers to be very firm in demanding an
advance. This has checked business materially, but there
seems a probability of the week proving a satisfactory one.
ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.--
Along the above line on Friday evening last several of the
down trains were delayed. On inquiry it was found that
the 5 30 down train, owing to some failure in the driving
machinery, had got off the line, when about a mile and a
half east of Slough, which caused the greatest consternation
among the passengers. Immediate attempts were made to
get it on again, but in vain; and, in consequence, both the
7 o'clock and mail down trains were considerably elaved, so
th at passengers by the former were detained for more than
three hours. The mail train arrived at Reading about II
o'clock, instead of 10.10, as usual ; and a similar delay took
place at the other intermediate stations. Fortunately no loss
of life nor any serious injury was sustained among the pas-
sengers. Au inquiry is being instituted, in order to ascertain
if any blame attach to the employes of the company in regard
to the cause of the accident.
Anna Mary Anson, who some months since figured
away at Cheltenham as Lady Wyatville, was yesterday com-
mitted from. Wandsworth, charged with victimizing a great
number of lodginghouse-keepers.