The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-04 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS

Their Lordships a,s-mbled at half past Four o'clock

LORD GOUGH:

Viscount Gosms took the oaths and his seat. The
gallant veteran arrived shortly after four o'clock, and
proceeded to the robing-room. He then appeared at the
table robed as a Viscount. He was introduced by Viscount
Hawardeu and Viscount Hardinge, who were also robed.
Having taken the oaths, the Noble and Gallant Lord
took his seat upon the Viscounts' bench. The Lord
Chancellor then approached him and shook hands with
him cordially, as did several other Noble Lords. The
Duke of Cambridge was present at the interesting cere-
mony. The Noble and Gallant Viscount appeared in
excellent health. After remaining upon the Viscounts'
bench for a short time, he (having previously retired and
disrobed) returned and took his seat upon the cross
benches.

AFFAIRS OF ALDERNEY-CASE OF MRS.
RILEY.

Lord BROUGHAM moved for papers relating to the
death of a woman named Riley, and certain papers re-
lating to certain transactions which had taken place in
Alderney and Guernsey. He had received the opinion
of certain grave and learned judges. Manslaughter, at
least, bad been committed in that case, and if on the
production of those papers matters should assume
an aspect not only doubtful but debateable, not
only debateable but detestable, then the slander
would fall, not upon his words, but slander would
recoil upon that service in which the guilty should be
retained.

RAILWAY AUDIT BILL.
Earl GRANVILLE said, that as the railway cora-
panics had not taken any steps to introduce a Bill
for the audit a railway accounts, he now would in-
troduce a Bill for that purpose, which he would move
should be read a first time. He proposed that the Board
of Audit should be formed in the following manner :
That each railway company should, at a special general
meeting, to be called imediately after the first general
meeting, in 1851, elect one delegate to choose the rail-
way audit hoard. He propose that in the election
delegates of companies which had paid up 2,000,0001.
should have one vote, those of companies who had paid
up more than 2,000,000/. and less than 5,000,000/. should
have two votes, those who had paid up above 5,000,0001.
and under 7,000,000/. three votes, and those who had
paid up more than 10,000,0001. should have four ♦otes.
The delegates on their first meeting should choose a
chairman and two members, who should constitute the
board. The members of tho board to be irremovable

except by a vote of two-thirds of the delegates con-
firmed by a dtcision of the Railway Commissioners.
The board to have power to inspect and
audit the half-yearly report and accounts
of aqy railway company, and to decide if the financial
statement of each company had been properly made out,
if the accounts correctly set forth the financial state of
the company, if the entries under the separate
heads of capital and r-venue were sufficiently
distinguished—if the dividend proposed was in-
jurious to the permanent interests I f the:railway com-
pany if the accounts bad been properly passed, and if
the state of the company was properly set forth in those
accounts. The expense he proposed should be defrayed
by a sum of 10,000/., to be p.id into the hands of the Com-
missioners of Railways, and by them to be deposited in the
Bank of England to the account of the railway auditors.
Ile proposed that the accounts of the railway auditors
should be audited by the Commissioners of Audit of
Public Accounts. Such were the principal provisions of
the Bill, which he moved should be read a first time.
After a few words from Lord MONTEAGLE, the
motion was ag eed to.

NATIONAL EDUCATION.
Lord STANLEY presented a p( tition from some
place in Monmouthshire complaining of the management
clauses of the minutes of the Committee of Privy Council
on national education. He had no wish to raise a dis-
cussion on that very large subject on the introduction of
this petition.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was perfectly pre-
pared to enter upon the discussion, and to lay before
their Lordships a plain ttatement of facts, which would
have t.,e effect of Eutting an end to the numerous mit-
rel resenta ions which had 13, e❑ put forth cn the subject
of the conduct of the Committee of Privy Council.
Trte cf LONDON wished to avoid any dis-
cussion at the present mom( t. Ile considered that he
stood in some degree in the capacity of a moderator, a d
he suggested that th, whole ci,bj,ict should be rtferred
to a Select Committee.

The Arefiiiisfiop of CANTERBURY acknowledged
that the Church nit do him duty in providing
for the e lucati f the people without the assist-
ance of the State, and he acknowledged the libe-
rality of Parliament in affording that asisistance, but
he contended ihat a satisfactory inspection of schools
could be made only by the clergyman of that parish be-
caw e he only was constantly resident.
Lord BROUGIIAM rose, and was