The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-22 00:00:00

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued ...... 28,537,255 I Government debt 11,015,100
Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin and bul-
lit,n 12,638,987
Silver bullion.-- 1,898,268

£28,537,255
M. 31
Dated the 20th day of Febru:

£28,537,255

...A.RSIIALL, Chief Cashier.
cry, 1845.

BANKING DE
Proprietors' capita 114,553,000
Rest
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings-
banks, Commis-
sioners of National
Debt, and divi-

;PARTMENT.

Government secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight
Annuity)
Other securities 10,821,457
Notes 8,395,065
Gold and silver
coin 770,812

dend accounts) 4,630,247
Other deposits 9,944,408
Seven day andother
bills 1,031,922

£33,461,713

£33,461,713
TISHALL, Chief Cashier.
tary, 1845.

M. MA.
Dated the 20th day of Febru,

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, FFI3. 18, 1845.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Samson
Cahlmann as Consul in London fur his 103 al Highness the
Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire.
Royal North Regiment of Lincolnshire Militia—J. Tom-
line, Esq., to be Captain, Feb. 15.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Denbighshire.
Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet T. Edgeworth
to be Lieutenant; T. Humphreys, Gent., to be Cornet, vice
Edgeworth, promoted.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
_

Bth Victoria-2-oth February, 1845.
This Court will, on Saturday, the lit day of March next,
at ten o'clock, .1.31., hold a sitting, and will deliver judgment
in cases that have been arguedTEHALL, Falll. BY THE COURT.
WHI. 19.

The Right lion. Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, Knt.,
Lord Chief Justiee of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas,
has appointed Francis Soames, of Workingham, in the county
of Berks, Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners
for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by
married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of
fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple
modes of assurance, in and for the county of Berks, and
also in and for the counties of Wilts, Surrey, Hants, and
Oxford.

WHITEHALL, FEB. 17.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Blake, of Croy-
don, in the county of Surrey, Gent., to be a Master Extraor-
dinary in the High Court of Chancery.
WHITEHALL, FEB. 18.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Yorke, of
Oundle, in the county of Northampton, Gent., to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

BANKRUPTS.
William Dale, shoemaker, London-wall, to surrender Feb.
28, at eleven, and April 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Prior, Pavement, Fins-
bury-square.
Lawrence Daniel Dolbell, dyer, Lower Mitcham, March 5,
at eleven, and April 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ;
Beart, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street.
James Crabb, bricklayer, Great Tey, Essex, March 4, at
half-past twelve, and April 4, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall- street ;
Bell, Bedford-row, London.
Charles Ranstord, grocer, South Tottenham, Feb. 28, at
eleven, and April 2, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Bell, official assie n
Alfredi n g t
vn
y-
aa
tut e:
gnee, Coleman-street-buildings; Kempster,
Klicensed victualler, llighworth Wiltshire,
Feb. 28, at one, and April 9, at
official asieinta
umbrook -court,
Bankruptcy. Follett, eleven, at the Court of
F
Basinghall-street ; Taylor, South-place,
Coleman-street;
Lewis George, shawl warehouseman, Regentr-
Y2reta,rei'eb.
28, at half-past eleven, and April 4, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Graham, official assi
Young and Co., St. Nildred's-court, Loudon

William Behnes, stone merchant, Osnaburgh-street, New-
road, Feb. 28, at twelve, and April 4, at half-past eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old
Jewry-chambers ; Lawrence and Plows, Bucklersbury.
Francis Cranswick, innkeeper, Bridlington, March 4, and
April 8, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, offi-
cial assignee, Leeds ; Taylor, Bridlington ; Blackburn, Leeds.
Gerard Samson, corn dealer, Weymouth and Melcombe
Regis, March 4, and April 1, at one, at the Exeter District
Court. Ilernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Phillips, Wey-
mouth ; Combe, Staple Inn, London ; Terrell, Exeter.
Thomas Ferris, grocer, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, March
7, and April 4, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Ky-
naston, official assignee, Bristol.
James Wells, carrier, Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, March
5, at twelve, and April 15, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis-
trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Trenfield,
Winchcomb.

Charles Thornton, stationer, Huddersfield, March 3 and 24,
at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Fearne, official as-
signee, Leeds ; Clark and Cooper, Sessions-house, Old Bailey,
London ; Floyd and Booth, Huddersfield.
`William Reeves, coach builder, Walcot, Somersetshire,
March 7, and April 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Gray, Bristol.
Thomas Langston, share broker, Manchester, March 4 and
24, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official
assignee, Manchester; Hitchcock, Buckley, and Tidswell,
Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple, London.
Thomas Taylor, farmer, Higher Walton, Cheshire, March
6 and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and
Weatherall, Temple, London ; Needham, Manchester.
_ _ _ .

John Danks, wharfinger, Birmingham, March 3, and April
12, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official
assignee, Birmingham ; Whateleys, Birmingham.
PRICE OF SUGAR.

Tho Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
week ending Feb. 18, 1845, is 3gs. 2 id .per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.
[Dividends, &c., in our next.]

NEW PROJECTED RAILWAYS.
(From the Gazelle of last Evening.)
RAILWAY DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF TRADE,
WHITEHALL, FEB. 21,1845.
Notice is hereby given, that the Board constituted by the
Minute of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
Trade, for the transaction of railway business, having had
under consideration the following schemes, for extending rail-
way communication to the west of Ireland, vie.:—
The Great Western (Ireland) Railway—Dublin to Mullin-

gar, &c.
The Great Western (Ireland) Railway—Alternative Line
The Great Western (Ireland) Railway—Extension Line
The Irish Great Western—Dublin to Galway,
have determined on reporting to Parliament in favour of the
Irish Great 'Western—Dublin to Galway;
and against the
Great Western (Ireland) Railway—Dublin to Mullin-
gar, &c.
Great Western (Ireland) Railway—Alternative Line,
Great Western (Ireland) Railway—Extension Line:
and the Board having further had under consideration the
following schemes, for extending railway communication in
the north and north-west of Ireland, viz.:—
The Londonderry and Enniskillen.
The Londonderry and Coleraine,
have determined en reporting to Parliament in favour of the
London and Enniskillen ;
and against the
Londonderry and Coleraine ;
and the Board having further had under eonsideration the
following schemes, viz., the
Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington Extension,
Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton,
determined on reporting to Parliament in favour of the
schemes.

DALHOUSIE.
C. W. PASLEY. G. R. PORTER.
D. O'BRIEN. S. LAING.

FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, FEB. 17.—The Rhine is frozen at several places ;
among others, below Worms, at St. Goar. The Maine is also
frozen over near Offenbach.

The Chamber of Representatives resumed to-day the dis-
dnssion of the budget of the Minister of the Interior, and
adopted the three articles composing the 18th chapter—ma-
nufactures. At the opening of the sitting to-morrow M.
Eloy de Burdine will bring forward his motion relative to
modifications to be made in the corn-laws.
TIIE HAGUE, FEB. 14.—The sections of the Second Cham-
ber of the States General have been engaged to-day in exa-
mining the projects of law on the elective franchise, and that
on the practice of medicine and surgery. The central section
has met to discuss the project of law relative to the comple-
ment of the budget of 1814 and 1845. The French mail of
the day before yesterday has not arrived to-day. Several
addresses have been sent to the Second Chamber in favour
of the proposal of M. Thorbecks and others for revising the
fundamental law.

The Minister of Finance has given notice, that the total
amount of Treasury bonds issued by virtue of the law of 27th
December, 1840, and 19th June, 1843, which were in circu-
lation on the Ist of this month, was 2,535,300 florins.
TUB HAGUE, FEB. 17.----All the sections of the Second
Chamber began to -day the examination of the proposal for a
revision of the fundamental law.

The Stauts Courant publishes a royal resolution respect-
ing the 4i per cent. bonds of the late Syndicate, which are
to be paid off in series, to the amount of 200,000 florins each,
to be determined by drawing lots.
The frost having again been rather severe, our rivers and
canals are full of floating iee, in many places quite frozen over.
lIAIILBUIIGIi BORSENIIALLE, FRB. 15.

Bills.

Money.
lls

Austrian 5 per Cents
Bank Shares .. • • .. • ... • ............. 1655
Anglo-Russian Loan ..
Russian 5 per Cent., Ilamb. Certificate. 1054 105;i
Ditto Ist series Inscription ............ •—105 M
Ditto, liopa and Co., 1.1 and 4th series.. 99%
Ditto, in Certificate.... •.. • .
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co.
Ditto Stiegliti ..
Spanish New 5 per Cent.
Ditto 8 per Cent .• •••• • • • • ........ 40
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • . 58
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••• • • • 63
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.. • • 87
14
Anglo-Danish Loan. 3 pt-a Cent
National Bank Shares .• • • • • •
Exchange on London.
Petersburgh, Three months
Bremen, Two months —

—Hamburgh Borsenhalle, Feb. 15.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Fri. 11.
per Cent. Metalliques 11134
4 per Cent. ditto.
3 per Cent. ditto.. • • • . •
Loan, 1834
Ditto, 1839
Bank Shares 1628
Eiterhazy's Loan ••. • • • .•••• • • • • . 57

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 21.

The LORD CRIANCRLLOR took his seat OR the Woolsack
shortly after Five o'clock.
MEDICAL PROFESSION.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a medical
gentleman named Burn, living at St. George's-in-the-East,
praying an amendment in the laws regarding coroners. The
petitioner stated that many inquisitions had been taken in
eases where parties had been dying for 13 or 14 days. Now
this surely was unnecessary, and he wished to call the attention
of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to it.
Lord CAMPBELL would give uotice of his intention on
Monday to lay on the table of the House a Bill for abolishing
deodands.

Lord STANLEY presented a petition from Ulverstone
praying that the Apothecaries' Act be repealed.

SUGAR DUTIES;

Lorzi MONTEAGLE moved for an account of the equali-
sation of the duties on sugars in 1836, the produce of the East
Indies. He thought the objects that had been produced by the equa
lisation of the duties on sugar would be productive of little good
if an alteration was to be made in the sugar duties with respect
to the nature of the quality of sugar produced. The subject did
not rest on any opinion. of his, because it had been referred to
a Committee of the whole House, of which his Noble Friend
opposite was the Chairman. The equalisation of the duty had pro-
duced an alteration of from twenty-one to twenty-four shillings.
Since that alteration the increase in consumption had more
than repaid the reduction of duties. The consumption had in-
creased tenfold, and when he referred to the evidence given be-
fore that Committee by a gentleman intimate with the subject,
and of the highest respectability, and to whose opinion the
House might attach the utmost importance, he found that he
had laid down the principle that an equalisation of the duties
from our colonial possessions was of paramount import-
ance to the best interests of the country, and in
the report proposed by the Chairman of that Com-
mittee an equalisation of the duties on sugar was laid down as
a part of the commercial policy of the country. After this de-
claration he was of opinion that any attempt to introduce a
discriminating duty between sugars from our different colonies
would be an unwise policy on the part of Government, and
prove most injurious to our foreign possessions. He would,
therefore, move for a return of the amount of sugar im-
ported from the East and West Indies within the last three
years, as also for the duties paid on them within the same

Period.
Lord STANLEY said that, so far as the mere paper's
called for by the Noble Lord were concerned, he had no hesi-
tation in promising that the fullest information would be
given by her Majesty's Government. The Noble Lord
seemed to him (Lord Stanley) to infer that her Majesty's
Government intended to recede from the principle of perfect
equality which had hitherto guided them. Now, he could
assure the Noble Lord that her Majesty's Government would
adhere to the principle that there should be an entire equality
between the productions of all parts of their foreign possessions.
The Government in their scale of duties had endeavoured to
encourage the sugar interest of the British possessions in con-
tradistinction to the produce of the slave-grown sugar countries.
Her Majesty's Government did propose to make a large reduction
in the duties of sugar from the East and West Indies. The higher
duties would be charged on the finer kinds of sugar, and the
greater reduction would be made in the coarser kinds, thus
giving the lower class of consumers the benefit of the ;educ-
tion. There was no intention of imposing any additional duty
on sugar imported from the East Indies, but if the Noble
Lord would postpone his inquiry until after the measures
of her Majesty's Government were brought before the
other House, all the information sought for would
be fully given. He apologised for having troubled their Lord-
ship on this subject.
Lord MONTEAGLE was obliged to the Noble Lord for
the trouble he had taken, and as far as the information of
the principle on which her Majesty's Government intended to
proceed—the equalization, he meant, of the sugar duties—it
was quite satisfactory.
ROMAN CATHOLIC STUDENTS IN TRINITY

COLLEGE, DUBLIN.
Viscount STRANGFORD moved for a return of the
Roman Catholic students vcho had been entered at Trinity
College, Dublin, since the year 1839.—Agreed to.
THE TRANSMISSION OF NEWSPAPERS
THROUGH THE POST-OFFICE.

Lord CAMPBELL was glad to see the Noble Lord the
Postmaster-General in his place, and he would therefore move
at once for the return of which he had given notice yester-
day. The subject was one on which there was great anxiety,
and on which there had been many complaints. Indeed he
had understood that the Prime Minister himself had com-
plained that his newspapers had not been regularly trans-
mitted to him. He knew that the transmission of news-
papers through the Post-office must occasion a great
deal of inconvenience to the Postmaster-General,
and that the Post-office derived no direet advantage from that
transmission; but still it must be recollected thet newspapers
paid a stamp duty, which he believed was considered as an
equivalent for the payment of postage. At all events, a re-
venue of two or three hundred thousand a-year was

derived from it:--(Hear,- hear.) He believed that his
Noble Friend at the head of the Post-office was
willing to afford every information in his power, and he should
therefore move for a return of the number of complaints which
had heen made at the Post-office of the non-transmission of
newspapers, within the last twelvemonths.
The Earl of LONSDALE bad no objection to make to the
motion of his Noble and Learned Friend; but he thought
it right to state that the Post-office authorities
ought not to bear the blame of the whole of the complaints
which had been made of the loss of newspapers at the Post-
office. He believed that there were no set of official men who
exercised snore vigilance, or endeavoured to do their duty
more completely, than the authorities of the Post-office.
And in justice to them he should wish to move an addition
to the motion of his Noble and Learned Friend, for the purpose
of bringing the whole subject clearly before the House. Very
many of these newspapers came folded in envelopes in the most
careless and slovenly manner. Several hundred bags of news-
papers were brought to the Post office every evening, and al-
though each of these newspapers were inclosed in envelopes,
yet when they were turned out of the bags many of them were
separated from their envelopes. Of course, these envelopes
could not be transmitted, and the Post-office bore the blame of
the loss. Heshould therefore move, as an addition, for a re-
turn of the newspapers which had been returned to
the dead letter office as having been found without
directions. Their number would be found to be not much.
less than 3,000 a-week. He should be most happy to see the
Noble and Learned Lord any evening at the Post-office, at the
time of the arrival of newspapers, and to afford him an oppor-
tunity of seeing the manner in which that branch of the Post-
office was conducted. The Noble Earl cone4uded by moving his
amendment. _ _ _

Lord CANIPBELLwas glad the explanation was given, and
so satisfactory was it to him that he would at once agree to
the amendment.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH wished parties would
put themselves in possession of proof that these newspapers
were posted before they complained against the authorities.
He was sure many who made these complaints bad no evidence
to show that those newspapers were put into the post-office at
the time they alleged they were.
The Earl of LONSDALE concurred in what had fallen
from the Noble Lord villa had just resumed his seat. He was
aware of an instance where a complaint had been made of the
non-delivery of a newspaper, and it was afterwards discovered
that the paper was not posted till the day following the com-
plaint--( Hear, hear.)
Lord CAMPBELL was of opinion that a prima facie case
had been made out of the detention, if not of the non-delivery,
of newspapers.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said parties were in the
habit of writing to newspaper agents directing newspapers to
be sent to them, and these agents were in many instances the
parties who ought really to be blamed, for they never troubled
themselves to see that the papers were properly directed.
The amendment was then agreed to.
NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE, in reply to a question which had
been put to him yesterday evening, said there was every reason
for believing that their Lordships would be able to get into
the new Houses of Parliament next session.

Their Lordships then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 21.

THE RAILWAY CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION BILL,

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Sir GEORGE CLERK said the object of the clause was
to prevent companies dividing large dividends out of the
capital. The Committee was aware that there were bubble
companies, who had paid dividends at the time when they
were making no profit, and the consequence had been that the
public was led to place confidence in the undertaking at a time
when it was really in a state of insolvency.
Mr. lIAWES admitted the force of the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet's remark, but cautioned him against condemning a bona
,fide company for the acts of a bubble speculation. What
was capital stock could not by any possibility be defined.
Did they mean the paid-up capital, or the nominal capital, of
a company? Now if they meant the first, he would remind
the Committee that the paid-up capital often included profits
as well as the reserved funds of a company. Then again
they gave some companies power to convert surplus shares
into capital stock, now bow were they to divide one
from the other? The fact was, the capital stock of a com-
pany was always fluctuating, and it would be highly inju-
dicious to disturb the present custom.
Mr. lIAYTER admitted that interest and dividends were
often paid out of the capital stock of a company, but it was a
custom which had long existed, and the question to be con-
sidered was, whether the practice was an evil or not? Cer-
tainly a similar clause had been introduced into some of the
early railway Bills, but had the companies acted up to it?
If they had, he could only say it must have been a great in-
convenience. The construction of a railway occupied a
very considerable time, and towards the end of this period
the shareholders naturally became anxious to see a dividend.
In instances like this, portions of the surplus capital had been
applied to a dividend, and, as this course was generally
adopted, he hoped some modification would be introduced
into the clause, so as to meet the case of a bubble company.
Mr. GRAINGER said it would be extremely hard, if, after
portions of the profits of one year had been added to the ca-
pital stock, the company were to be precluded from applying
it to a dividend at some subsequent period.
Mr. AGLIONBY would suppose a Company with a capital
stock of 100,0001. to have purchased 100,000 acres of land at
11. each, and afterwards to have disposed of a portion of it at
a large premium. Now he wanted to know, why the company
should be precluded from dividing the profit amongst the
shareholders, and carrying the balance to the capital stock
account. herever the capital stock would in any degree be
reduced that would be precluded. He entirely agreed with
the Noble Lord as to the object of the clause, and he only
wished to caution the Committee against giving greater power
than they intended.—(Hear.)
Mr. GLADSTONE did not see any difficulty in the case.
He apprehended that if the Company possessed a quan-
tity of land of the value of 5,0001, and that the Direc-
tors had an opportunity of selling it for 10,0001.,
there was nothing to preclude them from doing so,
and (as we understood) a portion of the sum realised might
be applicable to the payment of dividends upon calls, and so
of other profits. The accounts of all railway companies were
so arranged as to distinguish between the capital stock, re-
served fund, and profits, and no inconvenience had hitherto
arisen from the practice sanctioned by the clause. Although
there were prima facie objections to the practice, yet he did
not think it was in itself illegitimate, and, instead of being
inconvenient, it had been found very convenient to the
Shareholders, so that it had been universal.—(Hear.)
Mr. HATTER suggested that there should be a proviso
to the effect that dividends should be made out of calls ex-
cept under certain circumstances.
Lord G. SOMERSET said that between this time and the
bringing up of the report he would look more accurately
into the subject of the clause, and would consider attentively
the various suggestions which had been made in the course of
the conversation.

After a few words from Mr. Godson, Mr. Granger, and Mr.
Hawes, in which the last gentleman said that he did not see
why a modification might not be applied to this Act as was
usual with any private Act, so as to measure the restriction
it provided, the clause was agreed to.
Clauses 124 to 140, with numerous unimportant verbal
amendments, were then severally passed.
The 141st clause having been read,
Mr. HAWES said that, by this clause, it was left to two
justices to ascertain the amount to be assessed in case of
wilful damage, and he conceived that some difficulty would
arise from the decisions of such a jurisdiction.
Mr. GODSON said that, from experience in such matters,
he did not think that any unusual difficulty would ensue.
The clause was then agreed to, as well as the 142 d, 143 d,
and 144th clauses.

On the 145th clause being read,
Mr. HENLEY said that the inconsistency which he had
previously pointed out was here evident. The interpretation
of the clause was rendered obscure by the introduction of
the word " any " before two Justices. Some question must
naturally arise as to how many or what parties this jurisdic-
tion should be given to. If the word " any" were struck out,
and the clause left with the words " two justices," it would be
definite and clear, and the difficulty, he apprehended, would
be obviated
Lord GIZANVILLE SOMERSET said that it certainly
might tend to render all these Acts conformable with each
other if the word " any" wero struck out, and would save the
difficulty which
.the Hon. Gentleman had pointed out.
On the question being. put by the Chairman, the word
" any " was struck out without a division.
After a few words from Mr. GRANGER, suggesting that
all informations for offenFes against the Act should be in
writing, clauses 145 to 155 were agreed to.
The remaining clauses of the Bill were then agreed to.
Lord G. SOMERSET moved an additional clause for
enabling companies mere easily to recover calls from share-
holders residing in Scotland.—The clause was agreed to.
The House resumed, and the Chairman reported progress.
The report of the Bill, as amended, was received, and the Bill
itself ordered to be printed.
Lord G. SOMERSET would move the Orders of the Day
for going into Committee on the other Bills of a similar na-
ture, for the purpose of postponing them till Tuesday next,
when he proposed the House should again sit at twelve
o'clock.
After a short conversation as to the order in which those
Bills should be taken, to suit the convenience of several Hon.
Members, Tuesday next was appointed for the day sitting.
The House then adjourned till Five o'clock.

The House resumed at Five o'clock.
Messengers from the Bank of England brought up certain
accounts.

LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.

Mr. B. DENISON brought in the London and York
Railway Bill, which was read a first time.
NORWICH AND BRANDON RAILWAY BILL.

The Norwich and Brandon Railway Bill was brought in and
read a first time.

Mr. THORNELY presented a petition against the Nor.
wich and Brandon Railway Bill, from the Mayor and Corpora-
tion of Norwich.

GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition against the Glasgow
Junction Railway Bill.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY BILL.
Lord ASHLEY brought in the Great Northern Railway
Bill.
BIRMINGHAM AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY BILL.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition against the Birming-
ham and Sheffield Railway Bill.
OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.
Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from Chester-le-street,
praying the House would pass a law enacting that public-
houses should be closed on the Sabbath.
MEDICAL REFORM.
Several petitions against the proposed plan of medical reform
were presented, and ordered to lie on the table.
a petition from the inha-
Sir J. EASTHOPE presented
INCOME-TAX.
bitants of Leieester, against the income-tax.
LOCAL COURTS BILL.
A petition was presented in favour of this measure.
SUGAR DUTIES.
Mr. L A BOUC HERE presented a
petition from the grocers
of Taunton, praying for a postponement of the modification of
the sugar duties.
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
turists in Van Diemen's Land, praying that the agricultural
Mr. HUTT presented a petition from 400 or $OO cul-
a g ri
produce of that country might be put upon the same footing as
that of Canada. The Hon. Member gave notice that he
would, on a future occasion, introduce a Bill upon the subject.
SUGAR DUTIES.
Sir GEORGE GREY presented a petition from the inha-
bitants of Devonport, praying that Sir Robert Peel would
delay his proposed measure affecting the duty on sugar until
they should have got rid of the stock they had now on hand.
OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a place in
Gloucestershire, against permitting public-houses to be opened
on the Sabbath.

INCOME- T A N.
Mr. PALMER presented a petition from the inhabitants
of Perth, against the income-tax.
CORN LAWS-
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN gave notice that, immediately
after Easter, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill,
authorising a drawback on that portion of foreign corn that had
been used for feeding cattle.
Alr. BANKES gave notice that, when the subject of the