The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-10 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. April 9.
FIELD GARDEN'S BILL.

(Contalue 1 from our Third Edition of last night.)
Mr. M. MILNE'S enticipated only one geod effect
from the measly e of the lion. Gentleman—the applica-
tion of waste lands about towns to the most profitable
purposes. The agricultural population would not be at
ad benefited, nor did he think that the general advantagee
of these alberneres wus sufficiently established. He
supported the measure, because he thought it would
lead to a teL.ficiel appropriation of waste lands in the
vicinity or Urge end populous towns.
Mr. EOUVLIdE oppost d the Bill, thinking it would
interfere e ith the rights of property. It was unfair to
prevent the owners of land from obtaining the amount
of rent which was the real value of their land, and on
these grounes he should support the motion of his Hon.
Friend the Member for Winchester (Mr. Eecott), and
vote against the measure.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought this measure was
calculated to effect a very useful object, and he thought
that, as there would be ample opportunity for amending
any of the provisions which were calculated to cause
either public or. private injury, they might be amended
in Committee. If the lion. Member had not taken the
right way to do all he desired he would effect much, and
for this reason he trusted the House would not oppose
the second reading. There were some clauses to which
he felt insuperable objections. He objected especially to
that provision which secured the rent on the poor-rates;
but these things might be altered, and he thought it
would be hard if the Hon. Gentleman were not allowed
to have his Bill read a second time.
Lord JOHN MANNERS congratulated his Hon.
Friend (Mr. Cowper) on having arrived at the second
reading of his Bill, and he congratulated him also on
the very remarkable opposition which it had met with.
His Hon. Friend the Member for Winchester had stated
that there would be some show of reason for this Bill if
it had been brought in when wages were low; he could
tell the Hon. Gentleman that the wages of framework-
knitters and of labourers generally were just as low now
as they had been for years past ; and the feeling in
the midland counties was all in favour of the Bill, as he
could state from his own experience. He should, there-
fore, vote for the second reading,
Mr. HINDLEY said, that if the lion. Member for
Winchester pressed his opposition, he must certainly
vote with him. There were several very serious objec-
tions to all the details of the measure, and he should,
therefbre, oppose it.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY hoped the House would
not object to allow the Bill to pass through its present
stage. He thought the object of the Hon. Gentleman
who had brought forward the subject deserved all the
consideration that could be given it.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
House divided, when there appeared—
For the second reading

Against it
Majority for the second reading... —74
he Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be commuted.
AUCTION DUTIES REPEAL BILL.
The Auction Duties Repeal Bill was read a first time,
and ordered to be read a second time on Friday•
The Infcfcrncnt (Scotland) Bill then went through
Committee, the report was read, and the amendment
ordered to be printed.
The Heritable Securities Bill also went through Com-
mittee, and the report was read.
The Museums of Art Bill then went through Com
mittee.

An amendment was proposed by Mr. BUCK, which
was afterwards withdrawn, on the recommendation of
Sir James Graham.

The Bill was ordered to be reported to-morrow.
FISHER-LANE GREENWICH IMPROVEMENT

BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, and the report was
ordered to be brought up to-morrow.
PUBLIC MUSEUMS BILL.

This Bill was read a third time, and passed.
THE GLASS DUTIES EXCISE BILL.

This Bill was also read a third time, and passed.
The Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill were
reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
SUGAR DUTIES EXCISE BILL.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-morrow.

The House then adjourned, at Seven o'clock.

et irb 1211ttion

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

GREAT WELCH RAILWAY,
CONNECTING the Mineral and Manufacturing Districts
of SOUTH WALES with BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LIVER-
POOL, the NORTH of ENGLAND, and SCOTLAND.
Provisionally Hegktered pursuant to 7 and 8 Victoria, cap. 110.
Capital 2,740,000/., in Shares of 251. each.
Deposit 2/. per Share.
ENGINEERS.
Charles Vi noles, Esq., F.R.S.A.,
John Addison, Esq.
BANKERS—London : Hanburys, Taylor, and Lloyd.
SOLICITORS—Sandys and Pearson, 5, Sergeant's Inn, Fleet-street,
London.
PARLIAMENTARY AGENTs --Dyson, Hall, Parkes, and Coates.
The proposed Railway is intended to give a direct line of convey-
ance between Carmarthen, Swansea, Brecon, Hereford, Bromyard,
and Worcester; at Hereford it will join the proposed Monmouth, and
Worcester, and Shrewsbury lines ; at Worcester, the proposed Oxford,
Tring, and South Staffordshire, and Birmingham a-A Gloucester
Railway ; giving then by a direct route from South Wales to Bir-
mingham, Liver 001, Manchester, the North of England, and Scotland.
It is proposed to connect with the main line, by means of short
bra%ches, the Llanelly and Taff Vale Railways, and securing by those
mineral lines, the produce of their districts to the main line.
The obvi us importance of such a him to make the great mineral
produce of South Wales serviceable to the manufacturing districts of
Birmingham, as well as to give a cheap and safe convey-nee for the
very large quantities of copper, speller, and other metals, sent from
Swansea to Birmingham, Liverpool, and the North, needs no contro-
versy, and as a Passenger communication between those towns, the
south of Ireland, the North of England and Scotland, a very valu-
able reference may be made to the Special Report of the Board of
Trade, of which the following is an extract :
" The accommodation of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, South
Wales, and the important districts lying to the west of the present
lines of Railway, will evidently at no distant period, require not only
a wide guage hallway along the southern coast, to place them in
communication with Loudon; but also a narrow guage Railway to
place them in direct and unbroken communication through Birming-
ham with the manufacturing districts, and the great Railway system
of the rest of the kingdom. The extension of such a Railway would
be greatly facilitated by the establishment of the narrow guage, and
of an into' est independent of the Great Western in the Worcester
district; and, on the other hand, would be greatly impeded if that
district were assigned to the Great Western district and to the wide
guage."
It is a well-known fact that the coal in the neighbourhood of Mer-
thyr is supplied as fuel for locomotive purposes on the Great Western,
Bristol and Gloucester, Birminghau and Gloucester, and other lines
even further north ; the saving in cost of having it so cheap on the
line of Railway is a very great advantage to the proposed line, and
will form no inconsiderable saving in the working of it.
The 1 ngth of the main line from Swansea through Breco'. Here-
ford, Bromyard to Worcester, will be 99 miles; and from Carmar-
then to Llandovery, where the two lines would unite, 24 miles, or
123 miles altogether. By tile proposed Railway, the saving in dis.
tance,•
alicamt,,uNr‘iiillierbie,orutpir.-ards of 60
miles, and
betwaeeciOrCraermspoanrtdililiegnot% tßoirnliahpnies
An estimate of the Traffic has been carefully made by competene
and experienced persons, based upon the greatly reduced charges
now made on the North Lines ; the results 01 which are as followa:

PASSENGERS.
Coach Traffic, Posting„ Conveyance of Mails, Far-
cels, . • .

GOODS.
Copper, Spelter, Merchandise, now per Road and
Water* Conveyance......
* (Part only asatuned.)
LIVE AIsD DEAD STOCK.
To supply the Manufacturing Population of Stafford-
shire
Coal, Iron, Stone, &c. &c. • •

43,072 16 10

13,456 5 6

45,199 12 5

£321,732 19 3