The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-05 00:00:00

CANALS.

BANKRUPTS.

Thomas Pemeller, coal merchant, Tysoe-street, Spa-fields,
to surrender July 11 and Aug. 15, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Lewis, Wilmington-square.
Thomas Henry Wyatt, common brewer, Banbury, Oxford-
shire, July 16, at half-past two, and Aug. 12, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-
place, Old Jewry ; Sharp, Verulam-buildings.
George Brook, dyer, Huddersfield, July 15 and Aug. 14, at
eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee,
Leeds; Tindal, Huddersfield; Cronhelm, Leeds.

Thomas Bousfield, ironmonger, Lincoln, July 15 and Aug.
14, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Williamson and
Hill, Cray's-inn, London; Moore, Lincoln; Payne, Eddison,
and Ford, Leeds.

John Stonehouse, draper, Scarborough, July 16 and Aug. 4,
at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee,
Leeds; Reed and Shaw, Friday-street, London; Sale and
Worthington, Manchester.
Robert Armstrong, shipwright, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July
15 and Aug. 26, at two, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District
Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ;
Williamson and Hill, Gray's Inn, London ; Ingledew, New-
castle-upon-Tyne.
Joseph Lewis, card-maker, Birmingham, July 17 and Aug.
8, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore,
official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and Knowles, Bir-
mingham ; Parkes, Smith, and Co., Bedford-row, London.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

E. Hilton and N. Walsh, paper makers, Overwarden, Lan-
cashire—second div. of 4d. in the pound, or (on new proofs)
a first and second div. of 2s. 10d. in the pound, July 1, and
any following Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester.
G. Ball, carpenter, Bath—first div. of 3s. 3d. in the pound,
July 7, and any following Monday, at the office of Mr. Acra-
man, Bristol.
R. Marshall, stone mason, Deptford —second div. of Is. 100.
in the pound, July 5, and three following Saturdays, at the
office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane, City.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
L. Johnstone, wine merchant, Hammersmith, July 29, a
half-past twelve—J. Batt and T. Batt, dealers in silk, Old
Broad-street, July 25, at half-past twelve—J. Harman, brewer,
Whitefriars, July 25, at half-past one—H. Haynes, innkeeper,
Scole, Norfolk, July 28, at two—S. Libbis, innkeeper, Stratton
St. Mary, Norfolk, July 28, at half-past twelve—T. R. Wi-
thers, merchant, Eling, Southamptonshire, July 28, at half-past
one —G. Williams, linen draper, Aldgate, July 28, at half-past
eleven—C. J. Hunt, billiard table maker, Cork-street, Bur-
lington-gardens, July 28, at one—M. Tomkinson, linen draper,
Kidderminster, July 28, at twelue—R. Greenwood, bookseller,
Bradford, July 29, at eleven.
In the Country.
J. L. Fernandes, N. L. Fernandes, and J. L. Fernandes,
cornmillers, Wakefield, July 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District
Court—T. Humphrey and T. Humphrey, jun., shipwrights,
Hull, July 31, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—E. C.
Radford, J. Radford, and J. Radford, iron founders, Man-
chester, July 26, at one, at the Manchester District Court—J.
Humphries, merchant, Birmingham, July 28, at twelve, at the
Birmingham District Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the
contrary, on the day herein-mentioned.
V. Guigues, hotel keeper, Leicester-square, July 26—G.
Rudman, mason, Bristol, July 28—W. Watson, licensed vic-
tualler, Wakefield, July 28.—J. Akeroyd, shopkeeper, Leeds,
July 28—H. Priddey, Droitwitch, Worcestershire, July 31—
T. Morris and W. Woodward, drapers, Burslem, Staffordshire,
July 28—J. Webster, cloth manufacturer, Morley, Yorkshire,
July 20—W. Cawthorn, jun., wine merchant, Salisbury-
street, Strand, July 25—R. Thurlow, oil merchant, Southamp-
ton, July 25—G. Phillips, innkeeper, Leicester—J. B. and R.
Gordon, coopers, Poplar, July 25—S. May, watchmaker, Myd-
diet on - street, Clerkenweil, l July 25—C. Rogers, saddler,Bishops-
gate-st reet Within, July 25—C. Watson, jun., tea dealer, Dar-
lington, Durham, July 25—J. Schofield, grocer, Oldham,
July 25—J. Crowther, corn miller, Huddersfield, July 25—.1.
Tolson, fancy cloth manufacturer, Huddersfield, July 25—W.
Williams, victualler, High-street, Giles's, July 25.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
E. Smith and E. Richardson, grocers, York—T. S. Evans,
and J. Appleton, grocers, Drury-lane—R. Mills and J. L.
Champion, grocers, Stroud—V. Higgins, V. T. Hi g
glneac kaenrd-
W. H. Higgins, iron merchants, Liverpool—H.
son and E. Bell, attorneys, Stafford—A. HoPPst
I a aT. Clark,
Chantrell, commission agents, Leeds— nn.cl"G. F.
Wrp.ool—tHr. 'C. Crowdy,
and A. W. Chalmers, rope makers, Livewdtshire—S. Barker,
and J. Brace, attorneys, Highworth,
ttorneys, Gray's Inn-
C. Choppin, and S. Denton, jun.,
square—G. Everard, T. Colclough,ana.
PTorawtntsaeundd,3chßinoa.
manufacturers, Longton, Staffordshire—B.
land, surgeons, Pershore, Worcestershire—ckE.Dns G.
Wev.oFehrniriee_and
J. Tennant, manganese miners, T avis ,
Osborne and J. Cooper, iron founders, Noble-street, Goswell-
street—C. Ironside, E. Johnston, and C. C. Ironside, Liver-
pool (so far as regards C. Ironside)—D. Robinson and F. C.
Hutton, attorneys, Blackburn—J. I. Gotthardt and S. Dean,
worsted manufacturers, Halifax—C. Dugdale, C. H. Perry,
and J. Daly, millers, Liverpool—J. Potter, W. H. Smith,
J. Knowles, and J. Cook, stock brokers, Leeds —W. Gorton
and B. Rankin—W. H. Belville and A. M. Freak, manufac-
turing jewellers, St. John's-square, Clerkenwell—G. Parsons
and C. J. Townley, stock brokers, Liverpool—J. F. Fletcher
and H. Birt, surgeons, Arundel—T. and W. S. Browning,
distillers, Smithfield-bars—l. Worthington and J. Cunningham,
cotton brokers, Liverpool—C. Brockbank and C. Griffiths,
tailors, Liverpool—F. H. Hogg and W. Edmonds, merchants—
J. Bradley and T. Smith, calico printers' engravers, Manches-
ter—J. Starkey and T. Chatterton, mercers, Macclesfield—W.
Crook, sen., and W. Crook, jun., ironmongers, Carnaby-street,

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Golden. square—A. and J. Salt, cut nail manufact era,* Air*
mingham—S. B. Lamb and H. J. Bell, attorneys, ti
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. 'l'l •'" '
James M'Phersou and Company, merchants, Kingussie, In-
verness-shire, July 8 and 28, at two, at the chambers of Mr.
Prophet, Inverness.
PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
ive;k ending July 1, 1845, is 335. l I id. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

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NimaaT INTELLIGENCE.
dopz. IA&KET.V
Prices per ton at the do. ;:f the market :—puddle's West
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Hartley, 14s 6d ; Chester itfati;
,
14s 6d; Holywell Main, 14s • Nelson 14s 6d ;
'l4s ; Basting
West Hartley s Hartley,
17
Ord's Redheugh, 13s ; Stewart's stem;;. 13s 6d ; Taylor's
West Hartley, 15s; West llartley, 15s • West Wylam,
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14s 9d ; Wall's-end East Hetton, 14s' 6d ; 11-,„: ell, 16s 9d ;
Russell's Hetton, 15s 9d; Stewart's, 16s 9d; li...mtler*
16s 9d ; Heugh Hall, 15s 6d ; Eden Hartlepool, 15s t lees,
16s 3d ; Cowpen Hartley, 15s • West Hartley NethelPlit
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14s 6d.—Ships arrived, 31.

(Froni the London New Price Current of July 4.)
Svcs a.—To-day West India Sugar was in excellent re-
quest for all purposes, the quantity sold amounting to 700 bhds
and tierces, and the rates obtained were equal to those of yes-
terday, Holders refusing to submit to any further decline. The
total sales for the week reached 2,800 hhds and tierces.
REFINED.—To-day lower rates were again taken for Re-
fined goods, standard lumps selling at 71s to 71s 6d, and brown
lumps 69s to 70s per cwt, still a fair business was transacted.
Bonded Crushed Sugar is yet dull of sale at 40s per cwt.
MA U RITIUS.- This afternoon borers of Mauritius operated
with more freedom, in consequence of merchants accepting a
reduction of 6d per cwt, and 3,892 bags 312 casks at auction
were all sold.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was a brisker demand
for Bengal Sugar, and 1,000 bags at public sale were all dis-
posed of, white at an advance of Is per cwt, and yellow fetched
full rates.

FoaElGN.—There has been less disposition manifested to
purclylse yellow Havannah Sugar, but holders remain firm,
and will not sell but at full rates. Porto Rico has sustained the
former value, but not much business has been transacted this
week. Of white and brown Brazil none has been submitted to
public sale, and the purchases made by private treaty have
been limited; there are, however, no sellers to be met with but
at full rates. Other kinds of foreign are less inquired for, yet
former prices are insisted upon.
MOLASSES.—The purchases made have been extremely
limited in West India by private contract, and prices are going
down, Itis to 22s per cwt is the value of low to fine ; the
market is better supplied. At public sale 5 puns of Tobago
were sold at 20s per cwt. Bengal treacle is not so snuck
asked for.
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of any
kind of Coffee. Ceylon of good ord pale rp.i.,Ality was held for
47s 6d to 48s per cwt, but little business was t,*.ansacted pri-
vately. Of Singapore Java 1,200 bags have been e..11(1 at 365,
230 ditto 35e, and 450 bags Rio at 32s 9d.
Rica.—To-day Bengal Rice was less sought after, and
1,615 bags at public sale went at a decline of 3d per cwt.
Srsces.—lmpoiters of Cassia Lignea have submitted to a
reduction on former rates of 2s per cwt. Pimento has
met with ready purchasers upon former terms. Nutmegs
are yet wanted, and the parcels disposed of were at fully late
rates. For Mace prices have taken an upward turn. Black
Pepper is held for the former value. White is little wanted.
In Cloves few purchases have been made privately, and the
stock has been further increased. For Ginger prices have been
sustained. Cinnamon of the better descriptions maintain last
sale's rates.

TEA.—For Congou prices remain the same as previously
quoted. Pouchong has been in excellent request by the
home trade, and exporters are still buying the common kinds;
prices are on the advance; the trade generally are inclined to
get supplied, as the stock is much less than last year; arrivals
falling off; the consumption very good ; and prices moderate.
Twankay is held with firmness. Hyson has brought fully last
sales' rates. Holders of Imperial and Gunpowder refuse to
submit to any further decline. Scented Orange Pekoe is much
wanted. _ . .

SpIRITs.--Jamaica of all descriptions is wanted, for home
consumption and exportation : there has been a good business
transacted ; common and middling kinds have sustained the
former value, whilst good and fine brought an advance of 2d
per gallon. Demerara has met with attention, and prices
are still on the advance. Leeward Island has been
in good demand, and stiffer rates are given. The
market is firm for Calcutta, and a fair business has been
transacted. Brandy has been purchased with caution, and a
further decline in the value has taken place. In Geneva
several purchases have been made at Is 81fd to Is 9d, and fine
fit for home consumption is fetching 2s 2d to 2s 9d per gallon.
The value of British Corn Spirits is 10s 2d per gal nett cash.
FRUIT.—The market for Currants has become flat, and to
effect sales lower prices have been submitted to. Valentia
Raisins go off slowly at 40s to 42s ; in Red Smyrna and Chesme
there is very little doing.
(Mrs.—Although the accounts from the Seal Fishery ere
unfavourable, still they had no influence on the market here
for Seal Oil. Cod is little wanted, and former prices are no
obtainable. The market is in a quiet state for Southern, and
the supply being good prices have still a downward tendency.
Sperm is not offered at any further reduction. The market
is in a quiet state for Linseed Oil,and a further decline
in prices
has taken place. Rape Oil has been purchased with caution.
In consequence of unfavourable accounts from Africa, a consi-
derable advance has taken place in the prices of Palm, and a
good deal has been done ; Cocoa Nut has been in good request,
and stiffer rates are given. Prices are yet depressed for Olive.
TA LLow.—Holders of Russian have shown firmness this
week, and declined to submit to any further reduction in
prices. Town Tallow fetching 40s to 40s 6d per cwt nett cash,
and the'supply is not :arge:for the period of the season. Foe
other kinds there are not many buyers at present, but prices
have suffered no further depression.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, July 4.
Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
The Earl of FALMOUTH, and the Earl of ST. GERMANS,
presented several petitions in favour of the Cornwall Railway.
IRISH BANKING BILL.
The Earl of RIPON moved the third reading of the Irish
Banking Bill.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE proposed, as an amend-
ment, the insertion of a clause giving to the Hibernian and
Royal Banks equal privileges with the other banks, which,
under the provisions of this Bill, had the power of issuing notes
in Dublin and within sixty miles thereof.
The Earl of RIPON resisted the amendment, and the clause
was eventually negatived without a division.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
GAME-LAWS.
The Earl of BESBOROUGH intimated, on behalf of Lord
Deere that it was not his intention to proceed this session
with his Bill for altering the game-laws.
IRISH JURORS BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of
the Irish Jurors Bill. He would detain the House only a few
minutes while he briefly called the attention of their
Lordships to the state of the law at present in Ireland,
and to the provisions which he intended to introduce to remedy
the defects in it. The high constable and collectors are ordered
to make out lists once a year, of the different parties who are
elegible to be elected as jurors. This list is sent to the clerk of the
peace. The clerk of the peace is desired to leave it three weeks
at some public place, where it will be open to public inspection.
At a subsequent period a session is held for the examination of
the lists, and all persons are allowed to attend, and the high
tonstable and clerk of the peace are required to attend, when
any one who has an objection to make either as to the omission
or insertion of a name can make such objection. In perform-
ing this act there is no appeal from the decision of that Court.
Up to this point there was no difficulty. The magistrates make
out from these particular lists a general list where the indi-
viduals are classified according to their rank, station, and pro-
perty. This list, so arranged, is sent to the clerk of? the peace
and the sherriffs, and that is what is called the jurors' book for
the year. In making out this general list an error is liable to
creep in and in the case which gave rise to this Bill an error
did actually arise, for one of the lists was lost while they were
being transcribed. Now, to remedy this defect, and to prevent
the possibility of any error occurring in future from this cause,
he would have the list numbered with successive numbers.
He would further require that the general and particular lists
should be delivered to the magistrates, and after they shall be
satisfied of their agreement, they shall sign the general list.
That was the second step. Then the book so made out was
delivered to the sheriffs. If, however, any error should after all
this precaution be detected, he would have a special pro-
vision to meet it. He would direct the particular and general
lists to remain with the clerk of the peace, open to the inspec-
tion of the people without fee or reward, and if any one found
a name omitted or inserted, so as to make an incorect list, he
-would enable this error to be rectified on an application to the
Court of Queen's Bench, a judge of which Court would be
authorised to summon the clerk of the peace and the sheriffs,
with their book, and have the error corrected in his presence.
These then were the provisions of the Bill; and if it were
read a second time, and they went into Committee, he should
be happy to insert any_ additions which Noble Lords might
consider necessary. He was ready to adopt any precautions
which might be suggested. He had been unwilling to overload
the Bill with unnecessary provisions. Since the Bill was
printed, he had received a communication from a gentleman
who had obtained some notoriety on the subject—Mr. Pierce
Mahony—who was of opinion that sufficient provision was made
in the Bill for all that was required. If any further explana-
tion was required, he should be happy to give it.
Lord CAMPBELL thought the Bill would effect great im-
provements, but he was disappointed that it did not make
better provision for the challenge to the array, which was a
noble privilege, given by the common law of England to a
person placed on his trial. Sufficient provision was not made
in the Bill for any mistake or indifference on the part of the
Sheriff, or of the person by whom the list was made out. He
hoped his Noble Friend would introduce a clause into the Bill
to make better provision for any mistakes of this nature which
might arise.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said the challenge to the
array would only be necessary where there was a defect in the
list. If the list corresponded with the jurors book, there would
be no necessity for a challenge to the array. It would be the
duty of the Court to compare the book with the list, that no
mistake might arise—nothing was left to the discretion of the
Court. He did not apprehend that there was any necessity to
alter the Bill with respect to the challenge to the array in the
intermediate stages of the trial. However, he would take it
Into consideration.
Lord DENMAN was satisfied with the Bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said if this Bill were passed
he intended to introduce a similar Bill for England.
The Bill was then read a second time.
IRISH BISHOPS' PATRONAGE BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE COASTING TRADE.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved for a return of
the number of British ships and their tonnage, and of British
seamen of all ranks, employed in the South Sea fishing in each
of the three years 1830, 1831, and 1832, and in the years
1841, 1642, and 1843, and the total of each of the three
years ; also a similar return of the number of British ships and
their tonnage, of all ranks, in the Greenland and Davis
Straits whale fishery in each of the years 1830, 1831, and
1832, and in 1841, 1842, and 1843, and the totals of these
years; and also a similar return of the number of British
ships and their tonnage, and British seamen of all ranks, em-
ployed in that trade to the ports of Russia, Denmark, Sweden,
and Prussia, in each of the pars 1830, 1831, and 1832, and
in 1841, 1842, and 1843, and the totals of each of these three
years. The Noble Marquis said his object in moving for these
returns was to show the, falling off which had resulted to the
coaseine• trade in consequenee of the construction of railways.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE had no objection to produce
the returns moved for by the Noble Marquis. He was anpre-
hensive, however, that the returns, instead of showing a falling
off in the coasting trade, would show quite the reverse. The
charge in bringing coals by sea, a distance of 240 miles, was
is. 6d. per tow, irrespecive of London harbour dues, while,
by railroad, the cost was 145., or about id. per ton per
mile. Nov, he did think that so long as this was the case
there was very little danger to be apprehended as to a falling
off in the coasting trade. He believed, too, that id. per
ton per mile was the utmost limit in point of cheapness for
which coals could be carried. It was stated by the Noble
Marquis that they could be carried at one halfpenny, or even
one. farthing, per ton per mile, but he thought that, with all the
improvements that were introduced in locomotive power, coals
would never be conveyed at such low rates.
Lord HATHER TON considered that the Noble Earl's cal-
culations were made for the districts in Derbyshire, Stafford-
ahire, and Leicestershire, and the northern counties. Instead,
however, of basing his calculations on a distance of 250 miles.
let him take a shorter di,tance—let him take 120 miles. If
he did so, he thought it would be seen that the apprehensions
entertained by the Noble Marquis were not unfounded. In
the Great North of England Railway many of the Directors of
that Company were owners of coal-fields, and from Durham to
York he believed that coals were carried fur id. per ton.
Ills Noble Friend, therefore, had some authority for the state-
ment which he made with respect to the reduced rates. The
owners of railways were becoming coalowners, and coalowners
directors of railways, and he had no doubt that coals, by the
force of competition, would soon be carr:cd at id. per ton per
mile. A ton of coals might be conveyed to London, at this
rate, from the great coal-fields of the north at 6s. 3d. per ton.
The present charge on the freight of coasting ships for light-
house dues alone was from 3/. 103. to 41. per cent., which in-
creased the price of coals. He therefore hoped that they
woald adopt means to relieve the coasting trade of the country
from such exorbitant charges.
l.ord ASH BURTON spoke in favour of the coasting trade,
and considered that while they were expending millions on the
navy they ought to protect the ships engaged in the coasting
trade.

Lord BROUGHAM considered that the navy could he sup-
ported as heretofore, in a manner which would do honour to
she country. He was also in favour of supporting the mari-
time trade of the country in an efficient and proper manner,
but he considered that it hould be left to legitimate means—
to its own resources. Let restriction be removed from the
commerce of the country, arid the maritime trade of Britain
would require ne pecuniary assistance at the hands of the
State. He did not object to their removing some of the
burdens which at present pressed upon the :Newcastle trade,
but he did most pcesitively object to their taking such a one-
sided view of the case as that they ought to discourage their in-
land communication, for the purpose of unnaturally encoureg-
ing another branch of their commerce.
Lord ASHBURTON did not mean to say that the coast-
ing trade had fallen off, but he protested against the assump-
tiou, that by increasing the wealth and commerce of the coun-
try, they were necessarily improving the coasting navigation,
upon which the defence and independence of the nation rested.
It was a fallacy, too, for Noble Lords to suppose that it was
always to the advantage of the country to purchase in the
cheapest market. For instance, it would be much better for
them to pay a little more for their fish when caught by English
fishermen than to have it cheaper when caught by Dutchmen.
Acting, however, upon the latter view of the case, Government
had removed the protection from some of our fisheries, and the
consequence had been a falling off in the trade.
Lord STANLEY denied that any reduction had taken place
in the trade of the country from a removal of the protection
formerly given to the whale fisheries.
Lord COLCHESTER thought it highly important that the
colliery trade should be maintained and fostered as much as
possible, inasmuch as that part of the coasting trade formed
the great nursery for our seamen.
The Earl of HADDINGTON remarked that a great deal
of the coasting trade was now carried on by steamers, and,
therefore, that part of it which was carried on by sailing ves-
sels, became of more importance to the country. He did not,
hovever, think that there had been any diminution in the
coasting trade. On the contrary, he thought it had rather
increased than diminished.
After a few words from Lord KINNAIRD and Lord WILIRN.
CLIFFE, who maintained that there had been no falling off in
the coasting trade.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that he concurred
with the First Lord of the Admiralty that it would be better,
even if coals or timber did cost a little more in conveyance by
area, to pay the additional cost than to damage the coasting
trade. His reason for moving for the returns was not prompted
by any personal interest he had in the subject, but because he
believed that coalowners, when they found the land carriage
so much cheaper, would prefer it to the exclusion of the sea
conveyance altogether. The consequence of this would be
that the coasting trade would be ruined. Coals at the pit only
cost 7s. 6d., and the carriage to London made up the amount
to 16s. He would like, therefore, to know, since coals were
sold in London at 165. per ton, what became of the difference?
-He thought that if measures were not taken to remove the re-
strictions to which the shipping were liable, in the shape of
harbour dues, &c:, there would be an end to tne carriage of
coals by sea.
The Duke of WELLINGTON wished to say one word in
friour of a corporation which had conferred upon the country
the greatest benetit—he meant the Trinity Board. He hoped
that in any regulations which might be made with respect to
the coasting trade, or the harbour dues, their Lordships would
take care that the lights on the coast of England should claim
a due share of their attention.
The subject then dropped.
RAILWAYS.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from certain 11
warners in Staffordshire in favour of the narrow gauge.
A desultory conversation then ensued about the broad and •
marrow gauge, the London and Birmingham Railway Company
having raised their tolls contrary to agreement, and railway
monopolies in general, in which Lords Brougham, Redesdale,
.Hatherton, and the Marquis of Clanricarde, took part, when
The Duke of RICHMOND said that he did not intend to
enter into the question of the gauges, for he had not not read
• enough upon the subject to enable him to come to a decision
-upon it. But lie thought it very desirable that Parliament
should decide upon the tolls and rates of carriage. There
were not two railway Bills that came into that House that had
the same tolls. They could only hope, therefore, to prevent
this inequality by an Act of Parliament, which would make it
compulsory on railway companies to revise their scale of
lolls every five years.—(Hear, hear.) Somethieg of this
]kind also was required to prevent large companies from buying
alp small cumpanies, and thereby acquiring a preponderance in
these companies, and thus creating a monopoly. He thought
*hat the injuries arising to the interests of the public from a
monopoly of this kind should be put an end to.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that, on
lienday next, he would bring forward a motion relating to the
getaudivg orders.

RAILWAY RESOLUTIONS.
Lord BROUGHAM then moved his third resolution
(which was postponed yesterday evening) in reference to Rail.
way Bills.
The Earl of WICKLOW was anxious to see some provi-
sion, such as the Noble Lord proposed to introduce, in refe.
rence to Railway Bills, but he thought that t' ere would be
some bad effects attending it which he could not assent to.
The Duke of RICHMOND said they must ii,sert a clause
in the Bill, saying that the parties should pay th costs.
Lord BROUGHAM said they had no power of levying
money, but they had the power to compel the parties to pay
the costs, if they thought the case was one in which they
ought to do so. He had no objection, as most of the members
of the Committee were not present, to postpone the resolution
until Monday. It was postponed accordingly. The Noble
and Learned Lord then proposed the fourth resolution, " That
in every railway, road, or canal Bill, after the present session,
there shall, in the first session in which it is brought in, be
proved in the Committee thereon, two-thirds in number of as-
sents of landowners on every two miles of the line, or on every
four miles, if there be fewer than three landowners; and
that if more than one-third shall dissent on any such two miles
or four miles respectively, the railway, road, or canal shall not
be suffered to pass through those two miles or four miles, or
any part thereof; and that except within two miles of the
termini, all owners of land within two hundred yards of the
proposed line shall be deemed and taken to be owners in
reckoning the number of the assents and dissents," which was
agreed to.
GAMING AND WAGERS' BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.
THE REAL PROPERTY BILL.
This Bill also passed through Committee.
Their Lordships then adjourned.