The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-13 00:00:00

ULL AND SELB Y RAILWAY.

We understand the agreement for carrying out the resolution
passed at the last meeting of the Shareholders has been prepared by
counsel mutually agreed on by the solicitors to both parties, and
was last week submitted to the Board of Directors here, who, in
consequence of some legal difficulties and matters of detail which
require attention, immediately deputed the chairman (Richard
Esq.), and James
Tottie, Esq.), the depuntey;ciyh.aeilircatedn
Mayelston, Esq. (the (jD'irß.ectoPre)a,seto, go to London,
with a view of having a conference there with Mr. Hudson. On
Saturday last the interview took place at the Burlington Hotel, in
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was amicably and finally settled, a lease of the line in perpetuity
bwl:ehnaadrlfeonoglad to learn that, after a long conference, the whole matter
to Mr. Hudson and the Directors of the York and North Midland
Company, with the power of purchase on the terms resolved upon
at the late meeting of the Shareholders, being agreed to.
Doubts having been entertained by some parties whether the
York and North Midland Company could legally take possession of
the line on the Ist July next, or at any time before the assent of
Parliament had been obtained, we may state that the Directors of
the Hull and Selby Railway and Mr. Hudson have found no diffi-
culty on that point, as the Hull and Selby Railway Bill gives the
Company power to lease the line to any coiperation or person for
seven years, without rendering it necessary to obtain the consent of
Parliament thereto, The agi cement or lease for seven years was
accordingly made, eael party contracting to renew it at the end of
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The Shareholders will learn with much pleasure from the above,
that—in accordance with the pledge given br the Directors at the
last meeting of Shareholders—they have now fully carried out the
wishes of the vast majority of Proprietors in effecting the lease of
their line. Mr. Hudson has called a meeting of the Shareholders
of the York and North Midland Company, to ratify and confirm the
lease and agreement entered into.

Matters having been thus placed in such a satisfactory train, all
possibility of doubt as to the line coming under the management of
Mr. Hudson and his co-directors at the time specified is put an
end to, and it is most probable that thete will be no cpposition to the

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING OF AN ETON
BOY, ♦ND HEROIC CONDUCT OF ♦ FELLOW-STUDENT-. WINDSOR,
TUURSDAY.—Yesterday evening, an Etonian, named Greenwood,
aged 16, of the upper division at Eton College, was bathing with
two other gentlemen at Boveney Lock, one of the deepest and most
dangerous parts of the river Thames, when he was observed by his
companions to have got into a dangerous worley hole, and, not
having strength to cross it, was taken round by the stream, and
was about to sink from exhaustion. One of the gentlemen,
named Luttrell, immediately swam to shore, for the purpose
of pushing a punt off to his assistance, and the other, Mr.
Codrington, boldly swam to him, and succeeded in laying
hold of his companion, when both sank together. Codring.
ton fortunately extricated himself from the grasp of his now almost
lifeless companion, and on corning to the surface of the water ob-
served that he had again risen, and, notwithstanding his perilous
situation, again swam to his assistance, and succeeded in catching
hold of him as he was in the act of sinking. One of the watermen,
who are placed in this part of the Thames by the college authori-
ties, fortunately came up at this juncture, and succeeded in bring-
ing both to shore. Surgeons Clark and Soley shortly afterwards
arrived, and administered the necessary restoratives, and in the
course of the evening Greenwood was so far recovered as to be re-
moved to his dame's house (Mrs. Horsford's), but in a very ex-
hausted sate,
MAD Does.--At Greenwich Police•court yester-
day William Wagner, a person employed in the Commercial
Docks, appeared to a summons at the instance of Mr. Inspector
Frowd, of the DI division of po.ice, charging him with keeping a
dog in a rabid state, and suffering the same to go at large to the
imminent danger of the public. Mr. Thomas Steers deposed that
he is a cowkecper and carman in High.street, notherhithe. The
defendant's dog had bitten his dog, and it became rabid. The clog
bit a valuable young horse in his stable, and the horse became
rabid, and kicked and tore to pieces everything in the stable.
He killed his dog, and sent for a veterinary surgeon, who sug-
gested killing the horse at once, as in a few hours the danger
would be much greater. The animal escaped from the stable into
the yard, and bit nearly through a post. With great difficulty he
got an apron over the animal's eyes, and held him by the nose
while a slaughterman killed him. Wagner assured the magistrate
that he had killed the dog since he received the summons. His
dog had been bitten by some rabid animal in the neighbourhood,
and he believed that there were many others at large in that vicinity
which have also been bitten. Mr. Grove said most prompt and
effectual steps ought to be taken to secure all loose degs. In the
present case he should dismiss the summons, on the assurance that
the animal had been destroyed.
THE LATE EARL OF ABERGAVENNT.— The will
(dated October 23, 1843) of this nobleman, who died on the 12th
April in the present year, has been proved by his executors, R.
Morgan, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, and A. Ellwood, Esq., of Buagay.
The Earl devises in fee to his brother, the Hon. W. Nevill (the
present Earl, and who inherits Eridge Castle, and all the other old
entailed estates), all the estates which he (the late Earl) held under
his father's will, but subjects them to the payment of 7,000/. to
each of the three daughters of his said brother. The mansion in
Berkeley-square, his favourite house at Brighton, and all his per-
sonal estate, sworn under 60,0001., he gives to his executors in
trust for sale, but with a right of pre-emption to the present Earl,
as to the Berkeley.square house and furniture, the furniture and
effects at Eridge Castle, and the park, &c. And after payment of
his debts, personal and testamentary expenses, and legacies to his

executors and servants, he directs the residue to be equally divided
between his nephew and niece, Mr. Thomas Myers and Miss Mary
Myers, the issue of the Earl's eldest sister, the tap Lady Mary
Catherine Myers.

HORRIBLE STORY.—We learn from indubitable
authority that Mrs. Holloway, wife of Mr. Holloway, of Person
county (who was once a member of our Legislature), having prevailed
on her husband, one day last week, to tie the hands of one of their
negro women, beat and tortured her to death. It is said that she
heated a pan handle red hot and ran it down the negro's throat, besides
burning her lips to a crisp. This horrid tale about the burning,
seems too incredible to be believed, and we mention it, on the
authority of rumour, without vouching for its accuracy. The
negro was privately buried eight feet deep, in an obscure place,
and Mr. and Mrs. Holloway made their escape to parts unknown to
their neighbours, doubtless to Texas. Whether Mr. Holloway was
accessory to the murder further than to tie the negro, we are not
apprised.—Richmond Star, April 24.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
ROUSE OF COMMONS. June 12.
POOR-LAW AMENDMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. RUTHERFORD (in continuation from our
Fourth Edition of Yesterday Afternnon) said—Thus
in the parish A this parochial board should inflict upon
certain properties situate therein a high rate of assess-
ment, perhaps six per cent., and in the adjoining parish
B a low and insufficient amount was levied, and thus a
different rate a ould be established, and a different classi-
fication adopted in every parish in the country. Surely
these were matters of grave eemsideration, and made it
imperative on the House, before dealing finally with the
measure, to look into the anomalies arid übjections ex-
posed in it. In the sixteenth century the principle of
rating and assessment was first introduced into Scotland,
and the present prosperity of that country was mainly
attributable to the amendments adopted in those original
provisions about sixty years ago, it being in the year
1780, just after the American war, that alterations in the
previous principle were suggested and effected. The
measure, in his opinion, required much more considera-
tion and many alterations, or it would inflict injustice on
some portion of the people of Scotland, and be generally
productive of litigation and legal difficulty. He had
great doubts about the expediency of extending the
settlement to seven years. If they were to extend the
time from three to seven years they would render it so
difficult to ascertain the settlement of paupers, that they
would have to repeal that portion of the law, and return
to the old period of three years. Ile considered that
greater time ought to be allowed for the consideration of
'this important point. Then there- was not sufficient
protection afforded to parishes against the influx of
paupers from England and Ireland, who are bound to
maintain them until their settlements could be discovered
which was often a very difficult task. This was ex-
tremely hard upon parishes such as Greenock and Glas-
gow, where ships of indigent parsons came. These were
his objections to the Bill, and he approved of its prin-
ciple, and thought the object it had in view a good one,
but he must again express his decided objection to the
capricious Parliamentary line of boundary, which would
in many eases be most unfair and unequal in its applica-
tion. They had not the least conception of
the extent of the injury which it would in-
flict on private individuals by this capricious line.
He had already mentioned the case of Edinburgh and
Leith, and there were many other cases where unequal
pressure of this law was felt in a similar manner. The
parish in which a poor man WdS found, was to be liable
in the first instance for his maintenance. To this he
had not the slightest objection, but the proposition
already existed as a law, and whatever the practice
might be in particular parishes, the law was that when-
ever a pauper was found, the parish in which he was,
was bound to support him. His Lon. and Learned
Friend was too well acquainted with the fact to doubt
it. The law, however, was not always carried out.
At times considerable litigation arose amongst parishes
as to the proper settlement of a pauper. Of his own
knowledge he was acquainted with a case of pauperism,
which bad been litigated in the Court of Session during
the last four or five years, and which, in all probability,
would continue for as many years longer without any
definite conclusion being arrived at. The influences lie
had drawn from the objections he had raised were so
numerous, and so strong, that he was satisfied the pro-
visions of the Bill, as at present constituted, were must
imperfect, and totally inadequate to meet the require-
ments of the country fur which it was specially in-
rdr that they
tended. He would recommend the House to
sent
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this Bill, o
l, and let it be
might have the opinions of partiesthere to guide them
in coming to a just and proper4gppreciation of the sub-
ject. The population in many parishes was thinly scat-
tered, and the provisions of the Bill were such, that it
would be extremely difficult to supply the urgent de-
mands for medical relief' which such districts required,
Over such an extent of country, with such a thinly dis-
tributed population, it would be impossible for a medical
man to travel, so as to supply the demands made upon
his skill. There was nothing the parishes in Scotland
were so much in want of na medical attendance iliodnagneaestiot
wasthe
poor, and he did not care how it was applied, whether by
a single parish, or a union of parish, s, s
done. Another point to which he would refer was that
of relief to able- bodied labourers. There had been
much discussion on this subject during the
last forty years, and a decision had been ob-
tained in a court of law, effirneing the principle of re-
lief 1(1 stile-bodied paupers, though lie was of a contrary
opinion. It was, how ever, nee, ssary that this quest on
should be fairly settled. A system efreliefolthis kind should
only be applied under a workhouse system. There
might be eases in which relief should be extended to
the able-bodied poor—elicil as in (test s of great national
distress, or when epi‘eenic diseases prevailed. There
ought to be' a n to meet eases ef this kind—a
provision of a temporary chars cter—wli reby a rate
tuitele. be raised from the inhabitants of parishes ; but he
held it ought not to be of a pertnenent character. Ile
would not say that the Bill (eight not to be read a se-
cond time, for it might he considerably amended either
in Committee of the whole House, or in a Select Com-
mittee up stairs ; but entertaining strong objeetionhisc it
i
in its present shape, be thought it was a duty
Lord ARUNDEL referred to a meeting held in Edin-
burgh, in 542
which
he
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rested.country to state the grounds on which
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admission
of Roman
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Provost (Sr James
Catholic prim sts into workhouses, and ex-
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pressed a hope that, in the measure before the House, a
, under the s
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tolerant spirit would be exhibited, br isc,f sing facilities

measure in Parliament. This is the more likely from the circum-
stance of the Leeds and Manchester Railway Company having ob-
tained their line to Goole, and from the fact that the main objections
to the lease have been put an end to by this friendly negotiation
between the contracting parties.

Alderman Hughes Hughes and Challis will be put
in nomination at Guildhall, for sheriffs, for the year ensuing, on
Midsummer-day next, to whom no opposition is expected.
BUSINESS IN THE LAW COURTS.—The excess of
business in the Court of Queen's Bench still remains undiminished,
there being at present standing for hearing for the sittings after
term, which commence on the 13th inst., no less than 138 causes,
103 of which are remanets from the previous sitting, and the re.
maiisder new causes ; out of these 63 are special jury cases. The
Court adjourns to London on the 20th, so that it is next to impos
sible that the list can be got through, and those actions which are
not decided this sitting will remain until November before they can
be heard. In the other Courts the lists are by no means heavy,
that of the Common Pleas numbering only 23, and that of the Ex-
chequer of Pleas 30 ; but considerable additions will be made be-
fore the sittings terminate.
ALTERATIONS IN TIIE POST•OFFICE, AND ACCE-
LERATION OF TOE Men.s.--The elaborate alterations now in pro-
gress at the General Post office, SL Martin's-le-Grand, are under-
stood to be only preliminary to a much more extensive acceleration
of the inland mails (both day and night) on all lines of railway.
In addition to the lately published list of towns to which mails are
dispatched from the metropolis every morning, the Postmaster-
General has ordered that Ipswich, Dursley, and Wooton.under.
Edge shall be immediately accommodated, and on the Ist of July
it is expected that several others will be added, as on that day the
general acceleration of the northern mails will take place, and the
letters from Stamford, Grantham, Doncaster, Leeds, and York, will
be conveyed by the recently opened branch railway, forming the
most direct line of railway to those places, ai.d Peterborough, Lin-
coln, Sleaford, Boston, and Hull. A considerable enlargement is
about to take place, also, in the London District Post-office, the
correspondence having doubled since the introduction of the uni-
form rate of one penny. The office now used for the purposes of
the Money.order.ofiice is intended for the district post as soon as
the new office for granting and pafing money.orders can be com-
pleted.