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THE S!'/44 LONDON, THURSDAY EirENlNex JULY Qs, 1e44.

AMENDED RAILWAYS BUJ4ft
A lift'', TO, ArFACH CERTAIN CONDIT4S OLWE '
CONSTRUCTION OF- -FUTURE--RAILWAYS-, AUTHORISED
OR TO 'BE AUTHORISED BY:: ANY ACT OF THE PRESENT
OR SUCCEEDING SESSIONS OF PARLIAMENT, AND FOR I
OTHER PURPOSES IN RELATION TO RAILWAYS.
Note.—The clauses marked (A) and (B) were added by

the Corlimittee.

1. Whereas it is expedient .that the concession of
powers for the establishment of new lines •of railway
should be subjected to such conditions as are hereinafter
contained for the benefit of the public; be it enacted by
the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal,
and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled,
arid by the authority of the same, that if at any time
after the end of twenty-one. years from and after the
Ist day of January next after the passing 'of any
Act of the present or of any future session of Parlia-
ment, for the construction of any new line of passenger
railway, whether such line be a trunk, branch, or junc-
tion line, and whether such new line be constructed by
a new company incorporated for the purpose, or by any
existing company, the clear annual profits divisible
upon the subscribed and paid-up capital stock of the said
railway, upon the average of the three then last pre-
ceding years, shall equal or exceed the rate of 101. for
every 100t~ of such paid-up capital stock, it shall be law-
ful for the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury, upon 'giving to the said company three calendar
months' notice in writing of their intention so to do, to
revise the scale of tolls, fares, and charges, limited by
the Act or Acts relating to the said railway, and to
fix such new scale of tolls, fares, and charges,
applicable to such different classes and _ kinds of
passengers, goods, and other traffic on such railway, as
in the judgment of the said Lords Commissioners, as-
suming the same quantities and kinds of traffic to- con-
tinue, shall be likely to reduce the said divisible profits.
to the said rate of 101. in the 1001., and so from time
to time at the expiration of each succeeding period of
twenty-one years ; provided always, that no such re•
vised scale shall take effect, unless accompanied by a
guarantee, to subsist as long as any such revised scale
of tolls, fares, and charges shall be in force, that the
said divisible profits, in case of any deficiency therein,
shall be made good to the said rate of 101. for every 1001.
of such capital stock ; provided also, that such revised
scale shall not be again revised or such guarantee with-
drawn, otherwise than with the consent of the company,
for the further period of twenty-one years.
2. That whatever may be the rate of divisible profits
in any'such railway, it shall be lawful for the said Lords
Commissioners, if they shall think fit, at any time after
the expiration of the said term of"-twenty-one years, to
purchase any such railway, with all its hereditaments,
stock, and appurtenances,. in the name and on behalf of
her Majesty, upon giving to they said company three
calendar months'' notice in writing of their intention,
and upon payment of a sum equal to twenty-five
years' purchase of the said annual • —divisible profits,
estimated on the average of the three then
next preceding .years ; provided always, that if
the average rate of profit for the said three
years shall exceed the rate of 10/. in the 100/., it shall
be taken at only 101. in the 1001. for the purpose of cal-
culating thereon the amount of such purchase-money;
provided also, that if the average rate of profits for the
said three years shall.be less than the eattrof 10/. in the
1001., it shall be lawful for the company, if they shall be
of opinion that the said rate of 25 years' purchase of the
said average profits is an adequate rate of purchase of
such railivay, reference being had—to the
.prospects
thereof, to require that the rate of purchase, instead of
beingealculated-upon such average „rate of profit, shall
be taken 'at a valuation, to be deternained, in case of dif-
ference,- by arbitration.
3. (A.) That nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to subject to the. said option of revision or pur-
chase any- railway- made or authorised to-be made by
any Act previous to. the .present .session.;. and that no
branch or extension of less than five miles in length of
any existing line of railway shall be taken to be a new
railway within the provisions of this. Act ; and that the
said option of purchase shall not be exercised as to any
branch or extension of any existingrailway,,without in-
cluding in the purchase the existing railway ; also in
ease the company of proprietors of the same shall require
-that the same be so-included. • " '
4.,,(13.) And whereas it is expedientahat the policy of
calling into exercise the. powers of revision or purchase
hereby reserved,,Or eitheenf them, should in no,manner
be prejudged, by the provisions-of -this Act, and should
remain for the future consideration of, the Legislature,
upon
.grounds of general . and ':national policy ; and
whereas is not the intention of this Act, that under
the said powers of revision or purchase, if called into
use, the,. public resources should be employed to sustain
an undue competition against any independent company
or companies ; it enacted, that no such notice as
hereinbefore mentioned, Whether Hof, revision or pur-
chase, shall be given, until provision shall have been
made by Parliainent, by en. Act or Ads to bepassed in
that behalf, for authorising the guarantee or the levy, of
the purchase. money,hereinbefore mentioned, as the case
may be,'and , for determining, subject to the conditions
hereinbefore mentioned, the: manner in-which the said
options or either of-them shall -be exercised • provided'
always, that before any application is' made to i'arliament
for the, powers to exercise the said options or either of
them, three months' notice shall be given by, the said
Lords Commissioners to the company or companies to be
affected thereby, of the intention so to apply.
5. That from and after the commencement of the pe-
riod of three years preceding the peri. .at which the
option ol ransom or purchase becomes available, full and
true accounts shall be kept of all sums of money re-
ceived and paid on account of any railway within the
provisions hereinbefore contained (distinguishing, if the
said railway shall be a branch railway, or one worked in
common with other railways, the receipts, and giving an
estimate of the expenses, on account of the said railway
from those on account of the trunk line, or other rail-
ways) by the directors of the company to whom such
railway belongs or by whom the same may be worked,
and of the purposes and things for which such
sums of money shall have been received and paid ; and
every such railway company shall, once in every half-
year, cause a halt-yearly account in abstract to be pre.
pared, showing the total receipt and expenditure on
account of the said railway, for the half year ending the
30th day of June and the 31st day of December, respec-
tively, or such other convenient days as shall in each
case be directed by the Lords of the said Committee, under
distict 'heads of receipt and expenditure, according to
such form as may be required by the Lords of the said
Committee, with a statement of the balance of such ac-
count, duly audited and certified under the hands of two
or more directors of the said.railWay company; and shall
send a copy of the said account to the Lords of the said'
Committee on or before the last days of August and Feb-
ruary respectively, or such other days as shall in each,
case be directed by the Lords of the said Committee in
each year ; and it shall be lawful for the Lords of the ',
said Committee, if and when they shall think fit, to ap-
point any proper person or persons to inspect the ac-
counts and books of the said Company ;. and it shall be'
lawful for any person so authorised, at all reasonable
times upon producing his authority, to examine the
books, accounts, vouchers, and other documents of the
company at the principal office or place of bUsiness of
the company, and to take copies or extracts therefrom. •
6. Companies to provide one cheap train, 'each way,
daily. (This clause remains virtually unchanged, see
clause 25 of former Bill.) And with respect to all rail-
way companies subject to theseo-bligations which shall
be open on or before the Ist day of November next,
these obligation, shall come into force on the said Ist
day of November ; and with respect to all other rail-
ways subject to this obligation, it shall come into force
on the day of opening of the railway, or the day after the
last day of the session in which the Act shall be passed,
by reason of which the company will become subject.
thereunto, which shall first happen. • -
7. That if any railway company shall refuse or wilfully
neglect' to comply, with the provisions of this act as to
the said cheap trains, within a reasonable time, or shall
attempt to evade the operation of such order, such com-
pany shall forfeit to her Majesty a sum not exceeding
20/. for every day during which such refusal, neglect, or '
evasion, shall continue.
8. Board of Trade to have a discretionary power of
allowing alternative arrangements. [This clause is the'
same as the former clause 27.]
9. That no tax shall be levied upon the receipts of any
railway company from the conveyance of passengers at
fares not exceeding ld. for each mile, by any such cheap
train as'aforesaid.
10. 'Certain companies to convey military and police
forces at certain charges, 5 and 6 Viet., c. 55. [ This is
the same as the former clause 29.)
11. Railway companies to afford additional facilities
for the transmission of the mails, 1 and 2 Viet., c. 98.
[This is the same 'as former clause 30.] •
12. And whereas electrical telegraphs have been
established on certain .railways, and may be more ex-
tensively established hereafter, and it is eXpedient to
provide for their due 'regulation; be it enacted, that
every railway company, on being required so to do
by the Lords of the said Coininittee, shall be bound
to allow any' person or persons authorised by
the Lords of ' the said Committee, with servants
and workmen, at all reasonable times to enter into or
upon their lands, and to establish, and lay down upon
such lands adjoining the line of such, railway, a line of
electrical telegraph for her Majesty's service, and to give
to him and them every' reasonable facility for laying •
down the same, and for using the same, ..for the purpose
of receiving end' 'messages on her Majesty's ser-
vice,' subject to such reasonable
,rernuneratfon to the
company as' may be agreed upon.between theconapany
and the Lords of'the said Committee,,or in case of disa-
greement, as may be settled by.. erbitratien ; 'provided
always, that. subject to a prior right of use thereof for
the purposes of her Majesty, such telegraph may be.
used by the Company, for the purpciSes of the railway,
upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the par-
ties, or, in the event of difference, _may be settled by
arbitration.

. .
13. That where a line of electrical telegraph shall
have been established, upon any railway by, the company
to whom such railway belongs, or by, any company;
partnership, person or persons, other Wise than exclu-
sively for her Majesty's service, or exclusively for the
purposes of the railway, the use of such electrical tele-
graph, for the purpose of receiving and sending mes-
sages, shall, subject to the prior right of use thereof for
the service of her Majesty and for the purposes of the
company,. and subject also to such equal charges, and to
such reasonable regulations, as ,:may be from time to
time made by, the said railway eeraiittnyo be open for the
sending and.receiving.of messages by all persons alike,
without ftivotir, or preference.
14. And Whereas by an Aat passed in the 4th year of
the reign ail& Majesty, intituled, " An Act to regulate
Railways." power is given to the. Lords of the said Com-
mittee to appoint any' proper person or persons to in.;
apect any yailway, and the gtations, works; and buildings,
and th,e en,Oes 'and carriages belonging hereto ; and
ii order to carry the Provistons•of: execu-,
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be it enacted, that thesai pirxerwgiy9,n ,to the Lords
orihe said ComMittee, ..ap‘p§inflit proper Persons
ISTinspeei-railiva,Ya- Sha r7-extend: to-- authorise -the
appointment by:the ' ir..ords',of' the 'said -. Committee
of. any proper person or persons, for such purposes 'off, in-
spection, as are' by 'the said-Act:authorised; and also, for
the purpose of enabling the fords of.thc saidCOnimittee
to carry tho provisions of th?s'nfid of the'Said Act, hnd.
of any general Act relating' to railWaYs, into executiion,;
and that so much of the last-recited Acts as provides
that no person shall be eligibleto the appointment as in-
spector, who shall within one year of his appointment, have
been a director, or have held any office of trust or profit
under any railway company, shall be repealed; provided
alwaysi that no such .`person shall, exercise any poWers
of interference in the affairs of the company.
15. Repealing provision of 3 and 4. Vie., c. 97. (S:
as former clause 35.)
.. ,
.16. Board of Trade may direct prosecutions to '
vent railway companies from contravening, or exceed
the provisions of their Acts. [Same as former elauSe ;
17. Notice to be given to the company. Prosecut:
to-be under the sanction of the Board. Of Trade;
within one • year after the offence. • [Same as for]
clause 37.]:: : • """ ' ••' •:
companies
.18. And.whereas many railway.. have I
rowed money,. in 'ti, manner unauthorised by their Act
incorporation or other Acts of Parliament relating
the said companies;
.upon the , security. of, loan.. n
or other . instruments purporting.. to give -a ..
curity for • the repayment of the principal sums 1
rowed 'at certain dates, and for the payment
interest thereon in the meantime : and, whereas sueh
notes or'ether Seedrities- issued otherwise than unde

loan
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'provision of some Act Or Acts-Of Parliament have
legal validity, and it-is exPedient that the issue of a
illegal securities should be stopped ; but such loan n,
or other securities having been issued and receive
ct in
good faith as between the borrower and lender, an for
the most part for the lawful purposes of, the undertaking
and in ignorance of their legal invalidity, it is expedient
to confirm such as have been already _ issued ; t be
it enacted, that from and after the passing of i this
Act, any, railway company issuing any loan note or
other. negotiable or assignable instrument, purporting
to bind the company as a legal security -foe money
than
to the said railway company otherwise than
under the provisions of some Act or Acts of Parliament
authorising the said railway Company to raise such
money and to issue such security, shall for every Such
offence forfeit to her. Majesty a sum equal to the sum for
which such loan note or other instrument purports to, be
such security: provided always, that any company may
renew any such loan note or other-instrument issued by
,them prior to the passing of this Act, for any-period or
periods not exceeding five years from the passing of this
Act.
• 19. That where any railway company, before the 12th
day of July, 1844, shall have issued or contracted to issue
any such loan notes, or other unauthorised instruments,
the company may and shall pay off such loan notes; or
other instruments, as the same may fall due, subject
as herein before provided ; and, until the same shall be
so paid off, the said loan notes or other instruments
shall entitle the holders thereof to the payment, by Pe
company, of the principal sum and interest thereby
agreed to be paid.
20. That a register of all such loan notes or other in-
struments shall be kept by the secretary, and 'such re-
gister shall be open, without fee or reward, at all rea-
sonable; tithes, to the inspection of any shareholder or
auditor, of the undertaking, and of every person_inter-
ested is any such loan note er other instrument desirous
Of inspecting the same.
21. Remedy for recovery of tithe-rent charged On nail-
way land.. [Same as former clause 43.]
22. Communications to and from Board of Trade, ser-
vice of notices, &c. [Same as former clause 44.]' • •,
23.' Penalties. [Same as former clause 45.] • ' ,
24. That where the word " railway" is used. in this
Act, it shall he construed to extend to all railways con-
structed under the powers of any A-ct of Parliament ;
and when the words "passenger- railway" are used in
this Act, they shall- be construed to extend_ to all rail-
ways constructed under the powers of any Actl of
Parliament upon-which one-third or more of the gross
annual revenue is derived from the conveyance of
passengers by steam or other mechanical power ; and
whenever the Word "company" is used in this Act, it
shall- be construed to extend- to include the proprietors
for the time being of any such railway ;'and that where
a different sense is not expressly declared, or does not
appear-by the context, every word importing.the sin-
gular number or the masculine gender shall be takenito
include females as well as males, and several persons and
things as well as one-person or thing. . i
25. That thle Act may be amended or repealed by
any Act to be passed in this session of Parliament. I

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL
Yesterday a Special Court was held, for the purp
of receiving a report from the Parliamentary Co
mittee• upon the Criminal Justice (Middlesex) Bill,
Corporation Officers Bill, and the Charitable Bill no%
Parliament.

THE LOSS OF LIVES AT BLACEFRIARS BRIDGE.
TwO or three members having risen at the same ti e,
.to .call the attention_ of the Court to the late 'dread id
accident at Blaekfriars-bridge, - ' -
Mr Am:me:role handed-in a notice of motion, "to e
into consideration the state of the piers 'for embarki g
and landing passengers on - and front steam-boats ; - d
also the present laws for regulating steam-boats on e
river Thames, and the necessity of applying to Pan a-
ment . for further power, fcir the better regulatiin
thereof, and that the subject be referred to the Naviga-
tion Conimittee to examine and report thereon."
Mr. T. IL ,HALL said there existed in the Court a
very great and natural anxiety to give expressinn to t .e
feeling occasioned by the awful calamity which had . -
curred at Blackfriars-bridge on Thursday evening; a d
he thought it necessary. to mention that the Chairman .f
the Navigation Committee was not aware of the inte . -
tion of the Lord Mayer to bold a Court, and had go . e
up the river on business connected with the COrporati. ,
or he "certainly' would have attended in his place in ord • r
to make any explanation which might be required as o
the responsibility of that Committee. The Lord Mayer
was perfectly.. aware of the difficulties which the Na 4-
gation Committee had to encounter as to the navigati. n
of steam-vessels on the river Thames; and that dou s
had been expressed, even ba=the Inembers of her M -
jesty's Government, with regard to the powers of ti e
Committee. His •Lordship . was also aware that there
were .individuals connected with the river-who completely
set at defiance the authority of 'the Cdmmittee, and that
a difference or Opinion existed in the body itself, calcu-
lated to prevent that which unanimity
_would .hakreeffe -
tually 'fee bmplished,,(llea.e, hear.) That' there shou d
I
be a per t supervision of all encroachinetitiand inn -
vations, end that a 'controlling power should exist som -
Where, there could be no dOnbt. many Werelof opinion-
•thet the authority sh6uld belong to the Navigation Co I-
mittee.....At all events, that point ought to be settled, s
nothing but the repetition of such calamities as th
had to; deplore, was . likely-to arise front the :continuan e
ir
of had
existing irregularities, and the operation of i
inefficient and divided controL—(Hear, hear.)
Sir P. LAURIE. _upon looking
_over Mr. Anderto 's
notice of motion, hOped that the words "if necessary," In
reference to going to Parliament, would he added ;tor
,e
much feared that an application to Parliament would, to
a certain extent, put the rights and privileges of the chi-
tens of London in jeopardy.—(Hear, hear.) He believed
the Secretary of State to be disposed to take all power
to himself, and had embraced the advitie of one' Mawr
Jebb, who' recommended that the City should
,be called
upon to erect a new prison upon five acres" Of
ground. . Now,' where that enormous space was ,to he
obtained, Miles's,. indeed, it was to be found , in the
river,
he could not tell.--(Hear, hear.) . These
was no .spot except Smithfield upon , -which ' such
an enormous ~Speculation could be at all likely o
be reduced'to practice. These attempts to build gaols of
frightful magnitude should be closely watched.—(Hear,
hear.) With respect to the control of the river Theme,
he had not the slighest doubt as to the efficient exerei e
of the milted power of the Lord Mayor and the Na v -
gation Committee .without an_ appeal to Parliaitient t
all.L-4Hear, heat) -
Mr. PncoN said it would _be recollected. that befo e
steamers wgeemplOyed in the. Thames the stairs a d
landing-places.within the jurisdiction of the. LOrd May r
were kept in repair, and the expenses were defrayed,
the City 'of .London. The complete authority rested
with the ,Corporatioa. The introduction of that ne
species of navigation did not 'abate that authority.,
the.contrary, it rendered the exercise of the.powerp_ao e
necessary ' by' he introduction of" new dangers.--(He 'hear.) As to the Tegulation of the steam-vessels, t e
Waterwen's Company, from whom the hcenses were oh-
tainedi were, under existing circumstances, not empowered
to inflict penalties foe the violation of the rules ; but that
defect could be supplied by the 'Lord Mayor and Alder-
men, who might, in his opinion, at once conferthe powei,
and thus aelneve the remedy.---(gear, hear.) - - - - • 1
Mr.Noanis • said he was anxious to Cali' the attend*
of the Court-0 theimportant question of the state'of the
a-'
piet at. Blaeltfriars-bridge, where the melancholy acci-
dent occurred. -Ile recollected when the Blach.friara-
- bridge Committee arrivedat ttie. conclusion. ok.:tiieir i
' bOurs,' they requested that the question as to the state"
of the pier there should be referred to .a Committee. and
. a. discussion. of some length took place as tb whether the
subject
Estates Committee: Navigation Committee, or the
Brg Committee: He advised
,upou
id e ‘ should
B eeie goE e
that Occasion- that' the matter should be submitted to
the Navigation. COmmittee as more appropriate to the.
however, it
by whose it was referre& to the,
report furter plaits
duties of that Cotainittee than, to ' those of -the Other.
UlioltuimeeitEteslytate
, °w
and papers.' were : ,called . for and the consideration of
which:report was deferred , to another period. That
period had unfortunately not yet arrived..--(ilear, hear.)
The question of . course 'was at • the' present' rn ivoent
before the Committee, and would no doubt 'be.seo.n
brought forviard.
After some,remarks from other member's,
, Mr. Gittin4u2said...it. was quite .impossible for any
one to iiippOse buf that. • the, Corporation might have
,'remedied: the existing, evils long ago, if , they : had :acted
gi ears:3.ltncea nsidnceen,etrh4eY.— (gear,
condemnation alluded'
hear.) , He
expected from
a judgment of that description. What, he aslied;*ould
.tolawimthilelladlYternddoint-tahollattodvtiZel the effect Se naturally
the public ear when it should go forth, as it, no 'doubt, -
*Mild `next, Ay, that the very spot on 'which the dreadful '
occurrence had !taken place, had been condemned two
yearS ago ?..4(Cheers.) How monstrous was it that
the greatest corporation in the country should be. told
that what was formally condemned. by 'the Committee
:appointed by, them to superintend the affairs. of tha,river
was allowed to remain as-if formally sanctioned •bytithein
and' that they were only roused into a • reeelleAtibn. 61)
the'eentenee'hy the terrors of the' disaster I;e.("Clieers-,)
gointo the at once, without
It Was (Mr: Greshain Contended) absolutely and' indis-.
putablY necessary , . question o
waiting for the slow operation of a notice of: motion.—.
(Hear, hitir.) The Court ought to refieet that similar
and hadh
-40.ePW at other piers
accidents might banpeni
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parents to their children, arid the gss . dren to
`'their!pirents, was attributable •to th nul, ne'lleglect of
Jl--.tlie—Ciirporation—of—London.---4Lou arias—e-f -4‘ Hear;
hear," and -4!.1Voolo-7) He ins isted that his charge wt's, just._ If they argued in tbeir defence that they had no,
power, why 'did they not -sap who; shad the power, and
- who had refused:to exercise it? If they said the power
, lay with the Lord Mayor, why: 4id. they not distinctly-
say so, and Calf upon him to periorm -so serious, a. duty ?,.
:--,•-(Cheers.). •The'.CoUrt of ,c4.,ainmOti Conneil had the
City 'funds at theirceinthand, sired sbOwed that they, pos--
sessed :that authority in tio :great variety ;of ways; and
surely,as, they were invested withlarge corporate s.utho:'
city, they were bound. to devise . a remedy for the evil, ,
particularly as they li!td, inopfy to 'carry out the object.
--,•-(tlear,. hear.) There-were several Of ;the inhabitants
of the, ward in which the calamity had occrirred,-at the
bar, ready to .present a petition, praying the Court to,
give their immediate attention to the subject.n :Be added
his entreaty to theiri.- .He had:spoken strongly,: and in
the opinion of.:lnany, :perhaps; harshly, on- the subject;
but it was. one ealealated.te,operate powerfully upon the
feelings. of any mrin,Of common hamanity.—(CheerS.) ..:
' The LORD' MAVOP rose. He said it might be
.:tatis7
factory to the Court to know that a code 'Of lawsfor the
regulation and management of the 'river Thames Wad
be submitted to the Committee of Aldermen on Saturday
'next, and that the conservancy was of itself a sufficient
power upon whichto to' act on all'Occasions, hOWever fin,
• portant, and rendered quite unnecessary any application
to Parliament for assistance or sanction. • When 'these
rules should be agreed to, there: would be no delay in
nor check to their operation,--(Cheers.)., With respect
to tits..deplorable accident which had Occurred, it was
necessary, after whit had been stated as to that diSaster,
;.that he should say a few wOrda. „It-appeared.froin the
.startcruents. which had, been made, that the pier, at Black-'
friars-bridge had been cOndemnedfOr the last two, years.
He regretted that his predecessor in office Was' not pre-
sent, ' to state,- why he had not acted trin that sentence
of condemnation--7why; he had pot proceeded as scion as
• possible to apply a remedy.—(Hear, hear.) At the same
time, he could not help saying that the Navigation Com-
' mittee ought to have reported . to hint (the Lord Mayor)
that such a "dangeroui pier existed. lt the Com-
mittee; had,given him that information; he would at once
have removed the 13liekfriars-bridge pier as completely
and effbctually as he had removed the pier at London-.
bridge.'—(Loud cheers.) In his opinion the Navigation
Committee ought to have renewed their application from
time to time with ceaseless, persev,erance, until they
accomplished that the accomplishment of which they
knew and aclinoviledged to be paranioint. 'lt was their
duty to follow by aw Object whiCh melancholy experience
now pointed out to, them should have been long since
attained.—(Cheers.) In his opinion, the pier ought not
to have been at the place where it is at till. Any one who
would look. at the Illackfriers-bridge Act must say that
the erection' was made directly in opposition to it ; so
that there was neither. authority nor excuse for what
had been done.--(dear; hear.) His lordship. concluded
by stating that on Thursday next (this day), he should
go up the river, examine'ill. the piers, and issue orders
with respect to them, which, he would take ire shonld
be obeyed:
Upon the motion of Mr. OBBARD, the standing order
was suspended, in order that the Farringdon-ward With-
Out petition, in praying 'for the immediate erection of a
substantial pier, might be presented.
In answer to questions from Mr. KING, the petitioners.
said they knew the -Alaekfriars-bridge pier had been
under condemnation for the last two or three yearS,• and
that they did not care by whoin the pier might 3enaltde,
as their only object was to have an ellietent' and
secure one. , ' •

Mr. Kula-, upon the part of the Bridgehouse Estates
Committee, said that the members thought the question,
of the erection of a pier so important, that it ought to be
snbmitted to competition, and that the vast plan of em-
bankment proposed by the Government necessarily caused
delay.—(Hear, hear.) Under all the circumstances, the
Court ought to be very cautious how they sanctioned
any plan.
Mr. R. WILLIAMS believed that the public mind
would be, in a great degree, relieved by what had been
stated .that day in the Court, provided immediate steps
were taken to carry out the object of those who had con-
demned the course of apathy which had been so long
pursued.--(Hear, hear.) The petitioners did not appear
at the bar to advocate any particular plan of building.
Their only object was' to'have a secure and effectualpier,
and the public would hold the Court responsible fOr what
might henceforward take place, for they believed that
the Corporation were chargeable with having allowed
individnals to erect piers, no matter where, and to pocket
the money of the people, witheut caring anything about
the danger incurred by those Who paid, or the disgrace
reflected upon those who granted the favour.—(Cheers.)
He hoped that petitioners would never again appear at
that bar, praying for a remedy for grievances, the exist-
ence of which was a dishonour and a reproach to those
to whom they were represented.—(Cheers.)
Mr. T. H. HALL submitted, that the Court ought to
recollect that the Navigation Committee could not re-
commend the erection of a pier upon any particular spot,
until Something decisive should be done in the great
scheme of embankment.—(Hear, hear.) Lord Lincoln
had given
notice, that on the 30th instant, be should
introduce a Bill in Parliament, for the purpose of exten-
sively embanking the Hier, from the City to Westmin-
ster. )Clow could the Corporation then, at once, erect a
pier upon any spot within that large space ? They'.
were bound to look at the question in all its bearings.--
(Hear, hear.) In the meantime, that, he admitted, had
nothing to do with' the ricketty pier which had been con-
demned two-years ago, and ought to have been removed
the moment after condemnation.—(Hear, hear.)
The petition was then unanimously referred to the
Committee.

Thornhill Park is directed to be sold by Mr.
George Robins, by private treaty. It should seem there
is nothing in Southampton's beauteous vicinity, that can
approach this splendid mansion and estate. Sir William
Curtis has in vain essayed to rent it furnished for the
season of yachting, but the executors of Sir Barlow Hoy,
think they are prohibited from disposing of it, except as
a most eligible purchase. A reverend and highly ta-
lented correspondent of ours, makes the following com-
mentary upon the property. :—" I hope the place is
marked in Thornhill Park where the bones of the famous
racer Emilius are interred." He was the founder of a
race of " giants" in their way.
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Mr. Westley Richards, gun-manufacturer, Bir-
mingham, has succeeded in combining various qualities
of steel, suitable for the manufacture of sword blades ;
it has all the toughness of the Indian Wootz, with a
beautiful, Damask surface, but has much greater elasti-
city, which
_gives it a decided advantage over the Eastern
material. Specimens may be seen at Wm. Bishop's,
No. 170, New Bond-street, and at the manufactory, Bir-
mingham.

REVELATIONS OF RUSSIA.—The recent visit of the
Emperor of Russia to this country has excited an unsuual
interest about the, vast empire which he governs, with a
will and •a hand to the power of which there is ho limit;
and this. interest is-likely, as we understand; to be imme-
diately gratified, in a most unexpected manner by the
publication of such extraordinary ." revelations," touch-
ing all RuSsian institutions, social as well as political, as
,no press but that/of England would dare to put forth.
Hitherto the accounts we have received of Russia and
the Russians. have been prepared and put forth by
travellers only—:.,individuals, however worthy of credit
and attention, who could not from the brief time they
.passed in the country, by possibility have penetrated be-
yond the surface, which alone presents itself to a travel-
ler's, eye. , But these.," Revelations of Russia " are said
to be the rekilt Of . many years' residence and observa-
tion, and Undei such circumstances of official and social
position as render, theta moretrustworthy than anything
else of the kind that has hitherto been given to the world.
This work-is also said to contain the " Secret history,"
never before made public, of that extraordinary revolu-
tion which placed the present:Emperor on the throne.' •
HOSPITAL ,TOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OS
THE CHEST, BROMPTON.—Considerable anxiety has
been expressed, and several inquiries • made, .as to the
probable ceMpletiOn of the new • hospital at Pelham-
crescent, BrompiOn, and of which it may be remembered
his Royal Highness Prince Albert laid the first stone, on
the 11th lilt,
,Iteeems that, although the ground plans:
and elevation are fully completed, yet the specifications
of the builders are, not thoroughly decided upon, and
hence the apparent delay. The works, as far as they
have proceeded, form a beautiful specimen of workman-
ship, although;evideutly eopied'•from the .:new .building
now in progress,, in.- :Lincoln's _lnn-fields. It is- most
earnestly hoped by, all well-Wishers• to this excellent
foundation, ,that no further-delay Will be permitted by.
the Building Conimittee; more particularly as the claims
daily made upon•the present establishment, at Chelsea,
are increasing to. such an extent, that, in some instances,
it ha's becoine'paitiftillY 'necessary to refuse admission,
through the absolute want of aecoMmodation. It is in
contemplation to:hold another hazaar and fancy.fair, on_
behalf of this highly. .patronised institution, and of which
as, a matter of courae,dne notice will be given., - • •
lADVERTISEMENT.]-44 AtrapibitOry, Or 'Liquid
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lours, 'itnd•'.does not require 're-doing 'but as the' hair
grows, as' it never facies, or acquires that unnatural red
or purple tint COnittiottto all other dyes, . Ross and Sons
Can, with the greateSt confidence,- recommend the above
dye asiinfall4brecff4dne at their establishment;. and la-
dies or gentlemen requiring it are requested to bring
their friends or :servants with them to see how it is used,
which will enable them to. do it afterwards without the
.chance of failure. Several •private- apartmenti devoted
entirely to - the above" purpose, and some c !their este-
lilisliment hoingused it; the effect produced can be at once
seen: They think it necessary to add, that by attending
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numerous persona have succeeded equally well without
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,them.l---,Addiess Ross,and•Sons, 119. and .120,
Thshopsgate.-street,the belebrated Perruquiers, Perfumers,
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at their own residences, whatever the distance: •
REDUCTION- Or ,FARES ON THE 'GRAND 'JUNCTION
ANA;Iro ',AND ButaimonAiLlt..tn,w4ri.—Wa have great
pleasure, in announcing: that a considerable _redaction pf the
fares • bet Ween Liverpool 'and London is 'aboUt to_ be made
almost immediately; the Dire:3loA of did Grand Junctidn and
the ,London and Birmingbem Railway Companies. having
both decided in favour of such a step. This is pile
,g,tua first
results- or- the cordial understanding iyhi'ch now exists 'be-
tween the two companies. We Lelieve that it will befound
e4ually,advantapane .to. the public and .to the companies
theinattelVes, Coupled with the acceleration of the mail
trains just effected, •it sires the -pablic' greater. iocommetia-...
tion,at cheamratel at the,sametinieLtitat 4 411145 t add to
the influence and popularity of the cop:IRA:a
,the
end to their income aiso.-,:.&ircrpoo/Ximq, - • „
AIM' Dig TOSATO r eStO4y. a
general nieeting 'of 'the GoTernors of ,c 11440,, was
held in' the- Board-room of the,;P4pa4saiy. Aldersgate-
', 'street, ter, theLpi!rp§*.S piecsiog
.The.l eiciretarY, :34-r- 3/41,1:93d, bayieg:Tead the
1n11111419 9rAhp.:prpOilhlg'` aleOrik.:a ballot 'was taken,
n Dr. ot several sUciessful
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