The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-20 00:00:00

RAILWAY

Mr. GLADSTONE moved that it be an instruction to the
Committee on Railways, that they have power to consider of
any arrangements advantageous to existing railway companies,
to which, in the opinion of the Committee, Parliament might
justly give its sanction.
Mr. HAWES said, that they ought to be cautious how
they interfered with Acts of Parliament, that authorised the
expenditure of large sums of money. He did not mean to
dispute the power of Parliament so to interfere, but it was
usual for a Minister to explain more fully what his objects
were than the Hon. Gentleman had done.
Mr. GLADSTONE said, he had last session explained his
opinions and intentions on this subject more fully, and he did
not mean to weary the House with a repetition of them. The
Committee would have equal regard for the interest of private
individuals and the advantage of the public.
After a few words from Dr. BOW RING the motion was
agreed to. . _ _

—The following Select Committee on Joint Stock Banks was
was then moved for :—Mr. W. E. Gladstone, Lord Granville
Somerset, Sir George Grey, Sir Walter James, Colonel T.
Wood, Mr. Milnes, Mr. Hawes, Sir W. Clay, Mr. Oswald,
Mr. G. Craig, Mr. Cripps, Mr. Godson, and Mr. Young.
Colonel It WDON moved for returns of the naval service
employed on the cuast of Ireland from 1534 to the present pe-
riod describing the number and class of such vessels, and the
number of men and officers employed for each year.
A few Orders of the Day were disposed of, and the House
adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
STANDARD.—Men of all parttes are asking how it
was that the Noble Mover of the Irish resolutions in the
House of Lords was left " alone in his glory" by every
member of the ex-Cabinet ! Lord Ripon's speech cer-
tainly reduced them to a pitiable condition. According
to Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Lansdowne
was taken ill, and as he intended to speak,
the debate was courteously adjourned from Tuesday
to Thursday. Thursday came, but not a word
came from Lord Lansdowne ! This was passing
strange, after the adjournment and the rea-
son assigned for asking it. Not a word from any
one of the ex-Cabinet, though the debate originated
with a member of that Cabinet. Of course Lord
Lansdowne must have intended to speak, as the
adjournment took place chiefly to give him an op-
portunity of doing so. What a tribute, then,
was it to Lord Ripon's excellence, that after
a day and nit'st consideration, by far the most elo-
quent of the Whig Cabinet relinquished his intention of
replying to it. But there was some law involved in the
discussion, at least it was so emaciated by the Whig
organs. This was ciculy A mistake, or the ex-Chancel-
lor of Ireland would assuredly not have been silent. His
whole professional life was spent in the cc.urtsa common
law—he was 12 years Attorney.Qopera,l for England. In
matters of law there la,llleof to he found a more com-
letent authority-, Surely; then, the doctrines of the
rish Chief Juslice could not possibly have received a
ktrOnger or Min flattering assent than that acarded by
his silence. After all, the division 'night just as well
have taken place on Tuesday. Of course, the absence
of the Noble Lord who, leftthe Rouse ill was the " sole"
cause why it did not, Others assign a different reason.
Woe, Lord Puncannon unluckily absent from town, with
the Whig proxies in his pocket, or looked up ?

In the ease heard Itii\ th.e Con-anon Pleas, Guild-
hall, on Friday aid 4itudaT, of the Fishmongers Company
r, itabgtson awd others, thejury found a verdict for the de-
-444it, .amages ls. •
LOVE'S SIMPLICITY. =. young woman alighted
from a stage-coacht when a picco of ribbon from her bonnet
fell into tho bottom of• the carriage. " You have left 3-clr
bow behind," said a lady passeiiger. " No, I haven't,
h
gone a -fislii*" innocentlx r ined the damsel, and pro
deided'oti her way rejoicings.—hull Advertiser.