The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-07 00:00:00

COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.

Sir J. GRAHAM said the Hon. Member for
Finsbury had given notice of a motion for the pro-
duction of the charter to the College of Suigeons.
He had offered no opposition to the production of
other papers connected with the subject. These
papers would he laid upon the table.
Mr. WARLEY said the Right Hon. Gentleman.
had not correctly interpreted the nature of his
motion, which was fur a copy of the memorial pre--
sented to the Crown from the Council of the College
of Surgeons.
MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES.

Mr. EWART said he would feel obliged for an
answer to the question he was about to put, if it
were convenient to the Government to answer it ; if
not, he would put the question on some other occasion.
He alluded to the trade of the river La Plata, which
had been so much obstructed of late, and it would
give him great pleasure to hear that there was
even an approximation to an arrangement of
the subject. The British merchants entertained
great apprehensions regarding the trade with these
parts, as the Government of Buenos Ayres had inter-
fered with the navigation of the River Plata. He
had hoped, from the aspect which things presented
last session, that some combined operations on the
part of the Governments of France, England, and
Brazil, would be attempted.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said he regretted exceed-
ingly the prolongation of those lamentable hostilities
between the inhabitants of the two small powers
whose quarrel disturbed the commerce of Eu-
rope. He could assure the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman that this question had
occupied the attention of the Government during
the recess. He had had a communication with the Go-
vernment of Brazil, and with the Government of
France on the subject. He mild not better illus-
trate the importance of a cordial co-operation be-
tween France and England, than by mentioning what
had occurred on this subject. When the proposal for
interference was made to France, that Goverment at
once hearkened to the call, and joined in their efforts.
He trusted that, with the concurrence of Brazil, the
three Governments, by acting in complete concert,
would make such representations to the belligerent
parties as would terminate these disastrous events.
He hoped the good sense of the parties would not
reject such mediation.—(Hear, hear.)
ASSIZE EXPENSES IN IRELAND.

Lord CLEMENTS wished to knew whether the
expenses of the judges going to the assizes in Ireland
had been increased, in consequence of any recent
arrangement ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said the Noble Lord was not present last
session when the votes regarding law expenses in
Ireland were under the consideration of the House.
The grounds for seeking an additional allowance
m ere simply these :—By an Irish Act of Parliament
the judges were allowed 201. Irish to provide them-
selves with lodgings in the several assize towns in
Ireland. The sum was found inadequate to obtain
lodgings in which the judges could decently. reside;.
and it appeared therefore to the Government that an
estimate should be submitted to Parliament for an
increased allowance. Accordingly an estimate was
submitted in the course of the last session, and
Parliament acquiesced in the amount fixed, namely,
6691. for the thirty-nine assize towns.

- RAILWAYS.
Lord G. SOMERSET moved for leave to intro-
duce the six following Bills S—The Companies Clauses
Consolidation Bill ; the Lands Clauses Consolidation
Bill ; the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill ; the
Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill ;
the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill ; the
Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill. The
object of the Government in introducing these Bills was
to embody the statutes which already existed in one
uniform Act. Great uncertainty had hitherto pre-
vailed in reference to the matters which were em-
braced by their provisions ; end on this ground it
had been thought desirable that some general Bills
should be introduced. The Noble Lord spoke, in an
extremely low tone, of the proceedings of the Board
of Trade. He could see no objection to fourteen days
being allowed, after the reports of the Board had
been published, for allowing parties to decide whether
they would proceed or not. For his own part, hit
should never consider himself bound, either as repre
senting one particular constituency, or in his more ge-
neral character as a Member of that House, to follow
in the track of the Board of Trade. He wished it to
be understood that those Bills would not be com-
pulsory; but they would be found to be so useful
that he scarcely apprehende l any opposition
to them, and therefore he trusted the House would go
further than he had at first expected, and give :hem
the support they merited. He did not think it would
be convenient if he troubled the House with any fur.
ther observations, and therefore he would conclude
with this ob,ervation, that the copies of the Bills
would be in the hands of Members by Saturday
next.

Lord HOWICK thought the explanation given by
the Noble Lord opposite quite satisfactory. • He did
think that fourteen days' notice after the reports of
the Board of Trade were before the public quite suffi-
cient. He thought he also understood the Noble
Lord to say that it was the intention of her Majesty's
Government, when there were two competing lines
reportei on, that those reports should be referred to a
Committee of the House. This was a point of ex-
treme importance, in order that the report should
have a full and fair scrutiny; so tha• if this point be
conceded, he was quite satisfied. He would also
wish to remark, in reference to the Bills which the
Noble Lord now proposed to bring forward, that
the country would feel greatly indebted to him
for them, as they would ten I greatly to les-
sen the expenses hitherto attending hoe
me isures ; but before he sat down he would
begupon leave t)ole aosfk
tniuvhieinoutsheeser Bills would be laid
There was one other
observation he had to make. In order to carry out
substantially those arrangements he had been alluding
to, regarding the reports of the Board of Trade, it
would be necessary, where there were reports on two
competing lines, that that which had been unfavour-
ably reported on, should have precedence before the
Committee of that which had been favourably re-
ported, for this would be only fair.—(Hear, hear.)
He thought that a company should not be allowed to
carry a Bill through the Committee, where there was
a competing line, without giving the latter an oppor-
tunity of putting forward their case, whether the re-
port of the Board of Trade had been favourable or not.
Mr. HODGSON wished to say a few words upan
what had fallen from the Noble Lord, who
had said that the line in favour of which the
Board of Trade had reported, should not be proceeded
with in Committee, until the Board should also have
reported on the competing line. Now, he thought
this might in some cases operate unfairly. There
might be two companies, one of which, although
ready to proceed, would prefer delay, in the hope of
forcing the competing company to come to a com-
promise; what he should recommend was, that after
the Board of Trade had reported in favour of one
line, the other company should be admitted to appear
in opposition before the Committee, with plans and
drawings.
Sir GEORGE GREY thought that the delay
suggested by his Noble Friend was only reasonable,
and would not operate materially to the inconvenience
of the Company favoured in the report of the Board
of Trade. _ _ _ _

Sir R. PEEL had said that the Government would
give the subject their impartial consideration, and
they had done so. What he proposed was, that the
parties should he allowed to present their petitions
whenever they pleased, but that they should not be
obliged to present them before fourteen days,
He had that thy had an interview with his Right