The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-06 00:00:00

THE SPORTING MAGAZINE.

The article on the delinquencies of servants is con-
cluded in this number. It should be studied by every
sporting man who wishes to have or to make a good
servant, and by every servant who wishes to obtain or
to keep a good place. To both classes—masters and
servants—we would recommend the following observa-

.ons

" There is no surer evidence in my mind between a bad ser-
vant and a good one than a readiness or unwillingness to com-
municate the secrets of the stable. A good servant never tells
anything ; a bad one will' blab' to anybody. The good servant
always makes the best of everything ; a bad servant, the
worst. Some half-witted fellows imagine they are currying
favour, and perhaps securing assistance into other places, when
they answer all the questions that may be put them by a
would-be cautious purchaser ; but servants may depend upon
it, though a man may use them for the occasion, that he will
make a Fretty strong mem. in his own mind never to let such
chatter-box tell tales into his own stable. One of the first
lessons a lad should b 3 taught should be to' keep his own counsel
and the counsel of his horses.' Look at the silent importance of
a trainer's lad. True, he doesn't know much, but still he pre-
tends to: it is part of our system."
The illustrations of the present number are " The
Trial," a spirited representation of the morning gallop
across the Newmarket Downs, and " What do you call
this?"—representing two bro:hers of the angle, seated at
a well-spread breakfast-table, one of whom is exhibiting
to the other an artificial fiy.

THE RAILWAY REGISTER.
The seri- s of papers on railways in India is brougl
to a conclusion in the present number. These papers
are so valuable, and the subject on which they treat is
one of such great national importance, that we would
fain hope the proprietors of this periodical will publish
them in a collected form in a pamphlet. Such a
pamphlet would be a text-book on the subject of Indian
railways! From an article on the recent revision of
the " Standing Orders," we extract the following resunte
of the results of the deliberations of Lord Granville
Somerset's Committee :
" In fine, the result of this five days' grave deliberation upon
standing orders: was to leave the whole clumsy machinery
essentially the same as they found it ; the only difference being—
tat. That the quorum in the Committee on petitions for private
Bills is reduced from five to three;-2d. That in regard to the
appointment of Sub-Committees on petitions for pri•
vale- Bills, the words each consisting of seven mem-
bers at the least,' have been omitted;—and 3dly. That
the Select Committee on Standing Orders is to consist
or seven instead of eleven members, five to be a quo-
rum. The effect of all these alterations, by diminishing the
number requisite for working purposes, is doubtless to in•
crease the facilities for the formaticoa of Committees, and in so
far to promote the dispatch of business. But it must be ob-
vious that this is but a mitigation of the severe effects of a great
evil, the inherent viciousness of which still remains. Still
will blundering Sub-Committees report unintelligibly to the
Committee up-stairs,—still will they decide with cruel pre-
cipitancy upon cases which they cannot pretend thorcughly to
understand. Above all, still wilt unscrupulous opponents harass
projectors, and waste the time of Parliament with frivolous and
vexatious objections, without the fear of any penalty.
" With respect to the standing orders themselves, they have
been slightly altered in some few particulars, which it may be
useful here to state.
" In Standing Order 9, respecting the presentation of pe-
titions complaining of non-compliance, the words are inserted,
provided that the party affected by the non-compliance with
the standing orders be co,m'sant of and consent to, the pre-
sentation of the petition,' which will, to a certain extent, be a
protection to promoters.
" In Nos. 22 and 27, respecting the deposit of plans, the
words, clerks of unions,' have been substituted for post-
masters.'
" No. 36A is anew order, declaring that, except with regard

to notices affixed to church-doors,' no notice given, nor appl-
cation made, on Sunday or Christmas-day, or before eight &clock
in the forenoon, or attar eight o'clock in the afternoon of any
day, shall be deemed valid.'
" Na. 39 A requires the deposit of one-tenth instead of one-
twentieth of the subscribed capital kith the Court of Chan-
cery previous to the presentation of the petition. An excep-
tion, however, is made in favour of Bills which have been before
Parliament during the past session, and shall be again intro-
duced next session, and in regard to which the deposit of one-
twentieth of the capital will be sufficientyr
"No. 102 requires that all petitions for private Bils should
Le presented within fourteen (instead of twenty-one) days
after the first Friday in the session ; and No. 104 ordains seven
instead of ten days to elapse between the presentation of the
peLition andthe sitting of the Sub-Committee, for England, and
ten days instead of fifteen days for Ireland and Scotland. The
effect of these alterations is to expedite matters at the begin-
ning of the session.
" By No. 123, as altered, Thursdays as well as Tuesdays
will be days appointed for considering the reports on railway
The article concludes with a copy of the new Standing
Orders admitting Railway Bills which have been en-
grossed in the session of 1845 ad eu»dein in the session
of 1846, which have already appeared in The Sun.
The Railway Department of the Board of Trade was
instituted to protect the public from the evils which