The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-15 00:00:00

PAST TRAVELLING.—A?, an instance of the extrnor.
dinary facility of communication betwcen this town and the
metropolis, we have authority for stating that yesterday
(Friday) a gentleman left London by the Great Western at
half-past nine, I..Ni stopped ten minutes at Exeter, and
reached Devonport, by the Tally-Ito, at five minutes past
seven, .t.At.; thus performing the entire distance in little
more than nine hours f—Deronport Independent.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, April 14,
LAND CLAUSES CONSOLIDATI( Ili BILL.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE moved that the House
should go into Committee on the Lund Clauses
Consolidation Bill, and in doing so he begged
to correct a misapprehension which had gone abroad
respecting this Bill, that it was a new measure,
when, in truth, this Bill was nothing more than the
consolidation of the several clauses which had
be n previously passed in the several private Bills
-which- ha 1 obtained the sanction of their Lordships.
It was thought extremely desirable that in legislating
with railway and other Companies that they should con.
sulidate in one Bill all the provisions that were appli-
cable to the whole, arid having done so, it wns found
advisable to proceed further, inasmuch as in some Bills
it would be necessary to introduce portions only of the, consolidated clauses. It was, therefore, determined us
bring forward a Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill, to
meet the necessities un cases of canals and gas compa-
nies, &e In conclusion, he moved the committal of
that Bill.
Lord BEAUMONT said tie Bill was of great public im-
partance, and it was the duty of their Lordships to see that no
error crept into it. '1 he Bill established several tribunals,
and made it compulsory on the part, of a railway company to
apply to one of these in cases where they might happen to
have disputes with the owners of land. Now, in connexion,
with this part of the Bill, there was a provision ehich inflicted
great injustice on t I.e landholders. It related to
costs arising out of a dispute as to the value of land. Ira
cases where the sum awarded by the jury, or arbitrator, or ma-
gistrates, amounted to less than that previously offered' by the
company, one-half of the costs fell upon the landholder, and if
the amount so awarded was less than the costs, the company had
power to distrain for the balance. Now, this was manifestly
unjust. Where a man borrowed money, the whole of
the expense fell upon the borrower—(Hear, hear)—and
was not a railway company that required land placed
in the same position as a borrower? Well then, if that were so,
they ought to pay all the expenses. But it was difficult now
for a private individual to grapple with a railway company, for
a railway company, when they got the sanction of the Board of
Trade, treated any little landholder as they thought proper.
Me should move that this Bill be referred to a Select Coin,
mittec up stairs.
The Ear 1- of DALHOUSIE said that it was thought ex-
tremely desirable by the House of Commons and the parties
concerned that the different clauses should be divided into
groups, and that was the reason why this Bill was di-.
vided from the Companies Clauses Consolidatioo
Bill. With respect to the reference to the Committee up stains,
he had to say that those Bills embodied the experience of fifteels
years ; indeed, during the whole of the period since the con,
struction of railways, and therefore he thought that that ex-
perience up stairs was quite out of the question. They had
been told that they had an arrear of business in railway Bills
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April, there was not a single Committee sitting in either Ham
of Parliament upon them, and he trusted that no opposition
would be offered to the House goinr, into Committee, especially
when they recollected that if the Committee did not now sit, a
great expense would be incurred by the parties concerned, ana3
a great impediment would be offered to the business of the
country.
The amendment of Lord Beaumont was then negatived, and
the House went into Committee.
On the reading of the 23d and 24th clauses an amendraem
torswas o
adopted, op.
ntertil thethe,o
potibojn of object of which w:istier
t,og itvoe tori,i
arbitration
i (pnr, oionri ea-
jury, for the value of their lands before the lands were entered
upon.
On the moving of the 26th clause, which empowered parties
to take lands for a railway,
The Earl of ELLENgOROUGH expressed his suspietoet
of the justice of the arbitrations, and he thought that the Board, of Trade, should have an ultimate power of detain the
umpires.
Ihe Earl of DALHOUSIE thought the Board of Trade,
appoint
tthought the Boar.'
ought not to be made parties in all these instances.
Lord BEAUMONT thought that the proposal of the Ear
of
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incumbent on the
Legislature, and especially upon their Lord-
ships' House, to see fair play, and he conceived that it b
just that the railway companies should bear h was
a-
t e_ costs of the
award, if the sum awarded was more thant h
the sum was the same, the costs should be
awarded equally bebut il
tween the two parties.
The Earl of DEVON tutored an amendment to the 6413
clause,
authorising the owners of entailed property •
to rose
and lay out money in the drainage and improvement of the
land they occupy, with the sanction of the Lord Chancellor.
The amendment was opposed by the Loan Clialeceetoaa
and the Earl of DALHOUSIFand afterwards withdrawn.
The
The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the HOILS2
resumed.
The CDAIRMAN then reported progress, and their Lordskii a
adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 14.
MAYNOOTII—ADJOURNED DEBATE.
Mr. HAW ES proceeded to say thht he objected to
the provision fur Maynooth in its present condition.
For .forty-five years it had been subject to annual
discussion, and lm thought the public mind had
been rather benefited than injured by these dis-
cussions. Suppose, for a moment, that tb€t
proposition of the lion. Member for Sheffield shoull
be negatived, and that he should fail in making it an
annual vote, he would consider himself at liberty t,s
take any course he might think proper.
if he gave his vote on this measure as it stood, he feareal
he should be sanctioning the future policy which the
present Government might think lit to adopt witkre!.
gard to the Boman Catholic religion in Ireland. 11,
would, in fact, be considered neither more nor Mae
than a rote of confidence in her Majesty's Govern-.
wont, "1 re ••th respect to their future government ei
•.
darkly and Ireland ; and that policy was so and suspicio
shadowed forth that hr.:confessed he was not dispose)
to confide in them. He did not oppose the policy of
the Government, because it was calculated to encourage
the Roman Catholic religion, because he, with a lama
number of Protestant Dissenters, whom he knew, wire
disposed to concur in the resolution which had. b -
in "Ple4
come to by the Scotch Protestant Dissenters
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burgh on this point, lie would vote for the=
seeoni

avished upon her their utmost skill. But it remains to bet
told • that the engines of the Ondine are two fifties only,
while those of the Princess Mary are, at least, twenty horAe
power more. The Princess Alary, the Princess Alice, and
the Queen of the Belgians, were all constructed by Messrs.
Ditt.hburn and Mare.

We Here gone into the details of this contest, because the
public at large, as well as the inhabitants of Dover, Folke-
Mne, and Benlogne, possess a deep interest in the wonderful
progress of steam navigation.

PARKS AT MANCHESTER.
INTERVIEW WITH SIR ROBERT PEEL
(From the Manche4ce Guardiay.)
The deputation, appointed by the public parks, tie.,
committee to proceed to Loudon, in order to have an
interview with the Premier, consisted of Alexander
Kay, Esq., mayor of Manchester, (the chairman of die
committee), Mr. Alderman Watkins, and Messrs. Mal-
colm
Ross and Edward W. ‘Vatkin, the honorary se-
cretaries of the public parks, &c., committee. At the
appointed hour on Wednesday the deputation had an
interview with Sir Robert Peel, and were accompanied
by the followin,„e• Members of Parliament :—William Entwisle, Esq., Thomas Milner Gibson, , Josephßrotherton, Esq., and Thomas Wyse, EN. It is hto be regretted that Lord Francis Egtrton Endmuc Mr.
Mark Philips, M.P., were both prevented attending (as
they had expressed a desire and intention to be present)
by severe indisposition. The deputation having been
introduced to Sir Robert feel by William Enta isle,
Esq., M.P. :
The M.tvon concisely recapitulai«l the peculiar
claims of Manchester for the specified object, a, detail( d
in a mmuerial and statement forwarded to Sir llobtrt
of
Peelwhich on the previous day, by the honorary secretaries,
the in g are the 10-ads :
The result of the subscription has been, that the fund
now amounts to-30,74G/. 17s. 3d. contributed by 3,313
Fersons of all classes, in sums, varying from Gd. to
1,000/.; a larger amount pet haps than was ever before
rais,d 1 y voluntary donations tut local of jects, in any
town or city in the kingdom. (if this sum, 26,000 L already paid into bankers hands. ii
cessaTo mak
to e the undertaking
e undertaking efficient, it is absolutely ne.
ry ha
A park, promenade, and play-ground, on each of the
sides of the town.
To erect (where eligible buildings do not exist) rooms
for refreshment and shelter.
To provide seats and benches in abundance.
To construct fountains with a plentiful supply of pure
water.
Anti to lay out the grounds in the most attractive way
possible.
From the plots offered to the Committee, there have
been selected, as most desirable, land, &c. sufficient to
make five public places. The northern one (pink) con-
tains about 170,000 souls ; the southerly (blue) about
130,000. The population of the former consists very
greatly of factory operatives and others who especially
need fiscilities for open recreation ; that of the latter
comprises large numbers of the labouring With other
classes, but it is not so dense.
The conversational nature of the interview prevents a
detailed statement of what took place; but the result
was that Sir Robert Peel urged the smallness of the somas
the disposal of Government fur such purposes—namely,
8,0004, the residue of a grant of 10,000/ made in 1840, and
that he could nut, " at present," ask Parliament for a
further grant, as reasons (with several other minor ones)
for recommending a grant of 3,0001. from the present
fund, on condition that a Government surveyor be sent
down to inspect its disposal, and that 30,0001. of the
sum subscribed be actually paid up.
The smallness of the proposed grant took the depu-
tation
by surprise, and was strongly argued against ;
and the Mayor finally stated that the suns was so inade-
quate to the requirements of the district, and would,
he feared, be so unsatisfactory to the population of
which he was chief magistrate, that he did not feet
warranted without consulting those by whom the de-
putation was sent, in exposing Manchester to the
degradation of appearing to require so small a sum, 51)11
legged that he might be allowed to write to Sir Robert
Peel in reference to his proposal.
Sir RonunT PEE L expressed himself satisfied with
the course proposed to be taken ; and the deputation
broke up after an interesting. diseussiJn, which lasted
forty minutes.
[We understand that Mr. Entwiale, and all the other
members of the deputation, highly approved of the de-
claration of the Mayor ; and we have no doubt that a
similar opinion will pervade the whole community.]