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London, England, 1845-07-15 00:00:00

TFSTIMONIAL TO MR. STEPHENSON.

The CHAIRMAN continued. The subject which lam about
to bring under your notice is one which has already occupied
your attention, and I may say the attention of the whole rail-
way world. I had the honour of bringing the .übject forward
at the meeting at York, of the York and North Midland Com-
pany, and also at the meeting of the Newcastle and Darlington
Company. We shall not take any resolution now ; but I have
now alluded to the subject in order to give the public notice,
with the approbation of my colleagues, of our intention to
submit a proposition to you with reference to an individual to
whom, I believe, all will admit this country owes a deep debt
of gratitude for his having invented the locomotive, and applied
it to railways, and brought the railways to their present state
of perfection. This is not the first public tribute that has been
paid to his ability; the town of Liverpool has had the honour
of taking the lead, as she had a right to do, but we all owe him
a deep debt of gratitude. Every Proprietor in the kingdom is
indebted to my friend George Stephenson. —(Cheers. ) I am
sure that the proposition, which it is our intention to submit,
will be received with that cordiality and warmth by this Com-
pany which it fully deserves. I will say no more at present,
because I have dwelt on a former occasion on the excellencies
of my friend. With these observations, I beg to thank you for
the hearing you have given me, and I hope to meet you on
the 25th, when I expect to bring with me a satisfactory state-
ment of nur affairs.—The lion. Gentleman sat down amidst
loud applause.
A PROPRIETOR suggested to the Chairman the propriety of
taking steps to support the Derby and Crewe Company, as
the Tears and Dove Valley Company had lately altered t'.,eir
plans, and might, therefore, become a source of eonvectition
with projects sanctioned and supported by the .11110.:gand corn.

etter be left to be,
'I he CHAIRMAN said such a matter had b
discussed in the board-room.

Colonel BLAINE sugge•ted that. proposition for a tes-
timonial to Mr. Stephenson had..„„ made, it would be a good
opportunity for steps being '.aken for getting up a testimonial
to Mr. Hudson. —( Cher:").
The thanks of the n.eeting were then toted to the Chairman,
and the meeting separated.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.
Front the rotes and Proceedings of the House of Comment.)
FRIDAY, JUNE 11.
POOR-LAW AMENDMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL.
(IN THE COMMITTEE.)
Thirty-fifth Clause :—Parochial Board may resolve as to the
manner in which the assessment shall be imposed, and may resolve
that ens half shall he imposed on the owners, and the other half upon
the tenants, or that one half shall be imposed on the owners of lands
according to the annual value, and the other half upon the inhabit-
ants, according to their means and substance, or that such assess-
ment shall be imposed as an equal per centage upon the annual value
of the lands, and upon the estimated annual income of the inhabit-
ants, and from means and substance :"—Question put, " That the
said Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill." The Committee
divided:—

MAJORITY--AYES, 92.
Acland, Sir T. D. Darby, George Mackenzie, T.
A'Court, Captain Davies, David A. S. Mackenzie, W. F.
Ainsworth, Peter Denison, E. B. APlceill, Duncan
Antrobus, Edmund Dickinson, F. H. M'Taggart, Sir J.
Arundel, Earl of Douglas, J. D. S. Masterman, John
nalllie, Colonel Duncan, Viscount Meynell, Captain
Baillie, H. J. Duncombe, A. Morrison, James
Bailie, Walter Fitzroy, Henry Nicholl, John
Baird, W. Fremantle, Sir T. Palmer, Robert
Balfour, J. M. Gaskell, J. M. Peel, Sir Robert
Barrington, Viscount Gladstone, W. E. Peel, Jonathan
Bentinck, Lord G. Godson, Richard Pringle, Alexander
Blackburne, J. I. Gordon, Captain Pusey, Philip
Bodkin, W. H. Gore, Montague Repton, G. W. J.
Bolder°, 11. G. Goulburn, 11. Rolleston, Colonel
Borthwick, Peter Graham, Sir J. Scott, Francis
Bowles, Admiral Hamilton, J. H. Sheridan, R. B.
Broadley, Henry Hamilton, George A. Smith, T. Y. C.
Brotherton, Joseph Hatton, Captain Smollett, Alexander
Bruce, Lord E. Hawes, B. Somerset, Lord G.
Buckley, Edmund Henley, J. W. Stuart, Lord J.
Campbell, Sir Hugh Herbert, Sidney Sutton, H. H.
Cardwell, Edward Hope, Sir John Tennent, J. E.
Christopher, R. A. Hope, Charles Tower, Christopher
Clayton, R. R. 11.,pe, G. W. Trench, Sir F.
Clive, Robert H. Howard, P. H. Trevor, G.:lt.
Cockburn, Sir G. Hughes, W. B. Vesey, Thomas
Colebrooke, Sir T. Hutt, William Wellesley, Lord_C.
Corry, Henry Jermyn, Earl
Craig, W. G. Johnstone, Sir J. TELLZRII.
Cripps, William Lincoln, Earl Young, John
Damer, Colonel Lockhart, William Lennox, Lord A.

MINORITY-NOES, 32.
Archbold; Robert Ferguson, Sir R. Rawdon, Col.
Bouverie, E. P. Forster, Matthew Redington, T. N.
Bovvring, Dr. Gladstone, Captain Ross, D. R.
Browne, W. Basile, Archibald Scrope G. P.
Chapman,:llenjamin flume, Joseph Somerville, Sir W.
Clements, Viscount Maher, N. Stewart, P. M.
Crawford, W. S. Mitcalfe, Henry Turner, Edmund
Hermiston!), J. Morris, David Wawa, J. T.
Duff, James Muntz, G. F.
Dundas, Frederick Napier, Sir C.
Esmonde, Sir Thos. O'Connell, M. J.
Ewart, William Paget, Colonel

TT.LLERS.
Ellice, Edward
Duncau, George

Fifty-third flange :—lf any Inspector of the Poor shall not per-
form the duty of hls Mike, or shall, in the opinion of the Beard of
Supervision, be unfit to perform such duties, it shall he lawful for the
said Board to dismiss such Inspector:—Amendment proposed, in
page 24, line 15, after the word •' Supervision," to Insert the words
" or Parochial Board :"—Question put, " That those words be there
inserted." The Committee divided :

Bouverie, E. P.
Chapman, E.
Coletrooke, Sir T.
Duncan, George
Hope, Sir John

MINORITY-AYES, 11.
Lockhart, W. Sinollett, A.
Mackt.nzie, T.
M'Taggart, Sir J.
Morris, David
O'Connell, M. J.

TRLL Hall.
Duncan, Viscount
Craig, W. G.

MAJORITY-NOES, 81.
B aine, W. Ellice, Edward M'Neill, Duncan
Baird, William Ewart, William Manners, Lord C.
Balfour, J. M. Ferguson, Sir R. 1. Masterman, Joha
Baring, W. B. Fitzroy Henry Meynell, Captain
lientinck, Lord G. Fremantle, Sir T. Napier, Sir C.
Berkeley, Captain Gordon, Captain Nieholl, John
Bernard, Viscount Gore, Montague Peel, Sir It.
Blake, M. J. Goulburn, Henry Peel, Jonathan
Itorthwick, Peter Graham, Sir J. Pringle, Alexander
Bowes, John Hamilton, J. 11. Rawdon, Colonel
Ilowles, Admiral Hamilton, G. A. Ross, David R.
Bowring, Dr. Hamilton, W. J. Scott, Francis
Brotherton, J. Hamilton, Lord C. Smith, T. B. C.
Browns, W. Mastic, Archibald Stewart, P. M.
Bruce, Lord E. Batton, Captain Stuart, Lord J.
Burroughs, H. N. Ilenley, J. W. Stuart, Henry
Cardwell, Edward Herbert, Sidney Sutton, Henry

Clayton, R. 11.
Clerk, Sir G.
Cockburn, Sir G.

_
!lope, Charles
Hope, G. W.
llouldsworth, T.

Thesiger, Sir F.
Trench, Sir F. W.
Trevor, G. IL

, .
Howard, l'hilip H. Vesoy, Thomas
Cole, 11. .A.
Corry, henry Hutt, William Villiers, Viscount
Cripps, W. Ingestre, Viscount Warburton, H.
Curtels, 11. IS. Jermyn, Earl Wawn, J. T.
Davies, D. A. 8. Jocelyn, Viscount Wellesley, Lore C.
Dickinson, F. H. Lincoln, Earl of TELLERS.
Duncombe, A. Lowther, Sir J. 11. Young, John
Dundas, F. Mackeraie, W. F. Lennox, Lord A.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.

SATURDAY, JULY 12.

Epping Railway,—Report, Tuesday, July 15.
Rye and Tenterden Railway,—Report, Tuesday, July 15.
Richmond (Surrey) Railway,—Lords' amendments to be
considered, Tuesday, July 15.
Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland),—Lords'
amendments to be considered, Tuesday, July 15.
Cork and .Ilandon Railway,—Lords' amendments to be
considered, Tuesday, July 15.
Lynn and Dereham Railway,—Lords' amendments to be
considered, Tuesday, July 15.
Great Western (Ireland) Railway (Dublin to Mullingar
and Athlone),—Lords' amendments to be considered, Tues-
day, July IS.
Gravesend and Rochester Railway.—Report to be consi-
dered, Tuesday, July 15. .

The King of Wurtembnrg had a narrow escape on
the sth inst. Whilst at Ludwigsburg, seeing some experiments
with a newly-invented cannon ball, one of the projectiles burst close
to his Majesty, but, fortunately, the pieces took a contrary direc.
tion. An officer and soma men were slightly wounded.

LAW INTELLIGENCE
HOUSE OF LORDS, July 14.
The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers pres.'nt
were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cattenham,
and Lord Campbell.

TREVOR V. TREVOR.
Th• further arguments in this part-heard case were resumed,
and occupied their Lordships the whole of the morning.

ROLLS' COURT, July 14.
His Lordship the Master of the Rolls took motions and
causes to-day, none of which possessed any points of interest.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, July 14.
His Honour, the Vice-Chancellor of England, was occupied
the whole day with causes, exceptions, and further directions.
The Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce sat in Bankruptcy, and
the Vice-Chancellor Wigrani, took motions and causes.