The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-27 00:00:00

fHE SUN, LONDON, FRI DAY EVENING JUNE 27, 1815.

The date of the commission of Ensign T. Collingwood, in
the 78th Foot, is to be the 19th of January, 1845, intead of the
12th of September, 1843.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 26.

Royal Regiment of Artillery—Gentlemen Cadets to be Second
Lieutenants—J. S. W. Atkinson, vice Pigou, promoted ;W.
L. Dumaresq, vice Fraser, promoted ; G. Le Marchant 'Tup-
per, vice Telfer, promoted ; H. Heyman, vice Strange, pro-
moted; A. Dew, vice Gregory, promoted; G. S. Robertson,
vice Newton, promoted ; E. H. East, vice Gleig, promoted;
D. E. Hoge vice Frye, promoted ; E. Taswell, vice Yelver-
ten, promoted ; E. 13. Winterbottcm, vice Vesey, promoted ;
J. Singleton, vice Standish, promoted, June 18.
Corps of Royal Engineers.—Gentlemen Cadets to be Second
Lieutenants—C. C. Chesney, vice Mann, promoted; E. C.
de Moleyns, vice Nugent, deceased; L. J. A. Armit, vice
Lovell, promoted ; C. B. Ewart, vice Synge, promoted,
June 18.

BELFAST 1111PROVEAIENT RILL.

On the motion of Mr. EMERSON TENNENT, the
Belfast Improvement Bill was read a third time and passed.
GREAT WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY.
Dlr. CLIVE brought up the report on the Irish Great West-
ern ( Dublin and Galway) Railway Bill, which was agreed to.
The Rochdale Vicarage (Molesworth's Estate) Bill was
read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill was read a
third time and passed.
NORTH UNION AND RIBBLE RAILWAY.
The North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway
Bill was read a third time and passed.
The St. Helen's Improvement Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Heaviside's Divorce Bill was read a first, and ordered to be
read a second time on Monday.
GREAT WESTERN *RAILWAY (IRELAND)
The Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mullingar
and Athlone) Bill, was read a third time and passed.
RUNCORN AND PRESTON BROOK RAILWAY.
On the motion that the report be received on the Runcorn
and Preston Brook Railway and Docks Bill,
Mr. V. SMITH objected to the Bill, on the ground that it
was to enable an individual to make a railway, which he would
afterwards sell to the Grand Junction Company.
Dlr. T. EGERTON believed that the ci.urse that was in-
tended to he adopted in this case had been often adopted in the
case of railway companies by individuals.
After some observations from Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Warburto
and Lord Sandon, the report was read, and the Bill was
orde ed to be engrossed.
BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY.
The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Ex-
tension, Stoke Branch, and Midland Railway Junction) Bill
was read a third time and passed.
The Glossop Gas Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.
The North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction)
Railway Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Richmond (Surrey) Railway Bill was read a third time
and passed.
Captain BE C.KELEY then rose, pursuant to notice, to
call the attention of the House to the hardship and injustice of
permitting the promoters of railway schemes, proposing to cross
or interfere with any tidal rivers, arms of the sea, and creeks,
over which the Board of Admiralty have control, appearing
before Committees of this House on Private Bills, without
having first obtained the written sanction of that Board,
according to the provision of the Act 8 Victoria,c. 20.
Some remedy ought to be found for this evil. His object in
calling the attention of the House to this matter was, that some
instructions should be given to Committees as to the construc-
tion of bridges over tidal rivers. Any bridge must annihilate
the navigation, and there was now no resource but to apply to
the Board of Admiralty for appearance; and opposition before a
Railway Committee would, it was well known, entail immense
expense. lie would leave the remedy to Hon. Gentlemen op-
posite, but some course should be taken which would put a
stop to those needless expenses. He then concluded by mov-
ing that the question be referred to the Committee on Standing
Orders.
Mr. HUME said this was a question of the greatest im-
portance, and there ought to be some decided rule on the sub-
ject.—( Hear, hear.) Wbat he wished was, that whenever the
Admiralty had decided against any bridge, parties opposing the
railway should not be compelled to do so before the Committee
at great expense. In this case a tunnel under the river was
intended, but of such a construction as would impede the im-
provement of that river. The decision of the Admiralty ought
to be recorded in that House, so that there might be no need
for further interference on the part of private individuals.
Sir G. GREY said the question was one of considerable
importance, and he wished to call the attention of the House
to the Report of the Glasgow Junction Railway, in which a
similar course was pursued, and a similar object had been de-
signed. The Right Hon. Gentleman quoted the report, en-
forcing the necessity of the Admiralty sending in a special
decision, which would be recorded, and so obviate the necessity
fur further interference.
Mr. FITZROY said he thought the course suggested would
interfere with the functions of the Standing Orders Com-
mittee, where he thought the onus of stopping such a project
should remain.
Mr. HUME said respecting the bridge on the Glasgow
Railway the Admiralty had interfered, and effectually, to pre-
vent the construction of the bridge.
Mr. BERKELEY said there was no blame at all due to the
Admiralty from disinclination to interfere, as their capacity was
so limited.
Mr. FITZROY said their had been no consent given to the
project for the tunnel under the Severn. When it was pro-
posed they asked for the plans and sections which bad not yet
been inspected.
Mr. WARBURTON hopeg that as the Board of Admiralty
were like others—fallible, that when they reported against
sucq a bridge as that mentioned by the Gallant Officer, their
engineers should state the reasons for such opposition.
Captain PLUDIRIDGE said a few words, after which
Sir G. CLERK said, the Railway Consolidation Act gave
the Admiralty the power of interfering, not only before the
project was commenced, but even when in course of operation ;
they might pull down any works which would in any
way operate to the inconvenience or obstruction of
the navigation of the tidal rivers. No parties of common sense,
knhwing that this power lay with the Admiralty, would pro-
ceed with such works as that under consideration, unless they
obtained the consent of the Admiralty. Therefore, he put it
to the Gallant Officer whether, under such circumstances, his
motion was not useless.
Captain BERKELEY would withdraw his present proposi-
tion, his object was to save the expense of private individuals,
in opposing great Railway Companies, but would on Monday,
bring forward a motion for the protection of private individuals
opposing such schemes.
NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY.
The Newry and Enniskillen Railway Bill was then read a
third time and passed.
The Hawkin's Estate Bill was read a second time.
Captain EGERTON presented a petition from the College
of Surgeons, against the Medical Relief Bill.
SMALL DEBTS BILL.

On the motion of Mr. F. KELLY, this Bill was read a first
time. We did not hear the date for which the second reading
was appointed.

STATISTICS OF IRELAND.

Mr. JOHN OsCONNELL, seeing they Chancellor of
the Exchequer in his place, he would take the opportunity of
putting the questions which he had intended, according to
notice, to put to the Right Hon. Gentieman, on the order of
the day for going into the Committee of Supply—" Whether
the Government will take into consideration the propriety of
adding to the statement of the expenditure of the United
Kingdom, given in the finance accounts of each year, a
special statement of the local expenditure of Ireland;
that is, of all disbursements out of the revenue of Ireland, of
whatever nature they may, and a statement of the balance re-
mitted to England? Also, whether the Government will take
into consideration the propriety of establishing some means of
registry, for statistical purposes, of the nature, quantity, official
and real values of all articles of traffic passing between Great
Britain and Ireland ; and thus supply a deficiency much com-
plained of by the Irish Railway Commissioner of 1838, by Mr.
Porter in his Progress of the Nation,' and by others em-
ployed officially or otherwise, in inquiries relative to the statis-
tics of the United Kingdom."
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that on
the first question he had only to say, that in the financial re-
turns annually laid before the House the information was given
which the Hon. Gentleman wished to obtain, as the amount of
Irish finance was published in a separate form. It would be
very inconvenient to depart from that form. With respect to
the other question, he would admit that the object desired by
the Hon. Gentleman would be of great value in a statistical
point of view , but he did not think that the statistical value
would compensate for the expense and inconvenience.
After a few words from Mr. J. O'CONNELL in explana-
tion, the conversation dropped.
THE IRISH LAND COMMISSION.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN, according to notice, put a question to
the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, as to whether it is the intention of the Government to
bring for.vard, with a view to their enactment during the pre-
sent session, any of the measures recommended by the Irish
Land Commissioners ; and if any, what measures will be so
brought under the consideration of Parliament ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said that a second Bill was in prepara-
tion. His Hon. and Learned Friend the Solicitor-General
had bean in communication with the Earl of Devon upon the
subject of the Bill, which would at an early period be intro-
duced in the other House of Parliament.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

(From this Night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act ith and Bth of Victoria,
cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 21st day of
June, 1845.