The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-25 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE Three o'clock•

When Members of Parliament bring forward motioo
on subjects with which they are practically little-or
quainted, common sense would dictate that at all event'
they should, obtain instruction from others, or from Re'
t
ports of Committees, in order to meet the objectieoA""
Members, who from interest or conviction are oPP—i.
to them. Without some preparation of this kind, t!lei
not only make a very awkward exhibition, but injurOm
cause in which they are engaged. This result was 0112
manifest on Friday last, when Mr. HARDY proposed *dal;
in the Railways Bill, for making it imperative 00
Directors to place two or more luggage trucks:PeA‘'4
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the tender and the passengers' train. The
met by a direct negative on the part of Mr. C. IWOla,
who took advantage of the experienee he had acclq.
as Chairman of the Great Western Railway, and .re'„
the Member for Bradford a severe lecture for interfer'"
with matters of which he had no 'practieul,:knoivlegr
He then endeavoured to show, or, more
..priOatsie
ing, he asserted, that the motion was absurd, f4ilcarrli
into effect an additional weight of =thirty tons-weal' if be
made to the light trains; thus 'increasing it by' onc-",..
and thereby rendering another engine necessary. • -
train of deductions staggered .Mr. Minns, who mer''
intimated that he had got a terrible fright-on the ny'be
ton line, and his only object , was to provide fort,te
safety of human life. Now the Member for Reading aal .
be aware that the greater part of his objeeti°ooll2
had no real foundation, that it is no uncorea'co
practice to place a , luggage-waggon, or ell,
two, immediately behind the tender, and -ir
:„ce
servants of the Company •gave their eyl—nr
correctly on the investigation into the fatal accident tle
Jere
Reading, it had been adOpted, for a time at,least,tosl
line with which he is connected.- Whereere is 111
there is' a way ; and were the inamigers
they would soon make arrangements by which a • ,f
track could be placed first and last in every train. 'S
enible
practical knowledge have admitted that this is one 9'r
best securities against fatal accidents. The evidence oft?r,,,
LAWES, given before the Railway Committee last I?
is very decisive on this point, and it carries the la°
weight, because this gentleman had been manager oflle
Manchester and Leeds Railway from its very, etr.c.,
meat. The following are the questions and answers'
T-fave you not sometimes goods carried with passengefi-5.
—To a certain extent we have with- nearly all thercel
sengers' trains. Under those circumstances'iliey
as fast as the passengers ?—YeS, but it is nof'frcr,io
weight, and it is between two buffers. Nyher!
you generally put those .goods upon those Pip',
sengers' trains ?—Before and behind. • Upottirva
ciple ?=--Yes. As matter of protection ?—Yes. to
you confine those goods' carriages, that you send
a particular class of goods ?—No ; that der.,,
on accident. But you would always be glad to
mix tpassenger-train a certain number of goods' carriages,,?.!
Yes, if the train was not. too heavy ; if we had'sr-,
*
power, we should appropriate it by putting theoOds j
Is it in consequence of your orders that those
trucks are mixed with passenger carriages in the
you have described ?—Yes; I have alWays considered 0$
giving safety to passenger trains. Do you feel the obit'a
of safety so much involved in it as to displace truck' ti:ls,-
luggage-waggons, in case of the addition of other P
j
senger carriages for the purpose of putting them still is
the rear ?—Yes, we de that. You look upon thew r"
.kind of buffer ?—Yes.

In another part of The Sue will be found some i 0
pr
esting particulars respecting one of the numerous,- Old.
dinners given to Mr. CHARLES DICKENS, by 144 it
mirers in the United States. According to 'All.4°
counts we have received, nothing could surpass ,n,er;
thusiasm with which this gentleman has every sit
been welcomed in the New World ; and, inder%„froil
speeches'made at the Hartford dinner, sufficienti.Y_4tl
how deep is the sentiment of esteem and adwir9ti:
has excited. We congratulate him on his soeci/iltile
he has richly deserved it by his writings, which bjtia
the loftiest and purest spirit of humanity, and 0:1400
every page qualities of the heart not less estialtibia
those of the head.

The wine-growers of Portugal are exceediorPirOP
tient for the negotiation of a commercial trots 00,
Great Britain. They have a large stock of Too'
hand, for which the world offers them no Intirkvoi 1/6
which they must either find purchasers for'"sstat,
ruined. Letters from Lisbon, of the latlll7tveo ti
state that negotiations about a commercA 7.4
were carried on between Lord . -TioviObot Pf
WALDEN and the Duke of PALMELLA, and ,teubl`:
the slanderous misrepresentations of the 1-
doubt t/0"
can Journals of the capital, there is little doebij hed.
such a treaty would have been long since ests i
iatriei
to the mutual benefit of the two countries. Ne e° 'sl ill'
in Europe would benefit half so much by comree' "I rril
tercourse with England as Portugal and SPL'in;i, 511 ii
staples of both countries—wines, fruit, vit (.1
0 for
mineral products—are in constant demand 3°aatdee-
land and her colonies ; whereas, our
p0p615-
tures are essential to the comfort of the, freeticiej
tion of Spain and Portugal. Let only soe'l ctien, to
be given to trade as will allow it, by its own etio cht3h-
place itself on a proper basis, and there 'will be
and Por-
ing of international interests. The Fir,' aniards,tho till
tuguese have a right to look for ward to Abtshe".
when our Corn-laws must be ultogetheris'r•t it 4.
Now, in these countries agriculture II ,i,stell
infancy. By adopting the Er.glish and sotcontity 4:1,
of farming, they can easily raise double the q.dor this
grain required for their own consumpti°ll'al isiarl°t.
England will in time • offer them a Prefit''' - t te
The Press of Portugal is profoundly ifill°ll'd OPl'
these questions, being wholly guidl4l l'T its- these
nions of the Paris Republican would be
Journals are daily affirming that frSiegiand, the
ruined by a commercial treaty withed bli. the .11".5:.
cuckoo note is caught up and re-echo
~, t, or ruthe.
papers of Oporto and Lisbon. They feiVce de/es not
Wine
they know nothing of the fact, that Frefer owa will
desire to enrich them at the expense cit. '''d },randier t:
and brandy growers. Prance has will° Lining her Inrl
sell; so far she has an interest
in
-nrlli aanufacto
to England ; but she bus also
3, and t°
of silk, cotton, hardware, hosiery,ogsleal.:
constantly ii'
their supposed interests her
j"Ofefree corninercial iv::
favour of sacrificing the profits',
'this is the key to th ud
tercourse irith Gref.'„'. Britain.
clamours agair tpriuts.
...Itreaty_ with Englaf,dfef
...6 a - they. Ulll.. "C
' re without it,
d frio as the Pc.‘ziuguese Journals a
ruin of tho wine an
on i'l the same strain, to the ruin
ere
7A-rowers in the Peninsula.
their commerce, byand
i It is only by extending
trade, that Spain oi,
moval •of every impediment upon
_„ti dal pr
.oonerei.., .
at degree of poi. • „edge,
Portugal can arrive at an
and toleration, and with these willNo nations in the world
0.,
tended political influence.
•wealthy by means of e°. ..
fitted for becoming
.;,
perity. With trade will
bettervest in,
and Spain. They have
_citic
merce than Portugal •eaeltohm,
eanp(otwirttrio;La
a,xe,
developer',; and under wise, P'..,to
ternal resources yet un . 3'.
comegr e i
i
1 •- d but to direct 1"
Governments, nothing is v dna, _ t.,
ls the indurstry of the people. • l'it.b.
natural channels
We
arts ever follow in the wake of nationals
and the
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From Madrid the Journals are of the 17th inst.
only political news they IJring is the arrival in the capital„o,'
of the Infante Don FnANciseo DE PAULO and his fan
The Prince was kindly received by the REGENT.

The Railway question is now the all-engrossing °Pic
in the Paris Journals. The minority of the Committee
upon Railways despair of France .being able to carry °l'
such works, contemporaneously with the walls of fgigc;
without a new loan.. This would impose fresh ta:4o9

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