The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-15 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY

Lord HATHERTON presented a petition from tenant
farmers in Scotland, praying for the repeal of, or some
essential alteration in, the game laws, expressing his en-
tire concurrence in the views of the petitioners.
The Marquis of SALISBURY thought tenant farmers had
no right to complain of the game laws, inasmuch as they
knew of their existence, and of the effects which they
might have on the property they occupied, before they
became tenants.

Lord ASHBURTON was understood to express a similar

opinion

Lord MONTEAGLE moved the second reading of the
Auditing of Accounts Railways Bill, the object of which
was that, upon the application of a certain proportion of
railway shareholders, who might be dissatisfied with the
accounts furnished by the directors, the railwe.y board
might appoint an auditor to whom all the documents of
the company should be accessible, and whose report, as
well as those documents, should become open to the in-
vestigation of the public.
A short discussion ensued; but the bill was read a se-
cond time without a division.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. HULL AND LINCOLNSHIRE.—It is stated in the Rail-
wa Chronick, in anticip of the oenin of the
Sir C. Price and Mr. C. Bruce were directed to be taken lines to Great Grimsby andation
New Holland early in March,
into custody by the Serjeant at Arms. for not appearing and for the improvement of the Humber Ferries, the
to be sworn upon election committees to which they had Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire have purchased
been appointed. two Thames steamers, which, during summer plied to
Mr. C. BULLER, in answer to Mr. W. Miles, said, with Greenwich.
reference to tramping vagrants, that if the interference of THE
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE
the legislature should be invoked to remedy this increas- BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD RAILWAY COMPANY.—The
ing evil, he should not shrink from the responsibility of
Lord Chancellor gave judgment in this case on Wednes-
introducing a measure for that purpose. day, overruling the demurrer, with costs. At the same
Mr. WARD, in reply to Captain Pechell, stated that,
with regard to paymasters and pursers in the navy, no time he did not give any opinion, as he was not called
further provision would be recommended, that the memo-
upon to do so, with reference to the validity or invalidity
rial of the masters could not be acceded to, and that no of the agreement made between the Birmingham and
augmentation of the retired list of commanders was in Oxford and Great Western Railway Companies.
contemplation. have various symptoms of approach-
contemplation.
ing activity in the prosecution of various suspended rail-
Mr. HORSMAN gave notice that, on Monday next, he way works in Manchester. The South Junction branch
should ask her majesty's government whether they con- is again giving signs of renewed vigour. The Manchester
templated filling up the archiepiscopal see of Canterbury, and Altrincham, a part of the Birkenhead, Cheshire, and
subject to such changes and modifications as parliament Manchester, is also giving the note of preparation ; so
might hereafter determine. that there is every appearance of a vast number of work-
withM LABOUCHE, in answer to Mr. Muntz, stated, men, who have been all but literally starving through the
reference to steam-boats plying on the Thames, that late winter, having full and constant employment.
theßoard of Trade possessed the power of obliging their From official returns it appears that the amount of
owners to take out certificates, and could subject such traffic for the last week, on upwards of 3,436 miles of rail-
vessels to inspection. way, was £147,352, thus accounted for :—£68.068 for the
The adjourned debate on the Jewish Disabilities Bill
was resumed by Mr. C. PEARSON, who was followed by conveyance of passengers only, £41,838 for the carriage
of goods, and a remainder of £37,446 for passengers and
Peel, and Lord
Mr. W. Cowpe
D. Stuart, in favour of the second read-
r, Mr. Horsman, Mr. Cockburn, Sir R. goods together, not respectively apportioned ; being an
ing; Mr. K. Seymer, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Bankes, and Mr.
increase of £12,527 over the corresponding week of the
former year, when the mileage was 2,680. The average
Newdegate opposing :it, the house divided, when the earnings per mile for last week were £43, whilst in 1847
numbers were 277 to 204 ; majority jn favour of the second
they were £5O.
reading 73.
LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—On Wednes-
Sir T. D. ACLAND informed the house that Sir R. day, the half-yearly meeting was held at the Clarendon-
Price was in custody, and awaited the pleasure of the room' s. E. W. Ilasell, Esq. presided. Resolutions were
house, when the hon. Bart. was ordered to be discharged
passed to the effect that a dividend of £1 per whole share,
on the payment of his fees.
and 4s. per third share, be now made and declared, out of
On the motion of Mr. STAFFORD, Mr. C. Bruce being
in attendance, the same course was pursued. a
select committee the nett profits of the undertaking up to the 31st of De-
On the motion of Lord J.
cember last, and that the directors be empowered to raise,
RUSSELL,
was appointed to consider of the best mode of providing on loan, such further sums, from time to time, as theyshall find requisite for the purposes of the undertaking,
additional room for works of art given to the public, or not exceeding what the act of parliament authorises. A
purchased by means of parliamentary grants.
dividend at the rate of £4 per cent. per annum was
created. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and
the remarks of the chairman were considered highly satis-
factory, as respected the prospects of the line.
v RAPID TRAVELLING.—The directors of the South-
At the Court of Exchequer, on Monday Mr. Francis
Crossley, soap-boiler, of Old Montague-street, White- Eastern Railway, in unison with the South-Eastern and
Continental Steam-ship Company, have determined
chapel, was convicted in a penalty of £7OO for illegally and
meet the long hoped for opening of the Boulogne
filling some of his vats, without due notice being sent to
Amiens Railway with their usual energy. An express
the Excise officers. _ . str-- in -- with a train from London-bridge, will

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

steamer, in union . ._
In the District Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter, a few days leave Folkestone to convey passengers to the train to start
since, in the matter of the Honiton Bank, the official from Bologne at 3 o'clock in the afternoon ; this arrange-
assignee (Mr. Hirtzel) stated that he had sent out appli-
cations for £40,000, and had received only £140; and he went will enable the public to breakfast in London, and
be in Paris the same day at twenty minutes past eight in
feared that many of those who had been put down as the evening. So, also, between Paris and London there
debtors to the estate would turn out to be creditors.
In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Wednesday, the will be a special steamer in union with the trains leaving
Paris at eight in the morning ; this steamer will start
Duke of Brunswick obtained a verdict for £lOOO damages from Boulogne to Foulkestone on the arrival of the train,
against Mr. Pepper, the printer of the Satirist newspaper, by which means passengers of that morning from Paris
for libel. On the same day, in the Court of Common will arrive in London at half-past six o'clock the same
Pleas, his Highness obtained a verdict for £750 damages afternoon.
against Messrs. Abraham Slowman, John Barker, John NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY.—At a meet-
Townshend, James Miles, and Benjamin Brown, who, ing held at Leeds on Thursday last, about 40 shareholders
except Mr. Tewnshend, who is a solicitor, are officers of were present from various towns, including Liverpool;
the sheriff of Middlesex, for forcibly breaking open, and and Mr. Atkinson, of Roundhay, was called to the chair.
entering the dwelling-house of his Highness in Brunswick- Mr. Baker, of Thirsk, advocated the relinquishment of a
place, on the evening of the 15th of May last. large portion of the scheme—that from Tebay to Bishop
THE LAW OF DISTRAINT, AND LENDING GOODS ON Auckland, which would reduce the capital of the company
HIRE.—The law of distraint would appear to require an by two millions; and this portion would, he believed, be
immediate amendment. Messrs. Collard and Collard, the
celebrated piano-forte makers, of London, have called the readily taken up by other parties, who could work it to
better advantage. The line from Wath to Belisle "-
attention of the Guardian Society to the oppressive and he thought, most valuable and promising. 11.-
unjust operation of that clause of the landlord and tenant resolution restraining the directors from
act relating to distraint, whereby the property of traders calls and incurring further liabilities.
lent on hire to tenants and lodgers is frequently sacrificed sufficient capital to complete the valuable part of tile ._
to the claims of landlords, without the law affording the —that stated. His suggestion would reduce the shares
owners the slightest remedy, except by payment of the
debt which may be due by the lodger. Messrs. llime and from £5O to .f..,5. The resolution was cal tied unanimously.
It was also agreed to negotiate the sale of the line from
Son, of this town, tell us that, at this moment, they have
a piano-forte, which had been lent out on hire, retained ( Bishop Auckland to Tebay. A resolution was alsopaswd
giving the directors three months tr. ---"--- '
by a landlady on the plea that the party who hired the _._ . . • -

They had now•

:ed. A deputation was appointed to attend tne gene.
meeting. Amongst these was Mr. D. Smith, of this
They were empowered to impress upon the direc-
and ahareholders the . importance of the resolutions

iunrunient, owes ner upwarus Or ten poutluz ICil4. Inc r__
result is obvious : they must lose the piano-forte and debt town
due to them, or pay the rent before they become possessed ton
of their own property.

agreed to