Glasgow Courier. — 1845-07-15 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

TES BOARD OF TRADE. The Earl of Dii_LHOUSIE laid upon the table of the Home a minute from the Board of Trade, containing the alterations which her 9M Government had _thought it right to th make in is department of that board. The Government harlot ' '' considered the question, and having doe repot to tit eonstitution and operations of the commillimm af lim Nat of Commons, and to the feeling which led Asa' evinced Parliament in the course of the present Ind com•to conclusion, that the Board of Trade should not pree or submit to Parliament any report upon the merits. ef isllwsy Neglects ; but In relinquishing this function of reporting upon bleirmerits of schemes, previously to their being considered by Padlignent, their Lordships must not be induced to considsrthat that Med in the object for which it had been biatituted. ' He had nen a stated as a curious fact—and CRY/OUS it, no doubt. ' would he if only one decision of the Board of Trade had , been of bp the House of Commons, andthat that one deci' IBM irepkwswermed by the House of Lords. But what were the real bra woo lore? The Railway Department of the Board of Trade-ha • 947 schemes, comprising nearly 8,000 miles of railway. of been withdrawn, and 19 had failed upon the skurnat emehrrai kering 160 which had been read a second tbne in the Haase of Commons. Of these 160 9 still remained undecided, making the number actually ,!lecided on 151 • and out of these 151 schemes decided on both by the Board of Trade and I the House of Commons, there were only 6 in which the Home of 1 Commons had directly reversed the opinion of the Beard of Trade, , I which 6 schemes were Involved in what was termed the gauge case, _and !sly 9 who, eases hi will* the opinion of the Board of Trade hat net bearriadrmat,9iring in the meantime to a change at . • - or to a abpromisa between the contending • ~se . out of Japohisties,whickthe House Lof . • •• , _.. ..,...,..... . • •tipoa, Silty 14. had been _rejected, while 193 . ~ 7 - . . of the Brord orsde had been absolutely .. ~ :. . The minute of _last year proposed that a distinct ~ ' . - .Of the Board of Trade should be appointed Sir rasa, !• • esK but it was now intended to discontinue that oomailtess, lid allow the business to be carried on by the ordinary oonintittee: The same preliminary steps on the part of railway companies which were now required, such as depositing with ih• Board of Trade a copy of the plan and a statement di time ' of the bill, woukl continue to be required. They wo •-- -----"- '-"---•  iJTrade to b-e-cce-siiTibre,OU publiC-grounds, to dire-cl the atamos. of Parliament to the nature of those provisions, the Board of Trade would be at liberty to submit to Parliament a report upon the subject, but in no case to pronounce any opinion upon the merits of the Mil. Lord BROUGHAM sympathised with the feelings of the noble Lord in delivering the funeral oration of the departed railway board; but if it had been in the full possession of its mental and bodily functions up to the moment of its decease—if it were so virtuosi, discreet, and industrious—the House ought to be informed of the causes of its death. There was ground for suspecting murder or foul play, and Mr. Wakley ought to be called In to sit on the body to ascertain if it were put to death by violence or had committed suicide. The noble Lord then adverted to the manner tuiddch money and time were consumed in the conflicting schemes before Parliament, and said that Mr. Hudson--King Hudson— Millilsvorking with a twelve-counsel power before the committee 'llefellir London and York line. The object of Mr. Hudson was order that a report might not be made in the present and of course counsel would talk just as long as Mr. Buddisposed to spend money. He was, in fact, just as well with a sit or eight hours' speech from the counsel opposed hot 5. as with a speech of six hours from his own counsel. Be however, that the committee would disappoint Mr. Hudson, :Ed/ during the present session. PH ERSHAM said that Mr. Hudson, who was present, heard Lord Brougham's speech—(cries of "order")—had iselestilsed him to say that it was incorrect to say that he was interfering with the committee. Lord BROUGHAM observed that the only sovereign entitled to be present at their debates was her Majesty. The railway potentate had no right to be there. After a few words from Lord FE VERSHAM, the matter dropped. Lord BROUGHAM then resumed the adjourned debate on his foOrth resolution affecting the standing orders of the House respecting railways, to 'the effect that the petitioners for any bill should enter into recognisance to pay the costs of the proceedings If ordered by the House, and that the House should have the power of ordering either the promoters or the opposers of any such bill to pay the said costs. In the course of the discussion, The Earl of DEVON objected to the noble Lord's repeatedly speaking upon the same motion. Lord BROUGHAM said that the noble Lord had once sat as Clerk at the table of the House, and was then obliged to listen to The Earl of DEVON commented on the good taste evinced by the noble Lord in this allusion, and then asserted that he would Wee oars in future that he would interfere as far as possible in 'lng the noble Lord from violating the privileges of the  The further consideration of the resolution was postponed, and timaining business having been disposed of, their Lordships el4oemed.