The Express. — London, England, 1864-04-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY, Aram 1& The Loan enema:Lust took his sees ea the weelemek et 5 o'clock. METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS. The Earl of DERBY promoted a petition from the vestry of St. Bade's, in the city of Loodoo, complaining of injury from the works of a number of railways now in course of construction, nod ly that projected by the Lon don, Ch•tharn, and Dover Company, which caused obstnic tic., in New Bridge-street and Farricgdon-street. The petition's prayed their lorde n t i pe to interpose to prevent any further enencachmeot of • ways in the city of London. ARTILLERY INEROVEMENTS. The Earl of DERBY brought under notice the favourable trials of the piece of ordnance invented by Mr. Mackay, of Liverpool, whisk be said was likely to become a formidable rival to the guns of Sir W. Armstrong and Mr. Whitworth. Earl DE GREY and RIPON said the reports in the newspapers with reference to the efficiency of this gun had been corroborated by the official report; but that at the distance at which the ban was tried equally satisfactory re mutts had berm attained by other guns which subsequent trials at other ranges had not realised. At present, there fore. a denials. opinion could not be formed u to the ulti mate value of Mr. Mackay'. invention. The Earl of HARDWICKE denounced the Armstrong gun ma unsuitable for the navy. The Duke of SOMERSET observed that he had obtained from Sir W. Armstrong a mural►loadings wrought-iron gnu for present use, which had been eatialactorily tried, but that with respect to rifled guns generally there was so much difference of opinion among the highest authorities that he could not take upon himself the responsibility of ordering any large number of rifled artillery for the navy. After some further conversation the subject dropped. STEAM RAMS. The Earl of DERBY gave notice that on Tuesday the 26th lost. be would call the attention of the bowie to the published correspondence which had taken place between ier Majesty's government and Mr. Laird with respect to the subject of the steam rams. AI.f.FGED MUTILATION OF THE EDUCATION INSPECTORS' REPORTS. Lord GRANVILLE, referring to the debate and vote in the House of Commons last week, defended the Council of education from the charge of mutilating the reports of in spectors of schools. He read the minute of the council which gave rise to the discuasioo, and avowed that he was not only officially, but morally and practically responsible for the proceedinp which had taken place. Had he been in the piece of the Vice-Prosideet of the Council of Education he should have made exactly the same statement in answer to • similar accusation. He contended that it was abso lutely necessary for the central board to exercise some check over the reports of the inspectors. The same super. visioa was exercised by the Admiralty, and, he believed, by every department of the government. He utterly denied that, in abbreviating the reports paargee unfavour able to the views of the council were struck out, while those were retained which accorded with its policy. The office had keen censured by the vote of the House of Commons. and it was impossible it could refue a full inquiry into the facts, having passed the resolution on imperfect information. He hoped • committee would be panted without hesitation, and he should not fear the result of the inquiry. Lord DERBY admitted theta certain discretioo ought to be allowed so the chief of every department to strike out from the reports it received the irrelevant matter that might lead to much controversy ; otherwise official reports might become pamphlets advocating individual opinions. He felt confident that Lord Grenville would never allow any report to be laid before parliament so altered es to convey • meaning not intended by the writer, or giving undue favour to the particular views of the government itself. What had just takes place in the House of Commons might eusiderably modify opinions on the subject. and be trusted, rhould se inquiry take place, the result would clear the Council of Education of the charge of having departed train its duty, or improperly tampered with the reports. Earl GREY mid that there was one point to which he wished to call attention. If he had correctly understood the noble earl, he had said that be bed macro to believe that the motion wee made in the other house on the ener vation, or was promoted by persons in the employ of the crown. That we • point which required very close investi gation, because he conceived that • no more fatal blow to the interests of this country could be given than that which would interfere with the beads of departments in their exercise of the power of removing from office any public servant who misoooducted himself. The government ought to exercise the power which was legally placed in their bands. On the other hand the civil servants were bound by thestrictest principles of bower not to enter upon a secret or passive opposition to the policy of the heads of departments. (Hear, bear.) The government could not work for a day it the political servants of the crown did not receive the fair and honourable support of those who worked under them. If that upped wee withheld the govern ment would be compelled to change those persons, and then a state of things might be introduced similar to that which existed in America, where on every change of government, the clerk', tram the highest to their:meet, were dismissed from office. That was a source of unbounded corruption that was fatal to proper govern mut. While they had the policy of the government under the control of parliament they had the advantage of the experience of the civil servants io the different departments, who, as a body, performed their duties with zeal and ability. He trusted that the investigation which would take place would go carefully into these points, and if it should he die. covered that any pantos had committed the offence alleged, that he would be at ouster:cloyed from his situation. (Hear.) The subject then dropped. The t - oion Relief Aid Acts Continuance Bill and the _ . Ac Lois I:tr;.iiiege oes were read 67eco;c1 time. The Vestry Cam Abolition (Irelead) Bill wee reed a third time. and. with easeadmeote, pseud. The house adjourned at 20 minutes peat six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, APRIL 18. The SPEAR= took the chair dewily before 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. BAMBILIOGI took the oaths and his seat for Barn staple is the room of Mr. Lloyd, who was unseated on petition. The boo. gentleman was introduced by Mr. Tr.- hies and Mr. Whitmore. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bill■ were read a third time sad pawed North sad South Weetara Junction Railway ; Selimbury Salirbory Railway sad Market House ; and the West Riding and Grimsby Railway Bill. CIVIL SERVICE FOCPEk:DITCRE. Yr. A. smira postponed his motion on the civil ser vice expenditure foe to-morrow (this day) until Tuesday, PAYMENT OF RATES AND TAXES. Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice for Monday nest, of his intastion to introduce a bill for regulating the payment al ratea sod taxes by parliamentary electors. THE DANISH QUESTION. Mr. DISRAELI—Sir, I beg to give Define that to-mor row, oar the motion of the bon, member for Liekeard 011 the foreign policy of her Maieety's government with reference to Denmark and the duchies of Sleswtg and Holateio, I shall move the previous Question. (Hear, bear, and a laugh.) FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. Sir R. WILIAIITOBBY pre oak. thot,ou the mein- Moo with respect to the Ant insurance duty, he rbould more the huertiou of words, for the purpose°, ortooduig it to all Loaves and buildiop. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION. Mr. R. SEYMOUR asked the Secretary of State for the HOMO Departniect, if the government intended to intro duce this passim any bill relating to the Ecclesiastical Com mission. Bir G. GREY said be had communicated the resolutions of the select committee oo the subject to the Ecclesiastital Commission, and the report of the oommiuiooers with re spect to those involving matters of administration bad been laid before the bones. As to those involviog a change in the law, the mein question was, no doubt, the constitution of the commission. He was ready to admit that the consti tution of the commission was susceptible of improvement— (loud cries of hear, hear)—but he use bound, at the same time, to say that the recommendations of the committee did not afford the best solution of the question. A t present, therefore, he was not prepared to give notice of a bill oo the subject, as the subject was one of great difficulty, and re quired very careful consideration, but he hoped to be able to do so at some future time, though he could not say whether it would ho in the present session. CAPT&LN: CORDON. Colonel SYKES 'irked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Alien.' whether any information had hoes m a im' at the Foreign-ottice that Captain Gordon, of the Royal Engineer,. who was io command of Chinese troops in the service of the Futai of Shanghai, had condoned the treachery of the Futai in putting to death the Teepieg princes at Loochow, and plundering the city. and agaiost which Ca ptain Gordon himself, Major-General Brown, com manding the British troops in China, and all the European consuls at Shanghai, bad publiabed ao indignant protest ; and whether be had consented to continue iu the tonics of the Fetid notwithstanding thews indignant protests. Mr. LAY ARD said that, as far rhe was aware, Captain Gordon was not ia the service of the Futai, but in that of the Chinese government. He understood be was °canoeing is the command of the troops which he had disciplined. He was not exactly aware of his reasons for doing so, but he understood he was afraid t h at if the troops were disbanded great danger might secrue to the settlement at Shanghai. Mr. W. FU ER wished to know whether the govern racist had received any information to the effect that Captain Gordon had been engaged is the siege of Chieese tows. Mr. LAYARD mad he was not aware of that faet ; but frees moments received that morning, it appe►red that her Majesty's minister at Pekin bad made representations to the Chimes government on the subject. OOKN REND& Mr. HUBBARD asked the Presideot of the Poor-kw Board whether ►is attention had been directed to the de e:-re is tbe Comma Pleas ea the sth February, to the Mot " that Lads seamed with 'oars ,as payable free of THE EXPRESS, • TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1864. rates' should be asesemed at the full annual value, without utakiag say derlootioe for the corn rout charge r whether the board accepted that decision as declaratory of the law, sod would ematueirat• it to swab parishes as have asked far infonnatlow. Ig:TTILELERS said hie attention had bees &meted to the subject, and an a matter of course the Poar-law Board had accepted the decision of the Court of COMEIOS Pleas as decLuntory of the law. In the event of board, of guardians applying for information in similar ewes, they would be in formed that the law had been settled on the point. Net new thrown out, namely, that • oormaittee should be appointed to *Mee and ascertain what was and what is the manner in which the minute is mooted by the department concerned. (Hear, hear.) It seems to us that my right hon. friend might have awaited with perfect bobcat and matiffectica the Woe el that inquiry. We were convinced from whet we knew that the result would bear out the assertion which my right boo. friend has made. No man has a right to judge of the feelings of another with regard to what he comiders to affect his per sonal honour ; end so after many days of unsuccessful en deavour to persuade my right hoe. friend to abide by the investigation and decision of • committee, I was yesterday under the painful necessity of mceptiog his decided rin d peremptory resignation. I am sure that the house, having heard the statement which my right hon. friend has mode, wfll be of opinion, and those who concurred is the vote of the evening will also admit, that that vote was • hasty and not sufficiently °moldered decision. (Loud cheers.) That decision having, however, been come to, I do sot think it would be respectful to the house to ask them to reverse it ; bet I think it would be aciainsieet with parlia mentary practice, and with the homer and character of the house, that they should agar to appoint • committee to as certain whether the impression under which that majority voted was, or was not,well forioded,aoooniing to the menace of the department. (Hear, hear.) I shall, therefore, on Thursday next, move for such a committee, and I am pomaded that the sable lord the member for Stamford will be prepared to agree to that. ("Hem, hew,' from Lord R. Cecil.) It is not my intention sow to advert to the other topic which the right hon. gentleman has announced his intention of bringing before the considers,- tioa of the house, because I understand it was agreed that it should be postponed till after this discussion had taken place. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DIRRAELI—I think this is the first time I recollect of a ministerial explanation having led to • debate, and it is extremely irregular. But when an appeal is made to us by the right hoe. geotleman, to the opinion of the house on • question respecting his personal honour, I do not think that we on this side can be silent. At all events I wish to ex. port my own opinion —I believe that I express also the opium of many honourable members, and, I of ell that sit on this aids of the home —that we should take the statement of the right hoe. gentleman, so far as his national bosom is ironwood, as perfectly satisfactory, and should sesame that honour, after his statement to night, to be Inviolate. (Loud cheers.) Ido not think that the observations of the noble lord with respect to the conduct of my noble friend the member for Stamford were at all justified ; for I think that my noble friend's conduct throughout has been perfect straightforward. (Cheers.) Notice of this motion was given last year, and when it appeared on the paper this year the government must have been frilly aware of its character • but I did not see thole preparations made on the other s ide to support the right hon. gentleman which I think his high position, his Mhos, and his eminent talents deserved. I have always opposed the views of the right hon. gentleman as to the principles on which his *icy of education has been carried on • but I have always borne, as I beer now, witness to his 'distinguished talents, the cleanses of his intellect, and the vigour with which he has conducted public, business. The only thing I regret to see is so much talent lost to the public service, chiefly, se it appears to me, from the right hon. gentleman in this as in many other instances, not having been properly supported by his colleagues. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. WALTER said, after the explanation which Mr. Lowe had given, he was ears the house would not think it necessary to adopt the course proposed by Lord Pa wanton. Mr. W. FORSTER having offered a few observatioas, the dimeuesion was suffered to drop. PRIVILEGE-DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES. Mr. DISRAELI Galled the attention of the house to a question of privilege, which he considered to be one of great gravity in a constitutional sense ; be alluded to the fact of fi ve Under•Socretaries of State having occupied seats in that house. Be reviewed the law upon the subject— the Wears of aloe, ne observed, being mainly regulated by statute, and insisted that four Under-Secretaries of State, and no more, could by law sit in the house at the same time, whereas throughout the present session five under-secretarias had set an d vo t e d t h ere. He urged the great importance of strictly enforcing the law there; one should vote in that hones who was not entitled to do so, and of taking care that the house should be properly eousliteited. As the means of extricating the hones from the difficulty in which it wee placed, be moved a resolutiou, declaring the occupation of a seat in the house by a fifth Under-Secretary of State to be a violation of the law, and that the seat of the fifth (the last appointed) Under-Seers ary (the Under-Secretary for War) wee vacated. Lord PALMERSTON said he wee ready to admit that the government had unintentionally and by an oversight done what the law did not authorise. But the bona., with Mr. Disraeli and his friends, must share the blame. There were at present, by the resignation of Mr. Bruce, only for under-secretaries in the house, and the law would in future be strictly complied with. Instead of tbe reeola- Moo, he proposed that there should be a bill of indemnity. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave as elaborate expo sition of the legal aspect and incidents of the question, pointing out an objection to the latter part of the resoln tioa. Mr. WALPOLE dissented from some of the conclusions of the Attoroey-General, and supported the resolution. Sir G. GREY moved to amend the resolution by omitting the latter part, and adding that a select com mittee be appointed to inquire whether the Under-Secre taryof State last nominated had vacated his seat. Altar further discussion, the resolution was agreed to, with Sir G. Grey's amendment. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Hr. BRAND a new writ wan ordered to lutist*, Merthyr Tydvil in the room of Hr. H. A. Bruce, who sum hie election had accepted the once of Vice-Presi dent of the Committee of Privy Council on Education. PENAL SERVITUDE ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. On the order for going into committee upon the Penal Servitude Acts Amendment Bill, Mr. ADDERLEY moved, as an amendment, a resolution, " That this system of discharge of prisoners from penal ser vitude on license, without police supervision, should no longer be continued." Be o bse rved that this was a propo- sition upon which all agreed who differed upon other parts, and his object was to embody it in au act of parliament, in UMW that the supervision should be no longer a sham, but a valid system. Sir G. GREY said, after the discussion which the bill had already undergone, be declined to follow Mr. Adderley in his argument, and hoped the house would be allowed to go into committee, where the deteila of the measure could be more conveniently considered. The amendment was withdrawn, and the house then went into committee on the bill. Upon the Ith clause, Mr. HUNT moved to add the words:—" If soy bolder of a lineage who shall be at large, shall Gil to report himself to the chief police.ststion of the borough or district where he shall be on his arrival therein, sod subsequently on the first day of each month, or shall change his locality without having previously notified the same to the police station to which he last reported himself. be shall be deemed guilty of s misdemeanor, and may be summarily convicted thereof, and his lic:sose shall be forthwita forfeited.* Tfiis amendment was opposed by Sir G. GREY. Sir J. PAKLNGTON said the commission decided by a majority that every criminal liberated under license should be placed ender supervisiou. The only safe mode of doing this was to place them under the supervision of the police. Tbey bad enough of men released without supervision. (Hear, bear.) He hoped the right hoe. gentleman would not be allowed to fritter away • great principle. H. mild understand the principle of no remission of the sentence at all. That we. the principle advocated by the Chief Justice. He (Sir J. Pakingtou) was of opinion that the criminals should be allowed to have • chance of reformation, but they should be placed under supervision, and the supervision should he that of the police. Mr. WHITBREAD saw so real tangible security for society in obliging • criminal to report himself to the polioe, while the fact that • man was known as a criminal would be an obstacle to hie getting employment or to his retaining employment if he got it. His fellow- workmen would refine to work with him if he was known to be a ticket-of•leavemaii. Mr. HENLEY thought it was a mistake to have any re mission of the sentence. When you caught a thief the beet plan was to keep biro. (Laughter. ) But the mistake of libels , Ling him with a ticketmf•leave would not be remedied by su , pervieics. It was mere moonshine. The hog. member for Salisbury gave them his experience of smother place-- llaughterl—and said that in that place a thief was preferred ma a labourer to an honest man. (Laughter.) But was that the came is this oouotry ! There was no chance in this country if a man was a ticket-of-leave man. A ticket of any kind was so ornameot, and even the nonconformists objected to be ticketed. (Laughter.) He believed that all society might be divided into two peat classes, the de tected sad the undetected. (Much laughter.) He was op pored to all bemuses, to all supervision, and be should vote on this occasion with the government. After • few words from Mr. AN(MISTEES, The committee divided For the amendment l4B Against Lord LOVAINE suggested that words should be added to the claimer by which the convict would be enabled to report himself periodically to the nearest magistrate, or to the nearest police office In the district in which he resided. It would in many cum impose great and um:mastery labour on the convict if he were compelled from time to time to proceed to • dietant chief police elation to report him- self. Lord NAAS gave notice of hls lotentiou to !DIM an amendment to the effect suggested on the bringing up of the report. Mr. HUNT observed that ruch an amendment should dare his support. The clause as amended was then agreed to. . . _ The remainlog clauses were then agreed to. Mr. HIBBERT moved to schedule A, page 5, line 11, to leave out after " large," "io the United Kingdom." In its present form it would prevent any liceneed ticket-of. leave holder emigrating during the time of the license. Ifs thought the greatest good they could do to these men would be to assist them in getting away to other countries. Sir G. GREY objected to the iumeodaient, because he thought it would have the effect of inducing these men to moot, to our colonies. - 11;aMeeam;;twas withdrawa, sad the schedule agreed to. The bill than went through committee, and the house reareed. I.IfiBIIRN ELECTION_ - - - Mr. ADAIR moved that the minutes of the proesedinp of, and the evidence takes before, the elect acclimates on the Lisburn election petitions be printed. Mr. LYGON observed that the evidence which had been talus could not be applied to any . legal purpcee whatever ; sad he thought that parlous examined before election cam. mittess ought to be treated with great tenderness, inasmuch as they were subjected to a searching in quiry as to their coaduct, and were not them -11011,011 allowed the benefit of any legal assietainie There were occasione when the house had to decide whit. they a committee had or not done their duty; on which it might be desirable to print the evidence, and especially when the committee had made such a port that it was expedient to Bess a commission. But when no public pro. osedinp could be taken sad no end served, it would be extremely unwise to publish the evidence. Be would not, however, divide the house against the motion. It was quite impossible if the evidence were printed to allow the matter to rest where it was, for no committee should be allowed by an illegal act to oome teen illusory conclusion. and inasmuch as injustice might be done he should throw upon the chairman of the committee the coosequenose, whatever they might be, of the motion. The mottos was then agreed to. The other orders were dispose d of, sod the house ad journed at ten minutes past 1 o 'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—MoNDAY. Any old habitue of Tattersall's who may have paid a visit to the time.honoured "Corner" this afternoon would have been fully satisfied that the racing season bad either bean inaugurated at Newmarket daring the Craven, or that it vng anticipated with the First Spnng next week. &recibir' began toarrive at ID early hour in the afternoon, and es soon sa an opportunity promoted itself for commencing o on the first Wainer of the day—settling on the Craven —the usual procees was at once resorted to, and for some two hours the hurry-scurry of members with their "books," and agent. with their "accounts" were the prevail. ing features. Occasionally, however, during the tranaactioo of that most important branch of business, speculation on future events was bad recourse to, but it was not until the bulk of the settling had been concluded that betting according to the true tone of the market was carried on. The Two Thousand present. scarcely a feature beyond the remarkable firmness. of the favourite, who may be said to have monopolised the betting on the first of the great three-year-old events, 5 to 2 having been accepted to some 2,000 in the course of business. The Chester Cap was very languid, and it wan not until very near the close of business that anything like a decided movement took place ; but there ware no heavy invest ments. Scottish Chief was again in great force for the Derby, for which he wan backed to win some 2,0001. at 7 to L There were frequent inquiries after Coat Guard, at 100 to S (taken), the last bet we saw booked, however, Wog 12 " ponies." Among the first transactioae of the afgoraoon was 1,000 to 40 taken about 13aragah, who re mained quiescent until about the close, when there were offers of 30 " hundreds" without a resumes, 25 to 1 each to 2001., was accepted about First Flight, Paris, and General Peel, while Historian was frilesig at 33 to 1. 30 to 1 was taken once about Ely, and at 45 to 1 Appalling' was backed to win upwards of 2,0001. Several others were supported at outside prices as below : TWO THOUSAND. 6 to t apt Count F. de Ingenues Fills de rAir (4) 7 to 1 Lord Glasgow's General Peel (t) to 1 Mr. Merry'a Sir Roger (t) 16 to 1 Lord Uxbridge's Durban: (t) 20 to 1 Mr. 0. W. Craven's Mast tt) 20 to 1 Ste F. Johnstoue's Historian (8 and off) 20 to 1 Mr. T. Valentine'. Hollyfin and off) 20 to 1 Mr. Ten Broeek a Parts (of) 26 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Claremont (ea) 60 to 1 Capt. A. Coeper's Knight of Snowden (t) CHEST= CI:P. 10 to apt Deka of ilesuliort's is - ir . d . Zetland, 3 yrs, lid 121 b, inc. tlb es. d) 10 to Mr. Wintsakers change, • yrs, 7st 411, (t) 13 to Mr. Hudson • Little Stec S yrs, tat ,o 11) 100 to Mr. Fobert's Oldmloster, 6 yrs, 814 Mb (t) 100 to Mr. W. Day's Muezzin, 4 yrs, eat elb (t) 100 to Mr. R. Dr.:wilt:a Green Lou 20 to Captain Cluistie's tiordlan Knot, 3 yrs, lid Mb, (t and o 0) 50 to Mr. R. Drewltt's Accident, 4 yrs, 6st 911, (t) 1000 to 15 Mr. Y . Fisher's Batt ol surrey, b yrs, at lalb (t) DERBY. 7to 1 agat Mr. Merry's - Scottish Chief (t) 12 to 1 Mr. Naytoes I oastiguard (t) 15 to 1 Lord N eatmortand's Birch Broom (t) 100 to 6 Captain John White's antihuman (t) 20 to 1 Lord St. Vlncent's Fonder (t) T 5 to 1 Lord Glaagow's First night 4) 25 to 1 Mr. R. Yea Broeek's Paris it) 25 to 1 Lord Glasgow'. General reel (t) 30 to 1 Mr. W. 8. Cartwright's My it) 30 to 1 Mr. Bowes's Baragab (off) 33 to 1 Sty F. Johnstone a Historian (of) 45 to 1 Mr. Nayloes Appenine ( 1) 60 to 1 Lord Glasgow's landlord (t) 1000 to 15 Mr. T. Valentine's Hollyfox (t) 10000 to 150 Captain Comees Durham 4, 10000 to 100 Mr. O. W. Craven a Planet ( t) 1000 to 10 Mr. Stewart:a Major (t) BETTING AT MANCHESTER-MONDAY. TWO THOUSAND. 11 to 4 opt Ttlledentir(oft, lee to 6 opt Hollyfox It t) 3tol t I) I3oto 1— Claremont (t Bto 1 General Peel 23 to 1 Planet t) (goaded) to 1 Para (od) 9to 1 Sir Sager (t) 9 to 2 Lord Olitogowl 100 to 8 ?trot Plight it) I lot Li) lug 10 8 Maori= ,otri caul to to 1 sot Change (t, WO to 9 Lord Zatlaad CUP. ss it; 1 IPS M 7 Ma l 7 23 to 1) 100 to $ East Doer 15 to 1 Oklailaster;ol) (t 100 to 6) 100 1 1: 6 . !=i t ( t ot) 2 to 1 Gordian Knot ( 1 1) 100 to /I Welcome t) WO to $ The Count ~t) 144) to 1 Fantail (t) lea to 1 Antlekt (0/1) I to 1 agst Scottish dad (orr, 22 to 1 Banish 3) 25 to 1 I , trst rapt ft) 26 to 1 Gsaeral Pseltt, 40 to 1 yet Blair Atholl: 4.0 to 1 Copenhagen (oft tee to 1) 00 to 1 Stragord(t and off) LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS.—Arzu. 18. APPEALS. (Before the Lades or, Lord WiseLyda* sad lmdord.) GIPPS V. GIPPYL-DIVOIICK. In this case the appellant ii la g as — iiiiimabseton and the respondent, are Helen Etough Gipps, and William Wentworth Fitzwilliam Hume M.P. for the county of Wicklow. The appeal is broughti from an order of the Judge Ordinary (Sir Cromwell Cromwell) of the court of Divorce, whereby be diamiased the petition of the a ppellant for a dame dissolving his marriage with the respondent, Helen Etough Gipps, by reason of adultery committed by her with the co-respondent, William Wentworth Fitawilliam Hume. The petition on which the present alas is founded stated that the appel lant was married to the respondent on the 15th October, 1851, and had Mae by her, two children. They afterwards separated ; and it is alleged that during the separation Mrs. Gippecommitted adultery on many occasions, and atdifferent places, with the co-respondent Hume ; in consequence of which she gave birth to twins on or about the 4th of May, 1862 ; that between the lit of September, 1861, and the sth of June, 1862, the respondent had been constantlL l visited by the co-respondent at her different lugs, and that, in October, 1861„the respon dent elk and stayed in the home of the 00-re spoodent at Market Farleigh„ Wiltshire. It speared that in February, 186 0 , the petitioner, who is secretary to the Museum of Patents, South Kensington. first petitioned for a dissolution of his marriage by mum of adultery before then committed with Mr. Hume. At the tam- mencement of thai suit the petitioner wss induced to accept from Mr. Hume 3,0001. in lien of costa and damages, and the first suit proceeded, the claim to damages being withdrawn. In June, 1861, the came being set down for bearing, the petitioner agreed that the petition should be withdrawn, Mr. Hume executing a bond to the petitioner for 4,0001., payable at his mother's death, with interest at 5 per coot in the meantime, and a memorandum to that effect was executed. Accordingly Mr. Gipps moved to withdraw the petition, but Mrs. Gipps insisted on a verdict negativing the adultery, and a jury returned such a verdict on 20th June, 1861. At this time, and for some time afterwards, there was a negotiation for a separation between Mr. Gipps and his wife, but before it mine to a result the petitioner had reason to believe that the intercourse between his wife and Mr. Hume bad been renewed, and on the 4th of May, 1862, she was delivered of twins. A second suit was then commenced, and the co-respondent, in his answer, alleged that Mr. Gipps had connived at the adultery, that he had withdrawn the fist nit in °maiden tioe of a large sum of money to be paid by the co-respondent, and this with a fall knowledge of all the circumstances. The ease was heard before Sir Cromwell Cromwell in January, 1863, who decided that the appellant bad proved his petition, bat that he had connived at theadulteryebarged therein,and the petition was distniased. The present appeal wee then brought. Mr. Macaulay. Q.C., having been heard for the appellant, the case was adjourned for the purpose of hearing Sir H. Cairns on the same side, who was unable to attend today, having gone to Ireland in conesquerice of the illness of a re lative. EQUITY COURTS.—Armi 18. (Before the Master el the Rolla.) TIM LONDON AND NIDDLANNI BANK. This was a petition for winding up the above company. which in October last transferred its hominess to the London and Westminster Back. It appeared that rime that time the directors had been actively engaged in winding np the affairs of the concern, sod had made great progress therein. Certain of the shareholders now appeared, and desired the calling of a general meeting to consider a proposal to volun tarily wind up the company. Hu Hower, however, wee of opinion that the company would be better served by allowing the directors to follow their present course of action, inasmuch as they were work ing without reward, and no imputation whatever was cut either oe.their discretion or Integrity. He therefore made the usual winding-up order, but declined to appoint an official liquidator. All parties to be at liberty to apply. Mr. flophouse, Q.C., Mr. Southgate, Q.C., Mr. Swans Mr. H. Jessel, Mr. Selwyn, Q.C., Mr. Baggallay, Q.C., and Mr. Lindley appeared in the matter. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—AP/IR. 18. Sittings iu Brow.—{Before Lord Chief Justice Ede, sad Justices Willis, Bylis, and Boding.) CAYZILON V. TIM MAILING-CROSS RAILWAT. —IMPORTANT uezenos AS TO ILAILKAT COMPILNSATION. . . . _ Mr. Lu - ah, Q.C., said that the platotiff, and also Mr. Bourbill, brought two actions against the Charing-cross Railway Company, to recover damages under the following circumstances. Tree plaintiffs were shopkeepers in Duke. street, Adelphi, and during the building of the railway sta tion a portion of the line of thoroughfare in which their premises were ea. closed, the:traffic was diverted, and they lost many customers in coasequente. They claimed com pensation for their low, but the company declined to issue their warrant so that the anionat of compensation might be eiseased by • jUrb and therefore the_ pre sent adios was commenced. The trial came on before the Lord Chief Justice at Westruirister when it was arranged that there should be verdicts for the plaintiffs for amounts agreed upon, subject to the opinion of the full court upon the question whether the defendants were liable. The learued counsel said that the present motion was for • rule to enter nonsuits, upon the ground that the act of parliament only contemplated compensation being given where laud was injuriously affected., whilst in the present mass it was not contended that the property Well had been damaged, but only that business had fallen off. In support of he argument he referred to the act of parliament, and added that the point was one of immense importance to the railway company, es • great many similar actions had been commenced. There;was another point, that the plaintiff (Mr. Cairene) ia his notice had not properly described his interest in the property, he simply stating that be was the occupier, whilst in fact he was the leaseholder for 21 years. The court granted a rule in each case. REPORTS OF INSPECTORS OP SCHOOLS. Mr.~OOLLLNS pie sotiw that when Vice- President of the Committee of Council on Educatioo was is hie piece he would ask him whether it was the intention of the Committee of Council on Educa tion for the future to 'detain from "the mutilation of the reports of her Majesty's Inventors of Schools, and the ercluaioto from them of statements and opinions adverse to the educational views entertained by the Committee of Council, while matter favourable to them was admitted." POLISH REFUGEES IN AUSTRIA. Mr. YORKE asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether there existed any extradition treaty between Austria and Russia ; whether his attention bad been called to an order published by GONTSI Menadorf, dated Lemberg. March 16, 1864, cad to a similar order published by General Meal, dated Cracow, March 12th, 1864, ordering all Polish refugees to be immediately sent back across the frostier ; and whether her Majesty's ambassador at Vienna had been, or would be, instructed to use the friendly influence of this country, in order to pot a stop to such inhuman practices. Lord PA LMERSTON—We are not aware of any treaty between Austria and Russia for the mutual surrender of criminals. There may be some military arrangement with respect to deserters of which we do not know. When our ambassador at Vienna informed um that inertial law bad been proclaimed in Galicia, we were informed that any Russian subjects in Galicia provided with proper passports were to be allowed to stop there if they showed that it was necessary for their own private purposes that they should do so, and those who were not so provided with pamports were required to go to some other part of the Austrian do mioios but it did not appear from that edict that there was to be any surrender of any such persons to the Basilan government. Mr. HENNESSY asked the noble lord whether he would lay on the table the despatches of Lord Bloomfield on the subject, including his despatch enclosing the proclamation of Gass& Meckl. ItITEESTON—I will look into the despatches, sod see whether there is anything which, 000sisteutly with tee public service, can be laid on the table. If so, it will be laid before the holm. GREENWICH .HOSPITAL. Sir J. HAY asked the Secretary of the Admiralty to lay upon the table of the house a copy of a letter from Sir Richard Bromley, dated 9th April, and a letter from the Governor of Greenwich Hospital, dated 11th April, on the proposed reforms at Greenwich Hospital. Lord C. PAGET was understood to say that at preeest the letter could not be laid on the table. NEW DOCK AT MALTA. Sir J. PAKINGTON salted the BeerstAry for the Ad. miralty whether, after the papers that had been laid on the table, it was the intention of the Admiralty to persevere in the construction of the proposed harbour at Malta, and if so, when the vote would come on! Lord C. PAGET said it was the intention of the government to proceed with the construction of the harbour, and he would, if possible, bring on the vote on Thursday next, and if not then, early in the following week. SALE OF BEER BILL, Mr. ROEBUCK—I beg to ie.e notice that when the boo. member for Hull mover for leave to bring in a bill to regu late the sale of beer on Sunday, I shall move that that leave be not wk.. (Cheers and laughter.) THE DUTY ON CORN. Mr. CAIRD asked what was the intention of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer with respect to the duty on low pried corn ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rid he did not intend to propose to bring within the range of the corn duties any pun or substance which was lot included is the present duties. FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notilis that he should on Thursday next move, in committee of ways and means, the resolution relating to fire insurenos. THE FTCTMOUS AMERICAN DESPATCH. Lord R. CECEL asked the Attorney-General whether he still considered that a eertain alleged report of Mr. Malloy, the secretary to the Confederate navy. was of a character entirely unqueetionakile. (Laughter.) He also wished to know whether he would lay on the table the despatch of Mr. Seward having reference to that report. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said the noble lord had give° him an opportunity of assuring the home that when he referred to the document on a previous 0001•4012, end used the word "unquestionable," his meanie, was simply this—that never having heard at the time a doubt sug gested that the document was not what it purported to be, and knowing that it was treated as such by Mr. Seward, and sent as such by Mr. Adams to her Majesty's government— (opposition cheers)—sod being ignorant of the peculiar form in which such documents are presented to the Confederate government ; and also not being aware at the time of what was pointed out in the nouns of the debate as to the rearms for doubting the genuineness of the document, he under these circumstances, did in the simplicity of his heart believe that it was what it , purported to be, and it was in that sense that he spoke of it as unquestionable, " bo nnie be supposed the house would be of opinion that if it had emanated from Mr. Mallory and been presented to the Confederate Congress, it wauld have been an unquestionable document. (Laughter.) The letter of Mr. Mallory and Mr. Adams would be laid on the table. LAYARD—No the letter of Lord trope. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Yea ; the letter of Lord Lyons will be laid on the table. MIL LOWE'S RESIGNATION.-PEPSONAL EXPLANATION. Yr. LOWE. who spoke from the fourth bench on the mioisterial aide of the bowie, (apish:sod that is consequence of the decision come to on Tuesday but, upon the motion of Lord R. Cecil, which be took in the light of a dhoti, charge against himself, that he bad mutilated the reports of school inspectors by striking out andh portions of them as were unfavourable to the administratioe of the educational department, he had felt it his duty to resign the office of Vice-President of the Council on Education. The right hon. gentleman complained that the house had arrival at a decision suddenly sod in the absence of all evidence, and, alluding to some re ports that had beet, circulated among members whilst the debate was proceeding, and which contained marked pre sages, denounced as "hue" the conduct of those subordi. Dates in the education department who bad betrayed their trust by furnishing these documents. Those marks, how ever, he observed, ought sever to have been made, and they had not been made by the order or with the knowledge of Earl Granville or himself, or for the purpose ,of influencing the inspectors aa to the passages which they were to omit from their reports. They were placed there, in fact, in pur su►nce of a n.istaiken and erroneous practice which pre ' veiled until 1862, when be forbade it, and without his knowledge, by a clerk in the office, wham business it was merely to read the reports, and call the attention of the secretory to such passages as be might think worthy of his notice. All that he had ever done with OA reports when they were not framed in accordance with the minute of January, 1861, was to return them to the when, and leave them to discover for themaelves in what respect their re ports militated against the rule and principle laid down for their guidance by the department. Lord R. CECIL regretted that the right boo. gentle man should have taken the resolution as directed personally against himself, when in truth it was aimed at a pectins which he regarded as demerit* of censure. If the right boo. gentleman had on Tuesday given • similar explans ! Lion to that of this evening is all probability the motion would not have been pressed to a division, or if it had it would have been attended with • very different result. But instead of that he left the house in perfect ignorance on the question whether there had ever been any discussioa in the office with respect to affixing marks to the inspectors• iaWont PALMERSTON—Sir. nothing can be more painful than the discussion which has just take' place. If there is one thing more painful than another to a generous mind it muss be to see a honourable, able, and upright man • (hear, beer)—defending himself before an salembly like this against a coodemustiou which he Con sidered to have been passed upon him, but which he knows to have been unfounded and unjust. (Cheers.) The noble lord who bas just sat down has stated that if be had been aware on Tuesday night of what my right hon. friend has DOW stated the result would have been different. But let me ask the noble lord whether it did not oocur to him Wet when one man makes a charge against another, it might be as well for him to ascertain by full inquiry whe ther that charge was or was not well founded (Cheers.) The noble lord says that as these marks were made upon reports sent back to inspectors up to the year 1862, he had I reason to conclude that that practice was still eeetinuni. But the noble lord had opportunities which are well known to everybody of ascertaining the real state of things from those who were concerned in the matter ; end I think it might have been as well if he had ascertained before hand whether the practice which he called on the house to condemn has or has not been continued since the year 1862. Having taken some part in the matter to which my right hon. friend referred as he made his statement, I can only may that nothing could give more pain to must/ and col leagues than losing the services of a man so eminently I qualified to do good service to the public and to his country, by the extensive range of his knowledge, the logical accuracy of his mind, the soundness of his judgment, arid his upnght. sem (Hear.) I say it was a most painful thing to u to contemplate the lose of his services. (Cheers.) When my right bon. friend came to me immediately after the debate on Tuesday to state that after such a vote he could not with honour to himself continue to hold the office which he filled, I and my colleagues—all of us—endeavoured to per. suede him that that view was not a sound one. We said that it did ootappear to us that the question at issue was one of veracity on his part, and that the question related to the practice of a department. We felt that it would not be beoomingg or Weldable, according to the practice of parliament, to ask the house to rescind a vote come to after considerable discussion, but what we intended to do was to peeper to the house the very thing that the stable lord had , LEWES SPRING MEETING BosSMsluismkri.—The following looks& those slresdy trained in the oeighboarbood :—Ballv Edmund, Flying Spur, Lord Burlsigh, Kiogswood, Detective, Daniel 0 Bourke colt, Gems Pullet gelding, Wheldrake, Lampoon, Perfumer, /homed, Lady of the Manor, Michel Grove, Lavender colt by Rattle —Amats, Fontey, Eastbourne, filly by Boaspe—Perfume, Little Dick, filly by Nesslaszo, Blackbird, Diploma, Mother &loch, Hollow, Mr. Nichol, Backbound, Aunt Judy, Loni of Lynne, Koonett, Victoria Cram Flower Ssfety, Idea, Pomeranian's. Rosa Lee, Re volt, 'Fbe Moak, Ito.. of Denmark, Dilstoo, Ethelred, Flettoe Overcast, Golden Crews, Melbourne oolt, Coofede mist, Narbonue, Bahrain, sod Deception. SCRATCHING& - OUSE, HANDICAP. —Reiedeer. Michel Grove, Deerfoot, Land of the West. Perseverance Black Sisialey. The Abbot, Viceroy. Aurom , and ALnore. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, APRIL 18.—APPOINTMENTS AND PRO ROMs& —llldshipman F. W. A. Groat to the Aurora. Eugiatters E. T. Read to the Jackal ; P. Ginehy to the Heztor ; K. E. Nation to the Gladiator ; cad W. Roberta to the lathes. Assistant Engineers J. A. Kitt to the Gladiator ; and J. Russalls to the Indus. To be Chief Engineers: IL Woolley, of the Alert; T. W. Trill, of the Jackal ; R. Brown, of the Hector. The Right Hon. Lord Charles John Colville has been appointed honorary lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. The Baruch, which brought home the Australian mail on Saturdoy, met with an accident off Weymouth, sad, during her deteotioo, the Coast de Paris, who was ooe of the passengers, lauded at that port. Mena roa rag CHANNILL ISLANDS.—On the 2nd of May, and thenceforward until the end of October, the supplementary roads to and from Jersey and Guernsey rid Weymouth will be forwarded three times a week. The service rid Southampton and rid Weymouth will be as follows :—Vut Southampton—Letters despatched from Lon don Monday evening. Wednesday evening, Friday evening ; letters delivered in London Tuesday morning, Thursday morning, Saturday morning. Vit Weymouth—Lettere de spatched from London Tuesday evening. Thursday evening, Saturday evening ; letters delivered in Loadoa Monday morning, Wednesday morning, Friday morning.—By coin. mend of the Postmaster General, JOHN TILLEY, SocreAry, Tag DIKTRGSS IN LANCASHIRE. —The usual fort nightly meeting of the executive committee was held at the Tows-hall, Manchester, yesterday; the high sheriff (Sir J. Kay-Shottleworth. Bart.) presided, and there were pre- sent—the Mayor of Manchester, Messrs. A. Heywood, R. Gladstone, Hugh Mason, E Ashworth, M. 800, G. L Ashworth. Thomas Ashton, H. B. Paruidl, J. Platt, W. itathboae, jun., W. Roberta, .7. Fenton, J. W. Machos (hon. sec.), J. It. Kay, It. H. Hutchinson, and J. Ooodsur. The hon. secretary reported that 2,3711.35. Id. had been received during the past fortnight, which included 1991. for Preston from Sir Thomas Heeketh, and that the balance in the bank was 129,1461. 4s, 11d. Three parcels of clothing bad been received, and one sent off. Mr. Fantail presented his report, which showed a decline of 7,868 per. eons receiving Imhof in the ferule - it eliding on the 9th inst. On the motion of Mr. Hugh Mason, • resolution wu paused instructing the hon. secretary to respectfully request the President of the Poor-law Board to forward to each member of the committee a copy of a report just presented to the board by Mr. Itawlitteoe, on the resultant the Public Works Act up to the present time. Grants were then made to • number of local committees to the amount of nearly 12,0001., and this concluded the business. Boarimax's TL is choice and strong, moderate fa price, and oltolsoton to am these advantages Mrs snored for this to a general anteroom It Is sold in packets by MOO apesa—oavamismaseal COURT OF EXCREQUER.—Aran. 18. SECOND COURT. Flittinp at Nisi Prins at Westminster.—(Bofors Mr. Baran Chanute and a Common J nry .) CRELTENHAY O. WOOD. —DislaisetaL or A DRAMATIC IMOD. This WY an action brought by the plaintiff to recover aompenaauoa for a wroagful dismissal, and for mooey found to be due upon an account. stated. The defendaat pleaded, gist, not guilty ; and secondly, never indebted. Mr. G. Denman, Q.C., and Mr. Wortley were acmes& for the plaintiff ; Mr. Sodom{ Perry and Mr. Needham for the defendant. It appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff, who was represented as a dramatic reporter and editor, and also a member of the Dramatic Authors' Society, that the de (cadent, who carried on business as music publisher under the name of Cnuuer, Wale, and Co., Regeot-etneet, started a musical and theatrical newspaper in September last, en titled the Uracstra. The paper at first did not answer, in consequence of the staff not being sufficiently good. 80• veral changes were therefore made, sod, amongst others, the gentleman who was managing the dramatic pertain of the newspaper was cashiered, and the plaintiff was es. pied in his stead for the space of six months, at a salary of three guineas per week. He remained there until January of the present year, when he was discharged. Ihe defence was that the engagement was ooly a weekly one, and no agreement wee entered into for six months. The jury ultimately returned a verdict for the plaintiff— damages, 231. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Arse. 18. (Ware Mr. Consolissioser Goalbura.) The bankrupt nag a lime-buruer, ral Chatham. This was the adjourned sitting for examination and diechargs. The liabilities are ocioaiderable— upwards of 5.800/., against assets and property held as security of 3,700/. It appear ing that the unwise had been removed, as application of Use creditors, and that a fresh amigos. bad aot yet been ap pointed, the sitting for examination and dachaege was again adjourned. IY ILZ WATSON.- APPLICATION TOR BILLIAII. The Maki upt had traded as a wise merchant, in Cullum. street, under the firm of " Watson and Co." His debto are about 1,0004 He attributes his failure to the pressure of creditor., dulness of business, and insufficiest capita ldr. Kerley opposed the bankrupt's application for ramie from custody oo behalf of Mr. Ernest Gilles, merchant, Fencburch-street, who complained that the bankrupt had obtained wise warrants of his clerk during Kr. Gills.', ab sence, and had afterwards disposed of than at less than cost price. The bankrupt, in examinatios, said he bad traded as " Walsou and C 0.," because the "Co." was frequently used in the City." (A laugh.) His Honour said it war nos a case in which he should in terfere mail the choice of mangoes'. THE Crry or Nrw Yorr ox DAuxr's Rocr.— All the efforts up tothe presoak time having proved 'soffito tool, the gentlemen whom Messrs. Inman and Co. had in structed to use every available mode of raising the vowel have now, we ttederstatid, abandoned the hope of getting the ship of. In this case the vessel must necessarily go to the underwriter's, sod we understand that it is the iatmtion of Lloyd's to nose the ship if possible. HOSPITAL FOR DISILASICS or TR I CREST, VICTORIA PARR. —The Bishop of Oxford preached a sermon ea behalf of the objects of this institution on Sunda last, in the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. His lordship hie text from the gospel of the day, the 16th chapter of St. Jobe, 16th verse, sod during an eloquent discourse referred to the painful and distressiog nature of the maladies which the hospital is designed to satirist*, sad the great basalt which it confers on the poor and working doss. The eel. lotion amounted to 1181. 19s. Id. MARCHES -VW., SIIIPTIVILD, aln LINCOLNSHIRII RLILWAT. —The total exponent of this company's railways, including nets, tolls. duty ko., from Jan. 1 to April 10, 1864, amounted to 88,0211., as against 88,8401. for the corresponding period of 1863. The proportion of the South Junction receipts accruing to this company from Jan. 1 to April 10 amounted to 9,272 E., as against 8,4881. for the correspoodiog period of 1863, sad the exposes to 4,6721., an salmi 3,6911. E'er= AND Co.'. LIBRARY, BRITT= ARD 70511191.—Proapactasee sratit. outer' tbsse meg outer iftAV. Q, Zeseasaitml. leadim.—Verirdisola6l RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PABLIAMEIVT. . _ The committee on the proposed new Metropo litan Railways met for the Arm tine ye st erday, Lord Stanley in the chair, the other ambers being Mr. Lord Athlumney, Mr. Gobbet, and Mr"). Hardy. was a great array of counsel, parliamentary egoists, and other professimal gentlemen employed. The bills before the committee were 7.3 in number. The chairman said the committee would Ant take into consideration the Great Northern (No. 1, Barnet Branch), and London, Chatham, ' and Dover (No. 1), and afterwards in their order of rotation the Loodoo, Brighton. and South Coast (new lines Batter ' sea) ; Metropolitan Railway (additional powers) ; and Lan. don. Chatham, and Dover Railway (No. 2, new lima) It would be for the conmeisom of all parties that this an. nounoement ahould be mad., as the inquiry into these cases would no doubt occupy all the week. Counsel appearing for the promoters of the Greet Northern bill were Mr. Denison, Q.C., and Mr. Davison ; for the Regent'. Canal Company, in opposition, Mr. R. Gurney, the Recorder, and Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C. ; for the Metropolitan Railway Mr. Oulendge, Q.C., Mr. V. Harcourt, and Mr. ktolway ; for the London, Chatham, and Dover Mr. Bola, Q.C., Mr. Round, and Mr. Somerset ; for the Midland Railway Sir W. Alexander, Mr. Hops Scott, and Mr. Venable,. There was also a petition against the bill from two shareholders Messrs. Archbutt and Pocock. Mr. Denison then at coosiderahle length opened themes for the Great Northern Railway, stating that the principal objects of that company's applica. tern were to empower them to make a branch live of one mile 32 chains from their main line to Barnet, and an approach thereto to be completed in four years, to acquire land for station purposes to the westward of their goods station at Kins'rerces, to run over the Metropolitan Rail way between King's-cross and its Farringdon.street Terminus, to run over the London, Chatham, and Dover between its junction with the Metropolitan Railway and the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, and the Victoria Station at Pimlico, and to agree with the London, Chatham, and Dover for the mutual use of their undertakings. The =ralsosought power to smarm an agreement of ef, lBl4, between the Greet Northern and Metro politan Railways, for the use of writhing by the former company of their trains on the before mentioned portion o f the Metropolitan Railway, and for an option to the ureit, Northern to take oa lease land for a warehouse at the east of the Metropolitan Railway at Clerkenwell For thees Wirit was proposed to rake a further snotof 200,00111. er ordinary and proforma* shires, and 65,000 i. by lose. The opposition of the Regent's Canal Company was to the construction of a proposed bridge over their canal, and that of other interests might be made subject matter of mutual accommodation and clauses. Mr. Seymour Clarke, general manager of the Great Northern Railway, was under examination until the committee rose. In Mr. Scholefield'e committee the am for the Chertery Extension of the Lon don and South Western Railway was concluded, and that for the proposed Staines, Egham, and Woking Juoction Railway opened by Mr. nigher, Q.C. The Perth Extension of the North British Railway still progresses in Mr. Has nerd's committee, who are hearing the opposing parties. The miscellaneous bills proceeding iu other committees are the Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance end Globe insurance Companies ; the Nottingham Gas sod Belfast Improvement, In the committee of which Lord Wode. house is chairman, Mr. Hawkshaw, C.E, and other wit names were examined in opposition to the proposed Bute Docks at Cardiff, sod the case of the West London Docks and Warehouses Bill was opened by Mr. Burke, q.c., in Earl Cathcart's committee. The object of the bell is to change the name of the undertaking to that of the Railways Junction Warehouses and Cenral Company, to take additional lands, to lay down tramways, and connect them with the London and Brighton Railway at Battersea, to make work ing sgreenisot• with that company and the London sod North Western, Great Western, and London, Chatham, and Dover Companies, to raise in addition to their autho rised share capital of 130,0001„, a further sum of 400.000 f., and to borrow 130,000). Sir C. Fox, the engineer, was the chief witness examined. MARKET& LONDON WEEKLY DOCK I ;Import& ecoub-1 1 7. I. bM4t dcal 77d UNMAN bop MOM last LW Elam DWG+ I Wallis hoop 5,932 Banda Dour 1,9 N Cuba boles I=rallerrovado casks 245 MOB Do. bop C 75433-93.1. ..pookodd 138 Do..bila US V D — & N. Mocks Older i ladd Do. sa. .. Bradl& Coda Ms 2,521 43700 , 75 rondo. Bid 1,545 Do. Rim 1.1 Sauna= Mows os POWS 744 4.1.47 1,461 1,492 110 1114 1,134 902 2,641 246 1,021 1,975 US UN 10,119 136.1117 1011,TF edt,11 484 4 WAYS 7.110 45,70/ 5,408 20,052 27,4111 11,7011 K - 726 41; , 6,848 is,sto tett» 124.6111 1.056 625,4r.T 36.405 14,876 211,316 8.380 7,717 22,047 10.206 OJOS 14616 6,686 TALLOW.-The tallow market has ben quiet to-day. Speculative attics is checked by the advance is the rate of disputant, and the demand from the trade is bat moderato. From Sa. Pmenburg, the market is quoted flat at 42 silver roubles. Our closing prices are : Spot, sew, 41s. to 40s. 9d.; old, 40e. to 40a. 3d. ; April to Jugs, 40s. 9cl ; Joss, 41a. to 41e. 3d. ; July to September, 41s. CAL to 41a. 9d. ; Gaon. to December, 44a. to 44e. 3d. ; tows tallow, 40s. 6d. not ; Australian sheep, 41s. 6d. to 42a. ; beef, 40s. 6d. Soe, 38s. 6d. inferior sad low ; Nara American, 40s. to 40e. 6d. good and line; South Ammisso, 41a. 9d. to 425. lint pipes Cocoanut oil is well supported ; Cochin, 435. ; Ceylon. 39e. Cid. ; Sydney rather seminal, very little on *Her, at 38a. 6d. to Ala. 6d. ; Palm ail quiet, 355. Cal. to 36a. floe Legos.-(From the anemias et Memo. Smith sad Charles, dated Mooday evening.) anToN.-Liviaroot, Aram 1&-We have had a fair busmen at previous prices. Balsa to-day 7,930 balsa, in cluding 1,500 for specolotios sad export. 600 A 24d. to 270. ; 560 Peroam, /cc, 96 d . to 24772 Maranhao, 27d. to 27 id. ; 150 Macao and Bohn, 221 1 d. ; 500 Egyptisa, 260. to S&L ; 200 Smyrna, 22d. to 26d ; 4,850 Surat, I.lid. to 22d. CORN.—Gonaroaxx, APRIL I6.—'ILA supply of wheat fresh at market, with the samples left over from last week, made a fair show. Good cooditioa wools were is reques t, but Use rates of last week were with difficulty maintaioed for middling parcels. Wheat, 38a. to 50a. ; barley, V.. to 30a ; oats, 18a. to 245. ; pees, 325. to 345. ; beano, 32.. to 38a. pee ce. CATTLE —Lrvzspooz, Ann. 18. —The supply of cattle aad damp was about the same roe last If oaday. Th. d sand doll for beef, at last week's priest Pimp told &mese COALS. —E0X1:1071, Aram 18.--Ocorpes Hartley, 16s. 6d.; Diaa's Prunus., 13s. ; Hastrap 16s. 0.1. ; Baty. will Maio, 17a. 6d. ; Tasnaki Moor, 14a. 6d. ; Will. Bid Hartca, 16s. 3d. ; Walls End Riddell, 18s. 3d. ; Walls Eod Braddylls Hellos, 19a. 3d. ; Walls Eod Haswell, 20a. 6d. ; Walla End 20s. 6d. ; Walls End Tanstall, 198 ; Walla had Kelloe, 19s. ; Walls End East Hartlepool, 20s. ; Walls fad South Kellar, MM.—Ships as market, 24 ; sold, 23. MITILOPOLITAN Fizz HOSPITAL, DlVONSlllitiv SWAM, Car.—Tie aggregate number of pelage relieved daring the week ending April 16 was—medical, 992 ; 587 ; total, 1,579 ; of whirl 552 were new amen. (Advertisement.}--HoLLOWAY'iI Prue --Comma an. 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C. naaaditost, Up., of a son. 110. at Hamper MA; Watford, the wife of J. G. - Batt. IN., ol a daughter. lIIIIOND6.—ApriI lb, at the Brewery, Beading, the wile of H. Itincede, Lot , of a daughter. THOMAS. April 16. at the Grove, Highgate, the vita of D. Chalet Mooed req., of a daughter. MA RILIAOES. - • • BUCK KALL-81ILLIYAN.—Apreirs, at Frankfort. at the resi dence of the bride, by W. Halton Murphy, Consul General of the United States of America, and afterwards at the Malls!' church, by the Rev. Mr. Flood, English chaplain. Dr. Georg* few York, to Mary I. DIMS, elder daughter et Eugene Sullivan, Hag San Iranclaco. BAUN Dllll9oN—ool.l.—Aprli 10, at di John's Church, Hyde park-scpuira, by the Archbishop of Cauterbury, S. B. &under son, Msg., llth Haman. A. D. c., of Castle boundersoa, county °than. to lolly Lary, daughter of the lath Y H. Cole, New, of Stoke Lyne Oaon. I WAINE—PILNOSK.- AWI 14, at At. Nicholas Church, by the lee. R. Isthmus. T. Teo.. of Akkruianbory. London, to IDirabeth, daughter of T. H. lame, Esq., of Park.crescent. Brighton. DEATHS... .11.11/WRIGHT.—.IIO.4IIII, at letls;Tteersse, Harlow. the Rev. J. Aster fted 38. DA l Z4LEY.—epril 4, 44 at. Ives, Cornwall, William DanWT. Celt %1. 14" —A al. pse 14, at Mlasevs.ton ace, Hatchs" NT. A. Carter, sod 4 1 —April IS, at at. Ives, Cornwell, suddenly, William 11 8 4 IS. JAMO l T.—epell IS, S. 8. holm" RIK , loft* *ea W. lAN 10111).--441114, at 88e8limserk, Kingston, Mis. S. W. Saaked. said V& Pealed sad MINIM by Wltaaatt KEN Ea" et I. loiebeinieareek Ilbe ay et lables. P. ea the • 4 bee, te tagabra44beill. Is Ile Peeelbell el Illlitebblor Tomas. A 19. 63.—Arta 16. 18,111 18,nd 1,111 14,202 15,104 $4, - 161