The Express. — London, England, 1862-07-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 1101;SE OF LORDS...-TIMBADAY, JULY 3. The Loan CIIABETAJ.OI took hi. seat oa the woolsack at 5 o'clock. Th. liuk. of MARLBOROUGH presented a patties against the Burials Bill. LEGITIMACY AND MARRIAGE VALIDITY BILL Lord BItoIIGHAM presented a bill for the purpose of enabling either party to obtain trial by jay in times at application for a decree of legitimacy, or fora decree declar ing ga marriage to be valid in the Court of Probate and Divorce. The Fill was read n first time. MINERAL LEANFSt _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR brought in a bill to emend the law relating to the granting of mineral leases by trustees, which was reed a first time. SETTLED ESTATES. Lord CHELMSFORD introduced • bill to amend the 2lst section of the Lessee and Salm of Settled Estates Atit, The object of the amendment was to meet the cage of Sir Thomas Wilson, which had been several times before par liament. On the second reading he should state in fuller detail the object of the measure. The bill was read • first time. TILE JAMAICA DEBT. The Earl of DERBY gave ratios that on Friday, the 11th, or, if that day was inconvenient to his noble friend oppo site, on Monday, 14th, he should call the attention of their lordship. to the correspondence laid on the table on the Dart t. of her Majesty's governme n t w ith renard to the Jamaica HIGHWAYS BILL. Their lordships went into committee on this bill. Clauses 1 to 4 were agreed to. On clause 5, The Earl of CARNARVON moved the omission of that part of the .ilause which rendered the wont of the Secre tary of State a necessary preliminary to the formation of a district under the act. of ILDIREST and the Duke of NEWCARTLI supported the clause, but ultimately, after a oonvereation in which the Marquis of Salisbu ry , Lord Egerton. Earl Grey, Lord Lyveden, the Earl of lineebury, the Duke of Rich mond, and other noble lords took part, the government gave way, and consented to the amendment, and the clause as amended was agreed to. The different clauses were agreed to, after some discus dos, and the house resumed. The 81;1hur;t Vesting and the Portadown Discontinu a•ee Fair Bills pared through committee. The Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill wee read a third time and passed. SALE OF SPIRITS BILL. This bill was rend a second time. GAME LAWS AMENDMENT (No. 2) BILL. Laid BERNER% in movie( the second reading of this said he had received communications from places in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cumberland, and other counties, express ing gratification at the introduction of a measure of this description for remedying the evils of night poaching, which had become unbearable. He stated that the bill had been altered in accordance with the suggestion of the noble and learned lord on the woolsack, and that the principal clause, which was almost identical with one in the Metropolitan Police Act, empowered constables between sunset and eight in the morning to apprehend and search persons suspected of having io their possession game which had ►een unlawfully obtained, or guns, nets, and other instru ments for the purpose of poaching, and to take them before • justice of the penes, who should have power, upon con etetioo, of subjecting them to a penalty of 54 Earl GRANVILLE said that, without pledging himself to any part of the bill, he would nut oppose the second reading, but on the understanding that it should be referred to &select committee who should carefully consider its pro visions. After a few words from Lord Polwarth, the Berl of Stradbroke, and Lord Envensworth, the bill was read a second time. GARDENS IN TOWNS PROTECTION BILL. This bill was reported with smoothnost& LUNACY (SCOTLAND) BILL. . . . . This bill paned through committee. CONSOLIDATED FUND (E 10,000,000) Brix. This bill pored through committee. COURTS OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. The Discharged Prisoners Aid Bill, with amendments, was reed a third time and pared. Their lordships adjourned at 10 minutes past 8. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURLIDAY, JULY 3. PABOCHI&L ASSEMMENT BILL. After our report left yesterday, The house divided : For going into committee 94 Against The house accordingly vent into committee oa the bill, Yr. !groats in the chair. On clause 1, On the motion of Mr. VILLIISB, a provision was added to the effect that the act be termed "The Union Awes went Committee Act, 1862." The clause as amended was agreed to. On clause 2, Mr. THOMPSON moved an amendment to the effect that instead of one-third of the committee of asseesment consisting of ex.ofliciogitardiana, as,proposed, the proportion should be left to the decision of the several boards of gwirdians. The ►mendment was, after some discussion, negatived without a division, and the clause was ordered to stand part of the Lill. Clauses 3 to 5 inclusive were agreed to. Oo clause 6, ao amendment moved by Mr. A. TUNNY.", to the effect that in all municipal boroughs the corporate body should have the appointment of the committee of assess went, was negatived w.ithout a division. The clause - was speed to, and at tea minutes to 4 o'clock the sitting was easpeaded. The Louse requeernbled ►t six o'clock. THE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA. .. —...-- Mr. WHITE gave notice that on the Bth July be would move :—" That in the opinion of this house her Majesty's ministers ought to give instructions to the commanders of our naval and military forces in: China to avoid any inter vention in reference to the civil war in China, except for the protection of British interests in that country." ROMAN CATHOLIC INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS. Mr. HALIBURTON salted the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Educatioa whether it was true that one or more Roman catholic inspectors of schools fur nished the priest superintending Roman catholic schools with the examination papers previously to the examination at such schools ; and, if so, what steps had been taken by the govertmeot with respect to such inspector or inspectors? Mr. LOWE said he was sorry to say that a charge was some time ago made against an inspector of having given copies of the examination papers to a priest. The charge was investigated, and the inspector immediately relived. - - THE SLOOP ENTERPRISE AT DEPTFORD. Mr. C. BERKELEY asked the Secretary to the Admi ralty if there was any objection to giving further informa tion relative to the alterations published in the Navy List, with regard to the sloop Enterprise, budding at Deptford. Was she to be wholly cased with iron platen of an uniform thickness; and, if so, how thick would those plates be? Was she intended for sea-going purporiee, or for harbour service only? Was the stated increase of her tonnage caused by adding to her length or to her breadth? When would she be launched, ►nd how soon afterwards would she be ready for trial? What would her armament be, and would ler guns be protected by the cupola? In the event of the experiment being sucze,idul, bow many sloops or corvettes were there which could be converted in a similar manner? Lord C. PAOET said the vessel was originally called the Cimmerian. The Admiralty thought Enterprise a better name, but the alteration of name was not because the vessel was salaried or proposed to be enlarged. The En terprise was to be partially iron-plated, and would be a sea-going ship. Aa to the other details be could not give them at present. WORKS ON THE SERPENTINE. Mr. LEWIS asked the Chief Commissioner of Works when the work. in Kensiogton-gardens, at the head of the Serpentine. would be completed. Mr. COWPER said an unexpected delay bad arisen in reference, to the sinking of the well at the bead of the Serpentine. He hoped the well would soon be in order, and that the water in it would be available. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT BILL. In the evening. before the business upon the paper com menced, a diacumion arose, in which Sir J. SHELLEY made a statement, the effect of which was that a resolution of the Thames Embankment committee had been taken away by the chairman, instead of being left with the committee *lark, and altered in its terms. This charge was mot by Mr. COWPER with an explanation, in which, with some warmth, he accused Sir J. Shelley et giving an erroneous colouring to the facts. After the resolution had been drawn up there was a short discus sion in the committee as to whether it would not be right to limit the reference from the works of the whole embank ment to the works of that particular portion of it about which there was a dispute, and be remembered saying to two memhe:a of the committee at least, " You do not want the correspondence as to the whole of the embankment, but only as to that portico of it between Fife-house, or Whitehallatairs, and Wedmiester bridge." Some of the rnernben agreed with him, and said. " Yes, put in Whitehallatairs, or Fife-hones, and West rainster-bridge." He could not my whether the whole was produced or not, but the committee agreed with him that the resolution should be so altered, and not knowing the character—not knowing what the bon. barooet would do, he was rash enough to write the alteration with his own band—(bear, hear)—though bad he known them m much as he knew now, he would have taken are to leave the bon. baronet to make the alteration himself, and then ha would sot have been open to this false accusation. (" Oh, ob." and " Order.") He did not mean anything uncivil. (Load laughter.) All he wished to !ay was, that the atatemeet of the bon. member for Westminster was sot founded in fact and sot correct. (" Hear, hear," cheers, and laughter.) Lord IL MONTAGU remembered that the right hem gentleman did suggest the alteration be described after the resolution .as posed, and that the committee assented to it. (Hear, bear.) Lord H. VANE also recollected the circumstance. The subject then dropped. - On the motion for going into committee, Sir W. JOLLIFFIC also spoke to having heard the conver sance about the alteration of the resolution, and defended the course taken by the committee, who, he said, had been most unjustly assailed by the Tines. Mr. DOULTON thought it must be • matter of great regret that the question of a Thames embankment, which was purely . a public question should have been invested with consideration@ of so purely personal • character as to prevent the house givmg to it that calm deliberation which Its importance Perhaps, in these days, when there were rival professors of economy on both sides of the house, the committee might have come to their decision upon economical grounds, but the embankment which they recommended to Westminster, though only a footway, was to be 80 feet wide, and such a footway would be scarcely less expensive than a roadway. (Hear, hear.) It was said that the crown lessees would pay the expense, but there was nothing of the kind in the bell, and he trusted that the house would not coolant to give up the land to the lessees on their paying merely • rental for it. What did Mr. Pennethorne say when he expresecd an opinion in favour of his own plan—" Provided always that you widen Parliament-street so se to admit the traffic brought from the eastward." And when that patleman was asked the expense, he replied that it might be 200,0001., but it since appeared that the amount would be u large as 300,000/., so that if the bill were adopted we should get • minimum of convenience at the maximum of cost. The committee had brought up a plan leaving both suds of the scheme referred to them untouched. He traded the house would not think that he desired to delay the work. The course which he had pursued dumber, would negative any such supped. tion. He did not make his motion for the purpose of delay, but he must emphatically say that if the only shams tire before the house were • plan such as that embodied in the bill or further delay in reference to the matter, then ; be certainly should prefer delay rather than the adoption of a bill which sacrificed every principle which thou bestac quainted with the matter thought ought to be at the basis ,of an embankment —(laughteri—and w hich would be • perpetual memorial of those who in high places trampled over public rights. The hon. member °occluded by moving as an amendment "That the bill be re-committed to the former committee; and that it be an instruction to the committee on the bill to make provision therein for the con struction of • continuous line of roadway from Blackfriars to Westminster-bridge." Mr. KER SEYMER said he could hardly conceive it pce- Bible that the house would agree to this ameodment. 'A hen • committee bedsit for • month and listened to examine. tion,cross-atainioation, and re-examination of witnessesit was net to be expected that they would order the committee to again upstairs to reverse their decision. However, rrhe m li t ouse should take such • course, he trusted be would be relieved from his duties as one of the committee. The attendance of members at the committee had been quite as regular es if it were a private bill, the witnesses had been examined by counsel, and although the evidence was not taken under the obligation of an oath, the committee had the fullest opportunity of arriving at the truth. Lord H. VANE would venture to state that no select committee could be formed that would have a more fixed determination to come toe sound opinion upon this question ' than the our presided over by the right hoe. geJtleman. He believed the decision of that committee was founded on the evidence taken before them, and, therefore, the charge made against the members of haring come to • decision in blue subserviency to the Duke of Buccleuch was utterly groundless. Mr. TITE said tbe hon. member for Lambeth bad only done him strict justice in saying that his opinion was un biassed. He knew nothing whatever of the Duke of &m -eiotic+, and be wished that the Thames embankment might go on because it would be neemeary in the formation of the great sewer. But the Victoria sewer passed along Parlia ment-street and Whitehall, and emptied itself at the point where it was proposed the road-way should terminate. (Hear, hear.) He certainly considered that it would be better for the public convenience that the roadway Amid stop at Whitehall. It always appeared to him there could be no question that it would be a much better thing to turn the traffic into Parliament-etreet, which must be widened, than to bring it on to Westminster-bridge. Mr. LOCKE said that it was not until the Doke of Buccleuch's opposition came before the committee that any objection to the thoroughfare opening at right angles on Westminster-bridge was discovered. It was not for him to my that any undue influence operated with the committee ; but the public, no doubt, would put their own construction upon the coincidence. No doubt the motives of the members of the committee were perfectly pure ; but then they became such strong advocates of the duke, that the hon. baronet the member for Westminster actually put things into the duke', mind, which the duke never would have thought of. ("Hear," and a laugh.) Pot instance, the hoe. baronet asked the Doke of Bucclench " Won't this be very uncomfortable to you; won't it be so very dis- agreeable to you, those cerrisges coming in front of your house, that you will be obliged to plant trees, and thus block out the view of that beautiful structure from the river!" (A laugh.) If the noble duke were to plant trees there and block out the view of the beautiful structure, he (Mr. Locke), es one of the public, should be pleased rather than otherwise. It was not the style of architecture he ad mired. (Hear, bear.) It would be well if it were concealed, so far as our reputation with foreigners was concerned, and so far as our own amour propre was concerned, for it leaded, as he thought, rather to confirm the statement which was sometimes m ad e of us, that we Englishmen were after all only western Chinese, who produced nothing original, but copied the oldest, the most wormout and abandoned styles we we'd find. (A laugh.) With regard to Mr. Penuithorne's plan, that was not before the committee. The poin. they bad to decide was as to the roadway along the proposed ombank meet W Westminster•bridge. That no doubt would be a peat public convenience, and therefore he said, let them have that, whatever might hereafter be done in regard to widening Parliament-street and the other improvemcnta oontemplatad by that gentleman. (Hear.) Mr. P. URQUHART, as one of the four members of the committee who differed from the decision of the majo rity. expressed his regret at the personal tone which the debate bad assumed, and at the imputations of flunkeyism which had been cast upon those bon. gentlemen from whom in the committee be nofortunetly differed. There was no evidence to show that Mr. Pennithorne's plan would be of greater advantage than the plan submitted to the com mittee. It would not have relieved the traffic so much as a roadway running up to the foot of Westminster•bridge. With regard to its coming upon the bridge at right angles, at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, at Florence, at Vienna, and many other continental towns, the prin cipal thoroughfares opened at right angles upon bridges, yet no inconvenience resulted. As to the defence of the right hon. member (Mr. Cowper) to the charge brought against him by the boo. baronet the member for Westminster, he (Mr. Urquhart) had a perfect recollection of the conversation that occurred in the committee in re ference to the alteration of the resolution, and could confirm every word the right hon. gentleman bad uttered in re ference to that point. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. SHELLEY, after denouncing in bitter terms the attacks made epos a noble duke in relation to this question, said the committee badarrived at theildecision distinctly upon public grounds; and, as a member of the committee, he had never come to a conclusion which, upon mature con• sideration, he more believed to be right, than the one adopted in favour of the alternative line of Mr. Pennethorne. He read portions of the evidence of the Duke of Buccleuch, and concurred with his grace that no necessity or public convenience called for a roadway op to Westminster-bridge. He hoped the house would not listen to the proposition made by Mr. Doulton. Mr. HORSMAN observed that charges had been brought against the Duke of Buccleuch of appearing before the com mittee in opposition to the public interests, and of over riding the committee, and the house was bound to inquire whether these charges were true. If it turned out, as the fact was, that they were not only untrue, but tbe very reverse of the truth, the house should support its commit tee and windiest* them from the aspersions with which they had been attacked. In reviewing the history of the pro , jest of an embankment, he took exception to the nomina tion of the royal commission of 1861, anal to the mode of inquiry, contending that the commiisioriers had entered upon it with a foregone conclusion. He then examined the course taken by the government upon the subject of the embankment, adverting to the an tagonism of different departments, before the ap pointment of the select committee upon the and justified the conduct of the mown lessees in the inquiry, observing that it was not true that they had put themselves voluntarily forward. In conclusion, be appealed to the house in what respect the Duke of Bum clench had committed any offence against the public in. tenets. He had used no political influence—he had appeered before the committee, like any humble petitioner, asking only for justice, vet a cry had been got up against ducal influence, as if this bad been a question of public right against aristocratic power, in order to inflame popular prejudice and irritate the public mind ageinst a nobleman who, he believed, was an honour and an ornament to his country. Mr. COWPER did not think the booze would require of him that he should follow the right hon. gentleman into the strain of personalities in which he had indulged. (Hear, bear.) He declined to enter into a diectusion of the cha racter of the Duke of Buccleuch, for whom al th ough he could not follow the right bon. member in his flights of fancy, be had the sincerest respect, and who had given his evidence before the committee in the most open and manly manner. Thowbole question turned upon thealternative plan. The view of what was called the alternative road was a mere device to draw away the committee from the point at issue, and the device had 90 far succeeded. (Neer, bear.) Two lines*? road were proposed as alternative reeds to the embankment as originally projected. The 00113Milleieellell, however, declined to consider them u an alternative, but thought that one or other of them was worthy of acceptance as an addition to the original scheme. The promoters of those roads were, however, more successful before the com mittee, for they induced them, as be (Mr. Cowper) thought meet erroneously, to adopt one of these projected lines as an alternative. Now what did this alternative roans It meant that they were to shut up the roadway is hoot of the Duke of Bueeleuch's mansion, and of the other crown lamas' residuals in Whitehall-gardeos, is order to concen trate all the Iris is Parlament-ft:NIL Now it wanted an pest power of argument to prove that two roads were better thanes& What would the alternative line do to diminish the trifle ? Nothing at all. (Hear, heir.) On the con trary, it would bring to that fatal corner of Bridge-street a still larger amount of traffic than at present existed. On certain days about 2,000 carriages pinged through Parlia. Meni•street and over Westrninster-bndge. If the embsak• mint were made • large proportion of them would pass along it, and thus relieve Perliamentetreet , and the other thoroughfares in that dimities. But if the alternative road were adopted those carriage. would be compelled to pan along by Parliament-street as at present, and would occasionally block up the passage near Bridge-street. The plan of widening Parliament-street was no doubt worthy of attention as an addition to the scheme, but certainly not as an alternative. He did not believe there was any essineering difficulty in continuing the Ara i bankment along the front of the house. of parliament. The hoc. member for Bath was • high authority against it, but there was • higher authority in favour of it, sod that was the authority of common sense. (Laughter.) He had also the authority of eminent engineers. There were before the committee Muse courses open to take. The first was the plan which be had proposed by his bill, viz., that the public should have the unconditional use of the embankment both for carriage. and footway, and that view was sup ported by four menthols of the committee. Another plan was that pointed out by the kisses of the crown, viz., that the publio should be conditionally excluded from the em bankment, and fifteen member of the committee were in favour of it; and the third view wea,that the decision of the question of the roadway should be suspended until there had been further time for the consideration of the matter. Now be felt sesmad that the more inquiry and considenition they gave to the subject the more certain would it appear that there was no sufficient reason for ex cluding the public from the full enjoyment of the embank ment. He had no intention of withdrawing the bill, at the mime time he had DO intention of giving to the Duke of Bumbeich and the other lemma any right over the proposed embankment. The public would have the clear use of the footway until parliament should decide that they ought to ham the additional use of a carriage road. Be wouM not comsat to any other arraegement. (Hear.) Lord J. MANNERS sincerely trusted they should hear no more of this schema of motioning the embankment is front of the Howe. of Parliament. (Hear.) Whether it should be extended further down the river or not wee Lineation as which need not be discussed then ; but the! • t boo. gentleman had based his support of the bill os feasi bility of extending the embankment in front of the water line before the houses of parliament, he (Lord J. Manners) bad thought it right to enter his protest against any such scheme. (Hest, ear.) Lord PALMERSTON said be hoped his hon. friend th e member for Lambeth, who bad made the motion they were discussing, would not take the sense of the house upon the motion, because he must see that it was not applicable to the bill now under consideration. In the stage in which the bill was, to refer it back to the same committee would be an objectless and useless proceeding. Any alteration which he thought the select committee might make, it would be perfectly competent to his hon. friend to move in a oom mines of the beep,. As to the real question which the house had been discussing, it wee remarkable that being of the simplest possible kind—namely, whether the roadway upon the embankment should dap at Whitehall-ening or go on to Westminster.bridge—the house had been led into • complicated discussion into the acts of past commissions, which sat heaven knew when—(a laugh) —as to the constitution of those com missions, whether their rasiabsre sat upon other commis. dons, and whether they were fit to sit upon them —(a laugb)—into a defence of the peraceal character of the Duke of Buccleuch, whom nobody who knew anything of his character would wish to attack—(beir, hear) —and into an attack upon his right hon. friend, whom nobody would with to attack aho properly appreciated his character. (Hear, hear.) Everything had bean said that was possible to draw the attention of the house from the real issue, ss Horner's heroes were sometimes conveniently envelo in • cloud, that lane being the defence of• ped • darling object—namely, the preservation of the gardens which skirted the baoks of the river. Now it did seem to him the clearest of all propositions, that if the Thames was to be embanked from bridge to bridge, and the expense were to fall upon the inhabitants of the metropolis, then that the whole metropolis ought to have the whole benefit of the embankment. That did seem to him to be one of the plainest propositions ever submitted. If, indeed, the scheme had been to stop the embankment at Whitehalletairs, and then it had been found incompatible with • due consideration for the turns in the river, and the object of getting rid of the existing mudbanks, it might have been otherwise. But there was no proposition of that kind. Everyone agreed that the embankment would be a great improvement. The noble lord who decried the scheme, and taxed the government with having proposed it, did not deny this. Nobody that he (Lord Palmerston) had ever heard of had said that it was Dot desirable there should be ex embankment, and that upon the embankment there should be • broad road, and the sole question was whether that road should be extended to Westminster-bridge. But it was proposed that nobody should be allowed to go along that road except upon his own feet. (A laugh.) Now, let the house determine the bill as they dices, let them restrict it as they would, that restriction would not and could not be maintained. (Loud cheers.) His right hon. friend the member for Stroud, who had shi valrously broken a lance on behalf of the Duke of Bac cleuch, ended his speech by saying that the question was one between the duke and the public. That was his owe confession of the state of the matter. (Cheers.) Did any man think that the country would not believe that was really the question? (Cries of " No, no," and cheers.) He did Dot mesa the Duke of Buccleuch singly, but the duke and the right bon. gentleman. (A laugh.) When the right bon. gentleman made that eloquent defence of his neighbour he bad some little regard, not only for the Duke of Buccleuch, but for himself. (laughter.) What were the arguments against the plan of continuing the road to Westminster-bridge? One was • very absurd one indeed. It wee said that in order to distribute the London traffic they were to shut up an additional avenue, and drive it all into the narrow gorge of Farliamentatreet. Then it was said that for a sum of 300,000 i. they could get rid of one side of Parliament-street. Well, if by an doing they could Nave the expense of an embankment, that might be a reason. But no one said that an embankment was not to he made. They only said that the lessees of the crown were to have this addition to the gardens they occupied ; and that they were ready to furnish the money to make the embankment. But if so, they might go along the whole river, and allow each pro prietor to buy up that portion of the embankment which ran before his own house. Then it was said, could anything be more absurd thee to run a road at right angles to • bridge. But was there any town in the kingdom where there were quays along a river shere this did not take place? In Dublin, Paris, Florence, and he believed in Dresden sod Berlin, the quays were at right angles with the bridges. But they need not go so far from home. Had any boo. gentlemen who opposed this bill been to the cattle show ? Well, they would have noticed there was an embankment at the foot of Chelserr.bridge, which necessarily crossed the river at right angles to it. (Hear, hear.) It was therefore quite childish to say that they were not to make the road way up to Westminster-bridge because there would be a sharp angle in turning off the road on to the bridge. (Cheers.) With regard to clause 9, it was eke/ that it could cot be affirmed as it stood i benumb while the preamble of it contemplated • further inquiry, the evicting part of it positively declared that no roadway should be made between Whitehall and Westminster-bridge. He (the noble lord)Ned therefore given notice of an addition pro viding that that should only be the case till parliament should otherwise determine. (Hear, bear.) He hoped that his hon. friend would not press his amendment. (Cheers.) Mr. DOULTON said that as the members of the win mittee had only defended their misdeeds, he agreed with the noble lord that it would answer no practical end to refer the question tack again to them, and he would there fore withdraw his amendment. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SCULLY, amidst some impatience, said that the proceedings of parliament bad of late demented into a species of English rowdyism, of which Irish members greatly disapproved. (Laughter.) The Irish members had in fact bad to interfere, and act as a sort of parliamentary buffers. (Laughter.) He hoped that English gentlemen would follow the Irish example, and try to infuse iota their rows a little fun and good humour. (laughter.) The SPEAK= then left the chair. Mr. AYRTON hoped the house would not go on with the bill at that late hour. The measure did not in the least conform with the amount the noble lord bad given of it. The noble lord said that the people of the metropolis ought to have the land which they paid for reclaiming from the river ; but when the house came to examine the clauses which the patriotic First Commissioner of Works had framed, they would see how much of the embankment he had given the people of the metropolis, and how much he bad frittered away for other purposes. They would also ask him bow it was that in dealing with the crown lessees he had proposed to charge them for the land according to the number of cab bages it would grow in a year, and the value of those cab bages? (Hear, boss.) Lord PALMERSTON said he would consent to stop when the committee came to any clause a hich really re quired discussion. Accordingly, at clause 6 Mr. AYITON moved to report progress, which was seed to. FORTIFICATIONS BILL. In answer to Mr. BUTINCIC. Sir G. LEWIS said the Thames Embankment Bill would be fixed for today (Friday). it was concluded today, the Forttlkatione Bill would 130 taken the first thing on Mon day ; otherwise it would be the second order. Mr. OSBORNE—Yes ; but the house ought to bays a more definite answer; and unless one was given he would divide the house on the question that the bill should be absolutely fixed for Monday. Lord PALMERSTON—Let its do one thief( at a time We haws got one bill before us ; let us finish that. If there is time os Monday for the hon. gentleman to make a long speech we will go ea with the bill ; if not, I will agree to postpone the order. Mr. OSBORNE—I wish that there may be time Woofer the noble lord to make a long speech in reply. (A laugh.) The order was fixed as the right hon. gentleman had stated. AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE TREATY BILL. This hill was raid • Skirl Inns and pared. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1862. PIER AND HARBOUR CONFIRMATION BILL. This bill was reed • third time end pared. INCLOIDIRE (No 2) BILL. Uon the motiou for the third reading of this bill, Mr. PRACOCKSmid be w ee dseirsee that the bill should be recommitted, is order that the laterals of the poorer dames of the metropolis, who mot Haiaault Forest as a place of recreation, might be considered. After a few words from Mr. Cox and Biz G. GREY, the hotwedivicled, when the sambas were: For the third reeding 6 72 Against it . . 76-4 IJpolithe question " that the bill be recommitted," Sir G. OBEY asked whether the hon. member woidd state which of the several inclose:se included in the bill he objected to Mr. PEACOCKS would rather ask the right hon. baronet what were the lands within a abed distance of London, which it was proposed to inclose? The bill was then ordered to be is-committed. POOR BELIEF (IRELAND) (No. 2) BILL. This bill wen re-committed for the insertion of certain amendments promised by Sir R. Peel when the bill was before under discussion. PAROCHIAL BUILDINGS (900TLAND) BILL. • -• This hill was read a mead time. The other orders of the day were thee divined of, sad the house adjourned at 20 minutes past 2. COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL. A special court of Common Council was holden yesterday for the purpose of taking into consideration a re port presented by the Bridge-house Committee, submitting five plans for the erection of a new bridge at Blackfriars, and coming to a decision aa to which of these plane should be adopted. The Right Hon. the Loan MAYOR presided, and the fol lowing members of the Court of Aldermen were afro pre sent :—Alderman Copeland, Alderman Wilson, Alderman Humpbery. Alderman Finnis, Alderman Rose, Alderman Sir J. Musgrove, Alderman Sir F. G. Moon, Ald.rms . Ab bias, Alderman Dakin, Alderman Machi, Alderman Phil lips, Alderman Allen, Alderman W. Lawrence, Alderman J. Cl. Lawrence, and Alderman Gibbons. There wee a very full attendance of members of the court. TEE LATI EARL CANNING. The Tows CLEM reed a letter from Lady Clanricards, the sister of the late Earl Canning, acknowledging the re ceipt of the resolution of condolence upon his death, that was agreed to unanimously at the last court. The letter was ordered to be entered upon the journals. THE PROPOBED NEW BRIDGE AT BLACEIRLAILE. The court then proceeded to disown the question for which it had been specially celled together. The en gineen whose plans had been selected by the com mittee and referred to the decision of the court, were Messrs. Cubitt, Fowler, Page, Myles, and Brunie's. The whole of the Oans were for a five-arched bridge, sod the highestevetimats was that of Mr. Myles, which wee 308,00 W., and it was not to be completed until five years from the commencement of the works. The estimate of Mr. Fowler was 280,0001., and the bridge was to be completed in two year ' that of Mr. Page 260,00 W., to be completed in two years and a half ; that of Mr. Cubitt 265,00 W., and no time named for the completion of the work ; and Mr. Brunless 215,0001., and the bridge to be completed in two years. The width of the bridge proposed by Mr. Cubit! was the widest, being 75 feet within the parapets. At the own meocement of the proceedings a letter was read from Mr. Cubitt, in which he stated that he would be prepared, if his plan was adopted, to complete the week in two years, and erect a substantial temporary bridge while the bridge was in the COWS!) of erection, the cost of which was included in his estimate of 265,000/. • sad a letter was also read from Mr. Mylne, in which he stated that his estimate of 308,0001. would include ten per cent. for contingencies, and also that although be bad named five years as the period for the com pletion of the work, he believed the bridge would be erected in three years and a half. It should be stated that the plans of the competing engineers were hung up in the court in order that the member' might have an opportu nity of viewing them. Mr. J. Yoouo, the chairman of the Coal, Corn, and rlOllllO, Committee, proposed that the plan d Mr. Cubitt should be accepted. Mr. SAUNDERS seconded the motion. Alderman Rosa said he thought it would be more satis factory if the course originally proposed, of deciding the election by show of hands, was carried out in the MO of the two gentlemen who were now the only candidates. The court fell in with this suggestion, and upon the show of hands being taken, the Lord Mayor declared Mr. Cabitt to have the majority, and the plan of that gentleman wee consequently accepted. Upon the motion of Mr. Yoznia it was unanimously re solved that steps be immediately taken to raise the neces sary funds for the erection of the bridge, and that the works be at once proceeded with. The court then adjourned. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY. JULY 3. APPOINTIMIRS. Cap tain W. C. Chainberlain, to the Resistant*, commissioned. Commanders C. A. P. V. Robinson, to be inspecting commander of the Coast Guard, vice Mould, appointed to the President; J. P. Townsend, to be inspecting com mandos of the Coast Guard, vice Dunn, promoted ; and J. J. Goodenough, to the Revenge. Mr. T. W. J. Donne has been nominated to a naval cadetship. THE GREAT NATIONAL RIFLE CONTEST. It is impossible to imagine anything more dull, or dreary than the general aspect of Wimbledon-com mon throughout yesterday, the third day of the Great National Rifle Contest, and the second day of competition for her Majesty's prize, and other im portant prizes. It was raining • little when the gun gave the @ipso' for the commencement of operations, shortly after half-past nine ; it rained faster, and the rain continued without intermission till five o'clock. This, although it in some degree damped the spirits of many of the volunteers, did not in any way check the course of proceedings as laid down in the programme of the day ; for the different squads remained at their respective targets, wet and comfortless, but firing as calmly as if the sun bad been strong, the atmosphere dry and balmy, and the ground not plashy underfoot. The character of the shoot ing, too, was well sustained, and, on the whole, perhaps • shade better than on the previous days. The first stage of shooting for the Queen's prize was re sumed at the outset at the 500 yards range, the shooting at the 200 yards having been concluded on Wednesday, and some very good scores were made ; it was, however a matter of very general remark that, so far as can be judged at present, the names of many of those who were last year among the most successful competitors are not likely to sustain the reputation which they then ac quired. This applied equally in the case of Mr. Joplin, of the South Middlesex, who last year carried off the Queen's prize ; Sergeant D who last year took one of the principal prizes, and r . Edward Rem, who succeeded in winning many prizes. And even the experience of the pre sent contest shows bow unequal results may be with the same weapon in the bands of the same marksman when fired at different ranoges. Thus Mr. Hays, of the 19th Middlesex, who no Wednesday led off the score for the Queen's prize, at 200 yards, with 18 points, only made 2 points yesterday at 500 yards ; and although this does not shut him out from all chance of ultimate success, it diminishes that chance to the smallest possible dimensions. The shooting during the day for the "All Comen " at 300 yards and 600 yards, the Association Cup at 500 yards and 600 yards, and the extra prizes at 600 yards and 800 yards, gave similar results, and altogether it seems very unlikely that the more important prises will fall into the same hands as those of last year. The most remarkable score of the contest so far—and it can scarcely be exceeded—is that of Mr. Neaten, of the 40th Lancashire. In shooting for the Association Cup this gentleman made three bull's eyes sod two centres at 200 yards, two bull'. eyes and two centres and one outer at 500 yards, and five bull's eyes at 600 yards, thus making up a total winged 54—hits and points included—out of 60 points possible. The ground of this decision is understood to be • desire to protect those competitors who confine themselves to the use of the government Enfield. The poll firing yesterday was rather dull as compared with Tuesday, when there were 3,374 shots (at 1e..), and Wednesday, when the number of shots was 5,039. And the same was the case with regard to the sighting targets, at which 2,912 shots (at 6d.) were fired on Tuesday, and 4,417 on Wednesday. The " deer target" had not resumed its tunnies till six o'clock, but from that time till gun-fin it afforded very good sport. The number of admissions to the ground on payment was 330 on Tuesday and 511 on Wednesday ; yesterday, no doubt owing to the rain, the number was smaller. The programme to-day will be for the most part a re gumption of the prizefiring of yesterday; but the firing for the Queen's prize will be at6oo yards, instead of 500. To-morrow the principal variations will be—the contest for the St. George's Challenge Vass , is the morning • and the match between the pub li c Eto n , Rugby, and Marlborough I. the ettessoom. A HUSBAND AND WITB DROWNED.—On Tuesday night last, while a man named Howard and his wife ware on their way home from New Brighton to Wsliesay, Cheshire, a quarrel took place between them, whew the husband said he would drown himself, and cashed into a pit called the " Captain's Pit." The wife no after him to rescue him, but both sank in the mud and were drowned. 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Ye rue valuable bewallier. tato inttiltantre. --- COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. JULY 3. (Brian the Jadie Ordinary.) After our report leit;esteniay, ----- The jury found a verdict for the petitioner. Decree med. PALM P. 'ALIN AND DODDS. In this case the petitioner did not appear, bat on the ap plication of Dr. Spioke a verdict was taker, for foe co respoodent. CLARK V. CLARK AND INGIN. Mr. Serjeant Pigott and Dr. :Spoke appeared for the petitioner ; Mr. Wills for the co-respondent. The petitioner, a seafaring man, of Kuottingley, in York- shire, claimed the sum of 1,0001. am damages against Harry !ogle, • small fanner in that neighbourhood, for debauch ing his wife. The lassie.* took place in 1852, and the op habit•tion lasted till July, 1864 when the petitioner, talaio. a policeman with him, entered his room by mean. of a ladder, and found the respondents in bed together. He had pcevioualy forbidden the conspoodent to oome war his house coo pain of death, and he could scarcely be re strained from throwing him into the street without his clothes. At the intercession of the constable, however, he was induced to let both respoodenta dress and depart. Slams then they had lived together as man and wife. Mr. Wills addressed the court in mitigation of damages. The parties were all in very humble circumstances. and the wages of the petitioner were only about 15s. a week. Verdict for the petitioner, with 1001. damages. Decree nisi with anti. GRET V. OWL; SMITH, AND WiIiTZRENCH•3I. Dr. Minimise, Q C., and Mr. Searle, for the petitioner; Mr. fluddlestoo, Q.C., and Mr. diploid', for the rapes dent ; Mr. S.rjeant Ballantine sod Mr. Taylor for the co resporident Smith; Mr. Prentice for the co.reapoadeet Winteringham. The petitioner, Mr. F. Sherriff Grey, was a shipping-broker in King Willuimertreet. City, and his wile, Louisa denbou, • music mistress. They first met at Mr. Grey's lodgings, where Miss Sexton need to give kenos to a young lady that also lived there. He fell in love with her, and ultimately he married her in May, 1859. The match, which was not %m aid of by his friends, resulted in the birth of • After cohabiting in various places, the parties at last removed to Forest-hffl Villas, Sydenham ; but Mr. Grey's business amessarilly took him • groat deal from home. He had in fact an office in Liverpool as well as in London. Towards the end of 1860 Mrs. Grey imagined that it was . necessary for her health that she should have horse exercise ; and she obtained from her husband leave to take lemons from a riding nester, at Sydenliam, named Smith. The petition alleged that Smith very soon abused his position to seduce the responder and be therefore de mended of him the sum of 1,0001. by way of damages. This affair having been dimovered, the petitioner broke up his establishment, and sent hp wife away, allowing her only to take her linen ; mid it was alleged that she had formed a second /Mason with the eo-respoodsot Wintering ham, • civil engineer, in St. Clensent's-ion. Of him the petitioner claimed 5001. The defines was • denial of the charges, coupled with recriminatory pleas of cruelty, de motion, and neglect, conducing to adultery. The charge against Smith was sought to be established by a servant named Maria Fisher, who end that he used to visit at the hone, and go into lire. Grey's room. On on occasion while Mr. Grey was in Liverpool he did so while Mts. Grey was lying down on the bed. Witness afterwards knotted at the door. Smith came and emend it. His clothes were in disorder, sad he said that be had broken his braces. The respondents need to kiss at parting. On soother occasion, when Mrs. Grey came home, wines said to her, " You have been undressed." She replied that she had been into some house in London with Mr. Smith for two hours, and that there was a nice fire in the room. Croes-examined by Mr. Huddleetoo —Heard Mrs. Grey one night call out " Murder." Got up and ran down stairs. Mr. Grey had been boxing bee ears, and there were marks of his fingers on her face. Mr. Grey turned them both out oCthe hone into the garden. Mrs. Grey had only on her dressing-gown and her slippers. Mr. Grey said that respondent " Might go to the she belonged to." Told him that he was worse than a bout to treat her so. They went to the station to me if there was a train to take them to town to the respondent's mama, but it was too late. One night when the respondent came home late be refused to let her in. She then took the garden broom, broke the back window, got in that way, and ran up to wittier, who was in bed with the baby. She took off her watch and chain and threw them into the bed to wit ness. Mr. Grey pulled down the clothes and snatched up the watch. Then he tore off his wife's bonnet. Then she ran into her own room, and witness followed her. Found her partly under the bed and her master kneeling on her. Pushed him off her, and then pushed him out of the room. He was very violent, and the respondent was crying. At last he fetched a policeman; hot when the constable came he would not give his wife in charge. He said that she was drank, but wanes did not think she was and the police man said she was not. Had seen them fighting on other coo neon. By Mr. &rigout Ballantine—Smith bad never taken im properliberties with witness. Had never said he had. Serjeant Ballantine— Do you really mean to say you Dever accused him of doing so! Winer (with gnat hesitation)—No. You did somas him!—Yee. Then it was a falsehood you told just now ?—No, it was not. The .ludge—What did he do to you? Witness—He has kissed me. He never did that except in Mrs. Grey's presence. Cannot tell how often he did it. Mr. Serjeant BalLatino—Did he ever take any further liberties with yon !—No. Has he not sat you oa his lap ?—Yes, but that was also in Mrs. Grey's presence. (A laugh.) Mr. Serjeant Ballantine—Was it! Perhaps you at on one knee and Mrs. Grey on the other? Witness—Yes. (Laughter.) I went with Mrs. Grey to Smith's about the riding lessons. She introduced me to him as a young lady friend of hers. I have ridden out with them myself. The sass against Mr. Winteringham was proved by a laundress at St. Clement's.inu, where the respondents co habited for some months. iiTii;;;;T;ii;;;Cii;vio s addressed the court, mid Sir C. Cromwell haring summed up, The jury found all the leer for the husband, with • farthing damages against each co-respondeut. Dome nisi, with cote whist Smith only. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JULY 3. (Before Yr. Oonmenwiesser Holroyd.) _ _ IN D 2 DEN CHABLIS JONES. The bankrupt, a tobacco merchant, of Sergeante-inn, and residing at Weabourne-grove, applied for his order of die. charge. Debts about 3 0001. His Honour said the bankrupt had admitted that he was pressed by his creditors . in 18.'i8; and after disposing of his furniture and mortgaging his property at Sidmouth, he had contracted a large debt with a creditor named Silber. berg, who had sold the bankrupt cigars. As he had been bran pt before, he must have known that it was bis duty to distribute his y rateably amoogst his creditors. The order of d' must be suspended for twelve months. The bankrupt asked for protection. The Commissioner—You cannot be arrested by any of the creditors who have proved their debts. The bankrupt then left the court, complaining loudly of the decision. MA RKE7',S. TALLOW.—THDRSDAT EVINING.--The market was arm to-day. The closing price* were es follows s—Spot, 475. ; all this month, 475. ' • August to September, 48s. to 48s. 3cl. • October to Deownher, 495. De li very to last evening, 515 i oaks ; arrivale, 2813 casks. COTTON. —lAvermom., JULY 3.—We have again had a good demand for cotton, with dearer prima. The sales are 20,000 bales, includiog 6,000 American, 14d. to 170. 8,370 Surat, 13d. to 15A ; 3,000 Fgyptian, 15d. to 2804 470 Perm , 154 d. to 17d .• 2,000 Bahia, ltd. to 164 d. ; 150 Maranham, 160; of which 15,000 are for speculation and export. The week's impart is 3,416 bales. WOOL AND WORSTED.—Brusross, Jtmr A—There is not mach doing in wool to-day. The enhanced prime in the country have lid staplers to seek a slight draws, but the attempt only tends to check business. Bright-haired sorts may be had on easy terms, as of late ; if soy change for the better is perceptible in any kind, it is ts does wools, for . which there is • rather "improved demand. There is no change in worsted yarns. There is a steady demand for home consumption, but there a little doing generally for export, though then is • trifle man doing for Germany. Prices are tem. The absence of orders for Russia is severely felt. In pions, the advances asked is consequence of the extraordinary rise of cotton have stopped the speculative demand which had sprung up last week, and as both home and foreign merchants have evidently anticipated their wants in plain goods, to-day's market has been less active. Union serge; and lastings are quoted Is. higher, and Orleans from Is. to Is. 6d. The rising tendency of prices continues. There are more favour able reports from Russia. LACE AND HOSIERY.—NorrrnG6AY, JOLT 3. Lace : The demand for the borne trade is unaltered. except with some of the large houses in the fancy triads, who report flatness. Black and white silk laces, sik quillinp, and origami', are selling tolerably well, both for the horns and foreign trade. The beat description of foundation sets also meet with buyers ; and mechlina are In fair request. Buyers from Germany, the :totes, and Canada, are pur chasing freely ; and were it not that the increasingly high price of yarns interferes and impedes business, we might report that the trade is in a healthy and cheerful condition. The state of the coital market seemed a more serious aspect weak after week ; and we learn from one house that the orders are frequently declined in consequence of the impossibility of procuring the raw article at saythioi like • remunerative price. Of comae, this does not asset the silk trade so much ; but silk, otter all, is our staple manufacture. The universal opinion is that the upset al the cotton question isbeenning extremely seriesis.—kledery: The home trade is quiet. Forwiirs buyer* webers petty freely, and the trade generally is in a tolerably healthy clew dition. The hosiery manufseturers also speak despondingly of the state of the cotton market, the general im peeessoa being that it is impossible to say where it will lead to. The shirting bnioch of the trade is more brisk, after a period of unbroken Baleen—Nortingiiain Amnia/. CORN.—BiztattosAm, JuLT 3.---At this day's there was • short supply of English wheat ; the turn in pry was in favour of the buyer, but we make no alteration too, quotations. Foreign Is. per quarter lower. Barley peas rather higher. Beans unaltered. DIVIZES, J [IA 3.—A fair supply of wheat for the ill, of year, and attendance pretty good. The beat sorts .„ tented ea advance of Is. per qr., with a good deni , tc eeeoedery descriptions full prices of last week. Top p,, of bast red wheat 29a. per seek. Nothing mating in had., only or maniple in the market. Beat oats in short suppi, and more freely purchased. Beam and peas at former . 1 ,.. Wham. The wheat crop, we are sorry to hear, is making the progress it ought at this season of the year, the same remark applies to barley. Best red wheat, 27. 21a. • mooed q, ditto, 225. to 265. ; Inferior ditto, Us. to ?I L Barliy, 30s. to 40s. Oats, 21s. to 30s. Beaus, its to 21,. Per, las. to 21a. Old Mae four, 445. to 424. ; other tor., 30s. to 425. MANCHIBMIL JULY 3.—There wu about an avera ge „ teadanes at our Corn Exchange this morning. Wheat, b ; English and fore i gn, was in tolerably fair request, at is: extreme rates of lug week. Flour meta moderate den., sad fully maintained previous prices. Oats and catfi; must he noted rather dearer. Beam were also the tun, favour of senora Indian oorn declined 3d., to quarter. Nirwaix. Joy( 2.—At this day's market there wa, , ria7 short supply of wheat, sad fernier' tried for as vanos of Is. per qr., but this woe refused, and several far changed bands at the extreme rates of lut week. Gn lug barley was fid. and oats Is. par qr. dearer. Bens fin Ummax, JULY 3.—Than was • better trade for ti few samples of wheat at today's market, and in some stances ls. per qr. more money was obtained. Barley at, haus are rather dearer. Oats exchanged in value. Zonrsusae, JULY 3.—We bad In the market to-d, 670 quarter" wheat, 227 barley, 1,120 oats, and 112 h aw Them were sold—Wheat, 1514 qrs. ; barley, 153 ; 821; and beans, 66 qm. As compared with bed week Wheat was same on top, mad 2d. up on average ; bade war same on top, sad 10d. down on average ; oats we 1 same on top, and 4d. up on average; beaus were 6d. del on top, sad 7d. down oo average. Prices per imperial cn —Wheat, 475. Od. to 62a. 6d. ; barley, 245. Od. to 35e. Gd oats, 20a 6d. to 325. Od. ; bras, 465. Od. a 43e, Weight of top—Wheat, 624.1ba ; barley, 51klbs. ; cent 45klbs.; beaus, 67elbs. CAlTLE.—Eminiamoa, JOLT 2.—The supply of eta, this marring was this than last day, there being 400, 173 fewer. Oa account of the short supplprices wen per dams high er than what wee obtained hat week. Tis r fia. 3d. ; current for the best, ; secondary sort rum 7a. 3d. to 7s. 6d. per Move. Cows, from 6e. to 6s. Gil There was a large supply of sheep and lambs, the mute , 6,041, bins 583 more than lam week. Halal were dd . and prices down id. per lb. One lot of aged blackfa t es withers brought 71d. per lb. ; current price, from 60. 7d. ; ewes, from 64d. to ed. per lb. Lambe were dowt fully 2a a head. Top price, 275. to 31s. ; current, for tic best sorts, from 21a. to 23a. ; secondary, from 14s. to 15s. and down to 12s. • head. Fed pigs brought from ss. ikt to ea. 6d. per stone ; sir to eight weeks old do., hoc 7s. to 12s. a head. Bnurnmariut, JOLT 3.—We received • fair supply o beasts at this day's market, demand steady ; prices on th , ayere a shade berm, but not much reduction in chow The supply of sheep and lambs was large, tb trade sluggish, late prices bared maintained. Calves seasonable supply, with a steady inquiry ; no alteration is quotations. Fat pigs • moderate supply ; • clearance owl at fully late rates. NomaonLM. JOLT 2.—There was a small silty of bee at our market to-day of • middling quality. demso: was slow at prices slightly advanced. Best beef m 1,3 Si. 6d. per stone • inferior, 7s. to Bs. Th e show of she.; was large and of good quality, being principally from tt • immediate neighbourhood. There wee • poor inquiry fc all description• Beet small mutton made 7d. per lb imps sad inferior, 6d. to Bid. There was • large sum:- of lambs, many of them of indifferent quality. The let sorts met with • brisk demand at prices from 21s. to each ; inferior descriptions sold slowly at 20a. to 2:S Calves, of which there was • fair number shove, met wlt. better demand than last week. Best sorts made 64d. ; tenor, 64d. to 6d. Best small porket pigs, 6s. 61 to 7. bacon 6s. to 6s. 6d. Beasts, 436 ; sheep, 1,380; calves, 4', pigs, 3. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mee Pas- Mee. Total, Total, RAILWAY/ open Bangers chandise 1861 MI West lading Jane 22 a 6 A A Antwerp It loMentinia — 611 1116 1,141 1,63 gad Amato. 64 Ge 4 437 971 92 Week ending Jane 27. Limerick and ftais 941 131 71 207 18 Limenek mad Form 961 76 16 106 111 Waterford and Ilikeney. 11 1.3 167 340 4,4 Waterford and Limerick 77 677 627 1,2414 1,11 Week ending Jane U. North Eastern BOO 18,783 22,619 41.107 43,21 Stockton and Darlington l6l 1,622 8,111 3,718 9, . Week ending lvas Bristol and &Wm 29 . 1211 MCI Lsio 7,461 7, Belfast and Cowell Down 49 US U 7 641 [astern Counties Loa .Chatimin. sod Dover 721 4.986 IMO 9,111 1, Midland North British 2171 3,407 1,881 7,144 6 , ScotUah Caning — 1,634 1467 3,181 0,1 VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Antonia Petronelia (Dukh barque), from Soursbaya for Boner dam 73 days, May 20, lot 14 S., lon 7.47 W. Antipodes (British barque), from Harwich for Shanghai 31 dap, May 31, Ist 3.46 N., loc. 23 W. Anson (Austrian barque), from Manilla far Liverpool 91 day . May 91, tat 6.44 N., lon 22 W. Cami (Pmeh barque;, from Nantes for Mauritius 32 dap, May 29, lat 4.9 N., lon 22.21 W. Carlotta Amnia barque). from Barcelona for Havannah, J 9, bat 1914 N., lon 84.17 W. Catherine (, bssapie), 9 from Cardi ff for Hong Kong 8 2 days, May 1.4 N. les 29 W. Ceylon (barque), from lAverpool for Ceylon 84 days, May 93. Deltabound math, June 39, off liwsterra. Dunmore (barque), from Mauritius for London 03 days, June 11, lot 80 66 N., ion 86.44 W. Win2ll6llllllll (Dutch barque), from Java for Akillargare 106 days, May 27, bat 0.84 S., lon 21.11 W. Yarn (barque), June 28, tit 49 N., Ica 8.17 W. RAILWAY AND PUBLIC CONTANINS IN PAHLIs• lllNT.—Yeaterday, after hearing Sir F. Wade on the whole ems of the Ras; Gloucartenthire Railway, the committee, d which the Duke of Richmond is chairman, pared so much of the measure as relates to that portion of the line betweer Farringdon-road and Bourtoo on the Water, and from tie latter point to Sandford Mood, a short distenCe from Chelteu ham, ignoring the other portions of the project, including the carrying of the line continuously by a thnnel under Chelterham, which was opposed by the inhabitant', and intended by the promoters to form a junction with the Great Western on the other side of Cheltenham. Mr. Saunders, for the promoters, intimated that they would tat time to 000 sider the decision prior to bonging up the clauses, and the committee adjourned. After hearing tine opposition of the North Staffordshire to the Stafford and Uttozeter Railway, in Lord W (alehouse's committee. lii bill passed ; and that for the Wellington and Cheshire Jun. :. Min Railway was taken up, Mr. Merewether, of , posing for the London and North Western ; but the core. mittee passed the bill, although solicited to suspend their decision until the competing case of the Wellington, Drar• too, and Newcastle shall have been heard. The provisioie of tl , e. West Midland were settled before Lord Lyvedeo ; and Lord Dooough more's committee were ooeupied all day in hearing Mr. Forsyth, Q.C., for the Caledonian. and 11 , . Denison, Q.C., for the Edinburgh and Otsego", Wm.' the proposed amalgamation of the North British and alio companies. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATH& BIRTHS. ASBURT.—JuIy 1, at Brozbourne, Berta, the wife of C. I. Aabary, Req., of a eon. BRAD MONT.—Jane MO, at the Rectory, Butterleigh. De.on the wife of the Rev. T. O. Beaumont, of twins, WO and daughter. BOLITIIO.—JuIy 2, at Alversobill. Penzance, the age of U. &litho Esq., of a sea. PRILDING.—JuIy 1, at Downing, Viscountess Pending, agEter. MlL da L—July 1. at Cuwonotreet, Mayfair, the wife of W IL Mlll, Req., of • gm ricww.—Jan• Itedhgar, near Dublin, the wile of Mr Pillow, al a RICHARDB.—Juss IS, * at St. George's-plate, Brighton. the • at of D. Richards, Esq., of a daughter. ROBINtIO2I-411, 1. at Birdhurst, Croydon, the wile of fir. W. )L Robing's, of a sea. MARRIA ABIAM -1101 K —Ad Y 1 . it GES. the parlA c.hurch of At Joh r.,l Harapeteed, Wt. W. Abram, of John Bedford.roe. Catherine lose, widow of the late Mr. A. ioea. of Dhaent" tollah Houma Ugh,. 81006-OASKILL —July I. at ht. John's, Wsrgele, by the Re' .1. Webster, &A., W. Bliss, Le_ of llampetese. to MO. ter of W. Orbit, MK.. of Hawley square, BIILLOCK—ALIIO2Do—JeIy 1, st Csaaterbary adho&s4 hi • loorolt Bullock, • daoglikor of W Very Lev. H. Alford, D.D., Delia Ot COURT LD-20112218022.--.loly 2, at St. John's, CroPi".• dm km J. art* Loafs, son of the late 0. C o urtsd =6::LBoc W king, Eno; to Elizabeth, daughter of T. MM., of Dingiraik. Croydon. DEATHS. BUXTOl3.—Juse 30, at Lertoustone, Sarah lilcLesd4 &U hl% LC. Bat •earest, D. TR Faq ZZLlNl3.—Jp peruse 311, ftielth Aim lk. wife of C. north* , al Harfa 37. ooULD.—Jals i„ at Lig mese. elsises, J. axle. ' ILBltirr.—lass 30. Maetheeigniels* mar Impbrld" Urr Vi LA be !Al er& M. IL IOzD nb .n•b i lra L a heath. " lie Inn'. Lawford, eSe 3 /L . 74 I LUTTEN— Jo e& /Isalpeene& Ihreee, th e Re , ". Lietyees, Isis Carpi ILILLLL. ease a. 14144441 =a PatNOW tir Vasa= KM ■ata+l Id 116 , I 1 5 6 • 6 5 0 5 4111,44 . In the City 44 Lambe, Pilssss. $ 6 . nom la lloodrenWireet. la Ur ?miss' el Wlil "'anat. JOLT 4. UK witi L 22 sew Bra Bora and atm obOd cool Cob tort Lou MI nee In ant wt Al —A