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RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) GROUP IV. 'the Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Fins comprised within this group re-as, embled at the usual hour this morn tn;, and proceeded with their labours, Mr. W. B. Hope in the chair. PETLTII 117.113 INV. lELNESS. The businesa of :he day was coinmeileed with the cross-examina tion of Mr. Joseph Mitchell, the acting engineer of the line, by Mr. WRATELET, on behalf of several landholders who were opposed to the line, amongst whom were included Lord Murray, and the trustees of the late Earl of Fife. Mr. Mitchell, in his cross-examination, stated that the expense of the part of the branch line from Lossiemouth to Elgtn wsuld be 33,2621. The witness had several communications with Mr. Annes ley, the agent of Lord Murray, respecting the line from Nairn to Inverness, and in consequence of the wishes of kis Lordship, the company made a considerable diversion in their line ; this diversion did not by any means Injure the interests of the public, and Lord Murray expressed his utmost satisfaction at the new arrangement. Mr. Morrison, a surveyor, was then examined against the North of Scotland line, to show that at Inverness the level of that line was two feet eight inches below high-water mark. Mr. Dallas, a road inspector, substantiated the evidence of the former witne s. Mr. Locke, a civil engineer, was examined to prove that locomotive engines were applied to much steeper gradients than heretofore, and instanced the cases of the Euston-square Station, where it was one in sixty, the Edinburgh and Glasgow, forty-one in four, the Swindon and Gloucester, one Li sixty, and the Leeds and Manchester, one in a hun dred. The Perth and Inverness Railway was shorter by sixty miles than the Aberdeen. Mr. Locke's evidence was confirmed by Mr. Wood, the engineer of the Liverpool and Manchester, Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer of the Leeds and Manchester, and Mr. Windham Harding, an engineer in the service of the London and Birmingham Company. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP VII. Locr.GBLE - 7, olt xrax.niarr BILANCII OP THE EDINBURGH AND zroivrimazzr. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Thomas Russell stated that he had been a magistrate of Kirkaldy, where he was an ironmonger. The p.npulation of Kirkaldy was 17,600, and the annual consumption of coal 50,000 ton, of which nearly 35,000 tons came from Locbgelly. Kirkaldy coal was inferior to Lochgelly coal. There was a great quantity of flax sent from Kir kaldy to Dunfermline, and there would be a great trek between the two places by means of this line, for which the peop!e of Kirkaldy were very anxious. Mr. Ramsay corroborated the portion of the preceding evidence relating to the feeling of the people of Kirkaldy with respect to this line, and the advantage it would be to the district. The list of assents, dissents, and neuters was then handed in, f rom thre e dissentients it appeared that there was one assentient for a half mile, di sse ntients for four miles, and three neuters for three milesanhdae quarter. This ended the case for the Bill. ill-. G. PATON, 011 behalf of Colonel Ferguson, a large coal pro prietor at Kirkaldy, contended that this Bill would Inflict injury on the interest of his client, without yielding any commensurate ad vantage to the public, and that the evidence only showed that the feeling of the people of Kirkaldy was in favour of this line, merely because they thought another line might be more injurious to their interests. The room was cleared. On our re-admission the CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee were of opinion that the preamble of this Bill was not proved. The Committee were tan engaged in hearing counsel respecting the Strathern Deviation clauses, and adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP VIII. This Committee met to-day at twelve c'clock, Mr. Hawes In the hair. EDIN73ITRGH, LEITH, AND GRANTHAM (EXTENSION AND DRAIN ES). The evidence on behalf of this scheme was proceeded with this morning. Mr. Grainger, civil engineer, was examined at some length on be half of the line, which he repr'sented as generally favourable, and presenting no engineering difnculties in its construction. Some discussion here arose as to whether the promoters of the Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric line should be allowed to cross examine the witnesses of the scheme now submitted, as the former hal intimated their line was so direct in comparison with the latter, that they did not care whether the line was made or not. The room was cleared for a division on the point. On our re admission, The CHAISSIAN intimated that the promoters of the atmospheric scheme should be allowed to cross-examine the witnesses. Mr. Grainger was then cross-examined at some length by Mr. Ser geant BELLasis. but no point of special importance was elicited. At a quarter to four, the Speaker being at prayers, the Committee adjourned till Monday, at twelve o'clock. GROUP IX. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) GLEISGOI 7 . 7 , PAZSLEY, AND GREENOCK (POLI,GC AND GOVAN BRANCH). _ - - Mr. Austin, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Hope, and Mr. Forsyth, were en gaged for the•sromoters, and Mr. Andrews on the part of orposing petitioners. Mr. TALBOT opened the case, and then called Mr. Errington, C.E. —The branch was only two furlongs in length, and the estimated cost was 15,0001. It was proposed to be carried over the canal by means of a swivel bridge. Several witnesses having been called for ard against, The Committee suggested some alterations, which the promoters agreed to consider, and report upon on Slenday. The Comm.ttee then adjourned. GROUP VIII, (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) GLASGOW, DUMFRIES AND CARLISLE. Mr. Anderson, traffic-taker, examined- He caused the returns to be made in last September and October, taking a for night in each month. This he considered presented a fair average for the year. The heads were respectively—The passengers by the Kilmarnock and Carlisle coach, the Ayr and Dumfries coach, the Dumfries and Edin burgh coach, the Dumfries and Carlisle coach, the passengers con veyed by the various steamers plying from Ardrossan and Glasgow to Fleetwood and Liverpool on tr e west coast, carrying Ayrshire passengers, and the steamers from Dumflies, Annan, and Carlisle, on the Solway Firth, to Liverpool and Belfast, the roadside passengers, general merchandise, cattle, mails, &c., &c. With re gard to No. 11, the item was set down at upwards of 4,0001. for parcels, and for mails, 2,0501. He calculated the pre sent receipts for parcels taken by coaches to be 1,1001., and sup posing the carriers to take as many, with the increase brought by the connecting railways, he had estimated the whole at 4,000. The .No. 12 item was 9,5431., but this depended on an amalgamation with the line already constructed from Kilmarnock to Cumnock, by which it was calculated the arrangement would feld an extra ad vantage to the present company of the amount stated. The whole estimate of , railie per annum was 102,0001. The CHAIRMAN could not see how the amalgamation would increase the means of the present company. It might operate to the advantage of the two capitals, but it seemed the credit of all the advantage was placed to the account of the present company. He did not think the estimate was a fair one. However, he saw the ground on which the estimate was made, and he would take a note of it. Sir Thomas Phillips said the Committee might take it for as much as it was worth. There were proposed amendments in the bill before them to provide for the amalgamation stated, and the item was only to be taken on the assumption of such au amalgamation being admitted. Cross-examined by Mr.ComrstraN—lie took the passengers from the way-bill of the coaches. lie had included in the Carlisle and Glasgow coach, not only the Kilmarnock' and Dumfries passengers, but all the through passengers—the whole that went by that coach. lie did the same with the passengers of the Ayr and Dumfries coach. If the present line was constructed, passengers from Ayr would have to go notthward on the Troon line, and thence southward, through Kilmarnock to Dumti its. The passengers from Edinburgh he expected to come to Dumfries by the Crawick branch, through Sanauhar to Dumfries. He was swans that the Caledonian route was two miles shorter, but the gradients were worse. He had taken credit for the whole traffic, and allowed none for the Caledonian line. Ile had allowed 150 per cont. for increase. Ile was not aware that 100 per cent. was the ordinary calculation, though last year he drew up tables at 100 per cent. increase. He had increased tne per tentage this year, because a local line presented better advantages tor developing the traffic than a through line. Mr. AINSWORTH said he could not see how a through line could hiterfere with the development of local traffic, if stations were con structed. The witness—He had not allowed for foot passengers last year. Was not aware that 100 per cent. increase always included the foot passengers. He had calculated all the passengers from Fleetwood to Ardrossan were going to Glasgow. He distinguished between the Glasgow and Ayrshire passengers by the booking at the railway and steam-boat booking-offices. The booking through, to and from Glas gow, was 225. Gd., to and from Ardrossan 17s. 6d. ; so he took all the latter. He had added 100 per cent. increase on the steam-boat traffic The steam-boat passengers by Annan, which he calculated for, were parties residing In the neighbournood of Dumfries. He had assumed that the principal trade of Carlisle would be transferred to Annan. He had calculated the traffic for the first two weeks in September and the last two in November. He had added 50 per cent. increase for general merchandise. Men had been appointed to take a note of the carts by laud, which he had assumed at tine ton for each oni , horse cart. This estimate of the through traffic he had calculated from Cumuock at the one en t to Carlisle at the other, at the rate of I%d. per mile each individnal. For the portion of the Caledonian hoe passed over from Gretna to Carlisle. ne allowed one third of the revenue for that distance. Ite-examined Ile was not sure whether the Caledonian calculation for Dumfries traffic last year was struck out of the Caledonian tables presented to the House of Lords, bet if not, it ought to have been. He had not the least dou'•t but that all the calcula tions were based on fair and reasonable data. Mr. Wright, volts manager of the Ayr an(l Gla3gr)NV Rallwpy, corroborated the evitleno,e of Mr. Anderson, as far as it related to that railway and the Ayrshire traffic generally.. Mr. John Geddies, Mr. Christie Mr. Wright, mineral manager of the Duke of Iluccleuch, Mr. Laurie, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. W. Gorden, and Mr. John Nicholson. were severally examined as to the correa'ness of the tables submitted. The witnesses were su.imitted to very close cross-examinatiow, with the object of showing that the traffic had been greatly exag gerate, and that an unreasonable increase had been made in it, in conparison w with the promoters' tables of last year. It was ad mitted by one or two of the witnesses, that they did not think there would be sufficient traffic to support two through lines, like the Cale donian and the Glasgow, bumbles, and Carlisle. This closed the case on behalf of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Ayr scheme. The Committee adjourned till 3fonday, at twelve o'clock, when the case on behalf of the Caledonian Extensions will be opew.d. GROUP XIV, 110:2,7.3 =ENT AND SOI:7:71 MI.fiSTERN RAILWAYS. I3i7ORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. In consequence of it having been yesterday announced that the Committee on these lines would give their decision at half-past three o'cleek to-day, the Long Gallery was most inconveniently crowded. At half-past three the Commit tee assembled ; present, Mr. Prothei oe, eh tirman, Lord Elolyn, Mr. J. O'Connell, and Mr. Grogan. The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, I have now to announce the de cision the Committee have come to. The c ~,,,are dvmlrous to receive evidence as to that pot Lion of the S out h Eastern line which runs through Greenwich Park, from Greenwich to Woolwich. We are of course ready to hear all the evidence that the North Kent Company are willing to adduce in opposition to that portion of the South Eastern Railway, but in fairness to the gentlemen of the North Kent Company, the Committee feel it their duty to say that the opinions of the majority of the Committee arc favourable to the South Eastern Bill. At this announcement, loud cries of "Bravo, bravo," proceeded from the further end of the room. The CIIAIRMAN begged to remhul those gentlemen who were crying out so loudly that the South Eastern Company had not yet got their Bill. Mr. COCICBURN inquired whether the Committee would at once proceed with the evidence, or wenn adjourn until Monday. The Cumaxag said that the Committee were of opinion that they had better adjourn until Monday morning, at twelve o'clock. GROUP XVI. LONDON ILITD nizzawroN MonxnwG BBANCH). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Rastrick, C.E., was under examination when the Committee adjourned. GROUP XVIII. The Committee on this group met this morning at twelve o'clock, Mr. I'. Denison, chairman. SODIZILSETSEIRE MIDLAND. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE openel the cane for the opposition on the part of Lord Colv3, Mr. Somerville, and Mr. Figgins. He dwelt principally upon the inaccuracies in the levels of the sections pre pared by the engineer, Mr. Hill. The first witness called was Mr. Gregory, engineer, who gave evidence as to the above inaccuracies, and stated that there wore instances in which the error was sn street as to require an additional outlay of 15,000 L more than stated in the estimates. The examination of Ws witness occupied the whole of the day, and was not comple.ed when the committee rose: G ROL'I' SIX. ZISIXDGEINIVATEII azan TAUNTON CANAL, ILELILWAIr, .A.:ar.D PLEIRMOUJit. VContinued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. WELLS then addressed the Committee in reply, and held that both the harbour and railway were required by the increased wants of the district, that the evil e f Mr.. Hall, the engineer, and the corroborating evidence of I , . u.. , itt, that both could be easily con -1 structed and within the esti - ates, had not been attempted to be disproved, and that the oppposition of the Bristol and Exeter Rail. way, after the great injury they had done to their canal, was both unfair and uncalled for. Besides, the owners of the canal simply sought to convert their property into a railway, and considered they were entitled to some consideration at their hands, inasmuch as the competition which would taKe place in the event of their acceding to the Bill, wo,dd not be of an unwholesome, but a partial competition from Bridgwater to Taunton, for the benefit of the public, and concluded by calling on the Committee to pats the preamble of the Bill. The room was then cleared, and on the admission of the parties, The Canassax intimated that the Committee were of opinion that the preambles of the Crewkerne branch, and the Bridgewater and Tann on Railway, had not been proved, but they were of opinion that the prom:tibia of the Choi Cau4l Railway had been proved. The Committee then proceeded with the clauses of the sucocst , ful Bill, which were agreed to, and they adjourned. GROUP Y.Y. WINDSOR, SLOUGH, AND STAINES% ATMOSPHERIC. This Committee re-assembled to-day at the usual hoar ; Mr. Sotheron in the chair. The engineering evidence was resumed this morning. Mr. George Treacher, surveyor to the commissioners of the Thames Navigation Company, was the first witness examined. In his opi nion the viaduct proposed to be thrown aeross the Thames. at Romney Island, would not cause any annoyance to Eton College, It might be made an ornament, and would make the view more picturesque. Mr. R. Glendinning, a landscape gardener, was next examined. Ile considered that if the view from the colleges were o bstructed, all objection on that score might be removed by judicious planting. The privacy of the colleges would not be invaded by the proposed line. Evidence to the same effect was given by other witnesses, and the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday. GROUP XXVII. This Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Sir C. Lemon in the chair. - --- SOUTH MIDLAND. . _ 3 Th i r e . 7 ——— - of the Thrapstone .affiWeillejrl'sl.en a ce ilitysta%rtersautneleadntahismo chairmanrng . Board of Guardians, corroborated the testimony already given as to the general and heal advantages of the project. = Mr. Hudson, M.P., chairman t-f the Midland and Eastern Coinaties Railway, was next examined—He was, to a certain extent, the promoter of the proposed line. The oue-third of the capital was subscribed by the Eastern Counties Company. The original project of the IsTorthampton Railway afterwards expanded into the presant scheme, with the view of affording a transit for the traffic of the g.dei ay. B it e r li o c u v t ed e, i a t n n d ec a e d ss is a t r i y n ' e f t or ou t u he et m fo i r di th al ei al r r tr a a il m w e ay in s ea s tern part of the kingdom, independent of the London and liir mt:hngalivaemanßianidlwe the metropolis, on the eastern Side. Cross-examined by Mr. FLOOD, on behalf of a landowner—Was op • posed to the London and York Railway, which he considered, front the traffic between Lond n and York, would never pay. The traffic between Leicester and Northampton would not pay an independent company. This evitnes was also cross-examined by Mr. PAGETT, for the Leicester and Bedford opposing line. 31r. It. Stephenson, the engineer of the line, was then examined on the engineering points. He was of opinion that the proposed scheme would he the most eligible one of all those projected for the accommo dation of the traffic of the district, and the general advantage. Adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday. GROUP XXX. AYLESBURY AND THAD= JUNCTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Rebutting evidence wal then heard at some length on the part of the Oxford and Cambridge line, and a lengthened discussion ensued between Counsel as to the line of examination to be pursued. It being then just four o'clock the Committee adjourned. GROUP XXXV. EAST COAST. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Shelton was also cross-examined to the same effect by Mr. Webster and other Learned Counsel, for different opponents of the Bill. Accidents some times occurred from the form and situation of the present bridge. The obstructions and Impediments would be very much leis by tte bridge proposed to be erected by this railway com pany than by the present one. The company had only paid up 51. per cent. on the capital, and would require to have another call before they could go to the House of Lords. Re-examined—lf the new bridge were built vessels of large burden could go up to Wisbeach, which could not at present go further up than Sutton-bridge. The railway would greatly facilitate the im provement of the large tract of land lately recovered from the sea, and called " Victoria County." Upwards of 4,000 acres of that tract were now embanked. Sutton-bridge is h► a dangerous state. Vessels which could not go above the bridge pay the same toll to the corpo ration of Wisbeach, but. vessels of 500 tons burden could go to Wis beach if the new bridge were built. Mr. Reilly, of Lynn, a draper, was examined in support of the Bill. At present the shortest way way from Lynn to Manchester and the manufacturing districts was through London. Mr. it. Pileher, late Mayor of L} nn , stated that he presided at a most respectable meeting at Lynn, at which resolutions in favour of the measure were agreed to . Ile was himself in favour of it. In cross-examination the witness said there had be u a meeting of shareholders at Null, at which it was resolved that the company should be dissolved. lie believed that at the meeting to be holden on the 15th instant, there would be a resolution in favour of winding up the affairs of the concern. In the meantime the directors were obliged to go on. The Cniiaszaif said that It was the Impression of the Committee so far that the evidence was more against the preamble than in favour of it. Other witcesses ware afterwards examined in favour of the Bill, when a discussion of some length ensued as to the competency of the opposing counsel to an examination of the deeds and other docu ments which had already been admitted in the Standing Orders' Committee ultimately. Mr. WEBSTEtt was heard in an objection to the deed, on the ground that the parties thereto, having undertaken originally to form a line of much greater length, and requiring a much larger capital, would be released from obligations by their agreement, if the lesser line were adopted. r. COOK said that the objection was of no value, inasmuch as the deed gave the directors power to abandon any part of the line which they considered unnecessary or unprofitable. Mr. WEBSTER next objected that the subscribers to the agreement were not sufficiently designated. After a few words from Mr. Coax in reply, The Committee decided that it was not necessary to argue these points any further at present. They would consider theni. The evidence in support of the preamble was then continued, and the Committee adjourned at four o'clock till Monday at twelTe. GROUP XXXYII. The Committee met at twelve o'clock to-day. Present, Lord Sey. mour (chairman), Lord Ebrington, Lord Edward Hill, Sir Ralpt Lopez, and 3lr. F. French. MIDLANDS (E L S „ CAR. AND wonsn 0 ROUGH. :3RANCRES). Mr. 'TOPE, in opening the merits of these branches, prefaced his remarks with observing that the Bill comprised, besides these lines, powers to enlarge the station at Wasborough, and hoped in any case the Committee would at least pass the Bill on that account. The Worsborough, which was the principal branch, was a line of five. miles' length from that place, with an easy descending gradient, and came into the Midlands trunk line, not far from the Dartlield station. The Elsecar branch passed through a mineral district, and fell into the Worsborough rail, abctit a mile before that joined the Midland. At Elsecar and at Worsborough there were large Iron-works and collieries which wrought the Silkstone bed, for both of which commodities, iron and coals, there were ready markets, both north and south, along the Midland line. But these works, to which railway accommodation would be of so great moment, h; d no facilities of communication, except by canal, which extended east and west, and partly to the southern district, although by a circuitous route, and the tranship ments from the tram-roads and re-transhipments were very incon venient, and sources of loss. This canal company would have op posed them on their own merits, but that they knew the day of canals was gone by, and therefore they had allied themselves to the South Yorkshire Company, who had arranged either to amalgamate with the canal, or to guarantee their existing dividend. The South York shire in this way proposed to take into their own hands all the water communication between Barnsley and Doncaster, affecting, In fact, by that arrangement the navigation down the River Don to the eastward. But the proposed lines before the Committee, in , eluding the Swinton and Lincoln line, passed throughout their length alongside of the canal, leaving the public to choose the mode of conveyance which suited them. As for the accommodation proposed by the South Yorkshire, he thought it was rendered unnecessary by the Barnsley branch to Pennistone and Worsborough in that district, and by the Swinton and Lincoln to the east; the north and south being accommodated by the Midlands Company. Mr. Graham and Mr. Brown were examined, and gave evidence of the traffic in iron and coals, and the advantages arising from the facilities offered by the proposed lines: Mr. F. Swanwick, joint engineer on the Midland Railway, stated in his evidence that the branch to Worsboreugh was from five to six miles long, to Elsecar three miles, and the extension which proceeded tinder the Midlands and joined the Swinton and Lincoln, one mile and seven furlongs.' The gradients on the Elsecar and Worsborough were easy, the steepest being one in 101 for five furlongs, and the estimate for completing the Worsborough branch was 72,5321. ; the Elsecar branch, 43,6651.; the Extension to the Swinton and Lincoln - Railway, 24,3141.; and the enlargement of the station, at Masborougli, 9,4991. Mr. Alexander was called to give evidence of the land value, and this closed the case for the promoters of the lines. IVZIDLAN 11, EartivirszEY, Slizrrxtzn, r.oEWSZURY, 1.17.11115, AND SItiIDFORD. The formal proofs and returns were given in to the Committee, but as most of the witnesses were from town, not anticipating so speedily the discussion of the project, the Committee adjourned till twelve na Monday, when they will proceed to consider the merits of this line. GROUP XL. 7.,E7ZDS AND WORM The adjourned Committee resumed this day (Friday) at twelve o'clock, and strangers were admitted about five minutes after, when Mr. Stafford O'Brien (chairman) staled that it was the intention of the Committee to proceed with the case, thus overruling Mr, Mild yard's objection of yesterday. Mr. Bateman, engineer to the company, underwent a cross examination by Mr. KNOWLES and Mr. Atmoan% on the part of private individuals, and by Mr. ROBINSON respecting the difference of the curves on the several competing lines. The Hon. Chairman, however, and Lord Norreys intimated to the Learned Gentleman that it was hardly fair to elicit remarks disparaging to the York and North Midland from Mr. Bateman, who was not called by that company, hut by the Leeds and York Railway ; and suggested, therefore, that his interrogatories should have reienuce only to the Leeds, York, and Midlat,d Junction Railw tys. To Mr. Bans Es - Witness replied that he had had experience in conducting works which presented much greater difficulties than any on the proposed line, In fact, until last year ite had refused all rail way' engagements, because he pretiared the more difficult branches of his profession. Mr. HARDT then called 31r. Miller, civil engineer, wlin had been on all three of the pro. posed hues, and conceived that Mr. ilateman's was decidedly the best The gradients were worse, but the curves and tunnels better than those of the other lines. Mr. Cubitt, engineer of the London and York Inc, confirmed the evidence of the previous witness in favour of Mr. Bateman's scheme. The next witness called was Mr. Riehar.lson, who produced a peip tion from Leeds in favour of the proposed line, signed by about 12,000 inhabitants. This closed the case of the Leeds and York. The Committee then consented to , go into the rebutting evidence, when Mr. HOPE, on behalf the York and North Midland, called a grazier, who afforded more merriment than Information, but certainly gave the North Midland a good character. Mr. Bailey, superintendent of the cattle station at York belonging to the North Midland, attributed the mischief caused to cattle to the circumstance of the drovers putting too many into one truck, and not to the neglect of the company. Mr. I.lirkenshaw, civil engineer to the York and North Midland, denied the correctness of the statements with regard to the delays on that line, and was further of opinion that they had been blamed for the irregularities of other Hoeg, though certainly the new works at York, under construction since last 3 ear did in some measure tend to occasion delay to the trains. LEEDS, TIMM, .a 2 WLIDLAND TUNCITZON. Mr. Rointssots opened the ease by giving in the preliminary proofs. The Committee then adjourned till Monday. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at the usual hour for the dispatch of public business ; presemt, the Earl of .thaftcsbury (in the chair), and Lords Kenyon and Ilawar.len. MALDON, WITHAM, AND BRAINTREE RAILWAY. This case, which came before the Committee on a previous day, and was adjourned at the instance el the agents, was again resumed. The usual evidence having been gone through, and the certiticate of the Accountant-General of tl.e Court of Chancery having been pat in, in proof of the payment of the second deposit on the capital, The Earl of SHAFTESBURY IHVIThitCd that the Committee were of opinion that the promoters of the Bill had in every instance complied with the standing orders, and that the Bill had passed that tribunal. Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Dyson and Co. MIDLAND (SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH) RAILWAY. This case, which had been adjourned from a previous day also from want of proof of compliance with Lord I Vharnelille's order, was again resumed, and, after a lengthened hearing, the Committee de cided that the Bill had passed. Parliam Messrs. Burke, Pritt, and Co. These two ent were cases which came before their L or d ships, -a7ishieits, only who adjourned at five o'clock. ar3 HOUSE OF COMMONS. This Committee re-assembled to-day at the customary hour. YORK AND LANCASTER. Standing orders not dispensed with. GLASGOW AND DUNDEE. The Committee gave a similar decision in this ease. CALEDONIAN EXTENSION. Allowed to proceed. EDINBURGH AND HAMILTON. Standing orders not dispensed with. STAINES AND HENLEY. Not t.llowed to proceed. NORFOLK RAILWAY (YARMOUTH EXTENSION). Standing orders dispensed with. NOR FOL K RAILWAY (THETFORD AND REEDII.I3I BRANCH) Not allowed to proceed. WEST LANCASHIRE. Allowed to proceed. WARWICKSHIRE AND LONDON (HAMPTON AND BAN. Allowed to proceed on certain couditions, the natarc of which we could not ascertain. I OTTENHA3I AND BARNET. Standing orders not diDlspensed with. RECT NORTHERN. Allowed td proceed . OXFORD, SOUTLIAUPTON, GOSPORT, AND raßTsmorTd. Not allowed to proceed. LIVERPOOL AND BURY. All , wed proceed. LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN. (BASINGSIVFX AND AlT h l : w Q e o d roan to it i t me e4 ee aaj S;A Cttr iT Le 1 33UtillR YTtiEeX3daTE:SION.) • LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. j Price Annum. Share. -- ..£ s. d, £ s. Bank of Scotland - 100 0 163 Royal Bank of Scotland G/. per cent. - 100 0 157 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 224 Commercial Bank - 100 0 161 National Bank 6/. per cent. -. 10 0 15 Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 92 Western Bank .. • • - 50 0 80 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 71,E Clydesdale Bank.... • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 13% Eastern Bank .••• • • - 51. per cent. - 10 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 210 4% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. - 5 0 6% City of Glasgow Bank. 5/. per cent. - 10 0 1314 Scottish Union Ins• Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 245. Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent.. 100 0 0 10 0 14% Engin% Co. of Scetlnd- Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9% North British Insur. • • 5 1 / /. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cont. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18% - Min. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. perc. 50 0 0 50 0 0 76% Ditto, 14 Shares.... 78. Gd. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18% Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 Glitsgw & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70% Glagw & Grcenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 .211 paid. 19 0 isgw & Ganikirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40% Dundee & Arbroth Ran. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Standard LifcAsssrnce. 51. per cent. 150 0 0 1 2 10 0 9 CANALS. .; I ~ Dividend Names of e. ;Dividend Price. Names of P • ;... per Price. Companies. .4 per Companies. 4 . M Annum. 7 ., nnnum. £1 £ Ashtn& Oldh 97,51.58. p c 70 Nionmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 1 41. 170 Jlntgornrysh 100 51. 98 Barnsley.... 160 121. 180 3laceleslleid . 100 - 38 Basingstoke.. 100, - - Neath .. Brknk&Abrg 1501 51. 85 Nottingham l5O 12/. - Cromford...• 1001 141. 150 Peak Forest Dudley lOO. 41. - Regent:B -.. 33 1/. 58. 23 Derby .. •• • • 1001 Cl. 73 Rochdale ...• 85 41. 77 Ellsmre&Chs 133 1 41 ' 65 Shropshire - 123 8/. - Erewash •• • 100. 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 1001 41. - Do.Lk Fil St 12 61. p. c. 11 GrandJnnctn 100 71. 95 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 300 Grand Union 100 1/. 10s. - Shrovsbary.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh ~172 13%1. 210 Stourbridgo.. 145 201. 280 illstr&Brkly ; 001 - - Strtitd on Av 79 1/. 10 s . - Grantham • • 1 150 121. 100 Severn and} 26 1/. 83. 32 Hudderslleld. 57, - - Wye Bail. Kennt & Awl 39' 7s. 6d. 10% .Trnt & Mr-/ 505030/. Lancaster .• • 471 I/. 10s. - 1 soy, IA sh. _ Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester ..• • 140 10/. 105 IWorcstr & 78 21. 44 Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. GO Birming. Loughborogh;l42l 701. 650 ' Wilts & Mks G 7 11. 11 BANK OF ENGL (From last Night's Gazette.) to Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday - , the 2d day of May, 1846. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. otes issued •••• • • . • 27,072,295 ND. Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities .. . • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,279,130 . Silver bullion £27,072,295 27,072,295 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 7th day of May, 1846 BANKING oEPARTMENT. Proprietor? capital• • l 4,553,001 Rest 3,36,540 Government securi ties (including Dead Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners, of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di vidend accounts).• 2,57R,451 Other deposits • • • • • • 15,780.330 Seven day and other bills • • • • 96.5,730 • Weight Annuity).. 13,303,065 Other securities • • 17,901,148 Notes .. Gold and silver coin.. 661,418 .£ 38,271,101 £38,274,101 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 7th day of May, 1846. COURSE OF EXCHAI Xinsterdam ......C.F. 12 10 Ditto, at sight • • ... 12 7 Rotterdam 11. 12 1014 Intwerp . • ............ 26 20 IGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar.. • ... . • • . . Legh0rn..............30 75 Genoa .. •••••.. • • • • • .. 26 15 Milan Venice . Naples •• .• •• 39% Palermo, per 0z....—. 119 1 4 Lisbon.. • ....... 52% Oporto ••.. • • 52% Rio Janeiro • • .•• . • • 23% Bahia . Hamburgh ......M.B. 13 15% I'aris, 3 days' sight .. .• 25 85 Ditto, 3 months...... 26 10 Marseilles •• • . ...... 26 15 Bourdeaux.... ..... ... 26 15 Frankfort on Maine.... 123 Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... . •• . • . Vienna, effec. no. ••• • • 10 11 Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 12 Madrid • • ...... 36 IA Cadiz • • •.. : .. 36 Barcelona • • • • ...... • • Seville.. ... • • • • • • .. Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .......... -- PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars ...e3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars ••.. • • • • 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... • . 0 4 11 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 8.) SUGAR.—To-day there was more desire to purchase Raw Sugar for home consumption, and merchants were less in clined to realise. The quantity of West India Sugar acid pri vately was 200 hhds and fres at full rates, and in some cases rather above. The marketoeloses more firmly for Sugar sub ject to the 14s duty. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were purchased with caution by the home trade; the value of brown lumps is 653 to 65s 6d, and standard lumps 66. to 66s Gd per cwt. Bonded crushed Sugar is dull of sale, and 32s 3d to 32s 61 per cwt taken for first quality. MAuerrins.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was pur chased with more freedom, and 6,011 bags at auction were all sold at full rates, viz. middling to fine yellow at 48s to 51s, grey ditto 478 to 51s, good brown 465, low 445, washed yellow and grey 47s Gd to 51s, syrupy 47s to Ms 6d per cwt —nearly the whole consisted of midding to fine yellow sorts. EAST Isnis..—This afternoon at public sale 155 bags of Bengal sugar were in part sold at full rates and fetched 54s to 56s for tine white Benares, rather grainy. FOREIGN.—In consequence of the extensive public "sale of Java Sugar, hi Id by the D u t c h T ra di ng Company, -having gone oil' better than was expected, holders of all descriptions of Foreign Sugar here have more confidence; they refrained from offering any at auction, and the quantity on offer by private contract is less than it was. FREIT.—For Currants there continues a good demand, and the prices quoted fully maintained. Some large parcels of Valentia Raisins of fine quality having been sent to this market from the outports for sale, the low and inferior sorts are a complete drug, almost unsaleable. Mot Asses.—The new sorts of West India are much wanted, and full rates offered. Bengal Treacle sells more freely and at better rates. COFFEE. —.This afternoon there was little desire manifested to operate in Mocha Coffee, and 215 bales at auction were all taken in at the full value. Of Plantation Ceylon 2,155 bags at public sale were nearly all taken in rather above u fu p r u t u he fu r r a m dan e v rte c r e has taken msthe reha p s la b c e e in the r v g a e l b u u e s o i! bute th o e nrgEoAu.—No value. ness transacted in all descriptions. Pouchong is wanted, and the parcels sold were at firm rates. Twankay is held with firmness. Hyson has been largely dealt in, common at 2s to 2s 2d, but middling to good 2s 3d to 2s Bd, fine to very fine 2s 9d to 4s. Of Imperial and Gunpowder the parcels dis posed of were upon fully former terms. Pekoe Teas are little ' wanted, and prices are still on the decline. RICE.—To-day the market was much better supplied with amounting to 6,21?8 . bags and 299 the trade pockets, and the whole sold at an advance Bengal Rice, were desirous to operate, vere submitted to public competition : Id t full rates Cloves t auction were so a . . and 100 bags a 6 chests 1 bag were sold at. full are still wanted. Of Mace on former rates tb o u f r 6 p cl are pe e r ls Cwt. SPICES.—This afternoon Malabar Pepper met with atten tion,'at the reduced rates of 5% to Ruat have been-enable. to Spinal—Holders of Jamaica but them ka4 been a rates. 87 bags of Nutmegs - d in the 6 s p h e e r ll lb w . ere only in part sold Obtain any further advance in price s, good business transacted. Demerara. is wanted, and tie parcels sold were at fully former rates. Calcutta has met with little attention, and prices are not so firm. Leeward Island has been sparingly dealt in, but former rates are maintained. Although Brandy can be obtained upon further reduced terms, al shippers and the home trade have cperated with caution TlNis week, and the stock has been further increased, but the deliveries are getting larger. Geneva is dull of sale, and there are sellers of common export at Is lid to 2s, and fine at 2s Gd to 3s per gallon. English Corn Spirits are little wanted. OiLs.—There has been a much better demand for Linseed Oil this week, and an advance on former rates of 6d to 9d per cwt. For Rape Seed Oil, further reduced rates having been taken, many parcels have been disposed of. Cocoa Nut Oil has met with little attention. Palm has been in good request, still prices do not advance. Olive has met with little attention. TALLow.—There has been a better demand for Russian on this week; and buyers have been compelled to pay a slight advance on former rates. For forward delivery there are sellers upon rather lower term 3. In American and New South Wales a good business has been transacted on the spot, and holders have obtained rather better prices. Town Tallow is still plentiful, and a large business has teen transacted. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. INDIAN DISPATCHES. The Ga:ete of this evening contains the above dispatches, received at the India House, which have already appeared in The Sun. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING MAY 9, 1846. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES . IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COX‘ PANIES' STUCK. From t'e Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, ➢iAY 8. ZOINT-STOC73. BANKS. ._ . 4.--- - Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. --- - -. Australasia •• ••••• • • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 26 1 4 BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44 3 4 Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22% colonial..• 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londn and Westmlnstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27 London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 14% ' Metropolitan ..... .... - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland- 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 493 Ditto, New......... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 19% National of Ireland .. 5/. per cent. s'l 0 0 20 0 0 18 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. p r cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 35% Ditto, New.... ... ••• 51. ent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... 6/. cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25i4 Union of L0nd0n..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 INSURANCE COMPANIES. - Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Albion .. ••.•.•• • •• • • V. lOs 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance 13rit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19 Ditto Marine..... • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 6M Atlas 13s.6d.prsh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16% British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7U Clericl,Med.& Gen.Litb 51. per ccut. 100 0 0 210 0 6% County .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown .............. 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle ...... Economic Life. /,.&30s.bs. Eng.& Scot. Law -•• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% European Life .•• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 21i Freemasons' .•••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe Si. per cent. Stock. - 138 Guardian • ... •••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 50 Imperial Fire ••••• • • • 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 . 0 0 240 Imperial Life •••• • • • . 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1636 Indemnity Marine .• . 1/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life- •••••• • • • • 11. 3s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6N London Fire London Ship Marine .. •..••• • • • 51ed. Invlld&Gen.Life 4% 1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund•. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/. 2s. Plicenix - - 205 Protector Life.... •• • 51. par cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 4s. Provident Lite.• ••- • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life ••• . • Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 180 Sun Fire 6/. 10s. - - 210 Ditto Life . • 11. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life ••••••• 10%1. pr cnt 100 0 615 0 20 WATER-WORKS Dividend Amount Name of Company. , per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s, d. Rest L0nd0n........ • • ' 81. 100 0 0 - 215 Grand Junction .... • • 31. 10s. 41 13 4 - SO Kent - - .... -••• • • • 21. 10s. 100 0 0 - 70 Vauxhall ...... ••• • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 - 57 West Middlesex -- • • 5/.55. pr cnt. 63 12 9 - 130 DOCKS. Dividend I Amount Name of Company. I per of I raid. Price. Annum. I Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial - 78 East and West India 6/. pr cent. Stock. - 1413 East Country - 21 Lyndon .. 51. pr cent. JJ Stock. - 1143 St. Katharine •••• • • •• 5 per cent. I Stock. - 101 Southampton •••• • • • • 41. per cent.' 50 0 0 50 0 0 30 Lyndon . At. Katharine • • • • • • •• 1 5 per cent. Southampton .........4i. per cent. 50 0 0 DOWNING-STREET, MAY 5, 1846. The Queen has heel pleased to appoint George Barney, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel in the Corps of Royal Enginee r s, t o be Lieutenant-Governor of North Australia, and to admi nister the Government of that Colony, under the style and title of Superintendent thereof. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 8. 3d Light Dragoons-F. Chaplin, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Shaw, appointed to the 9th Light Dragoons, May 8. 4th Light Dragoons-F. C. Ford, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Cholnieley, whose appointment has been can celled, May 8. 9th. Light Dragoons-Cornet R. Shaw, from the 3d Light Dragoons (Ridingmaster), to be Cornet, vice Law, promoted to the '3lst Foot ; C. A. Delmar, Gent., to be Cornet, by pura chase, vice Lord J. Browne, promoted to the 10th Light Dragoons, May 8. 10th Light - Dragoons-Lieut. R. G. Townley to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Hy-der, who retires; Cornet Lord J. De Burgh Browne, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Townley, May 8. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards-Major and Colonel C. A. Shawe to be Lieutenant -Colonel, by purchase, vice Walton, who retires on half-pay ; Captain and Brevet Colonel T. Chaplin to be Major, by purchase, vice Shawe; Brevet Colonel H. Dawkins, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Chaplin ; Lieut. and Captain Lord F. Paulet to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Dawkins, who retires; Ensign and Lieutenant C. 11. White to be Lieutenant and Captain by purchase, vice Lord F. Paulet, May 8 ; F. A. P. Burton, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice White, May 8; Ensign and Lieuten an t P. G. IL Somerset to be Adjutant, vice Lord F. Paulet, May 8. 10th Foot-Ensign E. Dashwood to be Lieutenant with out purchase, vice Beale, killed in action, Feb. 11 ; Sergeant- Major G. T. Whitaker, to be Ensign, vice Dashwood, May 8. 18th Foot-Serjeant - M'C a b e , rom the 31st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Stanford, appointed to the 53d Foot, May 8. 21st Foot-Second Lieut. E. Clemison, to be First Lieute nant, without purchase, vice Bolton, appointed Adjutant 31st Foot, Dec. 19 ; Lieut. W. C. Mikes, from the 31st Foot, to be First Lieutenant, vice Clemison, whose promotion, by pur chase, has been cancelled; Ensign C. B. Daveney, from the 35th Foot, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Forbes, whose appointment has been cancelled, May 8. 23d Foot-Seeond Lieut. F. B. Tritton, to be First Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Wynne, who retires ; Gentleman Cadet E. Crofts, from the Royal Military College, to be Se cond Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tritton May 8. 29th Foot-Major G. Congreve to be Lieutenant -Colonel, without purchase, vice Taylor, killed in action ; Captain A. T. Hemphill to be Major, vice Congreve, Feb. 11 ; Lieut. T. E. Willbraham to be Captain, vice Hemphill ; Ensign V. Tonnochy to be Lieutenant, vice Wilbraham, March 20; Ensign W. L. D. Smith, from the 39. h Foot, to be Ensign, vice Tonnochy, May S. 31st Foot-Cornet C. E. Law, from the 9th Light Dra goons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Dilkes, appointed to the 21st Foot, May 8. 35th Foot-Lieut. G. Bayly to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Brevet Major E. Goate, who retires upon full ply; Ensign E. B. Cooke to be Lieutenant, vice Bayly; J. Spratt, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Cooke, May 8; H. Quill, Gent., to Ensign, vice Daveney, appointed to the 21 st Foot, May 9. 39th Foot-Sergeant Major John Sears to be Ensign, vice Smith, appointed to the 29th Foot, May 8. 41st Foot-Major H. Astier, from 62d Foot, to be Major, vice Montizambert, who exchanges, May 8. 46th Foot-Lieutenant A. Wombwell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Zuhlcke, who retires. May 8 ; Ensign W. N H e a l r i dy de, t G o e b n e t i t e o u b t e e n E a n n Lent, g i n ) y b u y p r t e t phase, rch a s e a: i v c i e c e W n o a m r d b 3 7 31 a ; y 11. 8. 49th Foot-Lieutenant D. SP Adam to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Browne, who retires; Ensign C. J. Powell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Adam • W. Bellairs, Gent., s to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Powell, May 8 ; J. Nason, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Page, appointed to the 50th Foot, May 9. 50th Foot-To be Lieutenants, without purchase-Ensign W. Da Vernet, vice J. J. Grimes killed in action, Jan. 29; Ensign J. Purcell, vice J. C. Bishop, died of his wounds, Feb. 7; Ensign C. H. Slessor, vice C. R. Grimes, killed in action, Feb. 11. To be Ensigns-Ensign R. H. Page, from 49th Foot, vice Purcell ; C. T. Cormick, Gent., vice Slessor, May 8. 531 Foot-To be Captains, without purchase-lieutenant R. Spring, vice Warren, killed in action, Feb. 11 ; Lieut. W. J. Verner, vice Smart, died of his wounds, Feb. 22. To be Lieutenants without purchase-Ensign 11. Lucas, vice Spring, Feb. 11 ; Ensign and Adjutant W. Dunning to have the rank of Lieutenant, Feb. 15 ; Ensign W. H. Grubbe, vice Clarke, died of his wounds, Feb. 16; Ensign H. Buck, vice Verner, Feb. 22. To be Ensigns without purchase-E. F. Stanford, from 18th Foot, vice Lucas, Feb. 11 ; Ensign A. J. Johnston, from 74th Foot, vice Grubbe; E. Clecve, Gent., vice Duck, May 8 F. D. Grey, Gent., vice M`Kenzie, promoted in 62d Foot, May 9. 62d Foot-Major G. S. Montizambert, from the 41st Foot, to be Major, vice Astier, who exchanges, May 8 ; Ensign J. I)Pliay M‘Kenzie, from the 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bartley, killed in action, Feb. 11. 70th Foot-Lieut. T. E. Mulock to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Rumbold, who retires; Ensign F. A. Willis to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mulo:k ; C. Blewitt, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Willis, May 8. 71st Foot-W. A. Myrton Cunynghame, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Le Geyt, whose appointment has been cancelled, May 8. 72d Foot-Capt. W. S. Dalton, from half-pay unattached, to be Captain, vice A. N. Sherson, who exchanges ; Lieut. W. Adam to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dalton, who retires; Ensign W. B. 0. Campbell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Adam ; A. Crombie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Campbell, May 8. 74th naat-E. H. Ord, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Johnston, appointed to the 53d Foot ; Lieutenant T. E. Lambert, from the 82d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice G. G. Dunlevie, who reverts to his former half-pay as Lieutenant, May 8. 80th Foot-Ensign G. Bodle, to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Crawley, died of his wounds, Feb. 21. D. F. Fraser, Gent., to be Ensign, vi c e B o dl e , M ay 8. 11TE5rORANDUM.-The promotion of Ensign William Du Vernet of the 50th Foot, to be Lieutenant, in the 31st Foot, on the 31st March, 1816, has been cancelled. The Christian names of Cornet Bennett, of the 14th Light Dragoons, are James Wentworth, not John, as previously stated. The Christian names of Ensign Brydon, of the 77th Foot, are Lewis Augustus. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAY 7. Royal Regiment of Artillery -Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieutenants-E. E. R. .I)yneley, vice Chandler, pro moted; K H. 13. Phillips, vice Power, promoted; J. Godby, vice Arbuthnot, promoted; D. S. Greene, vice Evans., pro moted; P. F. Miller, vice Fitzgerald, deceased; W. W. Barry, vice Hutton, promoted; J. 'l'. Orme, vice Hastings, promoted ; G. 11. Colomb, vice Smythe, promoted ; G. W. D. Hay, vice Mowbray, promoted ; T. 11. Harding, vice Phillips, promoted; P. D. Margesor, vice Chancellor, pro moted ; J. F. D'A. Street, vice Carlyou, promoted; A. M. Calvert, vice Eliot, promoted, May 1. Corps of Royal Engineers-:Major -General F. R. Th a ckeray, C. B to be Colonel Commandant, vice Sir H. Elphinstone, deceased, April 29. Gentlemen Cadets to be Second Lieutenants-J. H. Smith, vice Fowke, promoted; A. R. V. Crease, vice Binney, pro moted ; F. C. Belson, vice Rich, promoted ; C. T. Hutchin son, vice Chesney, promoted ; E. M. Grain, vice Murray, promoted; A. P. Smith, vice Penrice, promoted; A. M. Loch ner, vice Morrison, promoted ; P. Ravenhill, vice Cooke, pro moted, May I. ADMIRALTY, MAY 5. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet J. B. Prynn to be Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet C. 0. Baker to be Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet C. Wolrige to be Second Lieutenant ; Gentleman Cadet R. S. Molesworth to be Second Lieutenant. Commission by the Queen. Pembrokeshire Miiitia—J.Holland, Lieut., half-pay Royal Marines, to be Adjutant, with rank of Captain, vice Owen, resigned, April 4. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Linlitbgowshire. W. E. H. Vere, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; G. Dun dai, Jun., Esq., to bo Deputy Lieutenant, April 17. Ist or Berwick, Haddington, Linlithgow, and Peebles Re giment of North British Militia—A. IL Baillie, Esq., to be Captain, vice Thomson, resigned, Feb. 20; J. D. Martin, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Hav, promoted, Feb. 25 . ommissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. Duke of Cornwall's Rangers—Lieut. C. G. P. Brune to be Captain, vice Eveleign, resigned ; Second-Lieut. W. B. Call to be Captain, vice Howell, deceased; Second-Lieut. H. O'Neil to be Lieutenant, vice Brune, promoted ; Second-Lieut. G. A. Hicks to be Lieutenant, vice Mercati, deceased, May 2; Second Lieut J. R. Rodd to be Lieut., vice Kelly, deceased ; F. J. Trick, Gent., to be Lieut., vice Archer, resigned; J. W. Peard, Gent., to be Lieut., vice Carew, promoted; W. H. H. Messenger, Gent., to be Second Lieut., vice Call, promoted ; the lion, S. K. Lysaght to be Second Lieut., vice Hicks, promoted E. Ccrthew, Gent., to be Second Lieut., vice O'Neil, promoted; S. Ilext, Gent., to be Second Lieut., vice Rodd, promoted ; L. P. Johns, Gent., to be Second Lieut., vice Coel:s, resigned, May 2. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire— Royal Denbigh ha; Regiment of Militia—Second Lieu tenant H. Robertson Sandbach, to be First Lieutenant, vice Nicholls, resigned, Ftdt. 20. Sir T. Erskine, Bart., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Sandbacb, promoted, March 17. , Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Ist West York Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Captain the Hon. W. T. S. W. Fitzwilliam, commonly called Visct. Milton, to be Li u t enan t-C o l on el Commandant ; Major J. E. G. Elmsall to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lord Wharncliffe, resigned ; the Hon. C. W. W. Fitzwilliam to be Captain, vice Viscount Milton, promoted, May 4. WHITEHALL, MAY 6. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Harry Edgell Bush, Gent., of Trowbridge, in the county of Wilts, to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. George Seabrook, straw hat manufacturer, Luton, Bed fordshire.. Joseph Fearnb BANKRUPTS. Thomas Freeman, fri n ge manufacturer, Wood-street, Cheap side, to s urren d er May 15, at twe l ve , an d J un e 18, at eleven, at the C our t of Bankruptcy. G ra h am , o ffi c i a l assignee, Coleman -stre e t ; G u ill aume, B uc kl ers b ur y. Windsor terrace, City- roa d , May 19, at h a lf- past e l even , an d June 19, at half-past one , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Whit mere, Y, worsted stuff manufacturer, official assignee, Bwinghall•street ; Loughborough, Austin friars. Christopher Clarke, draper, Goswell-road, May 19, at two, and J une 1 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee; Soles and Turner, Aldermanturv. John Joseph Taylor, t o bacconist, Tooley-street, South wark, u M p a tc y 14, at two, and June 18, at one, at the Court of Y. Johnson, official assignee, Dasinghall-street ; liV°64l.lle, TOleY-dreet Southwark, James aed Thomas Whitelaw, builders, Liichficld-street, Soho, May 15, at two, and June 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aklermanbury ; Smith, Fpruival's Inn. John Dodsworth Abram; tailor, York, May 19, and June 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Rushworth, Staple Inn, London; Jackman, York ; llarle, Leeds. William Gill, corn merchant, Warrington, Lancashire, May 22 and June 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, George-street, Manchester; Gre gory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Ssirrow, Bedford-row, London ; Nicholson and. Sons, Warrington. Samuel Shann, cloth finisher, Leeds, May 25, and June 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assignee ; Strangways, Barnard's Inn, London ; Robinson, Leeds. Samuel Ogden, cotton factor, Manchester, May 20 and June 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official asignee, Charlotte street, Manchester; Johnson and Weatherall, King's Bench-walk, Temple; Needham, Man chester. Cuthbert Parker, linen draper, Liverpool, May 20, and June 16, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Coze rove, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., -Bed ford-row ; Green, Liverpool. Benjamin Clarke, grocer, Stroud, May 19. and June 19, at eleven, at the. Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Kearaev, Stroud. Robert Foale, victualler, Kingibridge, Devon, May 21, at one, and June 17, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court, Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Weymouth, Kings. bridge ; Weymouth and Co., Angel-court, London ; Turner Exeter. Stephen Knowles, brewer, Exeter, May 20, and June 17, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter; Keddell and Co., London. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. G. Graham, T. Adams, and M. B. Macfarlane, calico printers, Cheapside—a div. of Is. in the pound, any Friday, at tt:e office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. R. Payne, brassfounder, Hatton - call—second div. of 2s. in the pound, May 9, and three following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. T. Chapman, dairyman, Tottenham-court-road—third div. of lid. in the pound, May 9, and two following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. G. Barnes, innkeeper, Portsea—first div. of ls. 6d. in the pound, May 9, and two following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. T. J. Ashton, tailor, Pall-mall—fourth div. of Sid. in the pound, May 9, and two following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchureh-lane. F. Fothergill and J. M‘lhnes, lamp-black manufacturers, Bell's-close, Northumberland—first div. of ss. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. H. Docker, oilman, Pall-mall, June 1, at eleven. In the Country. _ . . . J. Haigh, clothier, Hogley, Yorkshire, Juno 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Clough; chemist, }Judders tif ld, June 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—T. H. Bennett, timber merchant, Cheltenham, May 29, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court—R. Warr, auctioneer, Beamin ster, June 3, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—J. Long, linendraper, Favistock, June 3, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—•J. Austen, draper, Devonport, June 3, at eleven, at the-Exeter District Court—A. T. Patterson and J. M. Malonck, merchants, Liverpool, June 1, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—F. T. Walker, merchant, Liverpool, June 1. at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court —T. Hodgson, bookseller, Liverpool, June 1, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Ogle and W. Walton, mer chants, Liverpool, June 1, at twelve, at the Liverpool Dis trect Court —S. Pilling and R. G. Watson, wine merchants, Gateshead, June 5, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon• Tyne District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Giro, merchant, Moorgate-street, May 29—J. T. Pascoe, metal refiner, High-street, Mile-eral New-town, May 29-2 C. H. Waters, dealer in paintings, Queen's-row, Pimlico, May 29—T. K. Rowbotham, book-keeper, Huddersfield, June I—t:. Pickles, linen manufacturer, Barn-ley, June :B—J. Clough, chemist, Hudder,field, June 4—J. C. Chambers, needle-maker, Ipsley, Warwickshire, May 30—J. Hall, sharebroker, Rochdale, May 29—J. Riding and J. Fielding, cotton manufacturers, Leyland, Lancashire, May 30—R. Howland, auctioneer, Thame, May 29—S. Harrison ' provi sion merchant, Poole, May 29—G. P. Payne, optic a l instru ment dealer, Liverpool, May 29—G. Middleton, wine mer chant, Nottingham, May 29—J. G. Gore, innkeeper, Chel tenham, May 29—J. Turner, manufacturer of printing ma terials, Brooke-street, Holborn, May 29—F. Lingard, teacher of music, Durham, May 29—T. Parnell, laceman, Manches ter, May 29—J. D. Williams, blacking manufacturer, New castle•street, Farringdcn-street, May 29—D. Davis, dealer in regimentals. Jermyn-street, St. James's, May 29. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Buchanan and J. Parlane, timber merchants, Liverpool -T. Pearson and R. Troughton ship builders, Liverpool—S. C. Fox and A. Banks, jun., bankers, Liverpool—J. and A. Wadsworth, builders, Sheffield—l. Firth, S. Firth, and J. Firth, worsted spinners, Halifax, Yorkshire—J. Lawton, J. Woodcock, and B. Holroyd, manufacturers of fancy waist coatings, Huddersfield—W. Phipps, T. D. Phipps, and J. Carrington, curriers, Bath (so far as regards J. Carrington) —W. Cheetham and W. Wrigley, hat manufacturers, Oldham, Lancashire—W. Dicker and S. E. Clark. envelope manufacturers, Crane-court, Fleet -street—B. C. Boast and T. Shillito, coach builders, Leeds—D. G. Clarke and 11. Kin mouth, warehousemen, Aldermanbury—G. M. Davidson and 'l'. Waters, coal miners, Siston, Gloucestershire—W. Thomas, S. Lepard, and D. Williams, attorneys, Cloak-lane, City—J. Robson, R. Robson, J. Robson, M. Robson, and G. Robson, plasterers, Durham—J. and W. Bennett, stone masons, Bir mingham—T. Wild, W. Wild, and L. Wild, cotton sninners, Walmersley cum Shuttleworth, Lancashire—H. L. Ginther: and T. A Staple, merchants, Basing-lane—G. Webb and J. Killick, silversmiths, Knit4litsbridge- terrace, Knightsbridge. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Reid Prentice, picture dealer, Edinburgh, May 16 and June 13, at one, at tha Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh. • John Graham, bookseller, Greenock, May 16 and June 4, at one, at the Tontine llotel, Greenock. John Robert Finlay, stockbroker, Glasgow, May 14 and June 3, at two, at the chambers of Messrs: Marshall, Hill, and Hall, Glasgow. Thomas Watson, builder, Edinburgh, May 16 and June 6, at two, at Dawell's ROOlll3, Edinburgh. James Provan, fiesher, Glasgow, May 12 and Jun 3 2, at twelve, at the Manchester Tavern, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending May 5, 1846, is 375. 2 1 /id. per cwt. IRELAND. DISTRESS OF THE PEOPLE. DUBLIN. MAY s.—The reports that have come to hand to day arc of the usual character, representing the prevalence of extreme destitution, and th e efforts, in many cases successful, to provide food and employment. In some localities, where the potato disease was not very severely felt, the price of the esculent is not much higher than in ordinary years; but generally it is at least double the usual rate. In Dublin the price of inferior potatoes, with one-third at least diseased, has risen to ninepence per stone, which is equal to one shil ling—three times the price in abundant seasons. Amongst the wealthier classes potatoes are now little used ; and where Indiaameal has been provided in the'country districts, the labouring classes have given up potatoes as a food. On this account they are little run upon. If anything like the or dinary consumption took place, we should not now have po tatoes for sale in any market in Ireland. The Clare Journal states that the treasurer of the Ennis town Relief Committee has proceeded to Ennis, " to procure Indian meal, for the purpose of keeping down the markets, which have frightfully risen." In Dungarvon, and other places-on the coast of the courty of Waterford, the people are in such a state of utter destitu tion that many are existing on a single meal of bran—the husk of wheat—in the twenty-four hours! TEIE WEATHER—HARVEA PROSPECTS. We have rain pouring down once more, and seed-sowing is, of course, again interrupted. For a fortnight of dry weather considerable progress has been made i❑ the spring sowing; but still this most important agricultural business is very in complete; and if there should not he a favourable change very speedily, the worst results may be apprehended next harvest. The Rev. Martin Doyle, parish priest of Graig, county Kilkenny, in a letter to the Dublin Evening Post, says The farmers are not souring their usual complement cf po • tatoes. The poor, who heretofore made efforts to sow a little, seem now indifferent altogether. The consequence will be, that their condition during the summer and - autumn months will be much better than in winter, when the public works will cease, but the necessity of eating will not. The poor also will want more clothes and more fuel in winter than in the coming season ; they will have no potatoes to live on, as heretofore; no public employment —no money. I will be told Indian meal, oats, barley, &c., will be abundant and cheap—be it so, but the poor cannot purchase without money." The young wheat, sown in winter, ,generally look well and healthy. LLOYDS SHIPPING. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Monarch, 'Walker, front Bengal, off Portsmouth, sailed Jan. 29, St. Helena March 31; Glenelg. Harvey, from China, off Falmouth, sailed Jan. 7, Cape, March 10, St. Helena March 22; Anna Robinson, Munro, from China, in the Downs, sailed Dec. 24, St. Helena March 17; Augustus, Clarence, front South Australia, in the Downs, sailed Jan. 12, St. Helena March 19; Harebell, Eales, front Mauritius, in the Downs, sailed Jan. 17, St. Helena Feb. 28; Jane Godry, Birnie, from. South Australia, in the Downs, sailed from Adelaide Jan. 9, St. Helena March 21; Charlotte, Carter, from Bengt], in the Downs, sa il e d D ec. 19 St. Helena March 15; Manchester, M or i ce , f rom Bengal in the Downs sailed Oct. 23, Demerara March 12; Jane irances Crosby ' Van Diemen's Land, off Plymouth, sailed from Hoba ' rt Town Jan. 12; Napoleon, Miller. from the Cape of Good llope, in the Downs, sailed from Table Bay March 2 Ann Bates, Weighell, from Mannil a , o ff the start, sailed Dec. 6, St. Helena March 9 ; Greci an , Langford, front China, in the St. Katherine Docks, sailed Dec. 24, St. Helena March 18. Arrivals at St. Helena—A schooner, prize to her Majesty's ship Cygnet, March 23; Koning Will am 11., 24th, from Java, and sailed 26th to Amsterdam; St. George, from Ichaboe, and sailed 23th to Falmouth; Chaucer, El r der, from Colombe, and sailed 24th to London ; Tampere, from Singapore and Cape, and sailed to London; IJetcorn, 26th, from Swan River, and sailed to London ; her Majesty's ship Alert, from Loando ; Voyageur, 25th, from Bourbon, and sailed to Marseilles; Crusader, 27th, from Batavia; Duncan, from Calcutta; Neptune, 28th, fromMauntius;lara, prize , to her Majesty's ship Cygnet; Cowslip, frontCeylon C . .NaN a rino, 29th, front London ; Nimrod, front Bombay; Theodora and Sara, 30th, from Batavia ; Barbara, from Mauritius. Arrivals at Adelaide—Water Witch, ac. 26, from Mau ritius; Cleveland, Jan. 9, front Port Philip. Arrivals at Sydney—Watkins and Slrah,•from Liverpool. STATE or TRADE.—The principal manufacture of the hosiery trade, namely, wrought cotton hose, keeps de clining. The cut-up branch is rather better than the wrought departments. The cotton glove trade keeps in a tolerable state. The silk glove trade hal sr) far declined, that the hosiers give out their materials with a very sparing hand. The drawer, pantaloon, and shirt branch has a shade further improved. The silk hose trade is, if anything, further de clining, silk stockings being almost out of fashion. The fancy hose trade is in general considered worse. The cotton warp trade is still very much depressed, and few of the hand:, 11.7.ve more than half employment. The silk blonde branch is considerably better, that is, what remnant is left of thi, once extensive manufacture.—Nottingliam Review. FATAL EFFECT OF LIGHTNING.—During the brie• hut destructive tempest of the 25th ult., as John Jenkins, of Aber dare, travelling bookseller and tea-dealer, was proceeding aerosl: ti common from Hirwain to Rhigos, the bras point of his umbrella' which was open, attracted the electric fluid, and the current passin t , through the brim cf his hat, above his right eye, lacerated the tio: and discoloured the collar-bone. Of course death was iiistantaneou The body was removed to his residence, and on Monday an inquest was held at the Carpenters' Ar m s, when tits jury returneda e•st of " Died by the ylsitettou of %AV—Tim - AV Journal. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 8. Their Lori!ships met at Five o'clock. Lord CAMPBELL gave notice that, on Friday next ,he would move the second reading of the Bill for the general re gistration of deeds. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE presented a petition from the Governor and Trustees of the London Hospital, against the Charitable Trusts Lord. CAMPBELL presented two petitions to the same effect. CORN-LAWS. The Earl of RADNOR gave notice that he would move, on an early clay, for the quantities of wheat and flour entered for home cinsumption during the years 1835 and 1845 in clusive, and also the average prices during the same period. WIF...TERN AUSTRALIA BILL. The several clauses of this 13111 were agreed to in Com, mittee. SCOTCH EITIIGHS BILL. The Duke of ISUCCLEUCH moved the third reading o: the Scotch Burghs Bill. The Bill was then read a third time and paved. THE RAJA OF SATTARA. Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition praying that the Baja of Sattara might be set at liherty, and his personal pro perty restored to him. He would Lot state any more on that occasion than this—that from 1818 to 1839 the Raja was con sidered a lova! subject, and strictly maintained his engage ments with the East India Company. Shortly after the last of these years a charge of conspiracy was brought against him by the Supreme Court of Bengal, but the aceu-.a•ions against him had never been proved, though he had repeatedly sought to be put on his trial with respect to them. With regard to another charge, he was treated in the same way; but instead of being allowed the trial Which he courted, in order that he might prove his innocence, he was carried off in the dead of the night and committed to prison, where he was at present confined. The whole of his personal property had been since secured. He also presented another petition from a servant of the Baja, declaring that his master had always been a loyal subject, and that he himself had teen placed over a powder-magazine, and imprisoned, before he consented to sign a paper containing charges against the Baja. Toe Earl of nIPON had no particular answer to the Ws servations of the Noble Lord (Beaumont), and all he could say upon the subject was, that it had been fully conidered in the session of last year. It had been maturely considered by the Governor of Bombay, and been minutely examined by the Governor-General in Council, and had received every attention from the late President of the Board of Control (Sir John Cam Hobhouse), who had gone most fully into the question, and it had afterwards been most maturely discussed by the Court of Proprietors of the East India Company in fact, this subject had been under discussi m at least sixteen or seventeen times ; and the original decision had in every case been confirmed. With respect to the jewels of which the Noble Lord spoke, they were not the private property of the Baja, and had been as the property of the State handed over to the successor of the Government, with the exception of jewels, worth about two Lacs of rupees, which the Raja had retained for his own private use. With respect to the purport of the second petition, which complained that insufficient evidence had been adduced against him, this was the first time that any such allegation had been made. He, himself, was not. responsible for whatever hal occurred, for the circumstances took place before he had anything to do, with the office he now held, or, indeed, before the present Government came into power at all. . . . A NOBLE Loun did not rise to give any opinion upon the subject, but he would beg merely to state that he had un derstood that the facts had occurred befoi e the year I ; conse quently before the Node Earl (Ellenboreugh) opposite went to India, but it seemed to be a matter of some interest, and might possibly he worth inquiry. Lord BROUGHAM fully concurred in the observations made by the Noble Earl who had just sat down. Ile had read a paper on the subject from the pen of Sir R. Grant, the late Governor of Bombay, and he considered the decision come to was perfectly just. After a few words from Lord BEAUMONT, who said that his only complaint was that he was condemned without a trial—The subject then dropped. Lord KINNAIRD moved for certain returns connected with railways pa•sed and projected. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented a petition against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday. If a measure were brought forward for this purpose, many of those disgraceful scenes which occurred on the Sabbath-day would be prevented. There was a simple and obvious remedy, which had been tried before, and which had been attended with complete and un questionable success. Under these circumstances, it was not too much to ask why petitions had been pouring in for years and yet nothing had been done, nor even any notification of the intention of her Majesty's Government to do anything to remedy the evil. Lord KINNAIRD said that he had attended to the ob servations addressed to the House by his Right Reverend Friend, and entirely agreed with him that it was possible to put a stop to the scenes which took place, but that stoppage would be a difficult question. Their Lordships were aware of the necessity, under the existing law, of public-houses being closed at a certain hour, and the conse (pence of that was, that a certain description of coffee-shops had been encouraged in London. These coffee-shops were the worst places it was possible to conceive, they were the resort of the rrost abandoned persons, and were the scenes of the most dreadful profligacy. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S said that some remedy might still be provided. He would take the opportunity of present ing another petition, to which he wished to call the attention of the House and of her Majesty's Government. The subject was one of importance, if he might judge by the language which had fallen from some Members of the Administration. It was a petition from the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the county and borough of Caermarthen, regretting the defective state of education in Wales, and requesting the attention of the Government to it. They stated that they were sensible of the importance of education to the social interest of the com munity, and requested that Honourable House to provide, rn a liberal plan, spine means of extending the blessing of educa tion in Wales. CHARITABLE TaUSTS BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR stated that he would bring forward the Charitable Trusts Bill on Thursday next. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time :—The Brighton and Chichester Railway (Bognor and Littlehampton branches); South Eastern Railway (Ashford Station Enlargement); East ern Union and Hail;nigh Junction Railway; Glasgow, Palley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Amendment and Branches, Nos. 1,2,3; Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Amendment and Branches; London and Brighton Railway (East Grimstead Branches) ; Helensburgh Harbour—Hclensburgh Extension and Police; Bolton Waterworks. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 8. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. SOMERSET SMALL DEBTS BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be cow witted. . _ HARROGATE GAS. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed. GLASGOW MUNICIPAL AND POLICE BILL. Mr. DENNISTOUN moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection to refer the Glasgow Municipal and Police Bill and the Bridgeton Police Bill to the same Committee.—The motion was agreed to. WEXFORD, CARLOW, AND DUBLIN JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. Mr. GROGAN moved that the Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction Railway Bill be read a second time on Monday next.—The motion was agreed to. NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr. GREENE moved that leave be given to read the New. castle and Darlington Junction Railway - (Durham and Sunder land Railway and Weartnouth Dock Purchase) Bill a second time on Monday next, although no breviate shall have been laid on the table, such Bill having been separated from the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway and Wearmouth Dock Purchases and Branches) Bill, on the recommendation of the classification Committee, and the breviate of the whole Bill having already been laid on the table of the House,—Agreed to. GOOLE AND DONCASTER RAILWAY COMMITTEE. Mr. PARKER moved that it be an instruction to the Com mittee of Selection to fix the first sitting of the Goole and Don caster Railway Committee for Friday, May 15. The HON. GENTLEMAN a'so moved an instruction to the Committee on the Goole and D3neaster Railway Bill, to hear any petitioners against such Bill, although their respective pe titions shall not have been presented to this Home three clear days before the day appointed for the first meeting of such Committee, provided that such petitions shall have been so presented before Friday, May 15.—Agreed to. SOUTH YORKSHIRE CO NL RAILWAY AND CANAL BILL. The HoN. GENTLEMAN then moved that it be an instruc- tion to the Committee of Selection to fix the first sitting of the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal Bill, for Friday, the 15th of May; and also that an instruction to the Committee on the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal Bill to hear any petitioners against such Bill, although their respective petitions shall not have been presented to this House three clear days before the slay appointed for the first meeting of such Committee, provided that such petitions shall have been so presented before Friday, the said 15th of Slay. ORDER RELAIING TO RAILWAYS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that the order of the 30th day of April last be extended to all private Bills relating to railways brought from the House of Lords.—Agreed to. BURNLEY PROV MIEN I' AND WATERWORKS. This Bill was read a third time and passed. BANFFSHIRE ROADS. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. The report on this Bill (Hareuastle to Sandbaeh, Churnet Val'ey line, Pottery line), was brought up, the amendments and alterations agreed to, and the 13d1 ordered to be engrosed. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be engrosed. RAILWAY BILLS. Mr. HUDSON then rose to propose the insertion of a clause in all railway Bills of the present session by which new com panies are to be incorporated. At the time when he gave notice of his intention to bring forward this motion, he was not aware of the intentions of the Government with respect to the number of schemes which had been introduced into Parlia ment during the present session. Since the introduction of that Bill the Government had introduced and passed cer tain resolutions on the subject ; but as these resolutions would not reach the parties whom he was originally anxious to relieve from the responsibility which they had, in many cases, thoughtlessly incurred. The clause he intended to move was to enable those parties to review and consider the position in which they Isere placed by ca ling a meeting of registered shareholders, and dissolving the project, if they found them selves unable to proceed with it. Now, the Act of Parliament compelled the company. before they could enforce the powers of their Ac', to have the deed signed for the whole amount subscribed, and if they did not obtain signatures of the fall amount their Act became inoperative, because many persons I fused to sign on account of the Act rendering them esenxoo;:tistiebmlernet the proportion of the whole amount of capital necessary fo fa r i e l t f l o ie r condemnconstruction of s an t o h m e a w lo o u rk s s s . tate No o w f tthhei;gll.,:v,u.sheencotuhl the excitement parties to which had taken place with respect to thing, the desire entertained h t m o ind ;it a h n d d raw the fro d m e many of of s borne in main object of his clause was to eond them an opportunity of considering their position and the ' course, under the circum stances in which they were placed, they ought to adopt end to compel them to complete their registration within four months. The parties concerned should have an opportunity, during a period of at l east s i x months, of calling meetings, to determi ne whether they s h ou ld proceed with their works or, not. There was an anxiety in that House to limit the amount of capital to be empl o y e d. He (Mr. H u d son ) had always held that th e shareholders who had raised the necessary fonds would go on, and the powers given by the House would, in that case, be exec u t e d. H e was perfectly satisfied that the passing ' of such a measure as the one he proposed would not take away from bona fide undertakings the opportunity of executing their works, bir, to the undertakings not based on the solid foundation of capital an opportunity weu:d be given of re viewing their intentions, When he gave this notice he was not aware that the G overnment h a d any intention o f 1 taking any part in this matter, but he had since seen the Bill proposed by Mr. Dalhousie, and it did not seem to aff•ct the parties who were most interersted in these under takings:—viz., the original shareholders, and he, therefore, hoped that the Howe would accede to the present measure. Sir GEORGE CLERK rose for the purpose of taking an objection to the motion on a point of form. From the state ments made by the lien. Member it was quite apparent that it was a most important question, and one which, if carried, would introduce a new mode of legislation with regard to rail ways. Instead, therefore, of moving it as a clause, he would suggest to the Hon. Gentleman the propriety of introducing i. into the Bill of which he had charge, or of moving that it should be inverted in the Bill which would shortly come down from the Lords relative to railways. At any rate it would be a much mere expedient course to make it the subject of a separate Bill rather than a sessional. order. Mr. LABOUCIIERE quite concurred with the •Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down, that the present course was most inexpedient, unusual, and extremely inconvenient. The motion was one which wa; more properly the subject of an Act of Parliament rather than a clause. He, therefore, agreed with the suggestion made, that the motion should be brought forward in the shape of a distinct Bill, or should be ins,•rted in the Bill introduced by the Hon. Gentleman himself (Mr. Hudson.), or in that brought forward in the other House of Parliament by Lord Dalhousie, when it should come down there. Mr. HUDSON, agreeably to the suggestions th rown out, would, with th e l eave of the House, withdraw his motion ; but be begged to state that his only object in introduing it was to protect parties who had signed the deeds, and to prevent the recurrence of those scenes which took place in 1836,1838, and lt.39.—Motion by leave withdrawn. POOR-LAW REMOVAL BILL. Mr. JAMES presented a petition from the poor-law guardians of the Greenwich Union against certain clauses in the Puor-law Removal Bill. POOR LAWS. Captain POLHILL presented a petition from the Board of Guardians at Brighton, complaining of the general provisions of the Poor-law Removal Bill, which they considered favoured the vagrant more than it did th e h onest householder. They prayed, therefore, that the Bill be ameniecl. THE TEN . HOURS' 7;ILL. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from the factory workers :n the mills of Mr. APPhail, of Glasgow, in favour of the Ten flours' Bill. Mr. G. HUDSON presented several pcti'ions in favour of the Eastern Counties Terminus and other railway Bills. Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition] against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor. In reply to Mr. CHRISTIE resp ectlng the case of Mary Anne Tyler, whose case was detailed to the House in a petition presented on the 7th instant, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that he had fully inquired into the particulars of the case, and had come to the conclusion that the decision of the magistrate was illegal. He had also informed the magistrate before whom the case was heard of the conclusion at which he had arrived, and that the ease would be specially reported to the Lord. Chancellor.--( Hear.) In conclusion he would say he had not the slightest objections to the motion of the Hon. Gentleman. The motion was then agreed to. TEN HOURS' BILL. Lord G. BENTINCK presented a petition from Bath, most numerously and respectably signed, in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill.—( Hear, hear.) SEES OF ST. ASAPII AND BANGOR. Mr, BANKES presented a petition from the clergy of Dorchester, praying the House not to permit a union of the dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor.--Ordered to lie on the table. The HON. GENTLEMAN also presented a petition from the poor of the county of Dorset, praying that the owners of houses rated below six pounds should be assessed, and not the residents of such habitations. SUGAR DUTIES. Lord JOHN RU , SELL gave notice, on behalf of his Noble Friend Lord Palmerston, that when the question of the sugar Outies came befor the House, he would move an address to the Crown, that Spanish sugars should be admitted to those countries on the same terms as the most favoured nations. Sir ROBERT PEEL said, that it was his intention to bring the subject of the sugar duties before the House at the earliest possible period. He could not state the precise day, but he was not aware of any obstacle to prevent the question from obtaining an early consideration. CORN IMPORTATION BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the report of the Committee on this Bill was brought up. On the question that it be read a second time being put, Sir C. BURRELL rose and said he must oppose the mo tion, because he was convinced that if this Bill passed a great number of persons would be thrown out of employment in the agricultural districts, while those who would be able to get em ployment would have to put up with very low and miserable wages indeed. In his opinion, too, the famine in Ireland was by no means a sufficient reason for the passing of this measure. The Hon. Member then proceeded to read some documents in support of his arguments, showing the relative bearing of the prices of corn and labour at various periods since the passing of the corn-lasys. He was quite certain that if the present. law was car ried in'o effect, it would not be possible for the labourers of this country to compete successfully with those of Germany, and other continental nations: The Hon. Gentleman proceeded in his address to the House in opposition to the Bill, but in so low a tone of voice as to render it perfectly impossible to hear one word. Colonel VERNER begged to say a few words on this sub ject. He should have addressed the House on the previous stages of this Bill, had not so many Hon. Members pledged themselves to do so. So much hail been said with regard to Ireland, that he felt it to be the duty of every Irish Member to express his opinions upon this measure. He did net rise with the presumptuous idea of entering upon the question with regard to the effect which this measure would have upon the public at large. He rose, however, for the purpose of ex pressing the alarm with which this measure was contemplated in that part of Ireland in which he resided—a part of the coun try which was mainly dependent hitherto on its agricultura l produce for support. The effect which this measure would produ ce upon th e pu bli c at l arge had been fully and ably de tailed by Hon. Gentlemen on his side of the House over and over again, and it was unnecessary for him to follow in the wake of those Honourable Gentlemen.---( Hear, hear). He would merely detain the House for a few moments, for the purpose of stating in whet manner the people of his country would be injured if it were passed into a law. He believed that, during the progress of these debates, sufficient attention had not been paid on the part of the Government to the interests of the small farmers, the holders of ten and fifteen cores.—( Hear, hear.) He should like to know who would remunerate those men for the expense which they had been put to in cultivating their land, and erecting houses thereon. ( Hear, hear.) The s ma ll f armers in that pert of Ireland in which he resided were decidedly apposed to this measure, because they were convinced that it would tend to their ruin. He agreed with the Hon. Members who had opposed this motion, that the results of its passing into law would be to bring a national calamity ; and those who had introduced the measure should look upon them selves as participators in that calamity. If the measure had been introduced by the Noble Lord the Member for London , or by any other Hon. Member on that side of the House, or in fact by any Hon. Member but the Right Hon. Baronet , he would not have been so much surprised.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then detailed the experience which he had of the Right Hon. Baronet's policy—he at one time had be lieved him; the person best fitted to lead the House of Commons, but he was now under the sad ne cessity of changing all his long-cherished opinions. (The Hon. and Gallant Gentleman then read several extracts from the Newry and other Irish papers, which, as far as could be gathered from the noise that prevailed, were to the effect, that there was no scarcity of wheat,oats, and barley in Ireland.) There had not been so good a harvest in Ireland for many years as in the present year, and, therefore, it was altogether unfounded to say, that there was such a scarcity to be appre hended in that country. Sir W. JOLLIFFEsaid that it was with a most painful feeling he opposed a Government which he had supported for so many y ears , b ut on the present occasion be could riot help expressing his dissatisfaction a t the course which Government was punitiv e w:th regard to this measure, and he could not conceal fro n himself that for a con siderable time back the Right Hon. Baronet had been s yste• . matically attacking the a gricu lt ura l i nterest . H e comp l a i n ed that a return respecting the poor-law, which he had moved for, had not been presented to the House. That return would have enabled him to have made out, a strong case before the House. He would, however, go into a few details with refer• ence to the operation of the poor-law. In the Newberry Union he found that there were in Jan. last 91 inmates less than in the same month of 1845. Although the Right Hon. Baronet hal said that the growers of wheat in this country were of so little importance that they were not worthy of much consideration, yet in his (Sir W. Jolliffe's) part of the country alone they grew some 15,000,000 quarters per annum. He seas ever as ready as any other Hon. Gentleman in that House to help forward a measure that was calculated to advance the public good, but he felt himself bound to oppose a measure like this, which sought the aggrandisement of one party at the ex' 'tense of another.—( Hear. hear. ) Mr. GEORGE BANKES fully concurred in the observe -. tions of the Hon. Baronet who had just sat down. Ho rose for the purpose of expressing his surprise that, after the s peech of the Hon. and Gallant Member who had preceded him, re specting the effect which this measure would have on the small farmers of Ireland, the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ire'and had not risen to contradict the statements which he had made. And as that• Noble Earl had not done so, the enlY, conclusion to whiele they c o uld come was , th at t h e statemen ts of the Hen, and Gallant Member were perfectly true.—(Hear, hear.) They now heard from an Hon. and that Gallant Member, connected with Ireland, that the distress incountry 1V2 5 not so great as it had been pictured to them. They were told, too, by the same Hon. and Gallant Member, that instead of alleviating this distress, the measure of the Government would increase it? Now, if his Ilan. and Gallant Friend were in error, why did not the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland, who had recently been i n t h at country, get up an d tell them so.— (Hear, hear.) But his Hon. and Gallant Friend's statements were quite correct, and he for one defied the Noble Lord to get up and refute them.---(Cheers.) Allu sions had been freely made, in the course of the debate on this subject, to the year 1822, and he was not sorry for it, for that year was in some respects a parallel with the resent, so far a s the distress and s u ff er i ng in Ireland was cor p merned; but the Government of th a t day didnot propo s e t o all ev i a t e it by sacrE; Ireland ficing o ne was, o f accordin g great interests of the country.—(Cheers . e • ording to Lord Darnley, in a most lamentabll state of suffering and distress in the car 18° 4 , that exceede: in extent th e present crisis, but no measures of this kind we''' . resorted to to remove it. No, it was removed by the sr ii n. ; tatteoue subs cr i pt i ons of the people, aided by grants of pub money from the Exchequer; and this was hssw 00 ought to remove the distress and misery of the p resen t day- - ; ( Hear, h ear.) Ile was not there to deny that there was e° want in Ireland. He wanted the Secretary for Ireland to a him what was the real state of that country. He had a rig a to assume that it was in a sta t e o f prosper i ty , especially aselhe Right Hon. Gentleman hail kept silence on the subject. ld Hon. Baronet was no doubt well read in history, and he sre e e e d be aware that Ireland was a subject which had occasiA . , anxiety for years past. The first of the Tudors, Henry v i. l ise had directed his attention to that point, and the statutes ofl e d. times were worth leading, from the information they aff(!_r,r o bl The Hon. Gentleman then read an extract from one d ! n l an a statutes, which reprobated the custom of turning a rable_i ime Jac into pasture ; and the result of such a practice was the d'uftleo ticn of the population in particular parts. From the abae ment of tillage, it came to the result that the poor-law ° fi l n ot zabsth was passed, and the people were paid by alms 3 4 Eli by labour. If it was necessary to enforce the poor-law " sim ilar zabeth in Ireland, the same result, if a eenie ly, plan was followed in England, would follow, , ;'„,, f er the want of employment for the labourer. He had but confounded the question of the Corn Bill with Irelannt. that the Government h a d d one so , an d h a d asser ted that ever, measure would afford relief to I re l an d. They had, h°_", on ce not proved their case, and h e ca ll e d upon th e m to do so as if it laid in their power. s i tbis tion Lord LINCOLN stated that in consequence of indisp° be had not been able at an earlier period to take part ' e shou ld discussion, which had so long occupied the House. He e hardly a h a a d v e t e thought t e i t t h h e a i d a v b i t e a e t n i ~n n e a c t e o s s a s p r eakh f o r w t eeh Secretary h showered upon him. He would hold himself responsible for all that had been stated with respect to the conditi on of Ireland' and was satisfied that those statements had no t b e en exagg o, i, rated. The Hen. Member for Northamptonihire could .- ad bee 111 ,