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Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 21s. bound. F IFTH EDITION of THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS. By ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq. " As we read we are proud to claim the author as a countryman. and are content that his book shall go all ever the world, that other countries, from it, may derive a just impression of our national haracter. His volumes are full of just perception and spirited detail. They greatly increase our acquaintance:with Eastern scenes, and to the traveller afford a variety of information which he could hardly elsewhere find in so interesting a shape."—Britannia. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK ON ALGIERS. Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 219. bound, VISCOUNT FEILDING and CAPTAIN KENNEDY'S TRAVELS in ALGERIA, in 1845. " We feel special pleasure in recommending this interestlng and entertaining work, as one which throws much light on the customs and condition of a brave but unfortunate people, and affords much valuable information as to all that is remarkable in the country they inhabit."—Hood's Magazine. Henry CoThorn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. nESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patroasge, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every Tuksnav and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must bo deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; ant advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, ant the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JULY 28. TIIERDIMETER, Lowest, 51; Highest. 78 ; Noon, 76, BAROMETER, 30.29. , WIND S.W.; cloudy and sultry. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Ifernrng 16 minutes after 5. J Evening .. 33 minutes after 5. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor !STARK) most respectfully informs the Nobility, Patrons to the Opera, his Friends, and the tublic, that his BENEFIT will take place 16-NiORROW EVENING, THURSDAY, JULY 30, When will be perlotmed (for the second time in this country) Don] zetti's Opera Bliffa, entitled, DON GREGORIO; or, L'AJO . NELL' 'IMBARAZZO. Don Gregorio, Signor Lab!ache; Count Giulio, Signor Fornasari ; Enrico, Signor Mario; l'ippetto, Signor F. Lablache ; Gilda, Ca.stellan. The highly successful new and original Ballet Divertissement, by 31. Perrot, the Music by Signor Fugal, entitled, LE JUGEMENT DE PARIS. Introducing a new Grand Pus, entitled " Le Pas des Decsses.' The principal parts by Madlle. Taglioni, Madlle. Lucile Grahn Mdlle. Cerito, MM. Perrot and St. Leon, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni Cassan and Derrclisse, &c. And Belltas admired Opera, compressed into One Act, entitled P I RA T A. Imogene. Madame Grid ; Ernesto, Signor Fornasari ; Gual tiero, Signor Mario. To conclude with the Last Tableau of the admired Ballet of CATARINA. In which will be introduced the admired Pas du Masque, by Mdlles. L. Gratin, Demeli6se, Cassan, and James; Pas Styricune, by Mdllc. Cerito and M. St. Leon ; and the admired Mazourka, by Mdlle. Taglioni. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. First Night in this Country of the celebrated Opera of LA JUIVE with the while of the Music by Halevy. In consequence of the wry limited stay of the BRUSSELS COMPANY, and owing to the great demand for places, the Frce List, except the put Press, must on this occasion be su-peuded. JOHN PARSONS, Box Book-keeper. THE tTKE ROYAL. DRU'RY-LANE. THE BRUSSELS OPERA COMPANY. THIS EVENING. - - Will be performed Ilalevy's Grand Opera, entitled LA JUI VE Le Jolt Elizar, M. Laborde; Le Cardinal de Broguy, M. Zelger ; Leopold, M. Boulo ; Ruggiero, M. Bariolle ; Rachel, Madame Julien ; I,a Princess Eudoysie, Mdlle. Chartan. On FRIDAY will be performed, Halevy's Comic Opera, " Les ousgezetaires de la Reine." Doors open at Seven, per:ormance to commence at half-past Seven. ' , Tyr ATHE ROYAL, lIAYMARKF.T FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Acts of ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman; Juliet, Miss Susan Cush man (their last appearance). To be followed by an Operatic Extravaganza, entitled THE WONDERFUL WATER CURE. Tartaglia, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Beildni, Mr. Hudson ; Argentine, Madame Anna Thillon (her last appearance in this country). In the course of the Evening, the ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS will sing a variety of their most popular Milodics. Atter which, the popular Military Vaudeville, called THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. Stilberg, Mr. Webster ; Margot, Madame Celeste. Tp conclude with the Comedy of MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Uncle Foozie, Mr. W. Farrcn ; Mr. Budd, Mr. Holl ; Mrs. Quiekildget, Mrs. (lover; Mrs. Budd, Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Triumphant success of another New Drama. "Above and Below' will be performed every Evening until further notice. THIS - EVENING Will be performed an original Prologue, entitled HOT WEATIIER. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Willmott, A. Wigan, F. Mathews ; Miss Villars, Miss Howard, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Comic Drama, entitled ABOVE AND BELOW. ABOVE :-31. "Wyllie, Mr. Diddear; Armand, Mr. A. Wigan; Sans Souci, Mr. Meadows ; Cecile, Miss Fairbrother. BELow :—Landrc, Mr. F. Matthews ; Poisson, Mr. Keeley; Leo nard, Mr. H. Butler; Lolot, Miss Ellen Daly. After which the Comic Drama, called THE DUSTMAN'S BELLE. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Vining, Meadows, Keeley, Miss Vdlars, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, Meadows, Klidoch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge and Miss Howard. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, from the French, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. In which Madame Celeste, Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Worrell, &c., will perform. After which an entirely new and original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. To be followed by Mr. Buckstone's Comic Drama, called TIIE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL. Diccon, Mr. Wright; Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with the new and successful Farce, entitled THE CORPORAL'S WEDDING ; or, A Kiss of the Bride. Major Griakin, Mr. Selby; Nancy Cobb, Dli s E. Chaplin. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. In which Mr. Charles Mathews will perform. T) be followed by the admired Comedietta, entitled WAY DON'T SHE MARRY ? or, The Swiss Cottage. Natz Tieck, Mr: Charles Mathews ; Corporal Max, Mr. Walton ; Lisette, Madame Vcstris ; Louise, bliss Somers ; Ninette, Miss Taylor. After which a new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE SLEEP ING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD. Lord Factotum, Mr. Charles Mathews; Princess Isabelle, Madame Vestris. ASTLEY'g ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Primccss Royal. Tremendous overflows. The present productions nightly hailed with the most rapturous applause. Second Week of the " Phantom Horseman." THIS EVENTNG Will be performed the Grand Military Spectacle, called THE 81 KIIS' INVASION ; or, England's Victories of 1846. Intro ducing the whole resources of the Theatre, military Brass Bands, &c. After which, Novel and Picturesque SCENES of the HIPPO DROME and Sports of the Curriculum, by the British and Foreign Professors. Clowns in the Arena, Messrs. Wallet and Rochez. The whole concluding with the successful Equestrian Drama of the PHANTOM HORSEMAN. Box.ottice open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six Rnd commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Last Week of Mr. Osbaldiston, Miss Vincent, and the Double Dra. matic Company of the Surrey and Victoria Theatres. FOR THE DENEFIT OF MIL NEVILLIC. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Melodrama, entitled WILDFIRE, THE GYPSEY HORSE STEALER ; or, The Fortunes and Chances of War. Joe Mizen, Mr. Neville ; Ilcn Mizen, Mr. Shepherd; Harry Marsden, Mr. Hughes; Wildfire, Mr. Saville; Captain Lindsay, Mr. Johnson ; Peter Priggins, Mr. G. Forman ; Mary Marsden, Miss Vincent; Peggy, Miss L. Pearce. After which, CATHERINB AND PETRUCIIIO. Catharine, Miss Vincent ; Petruchio, Mr. Oshaidiiton. To conclude with ALICE GRAY. Under the ratronaoe of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUEADAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of lIERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly he done, the Great Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii took place; produced under the direction of Mr. Danson. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, conducted by Mr. e'r y The Band consists of Fifty first-rate Performers, selected principally from the Coldstream and her Majesty's private band. 'ln addition to the other attractions of the Gardens, will be exhi bited CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, approached by the Illumi nated Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the most Complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Itrebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive him, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendialy ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at half-past five; the Pelicans, Sze., at six ; Concert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk. On MONDAY, Aug. 10, will take place a GRAND NEAPOLITAN CARNIVAL and FETE D'ETE ; combining all the novelties of the season. Admission, One Shilling. Jflo'ri; ux4 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1846. Expectations have been realised, curiosity has been satisfied, an earnest and business-like discussion has at last transpired in the Lower House as to the re duction and adjustment of the differential duties upon sugar. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK proposed his amend ment in singularly moderate terms and at singularly immoderate length. Immediately afterwards the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER delivered his first official harangue, redolent of statistics, and evidencing, in its wholesale accumulation and accurate ar rangement of facts, the efficacy of a judicious premeditation. Sir ROBERT PEEL subsequently revealed his intentions with reference to the approach- , ing division upon this comprehensive measure, and, in doing so, justified the anticipations of his ad mirers, by plainly declaring his determination not to embarrass the Prime Minister " by a vexatious opposition." The nearer we approach to the settle ment of this great question, the more chimerical do the arguments against the Ministerial policy appear: the farther we advance upon the road to a Parliaraentoy divism, the less is the progress of this Bill impeded by obstructions. The protectionists, from the capricious character of their antagonism, no longer have recourse to their habitual scarecrow " the destruction of either native or colonial industry!" They have, with considerable ingenuity, conjured up a totally different phantom, and one which they have foolishly expected to scare away the followers of Lord JOHN Res- SELL, and to awe the commercial reformers into submission. Unfortunately, however, this same phantom —a phantom illustrative of serfdom, and manacles, and cruelty—has partaken somewhat of the usual characteristics of phantoms ; it has enabled the Legislature to walk right through it, as the chieftain is described to have done through the ghost in OSSIAN. Before the termination of this session it will have " melted into thin air," and evaporated even from the recollection of the multitude. It is easy enough for the orator to deride with a scornful intonation the terribiles visu forme of the supposed famine consequent upon the disease in the potatoes, and to enforce the necessity of affording en couragement to those who, to their avowed detriment, acceded to the abolition of slavery. It is very easy to influence the reason of a sensitive and reli gious people by eloquent definitions of true morality, by vivid portraitures of the victims .of a petty tyranny, by supposititious stripes and imaginary scenes of brutality. It is easy indeed to speak of the pro- posed equalisation of the sugar duties in language so opprobrious as to risk the degradation of the pathetic to the burlesque—by representing the sugar basin (possibly at the elbow of some unwitting Mr. BUMBLE) as half filled with a little puddle of blood. It is easy, as we have already acknowledged, to do all this, and to terminate with a l i peroration eulogistic of the joys of freedom. But, while themselves assuming tones of such unnecessary indignation, while it is manifest to every one else that the suppression of slavery has about as much chance of being realised by the rejection of slave-grown sugar as Captain WARNER has of discharging his long range into the moon, and thereby exploding that celestial satellite, all the eloquence and pathos and benevolence of the most eloquent, pathetic, and bone. volent intellect goes for literally nothing. It is pouring precious liquids into a cullender. Much has already been written about this measure of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S affording patronage to the slave trade, of rendering the hardships of those already in captivity more intense and irksome, and of reduplicating the number of such victims, by inciting the slave-owning planters to import more human cattle from the coast of Africa. If such were really the necessary consequence of this measure, if such even were the probable consequence of this measure, the whole of this free and sympathising nation would have revolted at its first proposition. The people of England would long before this present moment have arisen with indignation, and protested, in a voice which would have found an echo in the re cesses of Africa and on the shores of the Brazil, against a proceeding so dastardly and criminal. If there were any truth whatever in the assertions of those who oppose this measure, as one likely to foster and propagate the infernal system of the slave trade, that enlightened House of Legislation, which only a few years back inscribed upon its records a solemn reprobation of that system, which enforced that re probation by a gratuity to those who might suffer from the dismissal of their serfs—a gratuity of the most magnificent character—and which, in addition to all this, actually overstepped the restrictions of international law, for the purpose of preventing the increase of slavery among other nations—that august House of Legislation would have spurned a measure thus likely to annul all their glorious labour, suppos ing any one had been capable of concocting or of in troducing such a measure. Is it likely, indeed, that for the sake of decreasing the grocer's bill by a few pence, the people of this country would destroy the trophy which they have purchased with twenty millions of pounds sterling ? Does it not stand to reason that they would rather swallow unsweetened puddings and sugarless tea than render any dish toothsome by the woes of entire generations ? These protectionists examine the sugar question under the magnifying influence of their prejudices, and are, in consequence, incapable of considering its relations with themselves, the colonies, and with foreign slave owners. The attention of the Legislature is directed solely upon the possible woes of the African race, but not at all to the actual miseries of our native slaves. Our legislators are implored to consider the advi sability of caring for the welfare of a few Hill Coolies, who have as yet to be found out, persuaded to immigrate, and then to be conveyed to our colonial plantations. But not a syllable is uttered in behalf of those thousands of our fellow countrymen (the Hill Coolies of Devonshire, as we have already called then)), who would be raised from a deplorable state of destitution and inaction, by finding additional customers for our manufactures, and thus enabling them to obtain employment. The Ministerial measure for the alteration of the duties upon sugar would bring new customers to our markets, the factors would require additional hands to supply this additional demand, and these native Hill Coolies would obtain the requisite em ployment. ALEXANDER POPE, more than a century ago, under the masquerading name of MAUTINUS SCRIBLERUS, put this rather profane problem " Whether an existent fly or a possible angel were of most importance in the eyes of Omnipotence?" With greater reason, and after a different fashion, we may put this companion problem—" Whether an ex istent English labourer or possible Hill Coolie had a greater claim upon the sympathies and consideration of our Legislature ?" The solution of that problem will be in the division upon the sugar duties. The coroner's inquest on the unfortunate soldier WHITE, was resumed on Monday, and the pro ceedings were in the highest degree interesting, in volving the evidence of the medical men, as to the cause of death, and the statements of Colonel WHYTB and Dr. WARREN. The statement of the soldier ELswoßTn was also curious, illustrating in a forcible manner the quantity of punishment in the regiment, and its total inefficiency for the purpose for which it is sanctioned. The witness admitted that he had deserted twice—on one occasion, be cause he had been sentenced to be flogged. We do not think a desertion under such circumstances could excite much surprise: where is the man who, being sentenced to death, if an opportunity for escaping offered itself, would hesitate about availing himself thereof? The instinct of self-preservation would compel him to adopt such a course. The wit ness had been five years in the regiment, during which period he had been flogged seven times. He has not, however, been flogged since 1844, and therefore the seven instances must have occurred in about three years, or, on an average, once every five months. Can such things be possible in this land of liberty and freedom ? He also stated that many men in the regiment had been tried for desertion, and that many had deserted more frequently than he had. We can easily credit the statement. Few persons would willingly remain subjected to such an iron rule, such stringe nt severity, as,that to which the unfortunate soldiers of the 7th Hussars have been exposed, with even non-commissioned officers, so jealous of their dignity as to demand a punishment on a private for answering in a less abject tone than appeared suited to their dignity, and with a commander, who conceives one hundred lashes an adequate punishment for a private who, having only joined the regiment a few weeks before, on being reprimanded and punished for such an answer, inquires for his guidance in what manner he is to answer for the future. The great— the important—question in the case, however, is, what was the cause of the death of the unfortu nate man ?—was that death occasiofied, or was it in any degree accelerated, by the flogging ? for if there is even the possibility of such a result, the British people, who have already procured the abolition of capital punishment in almost every instance save that of wilful and aggravated murder, and of which a large and influential portion are conscientiously opposed to its infliction under any circumstances whatsoever, %i ill surely spare no exertions, will leave no step untried, to procure the total and immediate disuse of the horrible lash. The medical gentlemen examined differ on this important point, for while those connected with the army adhere to the opinions expressed iu the certia cate signed by them previous to the inquiry before the Coroner being instituted, and assert that the cause of death was in no wise connected with the corporal punishment, although they stated a totally different cause from that assigned by Dr. WARREN in his cer tificate to the registrar of deaths for the district, Mr. WlLsort positively and distinctly states his de cided opinion, that there can be no doubt that the man would be alive now had it not been for the corporal punishment he was subjected to. Under these circumstances, it will be for the jury to decide between the learned gentlemen, and many points will, of course, be taken into consideration before the conclusion can be arrived at. The weight and character of the witnesses, the opportunities they have had for post-mortem examinations, and the proba bility, the verisimilitude of the reasons assigned fur the opinions arrived at. Now, Mr. WiLsoN states that he has been a lecturer on anatomy for more than twelve years, and that during that period he had opened from 500 to 1,000 bodies. This would certainly, without taking into consideration his surgical testi monials, which are of the highest character, entitle any opinion of his to the greatest weight. It must, too, be recollected that Mr. WILSON had not previously ex pressed an opinion which he must naturally have been anxious to maintain, nor could he be supposed to have any prejudice or feelings on the subject of military punishment, save those in which be must be supposed to participate with every man of common humanity. On the contrary, he states that if he had been pressed at the time of his examination to give his opinion with respect to the corporal punishment, he would have agreed with the other gentlemen that it was not the cause of death. His opinion, therefore, is based on the appearances he observed during the post-mortem examination —an advantage not enjoyed by the military surgeons, who might, had their attention been attracted thereto, have agreed with Mr. WILSON in opinion. During his long practice Mr. WILSON had never observed similar appearances. Ills entire evidence is worthy of the closest perusal and most serious consideration ; his explanations are so per fectly simple and plain, that, although couched in medical terms, they can be most easily understood by the non-professional reader. He states that in the spine there were no indications of disease. The muscles were disorganised by corporal punishment, and he had no doubt that this induced the inflamma tion which occasioned his death ; and he gives the following as the result of his observations, viz. : " On raising the muscles or flesh off the ribs and spine, I found a part of the deepest layer of muscles—namely, that which lay in contact with the bones—in a state of dis organisation, and converted into soft pulp. In medical language, I should call this a pulpy softening of the muscles. Its seat was the sixth and seventh ribs, near their attach ment to the spine, together with their intervening space, and the hollow between the sixth and seventh pieces of spine. The extent of the disorganisation was about three inches in length by about one inch and a half in its greatest breadth, and between half an inch and a quarter of an inch in thickness. In the space be tween the ribs the muscles had undergone this pulpy alte ration, even so deep as the lining membrane of the chest, the softened muscles being in absolute contact with the lining membrane. That portion of the flesh which occupied the groove of the spine, and had undergone similar disorganisa tion was one of the little muscles known to medical men under the name of multifidus spline. In addition to the softening of this little muscle, it was partly surrounded with blood. It was in a state medically called ecchymosed. The interior of the spine was in a state of extreme decomposition. The tissue between the spinal canal and the spinal sheath was filled with a dark-coloured fluid, resulting from decomposition. The sheath itself was smooth and polished on its internal surface, a state indicative of health. It was perfectly devoid of nervous substance, which had been converted into fluid by decomposition, and had flowed away. The nerves remained, and presented a healthy appearance, so that as far as the spine is concerned, I discovered no indication of disease. Two questions naturally arise out of the preceding examination— first, what was the cause of the pulpy softening of the muscles? second, could the state of disorganisation preceding the pulpy softening influence the disease existing in the chest? The cause of the pulpy softening I believe to have been the excessive contraction of the muscles taking place during the agony of punishment. This excessive contrac tion would produce laceration, and subsequent inflamma tion of the muscles, and the inflammation being repellative, would, in consequence of the depressed state of the powers of the nervous system of the sufferer, be of the disorganised kind which results in pulpy softening. Had the man lived, disorganisation of the muscles would in time have been re paired. As regards the second question, there can be no doubt that, although the cause of inflammation of the con tents of the chest is cold, acting in conjunction with physical or moral depression, and might have been the cause in the case of the deceased, yet, the presence of a portion of muscle in a state of disorganisation and inflammation, in close con tact with the lining membrane of the chest, ought to be ade quate to the same effect. Certainly no surge( n would feel comfortable with regard to the state of his patient if he were aware of such dangerous proximity." This evidence may safely be left to the public to form their own conclusions on; for our own part we cannot hesitate for a moment in expressing our con currence with the deductions of Mr. WILSON. We do not mean to say that the other gentlemen were influenced by improper motives in the evidence they gave, far from it; but we must say that their state ments do not carry with - them the same conviction which is forced on the mind by that of Mr. WILSON. We cannot doubt but that, after this investigation, active steps will be taken to abate this nuisance, to do away with the atrocious and abominable system in toto. Under any circumstances, it has been proved to be most injurious in its effects, ruining to all in tents and purposes the unfortunate victim. All au thorities concur in stating that there is no hope for the reformation and amendment of the man who has once been subjected to the lash ; his self-respect is gone for ever, and he finds at once his bane and anti- dote in habits of intoxication. Nay, more, he becomes anxious to reduce others to the same level with himself. lie becomes the tempter, the seducer of the young soldier. He laughs at the cat, and exhibits a hardened and reckless indifference to all the influences by which he might be acted on, if not so thoroughly abased and degraded. The system cannot continue ; justice, humanity forbid it. But the public attention must still be directed to the subject,—the interest which has been excited must not be suffered to subside until again awakened by the death of another victim. We doubt not that the exertions of our brethren of the press will be devoted to the sub ject —our own shall not be wanting. Let these but he aided and assiYted by some benevolent and zealous philanthropists, and the stigma will be removed, the stain will be blotted out from our naval and military code. Madrid papers of the 21st have arrived. The In fante Don FRANCISCO D'ASSIS had obtained leave of absence from his military duties at Pampeluna (where he was serving as brigadier in command of the cavalry regiment of La Princesa), and was expected hourly in Madrid. He has been invited to the magni ficent court banquet, which is to be given on the 24th at the Casa del Campo, in honour of the fete day of the Queen-Mother. The Herald() announces that a conspiracy hal been discovered at Pampeluna, and that several non-com missioned officers, and also some of the inhabitants of the town, had been placed under crrest. The same journal gives, shat may be considered as an official contradiction of the report, that the Mar quis of MIRAFLODES would supersede 111. MARTINEZ DE LA Rosa at Ambassador to France. MADRID BOLSA, JULY 21.—The Three per Cents. were done at 344, for cash; Five per Cents., at 214 ; the Debt without Interest, at 6a ; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando, at 390; and those of Isabel, at 203. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday, which are still almost exclusively occupied with electioneering matters. On the 20th of July terrific storms ravaged many parts of France. A letter from St. Jean Pied de Port states that it burst in the gorge s o f the Pyrenees at Baigorry, utterly destroying the harvest and the vineyards. The standing corn remaining is not worth harvesting, and that which was cut was com pletely thrashed out by the hail, and the straw broken to pieces. On the same day a terrific hurricane burst on the first plateau of the Jura, destroying churches, houses, vineyards, trees, and fields of corn. "An earth quake," says a letter published in the Journal des Debuts," would have (lone less damage. The ravages of the storm extended as far as Coligny." _ _ Letters from Macon give terrible accounts of the ravages of the storm in that district. So completely have the hailstones destroyed the vintage that there is scarcely a bunch of grapes left in the commune. The vines are entirely stripped of their leaves, and whole fields which had promised a rich harvest appear as if they had fallen a prey to a conflagration. The damage done is incalculable and many families are utterly ruined. Several incendiary fires have taken place in the neighbourhood of Troyes. At Bouilly seventeen houses and barns have been burned down. A letter from Toulon, dated July 20th, from which the following is au extract, is published iu the E -V tt 10.1 . vft% e• e1t,31? A, ,N. .. 1 .. ,,,tt-z-2 ' ) S CI . 0 - 7,, --7 :- - ' - - • ?„,,,, z -r . ,... 4 .„, „,.. wqf ~,m---.: •- • i. '..1 ,?? , ROIT • - r- , • ' ' ',.' •dco S " ' .1 , i Li '. --- 1 • ' 41 ,... e-..5.,4f4t . e• ..-_,... „ THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNEgDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1816. Marseilles journals. The writer expressly states that he attaches no credit to the rumour : " The Descartes, steam-frigate, Which had been detached from the French Mediterranean squadron at the moment it left Tanis, arrived at Malta on the 11th with despatches. A report was soon in circulation that the Prince de Joinville had demanded permission from the English authorities to enter that port with his squadron, to pass his quarantine there, and that the request had been refused. It was cer tain, however, that the French squadron did not enter the port, and that it would pass its period of quarantine at sea. "As the entrance of English squadrons into our ports is not interdicted, we must refuse to credit that the Maltese authorities would show themselves so impolite towards the Prince, and we must rather suppose that it had never been the intention of his Royal Highness to put into Malta with his squadron." The KING of the FBENCR, accompanied by the Dukes of MONTPENSIER, SAXE COBURG GOTHA, and by the Minister of War, is daily engaged in in specting the fortifications of Paris. On Saturday a funeral service was celebrated in the Church of the Petits Peres, for the repose of the souls of the two brothers BANDIERA, and their seven companions, put to death in the Calabrias on the 25th of July, 1844, by order of the King of NAPLES. The most distinguished members of the Italian emigration assisted at the ceremony. The Three per Cents. were sold at the Passage de l'Opera on Sunday at 83f. 37 1 / 2 c. The following are the quotations for the new lines : MARSEILLES, Jui.r 22.—Marseilles and Avignon, 862 f. 50e.; Northern, 700 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 510 f. LepNs, JULY 24.—Marseilles and Avignon, 8671. 50c.; Rouen, 9711. 25e. ; Lyons, 498 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 6071. 50c.; Great Northern, 7021. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 27. Boulogne and Amiens, 124—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), lg —Dutch Rhenish, 6l4—East Indian, —Luxem bourg, I —Northern of France Constituted, 13—Orleans and Vier zon, 14%—Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 534—Sambre and Meuse, 3 % • MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) There was a good business done yesterday in the Liver pool Cotton Market. Sales, 6,000 to 7,000 bales, including 1,000 on speculation. Prices were without alteration. Shares were for the most part dull. Thule are no la - er arrivals to-day from any foreign quarter with new 3 of the least interest. In the Produce market; this is likely to be a very dull week, as, with the exception of the Indigo sale, there is no thing of importance doing by public sale in any description of foreign produce. The Colonial Wool auctions have been brought to a conclusion, and the result, with a fair sale as regards quantity, has been a decline of about 8 per cent. in the prices. The" West India interest are determined, it seems, not to allow the new Sugar Bill to progress without some further manifestation of their decided opposition. To-day a petition to the Lords, drawn up under the auspices of the " Commit tee" in the Old Jewry, lies for signature at the Jamaica Cof fee-house and other places of resort, but the subscribers, we opine, will be confined exclusively to the 1r est India interest and those intimately connected with them, to all of whom, we may add, wo sincerely wish every possible success, though we cannot go the length of desiring that success, if it is to be gained only at the loss of the consumer. The Funds have been rather higher again to-day, and the market is buoyant. Consols have touched 95% to 96 for money, and 96 1 4 to 1 4 for account. The premium on Ex chequer-bills has been 10s. to 135., and on India Bonds 20s. to 225. Bank Stock has been firm at 209, and Last India Stock rather flatter, at 26034. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have realised 97% to 98. The Foreign Investments are asdull as ever. Spanish Passive Bonds have realised 5%, and Brazilian 86 1 . Dutch Four per Cents. are 94 1 4, and French Three per Cents. have beer 82f. 50c. with the exchange at 25f. 70c. Shares are again rather favourably influenced by the im• proved state of the English Stock Market BRITISH FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. .. 209 CLOSING PRICES, 209 Bank Stock .. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities . • .. 96 !i % 96% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 98 97% 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% 5-16 10 5.16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 1-16 10 1-16 India Stock .. .. . _ _, .. ~ 260% 260% India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. 20 22 Ditto, under 1,0001. .. 18 23 South Sea Stock .. Ditto, New Annuities Courols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1,0001... 5001. Ditto, Small .. 94% 94 % • 96 1 ,6 96 '.: d. 10 13 pm. 10 10 13 pm. 13 14 10 pm. 10 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. ▪ SG% 86% llicl. FOREIGN FUNDS Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Grenada, 1 per Cent .. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 8 per Cent Ditto, for the Account .. . Paruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. . Ruesian Bonds .. Ditto, for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent . .Ditto, Passive Bonds .. Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • Ditto. for the Account .. Dividends on the above payable in Landon. French Rentcs, 3 per Cent .. 82f. 50c. Exchange .. 25f. 70c. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent Ditto. 4 ner Cent. Certificates Ditto. Bonds .. - 38 .. 112% 112 112 82f. 50c. 25f. 70c. 59% 94 93x .. 94 IA .. 93% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .......... Ditto, New (issed at 7% dis.).. 17% ... 33 .. 33 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 6% 7 614 .... 6% Buckinghamshire .. 425. .... % dis .. • • % dis. Caledonian . .. 20 .. .. 13 %%••• • • • • • 133 Ditto. Half Shares 2% A • • Cambridge and Oxford 1% % . Churnet and Blythe .. 2 • .. •••• • • • • Iki Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2%.... Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2 4 .... Direct Northern .. .. 2%.... i %......,, Eastern Counties 141. 24% ......... Ditto New .. 101. 16s 73,4 p... •• Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. Ditto, York Extension • • • • 10s. .......... Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 51A 3%%........ Grand Union (Nottingh. Sr. Lynn) 1% ..... Great Western .. .. • • • • 65 .• 152 . . ..... Ditto, half Shares .• • • 50 .... 86 84% 8459 Lancaster and Carlisle • • • • 45 .... 62 ..... 62 Leeds and Bradford • • • • •• 26 .... 69 • • .. •• • • 69 London an t Birmingham . • •100 .... 232 232 Ditto, Thirds • • • • •• 32 •• . ..... 73 Ditto, Quarters .. • • • • • 2 .... 32% .. • • .... 32% Ditto, Fifths . • • • • • 2 ... 27 .... 27 London and Black wall .. 161. 135.. 4d. .......... London and Brighton • • • • • 5 0 • • . 65% •14 London and Croydon .. 131. 15s 9d... 23% rd ••• • • • London and South• Western —4ll. Gs. 10d... ...... Ditto, New .. • • • • • • 1734.... London and York .. .• • • • • 2 ,52 •• • • 14 % . 7ii ••• • • • Ditto, Half Shares • • . • • • 2 London and Windsor .. • • • • 1% .... 1% 1 Lynn and Ely .. .. . • • • 15 .... 14 .. Manchester and Leeds .. • • 82 Ditto, Fifths .. . Ditto, Sixteenths . Ditto Extension . .. . Manchester and Birmingham .. .. 3 .... 103,04 11% .. . 42a..... 2% p•• -•• • . Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • 1 .... it% ll !3 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. % p Micihrid .. • • 100 149.. Ditto, New .. .• • • •• 21 •• • • 391 , 4 IA ...... • • 3914 Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 ~ ~ „.. „, .... 4142 Ditto, New • •• •• •• 1 .... 10 , 4 1031 .... 1014 Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 15 —• • 2654 28 27 , 4 '27 % Norfolk .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 .... 27Mi ........ 27% Ditto, Hall Shares • • .- .. 5 . .. .. • • 8k„ North British .. .. • - • • ar) •• • • 3614 . 35.34 3IN 3614 Ditto, half Shares .. .. • • B V2 •• • • • ....... Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 u .... Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 Ditto Scrip (issued at 5 dis.) .. 45 ... - ... 71 North Kent and Direct Dover • • 2% 1 3 4 134 North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425. •• • • 31 ,5% P• ••• • • 3 N P Oxford,Worcest., & Wolverhmptn. 1232 .... ....... . 7% Portsmouth Inrect • • • • • • 3% •• .. .... ••• • . • 442 Preston and Wyre .. • • •• 25 .... 3 it 4 •• • • 35 t 4 Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • 2% •• .. 7% ••• • • • .... Richmond .. .. 10 .... 18 3 / 1 .......... 18% Scottish Central .. . 12% .... 20 19 3 4 ••• • • • 1914 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... 2;y 3,4 . ..... 27, Shropshire Union .. 425..... 134 di5....... li4 dis. South Midland 425..... % A p...• .. • . 4 p South Eastern and Dovor - • 33%.... 45% 46 .... • . 45% Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 ... 2332 • • 233 s Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 21 ... •• .. 21 1 / 4 Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% 3% ........ South Wales • • • • • • • - 5 •• • • 1 %1% ••• • • • 1 % West Riding Union • • • • .. 425. • ... 214 % p 2% p York and North Midland .. 80 •• • • ••• • • Ditto, Selby .. .. 30 .... 78 ...- •-• • • - Ditto. Extension 20 .... 40% • • • • Do. and W. Riding Exten.• • 1 •••- 13 • • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Direct Bombay r.nd Madras .. 58. •• ••K •••••• • • • • Dutch Ithenish .. 6 .... 6% ••••• • • • • • Luxembourg Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .... 13 1 A ........ Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... .......... Over Yssel .. 4/. 3s. 4d.... 2% dis.... 27 8 dis l'aris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 5 .. • • Paris and Strasbourg Constituted • 5 .... 4 4 1 ,6 West I'lanclers • • • 6 •• • • •••••• • • • • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. National Provincial of England 35 Provincial of Ireland .. • • .. 25 •• •• •• •• 31INES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. • . 3% •• • •• • 3% COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 8% Gibraltar .............. Ditto, at sight ...... 12 5% Leghorn Rotterdam .... ••2 U. 12 9 Genoa ••••••• • • • • • • • Antwerp • • ............ 26 15 Milan .••••• • • • • • llamburgh .... • .31.8. 13 15% Venice.. ••••• • • • • • Altona. Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 SS Palermo, per ...... 119% Ditto, 3 months .. .. 26 15 Lisbon •••••.. • • • • 53 Marseilles ••• • • ..... 26 20 Oporto •••••••• • • • • • • • 53% .. 26 20 Rio Janeiro •••-• • • • • • 24 Fearl:ort on Maine.... 122% Bahia .. Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • Buenos Ayres .. • ..... Berlin . . Vienna, effec, 80.... • • 10 14 Philadelphia .... • • .... Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 14 Mad id • • Cadiz • . •.. ........ 363 i Bilbao.. . • ..... PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Geld Coin .. 3 17 5 New Doubloons .... • . 0 0 0 Barcelona •• ..... Seville.. ..... . • • •• •• New Dollars ••..• • • • 0 4 9 1 ,-4 Silver in bars • • 0 4 1 REPRESENTATION OF STOCKPORT.--As an early general election becomes more and more probable, so are the burgesses of this borough more speculative in the candidates who are likely to offer themselves whenever a dissolution of Parliament shall be declared. The recent letter from Mr. Cobden to his constituents is understood by many to be a virtual resignation of his seat. If so, we hear there is a de termination on the part of a large body of the electors to put forward Mr. Orrell as a candidate, should any one venture to etTer himself as the successor of Mr. Cobden in the representa tion of Stockport. —Stockport Advertiser. Potato failures are reported to be on the increase, and the tendency to sell in the drills is becoming prevalent. A fine field was bought this week at Greenfield—the best look ing crop we have seen —b y M r . W. Wilson, victualler, New ton, eleven acres Scot c h, a t 13/. each. The disease has made ' its appearance in the vicinity of Dairy, and we have heard of four different instances in which plots have been found to be affected. Should the weather prove favourable, shearing will be commenced on the Amin Ryeslaolm, parish of Kahn in a fortnight.—Ayr Advertiser. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SHEFFIELD, ASHTON UNDER•LYNE, AND MANCIIESTER RAILWAY.-011 Saturday, a most melancholy accident occurred to an old man, eighty five years of age. It appears the deceased having taken a ticket at the Oughty-bridge station for Sheffield had to wait the up-train from Manchester ; he therefore strolled down the line for a short distance, when, having turned the corner of a bridge, the nine o'clock express train from Sheffield sud. denly came upon him, and before he had an opportunity of getting out of the way the train raa over him and killed him qa the spot. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock, at Buckingham Palace. Their Majesties the Queen and the Queen of the Bel gians, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, took an airing yester dap in an open carriage and four. His Royal Highness Prince Albert was on horseback, and the Equer• ies in Waiting, Colonel Arbuthnot and Lieutenant Colonel Seymour, attended on horseback. 24 7 p 11 lA' 3% 153 8% 65 23% 78 28% 1% 11 1 4 9% 2 1 4 p 78 40% 13% position, which was given with great taste and feeling. In tLe stretta which follows, although the key is the same, the measure is changed, it is full of spirit, and the fioriture of Madame Castellan was exquisitely beautiful, adorning without overloading the original melody. The artistes were all called for at the conclusion, and were honoured with the usual ovation, The music of this opera, albeit not perhaps so elaborate as the mu. is of Donizetti's late composition, is far more spirited and pleasing. When he composed this opera he had not begun to write merely for money, and there is about it the true inspiration of genius. The Don Gregorio of the elder Lablache is quite equal to his Don Pasquale, and the Pippetto of the young Lablache is by fax the best thing that he has yet done ; his acting as an overgrown boy was one of the richest things ever seen. The deep voce di tremolo of Fornasari told admirably in the part of the testy old man, which he acted to the life; and Mario as the jeune antoureter, and Castellan as his bethrothed, were all that could be desired. Take it for all in all Don Gregorio is one of the pleasantest operas of the season. There is a freshness, a vigour, a joyousness about it that is thoroughly—we will not say merely Italian, but Neapolitan. It is worthy of him who has given us L'Elisir d'Amore and Don Pasquale. Cimarosa himself (that incarnation of the genius of opera buffs) need not be ashamed of it. The Judgment of Paris, with the Pas des Messes followed, It was not for mere mortals to sit in judgment upon deities. Delighted beyond expression were we at witnessing the trial of the cause. "law sub judice lis est, and so it will continue. Even at the end of the season the judges will decrees that, as at present advised, they can come to no deci sion, but must wait for 'further evidence ; and while the trial itself is so delightful, there is no more probability of judgment than there would be in a Chancery suit where - the estate can afford to pay costs. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert accom panied by their Majesties, the King and Queen of the Belgians and suite, honoured the performances with their presence, and the house was crowded by the elite of the aristocracy. 13!A BRIGHTON, JULY 28 —Lord Poweraeourt arrived fran Paris yesterday, by the steamer, from Dieppe. Tin MODERN ORLANDO.—The name of this new Poem might give the idea of its being an imitation of the famous Orlando Furioso—but the title appears to be the only thing borrowed from Atiosto. The Italian poem is well known to be a collection of the romances of chivairv— the fights of gallant warriors—the escapes of harn..,oincle roines—and the extravagance of middle-age magic. The Modern Orlando is also a series of adventures, but 'on a wholly different plan. It exhibits a kind of tour through ' all the remarkable scenes and showy cities of Europe, in terspersed with characteristic stories, and occasional sketches of the leading personages of the day —among which are those of Lord John Russell, Lords Brougham, Lyndhurst, Melbourne, Morpeth, Stanley,. and Grey ; the Dukes of Wellington and Richmond, &c. Another letter from lime announces the death of Cardlaallorattl. - His Royal Highness Piince Albert, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson, went yesterday forenoon to a meeting at the office of the Duchy of Curnwall in So merset House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent viajted their Majesties the King and Queen of the Bel g i an s yesterday. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited his Majesty the King of the Belgians yesterday at Buck ingham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four, accona panied by the Dowager Lady Lytteltcn. Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent at Clarence House, and their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, at Cambridge House. Their Ma jesties also visited ht r Roy al Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, yesterday. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the King and Queen of the Belgians honoured the Italian Opera with their presence yesterday evening. The royal suite in• eluded the Countess of Charlemont, the Countess Vilain XIV., Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Devereux. the Earl of Morley, Major A. d'llanins de Moerkevke, Colonel Arbuthnot, and Lieutenant Colonel Seymour. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also honoured the performance of the Opera with her presence. The Countess of Charlemont has succeeded the Countess of Desert as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. The Earl of Morley has succeeded Lord Byron as the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty, and Captain the Hon. Alexander Nelson Hood has succeeded Colonel Berkeley Drummond as the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge left town yesterday, to honour the Archbishop of York with a visit, at his seat, Nuneh am. park. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg. Strelitz, attended by Baroness Ahlefeltit and Baron Knesebeck, honoured the performance of the Italian Opera with their presence last evening. A deputation of Scotch bankers, headed by Mr. Bouverie and Mr. Dennistoun, M.P. for Glasgow, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, a his official residence in Downing street. Mr. E. Wodehouse and a deputation of upwards of seventy gentlemen on the subject of the Malt Tax, had an interview with Lord John Russell sod the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at the official -residence of the Noble Lord in Downing-street. General Napier (Governor of Guernsey) had an in terview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Hume. office. Mr. Alderman Bancroft, Mr. William Hill, Mr. Clegg, and Mr. James Ley, of Manchester, had an in terview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, yester day, at the office of the Board of Trade. Sir Etta& Stuart had an interview with Earl Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-cffice. Lord Monteagle and Mr. J. Abel Smith had inter view; with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a Committee-meeting yesterday. There were present the Bishop of Rochester and the Right lon. John Nichol'. _ . Mr: John Wood, Chairman Of the Excise, and a deputation of_London corn distillers, had an interview, yesterday, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Dr. Headlam had an interview with Earl Grey at the Colonial .office yesterday. Mr. Gill, M.P., Mr. Frean, and Mr. Staveley, had an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson. The Marquis of Clanricarde left town yesterday for Goodwood, Sussex. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Last evening Donizetti's Opera Buffo, Don Gregorio ; or, L'AIo nal 'lmb3razzo, was produced for the first time. This is one of the earliest of Donizetti's operas, having been produced at Rome in 1822. The plot is well ' known to the English public as the plot of the popular farce of The Scapegoat. Don Gregorio (Lablache) is tutor to the two sons of Count Giulio (Furnasari). Count Guilio, who has a pious horror of precocious youths, has brought up these two sons, Enrico (Mario), and Pippetto (F. Lablache), in the greatest seclusion, and although they are twenty-five years of age, both tutor and father believe they are mere boys Enrico, however, has not only found opportunity to fall in love, but he has actually become a husband and a father ; his wife Gilda (Madame Castellan) being in the neighbourhood with her infant child. Pippetto, who is half an 'idiot, has also fallen in love with Leonarda (Madame Ballina), the cook of the establishment. And thus do matters stand at the commencement of the piece. The curtain draws up, and we find Don Gregorio master of the establishment, giving a lesson to Pippetto, who, ever and anon is making sly love to Leonarda. Enrico enters ; he is melancholy ; and the aria d'entree of Enrico, an exquisite melody, beau tifully given by Mario, contains the germ of the celebrated serenade in Don Pasquale. It is a beautiful air, and, perhaps, is to be preferred to the serenade of which it is the prototype, for, albeit the serenade may be the more perfect musical composition, yet there is a freshness about the original aria for which the most perfect science cannot compensate. The father, Don Giulio (admirably acted by Fornasari), now enters, and Don Gregorio is in the greatest consternation. He knows of the love of Enrico for porno one, but does not inform Don Giulio of the fact. Don Giulio leaves him, and Pippetto conies in to say his lesson. Don Guilio answers him a tort et a travers ; be is absorbed in the all-important communi • cation from Enrico that he is in love. Pippetto at length bursts into crying and sobbing, and Gregorio, in the most laughable mariner possible, mocks him, and at length drives him to his room, having tried in vain to conciliate him by presents of sponge cake and ginger bread. This scene, which was admirably acted by Les Lablaches, pere et fils, elicited roars of laughter. Enrico now informs Gregorio of the worst ; he intro duces to him his wife Gilda (Madame Castellon). Gnilio is beard approaching, and Gregorio consents t o hide Gilda in his room. Don Guilio observes the embarrassed manner of Gregorio, but at length ho quits the scene. Gregorio joins thick, but si e insists on quitting the mansion of Guilio, to join her child. It is impossible for her to leave the mansion without discovery, and as a pis aller Gregorio consents to go himself and to bring to tier the child. She is joined by her husband during his absence, and in this scene is introduced a duet full of the most exquisite melody, which was beautifully sung by Mario and Castellon. In the meantime Guilio has re ceived information, through Leonarda, that the seeming virtuous Gregorio has actually a lady concealed in his room ; he enters, and Enrico has just time to hide himself behind a screen. Guilio, how ever, has no opportunity of escape, and a spirited trio between Castellon, Fornasari, and Mario is given in this scene. Gregorio enters with the child; he is taxed with his; baseness by Giulio, but he ex plains all, and the father !consents to the union !of Enrico with Gilda. Emboldened by this happy issue of his brother's love affair, Pippetto advances, and, falling on his knees, asks his father's consent to his union with the old Duenna Leonarda. Of course his request is met with roars of laughter, and old Leonarda says that she has only encouraged the addresses of Pippetto to prevent his going astray ; and she is confirmed in her place as gouvernante, while poor Pippetto is sent weeping to bed. 'The finale is a beautiful composition. It is sung by Madame Castellan. The larghetto is a beautiful com- RAILWAY C01113111"IT (' ESTERDAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A . WEST CORNWALL LZNE. The Chairman (Viscount Torrington) and the other members of this Committee re-assembled to-day at eleven o'clock. The Committee, after hearing some observations from Mr. Rowe, counsel against the Bill, decided that the preamble was proved. The clauses were then,gone through seriatim and the Committee separated. Room C. IiCENT ATMOSPHERIC LINE. The Committee re-assembled this morning; the Earl of Devon in the chair. Mr. Schiddon and several other witnesses testified generally to the utility of the line, and Mr. Wilkinson, acting chairman of this Company, and one of the directors of the Croydon Company, stated, that a portion of their line had been used by the South-Eastern Company ever since 1842. At this point the Earl of Devon was called out of the room to give evidence before another Committee, and the proceedings were neces sarily for some time at a stand-still. On the return of the Chairman, Mr. Wilkinson's examination was then resumed, and after hearing some further evidence, the Committee adjourned till tomorrow. Room D. This Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, the. Earl of St. Germans in the chair, when the case against the GLASGOW, DMICEMIES, AND CARLISLE, an , l on behalf of the CA LED ONZAN opuretrnamS Aral LANG - Livil BRANCHES), rejected by the Commons, was resumed. Mr. CocaanaN was rising to address the Committee, when Mr. ANDREWS interfered, and said that, after the evidence which had been offered yesterday on behalf of the Caledonian branches, he was about to offer some rebutting evidence. After a few observations on the point, this course was assented to. Mr. Miller, civil engineer, was called and examined. Ile said the object of the Nithsdale schema was to connect in the completest manner with the north and south. The Caledonian had no proposi tion last year for the accommodation of Annan and Dumfries, whereas the Nithsdale scheme of last year was substantially the same as the scheme of this year. Besides, the Caledonian breaches afforded no accommodation whatever for Ayrshire to the south. He considered the break of Annan would interfere with the working of the traffic in an efficient manner. The Dalmagadder branch would not accommodate the Nithsdale traffic, and with regard to the Dum fries and Edinburgh traffic, it could be arranged that the earlier trains of the Nithsdale line would run to meet the later trains on the Caledonian. Mr. Coes:some then rose to address the Committee. in the course of his observations he said he would not trespass on any of the decisions which their Lordships had come to, hut' he would submit whether it would not be consistent with those decisions, and in order to do justice to the Caledonian, that they should at least postpone that portion of the scheme of the Nithsdale Company which was in competition with the branches proposed by the Caledonian, or at least such part of it as would protect the through traffic of the Cale donian Company. He would not on the present occasion struggle against the granting to the Nithsdale company a portion of their line between Dumfries and Cumnock, but he would, at the least, take his stand on the letter of Mr. Hope Johnstone, and pray that a portion of the scheme between Carlisle and Dumfries should lee granted to the Ca ledonian. No doubt they had been told that the Nithsdale would not compete with the Caledonian Company, but any one at all conver sant with the country must know, that to the through traffic would their attention be sure ultimately to be directed. It had been clearly shown by the evidence, offered in the earlier stage of the case, that the course of trade from Kilmarnock was in the direction of Glasgow, and therefore there could be no doubt that the through trade would be aimed at, in order to make up for the deficiency of local traffic; which he was certain woLla be sure to arise. With regard to all the traffic passing from Ayrshire or the south, it would be perfectly indifferent whether the two companies met at Annan or at Gretna, while by making the break at Annan, the Caledonian Company would have that protection which their through traffic imperatively required. Again, with regard to the mineral traffic upon which so much had been said, it would be a matter of perfect indifference whether these minerals came from Canobie along the Nithsdale line all the way from Gretna to Dum fries, or whether it came as far as Annan, or on the Caledonian scheme, and then passed from Annan to Dumfries on the Nithsdale. With regard to the sheep and cattle coming from Galloway, the most of which, as had been shown, would get on the Nitltsdale line at Dumfries, it would be a matter of no moment whether the break between the companies existed at Annan instead of Gretna. It would be as much the interest of the Caledonian Company as of the Nithsdale Company, to afford every accommodation to such a traffic. There must be a break somewhere, and he submitted with confidence, that with regard to the whole traffic passing along the line, it was a matter of perfect indifference where it took place. So much as to the question of convenience. He now came to the main argu ment adduced on the other side against giving the Caledonian any portion of the line. It was stat d that the portion of the scheme south of Dumfries was the best paying portion of the line, and that it was required to make the portion between Dumfries and Cumnock remunerative. This sounded strange from parties who had at tempted to show such a strong case of local traffic. If the local traffic on the Cumnock portion, adduced before the Committee, was sufficient to warrant the construction of that portion of the line, then there was no plea left why they should have the portion south of Dumfries ; but if it was otherwise, if the Cumnock portion could not pay without that from Dumfries to the south, that was some reason, he admitted, why they should have the portion between Dumfries and Annan. But with regard to the remaining portion between Aural) and Gretna, that was absolutely necessary for the protection of the Caledonian interest, in fact, to save that Company from ruinous competition. If the Nithsdale was so good a scheme, if it was a bona fide undertaking, then surely it could not be essen tially injurious to a line of 92 miles, to take seven or eight miles from it. Besides, a great deal of the claim of the Nithsdale scheme to the portion from Annan to Gretna was based on the assumption that Annan would be a port of considerable trade, whereas, he submitted, that as soon as the Caledonian was opened a great deal of that traffic which had been alleged to be shipped at Annan would pass octuth along that line. Regarding the Canobie branch, he submitted that the Caledonian ( Langholm branch) was better than that as a means of accommodating the dis trict. Besides, that branch actually crossed the Caledonian, and in the history of railway speculation he had never known an instance in which one line crossed another in the manner proposed in the present case, actually threatening to take away the local traffic which belonged to the company that was thus trenched upon. It was stated that the Canobie branch would accommodate an Important mineral traffic, and open up a 'valuable coal-field to Dumfries and Carlisle. It had likewise been proved in evidence that a considerable amount of the Canobie coal would go to Carlisle; if so, then, surely, it would be better that the mineral traffic to that city should pass over one company's line only, as would be the ease with the Caledonian branch ; while, as it re garded Dumfries' accommodation it csuld matter nothing whether the break between the Nithsdale Company and the Caledonian took place at Annan Instead of at Gretna. In regard to the Annan break, and why it should be favourably considered, he begged strongly to impress the Committee with the fact, that Annan was originally Intended by Mr. Lecke to be on the main line, and that it had been given up at the time in deference to the Government Commissioners. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to contrast the Crawick branch of the Nithsdale scheme with the Dalmagadder branch of the Caledonian, the latter of which he showed would, in reality, bring Dumfries nine miles nearer to Glasgow, and two miles nearer to Edinburgh, than by the Nithsdale branch ; the same applied to Annan -so that the two most important places in the district would be best accommodated by the Caledonian branch. Sanquhar, a small and unimportant town, was the only place that had an interest hi the making of the Crawick branch, that was for its connexion with Edinburgh only. The Learned. Gentleman having amplified on' the several points adduced in his address, concluded by calling on the Committee to consider fa vourably the claims which the Caledonian Company preferred to the whole, or at least a portion of the district of country south of Dumfries. On the conclusion of the Learned Gentleman's address a short dis cussion arose as to whether Mr. Sergeant Murphy, who appeared on the petition of Mr. Thomas Colebrooke, should be allowed to ad dress the Committee againet the Bill after Mr. Andrews had made his reply, or whether he should speak before as to the alleged damage the line would do to the property of his client. The room was cleared for the decision of the Committee. A fi - ti• a few minutes the parties were admitted, when The CHAIRMAN said, the Committee were now willing to hear Mr. Sergeant Murphy on the (Image that the line would do his client's property, hut they could not admit his making a general address atter Mr. Andrews had concluded. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY intimated that, in consideration of that de cision, lie would retire, sis lie did not think he could better state the general case for the opposition than had been done by Mr. Cockburn. Mr. ANDREWS then proceeded to address the Committee in reply. He said he would he as brief as possible to the question before the Committee, in doing which he would not go into all the points raised by Mr. Cockburn, many of which were extrinsic to the case. At the beginning they were threatened with great opposition to the case submitted by the promoters—that the district required railway ac commodation ; accordingly they (the Nithsdale Company) brought evidence of the most unexceptionable character:from the various points along the route of the line, to show that railway accommodation was imperatively required. An overwhelming weight of evidence on this head had been adduced, such as not only to convince their Lordships that a line of railway was required, but also to bring the opponents of the line into a similar train of mind, as shown by the recent ground they had taken. The position of the opposition had been altered, and now the promoters were assailed upon new grounds. The Committee was now told that they (the Caledonian) were willing to concede the line from Cumnock t Dumfries, but that, in order to protect them, they ought to concOde the portion of the Nithsdale scheme between Dumfries and Graft. At one time this Committee were told that the Dumfries and Canobie (Caledonian branches) were better than the southern portion of the southern scheme ; at another time they were told that the portion of the Niths dale scheme between Annan and Gretna, with the Canobie branch, was necessary to the Caledonian. In fact, his Learned Friend did not seem to know what he wanted. He talked a great deal of these branches being necessary to protect the Caledonian traffic, but he (Mr. Andrews) submitted that such was not the fact. The branches would not afford more protection than the Caledonian now pos sessed, while - granting this would materially affect the integrity and utility of the Nithsdale scheme. The legithnate traffic of the Caledonian line was with the north of Scotland, including the Edinburgh and Glasgow traffic, and that he submitted could not be affected by the Nithsdale line. The Caledonian line would be able to run mile for mile with any other line in the kingdom, and that, considering the shortness of that in comparison with the Nithsdale scheme, would be a sufficient pro tection of the Glasgow traffic. The Northern, or the Edinburgh traf fic, it was not asserted would be affected by the Nithsdale line. It was said that giving the Caledonian the portion of this scheme from Gretna to Annan would not materially affect the Nithsda'e scheme. To that he would reply, that such a course would cripple the resources of the company, and taking away one of the best portions of their scheme, by interfering with the number of trains they would run, by throwing two manage ments into the management of the through traffic in stead of one, and by. abstracting a considerable amonnt of traffic which legitimately belonged to the Nithsdale scheme. They talked of protection to their interests, but the real object they had had from the beginning ,s as to deprive the whole valley of the Nith of Iota; accommodation, and to force the Ayrshire traffic round by Glasgow, su as to pass them along to the south bythe Caledonian line. Thai cb: ject they had been defeated in, and now they sought to interpose and to take a portion of the line for which he appeared, so as to possess the key of the country, and to throw difficulties in the way of the Kilmarnock and Ayrshire traffic passing up the Nithsdale line to the south. There was no doubt that if the Nithsdale was stopped at Annan, that the Nithsdale line would not be able to run so many trains through fur Kilmarnock, and thus many parties who would pass south along the Nithsdale, would, rather than wait five or six hours, be induced to go round by Glasgow and the Caledonian line. This was no doubt their real intention. With regard coal-field to the Canobie branch, on which so much had, oiiw been said, a c h o ew l fl only observe that the Caledonian line had the NI on its route, and in order to benefit the public it was necessary, he submitted, that the two fields. should be placed in the hands of diffe rent companies. Were they both placed In the hands of the Caledo nian, the interest of that company would be to restrain the accom modation of the Canobie coal-field, and to force the other coals, which would use four times the length of line compared with the other. The Nithsdale Company had no such interest, as the Canobie and Sanquhar coal-fields were equi-distant from Dumfries. Again, the lauded proprietors, who were the best judges of the local accommodation required, were in favour of the Nithsdale branch, and not for the other. The ground taken by the Caledonian Company, in the letter of Mr. Hope Johnstone, was en tirely new, had never been submitted in any previous stage of the contest, and the object of it plainly was to throw obstructions in the way of the efficient working of the Nithsdale scheme. The Learned Gentleman next addressed himself to the branches of the Caledonian line, contending that no evidence or reasons whatever had been given that they would give better accommodation to the district south of Dumfries than the Nithsdale scheme. Respecting the Crawick branch, it had been urged that it was not required for the traffic that would pass along it, and that it would occasion a greater distance to Edinburgh and Glasgow than by the Dalma gadder branch of the Caledonian line. To that he would answer, that the Crawick branch would accommodate the lead mines in that neighbourhood. and supply them with coals from Sanquhar, which they so much required; and that as the Nithsdale Company would, in order to accommodate the Edinburgh traffic, he obliged to run trains along this branch, those pas sengers that wished to go to Glasgow would have the opportunity of going along it to the Caledonian at the same time as the Edinburgh traffic, insVad of being obliged to go forward to Kilmarnock, as had been asserted. The Learned Gentleman having reviewed the various heads of his general argument, impressing on the minds of the Com mittee that all the landowners and inhabitants on the route were strongly in favour of the Bill, and that the Ayrshire Company had made an arrangement to work the line, on the faith of its passing en tire, concluded by calling on the Committee to pass the entire pre amble of the Bill. Parties were then ordered to withdraw. After the absence of abuut an hour and a quarter, when the par ties were called in, The CILIMIAN then said the Committee had come to the following resolution:---" i hat the Committee were of opinion that the makinfrof a railway from the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, near Cuumock, to she Caledonian Railway, near to the crossing of the river Sark, with branches, would be of great public advantage, and that the Glasgow, limn. fries, and Carlisle Company should be eriabled to make the same with its branches, excepting that which is described as a branch from the said railway, near Springfield, to a proposed railway be tween Hawick and Carlisle, near the Cane hie branch. They are of opinion that this branch, not being necessary to the establishment of railway communication between the districts traversed by the main line and the south, the future construction of it may more properly be left open to the Caledonian Company, whose main line, according to the present plan, is crossed by it. The Committee then adjourned the cOnliaTation of the clauses till to•morrpw, at twelve 9'clQck. Room E. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. The Committee met at the usual hour, Lord Beaumont, chairman, Mr. T. A. Mitchell examined by Mr. SLADE—Deposed that he yas s,. personally acquainted with the trade of Bridport, and had been an _ for many years. It was the largest town between Plymouth Southampton ; its staple production was cordage and sailcloth. by was most important for its interests that it should be connected was a coast line with Southampton and Plymouth. The population A. 9 and di4 Cross-examined about 8,000. t know w by h e M r. he r ii t t h L e D b D o — n r ri e w d aa i d f n a o r t ai r e e d s i a d f e t a w t aB wooden i d aad p o r a t ; piers of 80 feet in length. cal of a, Devonexamined ad Dorset, by 11 and resided TALBOT—Is counties 3lrA lived at llonit,n, and was well-acquainted with that portion r the country. A marked contempt was shown of the towns of B . and Lyme, and the other towns upon the coast by the scheme present before the Committee. He thought that the line NT a Do m rc a lfes st te ra r, te fort n _ : ; es by the Great Western was deserving of support, in consequence v • the communication which it afforded to the country north of Ex eter ' Coals and other fuel would be brought by means of the Great Western ort scheme from Radstock and other extensive coal fields to the southern., districts of Dorsetshire, and also to the manufacturers o f Bridp much hotter than by the narrow gauge lines proposed by the E xeter. Yeovil, and Dorchester Company. Cross-examined by Mr. HILDTARD—He thought it was desirable to have railway communication between Exeter and Yeovil. _ ,„ By Lord DENBIGH—There was at present a line constructed or the course of construction between Yeovil and Radstoek de(' t h tb : Captain White examined by Mr. Maalox—Had cotrunan mail packets from the port of Weymouth for 28 year* ice railway had been made at Southampton, the port of Falniellt „ o h considerably fallen off. If a railway were made direct to F.a" - the packets would return to Weymouth. ran' Cross - examined by Mr. Hthrivean—There were no packets iiing now from Weymouth to the Channel Islands, they had beeslDs discontinued by the Government because they could get the /flaw" carried much cheaper from Southampton. Mr. Bine, glove manufacturer at Yeovil, gave eviclene' amount of goods he manulactured, and the opinion he entertained t e the line proposed by th e G rea t W estern C ompany b e t w een and Yeovil. Mr. TALBOT then proposed to call the Earl of Devon. 1 1 ; 0 The CHAIRMAN, however, gave it as his opinion that there y' , ' a it necessity whatever for calling th e N o bl e E ar l , as h e s uppobe”. would be only a matter of opi n i on upon w hi c h h e wou ld s p e ak. *l .', Committee also stated by the Chairma n , th a t th ere was no necessi ty for going into the engineering evidence ; they were perfeetlYa qvainted with the whole line, the various gradients and curves , ..%." tunnels, and there was nothing new to be spoken to by Mr. BratT: s a Mr. Saunders, the secretary to the Great Western CompanY,r,4o then called, who stated that the Great Western Company vroin',4 prepared next year to come again before Parliament with the.- schemes, and they would also be willing to allow the narrow g a ,,, pg ; lines to be laid down on their broad gaug e li n es b e t w een Yeovil . - 4 , 1 • Exeter, which could be done with considerable less difficulty an. expense than laying down the broad gauge upon a narrow 8 106 line. ta Cross-examined by Mr. llopn—There would be no difficulty tending the laying down of the broad gauge on the narrow line, Pro vided the works were of sufficient width. Cross-examined by Mr. HILDYARD—The trains performed the dilr tance as follows Express trains. from London to Exeter, in 4h. 30m. First class - 5 30 Third class - - - 14 15 The express trains did not acc ommo d a t e t he third class passenge r t only the first and second classes. Th e express trains u pon , South-Western Railway carried third-class passengers by every tr.r . ,:r The examination of this witness conclud e d th e case on b e half the opposition. Mr. COCKBURN, Q.C., then replied on behalf of the promoters. ssi —. O his usual ability and perspicuity. lie contended that there was . .: 0 question at all of the necessity for the const ruc ti on o f this line, ' v on , the very fact that a considerable p or ti on o f th e sc h eme was c.,„, tended for by the opponents to the Bill, the Great W e stern CoMP 3 '4 Abundant evidence had been adduced before the Commit tee, and could have been increased to an enormous amount of the wishes 0 inhabitants from all portions of the line in favour of this sche'" o f prtY The only difficulty upon any portion of the line was the prok r „bie- Lord Dighy. The clause inserted for the protection of that _'" c litt-• man would place them under the necessity of applying to 1 1, i ' t i v a ment, in another session, for power to make the line in a dir s° ",iple not affectine - the Property of Lord Digby, should it not be tit to obtain the 6 consent of the Noble Lord to the passing of the fin the its present direction. But neither that clause nor the loss a' nr ee branch to Bridport would be considered as a sufficient reason Wia h r ee vent the passing of the Bill, because all the parties who had ~0 5 ; called on behalf of Lord Digby had admitted that it t he' practicable to construct that portion of the line so as not to affec' aed property of the Noble Lord. Mr. Locke had conceded the fact , 0 , 0 his only reason for not taking that line was the increase of exP h oe they had hoped to have avoided, and thought that they might e made some arrangements respecting the passing through the Po perty of that nobleman. They had hitherto been unsuccessftr i L r ol he was not without hope that an arrangement would be yet ern e . into between the parties. Th ere was no ground whatever forest jetting the Bill, or for postponi ng th e cons id erat i on of i t t ill the v e session. He would take the lib er ty o f i n t ro d uc i ng a , ,la the in the Bill for the full and a m pl e protection °L. O of property of Lord Dighy, similar to th a t i n t ro d uce d i u the unity. the Midland Railway with reference to Lord Harborougle. pror i ioe The question then to be conside re d was , who is as to have th e t ,to between Exeter and Yeovil. At Exeter the station of the pro e° 4o ., of the Bill gave general satisf ac ti on t o th e i n h a bit an ts of EN' an d The present line proposed to give accommodation to Topsila gi et er, 'Bhimouth, places thought very highly of by thepeople of E? 'tee and advantages would be afforded by the construction of this and for the means of central communication w ith the districts w es t to e of Exeter. The Learned Counsel concl u ded a speech of nest ,,, iioas hours in length by calling upon the Committee to sanction the brought before them. The room was then ordered to be cleared. Upon the parties being re-admitted, 4 to The CHAIRMAN said the Committee have come to the resolte report that the preamble of the Basingstoke and Salisbury EXtg l 7 o ll, Railway is proved with reference to th e o th er t wo Bills, the Lortit).,4 Salisbury. and Yeovil Junction, and the Exeter, Yeovil, and ott9 Chester Railways. The Committee intend to report that, are of opinion that a direct line 'to E xe t er , t o London by . 7:00 bury, is desirable, but they do not consider it expedient to pass tlt Bills in their present shape. This decision was totally unexpected by all parties, for fre/n_ t rio intimations which had been thrown out from time to time by t qe Committee on the subject of Lord Digby's property at Sherbar i r , *mg promoters were led most reasonably to conclude that a clause goLe ample protection to the property of that nobleman would wohuide i mitted to be inserted in the Bill, and that the lines to 1)°, allowed to be made, except as between two points to determined on by the Committee in the neighbour o tt! Sherborne Park. And the opponents to the Bill were equon . Y u ha q• priced by the rejection of the Bill after the intimations which e at been thrown out by the Committee, that the most cursory ghf s the map would be sufficient to convince any person of conarn?" of the of the necessity of those lines as proposed by the promoters Bills. The question of a competing line between London ana7 c , s .oat will be, therefore, by this decision thrown over to the nex t ,: aide: when there is no doubt that the scheme will be aga i n brougit the consideration of the Legislature. Tho Committee adjourned at four o'clock. Room H. ir , ecOli=" EDINDTTRGIE AND GZASGOW 11 . 57 """ ''' Lord Manners, and Lo C2 d w „ rr mis o f The Committee met at eleven o'clock. Present, the Tg - s - p - en cer, Westminster (chairman), the Marquis of Hereford, Earl with re - The whole of the day r evidence .. we gard to the traffic likelyastooccupie upon the formation of In junctions. The particulars wearcecreunetirely devoid of interest. The Committee adjourned at halt-past four o'clock. a. d in hearing Tigr RaiI.7UNCTX"?' HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXVII. ail The Select Committee appointed to consider the raer- of Bills comprised in this group r e assem bl e d thi s a fternoon a o'clock, Lord Lincoln in the chair. EASTERN COUNTIES (TOTTENHAM CITY—ROAD EXTENSION). br °6 The Committee, after hearing the opposition of the Surrey v co t ' . Junction Canal Company to this project, c l eare d th e room eider their decision. . of° Having remained a short while in consultation, strange t re-admitted, when The CHAIRMAN announced th a t the preamble to the Bill had been proved This closed the labours of the Committee. GROUP LX_X, Sir 17' This Committee resu me d thi s morn i ng a t t we l ve o ' c l o or + Clerk iu the chair. ninizarr AND ENNISKILLEN. The proceedings of this morning were opened by air. AtisTlN; t i e y saying that he believed it was no w his L earne d F r i en d' s (Mr' 016 solder) turn to make a sp e e c h, or ca ll w it nesses i n support of allegations of his clients against the promoters of the BILL c ilia l t The CHAIRMAN—Are you aware of the circumstances tinder ; the further consideration of this case was adjourned yesterday • 3lr. AUSTIN—Quite so, Sir. Se r The CHAIRMAN—It was in consequence of the request of +.++',, grant Murphy, in order to a ff or d hi m ti me e i t h er to re b u t or 1, ,ta0 plain certain evidence that had b een l a id b e f ore t h e C omm ittee h , opponents of the Bill. 00; Mr. AUSTIN—Just so, sir; and of course that prorogatio n ,01+ place in order that he might go and consult about the matter• atas afraid, sir, that, although there seems to be nothi ng whatever,l'o, fi attachable to the directors in this case —I am afraid, neverthe"occu consequence of the evidence that was brought forward with r„ 1 rao to Mr. Hemming, that if we were to go on with this 1 5 ',.: 0 1; ntu should be wasting a great deal of your time and our ,00 1 and that the best thing we can do is to submit to a verdict Ata 'that hands that the preamble is not proved, because I am afri tk . a pd there are Parliamentary objections that we cannot get 0 v ... „. 1.'t1i0" that being so, whatever may be the merits of the Bill, I thind de' for the purpose of saving your time and our money, you shO t t l i i the Clare that the preamble is not proved. We communicated -0 "1 0 yol+ f other side. I will call no further evidence, and will submit decision that the preamble of the Bill is not proved. The CHAIRMAN—Very good. r tip Mr. AusrlN—l should tell you that we permitted the other„.. na th° to ln t pect our books and papers, and they a re o f o pinion 1 - 0- aisle directors have not been guilty of any fraud w ith res p e ct to th e of shares. Mr. ALEXANDER, Q.C., said that the only step now to be tut ee++ therefore, was to declare that the preamble of the Bill had 11°t„,„ted+ ors proved. The works of the company had certainly bee n insP.'"., and it was evident that no blame was attachable to th e alive+ o n but he was, at the same time, bound to state this, that it WO n iv) proved that the charges which the Learned Sergeant (Mr...IN/DO had made against him, and those who appeared with him, vf-n , +os , their opposition was prompted merely by a desire to d e l a y the ', tag of the Bill, were entirely groundless. Mr. AUSTIN—It has so turned up. Mr. MuRPHY—It has so turned up laps The room was then cle are d . O n our re-admission a ft er the of a few minutes, The CHAIRMAN said, the Committee have directed me to '":,191' the parties that they h ave come t o th e reso l u ti on t h a t the Pre„ogare of this Bill has not b een p rove d t o th e i r sa ti s f ac ti on ; a nd tlif.,c o eir desired me further to state, that the Committee feel it to ve t , oel i duty to make a special report to the House, informing them th at " t or 0 have made inquiry into the matter of those petitions from c `,, 11 0 , shareholders in the Company which were referred by them `, set' Committee, and that they have to state to the House that tnO,len , which have been divulged in the course of the inquify have them that the allegations have been proved. We te e , that 311111P11Y—Perhaps the Committee will allow me to S.- „wee', that the books of the company have been submitted to our 0 4 0+ Um and we have satisfied ourselves that as far as the direct°: far the company are concerned, there is no ground whatever f°' pitting any kauds to them. tn ia% The CHAIRMAN—Of course we shall state in our report n° further than what appears on the evidence. - • DUBLIN AND SA.NDYIKOUNT 2vr oo. PHEEICh This part-heard case was then roceeded with by I I Mr. LE FANCE, assistant engit p eer of the line being exanv .9e6 MY. MALLEY, a ink Mr. BLACKERTON, the other assistant engineer, was next eOcio air by Mr. Cusack, and cross- exam i ne d b y M r. M urp h y, Q.C. (1/ peared for the Grand Canal Com tl3 O P ia Mr. Sergeant MURPHY said that this closed the case of moters. pally), after which to 0 ' ; Mr. MURPIIY then said that it was i mposs ib le for t h e Bill - 111 .npossinic _ - of u'i ceed consistently with th e or d ers of Parliament. By one ° sessional orders it was requ i s i te that the consent of the 11„%ottr8' Admiralty should be obt a i ne d to the improvement of all IP. n t. docks, &c., but the p romoters h ad not obtained any such colls e d eoff Mr. Sergeant MURPHy said that that could be done withou t and insisted that th a t o bj ect i on should not b e fatal to the 151.1 . p g Of knew of a simil ar o bj ect i on b e i ng ra i se d aga i nst th e Pas't railway C Bill. the The nefamast said that the Committee would allow - meters an opportunity to obtain the necessary consent. „ ha t 1 1 Mr. Munpuy said that he had another objection, and ' A of A copies of the plans, &c., had not been laid before the Boat. a miral t After . e ters y a brief discussion, time was also granted to the PO W the Bill to do this. sall! clt Mr. Mtrarnir then said that he. had still another objectiolubjecuo, he felt confident must be taken to be fatal to the Bill. Th e ° D ad ~o ' `e was, that part of the land which the promoters sought 10 ;g•sto r ii - o Wally been granted to the proprietors of the Dublin and r s- taie j, t Railway this very session, as would be proved by Mr. 13 t , not - wigineer. ea w: Mr. Sergeant l'iluarmY said that that objection could ino, because the Dublin and Kingstown Railway Company Boned against the Bill. That company, he asserted, 1,3 ",'001.0 clause into their Bill (which was passed on the 17th ins by test power to take part of the line proposed to be taken . _ oig tit company behind their backs, and without giving thew s hl y intimation of their intention. I;Ie propcSad that the COnilT: s pecl 3 ;,,„ insert a clause to remove the objection, anti rePo l "c o nnWii i . to the House the conduct of the Dublin and Kingstou'o_ f u ll prior to which he hoped the Committee would enter intV..',r,Leecal•to tigation of their proceeding, which was certainly most Dina Mr. Multpliir submitted that the Committee should P`rnlit pr° e rof establish his as crtion at once. If they did not, he m blisli llien Ce , with the other part of his case, and enter upon the est_a o on his assertion afterwards ; but if they allowed liirn to d tbe they would save the time of themselves and the Pub lic ' abrega „,,ofit Mr, Sergeant Milapnr called upon the Conunittee . 1 1.--a le P I • clause re!erred to in the Dublin and Kingstown Railwa „„n i pd tti t e disgraceful fraud had been committed upon their ellen° 1 "" backs. the The Committee said that they wou ld enter into _noun whether the land in question had been assigned to Kingstown Railway Company, and if it turned out a oc s c o• to t of course it would bo impossible to assign it to this to Mr. MURPHY said that he would be able by evidence Kingstown the land had been granted to the Dublin and had Company, and to disprove elaborately thrown out by his Learned Friend:. .. com ic_ I.lr. bluitb s tin ParliameatarY agoilt 9 tt li c" 4 "" - the charge of fraud wui tthilaet it hold 1).0--