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CbtrlT • 7213tetton RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY) HOUSE OP LORD• Room A. COSINWILLI. This Committee met at the usual hour. Mr. Brunel. engineer of the line, was examined with respect to the works, which he stated were not remarkable for any extraor dinary difficulty, considering the nature of the country in which forthy were to be constructed. There was a gradient of lin 60 two miles. Mr. Rows cross-examined the witness at considerable length, to show that the central line was the better line. The questions put to the witness were pressed so pertinaciously that the Chairman expressed his intention of vacating the chair if this style of examination were persisted in. Mr. Rows then opened the case for the opposition, and at the con clusion of his observations the Committee adjourned. Room R. The members of this Committee, namely, Lord Portman (chairman), Lord De Ros, Lord Morley, Lord Mendip, met at eleven o'clock. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND CARLISLE BE.a.zrclx. Mr. HILDTARD opened the easy for the promoters of the Bill. A long discussion took place between the counsel as to the right of the corporation of the Newcastle Infirmary, a portion of whose ground was crossed by the proposed railway, to be heard. The Committee decided that the petitioners were entitled to be heard. _ _ _ _ . _ ..__.__ Mr. John Moore was then examined by Mr. Ixensm, and stated that the level of the rails was below that of the entrance to the in firmary at Newcastle. This witness was cross-examined at length, to show that great annoyance must result to the inmates of the infirmary in question from the proposed railway. The Coinniittee decided that the preamble of the Bill was proved, and the clauses were then gone through. NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON (PONTOP AND SOUTH SHIELDS PURCHASE). This Bill, being unopposed, the Committee declared that the pre amble was proved. COCIMILMOUTII AND 'WORKINGTON EXTENSION. This Bill being also unopposed, the preamble was proved. The Committee then separated. Room C. SOUTH-EASTERN BRANCH (MAIDSTONE To CHART.) The Committee re-assembled this morning ; the Earl of Devon the chair. Mr. R. Stephenson, the engineer, was called, who confirmed the statements of Mr. Alexander respecting the estimates and gradients on the line, stating further that in planning this Mid-Kent branch he had a view to the through traffic to the coast. There is a line already in working between Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells ;and an Act has this session been obtained for a line from thence to Hastings. In laying out these lines he had always considered Maidstone as a centre of operations, for that pl ice was sa situated that lines in all direc tions can radiate with great advantage to the country. The Padock Wood Bill had been lost in the ...House of Commons this session, so that the communication with Chatham will not be complete, but that line will be applied for again, and then the scheme which had been devised would completely supply the whole of the county of Kent with railway facility. By the formation of this line the distance between Maidstone and Dover would be reduced thirteen miles, and the distance between the former place and Chart would be reduced nearly one-half. Taking Maidstone as a centre, the passengers from London would be saved twenty miles, and thosefrom Maidstone would be saved thirteen miles. The district is now altogether without railway accommodation, and, in his opinion, as an engineer, the line was absolutely essential for the welfare of the inhabitants. A Bill has been obtained this session for enlarging the station of Ashford, which it is now intended to use as a station depot, just as Swindon is for the Great Western line. and Wolverton on the Birmingham Railway. As the engineer of the London and Birmingham line, witness had had peculiar opportuni ties of observing the evils of a divided management, especially at Derby, where there were three different companies using the same station. The consequence of that fact was that a continual disunion occurred ; but an amalgamation of the three com panies who worked the line between London and Leeds took place, and the effect had been not only to obtain an harmonious co-opera tion in the functionaries of the company, but the expenses of one of the three parties had entirely disappeared in the cash account, although the traffic has very largely increased. The country be tween London and Maidstone is certainly very difficult, and good gradients could not be obtained. A Mid-Kent line was absolutely necessary for the through traffic from Dover, for the traffic from Chatham must be very freqwent, and would consequently interrupt the communication with the Continent. On cross-examination, Mr. Stephenson stated that the line to Lepishana, the Bill for which was already obtained, deviated from the Greenwich Railway, and running through Deptford, would give accommodation to that place, as well as to seve ral others, at present on to Lewisham, where it is about two miles and-a-half from the Croa don line. In carrying out the whole of this scheme there would be twenty-nine mauls crossed in a level, including four tunmike-roads. The tunnel at Farnborough would be 2,513 yards long. but the country was difficult, and he adopted this course as well as that of cro-sing the roads on a level to save expense. The amount for that purpose being very serious in a hilly country. After hearing same further evidence, the Committee adjourned. Room D. GLASGOW, DUMMIES, AND CARLISLE. (Continued from oar Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Locke, civil engineer, examined by Mr. COCIEBURN—He was engineer of the Caledonian line, and perfectly familiar with the railways in Sco:land. He quite, agreed that the estimate of the Caledonian Company for the Dumfries and Gretna branch was a correct one. He would advise the directors to-morrow to accept tenders for such works as .those named in the Bill sanctioned by Parliament. The prices which Mr. Collister had attached to the various Reins were less than those paid on the Caledonian, and he thought the latter fair and reasonable, and was prepared to defend them. He agreed also in the evidence given by Mr. Collator on the cuttings, bridges, and permanent way. The rock en this line was similar to that on the Caledonian line. The particular rock which had been re.erred to was, trap, or grawicke. The same ridge extended across the Caledonian line. Iledid net believe the works could be con structed for less than stated by Mr. Collister. Mr. Miller's estimate for the Dumfries and Gretna portion of the Nlthsdale scheme was 251,0001. ; his was 338,751/. lie had originally, at the recommenda tion of the Commissioners, given up Annan on the route of the line. He did so reluctantly, though he still calculated on the Annan traffic as belonging to the Caledonian, and so did the Commissioners. The same applied to Dumfries. He believed, also, that 48,00 W. was as little as the line could be worked for per annum. Cross-examined—He did not know that Mr. Robert Stephenson or Mr. Brunel bad changed their systems. lie believed Mr. Brunel let his works by competition. as did Mr. Vignoles and Mr. Hawk shaw. The last great work of Mr. Stephenson was not let by com petition. The whole estimate of the Caledonian line was 2,000,0001., but at that moment he could not say how much it 11 , 114 per mile. The levels en the route of the .1471thside line were very favourable. The line of railway recommended by the Commissioners' in the year 1840 •had a gradient of 1 in 113. This was the severest. The present Caledonian line had a gradient of I in 75 for four miles, and lin 80 for four miles. The severest gradient on thelgithstlale line was 1. in 150, which was a good gradient ibr general purposes, though not for a heavy ascending mineral traffic. Mr. Thomson, assistant to Mr. Locke, deposed that he had sup plied the quantities from the sections of the line to Mr. Collister, and they were correctly made up. Cross-examined—He had taken what was rock and what was not from the sections. He could not say who had written the words on the sections. He believed all the words wer: written on at the time he made the calculation. With regard to the word " trap," he believed it was written on the sections at the time he took the quan tities, but he could not say positively that it was. Re-examined—All he had to do in the present matter was simply to take the cuttings and slopes from the sections and calculate ac cordingly. He had nothing whatever to do with the marking of the rocks, or as to what kind of rock should be marked at particular places. Mr. CorxisTEß, civil engineer, was recalled and briefly examined, to the effect that the writing in pencil on the sections, which had been referred to, was written on them at the time the calculations were made. As far as the outline and general character of the line were concerned, the plans and sections from which he had calculated were a perfect copy or those deposited in the Private Bill-office. Mr. COCKBURN intimated that this was the evidence he had to offer on the question of engineering and estimates. Mr. ANIMIEws then said he proposed to recall Mr. Miller. Mr. CoexacaN objected, as the case for the promoters was closed. Mr. ANDEEWs said he wished to recall Mr. Miller, to offer expla nations on the points alluded to respecting the price of the works on the line;and to prove that similar contracts were being executed at leis prices on other lines. It would be recollected that his Learned Friend carefully•omitted to cross-examine Mr. Miller 011 those points when he was before the Committee. The CHAIRMAN intimated that they did not think it necessary to call Mr..Mlller. The room was then cleared for the deliberations of the Committee. After a few minntesthe parties were called In, when The CHAIRMAN said the Committee wished that Mr. Cockburn should be restricted to one speech, and therefore they thought it well to inform counsel for the Caledonian that they did not think the evi dence for the estimates of the Nithsdale line had been shaken by the counter-evidence adduced. The Committee were, therefore, now pre pared to hear evidence on the Dumfries and Canobie branches of the Caledonian Company. The case on behalf of these branches was then resumed. Mr. Locke, civil engineer, exami ne d—D eposed that the Caledo nian branch, between Dumfries and Carlisle, was shorter than the Dumfries scheme. In other respects it was the sa a n sh ltrught it would be better for Dumfries that two comp meet there, rather than being placed entirely under one company . - s pecting the Canobie Caledonian branch, which went t o Lain ' thoinie, it haul better gradients for mineral traffic than the Nithsdale branch. Cross-Examined—The inhabitants of Dumfries, he believed, were very generally in favour of the Nithsdale scheme, tuld also the land owners along It. With regard to all traffic passing from Carlisle, through Dumfries up •Nithsdale", there would be as much incon venience from the two lines meeting at Dumfries as at Gretna. lie thought his Dumfries line towards Edinburgh was much preferable to the Si thsdale and Crawick branch. ke-examined—He did not think it would be possible to run trains from Dumfries to Edinburgh by the Crawick branch in connexion with the Caledonian, and thus there. would be a considerable loss of time. The Caledonian line had a project which would have to sonic extent supplied the accommodation sought to be given by the Crav kit branch—the Caledonian Extension. No doubt the Caledonian in time would have supplied the district with lateral branches. Mr. Errington, civil engineer, corroborated the evidence of the previous witness respecting the branches proposed by the Caledonian Company, and their superiority to aceOrnMotlate the southern and Edinburgh and Glasgow traffic, over the Nithsdale scheme, including the Crawick branch. Mr. Brandt, banker of Annan, examined—lie was In favour of the Nithsdale scheme last year, because the Caledonian branch did not touch Annan. He thought tie proposition of the present year would Accommodate Annan better than the ICithadale scheme, in as far as communication with the north and Edinburgh and Glasgow was concerned. Cross•examined—He seconded a resolution at a public meeting bet year in favour of the Nithsdale line , but that was before the . Caledonian Company altered its proposal with regard to Annan. Lie was a shareholder hi the Caledonian, and also in the Nlthsdale scheme. Mr.'Elliot, farmer, in the neighbourhood of Dumfries, eximined— He said the opinion of a great number of persons in nis neighbour hood was, that the Caledonian branches would better supply the more populous portions of Dumfries than the Nithsdale scheme. Cross-examined—The Caledonian would not accommodate parties between Dumfries and Cumnock, or persons coming from Ayrshire, The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. Room E. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCNESTEZ. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition,) Mr. Bedford and Mr. White were examined with regard to gene ral traffic. Mr. Jonathan Neill, examined by Mr. DErnsox—Would not put cattle on a railway, except they were very fat. Preferred driving sheep across the Downs to sending them by the railway, except ewes heavy with Lamb. Cross-examined by Mr liimaraxu—Have had a few smothered on the Southampton Railway. Mr. Charles Misson coincided with the foregoing evidence. Cross-examined by Mr. llmnraan—Cattle prefer the broad gnage. Should rather walk them, than send them by the narrow guage. Bad a bullock once smothered on the narrow guage. Mr. Diglis, examined by Mr. DENlsON—Cattle are not comfortable on the narrow gauge. People might laugh, but their comfort ought to be considered. Crciss-examlned by Mr. Ihmaga--Could not go to Smithfield and pick out a broad or narrow gauge bullock Lord Da Morley, examined by Mr. DENISON—Was an original pro moter. of the Southampton and Dorchester. Preferred the Exeter Great Western to the other. Mr. William Moore, of smallbridge— Should not use the proposed going to railway. by Mr. HILLIER—CouId not use it in Cross-examined Shepton -Mallet. The chief market from Smalibrid ge Was Poole. Mr. Sly, malster wine merchants — The moat imp or t ant inarkets are Batii and Br : s toi Cross-examlned—Two pe titions had been signed at Wi nca i ton in favour of the present line. -Mr. Richard 'thane, grocer, Shaftesbury, considered that the effect would be ruinou s t o th a t-town. Should prefer the Wilts and S omer ., set line which would better accommotlate the Shaftesbury trade, which chialy lay in the direction of Bristol. 31. James Poole, land surveyor, at Desborough—Knew the landed property between Salisbury and Yeovil. Knew there was a great quantity of timber between those two places. The Committee then adjourned. Room H. AIRDRIE AND BATIZGATE JUNCTION. CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW, GAMNIC XSZ, AND C OATBILID GE PITR.CB a SE) NAXMWAY. The Committee met in Room II (New Houses). The Members present were, the Marquis of Westminster (Chairman), Lord Man ners, the 3forquis of Hertford, Earl Spencer, inhl Lord Seagrove. The opposition to the Airdrie and Bathgate line having been withdrawn, Evidence was adduced pro forma for the preamble, and The Committee declared that the preamble of the B 11 was proved. The clauses were then agreed to. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. 1 cubrazDoNzAze (GIN as GOW, O.II.IM3LXIM AND COATBILITI GE PURCHASE). Mr. Sergeant WaAncuem, on the part of the promoters, having informed the Committee that there was no opposition to the Bill, briefly stated its objects, and called Mr. C. King, the manager of tho Garnkirk line, who stated that the line Was laid out as a mineral line. When the Caledonian line passed, agreements were entered into between the lines that the Garnkirk Company should alter their station and gauge to suit the Caledonian Company, in the event of their obtaining power for an amalgamation, such a circumstance would materially benefit the country around it. The Cotnmitttee then declared the preamble proved. EDINBUN.GE AND GLASGOW, AND SCOT- TISH CENTIZALL. The Committee then heard the opening address of Mr. AUSTIN, on this line, and proceeded to hear evidence in favour of the line up to the hour of their adjournment at four o'clock. Room 5. IMPORTANT DECISION. sitErrx . .: LD. noTizznnaivr, BAnNsLEY, WAKEFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, AND GOOLE. The Committee on the above Bill met yesterday for the last time, in room No. 5 (Abindon•street). Lord Radnor took the chair, as usual, and all the other members, namely, the Duke of Leinster, the Earl Clancarthy, and Lords Caithorpe and Keen, were present. The hour appointed for the meeting of the Committee was half past four, but :heir Lordships were in attendance a little before that time. The whole business was disposed of in a few minutes. The amendments, &c., having been settled, and the whole of the clauses adjusted and read over, their Lordships passed the Bill and agreed to report it to-morrow. They then rose. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXVIT. The Select Committee aipolt;ted --- t; consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, Lord Lincoln in the Chair. EASTMAN COUNTIES (CITY EXTENSION). Mr. AUSTIN opened the case for the promoters of this Bill. It was for extending the Cambridge line of the Eastern Counties Company from Tottenham to the north side of the City-road, just above the Regent's Canal, a distance of four miles and four chains. It was originally intended to continue the extension en to Farringdon-street, but the Metropolitan Commission having reported against this part of the scheme, it was abandoned by the promoters. The extension was to accommodate an ektending and increasing traffic coming from Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Cambridgeshire, and it was estimated that it would not cost more than 800,0001. Mr. Duncan, the solicitor of the company, gave general evidence of the importance of the project; and its engineering features were afterwards described by Mr. Itobert Stephenson and by Mr. Borth ick, the engineers of the Eastern Counties Company. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP LXX. This Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual time ; pre. sent, Sir George Clerk (in the chair), Colonel Feel, Hon. Captain Car. negie, Hon. Mr. Smythe, and Mr. Tower. the case of the DuzLnv AND ENNISEILLEN was resumed by Mr. George Hall, one of the messengers of the House, deposing that he had not been able to meet with the three gentlemen of the name of Little, and another named Butterby, whose attendance the opponents to the 13111 consider necessary to substan tiate their allegation of fraud on the part of the promoters in the sale of shares in London. . _ . Mr. Sergeant MURPHY said that, if the Committee thought it worth their while to inquire into the charge, he would undertake to say that the witnesses would be in attendance to-morrow morning, and the Committee might in the meantime proceed with the Dublin and Sandymount Atmospheric. Mr. MURPHY said that he was prepared to proceed at present, without the testimony of the Littles and Butterby, and he hoped the Committee would allow him to call evidence accordingly. The Committee consented, and Mr. John Spinet', clerk to a law stationer was called to prove that the promoters had acted dis honestly in procuring signatures to the subscription list. Mr. W. V. Bloxam gave evidence to the same effect. He had " rigged " the market with the shares of this company under the direction of Mr. Heinming, the London solicitor to the company. Mr. MURPHY said be did not know whether, after such evidence (and he had much more of the same description), his Learned Friend would proceed with the Bill. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY said this evidence had certainly come upon him by surprise, and he hoped that the Committee would allow the case to lie adjourned till to-morrow, in order to afford him an oppor tnnity of communicating with the promoters as to the course he should adopt. The Committee accordingly adjourned the 13111 till to-morrow, and proCeeded with the DUBLIN AND SA.N'DITIVJEOUNT, which was briefly opened by Air. Sergeant 3luamv. The object of this Bill, he said, was to construct a line from Brunswick-street, in the city of Dublin, to the town of Sandymount, which, as the Com mittee must toe aware, was about two miles and a half distant from Dublin. Its terminus at Dublin would be in Great Brunswick-street, close to the Bank, Trinity College, and in fact all the principal buildings of Dublin. It would accommodate two class of persons—those who resorted to Sandymount in the sum mer time for the purpose of healthful recreation, and those parties who Were employed in banks and public offices in Dublin, and whose residences were at Sandymonnt. The total cost of the Itne would be 83,0001., which would Include stations and every other expense. The Bill was opposed by the Grand Canal Company in the neighbourhood. but he was of opinion that the Committee would, after they had heard the case, declare the preamble to be proved. The usual formal proofs having been put in. Mr. John Reynolds, an alderman of the Dublin Corporation, was called to show the disadvantages under which the people of Dublin and Sandymount laboured, in consequence of not having such a communi cation as this line would afford. The people of Dublin and Sandymount were in favour of the line, as also was Mr. Sidney Herbert, the pro prietor of the soil. The subscrlben either lived in or were connected with the neighbourhood. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. SMITH, the solicitor to the Grand Canal Company, and said that the Kingstown Railway Com pany did not afford the people of Dublin sufficient facilities for sea bathing. The Dublin Corporation were unanimously in favour of the line. The resolution which they had passed to that effect Was proposed by the late Lord Mayor, who was a promoter of the Bill. He was of opinion that the opposition to the Bill, on the cart of the Grand Canal Company, was carried on at the instance of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway Company. He believed that the promoters would be enabled to convey the people of Dublin to Sandymount and back for threepence. Major Palmer, Mr. George, and Mr. Walter also proved the de sirableness of the line. - Mr. John I'. Morris produced the traffic lists, which he had been employed to take on behalf of the company, He felt certain that there was not a railroad in Ireland that would pay so well as this. The erection of the station at Dublin would not involve the destruction of any valuable property. Cross-examined by Mr. SMITH—The account of traffic was not taken by himself personally, but two individuals would be employed. Property to the value of 12,000 i. would have to be taken down in Lublin for the purposes of the line. Mr. W. it. Le Faun, assistant to Sir John M'Neil, the engineer in chief to the company, detailed the engineering features of the line, the construction of which he said involved no difficulties. • This witness having been cross-examined at great length by Mr. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock tin twelve to-morrow. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given to-day. by Commission, at tour o'clock, to no less than eighty-three Bills. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Earl of Minto. The following are the titles of the Bills :--- Viscount Hardinge's Annuity Bill. Lord Gough's Annuity Bill. Corresponding Society Bill. Western Australia Bill. Coalwhippers' Bill. Spitalfields' New Street Bill. Coroners' (Ireland) Bill. Dundee and Perth Railway Amendment Bill. Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Gainkirk, and Coat bridge Branches) Bill. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Whaley •bridge and Hayfield Branches) Bill. North Union Railway Bill. Buckinghamshire Railway (Tring to Banbury) Bill. Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester Railway Bill. London and Croydon Railway Bill (Thames Junction). Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Dur ham and' Sunderland Railway, and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches) Bill. Great Western and Wycombe Railway Bill. Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir, and Port Glasgow Junction Railway Bill. Ashburton Newton, and South Devon Railway Bill. South Wales Railway Bill. Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway Bill. Hull and Selby Railway Purchase Bill. • Great North of England Railway Purchase Bill. Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Railway Purchase). London and Birmingham Railway and Birmingham Canal Arrangement Bill. 'Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Railway Bill. Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction Railway Bill. York and North Midland Railway (Widening and En largement) Bill. London and Birmingham Railway (Leamington Ex tension) Bill. Ca edonian Railway (Carlisle Deviation) Bill. North Wales Mineral Railway (Deviation and Branches) Bill. Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction and North Waits Mineral Amalgamation Bill. Guildtbrd, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway Bill (No. 2). Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Hud dersfield Diversion and Cooper-Bridge Branch) Bill. Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway Bill. Grand Junction Railway (Iluyton and Aston, and other Branches) Bill. Leeds, Dewsbury, an d M anc h ester R a il way (D ev i at i on andßranches) Bill. Glasgow , Airdrie, and Monklands Junction Railway Bill. Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway and Wearmouth Dock Pur chase) Bill. Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western Junction Railway Amalgamation Bill. Blackburne and Preston Railway Bill. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal Purchase) Bill. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway and Amalgamation Bill. Ely and Huntingdon Railway (Bedford Extension) Bill. Midland Railway (Purchase of Oakham Canal) Bill. Tenby, Saundersfoet, and South Wales Railway Bill. Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Extension, and Lan caster and Preston Railway Amalgamation Bill. Eastern Counties Railway (Stations Enlargement) Bill. Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Bill. Leeds and Bradford Railway (Alteration of Levels) Bill. London and Blackwall Railway (Widening) Bill. Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction (Crick -11, ath and Wem line) Bill. East Lancashire Railway (Deviations and Branches) Bill. Huddersfield and Sheffield and Manchester and Leeds Railways Amalgamation Bill. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Bill. Furness Railway Eitension Bill. Ipswich aed Bury St. Edmund's Railway (Norwich Ex tension) Bill. London and Brighton Railway ( Wandsworth Branch) Bill. Liverpool and Bury and Manchester and Leeds Rail 'way Amalgamation Amal gamation Bill. London and Brighton and London and Croydon Railway Consolidation Bill. Sheffield General Cemetery Bill. Heywood Waterworks Bill. Severn Amalgamation Bill. Bury Improvement Bill. Bnirrmahilnaggheal3milLnal Companies' Puwdleoyf I C n a e n h a a l i n a d Y Amal gamation Bill. Cromford Canal Bill. - Chorley Waterworks Bill. THE SUN, LONDON, Waterford Harbour Bill. Belfast Improvement Bill. Kilmarnock Waterworks Bill. Black sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill. Rothesay Municipal and Police Bill. Wath-upon-llearne Improvement Bill. Airdrie and Coatbridge Watrrworks Bill. Glasgow Municipal, Police, and Statute Labour Bill. Hill's Estate Bill. Earl Powis' Estate (Ludlow Charity) Bill. Howell's Charity Estate Bill, and Ramsay's Estate Bill. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'clock. LUNATICS ASYLUM BILL Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from certain rate-payers in the county of Wilts against the Lunatics Asylum Bill. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. On the motion of the Earl of CLARENDON, the Commons' amendments on this Bill were ordered to be printed. RAILWAY BILLS. Lord Portman and other Noble Lords brought up reports on several railway Bills, which had been re ferred to Select Committees. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT. • Lord PORTMAN gave notice that, to• morrow, he would ask her Majesty's Ministers a question in refer ence to this Bill. POOR-LAW (IRELAND). The Earl of CLANCARTY, in presenting the report of the Committee appointed to consider the Poor-law and other laws relating to the poor in Ireland, hoped that the condition of the Irish poor would occupy at an early pe riod the attention of Government; and whether concilia tion or coercion was adopted, he hoped that impar tial justice would be done to that people. He believed it essential to the welfare of the Irish people to have the Poor-law carried out properly, and to have medical relief in connexion with these laws properly adminis tered. lle also thought that the question of mendi cancy should receive early consideration. The Noble Earl concluded by moving that the report now laid on the table be printed and circulated. Before he sat down he wished to remove an impression generally pre valent, that he intended to introduce a Medical Charities Bill this session, believing, as he did, that it was rather the province of the Government to do so. The Duke of LEINSTER thought the report was well worthy the consideration of the House. SLAVE TRADE. Lord BROUGHAM said, in pursuance of the notice which he had given the House, he had now the honour to present the petition of one of the most venerable in dividuals at present left on the earth. The petition was from the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, but, according to the rules of their Lordship? House, it could not be received as such; consequently, it must be received as the petition of an individual, but that indi vidual a man, as he knew, and as all their Lordships knew, pre eminent above all others for his great per formances in the cause of justice, humanity, and sound policy. When he recollected the history of that distinguished individual, when he reviewed that history for a period of three score years ; that that individual, who had attained the extreme verge of human life, re maining steady to his principles, without looking back on the past, except to profit from experience, or diverging to either side, except to collect materials for his gallant force looked forward still to the promoting the happiness of his race. He said, when he considered this, he felt that in presenting the petition he was entitled to their Lordships' respectful sentence. That petition prayed that if a measure should be presented to their Lordships' House—a measure for introducing sugar from foreign and British colonies, not only where there was free labour, but where the produce was manufactured by manacled hands— their Lordships would give it their decided opposition. A question as vast even in its constitutional relation as that which we have been lately discussing ; this, too, on the 27th of July, being later than any other previous termination of the Parliamentary year —(Hear) , this, too,j also at a period when Parliament was jaded by a long attendance and the transaction of an amount of business unparalleled in the annals of Parliamentary proceedings, and exhausted by duties the most exciting they had ever heard of.—(Hear, hear.) It was under these circumstances they were called upon to enter upon this fruitful subject. This subject wes not new. It had been brought forward occasionally in 1841, 1844, and 1845. But it was never really brought forward as a subject of a mere party running. counter to another party and the sugar duties were now brought forward for the first time on its merits.—(Hear, hear.) It was whispered that it was better to have it now than at any other session. "It was sure now to succeed in the state of parties at present. When there was a scramble this (the present Government) had a chance." It was next to the sewerage question that upon which parties were united. Next to the drainage question, it was the great question of the day.—(A laugh.) Therefore the Government was content to show that they were agreed on some question. They had a better chance now, because they had been promoting free-trade with respect to the home producers, and they were now going to take away the protection from the foreign grower. Why not then take the matter as it now stands rather than delay for a future consideration, and when the second reading would be pressing on their attention. Far easier to discuss this question, as he must acknow ledge, now, when it was but a matter of theory than when a permanent decision of the matter was to be decided upon. Surely it was better to take time by the forelock and discuss this question rather than when there was only an empty House, to hear what was to be alleged on the subject. Oh, that he had the same House to discuss this question that he had to discuss the question of the corn-laws. He could not but say that he looked upon this matter with great alarm, with an alarm for the consequences which it was impossible to describe. Had he had such a House to discuss this question as he had to discuss the question of the — corn -laws, for if so then might he tell his Venerable Friend, Thomas Clarkson, to be quiet, and that he might sink to his repose in the grave with a certainty that the victory which had been achieved over slavery, and the slave trade would remain undisturbed. What necessity was there to take this measure up now ? Why should there be a proposition to take up this Bill now, when the year was already so far advanced, when the system of slavery and of its abolition was as yet untried ; when the knowledge of what sugar might be obtained from Singapore, from Manilla, and from our own possessions in the West In dies, was as yet unknown ; when the effect of the late measures for the suppression of slavery and the slave trade were yet incomplete. Surely it would be better to act according to common sense and consistency, and take the Bill for a year than legislate thus in a hurry, and endeavour to pass a per manent measure, when there was neither oppor tunity for consideration, or time for its direction. He begged to call the attention of their Lordships to the peculiar moment chosen for giving up the home markets of this country to the slave-grown sugars of Brazil and Cuba. When I look and see the in formation which the Government possesses on that subject, and see their haste and breathless impa tience to get through with this measure upon the eve of the passing of the corn-lays, and before men can come to reflect upon the colonial interests, be cause the British interests are now just settled, without having had time to examine the case, and studying their own documents. They would probably not take it in bad part if he told them one or two things, for the purpose of showing the preposterous mode of proceeding, and the particular time chosen . for giving up their markets. He would first take the case of Messrs. Drake, Brothers, and Co. They state that there was a reduction of 7s. 6d. per cwt., or an equivalent to id. a pound two or three years ago, and representations were made by the suffering planters and merchants, their associates, to the governor of that country to take some immediate steps fur putting down the African slave trade—and why? because, said Messrs:. Dean and Co., who are stated by the consular agent to be a highly respectable house at the Havannah ; be cause, say they, in their memorial to put down the retrograde trade," for that is the noted term term applied to the African slave trade, in order to get rid of the glut of sugars, and to open for the Cuba sugar a market in England, that was the bribe he held out to them to induce their Government to put down the slave trade, because if they did that, and unless they did it not they would have access to the English markets, and by this means get rid of the enormous glut of Cuba sugar, so in Brazil. " I have taken considerable pains," says the Consular Agent at Cuba, " to inform myself of the feelings of the Government upon this subject. I find that all resrsons connected with the country are antici pating the circumstance that her Majesty's Government (that is the Government of this country) are waiting negotiations for the renewal of the trade between Brazil," and qu;d pro quo. He begged to call the attention of his Noble Friends opposite to this. The quid pro quo for the admission of the Brazilian sugar is specified as being " at some period the emanci pation of the Brazilian slaves. The proprietors not only seem prepared for this, but satisfied with such admissions L wh or a d t s a h r i e ps t , h w e i p th op t u h l e ar view of showing impressions I have mention e d th ese f ac t s f or th e inform a ti on o f y our your Lordships So on this subject. the Cuba men and the Brazil men laboured under the delusion that when they emancipated their down the slave trade, the glut of their sugar would never be released by its access into an English market—(Hear, hear)—the British market, they imagine, will demand the abolition of slavery and the slave trade as a condition of letting in the Brazilian and Cuba sugars.—(Hear.) Oh, how little did these planters of Brazil, and Messrs. Drake, Brothers, and Co., of Havannah, and Mr. Cooper, the English Consul, and the Havannah House of Assem bly—oh, how little did they expect at the time that they were thus expected to concede emancipation as the price of access for their sugars to the English markets. They were about to have that given to them for nothing.— (Hear, hear.) They were about to be told that that ad mission was to be given on condition that they would not put a stop to the stealing of one of the unhappy wretches from the coast of Africa. Now, he felt persuaded that it was not necessary to urge further argument on this question. He had said enough, nevertheless so rife was delusion on this subject, so constant was misrepresentation, so atufacious was the falsification of the fact, and so incredible the as surance with which these falsifications were urged, so groundless the reasons put forward by the partisans of what was miscalled free trade and political en thusiasts, that he felt it necessary to add some thing more to these remarks of his on this question. Further they must consider that the object of this mea sure was to admit an additional quantity of sugar —say 30,000 or 40,000 hhds. in the English markets, which at present excluded the markets of Cuba and Brazil, for it was ridiculous to say that Lousiana, that could not add Eto the firmness of America, could s en d to this country, and after paying a duty in America PaYfurther 10s. in England. To meet the demand for these sugars the earth would require to be drained to the utmost and wretches would be dragged from their homes in Africa exposed to the horrors of the middle pas sage- to reap the grounds of Cuba and Brazil. The object of the Bill, and it would be so entitled when it came down there, was to encourage the planters of Cuba and Brazil to bring over yearly from Africa 40,000 human beings, who were at present free, and to make them slaves. It may be said enough had been done to put down the slave-trade—that by the force of the treaty with France, and by exertions of the combined sqnadron, a great deal had been done for its suppression. And it was it was alleged that the increased price of the slaves was an additional proof of their suc cess. Their own commississioner from Havannah reported that there were 10,000 slaves imported lest year, and he expressed regret that the hurricane and the glut during the preceding year had caused no diminution in the exertions of those who were engaged in the slave trade. He had the greatest admiration of General Valdez, a former Gover nor of Cuba, and his conduct contrasted singularly with that of General O'Donnell, who had done every thing in his power to promote the slave trade. The argument advanced in favour of the contemplated change was that they no longer had enough fur the consumption of this country. When the question was of pounds, shillings and pence, of profit and cheapness, such an argument might be of some weight ; but when it was a question of good faith, of honesty, of hu manity, and religion ; he despised such an argument, and denied that such a consideration should occupy their attention one moment. But he denied the fact. He denied that they had an insufficient quantity at present for their own consumption. On the question of the corn-laws he never de• pended on the famine part of the question, and he appealed to his Noble Friend beside him (Lord Stanley), if he ever employed such an argument. But even if it were a matter of famine with respect to the sugar question, he would not depend on such arguments. He said this famine was a constant excuse—to Go vernments fur betraying their trust, and to indivi duals for injuring property and for appropriating to themselves what belonged to their neighbours. It had infringed upon the manly minds and cou rage of the statesmen of the country that they deserted their principles. Accordingly the potatoe disease was talked of. He heard nothing of that disease now. (Oh, oh ! from Lord Beau mont.) Oh ! was the patient suffering still ? He was sorry to hear it. But there was no disease in the sugar cane. Now, he had seen accounts given in two ac counts; by the one the consumption was 220,000 tons; fLEtT SPEAKING.j MONDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1846, HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at ten minutes before Four o'clock. Mr. T. MAITLAND, the Solicitor-General for Scotland, was introduced by Mr. Fox Maule and the Lord-Advocate, and took the oaths and his seat upon his re•election for the county of Kircudbright. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time, and passed : Australian Agricultural Company. Barr's Estate Bill. Edinburgh p Paving (No. 2). Fleming s Estate tiilL Londonderry and Enniskillen Extension Railway. Park's (Dr Yates's) Estate Bill. Philps' Charity Estate Bill. Sheffie'd and Lincolnshire Railway. Stamford and Spalding Railway. ROYAL ASSENT. • - Sir Augustus Clifford, the - of the Black Rod, apreared at the table, and summoned the House to the House of Peers to hear the Royal assent given to several public at . d private Bills. The SPEAKER, attended by several Members, then left the House, and upon his return, after an absence of forty minutes, the Right Hon. Gentleman read the title of the Bills to which the royal assent had been given (for which see Lords' report). Lord John Russell entered the House, attired in deep mourning, at a quarter before five o'clock. SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLNSHIRE JUNCTION The Lords' amendments to this Bill were eonsidered • and agreed to. • LANCASTER AND PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY. On the bringing up of the report on this Bill, Mr. E. BULLER entered into a lengthened statement of the position of the company, and pointed out to the House that in the early stages of the Bill the promoters were desirous of introducing a clause allowing them to take high and extravagant fares, but the Committee to whom the Bill was referred, and of which he was chair • man, refused to sanction the clause, and an adjournment took place to enable the parties to reconsider their position. At the expiration, however, of the ad journment, the parties declined to make any altera tion in their rates and charges, and the Committee thereupon determined .to make a special report to the House, recommending the House not to allow the Bill to proceed further He moved that the report be con sidered that day six months. Mr. GREENE said that the Committee, having passed the Bill, recommended that the Bill ought not to be passed.—(Hear, hear.) The Committee had no power to alter the tolls, but the Committee, being aware of their want of power, compel the company to come before Parliament to sanction the tolls. The preamble had been proved, and the standing orders had been complied with, but of what purpose was that, since the Committee did not wish to sanction that upon which they were not called upon to determine. Now he, therefore, rose to defend the decision of the Com mittee, but not the recommendation contained in the report. Mr. AGLIONBY said that the Hon. Member for Lancaster (Mr. Greene) had stated very fairly that it was extremely natural for him to support his consti tuents' views. The lion. Member supported the views of a canal in which his constituents were interested. But whilst it was natural for the Hon. Member to sup. port the views of his constituents, it was also natural to the Members of that House to support the views and interests of the public • and he (Mr. Aglionby) considered that they would be supporting the interests of the nublic by agreeing to the motion of the Hon. Member, the chairmas of the Committee to whom this Bill was referred. That committee were unanimously of opinion that the tolls proposed to be charged by this railway company were far too high, and after having de sired the promoters to reconsider their Bill they still re fused, and as long as they had so conducted themselves he thought that the House were perfectly justified in saying to them, "If you refuse to reduce the tolls to a moderate and reasonable rate, you must seek some other remedy•, you must withdraw your Bill." Mr. B. ESTCOURT spoke, but, from the confusion which prevailed in the House, his observations did no reach the gallery. After a few words from Mr. E. BULLER, The House then divided, when there appeared— For the adoption of the report 6 For the amendment Majority for the amendment -54 The report was consequently lost. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. The Earl of LINCOLN moved that the Committee on the London and South-Western Railway (London bridge Extension) Bill, have leave to report forthwith ; and that the standing orders, Nos. 119. 120, and 139, be suspended, and the said report be taken into consi deration on Tuesday, if the amended prints have been deposited with the door-keepers at least the day previ ous.—Agreed to. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. SIIARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice that on the motion for going into Committee.on the Rateable Properties (Ireland) Bill being made, he should move ihat it be an instruction to the Committee to make provision that the county and poor-rate be levied upon the same valuation instead of two separate valuations provided by the present Bill. Also that landlords be msde chargeable to the county-rate in the same propor tion that they were liable to pay for the poor-rate. Mr. HUME gave notice, that to-morrow week he should move a resolution to the effect, that to prevnt drunkenness and intemperance amongst the working classes, it was the duty of the Legislature to open the British Museum, the National Gallery, and similar public places on Sundays, at such hours after morning service that gin palaces and public-houses were allowed to be open.—(Hear.) THE STATE PAPERS. Mr. E. DENISON wished to know whether the State Papers could he put in a more convenient form fur use than they were at present. He found that the estimate for printing a volume (Class A), was 574/., and that the expense of printing 2,000 copies was over 4,0001. Lord PALMERSTON said that the subject had 4,c -cupied his attention, and that he did hope, next year, to be able to have them put in a much smaller form. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Mr. STUART WORTLEY desired to know if her Majesty's Government intended to take any measures for opening the Court of Common Pleas. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that he could not pledge himself to pass any measure this session, but he would do the utmost to pass such a measure which he considered to be most us.-ful and necessary. THE WELLINGTON STATUE. On the motion of Sir F. TRENCH. a copy of the report from the sub-Committee of the Wellington Mili tary Memorial, inclosed in the letterfrom his Grace th e Duke of Rutland, K.G., to the .Viscount Melbourne, dated 14th of January, 1839, was ordered to be pre sented to the House. SUPPLY OF FOOD IN IRELAND. In rePlYtoJI.Ii. O'CONNELL , The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the people in the distressed districts of Ireland had been relieved by means of employment given by the public and also by the people in their immediate neighbour hoods. Government had also furnished supplies of food at a cheap rate in various parts of Ireland. He con curred in what the Hen. and Learned Gentleman had said about the beneficial effects of the relief af forded to Ireland, fur, from all accounts which he had had the opportunity of seeing since h e had the honour to hold the situatio n he then filled, h e was impressed with the beneficial e ffect of th at relief, gthethpeeapeecoopfletitocmounthtery. It must at the sameevil of famine, and pre ina serving s time be observed, that much as the measure might be beneficial in affording a temporary relief, it must not be imagined that it was to become a permanent system, and thus induce the pcopole to rely on the Government permanently for food, for such a feeling would be a great evil to the country. I n some parts that feeling was a:ready beginuitill to grow up, and therefore the GOvernment, thinking it necessary to mark that it was not its intention to continue the system, had given . instructions that the supply was to be stopped ti 6 much as possible OF, the 1 5 th of August. It was at first the intention to stop the supply on the Ist ,Of August, but• that period was extended to the 15th, in order that there might be no pressure on the people. The Commssary-General in Cork had written a letter to him a part of which he would take the liberty of reading to the House. It was dated the 12th of July, and stated that considerable consignments of Indian corn were on their way from England to that country. There were half a dozen vessels in the port, and if their cargoes were left much longer on board, they would spoil from the heat. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) felt that they must be unwilling to land their cargoes, as they could not enter into competition with the Government, but if the Government reduced its supplies, it would . give an opportunity for private enterprise to pour food into the country. Mr. O'CONNELL thought they ought to be careful as to withdrawing the relief from the Irish people at the present time. Before the middle of September they might find that the measure was still as necessary for the preservation of the people from famine as it had already been. Mr. HUME wished to know whether there would be any objection on the part of the Government to furnish a return of the amount which had been expended in re lief of the Irish people—in money, in provisions, and in work. It was desirable that they should have this re turn placed on the table, to know whether it would be be necessary still to go on affording relief. Mr. P. SCROPE was desirous of asking the Chan cellor of the Exchequer a question. It was whether it was his intention to afford any explanation of the mode in which the people of Ireland had been relieved. They had been relieved partly by grant from the Go vernment, and partly by private contributions. Now what he n es anxious to know was, what the amount of private contributions were to those supplied by the Govern ment, in order to know whether the relief afforded by pri vate individuals was at all in proportion to the wealth of these individuals or the property which they pos sessed? The public could not be satisfied unless these details were supplied, in order to know whether private contributions were at all equal to the distresses to be relieved. Mr. F. FRENCH said that as 100,0001. had been placed at the disposal of the treasurers of the counties in Ireland, in order to be appropriated, under the present Tenant and Grand Juries Act, No part of that he found was in existence at the present moment. The distress was still great, and he wished to know really whether all had been distributed, for he could scarcely credit that it had been so. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said with regard to the question of the lion. Member for Montrose, he had no objection to make the return re quired, and he was also perfectly ready to lay upon the table of the House an account of private contri butions, but he was not prepared to say that he would give the names of the contributors, specifying the amount they had subscribed. He might remark, how ever, that the landed interest of Ireland generally had come forward and liberally assisted Government in re lieving the distress of that country. With regard to the last question of the Hon. Member behind him, he begged to state that the whole of the 100,000/. had been fully distributed, as well as 30,000/. more under the second Act passed this session. He could assure the House that the attention of Government had been closely directed to the state of the crops in Ireland. They received reports from all parts of Ireland day by day, and the attention of Government was constantly directed to the subj , ct. He trusted, however, that Government would never be called upon to take measures to avert any coming evil, but never theless they should be prepared to act to vigor. Mr. HORSMAN wished to ask the Noble Lord the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in case the sugar resolutions passed, they would take effect without waiting for the 8111 to pass? Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to ray that he intended to take the same course that was pursued with respect to the corn-laws THE SUGAR DUTIES. A number of petitions were presented for and against the proposed Government measure in regard to the sugar duties. Amongst others Mr. GIBSON presented a petition from the di rectors of the Commercial Association of Manchester in favour of the proposed Government measure resp( cting sugar, and praying that the measure may pass into a law. Mr. lIOPE presented a Petition from Manchester against the proposed Government scheme respecting sugar. _ _ isir. MACAULAY presented a petition from the in habitants of Edinburgh, in favour of the proposed mea• sure respecting sugar. . _ _ SUGAR DUTIES. Lord JOHN RUSSELL having moved the (order of the day for the House resolving itself into a Committee of Ways and Means on the Sugar Duties, Lord G. BENTINCIC rose and said, that in moving the resolution which was in the Speaker's hands as an amendment to his leaving the chair, he regretted, while he asked the indulgence of the House, that the motion bad not fallen into abler hands. He feel deeply the responsibility of being au advocate of the intererests of those gnat mercantile spt culators in the East and West Indies,: and that other greater taus. connected with the slaves of the African race. He regretted that on this occasion those interests should have a less able advocate than they had ever had betore. He felt confident that his Noble Friend at the head of the Government would give him credit for truth when he said that he• brought forward this motion with no hostile feeling to wards her Majesty's Ministers.—(Hear, hear.) Oil thiS occasion,: the question of the sugar duties, and that of slavery had been mixed up with a vote of confidence in her Majesty's Ministers, but he could truly say that on this occasion that, though he did not mean to say that he could place his confidence in her Majesty's Minis ters, it was not his intention to mix up with this question (LEFT SPEAKING.) ALLEGED DEATH B Y FLOGGING AT HOUNSLOW.—(THIS DAY.) (Continued trom our Afternoon Edition.) The jury re-asssembled at half-past two o'clock, and the inquiry was [resumed, and was proceeding when our re porter left. RAILWAY $U ‘BE MARKETS. p , . — N B ot l t a l c n k g b h u a r m n , MANCHESTER, Jun' 25. 1 % BT d o i s c c nn im i t re ,g o h s a . l Dar wen, and Bolton, New, % dis.— Cornwall and Devon Central, 1% dis.—Direct Northern, 1% dis.—Grand-Urdon, 13s. 6d. dis.—Great a h n e d 7a o le x s fo ar rd e— Ju A n in ct b io e n rg , Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, Extension, 325. dis. — Euddersfleld and Manchester Railway and canal, % dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1 1-16 p.—London and Brighton, 64%—London and York, 1 11-16 dls.—Manchester, Saxton, Matlock, and Midland, 7.16 p.—Manchester and. Birmingham, 85% —Ditto, Quarters (B). 11% p.—Ditto (C), 10% p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 1 9-16 p.— North Staffordshire, 3% p.—Preston and Wyre, 34% Ditto, Halves (B), % p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, % dis.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 1% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 45 Ditto, No. 1,6% p.—Ditto, .No. 2, 6 p.--Ditto, Halves, No. 4, p. —South Midland, % p.—South Staffordshire Junction, % dis.—Weet Lancashire Coast, 1 ls. dis.—West Riding Union, 2% p. LEEDS, JULY 25. STocit ExcnexcE.—A good deal of stock has been taken off the markets recently for investment, which has created a fair business, and the trade continues tolerably firm. Midlands are lower in con• sequence of the half yearly statement not meeting general expecta tions. The dividend will be declared to-day at Derby, and as con ' siderab:e discussion will probably arise there relative to the liabilities of the company, we defer any remarks until the result of the meet ing Is known. The Bradford guarantee of 10 per cent. Is viewed with a good deal of dissatisfaction by some of the proprietors; and an opinion prevails that the bargain is a bad one for the Midland Com pany. Eastern Counties stock maintained Its position for some days after the very serious accident on that line, but yesterday in London they were not quite so firm. North British are much improved and in good demand. Mauchefter and Birrninghams are also better, as welt as Newcastle and Berwicks, Norfolks, York and North Mid lands, and East Lancashires. French Shares have rallied, especially Paris And Lyons, and Great Northern of France. The sales are— Huddersfield and Manchester Extensions, 17s. dis. —Huddersfield and Sheffield, 7 1 ,s p.—Leeds and Bradford, 41% p.—Leeds and Thirsk, dis.—Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions, 10 1 4 p.—Nortn British, 35%--Ditto, Half Shares, .5 p.—Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 325. 6(1. p.—Grand Union, 14s. dis.—Great Eastern and Western, 295. dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 21s. dia.—Lancashire, York shire, and North Eastern, 445. dis.—Lcicester and Bedford, 15s. dis. —London and York, lyk dis.—North Staffordshire, 3% p.—North Western, 55. fid. dia.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 1 dis.—South p.—West lading Union, 4/. ss. Cd.—York and Carlisle,Midlan a dis. 6 SHEFFIELD. JULY 25. STOCK E ICU ANGE.—The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield Ex. tension, 265. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, its. 6d. dis.— Mancliester, Midland, and Great Griinsby, 21s. Cis. -Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, ss. p.—liorth Western, 59. dis. HULL, JULY 25 EXCITANGE.—The sales are—North British, 36—Ditto, Carlisle, 58s. 9d.—North %Vales, 10s.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 22s.—Grand Union, 13s.— Leicester and Bedford, 7s. 9d.— London and York, 208. Mahon and Dill&ld Junction, 475.—Il1an chester, Buxton, and Matlock, 21. 12s.—North Staffordshire, 51.65. South 3lidland, 9s. 3d. p.—Shropshire Union, 12s.—West Riding Union, 4%, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JULY 25 STOOK Excnssoz.—The sales are— Caledonian, 7 dis.—Ditto, Ex. tension, 19s. dis. —Manchester and Leeds Extension, 21.65. 6d. p.— North Staffordshire, 3 1-16 p. —Newcastle and Darlington Exten. sions, 11% p.—Newcastle and Berwick (North Shields), 10% p.— West Riding Union, 2/. Gs. p. —York and Glasgow Union, 2 dLs. YORK, JULY 25. STOOL EXCEANGE.—The sale; are-Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, N. 19s.—Grand Union (-Nottingham and Lynn), %—Leices ter and Bedford, 7s. Leicester, Tamworth, &c., 1/. ls. - Lon, ton and York, I—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 21. 9s. 6‘ l . Newcastle and Darlington, New, 1114 —North British, Carlisle Extension, 2% —North Western, I6s. 6d —South Midland, 2% York amid North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, 131. 6s. 3d. EDINBURGH JULY 24. STOCK ExcilikKoK.—Thesales are—Aberdeen, Si. 155.--Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 11.33.--Airdrie and ilathgate, 31.85. 6,1.- Arbroath and Forfar, 27/. IN.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/. 10s.- Armagh and Portrush, 145.-Ayr and Galloway, IL Bs.-Banffshire, 16i.-Belfast and County Down, 12s. 6d.-British and Irish Union, 21. is. 6d.- Caledonian, 13!. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, New, IN.-Caledonian Extension, 11. !U.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 11, 25.--Caledonian and Northern Direct, 11. 189.-Clydesdale Junction, 221. Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. 125.-Deeside Hallway, 31.-Direct Northern, 180.- Dublin and Enniskillen, 21. 108.-Dundee and Arbroath, 374- Ditto, New, 21 /. 55.-Dundee and Perth, 221. 7s. Gd.-East Indian Hallway, 7s. 6d.-East of Fife, 169.-Edinburgli and Ilatligste, 2/. , i gb b ou li wr r rha, andei Ayrshire,t I s a, h d rn,7sBll: Granton,-IDO 10g.-Ditto, 0 / D . , 15s. &1.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 741. 10s.-Ditto, Halt Shares, nd 18/. 2s. 6d. - Ditto, Quarters, 181. ss.- Ditto, ditto, New, 181. 103.- N D e l t w t o p 0 , rt Preference, s . 9 d.- 20/.- 1 1 5 t t g o . G E E s i t Edin burgh and Perth, 1/..175. 6d.- Forth and Clyde Junction, IL 18s.- New Stock, 321. IN.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 181. 10s.- Glasgow and Belfast Union, 21. 65.- Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 11. 17s. 6d.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow, and Garnitirk, 401. IN.-Glasgow General Terminus, 8/.- Glasgow and Greenock, 161. 109.-Ditto, New Stock, 8/. Iss.- Ditto, Preference, 11. IN. - Glasgow Harbour ' Grand Junction, 11.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 11. lls. 6d.-Glas gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossaii, IL 1 Is. 6d.- Glasgow, Strat haven, and Lesinaliagow, 21. 175.-Granton Junction, 10s.--Great County Down, 11. 155.-Great Eorth of Scotland, N.-Inverness and Elgin, I!. Os. 6d. -- Lanark and Lothians, 2/. 4s. 6d.-Larne, Bel fast, and Ballymena, 7s. 6d.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, IL 35. -- London and York. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Halt Shares, 12s. 6d.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastle and Berwick, 261. 511.- North British, 34i. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 12/. ss,- Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 2/. 18s. 6d.---Ditto,Extension to Dalkeith, 6/. 17 13 . 61- - North Staffordshire, Si. 65.-North %Vales Mineral, 151-Ditto, New, 81. 17s. 6d.-Perth and Inverness, I!. 129.-Scottlsb Central, 19/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, New, Si. 75: Gd.-ScOttlih Central and Caledonian Junction, 1/. 10s.--Scottisli Grand Junction, 12s.- Scottish Mid -71.-Scottish s outhern, 11. 17s.- Shrewsbury and Hereford, 2s. 6d:_Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 4/. 10s. -South Mid land, 2/. 153.-Stiriing and Dunfermline, IL 125.6d.-Stirling . and Midland, 2/. Bs. 6d..-Strathern Junct ion, U. 1.18.-Wishaw a n d Colhicss. 471. ills. GLASGOW, Jvhir 25, Stool( Excnalcor. —The sales are— Caledonian Extchsion, 31s. 6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 20s.—Cornwall and DeVon Central, 323.—East Indian • Railway, 7s.— Edinburgh and 18/.—Gla sgow and Itathgate,s4B.—Edinburgh and Glas g ow, N ew , Belfast Union, 445. Glasgow, Dumfriee, and Carlisle, 37a. Gd.— Gltmow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan , 2 0s. — Glasgo* andDupdep juadtioa, 384.—Inver•i.esa and Kluin, 21s. lid.—Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 9s. 9d.—Manchester arid Southampton, 285.—Midland and Ea.sterriXotuities, 159.—Nortll British, naives, 131:—Scottish Central, t 3 ' at Not, S% =Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction,l32sl.4. midland, 44, cod, BRII4POitT EIJPCTION PETITION. The . following is the report issued by order of the House of Commons, from the Select Committee to-whom the petition of William Rockett was referred, and who were appointed to inquire into all the circumstances under which Joseph Welsh gave evidence before the Select Committee on the Bridport election petition, that William Rockett voted for Mr. Homily : Your Committee are satisfied that William Rockett the transfer of whose vote by the Bridport Election' Committee, on the evidence of Joseph Welsh, from Mr. Cochrane's to Mr. Romilly's poll, was the means of seat ing Mr. Romilly, voted at the last Bridport election for Mr. Cochrane, and that there is no ground for supposing that he voted for Mr. Romilly. It appears that Rockett went twice to the polling-booth to vote; that at the time of his first going there was a great crowd and noise in the booth; that Rockett, who is sixty-four years of age, and afflicted with asthma, was, from exhaustion and confusion, almost unable to speak when he had got through the crowd to the poll-clerk, and that, having gone away on this occasion without giving his name and address, which were, however, known to the pcll-clerk, ho was considered not to have completed his vote; and that he afterwar.ls returned and duly voted for Mr. Cochrane. On the first occasion Welch, the witness, who appeared before the Bridport Election Committee, and other respectable and intelli gent witnesses, who have been examined by your Com mittee, declared that they heard Rockett say " Romilly," after he had got within the bar of the polling-booth for the purpose of voting. The poll-clerlc and the two check-clerks (one of whom 0 course acted in Mr. Romilly's interest) agree in stating that Rockett did not say " Romilly," while tendering his vote, either on the first or the second occasion; and the poll-clerk further confirms Rockett's own statement, that the first time he came, though he did not give his own name and address, he said several times he voted for Mr. Cochrane. Under these circumstances, the Committee cannot doubt that Rockett's vote was given for Mr. Cochrane; but they see no reason to impute falsehood to the witm - ss Welch. Rockett, in his confusion, may have said " Romilly" without knowing it, after he got within the bar, the first time of his going up to vote, and this might have been heard by persons standing out side the bar, though not heard by the poll clerk and the check-clerks ; or, in the noise and confu sion, which all the witnesses agree in saying prevailed at the time in the booth, a cry of " Romilly ' may have been mistakenly supposed to come from Rockett. Under these circumstances, the question naturally arises, how is it that the evidence by which Welch's statement could have been contradicted was not brought before the committee ? The following extracts from Mr. Coppock's evidence will show that an arrangement was made between the parties, in the committee room, that Rockett's vote should be transferred from Mr. Coch rane's to Mr. Romilly's poll without opposition from Mr. Cochrane. Can you give us any information and if you can, have you any objection to gi ve it, which may show the Committee how it was,shat evidence which might have been produced on the other side to rebut Welch's evi dence, was not brought before that committee. Before you answer that question, the Committee wish you to know, that not only they will not require you, but they do not want you to tell them anything that you may have learned from the agent on the other side confi dentially ?—I can. Will you do so ?—Yes ; it was by agreement that this vote of William Rockett was brought before the Committee. By agreement with whom ?—By agreement between counsel. Bow do you-know that ? I was present and heard it. You heard that agreement made ?—I was asked whether it should be made before it was made. Who asked you that ?—My own counsel. What did they ask you ?—I was asked whether I could take the seat easily ; whether I could transfer the majority of one without much trouble, and without in volving anything more than the mere question of' the vote, and I said I could ; and I had that vote of Rockett, and by agreement that vote was taken off one poll, and put on the other. Is that all that you were asked by your counsel ; are those the exact a ords in which the question was put to you by him ?—I cannot say that they are the exact words, but that is the exact import, as far as I can state. Ycu say, " Without much trouble ?"—Whether I could do it without involving any other question than the question of the vote. Was any further explanation given by counsel of those words which you refer to, " without raising any other question than the question of the vote ;" was any further explanation giVen of that ?—There was ; I per fectly understood what was meant. Yuu must not tell us what you understood, unless you can tell us what was said to you.—lt was arranged that Mr. Cochrane should give up the seat, and I was then asked that question, that Mr. Romilly should take it. I had those witnesses at hand, and as that opened no question but the ntere question of a rote, that was the vote that was agreed to be taken. Mr. Cripps—Wus -Rockett's the first vote that you meant to go into ? No, possibly the last. Chairman—What cases did you intend to take first ? I meant to take the case of a voter who had been dis qualified by receiving 101. not to vote, and on a subs::. quent part of the day had received 101. to vote. I meant to have called that identical man before the Coin ruittee. Will you explain to the Committee what you mean by the words, •• Cases invidvir;g no other question thaq the question of the vet t. 7"—Cases that would raise no point at all, but the mere question of the propriety of its being recorded ; the question of the vote itself. Will you explain to the committee what you mean by " Cases that could raise other questions ?" A coalition scrutiny only involves the one simple question of the right to vote ; a bribery scrutiny would involve many other circumstances besides the right to vote. Do you mean that those were cases that would not involve a bribery scrutiny ?—Certainly. The following is the evidence of Mr. Templer, the agent for Mr. Cochrane, on the same subject Can you give us any information which may show the Committee how it is that evidence, which might have rebutted Welch's, was not brought before that Com mittee ?—Yes, I can give this reason for it ; we were not in a situation to have rebutted the evidence, for we were not aware that Rockett's vote would be called in question ; they furnished us with a certain list, and we came here under the impression in the morning that they would have opened their bribery cases, and would have gone into the general allegations of the petition. It was Mr. Cochrane's firm deter mination, at a consulta tion, that he would not go into a scrutiny, and the con. sequence was what has occurred. I remember Mr. Cock burn opening the case of a scrutiny, and Mr. Austin in terrupting him, and saying that he would not be dragged, at that period of the Parliament, into a scrutiny, and if that was the course which his Learned Friend intended to pursue, he would advise his client not to proceed further with the inquiry. That was said by Mr. Austin openly ?—Yes. Did you hear any private conversation between Mr. Austin and Mr. Cockburn 7—No, I did not; none what ever. The first intimation that I had of Rockett's vote being put up, was by Mr. Sergeat Kinglake, in the Committee-room. \ Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, told the Chairman that there was a vote which had been impro perly recorded for Mr. Cochrane, the sitting Member, which vote, if properly recorded, would have given the petitioner a majority ; and that, by transferring that vote from the poll of Mr. Cochraue to the poll of Mr. Romilly, that would leave the majority in Mr. Roixtilly's favour ; and that, as it was not the intention of .Mr. Austin, on the part of the sitting Member, to go into a scrutiny, - that would determine the matter on the part of the sitting Member. Was any application made to the Committee for time to be allowed to bring up evidence to rebut Welch's statement?—Not in the least.. I should not have inter fered if half the votes had been struck off I considered that when Mr. Cochrane determined not to open the re gister, or to go into a scrutiny, I was hors de combat ; that my professional labours were at an end. This was on the Saturday, and we could not, if we had wished it, have got up evidence until the early part of the week, which would also have led us into great expenses, which Mr. Cochrane dreaded. Lord A. HERVEY—YOU stated that you were agent for Mr. Cochrane, and that your client was determined not to enter into a scrutiny ?—Precisely ; it was Mr. Cochrane's firm determination not to do so ; and I con sidered my professional duty at an end when that deter mination was come to. When you stated that you understood that the other side meant to go into the question of bribery, did you mean a scrutiny of bribery votes ?—From the allega tion of the petition, it was my opinion that it was en tirely a bribery question ; a generally case of bribery and not of scrutiny upon the registry at all ; and so I advised Mr. Cochrane. I thought it was so, and I was in ignorance upon that subject until a very late consul tation ; within two or ehrse days I thought that the pe tion would have been entirely confined to that point, from the language of the petition. If it had been confined to bribery, should you have defended the seat ?—Certainly. . Chairman—l thought you said that six days before the Committee met, you had seen a list of the objec tions?—Yes, I had. Did not the list show you that it was likely to be a scrutiny case as well 7—Yes ; but it does not follow that, because they reserve to themselves the power, they will use it. Indeed, I thought that the language of the peti tion had precluded them ; and I went to a consultation, I think, only two days, a day or two days, before the meeting of the Committee, for the express puurlppseof taking Mr. Austin's and Mr. S er g eant Murphy's opinion take sjstorpoinngirltyn on that point. I thought that the y w ould have been p p i r s e c c e lud u e r d o , n an th d e I br s ib a e id ry I ; b th u o t ug m h r t . Athuestfien,t, vs of opinion that the prayer alone of the petition would enable them to go into the scrutiny. Your Committee have felt themselves precluded by the decision in aIo motionfth o er arrangement ahutisinegh,e isewnetgt e was s t which ci negatived th at part o f the n y compromiseo ri entered inquiryi n'o by the "whethe parties r a gn to the petition, th e i r counsel oragents, to pre vent the disclos ure o f b r i bery and treating; and also whether, and to w h at extent, bribery_ and treating were practised at th e l ast election for the borough of Brut port," from pursuing any further examination into the circumstances of the arrangement spoken of by Mr. Coppock a n d Mr. Tempi:-r. It is clear .that the effect was to prevent the extensive allegations of bribery in this case from being gone into; and your Committee cannot help expressing their very great regret that these allegations have not been thoroughly investigated. Your Committee think it right to direct attention to the practice, adopted in this case, of altering a vote by arrangement between the eontendin, parties without the knowledge of the voter, and without full investigation. Mr. Coppock's evidence shows that votes have often been extensively struck off a poll by iiinilat arrangement s . In this instance, Rockett's vote was transferred il'om one 'poll to another. Tour CgraulitO° venture $9 -suggest that it would be exi e ient, in order to meet such case to make legislative provision, requiring notices of a objections to votes to be served on the voters themselves SADLERS WELLS. The re-opening of this theatre, under the direction of Mr. Phelps, took place on Saturday night, the Pie/ - selected being the first part of Henry the Fourth, whitn augurs well of the manager's determination to pursue the system of playing the Shaksperian drama, which has obtained such deserved celebrity for the house for the last two years. The joint-managenunt of Mrs. Warner and Mr. Phelps having terminated with the close of the late season, the theatre has since been greatly improved; the open space at the back of the boxes has been en closed, and fitted up with comfortable seats, and a dress circle has been formed in front, which were all occupied, as well as every other part of the house. The cast con' prised chiefly the members of the old company, with the addition of Mrs. Brougham; Mr. Hoskins, and Mr. Creswick, an actor of merit in the provinces; an d from his excellent and masterly performance of Hotspur, be has not disappointed the expectation of his friends. lie showed that he bad read and studied Shakspere care fully, his personation of the character was marked)! decided talent; besides which Le possesses many of requisites fo r f orm i ng a goo d actor, hi s act i on is P&P cious, his figure is good, and his voice pleasant; there: fore we predict his becoming a favourite and occupying a high position on the London boards very soon. M r . Ph e l ps acte d the part o f Sir John Falstaff. His delineation of the character of the fat knight is really an astonishing performarl We expected to see a very c l ever an d carefu l vers ion 0, the part, but we were both surprised and deligh to find Mr. Phelps entering fully into thet " humours" of " fat Jack." The Falstaff e: Mr. Phelps is as surprising and as excellent as was the Sir Pcrtinax of Young. ,Mr. Cr- B e ,n -nett, as King Henry IV., was a ll that could be desired and Mr. Scharf, as Francis, was excellent. He is °lie of the few low comedians of the present day who call play Shakspere. The play vt as admirably put upon the stage, and all the subordinate characters being pro Pe r il sustained, Henry IV. was better represented on bet tli : day at Sadler's Wells, as a whole, than we have e ll ' seen it represented. There was nothing like a blot or weakness to mar the general effect. Mr. Phelps, Bennett, and Mr. Creswick were called for at the COi l ' elusion. The house was crowded in every part. THE COLOSSEUM. This delightful exhibition is, as might be expect"l' crowded night and morning with fashionable couiP ol ; The performances on the spl e ndid new organ are very fine, and added much to th e attractions o f tiim " ." palace of enchantment. During the past week a n itP . mense number of lovers of the science of horticalt ore have visited the Col osseum t o see t h e large Mex ics t l y aloe in blossom, which h as recent l y b een purchase d the proprietor.- -It is one of the finest specimens of . t b o aloe ever seen, and as this plant blossoms but once 1 . 1 : A , century, the plant is a s u n i que as t h e other parts of the most delightful of exhibitions. GREAT NORTHERN RAILIVAI r ; ',, , On Saturday the first gener a l mee ti ng o f t hi s incorPotallre under which the Lond on an d Y or k an d Di rect Northern e, incorporated and included, m e t a t th e H a ll of Copula e Mr. W. Astell, M.P., in the chair. Mr. Mowxrr, the secretary, read the report. It refer a i , to a struggle in which the company had been engag e ,d, both Houses of Parliament, an d t o t h e tr i umph which ' es. , after two years' conflict, crown e d th e i r exertions. The itp penses of so keen and protracted a contest had necesl de d been great. Those of the London and York had eN ee ..irll 200,000/., while the expenses of the Direct Northern , " te l which the London and York had amalgamated, amr, a l of to upwards of 90,0001. Still, between the joint col n e heif the two amalgamated schemes, they had a balance in`" jo bankers' hands of upwards of 400,0001., wil i Vitt available for the purposes of the company. w itir t that sum in hand, to commence operations they did not mean to make any call on the ei"; fi t. holders till March next ; and i n th e meant i me f our pet interest, payable in October next, would be allowed ot t o l, il „ro the deposits, while on all futur e ca ll s , or on sums paid - vance, five per cent. would be allo w ed. Th e repor t thou r o e ceeded to refer to various other ma tt ers o f m i nor importe g connected with the Company. Among its recommend:l s - or were the appointment of a managi ng di rec t or , w ith t bs of 2,0001. a-year, it being an e x p ress regu l a ti on Wit' we party to be so engaged that he should devote his entire I t o and undivided energies to the i n t eres t s o f t h e G rea t Nort . „ber Railway. The report further r ecommen d e d t h at t h e nuw i t e of directors should be thirty. B o th recommen d a ti o n* 0 1 a brief discussion, were adopted. The adoption of the L. of the report which recommended th a t th e num b er of d l i i" - or r tors should be thirty, was followed by th e unanimous Add tion of a resolution that the sum to b e annua lly paid to di a directors for their cervices should b e 3,50014 to be avi among themselves as they should think fit. forfO r Mr. BECKETT DENISON , in m ov i ng one o f the -- t he resolutions addressed the 'meeting at some length I ) ¢ tri position and prospects of the Great Northern. He begri o eo adverting to the unprecedented obstructions which bau s ed thrown in their way in carrying f orwar d t h e i r pro ject, congratulated the sharehold e rs on th e success w hich be crowned their exertions. With regard to the future , begged to inform the shareholders that re s p ecta bl e co ntrac t , u " had come forward, who were ready t o undertake the c h ca, itts struction of the line at less than the est i mate of 11Ir• uto the distinguished engineer.—(Cheers.) The gentlemen to 1 7 e l is ro m m w r i l t e b e r t e i lte reedq r l i r r a i d g aanlys omexpressed etheir advancedw i ll i n t g o tt e t i;e to; They were willing to go a considerable length on cred it A fti s the they had in the directors and the Company. k e , l v ia u d rk h s ee c n ou s i t d ate b d e in e the x icu treegdp.o wouldr t the dedpiedndnotonmean to M a lbee, any call till next sprin The o'd or with which t in which the calls would be responded to ipon ra-1 - the manner About 200 miles out wouldf tbhee very e n a t i s l 3 e . s o o f t eo th n e tr lin c e t.o w n r Some sdiej g a n d t level, de lati and arid alterations would be trade in l parts of the line, and at t recommendation of their enginer but these would not int er : fere with the progress of the work:. He had no doubt the ltr i ; when made, would be a good paying line, and in that oPie4°.. he was borne out .by the opinions of others, i n whose It9 l l l lo ledge of railway matters he had g reater c o nfidence ' of f in his own. The shareholders might rely on it, tha t e jin inch of the line would be mad e . It wou ld b e cons truct' all its integrity. ,f In answer to a t; it - the _ question, - was stated by one of • opet rectors, that if the shareholders re s p o nd e d i n aproper e be' to the calls, the line might be open e d throughout by t ginning of 1850. cl t Ue Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting; 3° Sr' various resolutions —among which was one appoiatiogore Mowatt secretary, with a salary of 8001. per sinnww passed. IRELAND. REPRESENTATION OF DUNDALK. j, g; DUBLIN, JULY 25.—The Solicitor-General, M r. rea% Monahan, has started for Dundalk, where, we are ass u i 1 11 ; the Freeman's Journal, he will be opposed by pfl e oti` l "' younger. Mr. Byrne, a solicitor connected with the„ i ,„ r sci% and triend of Mr. Monahan, arrived in town on hop e night, says the writer, from Dundalk, tilled with 01 0 0 that Mr. Monah an wou ld h ave had " a walk over, " 39 0 il l ' supposed that Mr. D an i e l O'C onnell, jun., had receive d a vitation from the electors of Cl onme l an d h a d a cceP b t ed o t ay and Dundalk was b oo k e d as i mpracticable to any wan O'Connell. On y es t er d ay morning, however, Mr. 13Y r ve awakened from his very pleasing dream by seeing ° Freeman's Jour na l an o ffi c i a l i ntimation that the sten't the repeal was hoist e d i n D un d a l k. the colours Eagedh,,li mast, and, should th e S o li c i tor -G eneral persevere, vi hiinglP strongly doubt , that the b a ttl e I; h eu ld b e fought un igne oft ba The Freeman says that the following is the state registry:— 14 0 Repealers . .• ...... Tories Whigs ... ........ 110 Leaving a majority for repeal 0f.... 3° ,, r elie d This representation, how ever , cannot •b e i mp licitly upon. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINKAS ski (From the Votes and Proceedings of the anise of REPORT FROM. THE SELECT CODIBLITTO Ol GROUP (67) OF RAILWAY 81LL5..., 1 311› NORTH KENT RAILWAY (CITY EXTENSIOP 4 ), Lord Lincoln reported from the Select Comu l L t f e til Group (67) of Railway Bills, to whom several fr;f i erie against the Bills comprised in the said Group were f v. .tel?; That, in the case of the North Kent Railway (CUY a wed sion) Bill, they had examined the allegations-cont „ lo ve the preamble of the Bill; but the same had not bee n k ' to their satisfaction. LORD•LIEUTENANT . OF NORFOLK.—; T O d that Lord John Russell offered the distinction to the EPde- Albemarle at her Majesty's desire, but that his Lords4e, dined the honour on account of his age, and that on on day the Earl of Leicester was offered the appointmen t ' et Ifll accepted it. To the Noble Earl the appointment 0 111 0 e highly gratifying, as a proof of the high favour of his t - pt reign, while the county will receive it as a complimen t yo' racier,r only due sound to th e liberalsta t i station n principles,o f i s and r t iu • eiro,do ot t n h . g_. 0 rc e u .a i ice o d eret b e: s t e o:off titi t i - 1 1 1 ,...4 ; late revered fatler.—Norwich Mercury. - 1 4 6 1 FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT TO AN INFANT.—Yesteytere.,. evening e,vn : oo l fni et thi l; e l 0 1 a lit dtio: house, es falling e u , ts N ( o . f . fLlrolar:nigi n i t e h y et - e h thrown is into consternation 3c.ooluisntgeersntatoiofnelebvyena female zin i ant, n°- t 0 ° ,7 accident tw‘stihirieledel'hoby d rop p ;GI into n r g t a sister, when it sp ran g from h . b e r e i l a n n r g ni; :7 ,A es e f b e tt i n : ; : f , t I s t :S ir e , 'was child fell on the ledge, over the shop, bywhich te . via d in some measure, arrested; but it was taken in A lo ut op, College Hospital, w i mutilated state to King' s hopes of recovery. __,..._....% On the 22d inst., at Ifo I ri B r ? oo H8 d, Mrs. B. D. C°ll Di , of ° d aughter. f 0 a• I• On th e 23d i nst., i n Finsbury-square, the Wife i lr Little, M.D., o f a d aug h ter. if On the 23d i ns t., at I s li ngton, the wife of Ile° k es te good, Esq., of a d aug ht er. c On the 24th in s t., at ()Afield, near Stroud, Glott shire, Emma, wife of Mr. J. Wontner of a son. a F oll'A On the 24th i ns t., M rs . N . G e d ye, o f Walwor th, ?, ! ..s. Alfrc" On the 24th inst., a t th e G rove, S trat f or d, I° l 10 Felt, of a daughter. , A Of I° On the 24th inst., at Lonsd a l e - square , the 01" i _....--' Gray, Esq., barrister-at-law, (la daughter. tor l ' MARRIED. claP,„ o On the 25th inst.,"at Stamford-hill Chapel, uPP`' - o rth fsq• Charles Augustus Preller, Esq., of Grove-road, a ds, to Etyma Sarah, eldest daughter of the. late J. 1 - DIED. n 10, r : . /Nal Scut On the 15th inst., Elizabeth, wife of Mr. John, r 2 4 3(1. in 3-. ' of Victoria-terrace, M ile• end, aged 44 ; and on t''' 73. Sarah, wife of Mr. J. Brain, of Ste n -green, On the 17th inst., at Shirley Christopher Garden, the infant son of Lieutenant L• ''' son, Bengal army. ; air, Vil• On the 22d inst., at Fro 'le Hants, T. Burn•ng b w, lisig -t. is On the 22d inst., Mary, widow of the late Rev in f a nt 511 , On the 22d inst., at Winchester, Ferdinand, thu e , y }louse, near Sen i t b :: Icicol of Captain Wigram, of the Coldstream Guards. relict of tb On the 23d inst., at Notting-hill, Elizabeth , late Rev. Robert Fennell. _..........--"e°.---: .I.llllAlk I ISO 10 0 London: Printed and Published by AIIiTI.DO vi Frac:lay' Strand, Printer, at The S u n ()Mee, N 0.112, Stra nd, in ' - " nd a, 0" of the Savoy, the County' of Middlesex. - °— 2; 1846.