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Cbtrb ~abttion BUN OFFICE. Seven o' Clock. RAILWAY COM3IITFEES (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. D17731.TH AND PAST -3-UNCTION, AND NAVAN 3ILAN C 73 RAILWAY MX I=SION. IRISH NORTH MIDLAND. DUBLIN AND ENNISKILLEN. The Committee to whom these Bills were referred, met this after noon, at three o'clock, in Abingdon-street. Present—The Marquis of Salisbury, (in the chair,) Earl of Jersey, Lord Charlevllle, and the Bishop of Oxford. Mr. Arnim (who appeared on behalf of the Dublin and Belfast, against which the Committee have reported) sail he under stood that , the Committee passed a resolution yesterday, recommding the Dublin and Be'fast Company to take advantage of their present Bill to form a junction with the NPvan and Drogheda Railway. Now he considered that their Lordships had, in coming to that decision, laboured under some misappreheusion, inasmuch as that Company had virtually no Bill before their Lordships. The Bill to which he presumed their Lordships referred was the " Belfast Junction Extension," which was quite a distinct railway to the one for which he appeared. The CHAIRMAN—There was no mistake at all. W thought onr decision. so far as the 'junction was concerned, would facilitate your own interests. Mr. AUSTIN said it was impossible that it could do so, because the recommendation of the Committee was simply that they should make three furlongs of railway, in order to join the Kells and Drog heda and Navan Branch. After some discussion, Mr. Arsris expressed his anxiety to know the intention of the Committee on the subject. The CHAIRMAN said the view of the Committee was certainly to put the Dublin and Enniskillen in possession of that line, which here after might be required for the public convenience. Mr. AUSTIN proposed thrt their Lordships should adopt their Bill to this extent, that they should have power to snake the line frem Kells to Newell. if it was not mad. by the other parties within a specified time. The CIIAISMAN sale that they could not do so. The Committee were of opinion that the circu mstances of the country did not war rant the construction of any new line south of Nawan. After considerable discussion, the Committee agreed to the follow ing'preamble to the resolution which was passed yesterday :—" That it is the opinion of the Committee that it is expedint to tut the Dublin and Enniskillen Company in possession of the line between Kells and Navan, in order that, if hereafter the traffic of the Company is found to require a line between Navan and Dublin, that Company may be in a position to apply to Parliament to form such a line, but at present they cannot sanction a line south of Minn," Mr. AUSTIN—Then, my Lords, your chairman announced that oar preamble wax rejected. I don't apply to your Lordships to rescind it. A am sorry for it, but cannot help it. The Committee then proceeded with the clauses. ROUSE OF COMMONS. GROVe Tun Glat4T NORTE OF SCOTLAND. (Coitinuet:ftfia our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Gibb next underwent t very searching cress-examinatien, wito a view of showing that his estimates were deficient. The price of labour, he said, in the districts of this railway, he estimated thus :—Labourers, 2s. per day ; masons, 2s. 6d. ; and carpenters. from 13s. to 15s. per week. His total estimate for viaducts, bridges, &c., was 113,3341.; for land and stations, 269,64;9/. ; for rails, ikc., 2 5 .5.0001. The cross-examination, so far as it wenti was effective, but it was abandoned, on a promise being given, hat the details of the gross estimates should be forth coming to-morrow. The Great North of Scotland Canal, the witness admitted, ran parallel with the railway, which it was proposed to shut up. It was to be purchased by the railway company, but he did not know at what price. The lowest bad left the had heard named was 15,000 1 . , and the highest 36,0001. , He his to be met by the Ten per Cent. Contingent Fund. He never heard of an arrangement to pay Lord Fife's trustees 20,0001., nor had lie included that sum in his estimate.. The house land of Aberdeen was not provided for, except through the Contingency' Fund. The line passed under tinion-street, but no inconvenience would arise to the inhabitants from the progress of the locomotive along this part of toe line. The line entered Elgin on the south side of the town in a man ner no way objectionable. The witness was also cross-examined by Mr. Fonsrrif on: behalf of the Perth and Inverness Company. The Great North of Scotland line was to be amalgamated with the Aberdeen Company, so that there Would be one continuous line from Perth to Inverness; other wise the passengers going from or to those places would have to be carried by font* distinct Companies. The Committee adjourned shortly after four o'clock till Monday, at twelic o'clock. GROUP VII. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) EDINBURGH AND NORTHEPN (STRATII EARN DEVIATION). The further congniera•ion of the proposed clause stood over, and some other classes beNg approved of, leave was given t o i nsor t h em ; and the Committee procee:fed to the case of the EDINBURGH AI NORTHERN (DUNI TEEN= E BRANCH). This case was next called on, and Mr. Lees, one of the direetors, was called to give the evidence, and put is the papers required by Mr. Duncombe's resolutions. ite stated that there were but six directors, who were liable for the whole of the amount of capital required, for the construction of the line. They were also liable for five other branches of the Edinburgh and Northern line. The capital of this line was 18,7951., the whole of which had been paid up. Mr. WM/ELY, on the part of several petitioners against the Bill, ero.s-examined the witness, and addressed the Committee at great length, with a view to show that the directors of these branches had incurred a responsibility greater than they could sustain. Mr. Lees, in this cress-examinatiou, repeated the statements he had previously made, and further stated that the amount of capital above-mentioned had been subscribed. That the whole of that amount had been paid up and that it was still in hand. There had been no expenditure as the whole of the expenses had been paid out of the funds of the Edinburgh and Northern Company. The CuatamAst undertook to prepare a report setting forth the fasts which Mr. Wakley appeared se anxious to make prominent. After a long and desultory conversation, which occupied the Com mittee up to four o'clock, they adjourned until Monday. GROUP XI. (Continued , from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. OZAILuic intimated to the Committee that the WilsOntown, Morningside and Coltness (Knowlton Branch) was withdrawn. WISILATIT AND COLTNESS (GIMINEILL 21/LELN C H.) Mr. Mr opet;ed the case on behalf of the promoters of this Bill. The length of the branch sought to be constructed was five sniles, and the capital to be raised 75,6001. The line was originally intended to extend much further than at present proposed, still what was sought to be made would run through and accommodate a considerable pertion pf the most important coal-fields in Scotland, and be the means of connecting it with the ports on the Clyde. The cOuntry through which it ran was not very favourable for the promotion of a railway, and a tunnel of considerable extent would have to be made; still, there were no engineering difficulties that would interfere with the practical work ing of the line. The Bill was petitioned against by Sir Thomas Cochrane, on the allegation that it would seriously damage his pro perty, and there were also several road trustees petitioners. With regard to the first, the promoters had arranged to avoid the property, se that not a fo9t of it would be taken; and respecting the latter, he had no doubt he' would be able to show that the complaining parties had no tangible case whatever for opposing the scheme. Evidence in agreement with the requirements of Mr. T. Dun combe's resolutions was then put in and received. Sir Henry itnart, Bart., was generally examined as to the advan tages of the line. The branch would' be of the greatest benefit to the mineral traffic of the district ; and with respect to the roads, it was his opinion they would not be at all injuriously affected. Mr. Sergeant BELLABIS was proceeding to cross-examine the wit ness on behalf of Sir Thomas Cochrane, when Mr. Al'Niz l. objected to his doing so, as the promoters had now no intention of usiug any portion of Sir Thomas Cochrane's property. Mr. Sergeant lAttasis said he had not heard of this stopping short of the preamble before that Moment ; and as the preamble of the Bill had not been altered before, he should object to the change being. made now. it was unfair to his client to stop short of the peti tioner's property, and then deprive him of appearing agaiiiit the manner in which his estate was approached. After some conversation, the Chairman ret'red to consult the Speaker as to whether it was competent for the promoters to with draw or alter a portion of their preamble. On his return The CHAIRMAN intimated that the parties might make the altera tion they proposed, provided it was shown that the line so shortened would be of general advantage to the district. Also that 6ir Thomas Cochrane should be heard generally against the preamble. The witness was then recalled, and shortly cross-examined, with out eliciting any point of material consequence. Mr. Robert Stewart, an ironmaster in the neighbourhood, deposed as to the benefits the branch would confer. le had four furnaces and made about 24,000 tons of pig iron yearly. To make this he used of material, iron, stone, coal, and lime, about 120,000 tons per annum. lie leased about 1,500 acres of a mineral field. The branch would be of great advantage to him both in bringing the raw ma terial to his works and in taking the pig iron to the Glasgow market. Be could also through this %Much, with the pits he was sinking, supply Glasgow with 60,000 tons of coals per annum. Mr. Sergeant IlEttasts said he would be willing to withdraw his opposition providing the promoters would consent to the introduction of a clause, binding themselves not to go through Sir Thomas Coch rane's park without his consent. The ClEtAtaXasr said the parties had better consider the matter between this and Monday morning. Mr. Watson, coal add irontnister, of Garsenbe, near Glasgow, generally corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. The Committee then adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. (,GOUT' my. SOUTEC-EASTERN AND BRANCHES. The Committee on this group met to-day, at twelve o'clock, in Room 7110. 30; present—Mr. Protheroe (chairman), Lord Emlyn, Mr. J. O'Connell, and Mr. Grogan Mr. Sergeant Mtntrur continued the examination of 31r. Vignoles, the engineer to the North Kent line. He stated that the total amount of tunneling on the North Kent was 8,340 yards by the lower loop, and 8,520 yards by the line through Broom Park. The amount of tunneling on the Mouth-Eastern by the lower loop was 12,848 yards. Was thoroughly convinced of the practicability of numeling through lionghton-hill.'" ° The borings of the South-Eastern were not Made on the North Kent route. The clay comprising the cap of the Nu would not be touched. His acquaintance with Nortn Kent did not commence in consequen ce of his employ men t f ormer ly by th e South F.astenritsci'C nr P tha ir t , e t it or he was w e ll acquainted With it long before the „e gi,TgaiheoCntittioastque.tAN twhonuit.!tt'alVelaufneneti.ent evidence had already been P Ms. VIANCti,.. Pro.xded at some length Int o d etails In sup pert of the North sent line. & Cross-examined by Mr. AUSTIN Was a witness before the Hon of Lords on the Dior hampton and Pet before that Committee that there were " fi t' ve r i ugh Ita ,,L wa „y, " 1 . said before a distance of two miles, on the Dublin cr° "`"?' way, which was constructed by witness. and Kingstown lbw- The CHAIRMAN inquired whether there was any probability or th e case being brought to a close before tour o ' c l ock. Mr. Sergeant WILANGIIA3I said that he feared not, for hehheadg to call som e gpginterS in support of Mr. Vignoles' evidence. • r h e proposed to call were , by their standing, fully entitled to I to the attention of the Committee. He should, however, make their exem fnation as brief And general _as he could consiste u U y with his case. The CHAIEMAtr cautioned Mr. Sergeant Wrangham to take care lest by overloading th e Comn:lftee with corroborative engineering evidence he should create such a cOgiii-ion in their minds as In th e end to induce them to d i s card that sort Of evidence altogether. Mr. Sergean: Waallortast said that he should be sorry to have recourse to sUch apr eceding wonld cause the Committee to adopt such a course, and he would, theretbre, endeavour to reduce his evi dence as much as possible. Mr. GOLDSMID then called Mr. Hawkshaw, who bore testimony to the correctness of Mr. Vignoles' evideace with regard to the su periority of the high levels of the North Kent overthose of the South- Eastern. The North Kent line was much /superior to the South- Eaitern in every ,way. The level crossings on the South-Eastern were very objectionable, from their n,mber and their nature. ilfr. Locke, the engineer, was also called in corroboration of Mr. Nrignolee' evidence. He stated that Mr. Vignoles's line would be superior to the South 'Eastern, both in gradients and construction. A saving in distance on any line, must be a great desideratum. The Trent Valley Company spent 1,500,0001. to save a distance of 9 miles, Tice wishes to avoid the curves and angles on the old lines, is the cause of the formation of half of the projects which have lately been set up. Takilig all the circumstances of both lines into consideration, be would cerfaitily prefer Mr. Vignoles's line to the South-Eastern line. The rapid so„ccession of trains would interfere with the traffic over the level crossings- It being tour o'clock, the Committee here adjourned until twelve deloek on Mot;daY• Group XIX. _ The Committee sat at halt: past two o'clock' in room :rd. 1 4 . rrallut,,Lord Harry Vane, chairman, and all the members. ClitiLßD CANAL RAILWAY. frtr:ye.envidttayttkacionngsexettice of whose absence the case stood ever referred this morning his evidence was now given. It merely be done tre the, canal anti otbd to the amount of injury' that wsuld petty would be Injured by ether .property, Ile believed that no pro- The Dafie Atood aver for forth:T . .. ... ec nsideration, and the'CoMinittee proceeded - WWI - the case of the 33XISTOZ AND Exle 4-En (Ca BlL.A.lici). 41711ERNM for which Companye to raise a Afar a long discussion as to the power or tho of the Artohad obtained sum of' money In addttion to that ,0001. hr,neY-Getteral, powers, it was agreed to obtain the opinion MP to whether, " In the gV•int of the sum of 420 ra i se d b e ing expenad, the Company could raise any, . ind 7 w er to be %IV, what further sum ?' Having thus at length came to an arrangement satisfactory to an parties, the Committee rose at four o'clock, and adjour im a tui Tnesday. GROUP XXVII. This Committeamet to-day'at the usual hoer. Sir C. Leman in the chair. The business waa opened by the Cll4llll3ilN Asking it Any arange• ment bad been come to between the opposing landowners and the promoters of the Bill agreeably to the suggestions thr own out yester day by the Committee. kr: TOWNSEND and Mr. Woanswon.rn said, that no arrangement had been made, but proposals had been received by them as counsel for the landowners: from the counsel on behalf of the promoters, to which propositions they could not accede. This - ctii was again spent, as yesterday was, in discussions and examinations and cross-examinations of witnesses with regard to the alleged injuries which the properties in question would sustain bg the construetion of the railway. The details, however ,nteresting to the parties concerned, possess no feature of the slightest interest to tie public. The Committee eventually decided that the complaints of the petitioners were matters to be settled by arbitration, as they were only thjaries for which compensation w uld aff,,rd suiect nt redress. The clauses of the Bill were then postponed, anh the usual pre lim:nary formal evidence having been given on behalf of the pro moters of the SOVTII MIDLAND, The CoM►mittde adjourned. GROUP XXXVI, MALTON MeD DR.ErPI33I,D. • (Continued from ear Afternoon Edition.) . said the object of the Bill was to make a railway . Norton, t Mr. BAINES proceeded to explain the nature of t i h ra e m prze i :t. sca ll r e . near Melton, to the Bridlington Branch of the . borough branch of the York and North 31kIlan i d in tail a w nd ay , 11 rn-brid e a Selby Bail- The length of the main line would be and 4 1 / f the branch 5 miles g-chains. way at Driftleld, and a branch from Drit l li s el i d ni to lea Fr 7 od f i n u r ‘ lan a ga and g 2 . chains, and the length o The effect of the thef o line would be to form a communication the li N al o t rlh and an ju d ein E el as d t , an ß d idi b n y g Yorkshire, between the by nniting railwaystheof towns of 1 ties made, or in the course of construct' ii , communications between ' those Ridings and the port of Hull. From Hull the course northward was effected by means of the Bridlingten branch of the Hull and Selby, which was in the course of formation, and would be opened in a few months, and by the Melton and Thirak Railway. The esti mated expense of constructing the main line and branches would be 240 largest proprietors of land in tho ,0001. Colonel Sykes, one of the I route, and in fact the whole of the landowners, were in favour of the project. The fine had, however, other advantages than those he had enumerated, as it would afford Melton and Pickering, and all places to the north of Melton, direct intercourse with Hull, from which they received and sent a great deal of produce. It would also give cheaper coals to those who lived In its vicinity, as the northern ooa b siun etw e e lri n ti 3 a i g a sts ita Y an ork d in that t w So aa mni b3 od . t i b ty a. , would be brought from Durh a m an d N ewcastle to Mallon and Driflieldl T w b h e ich prea wo e u n d t then ee m be n p a u ic t a on tio th n e Wold of the West Riding, making the distance between the two di ca ni lly eni to tifa go , roanudndtbbeyp Yhaodrkbutotgoente to tun i net Thafearemwlleerein points 40 miles, so th a t th ose going frern Hull to Maldou had praetl nolenegntgibn, engineering would be easify and cheaply made on account of its passing through a strata of dry chalk. The steepest gradient would be lin 100. The line was originally opposed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, some of whose property at Wetwang, about nine miles from Melton, would be intersected, not because they disapproved of the line, but because its promoters objected to the introduction in the deeds of conveyance that no bargain should be made by any of their tenants without the consent of the Commissioners under their common seal. Nothing was more reasonable than a proposition of this kind, but tney objected'to the form in which it was originally proposed, because they wished to have absolute controul over their tenants In the matter, which would have put them In a different position to that of other landowners. They agreed to put them in the ordinary position of laudowne..s, so that they might, If they considered themselves injured, go to a jury for redress. They had, however, come to an arrangement, by consenting to introduce a clause on the subject into their Bill, so that it now virtually appeared before the Committee as an unopposed Bill. Mr. C. Copplewaite, vice-chahinan of the board of directors at Melton, was then examined.—The distance from Melton to Hull, by Pickering, was 38 miles. The distance, by water-carriage, was 70 miles, and the conveyance of goods generally occupied a week. Person, travelling from ;Walton to Hull generally preferred going by railway through York and Selby, although it was a circuitous route, as they had to traverse a distance of between 60 and 70 miles. All persons interested in a railway communication through the district., we" in favour of the li ne . P et i t i ons from Mel ton, Driflield, Thirsk, Pickering: and other towns and villages had been presented to the House in its favour. The line would give facilities for the coeveyanceof lime from liolderness, which was of a supelior quality, and much used by the farmers for manure. There were three competing companies, but they had respectively abandoned their pfojects. At Mahon the price of coals was 2s. Cat. higher than at York; but if the railway were made, they could be obtained at Melton at the same price, ~t id the price at other towns would be proportionably reduced. The line was estimated to pay eight per cent. He considered that the line combined great public and local advantages. Mr. Alfred Dickens, the assistant engineer to the line, was next examined—He said the main line would have double rails, but the branches only a single one, bat land sufficient for a double line throughout would be :alien. There were no particular engineering difficulties to be encountered. There was a tunnel 1.694 ' yards in length, bat the strata was of the easiest description, and would have several shafts in it. The steepest gradients were lin 60, but they could be altered to one in a hundred, and there was sufficient ground within the limits of deviation for the purpose. The smallest radius of a curve was two furlongs and one chain in length. They crossed one turnpike-road on a level, and fourteen other road's. The estimate of expense was 240,0001. The CHAIRMAN then declared that In the opinion of the Cemmittee the preamble had been proved. The clauses were then agreed to with amendments, and the Com mittee Separated. GItoUP XXXVII. SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, BARNSLEY, WAKEFIELD, 12 UDDERSPIELD, AND GOOLE. (Continued from our Afternoon idition.) Mr. Holt, mineral surveyor, was examined much to the same effect. In cross-examination he stated that some branches, ori ginally contemplated by this company, and in his opinion necessary for the ace :nmtudation of important parts of the district to be passed through, had been abandoned. Ile did not know that the abandon ment was for the purpose of preventing opposition on the part of the south Yorkshire Railway Con.pany. . - Mr. W. B ngley surveyor and Commissioner of Enclosures under the Becloiastical Act, examined by Mr. It. HALL—uave evidence of a similar general character in favour of this line. He pointed out upon the maps large tracts in the West Riding, which were mere grouse shooting-grounds at present, but which were capable of re clamation by lime manure. This would be rendered available by means of the railway under consideration. Several ether witnesses, equally acquaintd wirh the nature and wants of the district, were exatn.neit, and Cieir evidence was mainly of the same character. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XL. This Committee, of which Mr. Stafford O'Steen is the chairman, re - assembled at twelve o'clock this mornin:, in Room 26 (New Houses of Parliament), and proceeded to hear further evidence in support of the TORS AND NORTH MIDLAND (LEEDS EXTENSION). Mr. Fox, cross-examined on behalf of the Leeds, York, and Mid land Junction—l believe that Mr. Hudson's line has not any advan tage over the Midland Junction line as regards the accommodation to be afforded to the consumers of coal raised in Miss liaskut's pro perty. The... Midland Junction scheme passes through vary extensive limestone fields. I we-examined—Leaving out of the question! the local tramc upon the two lives, and taking the traffic: at York, you must of necessity enter upon the York and North midland line. if their line Is con structed. Do you think there is no advantage in sending your coals from the colliery over a line under one management, instead of having to send them partly aver the Leeds and York, and partly over the other line ?—lt would certainly be a great advantage to have the coals carried by one and the same company throughout, and prac tically there will be no new advantages developed to us by the cen strnction of the Leads and York sine. George King, land ages t, residing at Abbotford, said he was agent to Colonel Markham, proprietor of an extensive estate in that district over which this line would pass. He kad been ac quainted with the district for the last forty years. He had duly considered the merits of the rival lines, and he was decidedly of opinion that this line, whilst it would indict the least injury on private property, would give the greatest accommodation to the public. This line would also be ru..re direct than its rivals. There were extensive quarries of such atom: as York Minster had been b u ilt with, lyi e g along the district through which this Line would pass. 'I his line would give accommodaticin to the important town of Tadcaster, where there are several corn-mills which grind for the district of Lewis. If this line were constructed, the saving to the people, in the shape of transit of their goods, would be hninense. Colonel Markham considered that this line would he the must advantageous to the public. The people in the district where he resided were generally iii favour of this Com pany's line. Cross-examined by Mr. Hawn—Believed that parties travelled quicker on lines that had the fewest junctions, and there were no less than seven junctions on this line, which was only twenty-tour miles in length. Tadcaster had not a regular fair, it was a market -town. lie believed that Tadcaster was equal to Wetherby (through which the Leeds and York proposed to pass) in point of cummerce. The districts lying between Wetherby and York were in great need of coals, but he was not of opinion that if the Leeds and York line were constructed, and coals were brought there in more plentitlil quanti ties, that article would be much cheaper. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Wmaixs—Had always said that this line 'was the best. Hanever Sal.: that the North Midland Junction was the best, and ought to win the day. lie could not say that lie had ever heard of there being any reserved shares in this Company. He had mot heard that there were any reserved shares for Colonel Markham, nor were them any for him self to his knowledi,e. He could not say whether the North Midland Junction did not go through a more ex tensive district of limo , beds. He also believed that that line went through tke coal fields as well as Mr. Hudson's. Did not know the gradients of the two lines. lie believed that, supposing the two lined affording equal facilities for opening out the district of coal fields, that line which had better gradients would be preferable for mineral traffic. lie did not know where the station of the North Midland Junction would be in the district of Abbotford. I texxamined—Colonel Markham had petitioned against the North Midland Junction. Mr W. Wordsworth, land agent, of Blackgate, near Leeds, said he had been in the habit of inspecting collieries in that neighbourhood. The Leeds and York Railway would pass over a district where the coal was already worked out, :toil as a mineral line it was of little im portance. Ile was acquainted with the 'route of this and the North Midland Junction lines, and he believed that this was the more pre ferable scheme. If the accommodation which this line proposed to give tor the transmission of coal and lime were not given to the people of York, the coal of Durham would he sold in York, and the people would be thus driven out of the capital of their own county, as respected their tools. Cross-4annited by Mr. Hawn—The district lying between Wetheity and York was not well supplied with coal. The Durham coal was decideily better than that found in the fields of the Misses Gaskins, and that In the district of Dewsbury. Cross-examined by Air. Sergeant Wu.attia —The North Midland Inaction line would be a very advantageous one to the public, and should that line be a mile shorter than that under the consideration of the Committee, it would certainly be the more preferable. He considered' that it would be preferable to carry heavy mineral traffic along such a line as the North Illidland Junction, than one where it would be obliged to wait for the transit ofLoudon traffic. Mr. Thomas Lockwood, of Tadeaster, , assistant-overseer there for the last tweuty-five years, said, that the trade of that town had suffered of late most materi a lly, In c onsequen ce o f ra il ways h av i ng been constructed lir the neighbourhood of Durham, whereby the coat of that district was conveyed f o r sale to York, and ' Put e pz, th v e_ a _T u ati n c o a r ste T r a, coal-merchants out of the market. A.(tevelonyte.enns.:trexrt extensive i v t the e muter iest ctezriles. sentwas atiopowont of tit iLe tx r t - o -I Lee d s 11. .es) annually, and it co uld ' ithrreLneirtiltactreumstauces, at leas than • ve , y r .ed he ,u c i o id u ez t!d. that they has heard I adcaster 2 s. per quarter. i r e a vi ck o lo d us b e e , ,,, a u r e e h sid m en or t e l o: a long periort at Tadcast said that not be con as to traMc. this line quite sufficient evi denceMidlaful Junction, of by the N n u n r i t in than the lice proposed otii . OUll to the people Ql. ' unnecessarily destroy an extensive h quantity of mea dow which would land in that neighbourhood, that e,,,,i, Company. The construction o would not be done by that pasture impede the navigation of the river of the rival line in questi o ,,‘ A I ' l3 inhabitants from past experten ver run nit , g through Taticaster, ro.' wouldt which it would occasiou. ce were very apprehensive of the Hoods hc Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Wusifis—Was a b rewer and fanner. Founded his e b servations with 01 the inhabitants frem what he gatheredrespect to the apprehension heard that almost the whole of tei in conversation. Had not petitioned In favour of the I...zorth i . thabitants of Taleaster had he had heard that a petition of Midland Junction, although presented to the Hou eof Commons. ;111'til nature had beer' trouble to ascertain the nature of that compa not Liken particular think that the junction station would be more i* 3 works. He (lid not the Leeds Exteuskna line in that eishict. It wcueutitatat, than that of cross a bridge to arrive at Mr. Hudson's station, and I,,i'snetri's.,7arn,Y to rival line. The first time he heard of Mr: iluusou's line o -- w --- ,,„ — , ' ,, t "' time after he heard of the North Midland Junction scheme, —n e The petition of the inhabitants of Tadcaster, referred to by the Learned Sergeant, was here produced by the clerk of the Conine at his request. The petition contaieed a clause to the effect, that the e p e titioners were of opinion that the scheme of the promoters would not at all interfere with the navigation of the liver at Tedeaster. The petition from Tadcaster in favour of the Leeds Extension scheme was also produced, at the request of the cutuisel of that commute. Cross-examination resumed—There were not many names of re spectability in the petition, though Mr. Hobert Kirby, Mr. Upton, Mr. W. J. H. Think, Mr. Ireland, Mr. Scope, Mr. Mathew Kidd, and Mr. Pallet, all of whose names appeared underneath the petition, were men of considerable respectability. Rtoexamined—Coionel Wyndham, who was decidedly one of the most wealthy individuals in the neighbourhood or Tadeaster, pre ferred the Leeds Extension scheme. Lie was the owner of a consider- A we number of houses in that town. It' these two schemes were permitted Colonel Wyndham would have two railway's .passing for a conaiderable . extent through his estate, only IGO yards distant (in some places) from each other. Mr. Matthew Hobson, to whose name his Learned Friend had not drawn his attention, was a very respectable Chimney-sweeper,— (Laughter.) One man name ' 1 Si m p lo n , wtie had aftixed his mark, was often on . a were Mr. George k;astwooti (who spelt his name the parish, so ale ~ with a little "e ''), and Mr. Matthew Itadd. The petition in favour of the Leeds extension scheme contained the names of three-fourths of the most respectable inhabitants of Tadcaster, and that station had been colisi.ered as the most advantageous to them, and had in fact been recommended by them. • the Chairman of the York and North G. Heosoe, Esq., 31.1 ~ Itialanci Company, said that he was one of the Committee that was aPpointed in 1b:13 to consider the best railway communication be tween York and !,peds, helm a very active member of that coin mittee. lie and the committee gave the subject very considerable attention; in f act, he . pointed • oust the line to their then engineer, air . George Rem.ngton, who tied recommended another hue, btu arts considerable discussion and a , lapse Of time, • Mr. Stephen: l , 1 icytur. The _, their present engineer, recommended the present V Yolk rind Itiottli Mtcliallti gailwarnaia cruct to the from 69th Foot, to be Ensign' often urged to propose a more was very circuitsus , and he had been vice Daniel, appointed to the 62th Foot, April :3. 12th Foot-H. D. Barry, Gent., to be Ensign, without Buell • ed direct line of communication. This company ' s town of Leeds in 1839. The present route between York a a d nd an L o e nt eds . 8,1 1. F oot ...L :sign J. Biggs, railway accommodation purchase, vice Brytion, deceased, May 1. i i t i h umbew t le s. fu s p m p,a y as er l e d it g (.07 1 ofo7sbittrooe7 between n iil d e eedu o ms r P 23d Foot-R. V. Dickens, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, of MOO. anTdhl‘enlocgtahl of the ee litre. , • . without purchase, vice Servants, whose appointment has been B 'l 7o he i tra od tri d e . The working expenses were about 401. per cent., which . was exceed- cancelled, May 1. mai) , low, czaeidering the nature anya t o n t l a l l a r n- e o c r:k h i p e t sd kingdo m . upwards l Th ast ew year . 29th Foot-J. W. Bostock, Gent., to be E ns i gn , b y pur was no t chase, vi ce B arre , w h o ret i res, M ay 1. individuals carried beyond th ose termini. limited to people living between the two termini; the li ne iforded facilities to 4 This us line would be a continuous one, the importan ce an d 37th F oot-L i eut. J . H. Mhet to b e C ap t a i n, b y pur ade antitee of which could tn't be Over estimated. chase, vice Shum, who retires; Ensign C. Luxmeore to be The Leeds and York Runway were de, ndout on noteth Loudon and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mushet i T. Jackson, Gent. to York for communication with York. They would eau indepen- b e E nsim , zn by purchase vice Luxtnoore, May 1. dent company. A:muting the London and York to pass, it weula not - ffotal such commun!cation to the Leeds and York . Company as to ad Foot-F.nsign A. L., Peel to be Lieutenant, by pure chase, vice Harenc, who retires; G. P. Heathcote, Gent. to be a make the scheme manageable. The north Midland Junction scheme would not benefit the Public that wished to proc:ed from Leeds to Ensign, by purchase, vice Peel, May 1. Y or k. Their gradients were worse than those of this Company. The 56th Foot-To be Captains without purchase-Lieut. R. estimated cost of the Leeds and York was 100,0001., which he telt con fident could not remunerate th e p romoters of that undertaking. He W. Lacy; Lieu+. J. Waddell, 111,+y 1. - To be Lieutenants without • purchase-E ns i gn A . M‘Don could not see whence the dividend wou ld arise. The expense of this - company's scheme would be 3G,0001 ., and it would give the advan- old, from 92d F oo t ; Ensign W. F. W ar d ; E ns i gn H . C . tage of a Marslegate station amongst others. He considered that a Lanauze, vice Lacy, May 1. railway In the district of Abh o tf or d and Tadcaster should certainly pass To be ' Ensigns, without purchase-G. Thorne, Gent., April near suah coal mines as those of the Misses Gaskin and others in 29; J. K. Humfrey, Gent., April 30; H. Eccles, Gent.. vice that district. The milting of the 31arsh-gate statin with the Mid- Ward, My e Gent , vice Lan au s e , country land station would b e hi ghly important. This line o would open mit the traversed by the Ch urch F enton line, which • was a matter May 2. -a - 1 ; S. W. L. Chectba n of considerable importance, and it would also supply the people of 59th Foot-Captain G. F. Fletcher Boughey to be - Major, Harrogate with coals. The construction of the North by purchase, vice Gordon, who retires; Lieutenant C. 'l'. Midland Junction scheme would in his opinion lead Wilson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Boughey; Ensign to very great public inconvenience, and the remuneration W. J. Hoare to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wilson ; to the promoters would not be sufficient, as it would not be an rode- G. G. Mosley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hoare, pendent company. The gradients on it would also be very difficult. It was not hi s cus t om to advertise or " puff " his schemes as other Ma 3 1. companies usually did. H e atten d ed the meeting at Mr. Fox ' s with 69th ' Foot-Ensign W. G. D an i e l , f rom the Bth Foot, to his engineer and solicitor, at the urgent request of several gentlemen be Ensign, vice Biggs, appointed to the Bth Foot, April 4. In the neighbourhood of Tadcaster, and it was unanimously resolved 74th Foot-Major W. W. Crawley to be Lieut. Colonel, that this scheme was the best. without purchase, vice E. J. Crabbe, who retires on full pay ; Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINs-The express trains Captain A. F. Angell to be Major, vice Crawley ; Lieut. E. C. that had been put on the present line of this company were certainly Munns to be Captain, vice Angell ; Ensign W. C. Bruce to not owing to the announcement of the scheme of the North Midland be Lieutenant, vice dunns ; - Brydon, Gent., to be Ensign, l ' Junction Company. He could not say whether they were first started after or before the issuing of the prospectus. He considered vice Bruce, May 1. that his company had trains travelling ' as r a pidly as it was possible 76th Foot-Ensign J. E. Large to be Lieutenant, without for railway engines to move thent. The express trains were of no use purchase, vice Lacy, appointed Adjutant ; Lieut. H. H. Lacy whatever to the intermediate - stations, although the interme- to be Adjutant, v i ce F erns , p romoted; Quartermaster Ser diate traffic increased im proportion to the facilities of comm. vice nication afforded to intermediate districts. The North Midl an d geant J. Dunlop to be Ensign, w ith out purc h ase, Junction would make use of six miles of an existing railway, whil s t Brown, whose appointment has been cancelled, May 1;N. C. this company would only use three miles. it was also desirable to Browne, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Large, May 2. avoid Interruption to existing traffic, and that great importanc e ought 89th Foot-Erisign F. A. Hardy, from the 98th Foot, to to ,be attached to good and easy gradients. He was chairman of the Leeds and Bradford line, but the petition that had be Ensign, vice Kippen, who ex c h ances, May 1. been presented by that Company under his seal against any such 92d Foot-C. Campbell, Gent., t o b e E nsign, without pur company as the Midland Junction was signed by hi m mere l y i n h is chase, vice M‘Donald, promoted i n th e 5 6th Foot, May 1. official capacity. It was true that shares hid been reserved for the 98th Foot-Ensign H. N. Kippen, from the 89th Feot, to landowners of the district through which his line would pass. be Ens,gn, vice Hardy, who exchanges, May 1. • Ceylon Rifle Regiment-Lieutenant D. Stewart, from the Cross-examined by Mr. HARDT-He had teen considering the ne cessity of some such line as that- now proposed by him since the Sd Foot to be Lieutenant , vice Pownall, who exchanges, year 1834. The line generally was chalked out, but nothing decisive May 1. done until the meeting at Mr. F ox ' s . Th e d e l ay occasioned at a ".., IiEvET. Captain W. H. Ha re , o f t h e 12th Light Dra in in the reductio n o f s p ee d wou ld not b e t more that a minute, fa in his opinion. There was a considerabl e amount of traffic between goons, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837; Brevet York and Manchester ; and, assuming that the Huddersfield and Lieutenant-Colonel J. T. Leslie, late of Manchester line were fo rme d, t h e traffic intended for Manchester kry, t o ha ve , th e l oca l ran k of Li utethe Bombay Artil nant-Colonel, while would meet with a d es i rable conveyance alon g it. C urves caused employed a 3 Recruiting Officer for the East Inoia Company's a sli g ht wear and tear on engines, and it was necessary to slacken Service, at Newry; Lieroenant-Colonel H. B. Smith, late of the speed whilst passing over them, Examined by 31r. KriowLzs (who appeared for certain landowners) the Madras Cavalry, to have the local rank of Lieutenant -It was customary during the last two years to reserve shares to Colonel, while employed as Recruiting Officer, fur the East owners of land through which a railway would pass, and the pro- India Company's Service, at Bristol, May 1. HOSPITAL STAFF.- W , Simpson, M. 8., to be Assistant prieters of the company of which be was chairman: suthorised him to make such allotments. The allotment of shares, however, was Surgeon to the Forces, vice J. Tunnere, who retires upon not mentioned at the meeting at Mr. Fox's. Mr. IlzakeNsuaw, engineer of the line said, that lie had been in hal&pay, May I. • .the railway world for the last seventeen years, under the superin- MEmonA NIAI3I.- The Christian names of Lieut. Thompson, tendance of Mr. ;:tephenson. The York and Scarborough, and the on half-pay Unattached, are Thomas James, not Thonms churchtenton were made under his direction, The works Junes, as previously stated. of this line in the neighbourhood of Tadcaster would not be OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 29. Corps of Royal Engineers-Bre ve t Li eu t.- Cu! G. Mill very difficult. F rom T a d caster southward they used about five miles of existing lines. T a d caster was the most important town in that district. The li ne wou ld then proceed through Hazlewood, an d gotta to be Lieut enant -C olonel, vise Barney, retired on half would thence proceed to the Le e d s and Selby. There would be a pay; Second Capt. J. Chayter to be Captain, Vice Phillpetts ; tunnel under Arlington Park, which would be made for the purpose First Lieut. E. Reynolds to be Second Captain, vice Chaster; Second Lieut. H. Phill potts to be First Lieutenant, vice ot inflicting the least resid en ti a l i n j ury on t h e owner. They then Rey made use of another existing line to the extent of five miles. nolds, April 20. Atter that the works would be rather _heavy in em bankments. Th e y wou ld then unite with the Bradford Commission by th e L or d Li eutenant of the North Riding of Railway The river Ayre would have to be passed. There was no the county of York. engineering work which deserved to be specially brought u n d e r the To be Deputy Lieutenant-H. B. Darley, April 17. . notice of the committee except the tunnel, the boring of which would Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Banff. not int olve any great difficulties. Ho believed that lie had secured To be Deputy Lieutenants -C. Gordon Duke of Richmond : the shortest practicable communication between Leeds and York. Charles Earl of Mitech ; Francis William Earl of &afield ; The existing companies over whose lines this scheme proposed to J. C. Viscount Reidhaven ; Sir W. Gordon, Bart. ; Sir J. pass were on terms of perfect amity with its promoters. His atten tion had been called to such a line as this in Sep- M. Inhes, Bart ;F. G. Campbell, Esq.; A. Stewart, Esq. ; tember, 1844. He considered the fact, that this scheme would A. Abercromby, Esq., T. A. Duff; Esq., H. Lumsdeu, Esq., give the choice of three stations in Leeds was of considerable S. Abercromby, Esq., jun., J. - Duff,. J. W. Harvey, Esq., G. A. Y. Leslie, Esq., A. Grant, Esq., importance. This line would be constructed at about 21,0001. per Captain L. D. Gordon, ....,sgi jun ,J. Gordon, Esq., jun., G. mile on the average, which would be much less than the expense of the two other schemes. The expense of the tunnel would be 61,000/., Esq., M.P., April 13. which was a lower sum than w or ks o f a s i m il ar nature and extent C omm i ssion by the Lord Lieutenant of Northampton. had cost. The consent of all the prin c ip a l l an d owners a l ong the line N orthamptonshire Regiment of Militia-F. H. Vernon, had been obtained to its formation. Esq., to be Captain, - vice Rose, resigned, April 11. Cross-examined by Mr. Haan-The delay occasioned by a june- Peebleshire Regimllaentddoifn tion on a line would be about five or six miles All hour. lie would Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Peebles. Berwickshire; supply the promoters of the rival schemes with an account of the L MT • J Salton, Gent., to gradients on the line at the next sitting of the Committee. Mr. Sergeant Wuxi/is having suggested that the Committee should be Ensign, vice Morrison, deceased, April 23. now adjourn, they accordingly did so until Monday, he having pro- Commission gt o o c n a s l hire l , itut tnl . ithwsliire, and by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk. nosed, on the request of Mr. Knowles. to supply the other parties Prince Albert's Own Corps of Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry with information respecting the North Midland Junction, similar t o -Lieut. T. that promised by Mr. Birkenshaw. April 11. Boyd to b e C apta i n , v i ce H aggar d, resigned, Sub-Committee No. 1. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) BERZSEIRE AND RANTS (HUNGEXPORD EXTENSION). - COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, APRIL 30. Easter Term, 9th Victoria. This Court will, on Saturday the 9th, and Monday, the 11th, of May relit, hold sittings, and will proceed in dispos ing of the business in the Special Paper :and New Trial Paper, and in giving judgment in cases that may then be pending. By the COURT. In the case of this Bill the standing orders were declared not to have been complied with. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships net this day at the appointed hour; present, the Earl of Shaftesbury (chairman), Lord Hawarden, and the Earl of Ilchester. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY (EAST GRINSTEAD BRANCH). This was the first case which came wider the consideration of their Lordships. The requisite evidence having been gone through, and Lord Whanicliffers standing order having been proved, Lord SHAFTF.SIitIa intimated that the Company had fulfilled the standing orders, and that the Dill had passed. This line is six miles and a half in length, and the capital is 160,0001. Parliamentary agents, Dorington and Co. EXETER AND EXMOUTH RAILWAY. This case, atter occupying the attention of the Committee for some time was adjourned until Monday next. Parliamentary agents Messrs. Dorington and Co. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (RYE TO RYE HARBOUR.) This, which is a very short line, merely connecting Rye with the harbour, was the next case which cause under the consideration of their Lordships. After hearing the usual evidence, the Committee decided that the promoters had eomplied with the standing orders, and that the Bill had-passed. Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Nuke, Prat, and CO. GLA.-iGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAIL WAY (No. 1.) Their Lordships adjouri ed the hearing of this case until proofs should have been given of the estimates and declaration, all the other necessary proofs having been given. When these are proved the line will pass as a matter of course. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY AMENDMENT AND BRANCHES (No. 2). This case was also adjourned from a similar reason to the ceding, as also was the GLASGOW, PARLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY AME.I.D3IENT AND BRANCHES (No. 3). EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY AMENDMENT AND BR INCHES. The Committee adjourned this case, for want of further proofs . , until Tuesday next. The folhAvnig Bills which came 13, fore their Lordships, on second reference, were further adjourned till Tuesday next —Clonmel and Thurles Railway, Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloo Rail:- ay, Great Southend and Western Railway, Ireland (Cork Extension), Mallow and Ferinoy Railway, Killarney Junction Railway, !donut Melllek Junction Railway. Their Lordships rose at half-past four o'clock. BANKRUPTS. John William Pitscii,tailoi:, — §acicville-street, Piccadilly, to surrender May 12, at half-past eleven, and June 12, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Davies and Son, War wick-street, Regent -street. Godfrey liingley Wadsworth, apothecary, Broad-street, Golden-square, Westminster, May 7, at half-past one, and June 10, at twelve, a t the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingliall-street ; Lane, Argyle-street. Charles Hambridge, coach smith, Curtain-road. Shoreditch, May 13, at eleven, and June 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build ings; Cat ter and Gregory, Old Jewry. Edwin Buonaparte Smithis and James Alexander Thomas Mathews, glass merchants, Dover-road, May 7, at half-past twelve, and June 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Wadeson, Austin Friars. John Harlow, tobacconist, Leicester-square, May 12, at twelve, and June 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Bagster, Size-lane. W. T. Titnewell, dealer and chapman, Charlotte -street, Blackfriars-road,.May 9, at half-past two, and May 30, at half-past ouc, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Stevens, Queen-street, Cheap side. George Baxter, currier, Church-street, Southwark, May 12, and June 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Burn, Tokenhouse-vard. William Sheffield, grocer, fiagnigge Wells road, illay 12, at eleven t and June 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bank - ruptcy. Green, o ffi cial assignee, Ald erman b ury; Hil l and • Matthews, St.. Mary-axe. William and John Sheffield, grocers, Acton-place, Bag nigge-wells-road, May 12, at eleven, a nd June 12, at twelve, Bankruptcy. aEdriew G B, re ß en u Green, official Official assignee, Alder- H a at a the nbu Cou rt ry () f ; Thomas Gandy, grocer, Lower-road, Islington May 7, at half-past two, and June 11, at half - past one, at the ' Court of Lawrence ßankruptcy. Graham, offiial assignee, 'Coleman-street, City; Rae, Warwick-court, City. Charles Joseph Edmonds, apothecary, Bi un ti s h amt ingdonshire, May 7, at two, and June 11, at one, at the Court of 13ankruptcy. Tuuquand, official assignee, Old Jewry chambers ; Grainger, Bucklersbury. \William Bradshaw, cattle aaltsman, Gretton, Northamp tonshire, May 7, at three, and June 11, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry chambers; Cooke, Sing-street, Cheapside. '1 homes Hanson, builder, Leeds, May 21 and June 18, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Resliworth, Staple-inn, London ; Sanderson, Leeds. Richard Marsden, linen draper, B—• ntnawr, Brecknock, May +B, at twelve, and June 12, at eleven, at the .Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Mawson, Manchester; Bevan, Bristol. Edward Few, cabinet-maker, Manchester, May 15, and June l', at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, an d Skii rrow , Bedford-row, London, or Whitworth, Manchester. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) There was no case of the least public interest or import ance heard in this Court to-day. A good deal of time was occupied in hearing the arguments of counsel upon a point which had arisen out of two parties having made certain bets upon the result of the Derby, qnd one of them wishing toget back his stake before the result was known. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) A jury was empanelled in this Court to try a case arising out of the sale of certain railway shares, and the time at which they were sold; but the cane was of no interest ex cept to the parties concerned. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) In this Court the greater part of the day was consumed with a case in which the legality of the appointment of the churchwardens for the parish of Walbrouk was brought in question. There was no public interest attached to the case. Samuel Rodgett, iron founder, Blackburn, Lancashire. on May 13. and June 16, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assit,rnee ' Manchester; Milne, Parry, Mil ne , an d M orr i s , London, Wilding and Fisher, Blackburn, Johd Harrison, ship chandler, Kingston -upon-Hull, May 13 and June 3, at eleven, at the Leede District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Leeds; C. and J. Allen, solici tors, Carlisle -street, Solio-square, Lo n d on; Johnson,Hull. Edmund Thomas Allen, apothecary, Castlegate, Yorkshire, May 14 and June 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Rusliworth, solicitor, Staple- Lontton ; Wilson, York ; Harle, Leeds. l'ryce Mottrani, draper, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, May 12, and June 16, at half-past :10, at the Birmingham District Court: Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Gordon, Shrewsbury; James, Birmingham. 'l'. Harrison, victualler, Birmingham, May 13 and June 6, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Hodgson, Birmingham, Vin cent and Co., Temple, London. COURSE OF EXCEL Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 1034 Dittw, at sight ...... 12 7N Rotterdam •• 2U. 12 11 Autwen)•........ • ... 26 20 Ilamburgh •-al.B. 14 Altona ....... ......... INGE.--(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar... ••• • . Leghorn .•.. • • 30 75 Genoa .••• • • • . 26 20 Milan .. .. • • • • • • Venice.... . • • • • • ...... -- Naples ••.... • • 39 3 4 Valenti°, per oz ..... 119% Lisbon.... • • ...... 5234 Oporto • • 5234 I tio Janeiro •• • .•• • • • 23 I lahia . ...... - Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 00 atto, 3 mouths.. Marseilles • . • • .. . • 26 20 . Frankfort on Maine.... 123 Petersburgh, 3 Us .. Berlin • • •• Vienna, effee. tio• • • • • • 10 12 Trieste, ditto.... ..... . 10 13 Madrid • • .. • • .. • • • ... 36 IA Cadiz • • • .. : ........ 36% ....• ...... inienos Ayres Sew York, 21 days' sight i'hlladelphia .......... - PRICES OF BULLION, PEA OZ, Foreign Gold hi bars.. £3 17 9 Vortagal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 Sew Dollars .... •• • • 0 0 0 Myer In bars 0 4 11 Bilba0.. Barcelona ...... .. Seville.• ..... .••••••.. BANK OF PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending April 28, 1846, is 365. 2M d. per cwt. (From this ~ 4n Account, pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturday, th ISSUE DTP, Notes Issued. . . - MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price:Current of May 1.) SUGAR. —To-day raw sugar was purchased less freely for home consumption. In the West India market only a small amount of business was transacted, but the show continuing rates for the 250 lilmi s so ld. scanty. merchants we re genera lly enabled to obtain f ormer I iEFINED.—To• day Refined Goods were m uc h sought after by the h ome tra d e, b ut few parcels were t o b e h a d. Th e value of b rown Lumps is 66s to 66s 6d , an d St an d ar d L umps 678 to 67 s Gd, upon which terms contracts have b een entered into for forward delivery. Bonded Crushed Sugar is dull of sale at 335. per cwt, for first quality. Matnarrius.—This afternoon Mauritius was less in re quest, and 8,793 bags 11 casks at auction went is per cwt under former ra!,.B, but the whole sold. EAST IxbiA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with less demand, and four parcels offered a auction, amounting to Su gar, and 5,237 bigs, weut at full rates for the fine white kinds. but all other sot is sold 6d to is lower ; the whole offered, how ever, found buvers. F°"1"• —.10 -day there was no public sale of Foreign B hia were sold at 18s 6d to A 6d per cwt for refining here privately only small parcels of good and fine brown under bond. I . os c re o r F p F r E i E ce . L. Blotassas.—ln West India a large business has been description of turairsacted this week, and the batter sorts have brought very f rates; but for common holders are compelled to accept and a further advance in This afternoon there was no public sale of any transacted in good ordinary Native Ceylon, in consequence of tree; but privately a fair business was 44s to 44s 6d per cwt being taken. TEA.—To•day there was much activity in the Tea market, Congou for ca,li was not obtainable under 10t1 per lb cash. SPICE4.—With prices took Nutmegs the market has been well sup plied this week, place; common sound , and the demand having been limited a fall iii prices of 2d to 3(1 per lb has taken place. Mace is much wanted, and prices have risen 2d per lb. In Cloves little husin, , ss has been transacted privately, and 35 cues at auction were nearly all taken in at modersee rates, Although Cassia Lignea is offered privately rather under under previous rates ; still the trade operate with caution. There are sellers of Black Pepper even rather under former rates ; still t h e home trade have operated with caution privately. RIM — White Beng a l- h as been in extens i ve d eman d t hi s forme week, and the parcels sold pri va t e ly we re at an advance on r rates of 6d per cwt. Ex orrs have been the chief operators, but yellow ha • p in II Futtrr " s not risen va ue. , . there is eriaently a better demand for all de selPl iota , . and the importers show a disposition to facilitate Satre; privately there has been some large business done in currants. SALTPETAE.---Rou h has with caution, and the market havingA been purchased . been well supplied, a decline iti prices of 4d per cwt has taken Place. #27,049,510 Dated the 30th day of April ; 184 &Ill:Ts—For all descriptions of Jamaica Rum the demand has Leen active this week, and a further advance of Id to 2d per go-dlon has taken place. 1 ;,.merara has been in ;cod good demand, and a further a I . vann has taken place. Calcutta is hell fn. Is. 9,1 to 1,4 lit i proff, with certificate, hut there lie been only a li-iited busies done this week. For Leeward Island 2s to is Id per gallon is asked for proof ,ttength, but buyers I,ve been cautuous in their proceedings. The Government Cataract of 100,100 gellons of Run), half East and half West India was taken this afternoon, all Messr,.. Lemon, Hart and Co. within a fraction of is 103. i per gallon proof strength. For Brandy rather lower rates having been taken tempted buyers to operate with more freedom. Geneva has deciined in value, and little business has been transacted. EMPERIA L PA It L I AMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. Lord DENNIAN presented a petition from the London Missionary society, praying to be exempted from the opera tions of the Charitable Trusts Bill. DEODANI)S BILL. Lord CAMPBELL moved the order of the day for going into Committee on this Bill. Lurd DENMAN expressed his approbation of the Bill in its pres,nt state. Lord BROUGHAM also expressed his concurrence with the object of the Bill. He - thought that if an officer like the Procurator-Fiscal in Scotland, was instituted in England : it would be a great means of forwarding criminal justice. Lord LY t TELTON supported the Bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR was in favour of the Bill, which had been unanimously agreed to in Committee up stairs as a measure very desirable. Their Lordships then went into Committee on the Bill, and the several clauses were agreed to. IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition against the Irish Great Vs estern Railway, viz., the line from Portarlington to Galway. He said it was signed by a large number of share holders, at least the parties signing it purported to be such, and to represent 121,0001. He would recommend the peti tion to the attention of the House. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said, he had heard of a great many shareholders in the Irish puiject who were just as anxious that the line should be forwarded. This petition had been got up by a person who styled himself a secretary to a rival Company. The shares were now selling at 2/. disaount ; if any person purchased these shares they would be entitled to receive 31. per share when the affairs of the company were wound up. Their Lordship; would see that this would give great encou ragement to gauitAH3 .peculation in railway._ Hp presented a petition from the chairman and directors, praying their Lord ships to pass the Bill. Lord BROUGHAM wished to lay some information be fore the House, which he h.id received on the subject of way speculation. He had received a letter from a sharebroker, which stated that his business made him acquainted with the optni..ns of other brokers on the state of that speculation, and the) coincided in his own sentiments, which were thus stated in the letter. I beg to call your Lordships' attention to the fact that within the last few days the mania of railway spectuation ha been revlvr d with a ll i t , f ormer tu.y. Es:ablished are at from 201. to 30 . per cent premium, and the scrip of lines, which are of a doubtful character, have gone f.om a discount to a pre mium. 'I he consequences will be inure serious than is gene rally- imsgined. First, it IV i 1 sn.ble new companies lo get a majority of three-fifths in favour of carrying them on, and se curely cloak interested parties and the frauds of others ; and lass not least, we shall have another panic." This showed the necessity of adopting some off ctual measures to meet the ims pending evil of undue speculation, during the continuance of which the gambler wade his harvest.— ( Hear. ) After a few words from - the Marquis of SALISBURY. which were inaudible in the gallery, Lord MONTEAGLE was of opinion that all the Bills on the table of the House should be suspended until the opinions of the shareholders cculd be ebtained respecting them. He, however, saw considerable injustice in suspending the test to some Bills and applying it with great severity to others. There never was a year in his opinion, in which a more ex traordinary and vxtravagant proposition had been made to either House of Parliament. He agreed with the Noble Mar quis behind him, thnt they ought to make one rule govern all. On these grounds he had taken the liberty of stating so much, because, havaig originally opposed this Bill, he felt himself now precluied, and he should consider himself acting not in a very unjust manner, in refusing the passing of this Bill. He did not know whether his Noble Friend had moved the third reading of that Bill, and he would now move that the Bill be read a thiad t.me. Lord REDESDALE explained the grounds on which he had taken with respect to this Bill or. a former occasion. There was no doubt that the petition which he formerly pre sented, embodying. as it did, so large a body of wealthy LORDS' SUMMARY. The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Irish Great Western (Dublin ar.d Galway) Railway Bill, and the Midland Great Western of Irvland (Dublin and Mullingar) Railway Bill, were, after a discussion, respectively read a third time and passed. Lord MONTEAGLE moved the second reading of the Rail- Way Deposits Bill. The Duke of BEAUFORT wished it should be postponed, in consequence of the absence of several Noble Lords who wished to take part in the debate. The second reading was postponed accordingly. In answer to the Bishop of EXETER, it was stated by the Loll CHANCELLOR that the IL'use would nut go into Com mittee on the Religious Removals Disabilities Bill before Tuesday. On the motion that the order of the day for the House going into Committee on the Railway Dissolutions Bill, The Earl of RADNott protected agnio,t the Bill, which was calculated to break up many excellent projects for rail ways, and in all instances to encourage intrigues and gam bling. THE RUN, LONDON, FRIDAY _EVENING. MAY 1, Ip4n. ENGLAND. right's Gazette.) 7th and Nth of Victoria, cap. 32, for ie 25th day of April, MO. URTMENT. Government debt .. Other securities .• • • 2,981,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,256,880 Silver bullion 1,792,630 X 27,049,316 :. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. "- oEpARTMEN T. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 13,523,06 5 Other securities .... 17,884,532 Notes • • • • • 6,488,140 Gold and silver coin.. 656,317 Z 557, MARSHALL, Chief C 34,ruhier.044 BANKING D] Proprietors' capital.. 14,543,000 Rest ............ 3,364,576 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, SON and Di vidend accounts) .. 2,698,953 Other depostta • • 1648,110 Seven day and other • • • • • •• • 562,415 X 35,557,054 Dated the 30th day of April, ltl4 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WAR-OFFICE, MAY 1, Mg. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet lied Sub-Lieutenant William George Etrl of Munster to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Lord Glamis, who retires ; H. S. Crawley, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Earl of 6th Monster, iraBo l!g o l n a Liti.ards—Liutenant E. Warrine e Cap tain, by purchase, vice Taylor, who retires ; Conte 11. L. Carter to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice. Warriner, May 1; E. N,l4:voy, Gent., to be Cornet, bye purchase, vice Walker, promoted, April 30 ;J. M. Heath, ent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Carter, May 1. 10th Light. Dragoons—Lieutenant R. E. Blake, from the 22d Foot, to be Lieuten ant , b y purchase, vice yder, pro moted; Lieutenant A. J. Loftus, from the 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, v i ce Si r T. Munro, Bert., promoted. May 1. 12tti Light Dragoons—Captain W. 11. Hare, from half-pay t n . b e Captain, vice S. A. Cape!, who exchanges; D. A. Monro to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hare, who retires, May 1; Cornet and Adjutant J. de Mont morency• to have the rank of Lieutenant, April 30 ; M. Prior by purchase vi II G Sutton to be Lieutenant , , vice Lieutenant sl s t ke : Cornet H. G. Monro ; J. W. Fox, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice J. W. Bennett, Gent., to be Cornet, 14th Light Dragoons— in 10th Light Dragoons, by purchase, vice Rosser, promoted May y W L Gent., Sutton, bray 1. . Foot, maY I . vice Charlton, proMoted in 7th . Ce -19 n Rifle Regiment, 3d Foot—eieut. W. Pownall, from y 110 eXclaivges, May 1... to In Liouteriant, - yioo &owe, who : . let Foot—E. H. Finney, Gent., to be .. Ensign, i by purchase, (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. Sir C. LEMON moved that it be an instruction to the Com mittee (Group 27), to which the north Staffordshire Railway (Harecastle to Sandbach), North Staffordshire Railway (Chur - net Valley Line), North Staffordshire Railway (Potteries Line), are referred, that they have leave to consolidate the three Bills into one Bill. The motion was agreed to. EDINBURGH. LEITH, AND GRANTON RAILWAY. lir. RICA KDO moved that the Committee on Group (No. 8) of Railway Bills have leave to sit and proceed on Alontlaa) next on the Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton (exten sion anti branches) Bill. tio%withstandin t r that seven char days' notice of the sitting of the Cooimittee on that Bill had not been given at the Private Bill-offi :e, - After a few words nom Mr. GREENE, the motion was withdrawn. CAMBRIDGE IMPROVE VIENT BILL. Mr. WARD moved that the Cambridge Improvement Bill, notice of the second reading of which was given for Monday, the 27th of April last, be read a second time, notwithstanding the period lmited by the resolutions of the House had expired. 'l he motion was agreed to. GOLCON INCLOSURE BILL. Mr. 6REENE moved .‘ That the order referring the pe tition of 11.1ajer-lieneral Sir James Fullerton Dundas. Baronet, against the Gollon inclosure Bill, to the Committe on the Bill, and counsel ordered, be read. That the said petition being against the whole 8111, and not against the preamble or clauses, and not praying for the petitioner to be heard, by himself, counsel, or agents, calinoi, according to the practice of this house, be referred to the Commiltee f—that, therefore, the said order be discharged." The motion was aereed to. LOUGH S'il ILLY AND LOUGH FOYLE DRAINING AND EMBANKING. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted. REPORTS. The following Reports were brought up, the amendments and alterations agreed to, and the Hills ordered to be en grossed :—Helensburgh Extension and Pollee, Helensbuigh Harbour—Glasgow Union Arcade—Bostun, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wisbeeh)—Stowmarket Navigation. _ GLASGOW WATERWORKS BILL. The Lords' Amendments on this Bill were read and agreed to. _ 1 LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Sir JOHN TYRELL presented petitions from the parish of Kennington and other places, praying for a revision of the law of settlement, more especially with respect to pauper lunatics. The petition was ordered to lie nu the table. ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from the Roman Ca'holics of Rochdale in favour of the Roman Ca tholic Relief Bill. The petition was ordered to be laid on the table. PAssENUER DUiY PAID nY RAILWAY COMPANIES. Mr. BROTHERTON moved for a return of the amount of moneys levied and paid sunnily by ear h railway company in England and Wales, under the head of duty on passengers, made up to the sth day of January in each year from 1841 to 1846. Also, a t•imilar return for Scotland. Also, a similar return for Ireland.—Agreed to. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. WARD presented a petition from a public meeting recently held in Exeter Hall, -- ogainst the punishment of death. Mr. AINSWORTH presented a petition in favour of the Lancaster and North Yorkshire Railway. THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Mr. BANKES presented a petition from the poor of Briilport Union against certain amendments in the law or settlement. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the Hou,e at its risi ng s h : u ld ad j ourn to Monday next.— Agi eed to. WILLIAM SMITH O'BRIEN. M. B. ROCHE P.aid that it oppeated that his Honourable Friend the Member for Limerick considered that he had been misrepresented in what he (Mr. Roche) stated to the Home las'. night. He therefore hoped that the Howe would per mit him to read a letter from the Hon. Member without.,.an) comment " House of Commons Prison, ..May 1,1646. "My dear Roche,—l •ball feel much obliged if you will explain to the House, this evening - , that you were under a misconception when you stated yesterday that I complained that no opportunity had been afforded to me of speaking in my own defence. " On the contrary, I cheerfully acknowledge that such an opportunity was offered, and that I declined to avail myself of it. I was very anxious to have spoken yesterday, because I do not think my case was fairly stated to the House by the Chair man of the Committee of Selection. I referred to my let ters to the Committee, as stating the grounds upon which I had refused to serve upon Committees on Scotch and English railway Bills. If those letters had been read irs extenso I should have been contented to abide the opinion of the House upon them, but the Chairman of the Committee of Selection read only such portions of them as tended to produce an im pression on the House unfavourable to my conduct. " I wish it also to be known, that until the closing sentence of Air. E.itcourt's speech reached me, I did not knew what was the nature of the motion which he intended to submit ; so that I was unprepared to form an opinion ai to the course which it would be most advisable for me to adopt. I did not know whether I was to be imprisoned or reprimanded, or whether a Committee might not be appointed to take the case into consideration before any final motion should be proposed to the House. As mine is a new case arising out et resolu tions adopted without notice, without discus , 'on, not founded on long-established practice, not supported by any author'ty derived from statute or from prescrip tion, it seemed to me that the appointment of a Committee to deliberate upon the subject, was not only the wisest and most natural mode of dealing with the case, but also that which would have been most -conformable to former precedents. I need not say that my de cision with respect to the propriety of addressing the House on my own behalf; or of remaining silent, might have been affected by a knowledge of the motion which was to be proposed to the ouse. Undoubtedly, if I had foreseen that my views would have been so much misrepresented in debate as they have been, I ►hould not have declined to state them fully to the House. " In all proceedings in Parliament it is customary to give due notice to the parties affected by such proceedings—such notice, therefore, may be considered as a "right " rather than as a " courtesy," With reference to the preliminary motion made on Monday night, I was left in such entire ignorance of the terms of that motion, that I absolutely mistouk the question when put from the chair, and imagined that it was an order to attend the House on Tuesday ; whereas I afterwards learned that it was an order to attend the Committee. " On last Friday I stated to Mr. Estcourt, in private, that I should feel much obliged to him if he would intimate to me the terms of the motion which he intended to make in reference to my case, as soon as his own determination was formed. I sub sequently received no communication from him. " I do not wish you to reveal to the House what an Irish. man thinks of such a mode of proceeding. Suffering from the injustice of the British House of Commons, I expect nothing from its generosity. I 01.11 make no further appeal to the House. Yesterday I was extremely anxious to have been allowed Ito speak on my own behalf before my committal to prison as a culprit. I shall not again condescend to solicit even this trifling favour. "In concluding, I beg most anxiously and earnestly to re quest you to inform the House that I am no party to any motion for my discharge. " I remain, my dear Roche, very sincerely yours, " WILLIAM S. O'BRIEN, " E. B. Roche, Esq., M.P." SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ELECTION. Mr. GISBORNE wished to ask the Hon. Member for South Nottinghamshire, whether a correapendence which had appeared in the local and London newspapers between T. B. Hildvard, Esq., M.P., and T. Herbert, E s q, mayor of Not tingham, relating to the late election in South Nottingham shire. was authentic? and, in case the answer should be in the affirmative, whetherthe Honourable Mem ber • was now prepared to prove that the free trade committee at. Nottingham, for promoting Lord Lincoln's election, afered 23/. to two voters, who had promised thoir votes to the Honourable Member, in case they would vote for Lord Lincoln. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN rose to a point of order, He wished to know whether it was incumbent upon his honour able Fri,nd to answer such questions?—( Hear.) The SPEAKER replied that the Hon. Member for Not tinghamshire must exercise his own discretion, but according to tne practice of the 1-louse it was customary for Hon. Mem bers to answer questions that were continually put to them, whether those questions related to the bu.dness of the House or not. Mr. GISBORNE made some observations which were scarcely audible in the gallery. He was understood how ever, to say that it was a fir subject for that House to in quire into, and as the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hilyard) had made the statement in question, he thought that the House should give him at, opportunity of offirming or denying it. It the Hen. Member would affirm it, he would move for a Select Committee to give him an opportunity of proving the state ment. He thought that the Hon. Member had reason to complain about his bei ng as k e d such a question, as lie had given two days' notice of his intention to ask it. The subject then dropped. MR. 8311TH O'BRIEN. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he would postpone his motion relative to the discharge of Mr. Smith O'Brien from the custody of the Sergeant -at-Arm s till Monday next. CONSUMPTION OF SMOKE. Sir. J. GRAHAM, in reply to a question front Mr. Peter Borthwick said that it was not the intention of the Government to introduce any measure this session with regard to the con sumption of smoke. He had entertained great apprehensions last session as to the working of the plans which had been adopted for that purpose, and far from these apprehensions being now removed they were more and more confirmed. ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the motion that the order of the day, the Protection to Life (Ireland) Bill, be read, Mr. P. SOMERS rose and proceeded to address the House, but in consequence of the low tone in which he spoke, and the contusion that prevailed at the bar of the House, he was for some time utterly inaudible. It must be evident to the Right Honourable Baronet that it was not by such a Bill as the present, the state of Ireland was to be altered. Let the Government instead of persisting in this odious measure, introduce some measure for the purpose of giving greater securily to the tenant, the improvement of waste lands and such other remedial measures, and they would produce more peace in Ireland than a constabulary tet, times greater than that which at present could de The distress in Ireland had been denied. The existence of the potato failure had been considered an exaggeration. gentle men • ould, with an easy self-indulgence, pursue their specu lations, and theorize ; but nothing real or substantial was the result. Ireland was still left to drag out a miserable existence. through the misrule. Neither he nor the Irish Members could approve of the spirit of the measure. Mr. M. O'CONNELL did not intend to follow the example which had just been set of introducing matter which was quite irrelevant to the purpose. He thought sufficient had al ready been said on that tonic, and he believed that suffi cient matter already remained ese. ...the, debate nt equal length with that which had already transpired. He had certainly been very much struck at the moment by the state. rent of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of Government respecting the state of Ireland now arid what it had been in fo, mer years. The Right Hon Baronet compared the stets of Ireland in 1843 with its present condition, and had asks', whether there wet e any , mea-ures taken at ail for the repressie, of crime during that period. Now, any one would suppose from still an inquiry as that, that during the last two year. the Government had done absolutely nothing. But what ac tually been the case with regard to Ireland since 1843? Foi his part, he might ask whether the Government had been by any means idle dining that period ? Why, they had dismisse, , as many as twen'y-two magistrates, and on application iron the country, the replies from Dublin had confirm-I: the replies of the authotitids. This was their first step Vat had been the course of the Government during the las, few years. first step was to pass that most ridiculous of all measures, the Arms Act, while stilt existed a most cif-etivi: Bill of the same kind. Their next step was to issue a procla mation against the Clontarf meeting, then to prosecuse the ' leaders of the Repeal Association; next to imprison then- ' most unjustly, and now they were going to pass this most obnoxious and unnecessary measure.—(llear, hesr. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINES4. (From the Vines and Proceeding s of the House of commons. THURSDAY, APRIL. 30. SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS. 310NDAY, 31AY 4. Trent Valley Midland and Grand Junction. Portbury Pier and Railway. OxtOrd, Coventry - , and Burton-on-Trent. Mancitestc,, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway. Morayshire. Thames Damn Dock and Railway. IMPERIAL PARL A M T 1 O (LSE OF LO1a) 8, April 30, The Loan CIIANCELLOK took his seat upon the Woolsairk at Five o'clock. RELIGIOUS On\ ON RELIEF BILL. The LORD CHANCEL OR aid, that upon the second reading of this Bill he telt b00.0.t to call their Lordships' at tention to it. His Noble Friend had framed a Bili last year for the purpose of repealing several penal Acts against her Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects. He at that time asked the Noble Lord to entrust the Bill to him. His Noble Friend complied with that request, and he (the Lord Chancellor) laid the matter before her Nlajesty's criminal law ad visers, after which a Bill was introduced to their Lordships' House which met with very little opposition, and was passed by a very great majority in the other House of Parliament. He hat' pledged himself to look inte the merits of the subject, and with that pledge he had complied, and accordingly he had referrer' the mater to her Majesty's fist criminal law adviser (Sir Edward Ryan) and other eminent lawyers. Ir was possible that considerable difficulty had been felt by some parties at some portions of the Bill. To the former part of i. considerable objeetion might be entertained, but in the other he conceived there would be no objection what , rver. He had, therefore, determined to divide the Bill into two parts. The first part related to oaths, which it was necessary for minis ters of the Church of England, as well,; as Dissenters to make on certain occasions. The ottier i telated to cer tain disabilities under which some portion ofle'rAlajesty 's sub jects at preterit laboured. To the first part no objection what ever could be taken, and the other proposed to repeal no less than thirty Acts of Parliament which imposed disabilities on persons of the Jewish persuasions. The two first of these Acts were those of Henry IH. and Edward 1., by which it was de creed that persons of that. persuasion could not possess land or houses for their own dwelling. That Act imposed various re strictions and inshgnities—one of them was that bad ges sh ou l d be worn b o th by ma l es an d femal. a, and it describ ed th e form that he had which these should be. He thought, theref a ur athha°t": h fs e a t Bill t a o h ril u y id t h b a e t irteawdaas second necessar y tintioien., p ff o e i:h d d e b r n y e e l next point to which he would allude was the pen alti es .h t c h o e ul r d eig n n ot oi re Q fr u .r ee t k o i this without alluding to the form p assed of prayer was established in of the sth and 6th of Edward V I., Elizabeth and Vl.,Chatalre,si.A which was to be used in different end in the the reign of E those who did not con chapels of the ki d n w gdom fo . rm C a e o r d ta jioniopeinnatlhtaietspwraeyreeri.miphoasetipt prayer was altered in the several reigns which succeed e d. Th ese / nalties were afterwards confirm e d an d ot h ers were added. One of these was, imprisonment of six months for th e first offence, for the second offence one year, and for the third offence imprisonment for hie. Tliese penalties were still existing, for they had been continued by different Acts of Parliament down to the present time. In the session before the last, their Lot dships repealed them so far as they related to Roman Cathodes, hut they were still con tinued so far as Presbyterian Dissenters were concerned. A Dissenter, however, escaped from these penalties by taking a particuLir oath ; but was not this an inconsistency ? Hut their Lordships must. remember that people of the Jewish persuasion were always subject to those penalties, for they could not take the oath to which he had already referred. He hoped their Lord:4l4ls w °Ilk! think, then, that the 3d of Edward the Sixth ought to be repealed. Now, then, the second penalty to which he had referred required every person to attend the service of the Church in his parish every Sunday, and if he (Id not. he was liable to be admonisherdwemho(resveeh o t iin subjected it.isoens to a pen a lt y . N ow I R u igh P t -4 Pr a e l l ' a o te, t f o or P a e n a d a t e h s a ; r a e b t e a r t he a e p n eh te a r i t t a y ir , ! h ed oui t t h i e he h s ig t i lia a t p r pe el:pdeett,e partieswasdesirous connected t ir " at the tth first Established Church. It was for their Lordships to consider if any, and what, proceedings had been taken under the p owers of these A rts . I t appeared then that fur the last one hundred and fifty years no proceedings under such statutes had been taken, and it was now for their Lordships to consider whether it was necessary to have such a law at all.—(llear, hear.) He alluded to the first, of Elizabeth ; there was a clause which enacted that any one acknowledging the supremacy et the see of Rome, was r.ubject to a penalty of forfeiture of his good, a nd property; f or t h e second offence they wer e t o be further pi shed, and for the third offence they were to be d eeme d godguilty of high t reason. . These were monstrous ac 4, a of to be repeated. It was true, that the Act relating to [ treason had been repea:ed, but the others still remained ea the itatute-buok in all their original force. Flt proposed that. these Acts should be re pealed. They applied alone to Roman Catholics and did not apply to sectarians generally. They all knew the Roman Ca tholics of this country, zed it could not be denied, that the furetamental principles of their religion was to e..eknoeledge the supremacy of the Roman Pontiff in religious matters. It was preposterous. then, to suppose, that any penalties could be retained against I:ornan Catholics for holding the ecclesiastical and spiritual headship of the Pope. But he had heard it in timated, not asserted, that opposition world be offered, from a quarter where he would have least expected it; but it it we re to be so, he conc e ived that 110 opposition could b e more in famous, or less maintainable, more utterly hopeless than that was. This Act was not to prove that ecclesiastical supremacy which had been over and over again declared by the ancient Acts of Parliament. Tue words which specified it in the sth ot Elizabeth were precisely the words used in the first. It had been stated before, in the same terms, in the sth and 26th of Henry VIII., and was, he held, an inherent and an inalienable right in the Crown of these realms. A Right Rev. Prelate, an ancient friend of his, proposed that the penalties, as far as related to the ministers of the Established Church, should not be repealed, with regard to the supremacy. To meet that, he would propose that these Ministers should still be subject to the censures of the Church; and would introduce a proviso that the clause should in ne way atfect the other clauses of the Bill. He would now come to the statute passed against Popish recusants, and with regard to that statute he should say that no one could doubt the propriety of abolishing the penalties whirls that statute imposed. The next Act of Parliament to which he referred was the statute of James, which required par Lies to attend their parish church on the anniversary of what was called the gunpowder plot, and any person who di-obeyed this injunction was liable to be indicted for a m'sdemeanour. So tar as the Roman Catholics were concerned, they had already passed an Art ef Parliament, relieving them from the provisions of thi- Act, but they were still applicable to the members of the Church of England, Dissenters, persons of the Jewish persuasion; hut he was sure their Lordships would agree with him that this Act ought to be repealed in respect to them also. The next Act of Parliament to which he wished to refer s prohibited the introduction into this country of books, and papers, and writ nts, from the see of Rome. Any person infringing this Act of Parliament was guilty of h'gh treason, and was liable to be tried and executed for that offence. Every body knew the his tory of this Bill. Pope Pius the Seventh excommunicated Queen Elizabeth, and the Bull for this purpose was fixed up to the palace of the Bishop of London, and upon some place in the metropolis of France, which excited the indienation of the monarch of that country. It was under these feelings that the Act was passed ; and he wo u ld t e ll th e i r L or d sh i ps why it ought to be repealed. Their Lordships had already passed a law tolerating the performance of the Roman Catholic wor ship ; but this could not be done without the clergy and pre lates of the Church communicating with the Pope of Rome ; and it was for this reason, as well as from a know ledge that neither Scotland nor Ireland passed a similar Act that he proposed their Lordships should repeal it. He now came to the llth and 12th William 111 , which were two of the severest Acts that ever were passed. By these Act, any person seizing a pri e st a ft er h av i ng pet formed mass, was to I receive 1001. ; and every young person, on attaining the age of 15 years, was called upon to take a number of oaths ; and lie thought their Lordships would have no objection to repeal an Act of that sort. By the 2,1 of Anne, any person becoming reconciled to the Church of Rome, or causing another person to be reconciled to that Church, subjected himself to the penalties of prccmunire. Their Lordships were aware that the effect of a pr,munire, was to place a person out of the pro tection of the law ; and it had even been debated whether such a person might not be slain with impunity. He had no heeita lion in saying that that Act ought to be repealed. By enother Act of Parliament, no person could keep a school, ter become a tutor in a private family, without a licence from the Bishop or Archbishop of the diocese. By another Act of Pat liament any person not going to church was subject to a pecuniary penalty ; and when he was told that these Acts were obsolete, he could not help rec ;fleeting that within four or five years fourteen poor labourers hail been convicted under it, and sent to prison, and were only released after an applica tion to their Lordships. By the Ist of Elizabeth,. any person not going to shut ch, or retusny, to go, was subject to a fine of 20/. a month during the time of his abstaining from going. An option was given afterwards to the Crown to seize upon tlse lands of the recusant ; and in one year the fines amounted to 39,C001, These penalties also affected a married woman, and if her husband chose to pay the penalties to liberate her, she was only then freed from the consequences of her recusancy. He had now made his statement, and lie was prepared to give e ver y exp l anation i n his power, to any Noble Lord that might require it. If any mischief enuld result from the repeal of these stringent enactments, he would be sorry to propose their abolition. He had now to con clude, by proposing that the Bill be read a second time. Lord BROUGHAM quite concurred with his Noble and Learned Friend, that no man could rise in that House and pro pose the continuance of these penalties on the statute bk. He entirely concurred with hi s Hon and Learned Friend oo on the Woolsack on this subject. His Noble and Learned Friend had alluded to the fact of this di-graceful law having been brought into operation in the year 1541, and he defied the art of man to point out anything that could more enliven the dormant snake into a vicious vitality. In that case the worthy magi-. grates could nut forget the unfortunate men for poaching. But, determined as they were not to allow them to escape, one of the worthy magistrates cried out, " Oh, but you were not at church last Sunday.t' " No," said his victims. " Oh, then," said he, " it's Queen Elizabeth's shilling." They were therefore fined Queen Elizabeth's shilling, which in value amounted to one pound eight shelings, and they being labour mg men and unable to pay that sum, were committed to prison for one month. The Act said that we must attend our own parish church—so that it would not do if we were to attend any other church—for the words of the Act fixed the place of worship. Penalties, restricting a man from the exercise of his religion according to his own faith. penalties, not against th e individual for an act committed against the country, but for he exercise of a particular faith, for opinions expressed or for worship exercis e d, oug h t not to b e allowed to retrain on the statute book. But w h en t h ey proposed to remove penalties indicted- upon pet son s fo r i ntro d ucing i nto this country the edicts, the bulls, and decrees of a foreign potentate, who as sumed super for jurisdiction in matters eccles astical, dot alone in his own country, but • over the whole world, and over the subjects of her Majesty the Queen of England, lie for one could not agree to such Ro a pyrpr p tlshi r ot o ne p pl ( w hs anh a rg L o_ If the ern Cenh Pope turo(ih sent tho! a se, :,gui te na ul nt r into atst be yt Sovereign, w country, established, the h i e n s a any w ay h. w e, y fixed that bull up or published it was amenable to the law as it now stands. But the ingenuity of the Vatican did not -top there; the Vatica- was too ingenious to make any such mistake as that. it well knew how to issue its de crees through the priest to the congregation, and obt dried ucli an influence as would very mischievously effect the minds of the people. He, therefore, saw great difficulties which in •iured him to pause before he assented to the repeal of all these penalties ; for there was not a body of men on the face of :he earth more slavishly semis ive to the will of a tyrannical diaster than were the priests of the Roman Catholic Church ,o the Pope's commands. They might laugh at the temporal power of the Pope, but through the submission of the Catholfc priests to their Sovereign, the Bishop of Rome, there was no potentate in the whole world , nore powerful in spiritual matters than the Pope. The penalties of pleasnunire and recusancy were absurd penalties, and they ought not to be allowed to remain on the stat ute.book. He had only to add, that they could not altogether dispense with the prohihititins as to precessions. He knew how offensive these Popish processions weuld prove to the people ot England, and he considered that they would excite strong feelings among the inhabitsets of Birmingham and other 'owes. I‘ith regard to bells lie would say nothing, as he did not think their orthodoxy could be affected by them. The LORD CHANCELLOR intimated that there was p r o feo s l e ri d gtiho i eu n sß t o l s i m e upa l: nr i s t c li tiho i 2 th l:_cs r h t;g eh a e r o d rha t ay o d bells. Nothing rwi ha t respectthe r ") nothing , o tl hhoralsa: they believed in them.—( Laughter.) The Noble and , Learn ed Lord had s t a t e d t h e case for a repeal of this Act in the clearest manner-- as he did on every other matter—and he trusted their Lordships would see the n ecess i ty of repeelipte the Act. The Bishop of LONDON slid 'he hags to address a few words to their Lordships on the Bill before the House. He had not gone fully int o a comparison of all these statutes, eccause it required rather a legal than a theological mind to look properly into them ; hut, after such consideration as he could give! hem, he had come to the determination not to resist ;he second reading of the Bill.—( Hear, hear.) The last ques- rion was, whether those penalties could nst he modified, for it should be recollected that this cla m of the Pope to supremacy had never been formally and openly laid aside or renounced. By that supremacy the Pope claimed the right to exonerate her Alajesty's subjects from their allegiance. He did not expect this doctrine would be openly promulgated, because he appre hended that thej person proclaiming would subject himself to the punishments of a seditious Act. He named this, because he conceived that it would in some degree account for the apprehension which it had been intimated was entertained by himself and the friends near him, and because he thought that this Bill might be going further than his Noble and Learned Friend apprehended and intended it should do. It should be, recollected what the circumstances were under which the sth of Elizabeth was passed. and the fears which were then ascer tained. The Commissioners who prepared the Toleration Act, had expressed their opinion that the clause imposiug penalties might be modified, but that it should not be altogether abrogated If the Roman Cat . ltholie religion was tolerated at all he did not see how they could continue these penalties He was extremely glad that some objection had been made by a Noble Lord to part of the Bill, but he quite concurred that as far at least as supremacy, it was a political question. He confessed tha!:nel at tine time wished the assistance of her Majesty's judge;,,, w ith regard to these provisions, but after what transpired I %e thought they would generally concur in removing those dishabilities from the freedom o! opinion. - Lord CA AIOYS returned his thanks to the Noble Lord for Naming introduced such a Bill; and he quite concurred wi'h him that these °ti nes p ena l t i es s h ou ld b e repealed. He thought, however, that the laws which Ica - bade Roman Catholics to present to livings should air, be repealt'd. No evil c ould result from Rman Catholic s h aving that ower, for the clergyman would require to be pre viously examined before his presentation to any living. ( The Noble Lord then quitted from Buth•r's edition of Coke upan Littleton, to himself fi wo ul d l t l h s e e l fb Ateoe f o undt s he t d eta t hi h re e tt, 1 the R oma n (h i: mi l t h4r,,,GeorgeC,Prove tht no danger could result from Roman Catholics having that power.) a w t h a s o ih liable a.dbi divine, were exa m ined, whoe penaltyall allowed e o id ; one hundred ponnds. How would this apply to the Right Rev. Dr. Murray, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. NA,roiiihiebiLstdi,thhuent nreo;idsurt•hhefiAncetshardefeerv,eerdliteae.n inHfleicteeoda. That Ifight Rev. Prelate was always acknowledged as the perceive u hat possible purpose such Acts would serve, and he thought the sooner they were removed from the statute book the better. It was not the Cathelics alone who sought to hare these clauses repealed, hut there was a large party. struggling for the sake of common sense and toleration, who wialied to see these penalties blotted out of the statute hook. Id The Representing, as he did, the Roman Catholics of th, United Kingdom, he thought be had stated sufficient to induce the Noble and Learned Lord who sat upon the woolsack, to take the subject into his serious consideration, and he would leave it for the good feeling anti tderant spirit of thy Noble Lord to hereafter adopt the suggestions he had ventured to throw' out.—( Hear, hear. ) I he Bishop of EXETER wished, after what had falbn from the Noble Lord who had just sat down, to say a few - words, but he mould promise not to tietain their Lordships for more than a few nii , ute-. He did not intend to oppose the Bill which isos before their Lordships, but notwithstanding what had fallen . from th e N o bl e Lord u Ins last addressed th e H ouse, he c0r..11 not help thinking that these penalties were as justly in;:octe° upon certain tarties at the time they were enacts-1 as the): were now justly blotted out of the statute hook. Until tha t evening, he thought the day had gone by 'Alen a Nob le Lord would get up and sp ak against an Act of Parliamen t which gave himself the right of a seat in, that House, and thei r Lordships the benefit of his attend k nee d, in speaking of the sare:', Art, said a stranger corning lo ws ._ the moment, and he; , ng what he said, would think I,n, his,! nee and advice. The Noble _ t quoting an Act - s isarY l e B N lh obl i de' it ...a.l foolish fur ~erve to be treated as acts of high treason, yet it was n v ec en e e _ ce Noble Lord toaftallBk46ia, this iltt oa l tt r ai _ beca::.se al hough there wer, some offences which did n for their Lordships to put up with the incon a :_f is. , of prohibiting these off..nces, by sanctioning ',.' 6 11 ,.. es " lative measure which inflicted upon paileiar, hest-) At them penalties of a trifling character. '..A t hrilig.' - At the present moment there was a Bill pass i ng ,_,.... to the ether House of Parliament, which appeared to a'"'