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740 1; D NY. was He.— i st opt 110 e ' lot in th the G:si re Por t ' c e ble advas , interests °,;(10 are CO' l3 P,, fi leei n ild be 11' ad piv ne cteu v o dy 11+ outhl o ide s land Ai philiP P r qr. so, S o pit oVVnb 6 ,1 fif fi e' Zrb ilr) - 0 1)11 t he 11 Dr in b s rd , Wa ll° eiseu sd dec i t si )l b tigjp- id es' had c°l9 Ir. depu ta ci , I f le t he s l 3 : l. 9 es ll l:i c i Y t° • seo l° o. Is r jets the d to 01 0 , , , j eti e ed t b e t be h s t belie ll° Of IS „,ietf 4 ' bi b 3 f ? . ' 0 „ / Itsf n i.id, 10004 0 31330 Ittrifore )artiCU 5 re nt ii!i ec tO ffereli' 01 eleP to the rd' 1 • I.° 0 oil3,elpir 0 ,f to — .it ace. objeCt,Poi, this 5 01 011 ,,, 1 0 1 der ° ` goy ie' t he Airr and - con! 00, 40 0 De 15 " . r gfs taitif if 0 CO la it a'o la oy, be l o ng' ttild Wb - - - IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, March 12. Th© LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. POOR-LAW. sThe Mar u: f WESTMEATH presented a petition es. se , .S 0 o.tt temsele against the existing poor -law. The Marquis of CLANCARTY presented a petition t ° the • time effect from other places in Ireland. ,_.Lord BRO UGHAM presented a petition from Mr. N athaniel Herbert, in the county of Herts, against the Direct Northern Reilway Bill, complaining that the pro- Posed railway would pass for a mile through his estate and orchards and close by hi s dwelling house, and pr a y e d their Lordships not to allow the proposed Bill to pass into a law. The M arqu i s of WESTMEATII felt the greatest g m Pathy with every word that had fallen from the oble Lord in reference to Mr. Herbert. There were m i l toy other cases o f a s i m i lar and even a more aggra ted nature in Ireland, and he hoped their Lordships would take them into consideration, with a view to pre vent the evils complained of. Lord BROUGHAM would, at a future period, move filr a standi ng or d er, w hi c h would give to parties circum stanced as the petitioner was their expenses in opposing blilway Bills. Lord CAMPBELL thought the best course for the Petitioner to have adopted would have been to bring his teaeseri before a jury at H ea t s , an d h e wou ld not on l y have had co m p ensat i on f or t h e t i m b er which had e rt cut down, but a l so d amages f or whatever other in• d 14 .9 he might have sustained. „, THE IRISH PACIFICATION BILL. The Earl of ST. GERMANS moved the further cone "oeration of the report on the Irish Pacification Bill. . i. Lord BROUGH AM would ob-erve, in reference to ;`,.°° amendment o f hi s N o bl e Fr i end (Earl Grey), that such a clause were to be made a part of the Bill, it itt would be entirely inoperative, for it would be contend e d Irel an d that the house of a si, k neighbour was always b etween the offender's house and that of the clergyman. LORI) CHANCELLOR would move th e read °f the 1 4 of the amendment, which he wi s h e d t o b e ma d e part T he Clerk at th e t a bl e h av i ng read t h e clause as kn aded, O Th e LORD CHANCE LLOR sa i d that the clause tild req u i re some s li ght alteration, namely, in reference lthe applicatioe of the words "proof whereof," irWould have the word " whereof" so placed in tui s entence as to m a k e it app l y to t h e " law tiiness of the occasion," of the absence of the r tY from his house during theproscribed hours, and >' °t to the "suspicious circumstances." The Noble Lord the iloggested an alt erat i on i n t h e c l ause b earing on mtimidation of witnesses, which, he said, only e cted the grammatical construction of the sentence. MAGISTERIAL AUTHORITY. :lEarl CLANCARTY said that, on a late occasion, he I,ll,eaeoured to impress on the House the importance Justices of the peace in Ireland, being entrusted with `!v authority to compel witnesses to come forward and eve information in cases where they were cognia int e s crimes being committed. On that occasion, he (the "obis Earl) distinctly stated that such power did not e ast at present in Ireland, and that no person could he oeeltlPelled to come forward and make a charge 14:supply evidence. In calling attention to ,_,t state of thiugs he was met by a Noble Ll° opposite, who stated that he (Earl Clancarty) eto Mistaken the law, as such power did exist with the gistrltes to compel witnesses to come forward. t i g tv, that Noble Lord being, in his opinion, a very 4 1 b 1 and eminent auth or ity on suc h matters, he ed to know if a magistrate, on being informed Y a, policeman that a house had been burned he its plundered, and th a t A or B were cogn i zant of ~,,"ols had the po wer t o h ave arrested A or B w i th a " to compel him to give evidence?—( Hear.) h.Lord CAMPBELL replied that if t h ere were no t a t,her authority than himself present, he meant the k °Die and Learned Lord who sat on the Woolsack, then would wiliinelv answer the question. But he should gees Content himself with advising the Noble Earl to e e ,i,',_ r ess his question to that quarter, where, he was h e :cull. it would be fuEy and fairly answered.—(Bear, T he - ;mid laughter.) a nd Earl of CLANCARTY said that by the Noble hi; ',earned Lord (Lord Campbell) refusing to answer utlTquestion, he had shrunk from the position he had everingly maintained. What he (Lord Clancarty) e ot ev stood f rom t h e Bill was, that the magistrates had csiespower to co m p e l w i tnesses w h o were cognizant of ei to give evidence. e err h e _? LORD CHANCELLO R said he had been re the v u to, but he did not think he was bound to answer se ,question oed steo STOURTON said that no l anguage was t oo Chia n g to express his conviction that such a state of by O th which existed in I re l an d s h ou ld be put down tha t ° Legislature. H e was therefore desirous of p u ll ? impediment should be placed in the way 40 110; 4 °g the measure. Still, h e th oug h t some exempe for Pri 411 1 se b made in favour of th ose w h o were go i ng Th e e et, so that th e y m i g h t not b e li a bl e to arrest. doebiya, ORD CHANCELLOR said th a t no b o dy cou ld at a man going from one street to another, and wi lm e in. . the a bed of sickness, was a perfectly lawful act, vsetaerd STZeaning of the Act of Parliament. tc :, guilty of tl e ß r T ina o e N , wished to know, if a man, other were to be found in the street, Rig to a bed of sickness, would he be liable to be Ittested ? et;I:11,0 L ORD CHANCELLOR sa id, o f course a man itt;',larstaidmecs.ommitted murder wou ld b e li a bl e to b e arrested e report was then received, and th e Bill or d ere d to relid a tlard time to-morrow. STATE OF IRELAND. t a so. 4 t. GREY gave notice of his intention, on Monday o fl 'vtand generally. move an address to her Majesty o n th e state RAILWAY BILLS. t4The 4 Earl of DALIIOUSIE movel the suspension of s end, third, and fourth sections of the 233 d stand tetZder, requiring Select Committ ees on R a il way Bill s e. traffic evidence.—Agreed to Tam Lordships then adjourned.. .OUSE OF COMMONS, March 12. VelZ i te being only thi r ty-f our M em b ers at l our the House was adjourned till to-morrow. 1: 1 1, ''‘ .II LIAMEN TAR Y DIVISIONS. N N the -......___ . • •—e Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) ~_• WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11. Cle rf , ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. , t top t ol l, t;: `l' Second Reading read; Motion made, and Question pro- That . the Bill be now read a second time ."—Aineodment v. 4 to leave out the word" now," and at the end of the Ques liatie. li the words " upon this day six mouths :"—Question put, .klett ` ll e Word ' now' stand part of the Question." The House -..... 4 111 p MAJORITY—AYES, 66. 1 414, 4 , 1 ' 3 '.11 At , • A . Fitzgerald, R. A. O'Connell, John litz,, William Forster, Matthew Pakington, J. S. NZ'No ~_ ..... ,o bert Gibson, T. M. Pechell, Captain ZTatte r • Gisborne, Thomas Rawdon, Colonel t ‘ !npT i c itl• Graham, Sir J. Russell. L o'd John li t i;!:111 4 ~ P eter Greene, Thomas Som,rville. Si r W. 126e4 1 ',"'". Grey, Sir G. Stanstield, W. It. otiktr,Zll, Hewitt Ilaw,s, Benjamin Stanton, IV. IL kttj t rie, •‘,2 . ‘roseph Heath oat, John Strickland, Sir G. Herbert, Sidney Tliornely, T. tZ, C olonel How:x(1, P. 11. Trelawny, J. S. )1, 4 % 1% W. F. - Laseelles, IV. S. To:hell, henry v,,, c.n rd, w. S. Lockhart, A. E. Vane, Lord H. 621,4 T. V. Mackinnon, W. A. Warburton, H. ' 1 1,3% 4rt, C. T. M'Carthy, Alex. Wawa, JT. k ZIO b, 'l '• 31`Geachy, F. A. White, Samuel Maims, It. I. Williams, W. kib l' Pl , l l: Viscount "Mitealfe, Henry Wood, Charles k,qih a rward Morpeth, Viscount Wersley, Lord k: 4 14. 1 e! IL Norreys, Sir D. Wyse, Thomas i e trt,i vi ani O'Brien, W. S. TELLERS. Nth . , r o z, O'Connell, Daniel Escott, Bickham O'Connell, M. J. Manners, Lord J. N 44,01.4, e?,Atajo MINORITY-NOES, 23. Fuller, A. E. Seyrner, FL K. iti i.„ - Jerry . Grogan, E. , I ti Or .y . 1,44 % . A .. Harris, Hon. Capt. tiTh ' A Hodgson, H. )Ripe, TG• Hope, Sir J. 'i 4. 't • Neck!, Joseph Newdeg,ate, N. TELLERS. trt l r. Si !rg . ,, C. Packe, C. W. Inglis, Sir It. Qir J• Rolleston,Coloael Colquhoun, J. C. 11 Alt— Sibthorp, Colonel Spooner, Richard Tollemaehe, J. Waddington, H. S. LIAMENTARY BUSINESS. the 'Vote s and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11. itk m ,r o , l RAILWAYS te C. nobhouse, non. F. Scott, and Hon. W. Fit: --mirk Ju , 6, .011. r. ~., Au... ..-- -Zzralurice, ‘t tj , e : 4 ,., 4 tdded —° tothe List from which Members will he selected 1.., Helen the Railway Groups, Nos. 6, 12, 16, 19,21, and 25, appo , ' , ...Larch 23. Mt t ., ' c their sittings in the week beginning Monday. k i tc 'nciA " ' i ng Committees on Railway Petition- Ct t irl 41-2'!.:Nlarch 16 : 1 trete adattirdtki 1., km i',''llidyinount Atmospligrtc.. dqt assage . 4L . e , , ' l lO4 "4 Readir Itailw _ 4 Cst ttke N t ett W ingham, Mansfield, and Midland of din is Ilml for ednesday, Match 18.; ELECTION NEWS. h,\V' t WINIXSOn. : 1 , 1 131 ° rt, EDN'EsDAV EVENING.—Mr. Neville is still %4 1 -l inß,g k in his canvass, acvompanied by Mr. William ttt, 4l , Itt,',„' r elver, of Thames-street, the chairman of his flizl a party of his friends and supporters, the ~,,,`Vi:""t-.Y of whom consist of the royal tradesmen of the s°a T he town is as dull, and everything appears es ~`Qa Itclntet, as upon ordinary occasions. Indeed, there is ,7 1 41 1 ` k teti o 4l t o utward sign of one being within three days of nrk i r kirt, l l . l for " a Parliament man" taking place. It . Is 11 1 the town, and in quarters likely to be well-in k that. : - tt h h rs . - otr. Neville will not contest the representation thqis'oli°4,l2ll. This the present Parliament shall have 'N, 5 4t Ve U• This, however, is only to be received as ),,y ft + the truth of which will be tested within probabl -14?1'. ZsZ lit lO ordhs kt t ß ' o ll lt b e y. vi t l is. aCcompanied in his canv: - . b y. hi s b ri thei. , ovet,o influential gentletnert of the vicinities of the nto t Ni.. tt; of Windsor and Eton, Wi1034 Support he received 4. ' OO in 1841, when he was first returned for the TAFFORD. t ► , ll t4 tn lttl, 7014 t o A D, 11.—Last night Mn Heyworth re i4 d oe and has not appeared to-day. His t t , " ; 11 tl2lllO canvassing, and state that Mr. Heyworth tar o , ", 41 take his place on the hustings to-morrow, c a gn tilt poll. 14t D t t k s t th.r,irl,egie continues his canvass, and expresses his t qte qi 1 -. he will he returned. r°llst candidate has been announced; but no- Nte 1 1 ! known than the fact that he is under the gre . ord Ingestre and will be guided in his future 1 1 , ) ? 41 3 the Promises he may receive in his canvas& tr.lts t t At A • t 4 DEPOSITS.--The Bill now in 'the 1 11 4 1 !,,441 44 4 .1t ety ._ I r is to ainsnd an Act of the Ist and 2d years of her 0 , 4; by I ke o'f°r PrOviding for the custody of certain moneys paid IN the stu, s,ro the standing orders of either House of Paths 11,NN ' t lthe r i e t r6 to works or undertakings to be effected : 4 011, 4 4or rarliament, was :ye,sterday printed. It 'r ku; s Mr. Moffatt and Mr. Gisborne, and unless the t 4 , to a„ ??u elearly defined, it will require an Act to amend 41i i! t ," r g • There :ire six sections; and the third, re creaclies to 79 lines, and is of course one sentence. tsteitOtki, .7fi 'PAas to repeal tlet Act of the 2,l:Victoria, legalls oil4 14 e , 'l, proceedin g t lti t , r N thr ditected underthgerehilnrese same, and o that aireip t e,ltnactisteoveral cla nses—authol;y to deposrt, payment i of d P ) kit: arrd repayment of deposit. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (YESTERDAY.) Sub- Committee No. 1. The Committee met again this day at 12 o'clock, in room No. 7, Mr. Strutt Chairman. TEE TITORECOMMI nAnnoun. This case was adjourned from Tuesday last, and was the first called on. The Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. TILE SEMEWSEURY, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SOUTII STAIPPORD.sHIR.II. This was also an sdjourned ease, the oily point fur cult sideration having been the serving of a few notices in ac cordance with the standing orders. Tae Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. LEEDS CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION. Mr. SHERWOOD appeared in behalf of the promoters of this Bill, which was unopposed. The formal proofs of the deposit of the plans and sections and the books of reference having been put in, the further consideration of the petition for the Bill was I:djourned to Monday, so as to enable the Committee to consider a formal point of objection which presented itself to their minds. The point is simply one ap plying to the serving of notices. The Committee next proceeded with a Waterworks Bill. SCOTTISH CENT.Z.ELL (PERTH TERMINI AND STATIONS). Mr. Weems appearod for the promoters. The formal proofs were gone into, and the standing orders were declared to have been complied with. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW, IVIONICLAND AND ItanzraivwxLmocrx, AND SLA __ IVIANIV.A.N. Mr. Sherwood appeared in support of the petition for this Bill, which was unopposed. The formal prc•ofs having been put in, the standing orders were declared to have been complied witb. THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW, AND WISHAW AND COLTNESS AMALGAMA TION. Mr. Sherwood appeared for this 13i11 also. The standing orders were declared to have been complied with. Several other Railway Bills were then called on, but the parties not being in readiness, the Glaagow Union Arcade Bill was taken. Mr. Brunel appeared for the promoters, and the standing orders were declared to have been complied with. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. Sub-Committee, No. 2. This Committee met to-day shcrtly after twelve o'clock. The following Members were present :—Sir J. Y. Buller, Chairman, Mr. Kemble and Mr. Walker. LIVERPOOL AND LEEDS DIRECT. The formal proofs of this Bill were taken on Tuesday, and the further consideration of the same was adjourned till to-day. The Crum...male stated that the Bill was postponed, as far as related to proceedings before the Committee, but would be brought under the notice of the House to-night, in accord ance with the wishes of the promoters. NORTHUMBERLAND AND LANCASHIRE. The object of this Bill (against which there were five peti tions) was to obtain Parliamentary powers to construct this railway, the len4th of which was 24 1 4 miles, and the esti mated cost 780,000/. Engineers, Messrs. Joseph Locke and Thomas Storey ; solici:ors, Maltby and Co. ; Parliamentary agent, Mr. Coates. The formal proofs being taken, the Committee proceeded to hear the petitions against the Bill. The first petition was from Mr. M. Bell, complaining of non-compliance with the standing orders, inasmuch that no notice was served on the petitioner of the intention of the promoters to apply to Parliament for the construction of this identical railway, on or before the 31st of December, as required by the Act of Parliament. Mr. Perr-r (who appeared in support of the petition) said that the substance of the allegation was simply this :—The promoters of this Bill gave notice that they intended to construct a line of railway at a point marked A, and ter minating at a point marked C, b u t they on ly b roug h t for ward a .Bill for executing a line of one-third that extent, which terminated at a point marked B. It was quite clear that the promoters of a Bill might give notice of their inten tion to construct a larger amount than they hereafter dis covered to be expedient to undertake, but their subsequent proceedings must be in accordance with what they intend to prosecute. From these considerations it was evident that the promoters of this Bill were bound, when they intended to stop short at the point B, that they should have given the neces• sary notice of the same. If that had been done, he was not prepared to state that any objection would be taken to the Bill. But in the case of the parties interested like his client, the notice served stated that the whole line was to be formed. That of course led the landowners to suppose that the rail way about to be applied fur to Parliament was that corn - - inencing at Newcastle-on-Tyne and terminating at the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, and therefore that they would reap all the benefits that would result from such a line ; but they found that only one-third of the line for which their consent had been obtained, was to be prosecuted. There was a precedent in this case, in the Rochester and Grave send Railway Bill, which would actuate them in their decision with reference to the present question. He would call the attention of the Committee particu:arly to this case, and if they would look at it in its consequences ad extremum, they would see that it might lead to results if the course he-e deprecated was permitted to be pursued. There was a case decided last session, which was clearly in point. He alluded to the Wells and Dereham Railway Bill. The Committee were, therefore, in a fair position to decide upon this allegation in the petition. It would, therefore, be unnecessary for him to add any further observations. Mr. COATES, on the part of the promoters of the Bill, con tended that as the York and Carlisle Railway Bill, which was before the House, would effect all that the original Bill proposed to do, that the petitioner was not injured by the alteration that had taken place. The CHAIRMAN—Has Mr. Bell had notice of the land to be taken from him ? Mr. Parr - r —He does not allege that he has not. The Committee found that the standing orders in this case had been sustained. The next allegation was, that one-tenth of the estimate of the reduced works was not subscribed, as required by the Act of Parliament. This gave rise to a discussion whether the Act, 39 A or 29 A, which required that only one-tenth of three-fourths of the estimate should be deposited, should be considered to be in tended to be acted upon. The CHAIEMAN was of opinion that the latter was what was contemplated by Parliament, but sent to the Speaker to ascertain his opinio.i on the subject, which was in conformity with his own. The Committee, therefore, found that the allegation was not sustained, being of opinion that it would be a great hard ship if parties, when they bad deposited one-tenth of three fourths of the estimate, should be considered as not having complied with the Act of Parliament. This finished the case of this petition. Three other petitions were abandoned. The next petition considered was from Mr. W. Harper, shich alleged general inaccuracy in the plans and sections. The first specific allegation was with reference to the radius of the curve at the sixteenth mile and 7th furlong, which was not pressed. An allegation to the same effect, with respect to the river at the fourteenth mile and seventh furlong, was sustained. A similar allegation was not sustained. It was alleged that there was a discrepancy between the plans with reference to a certain turnpike-road on the line, which was not sustained. The next allegation was abandoned. This terminated the case of this petition. The CHAIR3IAN then announced that in the case of this Bill the standing orders had not been complied with. NEWPORT, AEER.GAV =ivy, AND HERE rani). Previous to entering on the formal evidence, Mr. COATES, the agent for the promoters of the Bill, said he would admit that the heights and spans of all bridges on the plans de posited in the county were incorrect, but that they were corrected in a subsequent notice, and quite accurate in the deposits of the 31st of December. The CHAIRMAN said that under these circumstances they must of course find that, with reference to the subject of the admission, the standing orders had not been complied with. The formal proofs were then taken. The petition against the Bill was from Mr. John Hemming, on behalf of Messrs. Morgan and Watkin, owners of pro perty along the line, complaining of non-compliance with the standing orders. It appes.red that the parties had withdrawn their peti tion, but subsequently authorised Mr. Hemming to proceed on the petition. Mr. VEVABLES appeared in support of the petition. After some discussion on a technical point, evidence was heard to show that the consent of certain parties interested in the line, to be heard on this petition, was obtained. The first allegation was that there was an error in the de lineation of the plans. The evidence in support of the allegation was (her , ' Mrs. Edwards was examined—Was - • Llanrrhangel Duckta Rex.—(A 11 ,- artsh clam of • into the place where did, and give - . - d a , ag th h e ') la e he parish d i n c o l t er g k ° nuiban , here ar- eat the responees.-4A laughs) (It was r Armed that the speaker *as at prayers, which ..om its similarity to the question put to the witness, led to renewed laiighter.) In other points she filled the place of r husband. The Committee found that in this case the standing orders had been complied with, and adjourned, ehortlY alter four o'clock, till Tuesd--- Sub 'Committee No. 4. This Committee consisted of Sir Wm. IleAthcote; chair- Mr. Shirley, Mr. W. Evane ant!. Ml. /Leland. SIER,EiTsreinV,ZiP AND HEREPORDSHERE, This Case was proceeded with. Mr. Ellicombe appeared for the promoters. Mr. Samuel Hughes was the opposing engineer. The case for the-promoters snit ennatided on Wednesday. To-day the allegations of non-compliance with the stand ing orders were entered upon. Several allegations were sustained. Sub. Comtgittett N 6, C. This ComenittteOtt again to-day at a quarter-past twelve. Captain Jones in the chair. The first case called QII was the EAST COASTS which had bepn.postpf,ntd &ill Tuesday last. The decided that the standing orders bad been Complied with, WORCESTER AND PORT DTNIeIeARN; This was also an adjourned ettstii And the Cliairlilah called upon the t g,htit to at e the statements which the Ct.Mttittee Hid given leave to be made this m.:rning, Mr. VENABLES (in the absence of Mr. Burke) accordingly made the statement, which was to the effect that inasmuch as the contract for part of the amount of the estimate, viz., three-fourths, bad been provided flit by a declaration under the common seal of the Great Western Company, who would have to subscribe that amount, it Was suggested, he be lieved, the other day by some nciembers Of the Committee, that there were no meant of eliforting payrtleut of that sum by the Great Western CoMpatty. Now is answer to that suggestion, he had tb state that if theßill passed parties would haVt the same right against the Great Western Company as t h would have against any other shareholder in this under taking, because they might enforce payment from them by action in the same manner that they could sue any parties to a contract deed. The CHAIRMAN said, that to his mind, the Great Western Company would not be bound for the payment of their debts in the manner to which the public had a right. Of course, Mr. Burke might hive an opportunity of making his statement before the Standing Orders' Committee, and in that statement he might suggest any altera tion which he thought proper in reference to the course which might be taken for remedying the matter. The Committee would, therefore, in this case, report tha t the standing or ders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the subscrip tion mitract only provided fcm 1,025,09 c/L) which TOM not TILE SUN, LONDON, PRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1846. three-fourths of the estimate (the total amount of the esti mate being 2,000,00 CI.) The Committee would also report that the promoters had tendered evidence that such deficient contract was remedied a delaration under the seal of the Great Western Company to the amount of 1,625,0001., but it appeared that the Company was only enabled, and not com pelled, to subscribe that amount for the Lcompletion of the undertaking. CECICHESI ER AND BOGNOR. This was the next case called en. This Bill is sought for by the promoters to enable them to construct a line of railway from Chichester to Bognor, the length being VA miles, the estimated cost 60,5001., and the amount subscribed 45,400/. The engineer is Edward Lomas, Esq.; the Parliamentary Agents, Messrs. Deans, Dunlop, and Hope; and the Soli citors, J. D. Newland, Esq., Chichester, and C. Constable, Esq., Bognor. Postponed in consequence of the absence of a witness. TIIIDEAND (BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION). This was an adjourned case. The Committee declared that the promoters had complied with the standing orders. LONDO N AND niaminT MIA= GRAND JUNCTION, AND IVIIIIicussTER. WAAL. GANIATIO The petitioners in this case prayed for powers to enable them to amalgamate. The standing orders were decided to have been complied with. inEErrizt,33 AND LINCOLNSHIRE EXTENSION. The olliect of the above. named Bill is the extension of the above named line from Leverton to Lincoln. The length of the extension is fourteen miles, the estimated cost 25Q0001., and the amount subscribed I 90,000/. The engineer is J. Fowler, Esq.; and the Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Burke, Prat, Venabl;s, and Co. • The standing orders were complied with. SOUTHAMPTON ND DORCHESTER This case was postponed at the request of the Parliamen , .ary agent. CHICHESTER. AND BOGNOR. This case was again brought before the Committe, and all the requisite proofs having been tendered, The standing orders were declared to have been complied with. GUILFORD, CHICHESTER, AND PORTS COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of pub lic business. The piper of business presented a long list, but the subject of greatest inerest was a proms motion for the consideration of the propriety of protidirg better abodes for the working classes. The galleries were crowded with a most respectable auditory. The Court was occupied for a length of time in discus sing the merits of a petition from the rector, church wardens, and parishioners of St. James, Duke's-place, for aid in the purchase of an organ. It was contended by those who advocated the F-ti tion, that as the churches of the rich parishes of the City were supplied with organs, it would he invidious to deny to the poor parishes the advantage of church mu sic—a luxury of the most pure and exquisite description, and not calculated, like luxuries of another kind, to draw away the mind from the contemplation of the most sublime objects. By the opponents to the petition it was objected, that as the parish of St. James, Duk.<2s place, was an indigent parish, it would be viry cruel in the Court to aid it in the purchase of an organ, for the possession of such a luxury would entail upon the Nor parishioners a heavy annual expenditure in the shape of an organist ; that, after all, the music of the human voce, eloquently uttering the poetry of the Church in full harmony, far exceeded the music of the pipes and whistles of the:mechanical instrument ; and that if the Corporation had eztablished a precedent by acceding to the requests of the parish of St. Peter's, Cornhill, and other affluent parishes, for similar indulgences, the cor poration had a very powerful arguiaent for their acqui escence in the very considerable sums of money paid in the form of rates, &c. The petition was reject , d by .54 to 42. TIIE PUBLIC HEALTH. Dr. LYNCH read and presented the following petition to the Court : To the night Honourable the Lord M./3 - or, the Alder men, and Commonalty of the City of London, in Com mon Council assembled. The following petition from the Metropolitan Work ing C:a.scs' Association for Improving the Public llealth, Humbly Showetb,—That the Corporation have set the example of applying a large, and, as your petitioners are informed, a sum of no less than 20,0001. per annum to the improvement of the City as a part of the me tropolis. That your petitioners tl ink the improvements goad in themselves ; that the widening of the streets is good as a means of ventilation ; that your petitioners admire wide and magnificent streets, and take prb'e in the im proved general aspect of the City and of the metropolis. But they humbly submit that whilst all is thus made fair and good to behold without, all should not be left foul and miserable within ; and that these benefits may be carried out otherwise than to the injury of the working classes, which effect bat been and is now pro duced. Your petitioners aver, that by every old street occu pied by the labouring classes, pulled down to form a new street, the evil of over-crowding the existing old streets courts, and tenements, near th e st r e e t pull e d down, is generally aggravated. Your petitioners know that this effect was produced by the pulling down of houses to form the Farringdon Market. They know (and it is in evidence before the Commissioners for irquiring into the means of improv ing the health of towns) that the like effect was pro duced by the pulling down old houses to form the Black wall Railway. They know that the like effect has been produced by the removal of the old and poor houses to form the new streets which traverse the site of St. Giles. Good new streets have been formed, but the poor po pulation of St. Giles's has been only wedged in more densely upon the poor population of of Seven Dials, and the had made worse. Your petitioners see that new lines of railway are proposed to be carried, some into the City of London, others through other parts of the metropolis, and that large numbers of old houses are to b e p u ll e d down, but they see no provision made, of consideration giVen, for building new ones for the accommodation of the poor people who cannot remove from their places of work. Your petitioners pray, that whilst the Corporation de votes its funds to the formation of new and magnificent houses, it will, at the same time, ekefeise its power in building foe the working classes, at reasonable, and yet remunerative tents, improved tenements, in numbers equal to those pulled dowo, and by so doing a benefit will be conferred, instead of an injury inflicted; on those whose condition most need iniprovement. petitioners observe, with much satisfaction, that new largo main sewers are in course of construction down the main streets. They regret, however, to find that the streets occupied by the labouring c l asses are sal badly drained; that their hottses are still left un drained and whilst in the nett' prison, and for the use of prisoners, an apparatus of the nature of a water closet is pro%hded, and a supply of water carried into each cell; the houses of the working classes are only provided with disgusting and unwholesome privies and cesspools, and have ally dear and bad supplies of water, kept stagnant in butts in the yards, exposed to contami nation from soot and dust: u r petitioners further pray, that at the same time that drains for houses and sewers for streets are provided, your Honourable Court will omercise its power, and in fluence to procure a good constant supply of water, to make the drains and severs to act, and constantly re move all aecumulationt of offensive matter, and to have such supplies carried at a cheap rate into every set of rooms occupied by honest and industrious labouring men, who are willing to pay a fair and reasonable rate for the accommodation, whereas the price now charged for bad supplies is proved to be more than three times the amount for which the supplies of a better description might be ensured. Your petitioner@ humbly represent that besides sewers' rates, payment of scavenging, and cleansing rates are made on account of most of the houses occupied by the labouring classes. That whilst their houses are badly drained, and the streets, in respect to which the owners or occupiers pay scavenging rate: ; are badly cleansed ; and that however the service of the scavenger may be contracted for, and paid for, the duty is rarely, if ever, properly done. Your petitioners beg leave to bring be fore your notice the evidence in this respect of the medical officers, given in answer to the inquiries made under the authority of the Government, and appended to the Report on the Sanitory Condition of the Labour ing Population. The petition, after quoting the evidence of several ex perienced and scientific persons, concludes with praying the immediate attention of the Court to the object of the petitioners. Mr. KING requested to be informed, by one of the pe titioners who stood at the bar ) wbo the chairman of the association was ? The petitioner replied that the chairman was the Bishop of London.—(Cheers.) He gave equally satisfac tory answers to other questions. Dr. LYNBII stated tnat as the petitioners were work ing men, and had been in waiting ou three or four occa sions, in the expectation that a question so vitally con cerning their interests would arise, and he thought the Court would neon the present occasion excuse the at tendance of more than one or two of their reptesen tatives. Several members expressed their entire satisfaction at the arrangement, Doctor' Litictit expressed a hope that the appeal made to the Court would. receive their tountentinde and stip port. It was a sitNent of edn4fatuiblio3t With etwy re flecting mind to see the working classes struggling to , improve their so c i a l con d ition. It was one a the most gratifying tbStilts of thb diffusion of U s ef u l k no wled ge and oat I 3 the best signs of the times. Th a t l au d a bl e endeavour had originated with their clear•headed brethren in Bdittburgh ; Glttagoili, and Diitidbe, Where public meetings were called and resolutions adopted, which showed how well they understood the evils, and the Means best td ilitove them.. The deter inination to form suniiar associations in each of the great towns of this country had met with encouragement from thb highest; the noblest, the most pious, and some of the most seWntitio in the land:—(Hear, hear.) Ap-. pealing to the municipalities, to whotil the guardianship of the public health essentially belonged, the petitioners alluded with gratitude to the noble streets constructed in the City, and he would take that opportunity to acknowludge his obligations to Mr. R. L. Jones, and the Court of Common Canned, for the generous spirit in which they had seconded his etertions in behalf of tie suffering poor. 'to return to the petitioners, however. They stated, with great truth, that the wants of thepoor who were dispossessed by the alterations had been en tirely overlooked in the n ew arrangements.—(Hear, hear.) That was. a great evil, and had a strong ten dency to aggfavate all the evils arising from the ne glect of proper sanatory regulations, and affecting the comforts and even the lives of the working classes to an extent that would appear quite incredible, if it were not for the searching and well-digested investigations of thb Ilarlhimentary Commission for inquiring into the health of towns.—(Hear, hear.) No public man should be ignorant of the facts disclosed by the labours of that Commission, or of the invaluabl e suggestion which it proposed to alter a s t ate o f t hi ngs t once melancholy and alarming. Withi n t h e l ast half century the proportion of the a gr i cu lt ura l an d a m the manufacturing population had been more than re versed. Half a century ago the proportion of agricul turists to manufacturers was as two to one. At present the portion of manufacturers to agriculturists was almost three to one.—(Bear, hear.) Although with that in crease there had been a concurrent increase of wealth, and although every other class had been benefited by the march of science, no provision had b een made for the benefit of the working classes. The result was that one half of the children born in Great Britain died before they reached five years of age; and, taking the young and the old together, twenty-six years was the average at which people died in London, and seventeen in Li verpool. Five thousand died annually of diseases which might be prevented by proper precautions. Typhus, as Mr. Chadwick justly observed, carried off every year more than fell at the battle of Waterloo. —(Beer, hear.) In the middle ages six millions of people had been carried of in five years by the plague, a bad form of typhus, but by the drainage of swamps, the adoption of sewers, and - other improvements, that evil had been arrested. The gaol fever used to carry off hundreds,ste as if the ange l o f d ea th b a d render typhus a disease r arrangements th a t di s ease adoption of th e pl ans sugaested smotetiwnhae s the i petitiontsthiorenpi p risoners extirpated, db b u at nv dbo yu thdbeet a equally unknown. Besides, it was to be borne in mind that fever was only one of many complaints arising from a vitiated atmosphere. It appeared, from indisputable calculation, that the class of artisans, instead of attain ing the average of forty-one yeari, were cut off at nine teen, thus losing fifteen years of existence, and including in that the loss of fifteen years of productive labour to society. In the ward of Farringdon Without, the habi tations of the poor were in the most deplorable condition. Behind the finest streets, with their magnificent plate glass windows, displaying the most costly productions of the earth, was to be found a revolting mass of filth and misery, which it was impossible to describe. Ji Hot: born they had Field lane, and its shocking courts. On the other side they had l'ltimtree-court, with 000 inha bitants in twenty-eight houses, the houses not averaging more than few rooms each. The rooms were but eight feet in heighth and width, and the average of occupants was six persons to each room, while the Inspectors of Prisons allowed a room of ten feet to every individual prisoner. The houses in the court were built back to back, and the cellars, which contained an accumulation of every filth, viere never cleaned out.--e(Hear, hear.) From these nests of pestilence were hourly issuing poisonous gases, fatal to animal life. They need but enter a newly-painted room, to find how soon substances suspended in the air imperceptibly entered and impreg nated the fluids of the body. 130 fatal was the poison to which he alluded, that medical men were afraid of applying a blister to a patient, from the fear it would run into a mortification. The mortality amongst children was spelling ; and the ravages made by all the pre ventible diseases, c xceeded what the most powerful ima gination could conceive. Similar close courts, in an equally bad state. we re to bp found off Fleet -street. In the Old Bailey there acre ninecourts, all without sewers. Contagion was nevi r absent. In Black Bear-alley, which was only two yar d; wide, and had but five houses, he had himself at!endecl, in one summer, forty cases of typhus. By tbecensus return the average in England and Wales was five - persons to each house, but in John's court, and Croe n and Phoenix -court, Fleet -street, he found in thee-roorred houses eighteen people to each house. In some of the dens called lodging-houses, he had found s;x beds in a room, with two and three per sons in each bed, at twopence a head. In Fetterlane there weee 2,000 inhabitants to 145 houses ; and in Plough -court, in thirty houses, there was an ex cess of 400 over the healthy standard, and no sewers to mitigate the impurities. The number of occupants in a house might be taken as - a good criterion of their circumstances. There were twice as many residents in the wretched hovels as in - the better class of lanes ; and it tits exactly where leavas* most wanted that there was the greatest want of'every sanatory pro vision. Both physical and moral deterioration were the inevitable conscquences e of all that misery. The children grew up of diminished stature e of weaker fibre, and so devastating was the effect tif these injurious agen cies that a fourth generation was a phenomenon seldom or ever to be met within the blasting circle of their in fluence. How few of the Court of Aldermen were na tives of London 1 how few of that Court were the sons or grandsons of natives l not one-half. London ab sorbed the strength of the country in body and mind, and at the end of the third generation, in came another influx of new blood to supply the ylace of that which had been vitiated acid exhausted. That the morals of the people were contaminated by such means *as equally undeniable. Mr. Adams, the Chairman of the Clerken well Sessions, had declared from the judgment seat that such places were haunts of crime, and that where there was a large number of Nor faiiiilies crowded together, every feeling of modesty, of morality, and even of decency was utterly abandoned. He preferred sending juvenile culprits to prison, than to those hotbeds of crime, those nurseries of thieves and prostitutes. The Lord Mayor had shown an antiety to mate the school supersede the gaol, and by doing so he would render his Mayoralty more distinguished and me norable than by any display of pageantry or profusion with which he could possibly invest it. To mitigate the evils so inadequately de scribed, they must, in the first place, provide a constant and unlimited supply of water to the poor. They must shut up the wretched hovels which generated disease, and appropriate some of their vast intenile to aceomme date the poor with cheap, well-drained, and well-venti lated d.vellings. Of the 125 who died daily in London, fewer than nine died of old age. The supply of water in London was a gross monopoly in the hands of a private company, and their charge was most exorbitant. Dr. Lynch here exhibited thO pet apectila de company ; with Lord Francis Egerton as chairman, and Mr. Baring and Mr. Jones Lloyd as trustees, which was ready to furnish the metropolis with filtered water, 40 gallons per diem to each house; at the rate of twopence a week, or seven . shillings a year. Th a t was no specu l a ti on ; lied been successfully tried in Nottingham, Greenock, Paisley, Ayr, Glasgow, Preston, Philadelphia, and New York, and was now ready to be applied to London, if the citi zens, or those who acted itt their behalf ; would only give their sanction to the undertaking. Aniongit the 'Deny wise dispensations of Providence, there was none that more clearly indicated its divine origin than the inti mate connexion which subsisted between our interest and odr duty. Vtifiatelief :Vas hest aleulated, to,promote the well-being of the human family, would be found to be the most economical in the end. On the contrary, whatever violated a sanatory law, or tended to produce suffering amongst any portion of the people, would be found to operate iejurimitly uaon the rest. There was a bond of union between the diserent Classes which rend red it an act of common prudence, as well as of humanity, to observe the condition and provide for the comforts of those Who stood lowest in the social scale. Ildiaidnity, ptiblin deity, good ,polie7, called upon them to protect the public health. Without health the labourer must become a pauper. It was his capital, his stock in trade, his fortune ; and society was bound to protect it fof filth. Ancient cities, once th e envy of surrounding na ti ons , h a d fallen because they not secure their permanency by providing for the hap. piness and - improvement of the masses.—(Cheers.) The interest of the labouring man ought to be an object of endearing inter=estteith the tiletthtrg of Omit Cotlrp. By labour they lived—by l a b our t h ey h a d won wealth and distinction amongst their fellow-citizens. By labour the country had obtained, within the last fifty years, a mechanical power equal to the labour of five hundred millions of human beings: London boasted to be the centre of civilisation the thikhty hettft of the political frame, whose size and wealth,° whose pomp and commerce, had gathered within its limits all that could contribute to the wants and pleasures of mankind. He referred to this piettirq itt grtatness and glozy l , in order to contrast it with the deep disgraCe of having' such hovels as homes for the protective classes in the very heart of the first city of the first empire of the world —(Chcers.) hope 1, however: that they would now act a part more consistent pith their honour ; toot having done so much for the ornamental they would at length do something for the useful, and lay the founda tion of a good work; for which the press would praise them, the people *Mild bless theni, Mid their oven con sciences would reward them as benefactors of the poor and the afflicted.—(Cheers.) Dr. Lynch concluded by moving that the petition be referred to the Improvement Coxilmitiegt pleasure Mr. A N th D e E y o o t r on stated he he Dr. Lynch, after with fterwh t ose ile iiiest admirable speech it could not be expected that he could say much. h ln ea l r l t l il t y lia co td fallennitrred,a fndlime the hoped sf the dt t epi6 m o o s v i e ti r e , n he tt m oti o i s ci t be unanimously adopted. He had, within the last eight weeks, visited, several of the wretched places which the professional occupation and the indefatigable exertions of Di. Lyiich had Made that ge,ntieman familiar with ; and he confessed that his astonishment was only equalled by his compassion for the unhappy inmates.—(Hear, hear.) He rejoiced that such an appeal had been made to the Court on behalf of the poor but powerful claim ants itflon their eceisideration,- but notwithstanding the vivid description vvhiea they had just heard, they must , to form a proper estimate of the horrors by Alert they were surrounded.—(Hear, hear.) In order accompany harity Dr. Lynch on his " circumnavigation of c to g that crime was engendered, and there they must go to render permanent service to those who were destitute of It r o o f w crimeeed habitations u must assail of the it poor.in its hot-bed, t was -be d there the densely et the means of in the slightest degree, improving their condition.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ICING differed altogether from the gentleman who had just addressed the Court. He considered that the petition vas one which the Court could not for a mo ment entertain. It was, in fact, completely farcical to present it, with the expectation that anything like a compliance with its prayer could be given--(Murmurs). were in the habit of taking credit to themselves fir the inclination to do good. Although he was not one of those people, perhaps he was not less disposed to do good than any of them. He did not consider that his approbation of the measure proposed would be by any means evidence of his intention to render service to the petitioners ; for, in fact, he looked upon their appeal as ridiculous and nonsensical.—(Laughter, and murmurs.) Why what could be more absurd than for these poor people to ask the Court of Common Council for places to dwell in ? They might very reasonably apply to Parlia ment, but what on earth could the Corporation do ? (Cries of "Hear, hear," and murmurs.) They required that part of the 20,0001., which had been voted for distinct and specific purposes, should be given to make dirty popie clean, to make wicked people holy, to bring about a millenium—to reform, in fact, the populous neighbourhood of Farringdon Without.—(A laugh, and loud expressions of disapprobation.) How could the Court think of entertaining a petition with such an ob ject? He was determined, for the sake of commonsense, which was outrag, d by such an appeal, to give it his most strenuous opposition.—(A few cries of " Hear," drowned in strong expressions of dissent.) Mr. STEVENS said it was important to the working classes that the Court should manifest its sympathy with them.—(Hear, hear.) What the Court might be able to do was another thing. It had been mentioned that the petition had a visionary object. When it was said that cleanliness could be produced if the inmates of these wretched habitations were supplied with water, was that, •he would ask, merely visionary?—(Hear.) Was it merely a visionary good, if the tottering anti miserable hovels which bounded the City were pulled down and substituted by cottages in which cleanliness could, according to the statement of Doctor Lynch, be supplied at so cheap a rate?—(Hear, hear.) Whatever the Court might ultimately be able to do, it was at all events the duty of the Court to treat such an appeal, not with silence, but with respect and attention. Mr. STAGY said, that although he was not very sanguine in the expectations that all the petitioners as ked for would be granted, still he trusted it was in the,power of the Corporation to make an essential im provement in their condition.—(Hear, hear.) The Commissioners, of whom the benevolent Mr. Peacock was the chairman, were, he knew, deeply interesting themselves for their poor fellow citizens.—(Cheers.) He hoped and he believed that they would take up the question in their way, and according to their capabilities, It was allowed on all hands that an abundant supply of water would effect a sort of revolution in the densely crowded lanes and alleys of the City. If the Commis• sioaers of Sewers would begin by directing their labours amongst the inhabitants, in supplying them with the one great necessary of health, the good example would be speedily followed, and all classes of the community would feel the blessing of the benefits.—(Hear, hear.) Sir JAMES DUKE (the Alderman of the Ward) paid the highest compliment to the talents, energy, and virtues of Doctor Lynch, and expressed a hope that the petition would be unanimously rcierred to the Committee. After a few words in reply from Doctor Lynch, who was greatly cheered, the petition was agreed to by an unanimous majority, no more than three hands having been held up against it, THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MU TUAL AND BENEFIT ASSOCIATION AND BENEVOLENT FUND. A general meeting (consequent on a requisition, signed by the most respectable members of the Associa tion) was held yesterday evening, at the London Tavein, nishopegete-street, at six o'clock, George Thomas, Esq., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the time had arrived when an opportunity would be given to every member to express his opinicn on the matters which would be brought before them. The meeting would be put at once in pos session of the question before them it the requisition were real (The Chairman then read the requisition.) The Chairman added, that he should be happy to hear any observations made by any gentleman present, re serving to himself the power of making what comment be pleased afterwards. Mr. WELCH rose simply to propose a resolution, raising the maximum policies (at the option of the holders) from NO/. to 1,0001. The directors had anxiously taken the matter into consideration, and they were of opinion that the alteration would be a desirable one. He therefore proposed that the twenty-third rule should be altered accordingly. It might be perhaps as well for him to state that this resolution had been sub mitted to the direction, and they, with one exception, had agreed to it. Mr. BOURNE asked whether the resolution referred to other than life policies? Mr.'LLOYD—No; certainly not. Mr. RATTRAY said that it was a matter of necessity that the clause should be altered in teto, because they could not take any part of it specifically. Mr. GOSWELL, having signed the resolution, felt it necessary, as a man, to state the reason which had in fluenced him in that. decision. He had known many in dividuals who wished to join their institution, but be cause they could not grant a policy fora larger sum than then they would not be members of the a socia- Lion: He did not see that they should not derive an equal benefit with the larger associations. If they ex tended their premiums, they would reap extended ad vantegee. Some desultory conversation followed, in which it was stated that at least half-a-dozen applications had been made to the full amount of the 5001. within the last fort. night ; and he (Mr. Mullender) might state that the eminent banker, John Abel Smith, had introduced many clerks who wished themselves insured for 1,0001. each, but who, in consequence of the limitation of 500/., were obliged to go elsewhere. Mr. IIA.WKES said that as the original tules of the as sociaeon limited the insurances to 500/., he did not see that they were justifi,ll in raising them to 1,000/. It might he a .different thing with rich companies, but they ought to remember that theirs was but a young concern, and therefore they ought to be cautious in their pro ceedings. Mr. liromewene said that was a mere matter of cal culation after all, and although it might not have been advisable at first to raise their policies to 1,000/., yet now that they were an established company, with a guaranted capital, he did not see why they should not do so. MAITLAND had to make one observation. He would beg leave to point out that one-third of the pro fits would after all go to the benevolent fund. Mr. RATTRAY said that a vast number of persons were lost to the society in consequence of the rule which limited them to 500/. insurances. If they amended the clause it would serve at once to add to the utility of the association and the benefit of those interested in it. Mr. Too!, said that he thought the proposition a very good one, and he as of opinion that the principle should be promulgated as much as possible. He thought that it would be for the benefit of the associa tion that it should be advertised in the public papers. The Chairman said that if that proposition were in the form of a resolution it could be put after the first reso lution was carried. The CHAIRMAN said that he was very sorry that on this occasion his opinion did not coincide with those of the rest of his colleagues. It had not been his intention to destroy the unanimity of the meeting by stating his opinions before them, but, as it was the wish of the board that he should occupy the chair that evening, he felt bound to state that he did not by any means ap prove of the proposition before them. He had certainly given his friSads due notice, and had sent them a state ment of his reasons for dissenting from their opinions. Mr. PRICE said that some years ago, when the society was formed, the sum of 500/. was named as the extent of insttraneta but it was understood that at a future period the sum might be increased. The chairman of the present meeting was at that time favourable to the proposition, and was well aware that the feeling of the association was to increase the amount of their in surance according to their ability. Mr. John Abel Smith, when he thought the association sufficiently sound, had been to ensure the lives of his clerks for sums -as high as 1,000/. He was not able to extend the amounta his insurance so far es that sum, and therefore he Was compelled to have . recourse to another oWce to insure a part of the same. It was obvious that this association was increasing rapidly in the insurance de partment, as in . the year 1844, the benefit arising from that tieesrtment was 143/. 11s. 10d., in .1845 it was 159/. 68. lid , entl in the present year it was:22s/., giving 'an increase of nears` WO per cant. on the first amount on the policies. Mr. BOURNE said that anything that had passed at the board of directors should have been kept a secret. If the association iatended to carry out this increase, he thought that it was necessary that a certain number of policies should be received beforehand, so us to render the large policies in proportion to the small ones. All itisuranee offices depended on an average, and if any thing intertettd n ith that average they were not safe. It was useless to adopt:the present proposition unless they had a guarantee for such a number of policies as would keep up the average in their case. The Alliance Idgitance Office had given 2001. to this association, under the- impression that it would not interfere with their business. It could not be disputed that if they had thought that it would become a general office, and per her in time interfere with their business, they would not have done so.—(lietri hear.) He had perhaps said enough to convince the meeting thtat it would be neces sary to give it their strenuous opposition, arid he would conclude by moving that the resolution be read that day six iiietithl Mr. lIownEN seconded the amendment, because he considered if they increased the amount to a 1,000/. that few would-avail themselves of it. Few even now availed theniseltee of the opportunity afforded to th em o f ex tending their policies t 5 5001.; indeed, the average was under -220/., and, besides, he did not believe a sufficient number would avail themselves of the rule to make its adoption worth their while. Mr. attit/I said ho was the principal means of ob taining 2001. for the institution from the Alliance In surance Company, but he positively declared that that Company, in making the gift, required no pledge, or, in feet, was it either implied or th o ught o f, that iat so ciety shattjd not do what business they pleased as an as ,, urance - Company.—(Hear, hear.) Tee CHAIRMAN said it was his conviction that the society was not limited at its establishment, to confine its policies of insurance within 500/. A GENTLEMAN considered that if the Alliance Insu rance Company thought, when they gave this institu tion 2001, that they ultimately intended to establish an insurance-office on their own account, they would not have given it. Besides, he considered they were not in a position to take so hazardous a step at the present moment, and that they should wait a few years until their prospects increased, instead of competing with large establishments, possessed of great capital and in fluence. Then they might cripple the utility of the society by losing several thousands in the course of a year, as they had only 5,000/. to fall back upon. He was insured for 500/., but very few of the members were insured to that amount, which, in itself, showed that the increased rate was not required. Mr. RATTRAY said, in_ the event of their finding the proposed maximum too great a responsibility, they might go to any assurance office in London, and desire them to take 500/. off, which he was satisfied would be acceded to, thus relieving them of the additional risk. After a short discussion, the original motion and the amendment were submitted to the meeting, when 28 voted for the former, and 28 for the latter. Mr. BRoWNE then demanded a poll, on the ground that the Act of Parliament specified that three-fourths of the members present should be in favour of the adop tion of such a proposition. The demand was acceded to, and those in favour of the original motion took one side of the room, and those in favour of the amendment the other. The result showed that 32 voted for the ori ginal motion, and 15 for the amendment. The original motion, therefore , waslost. A vote of thanks having been given to the Chairman, and suitably acknowledged, the 'meting separated. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.-- The number of deaths during the week ending Saturday, March 17, WU BGO, showing a decrease of 56 as compared with the previous w eek, and being not less than 220 below th e average of five winters. This may be attributed chiefly to the extreme mildness of the season, as we find that the deaths caused by those complaints generally so fatal in very cold weather are greatly below the usual number. For instance, the deaths from diseases of the lungs and other organs of respiration, the most numerous by far under any one head, were only 227, average of five winters 363, and of five years 294. Bron chitis, pneumonia, asthma, and consumption, have all been very mild; and deaths from old age are not less than :32 below the average, which is 90, the total number last wttek being 38. The violent deaths are 19, and the excess of births over deaths 469. CAPABILITIES OF THE OREGON.—Referring to ray journal for particular descriptions and for sectional boundaa ies between good and bad districts, I can enly say, in general and comparative terms, that, in that branch of agriculture which implies the cultivation of grain and staple crops, It would be inferior to the Atlantic States, though many parts are superior for wheat; while in the rearing of flocks and herds it would claim a high place. Its grazing capabilities are great; and even in the indigenous grass now there, an e.ement of individual and national wealth may be found. Inflict, the valuable grasses begin within one hundred and fifty miles of the Missouri frontier, and extend to the Pacific Ocean. East the Rocky Mountains it is the short curly grass, on which the buffalo delights to feed (,hence •the name of buffalo), and which is still good even when dry Land to all appearance dead. West of these mountains the g.cass is of a larger growth, in clusters, and hence the name of bunch grass, which has a second or fall growth. Plains :mid mountains both exhibit them; and I have seen a good pas turage at an elevation of 10,000 feet. In this spontaneous product the trading or travelling caravans can fled suboit cnce for their animals; and in military operations any nrim ' ber of cavalry may be moved and any number of cattle may be driven; and thus men and horses he supported on rang expeditions, and even in winter in the sheltered ius situations. itbe Commercially, the value of the Oregon. country l Asia,grea producing v.-ash t. d a s manyit is by of the the N e o le r m th ei P it a s el o fi f e commerce, Oeeanfioti mild ting and healthy in its climate, and becoming, as it naturally will, a thoroughfare .f E o/ p t e h d e it E io a n st to l t r e i ß a o r ky d 2t C io h u ii n ta ta t in ra s. de.— g is said that a man in New Orleans FrTemEo TERRIBLE.—IC B EJ E .Pl ._ priz was so cross-eyed that in trying to get to sleep he wrung his neck orr.—Anteriont taper. DIOUTII. This case was next called on, but the petition not being forthcoming, it was postponed until that document was found in the Private The Committee then adjourned. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. The Committee of the Standing Orders met this day, at half-past twelve o'clock; present—the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lords Redesdale, Hawarden, and Hood. EASTERN COUNTIES (MARCH TO LINCOLN EX TENSION). This line, which was strongly opposed, occupied the atten tion of their Lordships for the greater portion of the day. The Committee, after hearing the usual evidence, decided that he standing orders had not been complied with in several respects. One of the objections upon which the decision was founded was, that the plans had been lodged with the clerk of the peace two hours too late ; another was, that some of the plans had not sections marked on them • and a third was, that two indi v id ua l s h a d not b een served with proper notice. MANCHESTER, MIDLAND, AND GREAT GRIMSBY JUNCTION RAILWAY. In this case the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with save in two trifling exceptions. They therefore reported favourably on the Bill. MANCHESTER AND LINCOLN RAILWAY AND CHESTERFIELD AND GAINSBOROUGII CANAL. After hearing the usual evidence, the Committee decided that the promoters of this line had complied with the stand ing orders. EASTERN COUNTIES (CAMBRIDGE TO LINCOLN). This case was adjourned till half-past twelve o'clock to - norrw,v. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock. RAILWAY SR ARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, :`TI exert 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales arc -Birkenh;:ad, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 114 p. c.—Caledonian, 1 p.—Derby flint Crewe, 2 d-16 p.— Eastern Counties, 20Y,—Ditto, York Extension, % p. —East Lanca shire, No. 2, 3 p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, % dis.— Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford, 1 p.—Huddersfield and Man chester Railway and Canal, 2% p.—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junc tion, 6% p.—Lancaster and Preston, 9y, p.—Leeds and Thirek, dis. c.— Liverpool, Prestom.Manchester, and Southport, 1 4 P.—Lon , don and Manchester (Rem.), 1% dis. —Manchester and Binning:lam, Quarters (B), 7% c. p.—Ditto (C), p. — Manchester and South ampton, 14 p. —Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 3; p.—West Hiding Union, 2 5-16 p. LEEDS, MARCH 11. STOCK EXONANGS.-The sales are - Manchester and Lerds, fifth Shares, 10 p.-Ditto, Extensio ns , p.-MtAt 'Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 2% p.-Great Griirisby and Sheffield Exten :dons, 3s. Gd. dis.-Iludderstleld and Manchester Extensions, 2s. &I. dis.-Huddersfidd and Sheffield, 6/. Is. ad. p.-Leeds and Brad ford, 475. cash-Leeds and Dewsbury Extensions, 20s. p.-News castle and Berwick, 19 !i -North British, New Catliele Branch, 2 1 ,6 -Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 20 0. ti.-London and Ports mouth, 13s. 6d. dis.- London and York, :3-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 225. Gd. dis.-West Riding Union, 4% -Birkenhead, Clie.s• ter, and Mold, 27e, rxi. die.-Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 19s. din.-C/ith'eroe Junction, lls. 6d. dis.-Derby and Crewe, 2% p. -Grand Union, Bs. dis.-Leeds and Liverpool Direct, par-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 10s. dIS.-Leicester and Birmingham, 10s. 6d. dis.- -Liverpool. Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 10s. p.- Manchester, Bruton, Matlock, and Midland, 31s. p.-North Star for.shire, 34 p. -North Western, lie. p.-Shrewsbury and Bit' , nainghaM, 48.6 d. p.-Welsh Midlands, 14. HULL, Maacit 11. • STOCK EXCHANOE.-The azalea are-York and - North Midland Ex tension, 31-Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, New, Is. Gd. p.-North British, Carlisle, 2/. 4s. -Nor th Wales, 1214 -Annagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 158.-Axholin e , 32 5. 6d .-Derby and Gainsbot ough, 135.- 111111 and Barnsley Junction, 2 4.-Leicester and Bedtbrd, 7s. Ws.- Lincoln and Wainfieet, 365. 6d .-Liverpool and Leeds, 1% -Man. chester, Buxton, and Matlock, 31. 14s. 6d.-North Staffordshire) 51.95. 6d..-West Riding Union, 4%. SHEIFIELIS, Menem 11, STOCK EXCITANGE.-The sales are-Grimsby and Sheffield, 9- Ditto, Extension, 1 3 4 -Leedt, and Bradford, 4634-Leeds and Thlrsk, 6 -Manchester and Lincoln Union and Canal, 11. 18s. 6d.-Sheffield and Lincolnshire, IN -South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 11. 180. TORK, Masten 1 STOCK EXCHANOK.-The sales, arc =Grand Union, 1-Lond on an d York, 31. 3s. 6d.-Manchesttt, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3 3 4 -Newcastle and Bore tek, 19;4-Newcastle and Darlington Ex tensions, 9!‘ -North British, Carlisle Extension, 21. N.-Welsh Mid land, 11.4 c. 6d.-West Riding Union, 4% -York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 9/-t EDINISURGH, Maxon 9. STOCK ExcruNo E. -The sales are-Aberdeen, 8/. IN.- -Aberdeen Banff, and 143.--Airdrie and Bathgate, 2/. 30.-Arbroath and Forfar, 28/. 10s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 161.-Ayr and Dfiniflies, 2/. Os. -Ayr and Galloway, 1/. 12s, 6t1.-Bailffshire, li. 25.-British and Irish Union, 12/. 10s.-Calttoinan, 11/. N.-Caledonian Exten sion, 11. 18s. 6d.-Caledolilan and Dumbarton, 21.85. 6d.--Caledonian and Northern Direct, 2/. Is. -Clydesdale Junction, 191.-Direct Northern, I/. IN.-Dundee and Arbroath, 39/. 55.-Ditto, New, 22/. -Dundee and Perth, 131. 103.-East of Fife, H. 195.--East Lothian Central, 1/. 118.--Edinburgh and Bathgatc, 11. IN.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 741.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 155.- Ditto, ditto, New, 16/. N.-Edinburgh, - Glasgow, and Dumbartoa. 16s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 11. 60.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 181. 10s.-Ditto, Preference, 201. 103.-Edin burgh and Northern, 51.-Ditto, Newport, 18s. 6d.-Ditto, Loch gelly, 11. 3s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Peebles, It. IN.-Edinburgh and Perth, 2/. 115 -Forth and Clyde Junction, 11. 17s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 721.-Ditto, New Stock, 2 , /. 103.-Ditto, Quarter .hares, 181. N.-Glasgow, Dumtl'ia, and Carlisle, 21.--Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. IN.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 421.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191.-Ditto, New, 101.-Ditto, Preference, Id. IN.-Great North of Scotland, 21. Os. 60.-Granton Junction, 1/. N.-Inver ness and Elgin, 11. Is.-London and York, N. 15s.- North British, 261. -Ditto, Halves, 91. -Perth and Inverness, I/. 1 Is.-Scottish Cen tral, 141. IN.-Scottish Midland, 51. -Stirling and Dunfermline, 1/. 14s. GLASGOW, Martell 10. STOCK Excnalloz.-The sales arc - Airdrie and Bathgate, 395.- Ayr and Galloway, 355. 6d. -British and Irish Union, 475. 6d.-Ca ledonian, I I /A-Caledonian Extension, 375. 6d.--Caledonian and Ayr shire Junction, 30s. - Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 425. 6d. -East Indian Railway, 125.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dum barton, 16s. Oct.-Glasgow General Terminus, 8% -Glasgow, Duni• tries, and Carlisle, 3 75.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 4Gs. ad.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Juin:Balt, 305.-Inverness and Elgin, 205.-Lesmaltagow, 358..-Perth and Crieff, 295. Scottish Central, 13 } .2-Scottish Southern, 335.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 233.-South Midland, 635. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. RENCRAFT IN RESPECT TO HIS SAD DLE. Ire cannot do less than give the following, as corrobarative of what is stated in th e pu bli c announcement in respect to Mr. Banc raft's invaluable patent. The authority we now quote will quiet the minds of the most sceptical, and prove that in the multitude of every -day improvements the march of the mini has in nothing elseCxoa.`~ud • the patent now tinder oar consideration:— pleasure ttrhoa3trcllonte,ull4learrcrhhe4v,.,..4%, Dear Sir,—lt is with peculiar Pa tentrei kasm flames," and a y: d u F, highly-h s u p p ri or u t m an 6 t aiduzenp otti%rte horses;moitt h s I m h y a i v e e u r h i s h thehave hamesva bbeen almost ien e t i n i i d ° a a d i daily o Ur i, a ti i, p a o b i i i ea Character, ascend hills of Unusual aclivities, coarselyct te i r r , perfectly convinced me that in, horSet g n r o a t r u e r l f e r c e l re i n h tl e y se h h av a i t i s tg h t a o re have re c i n e st i tdh v ue e i tg d phutte a i st , g itiju r a fof t t her b i.l ia 2t o r : ry i e . t? of is eit 0 . .o se adaptation of the are collar e, bearing,da pressure Lpon all proper seats of the point* 4 . • admitting of such a salutary division of .oereby not only affording increased facilities for draught, ue avoiding all abrasion. These circumstanees combitred hate Q tttiddley tti tif re move a bad habit 04ii!fga 113 r Mite lidrg'ee edited hdaiiiig, Or break ing into a sort of half canter, a sad bane with many otherwise good buggy horses. I sin died able td beg that by raging pink' hames galled Shottldeß niay be healed iii tll Midst Of Wolk, Your elastic spring -saddle I have ridden upon, within the last nine months, some thousands of miles, the average number being from ten to fifteen miles per day upon the road, including two days a week severe stag-hunting ; the same saddle possessing the singular quality of fitting three of my horses. " Ani Of tigintni that ibatktlefen &Mier etirrying high weight is avoided in almost endless variety, during an arduous chase, owing to the construction of your elastic spring saddle re lieving the ridge of the spine from pressure, and diffusing or equalising the burden over a more extended muscular surface; this must tell not onlyAn speed, but I apprehend far more in . k suc cession of dinlttilt fencing, Wheie the animal reqiiired, With the weight of his rider, first to elevate, secondly, to elongate, and thirdly, to land himself Irrnly and judiciously. With such extraordinary demands upon this noble animal's muscu lar powers, a diffusible spring, well arranged, must be a grand desi deratum to every spbriSitan's saddle. I am, dear Sir; ythifs Tilt:l3lAS TURNER; President of the Rtryal College of Veterinary Surgeons. To S. Bencraft, Esq. ANTICJARi4N RELiCS IN BiIptINGRAM.—We have great ple'aiire in ilifl3rminei ode itic4rs th4t the restoration of the ancient monuments of the Lords of iiirmitighahl# in St. Martin's church, is now completed. The most an cient of tkem is the cross-legged effigy of a Knight in armour) over *filch ig a loose surcoat, or linen frock, beating a shield on hislgt afiii, thdrded With a " bend lozenge." This is believed to represent Sir Williani cid Mr• mingham, who died in the latter part of the reign of Ed ward 1., as he bore for his arms the bend lozenge. The effigy is placed on a new and appropriate altar tomb, from a design by Mr: M. H Bloxam, The two others are of alabas ter ; one til' thtth that of a Knight clad in plate armour, placed on a high raised tomb, the side of which is adorned with cinquefoil headed compartments, with smaller tre-foil headed panels intervening, may be safely considered to re present that Sir John de Birminghath who was a knight of the shire for this county in the reign of Richard 11., and who bore for his arms " partie per pale, indented, argent, and sable," which coat is depicted on the jupon, or tight fitting surcoat of the effigy. The last and most important of the three, is the recumbent figure of an ecclesiastic, placed also on a high altar-tomb, the side of which is divided into seven compartments, each consisting of a pointed crocketted arch, flanked by small intervening pinnacled buttresses; under each arch is the figure of an angel clad in an alb, and supporting a shield. The effigy on this tomb is habited, not as usually represented in the vestments appointed to be used at the celebration of the mass, but as a canon of some cathe dral, or as a member of a collegiate or conventual foundation. This dress is precisely the same, allowing for the change of faihion in the different articles, as that prescribed to be, and actually worn at the present day by many of the clergy of the Church of England. From the general charact er o f thi s tomb and effigy it is most probable that it was erected during the latter part of the fifteenth century, although it is not easy to a3co-twin whom it is intended to represented.—Bir mingham Gazette. - ACCIDENT.-A young gentleman named Dewen, met his death on Southampton waters, on Monday last, in an open Witt, which capsized, and hie bcd,y hml A4t ret Deca amend. S IT / ATTEMPTED MURDE SUICIDE. It may be remembered that, on Monday, a tability, named John Rolfe, was charged at Police court with attempting to cut the throat son, George, a youth fifteen years of age. He be a man of classical education and various accom)fglipektf4 *,\ and bad been a pri va t e t utor , b ut t h at w i t hi n the last threw er four years he had sustained domestic afflictions in the loss of his wife and several children, which, With circumstances of pecuniary embarrassmeut, appeared to have a fearful effect upon his nervously susceptible temperament. In the night, between Friday and Saturday last, he was discovered in the act of cutting the throat of his eldest son, who however, awoke after sustaining a slight woun d, an d , by his firmness; and presence of mind, averted the destruction of the whole family. Mr. Rolfe was afterwards taken into custody by Sergeant Dubois, and brought before the magistrate, who remanded him, with a view to his committal for trial, in order that a jary might decide as to his mental condition when he made the attempt upon the life of his son, On Wednesday, when Mr. Broughton, the Magistrate, took his seat upon the bench, the following note was handed to him from Colonel Tracey, the Governor of Westminster Bridewell, in which prisoners examined are confined daring the rebuilding of the Cferkenwell Prison : " Sir—l am to acquaint you that John Rolfe, a prisoner - , remanded from Worship -street Police-court, under a charge of cutting and wounding, committed suicide in this prison this morning.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant. "AUGUSTUS FREDERICK TRACEY." Sergeant Redmond, who has charge of the police ran, stated that he called at the Westminster Bridewell on Wed nesday, as usual, to bring the prisoners who were remanded fir re-examination at this Court, and John Rolfe, the de ceased, was then amongst them, but he requested permission to retire to the water-closet before he entered the vac, and accordingly did so. After a very few minutes, as he had not re turned, the officers of the prison ivent to die closet for him, and then found him lifeless on the floor. lie had contrived to attach this end of his neckerchief to the knob of the door. and by throwing himself down, he produced stra ngu l at i on. A surgeon was called in, but could not resuscitate the deceased. a _. NS; - • ...I • Mr. nuouGHTON had some communication with the rela tives of the deceased as to the care of the children, and the matter was then dropped until the inquest shall have beeu held. INDIA. THE LATE BATTLES ON TO SUTLEJ.—The following is an extract from a letter dated Camp, near Hurakee, left bank of the Sutlej, January 15, 1846 :—" I suspect the news by the last mail will have caused great excitement in Eng land, and opened the eyes of the directors to the formidable powerot the Seikhs, and to the necessity of larger reinforce ments l'eing sent from England to replace troops which must be brought from Madras and II inbay. Our army is watch ing the fords of the Stitlej and the Seikh bridge of boats within four miles of this camp. They are in very great force on the other side of the river, and think to pass the bridge in fact, they have constricted a kind of tae da pont on this side, defended by their heavy guns on the other side, and it is too formidable tin- us to attack. The more time we can gain for reinforcements, the siege train, and commissariat supplies and carriage, the better. I dou bt whether a suffi ciency can be got this year. Yon must send out 8,000 or 10,000 men to disperse the Seikh army effectually. We have been playing at lon• , b -shots yesterday afternoon and the pre vious one, Cut littleharm was done. We have only one 24- pounder, two 8-inch howitzers, six 18-pounders, and twelve 12-pounders here ; while the enemy have more than f o rty heavy guns, with ight ones far superior to ours in numbers.' TuE STATE OF INDlA.—(Eztract of a Letter.)—Nice peaceable times we have truly here ; almost every station in India emptied of troops, almost all of which are sent towards the Sutiej, and by this time six months they will be in the Punjaub, and dictating terms under the walls at La hore. We are so bare of troops that the slightest row could not be quelled, as we have actually not sufficient troops to do more than take the different guards at our largest stations. All very fair and very well, if we have nothing else to do but furnish guards. However, the political agents are getting tidgetty at the appearance of the paucity of troops. Sleeman is beginning to write about his fears, as you'll see by the Delhi Gazette, as is also the Komaun Political. Who . ther they take Lahore or not we can only guess, but if they do they cannot keep the country as it ieb this moment without. a large increase of the army. The Seikhs have proved that they are not such small chaff as Sir Hugh and Sir Henry fancied 04 were. They taught them the difference at Ferozeshale which battle was fought bee ' Chide and Allahabad Men, brothers to our own Sepoys, who first tried to get service in our regiments, but we bad no room for them ; now they lightagainst us whenever they get pay and employment, and don't care a straw at whose side, thong they'd give our regiments the preference had we room fees them. If we get those 25 new regiments, those restless boys will all get employment, and although now in the enemy's ranks, will prove as faithfal as they always are to whomever they are employed by. There are mete enough in the pro vinces to recruit 100 new regiments, brothers and relations sec our own Sepoys, daily seeking for admittance into our ranks' and are refused, ae we have no room for them. G o d sen d us those 25 new regiments. If they only form them in time they can keep the Punjanb as easily as they can keep any Hindoo village. If they do not, we shall have endless coed spirecies and rows, without the power to set them at rest,. One so low down as Dinapore is this day talked of in conver sation, and in anticipation of the licking the Seikhs were said to be certain of treating ns to. Truly we did not expect to be so roughly handled as we were near Ferozepore, which opened the new Governor-General's eyes; but our COTT,- is'so fond of taking the bull by the horns, that he took no warning from our loss at Mabarajpore, but went on in the old style Without waiting for, or bringing up, one of the heavy gnus. Had he doneso, it is said there would have been less S killed and wounded; and a better account given of the Seilch gentlefolk, to whom now we shall have to give another hiding before they come to terms. This has been an eventful fifteen days, and the .next will be more so. TnE b'Kertes ON Mg St7TLF,7.—Every day adds intelli gence of interest to our knowledge of occurrences on "the memorable three days" of our encounter With the army of ' the Punianb, and all that reaches tie proves that not only was the hurricane of war terrific in its violence, but that our dear. bought victory was such, that in regard to loss of valuable lives,- we could not afford to gain another like it. Mantes be to that overruling Providence, whose controlling power • the head of one Government and the forces under him publicly acknowledged in the vicinity es the scene of slaughter, we escaped, and only narrowly escaped, a most disastrous defeat ; one from which it would have been most difficult to rally. The letters from camp give not only the usual mishaps of battle: but communicate intelligence which creates regret for the living as well as for the dead ; and were it not that the confidence of the enemy has been broken, we shonld look with painful apprehension towards our retalia tory invasion, when a kingdom undergoing dissolution while in possession of all its physical strength will strain every nerve in its last convulsive struggle, resisting the power that crushes it. Amongst the earliest intelligence received was that of failure on the part of Major-General Sir J. Littler's division, the result being what no man who knows anything t,f the character and fame of this gallant officer could for is moment have anticipated. It seems that on the morning of the 21st the action began by the left division, under his com mand, which, on the advance being sounded, moved on in line against the western face of the enemy's camp. The first half of the distance was through a bush-jungle, but the moset admirable order was preserved. The rest of the ground was an open plain, affording to the enemy a full view of the advance, of which immediate advantage was taken, the whole fl!re of the intrenchment on that side being concert. trated on the right wing of the Queen's 62d, and the lea wing e of the 111 Native Infantry, causing great havoc in' 1 9 their ranks. Our men went on undeterred, and rapidly closed upon the intrenched position under a fire as furious and destructive as any on record. Their brave leader had two horses shoe under him—both within a few minutes— and his Aide-de•camp, Lieutenant Harvey, cf her Majesty's 30th, fell mortally wounded in the act of cheering on the men of her Majesty's 62d. This occurred within a few paces of the enemy, whose fire became, if possible, still more terrific every moment ; and then their musketry and camel jezails sent in a deadly shower, under which the 62d reelesi and staggered. Up to this point we had reserved our fire, in order to give it full effect, but in the confusion , the men began to fire indiscriminately, and without producing thee least impression They had now to reload and halted-0 panic seized them, the whole went to the right about, and retreated. The 12th Native Infantry held its way for a few paces, when the example of the Europeans proved con tagious. The Sipahees called out to their officers " Goralegi truth fate," and at this moment, to complete the disaster,. their Colonel (Bruce) had his arm shot off. The panic imme diately spread to the 14th Native Infantry, on the left of the 62d, and the whole division turned and did not stop till out of reach of fire. The other division was similarly affected, the artillery of the enemy, served as Rayne with admirable precision and alacrity, and of weight far Overpowering ours, having with the small arms done fearfis! execution amongst (hens, and they retired in the same manner for the night, not having been able to dislodge the enemy at a single point. The whole of the divisions bivouacked as near each other as .they could get in the dark. The night was a ter rible one, the cannonade being kept up by both parties, and on our side, the exhausted men, suffering from hunger and t hi rs t, fatigue and cold, had to attend to the wants of the numerous wounded and dying, whose number still kept one the increase. At daybreak of the following morning the Governor-General put himself at the head of her Majesty's Sorb, and the Commander-in-Chief in like manner led the 31st. Sir Harry Smith, Queen's Adjutant-G enera l , tr i e d to cheer on her Majesty's 80th, but they would riot respond till the Governor-General put himself at their head, and called out, " 80th, do your duty !" Th e a t tac k was then renewe4 with a gallantry which enabled the second and third divi sions to break through every obstacle and gain an entrance, by which they secured the guns, the Ist and 4th divisions meanwhile co-operating en their flanks. In an hour the position was completely in our possession. Sir H. Hardinge is said :to have been quite exhausted by his exertions, and he and the Commander in-Chief passed a wretched night. The former, as brave anti gallant a soldier as ever led into action (as, indeed, is his companion in arms, Sir H. Gough), is reported to have said that lie must conquer or fall, for he could not survive defeat ; and so, summoning up his ener gies, the morning saw him retrieve the fortunes of the field. —Agra Mbar, Jan. 10. Tiir, 62u RE'ormEsT.—The following extract from a letter dated Ferozepore, January 15, will be read with interest, as showing how little foundation existed for the charge brought against her Majesty's G2d Regiment Both the Governor- General and Sir Hugh Gough frequently visit the Hospital, which was formed in the 62d Barracks, the tents pitched for that purpose in the fort being quite inadequate, in addition to the proper building always used; they send mince-pies with other dainties, and have a word for each sick man; to one who was writing home, Sir Hugh Gough said, 'Tell your friends that I say the 62d fought as bravely as any regiment in the service ever did.' He also inquired when they would be ready for him to decorate them, and how many would be fit at the end of a month to quit the Hospital." Sin ROBERT SALE.—The Hero of Jellalabad was in his boyish days a pupil at the c Icbrated grammar-school at Ealing, tinder the Rev. Dr. Nicholas. On a pane of glass In one of the win dows he had scratched his name, which has often been an object of interest with the Alumni of the establishment. A curious coincident connects this memorial and the man : the former continued in safety amid school perils until a few weeks since, when about the period o Sir Robert Sale's death the pane was unfortunately broken, and thus mem orial and man may be said to have perished together. The name of George Sale, Sir Robert's elder brother, who also distinguished hi m . self in India, scratched by himself; still stands on a pane in the ad. joining window. A third brother, Henry, was also educated at Ealing.— Cowily Chionicle. borer.IORBE ARTILLERY FOR INDIA.—A s t rong prevails l in the town and garrison of Woolwich, that it is the intention of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Commander-in- Chief, to immediately order a certain number of troops of the Royal Horse Artillery, stationed in this garrison, with their light six.. pounders, to embark for the seat of war in India, as it is the opinion of many experienced officers that if one or two troops of the Royal Horse Artillery had been present at the last memorable action, that they would have completely destroyed the enemy. Should these troops be ordered there, they will be the first of her Majesty's Royal Horse Artillery who have ever done duty in the Indian territories. NOVAR FOREST, ROSS-SIIIRE —A portion of this forest, consisting of 10,022 Scots fir trees, was brought to sale by Mr. Munro, of lc ovar, on the 24th ult. The price realised was 5,7041., or an average of 10s. per tree. One lot of 1,248 tree} brought 1,010/. ; and some of the trees brought 21. each. So lgua forvur natiye wlng properly lWaged.—',UffOrl74.4g,