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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 21. In the absence of the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of SCUTUM:TRY opened the business of the House by re citing the Bills which stand for a second reading , a ll of which were forwarded a stage. UNIVERSITY TESTS. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented a petition,. signed by the Ministers and Presbytery of Stanra er, against the abolition of the University Tests. THE SEES OF ST. ASAPH AND BANGOR. This Bill went through Committee pro forma and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. SITES OF CHURCHES IN SCOTLAND. The Marquis of BREAD &LBANE stated that he wished to call the attention of their Lordships to a peti tion of which he had given notice. The petition ema nated, from several different synods of the Free Church in Scotland ; and there were also petitions from other places. There were 135 petitions from different con gregations, making the amount of signatures 18,136. There were 114 petitions from district towns, with 20,904 signatures attached. There were also nine others, with 698 signatures. All those petitions complained of cases of direct interference with the erec tion of their churches. The total number of petitions amounted to 296, and the number of signatures to 39,781. The general prayer of all these petitions was to the ef fect that many congregations were prevented from build ing churches by the refusal of the proprietors of land to grant sites, and they wished to have some powers enabling . them to purchase ground on rgasonable con ditions, in order to erect places for the worship of God. From t he great number and respectability of these peti tioners, it might be seen what a general and anxious feeling prevailed on this question in Scotland, and their Lordships must come to the opinion that, however anxious they might be to support the Established Church in that country—however much they might lament the separation which had taken place ; and however unim portant they might consider the causes which led to the destruction of that church now that that destruc tion had taken place—that the great bulk of the people of Scotland had seceded from the Establishment— no hindrance should be given to them in the exercise of their religion according to the dictates of their con science. This was in accordance with - the prin ciples of the constitution of this country, and also in conformity with the Toleration Act of Scotland. Now, the landholders were, in fact, persecuting the fol lowers of the Free Church, but ho would remind them of a great and noble saying of a man who held high office in the sister country. namely, " That in the possession of property there were great ob ligations to be observed, as well as rights to be enjoyed." Now, in their persecution they were forgetting this great principle, and he trusted they would at once see the necessity, as well as the justice, of discontinuing it.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He a ould not detain their Lordships much longer, but he would ask their Lordships to consider this as a matter of policy. The Free Church numbered at least one third of the entire population of Scotland. It was a strong and vigorous religious body, calculated to pro mote the religious and moral education of the people. And he contended that it would be the policy of the Legislature and Government of this country and the landed proprietors of Scotland rather to encourage than discourage them. The number of the congregations of the Free Church of Scotland was 816, and the number belonging to all the other religious bodies, not connected with the Established Church, was 815. The number of the ministers of the Free Church was 662, and the number of the elders 3,000, who were assisted by 3,000 deacons. In the Lowlands there were 84 con gregations, and in the Highlands 50 congregations. The communicants of the Free Church were 200,000. It was said that there were only 60,000 communicants in the whole of London, with a population of 2,000,000. There were already 600 churches erected, and there were 30 in the course of erection, and 40 were still re quired for the existing congregations. 171 manses were already built, and many more were in the course of erection and intended to be erected. There was also a Free Church college, the funds for the erection of which had been subscribed; it was fur nished with an efficient body of professors, and would bear comparisen with the first college in the kingdom. The library of the college contained about 30,000 volumes. There were upwards of two hundred salaried teachers of Free Church schools. There was also a normal school at Edinburgh, which had cost 140,0001. He thought the provisions of the Bill introduced by the Right Hon. Member for Perth (sir. Fox Maule) so well defined, that no injury could arise from the carrying it into effect. He only regretted that, instead of being confined to Scotland, it had not been extended to the whol, kingdom. He hoped the Noble Lord who represented the Government in that House would be able to make some statement that the Government would be prepared to support any measures that were calcu lated to give effect to the prayer of the petitioners. He would now conclude by pressing on their attention the prayer of the petition. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE could not let the opportunity pass without saying that he could not conceive of any Parliamentary measure that should compel the granting of sites for churches without the consent of the possessors of the land. At the same time he expressed the hope that matters would be so arranged that there would be no necessity for ap plying to Parliament for a measure to give effect to the objects which the petitioners sought to carry out. After duly considering the circumstances of thecase, and the importance of the numerous body from whom the petitions emanated, he was yet unprepared to go into any legislative measures, but he trusted that it would ex cite a disposition in all those connected with the district, and especially in those who were great proprietors, to provide suitable sites where churches might be erected, where the members of this important body of Dissenters might carry on their public worship in a way acordant with their principles, and vet he felt that this movement of the people of Scotland was one which it was difficult to manage, for it affected the church of that country, although it neither interfered with the principles, nor in any way disturbed the discipline, by which its members were governed; and it therefore ought to be respected in such a way that they might not have their consciences needlessly injured. One advantage at least he trusted would result from these petitions, and that was a change in the disposition of the landholders, and that benefit would at least arise to that extent on this, which he did not deny to be a most important subject. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH. quite agreed with his Noble Friend, but he must deny the representation of this body of Dissenters, that they had been treated with intolerance, for no religious body could have met with more tolerance than bad the Free Church of Scotland It might be well for them to speak in the gentle terms they now used, but what they desired was nothing more nor less than than this, viz., to take that part of a man's estate which best suited their convenience, whether he desired it or not ; and this they did with great asperity and open hostility, for proof of which reference need only be male to their Own newspaper. As one instance, one distinguished author, and eminent member of the Free Church, had , plainly stated his belief that the Church of Scotlaud was a nuisanse which ought to IMP swept from ..the face of the earth. He always had resented, and always would resent and fight against every interference by any man, or body of men, between him and his tenants or labourers. It was a question entirely between them and himself, and not' ly,ltweeu strangers, who came from a. distance to, excite AL, people against hi m . If the people were allowed to be quiet, there would be 110110 of this excitement. He had ,]Teen most unjustifiably attacked, and his conduct had been held up to ridicule and scorn. All he had to state was, he should oppose this measure. The object of the Bill was to en able those parties to take sites wherever they might wish. The measure was most unjust, and if such powers were asked for by any other sect, or by the Established Church, it would be instantly rejected. The Marquis of BREA DALBANE wished to ask the Noble Duke, whether upon his own property there had not been a congregation worshipping in the open air, in the highest piece and part of Scotland, ex posed to . the cold and severity of the elements for the last two or three years ; and whether these unfortunate members of the Free Church were not mimes on his estate, who had asked him repeatedly to give them a site fey buil - ding a church upon, but up to the present time their request had been refused ? They were so distant from any other place, that they could not obtain any place of worship unless the Noble Duke granted it upon his property. Ile would also' ask the Noble Duke,. whether on a part of his property (the parish of Canobie), the members of the Free Church met on a moor, and the Noble Duke took legal means to drive them from that' moor ? He would ask him if they did not take refuge on the public road, and whether the sacrament of the Lords' Supper was not about to be administered in that cross road!—whether the Noble Duke did not refuse them a suitable site, for they wished to have a centrical situa tion? With regard to the mensbers of the Free Church, the Noble Duke did allow them a tent to worship in, because—greatly to his credit—he did not think it suitable or .proper that they should meet upon the public, road, . and celebrate public worship. He had stated these facts, because he must ask whether tl; ey did not amount almost, it not entirely, to per secution. Hesaid that these members of the Free Church w ere deprived of the opportunity of removing elsewhere, ow ing to the great possessions of the Noble Duke, and therefore he ought to grant it to them. In the last ses sion he had presented similar petitions, and the same dis cussion arose with respect to these parishes. The Noble Duke had asserted that the members of the Free Church cou ld go a distance of five or six miles—he asserted that they could go a distance of five miles to worship. H e asked if that was a reasonable distance to go to public worship, especially for the aged and weak, for they too would have to walk a distance of five miles to obtain the consolations of religion? There was a fact which occurred the other day. A. proprietor of lands in the Western Highlands of Scotland refused to give sites for churches, and what were the p. eels obliged to do ? They were obliged to build iron churches, whi c h they set afloat upon the ocean, and anchored in one of the hays. Be did not see why such measures of per secution shoal be adopted to compel men to change their opinions/. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH said that what the Noble Lord had said was perfectly true, but he did not see why this class of Dissenters should be favoured more than any other. He could not understand why th e y should object to do what other Dissenters in the pa rish did. SLAVE TRADE. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that on Friday next be won!l submit a resolution to their Lordships for the purpose of preventing, directly ov indirectly, the African slava trade. PRINCE CZARTOROYSKI. Lord BROUGHAM was desirous to know if the Noble Marquis could state whether the Government TIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUL'Y 22, 1846. had received any information relative to the reported con fiscation of Prince Czartoroyski's property in Poland He had no doubt whatever that the Prince disapproved of the attack upon Austria as much as he did himself. In fact every friend of liberty and every enemy to the destruction of human life must do so, for it was a most foolish and insane attack.—(Hear, hear.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE made a few observa tions across the table which did not reach the gallery. He was understood, however, to sympathise with the feel ings of the Noble Lord, and regretted the confinement of this prince, who was the representative of one of the most illustrious houses in Europe, as distinguished for its virtues in times of adversity, as for its loyalty in times of prosperity.—(Hear, hear.) Several Bills were advanced a stage, and their Lord ships adjourned. Mr. Ormsby Gore, M.P. for the North Division of Shropshire, and Chairman of the Company, was the first witness called. His evi dence was of a general character. Mr. CLiva, M.P. for the South Division of Shropshire, gave similar evidence. Mr. HENRY ROSEITS, C.E., gave the usual engineering evidence. The length of the line was 50% miles ; the cost was estimated at 796,9041. There were no engineering difficulties, no heavy works, no severe gradients, no curves, only two very small tunnels. The plans had been examined by Mr. Robert Stephenson. The witness was questioned at great length by the Chairman, with respect to the level crossings, of which there were twenty-two. Their Lordships then declared the preamble of the Bill proved, and having inserted clauses to oblige the company to erect lodges at all the level crossings, proceeded to the case of the SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY AND CANAL (NEWTOWN TO CREWS, CHESTER TO WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SHREWS BURT TO STAI'I I OHD). The same counsel appeared for the promoters of these Bills as for the last. Mr. AUSTIN opened the case. Mr. Skee, manager of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, gave evi dence in favour of these Bills. It is proposed by the Chester and Wolverhampton Bill to make a line upon the ground occupied by the canal. The canal was at present in a declining state, and would be no loss whatever to the public. The line, in conjunction with the lines proposed by the two other Bills and with other lines which would be joined by it, would be a very great public benefit. Mr. Provis, civil engineer, gave the usual engineering evidence with respect to the Newtown to Crewe and the Chester and Wol verhampton. The main line from Newtown to Crewe was 59 miles, 7 furlongs, 6 chains. There were six branches, viz., one to Elles mere, one to Wenn, one to Whitchurch, two to the Chester and Wolverhampton, and one to the proposed North Staffordshire Railway (which had passed this House). The total length of these branches was 9 miles, 2 furlongs, making, together with the main line, 69 miles, 1 furlong, 6 chains. The estimate was 1,233,2161., of which 120,210/. was for the purchase of the Montgomeryshire Canal. The worst gradient was 1 in 200, but there was a gradient of 1 in 167 on the Wenn branch. The length of the Chester and Wolverhampton was 47 miles, 7 chains. The estimate was 817,787/. There were no branches. The Ciwastax asked the witness some questions with reference to the manner of commencing the works, in re ference to the Interference with the traffic of the canal during the construction of the line, but it being in timated that Mr. Skee was better able to answer those questions, he was recalled. His Lordship then observed, that by the powers of the Act the promoters took live years to construct the line, and they could stop up the line from the commencement of that five years to the end, which would be a great inconvenience to the public Now the works ought to be so carried on, that while they were . going on in one part every other part should remain open. Ile wished to know whether that would be done ? Mr. Skee said that the matter had been arranged with the several traders along the line of the canal, and that they were all perfeetly satisfied. Mr. Baker gave the engineering evidence with respect to the Shrewsbury and Stafford line, which commences at Shrewsbury, and proceeds by Wellington to Stone, where it joins the North Stafford shire line. The length'was 40 miles, and the estimate 500,0001. The steepest gradient was 1 in 100. The Committee then declared the preambles of the several Bills proved. A clause was inserted to secure the proper construction of the works, so as not to allow the canal to be stopped up during their progress. Clauses for the erection of lodges at level crossings (which are very numerous on this line) were also inserted. After adjusting the remaining clauses, the Committee passed the Bill r :it Tor 111 TRENT VALLEY CONTINUATION AND HOLYHEAD JUNCTION RAILWAY.— A special meeting of the shareholders and proprietors of this line took place yesterday, at the Coffee-house, Basing hall-street, in order to determine upon the propriety of dis solving the Company. There was an exceedingly numerous attendance of the p ro prietors. Shortly after the hour specified Captain Hotham took the chair. The SECRETARY then read all the advertisements in the papers convening the meeting, in order that the mode of con ducting the meeting might be strictly according to law. The CHAIRMAN observed that the proprietors were aware that they had been convened that day in order to dete r mine whether they : s h ou ld dissolve and wind up the aff a i rs o f the company or not ; and if they did agree to a dissolution, whether that act should take place as an act of bankruptcy on the part of the proprietors, or through the agency of the director. H . e had to inf o r m th em that there was very little difference in the accounts since the last meeting of the proprietors, for very little extra expense had been gone to, in fact none at all.— (H ear .) A SHAREHOLDER wished to be informed, if they came to a resolution to dissolve, how much would be returned per I share. The CHatumast said he could not definitely state, but from the calculation which had been made, he considered that it would be about two guineas. Mr. JAMES RICHARDSON then moved a resol u ti on t o t h e e ffect that it was the opinion of the meeting that the coin ' pony should be dissolved. Mr. SMELL seconded the resolution. Mr. DE Toistu, who appeared on behalf of the Manchester shareholders, and represented 1,695 shares, said he protested against a course which had been rendered necessary by a deed having been concocted in fraud by some of the directors. Mr. SOLOMON said he did not see the reason why they should dissolve the company. The undertaking offered as many advantages as it did the first day the prospectus was is sued ; he would therefore move that the company do proceed. Mr. ASTON seconded the amendment. The amendment, after a desultory conversation, was put, but was only supported by the mover and seconder. The original resolution was then carried. A long and desultory conversation then ensued, and the meeting resolved that it should dissolve not by way of bank ruptcy, but through the agency of the directors. The number of shares paid upon at 21. 65., amounted to 37,274/. ; and those at 11. 7s. 6d., to 3,7061. St. L. Alcock, Major Unattached, to be Major, vice Hilliard, resigned. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Carnarvonshire. The Hon. A. D. Willoughby to be Deputy Lieute4a:a ; C. G. Wynne, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, July 13. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Argyllshire. Argyll and Bute Regiment of Militia—Sir A. Campbell, Bart., to be Captain ; C. Campbell, Esq., to be Captain ; M. Campbell, Esq., to be Captain ; D. Campbell, Esq., to be Captain; Kerr, Gent., to be Lieutenant; J. Campbell, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; D. P. Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign ; A. Maclaine, Gent., to be Ensign ; S. M. Eddington, Gent., to be Ensign ; G. Macneill, to be Ensign, July 1. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. John Caines, farmer, Chilton Cantelo, Somersetshire. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. David Thomas, corn merchant, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire. Herman Julius Marcus and John Naylor, sharabrokers, Leeds. BANKRUPTS. Charles Pullman, hosier, Strand, to surrender July 31, at twelve, and Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Reed and Langford, Friday-street. Samuel Ward, lasting manufacturer, Lillypot-lane, City, July 28, at half-past eleven, and Sent. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankrupts. Pennell, official assignee ; Smith, Barnard's Inn. William Green, boarding-housekeeper, Dorset-place, Dorset-square, July 31, at eleven, and September 1, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official as signee, Aldermanbury ; Lawrence and Plews, Old Jewry chambers. Isaac Bryant, licensed-victualler, Kingsland-road, July 31, at twelve, and Sept. 1, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Banlfruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; C. J. and A. Jenkinson, Cannon-street. Alexander Alexander and John Alexander, opticiaps, Exeter, Aug 5 and Sept. 2, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, of f icial assignee, Exeter; Turner, Exeter; Spver, Broad-street Buildings, City. John Taylor, rope-manufacturer, Hollingwood, Lancashire, Aug. 6 and 27, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple; Pollard, Manchester. John Stendall, baker, Hucknall-under-Huthwaite, Not tinghamshire, July 31, and Aug. 21, at eleven, at the Shef field District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Freeth and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields; Freeth and Co., Nottingham. William Holdsworth, apothecary, Ripley, Yorkshire, Aug. 1 and 24, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Sudlow, Chancery-lane ; Stewart, Horbury ; Cariss, Leeds. William Wood, wine and spirit merchant, Shrewsbury, August 4 and 29, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Wace, Shrewsbury; Smith, Birmingham. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 21. There being only twenty-six Members present at Four o'clock, the House adjourned till Twelve o'clock to-morrow RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. CORNWALL. The members of this Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, Viscount Torrington in the chair. The proceedings commenced to-day by the examination of Mr. Locke by Mr. CoCEBURN, who, after asking a few engineering ques tions, contrasting the difference between the Cornwall Railway and the Central line, was interrupted by Mr. Tateox, who objected to any comparison being made between the Cornwall Railway and the central line, which was not before the Committee. . . A very warm discussion then ensued between Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Rowe, Mr. James, and Mr. Austin ; after which the Committee decided that the course proposed to be pursued by Mr. Cockburn in the examination of Mr. Locke, would not be allowed. The examination of Mr. Locke was then resumed by Mr. Com m:um, but was interrupted by the Committee, on the ground that it was interfering with the decision that the Committee has just laid down. Mr. Commix then said that he should reserve such observations as he might have to make until the other witnesses had been ex amined, on account of the Committee deciding in the manner they had just done, which he thought was incompatible with the usual practice observed in such cases. He considered that he had a right to examine with regard to the showing the superiority of the gra 4ients of the Central line over that of the Cornwall Railway. Mr. iockburn here left, and •Mr. Locke left the witness box. Mr. Williams was then called, and examined by Mr. Rows—Was t magistrate of the county, and an extensive ironfounder. The ounty would not be well served by the Cornwall line. The mines would not be accommodated by the proposed line. Many of the mines had tramways of their own, which communicated with canals and other important mediums of transit. Meetings had been held in the greater part of the county. The whole of them had adopted re solutions against the Cornwall line. All the landed interest con nected with the county were adverse to it. The Cornwall line did not accommodate the best part of the county, which lay to the north. The CRAIRMAN then Intimated to Mr. Rowe, that unless be could finish the examination in the course of a few minutes, it was the:in tention to adjourn, in accordance with the notification they gave yesterday.—The Committee then adjourned until eleven to-morrow. Room C LONDON AND BLACXWALX. (WIDENING ; (Olontinued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Locke, the engineer, now the engineer for the line, although It was constructed under Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Bidder, said he had laid out the widening. Tie confirmed the evidence with respect to the compact with the Eastern Counties Company, who agreed to give up a part of their new line for the sake of the advantages of getting up to Fenchurch-street. Two other witnesses were called to confirm this statement. This closed the case for the promoters, when Mr. 31E11E1n - rum opened the case on the petition of the East and West India Company, and on the behalf of that company alleged that the alteration of the warehouses would be injurious to the company and cause a great inconvenience to the vessels loading and unloading in the docks. It was not likely that the Eastern Counties Company should wish a part of their traffic to go over another and independent line, and he should therefore treat the presumed agreement as neither more nor less than a nullity. Then again the introduction of loco motive engines into the city. On all the several grounds, therefore, this line was highly objectionable, and he trusted their Lordships would leave the Blackwell line to its legitimate objects, those for which it was especially intended. Mr. Mosely, superintendent of the traffic department on the Eastern Counties and North and Eastern line, was called to show that there was, in fact, no agreement with the Blackwell Company, although there had been some conversation on the subject. The average number of passengers carried on the lines with;which he was connected was 40,000 a week, about 2,000,000 a year, and he did not at all anticipate that half the num ber would go over the Blackwell line as was alleged on the other side. There was now a station at Stratford, which was a great con venience to the public. There had formerly been a station at Bow, but it was disused, and he conceived that there was not any likeli hood of the long passengers being inclined to shift from one train to another for a distance of a mile and a half, when there were omni buses going every minute to the Bank. Mr. Him, cross-examined the witness, when it appeared that he only came into the service of the Eastern Counties Company last year, and was in so position to know anything about the agreements of the company with other parties. (The Counsel here read a por tion of the correspondence between Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Locke, by which the arrangement was agreed upon, in the event of a junc tion being formed.) At the close of this evidence the Committee adjourned till to morrow. Room D. GLASGOW, Duller:ems, AND CARLISLE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Blythe, civil engineer, examined .by Mr. ANDREWS—He had had considerable experience of the laying down and making of rail ways. The present line was planned and laid out under his superin tendence. It starts from Cumnock, passing along the valley of the Nith to Dumfries, and from thence past Annan to the Caledonian line, near to Gretna. The length of the main line was 64 miles 72 chains. The steepest gradient on the main line was 1 in 156, and the steepest curve was lin a radius of a third of a mile. The steepest gradient on the branches was one on the Cariobie branch, which was lin 80. There were no engineering difficulties. The line was a very large one. They had one tunnel between Sanquhar and Thornhill 1,500 yards- long, through freestone. The tunnel was 20 feet high and• 26 feet wide. The Crawick branch was 16 miles, 28 chains, and the Canobie branch was 8 miles 34 chains, and the Annan Harbour branch, an extension of the previous, was 1 mile 16 chains. The whole scheme was nearly 91 miles. The value of the land was 92,4301. ; and the whole estimate was 1,200,0001. His estimate of iron rails was high, being made in November last, and he had no doubt it would be got for considerably less. The portion from Cumnock to Dumfries would cost about 13,000/. a mile, and from Dumfries to the Caledonian a little more thirn 10,0001. a mile. The line, he believed, was laid out in the best possible way. He was prepared to give details, If required. Cross-examined—The main line was nearly the same as originally laid down. except an alteration near Thornhill, to meet the objection of the Duke of Buccleuch. The tunnel was occasoned by this; otherwise they should have had to go through the park. The amount of rock cutting on the line was 336,000 yards, at 2s. 6d. a yard. The expense of the tunnel was 52,4301. The witness was here asked a series of questions respecting the strata at various points along the line, with the object of eliciting that there was more whimtone and hard rock cutting than set forth :in the- plans. Witness denied that there was. There was a considerable amount of whinstone cutting on the Crawick bran-As. The witness next gave a series of answers iu reference to the cost of the princiPal bridges on the line He had caused three borings for the tunnel to be made, and the result in all cases was sandstone. The estimate was little more than 351. per yard. The total cost of masonry on the line was 92,1501. The ex pense of the permanent way was 5,3701., stations, &c., 50,0001. All the level crossings had been arranged with the road trustees. To the CHLISMAN—The cost per mile of the Crawick branch was 12,0001. per mile, and the Cariobie, 11,0001. Mr. Home, land-valuer, deposed as to having veined the land to be taken by the line along with Mr. Laurie. The whole value, includ ing intersectional damage, was 92,2321. Cross-examined—He had added 33 per cent on the actual damage for amenities to landed property. The mere value of land and damage he set down at 69,0001. He was not aware that 40,0001. was to be given to an influential landed proprietor for amenities, and to prevent his opposition. Mr. M`Naughtes, railway contractor, examined—He had con . _ siderable experience in making railways. He had gone over the estimates, and he was quite willing to make the line at the prices. Mr. Miller, civil engineer, said he was chief engineer fer this line. Mr. Blythe laid it out under his directions. He considered the line was well laid out. He had gone over the estimates carefully, and was perfectly satisfied of their sufficiency. He was getting works at present executed at less price than those estimates. The mineral development of Scotland had followed on the introduc tion of railways. This was especially so with regard to 'Ayrshire, which he considered the most important mineral county in Scot land. It was a county that ought to have direct communication with England, as being ode of the most thriving and populous in Scotland. The Canobie branch was proposed in order to bring mine rals into Annan and Dumfries, and the Crawick branch was to connect the _valley of the Nith with Edinburgh. He was at present executing a tunnel at Morsgiel, between Cumnock and Kilmarnock, and it was under 351. a yard, yet that had a trap dyke running through the sandstone. Cross-examined—The original estimate of the Edinburgh and Glasgow, Was from 900,0001. to 1,000,0001. The cost had been under 1 1,300,0001. The estimate of the Glasgow and Ayr line was esti matea at between , 600,0001. and 700,6001. He believed thewhole ex pense connected with the line might have been 1,126,0001., but there had been largoAums , paid for ,Parliamentary , expeuseS,_,_money to road trustees. and phint, which he had not estimated. He had not included the Parliamentary expenses in the present Bill; nor plant; for the Ayrshire Company ware to find thi plant andwork it. Mr. Coexist:Um - here:read a aerles.ot answers •giver hi , tits - witness before the Louli' tlommittee last year, to , the effect. that,: comparing the gradients, curves, See., of the two competing lines, Vie distance between Glasgow and Carlisle, by the,4ltbadale route, would be. as shortly accomplished 'as by the Caledonian. Witness,' in answer, said he still held the same views. Ile did - not, however, agree with Mr. Vignole's evidence, given' last year, that the leiths dale would starve the Caledonian, and that there would not be suf ficient traffic to support Mit lines. Besides, in competing with the Nitlwiale line, besides the difference in length from Carlisle to Glas gow, the Caledonian would have the regulation of the through traffic from the south, by its connexion with the London and Bir mingham, the Grand Junction, and the Lancaster and Carlisle; also, by its own line from Carlisle to Gretna. The .Nithsdale line would, therefore, have to compete under great disadvantages, and could not well do so if it attended properly to its local traffic, for which the line was alone sought. This was the case for the promoters of the Bill. The room was then cleared. After a feW minutes the parties were admitted, when . The Cutaassattintiniated that the Committee were unanimously of opinion that there was evidence to show that this district, from Kilmarnock to unites i. Cor t lisl h.e, e de r e eri nt r a e tt d w a iil l a iri s e ho o w f a ra s il tr ev on ay glr and caie w ag er a e in o st f the Bill than had been elicited in examination the would agree to thfirireaikilfae'de , the4 t =Vanr4tia. ,, . • . • ' y Mr. COCK BURN said he would be prepared to . show that the pte. sent line would Oreupetse mettli , 4ll9,,ealpdoiptesc A. m. *, A u - h traffic ; and that if it would take a*sty any considerable portion of their through traffic, ea he could prove itasomid„ then thatthe Cale (lonian could not exist. He would 'flfrthe'r, lifter the' initmatlon of the Committee, and considering the large interest the Caledonian had at stake,•submit, in order to protect the thrdugh trallle'of the Caledonian, that the portion of the present scheme from Dumfries to Carlisle should be given to the" Caledonian Company, and the other portion to the present company. A short discussioa between Mr. Andrews and Mr. Cockburn took whichng the trightey stoodo f t the e be la ro t r t e er th t e o take e e o su ri ch th a is e p ou oi rs li e t ;In Committee, having no Bill for the portion they'claimed ; the latter contending that, although they had no Bill, it was perfectly compe tent thethfeormposeirtiodni4pianti for thaCommittee to postpone the portion of the line from Dum fries to Carlisle for another year, to allow a Bill to be introduced, and pass the portion from Cumnoek to Dumfries now. The room was then cleared for a decision on this point. On our readmission, The CIrAtIMAII !titillated that they could not allow the applica tion of Counsel on behalf of the Caledonian, as to the postponement of the junction of • theltne front Dumfries to Gretna, but they were quite ready to hear any evidence as to the demerits of the Bill—any defect in the engineering, in the estimates, or in the traMc calcu lations. Mr. Comatrins, as the day waq so advanced, wished the further consideration of the Bill to be postponed till to-morrow, when he would be prepared to state the course he intended to take. This was agreed to, and the Committee adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. Room E. IMPORTANT DECISION. A Select Committee on the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, (three iiills)—the North Wales, and the Shrewsbury and Hereford shire--having I een appointed to meet to-day, and none of the Lords' Consmi, tee-rooms being available for their use, Room 3.5 (New Houses), hitherto a Commons' Committee-room, was appropriated by them, tinder the name of " Room E." Although this Is the next Room. to " 1)," yet it stands apart from the other Lords' Committee room,, a partition having been made across the corridor, to separate the Lords' from the Commons' Committee-rooms, and not having yet been removed. Their Lordships were not in attendance until about half-past twelve o'clock ; there were then present Lord Redesdale (chairman) , the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl Cadogan, and another Peer. The CHAIRMAN announced that the Duke of Beaufort, who was one of the members appointed on the Committee, being unable to attend on account of illness, leave had been obtained to sit with out his Lordship, and, if the parties were willing, the business should proceed.—This WAS agreed to. There were several petitions against each Bill, but no appearance was made for any. It was explained by the several counsel that all opposition had been removed, except in the case of the North Wales Railway. There was one petition against this Bill, but it was ex pected that the opposition would be remove , : by negotiations which were now pending. It was then agreed that the Committee should first take the ease of the SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORDSHIRE. Mr. Austin, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Wells, appeared for the promoters. Mr. Ausrur opened the case shortly, and proceeded to tall wit nesses fbr the line. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of July 21.) SUGAR.—In consequence of what transpired in the House of Commons last evening, with respect to the Sugar Duties, increased dullness was produced in the market for Colonial of every kind to-day, and reduced rates were submitted to. REFINED.—To. day there was little desire shown by the home trade to operate in Refined goods, although there were sellers of brown melting lumps at 655, brown grocery 65s Gd to 665, and standard lumps at 66s 6d to 67s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is cheaper, sales having been made at 33s 6d to 34s per cwt for first quality. Matannus.—This afternoon there was scarcely any busi ness transacted privately, and at auction 122 casks 6 hhds 81 trcs were only in part sold at 6d to is per cwt decline. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the market was much better supplied with Madras Sugar ; two parcels, amounting to 7,362 bags, were submitted to public competition, and nearly the whole sold at a reduction on former rates of is per cwt. FOREIGIL—To-day the market presented a quiet appear ance for all kinds of Foreign Sugar, and previous rates were not obtainable. By private contract there was very little business transacted. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was little desire evinced to operate in Ceylon Coffee, and 1,581 bags 64 casks were offered at public sale; the Native was taken in at about the former value. With West India the market was better sup plied ; 287 casks 132 barrels and bags being submitted to public competition, nearly the whole sold, but at a fall in prices of 3s to 5s per cwt. TEA.—Congou is not to be had on lower terms, but little business has been transacted. In Pouchong several pur chases have been made, but holders are compelled to accept previous rates. In Gunpowder a good business has been done, but upon lower terms. Sevefal parcels of Im perial have been disposed of in consequence of reduced prices having been taken. In Twankay there has been little passing, and previous rates are not obtainable. Holders of Hyson are unwilling to lower their prices, although the de mand has been limited. Young Hyson is little wanted. Scented Orange Pekoe is little wanted, and 2s to 2s 2d is the value of the finest. Souchong is dull of sale at 10d to 2s, and superior 2s 2d to 2s 9d per lb. RICE.—The market has a quiet appearance for Bengal, and the quantity on offer being large, a fall in the value of 3d per cwt has taken place. SPICES.—To-day Pimento met with attention, and 308 bags at auction all sold at full rates. Nutmegs are little wanted, and 45 chests at public sale only partly found buyers at barely previous rates. Of Jamaica Ginger 213 bales were offered, and chiefly sold. Black Pepper is not offered upon further reduced rates; but little business has been done privately. HOPE. —ln the value no change has taken place, but there has been only a limited business transacted in any kind. The duty for the Kingdom is estimated at 140,0001 to 150,0001. _ _ SALTPETRE.—To-day Rough met with little attention, and 2421 bags of Calcutta at public sale were nearly all taken in at about the former value. Coomfm.—Arrivals having commenced to come in more freely have-caused merchants to be desirous to realise, and they having supplied the market largely, has produced a de cline on former rates of 4d to 6d on silvers, and 4d to 8d on black. SPIRITS.—To-day a good business was transacted in Jamaica Rum, and at better prices —several parcels were sold at 3s 6d to 3s 8d for 30 to 34 per cent. over proof. Leeward Island is sought after, and proof brought 2s 3d to 2s 4d. In Calcutta sales were made at is Ild to 2s proof, and of Demerara some parcels sold at 3s to 3s 4d for strong descrip tions. The market closes with a brisker appearance for all kinds of Rum. INomo.—To-day, during the progress of the sale, 83 chests were withdrawn, and 879 chests have passed. There is little alteration in the prices, which continue to be exceedingly uneven for all the qualities of Bengal. Madras and Kurpah continue to sell from the lust sale's prices to 2d advances. The quantity brought in is 256 chests. 8,464 chests hare now passed the hammer, of which about 4,500 are sold. Otis.—For Seal further reduced rates have been sub mitted to. Holders of Southern at present are not inclined to further reduce their prices, but exporters have been cautious in their proceedings. Cod has been sparingly dealt in. Spearm is little wanted, and prices are going down. Rape seed oil has fallen in value. In Linseed Oil there has been little business transacted on the spot. Olivehas met with little attention. Cocoa Nut has been in demand, but the market is sparingly supplied. Palm has been in good demand. American Lard Oil is heavy of disposal at 371 to 38/ per tun. TALLOW.—The purchases made in Russian on the spot have been trifling, and previous rates are not obtainable. At auction 197 casks of first quality were taken in at 41s 6d to 42s per cwt. For forward delivery few contracts have been entered into. New South Wales is little wanted, and prices are looking down. For other sorts of Tallow the market is in an inactive state, and lower rates are taken. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, JULY 20, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, consti tuting and appointing the Right Honourable George Earl of Auckland, G. C. B. ; Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K. C. B. ; Rear-Admiral James Whitley Deans Dundas ; Maurice Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Esq., Captain in the Royal Navy ; Lord John Hay, C. 11., Captain in the Royal Navy; and the Hon. William Francis Cowper, her Majesty's Commissioners for executing the o ffi ce of Hig h Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions, islands, and territories thereunto belonging. CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 21. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Liskeard—Charles Buller, jun., Esq., Judge Advocate-General. Stewartry of Kircudbright—Thomas Maitland, Esq., her Majesty's Solicitor-General of Scotland. County of Stafford, Southern Division—The Hon. George Anson, Clerk of her Majesty's Ordnance. West Riding of York—The Right Hon. George William Frederick Howard, commonly called Viscount Morpeth, First Commissioner of her Majesty's Woods, Forests, Works, and Buildings. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 21. 11th Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon R. Dane, M.D., from the 29th Foot, to be Surgeon, viee West, deceased, July 21. 12th Foot—Ensign G. R. Littlehales to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Holder, who retires; H. A. Norris, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Littlehales, July 21. 13th Foot—Capt. J. E. G. Elmsall, from half pay Ist Dra goon Guards, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major H. C. Wade, who exchanges; Lieut. D. Rattra7 to be Captain by pur chase, vice Elmsall, who retires ; Ensign J. F. Woolhouse to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Rattray; R. Peel, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Woolhouse, July 21. 29th Foot.—A. M. Macbeth, Gent., to be Assistant Sur geon, vice Dane, promoted in the 11th Foot, July 21. 34th Foot—Lieut. J. T. Still to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dickenson, who retires ; Ensign M. G. Best to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Still; C. Thorold, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Best, July 21. 85th Foot—Lieut. D. Campbell, fro en m t., h t a o lf- b p e ay E s n 7 s t i h gn 7 b o y t, to be Lieutenant, vice Marshall, appointed Paymaster; En sign S. Blake to be Lieutenant, py purchase, vice Campbell, wlio retires; J. W. H. Williams, Gent, purchase, vice Blake, July 21, 1846. Ist West India Regiment—Ensign T. Clark to be Adjutant, vice Bingham, who resigns the Adjutancy only, July 21. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Lieutenant S. Blake, front the 65th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Knight, p ro .. moted, July 22. BREvET.—Captain J. E. G. Elmsall, of the 13th Foot, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837. HOSPITAL S TAFF.— To be Assistant Surgeons to the Forces —W. Westall, M.D.; T. Parr, Gent.; G. F. Fletcher, Gent. ; July 21. MEMORANDUM.—Lieutenant John Pye Woolcock, of the 56th Foot, has been permitted to assume the surname of " Pye," instead of that of " Woolcock," and should therefore be styled, Lieutenant " John Pye e." The Christian names of Ensigns Williams, of the 41st Foot, are Flemming Gough Howell Games. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JULY 18. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet Major J. Eyre to be Lieutenant -Colonel, vice Smith, retired on full pay; Second Captain F. Dunlop to be Captain, vice Eyre ; First Lieutenant A. H. Graham to be Second Captain, vice Dunlop ; Second Lieutenant T. Lambert to be First Lieutenant, vice Graham, July 8. ADMIRALTY, JULY 15. Corps of Roy a l M ar i nes —S er j eant • Major T. Cooper to be Quartermaster. h t jiirlueene Brevet .R2e: rank of Captain, Regiment of Militia.—(23P Commissions by the Queen' ato nrt:3l t. W. Spring to be Adjutant, Ap r il 29. 'Wpst Esspx Regiment of Militia—Capt. 11. Pearson, to he Carnarvonshire Militi a —W . G . Griffith, Gent., to be Adju tant, v i c e Chapman, re signed, June 30. Commission by th e L or d-Li eu t en ant of Dorsetshire. J C. Manse!, Esq., to b e D e p u ty Lieutenant , July 30 . Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Midd l e se x. The Right Hon. the Earl Fitzhardinge to be De puty - Lieutenant ; W. B. France, Esq., to be Deputy -Lieutena nt ; G. Bague, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; J. Lau ri e , Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, July 11. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. The Queen's Own Re g i men t o f Tower Hamlets Militia — L. S. Di c k son , E sq., to b e M a j or, v i c e Hawker, deceased; H. C. Cu r ti s , E sq ., to b e C apta i n, v i ce Laxon, deceased ; J. Striven, Esq., t o b e C apta i n, v i ce Phillipson, deceased ; 11. T. Vanheythuy sen , E sq., to b e C apta in, vice Nichol], de ceased; G. Mitchell, E sq ., t o b e Captain, vice Dl`Namara, superseded, July 4. Erratum in the G aze tt e of the 26th ult. Commission by the Lo r d Li e utenant of Middlesex. Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia — For T. St. L. Alcock, Esq. to be Major, vice Hilliard, resigned, read T. Aa t t with NORTH WALES. This was a Bill to enable the North Wales Railway Company to alter the point of junction with the Chester and Holyhead line. The deviation was necessitated by the alteration of the levels of the latter line by a recent Act of Parliament. It was intimated that the opposition had been withdrawn. Mr. Josarn Psalms appeared as agent for the promoters of the Bill. He explained the object of the Bill, and called one or two wit nesses pro forma, and The Committee passed the Bill without amendment. Their Lordships, having now disposed of all the Bills on their list, rose. Room No. 5. SELECT COMMITTEE. SHEFFIELD. ROTHERHAM, BARNSLEY, vrAgErzzial. HUDDERSFIELD, AND GOOLZ. This Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour, in No. 5, Abingdon-street, the Earl of Radnor in the chair. General evidence in proof of the advantages of the line was then proceeded with. The following gentlemen were examined :—Mr. Swan, mineral agent, who deposed to the great traffic in coals, minerals, &c. ; Mr, Henry Holt. surveyor and mineral agent, Mr. Cordeux, merchant. Barnsley; Mr. Butcher, Mayor of Sheffield; Mr. Jessop, of Sheffield, one of the largest steel manufacturers in England, and some other gentlemen, all of whom deposed to the great advan tages of having a north and south communication, which would be given by the proposed line, and also to the great accommodation which it would afford to the traffic of the different towns in the district. As the evidence was merely a repetition of that given !when the Bill was before the Commons, and which we reported at length, it is unnecessary to detail the particulars. The Committee adjourned at half-past four o'clock till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXVII. SOITTE-WESTEXN EXTENSION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Tite, the architect, was then examined by Mr. AUSTIN—He said he had considerable experience of the value of house-property in London, and was therefore competent to give an opinion of the value of the houses which would have to be destroyed for the purposes of the railway. He then detailed the course of the line from the York road to Landon-bridge. It would pass to the south of the York-road, cross the Waterloo-road near the church, but without interfering with it. It then passed between John-street and William-street, and along some " back property" between Pratt street and Beaufort-street, and so on to the Blackfriare-road, which it crossed near Rowland Hill's Chapel, the vestry of which it would touch. It then proceeded in nearly a direct line to the Southwark-bridge-road, and thence by an easy curve to the station, close to the river side at London-bridge. All the property Intersected, with the exception of a small portion at Lot-don-bridge, was of an inferior description, the houses being let principally to weekly tenants, who consisted principally of the poorest classes. The value of the property and the character of the neighbourhood would be improved by the line. Considerable discussion then ensued with respect to whether the line would or would not interfere with the existing access to the Borough Market—namely, York-street. Mr. AIIIITIN, on the part of the promoters, suggested in order, to meet the views of the proprietors of the Borought Market, that trains should not be allowed to run during the busiest periods of the market. The Caexamax considered that this was a fair proposition and one which might be secured by a clause. He advised the parties to take the matter into their consideration, and state the result to the Committee to-morrow. The examination of Mr. Tite was then continued by Mr. Annie The whole cost of the line, including arching and a double line of rail, would be half a million, and was made up of the following Items :—Purchase of property, 337,008/. ; permanent way, 8,872/. ; land, 338,0001. ; station at London-bridge, 90,261/. The steepest gradients were I in 467 for 16 chains, and one in 6,989 for 60 chains. There was a curve at the junction with the Metropolitan Exten sion of-a radius of twenty-four chains for thirty chains, another some distance on of thirty-six chains ter twelve chains; at the Blackfriars-road, a curve of 36 chains for 9 chains, at Southwark street, a curve with a radials of 66 chains for a short distance, and one at London-bridge of 15 chains for a distance of 22 chains. In his cross-examination by Mr. Chaallocx, he stated that the line might be deviated so as to be some distance from Rowland Hill's Chapel, but he strongly gave it as his opi nion that the proximity of the railway would not injure the foundations of the chapel, and that the noise, of the trains passing to and fro would not be so great as the noise of the omni buses and other traffic continually running in the front and on the south of the edifice. Any deviation would prevent the widening of York-street. No street of importance was crossed by an arch less than 18 feet high from Gravel-lane to London-bridge. Three streets, namely, Park-street, Stoney-street, and another, were crossed by arches about 16 feet high, but they were not streets of an important character. The Committee adjourned until to-morrow. GROUP LXIX. The Committee met again to •day at one o'clock, when the case of the VITISZECN, ST. IVES, AND CAMBRIDGE 31TNCTION was resumed. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock until to-morrow. GROUP LXX. This Committee re-assembled to-day, when the evidence in sup port of the DUBLIN AND EINNISICILLEN was resumed, and not concluded at the rising of the Committee at four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met this morning at the usual hour, Lord Shaftes bury in the chair. Immediately on meeting they resolved themselves into a Select Committee on Merits, and proceeded to the discussion of the Bills which came before them In that capacity. There were fourteen Bills on the list, but only six were railway Bills. WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS (KIRKSANTON DEVIATION). Their Lordships declared the preamble of this Bill to be preyed. LEEDS AND BRADFORD (JUNCTION AT BRADFORD). The preamble of this Bill also was declared proved. SHREWSBURY, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SOUTH STAF FORDSHIRE JUNCTION (No. 1.) A favourable decision was made in respect of this Bill also. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (WEEDON AND NORTHAMP TON BRANCH.) Preamble proved. TAFF VALE. The promoters of this Bill proved their preamble to the satisfaction of the Committee. EASTERN COUNTIES (THAMES JUNCTION BRANCHES). Preamble proved. Having disposed of the above Bills, the COmmittee resumed the form of a Committee on Standing Orders. The list contained nine Bills, six were railway Bills, and two of these were on second reference. CALEDONIAN, POLLOC, GOVAN, AND CLYDESDALE JUNC TION RAILWAYS AMALGAMATION. The Committee decided that the promoters of this Bill had proved compliance with the standing orders. MANCHE sTER AND SOUTHAMPTON. This Bill Bas opposed by the same parties who appeared against it in the Commons. In the course of the day an alleged Inaccuracy in the levelling was pointed out by the opposing agent, and after a long discussion it was agreed that the dispute should be referred to an independent engineer, chosen by consent of both parties, who should be sent over the line, to re-survey five miles of the line. The decision in respect of the disputed points will therefore stand over; but in all other respects the standing orders were complied with. The Committee, after adjourning one or two Bills, rose at a late hour. They will meet again to-morrow, at one. MADRAS, NELLORE, and ARCOT RAILWAY COMPANY. The half-yearly meeting of this Company was heldlyester day at the Offices, Greshatn Rooms, at two o'clock. Lord CHARLES BEAUCLERK having taken the chair, stated, after comparing the expenses of other schemes with those of this Company, he had the greatest tst he expected they w satis faction in layi ng b e f ore the shareholders a statement of the not ac e o to say that These weresosmaolluld d ,the their the hesitated directors justice by a vote of confidence. lie said this pro. ject had been brought out during a temporary panic in the money market, and yet the shares were taken up and almost all paid upon. The committee having called in and settled all the outstanding claims against the Company, felt they were in a condition to go and register the Company in April, 1846. In January the chairman of the Company had an in terview with the chairman of the East India Company, the issue of which was highly satisfactory. The SECRETARY then read the Committee's report, which stated that they had placed a sufficient sum in the hands of Messrs. Arbuthnot and Co., for carrying out the Parlia mentary arrangements in India ; that efforts were being made to organise an efficient local Committee in India, and that the line was so laid out as to connect Madras with Calcutta and Bombay. A PROPRIETOR having asked whether any surveys had been made? Mr. PRAYER, the solicitor to the Company, said the East India Company were themselves at pre s ent making surveys of the diff eren t' presidencies, and would not come to any con elusion on any proposed line, till all the surveys had been made, and then, they might not adopt any route as laid down by the Company; however, the deed of this Company allowed them to deviate, arid he hoped that they would hear something definite about it in the course of two or three months. Several proprietors acquainted with India, expressed sanguine hopes as to the proposed line. Mr. llzsi.Es moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. BAKER, and carried unanimously by the meeting. A vote of confidence in the directors, and of thanks to the chairman, was moved by Mr. Ilwas, and unanimously passed. The meeting then adjourned. - LISKEARD.—The prospects of harvest here are most cheering : the future staff of life to all classes—the wheat crop—is likely to be superlatively productive ; for there is every reason to believe we shall have a repetition of the abundance and quality of the year 1818. There is a field of wheat within the limits of this borough, the property of Mr. G. Sargent, estimated to yield, when ripe, at least forty double Winchester bushels per acre. —Plymouth Journal. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Denew, auctioneer, Charles-street, Berkeley-square— a div. of 3s. 4d. in the pound, on Thursday, July 23, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms• yard, Moorgate-street. W. J. Haddan, brewer, Tottenham—a div. of 3s. in the pound, on Thursday, July 23, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate street. J. Nicholson, linendraper, Blackburn, Lancashire—first div. of 4s. 100. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Birkett, tanner, Cockermouth—final div. of 4s. lOid. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. and J. Brooks, curriers. Glastonbury—first div. of 4s. 2d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. G. Robertson, J. Garrow, and J. Alexander, ship chandlers, Liverpool—final div. of 14d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. J. Brooke, cupper, Liverpool—first div. of ls. 4d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. S. Vertue, merchant, Liverpool—first div. of Is. 6d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. J. Wallace, grocer, Sunderland—first div. of 2s. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, New castle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcyeßasinghall-street. H. M. Godwin and C. Lee, ship owners, Bishopsgate street, Within, Aug. 14, at twelve—W. Best and J. Snowden, printers, Southampton. In the Country. R. Davies, grocer, Abercarne, Monmouthshire, Aug. 14, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—W. Menzies, draper, Gloucester, Aug. 13, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court —T. Gales. W. J. Guest, J. F. Naisby, and M. Kirtley, ship builners, Aug. 13, at half-past eleven, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court—J. Crabtree and W. Burnley, woollen manufacturers, Tunstead, Lancashire, Aug. 14, at one, at the Manchester District Court—J. Prior and H. Brady, oil merchants, Hull, Aug. 12, at ten, at the Town hall, Brady, Marrian, common brewer, Sheffield, Aug. 14, at eleven, at the Cutler's-hall, Sheffield. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. W. and J. Sheffield, grocers, Lower Acton-place, Bagnigge Wells-road, Aug. 13—J. R. Havard, commission agent, Rhymney, Breconshire, Aug. 17—S. A. Bull, dyer, Frome Selwood. Somersetshire, Aug. 17--R. Gatehouse, R. Darch, and G. Wilkins, timber merchants, Lisson•street, Aug. 11— M. Chapman, painter and glazier, Devonport, Aug. 18—W. Baldock, grocer, Nottingham, Aug. 14—W. Mallet, milliner, Choriton-upon-Medlock, Lancashire, Aug. 13—S. Hill, boiler make, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, Aug. 12—J. Wilkinson, grocer, Manchester, Aug. 18—T. Clay, merchant, Hudders field, Aug. 11—J. Godfrey, linendraper, Midsomer Norton, Soraersetshire, Aug. 11—C. Brady, commission agent, Aston, Warwickshire, Aug. 11—G. Whitfield, soda-water manufuc • turer, Nottingham, Aug. 11—H. Walters, licensed victualler, Birstol, Aug. 11. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. and J. English, sail makers, Liverpool—G. Birkett and W. Tinkler, butchers, Toxteth-park, Lancashire—J. Booth and J. Crosland, fulling millers, Milnhuse—J. J. Hadley and E. J. Newcomb, surgeons, Birmingham—T. Gilbert and F. Hand, electro platers, Liverpool—J. Walker, R. Walker, jan., J. S Walker, R. Smith, and R. Hacking, machine makers, Bury, Lancashire (so far as regards J. Walker) — J. Walker, R. Walker, jun., J. S. Walker, and R. Hacking, ironfounders, Bury Lancashire—J. Sampson and J. Taylor, drysalters, Birkenhead, Cheshire—M. Brown and B. Buck, woolstaplers, Bradford, Yorkshire, July 15—C. Neal and J. Ireland, wire-workers, Birmingham—J. Moore and J. Lister, surgeons, Doncaster—D. Jones and D. Francis, drapers, Bristol—E. P. North, G. Austin, and G. Guttery, iron founders, Kingswinford, Staffordshire—G. Cosway and W. Hunter, fellmongers, Tiverton, Devonshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. _ . David Thomson, manufacturer, Paisley, July 25 and Aug. 15, at one, at the George Inn, Paisley. Evan Macpherson, merchant, Kingussie, July 27 and Aug. 17, at one at the office of Mr. Macßae, Ringussie. Robert Lockhart, livery stablekeeper, Glasgow, July 27 and Aug. 17, at twelve, at the chambers of Messrs. Stra theme and Douglas, Glasgow. Charles M'Cance, ironmonger, Glasgow, July 27 and Aug. 17, at two, at the chambers of Messrs. C. and R. Baird, Glasgow. Thomas Cochrane, laceman, Edinburgh, July 27 and Aug. 24, at twelve, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh. Andrew Graham, merchant, Hawick, July 24 and Aug. 14 at eleven, .at the Commercial Inn, Hawick. PROTESTANTISM IN POLAND. Count Valerian Brasinski delivered the first of a series of three lectures on the Rise and Fall of Protestantism in Poland, on Saturday afternoon, at Willis's Rooms, to a select assembly of the nobility and gentry. The lecturer, after a rapid glance at the introduction of Christianity among the Sclavonian nations, which was finally established in the 9th century by the labours of Cyril] us and Methudins, concentrated his attention on Bohemia and Poland, whose close connexion and sympathy of feeling generally made their struggles for principle common. He remarked the feeling of nationality which strongly characterised the Sclavonian tribes generally, and which in no small degree affected their reception of Christianity, showing itself so early as the times of Cyrillus and Methudins, when the Pope felt himself, in that age, compelled to grant that mass, and the rest of the service of the church, should be performed in the language of the country. These same two missionaries translated the Scrip tures into the native tongue, and did the inhabitants thereby additional gratification. In 1341 the predeeessor of John Huss in the work of reformation was a Polish barrister at Breslau, who denounced the Pope as Anti-Christ and the Roman Church as the Whore of Babylon. The fame of Wickliffe, too, was so great as to elicit from some of his admirers a hymn in praise of his metaphysics, which was written about 1410. Already Huss was before the public mind, and his followers increasing, not only in Bohemia, but in Poland also. The Lutheran movement extended into Silesia, and produced great excitement in Dantzic in 1518. The Hussites and the Lutherans joined, and formed themselves into a church, con• stituted with bishops, after the order of the Waldenses, and were known in Poland as the Episcopal Protestant Church. Throughout the several struggles that were made, and which were all but national, the Romish clergy still continued dominant, and did continue so, very much confirmed by the revulsion excited by the preaching of the anti-Trinitarian doctrines that originated in the Genevese Church. This failure of our attempt to establish Protestantism in Poland was ascribed by the lecturer to the movement not having been identified with the national interests. Having brought down his review of events to the year 1570, the Count con cluded his first lecture. INVERNESS SHEEP AND WOOL FAIR,—Our annual market for sheep and wool—the principal products of the northern counties—commenced on Friday, July 10, and closed on Saturday evening. The market has been an ex cellent one for the sale of sheep. Nearly all our flocks are disposed of at prices considerably higher than those which were obtained last year. On Wedders the rise has been from ls. to 2s. ; on ewes and lambs from Is. to 3s. The brisk ness of the demand was highly favourable to the mid dling class of sheep, on which the advance was greater than on the very best description. On all, however, there is an improvement in price, and the demand for lambs and ewes has been almost unprecedented. The full employment of the labouring classes, engaged in railways and other works, and the revival of trade, with the prospect of still further im provement, have, no doubt, tended to produce this result. In wool there has been very little business done. Our farmers looked forward to good prices, owing to the settle ment of the American question and the passing of the corn bill, which must operate in rendering trade more secure and giving an impulse to manufactures. But the staplers allege that the market is overstocked with foreign wool—that the price of Scotch wool has been too high for the last two or three years—and that the foreign Wools are supplanting it in the estimation and the use of the manufactures. These arguments did not convince the fleece-owners, and most of them have resolved to "hold on," or to consign their stores to the commission agents.—Ross-shire Advertiser. ALE TO BE SOLD IN A CHAPEL.—On Sunday morn ing last, the sober and temperate inhabitants of a certain village near Bradford were quite thunderstruck on entering the chapel, in consequence of a large card being hung on the door of the sacred edifice, upon which was printed, in large characters, " India ale sold here in pint bottles." On making inquiry as to the cause of this strange announcement, it turned out that a publican residing in the township had oc casion to place a notice on the door of the chapel on that day, " according to the statute in that case made and pro vided;" and being wishful to give the sexton as little trouble as possible, he wafered his notice to a card which had been suspended in the bar of his house, and the wind being stronger than usual that morning, the legal document had been wafted away, and the card was left exhibiting its original inscripti9n. Leads Intelligencer. RE-APPEARANCE OF THE POTATO DISEASE IN FUR NEBB AND WEST CUMBERLA-ND.--OUr Ulverton correspon dent, writing under Thursday's date, says—" Accounts have been received here to-day of the potato disease of last Year having made its appearance on some farms in the Furness district and Millom " (West Cumberland).— Lancaster Guardian. THE POTATO DISEASE.—WO grieve to state that we have received several reports of the recurrence of the potato disease, not only in the neighbourhood of this city, but also iII nveral parts of tin coluty.—Hereford Tim,,. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Monday a Court was held, principally for the purpose of discussing the motion of which Mr. An.lerton had given notie.. at the Court immediately preceding, " That it be a standing order of the Court that the Chamberlain shall not pay out of the Chamber any sum of money for any charges or expenses for any visitation or journey by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, or any other branch of the Corporation, either for the purposes of conservancy or otherwise, when such visit or journey shall be beyond the boundary of the jurisdiction of the City, without the previous authority of the Common Council upon a motion for that purpose." The notice of motion brought together a large number of the Commuers, but the number of Alder men in the Court was very limited throughout the day. A conversation took place upon the subject of the granting of freedoms upon the presentation of the Chamberlain's list of applications; but it was declared to be necessary that notice of motion upon the question should be given previously to dis cussion, and Mr. Wire accordingly gave notice. THE INTENDED TRIP TO OXFORD. This subject, which had been looked for with very great interest, then came on. Mr. ANDERTON commenced by alluding to what had taker place at the late Court of Common Council, when it was stated that the Court of Aldermen had determined that the Lord Mayor should pay a visit to Oxford, and that the expenses hould be defrayed by the Corporation. The Chief Magistrate had, he submitted to the Court, just as much right to go in his conservancy capacity to Cambridge or Portsmouth, or any other place in which his jurisdiction was not known. The Mayor of any one of these places might as well come into the lower district of the Thames to perform the duties of his office, and would net excite more surprise by his intrusion. After having adverted to the occasions on which conservancy visitations had been made within the last thirt, or forty years, Mr. And rton peremptorily denied the right of the Court to decide, that the Lard Mayer had the power to take the City cash and treat with it whom he pleased, where he pleased, and to what amount he pleased.—( Hear, hear.) No advantage could pos sibly be derived from any stretch made by his Lordship beyond the boundaries of his own acknowledged jurisdiction at Staines. The Corporation then were authorised by all the rules of com mon sense and common prudence to condemn the expenditure o. money on an useless expenditure, as wasteful and extravagant What practical good indeed, he would ask, resulted from any view of the Thames taken his Lordship at all ?—( A laugh, and cries of .‘ Hear, hear.' ) There were many ready to assert that the C our t o f Ald ermen were altogether independent of the Court of Common Council, and in no or e point e on s trolable by that Court. He most distinctly denied that state ment. The Court of Common Council ha I passed a law pre. venting the Court of Aldermen from appointing any dip ity who was not a member of the former.--( Hear, hear.) And on several occasions an interference had been made, in which the authority of the latter was shown to be subordinate. He admitted that the Court of Aldermen had privileges nor callable of being invaded by the other branch of the Corpora non, but over the City cash their worships certainly, in his opinion, had no power, putting out of the question the sin - , limited control which they assumed on the subject of the projected visitation.—( Hear, hear.) He hoped the Court would unr imously adopt the motion. If it appeared that notwithstanding the objections thus made to an unnecessary expenditure the object of the C6urt of Aldermen were likely to be attained, the Livery, who had an unquestion able power over the Chamberlain, was still to be applied to.— ( Hear, hear.) The Lord Mayor could, and he had no doubt would, go to Oxford, and treat all his visitors there and at other places beyond his jurisdiction as a private gentleman, and at his own expense, (for a more liberal man never presided in the City of London), but it was quite absurd to carry the expenses of the mayoralty beyond the stone which marked the City boundaries at Staines.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Anderton concluded by submitting the motion. Sir PETER LAURIE most cordially seconded the motion. The subject was, he said, by no means a new one. He had successfully opposed it in the late Mayoralty, when an attempt was made to obtain permission to perform the agreeable cere mony. The first visitation within his memory was that made by Sir C. S. Hunter, who was dubbed Doctor of Law upon tne occasion at Oxford.--( Laughter.) It would no doubt be extremely agreeable to the present Lord Mayor's friends to see him covered with the same sort of distiction, but his Lordship was too independent to seek any honour at an expense which proceeded from any other source than by his own pocket. It was with mingled pride and regret he had to declare that upon almost every occasion on which he advocated the cause of economy, he found himself in a minority. —( Laughter.) He believed the present would be a decided exception.—(Cheers.) He hoped so, for he did not wish to have it as an argument to be handled by the versatile power of Lord Brougham, that the Corporation of London yielded to so unjustifiable an expendi ture.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) It would be ridiculous to attempt to keep the matter secret, but it would come as the decisivebill of the Mercers Company came through the medium of Lord Lyndhurst, and with comments as benevolently in tended.--( Hear, hear.) It was not to be wondered at that Charitable Trusts' Bills were brought into Parliament when Bills resembling that which the Noble Lord had taken under his patronage, and introduced to the notice of the House of Peers, were perpetrated,—( Hear, hear.) The motion of Mr, Anderson was exceedingly temperate and moderate, and the City were indebted to the Lord Mayor for having so promptly called a Court for the discussion of a question of such vital interest. Deputy STEPHENS said he had no objection to see the Lord Mayor and his party go beyond the boundaries, if they paid the expenses incurred after they quitted his jurisdiction. If the Corporation should at any time have any remaining after the payment of the expenses of the prisons and the various contin gencies which were inseparable from its maintenance, the over plus ought to be given for the support of charities and educa tional institutions.—(Hear, hear. ) Sir JAMES DUKE was not only opposed to the expenditure of money beyond the limits of the City jurisdiction, but he wished that the expenses within the limits should be defined.—( Hear, hear.) He wished them to be limitted to 1501.—( Hear, hear.) Alderman WiLsorr said he thought every real friend of the city of London must very much regret to hear such a discus sion as the present in the Court of Commou Council.—( Hear, hear.) Had he consulted his own feelings he would have fol lowed the example of some of his brethen, and absented him self from the meeting ; but he attended at much per , sonal inconvience, lest his absence might be construed into acquiescence in the truth of the observations and asser tions which had been made t.y some members of the Council against the Court of Aldermen. With regard to the first charge against the Court of Aldermen, a " breach of faith," he denied most positively that the Court of Aldermen had acquiesced in a joint address to the King of the French, but that two Aldermen had dune so he would not deny, because they admitted the fact. With regard to the motion then before the Court, he begged it might be understood that he did not attend as the representative of the Court of Alder men, but he spoke as a member of the Court of Common Council, and he regretted that any member should have thought it right to attack the Aldermen in their absence without giving any notice of such intention, but assuming the plea of breach of privilege as an authority for the scandal.—( Hear, hear.) H~ should show that no Lord Mayor had ever been more imperatively called upon to take the view his Lordship had signified his intention to take than the present Chief Ma gistrate. He would then show that two or three, who were the most noisy and clamorous against the Court of Aldermen, ought to have been the very last persons to join in the unge nerous attack ; and, lastly, that if any portion of the freemen and liverymen of London had cause to complain of a wanton and wasteful expenditure, the Court of Common Council did not form that portion.—(Laughter.) As to the necessity which existed for the Lord Mayor's visit, any one who knew anything of the lands and navigation must be aware that they were in the very last extremity in consequence of the comple tion of the railways, and that it was only by adopting an im proved mode of navigation, by reducing the tolls, and by giving to these traders advantages in the mode of towing and other improvements, that sufficient income would be producable to pay their expenses. As to any profit, that could hardly he expected, now that the Corporation bad raised a sum of 153,000/. for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Thames, from which, in the year 1839, they derived an in come of 20,419/. Under the Act of Parliament they were bound annually to pay off not less than 5001. in reducing the debt. Owing to railroads, and other circumstances, the in come had fallen off in the last seven years 4,8651., and but for the reduction in the interest effected last year by the Committee under a new Act of Parliament, they would not have been able at the present time to pay off the 5001. of debt annually re quired. The great carriers of the canal, too, had complained to the Committee of inability to pay the present high price of toll, and made so good a case as to induce the Committee to pass a resolution that the tolls should be reduced But that would be of no avail unless the Commissioners of the upper districts would unite and do the same. They had refused to make the reduction, Now, it was well known, that in the upper districts barges were frequently aground in such sea sons as the present for want of water, for which they were in a great degree at the mercy of the Corporation, and mill owners of that district, who would shut up, and withhold or abstract the water as they pleased. It was necessary to the navigation that the Lord Mayor should occasionally visit the upper district, and ascertain what new dams. sluices, and other alterations had been made. The Commissioners always re solved the Lord Mayor most cordially, and readily listered to any useful suggestion for the improvement of the navigation, either above or below ; and it was hoped that his Lordship would be able to convince them ' of the propriety of concurring with the Committee on re ducing the tolls.—( Hear, hear.) To say that the Lord Mayor was only to visit once in seven years, and pass over a time like the present, when his presence might he the means of saving the income of the navigation, was to say that his office, as Conservator, was useless.—( Hear, hear.) With regard to the intention of the Lord Mayor to sleep at Oxford, it was only reasonable that when his Lordship was obliged to leave his home and his family, in the discharge of a public duty, he should be allowed, if he found that better accommodation could be obtained at Oxford than at Staines, to make his election. Alderman Wilson then referred to the speech of Mr. Anderton in which that gentleman spoke of wontonly expending the City money, by junketting at Oxford; and of the septennial visit lip the River in 1839, the cost of which freak was 1.099/. 6s. 6d. He denied that it was a septennial visit. The upper district had not been visited for thirteen years at that period, and the Court should see who it was that took upor himself to call the Court of Aldermen to account for having expended in thirteen years, i n support of a great pri vilege, ana tne performance of a very important dirty, the averase sum of 84/. 11s 2d. per annum, for that period. It would have been but modest and fair if the mover had to d the Court that he had been present himself, and had helped to increase the amount, and how much enjoyment he had expe rienced.—(Laughter.) H e h a d no t th e candour to tell th e Court that he was Deputy-Governor of the Irish Society; that he went to Ireland last year; that instead of go to Londonderry, where the society's property tlayi,:;ghe stayed took a most delightful tour ov er the Welsh mountains; or six some time in Dublin, was absent a month,a weeks ; and that the deputation expended that 0t 0 f : 15vitia) i i n s. addition t o 527/. se t a part for the soc iet y to di ne upon, or spend as it pleased, and one ditinnaedrhto: forgotten oatmteonun h given in the extreme of luxury. a member of a Court which an nually sanctioned the expendi ture Load of a fixed sum of 2,675 ' . in eatin g and drinkin g laughter)—Another fixed sum of 7001 annually, in eating and drinking. and dancing, and music, with their wives and daugh ters, on the river, and on parts of it hich were not confined to the limits of civic jurisdiction ?—( Laughter. ) In fact, in the Common Counci l, in erin o ss and dri n ki ng l ast year —of which the mover had, God knew, his share —there was ex pended the sum of 4,4801.; and the Hon. Gentleman had par ticipated in all these luxuries without seeming even to remem ber that such things had ever been. —( Laughter, and cries of Hear, hear.") Th e wort h y mover, at ttisame time that he attacked the Court of Aldermen. for expending, in 13 years, 1,0991. 6s. 6i1., at the rate of 84/. 1 Is. 2 id. per annum., knew well that he and the Irish Society were spending trust money at the rate of 12,099/. in ti e same period.—( Hear, hear, and murmurs.) He would next say a few words about the Chairman of the London-bridge Approaches-fund, who had also been a partaker of the good things of the Irish Society without uttering one syllable of complaint—( Laughter )—and who joined in the sally against the Court of Aldermen. It would be an interesting document which contained an account of the funds of the freemen of the City which had been ex. pended in the delighted presence of that worthy gentleman, in eating, and drinking, and music, and dancing, and entertain.. ments, splendid and multifarious, to ladies at Richmond and Greenwich, and Blackwall, since his appointment as Chair - man of the London-bridge approaches Committee.—( Laughter and great murmuring). He had applied to the Chamberl a i n for the returns, but that officer very courteously declined giving it ; very probably because he was ashamed to produce such evidence. Under these circumstances he was obliged to make a rough guess, and that amounted to no less a sum than between 12,000/. and 13 0004 , exclusive of extras, such as cost of laying thy• first stone, opening the bridge, and summer excur sions ( The Court here betrayed great impatience). Alder man Wilson then alluded to the expenses incurred in opening the loyal Exchange, and finally contrasted the sum expended by the Court of Aldermen in entertainments for the last twenty years with those which swelled the hills of the Court of Com mon Council, to the amount of 89,600/. for that period. He hoped the mover would withdraw his motion until the actual expenses of the trip, which certainly would take place, should be ascertained. Alderman ' WOOD said, that in these days of reform it was the duty of the court to look with jealousy to any expenses dis tinct from actual corporation purposes. The question before the court was simply whether the journey to Oxford was ne cessary to be undertaken by the Lord Mayor as Conservator of the Thames. It had been well said, that his Lordship might as well go to Portsmouth as to Oxford for any purposes connected with the office of Mayor.--( Hear, hear.) Hn de precated any personal allusions between the two courts, and he should avoid the conflict which an indulgence in such allusions was calculated to produce. He must, however, advert to en historical fact, supported by the records of that court, in justifi cation of the argument, that the Court of Common Council had interfered with the power of the Court of Aldermen in a matter connected with a visit to the upper district. -- f He meant th e re f usa l o f t h e C ourt to grant the expenses , Kennet, the Mayor, of 1,7801., for conservancy expenses and the compromise which took place in consequence of that re fusal—( Hear, hear ) That was a precedent of the interferenc e of the Court of Common Council. Each party gave way a little, and the Lord Mayor bowed with deference to the autho rity of the Court in which the opposition was made—(Hear , hear. ) The present system, Alderman Wood contended, was decidedly superior to that by which members were allotted certain sums in money, for their attendance on Committees-- an intense fatigue—entertainments were substituted. There existed no doubt as to the power of the Aldermen to command all the expenses incurred in the performance of their duties-- (1-Tear, hear)—but the present was no time for demanding more than our necessary claims. The Corporation of London was no isolated corporation. It was known that it had a voice all over the world; that on all great questions it gave a tone which was caught up an 1 re-echoed by othei important insti tutions. The Court should then be cautious how by en unwise expenditure, at variance with the spirit of the times, it provoked an interference which, it it came, would certainly not be satisfied with effecting a superficial change—(Cheers.) Mr. LAWRENCE spoke with great force in favour of the motion. He said that if it were not for the discursive speec h of Alderman Wilson, he would not entertain a thought of speaking. He had heard a great deal of complimentary matter uttered towards the members of the Court of Aldermen , and Alderman Wilson had spoken of the expenses incurred by the two Courts, and of the hospitality of the Mayoralties. It was not to be denied that the present Lord Mayer carried out to perfection the principle of hospitality, unlike some of his brethren, who made the Mansion-house a place of enter tainment for the members of their own families, and the people wi' h whom they transacted business.—( Laughter, and cries of " Rear, hear.") In the mayoralty of Alderman Wilson, in which the sort of hospitality he described had been exercised , the allowance had been larger than it had been since. It was at that period about 8,0001. Alderman WILSON—Yes; and add to that some 7,0001. more, which I spent for the honour and reputation of the city. Mr. LAWRENCE said the expense had been incurred in treating strangers to the City, and individuals who were source of advantage to the hospitable entertainer. The Alder man had spoken of the expenses of the committees. Why , it was notorious that the Aldermen, who were, as it happened, upon all the committees, attended more of the dinners than soy of the ordinary members beyond all comparison.—( Hear, bear, and laughter.) Upon one committee alone (the City Lands) there were 12 Aldermen o u t o f th e 26, while there were only 30 commoners out of the 240; so that the Aldermen came in for an incomparably larger share of the luxuries, while the business of the Corporation might go to the devil for their worships.—(Loud laughter.) It was notorious that the meta' bers of the Court of Aldermen r ever attended to the duties of the Corporation, but observed the most rigid punctuality at the eating and drinking bouts, at which they powerfully sus tained the high reputation of their predecessors.--( Laughter.) It was notorious, that when propositions were made in tha t court for the reduction of the allowances, the persons wh o most resolutely opposed all reduction were the Aldermen. -- ( Hear, hear.) Those who performed the laborious business from twelve or one o'clock till four or five, were willing to give up, while nothing could prevail upon the Aldermen to resign. -- ( Laughter and cheers.) Mr. Lawrence then, amidst the sr plauses of the court, defended the chairman of the London' bridge Approaches Committee from the charge of encouraging an exorbitant expenditure, and drew a picture of that gentle man, and of his extraordinary and disinterested exertions for the service of the City, which th e w h o l e cour t, b y one burst of approbation, acknowledged to be correct. Alderman SIDNEY moved the previous question, in a speech which our limits prevent us from giving. Mr. LOTT seconded the amendment, which, after a few wor ds from Mr. Norris, and a reply from Mr. Anderton, was nega tived by an immense majority. The original motion was then carried, only four hands havi n g been held up against it. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS BRISTOL, JULY 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and South Wales Jane tlon, 4s. 6c1.-Midland, New, 40-Newcastle and Berwick, 292 - 1 , North British, New, 12 11-16-Ditto, Carlisle Extension 2•34-Nc u „ Staffordshire, 3!‘ -Taff Vale, Quarter Shares, 28 of France Constituted, 7 1 , 1 1,. -Great Northe.' MANCHESTER, June 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.- The sales are - Ambergate, Notting ham' Boston, &c., 1 11-16 dis.-Birmingham and Oxfo r d Junction, 2 ) 4 d p._-Blackburn, Damen, and Bolton, New, % dis.-Blackburn an Preston, 556 p.-Derby and Crewe, 3 15.16 P.-Direct Nort hern' 1 dis.-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 1 1-16 p. -E a st Lan; c,a;tiire, 5% p.-FleetwOod, Preston, and W est Riding, •X Union, 16s. dis.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 4s. dis.- Grea' Grimsby and Dock Extension, 2 di s. - Iludlersileld, Halifax. , a nd Bradford, 2 1-16 P.-Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 7 p•-L''" cashire and North Yorkshire, 275. 6d. dis.- Liver 00l and Bury, ion Shares, 1 11-16 p.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, p Pc", t lj° a: don and York, 1% dis.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and --- te i rs (C), 95/, p. - Manchester and Leeds, Si Ditto, land, 5-16 p .- Manchester and Birmingham, 84%-Ditto, British, Carlisle Quar Br x ii te c enth, 8% Ditto, ten" Edtten sion, 2% p.-North 214 dis.-North Staffordshire, 34 1 % P.- (p), 153- 1 . 3),. 11 . 16 h Union na i v es ( ham, Birkenhead, &c., p.- Sheffield and Lincolnshire Ju nctionl,2 d , IV , i - r s re ' Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, % Birmingham , dis.- Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 1 li- is dis.-sout h-fo' ern anti Dover, Halves, No. 4, % p.-Trent Valley mituttndS, dis.-West Riding Union, 2% p. LEEDS, JULY 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York tension, 335. p. -East Lancashire, 6 p. - Huddersfield and Manee7.. ter, 245. dis.-Ditto, Extensions, 10s. dis.-Huddersfield and Snl, field, 7 , A c. p.-Leeds and Bradford, 40X p.-Leed s an d Devasb l 4. 7 s: Branches, 10s, p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 5% di s.-Di tto, N ew , 31. dia.-Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 21. Ss. p.-Midland, " „, 164 p.-Newcastle and Darlington Junction E xtens i ons, 111. -North British, Carlisle Branch, 14 p , -Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 54 dis.-Shenield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, par-York and North Midl an d , E ast and West Riding, 14:t p.-Direct Northern, 1% dis.-tlrand Ui.lon, 16s. 6d. dis.- O re- Eastern and Western, 30s. dis. - Lancashire and North Yorkshir e ' 255. t•lis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midl an d , 17s. 6d. dis.-Live rPe Ormskirk, and Preston, 345. p. -London and York, IN dia. -14 . 8n ; chester, Buxton, Matl oc k , and Midland, Bs. p.-Midland and Thl- Junct;on, 20s. dis. - Northinnberland and Lancashire Junction, 1 1; dis. --North Stafford s hi re, 3/. 6s. p.-North western, ss. dia.- s ° n ` Midland, ls. dis.-Welsh Midlands, '2Bs. dls.-West Riding Ulun , 41. 11s. HULL, 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are JULY —Hull and Selby, 29—N °11 British, 31% —Ditto, Half Shares, 127 i— Ditto, Carlisle, 545.- 1314el' i burn, Darwen, and B o l ton, New, 2 —Ambergate, Nottingham, 4,.n Boston, — Axholme, 31s.—Boston Newark, and Sheffield, 16s. d —Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 34s.—Clitheroe Junction , —East Coast, —Leicester and Bedford, 12s. 6d.—Leicester ari Birininghani, 45.—Malton and Driffield Junction 46s.—Manches ter, Buxton, and Matlock, 21. IN. 6d. —North Western, ss. dis.---NO„„ rth Staffordshire, 51. 75.—S out h M i dland, 3s. dis.—Trent Valley Con'' . nation, 1% —Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 1 Is. 6d. SHEFFIELD, JULY 21. SToca EXCRANGE.—The sales are —Grimsby and Sheffield, 4y, —Ditto, Extension, 28s. die. scrip.—Ditto, Quarter shares, 3y di3• scrip. Ditto, Railway and Dock. 2 dis.—lsle of Axhohne and GI dis.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 10 s . di s.—Ditto, Extension , dn.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, I Is. bd. die. YORK, JULY 21. STOCK ExonANor.—The sales are--Eastern Counties, York V; tension, 24 —Lancashire and North Yorkshir e , 17 5. — Le i ces ter 10 1" Ben_iford, %—London and York, 195.—Man c h es t er, B uxton, Matlock' _ and A; ',nand, 2/. I Is. Newcastl e and Berwick, 26%—Newcastle and Darlington, Ness. 12—North British, Ralf Shares, 13—Ditto,, Carlisle Extension, 21. 13s.—North St a ffo r d s hi re, 5 1 . 8 3 .—Sort Western, 1 78.—WelshMIdland, lI.OA. 6d.—West Riding Union, 43'9 York and North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, 14U . EDINBURGH JULY 20. _ . . ' STocK EXCIIANGE. -The sales are-Aberdeen, St. 153.--Aberdeel; Band, and Elgin, 11.35. -Airdrie and liathgate, 3/.Bs. 6d.-Arbros and kor, 27/ 15/. 10s.- Ayr and 0 w , o 6j,. l .L a gri S ti h sl a t r es ' and Irish Union, 21. Is. 6 "" i a o ,: s s ._B . r D e i , t t 1 -Caledonian, 141.-Ditto, New, 11.-Catedonlan Extension, 11. 1 19 ' 6d.-eidedonian and Dumbarton, 11 . 2 x. - Caledonian and Northern Direct, 1/. 'So.-Clydesdale Junction, 17/. ss.- Direct Northern, 190. -Dundee and Arbroath, 371-Ditto, New, 211.5x.-Dundee a nd Perth; 221. So.-East of Fife, 1/. 28.-East Lothian Central, 1/. 70. -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. 158.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 74 1 . -Ditto, Halt Shares, 171. 155.-Ditto, Quarters, 181 . -Ditto, ditto , New, 181.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, lbs.-Edinburgbf Leith, and Granton, 151. IN.-Ditto, Pref erence, 19/.-Edinburg' and Northern, 7/. 155.-Ditto, Newport, ss.- Edi nburgh and Peeblo , I/. 14s. 9d. -Edinburgh and Perth, 11. 15s. -Forth and Clyde Ju-e " c ; * tion, It. Its.- Gla sgow and Ayrshire, 751.-Ditto, New Stock, 34 , IN.-Ditto, Quarter Sh ares, 18/. 10s.-Glasgow, Duntiries, and C 5; lisle, 11. 12,- (ilaS4ow and Dund e e J unction, 1/. 12s. 6d.-G 155 1 and Garnkirk, 401. IN.-Glasgow and Greenock, 16/. 10s.-ln",0. New, 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 1/. 155.-Great North of Scotland. Bs. 6(1.-Granton Juncti on, h IN.-Inverness and Elgin, 1/. d -London and York, 11. - North British, 3.-Ditto, Halves, 12t -55.--Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 21. 7s. 3d. -Ditto, Extension to 1? . 3 .',. keith, 5/. 55.- Perth and Inverness, 11. 125.-Scottish Centra , ; , -Ditto, New, 81.-Scottish C en t ra l an d Caledonian V Junctio . i ii i , ` t 105.-Scottish Midland, .-Scottish Southern, U. 1 ,.. ‘5.- 13 r 4 . and Dunfermline, 11. 12s. 6d. GLASGOW, JULY 20. winff, and Elgin. STOCK E KCHANGE. —MC sales are—Aberdq , , Voinan and Dumbar -225. 6.l.—Airdrie and Bathgate, 675. 6d.—Cole —E ast tonshlre Extension, 21s. 6d.—East of Fife._ , Glasgow General Ter way, 9s. 3d.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 7.41.. —East Indian Rail- Gd.—Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ayr, 75/.—Ditto, New, 331 ., i Al.-11,55 ml, 335. 9d.___Lesma lisle, 3.ls.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock , pton, 32 s. —North British , hagow, 563. 6(1 —Manchester scottish Central, 19 !4 —Ditto, NOG 31/.—Perth and Inverness, 325. ian Junction 30 h MO d Caledonian . inction, 333. 6d. and, 395. 64.1...—Strathern .I. and Saoutliam ---= arrived at Farranece's Hotel, Upper Bel" rday from Brighton. grave-st ie n 'el risEslENT. j—a. ALPITATION OF THE HEAR T ' n t, le ieste i I . Lord[j‘DvF F BREATH, AND GENERAL DEBILITY V T 11°1'. 1 : - SHORTNESS 0 r ..,URED B ~,i „ LoWAY'S PILLS.—:I gentleinan of the name of Spencer, residing ''',, sent in Sackville-street, Dublin, and who was tor man a n years in the East India Company's service, fell into ill-health, 5 ,, was even at death's door, the action of his hear: being frequent l 9,7 violent as to cause, when lying down, the very bed to shake; and, %t i t . ; from shortness of breath ana debility he could scarcely walk tl'r'l s 'i yank. This gentleman may now be scot out hunting, in the fullest enjoyment of health, having been cured by the surprising virtue , iet , Holloway's justly celebrated Pills, which are sold by e, ery chain. aaai at Pr ofessor Holloway's Establishme n t, 244, st ran d, Loads., .......__ BIRTHS. On the 19th inst., Mrs. George H. Fletcher, at 130 iv ham-terrace, Southwark, of a son. On the 19th inst., at Muswell-hill, ITomsey, Mrs. E. 11 ' Morgan, of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at Stamford-hill, the lady of Benjamin Oldham, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. - IZOl' On the 20th inst., at Christ Church, Surrey, by the John Henry Mapleton, the Re c t or , M r . G eorge Cocbr l e ; O of Lancasier, to Mary Anne, eld es t d aug ht er o f Mr. Ja r° Cochrane, I,lll,li:slier, fl,rnter:y of Waterloo-place. DIED. On the 17th inst., at St. Lawrence, Thanet, Sir " 1 " ° o f Grey Knight, M.D., F.R.S., mag i s t ra t e o f t h e c ounty - Kent and the Cinque Ports. d 87- On the 15th in s t., a t \Vantage, W. B. Turner, Esq., f On:the 12th inst., Cl ara Fl orence, t h e youngest daugt“ . ."!; t l l Samuel Orans, of C ast l e , street, H o lb orn ; an d , on the inst., Amelia Mary, the wife of S. Orans. art, Oa the 17th inst., Juhn Perkins, Esq , of Pendell -c° Bletchingley, Surrey. 3 7. Or. '-' the 17th inst., a t A c t on , M r . Ed war d W e l c h, age 0;1 the 19th i ns t., a t C am b r id ge - terrace , Hyde - p ar Daniel Wakefield, Esq., Q.C. On the 19th inst., at Cole's-terrace, Barnsbury-Old' Anne, wife of Mr. James Linwood. Oa the 19C.) inst., in Endsleigh-street, Mice Mary, in fant daughter of John Mellor, Esq. o• 112 ' London: Printed and Published by .klidltDO YOUNG , o• V ecluo: Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in tlw r Jul) of the' Savoy, is the County of lifiddlimex, Wednesdab 22, 1846. , A 4 Qtte s -4Nuir It w le olve r? t t Lein. j N, I 'he lion Rail held Wit 'lay of z i and 1001 'Won 0 kining N Dr egoilt 't the s'a V . INQ't Loth], lie t Jap }:(11 The h lir low iu 'rtit The the si: lhu to iin i Si n , 1)(2n,„ t he ac Rrttin NT" 13,%7 , he 't th e 411,1 at' (Sig ne A x, twara,