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t 4 btrb Nobttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY) HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) LANDS AND COMPANIES' CLAUSES pONSOLIDA TION BILL. On the motion for the second reading of the Lands and Companies' Clauses Consolidation Bill being read, Mr. MILNER GIBSON said, that the House should not affirm the principle of the Bill under existing circumstances, or at least until they were in possession of the evidence taken before the Committee, and until the Committee made its re port, for it would be premature to take into consideration the Bill as introduced by the Hon. Member for Paisley. With regard to the Bill itself, if his Hon. Friend would con sent to a postponement of it, it would not be necessary to go into any discussion upon the merits of the Bill. The Bill had been considered by those most competent to form an opinion upon the subject, and they had come to the conclusion that this measure ought not to bo alllowed under any circum stances, as its result would be to impose upon railway com panies difficulties and obligations which they did not antici pate when they obtained their Acts, and which they would be unable to fulfil. Mr. HASTIE said the object of the Bill was to compel railway companies to register a certain amount of their scrip within a given period after obtaining their Act, and he con ceived this was a matter of the utmost importance to the public, because if this Bill were passed, they would be enabled to distinguish the good from the bad schemes. This was the reason which induced him to bring forward the Bill, but after the explanation of the Right Hon. Gentleman he had no difficulty in consenting to its postponement. He must, however, at the same time express a hope that Govern ment would not allow the present session to pass by without taking steps to rid the market of doubtful or useless scheme. Mr. HAYTER argued that the Bill would fail in effecting the object the Hon. Member had in view, even supposing the House agreed to pass it.—(Hear, hear.) Besides, the pro visions of the Bill were not only dangerous, but unconstitu tional. It proceeded upon the principle that the only parties who were interested in the railway were those who had subscribed to it, but there was the public to be con sidered, who were no less interested in the making of the line, and he thought it unconstitutional to allow a certain number of the former to repeal the Act passed for making their railway.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUDSON said there certainly were objections to some of the details; but he thought if the House would allow the Bill to go into Committee, such alterations might be made in its clauses as to render it important for the public that the Bill should be passed into a law. If they diet not pass a Bill of this sort, what did the House think would be the consequence? Why there would be a re-occurrence of the events of some seven years ago, when parties who had pur chased scrip in the great railways of the north, neglected to register themselves as shareholders in the undertaking, and the consequence was the Company fell back upon the party who had originally signed the deed, entailing, in many in stances, ruin and destruction on those parties who had laboured under the impression that in parting with their interest in the line they had parted with their liability.—(Hear, hear.) It was but fair th a t th e H ouse, h av i ng giving the scriphclders power to break up their companies, should confer the same privilege on the party w h esor i g i na ll y signed the deed, and he warned the House that if they did not pees a simple measure to compel registration, they would see extensive works com menced and abandoned, and families without end involved in ruin and misery. —( Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. HENLEY and Lord G. SOMER SET, the Bill was withdrawn. ART-UNION BILL. Mr. WYSE presented a large number of petitions from various parts of the country in favour of this Bill, and after wards moved that the House resolve itself into Committee on the measure. The Speaker accordingly left the Chair, and the House went into Committee on the Bill. Sir R. H. INGLIS objected to the Bill in principle. It was encouraging what was unquestionably gambling, and encouraging the fine arta in a very questionable manner. Mr. EWART said the most beneficial results had attended the establishment of art-union institutions on the Continent, and he coald not see why their establishment in England should not do so too. The objection to the Bill, on the ground that it would encourage gambling, was ridiculous; while the second objection of the lion. Baronet was not borne out by experience. The Bill, however, was not introduced solely for the purpose of encouraging art. Sir G. GREY said it appeared to him that the objection of the Hon. Baronet was not urged so much against this par ticular Bill, but the Hon. Baronet objected to it because it might lead to other trades establishing similar institutions. His Right Hon. Friend, however, the Attorney-General, had a clause to propose providing against such a result. Colonel SIBTHORP snpeorted the Bill. Mr. HUME said the Bill appeared to him to be a simple mode of encouraging art in this country, where it had been so much neglected. In other countries it was supported and encouraged by the State, but he thought this was the best way thej could do it in England.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. .NEWDEGATE trusted his Hon. Friend the Member for the University of Oxford would not oppose this Bill. He could assure him that the Art Union institutions in no way encouraged what could be considered in the light of gam bling, and from personal observations he could bear testi mony to the admirable results the establishment of an Art Union had produced in Birmingham.--(Hear, hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS was a strong advocate for the establishment of these institutions, and as he thought it was high time they had done something for art in this country, he certainly should gi ve th e Bill hi s hearty support.—(Hear.) Mr. EWART referred the Hon. Baronet the Member for Oxford to Dr. Johnson's; Dictionary (a quarto copy of which he produced) for the learned doctor's definition of the word "gambling," a term which he had applied to art unions; Dr. Johnson defined " gambling " as " playing extravagantly for money," which he apprehended could not be applied to art-unions, as the subscriptions were offone guinea, a n d were distributed amongst several thousand individuals. The clauses were then proceeded with, and were agreed to with several vt real amendments. Sir R. H. INGLIS said, as his /lon. Friend (Mr. Ewart) had taken the trouble to favour him with Dr. Johnson's defi nition of the word " gambling," lie wished tep ask him if the distribution of prizes by lottery was not the very spirit of gambling? Mr. EWART repeated that art unions were not based on the spirit of gambling, and that many eminent lawyers, Sir Fitzroy Kelly amongst others, had given an opinion to that effect. Mr. B. ESCOTT said it was important that the opinions of eminent lawyers should be obtained on the subject. He for one was of opinion that such societies were formed on the principle of gambling. The remaining clauses were agreed to, the House resumed, and the report was brought up by Mr. GREENE. The further discussion was appointed for Monday. NEW MEMBER. The Lord Advocate, Mr. RUTHERFORD, took the oaths, and his seat for Leith. The Hon. Member was introduced by the Attorney-General (Mr. Jervis) and Mr. Macaulay. THE SUGAR DUTIES. Sir GEORGE GREY informed the House that his Noble Friend the First] Lord of the Treasury would be in his place at four o'clock on Friday, in order to bring before the House the question of the Sugar Duties. DEATH BY ACCIDENT COMPENSATION BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on this• Bill, Sir F. THESIGER said he considered it his duty to oppose it on the ground of its startling circumstances, and the great evils which could not fail to arise under it if it were passed into a law, because it was a hastily gat up, and conse quently ill digested measure. The facts to which these re marks particularly referred were those respecting the bringing of actions of the executors and administrators of the person de stroy-ed by an accident, carelessly caused, and the division of the money received amongst thewidow and children of the deceased. Ile was strongly of opinion that the time had arrived when some measures should be adopted by which the widow, children or relations of a person killed by an accident, should have the means of obtaining. compensation for the great injury they had sustained by his death, if that death was biought about by the reckless or careless conduct of others. Ha would suggest, in order to render the measure useful, that the widow of a person killed by . the wrong act of another should have the right of bringing an action by his executor or administrator although his death should have been caused under circum stances which amounted to manslaughter, provided the action was brought within one year from th e death of such person. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thanked his Hon. Friend for the attention he had given to the Bill, and proceeded at considerable length to show that great anomalies could not fail to ensue, under the provisions of the Bill, in the cases of different individuals moving in different spheres of life. lie trusted that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Bouverie) would postpone the measure, in order that its provisions might be altered, so as to do away with the inconsistency of various parts of it. Mr. BOLIVERIE said the Bill was similar in substance to one introduced this session into the other House of Parlia ment. The House would perceive that the Bill specified two kinds of damages — one t o the pe rson l injured, ue; and the oth er to his widow and children; but if the d ied, but one kind of damage could b e recovered. He no objection to postpone the Bill for a week, in order that the propo se d a l_ aerations might be made in it. Sir JAMES GRAHAM pointed out the great difficulties in the way of proving who or what caused the death of per sons by accident, and who were the persons to sue for com pensation. Accidents to a frightful extent frequently oc curred in the mines, from the carelessness and ignorance, and not from the neglect of the miners. Who, in such a case, ought to give compensation to the persons injured or their relatives? There were great difficulties in the way which he conceived could not be easily overcome. He should be glad, before saying whether he should support the Bill or not, to hear the opinion of the Lord Advocate with respect to the law of Scotland on the subject, which was generally understood to make provision for the bringing of actions for compensation for the deaths of weons caused by the reckless conduct of others. The Bill was one of which the general itsalynciple was a l correct one; but the great uncertainty o bably lead to very many and s er i ous mistakes wordin g a wou l d ou subject pro- Sir F. KELLY said th a t h e never saiduPthat anabcje.ct. might be maintained fo r the benefit of credit ors . He stat ed that his executors and administrators could bring an action, and that the money whi c h th e y rece i ved as damages might , be assets for his creditors. fir. WAKLEY thought that the Bill was an extremely Crnae and was dra wn up i n a very careless manner, an dtli fact the first clause was totally incomprehensible. Be hope d the Hon. Member for Kilmarnock would consent to pOilt pone his motion, until some more definitive measure could be brought forward. It was quite preposterous that any w ho received any injury to his li m b s or body, could ob tain 0rgu , ..0 m an while, in the event of hi s d eat h his relations,. who were Injured by it, could not recover. Such a state of introduced by rtainl t y he Hon, Sir GEORGE G REY suggested t hat the Hon. Member who brought forward the motion should leave the matter to be referred to a Select Committee, on which he could claim the attendance of the Lord Advocate. He concurred with the Lord Advocate that the sole intention of She Bill was not to shift the liability from one party to another, or a new class of persons. It was only to extend the liability in cases resulting in death. It was a curious anomaly in the law, that a man who received a ny in could bring an action to recover damages for medical attendance and the injury he bad received, but if he died in the course of the action, his family were not only li a ble to the expenses incurred in his illness, but to the expense, of the action. Some alteration in that state of the law was desirable, and as the Bill for the abolition of deodands was one of a somewhat similar nature, he would auggest that it be also referred to the Select Committee on the present Bill. J. Sir J GRAHAM suggested that the Bills should be re fered to the Criminal Law Commissioners, and that the question should be for the present postponed, in order to give time for due deliberation on the subject, THE_ SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, EVENING, JULT 1646: Mr. HENLEY agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet, that the question was better referred to the Criminal Law Com missioners, but wished to know what provision had been made by the Bill in cases where the party might at first be subject to a criminal prosecution, and afterwards to an action. He did not think that the Bill had made any provision for such a case. After some further conversion, the question was postponed until Monday next. BATHS AND WASHHOUSES BILL. Mr. I'. S. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, objecting to the 36th clause of this Bill, by which provision was made for the erection of baths for a higher class of persons than the class the Bill and subscriptions were intended to benefit. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill then passed through Committee. Report to-morrow. ELECTION FOR DUNDALK. On the motion of Mr. PARKER, a writ was ordered to be issued for Dundalk, in the room of Mr. Reddington, who had accepted the office of Under-Secretary to the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL (No. 2). The further consideration of the report on this Bill was postponed until Friday, in order that Lord Morpeth might consult the other Commissioners of Woods and Forests with re&pect to it. SUGAR DUTIES. Mr. PARKER brought in the Sugar Duties Conti nuance Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. SABBATH TRADING. Mr. HINDU:IT then rose to ask leave to introdcce a Bill to amend the law with respect to Sunday trading, when An HON. AlEmBEs remarked that there were not forty Members present. On the House being counted there were not twenty Ment b2rs, and the Speaker adjourned the House till to-morrow. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. CORNWALL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) This witness was cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE, and stated, with respect to the passenger traffic between St. Austell 11 ,, d Truro, which is carried nn by vans, that these vans were used chiefly by persons of" a low class." On being asked by the Learned Ser geant as to whether he had ever used this mode of conveyance. he replied, " that he had never travelled this way himself, though he believed barristers had."—(Considerable laughter.) After hearing some further evidence in detail, Mr. Avery, mer chant, of Boscastle, Ns as examined by Mr. ROWE, and stated that he did not believe that there was 40,0001. worth of property sent into Cornwall during any ome year. There was a traffic carried on be tween Bristol and Hull, but it was very inconsiderable. In his opi nion there was not sufficient traffic to support a line from Plymouth to Falmouth. Some further evidence was then given, after which the Committee adjourned. Room B. LEICESTER AND BEDFORD. This Committee met to-day at eleven o'clock. Some more evidence having been given in opposition to the line, to the effect that there was not sufficient traffic to support the railway, Mr. HmLYARD addressed the Committee on the part of the oppo- nents to the Bill, col - dewing that the present ought to have been the undertaking of the Midland Company, and not of an independent company, which would alone render it a profitable speculation. He also contended that the circumstance of Northampton not being pro vided with acbommodation by the proposed line was of itself suf ficient to disentitle the Bill to the favourable consideration of the Committee. Sergeant WRINGIIAM replied, and the Committee decided that the preamble of the Bill was not proved. Room C. LONDON AND aL.a.csvrax.r. (WIDENING). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) After some conversation between Mr. Forsyth and Mr Frelhfteld , his client, the former stated that their only object was to obtain equal accommodation and equal space, and obtaining these they were quite ready to come to an accommcxlatton. They proposed to the Blackwall Company nut to take their warehouses without conveying certain property not in their possession, but which they might possibly get either by pi ivate negotiation or a Bill next year. _ _ _ To this Mr. Adams objected, and the parties retired to negotiate, it having been agreed with their Lordships that they should appear again in a quarter of an hour, but three quarters elapsed be fore re-entering the room, and then another quarter elapsed before any statement was made, after which kr. WHATELEY stated that an arrangement had been entered Into, by which of fly a portion of the property of the Dock Company would be taken, and the only question was about the introduction of a clause. On Lord lIITHERTON'S intimation that he conceived that an agreement was quite sal:Helen:, he was a party to several himself— that were definitely decided upon. 31r. The, who is a director of the Globe Insurance Office, having Spoken on that point, the predmble was then allowed to be preyed, the clauses were gone through, and the report was ordered to be brought up. 80 miles more. The Bristol and Gloucester Company had applied to the Great Western Company fur increased accommodation for the'r traffic to Statehouse and itlristol, which had been acceded to. Considerable works were In progress for that purpose. On the termination of this witness's cross-examination, Mr. LANG said, that upon re-consideration ho was willing to save the time of the Committee by accepting Mr. Austin's clause. The preamble of the Bill was afterwards declared to be proved. BLACKBURN AND PRESTON AND EAST Their experiences of your tolent4 for public afhnitiis trati E on in mir a p oe e m j In , i ire l t fl u j lliversifild Intere ti ts A S th e British your wisdom. an 4 fortitude, and liberality of mind— , ,f the munificence and kindn'ss of your dispv.iition—of the courteousness of y our in tercourse with all ranks of society, prepared tht m tor the signal successes which were achieved by you user the social distractiors which existed in Jamaica, and the difficult contentions which had beset the Govern ment of British America, when you were successively summoned from your projected retirement by the dis crimination of her Majesty's Government. to new spheres of most arduous as well as most honourable employ ment in those colonies. We cordially congratulate your Lo r d s hip on th e im provement in the happiness and prosperity of these colonies which has attended your able and patriotic dis charge of the trust reposed in you, and oinhe dignity which has been conferred on y ou b y our grac i ous Sove reign, in approbation of your services to her Majesty's Crown. . - — We --- have read with affectionate satisfaction and sym pathy the sentiments expressed towards you in London on your return from Canada by the civil and military servants of the eEast personally connectedLidiaCompanyand with others, and we we and • gentleme n echo from the city of Calcutta the just tribute to your great virtues presented to you in their address. We beg to assare you that we cherish t owar d s you a profound regard ; that you will ever dwell in our grateful remembrances ; and that we join in sincere prayers to Almighty God for the restoration of your health, and that you may long live to enjoy the appro bation and gratitude of your ccuntry. To the Right Hon. Lord Metcalfe, G.C.B. LETTER FROM LORD METCALFE TO THE EARL OF AUCKLAND. condition of infi rm ity an d d epression Malshanger, Ba s i ngs t o k e , J u l y 10. My Lord—ln my I cannot do more than acknowledge your Lordship's let ter, and express my utter hopelessness of doing justice to the goodness which on this, and every other occasion, I have had the honour of receiving from you. I beg you to convey to the gentlemen associ a t e d w i t h your Lordship my heartfelt th an k s f ur their kindness, and r co nsideration which h as i n d uce d the mode (u for r or t d he adopted of transmitting the communication from Cal cutta. I have the honour to be, with great respect, your Lordship's most faithful servant, METCALFE, To the Right H. the Earl of Auckland, G.C.B. LORD METCALFE'S REPLY TO THE -ADDRESS. Malshanger, Basingstoke, July 10. Sirs,—Scarcely possible as it would have been under any circumstances to convey to you in adequate terms my sense of the generosity of the communication which I have received from you on the occasion of the opening of the public building with which the inhabitants of Calcutta have done me the honour to connect my name, the difficulty is increased by the infirmities which beset me, and the hopeless state of my health; I must, therefore, confine myself to the expression of the fer vent thanks of a grateful heart, which is fully sensible of your kindness, and of the honour conferred on me by the association of my name with the edifice appropriated to the several important public institutions and purposes to which the use of the Metcalfe Hall is devoted. My anxious hope that prosperity and every other blessing may attend you will accompany me to the grave, which is open at my feet. METCALFE. To the inhabitants of Calcutta. TUESDA Y 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 Fitzhardin-. A. e Bkelev, Esq., Captain in the Royal N a vy ; Lord John Hay, C. 11., Captain in the Royal Navy; and the Hon. William Francis Cowper, her Majesty's Commissioners for executing the office of High 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—Charlei Buller, jun., Esq., Judge Advocate-General. Stewartry of Kircudbright—Thomas Maitland, Rig., 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, vice West, deceased, July 21. 12th Foot—Ensign G. R. Littlehales to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Holder, who retires; 11. A. Norris, Gent., to ba Ensign, by purchase, vice Littlehales, July 21. 13th Foot—Capt. J. E. G. Ehnsall, from half pay Ist Dra goon Guards, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major H. C. Wade, who exchanges; Lieut. D. Rattray to be Captain by pur chase, vice Elmsall, who retires; Ensign J. F. Woolhouse to be Lieutenant, by parches., 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, from half-pay 57th Foot, to be Li, laenant, vice Marshall, appointed Paymaster; En sign S. Blake to be Lieutenant, py purchase, vice Campbell, who retires; J. W. H. Williams, Gent., to be Ensign, by 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, from the 65th Foot, to be Lieutenant, •ice Knight, pro moted. July 22. BnEvrr.—Captain J. E. G Elmsall, of the 13th Foot, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10, 1837. lI.smTAL S rAFF.- To be Assistant Surgeons to the Forces —W. Westall, M.D. ; T. Parr, Gent.; G. F. Fletcher, Gent. ; July 21. 11 I:3lolLiNDU3L—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 c." The Christian names of Ensigns Williams, of the 41st Foot, are Flemming Gough Howell Gaines. 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 Royal Marines—Serjeant- Major T. Cooper to be Quartermaster. Commh:sions by the Queen. Staffurshire Regiment of Militia.—Capt. W. Spring. to be Adjutant, April 29. West Essex Regiment of Militia—Capt. 11. Pearson, to he Adjutant, June 27. _ _ . Carnarvonsldre Militia—W. G. Griffith, Gent., to be Adju tant, with the Brevet rank of Captain, vice Chapman, re signed, June 30. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. J C. Mansel, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. July 30. Commissions by the Lord-Li eu t enant of Middlesex. The Right Hon. the Earl Fitzhardinge to be Dcput:,- Lieutenant ; W. B. France, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; G. Hague, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; J. Laurie, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, July 11. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. The Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia— L. S. Dickson, Esq., to be Major, vice H aw k er , d ecease d ; H. C. Curtis, to be Captain, vice Laxon, deceased ; J. Scriven, Esq., to be Captain, vice Phillipson, deceased; T. Vanhevthuysen. Esq., to be Captain, vice Nichol', de ceased; G. Mitchell, Esq., to be Captain, vice M-Namara, superseded, .July 4. Erratum in the Gnzette of the 26th ult. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—For T. St. L. Alcock, Esq to be Major, vice Hilliard, resigned, read T. St. L. Alcock, Major Unattached, to be Major, vice Hilliard, resigned. _ Co , mmissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Carnarvonshire. The Hon. A. D. Willoughby to be Deputy Lieutenant; C. G. Wynne, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, July /3. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Argyllshire. Argyll and Bute Regiment of Militia—Sir A. Campbell, Bait, to be Captain ; C. Campbell, Esq., to be Captain ; M. Campbell, Esq., to be Captain ; D. Campbell, Esq., to be Captain; A. 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. J. Birkett, tanner, Cockerrnouth—flnsi div. of 4s. 10Ad, In the pound, on any SAturday, at the °dice of Mr. Baker, Neweastl a- u pon-Ty n o. J. and J. Brooks, curricrs. Glastonbury—first div. of 4s. 2d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. G. Robertson. J. Garrow, and .1. Alexander, ship chandlers, Liverpool—final div. of lid. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. J. 13rooke, copper, Liverpool—first div. of ls. 43. 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 23. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, New castle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. IT. DI. Godwin and C. Leo, 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 twelyq, 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 ❑pon-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, Hull—T. Marrian, common brewer, Sheffiekl, Aug. 14, at eleven, et the Cutler's-hall, Sheffield. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown tc 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, Nottisgbam,Aug. 14—W. Mallet, milliner, Chorlton-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, Somersetshire, Aug. 11-0. Brady, commission agent, Aston, Warwickshire, Aug. 11—G. Whitfield, soda-water manufuc • hirer, Nottingham, Aug. 11—H. Walters, licensed victualler, Birstol, Aug. 11. COURT or COMMON COUNCIL, On Monday a Court was held, principally for the purpose of discussing the motion of which \lr. An'erton had given notice at the Court immediately preceding, " That it be a standing order of the Court that the Chamberlain shall not pay out of the Chambtr 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 merlon for that purpose." • The notice of motion brought together a large number of the Commners, 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 give 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 taken 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 ala3or 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 not excite more surprise by his intrusion. After having adverted to the occasions on which conservancy visitations had been nude within the last thirt, or forty years, Mr.- And rton peremptorily denied the right of the Court to decide, that the Lord Mayer had the power to take the City cash and treat with it whom he pleased, where he pieased, and to what amount he pleased.—( Hear, hear.) No advantage could pos sibly bo derived from any stretch made by his Lordship beyond the boundaries of hi s 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 or money on an useless expenditure, as wasteful and extravagant. What practical good indeed, he would ask, resulted from any view of the Thames taken by his Lordship at all ?—( A laugh, and cries of s' Hear, hear.") There were many ready to assert that the Court of Aldermen were altogether independent of the Court of Common Council, and in no ot e point con trolable by that Court. He most distinctly denied that state ment. The Court of Common Council ha ,t passed a law pre. venting the Court of Aldermen from appointing any de pity 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 not capable of being invaded by the other branch of the Corpora - tion, but over the City cash their worships certainly, in his opinion, had no power, putting out of the question the on limited control which they assumed on the subject of the projected visitation.—( Hear, hear.) He hoped the Court would unit- imously adopt the motion. If it appeared that notwithstanding the objections thus made to an unnecessary expenditure the object of the Court of Aldermen were likely to be attained, the Livery, who had an unquestion able power over the Chamberlain, was still to be applied ( 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), hut it was quite absurd to carry the expenses of the mayoralty beyond the stone which masked 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 debbed 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 hacl 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 b e r idi cu l ous t o 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 suort of charities and educa tional institutions.—(H ear , h ear .) Sir JAMES DUKE was not only opposed to the expenditure of money beyond the limitsof the City jurisdiction, but he wished that the expenses within the limits should be defined.—( Hear, hear.) He wished them to be limitted to 1551.--( Hear, hear. ) Alderman Wiesore 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 Common 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 Ly some members of the Ceuncil 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 done 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.) Hs 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 .he comple tion ot the railways, and that it was only by adopting a n i n ,. peoved 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 be expected, now that the Corporation had raised a sum of 153,0001. for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Thames, from which, in the year 1839, they derived an in come of 20,4191. 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 bat 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 ceived 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 use l ess . —(H ear, h ear.) 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 &eines, 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 eunketting at Oxford; and of the septennial visit lip the River in 1839, the cost of which freak was 1,099/. 6s. ed. He denied that it was a septennial visit. The upper district had not been visited for this teen 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, line tne - performance of a very important duty, the average sum of 84/. 115, 2d. per annum, for that period. It would have been but modest and fair if the mover had teed the Court that he had been present himself, and had helped to increase the amount, and how much enjoyment he had expee rienced.—(Laughter.) He had not the candour to tell the Court that Court that he was Deputy -Governor of the Irish Society; direct he went to Ireland last year ; that instead he took to Londonderry, where the society's property lay, goingy ntains; stayed a most delightful tour over the Welsh fit month, or si x some time in Dublin, was absent a ex pended 300/ weeks ; and that the deput o a r tio t r h i e society to dine ' up: addition to 527/. set apart 1 or spend as it pleased, and one dinner to the amount of 150/.' given in the extr e me of luxury. Had he forgotten a nnually sanctioned the thate hxper e was ' tore of a fixed sum a member of a Court which of 2,6701. in eating and drinking ?—(Loud laughter)—Another _ . fi xe d sum of 00i. annually, in eating and en d dancing, and mtusic,_ h th ic e h ir vrtsvret snaontdcodraifiungelid drinking, ters, on the river. a . nd . on par s of to the limits of civic . jurisdiction ?— (Laughter. ) In fact, in the Common Council, in eating and drinking last year—of which the mover had, God knew, his share—there was ex pended the sum of 4,480/.; 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 6' Hear, hear.") The worthy mover, at ti:e same time that he attacked the Court of Aldermen, for expending, in 13 years, 1,0991. 6s. 6d., at the rate of 84/. 11s. 2 /d. per annum., knew well that he and the Irish Society were spending trust money at the rate of 12,0901. in tie 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 Blackwell, since his appointment as Chair. man of the London-bridge approaches Comm ittee.—( Laughter and great murmuring). He had applied to the Chamberlain 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 DIE. 0 0 1 On the 17th inst., at St. La w rence, Thanet, Sir Th °- Grey Knight, M.D., F.R.S., magistrate of the county Kent sad the Cinque Ports. age s Svc On the 15th inst., at Wantage, W. B. Turner, Esq. , 'ter e t : On;the 12th inst., Clara Florence, the youngest daub -- 17 04 the Samuel Orans, of Castle. street, Holborn ; and, 00 inst. On , Amelia Ma inst., Johnry, the wife Perkins,Orans Es., of Pendell -court, . q Bletchingley, S inst.,urrey. d 37. On the 17th at Acton, Mr. Edward Welch , a g e ado On the 19th inst., at Cambridge-terrace, 1 1 3 Dani On el the 19th Wakefield, inst., at Esq., Q.O Cole's-terrace, Barn ;burr' " Anne, wife of Mr. James Linwood. 00 1°4 On the 19th inst., in Endslei g h- s t r eet, Alice DUO daughter of John Mellor, Esq No. London : Printed and Publi s h e d by 111URDO YOUNGo_n, rreci", at Strand, Printer, at The S un Oillee, N 0.112, Strand, 10 of the Savoy, tin County of Aliddlesoz, 2 W e dnesdP4 2, 1840, Room E. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. LONDON, SALISBURY, AND YEOVIL. The Committee appointed to inquire into the merits cf these lines met this morning for the first time. The members of the Committee were Lord Beaumont (chairman), Lords Dartmouth, Raufurley, Car rington, and Delawarr. The preliminary proceedings haying been arranged, Mr. CocitsraN proceeded to open the case on behalf of the pro moters. An objection was taken, at an early stage of the proceedings, by Mr. Talbot, against the course proposed to be adopted by the pro moters of taking the three Bills together. The Committee, however, overruled the objection, intiraating, at the same time, that the interests of the parties opposing the Bill would not be prejudiced in the:minds of the Committee by the adoption of such a course. The Learned COVISSEL then proceeded at considerable length to point out to the Committee the course of the proposed lines, and commencing at Exeter. lie said that the station at that town was the most convenient for the interests of the town which could possibly be made. Leaving Exeter, the line proceeded to newton, and thence proceeded through Axminster to Yeovil. The total length of the line between Exeter and Yeovil was 47 miles 49 chains, and the estimate for that portion would be about one million. The attention of the Committee was next directed to the de cision of the Committee of the House of Commons, upon the merits of the line, upon the case of the property of Lord Digby, Sir W. Oglander, and others. The total saying of distance between London and Exeter would be between 24 and 25 miles. The scheme originally comprised three different junctions, but they were now tat d into one, and the South-Western Company had guaranteed a dividend of four-and-a-half percent. upon the whole capital sub scribed. which was raised principally by local subscrip tions. The great objects of the scheme were not so much for the purpose of affording accommodation to the northern traffic as for giving the means of a direct and speedy connexion between the metropolis and Exeter, and also to the counties of Devon and Cornwall ; this object would have been frus trated, if the line proposed by the Exeter Great Western Company had been sanctioned. The effect of sanctioning that measure would be to destroy the through communication, because the district between Exeter and Yeovil would be laid down upon the broad gauge system. The Committee of the House of Commons, taking this matter into their consideration, had considered it necessary to introduce into the Bill a clause making It imperative on the company, should the Board of Trade think fit, to lay down upon their narrow gauge line additional rails to suit the broad:gauge ; by such means the interests of the Great Western Company would be protected, and the line between Exeter and London would be pre served in its integrity. It was necessary for the interests of the country through which the line passed, and with a view of effecting a more speedy communication between the metropolis and Exeter. that the line should be in the hands of an independent company, and not in the hands of those whose interests it would be to carry the traffic along their more circuitous line. If the present line were sanctioned by their Lordships, and left in the hands of an independent company, the salutary effect of im posing a check upon monopoly would be felt by all the parties in terested in railway accommodation in the districts through which the line passed. The present line being on the narrow gauge, it would afford the means of continuous communication between the ports of Dover, Sheerness, Southampton, and all the country on the east part of England, with Exeter and the western counties of En gland. With reference to London, they would have three distinct sta tions, they would have a station, which was at present In existence at Nine Elms, for the convenience of that portion of the metropolis; there would be another station at the York-road, Lambeth, which had re ceived the sanction of the Legislature, and would shortly be com pleted ; and there would also be another station at London-bridge, should the Legislature sanction that extension. The Royal Com mission had reported favourably of that extension, and a Committee of the House of Commons was now sitting on the merits of the Bill, and he had no doubt whatever but the scheme would receive the sanction of the Legislature. With reference to the opposition on the part of landowners, there was none of any nature sufficient to justify the rejection of the measure • and he did not think th a t his Learned Friend who represented the interests of the Great Western Company could have any locus standi before the Committee. In conclusion, he called upon the Committee to sanction the present line. Ile would proceed to call evidence which their Lordships would see would fully corroborate the statements lie had made. Mr. Salter, brewer, of Exeter, was then called, and examined by Mr. MERF.WETHER, IVIIO stated that he consumed large quantities of malt.; he purchased his barley Principally at Salisbury, and if the present line was constructed it would afford him great facilities for obtaining It from those places. Atter some further evidence, the Committee adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. Room F. IMMINGHAM AM) 031:1"0110) 317INCTZON (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Shaw, a magistrate at Birmingham, and manufacturer and merchant, then gave similar evidence. Mr. Mums, M.P., and Mr. Philip Muntz, his brother, gave evi dence similar to that given by them before the Committee of the House of Commons, which will be fresh in the minds of most of our readers. It was in corroboration of that of the previous wino, sses. Evidence was given by each witness to the effect that the tolls on the London and Birmingham were excessively high, and must be much reduced by competition. 31r. Spooner, M.P. - iorßirmingharn, gave similar evidence, Mr. TALBOT said, on the conclusion of this witness's evidence, that le wished to call a Noble Lord who was now in the chair in another :ommittee—he moant Lord Hatherton. The GRAMMA N—Then you must dispense with his evidence. Mr. TALBOT—No, Sir. I had the honour last year to examine a Noble Chairman, who adjourned his Committee fur five minutes while he want to give evidence, and I have now sent a messenger to re quest his Lordship to do the same. The CIIAIRMAX suggested that they should hear some other evi dence ix the meantime. This was assented to, and Idr. Aston, a button-maker, of Birmingham, gave similar evidence to that of the former witnesses. Lord Umberto'', ott his arrival, gave evidence very strongly in favour of the line, Illadderdship, „it will be remembered, gave evi dence before tile committeauf.- the Rouse- of Commons. His state ment now was`preeisely similar to that published in The Sun at the ereeto-ear2Zdbed• by Dir. Steller on the part time. His Lordship of the opponents of the BM. Lord Villiers also gave evidence in favour of the line:and was Cross-examined by Mr. Axxxatinza, on the part of Mr. Wyse and of Dr. Jephson, who petitioned on the ground of residential damage. Mr. Thomas Brrker, of Lymington, gave similar evidence. The Committee then rose at about hal past Four, and atijourued till to-morrow. Room H. This Committee me t to-day for the first time, Lord Strafford ll] the chair; other members of the Committee present—Lord De Lisle, Lord Strangtord, Lord Carnoys, and Earl Fowls. BLACKBURN AND PRESTON .11,511) EAST XIANCILSIZIRE AMALGAMA.TIOrr. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr. Brandt appet bred on behalf o this Bill, the object of which was to effect an amalgai nation;between the Blackburn and Preston and East Lacashire lines. There were two petitions against the Bill, but they were not appea red on by counsel, and consequently the Bill was unopposed. Some slight evidence was taken as to the nature of the amalgama tion, when the Committee declared the preamble of the Bill to be proved. BRISTOL AND BIRMINGRA IV/ AND MIDLAND. This Bill, the object of which is to amalgamate tb e Bristol and Bir mingham line of railway with the Midland Count.les, was next pro ceeded with. The Great Western Company appeared against the Bill. Mr. LONG briefly opened the case on behalf of the J3lll, when the examination of witnesses was proceeded with_ When the examination of the first witness, was proceeding with. a question was raised about the right of Mr. Austin to appear on behalf of the Great Western Company, which led to a discussion on the point. At tile close of it. securing Aft'. AUSTIN said he appeared against tl i e BM., solely t ih o g pr t o h t t e a c t t t t h h e e interests of the Great Western Compt s ny, by gauge Gloucester and communicationß ristol Company wi ol the s tat Western houl ; t re thernaintr ee tin rnc oinp apresent Company y road at and between the points of Stonehouse and Bristol. He was quite willing to withdraw his opposition to this Bill. if the promoters would insert a clause he had drawn up , which he begged leave to state was in accordance with the recent report of the Board of Trade and Lord Dalhousie's resolutions adopt ed by their Lordships' House. The Learned Gentleman then read the clause, which was in effect that in the event of the amaigam a y to ,on being ::gre e d company should be bound t o maintain intact the prpresent' the united broad gauge communication at and between bit onehouse and Bristol. After a consultation, Mr. Lows on behalf of the promoters of the Bill, intimated that he could n of consent to the clause in question. Mr. AUSTIN said, in that elute he would go back to his original position, and oppose the prearuble of the BM. The Committee considered that he had a right to do so, and the examination of witnesses was proceeded with, Mr. Saunders, the Secretary of the Bristol and Birmingham rail way was first examined. His evidence went to show that a unity of management woald tent greatly to facilitate the efficient working of the line. Cross-examined—The Midland Company had already 200 miles of railway under its ,control, and the present Bill would give them BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. David Thomas, corn merchant, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire. Herman Julius Marcus and John Naylor, sharebrokers, 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, Cit y, July 28, at h a lf-p as t e l even , an d Sept. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. 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, Aldermaubury ; Lawrence and Flews, Old Jewry chambers. Isaac Bryant, li cense d- v i c t ua ller, • Kingsland-road, J u l y 31 , at twelve, and Sept. 1, at half-past eleven, at the Co ur t of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; C. J. and A. Jenkinson, Cannon-street. Alexander Alexander and John Alexander, opticians, Exeter, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. llirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Turner, Exeter; Spyer, Broad -street Buildings, City. John Taylor, rope -manufacturer: Hollingwood, Lancashi re , Aug. 6 a n d 27 , at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manches t e r; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple; Pollard, Manchester. John Stendall, baker, llucknall-under-Huthwaite, Not tinghamshire, J u l y 31, and Aug. 2 1 , a t eleven, at the Shef field District C ourt. Freeman, offic i a l ass ignee, Leeds; Freeth and Co., Linc o l n ' s I nn -fields; - ', me th and Co., Nottingham. William Holdsworth, a p o th eca ry, Ripley' Yorkshire , Aug. 1 and 24, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Sudlow, Chan cer y -lane ; Stewa rt , Horbury ; Caries, L ee d s. e William Wood, w i ne an d sp i r it merchant, Shrewsbury, August 4 and 29, a t twe l ve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittlesto n , o ffi c i a l ass i gnee , Birmingham; Wace, Shrewsbury; Smith, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Denew, auctioneer, Charles-street , Ber k e le y - square-_ a div. of 3s. 4d. in th e p oun d, on Thursday , July 23 , and three following Th urs d a y s , a t the office of Mr. Belcher, King's Arms- yard, M oorga t e - s t r eet. W. J. Haddan, brewer, Tottenham div. of 3s. in the pound, on Thursday, July 23, and three following Thursdays, at the office of Mr. Belcher, King'e Arms-yard, Moorgate street. J. Nicholson, linendraper, Blackburn, Lancashire—first div. of 4s. 10 3 1,d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. 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. Ihcking, 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, woolstap)ers, 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. Glittery, iron founders, Kingswinford, Staffordshire—G. Coaway arid 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, Kingussie. Robert Lockhart, livery atablekeeper, 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, flawick. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of,July.2l) 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 663, 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. MAITHITIUS.—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. FOREIGN.—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 par 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. Several 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 lv is (n has are h unwilling I limited. Young 010 their,oag allyson lthough t Il i o t u d g e h tde mandwanted.he 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 IT Bengal, and the quantity on offer being large, a hill 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. flops.--In the value no change has taken place, but there has been only a limited busimss transacted in any kind. The duty fur 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. CocuisEAL—Arrivals having commenced to come in more freely have caused merchants to be desirous to realise, and they having supplied the market largely, ha; produced a de cline on former rates of 4d to Gd on silvers, and 4d to 8d on black. SI'IRITS.—To-day a good business was transacted in Jamaica Rum, and at better prices —several parcels were sold at 3s 6d to 33 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 11d to 2s proof, and of Demerara some parcels sold at 3s to 34 4d for strong descrip tions. The market closes with a brisker appearance for all kinds of Rum. PRO TEST ANTISM IN POLAND. Count Valerian Krasinski 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 filially established in the 9th century by the labours of Cyrillus and - bled] udins, 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 C vr ill us and Methudins, when the Pope - felt himself, in thit age, compelled to grant that mass, and the rest of the s er vi c e 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 predecessor of John Huss in the work of reformation was a Polish barrister at Breslau, who denounc,d 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.-011F 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 ' Is. 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 CIIAPEL.—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 bad 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 inscription. Leeds Intelligeneer. RE-APPEARANCE OF THE POTATO DISEASE' IN FUR. NESS AND WEST CUMBERLAND.—Oar ITlverton correspon dent, writing under Tnursday's date, says—" A ccounts h ave been received here to-day of the potato disease of last year having made its appearance on come farms in the Furness Lancaster district and Milk= (West Cu h Guardian. LANCASHIRE AMALGAMATION. Mr. Herapath wished to call the attention of the Com mittee to the fact that a few days ago this Bill was referred to the Committee to meet on the 3d of August. It appeared that this arrangement was altered last night, and the only intimation the opponents had was by the votes this morning, but at too late a period to be present at the opening of the proceedlugs. It was nearly twelve o'clock before the parties could be present, by which time the preamble was declared provd. He hoped, therefore, the Committee would recal their decision till his case wad heard. The CHAIRMAN considered it would be as well to postpone the farther consideration of the matter till to-morrow, and in the mean time the Committee of Selection could be consulted on the point. RUGBY AND LEAMINGTON. _ _ - - This Bill was next proceeded with. The scheme was opposed by two petitioning landed proprietors. Witnesses were called from Rugby and Leamington, showing the great benefits the line would confer on the inhabitants of these towns and districts. Mr. Robert Stephenson was examined on the engineering peculi arities of the line. He stated that the steepest gradient was lin 120, and the severest curve a radius of half a mile • the estimated capital was 30,000/. The witnesses were examined with the object of showing that the line might have been as eniaiently laid out as it was, and have avoided the residential damage complained of, b t no point of material importance was elicited. TheConitnitteo then akijourncd till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. • GROUP LXVII. The Committee on this Group of Bills met again this day (Lord Lincoln In the chair), and were occupied the whole of the play in bearing evidence on behalf of the LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN ( LON I) ON- BRIDGE EXTENSION), and adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow. GROUP LXIX. This Committee met again to-day in Room 23, Grand Corridor Mr. W. Baring in the chair. V7ISBEACII, ST. IVES, AND CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION. . The evidence in support of the promoters of this Bill was renewed, and had not concluded when the Committee rose at four o'clock, and adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP LXX. This Committee re-assembled to-day in room 24 (Grand Corridor); present, Sir George Clerk (in the chair), Colonel Peel, Mr. Tower, and Mr. Smythe. DUBLIN MID ENNISSILIGEN. Mr. MonPuy, Q.C., said he appeared on behalf of the Dublin, Bel- fast, and Coleraine Junction, and certain landowners on the line be tween "Cavan and liens, acid was about to call evidence against this line, when sergeant 3ftraprir contended that his Learned Friend had no toms standi on behalf of the Dublin, Beliast, and Coleraine Junctio.t, merely on the ground that it was a rival of this line. The Committee had no right to inquire into any points of z.emparlsou with any other Hue. Mr. Muarra contended that he had a perfect right to appear on behalf of the Dublin and Belfast Company. It appearing that that Company had db , solved, The Committee said that they would postpone hearing counsel on behalf of it, but Mr. Murphy might proceed to tender evidence on behalf 01 the landowners for whom he appeared. Mr. It. R. MoottE said, he appeared on behalf of the North Mid land, which Company ho admitted was taking steps to wind up their affairs. The COMMIT TEE said, that the same remarks as had been made With respect to the Dublin and Belfast Company would also apply to the North Midland. Mr. MURPHY then called Sir Wm. Somerville, M.P. for Drogheda, after whom Mr. Ralph Smith, merchant, Drogheda, was called and examined by Mr. MOORE, who appeared In conjunction with Mr. Murphy for some of the landowners along the line. The Committee adjourned at Four o'clock until Twelve to-morrow. THE FUNDS--(CLOSING PRICES.) BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSINu Bank Stock O'CLOCK. PRICES. .. .. .. •• •• .. •. 203 208 Three per Cent. Reduc e d A nnu iti es .. .. 95% 96 955, Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 95% % 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 975 % % 9734 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10% 5-1 G 10 5-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 1-16 10 1-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. 25 South Sea Stock .. .. . .. .. .. Ditto, New Annuities .. .. .. 94% Consols for Account .. .. .. .. .. 95X % Exchequer Bills. 1 %d. 1 (yd. - 1,0001... .. •... 10 14 pm. 5001. .. .. .... 10 14 pm. Ditto. Small .... 10 14 ptn. ONE O'CLOka. FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Grenada, 1 per Cent .• • • • . Mexican Bonds. 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .• • • 26% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Russian Bonds .. .. • • • • • . 112 111% 'Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent • .. Ditto, for the Account • • .• 24% 3c Ditto, 5 per Cent. '38,39, 40, div.lB4o 1846 •• • • • • •• 18% Ditto, Passive Bonds .. 5 % Dividends on the above payable in Landon. French Rentes, 3 per Cent .. 121 f. —c. Exchange .. • • .. 25f. 80c. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59% % Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates •• 91% t 5% CLOSING PRICES. 24% 25f. SOc. 59% 94% PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING PAID. DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PRICES. O'CLOCK. Aberdeen.. .. .. • • • • • • 15 .. • • 8% ••••• • • • • • 8 % Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2% Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 131 .. ••• .. 131 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... %•• • • • . Buckinghamshire 423. .... dis • • % dis. Caledonian •• •• .. 20 .... 13 % 13% Ditto, Extension • . • . .... % ....... Cornwall and Central Devon .. Derby and Crewe .... Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... 1% 1 r 'S Eastern Counties .. 14/. 1115... •• 24% %•••• • • .. 24% Ditto New .. 10/. 1G5..... p........ I , Ditto, York Extension, 105..... .. Eastern Union .. .. 30 .... • • • -- Do. Extension to Norwich •.. 2% .... 1% „ 1% Do. Cambridge and Ely .. • . 1 % 1% Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 74 . Ditto V, Shares .. .. 10 .... 17% •• ••. • • • 17% Ditto New 1 ,4 Shares.. .. . • 12% .... 17 .. • • Ely and Huntingdon .......... 4;4 Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 25 .... •27% ••••• • •• •• •• • 27% Great Munster • • • • 2 % •• • • N•• • • • ..... Great North of England. . 100 Ditto, New . •• .• 1%.., • 18%3y% .. 18% Great Western .. 85 .•..151 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 .... 213/4 ...... 21% Guildford, Fareham, &Portsmoth • 5 .... 5% ...... 5% Hull and Selby .. ••50 . • —106% •• • • 106% Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .... 21% „ 21% Isle of Axliolme .. • . •2% .... 1 n Leeds and Bradford .. .. 26 .... 67 •• •• 67 Leicester and Bedford .. 225. ..........34 die. Licerp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. ... • 1% .. • 1% London an Birmingham . ..100 ....... . 228% Ditto, Quarters . •• •. 2 .... 32% .... 32 4 Ditto, Fifths 2 .... ...... 26% London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. 98% 8 3 / 4 London and Brighton .. .. 50 . 65% % ..... 65% London and South• Western —4ll. Gs. 10d.. • 78% 7734 ~ • • 77% Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 58 58 Ditto, New .. • • .. • • 17% .... 29% ....... •• • 29% Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... 22 ...... •• • • 22 London and York .. .. • . • • 2 6 •• • • 74 ••••• • • • • • Londonderry and Coleraine .. 10 .... ..... 2 Lynn and Ely .. .. 15 l3/i Lynn and Dereham .. • • 15 .... ...... - Manchester and Leeds .. .. •• 82 ... •....... Ditto, half Shares .. 38 ..., Ditto, Fifths .• .. 3 .... 11 11 ...... Ditto, Sixteenths 6% .... 934.. Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .. 85 Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 4 .... 14% Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .. • . 10% . M inchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... p Midland —lOO ....150 .......... Ditto, New .• .• • . 24 .... 39 38% Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....121% Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .... Ditto, New . .. • • .. 1 .... 12% 12% ... 12% Ditto, New, Brandling .. 25 ••45% . ........ • 45 Newcastle and Berwick .. •. 15 .. ••26 % % . Norfolk .. •. •• 20 .... 27%•• .. ..... 27% Ditto, Half Shares .. . • •. .. 8% •• • 8% North British .. •. 25 •.. • • 34 3 / 4 35 .... 35 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • 8% .. • • 12 , 4 13% 13% Ditto, Carlisle Extension • . 1 1 ,4, .... 2% % • • 2% North Kent and Direct Dover .... 1 y, North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425. •• .. 31 4 3 p Oaford,Worcest.,& Wolverhmpt u . 12% .... 7% % Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• 2% .. ••—..•• • • • • • • 2% Shropshire Union 425..... 1% Ws— .. 1% chs. South Midland •425..... die South Eastern and Dovor .. • 33% .... 44% •• • 44% Ditto, New (iss. at 32/.) No. 1. 16 22% •• • • 22% Do., New (do. 33/. 63.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 15 % , „ 15% Do., New (do. 15/.) .. No. 4. 2% .... 3 3% South Wales .. .. •••••• 5 • • • • 11 ,4 •••••• • • • • • 1 Vale of N0ath........2 .... 1 WiLbettelt and St. Tres .. • • 2 .... 234%....... York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... 101 .... , Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 25 .... 51 Ditto, Scarborough Branch .. 25 50 ...... Ditto. Extension •• .. 20 .... 41 5 4 41 Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.. • 1 •• • • 141 % 85 1 , 1% 10 2 % P 150 3814 121; 24 101 51 59 41 14k FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 14 .... 11% 12 ...... 12 Lyons and Avignon .. .. 2 .... 1. Namur and Liege .. 3 3 Northern of France Constituted.. 5 • .. 12% x d .• •• • • 1234 xd Orleans and Bordeaux .. • • 6 714 7 Paris and Lyons Constituted .. S .. • 434 5 5 Rouen and liavre . .. • • .. 20 .. • • 26!4 26% Sambre and Meuse •... • • 8 ••3% 4 ..... 4 West Flanders .• . 6 .... ...... 334 MINES. Real del Monte. Unregistered —•• .• •• •••• • •• 334 Santiago de Cuba .. 10 .. • • 1134 11 ...... LORD METCALFE AND THE CITY OF CALCUTTA. LETTER FROM TnE EARL OF AUCKLAND TO LORD METCALFE. London July 4; 1846 My Lord,—The accompanying address' was vot d . by the inhabitants of Calcutta, and transmitted to me e and to the gentlemen whose names are appended to this note, fur the purpose of being laid before your Lord s hi p . We will not propose to intrude upon your Lord s hi p , now suffering unhappily from severe illness, but we have a melancholy satisfaction in sending the address, and in assuring your Lordship that, from our hearts, we participate in the feelings of sympathy and of affectionate respect by which it has been dictated. I am. with strong feelings of regard, your Lordship's most faithful servant, AUCKLAND. The Lord Metcalfe, G.C.8., &c. Names of the Committee :—Earl of' Auckland, the Right Hon. Sir Edward Ryan, the Right Hon. Holt Mackenzie, the Hon. Mountatewart Elphinstone, Ma jor -General Galloway, C.B. ; Major-General Duncan M•Leod, Mr. H. T. Prinsep, Mr. W. B. Bayley, Mr. J. S. Brownrigg, M.P., and Dwarkanauth Tagore. ADDRESS FROM THE INHABITANTS OF CALCUTTA TO LORD METCALF% My Lord—The completion of an edifice in this city, bearing your Lordship's name, and erected in honour of your virtues, and of your public services in India, and the placing therein of your Lordship's bust, are events which we would fain celebrate, by renewing those ex pressions of attachment and respect which we addressed to you when we joined in the design of a building, to become a memorial of our high estimation of your cha racter, to bear the name of " The Metcalfe Hall," and to contain the chambers appropriated to the reception of our public library, and to the sittings and proceedings of the Agricultural Society of India. You were eminently endeared to India by a career of conspicuous virtues and public service, which pene trated all classes of the community with admiration and esteem. The evidence on the part of this Bill was rearmed, 11fr. Robert Stephenson, the engineer•in-chief of the line being the first witness. The gradients, he said, were remarkably favourable. The estimated cost of the line from Navan to Bells was 83,8391., from Navan to Newtown Butler, 106,4071., and of the Belturbot 25,2581, making a total (exclusive of the cost of the land and stations) of 275,5041. The land required for the line would cost 30,0001. 31r. Joseph Fisher, next gave traffic evidence, which closed the case for the promoters. iriatte a roues guess, anal that amounted to na 14" 418 . 1 4 1 0 f obetweenlWO', and 19.0! , 01.,exeltitiva or exino. ' o° , laying the flrst stone, opening the bridge, and summer e . ldo sions —( The Court here betra} ed great impatience)• t ag man Wilson th en a ll u d e d t o th e expenses i nc urred in open the Royal Exchange, and finally contrasted the sum exPe r t, t , by the Curt 01 Aldermen in entertainments fur the last t5!,7 01 ; years with those which swelled the bills of the Court of i t' v g, mon Council, to the amount of 89,6001. for that petioe'_ gigi l hoped the mover would withdraw his motion until the l ol a expenses of the trip, which certainly would take place' s be ascertained. it 1116 Alderman Woon said, th a t i n th ese days of reform the duty of th e cour t t o l oo k w i t h j ea l ousy to any ezP.e"ebefore tinct from actual c or p ora ti on purposes . Th e question lie the court was simply whether the journey to Oxford sca b __, o cessary to be un d er t a k en by the Lord Mayor as Cons e r of the Tha mes . It had been , well said, that his Lore 7, might as well go to Portsmouth as to Oxford for any Pe t r i rd s . connected with the office of Mayer.—(Hear, hear.) "d he precated any personal allusions between the two courts, an af should avoid the con fli c t w hi c h an i n d u lgence in such al-le! lo is was calculated to p ro d uce . H e must , however, a dvert i s ° os , historical fact, su pp orte d b y th e recor d s o f t h at cou rt, in P o d cation of th e argumen t, th at t h e C ourt o f C omm on G° D e had interfered with the pryer of the Court of Alderm e ! i .. matter connected with a visit to the upper dio trist. o f He meant th e re f usa l o f th e C ourt to grant t h e expen ses ' s ol Kennet, the Mayor, of 1,780'., for conservancy exP ea l e a t the compromise which took place in consequence of ti: es fusal—( Hear, hear.) That was a precedent of the intene r : i s of the Court of Common Council. Each party gave ' c oo' little, and the Lord Mayor bowed with deference to the l iar , rity of the Court in which the op, osition was made—( n o l hear. ) The present system, Alderman Wood contended, ttes decidedly sup er i or to t h at b y which members were all: 0 , certain sums of money, for their attendance on Cornmim e re an intense fatigue—entertainments were substituted• existed no doubt as to the power of the Aldermen to cool er , all the expen s es i ncurre d i n t h e per f ormance o f t h e ir dt' ti d i e g (Hear, hear)—b u t t h e present was no t i me f or dew° dati more than our necessary claims. The Corporation of L0: 00 was no isolated corporation. It was known that it had a t oe all over the world ; that on all great questions it gav e l k o ptie which was caught u p an d re ec h oe d b y ot h er i mpor tant 0 tutions. The Court should then be cautious how bl o t, unwise expenditure, at variance with the spirit of the r t li o it provoked an interfere nce w hi c h, if it came , w ould e`„,) not be satisfied with e ff ec ti ng a super fi c i a l o ftchange—(Ch ee he Mr. LAW RENCE s p o k e w ith grea t f orce i n f a vour ec b motion. He sa id th a t if it were not f or t h e di scur sive 1 1, o f of Alderman Wilson, he would not entertain a tho u g„tsti speaking. He had heard a great deal of complio, e ," or matter uttered towa r d s th e mem b ers o f the C ourt o f Alder: and Alderm an Wil son h a d spo k en of the expenses tncs by the two Courts, an d o f th e h osp i ta li ty of the Mayoraltleloit was not to be d en i e d t h at t h e present Lord Alayer carr ieu o f to perfection the principle of hospitality, unlike se l ter his brethren, who m a d e th e M ans i on- h ouse a place of ttd• tainment for the members of their own families, and the r;;01 wits whom they tr ansac t e d business.—(Laughter, ancicr,,l " Hear, hear.") I n th e mayora lt y o f Alderman , which the sort of hospitality he described had been exe r ; ti ot the allowance bad b een l arger t h an i t h a d b een s i nc e. h at that period about B,oeol. 0 011. Alderman WILSON— Yes • and add to that some "ciff more, which I spent for the honcur and reputation of Wed ip Mr. LAWRENCE said the expense had been inew l er a treating straugers to the City, and individuals who W olf. source of advantage to the hospitable entertainer. The..,bp 0 man had spoken of the exp enses o f t h e comm i ttees . ' t oed' was notorious that the Aldermen, who were, as it 1 11' 0 0 upon all the committees, att en d e d more o f t h e di nn ers 6 1 1 01 of the ordinary members beyond all comparison.—( He ar t:oo ) and laughter.) Upon one committee alone (the City • there were 12 Aldermen o u t o f th e 26, w hil e there wer e so l° 30 commoners out of th e 240 ; so th a t t h e Ald erm en 0 1 , tlle for an in com p ara bl y l arger s h are o f t h e luxuries, o:l;tbeit business of the C orporat i on m i g h t go to t h e d ev il le' 0111# warships. —( Loud laughter.) It was notorious that th e d ot hers of the C ourt of Aldermen r ever attended to the .rt y at of the Co r p ora ti on , b ut observed the most rigid puneterti 00; the eating an d d r i n ki ng b outs, at which they powerfultee,) tamed the high reputation of their predecessors.—.(Laulf tbs It was notorious, that when propositions were w ade I. ° 110 court for the red uc ti on o f t h e a l lowances, the persowa./ most resolutely opposed all reduction were the Alcletite° ( Hear, hear.) Th ose w h o per f ormed the labor i ou s b f$ from twelve or on e o ' c l oc k till f our or fi ve, were willing e s up, while nothing could prevail upon the Aldermen to resbts-sr ( Laughter and cheers.) Mr. Lawrence then, amidat i t „ o lo , plauses of the court, defended the chairman of the 1 4 4 bridge Approaches Committee from the charge of encourepor an exorbitant expenditure, and drew a picture of that .g„, for, man, and of his extraordinary and disinterested exerto7oo the service of the City, which the whole court, by one b a approbation, acknowledged to be correct, o ptic ) Alderman SIDNEY moved the previous question, ins which our limits preve n t u s f rom g i v i ng. WO' Mr. LOTT seconded the a men d ment, w hi c h , a f ter a 03w , d er from Mr. Norris, a n d a re ply f rom M r. Anderton , tived by an immense majority. hoe" The original motion was then c arr i e d, on l y four hap"' been held up against it. RAILWAY SHARE MARKET BRISTOL, J- -.....,,, JCLY 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and Soath ~ -- 267ta tion, 45. 6d.-Midland, New, 40-Newcastle and BerWic" PI:. -nralea Jr- , North British, New, 12 11-16-Ditto, Carlisle Extension 211:::,./00' Stafford .hire, 3tB-Taff Vale, Quarter Shares, 2834-Great P"'" of France Constituted, 7 ;6 . MANCHESTER, Jinx 21. t,r tillg i l Bolton, New, )4 _ ot loo, s_ .6 STocir EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergato, Boston, &c., 1 1146 dis.-Birmiagham and Oxford Junc. ~,, w p.-Blackburn, Darwen, and Preston, 534 p.-Derby and Crewe, 3 15-16 p.--Direct - 14° ,,D10; 1% dis.-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 11-16 P. - E a1 '0r ... .01 cashire, 5% P.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 34 dig': ores dis.--filack_ lo 'iibef ° ' Union, 16s. dis.-Great Grimsby d15.' . .,, sw Bradford, 2 1-16 p.-Huddersfield and Grimsby and Dock Extension, 2 dia-Huddersfield, l ia i i „ f ` -' 1 1 4 ; nd an s d heineld Sheffield, jui,et 4 i s o . n, ~ y:20_,.. cashire and North Yorkshire, 275. 6d. di Liverpool andß u "'l,oF:, ' Shares, I 11-16 p.-Liverpool, Ormskirk s , - and Preston, I% P ' -- 30 ... don and York, 1 5 , 13 ' land, 5-16 p .- Manchester and Birmingham, 84 d -a di s. - Manchester, Burton, MatiOc k ' 50 Q -aft" - (C), 9% p.-Manchester and Leeds Sixteenth, 2 si 4 oti d , i 2 5% ..... P•-North icc.r,h sta British fforti hi , r C . a I ' Ditto._ -b-7..d, r tsle Branch, _,.. „i10i , (p), 10 4. 0$)/ 134 p.-NorthEsaforld, s i i __- i_ Ditte, 1'......a' ham, Birkenhead, &c., 1 1 •1: clt. 4 P l i h a i ff i 1d 34 p.-Sheffield and Lincolnshire -Preston t!, „.. d i,.-,..e e . .e. .-North . :- , i wym, No. 3, 1 , , , 3 p..... inction, 7 Manchester, Quarters, Soutr g, P. dis.-Shropshire Union Railway and l a r' n w al 4 . b i l l Y l-16 dis.- ' and 1111 r Minghs i , ern and Dover, Halves, No. 3, - 4, Ai P.-Trent Valley 311alan dis.-West Riding Union, 2% p. t i LEEDS, JULY 21. r es' STOCK EXCIIANGE.-1 he sales are-Eastern Counties , va n . e t tension, 3M. p. -East Lancashire, 6 p.- Huddersfield aud„, l d ta.,,, ter, 245. dis.-Ditto, Extensions, 10s. dis.-Huodersfleld _.',,, s pift , , , field, 7g, c. p.-Leeds and Bradford, 40% p.-Leeds and I! . f , 34 , 1 , ' , 13ranches, 10a. p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 5% di s.-Ditto, Ner, d , 1 0 ,, dis. -Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 21. Bs. p.-Midls,..ii. is..fi 16% p.-Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions , L... e r, sisr -North British, Carlisle Branch, 134 p. - Oxford, Worcest,hoo, Wolverhampton, 5% dis.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarte . rr , 11 No. 3, par-York and North Midland, East and West Rh"....Or e r t, p.-Direct Northern, 1% dis.-Grand Ui lon, 16s. 6d. d. i t r iolo. Eastern and Western, 30s, dis.-Lancashire and North 1 v i i e rp' 2ss. 415.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 17s. 6d. dis. - 7, 1 '„, -Al Ormskirk, and Preston, 345. p.-London and York, 1N ", s - c i Iv,* chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, Bs. p.-Midland 5.',„,, i' d , Junction, 20s. di s. - Northumberland and Lancashire Junc b " solo dis.-North Staflordshire, 3/. 6s. p.-North Western, s s., d ; tl/1 01. Midland, Is. dis.-W elsh Midlands, 28s. dis.-West 1 11 ""'' 4/. 11 s. HULL, JULY 21. 1 0° 9 -- R yer S TOCK EXCIIANGE.-The s a l es are -H u ll and Selby, - 3 j 3 British, 31% -Ditto, Half Shares, 127 - Ditto, Carlisle, 54 %70, burn, Darwen, and Bolton, New, 2 -Ainbergate, Notting" ,ss, Boston, % - Axil°line 31s. -Boston, Newark, and Sheflield!io.o,3l,4 -Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 345.-Clitheroe Jlin e t te r -East Coast, 3 4-Leicester and Bedford, 12s. 6d.-Leic,,,, e 'dille; Birmingham, 45.-Malion and Dritfield Junction 463.- 31 7 Buxton, and Matlock, 21. 10s. 6d. -North Western, ss. ,11 ': - c00 14 " Staffordshire, Si. 75.-South Midland, 3s. dis.-Trent V3 llO nation, 1% -Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, I is. 6d. SHEFFIELD, JeLir 21. 110' l I ' STOCK EXCRANGE.-The sales are-Gri ms by and She..a.ed 4 iliO' , -Ditto, EXtension, 235. dis. scrip.-Ditto, Quarter Shares' d 60 0 ': scrip.-Ditto, Railway and Do c k . 2 di s.-Isle of Axliolme 4n o, I , I q, dis.-Slieffield and Lincolnshi re , 10 s. dis.-Ditto, Extens dis.-Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, P o tt e ri es , an d Crewe, 11$. 641 " , YORK, JULY 21. yak s _..d % STOCK EKCIIANGE.-The sales are -Easter n C oun ties, este r tension, 214 -Lancashire and North Y or k s hi re, 178.-LeIc.,(010116 Bedford, % -London and York, lOs.-Ma nc h es t er , and Midland, 2/. 1 Is.- Newcastle and Berwick, 26Ni- rear 1,...,0;j; and Darlington, New, 12-North British, Hall Shares, Carlisle Extension, 2/. 135.-North Staffordshire, 5/. 88 ' n, ,04" Western, 175.-Welsh Midland, I/. Os. 6d.-West Riding Ulla York and North Midland, E as t an d W es t Ridi ng Extens i o n, 14 7'. EDINBURGH JULY 20. Ab riKell ti; STOCK EXCIIANGE.-- , The sales are-Aberdeen, 81. 158.-' - --,,broS Banff; and Elgin, 11.35.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 31.85. 6c1. --4 0 6 1: and Forfar, 271. 103.-Ditto, Half shares, 15/. 103.-Ayr ani,. loway, 11. fig.-Banffshire, 168.-British and Irish Union, 2 1 . ,b -Caledonian, 141.-Ditto, New, 1/.-C aledonian Extension, 'iiierP ad.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, H. 2 5. - -Caledonian and > l° _ f „' Direct., 11. 183.-Clydesd a l e J unct i on, 171, ss.- Direct Nortliel' OP' -Dundee and Arbroath, 371.- Ditto, New, 211. 55.-Dundel l , 7 4 ; Perth, 221. 55.-East o f Fif e, It. 25.-East Lothian Central'..: 7 4 " -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 21 . 155.--Edinburgh and Glasgolitta , -Ditto, Halt Shares, 171. 15s.- Ditto, Quarters, 181,_ pitto , hi alb New, 181.-Edinburgh and Leith Atm osp h eric, 163. _Edinlaall Leith,a Granton, 15/. 10s.- tort Preference, 19/.-E,l-ge, andorthern, 7s. las.-Ditto,Newp,s3.- Edinburgh an" - ,10 0 ,,,' . tli/0.111,4s1.1.9(11.8-s.E-dGinlbasugrgo,hvaanitiidPAertyil.si,ilicte. 10s.-Ditto Quarter Shar lisle, I/. 12s .- Glas;o w ied;Dlugili.dleoes*J-u4:l7s(l.sastiso.glioil,l)'voll/rt.Dtti°ll2ansNl:.ide.r6d'iveCs.,,S-7.tl6°"atplftesl and Garnkirk, 4W. 1 03.-Glasgow anti Greenock, 16 1 . 1 ''' . ;1 11 " -- New, 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 1/. 155.-Great North or S c OS. 6 11 1 : Bs. 6 d. - Granton Junction 10s.-Inverness and Elgin!, l &.cs 12 -London and York, 11.-North British, 31,-Ditto, IV"; it 53.--Ditto, E x t ens i on to Carlisle, 21. 7s. 3d.- -Ditto, "xte"Witiral, I. keith, 51.65.- Perth and Inverness, 1/. Jas.-Scottish Ce l t iog,l, -Ditto, New, 81 .-S co tti s h C entra l and Caledon i an Jun' stirilw 10s --Scottish Midland, 71.-Scottluh Southern, 11. 17 5 • - and Dunfermline, U. 12s. 6d. , GLASGOW, JULY 20. idiji,, Banff, and Z.r. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Abe 225. 6d.--Airdrie and Bathgate, 673. 60.—,`: vs.—East Indian P,., , r ` l ,l:2onlan and DattO7d• tonshlre Extension, 21s. 6d.—East of 1,v4 —Glasgow General 2f„, way, 9s. 3d.—Edinburgh and Glasgow ., ,,: 459. 6d. —(}l now, Kali. ,U,21.0-.Glasgow, DUnifriee, and g- minus, 7% —Glasgow and Belfast nock, and Ayr, 75/.—Ditto, N ew '. - 7,,nd A rdrossan, 335. 9(l . — k7ili , lisle, 343.—Glasgow, Kinnaron• soothampton, 32s.—North p',•elf , hagow, 565. 6d —Manclie s s , ter..l 32 Scuttisli Central, 19 '4 —Ditto , iiitt' 31/.—Perth and Invernes and Caledonian Junction, 308. 6d.—Sotttli it Junction, 338. 6d. land, 395. 6d..—Strath 8/.—Seottish Central arrived at Farranee's Hotel, UpP et Henley esterdar, from Brighton. syEMENT. j — PALP g flsAlo , grave . ITATION OF TAE go Y , _.. 0 of for SFIORTNESS OF BREATH, AND GENERAL DERILITY, CU RE D Lord Evfle;svt br eReTt i Low Airs PILLS.--A gentleman of the name of Spencer, r'° - , 1.0„ d , the present in Sackville-street, Dublin, and who was t o i t n, "'-n years in the East India Company's service, fell into ill-he ept if; was even at death's door, the action of his hear. being freggd,aloo violent as to caUse, when lying down, the very bed to shake; al l . 0 011 4 front shortness of breath and debility he could scarcely wal l; 11111vof yards. This gentleman may now be mit out hunting, 10 the enjoyinent of health, having been cured by the surprising „ow^ lloilewaj 's justly celebrated Pills, which are sold by Los___ . .„/- anti at Professor liolloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, - ........_ even" '',,,0. BIRTHS. 13ar j ‘ - On the 19th i ns t . , M rs. G eorge 11. Fletcher, a t ham-terrace, Southwark, of a son. • On the 19th inst., at Muswell-hill, llornsey,Mr & Morgan, of a daughter. atain of On the 19th inst., at St am f or d-hill , t h e l a d y 04 Oldham, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. he nef On the 20th inst., at Ch r i s t Ch urc h , Surrey, by, t ,bran_ j e ' John Henry Mapleton, th e Rector, Mr. George C 0 jater' of Lancaster, to Mary A nne , e ld est daughter of AO' Cochrane, publisher, formerly of Waterloo-place Bel" ~rt ;.r~