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RAILWAY COMMITTEES (YESTERDAY.) ROUSE OF LOR,DS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Tinll GLASGOW AND azirAsT UNION. The Committee met again this day, and proceeded with this case. The Committee expressed a wish that the evidence as to the general advantages of the line should be given. Provost Miller, of Ayr, Mr. Christie, Mr. Blyth, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Whitfield, with other wit /lessor, were briefly examined. The Committee then intimated that they would hear the evidence aJ to the traffic. Mr. Marshall, of Leith, traffic accountant, was called, and shortly citamhaed. He said that the income from passengers, goods, and minerals, he estimated at 29,1001. He had taken the rate of income on passengers at 150 per cent. This he considered to be a moderate allowance, as all experience had shown the increase to be much aiors. The witness went into other details, proving that an adequate remuneration would be obtained by the working of the line. The Committee then, after a brief deliberation, declared the pre amble of the 811 l proved. The clauses were then gone through. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP 11. CORNWALL DISTRICT, WEST CORNWALL TbeCcmmittee met at the usual hour, Viscount Morpeth (chairman). The proofs having been tendered this morning, in accordance with the Duncombe resolutions, Mr. AUSTIN, Q.C., opened the case on behalf of the promoters of the West Cornwall Railway. Several witnesses were called, who gave evidence in favour of the line. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock till twelve to-morrow GROUP XIII. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) GLASGOW AND BELFAST ITNZON. This line, which is unopposed, was then proceeded with. Mr. TALBOT opened the case on behalf of the promoters. The line was originally proposed to run from Ayr to Portpatrick, so as to con nect Glasgow and the West of Scotland with the North of Ireland. A portion of the complete line was however given up, and that which was now proposed to be made was the portion from Ayr to Girvan, a distance of 2 i!i miles. There was a branch to Maybole, of three-quarters of a mile in length. Evidence was then called in support of the BIM Sir David Hunter Blair, Mr. Hugh Miller, provost Of Ayr, and Mr. James Brown, of Maybole, generally deposed as to the benefits the line would confer upon the district through which it passed. Mr. Wylie, factor to the Duke and Duchess de Coigny, who have a large property in the neighbourhood, gave evidence as to the benefit the line would confer on the town and neighbourhood of Girvan. Whitfield gave evidence as to the coal-field in the valley of (Bryan. The outports at present was 40,000 tons, and a rail way would increase it to 100,000 yearly. Mr. Blythe, civil engineer, deposed that the estimate of the line Prom Ayr to Girvan was 330,0001. This was ample enough for all the works, land, &c. There were :no engineering difficulties, the severest gradient being one in ninety, and the sharpest curve a radius of half a mile. Mr. Miller, civil engineer, was examined in corroboration. Mr. Martin estimated the traffic as a local line at 25,1061. Of this 14,2021. was for passengers. The room was then cleared for a decision. On the admission of the parties, The CliAnt3tAs intimated that the Committee had come to the decision that the preamble of the Bill was proved. The Committee, however, in coming to that decision, wished it to be understood that the Glasgow and Belfast Union should not offer any opposition to the Ayrshire and Glasgow Railway in its entrance into Ayr, providing the Legislature should see the expediency of that Bill passing in another session The Committee adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. GROUP XIV. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, Mr. Protheroe in the chair. DOVER AND DEAL. This morning the landholders' opposlt'on was taken against this line. It was contended that there was no immealate necessity for such a line, and that, in the present depressed state of the capital market, it ought not to be sanctioned by the Committee, The Committee postpcned their decision till Monday next, when they propose to go into the South• Eastern and north Kent scheme. GROUP XVIII, WESTEZN DISTRICT (EXETER GREAT WESTERN). Mr. B. Denison, chairman. Mr. Sergeant KiNGLAKE replied On the evidence adduced yesterday in support of Mr. Frampton, a landowner on the line. Mr. Burr, Q.C., opened the case o.' the Earl of Digby and other landowners against the line. Several witnesses were called who spoke to the nature of the in juries which the proposed line would inflict upon the property of the Noble Earl. The Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP tit. LONDON AND WINDSOR. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) In the course of the cross-examination of Mr, Thompson, it ap peared that the promoters had not obtained the consent of the Me tropolitan Roads Commissioners to cross their roads upon a level. The Committee, after a long consultation, came to the opinion that, under such circumstances, it was useless to proceed further with the Bill ; they would, however, hear counsel in reply to•morroW. Adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XXXI, BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM :(GLOTT.• CESTER AND STONEHOUSE JUNCTION). In consequence of the discussion expected to take place to-night in the House of Commons, and the resolutions of the Board of Trade, in reference to the question of the gauges, the Committee postponed their decision on the above Bill. The Committee then proceeded with the Bristol and Birmingham (Abchurch, Tewkesbury, and Merlin), in support of which several witnesses were examined. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXXIII. WORCESTER AND WEEDON, HAMPTON AND ASTICHURCIf e HAMPTON AND BANBURY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Several gentlemen connected with agriculture and trade in War wickshire and the adjoining counties gave evidence strongly in favour of the three lines now before the Committee. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP X.XXVIII. LEEDS AND BRADFOTD. The Committee met at the usual hour. Evidence of a general nature was adduced before the Committee this morning, which was not of an interesting or important cha racter. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XXXIX This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. Present, 31r. Dlvett (chairman), and the other members. OLDHAM DISTRICT. The consideration of this Bill was resumed. Mr. Leigh was cross-examined at great length as to his valuation of property about Manchester, but nothing material was elicited. The evidence of this witness closed the case for the promoters of the Bill. Mr. Boob opened the case for the petitioners, Messrs. Lees and Whitehead. He said he would not offer any observations to the 6 Committee, but proceed with his evidence. Mr Whitehead (brother of the petitioner) said he merely stated that his brother's property would be injured by the proposed railway. After hearing some farther evidence to the same effect. the Com mittee adjourned. GROUP XLI. STANCIIZSTER, BOLTON, AND BURY (CA.. NAL. NAVIGATION AND RAILWAY). RLACZBURN, DARWEN, AND BOLTON (BRANCH TO BURY). MANCHESTER, BOLTON, AND BURY (CANAL NAVIGATION). The Committee met this moniing at the usual hour ; the O'Conor Don in the chair. Evidence in support of the Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton project, and evidence by the opponents that the line, if made, would not pay more than 15s. Bd. per cent., and that it was not called for by the wants of the districts through which it was proposed to pass, and that a better line, in an engineering sense, might be formed at a cheaper rate by a junction with the East Lancashire line north of Bury, and that two large viaducts at the Turton end of the branch line might be obviated, and at least 30,0004 saved in this item of the expenditure by increasing the length of the line about 100 yards, was adduced. The ease having been closed on the part of the opposition, Mr. Mmitzwevuss proceeded to address the Committee in support of the project, and contended that as the Bill was supported by local parties for the promotion of local objects, and not for pecuniary ad vantages, that the Committee ought to pass the preamble irrespec tive of the damnatory evidence adduced against it. Ile also held that there was sufficient traffic in the district to yield a higher revenue than that stated by the witnesses called for the opponents of the measure. The opposition, besides, was got up by by the East Lancashire, who were jealous of the project, al though they pretended it was a bad one, and not required in the locality. The room was then cleared, and on the admission of the parties, after the lapse of a few minutes— DECISION. The CHAIRMAN intimated that it was the opinion of the Committee that the preamble of the Bill had been proved. ',The Committee then adjourned until to-morrow. GROUP XL 11. LIVERPOOL AND BURY. The Committee met at twelve o'clock, and after remaining nearly the whole day with closed doors, on a point of no public import ance, adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XLVI. This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock ; present Zr. 3 Brarnstone (chairman), and the other members. ,IIIIII7C.ASTME-UP ozr-Ty2cE, EDINBURGH, AND GLASGOW DIRECT JUNCTION. Mr. Stephenson was examined and bore testimony to the merits of this line. se Mr. Mr. Wnmesmarr then add ressed the Committee, and Mr. KNOWLES d. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XVIII. SWANSEA va xam. Trie Committee on this group, which comm.,. the the Shrewsbury and Hereford, and the Xeati, valley l ines, Vale, when after the preliminary arrangements to-day at one o'clock, lug who appeared for the several petitioners against the line, who Are numerous, the Committee decided upon taking the Swan s ". Vale Railway first. pro of of compliance, with Mr. Duncombe's resol u ti ons, The formal as well as the general stan din g orders of the House was adduced, when Mr. F. Bosesow, who appeared for the prom lw oters, a s n t d at i e o c r i t t h h a e t thisfine was projected as an extension mineral rai lw ay, pur pose of giving accommodation to the vale of S wan sea, h is side quite isolated, there being hills of from 500 to 1,000 feet higheitheraywonhic map, showing the geological features of the country was .ndeed It exhibited, on which it appeared that the bed of coal about Swansea, as i always Is, is deposited in a ba s in of limestone. Limestone is neces sary in the manufacture of iron ; and by breaking through the edge of the Swansea basin, a great advantage would be obtained in provid ing this article. The line has been twice surveyed before, but in conse quence of some works for the improvement of the port being In progress , the line could hot be commenced until 1844, when It was seriously adopted. The main line is si x t een miles long, and evidence was adduced to show the particular features of It, but an opposition was offerred by the Swansea Canal Company. aplr. Brain, 'one of the witnesses, stated that during the severe Weather in the winter of the year before last, the canal had been kept open by the Iron and coalmasters at their own expense, they employing upwards of a hundred men constantly In breaking the Ice. The witness believed that the slow ness of the canal transit was prejudicial in the necessity which It induced for keeping large stocks of iron and coal at Swansea ; And he conceived that coal was Ware,' by being kept long in such stocks, though he could not state an instance. The termi nus, as at present projected, would be at the top of the valley, and around it there would be a scattered population, at the base of a mountain with a valley winding round it. It ordi narily occupies sixteen or seventeen hours in carrying down a cargo of coal or iron, there being 24 locks between the works of the wit ness and the canal basin. On re-examination the witness stated that his boats, horses, and men were absent two days every voyage, while the journey by :railway would be performed in an hour and a half at the most. He saw no objection to the making of wharfs about the terminus, and the doing so would have the ad mastage of cheapening the wharf accommodation at Swansea, for his own part, of which he paid 1101. yearly. He conceived that the coal Iwo better on the eastern side of the Towel than that on the western slide, but the ground was not so favourable, and the means of corn b2miltation are bad. _ TO the Chairman of one of the Committees the witness stated that the Wary sustained by coals, through the various means of tranship ment, w:ts much greater than that by ratirsad, and that during the prevalence Of long dry weather, the coal-Owners were obliged to re duce their Weight by one-seventh or eighth. Mr. Barber, principal mine agent for Sir Charles Morgan, who has much property in Glamorganshire and Caermartbenshire, stated the circumstances of the principle feeding branch, and that the tolls to be taken upon the Monmouthshire Railway do not exceed M. for coals and 114 d. per ton for iron ; the usual expectations of the in crease of traffic are quite likely to be fulfilled, and that this line is likely to become a very valuable link in forming a trunk coMMllllica lion with the interior. The Committee here adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP LIII. SHANWSDIMIT AND DISIBTINGNADY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Scott, cross-examined by Mr. H. ROBIN:ON (on behalf of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton)—l - Ie never instructed the engineer of the line to do his utmost to enter W, lverhampton en the same level with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, or Grand Junction lines. The level of this scheme at Wolverhampton had been taken with reference to the canal traffic and thy traffic of the town, and not with reference to the competition with any rival Schemes. He had no doubt that the line of the Oxford, Bcc. Com pany was surveyed previously to that of the Shrewsbury and Bir mingham. Cross-examined by Mr. CoRBETT—He was aware that many Iron masters, whom the rival lines would accommodate, had petitioned against this, and in favour of the other schemes. Re-examined—As soon as he saw the project of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton in the field he set about devising, with other gentlemen, the present scheme, and was convinced that it was much superior to its rivals; he saw that the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton project would not sufficiently ac commodate the people of Wolverhampton. There could be no doubt that people at Wolverhampton who wished to go to London would travel by this scheme because it had a direct communication with the London line. Mr. John Williams, ironmaster, Smethwick, then proved that this line would afford the best accommodation to the people of that district. Cross-examined by Mr. Coennuisx, Q.C.—Was a considerable shareholder in this railway, but :had; no shares In the canal; his brothers had. Hepreferred this line, because It went nearer to his the h best ebe s considered t adapted adapted th e South districtßir mingham, itrh- works than the other schemes. e Shrewsbury, t for othe th Re-examined—l generally. mi Sta Mn ff gr o h. r aß d ni s e l s :i t ; a e ni m rd i n n Sm e to ral district. asutilinkrte;,a, lDetynhdlleyelin, Cross-examined by Mr. Cociauxx—lle was aware that several ironmasters in the neighbourhood of Dudley entertained a different opinion. The Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line was too high with respect to his works. Mr. Richard Bradley, ironmaster, Tipton, stated that his principal markets were London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool, and that the line would give him a cheap and direct communication with those towns. From 9,000 to 10,000 lived close to the spot where the station of this line was proposed to be erected, at Tipton, whilst the station of the rival scheme would be a most inconvenient one, being from 18 to 24 feet high. That would also be merely a goods station, the nearest passenger station being at Dudley. He was of opinion that the combination of this line with the canal would be most advantageous to the public. It would be impossible by any system of railway to accommodate all the mineral works. Cross-examined by Mr. CocasoaN—His works were close to the Oxford &c. line, but in consequence of its being very high, it would be impassible to make use of it for the carriage of his goods. He was not aware that the Oxford &c. line would be on a level with the canal. There was a difference between the level of the two schemes of 40 feet near Tipton. Cross-examined by Mr. COJIBETT—IIIs son might have signed a petition for himself and the firm in favour of the South Stafford shire scheme. Mr. Smith, mining agent to Lord North, in the neighbourhood of Dudley, believed that this line would best accommodate that dis trict. In his opinion the public would be benefited by the union of this Company with the Birmingham Canal Company. If this line were not sanctioned, parties going from Dudley to Birmingham would have to pass over four different railways, which would be most injurious to the public. Ile believed that the tolls on this line would be lower than that of its rival. The majority of the Iron masters in the district through which this line would pass pre ferred it to its rival. This line would afford all the accommodation to he desired, without a six-mile clause. The Rev. James Prince Lee, Master of the Birmingham Grammar- School, said the station of this company in New-street, Birming ham, would cause the removal of a number of very objectionable houses at the back of the school, which was a very handsome build ing. The houses were a nuisance to the school. Airy Malins, commissioner of the ctreets of Birmingham, stated that at a meeting of his colleagues held recently on the subject of these railways, it was resolved that the Shrewsbury and Birmingham would decidedly afford the greatest accommodation to the people of Birmingham. The town surveyor had also reported in favour of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company's proposed station. Cross-examined by Mr. Roattisow—Snowhill, in which street the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company proposed to erect their station, was one of the widest streets in Birmingham. New street, in which this company's line would be made, was one of the most fashionable streets them e, but he did not think that the omni buses, &c., everlastingly passing to and from the station would cause any residential injury. The Committee intimated that they did not require any more evi dence of this nature, and that they desired the engineering evidence to bo given to-morrow. The - Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROLT LIV. ZEICESTEIL AND BIRMINGHAM, AND BRANCH TO COVENTRY. On the re-asscniblin,g of the Committee this morning, the room Was ordered to In cleared, in order that the Committee might decide cn the respective merits of the different lines in the localities of Bir mingham and Leicester that had been submitted to them. On our re-admission, The Cusramerr said that the Committee were of opinion that the preambles of the London and Birmingham (Coventry to Nuneaton Extension), and of the Coventry and Nuneaton (Birmingham and Leicester) Railway Bills were proved ; and that the preambles of the Direct Birmingham and Leicester and the Leicester and Bir mingham Railway Bills were not proved. The Committee were occupied during the remainder of the day in settling and passing the clauses of the Bills, the preambles of which had been declared to be proved. All the Bills included In the group having been disposed of, the Committee broke up. GROUP LVI. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills eomprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning ; Mr. Ewart in the chair. EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCKS AND BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION. The Committee were occupied the whole of the day in hearing the opposition of the London and Blackwall-Company, who complained that the proposed line, in crossing their railway on the level, would interrupt and greatly inconvenience their traffic. The line was also opposed by several landholders. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow. THIR gUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENT G ; J' - UNE IV, MO.' not be virtually proceeded with until there was an oppor tunity given to the shareholders to decide whether it would be advisable to make the line or not. The line was 123 miles in length, and of a very expensive nature. The next Bill submitted was that of a Bill to authorise certain alterations in the line of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, and to amen d t h e A ct relating thereto. _ ~Also; a Bill for making a railway from Birmingham to join. the lines of the proposed Oxford and Rugby, and Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton Railways, to be called the Bir mingham and Oxford Junction Beilway. The proprietors having sanctioned these and some other minor Bills, the meeting separated. LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAILWAY. The adjourned meeting of scripholders in this Company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern ; Wynn Ellis, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The SOLICITOR having read the Bill, The CHAIRMAN stated that the amount cf scrip votes re corded at the last meeting was 22,248, and the numlin re quired in the terms of the sessional orders being 25,000, they were consequently obliged to adjourn the meeting to this day. The directors had since beenr entrusted with 6,522 all in favour of proceeding with the scheme, so that there were 28,778 scrip votes in favour of going to Parliament and not one dissentient.—(Cheers.) A resolution was then proposed by the Chairman in the usual form to authorise the directors in proceeding with the Bill, which was unanimously adopted and the meeting sepa rated. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 15. (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and Special Juries.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. ALLEN. Mr. Jervis, with whom was Mr. Wilde, appeared for the crown, and Mr. Humphreys for the defendant. This was an information filed by the Attorney-General, to recover penalties for a breach of the Excise laws by defendant, who was a soap-manufacturer. There were several counts in the indictment, each varying the offence, which, however, was in substance, that the de fendant did sell and send out a quantity of soap from his premises which was not of the form required by law. Mr. HU3IPIIREYS, on the part of the defendant, consented that a verdict should betaken for the Crown for two penal ties for 100/. each. Verdict accordingly. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 12, 1846. Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Keppel Robert Edward Foote, Esq., in the room of Charles Pettingal, Esq., deceased, to be Arbitrator on the part of her Majesty in the Mixed British and Por tuguese Commission established at Boa Vista, in the Cape Verde Islands, under the treaty of the 3d of June, 1842, between Great Britain and Portugal for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 12. Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Thomas Crowley Weston, Esq., in the room of Charles Brooke Bidwell, Eq., deceased, to be Registrar to the several Courts of Mixed Commission established at Sierra Leone, under treaties with Foreign Powers for the Suppres sion of the Slave Trade. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 12. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Thomas O'Brien, Esq., to be Colontat Secretary for Sierra Leone. Commission signed by the Queen. Royal Perthshire Militia—Captain G. D. Paterson to be Adjutant, vice Gibbons, who retires, March 21. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the Ceunty of Perth. Royal Perthshire Militia —Adjutant G. D. Paterson to have the rank of Captain, May 11. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cromarty. J. A. S. Mackenzie, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; R. Mackenzie, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; A. Matheson, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; H. M. Fowler, Esq., to be Dequty Lieutenant; C. L. Mackenzie, Esq , to be Deputy p .ieutenant, April 20. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire. Sir H. E. L. Dryden, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire. The Hon. G. R. Trevor to be Vice-Lieutenant, vice D. A. S. Davies, Esq., resigned. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Carnarvon. W. L. G. Wardle, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, August 5, 1831. The Right lion. S. B. Lord Newborough to be Deputy Lieutenant ; The Hon, E. G. D. Pennant, M.l'., to be Deputy Lieutenant; M‘ijor General Sir C. F. Smith, K.C.8., to be Deputy Lieutenant; T. A. Smith, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; R. L. Edwards, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; J. G. Griffith, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; S. 0. Priestly, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; G. A. Iluddart, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant ; J. H Ford, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, J. Rowlands, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant ; F. J. W. Jones, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; J. Morgan, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant; D. W. Griffith, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; J. W. Watling, Esq., R.N., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; H. W. Aciand, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, June 1. Commissions by his Royal Highness the Lord Warden of the Stannaries. The Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Regiment of Militia—P. S. Tom, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Jan. 6 ; R. Edyvean, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, Feb. 25; W. H. Bulimore, Gent., to be Sur geon, vice Potts, resigned, March 1. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—TRINITY TERM, 9TH VICTORIA. FRIDAY, JUSE 12, 1846. This Court will, on Wednesday, the 24th day of June instant, or on one or more of the subsequent days already appointed by Rule of Court for the sittings of this Court after the present term, proceed to give judgment on the several rules to show cause now standing for judgment. By the Court. June 12, 1846. Bead in open Court.—T. Dax. WHITEHALL, MAT 8. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Frederick Reeves, of Taunton, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Master Extraor dinary in the lligh Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, MAY 23. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry Charming, of Taunton, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. William White, tailor, Tavistock, Devonshire. Richard Harvey, grocer, Chaeewater, Cornwall. BANKRUPTS. James Bickerton, hat manufacturer, Castle-street, Southwark, to surrender Juno 26, at balt-past one, and July 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Fox, Finsbury-circus. Henry Elphick, licensed victualler, Wardour-street, St. James's, June 23, at half-past one, and July 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee, Buchanan, Basinghall-street. William Filbey, coach-maker. Wryadisbury, Buckinghamshire, June 23, and July 20, at half-past ten,• at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hamel], official assignee; Lloyd. Milk-street, Cheapside. Edward Gardner, manufacturing chemist, Fieldgate•street, White chapel, June 23, at twelve, and July 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Ahlerrnanbury; Spillan, Ca monille-street. John Collins Staines, tailor, Ouadle, Northamptonshire, June 30, at one, and July 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abehurch-lane ; Wood and Fraser, Dean-street, Soho. Thomas Pilbeam, coachsmith, Parker-street. Drury-lane, .Tune 26, at two, and July 21, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bank. ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Goren, South Molton-etreet, Oxford-street. John Boulton, carrier, Ashton-under-Lyne, June 26, and July 17, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official as4g nee, Manchester ; Reed and Langford, Friday-street, Cheapside, London ; gale, Worthington. and Shipman, Manchester.; William Kirby, hotel keeper, Liverpool, June 23, at twelve, and July 21, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Holme and Co., New Inn, London ; Yates, jun., Liverpool. Joseph Greaves Smith, grocer, Liverpool, June 2! and July 21, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liver pool; Keightley, Cunliffe, and Beaumont, Chancery-lane, London; Hetherington, Woods, and Woodburn, Liverpool. Patrick llare, tallow chandler, Liverpool, June 29 anffJuly 21, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Norris anti Co., Bartlett's- buildings, London ; Avison and Pritt, Liverpool. Waller Bates, stock-broker, Manchester, June 29 and July 22, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Cooper, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London. George Barton and John Barton, copper roller manufacturers, Manchester, June 30 and July 20, at eleven, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Slater and Ileells, Manchester ; Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London. Sidney Smith, grocer, Bristol, July 2, at one, and August 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Perkins, Bristol. William Henry Smith, printer, Swansea, Glamorganshire, July 2 and August 3, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Strick, Doughty-street, London. [Dividends, &c., in our next.] MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of June 16.) Snoaa.—To-day the market for West India Sugar presented a firm appearance ; there was a good business transacted in all descrip tions at prices fully equal to those of Frill ay ; indeed in some t aces grey and bright yellow descriptions brou.,rht a small advance. REFINYD.—To-day Refined goods were much wanted by the home trade, but few parcels of any kind could be obtained, and prices are still on the advance. Bonded Crushed Sugar is wanted, and prices are firm. Mauurrins.—This afternoon several inquiries existed privately and the parcels sold were at rather higher rates ; indeed the supply at market is getting insufficient for the demand. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was a good demand for Bengal Sugar, and 1,724 bags at public auction sold 6d per cwt above former rates. SPIEITS.—To-day the demand was good for all kinds of Ruin and prices are rising; proof Leewards selling at 2s 3d to 2s 33d, Cal cutta is lly 2 d to 2s proof, and common to fine Jamaica at 3s 3d to 4s Gd per gallon ; the market has decidedly an improving appearance. FortEIGN.—To-day the market was much better supplied with all descriptions of Brazil Sugar, but business was checked by the stiff rates hoisted upon. At public sale 559 cases 21 boxes 44 brls of white, and 185 cases 66 boxes 48 brls of brown Bahia were offered, and nearly all taken in 6d to Is per cwt above the value. TEA.—To-day there was little desire evinced to operate in black or green Tea at the public sale, low as prices are ; although there was a good attendance of the trade, and merchants generally disposed to make some concession in priees. The quantity offered was larger than has been the case for some time, and amounted to 31,616 pkgs. The biddings were extremely limited for all kinds, and of the total quantity passes the chair, amnonting to 13,000 pkgs, the small por tion of only 1,500 pkgs actually found buyers upon rather lower terms. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was little desire evinced to operate in Rio Coffee, and 20 casks 806 barrels and 336 bags at auction were taken in at moderate rates. In Ceylon there was little passing pri vately in any kind, and holders experienced difficulty in getting 42s to 43s for small parcels of good ordinary pale native. None was offered at auction. Mocha met with attention. SVICES.—To-day Black Pepper was only in limited demand, and 458 bags 347 pockets at auction sold at rather lower rates. Itici—To-day Bengal Rice met with less attention, and the par cels offered at auction, amounting to 6,65 S bags, were only In part sold at former rates. TALLOW.—Although there are sellers of Russian on the spot upon lower terms, still the purchases made by soap makers and chandlers have been extremely limited, and 42s to 42s 3d per cwt are the rates taken for tine Petersburgh yellow Candle duty paid, but Russian is still higher in price than other descriptions, especially home made. For deliver} in the last three months of the year there are sellers of P. Y. Candle at 41s to 41s 3d in bond—still few buyers are to be met with. OILS.—Seal has met with little attention from the trade, but gene rally holders are unwilling to reduce their prices. Cod is held for 281. to 281. 10a., but the demand has been only for small parcels. Southern is still in large supply, and a further decline has taken place. Sperm is offered upon lower terms. nape Seed Oil can be obtained upon lower terms. Olive has been purchased with caution and prices are going down. Palm has been in excellent request, and prices are going up. In Cocoa Nut several purchases have been made privately, and 30s Gd to 33s 6d paid for low to fine. In consequence of lower prices having been accepted for Linseed Oil on the spot a MA business has been transacted. object for which.eeelved the League will assemble in d --We understand that the members of united has been t Cl h to e Tr nis A nSh t ag l i t ild l C,l C ha o u'En rn n7u:lwE . royal assent , and will declare announce no fOrther subscriptions or da c t i lo e after hat the;i; the see that no u f the Leaguiserusiandeedtieu.eirli accomplished. They will then, attempt are muired, and n w e i v l l er adjournare-establishappointeds ; but no it attempt is made, the h repeal will be o e e t again e th c tei they ix . I f . em t o p t br h l Bill, or to to defend what it has ls, it will immediately League will be called to gether therefore depend upon the alreadyconduct t won. Its Ife or death After the League has been solved, the protectionists themselves.will be called together, and steps will be takenhe friends of free trade will exampled services of Mr. Cobden to the to acknowledge the un exampled Lieerpool Times. CAUSO of commercial freedom. THE REV. D. HEARNE, OF If ANCHESTER.—The friends and admirers of the Rev. Daniel Hearne, Rom an C at h olic Priest of St. Patrick 's Cha p el, Manchester, m of that town on Thursday evening, for t he purpose et in the T rus t ee ' Hull with a testimon ial of their regard for the manner in which l ie h ad of presenting hi m di sc h a rged his duties sin ce his a pp oi n t ment to the office of Driest o f the chapel in 1825. The testimonial consisted of a splendid go-- 1, ; cross, gold watch a nd a p pendages, and 270 soverei g ns . A BODY FOUND IN TEE THAMES.—Yesterday morn ing the body of a fem ale, unknown, and whose age a pp eare d to be about twenty-five, was found (floating under one o f the arches o e Waterloo-bridge. An Inque st was opened last evenin g at the Essex Head, Essex-street, Strand, by Mr. Higgs, who adjourned the inquiry to afford an opportunity for deceased's friends to Identify the body, which was respectably attired in half Mourning. THE RAMBLER S TE AMBOAT. —This ill-fated vessel, on board of which so many persons perished at the time of the colli sion with the Sea Nymph, resumed her station between Liverpool and Sligo on Saturday last. During her trip she ran upon the Maiden Rock, near Belfast, and sunk. The crew and passengers were saved. The vessel, we believe, L 5 a total wreck. IMPERIAL P ARLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS,.Tune 16. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY. in the absence of the Lord Chancellor, took his seat upon the Woolsack at ten minutes before Five o'clock. Messengers from the House of C ommons b roug h t up severa l Bills, and praying their Lordships' concurrence. On the motion of Lord LYTTELTON, the Bill for Abo lishing the Office of Superintendent of Convicts to Bermuda and other Islands was read a second time. HARBOURS OF PORT PATRICK AND DONA GLIADig: The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, pursuant to a notice he gave on a former evening, moved for the production of all re. ports and documents connected with the harbours a'. Port Patrick and Donaghadee, especially Sir J. Rennie's last report on Captain Evan's rudiments, which had been placed before the Admiralty. When he had last men tioned the subject he had stated that this was the best communication, and that it had been approved of by the Board of Admiralty of that time. It had also been ap proved of by the Trinity Board in 1819. In 1823 a Committee of their Lordships' House had come to the same decision. In 1830 a Committeee of the House of Commons had said the same thing. and in 1843 the Admiralty had again approved of it. The whole expense of this establishment appeared to be 800/. a-year. This money was spent simply to direct the expenditure of a few thousands. Last year the sum voted .was 5,0001. of which only 3,000'. were spent, so that 8001. were spent to direct the expenditure of 3,0001. If he could show that there were better harbours and better means of communication, he should assign a suffi cient reason for the retrenchment of the expense. They had the opinions of Captain Leonard, Sir John Rennie, and Captain Evans, in the report ; by which it appeared that the present harbours would cost, with their attendant expenses for steamers and management, 21,9001. a year ; while the harbours of Port Patrick and Da naghadee would be an expense of only 1,800/. a year. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said he was not able to tell the Noble Marquis what the Government were prepared to do with respect to the harbour. The best thing the railway companies interested in it could do would be to make some distinct repre sentation upon the subject. PUBLIC-HOUSES (SCOTLAND). The Earl of SELKIRK presented several petitions from va rious persons in Scotland, complaining of the state of public houses in Scotland, and the sale of spirituous liquors on the Sabbath. you to the head of the profession if suce,cssful, or damn you at once if they should provP fatal to my health."—(Laughter. ) The Duke of RICHMOND would answer the question himself. Mr. Gladsione had stated in his dispa.ch to Canada that prices would be 535. and 51s pi-At quarter. It was strange that that dispatch had been published in iarli.iment long before it could reach the hands of the party for whom it was inten'ied, and whatever might be the effect of a change in price; it was the dispatch of a Cabinet Minister who was not in ParLammt. Perhaps that was no matter as things went now. If there were to be no change in prices, why had the Government raised such an agitation throughout the country? And all he could say with regard to the dispatch was, that if he were Governor- General of Canada he should have felt it as a gross insult to read his instructions first in the newspapers. Earl STANHOPE wished to ask whether it was the inten tion of Ministers to raise prices, to lower them, or to leave them as they were? He did not expect the Noble Earl to state what decision he had himself come to, but perhaps the great autocrat of the Cabinet had expressed his own determination—not that that was his usual custom, but from necessity—and he should now be glad to have an answer. The Earl of RIPON—The question has already been asked. Earl STANHOPE—So, because a question has been al ready asked before, and not answered, it was a sufficient reason why it should not be answered at all. The Earl of RIPON thought that he had given a sufficient reason for not replying, in statirg that he should shortly give a full explanation of the course which the Government intended to pursue; and he would not be compelled to divulge wl.at it was at present proper to conceal, nor would he permit himself to be charged by any man with what was termed a suspicions silence. The Earl of STANHOPE had no intention to impute im proper motives to the Noble Earl, but he thought the course pursued, in his declining to answer the question put to him, was a suspicious one. Earl GREY said, that the object of the Bill was not to secure prices at 80s. COs. or 555., but to bring price to its na tural level. That was the object of the proposed measure, and he did not think the advocates of the Bill should be called upon to say what the price of corn would be when it came into operation. They might be as well called upon to say what. the price of tea, cotton, or any other commodity would be in the event of modifications of the duty on those articles. The result of all predictions as to price he found to be erroneous ; and he therefore considered that it was unfair that they should be called upon to state what would be the price of corn consequent on these changes. The Duke of WELLINGTON rose to order. This de sultory discussion was entirely contrary to rule. It was not competent for them to go into the general question then, but when the Bill went into Committee they might do so. After a few words from the Earl of STRADBROKE and the Earl FITZWILLIA The Earl of RIPON moved the order of the day for going into Committee on the Corn Importation Bill. The Duke of RICHMOND said that before going into Committee, he wished to give notice, that when the second reading of the Superintendent Convicts Bill came on, he wruld move an amendment against it. It was here intimated to the Noble Duke that the Bill was read a second time. The Duke of RICHMOND—Then I think some one con nected with the Government ought to have made a statement in reference to it. It was a Bill which required some ex planation. he Duke of WELLINGTON said that his Noble Friend the Under-Secretary for the Colonies had not made a long speech, but ho had made a few observations in support of the Bill. and judgment in endeavouring to supply the people with food. A sesoulent had been applied to the resources of the country in providing labour for the poor. But then what had that to do with the measure of free trade? They had beard in the course of this discussion of the great wisdom, and zeal, and honesty, and he knew not what, in fact, of the virtues of the Prime Minister. It had been said that Sir Pobert Peel was the greatest Minister to be found in the history of this coun try. Good God ! were they to say all this of a Minister that had acted the part of Sir Robert Peel—a man who confessed that for the greatest part ()Mit life his judgment was erro neous, and that his political ceenduct was not in unison with sound principles?—( Hear, hear.) Was a man, because he confessed that he had been in error during the greater part of his life, to be lauded beyond measure ? He (the Marquis of Clanricarde) could not listen to such a proposition. And more than that, when they were called upon to scrutinise the whole of such a Minister's conduct, they would find that there was nothing extraordinary as regarded his honesty to a great party. The Minister had sacrificed a great party. But he (the Marquis of Clanricarde) had not the slightest conception in his mind, nor could he, by any exertion of his intellect, bring himself to see, how Sir Robert Peel, in changing his opin ions, and avowing that change, had entitled himself to laudation usque ad nauseam.—( Hear, hear.) It had been said that Sir Robert Peel intended, when this Bill was passed, to relinquish office and power. Now he (the Marquis of Clanricarde) believed in no such rumour.—( Hear, hear.) Let their Lordships look to his speeches, and they would find no admission of that sort. If they read his speeches, they 'would find that, in answer to the addresses of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton, in suimort of a repeal of the corn-laws, he stated a few years ago, that he was convinced that the continuance of a sliding-scale was neceasary for the maintenance of British prosperity. Now 'he did not think that so sudden a change as had taken place in the mind of the Prime Minister redounded to his credit in the slightest degree. And then they heard him talking of the difficulties of reconciling the interests of an ancient Monarchy, a proud aristocracy, and a reformed House of Commons. He (the Marquis of Clanricarde) took leave to say, that more injury than by such practices could not be in flicted on this country by a man occupying a high station.— ( Hear.) More injury was thus done to the aristocracy, more injury was done to the Monarchy than any other course could do.---( Hear, hear.) He admitted that he could have wished that this question should have been submitted to another Par liament; he saw no reason why an appeal should not have been made to the country.—(Hear, hear.) Sir Robert Peel had every opportunity of doing so. Parliament was dissolved in 1841 upon this question, but under totally different circum stances. Parliament was then dissolved because the Government of the country had not a majority to carry their measures. They did that which it became the Ministers of the Crown to do. When they thought they had reasonable grounds to expect the support of the country they appealed to the country. There was no prospect of Sir Robert Peel's getting that support. Did the Cabinet propose any temporary settlement for a temporary distress ? No, the pro position was to open the ports. He referred to these matters because of the monstrous and extravagant laudation of Sir Robert Peel in regard to this Bill. He did not mean to sus pect his motives ; he admired Sir Robert Peel as much as any other man—( Hear, hear, and laughter)—he considered him to be a man of great talents, but he did not consider him a man of great force. His invariable principle was to surrender to the pressure from without, and he would not call a man who did that a great Minister.—(Hear, .hear. ) His changes had ever been with the current of the moment, and it was a little too much for them to be told that they were to carry by acclamation the Bill before them, in admiration of the Minister who proposed it.—( Hear, hear.) He (the Mar quis of Clanricarde) was perfectly unbiassed in this matter. He could assure their Lordships that he now entertained, honestly and conscientiously, every one of those principles and opinions which he entertained on the subject of the corn-laws in 1841. It was impossible for him not to look at the conse quences which would follow his vote on this question, and, en tertaining the principles which he did, he felt himself obliged to say " not content" to the amendment. The Earl of CARNA R VON said the subject had been so much investigated that he should be unwilling to trespass upon their attention. He really believed that the result of this Bill would be to throw the land of this country out of cultivation. Employment would be decreased, and what the poor man would gain on one hand he would more than lose on the other.—( Hear, hear.) It was the great increase of the circulation of capital which produced the beneficial effects alluded 'to ; and that might slacken, and at a time when there was a great abundance of corn in the market ; and there might come that deep distress upon the tenant-farmer which his heart bled to think of. He considered that their Lordships should legislate as much for little men—( Hear, hear)—as for great proprietors. If they passed the present measure they would have to sacrifice that principle of evenhanded justice which had ever distinguished their Lordships, for they would have to sacrifice the tenant farmer to the interest of the manufacturer.—( Hear, hear. ) The House was so very wearied with these discussions, that he would not detain them longer, but he could not think it was right in them however to throw away the revenue which pro tection had afforded the Crown. If that revenue did not pro ceed from indirect sources, they should raise it by direct taxation. He would conjure them to weigh well the vote they were about to give upon the present question, for if they mis conceived its bearings it would not be any single man, but it would be the whole country, which would have to pay the penalty. ( Hear, hear) — and he did not conceive that they should legislate upon this subject without having reference to the real opinion of the great constitutional bodies in the country. A Minister was not to overbear the countryeor the expression of opinion ; if such were to be the case, they would not be living under a mixed Government, but under a despotism under the name of the Kings, Lords, and Commons—a despotism which would be of the worst description, as it would be under the semblance of liberty and the constitution. He could not understand why it was that their Lordships refused to sanction an amendment. Why were they not to interfere in thedetails of the Bill avid modify it in such particulars as they might consider necessary? If they were not to do so, their Lordships' House would become a nul lity—they would be virtually dead, and thenceforward they might amuse themselves with railway legislation.—( Hear, hear.) The argument against appeals to the people upon the present question was, that they would raise a tumult at the elections, but let them not be deceived; when an election came there would still be a strong feeling in favour of such a po pillar subject as protection.—( Hear.) He would sit down by saying, if they did not wish to array class against class—manu facturer against farmer—let them accept the amendment, and at once put an end to the agitation. Lord DE MA ULEY said that he had always been opposed to the corn-laws, and therefore had no difficulty in giving his vote upon the present occasion in favour of the Bill. He should vote, however, fur the amendment proposed, believing, as he did, that if it were adopted, the Right Hon. Gentleman who brought forward the measure would soon bring forward another in favour of the present amendment. He would sup port the amendment. Lord CLONCURRY said that it had been stated that the corn-laws were of great advantage to Ireland, but he denied that such was the case, for distress existed at intervals in that country which did not prevail in any other part of the world. He would support the Government in passing the measure, as he believed it would be productive of the greatest good to the country. The Earl of WINCHILSEA would vote for the amend ment, in the hope that a better measure would be brought for ward through an appeal to the country. It was a most uncon stitutional course for Parliament to take to pledge the repre sentatives of the country three years hence to a particular course of policy. Suppose at the expiration of that time the representatives of the people affirmed the present system of rotection, where would their Lordships be ?—( Hear, hear. ) Whatever affected the parochial clergy he could tell them would affect the moral and religious condition of the people of this country; and believing, as he did, that this Bill would cur tail their means of subsistence, he would reject it. It was a wrong principle that public men should change their opinions on great questions without torfeiting public confidence, even after they had attained the position they held in consequence of their support and advocacy of a policy directly the re verse. He could tell them that if the present Bill were carried the matter would not rest there, for he would agitate all the counties, where he had the slightest influence, to reverse that decision. He would support the amendment brought for ward by the Noble Earl, small though the protection was which it gave. Lord POLWARTH said that he had presented many peti tions on this question from Roxburgh, and other places, and he would therefore lay what information he had acquired upon the subject before *their Lordships. It had been stated by those Noble Lords who were in support of this Bill, that land was let, and that very recently, at an increased rental. This was to be accounted for by the fact that the land was taken without any expectation of the present measure being brought in to take off that protection which made land secure as an investment. In 1842, when many of those farms Were let, they were let on the faith of the laws then passed with regard to corn. The present measure was one which would greatly injure agriculture, and for that reason he would oppose it. Earl FITZ WILLIAM said that the Noble Lord who had last addressed the House charged the supporters of the present measure with exciting expectations which could not be realised. Now no such expectations had been held out. Another Noble Lord'had charged the Ministry with a want of political honesty in not appealing to the voice of the country. Thete was nothing more dangerous than in appealing to the country upon the question of cheap food.—( Hear, hear.) He did not defend her Majesty's Ministers or their conduct with respect to the present measure: He complained of their not having allowed that House a voice in the introduction of this measure. Why did they not appeal to that House and ask its assistance in the emergency ? By doing so they would have acted in strict con formity with the usual practice on great occasions. —(Hear. ) He contended that that House was also a portion of the demo cracyor i6e country, and a 5 suoh it was as right to appeal to their Lordships as to any other part of the community. He had no hesitation in saying that her Majesty's Ministers had forfeited all confidence with their Lordships, by the course they had pursued in introducing the present measure. rhnernsearaw:_onudl(dtHhbaeetaclrleialashsswteeoasaurdo.!;) ( Cheering.) In 18.33 he brought forward his motion for free trade in corn, and he was almost isolated in that proposition. He was not supported by Hon. Members on his side of the House—yet, if free trade was to be considered good now, it was equally good then.—( Hear, hear.) In 1839 and 1840 he proposed similar propositions, and he received little sta,pport from those who were so anxious in favour of free trade now ; yet he should be very glad to bear the reasons why that which was good in 1845 should be considered as bad in 1840.—( Hear, hear.) But mark what had happened in 1840. Two of the leaders of the parties of the House of Commons had agreed to the carrying of the present measure, and that House had agreed to it by a majority of 100. In the present House the main question had been affirmed by a majority of 47, anti the amendment of the Noble Duke last night had also motionbc was de feated by a majority of 33.—( Hear, hear ) That i.us which he practically the same as the one before the r e h'se th Gm e l:o 3:ieetmend for mheaanlimufuasetturviontge h i p eagd agreeing nld to oe that to amendment, rejected. n e e icouldthe could i d r risk ee i t t h ies e l measure teed Bw aißill by a dissolution of Parliament, and the sentiment of her Maj r e oe e fa t s e t a . great ,:V e he la n w h w e it s h a i w n thes seven v m e n e a d s a u y r s e , a within n da eenefit to the country generally, be malstsuhugsaitasswuj‘,lumi would tbe to to H ad is va c n o c n e . ext ion was that w t h o e . resultwould increase tgriculture, especially in the d ee i n st ee rriiraccitiusymsbenefitingt an where ce s i t was vanced—that it o t f h g s had listened to two or three dile speeches that night, but not the nearest approach had been r s tah e be a L o i o n ue r s t and ß h e ß amendment o be u t G the H A Ur nel l ad beforensasd they h the ey made ouse to the question of a fi xed duty which was now before the H. He had heard these speeches nst the se con d reading of the Bill—able, l b i I , e b u s p t e n e o c e b s e — ar a i ntig *inrestsheed question of a fixed duty, which was the real question ;Jefore them. These speeches bad been made by a professed , upporter of the measure, and they drew forth as exciting plaudits as if they had been protection speeches directed against the second reading of the Bill. They displayed the same music —they were attuned to the same gamut—they were precisely in harmony with the concert, which, however highly gratifying to the proprietors to whom the chorus was directed, was to him at that advanced period, and in that heated atmos phere and crowded House, anything but acceptable. (Laughter, and cheers.) Yet he had been forced to endure these choral symphonies for four long nights, to an extent that increased, in a most intolerable degree all he effects of heat, bad air, and a crowded and inconvenient house —aggravating all the miseries that were usually felt at public dinners, where the music with which they were regaled cheered those around the table, though it tended to per petuate the revels in a heated and impure atmosphere,,. CROUP LVII. This Committee met to-day at the usual hour, in Boom 27 (Grand Corridor), Mr. Baring in the chair. LONDON: AND BIBIVIINGHAM AND MAN CHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM CANAL JUNCTION. The clauses of this Bill were gone through and passed. The CuantstaN stated that he had had an interview with Lord Dal housie respecting the amalgamation, and his Lordship and the Board of Trade had given an opinion that if a clause were inserted in the Bill to give the Board the power of interfering, if the amalgamation should prove to be disadvantageous to the public, there was no objection to the passing of the Bill. A clause to that effect was accordingly inserted, and the Corn mittee passed the preamble. DUDLEY CANAL AND BIRMINGHAM CANAL AMALGA MATION. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (AMESBURY RAILWAY PURCHASE). SHREWSBURY AND OSWESTRY AND CHESTER JUNG TON AND NORTH WALES .MINERAL RAILWAY AMAL GAMATION. NORTH UNION. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (BIRMINGHAM ARRANGE MENTS). The clauses of these Dills, which were unopposed, were gone through, and the preambles declared to be passed, on a clause being inserted in them similar to that above-mentioned. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP LVIII. MIDLAND RAILWAY (PURCHASE OF COAXIEADI CANAL). The Committee to which this line was referred met to-day, at twelve o'clock, is Room No. S. At the opening of the room it was announced that the Committee intended to come to a decision wi.h regard to the above line. After a delay of a few minutes, The Custamsx announced that he was instructed by the Com mittee to state that the preamble of the Midland Railway (Purchase of Oakham Canal Bill) was proved. The Committee proceeded with the clauses of the Bill, which were agreed to, and adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP LXI. SCOTTISH CONSOLIDATIONS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Other witnesses were called to prove the same facts, and at four o'clock the Committee adjourned till to-morrcw. GROUP LXIV. IRISH GREAT WESTERN (PORTARLING TON TO OALWAY). MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OI IRELAND (MULLINGAIit TO GAL WAY). The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock, Mr. T. Dun combo in the chair. Evidence was adduced in favour of the last-mentioned line, Lord Castlemain, Sir Francis Hopkins, H. M. Tulte, Esq., M.P. for West meath, and G. A. Boyd, Esq., being examined in its support. Mr. Stovel, the engineer to the line, was examined at great length. The line wculd pass through Athlone, Ballinasloe, and other towns of great importance, now suffering from the present means of con • veyance. By this line direct communication from the east to the west of Ireland would be effected, as Dublin would be connected by a direct line with Galway in the west. The country was extremely rich, presented no engineering difficulties of a serious character, and met with the approbation of the inhabitants of the districts through which it was proposed to pass. Besides, it would a work of great public importance. Adjourned until to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. This Committece met in Room 1 (House of Lords) at one o'clock this afternoon, Lord Shaftesbury in the chair, and present the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Winchester, and Lord Ilawarden. There were on the list twenty-two Bills, of which eighteen were railway Bills. On these decisions were made in the following cases:— STIRLING AND DUNFERMLINE. Standing orders complied with. In the cases of the Gorbals Graviation Water Company Bill, end the Aston Rates Bill, the standing orders were complied with. LONDON AND BRIGHTON (WANDSWORTH BRANCH). Standing orders complied with. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (CAMDEN AND EUSTON STATIONS ENLARGEMENT). Thp promoters of this Bill had also complied with the standing orders. GENERAL TERMINUS AND GLASGOW HARBOUR RAILWAY. The promoters had complied with the standing orders. LEEDS AND THIRSK (KNARESBOEOUGH EXTENSION). LEEDS AND THIRSK (ST. HELEN'S BRANCH DEVIATION). LEEDS AND TIItRSK (NORTH EASTERN EXTENSION, WATH TO HARTLEPOOL). These three Bills, for branches from the Leeds andThirsk Railway, were " tried in the balance," and were not " found wanting." READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE. Standing orders complied with. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE (THING TO BANBURY). A portion of the necessary evidence having been omitted yesterday was supplied to-day, and the Bill w as finally disposed of, the stand but orders being declared complied with. Rye and Derwent Drainage Bill and the South Leith Church Btu were also passed. 14 e nrdithiPs then resolved themselves into a Select Committee in which four were r pied nit r they disposed of two estate Bills, which occu the Hamilton New Gas. anwa cn n orek. The list included ten Bills, of which Bye estate Bills The remaining Bill was z interest. The proceeding. were nt. Pnblle The Committee ros e at four o'clock. GREAT TERN wEs__ COmPA/iy. RAILWAY A special meeting of the pro p rie tors of the Great Western was held Un der 4 Railway Company took p lace, y esterda y , at th e ofaces of the C om pany, Paddington . The chair was take n at one o'clock by Charle s Russell, PBq which his requi red mee ting that a g eneral Lord wCllnaarniaeltiairNesstoartdeedr,thwaht mee ting of the propriet ors should be held in order to submit certain Bi lls to their cons ide rat ion before the directors would be empowered to proceed with them hi Par liament, and which the proprietors had already, at a previous meeting, sanctioned. The Bills which be was about to sub mit to them were—a Bill for making a railway, and other works, from Plymouth to Falmout h, and other p laces, to be called the Cornwall Railway. A Bill to authorise certain al terations and extensions of the line of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway. A Bill for making a railway from Gloucester to the Monmouth and Hereford Railway, and to the Barth Wales Railway at Aure, to be called the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway. A Bill for completing the line of the South Wales Railway, and to authorise the construction of an extension and certain alterations in the same railway, and certain branch railways in connexion therewith. A Bill for making a railway from Worcester to Porth Dynllaen, in continuation of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway. A discussion here arose as to whether this Bill should be proceeded with. The CHAIRMAN said that, with reference to the Porth Dynllaen Bill, the directors did not intend to make that line unless they were allowed to make it on the broad gauge prin ciple. The Board of Trade had, however, at the present time, refused to sanction such a proceeding, but they might fairly hope that the Board of Trade would review their decision. After some discussion, in which it was alleged that the Government would not make a harbour of Porth Dynllaen, and that it was not fit for a harbour of refuge, inasmuch as it had a stony bottom, and did not afford safe anchorage, the proprietors sanctioned the further progress of the Bill on the promise of the Chairman, that it should THE GAUGE QUESTION. Lord LYTTELTON presented several petitions from various persons complaining of the report of the Gauge Commis sioners, and praying the House to take the report into further consideration. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY. Lnrd BROUGHAM presented a petition from a person of the name of Brown ;against the Oxtord and Cambridge Rail way, and designated the promoters of that scheme as a parcel of speculators. The Earl of HARDWICKE denied that such wa3 the case. He himself held a number of shares in the line, and he was no sp. culator. His reason for connecting himself with it was because it passed contiguous to his property. Other parties, also, who had shares in it were locally interested, and were no speculators. They wished to have some control ever its management. The Duke of BUCKING HAM presented several petitions against the Oxford and Cambridge Uailway, from the city of Oxford, front Bedford, and other places. Lord DACRE concurred in the observations of the Noble Earl (Hardwieke). He was aware that many parties can fleeted with that railway were locally interested, and ought not to he designated speculators. Lord BROUGHAM said he had not the slightest. doubt as to the truth of his Noble Friend's statement. He (Lord Brougham) did not charge the promoters as being mere land-jobbers and share-brokers, but he said that was gene rally the case in such undertakings. It appeared that the shares in this railway were in the hands of gentlemen locally interested, but he prayed their Lordships' attention to this, that the Noble and Gallant Lord who spoke first told their Lordships that he was obliged in self-defence to take shares in railways that proposed to pass over his property', so as to preserve it from the destruction with which it was threatened. That was not the case with his Noble Friend behind him ; he was not a speculator, but a large landed proprietor in the district through which this railway pro posed to pass. He (Lord Brougham) admitted that all that were engaged in that railway were respectable people. But his Noble Friend had said that he (Lord Brougham) had mat , e a coloured statement. Now what was that coloured statement ? It was this, that a respectable gentleman, whose name he had given, and who was Hi g h Sh eri ff o f t h a t coun ty l as t y ear , com plained that the railway would destroy his house and park. Why that was not a very coloured statement, unless it was true, as his Noble Friend behind him would have their Lordships believe, that it was very doubtful whether the gentle man said so or not. The Noble Lord had said he did not know his property. Why that was the very reason that the,e statements should be taken for true, because it came from the person that did know this property, namely, the proprietor himself.—( Laughter.) Surely, Mr. Brown did not dream that he had a building which cost a considerable sum of money— his was no castle in the air or in Spain, and he ( Lord Brougham) therefore hoped that the petition of this respect able gentleman, who complained of great annoyance on the part of the proprietors of this railway, would receive the most atten tive and favourable consideration of their Lordships. EAST AND WEST YORKSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition from a Mr. Berkley against the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway. LORDS HARDINGE AND GOUGH. The Earl of RIPON moved the postponement of the fur ther consideration of these Bills till some day in the ensuing week. The Duke of RICHMOND wished to know the intention of the Government with respect to their Lordship? amendment. Earl GREY hoped he should have an opportunity of lc cording his vote against the amendment. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord STANLEY wished to know whether their L.)rdships would adjourn over Thursday, the 18th of June, being the an niversary of the battle of Waterloo? The Earl of RIPON stated that it was not the intention of the Government to press any important business upon that day. Lord BROLIGHAIII—You cannot adjourn the judicidl busi ness. The LORD CHANCELLOR—The House could not ad ' journ ; there was a commission appointed for that day ; accord ing to usual custom the House would not assemble for the dis cussion of any important measure. The Duke of RICHMOND said he thought that it was necessary to explain, after what had fallen from his Noble Friend the Earl of Ripon. He had the other night gone over to his Noble Friend, and asked what course the Government intended to pursue. The First Lord of the Admiralty had overheard all that passed, and he certainly thought he was en titled to all the information he had requested, If the decision of those of their Lordships who had been attending Committees since twelve o'clock. and then came into the House until it rose, were to be overturned by those of their Lordships who went comfortably home to dinner, and who had hen.ct nothing of the argument in the first stage, certainly he was not surprised at either of the observations of his Noble Friend, or at any combi nation which might be entered into.— (Criesuf " Hear, hear.") The Earl of RIPON was sorry that he should have to explain that he had misunderstood his Noble Friend the Duke of Rich mond,or that his Noble Friend had misunderstood him; hut he at any rate felt himself justified in reserving himself for the opportunity to which he had alluded. Lord STANLEY said, that he did not mean to say anything which would be in the least disrespectful to the Noble Earl. What he did complain of was, that there was no notice of the amendment which hadbeen moved. According to the forms of the House, such was a requisite proceeding. He was exceedingly surprised at the course which had been pursued. The amendment to the Bill would have been fatal to it, as the House of Commons, without waving a privilege which he hoped they never would surrender, would not sane, ion a Bill of the kind having suffered such a material alteration. The Duke of CLEVELAND said, he was greatly surprised that the amendment had been introduced without the ordinary notice having been given. Lord MONTEAGLE was glad that his Noble Friend had brought the motion forward; he supported him on that occasion and he would support him again when it was brought forward. Nobody could impute to the Noble Duke any intention of taking the House by surprise, for the truth was that it originated with himself. After a few words from the Earl of St. Germans, the Duke of Richmond, and the Earl of Ellenborouoh s the subjec dropped. CORN-LAWS. Earl STANHOPE presented a petition from the working men of Birmingham against the repeal of the corn-laws. Tne petitioners most solemnly objected to the passing of any mea sure affecting the general interests of the labourer, without first consulting the opinions of the people upon the justice of such a step. They stated that those measures would not be attended with reciprocity on the part of any foreign Govern ment, but would inflict a most serious injury on the interests of British enterprise. l'he prayer of the petitioners was that they would oppose the passing of the Bill for a repeal of the corn laws, and also the tariff, unless accompanied with a Bill for a repeal of the present poor-laws, a Bill to limit the hours of labour to ten hours for the purpose of protecting the working classes and their interests, and also a Bill for the total repeal of the duties on coffee, sugar, soap, and tea, and on all articles of necessary consumption. He would observe that the prayer of this petition was echoed throughout the length and breadth of the country. THE MINISTERIAL MEASURES. The same NOBLE EA RL said, that before going into Com mittee on the Bill before them, he wished, in pursuance of the notice which he had given, to ask a question of the Noble Earl the President of the Board of Trade. He wished to ask that Noble Earl what, in his opinion, or in the opinion of her Majesty's Ministers, would be the effect of the Bill now upon their Lordship's table,—whether it would have the effect of raising or depressing the price of corn ? It had been said by his Noble and Learned Friend opposite that it was impos sible to say what would be the exact prices of corn after the passing of this measure. He (Earl Stanhope) should be quite satisfied if the Noble Earl could say what would be even the general range in prices of corn under this law. The Earl of RIPON said that the question which the Noble Earl had put to him had already been answered by her Majesty's Ministers in the course of this discussion. To the answer which they had given he certainly adhered, and that answer was to this effect:—That he believed it would not be possible for the human mind to devise any mode of answering such a question so as to give satisfaction to the Noble Lords of those who held the same opinions, because the prices of corn were subject to such variations from the seasons. On looking back to the range of prices in corn in previous years, there had been nothing but fluctuations. Every answer that had been previously given as to the future prices of corn had been com pletely falsified. He, therefore, could not prophecy what would be the exact prices of corn after the passing of this Bill. Earl STANHOPE said he did not reqnire the Noble Earl to say what would be the exact prices the next year after this carne into operation. He wished to know what would be the average prices for a number of years; whether they would be tr ha in e et a : r s , u e y h r e ed aarr withd — tt an o ha e t x utterp herose higher or lo wer t h an at present ; b ut i t was perfectly apparent to thei r L or d s hi ps, and it ought to be known to the country —( s cli d me a t niN o di pa avowedj e e r t l y a 's l l h gl e ni nboi re s a t s e nt r e s ien o h t ef a r d et is p tes r o ‘o. o p f o n t s ,3 he e quences that would follow—(Cheers)—and with th a t igno country. ( Cheer s ) The Earl of WINCHILSEA must say that the answer of the Noble Earl (the Earl of Ripon) was most unsatisfactory. The question was, what would be the general effect of this measure upon the prices of corn? The Ministry were acting in the same manner as a medical man, who might have attended him for twenty years, and whose course of treatment had always agreed with his constitution. He then came forward and said, My dear friend, I have a new recip e f or you , w hi c h I think will d o you good ; I don't know what effect it may have upon your constitution, but I think it will do you good. He would say to such a gentleman, " Oh, thank you, my good friend, lam pretty well, thank u; I don't think that I stand in ne e d o f any of your new treatment; I should like to know what effect it would have upon my frame." He might answer me, "Oh, I am sure I cannot say what effect it will have ; there is a certain quack doctor there who has recommen d e d i t, and if you w ill take it, and itagrees with you. it will place me at once at the head of the profession." " Much o bli g ed to y ou, my good fri en d , I have a great objection to allow you to try any experiment upon me—(cheers) —which may perhaps raise CORN IMPORTATION BILL. On the order of the day that the House should go into Committe on this Bill being read, The Earl of WICKLOW proposed as an amendment to the first clause, " That upon all wheat not the production of our colonies, there should be a fixed duty of ss. instead of ls." And should that amendment be affirmed, he should follow it up by proposing a fixed duty on other descriptions of grain in the same ratio. He had already, in the course of the even ing, intimated to a Noble Friend of his that he had given no notice of his intention to move that amendment, but his reasol for doing so was his expectation that some Noble Lord on the other side of the House would have proposed that amendment. As that, however, was not likely to be the case, he felt him. self bound to undertake the duty himself. The question was so much and so discursorily d:scussed, that he would confine himself strictly to the object of his amendment. Before alluding to it, however, he must express his surprise that no answer was given to the question nut a short time since to the Noble Earl ( Ripon). He would take the question as to price on the arguments of others. Some maintain that the effect of the present Bill would be to equalise the price of corn, and to prevent fluctuation. He did not agree with that pinion, believing, as he did, that the sliding-scale would effect that object much better, though he thought a fixed duty would effect that object better still. What he wished, however, to impress upon their Lordships was, that if the great object of the Bill be to prevent great fluctuation in price the in troduction of the amendment he proposed would be meat likely to secure that object. He saw no conceivable reason, also, why the Government did not introduce a fixed duty on ac count of the large revenue it would produce. Even supposing this small fixed duty would have the effect of raising the price of corn, it would have the effect of preventing the fluctuation of price, as well as giving a greater increase to the revenue ; and he, therefore, was of opinion that, on account of these results, it ought to have been proposed. It appeared very strange to him how the Right Rev. Prelate, who bad very lately been raised to honours and dignity, should be so ready to strip the landed interest of this country of protec tion.—( Hear, hear.) He felt convinced that any measure which would tend to injure the landed aristocracy would be attended with much danger. The first argument which struck him was, would they tax the necessaries of life? Why should they tax every other necessary of life but corn. Now, with regard to sugar, he considered that almost as much a necessary of life as any other article, and still the tax was kepi - on. The Noble and Learned Lord (Brougham) had stated that there was a great difference between duty and revenue, and that for that reason it was necessary to keep up duties on all other articles. He saw no reason why the duty should not be kept upon corn, if only for the purposes of the revenue. While duties were paid on other articles of consumption, he could not vote for taking eff the corn duty. He believed that if it had not been for an unfortunate letter written in January last—a letter which was published for a very different purpose to that which it had been supposed—if it had not been for that letter he be lieved the present measure would never have been heard of. He proposed the present amendment, not for the purpose of keeping up protection—he wanted not protection, but he wanted to place the question upon a sure and certain basis. He was prepared to say that if the present Ministry were to go out of office—as out of office they would go very shortly—and that Noble Lords on the other side of the House, who would succeed them, were to introduce a Bill with such a clause as the one he now proposed, they would give very ge neral satisfaction.—(Hear.) This was not the moment to bring forward such a measure—a moment when two Republics were at war with each other—a moment, too, when America was successful. But whether she was successful or not, she would be at no loss to find a ground of quarrel with this country, even supposing the Oregon question to be se ttl e d. He would conclude by proposing the amendment now before the House. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that he would not have risen at this moment but for the allusion made by the Noble Earl Who had just sat down to the N o bl e L or d s on his side of the House, with respect to the amendment he had proposed. He trusted that in opposing that clause he would not be found inconsistent with the principles and opinions which he had always entertained on this subject. Looking to the great weight and importance of the landed interest, and at the feelings of those under them, he considered these parties should receive the greatest attention from the Govern ment of the day. At all times they were entitled to the consi deration of the House. It could not be denied that all protec tion kept up the rate of prices—(Hear, hear) — and he supported the Bill because it would tend to the reduction of those prices. Still be did not think the reduction would be very great. He believed the prices on the continent would rise, and the prices here would fall a little. but the effect would be an equalisation of prices that would operate to the advantage of tha public. Those who talked of the danger to agriculture, and spoke of the peculiar burdens on land, should recollect that the agriculturists had. great ad vantages given them in good roads and conveniences in ex change for these burdens. The equivalents in the shape of these improvements were more than equal to any of the burdens that were represented to press peculiarly on land. They had appliances such as no other country had, and they ought to be able successfully to compete with any foreign countries. When they talked of the expenses in this country, they ought to consider the conveniences they had compared with foreign countries. If they had increased the prosperity of the country, they increased the value of the land in the same ratio ; and if the repeal of the protective laws led to an increase of prosperity, as he believed it would, then would the landed interest participate in that improvement. They had only to look at the enormous increase in the value of land during the last hundred years to be persuaded of the advan tages that had resulted from an increase of commerce.— ( Hear, hear.) But they were told they ought to support a tax on corn as a means of revenue. He agreed in that. He thought this article should be equally subject to taxation as any other article of consumption. . He was net led away by the clap-trap of cheap bread to oppose any tax on grain ; and he thought to retain a five shilling duty would operate but little as a measure of protection, and was not to be defended on that ground. Neither did he think it would operate to any great extent in the amount of price on wheat. There was ene point which he was surprised had never been referred to, namely, the great disproportion between the price of grain and the price of bread.—(Hear, hear.) The difference in the price of grain between this country and foreign countries was but littt. ac ..empared with the difference in the price of bread. He thought it would be wise to retain a small !ilea oury rut purpose of revenue, but he could nol consent to endanger the present Bill because it did not exactly propose what he should like to see carried out. He must say that he had come to the determination of supporting this Bill, precisely from the prin ciples which he had previously maintained on the subject of the corn-laws. He was not very strongly in favour of the Bill or the manner in which it had been brought forward. He agreed with the Noble Duke on the cross-benches as to what he said a few nights ago, that the sliding-scale seemed to have been introduc,d for the rurpose of embarrassing the agricultu niets. He could not conceive a bill more absurd than that which lay on their Lordships' table. A Noble Lord had made a most powerful speech, a few nights ago, in which he showed that the sliding-scale was the most absurd sys tem that could by any possibility be devised.—(Hear. ) That speech was supported by a great number of tabular proofs, showing that the sliding-scale was a complete fiction and an entire delusion ; it never had as yet secured a fixity in prices. —( Hear, hear.) But this Bill continued the sliding-scale for the next three years; that most absurd system was retained in the bill. He thought that the Prime Minister in advocatii g this question rested his arguments in favour of it on the grounc that during the next two years this Bill would leave time for more improvements in agriculture, and more draining. Why what sort of an argument was that? In the first pia& it was clear that it might be assumed by such an argu ment, to be admitted even by the advocates and supporters of this Bill, that the removal of protection from agricul ture would injure the agricultural interest. Now he did not admit the truth of such an argument. The Prime Minister had laid himself open to such an observation, and that they must go on draining their land in order to meet the difficulties in which they would be placed by the Bill. He never heard amore absurd argument than that in his life.—( Hear, hear.) He happe r ne , u happened to be acquainted with several large ag r iculturists, and a nim , hain ousi talked to them on this subject, they admitted L . ? that the sliding-scale had operated most injuriously to t t h o a t t h t e h i e r interests. He did not hear one single r person The proposal sliding-scale would be to their intereirstee years would have maintain the sliding-scale for the next three counts Bit tr the effect of disturbing the different relations aw eorn-l of s the un This tirpaadi with respect to the question of t would do great injustice to the great principle th free principally e The first Minister of the Crown rested on what was called the famine in Ireland. He (the Marquis of Clanricarde), for one, did not attempt to d e p rec i ate the I e nt of that calamity in Ireland in the small est d egree. He knew t e that it was, for the most part, confined to particular lo calities ; it did not amount to a famine.—( Hear, hear.) There were , no doubt, small localities, detached from large towns. where distress did prevail ; but it would be absurd to a month at this of measu June,re, which would th heyve were now di scuss i ng in thes athe effect of meeting the present distress in Ireland. The calamity had, no doubt, been increasing. But the Government took the most admirable measures on that subject.—( Hear hear.) He bore his most willing testimony to their activity (Hear, arid laughter.) :Now, to say ow word as te V bate. A Noble Lord near him said he was in favour of the amendment because he was against the Bill • and yts order to get rid o f th e Bill , h e propose d to vote /or the amend ment.—( Hear, and a laugh. ) Tie t was a very strange me; thod of meeting the question. A Noble Marquis, who had t spoken, supported t h e amen d ment, b ecause he was agai nst , the Bill, and he (L or d B roug h am) h ad never been so m uch struck at the effect of a speech as he had been with that' The Noble Earl who had last spoken said something of the same kind, and in the course of it he (Lord Brougham) had coat in for a share of his censuring vituperation. ome oints et his speech escaped him, as he appeared to bean conpfidential communication with some Noble Lords on the other side Of the House, which he (Lord Brougham) could not hear. T he circumstance reminded him of what happened to Sergeant Davy on the weste r n c i rcu it, w h o i n a dd ress i ng a j ury was by the judge to raise his voice. Sergeant Davy replied "that he would raise his voice whenever he came to anythiug material."—(Loud laughter.) So in the present case the! were led to suppose that when they wanted the Noble Earl to raise his voice they were told he would have done se, but that there was nothing material.—( Laughter. ) He (Lord Brougham) did not know what the Noble Earl had said in that confidential manner, and therefore be would not have to increase his pain and to detain their Lordships in going through it. The Noble Earl said that nothing could have been more insulting to the House than the course her Majesty's Government had taken to bringit g forward a Bill and not submitting resolutions on th e subject ; for had they given their opinion by resolution they would not have beets driven into a corner as the! now were. They were told thee this was contrati to precedent, but to that he would observe that the questioa now before the House was not more important than the Reform Bill of 1831. And what did her Majesty's Government then? They did not propose resolutions or act contemporaneous!! with the Lower House. A Bill instead of this was broufmt into the House of Commons on the memorable Ist of March. 1831,and they never heard of it in this House, except by the publi a prints and the votes of the other Honse until the Bill came IT; They were then driven into the corner as to the acceptacce this Bill, which was to the effect of almost completely changing the whole course of legislation in the country. Buta dila" tion, took place, not on the merits of the Bill, but from ar ethos cause; and a second time, instead of proceeding by resu Litton. they introduced the Bill into the Lower House, and .t tot!, through in the regula r manner . N ot on l y on that quest i ont b" on others, which were more of companions to the masure before the House, they had proceeded by Bill instead of by resolution. None of the corn-laws had been introduced in sal other way. It was so in 1804; it was so in the stringent Bill of 1815 ; also in the Bills of 1822 and 1827 ; and also is the Corn Bill of 1842. It was not then objected to. In the measure introduced by that Noble Earl's Friend, in 1841 ' on sugar and corn, but which were not successful, the leo* cess was also by Bill. Had those measures gone forward, they would have proceeded by Bill, and not by resolution. When he heard his Noble Friend saying that he believed that deial would be most prejudicial to this measure, he could not I elpe while he heard him drawing forth the cheers of the friends of the amendment, and the enemies of the Bill, he could not help saying, " Save me from my friends." —( Cheers inta laughter.) The greatest enemies of the Bill could not ball made more admirable confessions in favour of protectioa• What said his Noble Friend (and he begged to observe that be differed from him toto ccelo)? He said you dare not appeal to tat people.—(Protectionist cheers.) He knew the meaning these hostile cheers ; they formed a very different choral to those cheers which followed the dulcet strains of his Noble Friend.—(Laughter.) He did not, however, wonder lt tbe discordant cheers. They came naturally and consistentie front the enemies of the Bill and the friends of the amendmen t But his Noble Friend placed his candour—he was going to say his courage—:Laughter)—prominently forward in this matter. Now, how his Noble Friend, or any other man, could be so de' _ A hided as to think th a t t h ere was any foundation that that CV' to the people would be fatal to this Bill he (Lord Broughada was utterly unable to comprehend.—(Hear, hear.) His (L ° .. Brougham's) firm belief was, that if the country 7,a — appealed to th e i r ver di ct would be in favour of the Bia•r (Cries of " N e , no. " ) T hen his Noble Friend said that reason a for twelvemonth'svotingagintsirae fortthea id m u e o n u d s me e n r t at la n s : A because wog' allow which fatal to the Bill.—(P rotectionist cheers.) H did not say that h e b e li eved that the majorityois f N th hb: ; m efi lFge e r c hi t t in ° l part of the country would, if the question were postponed, vat' against the Bill. N ow h e ( L ord Brougham) considerci ' i t his duty to protest again s t th e arguments adduced by i i, N o ble Friend in support of the Bill. He should have sniped from the adversaries of th e Bill suc h speeches as Lad 'seen 11 livered by his two N o bl e F r i en d s. The Noble Boron brought forward some cases of farms letting at a lows p; ice since the introduction of this measure. He (Lord Brougham)' for one, placed little reliance on such circumstance:, becl u r ; each farm that h a d b een l e t s i nce t hi s measure W. 13 Int, duced might be placed in particular circumstance: ; ha such arguments were to be brought f orwar d i n favrew et tection, he saw no reason why they should not be 1.....0 j3 the opposite side. —( Hear, hear.) Did it not strika L.° est , ' ness of the Noble Baron, when using his figures, thrs:s . t l i 3 e 4 might be used against hi m ? Did i t not strike the eV) - es ron, and all those who ac t e d w i t h him, that thers w ul great diminution in the price of wheat? He di I ins. 9 to be able to answer the question put by the Noble ees I Irhe site, when he asked th e G overnment to say what •,vs 1 No, price of food this ti me t we l vemont h — (E ar l Stan's 00 2 1 no ")—whether it wa s t o b e hi g h er or l ower —( Earl !;nhope. pe , ..No, no")—or some su c h quest i on as t h at , — ( E ,41,„ sse wen. again, " some such question.") Well, the ries erage what was to be the p r i ce .—(E ar l St an h ope , " '.-seniese price.") Well, it was diff icu lt to te ll w h at the I f: would be during the next two years, or the nest t. r y " 1 " (Earl Stanhope," No, no.") The Noble Lord -nie.'et no, but he faithfully represented what he said , risen W l ' Noble Earl said No, no, he ( Lord Brough a m) Noes all e t It was impossible for him to say wh a t woj •.! the price' during the next ten years. But the alarrnis'ithat there would be a l oss o f 10 s . p er quarter, 3 , 1; rar they said would be th e e ff ec t o f this frightful A , but that would be a ` begging of the qu es ti on . I t was as ass ption the trut h of wicChe could not admit ; h e was met-- arguing on ha 'own figures. Now, let th e i r L or d s hi ps lust Oserve a faro. that had been let at 8201. u p on a thirtv.ei4Ot ;ears' l ease , prior to the introduction of thi s B i ll, recent l y ran ut t of lease, and it was expected tt ere would be no o ff er for t. Lut notwithstande ing all that had been said by th e e t ers ,- sts, it had been les since the introduction of thi s measurs ins) P arl i ament at a: r saide . 'That 1,050/, being a rise of 2001. a year. Wha' right, tr en, had the alarmists to assume that there wcui t be a fall in priees under 395. per acre ? If there were to Les ech a fall, there 00/ to be a fall of nearly ail the rent. The Noble Earl said Pt 811 ) t so there would be. He gallantly a s seme d t h e fact. lie 7: - . not assume as bad reasoners did, f or n 2 assume d t h e f ac t, sa l e ' once attempted an inference. Wheat teas net the only grain,th would be a diminution proportionably in the other - gray .) Now he wished to administe r a littl e com f or t to thos i t e s e l were so much alarmed. He had go t s t a t e ment,' " bet t h e / themselves ; he did not attach mu c h va l ue to them. were as valuable on the one side as on the other, either fu against the Bill. Now h e w i s h e d to a d m i n i s ter this corn them, because he entert a i ne d t h e greates t esteem for these alarmed individuals.—(Lau g ht er .) H e h a d r eceived a letter last week from a gentleman on th e su bj ect o f f arm -letting sine" the introduction of the Cor n Bill. Th e wr it er lived m Essex which was represented to be an excee di ng ly a l a rmed part the country—(Hear, hear)— an d p er h a p s t h ere was no Par t _ for oss , t more alarmed.—(Cries of " Name, n am e.") fit did s ot think that he ought to mentio n th e name . It appsased tal l ; a farm of two hundred acres, whi c h was i n a very l aw a t u to cultivation, had been sold since the second reading oi the 1 ern Bill in that Honse at 36 years' p urc h ase . I t was ' revi rus h ! _ rented at 1201. per annum, and it now reali se d 600/ . H had reeceived another letter from a gentleman who lived i.i the neighbourhood of the Bentinok's property, whose re's at.vs tne writer said, had made themselves very conspicuons sl.o use of strong language against this measure, and he state i that land rented there at the present moment from 501. t i be:. pet acre.—(Hear, hear.) Now, he was decidedly oppo s ed to a fixed duty. He would prefer even the sliding-sea- ;if be was offered the two alternatives, either the slidiu,escale e s ' a fixed duty, he should certainly' prefer the (Hear, hear.) Because to say that a fixed duty seetild he supported because it was a measure of finautie was P re. posterous nonsense. ( Hear, hear.) There was not a shadow of foundation f or it. I t might be." teessure , finance, for there was an impression that it was tee source of much money t o th e revenue . Hi s N o b is 1 t i sn d saw,' why do you object t o thi s fi xe d d uty, as i f i t w s ma lty such a bad thing ? It was a very great measure et rataeceS ee would get a large sum of mone y b y i t; they wouel be tO repeal part of the property-tax, and the duties set tc,ffee, sati a :e &c. They would be enabled to obtain tse c mieiens money by the scheme which he propounded. Projectese always extraordinarily sanguine. The NOBLE Loan —Not twelve millions. Lord BROUGHAM—WeII, some very Ist. ee sum. The NOBLE LORD —One million from the corn-law. lie Lord BROUGHAM—Th en he misunderstood him . (Lord Brougham) took his stand against a fixed duty necatlae t it was a tax on the f o od o f th e people.--( Hear, hear.) T hat was the ground on which he ob jected t > it—it brought tu e no revenue, no financial measure. 1. it brought the revenue, it was a tax upon the food o f tee e e ople, His Nor' s Friend attempted to show that it wou ld rot raise the p rice grain in the home market. Why, gracious heaven how was that? If the price of grain was 355. in the home mark. t--be meant the price of grain' imported from a foreign countrl:, from Dantzic, for instance, or Od.ssa—it that g b rain colt° sold but for the fixed duty at 35 5 ., if they did not clap on 9 :: as a bread tax, and thus make it 405., it might have b ed ; originally sold for 355. Befo re h e sat down h e rea lly mu!' allude to one circumstance, and that was the very extraordi nary condition in which this question was placed. There bad been a most marvellous combination of circumstances attend' ing it. There had b een a most un h ear d -o f an d unpar alleled singularity and critical position with respect to all the P a" ties connected with it. The candid judges of its merits, . e the _ f n fet t o o h ha p rte e e me nnimanetgeinaoesnoniuns measure.reieoe,f: singular, i e n o Tn : f g, feel u t ae h n llr a :o e r evmLhfr,el, measure , n a y : icadia : dbolt ic aeantt o r dcehnoas e r edn c I smti dt i e urhtaalslhalnns,itetunt:at:ript: stated mostpt c hhia h onnener e d li ryttt hemh;s s el f - n ame d io e op i nee i dfloa,d n st a cc o l. teaho m thursni et Government— b ad enem g ies ee f o f r luei extraordinaryel . mo e mf a i l eh d s cots_d „isna to 40 it nt t t tid d lildi course h he ou k resultThThen u as p had gut evera Noble b t t el a e k d c w on a c s er a ned le , e Go vernment was inevitable, question. —( t shß n t a h i e ryg e o l hua h o l i gs n: h g m l im r c a h u " t refreshingf w e , o r b h r e u : dt s : o F o o t n r oot i Friend n ohl y d so es as esw s acwh t ye o ho. mo w pi theta tore his .1 , 1 g tto ursue go _out, ht a e when lie woul i d t, obbtuatin becauseoffi t tp U true thawtmastohraee. g M ono in du i t st nh r u y em w bd e ei r .dr e to Lora h e e rs y ons di w sl h ik o ed vote h d is fo for by any means,_ and a short time would why. htutuhrteeh,netohuuebue: could sore, o. bestng prophet. There were no more honest Men *au of agree i n n wota e s hi ß s hmt e t h .f a b n i g etnaw e ne:l there wFraise nt hdl iek the l the Ministry yionist Lords and he had the greatest respetel.ct.9l.tho...: them, though he did not agree with them in all their opinizt:r , nor did he agree with them on this question of the Cora B ill. But there was some advice given by the Noble Marquis to tlaa . _ Protection party, and given in the strongest manner—not to think of anything so foul as a coalition with the party were opposed to the Minister. He would tell the Noble Lord there there was no d anger of any such thing. Wellsthen, his Nob Friends showed a kind of disinclination to any cbang3 g place. If th e y did not w i s h i t w h y di d they not postpone tee ` ll ' . • ther proceeding with this Bill, and offer it every copra' "'I they could have done in its other stages ? If they wer 3 g t e ar ela-ervers, they would have noticed what was going ca , e ut places. Meetings were held for the purpose of evitlem e cordial and candid feeling of gratitude for the rendered by the Minister, and for the purpose of aiding Wel. his difficulties, and prevent any factious opposition be offered to him. He (Lord Brougham) took it, that th e e object of that meeting was for preventing any coalition betwee n whose onlY the enemies of the measure and those persons VV..." object was to turn out the Government. He therefore col d great service'i dered that, as the Government would not go out, they have the votes of those persons whom his Noble Friend bad end J deavoured t o ga i n over to hi s side. Be a l so co nsidere d it right to assur e th em , t h at if they a d o pted t he "l ,„ amendment, the Bill was l ost , f or i t wou ld b e mora lly threw! out the measure, and defeating their own vote, by !shie h TZ decided it was n e c essary to read the Bill a second time, and nee the go into Com m itt ee upon i t . H e therefore called oes - Noble Lords to reject the amendment. Lord STANLEY considered that when his Noble Friend commenced his observations, he said that f or t w o hours he .ad been listening to a discussion, of which ss notthe whole, n or the i il greater part, nor the major part, nor a l arge por ti on , nor nac — e., any portion whatever, had been directed to the pane at issti