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RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OP LORDS. Xrurmazir AND BE %MAST SIINCTIOLT, AND NAVAN niZ.A.N CH RAILWAY EXTENSION. IRISH ICORT.T.I raximaND. DIMI.IN AND ENNISKILLEN. - - The Committee to whem these Bills were referred, met this after at three o'clock, in Abingdon-street. Present —The Marquis of Salisbury, (in the chair,) Earl of Jersey, Lord Charleville, and the Bishop of Oxford. Mr. AUSTIN (who appeared on behalf of the Dublin and Belfast, against which the Committee have reported) said he under stood that the Committee passed a resolution yesterday, recommding the Dublin and Be:fast Company to take advantage of their p esent BW to form a junction with the Navan and Drogheda Railway. Now he considered that their Lordships had, in coming to that decision, laboured under some misapprehension, inasmuch as that Company had virtually no Bill before their Lordships. The Bal to which he presumed their Lordships referred was the " Belfast Junction Extension," which was quite a distinct railway to the one for which he appeared. The Custamsa—There was no mistake at all. We thought our decision, so far as the junction was concerned, would facilitate your own interests. Mr. AUSTIN said it was impossible that it could do so, because the recommendation of the Committee was simply that they should snake three furlongs of railway, in order to join the Kells and Drog heda and Navan Branch. After some discussion, Mr. AusTIN expressed his anxiety to know the intention of the Committee on the subject. The CHAIRMAN said the view of the Committee was certainly to put the Dublin and Enniskillen in possession of that line which here after might be required for the public convenience. Mr. AUSTIN proposed that their Lordships should adopt their Bill to this extent, that they should have power to make the line frem Bells to Navan, if it was not made by the other parties within a specified time. The CHAIRMAN said that they could not do so. The Committee were of opinion that the circumstances of tile country did not war rant the construction of any new line south of Navan. After considerable discussion, the Committee agreed to the follow ing:Pretunble to the r' solution which was passed yesterday :—" That it is the opinion of the Committee that it is expedint to rut the Dublin and Enniskillen Company in possession of the line between Kells and liavan, in order that, if hereafter the traffic of the Company is found to require a line between Navan and Dublin, that Company may be mum position to apply to Parliament to form such a line, but at Present they cannot sanction a line south of Navan," Mr. AUSTIN—Then, my Lords, your chairman announced that our Preamble was rejected. I don't apply to your Lordships to rescind it. am sorry for it, but cannot help it. The Committee then proceeded with the clauses. ROUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP IV. THE =EAT NORTH Or SCOTLAND. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) lir. (Ebb next underwent a very searching cross-examination, With a view of showing that his estimates were deficient. The price of labour, he said, in the districts of this railway, he estimated thus :—Labourers, 2s. per day ; masons, 2s. 6d. ; and carpenters, from 13a. to 15s. per week. His total estimate for viaducts, bridges, &c., was 133,3341.; for land and stations, 269,6691. ; for rails, &c., 255,0001. The cross-examination, so far as it went, was effective, but it was abandoned, on a promise being given that the details of the gross estimates should be torth c°,lMng to-morrow. The Great North of Scotland Canal, the witness admitted, ran parallel with the railway, which it wag proposed to shut up. It was to be purchased by the railway Col &many, but he did not know at what price. The lowest he had herird named was 15,0001., and the highest 36,0001. He had left this to be met by the Ten per Cent. Contingent Fund. He never heard of an arrangement to pay Lord Fife's trustees 20,0001., nor had he included that sum in Ills estimate. The house land of Aberdeen was not. provided for, except through the Contingency Fund. The line pas semi under Union-street, but no inconvenience would arise to the inl eabitants from the progress of the locomotive along this part of tne lin e. The line entered Elgin on the south side of the town In a man ner. no way objectionable. 1 The witness was also cross-examined by Mr. FORSYTH on behalf of iJite Perth and Inverness Company. The Great North of Scotland lints was to be amalgamated with the Aberdeen Company, so that tht re would be one continuous line from Perth to Inverness; other- Wis as the passengers going from or to those places would have to be cam ried by four distinct Companies. !a the Committee adjourned shortly after four O'clock till Monday, at t avelve o'clock. GROUP vrr, EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN (STRA- THEARNE DEVIATION). 1 'le further consideration of the proposed clause stood over, and some other clauses being approved of, leave was given to insert them ; and the Committee proceeded to the case of the 1 ;DINDURGH AND NORTHERN (DUN-. rEumLx E BRANCH). '1 Tiis case was next called on, and Mr. Lees, one of the directors, WaiL called to give the evidence, and put in the papers required by Mr. Duncornbe's resolutions. Re stated that there were but six dire a tors, who were liable for the whole of the amount of capital required, for the construction of the line. The were also liable for five other branches of the Edinburgh arid Nor there line. The capital of this line was 18,7951., the whole of Whi Eh had been paid up. Lr. WaxEmr, on the part of several petitioners against the Bill, ero es -examined the witness, and addressed the Committee at great lens sth, with a view to show that the directors of these branches had interred a responsibility greater than they could sustain. Lr. Lees, in his cross-examination, repeated the statements he had pre\ tiously made, and further stated that the amount of capital abo re-mentioned had been subscribed. That the whole of that amc .nnt had been paid up and that it was still in hand. There had been: no expenditure as the whole of the expenses had been paid out of thee funds of the Edinburgh and Northern Company. Ti.t e CHAIRMAN undertook to prepare a report setting forth the facts which Mr. Wakely appeared se anxious to make prominent. A ft er a long and desultory conversation, which occupied the Com- Mitt see up to four o'clock, they adjourned until Monday. GROUP XI. ( +Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) M Gamwa intimated to the Committee that the Wilsontown, Morn Ingside and Coltness (Knowlton Branch) Bill was withdrawn. WILSBAII 7 AND COLTNESS (GREENHILL BRANCH.) M r 3PNIEL opened the case on behalf of the promoters of this Bill. The length of the branch sought to be constructed was five miles , and the capital to be raised 75,6001. The line was originally Intel, led to extend much further than at present proposed, still what was sought to be made would run through and accommodate a p onsiderable portion of the most important coal-fields in ,Scotland, and be the means of connecting it with the :ports on the Clyde. The country through which it ran was not very favourable for the promotion of a railway, and a tunnel of cons t derable extent would have to be made; still, there were so engli teering difficulties that would interfere with the practical work ing tt f the line. The Bill was petitioned against by Sir Thomas Cocl crane, on the allegation that it would seriously damage his pro- Perky , and there were also several road trustees petitioners. With rega p d to the first, the promoters had arranged to avoid the property, ss tl ast not a foot of it would be taken ; and respecting the latter, he had no doubt he would be able to show that the complaining parties had no tangible case whatever for opposing the scheme. E - ri dente in agreement with the requirements of Mr. T. Dun corn; 50's resolutions was then put in and receiv,d. sig. Henry Stuart, Bart., was generally examined as to the advan taged of the line. The branch would be of the greatest benefit to the mineral traffic of the district ; and with respect to the roads, it was his opinfon they would not be at all injuriously affected. Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS was proceeding to cross-examine the wit ness on bedlalf of Sir Thomas Cochrane , when Mr. objected to his doing so, as the promoters had now no intention of using any portion of Sir Thomas Cochrane's property. i. Sergeant BELLasis said he had not heard of this stopping short of the preamble before that moment ; and as the preamble of the Bill hai not been altered before, he should object to the change being made n ow. It was unfair to his client to stop short of the peti tioner's property, and then deprive him of the opportunity of ap pearing against the manner in which his estate was approached. Aft er some conversation, the Chairman retired to consult the Spelt' .er as to whether it was competent for the promoters to with draw or alter a portion of their preamble. On his return The. Onaxamas intimated that the parties might make the altera tion they proposed, provided it was shown that the line so shortened would be of general advantage to the district. Also that Sir Thomas Cochfakte should be heard generally against the preamble. The witness was then recalled, and shortly cross-examined, with out elkliting any point of material consequence. Mr. Robert Stewart, an ironmaster in the neighbourhood, deposed as to the benefits the branch would confer. He had four furnaces and made about 24,000 tons of pig iron yearly. To make this he Used oif material, iron, stone, coal, and lime, about 120,000 tons per annum. Re leased about 1,500 acres of a mineral field. The branch would be of great advantage to him both in bringing the raw ma terlal•to his works and in taking the pig Iron to the Glasgow market. He could also through this branch, with the pits he was sinking, supply Glasgow with 60,000 tons of coals per annum. Mr. Sergeant lIELLAsis said ho would be willing to withdraw his opposition providing the promoters would consent to the introduction o f a clause, binding themselves not to go through Sir Thomas Coch rane g park without his consent. The CHAIRMAN said the parties had batter consider the matter between this and Monday moniing. Mr. Watson, coal and lronmaster, of Garecube, near Glasgow, genera lly corroborated the evidence of the p rev i ous w i tness. The Committee then adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. GROUP XIV. SOUTH-EASTERN AND BRANCHES. The Committee on this group met to-day, at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 30 ; present—Mr. Pretheroe (chairman), Lord Emlyn, Mr. J. O'Connell, and Mr. Grogan. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY continued the examination of 3lr. Vignoles, the engineer t on t o te Notth Kent line. He stated that the total amount of tunnelling on the North Kent was 8,340 yards by the lower loop, and 8,820 yards by the line through Broom Park. The amount of tunnelling on the South-Eastern by the lower loop was 12,848 yards. Was thoroughly convinced of the practicability of tunnelling through Boughton-hill. The borings of the South-Eastern were not hill wo uld the North Kent route. The clay comprisingthe cap of the hill would not be touched. His acquaintance with North Kent did not commence in consequence of his employment formerly by the South Eastern Company, for he was well acquainted with It long before the period of that employment. The CHAIRMAN thought that sufficient evidence had already been given on the question of priority. Mr. Vignolles then proceeded at some length into details in sup port of the North Kent line. Cross-examined by Mr. AUSTIN—Was a witness before the Rouse of Lords on the Northampton and Peterborough Railway Bill, said before that Committee that there were five level railway crossings within a distance of two miles, on the Dublin and Kingstown Rail way, which was constructed by witness. The CHAIRMAN inquired whether there was any probability of the case being brought to a close before tour o'clock ? Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM said that he feared not, for he had to call Some engineers in support of Mr. Vignoles' evidence. The gen tlemen he proposed to call were, by their standing, fully entitled to the attention of the Committee. He should, however, make their examination as brief and general as he could consistently with his case. The CHAIRMAN cautioned Mr. Sergeant Wrangham to take care, lest by overloading the Committee with corroborative engineering evidence, he should create such a confusion in their minds as in the end to induce them to discard that sort of evidence altogether. Mr. Sergeant Wa.arronesi said that he should be sorry to have recourse to such a proceeding as would cause the Committee to adopt such a course, and he would,, therefore, endeavour to reduce his evi dence as much as possible. Mr. GOLDSMID then called Mr. Hawkshaw, who bore testimony to the correctness of Mr. Vignoles' evidence with regard to the su periority of the high levels of the North Kent over those of the South- Eastern. Th. North Kent line was much !superior to the South- Eastern in every way, from The level crossings on the South-Eastern were very objection a bl e , their number and their nature. Mr. Locke, the e ng i ne engineer, was also called in corroboration of Mr. Vignoles' evidence. lie stated that Mr. Vignoles's line would be superior to the South Eastern, both in gradi en t s an d cons t ruc ti on. A saving in distance on any line 'Trent Valley Company spont 1 ,50:M1o t / be . taasagrveeaat ddiesstioldeiceratoufm9.miTiehie, The wishes to avoid the curves an d angles with° old lines is the caus e ' which have lately been set up. of the formation of half of the proj th ei news Taking all the circumstances of bo tutu consideration, he would certainly prefer Mr. Vignoles' s li ne to the line. The ra pid succession of trains would interfere with the traffic over the level crossings. It being four o'clock, the Committee here adjourned until twelve o'clock ou Monday. GROUP XIX. The Committee sat at halC past two o'clock In room No. 14. _Present, Lord Harry Vane, chairman, and all the monlagra. cuAR,D CANAL RAILWAY. Cubltt, In consequence of whose absence the case stood over prow yesterday, being in attendance this morning his evidence was now given. It merely referred to the amount of Injury that would be done to the canal and other property. He believed that no pro perty would be injured by the limit The case stood over for further ccnsideratlon, and the Committee proceeded with the case of the itrusTox. lIND EXETER (CREW ERNE BRANCH). After a long discussion as to the power of the Company to raise a aum of money in addition to that for which they had obtained powers, it was agreed to obtain the opinion of the Attorney-General ' as to whether, " in the event of the sum of 420,000(. being expended, the Company could raise any, and if any, what further sum?" 'laving thus at length came to an arrangement satisfactory to all 'Denies, the Committee rose at foar o'clock, and adjourned till Tuesday, GROUP XXVII. This Committee met to-day at the usual hour. Sir C. Lemon in the chair. 'fire business was opened by the Clistamsw asking if any arrange ment had b een come to between the opposing landowners and the Promoters of the Bill agreeably to the suggestions thrown out yester day by the Committee. _ Mr. TOWNSEND and Mr. WORDSWORTH said, that ns arrangement bad been made, but proposals had been received by them as connsel Tor the landowners , from the counsel on behalf of the promoters, to Which propositions they could not accede. This day w as again spent, as yesterday was, in discussions and laminations and cross-examinations o f w i tnesses w i th regar d to the alleged injuries which the properties in question would sustain °9l ;latrUctlou of the railway. The details, however interesting to the parties concerned, possess no feature of the slightest interest to the public. . , ,_____. The Committee eventually decided that the complaints of the petitioners were matters to be settled by arbitration, as they were only injuries for which compensation would afford sufficient redress. The elauses of the Bill were then postponed, and the usual pre lim:nary lormal evidence having been given on behalf of the pro moters of the SOUTH MIDLAND, The Committee adjourned. GROUP XXX. This Committee met to-day, shortly after twelve o'clock; present, Lord Charles Wellesley (chairman), and the other Members of the Committee. OZPORD AND CAMBRIDGE. Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said, before the Committee proceeded fur ther with this Bill, he had to mention that an arrangemant was in progress between the parties which would, he hoped, effectually prevent further opposition to this Bill. It would, therefore, be de sirable to adjourn till Monday next. He could not positively assert thMr. REW at his Learned Friends were to state what the landlords would do. ANDS, Wit h the other Counsel against the Bill, agreed to the proposed adjourrunent. The Climaxes considered that, as they were all unanimous, it would be the best way to accede to the proposition of the Learned Counsel. Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said he would wish to call one or two wit nesses, but would not occupy the time of the Committee to any length. The Learned Counsel then called and examined, Mr. Francis Hamilton (magistrate for the county of Hertford), who stated that he was a large landed proprietor, and resided at about two miles and a-half from Dunstable. Was well acquainted with the country through which the railway would pass, and he con sidered that would be greatly benefited by the undertaking. His own immediate neighbourhood would derive considerable advantage. Cross-examined by Mr. WELLS, for the Aylesbury and Theme Railway—Could not say exactly that the traffic originating on the line would produce as much as 60,0001. a year. Believed it would. Was aware that there waa a line from Bedford to Bletchley ; that there was one, which had pa. sed through the House, from Bedford to Huntingdon ; and that there was another also in progress. . Mr. John Brett, a farmer, examined—Resided at Luton, which was greatly increased of late years. This was owing to the manu facture of straw-plait, which was made in all the towns, including Baldock, along the line. A railway was particularly desirable on this account, and he had no doubt the trade in that manufacture would be considerably augmented. There were from 20,000 to 100,000 sheep brought annually to the east passing through Luton. The proposed railway would connect a range of the most important markets on the line. There was also a traffic in corn on the line. _ Cross-examined by Mr. Wits—Thought that the proposed rail way would still have the preference of the railways to which the Learned Counsel .had alluded. Had no partiality to the Oxford and Cambridge Railway, except from its superior advantages over the other contemplated lines. Mr. E. L. Franklin, examined by Mr. Sergeant CLARKE—Occupied a large farm, and lived at Ascot. The noblemen and gentlemen who employed him were most favourable to this line. He considered a railway from Aylesbury to Theme, and stopping there, would be of no advantage, as they required a cemmunication further westward, which would be afforded by the railway before the Committee. This was the universal epinion in the country. Cross-examined by Mr. WELLS—Another direct line had been a favourite with a few. Not being an engineer be could not say whether a railway of seventy miles in length could be worked with safety as a single line. Mr. 11. itoutledge, shopkeeper at Bald°, k, was called, but, Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said he would net trouble the Committee with asking him any questions. He woula, however, allow his Learned Friend to do so. The witness was then examined by Mr. Wells, but corroborated the proceeding testimony. Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said, he would not trouble the Committee with further evidence on this point. The CHAIRMAN said, that before they adjourned, he thought it would be better if they read the report. . . The clerk then read the report, after which the Committee ad lourned. GROUP XXXVI. MALTON AND DRIFFIELD. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. BAnsEs proceeded to explain the nature of the project. He said the object of the Bill was to make a railway from the Scar borough branch of the York and North Midland Railway at Norton, near Malton, to the Bridlington Branch of the Hull and Selby Rail way at Drifileld, and a branch from Driffield to Frodingham-bridge. The length of the main line would be 18 miles 7 furlongs and 2 chains, and the length of the branch 5 miles and 4% chains. The effect of the line would be to form a communication between the railways of the North and East Riding of Yorkshire, by uniting the towns of Malton and Driflleld, and by the lines made, or in the course of constructim, communications between those Ridings and the port of Hull. From Mull the course northward was effected by means of the Bridlington branch of the Hull and Selby, which was in the course of formation, and would be opened in a few months, and by the Malton and Thirsk Railway. The esti mated expense of constructing the main line and branches would be 240,0001. Colonel Sykes, one of the largest proprietors of land in the route, and in fact the whole of the landowners, were in favour of the project. The line had, however, other advantages than those he had enumerated, as it would afford Mahon and Pickering, and all places to the north of Malton, direct intercourse with Hull, from which they received and sent a great deal of produce. It would also give cheaper coals to those who lived In its vicinity, as the northern coal would be brought from Durham and Newcastle to Mallon and Drifileld, which would then be put on the same footing as York in that commodity. The present communication between Melton and Hull was by the Wold of the West Riding, making the distance between the two points 40 miles, so that those going from Hull to Melton had practi cally to go round bp York to get to it. There were no engineering difficulties, and they had but one tunnel of a mile in length, which would be easily and cheaply made on account of its passing through a strata of dry chalk. The steepest gradient would be lin 100. The line was originally opposed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, same of whose property at Wetwang, about nine miles from Mallon, would be intersected, not because they disapproved of the line, but because its promoters objected to the introduction In the deeds of conveyance that no bargain should be made by any of their tenants without the consent of the Commissioners under their common seal. Nothing was mere reasonable than a proposition of this kind, but they objected`to the form in which it was originally proposed, because they wished to have absolute controul over their tenants in the matter, which would have put them in a different position to that of other landowners. They agreed to put them in the ordinary position of landowners, so that they might, if they considered themselves injured, go to a jury for redress. They had, however, come to an arrangement, by consenting to introduce a clause on the subject into their Bill, so that it now virtually appeared before the Committee as au unopposed Bill. Mr. C. Copplewaite, vice-chairman of the board of directors at Mallon, was then examinect—The distance from Malton to Hull, by Pickering, was 38 miles. The distance, by water- carriage, was 70 miles, and the conveyance of goods generally occupied a week. Persons travelling from Melton to Hull generally preferred going by railway through York and Selby, although it was a circuitous route, as they had to traverse a distance of between GO and 70 miles. All persons interested in a railway communication through the district, were In favour of the line. Petitions from Mel ton, Driftleld, Thlrsk, Pickering, and other towns and villages had been presented to the House in its favour. The line would give facilities for the conveyance of lime from Holderness, which was of a superior quality, and much used by the farmers for manure. There were three competing companies, but they had respectively abandoned their pfojects. At Mallon the price of coals was 2s. lid. higher than at York ; but If the railway were made, they could be obtained at Melton at the same price, end the price at other towns would be proportionably reduced. The line was estimated to pay eight per cent. He censidered that the line combined great public and local advantages. Mr. Alfred Dickens, the assistant engineer to the line, was next examined—He said the main line would have double rails, but the branches only a single one, but land sufficient for a double line throughout would be taken. There were no particular engineering difficulties to be encountered. There was a tunnel 1.694 yards in length, but the strata was of the easiest description, and would have several shafts in it. The steepest gradients were lin 60, but they could be altered to one in a hundred, and there was sufficient ground within the limits of deviation for the parpose. The smallest radius of a curve was two furlongs and one chain hi length. They crossed one turnpike-road on a level, and fourteen other roads. The estimate of expense was 240,0001. The CHAIRMAN then declared that in the opinion of the Committee the preamble had been proved. The clauses were then agreed to with amendments, and the Com mittee separated. THE SUN, LIGI4DON, Mr. Backhouse, a resident for a long period at Tadcaster, said that than iswould r b o e po rn s eudchbymtohre Northcomm e o3diiioduiasntdo jtiutencpteloopnl,ewofhTicandwcasoultedr the line unnecessar ily destroy an extensive quant it y of meadow and pasture land in that neighbourho od, that would not be done by that of this Company. The constr uction of the rival line in question would impede the navigation of the river running through Tadcaster, and the inhabitants from past experience were very apprehensive of the floods which it would occasion. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINs--Was a brewer and farmer. Founded his observations with respect to the apprehension of the inhabitants from what he gathered in conversation. Had not heard that almost the whole of the inhabitants of Tadcaster had petitioned in favour of the North Midland Junction, although he had heard that a petition of that nature had been presented to the House of Commons. Had not taken particular trouble to ascertain the nature of that Company's works. He did not think that the junction station would be more central than that of the Leeds Extension line in that district. It would be necessary to cross a bridge to arrive at Mr. Hudson's station, and also that of the rival line. The first time he heard of Mr. Hudson's line was some time after he heard of the North Midland Junction scheme. The petition of the inhabitants of Tadcaster, referred to by the Learned Sergeant, was Lere produced by the clerk of the Committee, at his request. The petition contained a clause to the effect that the petitioners were of opinion that the scheme of the promoters would not at all interfere with the navigation of the river at Tadcaster. The petition from Tadcaster in favour of the Leeds Extension scheme was also produced, at the request of the counsel of that company. _ Cioss:examination resumed—There were not many names of re spectability in the petition, though Mr. Robert Kirby, Mr. Upton, Mr. W. J. H. Think, Mr. Ireland, Mr. Scope, Mr. Mathew Kidd, and Mr. Follett, all of whose names appeared underneath the petition, were men of considerable respectability. Re•examined— Colonel Wyndham, who was decidedly one of the most wealthy individuals in the neighbourhood of Tadeaster, pre ferred the Leeds Extension scheme. He was the owner of a consider able number of houses in that town. If these two schemes were permitted Colonel Wyndham would have two railways passing for a considerable extent through his estate, only 100 yards distant (in some places) from each other. Mr. Matthew Hobson, to whose name his Learned Friend had not drawn his attention, was a very respectable chimney-sweeper.—(Laughter.) One man named Simpson, who had affixed his mark, was often on the parish, so also were Mr. George Eastwood (who spelt his name with a little "e "), and Mr. Matthew Kidd. The petition in favour of the Leeds extension scheme contained the names of three-fourths of the most respectable inhabitants of Tadcaster, and that station had been consieered as the most advantageous to them, and had in fact been recommended by them. G. HUDSON, Esq., M.P., the Chairman of the York and North Midland Company, said that he was one of the Committee that was appointed in 1833 to consider the best railway communication be tween York and Leeds. Heiwas a very active member of that com mittee. He and the committee gave the subject very considerable attention; in fact, he pointed oat the line to their then engineer, Mr. George Remington, who had recommended another line, but after considerable discussion and a lapse of time Mr. Stephenson, their present engineer, recommended the presen scheme. The York and North Midiand Railway was opened to th town of Leeds in 1839. The present route between York and Leeds was very circuitous, and he had been often urged to propose a more direct line of communication. This company's line had afforded railway accommodation with the smallest loss of life of any in the kingdom. The number of passengers between Leeds and York during the last year was upwards of 72,000, and the totaLrepelpts upwards of 20,0001. The local traffic was 8,0001. odd. The working expenses were about 401. per cent., which was exceed ingly low, considering the nature and length of the line. The traffic was not limited to people living between the two termini ; the line afforded facilities to individuals carried beyond those termini. This line would be a continuous one, the importance and advantage of which could not be over estimated. The Leeds and York Railway were dependent on the London and York for communication with York. They would not be an indepen dent company. Assuming the London and York to pass, it would not afford such communication to the Leeds and York Company as to make the scheme manageable. The North Midland Junction scheme would not benefit the public that wished to proceed from Leeds to York. Their gradients were worse than those of this Company. The estimated cost of the Leeds and York was 600,0001., which he felt con fident could not remunerate the promoters of that undertaking. He could not see whence the dividend would arise. The expense of this company's scheme would be 36,0001., and it would give the advan tage of a Marsh-gate station amongst others. He considered that a railway in the district of Abbotford and Tadcaster should certainly pass near such coal mines as those of the Misses Gaskin and others in that district. The uniting of the Marsh-gate station with the Mid land station would be highly Important. This line would open out the country traversed by the Church Fenton line, which was a matter of considerable importance, and it would also supply the people of Ilarrogate with coals. The construction of the North Midland Junction scheme would in his opinion lead to very great public inconvenience, and the remuneration to the promoters would not be sufficient, as it would not be an inde pendent company. The gradients on it would also be very difficult. It was not his custom to advertise or " puff " his schemes as other companies usually did. He attended the meeting at Mr. Fox's with his engineer and solicitor, at the urgent request of several gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Tadcaster, and it was unanimously resolved that this scheme was the best. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Witnins—The express trains that had been put on the present line of this company were certainly not owing to the announcement of the scheme of the North Midland Junction Company. He could not say whether they were first started after or before the issuing of the prospectus. He considered that his company had trains travelling as rapidly as it was possible for railway engines to move them. The express trains were of no use whatever to the intermediate stations, although the interme diate traffic increased in proportion to the facilities of commu nication afforded to intermediate districts. The North Midland Junction would make use of six miles of an existing railway, whilst this company would only use three miles. It was also desirable to avoid inte►ruption to existing traffic, and that great importance ought to be attached to good and easy gradients. He was chairman of the Leeds and Bradford line, but the petition that had been presented by that Company under his seal against any such company as the Midland Junction was signed by him merely in his official capacity. It was true that shares had been reserved for the landowners of the district through which his line would pass. Cross-examined by Mr. HARDY—He had been considering the ne cessity of some such line as that now proposed by him since the year 1834. The line generally was chalked out, but nothing decisive done until the meeting at Mr. Fox's. The delay occasioned at a junction in the reduction of speed would not be more that a minute, in his opinion. There was a considerable amount of traffic between York and Manchester; and, assuming that the Huddersfield and Manchester line were formed, the traffic intended for Manchester would meet with a desirable conveyance along it. Curves caused a slight wear and tear on engines, and it was necessary to slacken the speed whilst passing over them, Examined by Mr. KNOWLES (who appeared for certain landowners) —lt was customary during the last two years to reserve shares to owners of land through which a railway would pass, and the pro prietors of the company of which he was chairman authorised him to make such allotments. The allotment of shares, however, was not mentioned at the meeting at Mr. Fox's. Mr. Birkenshaw, engineer of the line said, that he had been in the railway world for the last seventeen years, under the superin tendence of Mr. itephenson. The York and Scarborough, and the Churchfenton were made under his direction, The works of this line in the neighbourhood of Tadcaster would not be very difficult. From Tadcaster southward they used about five miles of existing lines. Tadcaster was the most important town in that district. The line would then proceed through Hazlewood, and would thence proceed to the Leeds and Selby. There would be a tunnel under Arlington Park, which would be made for the purpose of inflicting the least residential injury on the owner. They then made use of another existing line to the extent of five miles. After that the works would be rather heavy in em bankments. The would then unite with the Bradford Railway. The river Ayre would have to be passed. There was no engineering work which deserved to be specially brought under the notice of the Committee except the tunnel, the boring of which would not ins olve any great difficulties. lie believed that he had secured the shortest practicable communication between Leeds and York. The existing companies over whose lines this scheme proposed to pass were on terms of perfect amity with its promoters. Ills atten tion had been called to such a line as this in Sep tember, 1844. He considered the fact that this scheme would give the choice of three stations in Leeds was of considerable importance. This line would be constructed at about 21,0001. per mile on the average, which would be much less than the expense of the two other schemes. The expense of the tunnel would be 61,0001., which was a lower sum than works of a similar nature and extent had cost. The consent of all the principal landowners along the line had been obtained to its formation. Cross-examined by Mr. Haunv—The delay occasioned by a junc tion on a line would be about five or six miles an hour. He would supply the promoters o the rival schemes with an account of the gradients on the line att. he next sitting of the Committee. Mr. Sergeant Wimuss having suggested that the Committee should now adjourn, they accordingly did so until Monday, he having pro mised, on the request of Mr. Knowles, to supply the other parties with information respecting the North Midland Junction, similar to that promised by Mr. Birkenshaw. Sub-Committee, No. 1. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) BEIL.XSIIIRE AND HANTS (HITNOEXPOILD EXTENSION). In the case of this Bill the standing orders were declared not to have been complied with. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships wet this day at the appointed hour; present, the Earl of Shaftesbury (chairman), Lord Hawarden, and the Earl of Ilchester. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY (EAST GRINSTEAD BRANCH). This was the first case which came under the consideration of their Lordships. The requisite evidence having been gone through, and Lord WhanicWe's standing order having been proved, Lord SHAFTESBURY intimated that the Company had fulfilled the standing orders, and that the Bill had passed. This line is six miles and a half in length, and the capital is 160,0001. Parliamentary agents, Dorington and Co. EXETER AND EXMOUTH RAILWAY. This case, after occupying the attention of the Committee for some time, was adjourned until Monday next. Parliamentary agents Messrs. Dorington and Co. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (RYE TO RYE HARBOUR.) This, which is a very short line, merely connecting Rye with the harbour, was the next case which came under the consideration of their Lordships. After hearing the usual evidence, the Committee decided that the promoters had complied with the standing orders, and that the Bill had passed. Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Burke, Pritt, and Co. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAIL- Their Lordships adjourned the (No. bearing of this case until prooft should have been given of the estimates and declaration, all the other necessary proofs having been given. When these are proved the line will pass as a matter of course. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY AMENDMENT AND BRANCHES (No. 2). This case was also adjourned from a similar reason to the pre ceding, as also was the GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY AMENDMENT AND BRANCHES (No. 3). EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY AMENDMENT AND BRANCHES. The Committee adjourned this case, for want of flirther proofs, until Tuesday next. The following Bills which came before their Lordships, on second reference, were further adjourned till Tuesday next :—Clonmel and Thurles Railway, Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway, Great Southern and Western Railway, Ireland (Cork Extension), Mallow and Fermoy Railway, Killarney Junction Railway, Mount Mellick Junction Railway. Their Lordships rose at half-past four o'clock. RAILWAY BILLS and PROJECTS. The following is an alphabetical list of railway companies which have given notices of meetings, pursuant to the new sessional orders of Parliament : Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junc tion Railway. Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir, and Port. Glasgow Junction. Birmingham and Oxford Junction. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley. Buckinghamshire and Oxford and Bletchley Junction. Cheltenham and Oxford. Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead. Dublin and Kingstown Extension. Dublin and Sandymount. East Coast. East Lancashire. East Lincolnshire. Tottenham to Barne t Stratford Stations Enlargement. Eastern Counties, HertfoßrdraannedhesH,unatnidngdthone London and . Eastern Counties York Extension. Eastern Counties and Thames Junction. East an nd d W y e o s r t k. Eastern r ou gh , a nd Yorkshire Junction, Harrogate, Knarez b 0 Union and Hadleigh Junction. Edinburgh and Glasgow. Enfield and Edmonton. Eastern Union. Forth and Clyde Navigation. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr. Great Southern and Western (Cork Extension). Great Western and Uxbridge. Great Western and Wycombe. Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction and Pier. Ilford and Epping. Killarney Junction. Leeds and Bradford. -Leeds and Carlisle and Yorkshire and Glasgow Union. Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction. London and Brighton, Dorking and other Branches. London, Newbury, and Bath Direct. L Londonl aa 3 , n t co l r hn V e saa a t enn l drld W i n dsor D y a a an d South o Junction. uthneWt Southampton.oa l n e . s Junction. London and South Essex. d Mallow and Fermoy. M Manchest er , B urton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction. Manchester and Birmingham Branch Railways and Arnal gamatioia. Midland and Eastern Counties. Mountmellick Junction. GROUP XXXVII, SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, BARNSLEY, WAKEFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, AND GOOLE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Holt, mineral surveyor, was examined much to the same effect. In cross examination he stated that some branches, ori ginally contemplated by this company, and in his opinion necessary for the acc)mmodation of important parts of the district to be passed through, had been abandoned. He did not know that the abandon ment was for the purpose of preventing opposition on the part of the South Yorkshire Railway Company. • Mr. W. BMgley, surveyor and Commissioner of Inclosures under the Ecclesiastical Act, examined by Mr. R. HALL—Gave evidence of a similar general character in favour of this line. He pointed out upon the maps large tracts in the West Riding, which were mere grouse shooting -grounds at present, but which were capable of re. donation by lime manure. This would be rendered available by means of the railway under consideration. Several other witnesses, equally acquainted with the nature and wants of the district, were examined, and their evidence was mainly of the same character. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. This Committee, of which Mr. Stafford O'Brien is the chairman, re -assembled at twelve o'clock this morning, in Room 26 (New Houses of Parliament), and proceeded to hear further evidence in support of the YORK AND NoliTH MIDLAND (LEEDS EXTENSION). Mr. Fox, cross-examined on behalf of the Leeds, York, and Mid. land Junction—l believe that Mr. Hudson's line has not any advan tage over the Midland Junction line as regards the accommodation to be afforded to the consumers of coal raised in Miss Gaskin's pro perty. The Midland Junction scheme passes through very extensive limestone fields. Re-examined —Leaving out of the question' the local traffic up on the two lin es , and taking the traffic at York, you must of necessity enter upon the York and North Midland line, if their line is con structed. Do yon think there is no advantage in sending your coals dhethceoiallierpyarotvlyeraavalirnethuandLeraeodnae a! i management, yark ,ai partly insteado o f vheary thein g f o troo th sm e e r nt line ?—lt would certainly be a great L. dvantage to have the coals y there carried by one and the sa me company throughout, and prac ticall will be new advantages developed to us by the con struction of the Leeds and York line. George King, land agent, residing at Abbotford, said he was agent to Colonel Markham, proprietor of an extensive estate in that district over which this line would pass. He had been ac quainted with the district for the last forty years. He had duly considered the merits of the rival lines, and he was decidedly of opinion that this line, whilst it would inflict the least injury on private property, would give the greatest accommodation to the public. This line would also be more direct than its rivals. There were extensive quarries of such stone as York Minster had been b u ilt w i th, lying along the district through which this line would pass. Thi s li ne would give accommodation to the important town of Tadcaster, wh ere th ere are wereseveralthwheichrind for the district of Leeds. If this line saving to the people, in the shape of transit of Colonel I kl be immense. 3 ar iam considered that their goods, would advantageous to the public. The people constructed, e corn-mills rn-nli 11 8 in favour of this in the district where he resided generallyCom pany'sthislm• line. Cross-examined be the most were quicker on lines that had the few four miles which was only twenty on this line, was a market-town. Cross-examined by Mr. ILkunelta—t junctions,Believed t a h n a d t tn p e a r r a ti w es er t e ra n v o e l ll eas ed than seven junctions He believed that Tadcaster was equal ) in point of commerce. The in length. Tadcaster had not a regular tn fa w ir e , it the Leeds and York proposed to erby (through which he was not of opinion that if Y th o coals, but there in more plentiful quanti ties,and coals were brought districts lying between Wetherby p a as n s d constructed, a rk La w ada ere an i d n Sergeant WILRINs—Had always said that Y gre Ork at lin n e eel were f Cross-examined by Mr. ever said that the North Midland the best. Had n that article would be much cheaper. this line was couldnot say that he had ever heard of there being any reserved shares in this Junction was the best, and ought to win the day. He co n Company. He had not heard that there were any reserved shares for Colonel Markham, whether the self to his knowledge. He &onld through a more nor wer n e ot the a r a e y any for him- North Midland Junction did 1r Hudson ' s. Did not know went through the coal fields as well as 3 . ex tensive district of lime beds. He ilo also believed that that line go supposing the two the gradients of the two li ne s. He believed that, preferable for that line whi c h h a d b e tt er gra di en t s wou ld be lines affording equal facilities for opening out the district of coal fields,mineral trafilic. He did not know where the station Of the North Midland Junction would be in the district of Abbotford. Re - examined—Colonel Markham had petitioned against the North Midland Junction. Mr W. Wordsworth, land agent, of Blackgate, near Leeds, said he had been in the habit of inspecting collieries in that neighbourhood. The Leeds and York Railway would pass over a district where the coal was already worked out, and as a mineral line it was of little iin portance. He was acquainted with the route of this and the North Midland Junction lines, and he believed that this was the more pre ferable scheme. If the accommodation which this line proposed to give for the transmission of coal and lime were not given to the people of York, the coal of Durham would be sold in York, and the people would be thus driven out of the capital of their own county, as respected their coals. Cross-examined by Mr. HARDY —The district lying between Wetherby and York was not well supplied with coal. The Durham coal was decidedly better than that found in the fields of the Misses Gaskins, and that in the district of Dewsbury. Cross-exby Mr. SergeantJunctionliner would be a very advantageous WiLittris— one to the public, and should that line be a mile shorter than that under the consideration of the Committee, it R ould certainly be the more preferable. Ile considered that it would be preferable to carry heavy mineral traffic along such a line as the North Midland Junction, than one where it would be obliged to wait for the transit of London traffic. Mr. Thomas Lockwood, of Tadcaster, assistant-overseer there for the last twenty-five years, said, that the trade of that town had suffered of late most materially, in consequence of railways having been constructed In the neighbourhood of Durham, whereby the coal of that district was conveyed for sale to York, and put the Tadcaster coal-merchants out of the market. The population of Tadcasler at the last census was upwards of 26,000. Mr. Itherley, an extensive miller there, sent 8,000 tons of flour to Leeds (seventeen miles) annually, and it could not be con veyed, under the present circumstances, at less than 2s. per quarter. The Comm= intimated that they had heard quite sufficient et ,. deuce as to traffic. SA T:,IT R DA'Y 1 VEN 1N G, MAY 2, 1846. - Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle. North British Railway Branches Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4. Oldham District. Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead junction. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate. Shrewsbury and Birmingham. South Staffordshire Junction, Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4. Stirling and Dunfermline. Taff Vale. Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway ;and Pier. Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction. Windsor, Slough, and Staines Atmospheric. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY Taarric.—The following are the Total Recelpits of Rail. ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year: no Week = ~,, Last a ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. t la. 4 ,„,, ? £ ' £ Aprll2s Arbroath and Forfar - - 176 , 159 - Bristol and 8irmingham.............- - 24 Chester and Birkenhead ....... -•• • • 549 " 610 23 Dublin and Drogheda.. - .......... - 730 739 28 Dublin and Kingstown .... --•• • • • • 1,064 1,045 26 Dundee and Arbroath . 25 Durham and Sunderland ... -.•••• • • • 536 635 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow .-•••• • • • • • 3,317 2,856 26 Eastern Counties and North Eastern 8,276 4,694 25 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••. • • • 1,976 1,664 25 Glasgow and Greenock ••••• • • • • •• • • 876 847 -- Grand Junction - - 25 Gravesend and Rochester. . 206 142 - Great North of England ........ •• • • - - 26 Great Western ..................... 20,101 16,563 27 Hartlepool ........ ..... ............ 1,054 - 25 London and Birmingham, Bc.c. ... .... 37,327 30,985 26 London and 81ackwa11...... ..... ... 826 1,222 25 London and Brighton . - ............ 4,551 3,792 28 London and Croydon . 1,413 1,175 - London and Greenwich • ........ •• • • - - 25 London and South Western ......... 7,010 6,151 26 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury • . 1,073 926 24 Manchester and Birmingham ........ 4,367 3,760 25 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc- , 6,302 5 ,9 56 25 Midland Counties ....... - ..... ..... 15,905 14,833 25 Newcastle and Darlington .......... 2,757 2,292 25 Newcastle and Carlisle., . 1,857 1,386 26 Newcastle and North Shields.. •••• •• 422 367 26 Norfolk - - ........................ 1,203 227 - North Union and Bolton and Preston - - 27 Paris, Corbel, and Orleans 6,589 6,016 - Paris and Rouen ... - .............. - - 25 Preston and Wyre • ................. 667 449 26 Sheffield and Manche5ter............ 1,584 727 25 South Eastern-. ...• •• • ............ 6,830 4,482 25 Taff Vale • ....... -•••• • • •• • ....... 1,10& 927 26 Ulster - Yarmouth and Norwich . ......- - 25 York and North Midland ....... •• • • 5,176 - WORKS OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. With reference to an article, headed as above, which we copied some time ago from another journal, we Are happy since to learn that the works upon the Caledonian Railway are in active progress along its whole extent, and that there are at present upwards of 7,000 men employed on the line. Messa. Brassey, Mackenzie, and Stephenson, the con tractors, are in full possession of all the land reqmiaite, and have sub-let nearly the whole works to respectable and sub stantial persons, and several miles of the line are finmed and ready for ballasting. The rails were purchased last year and there is every pro spect of a great portion of the line being open for traffic in the summer of 1847. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, May 1. STOCK ExcRANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 10% —Caledonian, 7%—Great Western, Quarter Shares, 1936—New castle and Berwick, 213¢—North Staffordshire, 3% p, MANCHESTER, Illax 1. STOCK Excaamaz.—The sales are—Blackburn, Chorley, and Liver pool, 195. dis.—Buckingham and Bletchly Junction, par c.—Chelms ford and Bury, 15s. 6d. dis.—Clitheroe Junction, % dis.— Derby and Crewe, 3% p.—Direct Northern, % dis.—Eastern Counties, 2434 Ditto, York Extension, I Is. 3d. p.—East Lancashire (Nib. 2), 33 p.—East Lincolnshire, p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, % dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis.—Goole, Doncaster;, Sheffield, &c., 9s. 6d. c. p.—Great Grimsby and Dock Extension, 1 eds.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 2% dis.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Brad ford, 2 p.—Huddersfleld and Manchester Railway and Ctusal, 1% p. —Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 6% p.—Kendal and Win dermere, par—Leeds and Thirsk, 2% dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 3% p.—Liverpool and Bury, New Shares, ft M c. p.— Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 255. 4d. p.—Liverpool, Manches ter, Preston, and Southport, % dis.—Liverpoel, Warrington, Man chester, and Stockport, % dis.—London and York, par—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 225. 6d. p.—Manchester and Birmingham, $1 —Ditto, Quarters (A), 9% p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 8 1 4 3 p.—Manchester and Bury Atmospheric, es. 6d. c. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Ex tension, 3% p.— Manchester, Midland, and Grimsby, )4 :ins.—Man chester and Southampton, % p.—Midland, 401. Shares, 16% p.— North British, Carlisle Branch, I% p.—North Staffordshtre, 4 p.— North Wales, 2 dis.—Oldham District, 34 p.—Preston and. Wyre, 30 —Ditto, Halves (B), )4 p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire. Junction, 12s. p.—Ditto, Extension, 14 dis.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quar ters (No. -2), 3 p.—Ditto, ditto (No. 3), 1)6 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, % p.—Shropshire Union, % dis.—South Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), 6s. p.—West Riding Union, 2% p. LEEDS, MAT 1. STOCK EXCLIANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 295. p.-Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, p.- Ditto, Extensions, 3% p.-Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares (A), 9% p.-York and North Midland (East and West Riding), p.-East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 3% p. - Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 3 dis.-Ditto, Quarter ;glares, Is. dis.-Ditto, Docks, 2 dis.- Ditto, Extensions, 15s. dis.-Hudders field and Manchester, )4 p.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, p.- Leeds and Bradford, 285( p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 3 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 3 dis.-Liverpool and Bury, New, 1/. 18s. p.- -North Bri tish, Half Shares, 3% p.-Ditto, New Carlisle Branch. 30s. p.- Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 13s. dis.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 225. 6d, dis.-Birkenhead. Chester, Mold, &c., 235. dis. -Buckinghamshire (late Rugby), par-Chelmsford and ury, 16s. dis.-Clitheroe Junction, 15s. dis. -Glasgow and Dumfries, 14s. 6d. dis.-Great Eastern and Western, 275. Gd. dis.-Leeds, York, and Midland, 265. dis.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 15s. 6d. dis.- Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 275. dis.-Leeds and York, 225. 6d. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, Bs. dig.- Leicester and Bedford, 12s. dis.-Lincoln, York, and Leeds, 28s. 6d. dis.-Liverpool and Leeds Direct, par-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 7s. 6d. dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 154 p.-London and York, Ss. dis.-London and Portsmouth, la. p.-London and Manchester (Rem.), 355. dis.-Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, 15s. p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 2 dis.-Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 17s. dis.-North Staffordshire, 4% p.-North Western, 2s. 6d. p.-Shrews bury and Hereford, 245. dis. - Shropshire Union, 12s. Gd. dis.--South Midlands, 1)4 p. -South and Midland Junction, 1% dis.-Welsh Midlands, 225. dis.-West Riding Union, 4% -York and Lewes ter, 235. dis. N E WCASTLE - UPON-TYNE, MAY 1. STOCK Excnermr.—The sales are—Eastem Counties, York Exten sion, 31s. 6d. p.—Great North of England, 401. Shares' 4836 p.— North British, Halves, Hawick, 8 p.—Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 9% p.—Newcastle and Berwick, 11 p.—Nort h um b er l an d and Lancashire, 18s. dis.zSouth Midland, 1% P. H UDDERSFIELD, STOCK Excuswoz.—The sales are—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 7 1 4 —Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 12—Huddersfield and Sheffield J unction, 131. 1 ls. ad. —L ee d s an d Thirsk, 2 dis.—Clltheroe Junction, I%—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union, 31. las. 6 d.—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 21. 12s. — North Western, 28s. 6d.—South Midlands, 31s. p.—Weish Midlands, 7s. 3d.—Glasgow and Dumfries, I%—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 27s p.—London and Manchester (Rem.), IL is. 3d. HULL, MAY 1: STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Seiby (10 per cent. guaranteed), 26)4—York and North Midland, East and West Riding, Sheffield Junction, 13%—North B ritish Half Shares,' 0% —Ditto, Car -10% —Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 22 L —Huddersfield and Car lisle, 495. 6d.—North Wales, 1M —Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, % &c., 345. 6d.—Axholme, 32—B radford, Wakefield, an d Midl an d, 31 s . —Direct Northern, 1 — East Lincolnshire, 26s. —Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2—Goole, Donc as t er, Sheffield, Re., 2/. 1 4 s. 6d.—G ran d Union, 14s.—Hull and Barn s l ey Junction, 255. 9d.—Leicester and Bedford, 10s.—Leicester and Tamworth, 1% —Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3%—Manchest er , Buxhin, and Matlock, 21. 19s.—North Staffordshire, 51. 19s. 6d.—So u th M i dland, 31. 9 s. 6 s l.—Sh e ffi e ld, Potteries, and Crewe, 13s. 9d.—Sh rewsbury and Birmingham, 2% West Riding Union, 41. 16s. 3d, SHEFFIELD, MAT 1. STOCK Excmahos.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 24%-- Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension, Gs. dis.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, Ga. 6d. dis.—Ditto, Railway and Dock, 1% dis.—Ambergate, Not tingham, and Boston, 125.6 d. dis.—Derby and Gainsborough, 13s. 6d. dis.—Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 15s. dis.—London ' and York, Bs. dis,—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland,Bs. dis.—S l eflietll and Lincolnshire, 14s. p.—South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 95., dis.—West Riding Union, 21. 11s. 6d. p. YORK, MAY 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 21. I s.— Ipswich and Bury, 5% —Lancashire and :North York shire, it. 4s. 6d.—Leicester and Bedford, 10s.—London. and York, 21. 8s —Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 34'. U.—New castle and Berwick, 20 )6—Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 10—North British, Carlisle Extension, 2%—North Staffordshire, s%—North Western, 11. 98.—South Midland, 31. Us.— West Riding Union, 41. 168. Gd.—York and North Midland Extension, 35% — Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 10%. . _ EDINBURGH, APRIL 29. STocle ExcalrmE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 288.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 425.-Banffshire, 19s. 3d. - British and Irish Union, 425.-Caledonian Extension, 31s. 6d.-C ornwall and Devon, 325. 6d.-Direct Northern, 295. 6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 731.-Ditto, Half Shares, 171.-Edinburgh and N•rthe rn, 51. 95.- Ditto, Newport, 145.-Ditto, Lochgolly, 215.-Edinburgh and Pee bles, 275. 6d.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 355.-Glasg ow and Bel fast Junction, 245. 6d.- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and An lrossan, 295. 6d.-Great 'North of Scotland, 305.-Lanark and Lotili ans, 41s. 6d. -North British, 271.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 37 s. 6d.-Perth and Inverness, 325. GLASGOW, APRIL 30. STOCK MECHAM:IE.—The sales aro—Aberdeen, Ban fr, and Elgin, 28s. Gd.—Ayr and Galloway, 30s. 6d.—Banffshire, 1 and Irish Union, 425. 6d.—Caledonian Extension 325.--Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 30s.—Caledonian Extension, t Northern, 3.ss.—Carnwath and West Linton, 228.—Cornwall and Devon Cen tral, 31s. Gd.—East Indian Railway, 10s. Gd.—Edinbuq , h and Bath gate, 403.—Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 19s . 6d.—Edin burgh and Northern, k —Edinburgh and Peebles, 29s .—Forth and Clyde Junction, 345. 6d.—Glasgow General Terminus, 9 % —Glasgow and Belfast Union, 37s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 73% — Ditto, New, 32—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 38s .—Glasgow, —Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 288. Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 325. a m nd s. l 6 l d o . un — s so lo u w th , I m 4s id .r ai P id er , t 7 h os an ... ! Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 355. 6d.—Lanark and Lothia ns, 425. 6d. Inverness, 32s.—Sco ttish r e s o . South Unions and Potteries, 278. —Stirling and,Dunfermlini), 345. ttbdisli—Solftnhrrnn, wishpon y th our aV c chins , all ?" th then e commonest razor hasten and try Ross and Sons' newly-invented Railway Strop; tor E tu A re DV " E so named, as it enables you to shave yourself at a railway pace, whichn [ADVERTISEMENT.] — Do s E shaving N T.] has D e 0 n youtai entailed e d upon cut well. 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Solomons, Optic i a ns, are not in ar t y wa _ `-'" ..,, con nected with a person of the same name in their inlet erliate neigh bourhood, nor in any part of the c ountr y . To prevdut mistakes, be cautious and observe, only to be had at 39, Albemarle- *treat, Picca dilly, opposite the York Hotel. day the a! PERCY SOCIETY . -- Yesterday sixth dnual meet 'in of this society, established " to illustrate the lit* rarY history of this country," was held In the rooms of the Society oe• Literttture, St. Martin's-place, Lord Braybrooke, president, inthe du dr. There port announced the receipts for the year to be 2831 . 178 . 4, 4. , and the dis bursements 2631. 16s. Gd., leaving a balance of 201 , o s• 10 d-, exclu sive of a considerable number of outsta ndin g subsci Actions. Thanks to the president, the council, the editors of the F reveral works, for their gratuitous services, and to the Society of Literature, for the use of their rooms, having been voted, the meeting br ek e up. DISEASE IN NEW PoTATOEI3.—Our Andover cor respondent states that these forced new potatoes 'which are ready to be dug up are greatly lutinted with the € llBO 4O / t il tha neighbo ur h oo d • of Audffer. - 7 %4 r v i Ebitton THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.) BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING Bank Stock O'CLOCK. PRICES. .. .. .. .••• . • • . 205% 204% 204% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. ••95 4 % % 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 96% % 96% New Three - and-a-Quarter per Cent. Antis. 97% % 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 ~ 10 3-16 % M IN Ditto, 30 yea rs , Oct. 19, 1849 .. 10 1-16 1U 10 India Stock .. .. •••.., .. • . 261 260 262 262 India Bonds, 1,0001. . • . ... ..• - Ditto, under 1,0001 . .. .. • • .. 30 South Sea Stock .. .. .. • • • • .. 107 Ditto, Old Annuities .. .. 107 94 Consols for Account .• • • .• • • • . 96 %34 96% Exchequer BUls. I%cl. 134 d. 1,0001... .... 24 23 26 p m . 23 5001. : . . pm. 26 . Ditto, Small •.... 26 24 pm. 24 FOREIGN ONE CLOSING FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES . Grenada, 1 per Cent _ 22% Mexican Bonds, 1837, i per Cent " .. 32U 32 3134 32% Ditto, Deferred .. .. •• • • 16% x 16% Peruvian Bonds, 6 p er Cent. .. .. • • Ditto, for the Account . .• 37 37 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .• • . 79 79 Ditto, 3 per Cent .. .. _ .. 56% Ditto, 4 per Cent _ .. .. 57 .. 5 7 Russian Bonds _ .. .. .. no% 110% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent • _ Ditto, for the Account .. .• .. 25 25 Ditto, Deferred .. • • • • .. 16 16 Ditto, Three per Cent .. _ .. _ Ditto, for the Account .. .. _ _ 363( Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. • . 42 42 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. Ditto, (per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 92 92 BUSINESS CLOSING PRICES OF PAID. DONE AT PRICES. RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. .. .._ .. .. .. 10 .... 5 5........43 Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2% .. . • ...... 2 Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 125% . •.. 125% Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .. 3%.......... 3►% Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .. — „• . 85 Ditto New .. .. 5 .. 10% . 11 .... • • 11 Buckinghamshire .. .. .. .. 425. .. .. % di5....... % dis Caledonian .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. • • 7%4 %• • .... 7% Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 2yi.. .. 1% % 2 ...... 2 Ditto, Extension .. .. .. 2% .... 1% .......... I% Cambridge and Oxford.. .. .. 1% .. .. .. .. Chester and Holyhead .. .. .. 22% .... 22% 233¢ .... 24% Derby and Crewe .. .. .. .. 2%.... 5% 64 Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .... 4 1 I Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 5u .... 34 % Direct Northern .. .. .. .. 2% .... 13i% Dublin and Galway .. .. .. 4 .. .. 24 2 E rn % aste Counties .. .. .. 141. 165... .. 24% %%%• • .. 24% Ditto New .. .. .. .. Bl._ 185....... 77* 8% p .. 8% p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. I. 61. 13s. 4d. p.: .: .... 41 p Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. % p........ % p Ditto, York Extension .. .. 10s. .... 1A2%•• .. • • 2% Eastern Union .. .. .. .. 25 .... . Do. Ipswich & Bury St.Edmunds 634 .. .. —.. ...: :: 6% Do. Extension to Norwich .. 234 . ... .... .... .. 174 Do. Cambridge and Ely .. .. 234.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1% East Lincolnshire .. .. .. .. 1 % .... 13434 .. ..... 134 Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .- Ditto K 4 Shares .. .. .. .. 10 .... 18% .. •• . .... : 18% Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 12% .. .. 19 ~ „ „ .... „ 18;i Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% .... 1% ..., .... 1% Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425..... %34lip .. .. % p Grand Union (Nottingh."& Lynn) 1% .... % ......... Great Eastern and Western .. 2%.... 1 1 3i Great Western .. .. .. .. 85 •• .. 155 156.... .. ~ 157 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 50 .... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 19 18N .. .. .. 5 34 !lull and Selby .. .. .. .. AO .•••101)6•••••••—• 103 Lancaster and Carlisle .. 40 .... Ditto, New . .. 5 .... 10 10 Leicester and 8edf0rd.......... 225. % dis 4 (Its Leicester, Tainworth, &c. ...... 425..... 1 dls. .. •• .. js dis Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 2% .... 2% %.. • • .... 2% London an I Birmingham . ..100 ....226 228........ 229 Ditto Thirds ~ .. 24 .... 63 . ~.... 63% Ditto Quarters .. .. .. .. 2 .... 30% 29) .... 29i Ditto Fifths .. .. .. .. 2 .... 25 .......... 25 London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8% London and Brighton .. 50 .•.. 66% 663¢ .. • • 66k London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 23%% % .•• • • 23% Loudon and South-Western.. 41/. 6s. 10d. 81 82 8114 Ditto, New .......12M.... 24%M 25 .. Ditto, New .. .. • • • • 10 •• • • 1934 London and York .. 2) .... 2% 2........ 2% Manchester and Leeds 82 129 Ditto, Quarters .. .. 2 .... 11% 12 ...... 11 34 Ditto, Fifths 3 .... 13 %.. Ditto Extension .. 425..... 334 3 p... • Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .. 814 82% Si Bl% Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. 4 .. • • 13%14 ...... • • 13 34 Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 4 .... 133, E %13 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 9 34 % Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock . 425. 1% p...... 1% p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 ... 2P % . 2 Midland ..100 ....157 155.. ... • • 156% Ditto, New 18 .. 34% % 33% 34 . % 34 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....128 126.. Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .... 47 .......... 46 Ditto, New . .... 10% ..... ?% _ Ditto, New, Brandling 25 .... 46 .... 45 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .. 21% 21 36 .. • • 21U North British .. 28% • • • • 28 4 Ditto, Half Shares .. 6 .... 10 lO fi Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 2% 3% .. • • 3% Ditto, Dalkeith .. 25 .... 32 32 Ditto, ditto .. 5 .... 6% Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... 74 .. North Kent and Direct Dover ••2%.. • • 1% • • •• • North Staffordshire .. .. • . 425...,. 4% 4 p 4% p Norwich and Brandon .. 18 .... 27% .. • ..... 27% Northmpton,Banbury,&Chelthm. 2 .... 1% 1.. 1% Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptu. 12% .... 98% • • 8% Portsmouth Direct .. • • .. .... ..... Preston and Wyre .. • • .. 25 .... ••••• • • • • 29% Reading, Guildford, & Reigate • . 425. •• • • % dl5. ••.. • • % dis Rugby and Huntingdon .. .. 2 .. • • ••••.. .. • • 1% Scottish Central ~ . .. 10 .... 15% 16% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... ...... Shropshire Union .. 425..... % dig. South Midland 425. 1% 2IA p.. 2% p South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33%.... 39% 38% •• .. 39 Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 ... 19%7.20.-- _ 20% Do., New (d 0.331. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 13% . 13% bo., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% ; 32% . ..... South Wales .. 5 .... 2 •• • . 3 Trent Valley and Holyhead junc. 2% .... 1% Vale of Neath 2 .... 2 .......... 19 .6 Welsh Midland .• . .. .... 1% • • 1% West flitting Union .. • • .. 425. • ... 2 % p.. p Witlieach and St. Ives .. .. • • 2 ... •• . • ... York and North Midland .. 50 .... 102 101 .• .... 104 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 25 .... .......... 52 Ditto. Scarborough Branch .. 2, .... 51 49% 50% .. 51 Ditto. Extension .. 15 .... 35% . 35% Do. E. and W. liidlng Eaten... 1 ..11 10% 11 IA 10 11% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... 12%34 . 12% Bord., Toul., & Cette tAfackenzle) 2 .... ..... Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... 214 Central of Spain .. 2 .... 1 1 Dutch Rhenish .. .5 .... 7 . 6 S .. • • East Indian ss. .... °rt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15% Great Indian Peninsular .. ss. . 14 Italian and Austrian .. • . .. 3 .... 2 Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . 2 1 Lyons and AVlgnon .. • • • . 2 .... 2% Luxembourg .. 4 .... 2% % 2% Madrid and Valentia .. 2 .... 1 1 ,4 Namur and Liege .. .. 4 .... 21,6 Orleans and Vierzon .. 10 .... 17 ...... 17 Orleans and Bordeaux .. G .... 11 1 4 Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 8% s Sambre and Meuse, .. . , 8 .... 5% 5% West Flanders . . 4 .... :3 .... • • MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 3••••• • . • • • 3% Santiago de Cuba .. .. 10 .... FLANDERS MAIL. 11BRussErs, APRIL 27.—At the commencement of the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives to-day the report of the project of law, granting a provisional vote of credit of five millions of francs to the War Department, was brought forward by M. Pirson. The Chamber immediately agreed to this project of law. M. Delfosse being prevented by indisposition from being present at this sitting, M. Verhaegen undertook to read to the Chamber some observations of the Hon. Member on the right of dissolving the Chambers, which the programme of Rogier required of the King. The Chamber of Commerce at Ghent has caused a meeting of the manufacturers of cotton goods to consider of the mea sures to be taken to obtain from the Government a speedy arrangement of our differences with Holland. At this meet ing it was decided that a petition to this effect should be im mediately signed, and taken to Brussels by a deputation. This deputation came immediately to Brussels and had an audience of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to whom it stated the distressed situation of the branches of manufacture in con sequence of the interruptions of our communications with Holland. The Minister, in reply to the deputation, said, that the negotiations were at that moment fa r a d vance d, th a t he hoped in a short time he should be able to announce the result, and that he had not lost sight of the interests of the branches of manufactures. COURT CIRCULAR. Sir Robert l'eel had an audience of the Queen yesterday at Bnckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the Exhibi tion of the Royal Academy in Trafalgar-square with a visit yesterday, and was received by the President, Sir Martin Archer ghee, and other officers of the Academy, who con ducted the Prince through the different schools. His Royal Highness was attended by the Marquis of Abercom, Lord George Lennox, Captain Francis Seymour, and the Hon. Captain Gordon. Her Majesty, attended by the Lady in Waiting, Lady Portman, took an airing in an open carriage and four yes terday. Prince Albert was on horseback, and the Equerries in Waiting, Captain Buckley and the Hon. Captain Gordon, attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited his Grace the Duke of Wellington yesterday at Apsley House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed exercise yesterday iu the pleasure grounds of the Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance of the French plays with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suite included Lady Portman, Hon. Miss Napier, Lord Byron, Colonel Buckley, and the Hon. Captain Gordon. Colonel Buckley has relieved the Hon. Colonel Grey in the duties of Equerry in Waiting_ to the Queen ; and the Hon. Captain Gordon has relieved Lieut.-Colonel Seymour in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the D uc h ess o f K ent v i s i ted her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Mei ningen, attended by Captain Taylor and Baron de Reitzen• stein, left Marlborough House yesterday afternoon for the Continent. His Serene Highness travelled to Dover by the South Eastern Railway, and embarked from Dover attended by the Baron de Reitzenstein. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, and the Princess Mary honoured the exhibition of the Royal Academy with a visit yesterday. Sir Martin Archer Shee, the President, conducted the illustrious visitors through the schools. Their Royal Highnesses were attended by Lady Au gus t a C a d ogan, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge had a dinner party yesterday at Cambridge House. The company included the Prince and Princess Nicolas Esterhazy, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Earland Countess of Jersey, the Earl and Countess Brownlew, the Earl and Countess Delawarr, the Earl of Clare, the Earl and Lady A ugusta Cadogan, Viscountess Mahon, Lord Forester, Si r George Hamilton, Baron Koller, Mr. de Ber g, and Count Potocki. - FRENCH PLAYS.—The Queen and Prince Albert, at tended by Lady Portman, the lion. Miss Napier, Lord Byron, Colonel Buckley, and Captain Gordon, honoured the French Plays with their presence last evening. There were also pre sent the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Ma rchioness of Worcester, Lord Vivian, the Earl of Munster, Count Kieltnansegge, Count An thony Esterhazy, Sir George and Miss Talbot, Sir llugh and Lady liume Campbell, Lady Webster, his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Maclean, M. Canofari, Lady and the Misses Bur goyne, Lady Fitzroy Kelly, the lion. Dlr. Peray, Count Palviceno, Sir F. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. 3lountjoy Martin, Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Milner Gibson. ERRATUM —ln the Sheriff's Court report yesterday, an error occurred in the name of the plaintiff; it should m have been " Green v. Lowe," and , no t " Powell V. Lowe,"—the assault complained of, however, arising at the time and out of the circumstances detailed in the report, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY'S RACES. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, and 5 ft only if de clared. A.F. (4 S u b s. ) l of whom declared. Duke of Richmond's Peasant, 3 vrs, Bst llb Mr. Payne's Collingwood, 3 yrs, Bst . 81b 2 Mr. W. S. Stanley's Leaconfield, 3 yrs, Bst Blb 3 Betting.-5 to 4 agst Leaconfield ;6to 4 agst Coiling wcod, and 3to 1 against Peasant. Peasant made running, followed by Collingwood, to the T.Y.C. post, where the second place was taken by Leaconfield. In the bottom the three closed, and they raced home almost abreast, Peasant winning by a neck, and Collingwood beating Leaconfield by a head. Run in 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Matcb, 200, li ft, A. F. Sir J. Hawley's Alamode, Bst 31b, beat; Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella, 8s 91b; 6to son Sorella; Alamode made all the running, and won by a length. Run in 2 minutes 28 seconds. Match, 200, 75 ft, T.Y.C. Bst 71b each.—Sir J. Hawley's Bishop of Romford's Cob, beat Lord Waterford's Corranna. Betting -5 to 4on Corranna, who made tremendous run ning till half way up the cord; the Cob then challenged, and after a fine race, won by a length. Ran in 1 min. 20 sec. The Newmarket Stakes, of 50 sous. Each,..h ft, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 21b, D.M. (20 Subs.) Mr. Gully's ch c Pyrrhus the First (Day) 1 Colonel Anson's lago Lord Exeter's br c by Colwick, out of Galata ...... 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord Albemarle' s The Little Vulgar Boy, Mr. Wigram's Heiress, Lord St ra dbroke's P o l eca t, Lord G. Bentinck's Marquis of Conyngham, Duke of Rutland's Sister to Flambeau. Betting -11 to 10 ag a t lago, 3to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First, 6 to 1 agst the Marquis of Conyngham, and 8 to 1 agst Galata. The running for the first quarter of a mile was made by Little Vulgar Boy; it was then taken up by lago at a good pace, followed by Marquis of Conyngham, Galata colt, and Pyrrhus the First. The Marquis was beaten at the cords, and half-way up Pyrrhus the F irst , j o i ning the favourite, de length from feated him, after lago. a goodun in a 1 cme, in. by 53 half a length ; Galata a sec. Match, 100, h ft. D. M.—Mr. Osbaldeston's King Charles, Bst 81b (F. Butler), beat Sir J. H aw l ey ' s Pros pect, - 7st 91b. Betting-6 to 4on Prospect._ Won by a head. Run in 1 min. 58 sec. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each for three and four years-old. D. M. (5 Subs). Lord Orford's Blackie, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Sly) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Ennui, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b 2 Mr. Mare's Breastgirth, 5 yrs, Gst 111 b 3 Mr. Osbaldeston's Petit Morcea u , 4 yrs, Bst 81b Betting— 6 to 5 agst Blackie, 5 to 2 agst Petit Morceau, and 3to 1 agst Ennui. Won easy by a length. Run in 1 min. 51 sec. Match, 200, 1i ft. D. M.—Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock,. Bst 41b, agst Lord Gl asgow ' s f b y R etr i ever, out of Emilia, Bst. Off by consent. The Cup was not challenged for at this meeting. CHESTER CUP.—Up to the close of this meeting nothing bad transpired to confirm or disprove the rumour of Mr. Hill's death. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) STOKE DOWN, NEAR CHICHESTER. —FRIDAY. The Chichester Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 20 added. One mile and a quarter, over six hurdles. (5 Subs.) Mr. Wright's Bob Booty, a ge d (Mr. Haworth) 1 Captain Pryce's Lady Alice, aged The following also started :—Lord A. Lennox's Barnaby Rudge, aged—Mr. Boniface's Black Bess, 6 yrs—and Mr. Bell's Richard Cricket, 4 yrs. The winner is objected to on acccunt of his owner's non residence. The Farmers' Cup of 20 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, two miles, was won in two heats by Mr. Boniface's Black Bess, 6 yrs (Owner), beating Mr. Harris's Blackbird, and Mr. Cheeseman's Charlie. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 20 added, the second to save his stake, two miles, 5 subs, were won by Mr. Cheeseman's Charlie, aged (Owner), beating Mr. Crosbie's Clear-the-way, Captain Pryce's Jack Sheppard, Lord G. Lennox's Bedouin, and another. The Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, half a mile, 10 subs., were won by Mr. Bonifac e ' s Bl ac k B ess, 6. yrs (Owner), beating Pimento and seven others. The galloway race was won by Mr. Savage's Maid of the Mist, and the pony race by Lord G. Lennox's Such-a-get ting-up-stairs. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. CHESTER Cur.-9 to 1 agst Sweetmeat-11 to 1 agst Pe dometer (t)-13 to 1 agst Best Bower-14 to 1 agst The Baron (t)-18 to 1 agst Miss Burns (t)-18 to 1 agst In heritress (0-20 to 1 agst Weatherbit-20 to 1 agst The Magnet (t)-27 to 1 agst Hope-30 to 1 agst Clumsy (t)- 35 to 1 agst Coranna (t)-35 to 1 agst Crim. Con.---40 to 1 agst Ruff-50 to 1 agst Vol-au-Vent (t)-50 to 1 agst Beau front (t)-50 to 1 agst Lady Wildair. DERBY.-7 to 2 agst Sting-7 to 1 agst.Tibthorpe-18 to 1 agst Brocarslo-18 to 1 agst Tom Tullock-22 to 1 agstHum drum-22 to 1 agst The Traverser-33 to 1 agst Fancy Boy. LONDON HIBLRNIAN SOCIEIY. ———— - A meeting of this Society, on behalf of the Irish Church and the cause of Protestant education in Ireland, was held in the large room, Exeter-hall, yesterday, at eleven o'clock. The Marquis of CHOLMONDELEY, who occupied the chair, called on one of the reverend gentlemen on the platform to read prayers. The CHAIRMAN then said that he had been requested to take the chair as having been connected with the Society for some time ; and though lie would have wished to see another person there more competent to discharge its duties, yet he felt interested in the objects of the Society. Ile valued a Protestant education, and it gratified him to know that the Society, under the patronage of the Church of England, was constituted to give such an education to more than 50,000 children, and he hoped that it would continue to extends its efforts, and become, under the blessing of God, increasingly useful. He would refrain from detaining the meeting, and proceeded to call on The SECSETAIa, whoread the report for the last year. It stated that the receipts of the Society for the year amounted to 4,4651., being an increase of more than 1,0001. over the income for the previous year ; that 2,4501. had been remitted to the Church Education Society for Ireland ; that the number of schools in connexion with the Society were 1,811, containing 100,755 children, of whom 12,000 were the children of Protestant Dissenters, and 30,000 of Roman Catholics. Lord SANDON, who moved the first resolution, said there were ethers more competent, but he felt called on by the course of poli tical events to come forward, as he thought every Cristian ought, and especially legislators, to show that they were still warmly concerned in the cause of the Church : for if legislators, 'after oppo sition, were compelled to acquiesce in certain event:, they were cer tainly called on to come forward personally and individually, feeling, as they must do, that they were led;less and less to rely upon l'arlia moat or corporate bodies, and more and more on their own endeavours. The Church of Ireland had suffered mnch, placed often in circumstances of temptation—temptations from persecution and from kindness ; but she had continued with a singular unanimity to hold up to them the same grand principles, and he hoped she would long continue to do so. But it was the duty of individuals now to countenance her In her struggles. The Noble Lord, after some further observations, moved that the report be adopted. The Right Rev. Lord Bishop of Cagan said, he rose with great pleasure to second the resolution moved by the Noble Lord. Ile was gratified at the sympathy expressed by the Noble .Lord for the great, the arduous, but important struggle in which the Church of Ireland was engaged. It was a struggle for the grand principles of the Reformation, namely, whether instruction, such as would do good to man, shall be through the Hely Word of God, or, whether, that being put way, it shall be through the traditions of men.— (Applause.) lie felt himself standing there, the advocate of a prin ciple which, in fidelity to his God and to h:s fellow-man, he dare not give up, and whether he stood against persecution, or tried by kindness, he trusted neither would ever lead him to desert it. — (Applause.) There were assemblies, he said, at the present day, in which it would seem strange to advocate the Irish Church, and in which that Church was looked upon as a monstrous thing. It was strange that that should never have been found out —never, so long as the clergy of the English Church and of the Roman Catholic Church met together on the same field of sport, and at the same table, neglecting the duties of their office. One thing, reported as said by a Noble Lord, astonished him, that the Church of Ireland robbed the Roman Catholics of property that belonged to them. Did they consider that the Rinds of the Church, and the endowments generally, were a robbery from the Roman Catholics, because the Archbishops and Bishops appointed by the Pope once possessed these endowments? If so, then it was as much a robbery in England as in Ireland. He said, that an objection against the Church of Ireland had been originated by a young man, a Member for one of the Irish counties, a fashionable young man, who perhaps did not matt the Bible himself, and supposed the R oman Catholics of Ireland had no need of it ; at least, he thought he pleased their clergy when he objected to the Irish Church, because it would not support the Irish Board. His Lordship went at great length into the demerits ofthe National Board of Education, and read several documents showing the statistics of the schools conducted under the different systems, and urged the meeting to support the system of scriptural education. The resolution was put from the chair and carried unanimously. Lord LIFFORD, after some remarks confirmatory of the Rev. Prelate's statements, moved the second resolution, Rev. Dr. O'Sumavan, in seconding the resolution, said that three charges had been made against the Church of Ireland :—that her revenues were too large ; that her title to them was founded on in. justice; and that the establishment of a Protestant church in Ire land was very impolitic. On the first, he said it ought to be recol lected that, in establishing a church, it was necessary to open a door for clergymen from every rank in society; it had, therefore, been settled that there should be twelve Episcopal Peers, whose gross income was to be not less than 60,0001. annually, and he was sure that a jury of their peers would not decide that that was too much. The income of all the Protestant clergy in Ireland, wh o amounted to two thousand two hundred, was only s o thing more than 400,0001„ which would not be m o rn 47 20C1. to each of those who were to live as gentleme n in Looking to the people, and assuming that out of 1,700, 000 -"b7fo, antS und 500,000 belonged to the Church of England, the n it wou ld that the funds at the disposal of the Church were eq uivalent c mere than 10s. each person. Considering t he tpoo im portance spent towards ee fa man'sto i salvation, that amount was surely not too m In discussing the injustice of the title attainin g held b i y t t h ° Til d e revenues, begged to correct a mistaken supposition that modern Romanism was the same as old Ito mauism, sh jijur S c p h ea t k o er the manism, and that the Protestant Church dated no earlier than the time of the Reformation. The modern Catholic Church pretended to be a man u rm sai ed d thcheurcßohmeqanuatsltsly huadtheheanEgnegdlisthheCfhwutrhch, . and Tle etai ß n ev ed . G ee e rni ntle p - t forms, the English Church re f ormed the ceremonies and retained the f aith;i on that ground of distinction he held the English to be but a development of the ancient church, and, tefor m h a er tea e u , th d re a l t igio t u h s e juerisild;ruwdmenencets properly belonged to those according to all legiti in whose hands they were at man then went into the history of show that that country was never in greater alleg iance I ce wi th Ragland than duri ng the supremacy o f the Protestant Church. He sat down with moving the following resolution : That there is abundant reason for thankfulness to God for the in creased success that has attended the exertions of the London Ilibertlan Society during the past year, and it is much to be disked that English churchmen should display yet greater interest in the welfare of the Church in Ireland, and use more strenuous and effectual efforts to assist her in the fulfilment of the important duties with which she is entrusted." Lord TRIG NMOUTII in a spech of some length, moved the next re solution. The Rev. H. M'NetLE, in seconding it, said, although the proximate view of the subject before them was scriptural education for Ireland, and therefore the speeek of the Rev. Gentleman might seen irrele vant, yet as one step behind that proximate view led them to the continuance or non continuance of the Irish Church, it was closely to the point, and he believed that one other step would lead to the question of the existence or non-existence of an Established Church in Britain. On that topic, he thought they were all indolent and inactive, and though incomparably the greater number, and the stronger, if united, their Church was being gradually invaded and undermined by the measures of their enemies, and by nothing more certainly th en Gentie by the national syst em o f e d uca ti on . This brought the Rev. Gentle man to argue against that system, and the exclusion of the Scriptur es from its schools, which he did with great eloquence and amid great applause. He concluded with moving— itself precluded of this country feels " That as the Government from affording any aid to the schools tofem the sacred Scripturesthe Church Education Society for Ireland, on the ground that in t h em to the pupils, it are made an essential part of the instruction given themselves to the is a duty incumbent on all Christians e xertto. necessa ry for affording the ut most of their power to supply the m ean the poorer classes of blessings of Scriptural education to the whole of the community." A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman, the meet in g separated. [We are always unwilling to speak against any priva • te individual, blic we never met a snore but in doing our duty to the pu , dis rY anly person than he who officiatedwithas seereut obliging or ungentlem for this Society.] Yesterday being the birthday of the Duke of Tirol lingion, the tradesmen of his Grace assembled to celebrate the com pletion of his seventy-seventh year, at the Albion, Aldersgtstrect, where an entertainment worthy of the occasion wasp reared by Messrs. Staples. The chair was taken by Mr. Underwood, ands deep fool ing of gratification was expressed by all the gentlemen present, that they had again the privilege of meeting to testify their respect to the illustrious nobleman, to whom the country is so much indebted. SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM 3i AcHINER y.—A dreadful accident happened on Saturday last to Mr. Ilarris, of Brook Mill, v e e ry situa impeded, tion as rv t i e ti r g i t n he th m e ac a h bo in near Tavistock. He was in the act of greasing the cogs of the great wheel of his mill, when by some m eans his shirt became caught, which gradually drew h im within the lathe and crushed his breast and shtroopkpoodbitshreibms.ill andTbe dmisaconvaetrlvdorhkisobmse Ha was i mme diately removed, and, to the astonishment of all, w found not dead. Faint hopes are entertained of as his Plymouth Journal. recovery.— Rumours have been in circulation as to a failure in the early potato crop, which, we are sorry to say, is likely to prove too true ; in our neighbourhood this kind.—areen* averiiier. ap p lies particularly to the kidney S TNT • LAW INTELLIGE. COURT OF COMMON PLE,, (Sittings in Banco.) SPECIAL PAPER.—GEBBS V. FLIGHT . Va This was a special case arising out of an brought to recover the parish books of St. r: • 11:11 1 A 1 brook, and the case came on to-day for argument. The plaintiff is Mr. Alderman Gibbs, and the defendants are cer tain parishioners of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, between whom and Mr. Alderman Gibbs there has been a long parish war fare, respecting the right of the latter to retain and fill con tinuously the office of churchwarden for the parish, and by reason of that office, and his being a member ex officio of the select vestry, to retain the custody of the parish books. Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Sergeant Channel, and Mr. Cow ling, appeared for the plaintiff. and Mr. Sergeant Tallourd and Mr. Atkinson for the defendants. Sir T. WILDE, in opening the case, said the parish of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, had been under the management of a select vestry from the earliest period that the history of the parish could be traced to ; and the plaintiff alleged that there was evidence that it had been immemorially governed by a select vestry. There was no trace of an open vestry having ever acted in its government. It appeared that the vestry had consisted, at different times, of various numbers of vestrymen, from sixteen down to three; and that the qualification for a select vestryman was his having previously filled the office of churchwarden. The parish consisted of 67 houses, of which a proportion was let out in counting-houses, and would not therefore furnish in habitants capable of tilling the character of vestrymen. After the fire of London the number of vestrymen was re duced (by reason of all the houses in the parish being nearly destroyed) to four, who were qualified to act; and at that time a faculty was obtained from the Bishop of London, which proposed to:add fourteen persons to the vestry, of which eight should be a quorum; It also appeared that for a great mimber of years the select vestry had every year elected a church warden out of the general body of the parishioners, who first served the office of junior churchwarden, and the follow ing year was elected to the office of senior churchwarden, and became then entitled to act as a select vestryman. This was the invariable course from 1648 to 1734, with the excep tion of four times. There was a gap in the books from 1666 to 1675, owing to the fire of London, and they were then re sumed again ; and since that period to 1824 there had been werehe efleencrtiovneeotfr3tunhe vestrymen nplaintiff present, took and other four i ns t ances when this course had not been pursued. T place in there who began to atte n d t h e vestry in 1835. The defendants in tended to obj ec t to the title of the plaint iff , first, on the ground that the custom of the Vestry parish, I any, was that the should be c onstituted of persons who had either been elected as churchwardens or had fined for not there should be eight (at l eas t) vestr en p resen t acting; at that the election of a churchwarden; th a t the Junior sen churchwarden should be elected from the parishioners at large, and in the following year be elected the senior churchwarden. The next objection was, that the plaintiff having served as senior churchwarden prior to the year in which he claimed to be elected, he was not therefore eligible to be elected in 1844. To this it was objected, that as in the year 1672, the date of the faculty, and at the date of the plaintiff's election, the number of the vestry was below the number of eight, that therefore the custom was destroyed; that the custom was uncertain, and had not been settled, but was a subject of dispute. The Learned Sergeant then proceeded to con tend that the attempt of a bishop to control a select vestry by faculty was void. He referred to the case of " Golding and others v. Fenn, " reported in 7 Barnewali and Cresswell, p. 765, to sh ow that there must be a reason able number of vestrymen, and that that reasonableness must be decided with reference to long-established ueage and the population of the parish. This was a very small parish. The smallest number attending a vestry prior to the date of the faculty was six. From 1648 to 1672 there were 102 vestries held. The number of vestrymen attending these meetings were, in three instances, 6 ; in ten instances, 8 ; and the remainder exceeding that number. From 1676 to 1843, the number of vestrymen attending had varied from 3to 11, and during the whole period from 3to 16. There were entries of some adjournments, because only seven yes trymen were present, but he argued that these were not con clusive. Sturges Bourne's Act, the 59th George 111., c. 12, a. 1, provided that no select vestry should consist of more than 20, nor of less than 5 members; and looking at the vast number of parishes, some of large extent, under the pur view of that Act, where five vestrymen were thought rea sonable and sufficient to fulfil the duties imposed on them, he contended that in this small parish of SL Stephen's four vestry.. men were a reasonable number—and the adjournments for a deficiency of vestrymen were subsequent to the date of the faculty requiring eight to be present, and that instrument, he contended, was void. He submitted, that whenever the wants of the parish rendered it neceseary to increase the, number of the select vestry, it would be sufficient and com petent for them to do so, but it was not a necessary past of the custom. He contended, also, that the custom was gone, from the number having , i n 1762 as well as in 1844, bcen reduced below eight. Neither was the number definite, and therefore this was not a good custom. There was nothing in point of law to render it unreasonable that three should be the number of the vestry. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, for the defendants, said the claim, on the part of the plaintiff, was, that a select vestry, composed of those who had served the office of churchwardens, being the persons on whom devolved the election of church wardens for all time to come, should be at liberty to elect themselves as churchwardens without limit or restriction, from time to time—that the select vestry should be able to prey upon itself until it sunk down to three in number, in cluding the two subsisting churchwardens. If this prin ciple were asserted, he did not know why the number of three were to be maintained, or why they should not, like a tontine, sink down to the survivor, and go on till the custom was lost in the skies, when the survivor should depart this life. In truth, this was a claim in a body to take the whole responsibility of a parish into their own hands. For nearly 200 years, down to 1824, there were only eight instances in which the select vestry had not been annually renewed I:1)- a perpetual selection of junior churchwardens from the body of the parishioners. In 1811 Mr. Alderman G ibbs was elected junior churchwarden, and subsequently senior churchwarden; and again, in 1824, lie was elected junior churchwarden, and senior churchwarden in 1825, and had continued to be re-elected down to 1844, the select vestry every year growing - less and less, until the senior and junior churchwardens had almost acquired a fee-simple in their office. In 1844 there were only four persons, in cluding the plaintiff, at the election. The defendants con tended that it was quite impossible that such a custom as this could ever have had a legal origin. It was monstrous to sqppose a custom which could thus reduce the select vestry to a point; it would, in fact, be a suicidal custom. Without depending on the faculty, the number of eight named in it was good evidence that that number of vestrymen was thought reasonable as a minimum, and it agreed with the usual fact. He submitted that the custom set up was one which their Lordships would not sanction because of its unreasonableness. It was clear that Lord Tenterden, in the case of " Golding v. Fenn," when he suggested that "the love of ease among men would usually counter balance the love of power," never contemplated a case like the present. The effect of the custom contended for by the plaintiff was to make the churchwardens an irre sponsible body; as churchwardens 'liable to account to the select vestry, and, as the select vestry, accounting to them selves. It might be that everything had been done which the parishioners could desire; but this case must not be de cided according to the character of individuals. It might be rare to find a gentleman of the undoubted abilities and business habits of Mr. Alderman Gibbs thus placed. It might be with regard to Mr. Alderman Gibbs, as was said by the Emperor Alexander to Madame de Steel, in answer to her question, " How can despotism be so centered in you?" Ah, madame," replied he, "I am only a happy ae cident." It might be ." a happy accident" that a gentleman so qualified as the plaintiff was placed in such a position. Ever since 1835 the overseers had voted with the vestry ' • but they were not legally memb ers o f th e vestry, and had no more right to vote than persons called out of the streets. He cited the case of " Tyson v. Smith," in 6 Ad. and EL, 645, and 9 Ad. and EL, 406, to show that, in order to its validity, a custom must be certain and reasonable in itself, commencing from time immemorial, and continuing with out interruption ; and whether the custom is reasonable or not depends on the decision of the judges. Thus a custom reported in Lord Raymond's Reports, p. 1558, alleged by the vicar of Wakefield of a due of 10d. for the churchcn i g of e women, from every householder having a child born i reb th e, parish, at'the usual time when the mother should:e e ch w u us uu l... was held to be invalid, on the ground that the might be m called on certain and unreasonable, as the husban d _ o would his wife was not churched at a ll , to pay thoug h to many Lordships with referr ing not, however, trouble their were v ery curious), they were of these cases (some of wh ichlle concluded with arguing so wide of the present quest i o n._ or by the plaintiff tended to that as the custom contended f le and bad. i r responsible power, .It was unreasonab le Sir T. Wzr-us replied at some leng th, and the Court re. served its decision. The case occupied the whole day. ' . ;;;•"5 •••• c : /• ~ ' ~°- MR. SMITH O'BRIEN, Yester_d . ay a great number of the friends of M . P . on. M ein. ber for Limerick called to make inquiries and leave ea. cardsm in nt whhisiethemmxpo.oralrfriernesiidiencenthin Old Palace , their r th oo e entrance to the Houses oaf InLoYdsoalineTeoismhalfmeo-eis.YaYarritwe The room leading to his apartment is the second door on the left (there being no door on the right) after passing the entrance to the House of Commons and ente • runs from the House of Co ring ya ila messengers noynlfyee :es within the boarding which ground mmons to the House of Lords* The room r r o a r ing is e o u n tei t d h e e the window.floor, and may be known by the railed ; the first is the window f There are two windows so must, pass to enter that inw e hi:h M room through . which one His room is of small dimensions, and krn O lneecin neatly confined. scantily; it contains a folding bed, a table, a fbw chairs, a wash-hand-stand, and fender and fire-irons, and is carpeted with cocoa-fibre matting. It was reported that on Thurday the Hon. Member paid it a visit, and had some furniture put into it ; bat the rumour was incorrect. On Tuesday, however, two gentlemen, having measuring rules, were discovered is the outer room, which is generally used as a sort of lumber room. On being questioned, they answered "We belong to the press, and may go anyyvhere." The messenger was not, however, of the same opinion, and ordered them to go about their business. On Thursday evening, while the House was deliberating on Mr. O'Brien's case, the Hon. Member remained standing at the library door, in a state of great excitement, frequently clasping his hands together in a very agitated manner. 011, being taken into custody and lodged in his apartment, Mr.. Bellamy waited on him to receive his instructions as to the hours at which he should like to breakfast, dine, tie., and the viands and liquors that would be agreeable. Mr. O'Brien's answer was, " All I want is simply wha Lour sustain nature . ; tea and dry toast to breakfast at any that may suit you. I should dine between two and three on anythinLevu anything of thewhkenindh. e will The be Hon. allo w allowed Member b o w go e f r in tit el' is ioe please, but let it be simple ; tea and dry I eat, and that shall be of shall pay . for nothing but f . ~ _ _ the simplest and least expensive kind. ' Mr. Bellamy in cannot be permitted stout, Sic. so , n th .wH e iet H h Hon. Member Member would toast. lam doretfyrnianiaiitdnefdornoteat ttolhpseha ; the rie le it a h v e e r N n n a e t . at A o all u b q e u e i r r , ed n w or ha an t Iporcekfeerd ?and I n ii i s ti r l o c o a m ns a w t e i r lig ‘ h7an ‘ d one of lioese Avast e fLnumbero Lord s yrnaese . ee . was ya o rd f t y h e ci s o r oa ul t pe i se o ael n :: e eei d .ntel e,eepu ps outsidetrooened precincts ueo a tsnf t dt t h e ao n yef d , s eh i o sr n gp er him. ai Whilst before yesterday, d i a d y l e , r t s h l e o i t H e r o e n d . attended.e sterday, in the vain hope of seeing that the passage leading tothe aboutGt i Gentleman CommitteeP alan lion. Member, who in the course of the evening perambu lated Entrance," but was not permitted to proceedfurther." "Lords' :•,! ~.. ACCIDENT IN FLEET-STREET. o'clock, a - boy, apparently between fourteen and fifteen years of vAge. whilst crossing Fleet-street, opposite Bouverie-street, was kr.ocked —Last night, about to n down by an omnibus which was proceeding at a rapid Par- , e toward* Temple-bar, the wheels passed completely h ti% ) over the boy's body (who, from his dress, belonged to some printing-office in th • neighboar conveyed to were found some PUN ,f.oljpo of a re view, apparently from some weekly paper. dh)o.spildle.Walsnptihcekebod,us, cianpsensible, and immediater f Lord John Manners and the membe'rs of the Cam. , bridge Athe V ie num Club will give their annual dinit er at the Clarendon T i l nh ed a i b lesd ita a n Y tli nex of t. Camberwell have sub scr ib e d a large Hotel h o e n sum of money for the purpose of presenting a tostiwnial to the Ecv. C. H. Hyde, rector of the parish. \