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INTIPERI,AL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 4. The LORD CHANCELLom took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. SALE OF :SPIRITS O SUNDAY. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from Dal keith, praying for the stoppage of the sale of spjrits on Sundays. CHURCH-BUILDING ACT. On the motion of the Bishop of LONDON, this Bill was read a second time. BURIAL SERVICE ACTS. The Bishop of LONDON said that these were two Bills to enable the burial service to be read in chapels which had a burial-ground common to two parishes, and he had now to move the second reading of them. The two Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday. Several Bills were brought up from the House of Commons, and forwarded a stage, ART-UNIONS. Lord MONTEAGLE, in moving the second reading of the Art-Unions Bill, said the object of this Bill was to render the temporary Bill of last session a permanent measure, the change being suggested, not only by the necessities of the ease, but was urged by the petitions of Mr. - Mulready. Mr. Stansfield, Mr. Grant, and several others of eminent standing as artists. There was every reason that this measure should be passed. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND BRIDGETOWN CHAPEL. The Earl of RADNOR said that he had given notice of his intention to make some remarks on the statement made to their Lordships relative to the conduct of his Noble Friend the Duke of Somerset, who was unable to attend in his place. The attack had been made upon the Noble Duke without any notice, and he had therefore had no means of answering it himself, or of asking any friend to reply to it. The charge made against the Noble Duke was for violating an express engagement with respect to the endowment of the chapel at Bishopstown ; and the history of the transaction was this Duke of Somerset had considerable possessions in the county of Devon, in part of which there was need of addi tional church accommodation. In the course of the year 1832 the Duke of Somerset built this chapel for the purpose of accommodating the population. It was completed in the spring of that year, and was inspected in the course of the summer by the Duke and the Bishop of Exeter. Some communication took place between them as to the consecra tion, and the intention of the Duke to make an endowment. The consequence was, that early in the month of August the Duke entered into an arrangement with Mr. Shore to do the duty. and agreed to give him a remuneration of 2001. Some doubts arose on the question of preferment, and the chapel was not then opened. Communications subsequently took place been Mr. Moberly, the Duke's solicitor, and the secretary of the Bishop; three or four letters passed, and without any endowment taking place, and without the conse cration of, the chapel, the Bishop granted a title to Mr. Shore, who was duly nominated by the then incumbent of the living, Mr. Edwards. Mr. Edwards afterwards died, and a gentle man named Brown succeeded him, and continued to hold the living till 1844, Mr. Shore during all that time doing the duty of the chapel, and no difficulty arising. In the summer of 1844 Mr. Brown entered into an arrangement with a Mr. Cozens, who came in July to reside on the incumbency, and objected to Mr. Shore's doing the duty, and refused to nomi nate him ; and the Bishop thereupon refused to grant a license. Some judicial proceedings took place, and ultimately the chapel was licensed under the statute, and the chapel was opened for the performance of religious services according to the doctrines and liturgy cf the Established Church. The incumbent proceeded against Mr. shore in the Ecclesiastical Court ; but still the chapel hall continued open to the present time, and the services had been per formed to the great satisfaction of the congregation. The Duke was accused of bad faith in having violated a-- specific engagement entered into by him never to allow the chapel to be used for t.ther purposes than those of the Church of England, and secondly to endow it ; for the Bishop said that when he licensed the chapel there was a positive engagement to endow it. Now, with, respect to the first point, he did not see, on reference to the act, that it was necessary a chapel should be a Dissenting place of worship because it was licensed under the Act. The certificate un der which i t was opened was granted by the archdeacon, and the registrar objected that it did not specify the place to be a Dissenting chapel, but the opinion of Mr., now Mr. Justice Erle, was taken upon the subject, and be was of opinion that it was not necessary to de clare it to be a Dissenting place of worship because it was licensed under the Act. In point of fact, however, it had not been used as a Dissenting place of worship, for it was used for the services and the sacraments according to the rites of the Church of England. But the principal accusation was, that the Noble Duke had forfeited his engagement that he would endow the chapel ; and to show the groundlessness of that charge, the Noble Earl read the correspondence which had taken place between 11r. Moberly, the solicitor of the Duke, and the Bishop's secretary, in which the Duke had no doubt stated his wish to make an endowment ; but, as some difficul ties might arise as to the patronage and other matters, made no pledge upon the subject. The Noble Earl then read the fol lowing correspondence:— " Bedford-row, Sept. 12, 18:32, " Sir,—l begin to apprehend that the mutual object of the Duke of Somerset and the Bishop of Exeter will not be at tainable hut through the medium of the Church Building Commissioners. It will require some consideration to deter mine what proposition to lay before them on the subject. It may also turn out that the Duke's apprehension of its being necessary to let the twelvemonth go round is well-founded ; and this would be so much waste time, for the chapel is ready, I believe. It seems to me also that it might assist the Duke in determining definitively what he might be inclined to do relative to an endowment, &c., if an experiment could be first made how the chapel is likely to answer. Under these con siderations I should beg to suggest that it would be better to request of the Bishop, in the first instance, a license as if it were a proprietory chapel only, which need not by any means imply thereby that the idea of endowment and consecration is abandoned. The opening of the chapel in this way will, in the course of a few months, probably enable the Duke to judge what may be the best arrangement to propose for the ultimate adjustment—l am, &c., " JOSEPH MABERLY." To this letter Mr. Barnes replied : " Sir,—l have taken the earliest opportunity of laying be fore the Bishop your letter of the 12tr.. The Bishop directs me to say that the Duke of Somerset having stated his wish and purpose to endow the chapel, and to convey the same for consecration, the Bishop will license the chapel till that purpose can be carried fully into effect. The Bishop has further directed me that, having himself seen th e chapel , he dis penses with the issuing of any previous commission of inquiry. It is only necessary, therefore. that the Duke should sign a petition t ) grant the license, and I will draw a form and send it to you, For this purpose you will be good enough to direct a plan of the chapel to be furnished, showing ; he ground plan and scaling, & c., and be good en ou g h to gve me the most concise statement possible as to the title—that the Duke is tenant in fee of what other estate--I "RALPH BARNES." On receiving, this letter, Mr. Maberly wrote, on the 22d of September, as follows : " Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favour, which, with your request of a plan, &c., I wilLimrned•ately communicate to his Grace, and I doubt not that I shall be commissioned to return his Grace's thanks to the Bishop and yourself for your obliging attention. I write, however, in consequence of some expressions in your letter, and to pre vent all possibility of any future misunderstanding, unlikely as it may be, to arise. 1 think that the communication of the Bishop's consent to license is accompanied by words from you, that, if unqualified and unexplained, would amount to an implied engagement on the part of the Duke, at all events, and under any circumstances, and with whatever incon veniences attended, still . peremptorily, to endow and convey the chapel for consecration. As the Duke is a man who would be scrupulous to the letter in the performance of every iota of what he could be considered, either directly or by implication, to have engaged for, it becomes the more necessary for me to take care that his Grace does not lay himself under any obligation calculated, by any possibility, to bring him into a dilemma. It is his Grace's most serious and determined intention and wish to do his best, through the medium of the Church Commissioners or other wise, to procure the consecration of his chapel, and to make for it a permanent regular endowment of proper amount. With the expression of this intention the Bishop will, 1 doubt not, knowing his Grace's attachment to the Establish ment, feel satisfied and rest contented. But it is possible that there may be impediments, unlooked-for requisi tions, objections made, interference with patronage, or - the like, that may make it unadvisable, in the view of his Grace, or of any reasonable man, to proceed to the conveyance for consecration, and may rather induce his Grace to wish to wait till some further legislative regulations afford better facilities, or remove difficulties that may in the present state of the law exist. I mu , t, therefore, claim for his Grace a discretion in these matters beyond what your words convey. That the Bishop is content that the Duke should have this I do not doubt, nor do I think that you meant to imply to the con trary; but if you read again your words, I think you will find that the qualification is necessary which I have here taken the liberty to make. I will send you the plan, &c., as soon as I receive it, and shall be obliged by the form of the petition you propose to tend me.-1 am, &c. " JOSEPH MABERLY.° Mr. Barnes replied to Mr. Maberly "Exeter, upon . Exeter, Sept. Sir,—l have consulted the Bisshyon 25 r1ejte l r 83 o 2 f ;he 22d. The Bishop's authority, as stated in my letter of the 10th, was founded correctly, his Lordship thinks, on the previous communication ; but the Bishop, on perusing your letter, ' authorises me to say that he is content to license the building on the declaration therein contained. I shall be glad to give every dispatch to the business on your furnishing me with the matter mentioned in my former letter.-1 am, Bcc. " RALPH BARNES." The Noble Earl conclUded by contending that the Duke of Somerset never had entered into any contract to endow the chapel in question. The Bishop of BATH and WELLS said, that he had never heard of the difference which had arisen between the Duke of Somerset and the Bishop of Exeter until he received a letter from the Bishop of Exeter on the subject. As he wished to occupy the attention of their Lordships for the shortest pos sible time, he should confine what he had to say to the fewest possible words, and therefore he should p roceed at once to lay before them the letter which he h a d re ceived from his Right Rev. Friend : .4 Bishopstowe, Aug. 1, 1846. " My dear Lord,—Lord Radnor having informed me that it is his intention to bring forward a discussion respecting a s tatement made by me in the House of Lords on the 2. of J une last, on occasion of the presentation of a petition from the Rev. James Shore, which statement his Lordship considers as having cast an imputation of bad faith on the Duke of Somerset, I request you to ask for me the indul gence of the House (as was recently accorded to the Arch bishop of Dublin) in permitting me, in this letter to your Lordship, to state the reasons which prevent me from attending in my place when the discussion shall come forward. Those reasons are stated in a letter which I wrote on the 28th ult. to Lord Radnor, a copy of which I request you to read to the House, as well as a copy of the letter to Lord Seymour, referred to in mine to Lord Radnor, and of Lord Seymour's answer to me, all of which I now enclose. I further request you to state to the House, after reading that answer, that the newspaper transmitted by me was the Western Times, of Saturday, the 25th ult., that it was put into the envelope in my presence by my solicitor, in his own office ; that it was sealed by him, and put into the post-office at Exeter by him ; that my solicitor took the pre caution of marking the copy of the Western Times, so placed by him in the envelope, with my letter ad dressed to Lord Seymour ; and that he and his clerk declare, and will be ready to testify, that neither of them ever had in his possession a Gloucester Journal, Ater, to the best of Their reccllection, ever saw one— SliArtlaiat it was, therefore, absolutely impossible that such a paper 111 -t lq have been inserted in the envelope before it was put , into the post•office at Exeter. I will add, that I myself have not for many years had in my possession, nor even teen a * Gloucester paper ; that I could not, therefore, have i.P'•''i'l•!• Y- ;I.4l:ransatitted such a paper to Lord Seymour. *Ye.o . • - " I am, my dear Lord, sours most faithfully, i s`zo.W' "H. EXETER. Si_L : :. j? ..„.<, 14 The Hon. and Right Rev . the Lord Bisho p • of Bath and Wells. zu " P.S. I think it right to add one or two brief passages -from the reported speech of Lord Seymour, on which I offered .to meet him before a jury ;---‘ lie (the Bishop of Exeter) rose calmly and deliberately to make this statement. It is a calm, deliberate, collected statement, and I proceed to show you that that that calm. deliberate, and emphatic statement is a delibe rate falsehood.' Again, Therefore he (the Bishop) not only made a charge diametrica ly contrary to the truth ; but he masde a malicious charge, for the purpose of giving a false im putation to the individual in question.'" This was the letter which he had received. Now, with the permission of the House, he should read the copy of a letter addressed by the Bishop of Exeter to the Noble Earl near him who had just addressed the House " Bishopstowe, Torquay, July 28, 1846. " My Lord,— Being in Exeter this day, I have received the letter of yesterday's date with which your Lordship has ho noured me, intimating your intention of making a statement in the House of Lords, at the desire of his Grace the Duke of Somerset, in order ' to remove the imputation of bad faith which, in my speech of the 23d of June, I cast upon him.' I thank your Lordship for saying that you should be unwilling that this should be done in my absence,' and expressing your hope that I will let you know, at my earliest convenien' e, what day will suit me to be in the House.' It would have given me very great satisfaction to have availed myself of your Lordship's courteous and candid proposition, had not circum stances occurred which have rendered it imperative on me to forbear at present from personally bearing part in the dis• cussion. Those circumstances are, indeed, such as may possibly induce your Lordship to reconsider your purpose of dealing with the matter at present in the House of Lords. They are as follows : —Lord Seymour, who, as the Duke's eldest son, must be considered by me as having acted in such a matter with the cognizance and approbation of his father, recently called a public meeting, which was holden on Tuesday, the 21st inst., at the Mayoralty Room, Totnes, (the Mayor presiding), by a hand bill, stating, that Lord Seymour would address his constituents, and at the same time correct certain statements which had been made respecting the chapel at Bridgetown.' At this meeting the speech of Lord Seymour was of such a character as compelled me to write to him a letter, a copy of which I have the honour to enclose, to gether with the newspaper, in which the report of it (which is generally, as I hear, understood to be accurate) was given to the world. I have also directed that a Bill of indictment be preferred at the Exeter Assises, now in progress, against the editor of the newspaper, for his peculiar share in the publica tion. As I shall present myself as a witness in the prosecu tion of the indictment, in order that I may be submitted to cross-examination upon oath relative to the facts of the case, I feel that I ought not to yield (as my first impression was to yield) to the temptation of bearing part in the discussion which your Lordship has informed me it is your intention to introduce in the House of Lords. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your Lordship's obedient servant, " The Earl of Radnor. " H. EXETER. " P. S. If your Lordship should continue in the intention of making your statement, I would request that you will give me as early notice of the day as possible, and that it be not earlier than Tuesday next (a day which your letter permits me to name), in order that I may request some friends to attend and report to me the purport of what your Lordship shall say." He should next proceed to lay before their Lordships a caoy of a letter addressed by the Bishop of Exeter to Lord Seymour " Bishopstowe, Torquay, July 28, 1846. " My Lord,—My attention has beer. called to the report of the proceedings of a public meeting holden at Totnes on Tuesday last, and especially of a speech therein stated to have been delivered by your Lordship on that occasion. I now send to your Lordship a copy of the newspaper, the Western Times, of Saturday, the 25th inst., in which the re port is given. The sentiments and tone ascribed to your Lordship in the reported speech are such as forbid all remark or comment on my part. But I have no hesitation in making to your Lordship a proposition, which I am bound to suppose will not be lightly rejected,—that your Lordship shall either deny the general accuracy of the report, or if it be, in the main part of it, accurate, that you make such admission of its accuracy as shall put me in a position to call on you to justify the speech, as reported, and prove the truth of its main allegations before a jury of our coun tr y . —l am, y Lord, your Lordship's obedient servant, " H. EXETER. " The Lord Seymour. " P.S. I request your Lordship to return to me the news paper which I now send, with any statement which your Lord ship may think fit." The answer return , d by Lord Seymour he should read, as the last document he should lay before them : Spring-gardens, Wednesday, July 29, 1846. " Lord Seymour declines all communication with the Bishop of Exeter, and is not desirous of reading the Gloucester Jour nal which the Bishop has transmitted." ( The Right Rev. Prelate made no further observations. The reply of Lord Seymour to the Bishop of Exeter occasioned a loud laugh, and then the subject dropped. ) JOINT. STOCK BANKS (SCOTLAND AND IRE LAND) BILL. The Earl of EGLINTON, after presenting a petition from Scotland gainst the Bill, said he must earnestly request ti.e Government to pospone the Bill till next session. In the early part of the present session a deputation from Scotland waited upon Sir R. Peel upon the subject of this Bill, and that Right Hon. Baronet promised to re-consider the measure before he pressed it forward. They had been in hopes, therefore, that when the present Government came into office; the Bill would lave been postponed for the present, but it was not to be so; and the Bill had just come up to their Lordships' House from the House of Commons.—( Hear, hear.) He, however, asked a 3 a favour for Scotland, whose interests were bound up in this Bill, that it might be put off till next session. There were 18 joint-stock banks in Scotland, 5 have charters, and 13 have not. The 13 banks which had not charters were equally safe with those which had. But the five which possessed charters, had certainly an advantage over the others, and the present Bill was for the purpose of ens`. ling the unchartered to become so. But if they took advan tage of this Bill they would lase the power of lending money to their shareholders upon the security of their shares, a most impor tant advantage which the old chartered banks would still retain; besides their charter was only granted for a period of twenty years, and required that the accounts should be made up in a most invidious manner. A Bill for a similar purpose had been passed in the year 1844 for English banks, but there was only one bank that availed itself of the advantages which it conferred; and he had authority for stating that not one bank in Scotland would avail themselves of the powers granted by the Bill, in which he recognised the. principle of centralisation, which was such a favourite of Sir Robert Peel, and which he censi lered a most vicious principle. He could not conceive that those who adopted free trade prin ciples could countenance such a monopoly as the banks of Scotland. Under these circumstances he must earnestly beg her Majesty's Government would not allow the further con tinuance of this banking monopoly, or at all events postpone this Bill till another session. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he thought it would be improper at that late period of the session to urge on Government any measure which was not known to the public. Rut the present measure was not in that position. It was understood by the other House of Parliament, and the present Government had received a deputation from the chartered bankers of Scotland. Some of the Glasgow bankers bad certainly opposed the measure. The bankers of Scotland, however, subsequently gave their acquiescence in the Bill. The Earl of KINNAIRD regretted to hear that the Bill was to be pressed forward this session. It was not only a banker's question but a landlord's question. It was modi fied on one occasion before, and he understood that it would not be pressed forward without due notice being given. He knew, from what he had seen and heard, that the feeling expressed at county meetings was very much against it. The chartered banks were in favour of the Bill, and they were so because they knew that it would deprive many or all of the unchartered banks from the advantages which they them selves possessed. Earl GREY said that it would be better to postpone the discussion until they came to the second reading. If the Bill was to pass, it was important that it should do so with as little delay as possible.—( Hear.) He should, therefore, suggest that it should be made an order of the day, to be read a second time on Thursday, and the merits of the Bill then discussed. He should then be able to show his Noble Friend that there were reasons for passing the Bill of which he (the Earl of Kinnaird) was not aware. The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday. IRISH MARRIAGE ACT. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the Amended Irish Marriage Act was read a second time. ARGYLL CANAL BILL. Upon the third reading of this Bill being moved The Earl of WICKLOW proposed as an amendment, that it be recommitted on the ground of the Committee not having entertained the petition of certain shareholders against the Bill. After a few words from Lorca Redesdale, Beaumont, Shaftshury, Campbell, and Monteagle, the Bill was read a third time and passed. PUBLIC BATHS AND WASHHOUSES BILL. After a few words from the Marquis of LANSDOWNE and the Earl of RADNOR, the several clauses of the Public Baths and Washhouses Bill went through Committee. The report was broug up and ordered to be received to-morrow. SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY (AMENDMENT AND BRANCHES . ). The report upon this Bill was brought up and received. POOR REMOVAL BILL. Lcrd GREY gave notice that on Thursday next, he would move the second reading of the Poor Removal Bill. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned until Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 4. The Sys/omit took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. SECOND READINGS. Booth's Charities (Clowes') Estate Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed, as was also the Duke of Cleveland's Estate Bill. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' Amendments to the Llynvi Talley and South Wales Junction Railway Bill, and the Sheffield. Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway Bills were agreed to. THIRD READING. The Monmouthshire Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. FLOGGING. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Ilfracombe against the system of s fi u ng- G g A in ß g in theDU. s y and navy. Mr. BAINE presented a petition from Glasgow in favour of the Government measure with respect to sugar. BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Holywell against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. DUBLIN CORPORATION. Sir 11. PEEL presented a petition from the lord mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Dublin, praying that the ancient rights and privileg e s of th e C orporat i on o f Dublin should be restored. MILBANK PENITENTIARY. Mr. T. S. DUNCONIBE presented a petition from a person named Baker, the Superintendent of the Milbank Pri , on, praying the House to institute an inquiry into the manner in which the Milbank Penitentiary was conducted. The peti tioner stated that if an inquiry was granted, he would under take to prove that the greatest cruelty had been exercised with respect to prisoners. THE SUN, XdONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING-, AUGUST 5, me. SMALL DEBTS. Mr. M. SUTTON presented a petition from Cambridge in favour of the Bill for the more speedy recovery of small debts. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from the Bristol Peace Society against the punishment of dea•h. RAILWAY MONOPOLY. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition from the booksellers and stationers of Loudon against the clause in the Railway Act, giving power to railway companies to open parcels. Sir R. INGLIS presented several petitions against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. A.saph._ CHESHIRE RETURNING-OFFICER'S BILL. On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the Cheshire Returning-officer's Bill was read a second time, com mitted, reported, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed. WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL. 1 Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY wished to ask the First Com missioner of her Majesty's Woods and Fares's what answer he had given to the promised communication of the sub-committee of the Wellington Testimonial. Lord MORPETH hoped the Hon.. Member would not exact an immediate answer from him, as he had only just re ceived a communication from the Sub-committee on the subject, and he had not yet had time to peruse the communica tion carefully. ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH UNION RAILWAY. Mr. F. FRENCH wished to know whether the President of the Board of Trade had received any information upon the sub ject of the recent accident on the North Union Railway? Mr. M. GIBSON said that up to that afternoon no report had been received uf the occurrence by the Board of Trade. Railway companies were bound to send notice of any accident within - 48 hours; they bad not done so, and a letter had been sent from the office to the company, complaining of this ne glect on their part. ISLANDS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC. Mr. ENVART moved for a copy of any memorials whi..th may have been laid before the Government on the occupation of any island or islands on the coast of Borneo.—Agreed to. LANDLORD AND TENANTS (IRELAND). Mr. O'CONNELL wished to know what course the Go vernment intended to pursue with reference to the landlord and tenants question of Ireland. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that all he could state, in answer to the question which the Hon. Gentleman had put to him, was that he was given to understand that it would be possible to bring forward in the next session a measure on this subject which would be perfectly consistent with the rights of the parties concerned, and would effectually remove the grievances of those who had preferred their complaints. MORNING SITTINGS. Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice of his intention to move that the House, from Monday next, commence to sit at twelve o'clock, inclusive of Saturday, for the transaction of business.—( Hear, hear. ) General Sir DE LACY EVANS gave notice that, to-mor row, he should ask theßight lion. Gentleman theVice-President of the Board of Trade what steps Government intended to take in reference to the verdict of the coroner's jury with re gard to the accident on the Eastern Counties Railway. Dr. BOWRING said, seeing the Under-Secretary for the Colonies in his place, he wished to ask whether the attention of the Government had been called to the frequent application of flogging as a punishment for petty offences in the Island of Hong Kong, it being stated that no less than fifty-four per sons were so punished on Saturday, the 25th of April last, for not having obtained tickets of registration ; and after such infliction were delivered over to the Chinese author sties to be subjected to further penalties under the criminal code of that empire. The Honourable Gentleman said the statement which had appeared in the public papers that had reached him was, that the use of flogging was habi tual in that colony, and was frequently applied ; that the extent to which the lash, er rather the rattan, was made ti,e of was incredible ; that the records of the magistrates' courts proved that the lash was more in use in that colony than in any other country. It appeared that but lately one individual accused of robbery made his escape to the fields. He was caught there, but the inhabitants rose up, and threw stones on the authnrites, combining for the res cue of the robber. The whole male population were committed to custody, and fifty-four having been selected, were publicly flagged, and these fifty-four were delivered over to the Chinese authorities of a neighbouring place, Kon Long. This, under the Chinese laws, would ensure a s, cond punishment to these individuals. Indeed, the general impression on the natives was, that the laws of this country were sanguinary. Mr. HAWES said that no accounts had been received of what had been stated by the Hon. Gentleman. But he assured him that the Government, and especially the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial Department, would not lose sight of it. ST. JOHN'S, WESTMINSTER. Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the Attorney-General if he would propose an amendment of the law, affording means of obtaining compensation in the following case, viz. : —ln the poorer part of St. John's parish, Westminster, there were various persons who had resided for a series of years in the same dwellings without leases, relying on the good faith of their landlords that they would not be dispos-essed ; and whose families had been supported, and livelihood de pended on the good-will or business connexion they had established in the locality. They - were about to be removed compulsorily without compensation, and their houses taken down, in order to construct new streets, under the provisions of a " Westminster Improvement Act," passed last year, empowering a Building Company or Associa tion to this effect. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that compensation would have to be afforded to the landlords of the houses, and it would not be quite fair to compensate the tenant at will—thus paying two parties for the damage to the property of one. The compensation could only be given to one person, and the laud lord had of course the strongest claim. Sir DE LACY EVANS said that the landlord was com pensated far the rent (601. per annum), and if the tenant had established an interest of 150/. per annum he ought to be com pensated for the loss of it. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was a hard case, but he did not see what could be done. Sir DE. LACY EVANS gave notice that he should think it his duty to pursue the matter further. THE TOBACCO DUTIES. Dr. BOWRIN G said that he felt some regret in being com pelled, by a sense of duty, again to call the attention of the House to that legislation which regarded the introduction of tobacco into this kingdom. He took occasion some time ago to show to the House, by what he considered ina,.iortant facts and figures, and by irresistible statistical evidence, the evil results of the duties on tobacco. Upon a previous occasion he had shown the immense increase which had taken place in the United Kingdom in the number of seizures in consequence of the degrading effects of the pernicious duties on tobacco; and also to the innumerable evils and cruelties which had arisen from the same unhappy source. He would venture to call upon the Right Honourable Baronet the 'lrene Secretary to look around him, and see the state of the law on this subject. Let him inquire into the cause why such enormous multitudes of people were brought before the magis trates, crowded into prisons, with heavy costs of prosecution and heavy charges upon the public, in order to carry out their punishment. He had never contended, and he was not now contending, that tobacco was not a tit subject for taxation. He was very willing to admit that any amount that could be safely raised upon that article might be most properly raised, but the Government were better able to attend to that business than the con sumer. Government should not so act as to be obliged to recognise the necessity of smuggling. The evidence as to the extent of smuggling was perfectly irre sistible. It was openly admitted that the most re spectable brokers and merchants in the tobacco trade were engaged in smuggling. The number of seizures bore no comparison to the amount of escapes. Thousands and tens of thousands of small shops were supported by smugglig. In the vear ending January, 1844, the number of convictions were 35, in the following year they were 47, and in the last year 69, showing an increase of 100 per cent. Then with regard to prosecutions for adulteration. In the first year he spoke of they were 18, in the' following year 43, and the present year 53. Now where was this process 41 de moralisation to end ? Must heir eyes never be opened... must their ears never be awakened to statements like these? These laws inflicted a great hardship on innocent individuals. He knew that most respectable persons, most unimpeachable in character, living in Norwich, purchased a cask of tobacco, stipulating a price for a particular quality, as the Excise knew and acknowledged. The cask was received, the seal was broken, and the cask opened, when the tobacco was discovered to be of a mixed quality. The case was carried into court, and the magistrate decided that legal possession could not fix the purchasers with damages ; but this decision was overturned afterwards, and the purchasers were fined in the limited sum of 50/. Such pro ceedings were a great hardship. The Excise laws made no discrimination between the innocent and the guilty, therefore he called on the House to put an end to the system. The Right Honourable Baronet lately at the head of the Go vernment had said that the duty of the Government should be to cut up the trade of the smuggler root and branch, and to substitute for an illegal traffic a fair and honourable commerce. The cost of introducing tobacco fraudulently was from Is. 2d. to 2s. 2d. per lb., and therefore it was clear that with a duty of Is. the Government could safely compete with the smuggler. The reduction of duty, however, must be considerable to be of any use ; in 1825 it was reduced 25 per cent., from 4s. to 35., but the increase of demand was but a little more than 10 per cent. The Hon. Member added that in the present state of the House he would not further detain it, but move—" That the state of the tobacco duties requires the revision of Par liament, with a view to their early reduction." The motion having been seconded, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, in the present state of the revenue, he was not prepared, on behalf of the Government, to agree to the motion. He could, however, assure the Hon. and Learned Member and the House that the subject should receive the earnest consideration of the Government. Mr. H. BERKELEY said, that as the Hon. Member had appealed to him in support of his statement, he could state that as far as Bristol was concerned he could assure the House that the evils complained of were carried to a tearful extent. Mr. HUNIE having stated that he was convinced that if the duty on to acco were reduced to Is. per lb., the revenue on that article would be at least trebled. An Hon. MEMBER moved that the House be counted, and there being only 35 Members present the House adjourned. HERRING FISHING. BERWICK.—We have this week had a very poorfi..hing. The highest take for a night's fishing has been ten craps ; most of the boats, however, not having got even one cran for the whole week's labour. The boats which were out on Wednesday night did not get into the harbour till Thursday night, and then with a great deal of toil and labour in contending with the strong run of fresh water out of the river. ETEMOUTE, JULY 30. —On Saturday last we had an excellent fishing, highest boat forty crans,- price 255. per eran ; but as the morning advanced and the boats ar rived with good takes, the price came down to 18s. per cran. Two Yarmouth vessels got cargoes and sailed. On Tuesday and Wednesday morning the fishing was not so heavy, but a general take from three to nine crans per boat was obtained. This morning highest boat fourteen crans, and the general take varying from two to ten crans. None of the boats returned without fish. Price today 16s. per cran. One lugger sailed to day for Yarmouth with a cargo. Should the wind con tinue moderate from the N.E. for a few days our fisher men are in high expectation of a good week's fishing. NORTH SUNDERLAND. - Our fishing in the latter end of last week was indifferent, but on Tuesday and Wednesday this week it was greatly improved ; highest boat, thirty crafts. This morning (Thursday) has fallen greatly off; highest boat, four erans, The fish yesterday and to-day (Thursday) was of a very mid dling quality; prices ranging from 10s. to 18s. per cran. HOLY ISLAND, JULY 30. —The boats have now begun the fishing in good earnest, but as yet the take has not been great. Yesterday (Wednesday) was the best day they have had since they began ; the high , st boat having twelve crans, but all the boats having fish, and of excellent quality. This morning they have fallen off, the highest we hear of having only four crans. As ' the season is early, we yet anticipate a good fishing. DUNBAR, JULY 30 —The herring fishing has ;im proved considerably this week. This day several of the boats had as high as forty crans. Prices have varied during the week from 12s. to 16s. per cran. - There are above 200 boats in our harbour at present, and all find a ready market for their fish from dealers, who imme diately after they make their purchase, commence to pack them up in barrels and boxes, and send them off per railway. Our curers have scarcely begun to do anything as yet, owing to the high prices. —Berwick Advertiser. CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS.—SeveraI interviews have lately taken place between deputations of the Phs.rmaceuti cal Society and the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, on the subject of the establishment of a College of Pharmacy, by which all persons intending to practice in future as chem ists and druggists, shall be examined regarding their profi ciency in chemistry, materia medica, and botany. The draft of a Bill has beeu prepared, which will be introduced into Parliament next session, and be the first attempt to make chemists and druggists an integral part of the medical profession, oft, 441-1 - 11;1)11 4 , 5& ; SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Flock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. HEnTroitto AND HATPXELD. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Osbaldiston (Coroner for Hertfordshire) deposed as to the im portance of the town of Hertford, and the advantages that would re sult to the tywn and county of Hertford from the establishment 01 the line before the Committee. Mr. Pitman, tratilc-taker—The traffic calculation with respect to foot passengers and cattle was derived from observation ou the toad. The tratlic ould give 4y, per cent. on the 130,000/. This witness was cross-examined by Mr. fluanAßD, with the view of impugning the accuracy' of his calculations. Atter hearing some further evidence, the Committee decided, with oat hearing counsel for the opposition, that the preamble of the Bill was not proved. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAIL WAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of this Company was held at the Company's 'offices, 61, Moorgate-street, to-day, at one o'clock. W. R. Collet, Esq., 31. Y., took the chair. The SECRETARY read the advertisement convening the meeting, arid afterwards the minutes of the last half-yearly meeting, and two other special meetings of the shareholders, which were ordered to be confirmed by the votes of those present. The CHAIRMAN then said, before calling on the secretary to reed the report, which detailed most fully and particu larly everything connected with the affairs cl the Company, whether past, present, or future, he would claim the indul gence of the meeting for a very short time indeed. He said he never appeared before the shareholders with such satisfaction as he did on that occasion. The directors, indeeJ, had always expressed great confidence as to the prospects, and ultimate success of the Company; still there remained doubts on the minds of the public relative to their experiment, and more particularly in reference to the Menai bridge. It gratified him now. however, to state that, during the past six months, they had overcome every one of those difficulties which seemed to be great obstacles in their way, as would appear by the directors' report and the report drawn up by Mr. Robert Stephenson. The directors had entered into engagements for the construction of the Menai and Conway bridge, which would very soon be in the course of com pletion, and when he told the meeting that three-fifths of the entire line had been executed ; that of 4,421,876 yards 01 earthwork, 2,627,188 yards had been done already, • he thought he proved to the shareholders that they had not been idle during the six months past. At present there were 12,338 men and 861 horses employed on the line, and they were proceeding with the works with more speed, perhaps, than was di-played on any other line. The two miles of the line out of Chester, forming a connecting link between the existing Chester lines and the North Wales Mineral Rail way to Wrexham and Ruabon, would be completed and opened in October next, simultaneously with the latter • line. lie said the directors had entered into arrangements with the North Wales Mineral Railway Company. by which they had agreed to give them the use of this portion of the line for the following six months, in consideration of 2,0004 or 2,5004 in case the combined traffic of the two companies amounted, during that period, to 31,206/. Ile was happy to inform the meeting that since the last half-yearly meeting the Government had agreed to expend 150,090/. on the works of the new packet and refuge harbour at Holy head durirg the present year, of which sum the Company was to provide 37,0001. Mr. Rendell, the Government en gineer, had completed the plans and specifications for deep ening the old harbour, and the works would soon be advertised for contract ; and the resident engineer was proceeding with the necessary surveys and examinations preparatory to the works on the new harbour. The directors had also turned their attention to the means of connexion between Holyhead and .Kingstown, and were in hope that the mails w ou ld b e conv eyed by the Company in August next. The Irish trade would thus be opened up to that part of the country by means of the Company's line. Ile sail the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company, in which this Company had an interest, had obtained the sanction of the Legislature to three of their lines, 'the Chester and Wol verhampton, the Shrewsbury and Stafford, and the Newton and Crewe. Ile was gratified to find that the directors had met with the ready and cordial support of the shareholders. He said that of the calls which had been made to the amount of 1,155,0001., only 49,000/. were due. During the past six months . the Company's expen diture had been at the rate of 90,000/. a-month, and for the rest of the year would be about 100,000/. The Chair man concluded by calling on The SE:ciu who read the report, the main details of which appear in the Chairman's speech. A report was also laid before the meeting from Mr. Robert Stephenson, on the Menai-bridge, and the suc cess of the experiments made, with a view to testing the proposed tubular construction of the bridge, by Mr. Hodg kinson and Mr. Fairbairn, in conjunction with him self. In his report Mr. Stephenson says,—" Mr. Fair bairn has, with your sanction, constructed a model tube one-sixth of the actual span, having all the dimensions in due proportion. In such a model we should of course expect to have a very accurate exhibition of the merits or demerits of the tubular system. It will be in your recollec tion, that the preliminary experiments led to the conclusion that great care would be required to prevent the upper side of the tube from crushing, that, in short, the main object to be aimed at was to give the top of the tube the requisite stiffness. In this respect the results obtained from the model tube have been highly satisfactory, and being upon so large a scale, may be deemed perfectly conclusive upon several very important points. When progressively loaded, the mean deflection was about one-tenth of an inch per ton, and with a load of thirty-five tons suspended in the middle, it gave way on the under side ; the upper part not having ex hibited the least sign of failure up to the moment of fracture. Hence, therefore, we have arrived at a most in teresting result, viz. :—that the liability of the plates on the upper side to crush, has been completely removed by the construction in compartments." A statement of the accounts since the formation of the Company up to the 30th June last was also laid before the meeting, showing : Receipts from deposits, calls, and calls paid in advance ........ Premium and interests and transfer fees 12,830 0 0 £914,007 0 0 Expenditure, attending formation of the Company, &c. Parliamentary expenses, 1845 Parliamentary expenses and survey s of branch lines, 1846 ••• 4,078 3 1 Land, works, rails, and engineering... 738,214 11 9 Law charges ....................... ... .............. 3,169 13 1 Miscellaneous Interest on Calls £805,724 8 10 Deposit on ?bares on the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Compmy 31,500 0 0 Loan at interest, cash at the bankers, &c. £944,007 14 1 The CHAIRMAN said that since the accounts had been made up, on the 30th June, 218,238/. had been paid on calls. The CHAinziAN moved that the report, the engineer's re port, and the accounts read should be adopted, printed, and circulated. Mr. G. C. GLYN seconded the motion, which was carried nem. con. The CHAIRMAN moved that the directors should be autho rised to make arrangements for burrowing 700,0001., in pur suance of the Company's Act. Mr. CROPPER seconded the motion, which passed nem. con. The CHAIRMAN then intimated that tenders fur one-hulf the amount had already been received. Mr. FINLAYSON called the attention of the directors to the communication between Holyhead and Kingstown, and the importance of the Company opening it up with the largest facilities, by means of steamers of good size and horse power, for the Irish trade. He said he called their attention to the necessity of making large and efficient provision for that trade if they meddled wiih it at all, from his own experience, which extended over fourteen years, and he wished to know whether any preparation had yet been made? The ClimustAs said the meeting must be aware that during last year the directors were afraid of going too fast; and, besides, they were then uncertain what amount, if any at all, might be granted by the Government for the harbour at Holyhead; but now the board was favourable to establish ing their own line of steam-packets, and hoped to be able before long to call a meeting of the shareholders, with a view of obtaining their sanction on this point. Mr. SKI ',EEC R.' wished to know whether the Company would not have to go to Parliament for power to establish steam-packet s. The CHAIRMAN said they must go to Parliament next ses sion for ground for the new harbour, and for a station there, and the directors of course would be happy to be authorised to include this other point in their Bill. But there was time before them for a meeting to consider that spe cially. Mr. SKILBECK referred to the fate of the South• Western and the South-Eastern Companies, in applying to Parliament for new powers, and added that it would require their great est care. A PROPRIETOR thought the Company oughtto remain ex ' elusively a railway company, and have nothing to do with the steam-packets. Mr. FINLAxsoN said another company could be got up among the shareholders of this, and the two companies might be kept distinct; but he assured them there was nothing to Chairman, and the meeting fear, and much to hope for, if the project was entered into. The CnAnutss said no more calls would be made during the present The thanks of the meeting were then accorded to the adjourned. YORKSHIRE AIND GLASGOW UNION R AILWA Y COIIIPANY. — (TIIIS DAY.) A meeting o f thi s Company took p lace this da y , for the purpose of determining whether the shareholders should take a resoluti4 m. was advantage of th e p owers of an Act la tel y psssea, entitled, "The Railways Dissolution Act." Major Beresford in the chair. A very st o r my an d i rr egular discuss ion then took p lace, whether scrutineer s s h o uld be appoint ed first, and whether they should proceed. to ascertain the nu mber of shares present be fore Several s h e re b o ld ers objected to such a course as ille g al ; others conside re d th at it wa s the course r e q uired b y the Act of Parliament- After some time it was moved t hat the Company should dissolv e , an d t h at such d i sso l ut ion should no t be taken as an put from the chair. act of bankr u pt cy. Th e vo tes were then taken. It was an nounced that the re t urn made wouldbe I/. 2s. 61 A larg e ma j or i ty dec id e d in favour of proceeding with the line. The Cu A n ni As said that, thoug h he consented to preside that da3, he was of opinion that the meeting was wholly illegal, 't and that they bad no pow er to dissolve the Com pany, ev en s h o - u l d they wish L.!........ S i: A m u T ie E OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDA Y, AUGUST 4. The yarn market continues in nearly the same state as during the la s t wee k. F or water tw ist, and some of the better descriptio ns yarn, there is a moderate de mand at toadyprices ; but y arns suitable for the eastern market s are not quite so firm . In the g oods market the re i s a , prett y good demand , at sli g htl y improved rates for the better q ualities of printing cloth ; but most other fabrics are quiet - . The very unexpected failure of an agency house, which has transpired since our last publication, has caused a con siderable sensation in the town, and no small share of commiseration for the parties, who are highly respected by all who knew them. We understand that the engage ments of the firm amount to 42,0001., and that the assets are likely to prove very small. Another failure in the East India trade has taken place at Liverpool ; but we understand that it is not likely to be fit here. RocunALE, AIoNDAY, Auu. 3.—There has been a slack market to-day, awl a slender attendance of Layers. The old prices have scarcely Leen maintain:Al. The Wool market is Also quiet, and prices tend downwards. LEEDS, TUESDAX, AUG 4.—Our market presents no new fi-atures to-day ; such of the manufacturers as ate not making to order readily dispose of their goods at last week's rates.—Manche,tter Guardian. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (rnis DA Y.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL. This Bill then went through Committee, and after a desul tory conversation was ordered to be reported to-morrow. Messengers from the Lords then brought down several Bills, which were ordered to be laid on the table. GAUGE OF RAILWAYS BILL. On the motion of Mr. MILNER GIBSON, this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to he committed to-morrow. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to know from the Govern ment whether it was in consequence of any defect in the powers of the Board of Trade, that the causes of the acci dents on railways were not more fully inquired into and prevented than at present ? If the Board had not sufficient powers to do so, he should feel it his duty to apply to Parliament to confer on that body the necessary powers. Mr. M. GIBSON admitted that, at present, this Board laboured under the disadvantage of not having sufficient powers in reference to the subject alluded to. The Board, however, defective as its powers were, exercised a great influence over railways, and in a great measure prevented accidents on them. The Go vernment had no objection to invest the Board with the necessary powers. bEODANDS ABOLITION (No. 2) BILL. This Bill then went through Committee, and was ordered to be reported on Friday. DEATH BY ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION BILL. This Bill also passed through the same stage, and was order , d to be reported on Friday. EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE OF TRADING ABOLITION (IRELAND) RILL. The third reading of this Bill was postponed till Thursday. EJECTMENTS, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. The Committee on this Bill was postponed till Friday. LEASES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill, which is in a similar stage, was also postponed to the same day. FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, and after a brief discussion, in which Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. Pigott, Lord Lincoln, Mr. Labouchere, and Captain Jones took part, Sir G. GREY said, that as there were several other orders of the day yet to be disposed of, and on which be believed there would be no discussion, he hoped his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Pigott) would consent to the postponement of this measure till some other day. Sir ROBERT FERGUSON—You should have finished the other orders of the day before you entered upon this. The discussion on the clauses was then renewed, and the whole of them having been agreed to, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Friday. DISTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL. The Committee on this Bill was postponed until Friday. WRECK AND SALVAGE BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. SU I'PLY. The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to. BATHS AND WASHHOUSES BILL (IRELAND). This Bill was read a third time. The dropped orders of yesterday were then taken. COURT OF CO.IIMON PLEAS BILL. The report was brought up and received. COPYHOLD COMMISSION BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and the report was ordered to be received to morrow. TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. The Stock Exchange Bill, the Highway Rates Bill, and the Loan Societies Bill, went severally through Committee, and were ordered to be reported to-morrow. SUGAR DUTIES (No. 3) BILL. Sir GEORGE GREY moved the second reading of this Bill. Mr. P. M. STEWART expressed a hope that the measures for compensation, which were intended to be a complement to this Bill, which could only be considered as part of the great measure respecting sugar, and which effected property in the colonies to a great extent, would be brought forward as soon as possible next session. Mr. HUMP wished to know if there would be any objec tion to the production of the Orders in Cotincil regulating the supply of labour for the West Indies? Sir G. GREY said there would not. The Bill was then read a second time. DWELLINGS FOR THE POOR. of oo t to up The oof t o Eh i o v ena e rrhti the r h eoe e fdni C litea, o rlr n iNyt i s m ceo i so s it. s aLt i ti o Nie n es e ßo r s s fai 'Viscount MORPETII moved for leave to bring in a Bill to sell, on certain conditions, sites for dwellings for the Poor hid er the till it rri Majesty's l sd r e n g o u t l a roffery beforeany the House, only he hoped full opportunity would be given him for an examination of their details prior to being called on for an opinion. He would not yield to, the Noble Lord, in any degree, who -sought leave to introduce the Bills in a sincere desire to improve the condition of the working classes, but he did not think the course proposed would realise the end sought. The Noble Lord (Lord Morpeth) was placed in his position as a trustee on behalf of the Crown, and if the Commissioners applied the property of the Woods and Forests in that way, it would not end there, but there would be numerous applications from other quarters for similar applications of the property in question. He thought they ought to adhere rigidly to the provi sions of 10 George IV., as to the use of the property placed in the hands of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. With these observations he would reserve himself till the time when the Bill was regularly before the House. Mr. HUME briefly supported the objects of the Bill. Sir ROBERT H. INGLIS was disposed to take • a similar view of the Bill to that expressed by the Noble Lord the late Secretary for Ireland. lie thought it might lead to considerable abuse. After a few words from r. HENLEY to the same effect, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Lord MORPETH also obtained leave to introduce the fol lowing Bills :—A Bill to empower the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods to sell, on certain conditions, sites for dwel hugs of the poor out of lands vested in them under Acts for the improvement of the metropolis; and a Bill to enable the Privy Council to make regulations for the prevention of con tagious disorders, and fur the more speedy removal of nuisances. Mr. LABOUCIIERE obtained leave to introduce the following Bills :—A Bill to ecntinue an Act of the sixth and seventh years of her present Majesty, intituled, "An Act to amend and continue for two years, and to the end of the then next session of Parliament, the laws in Ireland relating to the registering of arms, and the importation, manufacture, and sale of arms, Gunpowder and Ammunition ;" a Bill to continue certain Acts for regulating Turnpike, Roads in Ireland; a Bill to continue an Act of the fifth and sixth years of her present Majesty, for amending the Law relating to private Lunatic Asylums in Ireland. The above Bills were brought in, severally read a first time, and ordered to be printed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. FOREIGN LETTERS. The use of postage stamps of a higher denomination for foreign letters appears to be so generally advocated that, notwithstanding the objections made to their introduction, which seem to be chiefly of official origin, there are fair grounds for hoping that they will ultimately be made to give way to public convenience. These objections are—the very complicated and varying tariffs of charges for foreign letters, which few persons could understand, and consequent liability to employ a wrong stamp—the accounts kept with foreign countries under different postal treaties, leading to constant fractions, and scarcely to be represented by any variety of stamps—and, lastly, the great danger of forgery. We do not see much force in any of these objections. The employ ment of stamps will always be optional and chiefly for the convenience of men in business, who must be conversant with the charges made ; and as all postage is now regulated by weight, they would seldom expose themselves to the risk of having a letter kept back by the use of a stamp too low in value. The second objection, resolving itself into a mere matter of account, must surely be susceptible of an easy remedy, if persons are in earnest about it ; and though the risk of forgery must be allowed to be a formidable one, it would be an affront to those who have to manage the business to pretend that it cannot be surmounted. To have an idea of , the inconvenience produced under the present system, one must be a spectator in Lombard-street, or at the chief office in St. Martin's le-Grand, during the last half hour in which foreign letters are receivable. It is generally a scene of violent confusion and uproar; each striving to be first at the wicket, and many fearing to be too late, for one merchant's clerk who has a large number may occupy the receiver for some minutes in settling the amount he will have to pay. It is not unusual to have coats torn and hats lost in the strugele, and a more odious and harassing service to the mercantile " subs" who have to undergo it can hardly be conceived. The severest nights are Tuesdays and Fridays, as well as those on which is dispatched the Indian mail ; and something of the kind must un doubtedly occur in the large provincial towns, as well as in London. All the arguments so happily used for the in troduction of Rowland Hill's system, of preventing frauds, and robberies, and losses, apply still more strongly to the case of the foreign letters. Stamps are already used, in fact, for newspapers sent abroad, which seldom bear a higher rate than 3d., and a similar stamp, but of a dis tinct colour, would do for the sixpences and shillings. It would show a want of deference to the general wish of com mercial men not at least to make this experiment. Like all things of the kind, it would take time to come int, general use. The clerks of the Post-office have almost an equal in terest with those of the merchants and tradersin the improve ment of the present system. and their principals will, there fore, it is to be assumed, readily lend themselves to the de sired reform. An old correspondent, " Qui Hi," writing on the subject, justly ridicules the notion, stamps being once in troduced for letters, of confining ourselves to those for Id. and 2d., which he compares to that of having only one or two money coins in c.nnexion wiih a metallic circulation. India and other foreign letters might have (he suggests) stamps of distinct colours to assist the clerks in sorting. Let the Yost-office once manifest the disposition to adopt this re- Ibrm, and grapple fairly with its difficulties, there would be no want et suggestions to assist them. To the trading inte rest, who want it most, it would be an immediate relief ; and whether the rest of the community followed quickly or otherwise in their train would be of no moment whatever.— Times. POSTAGE. STAMPS, &e..—From a return just issued by order of Parliament, it appears that the total cost of producing post age stamped envelopes since 1841, has been as follows : —ln 1841, 4,2681.; 1842. 5,5301.; 1843, 5,2901. ; 1844, 6,1901. ; 184.5, 6,9481. ; and in the first quarter of 1846, 1,8461. Total, 30,0721. Re paid by the consumers, in addition to the retailers' profit, 31,0681., leaving a profit to Government during the above years of 9921. 18s. 7d. The number of stamps issued during the above period is 83,694,240. The cost per million of the envelopes Is 3591. 6s. lid.; repaid by the consumers, per million, 3711. 4s. 2,1., leaving a profit of l 1/. 17s. 3d. per million upon the whole number issued, while the profit per million at the present time is 211. 16s. Id. The total cost per million of post age labels is 791. Os. 7d. EIBBONISM. —We are happy to state that, through the exertions of the Roman Catholic clergy, the ribbon system is on the decline in Sligo, and we hope to see it ultimately eradicated.— S! go champion. BALLYFINN, AUG. I.—Extract of a letter : " Sir Charks H. Coote's house was found to be on fire this morning, about three o'clock. A great deal of damage has been done, and very valuable furniture destroyed." TUESDAY NIGHTS GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, AUG. 3, 1846. The Lord Chancellor has ap,Kunted Richard Langworthy Hingston, Esq., to he one of the Keepers df the Peace, in the Lorough of Clifton Dartmouth hardness, in the county of Devon. WHITEHALL, JULY 29. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Samuel Milner Barton, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the Ist day of August, 1846, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in .Council. This day the Right Honourable Granville George Earl Granville was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right onourable Thomas William Earl of Leicester to be Lord- leutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county of Norfolk, his Lordship this day took the oaths appointed to be taken lhereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, A6l. 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps to be Equerry in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room of Colonel C. G. J. Arbuthnot, re • signed. WHITEHALL, AUG. 3. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing Sir Watkin Owen Pell, Knt., Captain in the Royal Navy, to be one of the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital. DOWNING-STREET, AUG. 3. - The Queen has been pleased to appoint Samuel Nicholas Rooks, Esq., to be her Majesty's - Solicitor -General for the island of Tobago. CROWN-OFFICE, AUG. 3. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR- LIAMENT, COUNTY OF SUTHERLAND.—David Dundas, Esq., her Ma jesty's Solicitor-General. COUNTY OF KILKENNY.—Richard Smithwich, Esq., in the room of the Hon. Pierce Butler, deceased. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Henry Vyner, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, July 18. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Sugden, worsted manufacturer, Steeton, Yorkshire. BANKRUPTS. William Henry Cox, boat builder, Belvidere-road, Lam beth, to surrender Aug. 15, at two, and Sept. 9, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Rickson and Sons, Jewry-street, Aldgate. Isaac Bird, grocer, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Middlesex, Aug. 11, at half-past one, and Sept. 11, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin lane ; Lawrence and Plews, Old Jewry-chambers. James Covel Morris, cabinet maker, Curtain-road, Shore ditch, Aug. 17, at eleven, and Sept‘ 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Hine and Robinson, Charterhouse-square. Frederick Waters, cheesemonger, Church-street, Hackney, August 14 and Sept. 10, at 10 , at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Pile, Hatton garden. Anthony Turner Edwards, builder, Idol-lane, Tower street, August 11 and Sept. 9, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Messrs. Young and Son, Mark-lane. James Pritchard, butcher, Seymour-place, Camden-town, Aug. 11, at two, and Sept. 11, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Comyn, Lincoln's Inn. Edward Wedgwood Phillips, glass dealer, Bishopsgate street;Aug. 11, at eleven, and Sept. 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, 13irchin lane ; Hine and Robinson, Charterhouse-square. Samuel Tipple, tailor, Norwich, Aug. 13, at one, and Sept. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's-place, Old • Jewry. Thomas William Clark, common brewer, Strood, Aug. 13, at twelve, and Sept. 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury, City ; Davies, Devon shire-square. Saul Samuel and Walter Samuel, woollen drapers, Bir mingham, Aug. 13 and Sept. 17, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Linklaters, Leadenhall-street, City; Hodgson, Birmingham. John Caines, corn dealer, Chilton Cantels, Somerseishire, Aug. 18 and Sept. 8, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernamann, official assignee, Exeter; Trehorn, Barge -yard chambers, Bucklersbury ; Terrell, Exeter ; Slade and Vining, Yeovil. - _ . - William Blanshard, grocer, Pudsey, Yorkshire, Aug. 18, and Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Rushworths, Staple Inn, London; Sanderscn, Leeds. William Watson, lead merchant, Hardcastle, Yorkshire, Aug 19, and Sept. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee Leeds; Harris, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn ; Paget, Skipton, Yorkshire; Courtenay, Leeds. John Payne, millwright, Bristol, Aug. 18 and Sept, 21, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official as signee, Bristol; Peters and Abbot, Bristol. Thomas Winfield, tea dealer, Bristol. Aug. 18 and Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official as signee, Bristol ; Brown, Bristol. Henry Francis Aldridge, music seller, Liverpool, Aug. 18, and Sept. 22, at eleven, at the Liveipool District Court Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Maples and Co., Old Jewry, London; Greene, Liverpool. Thomas Siddom, ironmonger, Liverpool, Aug. 18, and Sept. 22, at twelve at the Liverpool District Court. Turner , official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row, London; Rogerson and Radcliffe, Liverpool. Prescott Corless, grocer, Wigan, Aug. 18, and Sept. 15, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cornthwaite and Co., Old Jewry, London ; Pemberton, Liverpool. Henry Cowie and James Clark, merchants, Liverpool, Aug. 18 and Sept. 22, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Norris and Co., Bartlett's-buildings, London ; Thompson, Liverpool. DI VIDEN DS DECLARED. G. Boggs, merchant, Liverpool—fi urth div. of d. in the pound, on any Thursday after Oct. 15, at the office of Mr. Fennel, Guild'iall-chambers, City. Griffith and Pearson, tailors, New Bond-street—first div. of 4s. in the pound, en any Thursday after Oct. 15, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers. R. Blacklock, innkeeper, Lydd, Kent—first div. of 3s. 2d. in the pound, on any Thursday after Oct. 15, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, City. J. Leech, ironmonger, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—final div. of 2id. in the pound (in addition to 3s. 4d. in the pound pre viously declared), on Saturday, Aug. 8, and Aug. 15, and any Saturday after Aug. 3, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. Blacket, flax spinner, Stokesley, Yorkshire—first div. of ss. 21d. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tune. S. Pritchett and J. P. Oridge, g love manufacturers, Charl bury, Oxfordshire—first div. Of 4s. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Green, Aldermanbury. E. S. Dykes, basket maker, Romford, Essex—first div. of Bs. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Green, Aldermanbury. J. Bacon, builder, York—first div. of 11id. in the pound, on any day, at the ffice of Mr. Young, Leeds. G. Leather and C. Wetherell, earthenware manufacturers, Leeds—first div. of 4s. 4d. in the pound under the joint estate, and to those who have proved under the separate estate of G. Leather, a first div. of 13s. 6d. in the pound ; and to the separate estate of C. W. W.rdle, a first and final div. of 20s. in the pound, at the office of dr. Young, Leeds. J. Thompson, tea dealer, Norwich—first div. of 2s. 10d. in the pound, on any Thursday after Oct. 15, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, City. R. Starbuck, shipwright, Gravesend—first div. of ss. in the pound, on any Thursday after Oct. 15, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, City. R. Garland, corn chandler, Walham-green—first div. of Is. in the . pound, on any Thursday after Oct. 15, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall- chambers, City. Boggs, Taylor, and Co., merchants, Great Winchester• street—third div. of Bd. in the pound, on any Thursday after Oct. 15, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, City DIVIDEND. '- W. Belshaw ' licensed victualler, Manchester, Aug. 28, at eleven at the Manchester District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Gisborne, merchant, Coleman. street, Aug. 27—R. Perry, draper, Brighton, Aug. 27—J. D. Paine, copper-plate printer, Duke-street, Westminster, Aug. 26—C. F. Ellerman, com mission merchant, Philpot-lane, City, Aug. 29—W. Filbey, coachmaker, Wryadisbury, Buckinghamshire, Aug. '26—P. Shawson and T. B. Young, chemists, Louth, Lincolnshire, Aug. 26—J. Edwards, ironfounder , Birmingham, Aug. 29 T. Taylor, grocer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Aug 25—J. Hayes, chemist, Newton, Lancashire, Aug. 25—J. Roe, drysalter, Manchester, Aug. 25—11. Dunington, glove manufacturer, Nottingham, Aug 25—W. and J. Fox, oilmen Manchester, Aug. 25—R. Lewis, woollen manufacturer, oilmen, Gloucestershire, Aug 25—M. Bird, miliner, Chelten ham, Aug. 25—W. Fisher, commission agent, York-place, St. John's-wood, Aug. 25-0. Hughes, linendraper, Holy head, Aug. 25—W. Andrew, rosewood merchant, John-street, Tottenham-court-road, Aug. 25—D. Thomson, bleacher, Walmersley cum Shuttleworth, Lancashire, Aug. 25—R. Smith, cabinet maker, Sussex-street, Tottenham-court-road, Aug. 25—J. W. Pitsch, tailor, Sackville-street, Tottenham court-road, Aug. 25. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. Whalley and E. H. Thompson, sharebrokers, Leeds — T. Walker and W. Knight, butchers, Evesham, Worcester shire—A.. Collett and W. Brown, sharebrokers, Leeds—t L. Minshull and B. Barrow, surgeons, Liverpool—T. h K u . r sLee,t, Durham—R. Broad burst, naßgreohatds: : s . h ß iP r o b a r th e u r r s s 9 t, l3 a i n sh d " ;. ve ß aornusotini ; Manchester e ( c e s o s t far er as H regardsseddon R d o .j b . on Leather) G ( s . Bate, P.o far oy a l e s re gards G. Royle)—J. H. Gierson and R.G. E Tu E cker, attorneys Tiverton. Devonshire -IV. R. Bush and E. E. Guy, watch makers, Brittox, Devizes—E. Facey and G. Gomel!, saddlers, Pontypool-, M on mouthshire --R. H. and J. Perry, grocers, Newcastle -upon-Tyne-H. Spurr and C. Benson, type founders, Manchester —T. Badger and W. Worall, silver platers, Sheffield—W. Melville and J. C. Arkwright, cotton Spinners, Matlock, Derbyshire—J. Lingard, B. Smith, W. Claughton, H. Claughton, and J. Bettison, chemists, Ches terfield, Derbyshire (so far as regards J. Bettison)--M, Bishop and E. Temple, drapers, Claylands-road, Lambeth— R. Owston, J. Nicholson ' W. Nicholson, and W. Knott, c arriers, Lincolnshire — E. Daun, G. Sewell, and J. Sewell, distillers, Upper Thames-street—T. Shaw, W. Robson, R. Hoyle, and J. T. Hoyle, colour manufacturers, Paradise, Northumberland. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. F. A. Lyon, cutler, Edinburgh, Aug. 11 and Sept. 1, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Wishart, Edinburgh. A. Brown, cow feeder, Glasgow, Aug. 12 and Aug. 31, at two, at the Chambers of Messrs. Wilson and Christie, Glasgow. W. Boyne, jun., cattle dealer, Elgin, Aug. 10 and Aug. 31, at one, at Fraser's Hotel, Forres. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HOUSE. A young man, one of whose names is John Fitz simmons, was brought before Alderman Gibbs upon a charge of having robbed the Right Hon. John Johnson, the Lord Mayor of London, of a watch and appendages, value 60 guineas. Mr. Hobler attended for the prisoner. The Lord Mayor stated that on Monday evening he came to the City terminus from Blackwall by the rail road, in the ten o'clock train, and was waiting with some friends who accompanied him, for a conveyance to the Mansion-house. He was hustled by several persons, amongst whom was the prisoner, and one of the number, who was shorter in size than the prisoner, snatched his watch, chain, seal, and key and then ran off. There was no policeman on the spot, but soon after the robbery was committed, a policeman made his appearance, and took the prisoner, who said he came from Gravesend, into custody. In answer to a question from Mr. Hobler, his Lord ship said he felt his watch go from him as the prisoner passed. He valued the watch, because when be beam! of ago his father presented hint wilb it. .tio was at the st. pa at the time for his carriage. Mr. Jo:in Wood, or Falcon-street, stated that he was standing close to the Lord Mayor at the time, and he saw the prisoner and a shorter man in front of his Lordship, and four or five others about the spot. lie did not know that the Lord Mayor had been robbed until he heard his Lordship call fo.r the police, and sat that he was robbed. Mr. Hobler—Did the prisoner attempt to run away ? Witness—l did not see that he did. Alderman GIBRS—Did he aear to you to be ac tin g in concert with the other man? Witness—Certa inl y' I should say they were decidedly acting in concert to* gether. Mr. Nobler—What did the prisoner say upon being accused ? Witness—He denied that there was any foundation for the charge. The Prisoner—l should like to hear the evidence against me. Mr. Hobler.—Prisoner be quiet, and hear the C Yl ' deuce. Evan Williams, porter at the railway terminu s in London- street, said that he saw a shorter man tha n the prisoner run down the steps quickly. Alderman GIBBS.-1-10vo did it happen that there 10 ,1 s _ no policeman at the terminus ? Inspector Woodron.y said the terminus was under the superintendence of t.n e K division of the Metropolitan police, and the C ity police had never had anything to do with that district. The prisoner proved to be the man whom , sewn months ago Daniel Forrester apprehended at master man's backing - house, suspecting that he was lin king about the place for the purpcse of committing a robhe9,_'' Upon the prisoner's person were found a white ile handkerchief, with a broad puce border, which 11: seemed very anxious to get back from the officer, an - shilling. last It was stated in the justice-room that within the be few days bank-notes and gold to the amount of upsvtle of 3,0001. have been stolen in the neighbourhoo d of t Mansion- house. The prisoner was remanded till Thursday next. Alderman Gibbs was for some time occupied in beil.„ ing a case which was listened to with more than ordinal interest. Matthew S hrimpton, who was stated to be a respecta.a.ble tradesman in extensive business, and Henry If who has been some time known to the police as the et" panion of thieves, were brought up in custody of GeS'„g Trew, City policeman, No. 26, charged with a„F, robbed Mr. Townley, surveyor of Bexley Heath, of a pocket-book, containing a cheque for 51. and o , '" papers. A great many of the friends of the first p rix cu e! were present during theinvestigation. • OA Mr. Townley said that about three o'clock in he afternoon of Saturday he lost his pocket-book at.;ed corner of Fenchurch-street. The witness here identl° the book. dulyutes Trew (policeman 26) stated that about 20 u • past three o'clock on Saturday, as he was o n Cheapside, in plain clothes, he saw the two Prisl e fr, following Mr. Townley. They stopped behind col _ Townley for a minute in the Poultry, and then thei 0 1 lowed him down King William-street to the corner or Arthur-street, where the last witness stood still tw ° , 4o3 , three minutes, and the prisoners remained behind Poo Mr. Townley then went on to Gracechurch-str eett prisoners still following him. At last, when Igr- T° 1 , 13 , g 0 stopped to look at a window, witness saw Shrin3P' e- to, up to him, covered by Williams, and pass sornethingket, Williams, which Williams put into his breast P. Witness then seized both prisoners, pushed then; shop, put his hand between Williams's coat and whi ch coat, and withdrew from thence the pocket - b0 0k ',,,, e was at once identified by Mr. Townley as his P r- 11 JO' S Mr. Wontner, who appeared for Shrimpton , state holly his client was'a man of most excellent character, row incapable of an act of dishonesty under any en re r senS stances, and that there were numbers of persons P anxious to testify to his respectability. oo b ig The prisoner Shrimpton declared, as he ha d 'IP ietely first examination on Monday, that he Was e i) ,„ lnP bbe,rit guiltless ; that he was wholly ignorant of anY.'c-tbilt and that his circumstances in life, as well as ef„ - spo b `" about his character, would show that he wa s *- of Severalanthing of tradesmen here cried out from d•ffele n Oster of the police court, that Mr. Shrimpton Isr!„ dun . tradesman, known from his infancy to be man to b e doubted integrity. They said they also kn ew a man of considerable property. the wit° Alderman Gibbs having questioned man)" o f owed nesses who thus presented themselves, and w . e er , ex' that the opinion entertained of Shrimpton was ril°,4,a cellent, asked the policeman whether he still beu,7 o o f that he could have made no mistake as to the pers u Shrimpton. ce n tb e Trew replied that he had no doubt at a. u tiP° the matter. He had notid for a considerable Mu dress, as well as the face of the man. 0 .4 , Mr. Wontner asked whether the o ffi cer bad no t he in a good character of Shrimpton, upon making micute o quiries about him ? Trew replied that there w 95 ij o f doubt of the good character of Shrimpton, and sow ° • the inspectors and other officers of the police bore tesue mony to the respe.lability of the tradesmen, wile e t a forward to state that they had the utmost r eliance Ur ' the honesty of the accused tradesman. no , t , hing Mr. Wontner asked whether Williams, the other prti; sorter, had not d. Glared that Shrimpto n had do with, and knew no thin g of, the robbery ? 1 rew r mentioned until the prisoners plied that such was certainly,twheerecatsaciebnuttotthhaet himself guilt/ house. Williams then said that he was knew nothing about it. nt f° ll of receiving the poeket-book, but that the other wo n s w t a a s tiol Mr. Wontner —llid not Shrimpton, the mome You accused him, state his name and address, and t , e ,soc t. that he was a wheelwright, and a man in most r' sta ting able business ? Trew — He did. Alderman GIBBS—And do you persist k in -u ~0 01 ; to et that he was the man who handed the poe Williams ? Trew—l do. I have no doubt of.it' while Mr. Wontner—Was not a cab or a cart p os ! n , g i nie you were on the opposite side of the way, tn n , for have prevented you from seeing the p e rson- „j o g, moment ? Trew—There was a cab or a cart P s ' but I kept my eye upon them. ° r tta le:, e : Mr. Wontner submitted th a t it was a e ase n ee '- taken identity. It was ev id en t from the Wa n " e on which the robbery had b een com mitted, tha t thec P Soo' who stole the po c k e t-b oo k was a dexterious thiet• „ter here was a tradesm a n o f unqu est i ona ble cha r % - bery in property charged with having comm itted o I . ° i t was which skill and boldness was indispensable. quite evident that the officer had made a in istak b e•_i t the Alderman GIBBS said he was boun d to sti orrnn iti al e° case to a jury. The officer had had gr eat o p P of marking the person of Shrimpton , ho,v in g o nly b ig him for a consid e r a ble time, and no tic no face but his dress. ShrituPt° Trew said he bad omitted to mention th s at. he tim e be r said to C'e inspector that he was going , tsal'undero for was apprehended, to Woolwich, to a Mr. M a te money, and that was found to be without f f e n u t t r i° o ll:llt sta . Shrimpton—•l was questioned in such i: n iu such did-not know what I said at last, wa s ou r Lot ds'? ill 15. I of confusion ; but lam as innoc ent fi tted ' for rial. The prisoners were then both Onim „ cars ago, boa 14 Ccidentallf A SUBJECT FORA LECTURE.- - A Mrs. Dutton, of Heywood, near c heater , 3 The t h e titne.f. elieg swallowed a needle, she being pregn at an d e other day Mr. Dutton was playing 3 a l i aa t lin h t his s°ll/ ' P a &lea n the ( something sharp in his tide, he took a pince rs a out, when, lo it was the identical needle that t",..'” had swallowed before the child's bir th.—Nor f olk Ae"":4 01 0 THE ATHANASTAN CREED —We are inform' be in' an unhappy controversy is being carried on between t d s oln e cumbent of the parish of Woodbury, near this city, a ll 01 03 of the parishioners, relative to the use of the A thin' il bet Creed, which the Church orders to be used on almost $ 39 re' solemn celebrations. We are told that a meeting ss,e of cently held, at which resolutions were passed exP ress' *()11 of hostility to any incumbent who should use this coofe: i i vg i• faith in the performance of public worship. Th e li said to be a peculiar of the Archbishop of Canter l t rY bi,be 'consequently exempt from the superintendence of shed to o ,p. of the diocese. The circumstance of its being attao,,credits._ distant a jurisdiction can alone explain the most T d irt the report that the Athanasian Creed has not been_ Exeter parish for the last thirtyolfortY 5 Gazette. _ BIRTHS. • On the 28th alt., at Swift-villa, near AlverstOke, the wife of David Welch, Esq., R.N. Charlo tte On the Ist init., at Upper Es q ., Lady Liu. Watson Taylor, of a d au g hter. 10 On the Ist inst., at Warwiek-villas, Maida-hill, Mrs. Andrew Clarke, of a son. the On the 2d inst., at Th omas's Hotel , Berkeley - squa re s lady. of W. S. Wetmore, Esq., of New York, of a son. MARRIED. G e orge On the Ist inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, g hter Pagden, of Burton-on-Trent, to Emma, younge s t of the late Mr. Joseph Dermer. DIED. zed 7 9 . On the 31st ult., at Dalston, J. Newman, E 94" 4 ° ,~ E$4• M Davidson, On the 31st ult., in Gordon. square, M e yer o f IV 10 : the .str 2d ee ti c i .e, Covent• Mr. ga On the Ist inst., Ann, the wife of S. Adams, .r 4 ) 9 ' b e SW' Barnes - street, garden Baker, late of t late blaster-General . i c I.O.ATT ----------- HL F MILITARY OBITU4I/IY. p_o. o . andG General—Riht Hon. Sir George Murray, G.C.8. , n ie g, Lieutenan Colonel of afol of t h hs e ier l C s thaFr Ordnance,o ot , r L Governor olinpdsolt .of I ve r Major-General—Lord William Russell, G.C.8., Genlior Colonels—Hans Allen, late Royal Irish Artillery,tutier, tester ; Zuhlcke, Unattached , Edinburgh; Son. P. ' Kilkenny Militia, London. Lieutenant-ColonelDigby, Unattached, County Dogici:l;9B Captains—Bambrick, 7th Dragoon Guards (killed), 0 of Good Hope ; Campbell, 2d Dragoons; Willough* Lancers, Meerut, Bengal. , fi , PI Lieutenants—Hamilton, 14th Foot, Qaebec ; A'"' ItoLi - Foot ; M'Cann, 84th Foot, Fort St. George; Atki9st hell' Artillery ; Winterbottom, Royal Artillery ; G. Clark, Dpaoyugßlaosys-,alhaill-apr a in y es 3 ; d Ma, half Battalion; ud -p ga ; R c S a i l ,f7 - 0, hi a. pay 88th Foot. bslf-P I Y Second Lieutenants and Ensigns—T. Walker, ogrioesi Royal Marines ;D. O'Connell. half-pay 1:1 ? Y al ,_ 22d ot%! Manson, half-pay 87th Foot; Watkins, halt - P a ! !Alf .1 ).., Biggs, late 3d Royal Veteran Battalion ; Cooker 89th Foot. x r„il gall h alf' Quartermasters —Forbes, Royal Artillery; ..-- i - riffi t°l; Lieut. Luc as ' pay 56th Foot. B Paymasters of Recruiting D istricts— Lieut. Storey, Coventry. DP La ncers ; ti e Medical Departments. —Surgeon Burt, 16th _ I At West, of the 11th Foot, at sea; Assistant-ure' goes_ (Ordnance), Sudbury, near Harrow ; Assstalc;contio Locke (Ordnance), Swaffbam ; Assistant-SaW(Mnnsoce)l T (O ri r u d i n d a a n d 7) A , s T si r s t n d t. ad s ; u Assi rgeo s n ta c n u t- Surgeon -do co li• ru; Barrack's Dep and50re1_........................'eePertinent. 01 " P , Kendrick, St. Vincent. .00._______,..A. --------------------------------------' I , ' Losntrandond:,prinPrintertKl, aartriyeasbromed cob,: of the savoy, 14 tllO WWI Of Ai14419* WWII r 5, 1546. MURDNo.ii:sTtr°3lll,3l.4ll li P Apw _rf;jl °. "1