The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-26 00:00:00

b irb lEtt ition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. ST. LAWRENCE AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY). A special meeting of t'ae scripholders in this Company took place this day, at tie George and Vulture Tavern, to consider a communication received from the directors in Canada. It appears that the English shareholders are anxious that the concern should be wound up, while the Canadians are determined to carry out the objects for which the Company was formed. An intimation having been conveyed to the Canadian directors of the wishes of the English shareholders, that body replied that they were very sorry that they were unable to comply with the wishes of those anxious to wind up the concern ; and they advised that the shareholders should take measures to have themselves represented at a meeting to be held in Montreal next month. Several of the shareholders repudiate 'd the Canadian directors, and said that they would hold the, provisional committee re sponsible to there, for it was unt 3 „:,r the strength of their names that they had been induced to take shares; while the pro visional committee said that, they were only acting in a minis terial capacity, and not ae.countable for the winding up of the concern, and were conse'vently unable to return the deposits. The meeting broke in) without coming to any formal reso lution. It appears that the deposits were 41. a share, and that the shares, i•astead of being allotted to the number of 47,000, aswas pat forward in the prospectus, had been limited to 7,000. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) ,GURNEY, THE ELDER, V. GURNEY AND ANOTHER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) A great number of witnesses were examined on both sides, at the close of which counsel addressed the jury at consi derable length on the point at issue. Mr. Justice WILLtAms then summed up, an d the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the de fendants. • COURSE OF EXCH./ Amsterdam ......C.F 12 9 4 Ditto, at sight 12 6% Rotterdam ...... 2U. 1 - 2 10 Antwerp.... 26 10 Hambitrgh .. M.D. 13 15 Faris, 3 days' sight • • • 25 SO Ditto, 3 months.. • • 26 5 Marseilles ••••••• • • • • • 26 10 Bourdeaux.... •• • • • 26 10 Frankfort on Mains • • • • 122% retersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • Berlin — Vi e nna, effec. do. . -Trieste, ditto.. • • 10 11 Madrid • • • Cadiz • • Bilbao.. • • Barcelona Seville... ..... a. , --- 44E.—(THIS DAY) Gibraltar L e.,, : h0rn.....•••••.••• 30 50 Genoa ..... ..... • 26 10 Milan ..... Venice ..... ...... Naples ...... • • 3.914 Palermo, per 0z... 11 9 1 ,2 Lisbon .. . • ..... 53 0p0rt0.... Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayres .. ••.. • • New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION. PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars ...£3 17 9 Portugal Geld Coin .. 3 17 5 New Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ••..• • • • 0 4 9% Silvbr is bars 0 4 11 ••• • • 36 BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) ►n Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, fer the Week cudin; on Saturday, the 20th day of June, 1846. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued.. •• • • • • 29,003,160 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities .• • • 2,084,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,592,403 Silver bullion ••• • .. 2,412,757 Z 20,005,160 £29,005,160 S. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 25th day of June, ISt oEPASTbiEDIT. Government sectui: t•es(iTteluding Dead Weight Annuity).. 13,090,946 Other securities .• • • 17,964,603 Notes 9,631,233 Gold and silver coin.. 683,419 X 41,390,203 MAMSHALL, Chief Cashier. BANKING D. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest • ...... ....... 3,396,774 Public deposits (in elmding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt,Sav lngs-banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 7,313,539 Other deposits •• • • • • 15,293,909 Beven day and Qiher - bills 832,981 X 41,390,203 Dated the 25th day of June, 184'1 RAILWAY COMMITFEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. CAMBRIDGE AND oxrinta. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Bidder,' Mr. 14cnshawe, and Mr. Robert Stephenson gave en lincering evidence very strongly against the line, which they rcpre .sented to be a bad one in every respect. They particularly objected - to it on account of its having but a single line of rails. If it should Proposed to make a double line, it could not be done within the estimates. I'dr. R. Stephenson said that in the time of the railway mania he was called upon to lay down a line between Oxford and Cambridge, and he gave his opinion that such a line would be useless and absurd. It was now proposed to call Mr. Brunel, but as that gentleman was slot in the room, It was proposed that the Commiftee should adjourn. it being only about half-past three o'clock, this was very strongly ‘obiected to. The Committee cleared the room ou the question whether they should adjourn or not, and on our re-admission, in about half an hour, they decided upon waiting for Mr. Brunel. After waiting for some time, however, their Lordships grew impatient, and Mr. Hiltlyard agreed to dispense with Mr. lorunel's evidence. This concluded the case for the Duke of Buckingham. ;10 evidence was called on the part of the other petitioners. Mr. iiILDTAILD oteaerved that ale. on the part of the Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Calvert on the part of other twithatmers, Mr. Tal bot on the part of others, and Mr. Wells on tlni part of others, had each a right of addressing the Committee ; and Mr. Sergeant Wranghain had a similar right on the part of the promoters. Now, if Mr. Sergeant Wrangham would waive his right to his single speech, he and his Learned Friends would agree to waive their four speeches. By this means much of the time of the Committee would he saved, and, for his part, he was perfectly willing to leave it to their Lordships to jodge from the evidence, without hearing anything from him. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM, after much hesitation, and after con sulting with his clients, declined the offer of Mr. liihlyard. He feared that if he accepted it, he might be charged with neglecting his duty to his clients. The Committee then called upon Mr. Hildyard to speak on the part of the Duke of Buckingham. The Learned CcuNsa, addressed the Committee at some length, after which Mr. CALVERT, waiving his right of addressing the Committee, (LEFT SITTING.) MIDLAND RAILWAYS 'Lzxcr.sTEß AND SWANNINGTON ALTZ.R.A.TIO NN. The Committee resumed this day (Friday) at eleven o'clock. The Earl of Fortescue in the chair. Mr. Hutton and Mr. Cubitt gave evidence in support of the alte native line, having been ealledi by Mr. VADDINGTON, who a ppeared on behalf of Messrs. Harris, Stretton, and Smith, as opponents to the Bill. Mr. MACACLAT having addressed their Lordships and offered to introduce a clause for compensating Messrs. Smith and Harris, by avoiding their premises, which they could do within the limits of deviation, The Committee ordered the room to be cleared of strangers. On our re-admission, The Noble enaramaN announced that the Committee considered the preamble proved, but required that the clauses respecting the avoiding of Messrs. Harris and Smith's property should be put in. The Committee then adjourned for halt an hour, to enable the re presentatives of those gentlemen and the promoters of the Bill to make their arrangements on this point, which having been, in the main, satisfactorily brought to an issue. the Committee broke up at three o'clock, Room D. SNEFFIELD AND mrscolaxszaitz. The Committee resumed this day (Friday) at eleven o'clock, Lard Somers chairman. Mr. Goech, civil engineer, gave evidence in favour of the line, and stated that 150,01 , 01. would he sufficient to effect a junction with the London and York Railway. On his cross-examination lie said that a larger sum would he requisite to circa a junctiou with Lincoln itself, by means of the Sheffield and Lincoln Extension. Mr. Rendall, C.E., offered evidence respecting certain docks, which was nut important. when Mr. Gooch WAS recalled to supply evidence which of et w l as . ex h pected to have been deiced from Mr. Stephenson, in app rova e pro posed junctions with other lines. On erosg.examination he stated that these junctions were objectionable certainly as a principle, but at the same time such as must necessarily he encountered in a great sys tem of railways. An oblique crossing was not more objectionable than a direct inc. The tables of traffic having been put in, the case of the promoters here closed. CounseEnen appeared for certain landowners, and contended that I.:atom - 1 rust he removed ti eon the list, and the promoters would have to prow that Worksop was of sufficient importance to merit a line of railway to Sheffield. Not a sin,;le landowner fronbßetford to Shef field lad been called to prove the necessity of such a line, whereas, on the contrary, they were almost all of them opposed, and that as much might sometimes be learned of what was not brought to evidence as by what was adduced. The Learned Gentleman then read part of a report of the Board of Trade, published in 1844, kclore the London and York Railway was commenced, even giving 4 'ntott - faMt ., W the Swinton line. He also thought the Committee who had admitted - tint.`-..tbo evidence of Mr. Fowler, C.E., 4 0,e001. for forming a tunnell would have stoppca ime - f,..3 1 71J101y. or The learned gentleman contended further, that it was not a sufficient ground for the formation of a railway simply because this or that town might possibly benefit by the abstraction of some branch of manufacture from another place, for that would give every town and village in the kingdom an excuse for applying fur railway cation, hut that the general advantage of the common,' alone ought to be the guiding principle in the grantin4 of new lines. Mr. OvEitosks followed, also on behalf of the landowners, and, in a lengthened address, dwelt upon the poultice disadvantage to the people of Lincolnsltire,owf thooitao•eje mostly farmers, being compelled to go to Sheffield Instead the ri r"""' e specially as the Midland was already continuous to p till mineral district. The Committee adjourne , eleven o'clock on Monday, at a quarter past four. • rurpose. yhe Bill, with the amendminta having been agreed to, the Com. mittee separated. iIIOUP TAW VALE EXTENSION. (Continued from our Ant:moon Edition.) The opposition occupied the whole of the day, and the CoMMittee adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. GROUP TAX. THE CALEDONIAN EXTENSION. (Continued from our Afternoon Editieu.) GROUP XVII. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON. 110 USE OF ColtmoNs. LONDON AND BIRIAING-HADT, AND itz . mricsizzate, cANA x. BILL. The Committee. to whom this Bill was referred, and which Was raVied by the steleeembled this morning in Committee -room No. Mr. Baring in chair), for the purpose of adding certain amend megita, it having been re-committed to them by the Moe for that At the close of the opposition the room was cleared, and the Com mittee having remained a short while in consultation, the parties were te-adluitted, when The CHAIRMAN announced that it was the opinion of the Corn• mittee that the preamble to the Caledoidiut Extension Railway Bill was not proved. This closed the labours of the Committee. (The evidcnce of Mr. I.ock.i continued from our afternoon edition.) --In an engineering :ease, he found no fault with the Manchester and Southampton. The steepest gradient on the line, I in 75, which is at Cheltenham, offered no difficulty, and could be united with the ordinary locomotives. There were many steeper gradients, 1 in 36; on the Lickey incline, for instance, which was worked by ordinary locomotives. lie was of opinion that, in the improved state of si.,kence, that gradients were of less consequence than distance. in his re-examination of Mr. 11111, he stated that the railways made, or authorised to be made, would afford as good communication between Southampton and the north, as the Manchester and Southampton— ho referred to the route by way of Basingstoke and Oxford, the Oxford aid Rugby, and the Trent Valley, but tie limited this opinion to the conveyance of merchandize. The Manchester and Southampton was a little shorter, but its gradients were not so good as by the other route. In giving this opinion, he excluded the inconvenience arising from thillifealturotlgauge. By the Conifinittee-llgth4Wed before the Gauge Commissioners th4t It -Would be tulvigible far,htoad gauge lines to adopt the narrow ofte, and that any break - of-gauge was partioularly Inconvenient to tlansmitting goods. - Mr. Charles Saunders, the secretary to the Great W es t ern Ra il wa y said the Board of Trade reported to Parliament in favour of the line frog). Basingstoke to Reading,. _which WAS projected by the Great Western Company, because it would open up direct northern and southern communication. The Great Western Company were to *P I all the 54‘0. - itiost3 of the Board of Trade, and 1,9,0 con. SHE Sirl4, - 4614130N , FRIDAY EVENING_ JUNE 26, 1846. Mr. John Perks, edge Idol manufacturer, Wolverhampton, con finned the evidence of the preceding witnesses. Cross-eiamined by Mr. WADDINGTON.—Tke Grand4hUctioh had a Bill be:tte Parliament at the present Moment for malting a loop line at Portobello, and sUpposing that line tb be constructed and con nected with the Shrewthtil - S - and Birmingham at a gradient of 1 in 100 three 'could then be two stations at Wolverhampton, which would gi've all the requisite accommo dation. Is pecuniarly interested in two out of the three competing lines. Mr. Wm. Henderson, an extensive brassfounder at Wolverhampton, gave evidence in favour of the litie 11l Which he said he was not a shareholder , Cross-etainibed by Mr. WADDINGTON —He had titioned against the Shrewsbury and Birmingham scheme, because It would intercept the passage to his works and would not serve the interests of the people of Wolverhampton as wejl as this project. Mr. John Hartley, manufacturer, Wolverhampton, unquestionably ' preferred the low level station. Cross-examined by Mr. WADDINGTON—Was connected with the Birmingham and Oxford, the South Staffordshire, and this line. Re-examined---Had taken shares in this line merely from an anxiety to see it carried out. This concluded the evidence in favour of the Wolverhampton station, &c. Mr. Wm. Salter, coalmaster, West Bromwich, was then called, to show the want of railway accommodation experienced by the people of that district, and that this line would give them superior accom modation to the Shrewsbury and Birmingham. This line would be nearer to the recently opened collieries in that district. It would also better accommodate the passengers leaving and entering West Bromwich. This line would also have the advantage of being in the hands of an independent company. Cross-examined by Mr. WADDINGTON—The Shrewsbury and Birmingham would run nearer to one of his collieries than the Bir mingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley. Earl Dartmouth, from whom he rented his collieries was a great supporter of the line at present under the consideration of the Committee. Mr. Henry Smith, ironmaster, West Bromwich, confirmed Mr. Salter's evidence. Mr. John Marshall, ironmaster, Wednesbury, was next called to show the accommodation which the line would afford to the people of that neighbourhood. Mr. Thomas Bagnall, ironmaster, Wednesbury, confirmed the last witness's evidence. Cross-examined by Mr. RICKARDS—Is a director of this line. His partner and brother (who was not present) had presented a petition in favour of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, but that was by_ accident. Mr. John Robinson M'Lean, engineer of the line, described its route, commencing at Birmingham. In the laying out of the line his attention was mainly directed to the importance of giving a proper approach to the various works and collieries in its route and upon such a level as ivould allow the produce of .those works to be brought upon it as far as possible. The total length of the line is 1814 miles, which would include the diverging line to Dudley and other small branches. This line would be about three furlongs shorter than the Stour Valley line. The total length of the Shrews bury and Birmingham line would be about 26 miles. The total esti mate for this line is 698,8491., the capital being 700,0001. Very little destruction of property would be occasioned at Wolverhampton, whilst the rival line would cause considerable destruction. Cross-examined by Mr. /lore—He was of opinion that it would be better to accommodate the population and works of the district by the same line, and that would be effected by this project. The wit • ness underwent a lengthy cross-examination as to the populotion and works which would be accommodated by each of the competing schemes. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock until twelve on Monday next. GROUP MX. The members of this Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. LIVERPOOL AND DU Rlf AND MANCHES TER AND LEZDS AIVIALGAMATION. In going through the remaining clauses of this B 11, a question arose on the part of the Mersey and Irwell Canal Company, which led to a long discussion that occupied the greater portion of the day. After which the Committee adjourned. GROUP LX I. EDINDURGN AND GLASGOW, AND SCOT, =SR CENTRAL JUNCTION. The Committee met again this day, at twelve o'clock, in room 33, Sir Jobn Duckworth, chairman. The evidence in this case was continued. Several merchants were examined to prove the great amount of traffic, as well as the general utility of the line to the public. Leeds District Cbhrt., Young, official assighee, Leeds; Stale* and 1 Leo., Chancery-lanet London; Cariss, Leeds. Hermann Julies :Marcus and John Naylor, share-brokers, July 7, and 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young official as signee, Leeds; Few and Co., Ilenrietta-street, Covent-garden, London ; Upton, Leeds. William Lonergan, wine-merchant. Liverpool, July 15, and Aug. 11, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official as mime, Liverpool ; Cornthwaile and Co., Old Jewry-chambers, London. John Sellick Lyddoe, cbymist, Birkenhead, Cheshire, July 15, and Aug. 11, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. 111 rd. official assignee, Liverpool ; Oliver, Old Jerry, City ; Evan% Liverpool. Christopher Henry Stenehouse, ship broker, Newport, Monmouth shire, July 9, and Aug. 13, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Phillpots, Newport. Joseph Holism., otherwise Bonham, grocer, Leckleampton, Glou cester, July 10. at one, and August 7, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Sheldon and Pack wood, Cheltenham. Thomas Plumley Derham, linen-draper Westbury- upon-Trym, Bristol, July 9, at eleven, and August 7, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Prideaux, Bristol lam Henry Hormsfield, draper, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, July _0 and Aug. 18, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Actaman, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan, Bristol. James Philp, stationer, Bristol, July 9, at twelve, and Aug. 7, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Brittan and Son, Bristol. - - PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the pro duce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending June 28, 1846, is 365. 10d. per cwt. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. From the London New Price Current of June 23.) SUGAR.—To -day there was a falling off in the demand for raw Sugar for home consumption, and prices assumed it downward ten dency, and the unsettled state of the Sugar duties caused buyers to be cautious in their proceedings. REFINED —To-day Refined goods were purchased with caution by the home trade, but we have little variation to notice in them. kieuarms.—lmporters have been unable to obtain any further advacce in prices, and the market has been more freely supplied, but the demand has been good for all descriptions, and the rates paid have been equal to those of this day week. EAST Ixma.—This afternoon three parcels of Bengal Sugar, amounting to 4,00 bags. were submitted to public competition ; the trade were less inclined to operate, and the rates taken were 6d to is per cwt under those that previously prevailed. FOREIGN.—The market has a firm appearance for all descriptions, and the quantity brought forward has been small. Brown Brazil has been hi excellent request, and the rates paid have been rather above those that previously existed. In white a fair business has been transacted, and prices are still rising. At auction, 79 cases 11 boxes of Bahia were disposed of. Id yellow Havannah an extensive busi ness is prevented by the reluctance of holders to sell ; the prices offerec are above those that previously prevailed. White has been sold to a fair extent. Coeeen.—This afternoon Native Ceylon met with attention, and 640 bags at auction went 6cl per cwt higher. Mocha was iu lets de mand, and 200 bales at auction only in part sold at full prices. Moteases.—A good demand has been experienced for West India, but any further advance in prices has been prevented by the markets having been better supplied. Tea.—To-day there was a brisker demand for Tea, but holders were unable to obtain any advance in prices, the regular market value of common sound Congou cash is 9%4, and ordinary Dyson '2s per lb. IsricEs.—This afternoon at public sale 1,476 bags .18 casks of Af rican Ginger were sold at an advance on former rates of Is to is 6d ; African rod Pepper went at 86s for good sound, and at 41s to 725 for damaged. With Black the market was better supplied. Sernrrs.—Jamaica Rum has been disposed of to a fair extent at full rates; but the better kinds have been the most in request. Leeward Island is still wanted, and prices remain firm, there not being a large quantity on offer. Calcutta has been purchased with increased free dom ; holders evince firmness. Demerara' has been in fair re quest at full prices, strong sorts fetching 3s to 3s 4d per gallon. There has been a better demand for - old descriptions of Brandy, and somewhat better prices have been obtained ; but new sorts are still heavy of dispcsal, and further reduced prices have been taken. In Geneva purchases were made at 2s to 2s Id ft r common export aorta, and 2s 4d to 35 for fine and very fine for home consumption. . . . For British Corn Spirits prices are sustained. RlCE.—This afternoon Bengal Rice was in excellent request, and 2,364 bags 1,000 pockets at auction all found buyers, in some in stances at 3d per cwt advance. SALTPETRE. —TO-day there was a strong desire evinced to pur chase Rough. and 2,821 bags Calcutta at auction were all sold at very full rates. The value of English Refined is 21h to 29s 6d. Ni trate of Soda is little wanted, and can be obtained at 13s 6d to 14s per cwt. INDIGO. This afternoon at public sale 300 serons Guatemala indigo were offered, the interior sorts fully maintaineC previous rates, the other descriptions must be quoted from par to 2d lower. Cocnnim.—This afternoon c••chineal met with little attention • at public sale 88 bags Honduras only in part sold, at former rates. Ou.s•—This afternoon Southern Oil at public sale went at easier rates, low to good quality selling at 22115 s to 231155, fine 241; 100 tuns were offered. Sperm went at lower prices, 30 tons fetching 761 to 781 for fine quality. TALLOW.—Although there are sellers of Russian on the skot upon further reduced terms, still soap-makers and chandlers have Operated with much caution. For forward delivery the demand does not im prove. Fur home made prices are still drooping, the supply being very large. In other kinds of Tallow there has been little business transacted, and the tendency of prices Is still downwards. PERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS Their Lordships met to-day shortly after Four o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION—THE ROYAL ASSENT TO THE CORN AND CUSTOMS BILLS. The roiat assent was given to-day by commission to the following Bills : THE CORN IMPORTATION BILL. THE CUSTOMS DUTY BILL. The Administration of Criminal Justice Bill. • The Explosive Substances Bill. London and York Railway Bill. Edinburgh and Northern Railway ( Tay Ferry) Bill. The North British Railway Bill ( Havtiek Branches). The Scottish Midland Junction Railway Branches Bill, Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead Railway Bill. Malton and Driffield Junction Railway Bill. Arbroath and Forfar Railway Amendment Bill. Edinburgh and Northern Railway Bill (Pettycur Branches). Manchester and Birmingham Railway Bill. Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway Bill. Buckinhamshire Railway Bill (Oxford and Bletchley Junction) Great North of Scotland Railway-Rill- North Sta ff ordshire Railway Bill (Huecastte and Sandbacb) North Staffordshire Railway Bill (Pottery line). North Staffordshire Railway Bill (Churnet Belfast and County Down Railway Bill. East Lincolnshire Railway Bill. York and North Midland Railway Bill (Leeds Extension ). Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Bill. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Bill. North Western Railway Bill. Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway Bill. Slamannan and Borrowstowness Railway Bill. Great North of England Railway Bill( Boroughbridge Branch Great North of England Railway Bill (Betlale Branch) Eastern Union Railway Bill (Ardleigh to Colchester) Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension (No. 1) Bill. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension (No. 2) Bill. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Extension (No. 3) Bill. Great Grimsby and SheSeld Junction Railway (Humber Ferries) Bill. Midland Railway (Erewash Valley Extension) Bill. Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill. Ballochney Railway Bill. Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway and Ferry Bill. Stowmarket Navigation Bill. Port Ellen Harbour Bill. Portsmouth Harbour and Pier Bill. Liverpool Docks Bill. Northumberland Docks Bill. Lincoln Waterworks Bill Warrington Waterworks Bill. Harrogate Waterworks Bill. Stafford New Gas Bill. • • Hartlepool Gas Bill. Kendal Union Gas Bill. Great Grimsby Gas Bill. Hamilton New Gas Bill, Burnley Improvement and Waterworks Bill. Liverpool Improvement Bill. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill. Sittingbourne Improvement Bill. York Improvement Bill. Bromsgrove Improvement and Small Tenements Bill. Leith Paving Bill. Salford Hundred Court Bill. Liverpool Sanatory Bid. Rye and Derwent Drainage Bill, Askew's Estate Bill. Upwell-cum-Welney Rectory Bill. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Haddington, and the Earl of Dal housie. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from the Lord Provost, town council, and other inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, praying to be heard by counsel at the bar ag ainst the Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill. The Marquis o f CLANRICARDE submitt.. l _ , to her Majesty, of the want of accommodation in their Lordship's -louse. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock, when there was a rather full attendance of Members. Mr. ESTCOURT moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection, to refer the Mountmellick Junction Railway Bill, and the Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway Bill, being unopposed Bills, to the Chairman of Ways and Means 2nd bleu:J.)l.s to he added by the Committee of Se lection. Also, that the petition. Arni Esa the inhabitants of Antrim, and John Coates , again m st' Awe 'rm, Belfast, and Ballymena Railway Bill, be withdrawn. AO'Vi to. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAIL- WAY. On the motion hr' the third reading of this Bill, Mr. HODGSON moved that the Bill be read a third time that day six months. A long conversation, which at times partook rather of a re criminatory nature, and in which Sir W. Clay, Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Curteis, and Mr. Duncombe took part, then ensued. The gallery was ordered to be cleared for a division. On our return we found the numbers were— For the third reading- - For the amendment Majority 73 Mr. LOCKHART protested against the decision as one which would prevent a proper communication bet weer England and Scotland. All the merchants and bankers of Scotland were in favour of the Caledonian Railway, which was granted last session, and this decision was granting a competing line contrary to all common sense, for it was well known that there was not sufficient traffic for both lines, and the result must be ruinous to both companies. The cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, the principal cities of Scotland, and the people generally with but few exceptions were in favour of the Caledonian line. The evidence of Mr Brunel, which he would read an extract from would show that the country was not of such a character as to support two lines of railway. The Lion. Member then read an extract to theeffect, that the Caledonian line was the one best adapted for the wants of the country and that it would not support a second line of railway.)—(Loud cries of " Divide, divide.") He would not detain the House longer beyond saying that the decision the House had come to would materially interfere with the success of a great notional undertaking. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. CORN IMPORTATION AND CUSTOMS DUTIES BILLS.—ROYAL ASSENT. Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the bar, sod summoned the House to attend at the bar of the House of lords, to hear the royal assent given to a number of public and private Bills (for which see Lords' report). On the return of the SPEAKER Le stated that he had been to the Upper House to bear the royal assent given to several Arts, amongst which were the Corn Importation and Customs Duties Bills. Th e amouncement was received with great cheering, in an extreme) , crowded }[nine. Sir J Graham, Lord Lincoln, the Chancellor of the Ex cheque!, and all the other Members of the Government, with the eaceptien of Robert Peel, True pleatut, aa 741 A,a Lord_ John Russell and the principal leaders of the Opposition, and Mr. Cobden. .. --- Several railway Bills were read a third time and passed. CORN WALL RAILWAY. Sir C. LEMON moved the third reading of the Corawall Railway (Saltash Branch) Bill. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition against the third reading of the Bill. Captain PLUMRIDGE presented a petition to the same effect. _ _ Captain BERKELEY moved that the third reading of the Bill should be postponed until certain papers should be placed in the hands of the Members. The bridge which was erected over the river Tamar would seriously interfere with the na vigation of the river. The Railway Company undertook, to prevent expense, to provide a steam-tug of sufficient power to take vessels through the arch. The Admiralty Board had already sent a letter to the Chairman of the Committee, stating that the bridge over the Tamar was to be ninety-five feet high, but the \ next day that letter was recalled. From the evidence adduced before the Com mittee it was shoes) that it was absolutely necessary that the bridge should be from 95 to 100 feet hie', as in case of its being of a less height all vessels passing would have to strike their masts and take in their top-sails, and while they were doing so they would lose half the tide. He should not move against the third reading of the Bill, but he should move its ad journment for a week. Sir C. LEMON objected to any such -adjournment at the present period of the ses ion. Captain VIVIAN would support the motion for the post ponement, in order to allow time for the tables to be laid before the Committee. With regard to the line itself, he did not consider it the most direct one for the connty of Cornwall, that might be adopted. It was 13 miles round about from London to its terminus ; end by way of Exeter from London it was 23 miles from the direct course. It was utterly impossible any other line could pay between Fal mouth and Exeter. Then again, he could not understand why Mr. Brunel stated that the gentlemen who gave evidence before the Committee in favour, of the line were interested parties, as they were persona of high standing, and far removed from suspicion. He hoped the House would consent to a week's delay. Mr. CORRY said the Admiralty did not wish to prevent the construction of works of necessary and public importance. Lord MORPETH, as Chairman of the Committee which sat upon the Bill, had never heard of a more unnecessary and uncalled for interference with , the progr, as of any private measure than the present. It was a measure of considerable importance, and one which he thought the Legislature ought to pass into a law.—(Hear.) (I-EFT BITTING.) 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Stock. - 199 Sun _Fire • - - 210 Ditto Life 11. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life strict the Oxford and Rugby line on the narrow-gaugc line though projected as a broad gauge line, and also to lay down the nattow gauge on lines communicating between that line and others, but this could only be done with respect to the Southampton and Midland lines. They had a large tra&c in fat cattle going to Southall and other markets. . By Mr. GIIENET.—During the last year, during whic'i new por tions of the line were opened, the passenger traffic had greeatly in creased. This, in a great measure, was to be attributed to the diminution of fares and return tickets. By the Committee—Because there were several hundreds of miles laid down on the narrow gauge, and only 274 on the broad, that was no reason why the broad, which, he considered, whether for speed and cheapness, was far superior, should be stifled. He believed the broad gauge would beat the narrow " hollow" any day. With respect to the petition of carriers praying for an Uniform gauge pre sented to the House of Commons, who, he considered, knew more of their own business than that of a railway, he said they did not charge thentr:Jr heavy trucks, its stated, if they had as light trucks as those Cu the narrow gauge, and take the goods from them and placed them in whatever trucks the Company thought best adapted for the occasion, and without any difference of change. By laying down the narrow gauge also from Oxford to Basingstoke, a narrow gauge communication with the m north would be effected, and the requirements of the district fully et. But if they did go to the expense of laying down the narrow gauge they ought not to have their traffic diverted as proposed by thelVanchester and Southampton, which he considered would not be a remu nerative line. He considered they could do the business better for the public by the proposed line. Of course, if they did not study the interests of the public the public would not patronise the line ; but he considered the Great Western directors would not change their nature if they lost sight of the wants of the public, and forfeited their patronage. Adjourned until eleven o'cloet to-morrow. GROUP XVIII LONDON, N Evintllor, AND BATH bIRECT. The cross-examination of the engineer to this line was resumed this day. The difterence in favour of the London, Newbury, and Bath, o ver the proposed Wilts and Somerset line, would be about two miles.' The line went through a district more favourable for the constrtiction of a railway, than the district, selected by Mr. Brunel, for the line in connection with the Great Western. The proposed line would afford considerable acommodation for the carriage of coals. GROUP XYJCIII. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Wilson, a landowner, and other witnesses, were examined also In favour of this line against the Warwickthire and London lines. Mr. !Hughes, the engineer, was about to be examined by Mr. Wakeling, as to whether the plans deposited by the promoters of the Warwickshire and London lines, were correct as to the levels, in ac • cordance with the standing orders, when Mr. ACSTIN took objection 10 this course of examination, on the ground that it was not competent to this Committee to go into the question, which must be taken as having been disposed of by the Standing Orders Committee. After some discussion the room was cleared, and the Committee deliberated on the question for about a quarter of an hour. On our re-admission, The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee did not wish to decide the question without consulting the Standing Orders' Committee. They would, therefore, adjourn until to-morrow, when they would announce their decision. Adjourned accordingly at a quarter to four o'clock, until eleven to morrow. GROUP XXXVIII. HUDDERSFIELD AND MANCHESTER (BRADFORD BRANCH). The Committee assembled this morning at the usual hour. Mr. Gee, the engineer to the line, was examined on behalf of the promoters of this line. Ills examination and cross-examination oc cupied nearly the whole of the day. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXXIX. The Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Mr. Diva in the chair. MANCHESTER, itunnzatsrzELD, AND _ _ OLDIIAIII. Mr. MnaatvALL, on the part of the Rochdale Canal Company, opposed the traversing of the property cf the above Canal Company by the Manchester, Huddersfield, and Oldham Railway Company; which he stated might be obviated by their making the station at Arcoat-street. Mr. DIVETT said, that without clearing the room, the Committee were unanimous in their opinion that the Rochdale Canal Company application could not be entertained. The remaining clauses of the Bill with a few verbal amendments were then agreed to, and the Committee adjourned. GROUP XLII BLACKBURN, CHORLEY, AND LIVEIZPOOL Mr. BAINES (in continuation from our Aftenioon Edition) said — Their line was 18 miles, 3 Ihrlongs, and 9 chains in length, and it was proposed to effect a junction with a line in course of erection at a place called Edenbridge, and after proceeding some distance further they would go south by the cotton mills and other works to Chorley. They then connected themselves, after crossing the Bolton and Preston Railway, with the North Union Railway, and thus connected them selves with the Liverpool and Bury Railway, the promoters of which have petitioned in their favour. There was another short branch to the Bolton and Preston Railway. The gradients of the line through this country, which was one of the most difficult in an engineering point, were undoubtedly the best that the country admitted, and he was able to state that there were no tunnels nor any objectionable curve on their line. As regarded the places on the line, he would not detain them by any unnecessary observa tion. With regard to Blackburn, as the Committee had already heard sufficient of its importance to be able to estimate it correctly, he would merely direct their attention to the map. With respect to Chorley, there were upwards of between 3,009 and 4,000 hands em ployed there in the mills and maniffactorles, between 400 and 500 herse•power used, and between 4,000 and 5,000 tons annually manu factured. There was also in the district between Blackburn and Chorley a population of 10,000, and 100 tons of cotton were consumed there. With respect to the coal-fields which he had already mentioned, they would find, by the calculations that would be submitted to therm, that on each side for eight miles of their line there was an immense quantity of coal consumed. At present there was no good communication to this important place. With respect to the communication between Liverpool and Chorley, the question was one of great importance. If a person were to go from Chorley to Liverpool, he would have to proceed from Chorley along the Bolton and Preston line; he would then have to walk about a mile to the North Union Railway station, where he would have to wait for a train coming up from Preston, and he must then go along the Liverpool an uses Railway. It was impossible to conceive a more tortuoroute. And he must here mention one important circumstance, namely, that with respect to Blackburn and Chorley, there was only a turnpike-road, which in winter was almost Impassable, and was at all times au extremely difficult road, now the only alternative afforded the people of that district on three sides of a quadrilateral figure to avoid passing this road. At present it was twenty-three miles from Cherley to Liverpool, while by their line it would be redUced to ten miles. With respect to Wigan, they were obliged to go from Chorley to Eux.ton, and then traverse south east, Lena'e they could _arrl . re at. Wigan- Sty the accommodation they would afford the distance would be reduced to one-half. Ile would just mention one circumstance in connexion with Blackburn, namely, as regarded the consumption of coal there, which was, for manufactories 112,900 tons annually, for gas 6,000 tons annually, and for house purposes 50,000 tons annually, making altogether considerably more than 170,000 tens. This was partly sup plied from Wigan. If the present line were granted, there would be a large reduction in ,the price of this article, and a saving of some hundreds of pounds would be effected for the inhabitants of this district. These observations would apply equally to the district from Blackburn to Clitheroc. There was another point as regarded the last-mentioned place which deserved attention, viz., that for the purposes of manufactures, not only coal, but lime was necessary, and Clitheroe possessed the best lime in all Lancashire, both for agricultural and manufacturing pur poses. Now, by the proposed line this would be rendered available to the districts which hitherto had not derived a benefit from the richly-gifted portion of the country from the want of an efficient mode of communication. The effect of this railway would be, by effecting a considerable diminution in the cost of the article, to put it in the power of the poorer manufacturer and agriculturist to avail himself of the same, which, at present, he was unable to do. Before con cluding, in justice to his clients, he must call the atten tion of the Committee to' the important connexion winch this line would afford to the district through which it would pass, and Manchester and Staffordshire. The line had been surveyed with the greatest care, and the provisional committee consisted of gen tlemen and merchants of the, highest respectability on the line; there was no residential injury, and the petition against them, pro ceeding as it did from the chairman of the Blackburn and Preston, whose motives would ho apparent, passing, as he stated, through a most important district, meeting a most urgent and extensive re quirement, he trusted that the Committee would deem its merits such as to entitle it to their honourable consideration. The Learned Counsel then called evidence as to traffic and engi neering, in corroboration of his statement. The Committee decided that the preamble of the Bill was not proved, and then adjourned. GROUP XLVI. NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON JUNC TION AND TYNE DOCK. The Committee on this line decided that the preamble of the Bill should be declared proved with certain restrictions with regard to their interference with the Jarrew chemical works. These restric tions, the nature of which was not distinctly stated, were then re ferred to the parties, who, in order to have time to consider them, requested an adjournment. The Committee then adjourned until half-past ten o'clock to morrow. GROUP XLVII. This Committee re-assembled at twelve o'clock, in Room 25, :New ►Louses of Parliament, and proceeded with the case of the NEATII V.&I.M, the preamble of which was declared to have been proved. After goinz through the clauses, all of which were passed, the Com mittee dissolved, this Bill being the last of the stoup on which they had been appointed to decide. GROUP XLVIII LLYNVI VALLEY AND SOUTH WALES JUNCTION. - - The Committee met this day at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Aldam chairman. The preamble of this Bill having been declared proved, the clauses were gone through. MONMOUTHSHIRE AND urnErortn. This was the next case called on. Mr. TALBOT opened for the promoters. Mr. Brunel was called to prove the engineering merits of the line. The Committee intimated at this Stage of the proceedings that the case must be withdrawn. w*--am was ac cordingly thrown out. kne Committee then arranged to take the next Bill in the Group on Monday, to which day they adjourned. - isg - ditrartwelve o'clock in Room 26 (Grand Corridor), new Houses of Parliament; present the lion. E. Las cello (in the chair), the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, mr. Mr. R. Clayton, and Captain Dalrymple. Before the Committee proceeded to hear further evidence in favour of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley line. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE stated that ithad been agreed to withdraw all opposition to the SOUTH STAPP ORDSHIRE AND THE TRENT VALLEY MIDLAND, • --- • _ and he applied to have the Bills referred to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means. The Committee acceded to the application. _ _ _ UITtP/LINGHAIY/, WOLVERHAMPTON AND DUDLEY. tltZMr. henry Z;rfi, est witness called being tt,rl.o`4,..,certteaunit KINGLAKE ThellcaTl,7lffirther evidence in favour of that that districttnsucinerchant, Wolverhampton, who after stating accommodation, said he t iiticii through the want of sufficient railts ay av l e le r ved the lower level would be the best for the station at Wolverhampton , sta aFeommodation to the town Pr.veurtya of the matter) undoubtedly giveThle thhieghgreaaemen- and that this Ihie would mild darn up the and district. principal aftime iWis•oitryksaof Woiverham n p a to w n •,, l i t , would also be Birmingham he believed (after a carer considerationol' the Shrewsbury and a w c o ces uld ses de. to str t o h y e most inconvenient as regarded the sending or goo , At a meeting of the most influential inhabitants of Wolverhampton, the railway.ao the proposed station of this company was unanimously declared lim - t m , The Improvement committee were of be the best that could have been fixed upon. The same coi usi r was also come to at a Meeting of the street commissioners (of which eting of the comm • • iasioners t h h e e s was am one ), n o e p ) i , n ihoenh! T yesterday hereaso d Bi was their having heard that the Shrewsbury an rmingham in. nof the Me Saturday last. tended to block up a great many of the streets of Wolverhampton. They were not ware of that intention until . . was the most nu meeting yesterday was a rather animated it Commissioners Cross-examined by Mr. RICKARDS—The Street Commissioners merous held since 1842. There were about seventy this company's line, and ten for the Sluewsbury and Birmingham. altogether ; thirty were present, and fifteen vottd for the level of He was a director of this line ; he held a great number of shares in the line. There many amongst the fifteen who voted for ibis com pany's station who were interested in the line, but mast of those in the Shrws who voted on the other side were also , he believed, e if bury and Birmingham, and he thought they would be very glad they happened not to be so interested. Horsley-fields road was the principal road that would be most damaged by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company, whom he charged with having altered their plans since their deposit at the Beard of Trade, in November ;last. He had a great deal more shares in the Shrewsbury and Birmingham line, but his only object being to get the bast railway acconunoda lion for his fellow-townsmen, he had determined to give his support to this line. Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE — The fact of his holding shares in this line did not at all influence his judgment with respect to these lines. Mr. Joseph Walker, merchant and manufacturer, Wolverhampton, then gave evidence as to the present inadequate andexpensive means of intercommunication in that district. He also confirmed the evi dence of Mr. Crane as to the superiority of this Company's station at Wolverhampton over that of its rival. The majority of the principal manufacturers of the town preferred the low level station. Cross-examined by Mr. RICKARDS—IS a shareholder in this line. The meeting at Wolverhampton yesterday on the subject of the stations was a stormy one, like most of the Wolverhamptonmeetings. In some respects the station of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham line would have advantages over that of its competitor. The larger por tion of the works at Wolverhampton were on the level of the present canal, which was of the same level as the proposed Shrewsbury and Blrusiuitam line. GROUP LXIII After passing the preamble and clauses of the Midland Great Western (Liffey Branch and Longford Termination), the Committee proceeded with the case of the WATERFORD, WEXFORD, 'WICKLOW, AND DUBLIN. After hearing the Counsel, and the ttual formal evidence In sup port of the Bill, the Committee decided that the premble had been proved. The clauses were then gone through and agreed to, and the Com mitte adjourned. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at the usual hour, Lord Shaftesbury in the chair. There were eleven Bills on the list of which all but one were rail way Bills, they were all disposed of. AYRSHIRE BRIDGE OF WEIR AND FORT GLASGOW JUNCTION. • Standing orders complied with. BIRMINGHAM, LICHFIELD, AND MANCHESTER. The standing orders were complied with in this case, and also in the Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle Drainage Act. GUILDFORD, CHICHESTER. AND PORTSMOUTH (No. 2.) The standing orders were complied with in this case glso. SCOTTISH CENTRAL (CRIEFF' BRANCH). The Committee declared the standing orders complied with in this case LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY WIDENING. A similar decision was made in this case. NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON (DURHAM AND SUNDER LAND RAILWAY, AND WEARMOUTH DOCK PURCHASE AND • BRANCH). - The premoters of this Bill also succeeded in proving their com pliance with the standing orders. NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK. The standing orders were complied with in this case, and also in that of the MIDLAND (BURTON TO NUNEATON), and in that of the • CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW, GARNKIRK, AND COATBRIDGE). which was the last Bill on the list. The ComMittee then resolved themselves into a SELECT COMMITTEE ON MERITS. The list contained seventeen Bills, of which eight were railway Bills. The preambles of all were proved, ecceVt that of the EAST OF FIFE, which was adjourned for one proof; It may be considered, however, as virtually proved-. The ether Bills were—The Dtuublane, Doone, and callander New market. and Chesterford—Kinnarnock and Troon —Moray: hire Morecambe llarbonr and Railway—Monkland and Kirkintillock (Chappell Hall Branch)—Scottish Central (Denny Branch). The Committee rose at an early hour. ME LONDON GAZETTE (THIS EVENING.) ADMIRALTY, JUNE 26, 1846, With reference to the New Zealand dispatches, the following naval promotions have taken place, dated Jan. 11, 1846 : To be Captain—Commander George James Hay. To be Commander—Lieut. Robert Jocelyn Otway ; Lieut. Max well Falcon ; Lieut. Charles Randle Egerton. Mr. W. D, Lock, Acting Mate, and Mr. G. D. Murray, Midship man, wilt be promoted to the rank of Lieutenants, on their passing the required examinations to qualify them for that rank. DOWNING-STREET, Juax 24. . . . The Queen has been pleased to nominate appoint Lieut.-General the Earl of Westmorlard, Knight Commander of the Most Honour able Military Order of the Bath, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Berlin, to be a Knight Grand Cross of the said Most Honourable Order. DOWNING-STREET, JOSE 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint James Macaulay Higgin son, Esq., to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the islands of Antigua, Montserrat and Barbuda, St. Christopher, Nevis. Anguilla, the Virgin Islands, and Dominica. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 26. _ _ . The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major General Sir John Harvey. Knight Commander of the most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, to be Lieutenpnt-Governor of the province of Nova Scotia. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 26. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Clinton George Dawkins, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul-General in the Loin bardo-Venetiau States and the Austrian terrietories on the Adriatic. WHITEHALL, JUNE 25. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Phillips, Esq., Bar• rister•at-Law, to be one of the Commissioners for the Relief of Insol• vent Debtors, in the room of David Pollock, Esq., appointed Chie, Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay. WHITEHALL, JUNE 25. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Henry Dawson, Clerk, A.M., to the rectory of Munden Magna, in the county of Hertford and diocese of Lincoln, void by the death of the Rev. James Price, the last incumbent. WAR •OFFICE, JUNE 26. . _ . 16th Light Dragoons— Lieut. J. A. Robertson to be Captain, without purchase, vice Surman, deceased ; Cornet G. S. Swinny to be Lieutenant, vice Robertson, dated 12th April; T. C. Pakenhaln, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Swinny, June 26. Ist Regiment of Foot—J. F. Shadwell, Gent., to he Ensign, by purchase, vice Marriott, promoted in the Royal Newfoundland Com panies, June 26. 7th Foot—Lieutenant T. B. Speedy, from the 13th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Stanhope, who exchanges, June 26. 13th Foot—Lieutenant R. C. Stanhope, from the 7th Foot, to he Lientenant, vice Speedy, who exchanges; Lieutenant G. Wade to be Adjutant, vice Speedy, exchanged to the 7th Foot, as Lieutenant, June 26. 26th Foot—Lieutenant It. M. Dickens, from the 36th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Moorhead, appointed Adjutant of a Recruiting Dis trici, June 27 ; Gentleman Cadet 11. J. Noyes, from the Royal MM . tary College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dickens, pro moted in the 36th Foot, Jude 26. 36th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Lieutenant A. Kinloch ; Lieutenant 11. Bristow, June 26. To be Lieutenants, without purchase —Ensi g n M. White, ttom the 82d Foot ; Ensign R. M. Dickens , from the 26th Foot ; Ensign 6,.13--- J. To 111 a b r s e h E a ln Ensigns g vice ns ;puErnehsitigsen .I.GeTOnnidem m itec vic a eß i rit3t A o7ll"Morgan V. Pun from the Royal Military College; Geatipesebtlenlan Cadet C. J. H. sonby, from the Royal Minter.) , vollege, vice Marshall ; Gentleman Monro, from the 1.....-wood, from the Royal Military College, vice Ce.utearre - 26. 37th Foot—Lieut I M A Bowers to be Captain, by purchase, Durham, who retires ; Ensign J. A. Wyatt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bowers; W. D. Persse, Gent.,4o be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Wyatt, June 26. 38th Foot—Ensign R. Hugonin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Prichard, who retires ; C. E. Johns, Gent., to be Ensign, withont purchase, vice Hugonin, June 26. 54th Foot —Ensign and Adjutant J. S. Thomson to have the rank of Lieutenant, June 13; . Ensign J. S. F. Fowke to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Williams, deceased, June 14 ; Gentleman Cadet W. Betters, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Fowke, June 26. 73d Foot—Ensign W. L. Peto to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Nash, who retires ; H. B. 11. Bannatyne, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Peto, June 26. 79th Foot—Lieutenant J. M. Aynsley, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gaisford, who retires; Ensign A. Ferguson, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice 31. Aynsley; W. C. Cuningharrie, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fergusson, June 26. 826 Foot—Lieutenant M. White, from the 36th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Lambert, appointed Paymaster 74th Foot, June 27 ; Gentleman Cadet the Hon. A. Bury, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice White, promoted in the 36th Foot, June 26. Davi:sr.—The undermentioned Cadets, of the Hon. the East India Company's service, to have the local and temporary rank of Ensign, during the period of their being placed under the command of Lieu tenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, of the Royal Engineers, at Chathani, for field instructions in the art of sapping and mining : J. T. Hyde, Gent.; C. T. Stewart, Gent.; C. F. Adey, Gent. ; R. A. Roberts, Gent. ; F. R. Matinsell, Gent. ; A. W. Garnett, Gent., June 26. _ _ . . Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. Esq., to be Major, vice Hilliard, resigned, May 30. Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—T. Royal Westminster Regiment of Middlesex Militia —Major —T. st. L. Alcock, —Major E. R. Bagot to be Lieutenant Colonel, vice Hunt, resigned, June 10. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Herefordshire Regiment of Militia —J. Berington, Esq., to be Cap tain ; 1). Evans, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Abbott; E. Williams, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Wilcock ; R. Rickards, Gent., to be En mrstaissrieonmbilyititaii—e lE.o.rLealv.iicen.tEensganteoafpltVaionrceinstehresrhirem.aiesty,s En sign, vieo Evans, J une 1 9. Sth W lt c' e re 6 C l eo m smte ene of Foot, and Adjutant of the Worcestershire Militia, to be Captain. June 1 6 . BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. el, dentist, Langham-place, Lancelot Newton, wareho p t Aii t , se s m tKt af vuo , Pennell, official assi 8, Marylebone, August at eleven, at the .I (4 , : u ns t d t . er-lane, City. Dominique Andrew Mor July nkru p t 3 c , y a . t 11 13 gilee ; Spencer, Lincoln's Inn-fields. C to ou s u rt rr o e f nd ß e a r Eli Soul, bookseller, Tabernacle-walk, Finsbury, July 3. at half past ten, and July 31, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Belcher, official assignee ; Buchanan , Basiu g hal l - street. Thomas Knight, draper, Minories, City, July 6, at one, and Aug. 4, , Li at twelve, at the C ourt of Bankruptcy. Belcher, oat ..ai assignee; Sole and Turner, Al dermanbury. Robert Hayward Beart, wine merchant, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, July 3, at half.past te n, and Aug. 3, at halt'.past eleven, at the Courto, of Bankruptcy. Graha m, official assignee, Coleman -street ; Penfol Meckienburgh-square, London. Francis Hobbs, baker, Rornford, Essex, July 2, at half-past ten, and Aug. 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turnuand, official assignee, Old Jewry Chambers ; Walker, Fun - lives Inn, London. Seth Richard Evans, bug. 1, keeper, Coppice-row, Clerkenwell, July 3, at twelve, and Aug. 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermaubury ; Cox and Stone, Poultry. John Sugdeu, worsted manufacturer, Steeton, Yorkshire, Job, 7 and 30, at eleven, at the Leeds Cistrict Court. Young, official as signee, Leeds ; Jones and Co., Bedford-row, London ; Harle and Co., Leeds. Enos Dibb, grocer, Idle )Twitshire July 7 and Eli at eleven, at the LIST 01' SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. 1 Price. Annum. Share. 8. d. s. Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 157 British Linen Company 81_ per cent. 100 0 0 223 Commercial Bank •• • • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 161 National Bank ...... 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 15 Uniolll3ank of Scotland 734/. pr cent. -- 50 0 0 92% Western Bank .••• • • • • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 84 North ofScotlandßank 61. per cent. 50 11 7 Clydesdale Bank ••• • 61. per cent. -- .10 0 0 1314_ Eastern Bank. •••• • • • 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank .• 7%1. pr cent. 210 0. 4% Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. -5 0 0 7% City of Glasgow Bank .W. per cent. 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Itis.Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 248. 9d Hercules Insurance Co. .71. per cent. 100 0 • 0 10 0 0 14% Liman Co. of Seetlnd• • Si. per cent.' 10 0 0 All paid. 9% North British Incur •5%L pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18% Ellin. &Glen. Railway 11.108. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75 - Ditto, M Shares 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18 Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 15% Glasgw& Ayrshir Rail. 71. percent. 50 0 0 All paid. 73% Glasgw&Greenekßail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 16% Gisgw & Garnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40% Dundee& Arbrothßall. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 38 Standard LifeAseuruce. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 9 DOMES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X e. d. £ s. d. Commercial East and West India East Country ..... • • 114 n Edon Si. pr cont. Stock. . lO4 3/. per cent. I Stock. 61. pr cent. Stock. 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 5/. pr cent. Stock. 114 5 per cent. Stock. 104 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27X St. Katharine • • ..... . Southampton • • • • • • • • CAN ALMS. - • I 4 Dividend Names of lDividend Names of er Price Companies. 4 I per Price ' Companies. d 41Annum. x, Annum. al ---,--- X 1 £ - - Aihtn & Oldh 97 ,51 . 55 . pc 70 Monmouthsb 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 1131. 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 W. 98 Barnsley •• .. 1601 12/. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 38 Basingstoke.. 1001 - - Neath .. 100 171. 340 Brknk&Abrg 1501 Si. 85 Nottingham . 150 121. - Cromford..• . 1001 141. 150 Peak Forest .78 31. 40 Dudley lOOl 41. - Regent's .•• . 33 11. ss. 25 Derby .• • Elismre&Chll33 l 41. 55 Shropshire • • 125 81. - Erewash • Forth & Cly - d!100 ! 4/. - Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. e. 11 GraudJunctn 100 71. 9534 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 295 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 15/. 250 Glamorgnsh . 1 172 13% l. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 315 GIstr&Brkly1 1 0 0 - - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. - Grantham • • ,150 121. 100 Severn and Iluddersfield.l 57 - - Wyc Rail. 26 I/. Bs. 32 Kcnnt & Anil 20' TS. 6.1. 1 912 .Trnt& Mr-1 50 301. - L aticA .er .• .1 471 It. 10s. - sey, 14 511.3 Leeds& Livrp ! loo 341. 620 Thams &Med 19 8 - - Leicester .. • • 140 101. 105 Worcstr &1 7 2/. 41 Leicstr &Nth, 83 41. 60 Blrming. Loughboregh(l42l 701. 850 Wilts SD Bike 67 1L i i LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 25. BANES V. GOODE. This was an action to recover the sum of 560/., for which the defendant was alleged to be liable. The defendant pleaded that he never was indebted, and that he had paid the debt, whereupon issues were joined. Mr. Knowles and Mr. Willis appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Crowder and Mr. Rasvlinson for the defendant. ',lca was an all"Ctlini..b nEson+. anti bad inserted general advertisements in the months of Oc tober and November last, in several town and country newspapers, and in the railway journals, concerning the Salisbury and Lymington Raililvay. The project was one out of the large number which found their origin in the speculative spirit of the last year, and appears to have been got up by the Messrs. Wheel and Berkelq, solicitors, who were assisted by . a barrister named Mellor. An office was taken by the solicitors, in the Old Jewry, and a provisional committee, consisting of several gentlemen, was in a short time formed. In this part' of the formation of the project, a gentleman named Downs, who resided at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, appears to have taken a considerable share. At the request of the solicitors he became a member of the provisional committee of the company, and was indemnified by them against any liability he might incur in that capacity. Some short time after he had become a party to the concern he saw the defendant at Ryde, and communicated to him the circumstance of his being on the provisional committee of the Salisbury and Lymington Railway. The defendant thereupon expressed a wish to have his own name inserted in the list, and it was said that he applied by letter to the solicitors for that purpose. That letter was lost, but in compliance with the defendant's wish, he was admitted a member of the provisional committee, and was offered in that capacity au allotment of a certain number of shares in the line, which, however,. he appears to have declined. The intention of holding meetings in London was notified to the defendant on each occasion, with a request that he would at tend them. On one of those occasions the defendant stipu lated in writing that his travelling expenses should be de frayed, an act which the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff construed into a consciousness, on the part of the defendant, of the responsibility of his situation. Mr. CROWDER, on behalf of the defendant, represented the case against his client as one which differed from any hitherto brought before the Court, inasmuch as it v. as at tempted to fix the defendant with liability, simply from his having been willing to allow his name to appear on the list of the provisional committee. The quest t i h on which e that state of facts, ww, whether it was circumstance of a man having had his name hat thearose mere upon list of provisional committee, authorisedtamteheinasettroterndei3n-, the th c order goods upon the repruenta w_ secretary, or any individual connected _w s it b h ei t n h g e company, to The as he apprehended, party. That was a question and it was one of such magni had not as yet been decided, lan t s he of from liability. tnstatices o t tulle d t h e e andcase, importance,shotilshould ew a n s application of the principle of on which the plea of partnership rested, would determine the question in favour exonerate under of the defendant, and he, therefore, confidently submitted that he was entitled to the verdict of thejury. The Loa') CHIEF BARON having summed up, The jury . retired, and, after an absence - of ball au hour, returne d T ath-a verdict for We defendant, SHERIFFS' COURT, SESSIONS HOUSE, . 1 - 1 7 E tt' NG TOIV, rime 25. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Arnow.) DAW6ON AN[) ceruErts moito:sEnx. This was a writ of inquiry to liSE3clatnagers. Plaintiffs awe adverting agents in the City , and sought *o recover 1,172?. 6s. 61. of the defendant, w ho is a banker at Lewe, and a provisional c.unmitteetnan of the proposed Brighton, Lewes, and Wells Direct Railway. H. Goodman, clerk to plaintiffs, proved to receiving orders from the secretary - and clerks cf the company to advertise the prospectus and proceedings of the railway company. G. Phipper, clerks to plaintiffs ' produced bills for advertise ments. They claimed 81. 6s. 8(1. per cent. as commission. Cross-examined—The Times allowed no discount ; the other papers allowed a discount from o per cent. up to 30 per cent. Mr, Collirson ' treasurer to the Morning Chronicle, stated that they allowed 5 per cent. discount to agents only. Would not allow a discount to railway companies. John Franks, clerk in the .li - o;•n;ng Herald office, deposed ' that this journal allowed a discount of ten per cent. to agent, only. Mr. BFAMWRIL addressed the jury, and contended that the claim set up was an extravagant one, and that plaintiffs had no right to charge their commission upon sums beyond money actually paid by them. The line was twenty-two miles. The plaintiff's charges for advertisements only was at the average of 551. a mile. The UNDEa-SHERIFF summed up, and the jury returned a verdict for the amount claimed-1,1721. 6s. 6d. IMPERTAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 25. THE CORN-LAWS. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from the West Surrey Association for protection to agriculture and British industry. The petitioners stated that they had heard with great surprise that the tenant-farmers were said to be in favour, or indifferent to the repeal of the existing corn-law, and they begged to state to their Lordships that they sincerely be lieved such statements to be. utterly untrue. They stated that the proposed measure would have the effect of compelling them to reduce their labourers' wages. They also stated that they believed that the hateful and impious cry of famine had been raised for the purpose of enabling - them who raised it to carry out their schemes of plunder, and violation of the rights of the agricultural party.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) The petition was signed by the Chairman of the Association, and he must say that he agreed with the prayer of the petition.—(Laughter.) THE CORN IMPORTATION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR having put the question that this Bill be read a third time, The Earl of WICKLOW said that, on this motion, lie begged to trouble their Lordships with a few observations. As their Lordships were new at the last stage of these proceedings, and were about finally to conclude these great and enormous changes in the financial policy of this country, he begged to remind their Lordships, and her Majesty's Government more especially, of two points, upon which it appeared to him n ) in formation whatsoever had been afforded to their Lordships in the course of these proceedings, and upon which he thought, both to the country, and to that House, information was due from the Government. The first of these points that he would allude to, and which was certainly the least important, was with respect to the promises which were made by the First Minister of the Crown on the introduction of the Corn Bill into the other House, of certain equivalents or compensations, or matters of that nature, which were promised to accompany this measure. Their Lordships had now got to the last stage of the measure, and yet, up to the present time, he had not been able to ascertain that in either House of Parliament anything like a proposal of the nature of any of these matters had been made to, or communicated to the House. Now, although these matters might be of themselves of trifling importance, yet they were not, it appeared, so considered by the Government when they proposed the measure. They were given out and pro. posed by Government in some degree as compensation to the landed intereJ, for the loss they would sustain from the passing -of this measure ; hut here they had approached this pT iod of the session and no notice had been taken of either proposition. There was one measure promised, and which ought to have been brought forward irrespective of this Bill, because it was founded in, ustice, and strongly recommended by the Landlord and Tenant Commissioners of Ireland. It was promised that the expense of the, constabulary force of that country should he thrown upon the Consolidated Fund; but here they were approaclking the end of the session, and no notice had been taken of it in either House of Parliament. Before, therefore, they read this Bill, they ought to have some explanation upon this point.—( Hear, hear.) He now came to the second point, but he must first go into a short state ment to make himself understood. It would be remembered that Sir Robert Peel obtained a continuance of the income-tax to enable him to try a particular financial experiment. The Right Hon. Baronet stated that under the change, the customs duties would so increase as to render the continuance of the in come-to x unnecessary, and before they passed this Bill they ought to have some explanation upon this point too.—( Hear, hear.) At that time the revenues were increasing in every de partment, and the country was in a state of prosperity. But, most unfortunately, at the beginning of the present session, on account of the happy state of the revenues, and the ncrease which he had predicted, the first Minister of the Crown, not, satisfied with the alterations which he had already made, introduced thosemeasures which their Lorelsh ips had been considering, for the past two cr three weeks. ThersToble Lord, the President of the Board of Trade, who most ably in troduced the measure--for he (the Earl of Wicklow ) would give him credit for being a most able Minister and an accomplished debater—never held out to their Lordships that the customs duties, after these alterations, would gain the point which they reached previous to the reduction. But he bad swept away these sources of revenue, and all that he offered to your Lordships in their stead, was what might be drawn in the course of years from tho buoyancy of trade.—( Hear.) But the Government must have taken these things into con sideration, and they must have seen their position in the pre sent circumstances of the country- No direct income-tax would make up the deficiency. The First Minister of the Crown, in his budget during the present session, held out no surplus whatever. The whole surplus, including the I—mit tance from China, which would not continuo more than the present year, was only ster,oooe ins, o hea whet}.r the country had not a right, and whether their' Lordships had no right, that their Ministers should state, what their expecations were in reference to the future income of the country ? Had t leir Lordships not a right to loicitv whether they meant to bring in a substitute for this fix, 'or whether they inter ded to renew the income-tax ? if they did not Mean to renew it, ths:n what was - to bit the Substitute ? 'But if they intended to renew that tax, why, he askes.', did they not announce it fairly. 'He said a new Parliament would be in existence before the expiry of the present tax ; and slid they I elieve that a new Parliament would sanction that tax- He did not be lieve that a new Parliament would sanction, to any Govern ment, an income-tax as a permanent tax on the country. Ile certainly did not believe, if such were made permanent. that the country would suffer it to remain permanent, and least of all at the present moment. If the Government should with draw that indirect taxation, to which the country had long been accustomed, and if they sub4titued, instead of that, a direct taxation, it was an impossibility to suppose that the country would suffer it to continue. The Cabinet Ministers must have considered these matters fully, and he asked whether it was fair to the country or to their Lordships not to make known what their intentions were? Tne Chancellor of the Exchequer, with his long experience, and his great ability, and holding an office in which he must acquaint him self on these subjects, and the Noble Lord the President of the Board of Trade, were both of them capable of giving an an swer, but they (kennel, arid the country would take opportunity of calling upon his Noble Friend for an expla nation. The Earl of RIPON said that the Noble Lord had a per fect right to ask these questions. He would not, for indeed he had no right to, find fault with the manner in which they were put by his Noble Friend. The first question was, whether the Government had taken into consideration the means of carry ing on the affairs of the country unde r the reduced revenue ca, which would take place through the reduction in the duties, and more especially those reductions which affected agriculture' The Government felt now as they did in the beginning of the session of Parliament, that they were bound to carry out the measures alluded to by the Noble Lord. His Noble Friend wished to know what was the intention of the Government with respect to the question of the property-tax. This tax was proposed to last for three years, but it would be impru dent of any Government to answer such a question before the proper time. It world he found, perhaps, at the expiration of the period of three years necessary or unnecessary to continue this tax, as the case might be, and therefore to express a de cided opinion upon this question would be very impolitic. The Noble Earl then read statistical documents to prove that the reductions which had taken place since 1842 in the import duties had not been unfavourable. He was happy to state that the demands upon the country were very much less than they were, and it was satisfactory to find that a reduction in the national debt had amounted, vvithirethe last year, to upwards of one million. Lord FEVERSHAM said that he could not but agree with the agriculturists of this country that the measures of her Majesty's Government were calculated to be of the greatest injury to the landed interests. The tenant-farmers had held meetings in various parts of the country, where resolutions were passed condemnatory of the measure for a repeal of the corn-laws, as a measure fraught with the greatest evil to the landed interest. They had no statistical information from her Majesty's Government to prove a case for the passing of the Bill. He had met with a very intelligent American gentleman, who saint that this question would be of the greatest advantage to America, inasmuch as it would bring much of the waste land of that country into cultivatiou. This was very true, but how much would not that injure the agriculturists of this country. The increase of the supply from foreign coun tries es - —tier of course, be the means of a ruinous competition with this. It he thought the weasutr VV , Uhl be conducive to the happiness of the people, or tend to promote the morals of the people, he would at once forego his objection to the measure, but he did not believe it would have that effect. On the contrary, he thought it would retard rather than ad vance the happiness of the people, and it was on that ground he opposed it. He would cot detain their Lordships further than to remark that he thought that, in respect of this measure, the constitution had been violated, inasmuch as the sense of the people had not been taken upon it.—(Cheers.) The Duke of CLEVE!, A.ND said, as this was the last stage of this memorable Bill, upon which he should have an opportu nity of addressing their Lordships, lie wished to say a word or two, not with the view of delaying the further progress of the Bill, but simply to protest in the strongest manner against the Bill.—( Hear, hear.) After listening attentively to all the de. bates upon the subject, he must confess he still remained of the same opinion as he did when the Bill was first introduced, and be could not help thinking that many parties had sacrificed their own private opinion in favour of party feeling. He must a dmit, at the same time, that although the Whig party had hitherto been favourable to a fixed duty, they had pursued a consistent and proper course in supporting this measure, because they were on the threshold of coming into office, and it wo uld have been unwise in them had they hampered themselves with the difficulties of the question —(Hear, hear.) He claimed credit for his own party, for having been actuated in their opposition to the Bill by no other than sincere and purelydisinterested mo tives, while with regard to the question of voting by proxy, be was ready to admit tha t, although it was distasteful to the public mind, yet, nevertheless , it was instanced by old and long-established usage, and upon that ground alone he should be prepared to oppose any motion that might hereafter be brought forward for its abolition. He thought, however, if they h a d any wish to keels up the privilegeNotheyin the thought ought to take (rare that it was not ,ill-used. . had h Now, ea se of the-present Bill, he iu t for many 'Noble Lords who h a d entrusted thei; el p i ro a x b ies se t d o , members of the Government were in distant parts of the globe, and must he still quite ignorant, of the introduction of the mea sure.—(Hear, hear.) The most lamentable part of this mea sure, he thought, was the effect it would have in breaking off all confidence in the Minister. Up to the passing of the Re form Bill, which he opposed, he had regularly voted with the Whigs, but after always period l he had followed Sir Robert Peel, in whom he had etire confidence, and for whose abilities he entertained thehighest easily respect. e —(Hear, hear.) Their Lordships, then, might feel ings upon being now compelled to declare that, hereafter, lie could place no confidence in that Right lion. Baronet, but the pain attending that conviction was in some respects aleviated, by the knowledge that the protectionist party had still an able, talented, and distinguished leader, in whom he bad the utm os t confidence. Hereafter he should consider the Noble Lord (Lord Stauley) not as hi, friend, but as lib polar Mr... (Cheers.) He had always heard that Noble Lord speak with out any reservation or equivocation, and he had never heard any pi;rson say that that Noble Lard left the least Itiovho:e in his sneecllos, out of which he might creep, as others were in the habit of doing. He (the Duke of Cleveland) had only to say, that ente7taining these sentiments and these views, he 11103 t protest agains:: the policy of this measure. He thanked the lion, for the indulge.:'c= which had been accorded to him, and he would only trespass fu;"licr for the purpose cf saying, that he considered the measure ttit-lly uncalled for—( Hear, Lear)—and reflected great discredit on the Government that had introduced it.—(Cheers.) Several NoBLE Losses here rose simultaneously to address thrir Lordships, but, Earl DAL l-IOUSIE (who was one of these Noble Lords) having said that he rose merely for the purpose of explaining', was allowed to proceed. He said he should not trouble their Lordships many minutes, nor should he have ventured to trespass on their attention had it not been for some of the ob servations which had fallen from the Noble Duke who had just sat down,, with reference to proxies given in that House. Had the comments of the Noble Duke on that subject been restricted to general observations on proxies oven there, he (tbe Earl of Dalhousie) would not have troubled their Lord ships ; but as the Noble Duke had mentioned the name of his (the Earl of Dalhousie's Noble and Gallant relative, the Mar quis of Tweedda!e) and stated that his proxy was given con trary to his opinions and feelings on the subject of this m easure, he hoped that their Lordships would allow him to say a few words on the subjt ct. He (the Earl of Dalhousie) took a wide view from the Noble Duke on the subject of proxies. As lot.`g as these proxies did exist, he must confess that a proxy was given upon the principle of entire delegation into the hands of those who held then.—( Hear, hear.) Such was the principle of proxy, and as long as that system of proxy existed, it mat. , tered not whether the individual whose proxy was given was a resident in the Indies or dinin! , in Belgrave.square at the time that it was given. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) The Noble Duke had said, that the proxy of his (the Earl of Dalhousie's) Noble and Gallant Relative was given in direct contradiction to his sentiments on this question ; and he had also stated that it was utterly impossible that his Noble and Gallant Friend, living at se great a distance from this country, could have heard of the introduction of this measure. He (the Earl of Dalhousie) thought that the Noble Duke must have forgotten that this question had been now introduced seven months, and that a communication reached him in six weeks.—(Hear, hear.) He (the Earl of Dalhousie) eould assure the Noble Duke that he had had a communication with his Noble and Gallant Relative on this subject.—( Hear, hear)—and he could assure the House that his firm convic tion was that if his Noble and Gallant Friend had been in that House he would have voted for the second reading of this Bill. But he (the Earl of Dalhousie) would at the same time frankly state that he 'relieved, if his Noble and Gallant Friend had been there he would have voted ftir the amendment of the Noble Earl on the back bench, with respect to a fixed duty ; and had their Lordships assented to that he would, no doubt, have declined voting for the second reading ; and he (the Earl. of Dalhousie) would not, under such circumstances, have ten dered his proxy in support of the third reading, although, oft the general principle, he considered himself entitled to use the proxy. He felt certain that had his Noble and Gallant Friend ' been present he would have voted for the third reading of this Bill. Lord GAGE said he must bespeak their Lordships in.. dulgence for a short space o f time, whilst he, with vey great reluctance and hopelessness, ventured briefly to address to them a few observations (as he considered himself bound to do) with respect to this measure.—(Hear.) On looking at this question he found that it had b een brou g ht forward by men who had, a few short months a g o, told them that the consent ing to such a measure , on the p art of the Legislature, entail general ruin on the c ountr y .—(Hear, hear.) Those men had not given them any distinct reasons for their sudden change,of opinion en this question. Inste ad of now lookig upon this measure as one calculated to ruin the country, the e he promoters declared, on the c ontrar y , that it would increase t prosperity of the country. But the y bad not given one single reason for their change of conduct. It was plain that it was the pressure from without that had induced,he Prime Alinister to bring forward this measure. d elections that had. recently taken place shown that the people were in favour of this measure ? For his own humble part, he co nceived that if measures must be pass ed b y their Lordships on the sole ground that it had passed the other House of the Leg islature—( Hear) —there was no need of a House of Lords. —( Hear, hear.) He had heard nuthing se unworthy as the reiteration of the vulgar insputation that their Lordship s were actuated solely by selfish mot.'yee in givirg their opposi tion to this measure.—( Hear, hear.) And must their Lordships be prevented from defending their OW" interests? But, further than that, their Lordships conceiv ed tE that this measure would entail ruin on the tenantsfartners o England, and those whom They employed.—( Hear, hear.) The land would, in his op inion, be thrown out of cultivatidon-- four-fifths would be d e p rived of employment ; an, as a he Coercion Bill had been l atel y introduced for Ireland, as that a similar Bill must be introduced for Englan wouldd, to keep down the disturbances which this measure most probably create. — ( H ear, hear.) By Whom had thi measure been introduced? By Quakers, Dissenter s , and vio e- lent enemies of the Church. —(Hear, hear.) my b lieved, that in spite of the votes which their Lordships had given, nine-tenths of them at least, in their hearts, abominated it.—( Haar, hear.) He heard with deep regret that expres sion which dropped from the Noble and Gallant Duke, that that was the lest time which he would ever have the honour of addiessing the _House. Lie (Lord Gage) joined fervently in the universal admiration with which that best and greatest of heroes was greeted; but he at the same time deeply re gretted that his last triumph should be over the liberties of his country. Earl STANHOPE said he would nut commen t on Sir Robert Peel's course of conduct, as in a few hours he would be driven from power, never again to be called to the dignitiesth of office.—(Hear, hear.) But he would at once proceed to e principles of the measure which they were then discussing, and he would tell their Lordship; that the principles of free tra e were those of uncommon nonsense. Social questions hung upon the present question which would be as little palatable to the promoters of the measu re, as the y would he to any Noble Lord of the party to which he had the honour dudelong. He would tell them that their authority was gone, at a future day it might be a question of their existence, and then it w ould be well if they could have judgment staved. If they were to have a free trade in corn, they sh ould have one in agriculture also.—( Hear, hear.) He warned their Lordships of the cons& quences—consequences which were likely to bring about a re eoluticn—and if that revolution took place, the whole . respon• ;ability would rest on her Majesty's present Ministers. The Earl of SELKIRK said it was thought by many that this question of the corn-laws once settled, they should bear no more of the question. He was not of that opinion, nor was it the opinion of many of their Lordships.—( Hear, hear.) The Duke of RICHMOND wished to know from the Noble Lords the Members of her" Ma j est y 's Government, whether their minds had undergone any change since Sir Robert Peet stated some time ago, that he intended introducing a measure which would give compensation to the tenant-farmers of this country ? He wished something should be said on the subject before they separated on this question. For his own part, he would advise the farmers to agitate against the measure about to be passed, and not to cease till protection was again brought about. He would do more—he would advise them to agitate for the repeal of all the bur. dens in the shape of taxation. --( Hear , from Earl Stanhope.) He believe d that if the hear, Bill, which would give to the tenant-farmers the means of claiming their outlay for improvements, were passed, it would be of great advantage, and it should have his hearty suppor. --(Hear, hear.) He was glad to hear that .the present Go. vernment was about to resign, for it would show to the county that no Ministry could abuse the confidence of the country with impunity, notwithstanding the support of their 110 sup porters; and there was one consolation, that these 110 sup porters were not likely to gain anything by their sudden con- version. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said he felt bound, so far as he was concerned, to inform the House, that whatever Govern., ment succeeded the present, he would be bound by his ex pressed opinions with regard to the measures in connexion with the Corn Bill. On the question that the Bill be read a third time this day six months, the non-contents were declared to have it. The question that the Bill be now read a third time was put, when the contents were declared to have it. The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. CWaTOMEI DUTIES BILL. On the question being put for the third reading of this Bill, The Duke of RICHMOND said , on a former occasion he had stated to their Lordships that a deputation of the Spite fields silk weavers had waited upon the Noble Lord, the Presi dent of the Board of Trade, and laid the case before him, but the Noble Lord denied they had done so. Now he had since learned that the deputation was received by the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, in the absence of the Noble Lord, and that Right Hon, Gentleman was asked to extend the same pri vilege to the Spitalfields silk weavers that had been granted to the Coventry ribbon makers, but it was refused. Under these circurnatances be wished to ask the Noble Lord whether, if a deputation were to wait upon him, and show that the case of the Spitalfielda weavers was the same as the Coventry ribbon makers, be w sold propose or support a Bill putting them in the same situation as the silk ribbon weavers of Coventry? The Earl of DALHOUSIE replied that it was perfectly true that the deputation was received by his Right Hon Friend the Vice •President of the Board of Trade, in his own absence; but the Noble Duke 11,, , d incorrectly assumed that the deputation went away unheard. The fact was, however, his Right Hon. Friend took the deputation to the Chancellor Of the the Exchequer, the officer of the Government who usually attended to matters connected with revenue, and their case was fully gone into. Under these circumstances, he could not give the promise the Noble Duke required. Lord .YTANLEY asked the Noble Earl if the Chancellor of the Exchequer was anare that the request of the Deputa tion had been conceded to the Coventry ribbon weaver? The Earl of DALHOUSIE replied in the affirmative. After a few words from Lord ASHBURTON and Lard Baouonam, The Bill was read a third time, and passed. Several Bills lying on their Lordships' table were advanced a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 25. PROTECTION OF LIFE (IRELAND) BILL. ADJOURNED DEBATE. Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved the order of the day for the adjourned debate on the second reading of this Bill, Mr. STAFFORD OTRIEN rose to address the House. The Right 11032.„ Baronet, gated, - and gated fairly, that thole Nc lac Er th,