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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Bellioes Opera, entitled, LA SONNAMBULA. Amina, Madame Castellan ; Lisa. Mdlle. Corbari ; Count Rodolpho, Signor F. Lablache ; Elvino, Sig. Mario. Between the Acts a Grand Pas, by Madame Lucile Grahn (com posed by herself), supported by 31dlles. Demelisse, Cassan, and To conclude with the highly successful new Grand Oriental Ballet, by 31. Perrot ; the Music composed and partly selected from Fender' David's Ode Sy mphonique of " The Desert," by Sig. Pupil, entitled. LALLA ROOICH ; or, THE ROSE OF LAHORE. The principal parts sustained by Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. L. Taglloni, M. St. Leon, and 31. Perrot. Principal Dances : Tableau.—Pas Symbolique, by Mlle. Cerito, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse, Caasan, James, and Honore, and the corps de ballet. Tableau.—Le Chibouck, Pas Saul, by Mdlle. Cerito. Last Tableau.—Feast of Roses, Pas de Corbel's, by Mdlles. L'Arnoreux and Julien, and the corps de ballet ; Pas de Neuf, by Mdlles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, and M. St. Leon, supported by Mdlles,Demelisse, Cassell, James, L'Amoreux, Julien, and Honore. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. M. PERROT has the honour to inform the Nobility, Sub scribers to the Opera, his Friends, and the Public, that his BE NEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, JULY 9, When will be performed (for the flrsrtima this season) Donizettl's celebrated Opera, ANNA BO,,ENA. Henry VIII., Signor Lablache ; Percy, Sig. Mario ; Smeaton. Mdlle, Brambilla ; Jane -eymour, Maine. Corbarl; Anna Bolena, Mdlle, Griai. la the course of the evening a Se'ection from the highly successful new grand Ballet, entitled LALL:t. ROOK H. Comprising the Feast of }Vacs and the celebra ed Pas do Neuf, by Mdlles. Cerito, Lou se Teeth:il, M. St. Leon, &c. After which, the stcond Act of Donizetti's Opera, entitled LTV DA CHA.MOUNI. Linda, Madame Castellan ; Pierott Mdlle. Brambilla; Carlo, Sguor Corelli ; Boisdeury, Signor F. Lablache ; Antonio, Signor Fornasari. Selection from the grand Ballet of ALMA, comprising the ad mired Pas de Fascination, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. P. rrot. To be succeeded by a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which will be Introduced a Pao de Trois, by M. Perrot, Madl e. L. Taglioni, and Madame Petit Stephan ; and the admired Tarantella, by Mdlle. L. Grahn and M. Perrot. And an entirely new Ballet Divertissement, in three Tableaux, by M. Perrot, the Music by Sig. Pugnl, and the Scenery by Mr. Marshall, LP S TRIBULA lON'S D'U.N MAITRE DE BALLET, Principal characters by Madlle. Lucile Grahn, MM. Perrot and Bt. Leon, Mdlle. L. Taglioni, Madam,- Petit Stephan, &c. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the °per% of GLTY JtANNERING. Henry Bertram, Mr. Caulfield ; Dandle Dinmont, Mr. Webster ; Domini% Sampson, Mr. W. Farren : Meg Merrilies, Miss Crt4t•man. _ ..... Tht Band will pertorin the ieve rtures, " II Barbiere - di Siviglia,' and " L'Ambassadrlee," " Shaksperian Airs," "La Fine du Re. giment Quadrille," and " Old English Airs." Atter which, a New and lriginal Drama, called BOROUGH PO. LITICS. Principal characters by Me , mrs. Webster, Tilbury, Buck. stone; Mrs. Glover, and 31 rs. E. Yarnold. To conclude with (by desire) tte Farce of HIS LAST LEGS. Characters by 3lesLrs. Hudson, T.oll, Tilbury, Mrs. Clifford, &c. 411.1• MIN, THEATRE. ROYAL, LYCEUM. EIMER TIIE MALIAOEMENT OF MUS. KEELEY. TIliS EVENING The performances 'will commence with the New an.l Original Comic Drama, called THE DUSTMAN'S BELLE. Ned Windiall, Mr. Keeley ; Sally Bromley, Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New and Original Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Matthew'. A. Wigan, Meadows, Xinloch, and Yarnold; Mrs.Woollidge, and Miss Howard. To conclude with the burlesque of ROBIN 1100 D AND LITTLE JOHN Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, A. Wigan, K!nlock, and Keeley; Miss Fairbrother, Miss Mary Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. TEIF.ATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVF.NINti Will be performed an Original Melodrama, called THE DEVIL OF MARSEILLES ; or, The Spirit of Avarice. In which Messrs. Paul Liedfoid, 0. Smith, Wright, Lambert, Munyard, 3litchinson ; Madame ('eleste, and Miss Woolgar will perform. After which will he produce 4 a New Comic Drama, called THE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL. Diccon, Mr. Wright ; Milly, Mrs. Fitzwillism. To be followed by the highly popular Burletta of TAMING A TARTAR. Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Paul E: edford, Wright, Selby, &c., will sustain the principal characters. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STIZEET. THIS EVENING, he performed Shakspeare's Comedy (with Music) of THE XERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. air John Falstaff, Mr. Granby; Mr. Ford, Mr. Wallack ; Mr. rage, Mr. Ryder; Sir Thigh Evans, ir. Charles Mathews ; Master Slender, Mr. Compton ; Fenton, Mr. Barker ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Stirling ; Mrs. Page. Madame Vestris. Te conclude with Sheridan's Drama of THE CRITIC ; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Ityder. Uunner, Compton, Oxherry, Miss Emma Stanley, and Mrs. Bonner. ASTLEY'S ROYAL ASfI'UITHI-.AIRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. The most approved and best ventilated Theatre in London. Sixth Week of the splendid Spectacle of our Asiatic Conquests. THIS EVENING Will be perfbrmed the New Military Spectacle, called THE afiCIIS' INVASION ; or. Our Victories of 1846. In which the whole resources of the Establishment will be brought forward. Munificent brass Band, &c. The SCENES of the CIRCLE will prove more than usually at tractive, letrodnting the French and British Professors. The whole concluding with a favourite AFTERPIECE. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND THEATRE Open every Evening, with the greatest Novelties of the Day. Y. PHILLIPPE feels happy to announce, that the extraordinary Performances of the MONKEYS and DOGS have been received with the greatest admiration and applause, and will be continued rely Evening at the above Theatre. 13 ` 1 °Ts oPen at a Quarter before Eight ; to commence at a Quarter after Eight ..eloek. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ; Priveteßoxes, it. is. and 10s. 6d. M. PHILLIPPE will give his Performances EVERY EVENING at the STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch. NOTICE. —M. PHILLIPPE wants a Gentleman who could take the management of his business, as a PARTNEIt, throughout the large Towns of the United Kingdom. A security of 6001. will be required. For Particulars apply at the Strand Theatre, between the hours of Eleven and One o'clock. CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. The CO3IMITTER for CONDUCTINI3 the RE-ELECTION of the Right Hon. Lord JOHN RUSSELL SITS DAILY at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle•atreet, City. July 6, 1846. A. W. ROESARIS, Chairman. JOHN ABEL SMITH, Dep. Chairman, CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. ELECTORS, attend at GUILDHALL on WEDNESDAY next, iith July, at Eleven o'clock, and support the EE•ELEC f lON of Lord JOBS RgSSELL. A. W. ROBARTS Chairman. JOHNABEL SMITE, Deputy Chainhari. Committee-room, Hall of Commerce, 6th July, 1846. AT a MEETING of the ELECTORS of the CITY of LONDON, held at the Hall of Commerce, on Monday, 6th July, 1846 ; A. W. ROi3ARTS, Esq., in the Chiar ; The following resolutions were unanimously adopted : On the motion of Sir GEOZGE LARPENT, Bart., seconded by MATTHEW FORSTER., Esq., M.P.. That the recent reforms of our commercial system have afforded the greatest gratification to the Electors of the City of London. On the motion of Tnomsoic limizzr, jun., Esq., seconded by Sir . • . . WM. 31 OLESWWITH, Bait., That the independent and steady support given by Lord John Russell to the commercial measures of Sir Robert Peel gives him an additional claim to the confidence of the electors of the City of London. On the motion of Baron LIONEL DE ROTH3CITILD, seconded by JOHN DILLotc, Esq., That Lord John Russell having accepted the office of First Lord of the Treasury, and thereby vacated his seat in Parliament, this meet ing pledges itself to use its most zealous exertions to secure his re election as Member for the City of London. On the motion of GEo. FREDERICK YOUNG, Esq., seconded by Samuxi. Giumsorr, Esq., - That a Committee be formed, consisting of the following mem. hers : A. W. ROBARTS, Esq., Chairman. JOHN ABEL Req., Deputy-Chairman. Sir George Larpent, Bart. Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. Baron L. de Rothschild Baron de Goldsmid Matthew Forster, Esq. M.P. Sir Wm. Molesworth, Bart. M.P. Hon. Col. Fox, M.P. Si , " Edward N. Buxton, Bart. H. A. Aglionby, Esq. M.P. W. Williams, Esq. M.P. A. Hastio, Esq. M.P. James Pattison, Esq. M.P. Alderman Humphcry, M.P. Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P. George Moffatt, Esq. M.P. Samuel Gregson, Esq. Robert Hanbury, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq Jun. Thomas Alers Hankey, Esq. John Alexander Hankey. Esq. S. C. Whitbread. Esq. Sir J. M•Taggart, Bart. David Salomons, Esq. R. Ricardo, Esq. S. Ricardo, Esq. H. De Castro, Esq. H. J. Prescott, Esq. W. G. Prescott, Esq. George Fred. Young, Esq. J. Colvin, Esq. Thomas Tooke, Esq. John Dillon, Esq. John Ingram Travers, Esq. Wm. Hawes, Esq. Samuel Amory, Esq. (With power to ad On the motion of DAVID SALo: i Alderman Wm. Hunter 'Alderman Hooper 'Alderman Wood 'James Manning, Esq., Queen's Sergeant 'Mr. Sergeant Gazelee jll. L. Keeling. Esq. John Yates, Esq. Wm. Dallas, Esq. P. A. Taylor, Esq. W. A. Wilkinson, Esq. W. Greig, Esq. W. Wansey, Esq. James Powell, Esq. Robert Moffatt, Esq. Rot ert Barnett, Esq. James Hutchinson, Esq. E. G. Wakefield, Esq. W. M. Hindmarsh, Esq. Charles Sturg. on, Esq. J. R. Rintoul, Esq. 31. Seward, Esq. W. Blackett, Esq. S. Lutyens, Esq. H. J. V. Long, Esq. H . Hoppe, Esq. D. J. Bischoff, Esq. Thomas H. Hall, Esq. iWm. Thorriborrow, Esq. W. Strode, Esq. E. Seaman, Esq. !J. Greive, Esq. ij. Lupton, Esq. J. Kilby, Esq. ,Thomas Smith, Esq. d to their number.) MONS. Esq., seconded by H. J. Esq. :- 1 meeting be presented to A. W. I in the chair. 'DARTS. Chairman. IEL SMITH, Deputy-Chairman. aerce, July 6, 1846. That the cordial thanks of tht Roberts, Esq., for his able conduct (Signed) A. W. ROI JOHN All Committee-room, Hall of Comm THE WEATIIER.—SUN OFFICE, JULY 7. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 57; Highest. 70; Noon, 66. BAROMETER, 29.85. WIND PT., squally and cloudy. I sa k e' -› • i• • - x', , -2.. -- 74_ 4. -r,.., . ...:*... . • .5c , _:.. , Y,...%_'!'.4,, . 4: ....„.. ..i• t, , ...„ . \ 4 • ..- - r•mos _ 1k elteldll# LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1846. THE NEW MINISTRY. The members of the new Ministry are entering on their official duties at all the Government offices. Lord Palmerston and the Hon. E. J. Stanley have commenced their duties at the Foreign-office, as Secretary and Under-Secretary; Lord Auckland and the Hon. William Cowper have assumed office at the Admiralty, the former as First, and the latter as one of the Junior Lords. The O'Conor Don has at tended at the Treasury as one of the Junior Lords. Lord Edward Howard, son of the Duke of Norfolk, acts as Lord John Russell's Private Secretary. Mr. Arbuthnot, Private Secretary to Sir Robert Peel, has been appointed to the same office under Mr. Charles Wood, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer. To-morrow the officers of the Queen's Household will be appointed at the Privy Council, at Bucking ham Palace, the present Great Officers of State con tinuing at present to fulfil their respective duties. Earl Fortescue, it is expected, will be the Lord Steward of the Household, vice the Earl of Liver pool ; and Lord Spencer the Lord Chamberlain, in the room of Lord Delawarr. Not only are very excellent auguries discoverable in the avowed principles of the RUSSELL Adminis. tration, but the improvement and prosperity of Great Britain is, to our thinking, assured by the aggrega- tion of talent and the community of sympathies which characterise the present Cabinet. Since the publication of the Prime Minister's official address to his constituency his colleagues have severally prockimed their intentions after a similar fashion : Lord PALMERSTON with a delightfully undiplomatic distinctness ; Lord MORPETH with a generous and even chivalrous enthusiasm of tone ; Lord EBBING TON in a manner not unworthy of his progenitor; Sir THOMAS WILDE with a presumptive allu sion to his Parliamentary future ; and Sir JouN CAM IIOBHOUSE with a confident re ference to his Parliamentary past. Were we indeed to conjecture the political consequences of the new Ministry simply from the avowals and the fore gone behaviour of its different members, we should unquestionably be justified in indulging in a most propitious vaticination. Happily, however, we are not restricted to merely hypothetical auguries like these; our prophecies may be based upon some thi ng _ _ infinitely more substantial ; its foundations are not theoretically auspicious—they are solid golden facts. What, for example, can be uttered in depreciation of the distinguished intellects who will preside over the destinies of our beloved country ? Can the talent of the RUSSELL Administration be carped at with even a semblance of propriety ? Is it not singularly prodigal both in natural and acquired abilities ? ._ . . _ can it not boast some of our most illustrious states. men, many of our most astute diplomatists, several of our brightest orators, and the most accomplished de bater in Parliament ? Does not the catalogue of this Administration enumerate men remarkable for forensic genius, rhetorical energy, and deliberate judgment— men already celebrated for their legislative achieve ments, or for the dignified position they have assumed to themselves in literary or administrative depart ments, as historians or as members of the English Government, as Secretaries of State or as elevated critics ? It would be immeasurably ridiculous to quibble at observations like these when such authorities can be adduced as RUSSELL, PALMERSTON, CAMPBELL, HOBHOUSE, MACAULAT, MORPETH, COTTENHAM, SHEIL, and their colleagues! In that galaxy of talent we possess a guarantee of the fitness of the new Cabinet to regulate the inter nal and external relations of this gigantic empire, and of the discriminating generosity which will direct the ameliorative measures for the introduction and accomplishment of which the whole population are now so sanguine and so expectant. A guarantee of the Ministerial ability and conscientiousness is af forded by that galaxy of talent—but not by that ga laxy of talent alone. A still more noble, more em phatic, and more encouraging assurance is given of the wisdom and liberality which will preside over the councils of the RUSSELL Cabinet, and that assurance is none other than the broad and comprehensive sen timents which have influenced the First Lord of the Treasury in the selection of his colleagues. As w e have already specified, Lord Join.; Russzu. evinced his intense aversion to anything like party aggran disement or the instalment of a faction (whether such a faction might be christened Tory, Whig, Radical, or Conservative), and that on the first moment of his summons to form an Administration it was his am bition to accomplish - a wholesome fusion or amalga mation of such political sections as had been formerly repellant to each other. Instigated by these aspira tions, overtures were made to insure the official co operation of such Noblemen as the ex-President of the Board of Trade and the ex-Secretary for Ireland, the rejection of which overtures is already as familiar to the public as, upon reflection, it appears to be judi cious. Nevertheless, though his admirable and general ' policy was thwarted in that particular direction, • Lord JOHN RUSSELL has, by his subsequent nomina tions to office, placed the liberality of his Government and the generosity of his intentions beyond all possible suspicion. He has disdained the promptings of con ventional prejudice, insular prepossessions, and reli gious partialities; he has acted upon those funds.- ' mental principles upon which arose the gloriousßeform and Catholic Emancipation Bills; he has kept pace with that civil and religious tolerance for which the present generation will in future ages be regarded as so memorable; and, in doing so, Lord JOHN RUSSELL has ensured to him self the earnest and lasting attachment of all classes of people in the British dominions. Amongst the members of his Government it will be especially observed that no invidious dis tinctions are drawn between men of dif ferent religious opinions; and, in accordance with that rational and dignified policy with which the name of the new Prime Minister has been so long and so intimately associated, several eminent men of the Roman Catholic persuasion have not, on that account, been deemed un worthy of becoming his associates and of serving their common country. By acting in this manner Lord JOHN has demonstrated that his Cabinet is con ducted on the grand and humanizing principle of civil and religious liberty; and by so doing he has, mare over, rendered the inaugurative act of his Administra tion the medium of performing justice towards Ireland. For these reasons, and from the noble competition which must now ensue between a man who spoke with reference to that island as Sir R. PEEL did in his ' retiring oration, and a man who acts as Lord Jona RUSSELL has acted at the very first instant of his coming into power, we can already recognise the dawn of social reorganization, domestic improvement, agricultural prosperity, manufacturing activity, and agrarian justice to Ireland. "Her star is but rising while others have set I" Nor are the Minis terial arrangements the only testimony of the return of peace and happiness to that hitherto distracted and neglected country. As it is now tolerably certain that our beloved SOVEREIGN will, during the course of a brief period, pay her long deferred visit to Ireland, and that throughout the royal progress that august Lady will be attended by a dignitary of the empire holding a community of faith with its Roman Catholic population, the liberality, and saga city, and wisdom of the present Administration re ceive a material assurance. May the policy of that Government, with reference to the other multiple grievances which still rankle in the social system, equal the benignity and justice which we are so san guine it will display towards Ireland. him as Solicitor- General, and afterwards as At torney-General, as he now does as Lord Chief Baron. Mr. PIGor entered the House of Commons as Member for Clonmel. He favour ably distinguished himself in Parliament, his elo quence being very great and his manner most per suasive. After vacating the office of Attorney- General, he adopted the rather unusual course of re turning to his circuit. Such a proceeding might have been opposed, but Mr. Piaor was universally popular with his circuit brethren; his kind and conci liating manner, and the friendly regard he manifested on all occasions for the junior members, having gained him the cordial esteem and respect of all the bar, many of whom, although opposed to him in politics, would have gladly hailed his elevation to the bench, which he was so well qualified to adorn. His promo tion will be extremely popular both at the bar and through the country. - Mr. MooRE, the new Attorney-General, is a man of large private fortune ; he had been originally of Tory principles, but having yielded to the signs of the times, and arrived at sounder political views, he was appointed Solicitor-General shortly before the advent of the PEEL ➢Ministry to office in 1841. He has long been looked on as one of the principal Chancery barristers, but unlike his great rival (Sergeant WARREN), who alone equalled him in extent of business, did not confine himself to equity practice. He has repeatedly received the highest compliments from the late Lord Chancellor SUGDEN, who, it must be admitted, was by no means inclined to pay them, if not fully deserved. The Solicitor-General, Mr. MONAHAN, obtained the science gold medal in Trinity College, Dublin, where he had obtained the highest honours all through his undergraduate course. He also got into immediate practice at the bar, where he has since highly distinguished himself. He succeeded Mr. BIGOT as law adviser at the Castle, which has generally proved the stepping stone to the bench. His appointment, like the others, will be hailed with much approbation, and no one can say that he is not eminently qualified for the discharge of the duties of the important office for which he has been selected. Accounts from Rome, of the 28th, state that Cardinal Gizzt has been appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Cardinal AMATI Minister of the Interior. Both these Ministers aro moderate Liberals, and these appointments are considered by the Constitutionalists to the forerunner of a temperate reform. Intelligence from Lisbon of the 30th ult. has arrived. The Miguelites who had made their appearance at Chaves had dispersed on the appearance of the troops which had been sent against them. The 7th Regiment of Infantry had been sent to Oporto, and the Govern ment was'quite prepared to put down any further at tempts that might be made by the Miguelites. The Miguelite rising is attributed to the intrigues of the Cabrals, acting in collusion with the Court of Spain, and with its representative at Lisbon, GONZALES BRAVO. The object of the intriguers is to give Spain an excuse for sending an armed force into Portugal, for the purpose event ually of uniting Portugal to Spain. The Spanish Heraldo contains a long article advocating an armed intervention. Madrid papers to the 29th ult. have been received. A grand Te Deum was sung in all the churches on the 23th, in celebration of the election of the new Pope. The 29th being a fete, the Bolsa was closed. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. The change of Ministry in England and the approaching general election in France are the only topics com mented on. The Epoque publishes the following letter from Oran:— ORAX, JUNE 25. " A boat arrived on the 22d ult. from Djemma-Ghazaouat with important dispatches from General Cavaignac, which brings news of great interest. Some Arabs, for the most part belonging to the tribes which have actively participated in the butchery of Sidi-Brahim, had taken advantage of the mo mentary absence of th e G enera l, w h o h a d gone i n t h e direc tion of Morocco to attack the detachments occupied in the works of the road from Gbazaouat to the frontier. Our troops immediately discontinued their works, and, concen trating themselves, sent off couriers to General Cavaignac. The latter, with the column under his command, succeeded in making a counter-march in such a manner that the enemy found it impossible to avoid a combat, which they had them selves been the first to provoke. More than 500 Arabs were driven towards the sea, and there were called upon to sur render. They refused to lay down their arms, however, and, in consequence, the whole of them perished; some killed by our soldiers, all the others were drowned." The Toulonnais of the 2d publishes letters from Algeria of the 26th ult., which represent ABD-EL KADER and Bou AIAzA. as fugitives deserted and de vised by their countrymen—the Arabs and Kabyles as annihilated—and the French rule in that province as securely established. M. DE SALVANDY embarked on the 30th for Algiers There was nothing done in the Funds on Sunday. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JciT''6. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), I% —Central of Spain, ifi—butch Rhenish, 73i —East Indian, - Italian an d A ustr i an, l4—Louvain and Jemappe, X —Luxembourg, I X —Northern of France Constituted, 14 —Orleans and Bordeaux, 9 1 ,4 —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6%—West Flanders, IX. THE SUN PAPER.—We feel much indebted to the spirited proprietor of The Sun paper for forwarding to this town, through that enterprising news-agent, Mr. Westlev, express editions of that paper on Monday night last. We received a copy of Monday's Sun shortly after nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, containing Sir R. Peel's speech, a full report of the entire debate on the Ministerial resignation, and other important news, being nearly ten hours before the arrival of the intelligence by any other channel. Papers were also sent to the various public reading-rooms ; and the early information thus given was viewed with much satisfac tion by the great body of the subscribers.—Plymenth and Devonport Herald. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COMMON I'LEAS.—We regret to record the sudden and melancholy demise of that most excellent and universally esteemed judge, Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. The melancholy event took place at his seat near Folkestone last night. For the last three or four days the Learned Judge had been suffering under a severe attack of constipation of the bowel., with which he was first seized in the House of Lords on the occasion of his attendance being required on the hearing of some important appeals, upon which the judgment and consideration of the judges was required. The attack was not, however, so serious as to create any alarm, and no apprehension of his recovery was entertained until yesterday afternoon, when the Learned Judge was again attacked with the complaint in so serious a manner that Dr. Peningten, who was in attendance on him, was compelled to announce that he could not entertain any hope. The attack continued, battling all medical skill, until death put an end to his sufferings., in the presence of his family and medical atten dants. The Learned Judge held the office of Solicitor-General in 1829, in which year he was created Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, on the retirement of Lord Wynford, then Sir William Draper Best, Knight. Since his appointment his attention to his judical duties have been unremitting. FEAREWL ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN CUMMING'S GROOM. —This morning between the hours of ten and eleven, an accident of a most fearful character, and which it is ex pected will terminate fatally, occurred to a youth named William Parsons, about sixteen years old, groom to Captain Cumming, of the Coldstream Guards. It appears that the unfortunate lad was mounted on a very spirited animal be longing to his master, and just as he got opposite the United Service Club, in Pall Mall, was thrown on the stones with great force, the horse going down at the same time and breaking one of his hind legs. The injured youth was at once conveyed to the Charing Cross hospital, where it was ascertained by Mr George Cheeseman, the house surgeon, that he had sustained very serious injuries about the head, besides a fracture of the left arm; and it was considered that amputation must be resorted to. He remains is a most pre carious condition. BENTLEY'S MODERN LITERATURE.—THE LETTERS OF HonAcx WALPOLE. The First Part, price 3s. 6c1., of this cheap and elegant series of copyright works, just issued by Mr. Bentley, comprises the far-famed "Letters of Horace Walpole" ( to be completed in six volumes), embellished with fine portraits of Sir Robert Walpole, and Catherine Shorter, his first wife, and Dorothey, Viscountess Townshend. "We have seen no more acceptable series of cheap literature than that which Mr. Bentley has commenced, for it gives us cheap ness without any sacrifice of convenience or comfort. The works appear with such elegance of paper and print as to fit them for the most luxurious library, and at a price which places them within the range of persons of moderate fortune. The eye i s not wearied by small pr i n t and crowded pa ges Instead of i mperfect wood-cuts, we h a ve steel plates ex ecuted in the best style of art. We are g lad that the pub lisher has commenced the series with the inimitable letters of Horace Walpole, a corres p on dence which , for lively wit, shrewd appreciation o f c h arac t er and thorough knowledge of English parties a t an important period of history , has no rival is the w h ole range of the w orld's literature."—The League. THE TEMPLE.—On Monday the 6th inst., deputations composed of s ome o f t h e mem b ers o f the bench of Lincoln's Inn, the Middl e Temple, and Gray ' s I nn , and several Learned Lords, &c., who are interested, and have bee n active in for warding, con s id er i ng, and discuss i ng the subject of an im proved system o f l ega l e d ucat i on in students qualifying themselves for the bar, assembled in the Parliament chamber of the Inner Temple to partake of a grand banquet given to the deputations, and other heads of the above-mentioned inns of court; amongst the company were Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Brougham, Lord Cambell, Sir C. Wether ell, Sir F. Thesi g er, Sir Herbert Jenner }ust, Sir J. Beckett, Sir G. Rose, the Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn, the Treasurer of the Inner Temple, the Treasurer of the Middle Temple, Dr. Lushington, Mr. H. Twiss, Mr. T. S tar ki e, M r. W. Whateley, Mr. R. C. Hildyard, Mr. D. Dundas, Mr. W. Lee, Mr. G. M. Butt, Mr. R. Gurney, Mr. T. Purvis, Mr. B. Bethel!, Mr. C. T. Swan ston, Queen's counsel ; and Mr. J. Wyatt , a barrister of fifty six years' standin g . VAGRANTS, ENGLAND AND NVALES.--FTOM a return just laid upon the table of the House of Commons, relative to the number of vagrants received into union workhouses of England and %Vales, g the the to t a l number of unions yea rs 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, and 1845, it a in the countie s o f E ngland and W a les, amounts to 480. ppear d s tir that i In 1841, there were received into t h em 93,985 men, 24,095 women, 43,577 o f the males being between 18 and 40 . In 1842, males 162,163 ( 78,995 between 18 and 40), and 33,889 females. In 1843, males 241,665 (112,533 between 18 and 40), and 40,831 females. In 1844, males 252,558 (118,280 of whom were between 18 and 40), and 39,837 females. In 1845, males 247,377 (116,725 between 18 and 40), and 39,689 females. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1846. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was firmer. Sales 7,000 bales, including 500 bales of American for ex portation, and 500 on speculation. Shares continued quiet for the most part, but the favourite scrips and shares were maintained in value. There are no arrivals to-day with late intelligence of any particular interest, and electioneering matters cause the chief bustle at present observable. The state of affairs in the Peninsular is such as to excite still some doubt of the future position of that country, especially as regards its financial difficulties," for, undoubtedly, such it has now to encounter. In this position it is curious to hear of an intended application by the Bank of Lisbon to the Bank of England, for the loan of a large sum, said to be as much as a million sterling, although as to the chance of the appli cation being successful we are not at present advised. Even now, it the Lisbon Government applies itself vigorously to the task, there is some hope of the national treasury being re plenished, though the preservation of public tranquillity is indispensable to the collection of a direct revenue. The market for English Investments has been very steady ; the advance of yesterday being fully maintained. Consols for the Account, as well as for special transfer, have been 95% to 95%. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 14s. to 175., and firm. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 97% to 97%. Bank Stock has been supported at 208, and East Indian Stock, ex. dividend, has been quoted 261 1 ,4. There is very little passing in the Foreign Market, and the quotations, though firmer, are almost nominal. Portuguese Four per Cents, have been 47 1 4 to 48, ex dividend. Brazil Stock is 85 1 / 2 ; Mexican Bonds have improved to 27 and 27 1 , 4 . Shares are not very active, but they continue firm. We understand that the Richmond Railway Company has been taken up by the South-Western, and that its stock will rank as South-Western Stock, without any distinction. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES, Bank Stock .. 208 208% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 96 1 4 95% 96 96 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 95% 7% ex div 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97%34% 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 10 5-16 34 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 1-16 India Stock .. 26134 South Sea Stock BRITISII FUNDS. 261 34 ex die Ditto Old Annuities .. • • • • 95% 95% Consols for Opening .. .. .. .. .. 95% %% 95% Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1 16 d. 1.0001... .. .... 14 17 pm. 17 5001. ~ .. -- .... 13 17 pm. 17 Ditto. Small .. • • 13 17 pm. 17 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account • . .• 85 3 Cuba, 6 pet Cent .. 96 Chilian Bonds, G per Cent .. . .. Ditto, Deferred • • • • .. - Grenada, 1 per Cent .. . 21 34 Ditto, Deferred • • • .. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 27 Ditto, for the Account .. 27% % Ditto, Deferred .. Ditto, Debentures .. .. Portuguese Four per Cent 48 ex div Ditto, for the Account 47 34 Russian Bonds .. 11134 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account • • Ditto , Three per Cent .. .• •• Ditto, for the Account .. Dividends on the above payable in; London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account 60 PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. ' Aberdeen.. .. 15 834 .......• 8 34 Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .. 128 ••..• . . • 12834 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 3% % ...... 334 Buckingliamsldre 425. .... % dis ••• . • • % dis. Caledonian .. .. 10 .... 9 34 % • 934 Ditto, Half Shares .. 234 .... 1 .. • Ditto, Extension .. 2%.••• 1%34 ,. Derby and Crewe .. . • .. 2% .. • • :734 %.. • • Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2%.... % Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 53k.... Direct Northern .. 234.... 11,x Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... 2 Eastern Counties 141. 165..... 24% % • Ditto New .. .. 10/. 165..... 8 p Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. ... 2%34 %.. •• • • Eastern Union .. 25 Do. Cambridge and Ely .. 234 114 East Lincolnshire 13x % ..... • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 733 • Ditto 34 Shares .. .. 10 .. .. 17 1 ,E Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 53( .. Great North of England . —lOO .... ••• • • • Ditto, New .. 5 .... 5834 • • Ditto, New . .. 10 .... 43% .. Ditto, New .. . 134 .. •••• • - • . 1 Great Western 85 ..„150 .... • .• 15. Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 8434 84 .• 84 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 .... 23 22 •..• • .. 22 Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 .... 5 .. 5 Hull and Selby .. .. •• 50 .• .. 107 ...... 108 Ditto, Half Shares .. •• 15 ••• • 3 8 39 % •• • • 393 Leeds and Bradford —.. 26 .... 65 .. Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 425. .. 1 1 di , Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 2 34 1 1 A ••• • • London an Birmingham . "100 .... 224 .. •.. London and Blackivall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 8% Ditto, New .. .. 3 .... 4 1 / 4 % ...... • • 411 London and Brighton 50 •. . 65% ...... . 65i Ditto ditto Fifths .. . • .. 30 .... 4214 ..... . • London and Croydon • • • . 13/. 15s 9d... 22% 36 ..... 22% Lot.don and South-Western • 411. 6s. 10d... ...... • • Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 58 34 58% Ditto, New .. • • .. • • 1734.... 2834 % 2836 London and York .. 23 4 .. • . • • Ditto, Half Shares • • .. 234 1 .. , 1 Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 •• .. 11834 .... • Ditto, Fifths .. 3 .... 11% ••••• • .. • • 1134 anchester and Birmingham .. 40 . Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 •• • • 1C134% 10 •• • • Manchester, Buxton, & Mattock 425. •• • %l% p • • Manchester and Southampton 2 .... 1 34 1% ..100 ....150% 14954 Ditto, New .. .. 24 .. • • 38% 39 .... Newcastle and Darlington Janet. 25 . IDitto, New . 1 .... 101 4 % Ditto. New, Brandt:rig 25 .... 44% Newcastle and Berwick .. 15 .. • • 26% Norfolk .. • . .. • • .. 20 2634 25% •• .. 25% Ditto, Extension • • • • - 2 • • 2 ...... •• .. 2 North British.. 2234 29% 30% 29% 29% North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425. .... 4 p.... ...... 4 p Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhmptn. 1234 .... • • 714 Portsmouth Direct .. .. 3% . • 4 34 % ........ Richmond .. .. • • .. 10 .. 17% 18 • ..... 18 Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 16 % •••••••• • 1614 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 234 .... 2% .. • • • • 2% South Midland .. 425. .. ••• • .. 36 dis South Eastern and Dovor 3334. . Do.. New (do. 331. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 14 .. ... •• . . 14 1)0., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 18 Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 234 .... 2 j .......... South Wales 5 ........ West Riding Linton • • • . 425..... 2% % p...... Witlieach and Si. Ives • • 2 .... 2% York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Selby .. .. 30 .... 75 Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... 1 .. • 12 1 % . .. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bord., Toul., & Cette tMackenzie) 2 .... 1% Central of Spain .. .. • • .. 2 .... 1% U .. Dutch Rhenish .. 6 .... 734•••••••... East Intiai. . • • .. ss. .... 34 ••••. • • • . Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . %••••• • . • • • Lyons and Avignon 2 .... 2 .• • • Northern of France Constituted.. 5 14 13% ••• • • • Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 996 %•••• • • • • Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... ••••• • • • • • Sumbre and Meuse 8 •• • • 4 ••••• • • • • • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia .. 40 .... 21 2034 ••• • • • London and Westminster .. 20 .... 26% ••••• • - - • • Provincial of Ireland .. 25 .... 47 •• .. MINES. 16% 16►,4 484 47 111% 2436 8 p 2% 73% 17% 3N 58% 43% X P ly s 149% 1% 2% p 2%; Real del Monte, ljnrecristered — . - . 7 - - -- -- .... 33( .. •• •• ~.. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY). HOUSE OF COMMONS, The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. NEW WRITS. LISKEARD. Mr. TUFNELL moved fora new writ for the borough of Liskeard, in the room of Mr. C. Buller, who had accepted the office of her Majesty's Judge Advocate. EDINBURGH. The Hos. GENTLEMAN also moved for a new writ for the city of Edinburgh, in the room of W. G. Craig, Esq., who had accepted the office of one of the Lords Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Treasurer of England and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW UNION CANAL, AND EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY, AND FORTH AND CLYDE JUNCTION BILLS. Mr. BRINE moved that it be an instruction to the Com mittee upon the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Forth and Clyde Navigation Junction Bills, to entertain the petition of the Commissioners of the Harbour and Docks of Leith, against these Bills, notwithstanding that the said petition was not presented three clear days before the sitting of the said Committee. After 3 short discussion the motion was withdrawn. REPORTS. Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction Railway. Leeds Central Railway station. Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway (Wakefield Ex.. tension). South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches (No. T.) South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 2.) (Bilston and Prisatfield Branch). South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 3.) (Showhill and Portobello Branch). South Staffordshire Junction Railway (No. 4) (Willenhall and Bloxwich Branch). Tunbridge Wells Improvement. York and North Midland Railway (Widening and Enlarge. ment). SECOND READINGS. Eastern Counties Railway (Wisbeach to Spalding). Ludlow Charity Estate Bill. BIRMINGIIANI AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr. MUNTZ moved the consideration of the report on this Bill. clause inserted in the Bill for the protection of their rights He moved, therefore, that the Bill be postponed for a week. Mr. HIM' was sure the motion for the postponement was not made for the purpose of delay, but knowing that the Bill was a measure looked forward to with great interest by those who resided on the route of the proposed railway, and knowing also that, at this period of the session, even a day's delay might prove fatal to a measure, he could not consent to . the amendment for postponing the third reading for a week. (Heir, hear.) But he could not see the necessity for it, in. sofar as the Corporation of Newcastle, who were the trustees of the infirmary, were most anxious that the Bill should pass.—(Hear, liear.) (LEFT SITTING.) Mr. E. DENISON moved that the consideration of this report be postponed, in order that the House should take into its consideration those clauses which should have been revised by the Committee to which the line had originally been referred. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. CALEDONIAN (MID-LOTHIAN BRANCHES) LESIVIARA.GONV, DALSERI I , AND COAT' BRIDGE MINERAL JUNCTION. A Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the above Bills met for thillst time in Room A (New Houses Of Parliament ), at elevir this morning. The members are, the Marquis of Winchester (chairman), the Duke of Grafton , and Lords Montfort, Manners, and Bexley. The two Bills, though referred to the same Committee, do not compete with one another. ThesCommittee first took the case of the CALEDONIAN (MID -LOTHIAN IIItANCIMOP Mr. Austin and Sir Thomas Phillips appeared for the pro' moters of the Bill ; Mr. Wakely and ➢lr. Sandons for 1111'. Ramsay, a petitioner against the Bill. Mr. AUSTIN opened the case for the promoters of the Bill. Room B. GLASGOW, AIRDRIE, AND BIONZLANDO JUNCTION. CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW TERMINI ASP Mr. C. RUSSELL said that as this line had been designed to amalgamate with the Great Western Railway, how was it possible for the Committee upon it to consider the tolls of a railway—the Great Western Railway—which was not before them ? The question of tolls had been carefully considered by the Committee as far as they had been able to go. The Birmingham Company were, no doubt, at the bottom of this opposition, as in case of the views of the Oxford Company not meeting theirs they wished to overthrow them in the House. After a few words from Sir ROBERT FERGUSON and Mr. AIANGLES, BRANCHES). ThillCommittee met again in Room B (New Houses 01 Parliament), Lord Bathurst in the chair, and present the Duke of Leinster, and Lords Powis, Stratford, and Colchester• Their Lordships were occupied nearly the whole morning with the remaining ,clauses of the former of the two Bills, forming their list. ♦ Several clausi•s were inserted for the satisfaction of the petitioners against the Bill. After disposing of the business the Committee proceeded to hear the case of the CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW TERMINI *TI ERANCHES). Mr. Herz opened the case for the promoters of the Bill at great lecgth. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. F. T. BARING said he could not consent to the pass ing of the Bill under existing circumstances. He thought it would be well if the Bill was re-committed to the C.;mmittee, in order to re-consider the question of tolls. Either this ought to be done, or else the power of amalgamation in the Bill should be struck out. Were that done, the objection to its passing would be removed. It was an object of the Amalgamation Committee that no amalgamation should be without a revision of the charges of both companies that sought to be united. Mr. BERNAL did not think any Committee sitting up stairs could make a satisfactory revision of the tolls of esta blished companies, which had been incorporated under so lemn Acts of Parliament, and certain rates of tolls therein allowed. He could not assent to the doctrine laid down by the Hon. Member for Portsmouth. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Messengers from the House of Lords brought up several Bills, which were ordered to be laid on the table. The discussion on the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway was then resumed. Mr. WILLIAMS thought the only object of the present motion was to delay the Bill from passing, and he could not support it. He was glad the Great Western Company had got possession of the country in question, as he belived the public would be greatly benefited by the line proposed to be made. Lord HARRY VANE thought it much better the Bill should be delayed than that it should be passed with the toll clauses in their present shape. PAKINGTON entirely agreed with the doctrine laid down by the Hon. Member for Portsmouth. He did not think the Hon. Member for Weymouth had given good reasons why the Bill should be allowed to pass in its present shape. He was sorry that the Bill should be delayed, but justice to the public required it. Mr. HAYTER supported the re-consideration of the report. Mr. E. DENISON thought that the suggestion thrown out by the Hon. Gentleman, that they had been brought for ward at the instance of the London and Birmingham Com pany, ought not to have been made. For his own part, he was not connected either with the London and Birmingham or the Great Western Company, and he viewed the matter quite irrespective of the interests of either. After a few words from Captain FITzSIAURICE and Mr. RICARDO, Sir GEORGE CLERK regretted that no previous notice of this subject had been given, for if this bad been done he was quite sure the House would be better prepared to come to a more accurate judgment on the merits of the question. Ile,thought, if the consideration of the report was postponed till Thursday or Friday, the interests of the public would be promoted by the delay. Mr. MUNTZ said that it was in vain to dissemble that the opposition to this line came from the London aud Bir mingham Company. That company had never evinced any desire to meet the wishes of the public until they were forced to do so by the competition of the Great Western Company. They had met every application which had been made to them for a reduction of tolls with a positive refusal until the competition he had referred to took place. Mr. ESTCOURT thought the Committee had the power of looking into the tolls. Sir J. EASTHOPE said that he never held a share either in the Great Western or London and Birmingham Companies, but he thought the present question was very important, and one deserving the attention of the House. He thought it impossible for them to proceed unless the question was more attentively considered, and he was sure the interests of the public would be served if this were done. Sir T. ACLAND thought it was not fair at this, the eleventh, hour to introduce, without notice, a motion of so vague a nature, which would have the effect of endangering the interests of the shareholders. Mr. BARING thought it was a perfectly voluntary act on the part of the company to leaie this line, and they must, therefore, submit to the condition, which was a revision of the existing tolls. Sir G. CLERK would move, as an amendment, that the further consideration of the debate be adjourned till Thurs day next. Mr. MUNTZ would object to any postponement, as it would promote the very object of the opposition, which was delay. GROUP XVII. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON, AT SOUTH-WESTERN (ROMSEY AND RAP ° BRIDGE BRANCH). LOrd GRANVILLE SOMERSET supported the amend ment. After some little discussion, in which Mr. Mentz, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Denison, took part, Mr. MUNTZ consented to withdraw the original motion, and moved thil thi Bill be recommitted to-morrow. OXFOIw AND CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY. Mr. H UDSON presented a petition from a landowner upon a line of railway, which left this House seventy-three miles in length, and which a Committee of the House of Lords had reduced to thirteen miles, praying the House not to pass the Bill in its mutilated state. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE knew that the persons residing on this thirteen miles of railway were quite content with the Bill in its present shape. Some landowner, whom the Hon. Member had picked up, was it appeared the only dissatisfied person. Mr. B. DENISON thought it a recommendation to have these sixty miles cut out of the Bill, considering the present I state of railway business. Mr. HUDSON consented to withdraw his opposition. The following Bills were further considered on their re ports : Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Rail wa y (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Lines), Brighouse Sewering, Drainage, and Lighting. Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Railways. Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale Junction Railway Devia tion). Caledonian Railway (Pollee and Govan and Clydesdale Junc tion Railways Amalgamation). Clonmel and Thurles Railway. Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway. Dublin and Kingstown Extension Railway. Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways Junction. Grand Junction Railway (Showhill and Portobello Branch), Great Southern and Western Railway (Cork Extension). Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Oldham Branch). Killarney Junction Railway. Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena Railway. Leeds and Bradford Railway (Junction Line at Bradford). Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway. Liverpool and Bury Railway. Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway. Llynvi Valley and South Wales Junction Railway : London and Birmingham Railway (Birmingham Extension). Mallow and Fermoy Railway. Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions. Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Rail way, and Manchester and Leeds Railway Amalgamation. Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Liffy Branch and Longford Deviation). Monmouthshire Railways. Mountmellick Junction Railway. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway. Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction Railway. Plymouth Great Western Docks. Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Railway. Sheffield, Ashton• under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal Purchases). Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junc tion Railway. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wol verhampton). Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury to Stafford). South-Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich Railway to Chart near Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead). Taw Vale Railway Extension. Templemore and Nenagh Railway. Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway. Vale of Neath Railway. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway, West Riding Union Railways (No. 2). Wexford Harbour Improvement. Wilts, S.merset and Weymouth Railway, Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Blackburn and Preston and East Lancashire Railway Amal gamation. Bury Improvement (No. 2). Cockermouth and Workington Extension Railway. Dudley Canal and Birmingham Canal Amalgamation. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' am en d ments to t h e B r i s t o l an d Exeter Railway (Crewkerne B ranc h) , Bristol Waterworks, and Stockton Gas Bills, were con s id ere d , an d stgree d t o , an d the Bills ordered to be engrossed. NE W CASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND CARLISLE BRANCH The Committee assembled this morning at twelve o'clock' the Hon. E. Yorke in the chair. RAILWAY. On the motion being put for the third reading of this Bill, Mr. J. A. SMITH wished the motion to be postponed, in order that time might be given to the trustees of the public Infirmary in Newcastle-upon .Tyne, which the railway inter. fered with by pain within 60 yards of its front, to get a Mr. ALEXANDER. said the promoters of the Mancheste! and Southampton Bill had given the suggestions thrown ou t ` yeah rday by the Hon. Meir.ber for Macclesfield (M t. l3rovklehurst), with respect to the line from Romsey Southampton being made jointly by both companies. all a used in common by th em , th e mos t ser i ous attent i on, an d 0; begged to state that they we re w illi ng t o carry out tht suggestion with the sanction of the Committee. A simils' practice to the one suggested prevailed on various railways': on the Glasgow and Ayr, and the Glasgow and Greenocr a , both of which in ent er i ng Gl asgow used one line ; Brighton and South-Eastern, from Croydon to Reigate, 0 the Shropshire and; Birmingham and Shropshire UelA ft also had agreed to execute one li n e t o b e use d in comico'i on entering Wellington. Ther a were a num b er o f o the , instances of lines being under a j o i n t sovere i gn t y . It v!!", for the Committee to say whethe r thi s pl an s h ou ld b e a do?' on the lines before them. ail Mr. HILL regretted that this o ff er h a d no t been comma t 0 cated to the South-Western Company i n ti me f or thera... o give it their consideration, and to e ith er accep t or deal,' the offer this morning. He could gi ve no rep l y on th e o ',/, ject, and must, therefore, lea ve it i n th e h an d s o f t"" Committee. ec t Mr. BROCKLEHURST said he was only anxious to prof he , the interests of th e S out h- W estern C ompany, because "s., thought they were entitled to consideration, and that 'e r his only object in throwing out the suggestions referred Wi le Mr. BILL, having r e f erre d to var i ous ob j ections wh i c h said could not fail to result from such an amalgamation, ceeded to address the Committee on behalf of the Seu t o, Western against the .lianchester and Southampton. me complained of misrepresentations in the prospectus of fr te x company with respect to the distance between Manchet h , and Southampton by London, which they stated ward b 9 only communication, whereas lines had been sanctioneu„o Parliament, from Reading by Oxford to Rugby, which eiv." o , form a better mode of communication, and would, in additl: d be completed before the Manchester and Southampton. to set forth that the existing railway was 64 miles longer t bo x by their line, but by the lines authorised would give a h O , lO , and shorter communication, as their length was 231 k toile as contrasted with the length of the proposed line, 216/ 01 , 00 , by way of Birmingham, and by w a y o f W o l ver hanWt o 2121 miles, which he held did not ju s t i fy th e cons t r uction new line of railway. Then the Board of Trade, the IP of Commons, and the Gauge C omm i ss i oners reported agsqb, the construction of anew line from th e sou th t o the nor through Bristol or Swindon, and recommended, if sec'o. line were required, that it should be made by way of OX'" POPULATION, TAXATION, 84,6 % 0 0 In :845 the population of Great Britain - the 19,572,574 ; in 1815, it was 13,322,568. In 184 5 y ip. National Debt amounted to 768,789,2414, and ii i . e ,c - ss terest thereon, 27,827,2651 ; in 1815 the de ,s bw i , rts 816,311,9404, and the interest 31,576 074/. Tt e ',V ° bejf in 1845 amounted to 150,645,0184 and in 181 " vi t ere were 57,420,4371. The imports ' in 18 , 0 nS 3L 83,330,6091., and in 1815 they were 31, 822 '; e re In 1845, 1,133,561 qrs. of wheat and flou r i - 815 imported from all parts but Ireland ; and in 18 there were imported 194,931 qrs. In 1845, 3 "' 8 15 qrs. were retained for home consumption ; and t the quantity was 116,382 qrs. The average price g e quarter in 1845 was 565. 10d., and 635. Bd. in 1815. '1 41; fluctuation per cent. between 1842 and 1845 Was 14 8 and between 1815 and 1821 it was 72'59. In 184 5 duty on the average price was 205. ; an d i n 1815 portation was prohibited. The number of acres closed (as far as returne d ) from 1800 to 1842 vbo-11 1,933,049. The proportio n p er cent. o f t h e poPulAt,lo living on foreign corn in 1841 was 5'73. in 1821 it tike 3 . 39. In 1841 th e num b er o f d ays ' Consumption if-be ported was 34.35 ; i n 1821 i t was 20 . 22. I n 1845, v g o quantity of wheat sold in country markets in 22 it land and Wales was 6,666,240 quarters, and in 18% 2 1 0 was 2,191,807. The price of wheat vari e d from 180 " n g 1815 in the principal ports of Europ e a ft e r the 10110 1 4, rates per cent.:—ln England 92.67, S we den 170 41, i tv r g terdam 84'40, Dordt 50.00, Lou va i n 89.42, Konigs be _.e 16035, Dantzic 47 . 10, Mecklenberg 27'08, Olderib i n e 7215, St. Petersburg 70'00, Ri ga 73.01 ' Arehtt l4 3s, 74 . 91, France 131.36, Bordeaux 136'62, H o lstein 51. 4 3, Christiania 260.41, Bremen 6522, Hamburg Vi . bosi Lubeck 78 . 47, Trieste 19.23, Roman St a t es 95.75, Itibs 85'85, Alicante 130.00, and Li s bo n 93'65. In 18 4 ',09 declared value of British an d I r i s h ex ports 27,253,9184, in 1828 they amounted to 17,824,3091- X id cila' DIVIDEND-DAY AT THE BANK —The July iv the at the Bank of England will be in course of payment o itie.s Rotunda of the Bank of England, to-morrow. The ante 100 going into new ledgers, the transfer-books o f which white been closed, will be opened as follows :—Cons o lidated per Cents., on Friday, the 17th inst.; Thre e per Cen t ' or ot. nuities, 1726, on Tuesday, the 14th ; New Five Per c 9 of Annuities, on luesday, - the 14th ; annuities for tern i r years, ou Friday, the 17th. East India H o use: The tra ns . „ 0 books of the East India Company's stock will be openedy e a Tuesday, the 14th inst., and yesterday they commen t ,„, paying the July dividends, under the 1 1 th section of „t,'„, Act 3 and 4 William IV. cap. 85. South Sea House: transfer books of New IV., Sea Annuities and Three r at inst. The July 1757, will be opened on Friday, the iv , dividends will be in course of p ayme nt t Cent. Annuities, 0 morrow. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT A GENTLEMAN'S SlDENCE.—Yesterday Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., held an inal s io at the London University C o ll ege H ospital, on view of 00, body of Sarah Whit e h ea d , aged 60. Robert Lovell Evan Esq., 7, Morni ng t on - crescent, stated that the deceased.,og been in his empl oy as h ouse k eeper, and, notw i t h sta ne' o f her age, she enjoyed excell e nt h e alth. O n th e znornielbe the 27th ult., about nine o'clock, witness was sitting l i ge front parlour with a gentleman on a visit at his estel) 9 of ment, when they were suddenly alarmed by th e screaolo deceased, who having got near the kitchen fire, a lige d it. cinder fell from the grate and ignited her dress. Before ; 9 5 ness or any other person could get to her assistance, she 41 so frightfully burned as to render her removal to the hosP',.,.. necessary. The house surgeon said that death was the t `be suit of the injuries; she expired on the 3d i nst., and „ce body presented a most appalling spect ac l e. Other ev ide - i .. having been adduced, the jury retu rne d a verdict of "Arch dental Mr. J. Payn e , th e D eputy Coroner, --e ld io g nighte t Death." L a Last t D 1, an inquest at the Stum and Magpie, Fetter-lane. tette" - Air. the death of John Stafford, aged 44, coachman, in the ef t ; I P lb 1 o u y b of ard: 3, lr. Wells-street, F Chancellor, the largeal coner omnibus Falconer-square, • said that a tt "`" o l. nine o'clock on Saturday night, he was passing along I'. ol born, and saw a Chelsea omnibus, numbered 2,298, travel l l• down the hill towards Newgate-street, and when about re l b o way the deceased fell from the box into the road, with : feet towards th e h orses ' heads. He`was driving at the tls and there were several other pers:)ns on the outside of vehicle. He was removed to Mr. gibson's, the surg e 4tl where life wa s p ronounce d to b e ext i nct. The dec,eased„lois complained of the hot weather, which in d uce d a suppee;:,,li. that he had b een a tt ac k e d b y some pa i n i n t h e head, w.P" resulted in an apoplectic fit, and thus the accident. Verihn V " Natural death." RELEASE OF BONDED CORN.—The deliveries of t bs various descriptions of corn lying in bond at the w arelnle t t o and granaries o n the ba n k s o f th e r i ver an d o th er par te or;i 3 t port of Loudon, were of a very extensive nature on the qv day of the new Corn Act coming into operation. M o ot average price in the market on that day was at the nzasn t he number of shillings, it necessarily admitted the article at i a lowest rate of duty named in the scale, viz., that of 45-,„ 11 : 9 , consequently great anxiety was expressed to obtain clel t i b ' o t ries of the corn in bond and required to be deli ver ed on t bs day. Several hundreds of duty entries were passed for, er i article, and in order to expedite m a tt ers , an d afford e V io possible facility to the parties interested, the clerks, Z‘t' i l the particular department in qu es ti on were d eta i ne d un'',.„ol late hour issuing delivery ord ers f or t h e re l ease o f the '"'" o t on which duty had been paid d ur i ng t h e d ay. O n the nod day, the price having fallen, the duty rose to ss" d although the pressure had in a great measure been diano of on the first day, the deliveries which took place were of extensive character. RAILWAY AMUSEMENT.—The youngsters who h o u rs about the railway crossings in and near Canterbury, al i t themselves, when the polic e m an 's b ac k is t urn ed, with tot e ing small articles on th e i ron t o b e crus h e d by the.ooll passing over. Pins placed lengthways are thus curi g r si flattened to an extreme degree of thinness, and bear • f l miutn in the charity-school exchange far above the °n o el value. A juvenile speculator having submitted a ( 011 /1 0 8; piece to the process, found that he could pass it for sizr:lo4 elated with the discovery, he placed another, which D' ver ed received in change for the first, on the newly-diet Ge n mint, but to his astonishment the wheels of the carrieg'..ace tied it entirely away, and he thus remained minus tvi:uct,ft, by this luckless exercise of his ingeuttity.-giever gr'Btrri VtitttOU NE W MARKET RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each. New T.Y.C Lord Lonsdale's Miss Milner colt, 3 yrs, 7st 31b Mr. D. Rolt's Evenus, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Mr. Wesley's Elinuea, 3 yrs, sst 101 b A dead heat for second place. Eleven ran. The July Stakes of 50 sovs. each, &c. New T.Y.C. Sir J. Hawley's Sister to Deer Chase 1 Colonel Peel's Vert Vert 2 Mr. Pedley's Cosiack' 3 Won by a length. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JULY 7.—Wind W., light breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, JULY 6.—Wind W.S. W., strong and squally.— Arrd. Conservative, Cousins, Jamaica; Huron, Cape Panat ; Marquis of Lorne, Malaga; Ariel, Mediterranean. Arrd. from the River, Elizabeth Buckham, Bewley, Launceston. Sid. Julia, Wulff, Santander. Put back, Earl of Durham, for Aden. PORTSMOUTII,I JULY 6.—Wind W.S.W., hard.—Arrd. Quebec, Hebard, New York, and sailed for London; Pandora, Cunningham, Newcastle for Madeira, leaky, and is laid on Gosport Hard. PORT TALBOT, JULY s.—The Lady Elliot, Fowler, from Fowey, and St. Bride, Rogers, from Mumbles, in entering the harbour to-day, ran foul of each other, and both got on the North Bank, where they remain, and are discharging their cargoes, but are expected off next tide. The Lady Willoughby, Rouse, bound to Amlevch, in leaving this har bour yesterday, got aground on the Bank, but was hove off the following tide without damage, and brought into the harbour. MARKET NE WS. --(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR.—OnIy about 150 hhds British Plantation have been sold, and again at lower prices. The public sales have only offered 175 bags Madras, which sold at 42s to 43s for good brown, being also is to 2s cheaper. The demand for foreign has rather increased, but owing chiefly to the want of parcels offering, and the high prices asked by holders, the only transactions which have transpired are confined to two small cargoes of Porto Rico (in British vessels), which have been sold on speculation, one afloat at 22s 6d, deliverable over the ship's side, in London, the buyers paying the landing charges, and thesther on the spot at 235, to be taken at the landing weights, which prices fully establish an advance. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2,057 hhds, 284 tierces, 226 barrels; there were taken for home consumption, 1,092 hhds, 220 tierces, 594 barrels. The stock in the port of London was 8,840 hhds 1,288 tierces, against 18,887 hhds 2,450 tierces at this time last year. COFFEE.-151 bags Bahia sold at about previous rates, viz., at 29s 6d to 31s for good ord mixed to good ord even quality. The stock of British Plantation in the Port of London, on the Ist inst., was 2,174 hhds 2,024 barrels and bags, against 3,671 blade 2,951 barrels and bags, to the corresponding period of 1845. Cocoa.--300 bags Bahia sold at 32s to 33s for good red. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West Inda Docks was 389 puns 53 hhds; there were taken for home consumption, 133 puns 12 hhd s ; and exported, 88 puns 26 hhds. The stock in the Port of London on the Ist inst. was 12,205 puns 3,126 hhds, against 11,473 puns 3,260 hhds, at this time last year. RICE.-3,373 bags Bengal, and 150 bags Italian, sold readily at 13s 6d to 14s for good to fine white Bengal, and 15s for good mid white mixed Italian. being extreme rates. SALTPETRE.-3,702 bags Bengal, at auction, were all dis posed of at 25s to 28s for 141 to 3i per cent. refraction, which are fully former prices. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 42s per cwt. on the spot, and Town is also 42s per cwt. TEA.—The market is very quiet. BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. -- The following additional appointments have been made :—Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, Rear-Admiral Deans Wilda*, Captain the Hon. F. Berkeley, Captain Lord Jan Hay, the Hon. Wm. Cowper (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) DAVIIUIE'S ROYAL 3iht.Rl,l" THEATRE. Success beyond all former precedent of the Operatic Company, and First Week of Mr. Osbaldiston, Mr. E. Saville, Miss Vincent, and a double Dramatic Company. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera, entitled L'ELISIII D'.AMORE. Nemorino, Mr. I). W. King ; Daleamara, Mr. Weiss ; Sergeant Bel core, Mr. tlonic as tl e ; Adina, 3ladarne Albertazzl ; Glannetta, Miss Lydia Pearce. • After wh'ch, VIE MACK DOMINO. Don Sylvio. Mr. Osbal- Caton , Juliano. Mr. Johnson ; Le Comte Sal Voisey, Mr. Neville ; Gil Perez, Mr. Forman ; the Ithtelt Domino. Mies Vincent. To conclude with THE BROKEN .WORT). Under the Patronaze of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EYBRY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII , in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii took place : produced under the direction et Mr. Denson. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God frey. The Band is most complete in all its departments, and includes many eminent native and foreign musicians. In addition to the other attractions of the Gardens, will be exhi bited CALYPSO'bi FAIRY GROTTO, approached by the Illumi nated Gothic Bridge, representing in the fetcher Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the Malt complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Deecent of Phrebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mona. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of tha lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive him, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is spiendally cnnamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the 'visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. ... Feeding of the Carnivore at half-past live; the Pelicans, &C., at Ma ; Concert at half-past six; and the Eruption at dusk. - Adinlision. One Shilling. FESTIVITIES AT THE NI ANSI HOUSE.—We are in formed that his Royal Ilighnesa Prince Aloert has accepted the Lord Mayor's invitation to the f,rthcoming banquet to the Presidents of th e . Royal S o ci e t y an d ot h er d i stinguished literary and scientific institutions in England. The enter tainment is appointed to take place in the Egypti an -h a ll , at the Mansion- house, on F riday next, and will d ou b t l ess prove One of the most magnificent character. On the preceding day (Thursday) the Lord Mayor entertains the membe rs o f the Coitrt of Common Council, and on Saturday his Lord ship gives a grand entertainment . t . o his Highness Ibrahi m Paella and a large circle of the nobility. THE COBDEN TRIBUTE FUND.—The st%criptiona up t 4 yesterday ITOing 042.111 - 444 to 22,0004 HEM WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Niprning .. 0 alinntes after 12. f Evening .. 23 minutes after 12. The Ministerial arrangements as to the legal ap pointments in Ireland will be exceedingly popular throughout that country. The new Lord Chancellor, during the time he filled the important situation of Chief Baron of the Exchequer, gained for himself golden opinions from all classes, shades, and varieties of politicians. His brethren of the bar, many of whcm felt offended at his promotion to the high judicial station he was selected to fill, conceiving that he had not attained so high a position as an advocate as to warrant his appointment, were speedily induced to arrive at a different conclusion, and to yield their warmest approbation to the sound judg ment, eminent legal acquirements, close and zealous application to keep up that legal knowledge, and the kind and patient urbanity to the junior bar, evinced by him on every occasion. It was soon discovered that the Chief Baron had been sadly underrated, that few had given him credit for the extraordinary talents he was found to possess, that he gave every promise of becoming one of the most able and learned judges that ever graced the judicial bench—a promise which it may be said he has fulfilled to the utmost extent. His case was in some degree the converse of that of the celebrated Irish judge mentioned by Sir JONAH BARRINGTON, who, in conversation with his registrar, was accustomed to congratulate himself that it was not until after he had been elevated to the bench that the public had discovered that he was totally ignorant of law. It was not until after the late Chief Baron had succeeded to the ermine that he exhibited his extraordinary powers, or was justly estimated by his professional brethren. The Lord Chancellor entered Trinity College, Dublin, in the year 1811, and while there gave evidence rather of a sound general know- ledge than of extraordinary brilliancy ; he, however, passed through with much credit to himself, having obtained several honours during his career. He was called to the bar in the year 1818, and it being unusual at that time for Irish students to study at chambers in this country, he was so fortunate as to obtain the entrée into the chamber s of the present Judge PERRIN, than which it would be impossible to find a school more calculated to teach a sound and thorough knowledge of law. Mr. BRADT exhibited the utmost perseverance, and soon obtained the cha racter of a hardworking and rising young man. His brother ; S►r NICHOLAS WILLIAM BRADT, was one of the Dublin Corporation, then the hotbed of Orangeism, where none but Tories and sticklers for Protestant ascendancy could have a chance of ad mission. It might, therefore, have been supposed that,Mr. BRADY would have professed similar political principles, but, fortunately for himself and the public, he took a more liberal and enlightened view of affairs. On the breaking up of the short-lived PEEL Minis. try, in 1834, Mr. PERRIN was appointed Attorney- General, and through his recommendation Mr. BRADT was appointed law adviser at the Castle, in the place of the late Attorney- General, Mr. GREENE, who had just re signed the office. In the discharge of his official duties he gave the greatest satisfaction, being remark able for the promptitude and decision with which he gave his opinions. Never doubting or hesitating as to the course to be adopted, he gave plain directions, which could not be mistaken or misunderstood. On the death of the late Sir WILLIAM MWAHON, Sir MICHAEL 0 1 1.40 G Hum was appointed Master of the Rolls, and the Attorney-General (RicuAuns) to the vacant Barony of the Exchequer. The Soli citor-General (WoLrE) became Attorney-General, and it being a part of the policy of the then Irish Go• vernment to have, as far as practicable, a Protestant and a Roman Catholic filling the situations of the two principal Law Officers of the Crown, the Solicitor- Generalship was offered to Mr. BRADY, with the un derstanding that he would yield to the claims of Mr. BALL, andconsent to wave his privilege of promotion in his favour. Accordingly Mr. BALL was soon afterwards appointed Attorney-General over his bead, and shortly afterwards a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, on which occasion Mr. BRADY became Attorney-General, with Mr. PIGOT, who had formerly succeeded him as law adviser at the Castle, as Solicitor-General. On the death of the Chief Baron WOLFE, the claims of Baron RICHARDS and Judge BALL to the vacant office were strongly urged and considered very evenly balanced—so nearly so, that it is said that the Lord-Lieutenant declined giving one the preference over the other, and, con sequently, the Attorney-General was promoted to the Chief Barony. As we have already stated, this appointment at first created considerable dissatisfac tion to the bar in general, but the feeling was speedily changed for the most perfect approbation, and there is now a universal feeling of delight at the well merited promotion which has so justly placed an eminent Irish lawyer in his proper position at the head of the Irish bar—a place, be it remembered, that was gained by no political intrigue, Parliamentary influence, or underhand work, but simply from the just appreciation of his talents, undoubted integrity, and impartiality. There is no other appointment which could be hailed with such unanimity by men of all varieties of political feeling. The new Chief Baron, Mr. PIGOT, was called to the bar in the year 1826. Before being called he had studied for many years at chambers, in Lon don, being one of the first students for the Irish bar who adopted that course, which, partly owing to his great success, has now become almost universal. His talents and legal ac quirements procured him immediate practice, and in a very short time he was looked on as one of the most rising men at the junior bar, and his at tainment of the highest ranks of the profession was confidently prophecied, a prediction which has bten fully verified by his subsequent career. 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