The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

- A - • - Vidal 14 Xabslttra f whence they trove ,of without eber them any further. The defeated tro of th t e . were collected hy their commander for another effor seeend time did the Seikhs penetrate into the Yo()..ufzee. eount r th_ Ym when the fortune of war declared in their favour, 44, aeatiteirroilgtie: u_ y fz r e s being defeated in this second engagement. sufzee, called . Ursulla Khan, being possessed of .'etattm and aided by great muscular strengt3ler,ssu..sle heazt tee name of his tribe; for by his single efforts bee "litany a Seikli rolled on the ground. The blow has tssa u t a nne, for the country is . still in a state of fer belt_ heitaercements were immediately ordered by the SlikeLsr.— Correspondent, Illtfussil;te, June H ARE' JUNE 3. Sirdar Tej Singhintimated to the a . 5 01. th is day that a large number of the relatives and coll te:1 of the Sepoys, killed in the late battles, had come to s tute .e to obtain some compensation for the loss they had lo ta ned ded that it would be politic to afford them Raja Lall Singh aerced in the recommendation, • w:tre°rdered that two rues should be given to those who si te i i ,2us or brothers of Sepovs, three rupees to such as e a la re_ aeoegsry connected with Havildars, and four rupees toh that Sirk e superior officers. From Mooltan we learn , t a the te lei,;se troops having taken up ground at Chee . out, h vtiteei of the province sent out four battalions of infantry, ! s lier a lut guns and two hundred Suware, to check their tu Iteja Lail Sin towards Mooltan. This news greatly annoyed i 44 ta S• , I nghm and he asked Nidham Singh when . B iaee hi m, hinge would return from Umritser? It was owing to be tb"%abeerved, that delays had occurred in the settlement 'looltan question, and that if he had not interfered hpli e 'd li ' d now be in possession of Mooltam. Nidham Singh %e on , that he did not think he would return before the di spe i 4 or thd day, on which a Bhiai was at once b o ese o ch t ed tole summon Bhaee Ram Singh immediately. i, n tssa a n 'l"iraim late of Hazarele reported his arrival in t_le t he 'ellaim the whole of the territory formerly under slaherar.ge having been duly made over to the agents of talee t i a mi 4 Ghoulab Singh. lie stated that he had taken a I seltin i „ la ventory of all the stores in the several forts before k, eie; i t hern over. He added, however, that he had as yet 4ltts the s Ito acknowledgment of the delivery of such stores !sr to ~.agents. Sirdar Shere Singh wrote from Peslia tiniteee.""4lll the Sirkar that the Kohistanee troops had 'UN against their officers, and had turned a number of rlet ot ; t4 of their camp. He thereupon did all he could to ...,thattfugoodwill amongst . them, and had succeeded so far 'adee en had consented to receive the officers bac . tet e a ' , Mt the Yoe ' tzee country was in such a disturbed e bl lth - e"e at it was absolutely lu necessary to send troops there, se"gaisit'ad so few at his disposal that it was as absolutely V,.,stnts e i „ t ! i lveit . the arrival of General Mehtab Singh. Baba t ak "gu intimated that the people . otß . aja Ghoolab Singh : er e WitZPessessicn of some villages in his Jagheer, which ; 1 / 4 41,V 11 the S'rkaree boundary. Ordered that a pun ti,-; addressed l to Dewan hishen Singh to repel by fo ur oc t a ggressions o f the pe o ple of Ghoolab Singh. Abo u t (1 1(18 : e t ,'„ltaia Lall Singh deputed Nehal Singh, Chachee, &alto I ngth Kohareea, to eeei% Major Macgreeor.. On the e -s tance the Maharaja himself and Raja Lall gel to r . at the door and conducted him to a chair in Sheesh ,ths The differences with Maharaja Ghoolab Singh were ,seee thie fime t° he of conversation. Khodabuksh, Kotwal, has aoes ee lected to pull down all the long spouts along the Jue l n a rds the streets • Lall • t this morning out to „1--4 fa, `aa Singh wen that from - te r ' On his return to the (barber ureewa -etit e't_ewan I Nizam of Alooltan, intimating ea full -"r`Aree agents (a) r t - t'd reached Mom Ran, and that he hilt, on y p eeilareti . is accept a the terms they had submitted to turt,CLOnditi, of the Sirkar acceding to those which he th e veouems , Net it r' ht to propose. The agents wrote at Dents tete to y ig h t there seemed little chance of the i bew s n the Y had Proposed being accepted, adding . : i r ty t t fa e r ts sis._ t t an - : Wa S Preparing himself to the best an d th e They suggested that if th f e t t h e e D ef s ew ee hi a e e r n e a m t o L d a i h fi o e r d e t ti tre a one requiring the presence o LeB4, eX P A unged, it might be possible to a make some arrange s sent in reply to the very general purwannah was agents, authorising and a more specific one Ile!' to modify the terms accor e din t e e r to their suggestions. Alisr ti t Ze . a eßam presented an a u ( i i •ze in from the Dardar of his ter compliance with the orders en to o t i t a ing that h h proceeded e to . enforce the evacuation of the Futeeabad, and to take possession of the villages be (thitig to Nehal Singh, Alloowallah, situated this side t i t Lahore side) of the River Bees, when he found the tee la t eclosed, and the sepoys determined to keep possession me t , all order was produced f rom th e i r own s i r d ar for the kehetnier. N e h a l Si ngh hearing of this, instead of corn the mg obedience, had sent over m ore t roo p s t o h e l p th e garrison ; and it appeared impossible for him to reduce Tej ß ?l't unless t roops were sent to his assistance. Sirdar lettitgh Said it would be better to consult on this matter efio,`"e G overnor-General's agent, as this was a question Ftittelobrt..,ance, Nehal Singh having been in possession of aeWe'l4ol for many years. According to the Peshawur 4s,etters, the Yoosutzee chiefs are continuing very Lha t ` ° ,,rYm and reinforcements are absolutely required in 4 114 PTvince. Orders were issued forthwith to General of tre e tn gs, Sirdar Boor Singh, and others in command to p,ls at Rawut Pindee, to lose no time in proceeding pj es ;kawur as soon after the receipt of the purwannalis tittle t ; :b u let Sirdar Shere Singh was directed at the same tnen Proceed in eson to the Yoosufzee country with tt le thee ! , ). troops as he r e ould muster to put down the dis ir at of the peace. Misr Bhagwan Singh wrote that he eltutteelength obtained possession of the fort of Pmndee h ad "„an ; the Killadar had proceeded towards Mooltan, and talk bill'l'ointed another officer to the charge. Ordered that eh„gwari Singh be directed to halt at Cheyout. Releea I :nll,4l l '4ra, was directed to inform the Zumindars of rotirt lom age3 of the Alloowallah Sirdar as were in the neigh- L h e Si t C ° f Lahore, that they were to pay their revenue to 7,3! that to noone else. Rae Kishen Chund wrote to " g 0 De'seln Dee hhad one to Kotela to procure Inithdoeeioaelitiaadtio,n of hat f l oa t ; that on his arrival the garrison ern ea o „ett their pay, on which the Dewan agreed to 61 11:_iltie"1.m.and they gave up the place. Te.gee. h er elf council was this day held, at . which the kJ Sited ',was Present with Raja Lall Singh and Sirdar Ms" ', w as the question of paying the . Suwars ten hi e h as 8 Dtlit!_ll-e11113,_ the by the agent, was discussed, and Itle la s ee e a TiC a aa gre ta a t t ed oo t t h l a a t th of is in m o e n a e sz ,, re a w ad ould, in time first in the second ee _ terr ainee, ns h t every SuwalYto quit the service. It was de wegor, `'at a letter should be written to Major Mac Droteet ,utggesing h t he had been appointed to aid and tavr e, by Dtirbatr a and not to afford assistance to the tai q oor tt -O e ' d ",..Y which much danger was ineurrect. Khaleefa in dem was sent with the letter. Major Macgregor he teeny ' , re PlYm that the Durbar alone were the cause ja h t t a e l h i t t ion C I, th e ( Tee they complained of. It t t ha e d a b h p e pointment of Raja "Thooli)v!rnor-General to Bugg Pp the only man capable of Singh to the W ki t : til ting its duties, bu u t ze t e h r a u t t the Durban refused to listen. thever, nothing was more desirable to the British than lth they should be called upon to quit Lahore. Time etriteteleefa replied that as the Durbar did not approve of the itte n gernents made by the British, th ey h ad b etter b e per , dto send for Raja Gho o l a b S ingh. This Ma j or Mac ;Nor s a id was impossible. The Ranee was not at .. all L t itted at the answer of Major Macnegor, and is said to le .I ',° observed that if the British were so anxiou , s . to q , u , it . ,7,aore, she had no desire to hold them Sirdar lei It"fil did all in his power to appease the lady. Juwahur j oi m'i was ordered by Raja Lall Singh to proceed at once to 1 0 4 Misr Bhagwan Singh, and having done so, the two al e mei Dt seeed onwards towards Mooltan and eject Dewan Moot without further delay, the Misr having been appointed to P t eeed him in the government of zlooltan. Mutsooddun ail t " i t, Was then summoned, an d R a j a Lall Singh having V him what time would be favourable for his installation ttZeer and Mookht eear , h e repl i ed that exactly four th e (one (one hour and 22 minutes) after sunrise would be all t V°Pitious hour, on which immediate notice was sent to The:Sirdars to present themselves with their nuzzurs. 1 1 4Maharaja was seated on a go ld en chair, the khelut was cd before hi s Hi g h ness and touched by him, whereon oe Ram Singh tied the chega (sirpech) on the forehead Si4re Raja; he then placed a pearl necklace ro un d his neck , t e ,Performed other ceremonies. The khelut was altogether *7 Bpi (I'd and consisted of 41 pieces. Sirdar Tej singh to at - th en e sametime presented with a khelut of 31 pieces in tL en of his being ." invested . with the supreme command of qt 1 1 Aden troops. Several birders . thereupon presented each f „Pieces of gold as nuzzurs. birder Tej Singh . devoted . an e of 500 rupees on behalf of Raja Lail Singh, Sirdar iZ t t a n gingh, Majeetees, on presenting . his nuzzur, was in te"'„,,ed that he should . be appointed commander of all the le ", and receive his khelut on the morrow or next day ,Ittele hour as should be pronounced favourable. ki t „ j tlNE 6. —Au urzee arrived from the Peshawur news- W I % stating that Shere Singh having himself gone out a N tlat the Yoosufzees, had beaten them and taken up a teta t r i , °4 in their country. Meea Dass, newswriter in the If t e e °f. Bhagwan Singh, wrote to say that the officers tle tt l place where they are encamped had submitted, and 1e01:11Y had all been assured of safety for their lives and I res —rt Y• Mullick Futteh Khan, Tawana, intimated that he it er t aout to depute his sister's son, Shere Mahomed, to the 4'tneer Chund, to make the necessary arrangements for a4d eoleetion of revenue in the territories which had been t !te W e r e ° ,, Ve r to him. slukeelall presented a letter from John R i ttiC,e o Saheb, and also one from Bhag Singh. Raja Lail ey ,Zade them over to Fuqueer Noor-ood-deen, saying i t lte t e lll d be read on the morrow. Major Macgregor 'ltch ee' desire nand Lail Singh to place 21 bearer at Ktian tlN,,eulleeanee, Kussor for the accommodatrigenrsofiefueend teserZgog to and coming from Ferozepore. ha 0 a Z ; Y• Rae Kishen Chund wrote Dewan Deena the ll t„_" n ,g obtained the surrender of Kotela, had gone on I, l ' — "Ple at Joala slookee. t i tt , t uati ‘ e tr : itz ,..---Dewan Moolraj, late of llazareh se; 'abdall, to sa that he considered ritfr absolutely m 1 1 7 1 . 1 tli ll i e 10 have cantonments at Katur otherand Ota. , l insed, offering to make the necessary ar r placesa n g e - t t ot r (ter e d that Hussun Abdall should be made a 1 7.Ite kt Lt, and that a fort . should be estahlished at Katur. fa," t 4e ntab Singh and Sirdar Bhoor Singh were told to l'oo s at Humana Abd.,ll, as Shere Singh had defeated 1 14,t0 d e ufze ssm and because it was the intention of the Sir e '44 defraud Dewan Moolraj into that country. Pursyan eek ere 4t. 111„eedtoeame time sent to the Doyen, desiring h o lm otn to . %Zed hie Peshawur, and when he should have s_ltri inq u i • ‘0 s ate 4 , i nee there, to return to Hussun Abdall and tie e h ere s'i n ti La new arrangements there. Another was sent Do n t he aPproving of all he had done, declining to titCY'ofths. "se of pay he solicited for th' . officers in testi be„.°ltat t. t i :r valour, but granting a donation of 1,400 rupees t tee' t ,." htl eo n se ei'e•aged. News came from Mooltan . t th ,;" of Z r a.l haa timated to the Sirkaree agents his in fr e n ; n tllst ~e l ar ling a V tee ' eel of his own to Lahore, and that nt th e e;thitaiii Nyith . e hiM that Vakeel should return to the' 4 ' Raja Lail bin i gh having t o gra to Go vernor-General was heard that the about to proceed from tere 4l4l te Sr v4lll °o appointed Chunda Singh, Kerou . Iwal r la h, I hisa yithrwan,getn'entsfor his proe ress, and for supplying q ov tx % 8 uateyer might be required. irel ".tie red lth ag Singh wrote that . the , a e g e e e n d t t t o o wa t r l d ie s h eueral would i all probability p tha t ts \ n/i lt e ll(I to llot to Jatnoo n , and that John Lawrence r \ Saheb He al-o announced I kee Colonel Kulloo, Mundee, gee. Q l eßra i n e S mith Saheb would return 'Lahore from :rerrliallodr:ohen:wtdakayesn. leave the agen fu t r r t o hl stated to t t R to ae t l i i ie is G he o n . itl 'inge ttie "at had gone toward Loodianab, to make some th at 1 ' t 8 about his Havilee and Jagheer• Raja Q o' 4 t o pllttoefoer Chunda Single and told bins it was not necee -1144in th e " on his nassion. It is known tha,toJiuostseidnutlol ther2,ge h is ,gent whom Dewan Moolraj has 0111.1?Irkareeu..!Putes with the Sirkar, and that only la one of sied him be4P Way h_vakeels, Morad Buksh, has accompanied trig th d ck, the others being told to remain at Lahore, ka t lt n4nt iggur u •negotiations. " conclusion of The le..irdars of Pre- neritser, and another place, were directed ,, to iterations of the returns for Colonel Smith Saheb. 13/5 7 ,, ',BTION OP TIIE MEEANEE MEDALS. W e 4 LProm the Or Gazette of June 1.) ac. tlitil t „ a ye the pleas of laving before our anreaders . Tetiiu-aetteeetire of Sir Charles Napier to the regiments O e 4 , 'tar es , i ° , Presenting .. them ' the ho ll m le e e t a o ne t e he m b e o d s a o l m s. fetttialiere, n : t . ci aracteristic, , and speaks erli 9 g 4 of pridei weli as L . uroyean , it will be read with iti're' and satisfaction in every part of the British .e, , s ru.tiress was as follows : ll iitt, i t ,"''t! the battle of Alt. eanee is among those of which t 'ver T i' Will spe;.tka, iir +fin-- the superiority of (lieciptioc : 11 :°4 '''' 'rs; a. ,, t1 it ° welt, 501,,i, re, that we should dwell .°11 : 11 , -5 things, that lS we in ay understand how medals are je4 why tey are bestowed. W e been without digoipline, valour alone would not rpine SUN', Lormobt; trxspAwy_ EvinkuNrG, A 117 G trrr have won the victories of Meeanee and Hyderabad I Valour is like the strength of a man : discipline is like his mind, that directs his strength to effective exertion. If two pugi lists have a boxing match, and one strikes at random, while the other boxes with science, planting every blow home, we know how the fight must be soon decided. So it is with two armies; the one disciplined, the other without dis cipline. The general of the disciplined army directs his columns upon that part of the enemy's position which he deems to be the weakest; as the mind of the boxer directs his blow against the opening offered by his unskilful enemy. But this is not all—obedience to - orders (which is discipline) enables us to bring up ail the necessary provisions .Of war to the day and to the hour; thus food and ammunition are at hand to support the blow of battle, just as the shoulder and the body are thrown forward to support and give vigour to the blow of the pugilist. But not only is valour useless without discipline, but it is even dangerous; for without discipline the rashly brave would run heedlessly against the enemy ; the cau tious would seek 'vantage ground, and the timid would retreat. Thus the army would be scattered; but when an army is disciplined, the ponderous charges of ca valry, the steady tramp of the advancing infantry, preparing to charge, with a mighty shout, and the rolling thunder of artillery pouring forth its iron shower, all combine small taneowly to strike and overthrow the enemy. Thus, sol diers, are medals won, more by discipline than by any extraordinary efforts of individual courage. To reward this obedience medals are bestowed, so that every man who wears this honoured badge is known to the world as one who, in the midst of the noise, the danger, and confusion of battle, had obeyed his orders and performed the three great duties of a soldier—first, not to lire without orders; next, when he does fire to level low, so as to make sure of striking down an enemy ; thirdly, to keep his ranks and dress upon his colours. The medal tells the world that he has bravely done these things, and no man can walk with one of these medals on his breast without feeling the conscious pride of an intrepid soldier! His caste may be high caste, or it may be low caste, but the soldier who bears on his breast a medal won in battle is above all the castes in the world. The pleasure of giving you these medals, soldiers of the 12th Regiment, is indeed great to me. I saw your valiant conduct, and rejoice in distributing the reward which you honourably earned, and my satisfac tion is increased by the presence of so large a body of Europeans, for it affords me an opportunity of saying to my countrymen that they will find these swarthy warriors of the East staunch and true in action as they were at Meeanee and Hydrabad, wLen they followed the example set them by the glorious 22d Regiment. They will fight to the last drop of their blood, and stand or fall by the side of their European comrades. If the Almighty so wills it that in these eventful times war should again arise, and that I am once more permitted to lead an army into the field, I should go into action with perfect confidence in the courage of the native troops. I speak of what I know of their gallantry, not from what I hear but from what I have seen, and from my own knowledge of their daring courage. " Here I must address myself in a more direct manner to the officers now before me, and in justice to them say, that their conduct and the conduct of all the British officers in these two battles was very noble. For several hours the two lines were fighing close to each other, and as I cast my eye along the field, I everywhere saw the British officers display their worthiness as military leaders and with unflinching intrepidity animating their soldiers to battle! To them, therefore, I will now first distribute these honourable deco rations." The governor then dismounted, and advancing to the line of officers of several regiments, and who had not before re ceived their medals, his Excellency presented each with the medal—the bands playing God save the Queen." "On giving that which belonged to Lieut. Marston, of the 25th N. 1., the General obser3,-eo—" But for you, Marston, I probablnshould not have had this pleasure," alluding to this officer having intrepidly thrown himself in front of his General when attacked by a Belooch Chief, whom the Lieu tenant cut down ere he could reach the General. THE FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT LOODIANAH. (From the Delhi Gazette of May 27.) We give a copy of the order issued on the melancholy oc casion by Colonel Salter, which does honour to his feelings : " May 21, Station orders, by Lieut.-Col. Salter, "llth Light Cavalry. "It is with deep distress the commanding officer an pounces to the troops at the station the calamitous disaster, accompanied with the fearful loss of life of upwards of 80 persons killed and 135 wounded, which occurred yesterday evening to her Majesty's 50th Foot. During the height of the storm, the whole of the barracks of the regiment, including the hospital, were suddenly blown down, burying men, women, and children in the ruins. The loss of so many valu able lives, and so soon after the arduous campaign, from which the corps returned, crowned with victory and distinc tion, is doubly distressing, and the commanding officer feels sure, that every man anti officer will join with him in deeply sympathising with the gallant regiment in its severe cala mity." The following letter was received this morning, and is so well deserving a prominent place in our columns, that we give it at once :-- " Loodianah,yay 22,.1846. " This ttation has just been the scene of one of the most heart-rending catastrophes ever witnessed in India. On the evening of the 20th a dreadful tuffaun, succeeded by heavy rain, razed the entire European barracks occupied by the 50th Regiment to the ground, sending upwards of 80 souls into eternity, besides inflicting most serious injuries on nearly 200 of the survivors. The scene which ensued baffles all descriptien. The officers were in instant attendance and exerted themselves to the utmost in extricating the unfor tunate occupiers of the devoted buildings; the groans of the dying and cries of the wounded were most harrowing. Husbands, wives, and mothers in agonising suspense await ing the removal of the ruins which was to reveal the muti• lated remains of those most dear to them, all constituted a tout ensemble of the most heart-breaking woe, which will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it. "The evening and greater part of the following day were occupied in carrying away the dead, and at noon on the 21st upwards of 80 bodies were ranged in the dead house, a fearful and heart-rending spectacle ; some of the finest men in the corps have been amongst the killed, as also many women and children. It is rea Ily most distressing to contemplate such loss of life, which might have all been prevented by ordinary precaution on the part of the authorities. " The remains of the unfortunatevictims were conveyed to their last resting place on the evening of the 21st. "Four more bodies were consigned to the grave on the 22d. "The storm which concentrated its fury on the unfortu nate barracks at Loodianah seems to have been felt all over the country, though of course at different hours of the day. We hear of heavy rain, thunder, and lightning, at Agra, and a letter from Ferozepore of the 21st says, that yester day we had one of the Ferozepore du.t storms, at times as dark as night : sundry animals have been lust, but fortu nately no human beings lost or killed, though wells are plen• tiful in cantonments, and the dust worse than the darkest night.' " Our Lahore news is more interesting than usual. We were anxious to know under what circumstances the Rija of Ladwa had been given up to our authorities, and are not at all surprised to bear that it was by an unmitigated act of treachery on the part of Raja Lab Singh. The British po litical officers, knowing the Raja to be concealed within the Seikh territory, applied for the surrender of his persor. Lall Singh promised compliance, and having induced the Raja to come to Lat:ore from his place of sanctuary, under the most positive assurances that he would make his peace with the Governor-General, he was seized on his arrival in Lahore and delivered to the political officers, all the offers of large sums of money to obtain terms for him being made merely as a blind to save appearances. Raja Lall Singh is said to be so elated with the success of his manoeuvres against the Nazim of ➢looltan, and considers his Government now so firmly established, that he is actually meditating a re quisition to our Government to withdraw our troops from Lahore! Tun RAJA OF LADWA. —Our latest letters from Loodi anah mention the arrival at the station, on the morning of the 23d instant, of the Raja of Ladwa. He was to be sent off to Umballah forthwith under escort of a troop of the 11th Light Cavalry.—lbid. Excmiugar.s. London 6 months sialt 30 day.' ls. 11d. Calcutta at 60 d Madras at 10 aays' sight No quotation. PRICES OF BULLION. Sovet t.:ff. - ,n 9, each 1 Rs, 11 Bank of England Notes, per £ Spanish Dollars per 100 .... ... Nominal. German Crowns per 100 224 to 249 Sycee Silver per 100 tolas Gold Leaf per cola BANK SHARES. Bombay Bank Rs. 430 to a 440 premium. Oriental Bank, Rs. 1,000 each (500 paid up.) New Shares - Rs. 155 to 175 Old ditto Agra Bank (Rs 500 ).... ... Rs. 310 to 320 Bank of Madras GON'ERNbIENT SECURITIES. Transfer loan 5 per cent. loan 1825-26 4 per cent. loan 1832-33 ... „ 99 to 100 4 per cent. loan 1835-36 5 per cent. loan 1841-42 4 per cent. loan 1842.43 (From the Bengal Huekaru of June 8.) CALCUTTA COMMERCIAL REPORT. a. d. j £ a. d. Commercial . - 80 East and West India I 61. pr cent. Stock. 141 East Country • • . U. per sh. 100 0 0 21 Lmdon • • • St. Katharine • • 5 per cent. I Stock. - 101% Southampton • • ...... 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27 }i WJ T lit - I.V 0 Dividend Amount Name of Company. • per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. East London.... • • • • • • 8/. 100 0 0 - 204 Grand Junction • • • • • • 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 - 90 Kent • • • • • • • • . .... 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 70 Vauxhall West Middlesex .. • . • . 51. ss. pr cnt. 63 12 9 - 130 LEST OP SCOTTISH COIVIP.A.NIES' PRICES, Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. a. d. s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 171 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 158 British Linen Company Si. per cent. - 100 0 0 224 Commercial Bank • • • • 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 165 National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 1454 Union Bank of Scotland 7341. pr cent. - 50 0 0 92% Western Bank • • • • •• • • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 85 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 7 V„ Clydesdale Bank. • . • - 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank • • • • • • • - 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 4% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. - 5 0 0 7 1 4 City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. 9d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% [num Co. of Scetind.• Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9% North British Incur.- 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18►,4 Edin. & tilasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 743¢ Ditto, 1 4 Shares.. • • 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18% Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 17 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 75 Glasgw &Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 16 1 4 Glsgw &Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40% Dundee& Arbrothltall. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssamce, bl. per cent. 50 0 0 2 10 0 9 Croydon Company would have been, to a great extent, proteeted— the subscribers to the Kent Atmospheric Company would have secured, in the event of the success of the North Kent Company, a larger payment ards expenses incurred, and shares in an under taking which were likely then to be highly valuable ; and they had, besides, the best portion of Mid-Kent still open to their exertions. " The application to Parliament by this Company was accordingly confined to a line to Maidstone and Tonbridge. The result of the parliamentary contest is known ; the Bills of the North Kent Com pany and the Kent Atmospheric Company were both rejected by the Committee of the Commons. •' In the House of Lords, the North Kent Line was withdrawn upon some arrangement with the South-Eastern Company. The Kent Atmospheric Railway Company continued their opposition to the South-Eastern Mid-Kent lines ; and after a short, but spirited contest, succeeded in inducing the Lords to reject the South-Eastern Bill. There is reason to believe, that if the 'North Kent Company had, in like manner, submitted the merits of their scheme to the Committee, the same fate would have attended the South-Eastern North Rent Bill. The Suuth-Eastern Company having, however, obtained powers to construct a railway only as far as Gravesend, the entire country proposed to be accommodated, and all the objects originally con templated by the scheme of the Great Kent Atmospheric Railway Company' —with the exception of the northern portion between London and Gravesend—were open to future consideration. "ft became, therefore, a matter of anxiety to your Committee to devise some measure which would secure to the scripholders in the Kent Atmospheric Railway Company some advantage from the past expenditure, and which would, at the same time, enable your committee to return immediately the deposits, less the stipulated deduction of 10s. per share, which they thought, under any view of the case, the scripholders would desire. " Your Committee are happy to state that they have (subject to the conßrmation of the scripholders) arranged with the Lon don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, that the plans„ cc , of the Kent Atmospheric Company shall be handed over to that Company, and that the scripholders of this Company shall, in exchange, have the option of subscribing equally with the London, Brighton, and South Coast Company, or their proprietors, towards any capital which 'nay directly or indirectly, by a new company, be raised by the Brighton and South Coast Railway Company, for the construction of any line of railway comprised in the scheme of this Company. " If this arrangement be confirmed, the scripholders will imme diately receive 4Cs. per share, and their names and residences will be recorded with a view to such future option. " The committee have not been enabled to ascertain the amount of their expenditure and liabilities, but an estimate has been framed, which would be submitted to the meeting by the Secretary ; by this it will clearly appear, that, under any circumstances, far inore than the stipulated 10s. per share have been expended ; and your committee therefore apprehend, that as the payment of the balance will rest with the Brighton and South Coast Company, the scripholders will not desire to delay the settlement of their accounts until the final discharge of all claims. "The committee, although they have received several communi cations on the subject, do not anticipate any serious objection to the course they have adopted. " They have been entrusted with extensive powers, which they have endeavoured to execute faithfully. " They have throughout acted upon full advice and to the best of their judgment and ability, with the single object of doing, under the difficult circumstances in which they were placed, the best for the large interests confided to their charge." The CHAIRMAN commented briefly upon the report, and stated that 10,000 shares had been reserved for the land owners on the line; and, although 90,000 shares was the number they intended to issue, they had actually issued 92,000. Of those shares a small number had been paid upon, in consequence, he supposed, of a change of opinion as to the propriety of prosecuting so many schemes at once. The di rectors took a serious view of the matter, aud, upon reflection, found they had but one course to pursue, and that was the one determined upon in the report they had just heard read. It seemed desirable to prosecute a scheme of less extended character, and he trusted the arrangement the committee had - entered into would meet with the 'approbation of the scripholders at large. He concluded his very brief observa tions by moving a resolution adopting the report, and em powering the directors to carry out the objects it embraced. Mr. JOHNSON (a director) seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously, as was also a resolution that the scrip holders would accept the 21. per share, proposed to be re turned to them by the committee of management. Mr. WISHAW wished to be informed whether the effect of the resolutions they had passed would amount to a dissolu tion of the Company, and whether the meeting would have any cash statement laid before them? The CHAIRMAN said the Company was virtually dissolved, but whether completely so was a legal question into which he would not enter, and with which he thought they had nothing to do. As to the expenses, he would read them a brief statement which the secretary had prepared. Ile then read the following account : DR. 1846 —To 42,809 shares at 10s. per share, to be paid by Kent Atmospheric Company... £21,404 10 0 Deficiencies ...... 21,130 13 3 £42,535 _3 3 Crt. By payments as per cash account 18,234 13 3 Outstanding claims estimated at X 42,534 13 3 A PROPRIETOR inquired when the 21. per share would be returned ? _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN replied within a week. It was only on Saturday last that the agreement with the Brighton Com pany had been entered into. Another PROPRIETOR wished to be satisfied that the Com pany was guaranteed from all liablility to contract any fur ther expenses? The CHAlRMAN—Certainly, the Company is virtually at an end. A vote of thanks to the committee, for their manage ment of the Company, was carried by acclamation; as was also one to the Chairman, for his conduct at that meeting, and as chairman of the board of directors. The utmost unanimity prevailed, and the meeting only lasted about twenty minutes. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. THE CALEDONIAN, POLTOC, GOVAN, AND CLYDESDALE JUNCTION AMALGAMA TION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Errington was then cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant 3funntr. 11r. Graham was then examined, Numerous applications were made to the Committee by Mr. Sergeant MUBPIIT, on behalf of his elient (Mr. Graham), all of which were overruled by their Lordships, who declared the preamble, and the various other clauses of the Bill to be proved. CILLEDONZELAT—CIAMESDAME 3171WCTIOW Mr. Sergeant WBANGHAM then opened the case for the promoters of this Bill. It appeared, that the Clydesdale Junction railway, as laid out in the last session of Parliament, affected the property of a Mr. Graham, la an objectionable manner. That gentleman opposed the progress of the Bill. Subsequently an agreement was entered into, by which a deviation line was to be made to the south of the origi nally proposed line, and the company were to pay to Mr. Graham, the suns of 2,0001., in order to defray the expenses which that gen tleman had incurred in his opposition to the Rill. The Clydesdale railway had now passed into the hands of the Caledonian Railway Company, and this agreement with Mr. Graham had been ratified by that Company, and had been faithfully- adhered to. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY, who appeared for Mr. Graham, said that if the agreement were produced bearing the corporate seal of the Caledonian Railway, his client would be satisfied. Mr. Erington was then called, and deposed to the course of the deviation line as being in accordance with the terms of the agree meet entered into between the parties. The CHAIRMAN then declared the preamble of the Bill proved, sub ject, however, to the condition, that before the Bill should receive its third reading, the agreement bearing the corporate seal of the Cale donian Railway should be placed in the hands of Mr. Graham. XIEMI'AST UNION GLASGOW A R ZT A. D ITATzay. Mr. TALBOT opened the case for the promoters of this Bill in a speech of considerable length. We applied for a cony of the map or the Bill showing the course of the proposed line, but we were most uncourteously met by a refusal on the part of the solicitor to the Bill. Had our request been attended to we should then have been enabled with accuracy to have pointed out the route of the proposed line, and the various towns and villages affected by it, being anxious that anything put fbrward by us should not be of a nature calculated to mislead the public. We are most reluctantly compelled to omit a lengthened report of the Learned Counsel's able speech on the occasion. Mr. T. Miller was examined by Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., as to the general merits of the line. Mr. J. Brown cross-examined by Mr. Hon, gave evidence of a similar nature. The Committee then adjourned till eleven to-morrow. Room C. olanzaw, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND lIIILICZNHEA.D =NOTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. H. Eton, engineer of the Rochdale Canal Company, gave similar evidence. This closed the case of the Rochdale Canal Q.C., proceeded to ca ll w it nesses on b e h a lf o f th e Manchester Company. lr. Company. Mr. Ilawkshaw, C.E., engineer to this Company, was then called, who stated that he had gone over the estimates of Mr. Lowe, the liarpT AR andD' Leeds Railway engineer to the line, and had taken his quantities of earth-work, viaducts, embankments, and other works, and he believed that those works could not be executed, including the necessary land, under 668,1351., being at the rate of 90,6001. per mile. lie thought the area of the chief station should be at least 15,000 square yards. At the conclusion of the examination of this witness their Lord ships adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. COURSE OF EXCHJ Amsterdam ......C.F. 12 9% Ditto, at sight ...... 12 6% Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 10 Antwerp • ...... 26 20 Ilamburgh • .31.8. 14 • Altona • Paris, 3 days' sight ...• 25 85 Ditto, 3 months...... 26 lb Marseilles - 26 20 Bourdeaux .. 26.20 Frankfort on Maine.... 12236 Petersbargh, 3 U 5.... • . Berlin Vienna, effee.flo •.• • • • 10 15 Trieste, ditto • • .... 10 15 Madrid ••.. • • ........ 351 i Cadiz • • •.. : ........ 36% 8i1ba0................ — Barcelona .. Seville.... LNGE.--( THIS DAY). Gibraltar... ....... • ... Leghorn Genoa • • Milan .. Venice • • .... Naples •••• • • • • 39% Palermo, per 0z........ 119 M 52% Rio Janeiro .......... 24 Buenos Ayres .. .• • . New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia ..... PRICSS OF BULLION, PIS oz. Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5 New 1)oubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars .... •• • • 0 4 9 1 / 2 Silver in bars 0 4 11% THE LONDON (TAZETTF (THIS EVENING.) BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Ana. 1, 1846 . The Queen was this day pleased to co n f er t h e honour of knighthood upon Captain William Thomas Denison, of the Royal Engineers, Lieutenant - Governor of Van Dieman's Land. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Aug. 10. His Royal Highness Prince Alber t has been pleased to appoint Henry Agar -Elli s Viscount Clifdeu t o b e Lord of the W or cester, Gent. t o b e a Master Ex- Bedchamber to his Royal Highu ess ) in the roo m o f the Mar quis of Granby resigned. WHITEHALL, AUG. 6. H uTxhleeyr,korfd the Chancellor has appointed Th omas Robert traordinary in the High Court of Chancery, CROWN-OFFICE, Ava. 10, MEMBERS RETURNED To SERVE IN Me PRESENT fARLIAMENT. Borough of Dnndalk—Danie l O'Connell, junior, Esq,, i n the room of Thomas Nicholas R edi ngton, Esq., who has ac cepted the office of Under Secrctary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. ; J. Knight, Gent., to be City of Chester—The Right Hon, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Treasurer of her Majesty's Household. Commissioned by the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire. Leicestershire Regiment of Old Militia —F. T. Fowke, Esq., to be Captain; Lord J. Manners, to be Lieutenant ; H. D l.ieu E t , to be Ensign ; A. Lafargue, Gent., to be Ensign; W. Lafargue, Gent, to be Ensign, Croydon - common, Surrey. to surrender Aug. r e2 s u lt ;: i n n lt e B , ;4R6.. Gent., ia r t r o i n b g e t oLri,eou e t e n n t . 0 n t BANKRI7rTCY SUPERSEDED. Ludgate-hill, April l illiam Molyneux, innkeeper, Sandwich, Kent. Thomas Redford, baker, BANKRUPTS. Joseph Turner, jeweller, 21, at half-past ten, and SePt. 25, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, ( 0051 assignee, Bt.singhall-street ; Fawcett, Jewin-atreet. William Tunley and Richard Smith Potts, carriers, Old Chang, City, Aug. 19, at one, and Sept. 18, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ai s ager, official assignee, Birchin lane ; Farrar, Doctor's-commons. Henry Parnell, auctioneer, Moorgate-street, City, A ug . • 20, and Sept. 25, at elevept at the Court of Bankruptcy. CODIDIERCIAL. Since our last, there has been noth ß in O g M d ß oi A nl ' in ju t N h E e mar ket, but we notice a speculative demand for topper in sheets and tiles; holders, however, are firm, and 48:y rs. per cwt. has been offered and refused fo r th e l atter. 4 Dyed Yarn—Orange has improved, and we hear an offer of 11 1 4 annas per lb. for No. 40 hat been refused. Turkey red continues as before. Freight—Rather scarce. 21. 12s. 6d. to 2/. 15s. for Liver pool, 31. for London and the Clyde, and to China 9 rs. p er candy, are the rates of the d< y. Exchange appears higher, owing to a supply of bills from Calcutta and China, but we have heard of no transactions. On China the rate is rs. 207. Specie to a large amount has been shipped to Calcutta per Mor and Amherst ; and since the mail arrived, Company's drafts at 60 days' sight have been sold at rs. 101% to 101%. Cotton—The market continues steady as before, and we have heard of the following purchases :-400 bales Broach and Jumbooser, at 82 rs' • 1,000 at 81i ; 1,000 Surat at 83. The latter description ;his year has been of better quality, and has commanded throughout the season a few rupees more than the former. The commercial intelligence brought by the steamer ar rived on the morning of the 21st instant, is less encouraging than the preceding packet indicated; but, pending the fate of the important Government measures before Parliament, permanent improvement can hardly be expected. The worst feature seems to be a prevailing doubt as to the future course of the money market, which a large failure in the Levant trade, with other causes, had somewhat disturbed. REPORT ON THE HOME MARKETS. The commercial accounts brought by the last mail are by no means of so favourable a character as were expected. An uneasy feeling had again appeared in the money market, consequent upon the occurrence of several tailures in London, together with the uncertainty of the effect upon the conti nental exchanges of the heavy importations of wheat (of which there are said to be two millions of quarters already in bond) expected when the new Corn Bill becomes law, and also the apprehension of the consequences of so many more railway Bills than were expected having been permitted to pats the House of Commons. The prospects of the harvest, however, continued favourable, and the consumption of nearly every article of produce was proceeding satisfac torily, while stocks were generally less than at the same period of last year. Metals—ln manufactured iron no change has occurred, except that prices were reported firmer, consequent on the turn out of the workmen in Staffordshire and Shropshire; and the rise in Scotch pig, which had been sold in consider able quantity free on board at Glasgow at 70s. a 725. 6d. Bar was becoming scarce, but no advance of price has been obtained. Swedish iron and steel were both dull of sal e , b u t without change in price; while tin plates, lead, and spelt er , were all ratht r cheaper. Copper as before. The following are the exports of iron to this port from the United Kingdom during the last three years to the 1s of May. Swedish. Bar. Bar. Sheet. 1844 Tons. 541 3,335 421 1645 24 778 110 1846 812 197 50 English Rod. Hoop. 229 71 81 18 140 0 Cotton Piece Goods.—The Manchester market remained generally in the same inanimate state as when the previous mail left, no change in prices worth notice having occurred except i❑ 40 inch G. E. Longcloths 72 reed, which had been sold at an advance of 3d. per piece. The shipments of grey and white piece goods from Liverpool contipued moderate, while those of coloured had fallen off more than oue ball as compared with 1845. Cotton Yarns were very firm ; indeed some spinners were demanding an advance in proportion to the rise in cotton, but we believe in scarcely any instance was it paid. BOMBAY MONEY MARKET, JULY 1. FREIGHTS. To London ....................... 50s. a 60s. To Liverpool ...................................... . To Clyde To China EXPORTS. The express of the 24th of April mail came in on the 4th instant, and the Hindostan on the following day. The market ativices are on the whole rather more favourable than had been generally anticipated from the tenor of previous accounts. The ge ieral aspect of our commercial affairs has in no respect undergone any change for the better, and our present report must be merely a repetition of the last. Money is as tight as ever, the Bank as stringent, and exchange up to 2s. 2d. Most exports are lower, but still offer little induce ment to those who are in a position to ship, and the quantity brought down on the first rise of the rivers will probably cause a further decline. rbtri) tittton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COll PANIES' STOCK. Froi PUBLISHED EVERY LONDON, JOENI tie Official List, TIJEADAY AND FRIDAY EVENING TUESDAY, AUGUST 11. i-sitoCIC B.A.MTN.S. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. - Share. • X s. d. X 8. d. Australasia --••- • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 20% Brush North American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 43% Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 2438 Jolonial. Londe and Westminstr 61. par cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 '97% London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% Metropolitan - 25 0 0 7 10 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48 3 - Ditto, New...... •• • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 19 National of Ireland .. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 21 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 8 25 • Ditto, New." -•• •• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 26 Union of London 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11% INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. - -. -. 4 a. d. X a. d. Albion Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto ......6!.• • 6/. per cant, 100 0 0 5 0 0 5% Atlas .•••• • • • • ... •• • • 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 1638 British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life ' 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6% County ...• ••••• • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle .• •••• • ..... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 b 0 0 53% Eng. & Scot. Law •• .. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 27 European Life ••• • - 536 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .. •••• • •• Si. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - 135 Guardian •••• • • • • .... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48 Imperial Fire .• •••• • . 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240 imperial Life ••-• • • • 12a. 100 0 0 10 0 0 163 Indemnity Marine• •• . I/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life.. ..... .... IL 58. 100 0 0 10 0 0 52 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% London Fire ••.•• • • • 105. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% London Ship ..• ••• • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 143 p Marine.. ••• • • ...... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. lnvlid&Gen.Life 43%/. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund- 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2 34 National Life ••• • • .... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 93{ Palladium Life ...... .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/. Os. Pheenix - - 205 Protector Life.. - ... 51. par cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident Life •••• • • .. 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life. ..... ...... 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 43% Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 198 Sun Fire • • • • .• • • • •• - - 210 Ditto Life - - 49 Universal Life .. CANALS. ..; , 4 Dividend Names of 4 Dividend price. Names of t: per Price. Companies. A per - ''" Companies. . 1 4:1 Annum. cn Annum. co . 1 X X Ashtn&Oldhl 97 51.55. p e 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-ZIII3 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 98 Barnsley- -1160' 121. 180 51acclesteld. 1001 - 38 Basingstoke- 1 100 - - Neath ••• . • . 100 17/. 340 lirknk&Abrg 150: 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Cromford..• • 100 , 141. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley...... 100, 41. - Regent's •• • • 33 11. ss. 25 Derby .• •• • . ,100 61. 73 Rochdale.... 85 4/. 77 Ellsmre&Clis 133 4/. 55 Shropshire • • 125 81. - Erewash .• • ;1001 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd'loo, 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 GrandJunetnloo 71. 953 Sttfrd &Wore 140 28/. 295 Grand Union 100' It. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh .1172 133 1. 210 Stourbrldge.. 145 201. 31b Glstr &Brkly i , 00 - - StrttYdon Av 79 11. 10s. -- Grantham • • 'l5O 121. 100 Severn and iludderstleld. 57 - - Wye Rail. 26 1/. Bs. 32 Remit & Avu, 39 7s. 6d. 9 3Y i Trnt &Mr-} 50 301. - Lancaster ..•1 471 1/. 10s. - sey, I% sit. Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester ..• • 'l4O 10/. 105 Worcstr &1 78 21. 44 Leicstr &Nth 83 1 4/. 60 Binning. Lorigliborogi 142. 70/. i 850 Wilts & Bike 67 11. 11 DOCES. Dividend I Amount Name of Company. per I of Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. KENT ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY (THIS DAY.) A general meeting of the proprietors of the above railway, was held, at one o'clock to-day, at the London Tavern,Bishops gate-street, for the purpose of receiving a report from the committee of management, and to consider the course to be adopted. W. A. WILKINSON, Esq., presided, and opened the business of the meeting by requesting the secretary (Mr. R. S. Young) to read the advertisement convening the meeting, after which, he read the foll,wing REPORT OF TII F. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT TO THE GENERAL MEETING OF SC RIPHOLDERS. "The scripholders will remember that this undertaking was de signed for the twofold purpose of affording additional and improved railway comraunicrtion to the county of Kent, and of protecting the interests of the Croydon Railway Company, and that accordingly a comprehensive scheme of railway communication was laid down through the northern and central districts of the county, in connexion with the Croydon Railway. " The entire scheme comprised about 130 miles of new railway, and required a capital of 2,500,0001., which was divided into 100,000 shares of 231. each. " The Croydon Company, with a view to the promotion of the undertaking, entered into a guarantee that the expenses, in the event of no Act of incorporation being obtained, should not exceed 10,. per share. " The applications for shares exceeded the requisite number, and there was every reason to conclude that the far greater portion of the 92,00 shares allotted would have beets duly paid upon. The change, however, in public opinion was so great, that deposits were received on only 42,809 shares. " Under these circumstances, your Committee had to consider the best course to be pursued. Great expenses had already been in curred in the surveys, which would have been entirely thrown away, and fallen exclusively on the Kent Atmospheric Company, had the scheme then been abandoned ; whilst, in the prosecution of the entire scheme, by any arrangement with other companies, or with out any such arrangement of any modified scheme, the future ex penses would be borne principally by the Croydon Railway Com pat.9l,. under their guarantee. _ "Your Committee first turned their attention to the possibility of carrying out the scheme iu its integrity, and with that view they approached the amalgamated Committee of the Brighton and Croydon Companies, to ascertain whether, by their assist ance, the remainder of the required capital could be provided. Your Committee were met by a promise of the necessary assistance ; but, as the arrangement would have placed the Kent Atmospheric Railway Company too much in the power of the Brighton Rail way Company, whose interests might not In certain events be found coincident with those of the Croydon, and Kent Atmospheric Com pany's—it was considered for this and other reasons connected with the state of public opinion, inexpedient to avail themselves of the proffered assistance. . - " Your committee next opened a negotiation with the North Kent Company, which resulted in an arrangement to the effect, that the Kent Atmospheric Railway Company should confine their application to Parliament to a line to Tonbridge and Maidstone, and that the North Kent Company, if they succeeded in obtaining their Act, should pay to the Kent Atmospheric Company 10,0001. towards the expense& already incurred, and give them, besides, the option of taking 5,000 shares in the North Kent Company. "Tour Committee were induced to assent to this arrangement upon the following considerations :—Much money had already been ex peticied ; the North Kent Company's success was sanguinely antici pated ; their scheme, in conjunction with a line through Slid-Kent to Tunbridge and Maidstone, was calculated to afford, though perhaps less completely and advantageously, as much railway accommodation to the county of Kent as the entire plan of the Kent Atmospheric Railway Company—the interests of the I MC 'Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Warrand, Skinner-street. William Henry Mortimer, wood paviour, Lower Harley street, Aug. 20, at eleven, and Sept. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Berry, Verulam-buildings, Gray's inn. James Hayward and David Adam, booksellers, Pater noster-row, August 22, at half-past two, and Sept. 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official as signee, Baslngliall. street; Jerwood, Thavies-inn, Holborn. William Mitchell, draper, Westerharn, Kent, Aug. 19, at two, and Sept. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbi.ry ; Ashurst, Cheapside. John Bishop, Painter, Manchester; Aug. 22 and Sept. /2, at one, at th e M anc h ester District Court. Stansall, offi. cial assignee, Manchester; Cornthwaite and Adams, Old chambers, London ; Pe m b erton, C a bl e -street, Liverpool. Alexander Smith and Thomas Irvine, merchants, Liver pool, Aug. 21, at twelve, and Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Liver pool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Baxendale and Co., Great Winchester -street, London; Shackleton, Wright, and Hunter. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of August 11.) SUG,ta.—Te-day importers of West India Sugar displayed more firmness, and refused to sell in the private market any description, excepting at prices equal to those of Friday ; the demand was good, and the refiners the principal opera tors; the quantity disposed of privately amounted to 540 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—To-day the heme trade operated largely in Re fined goods, and prices closed firmly at 63 s f or brown grocery and at 64s per cwt for standard lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar is dull of sale, and first quality is offered at 34s per cwt. AlAtiarrics.—Thin afternoon the quaniity of Mauritius submitted to public compe ition amounted to 8352 bags; there was a brisker demand, and the whole sold at and atter the sale at an advance on the rates of the last auction of 6d, and in some cases of is per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with more attention ; 1,966 bags and 107 chests were offered at auction, and all sold, but not at better prices. FOIMIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Sugar the produce of slave-labour, and privately little desire was evinced to operate in white or brown sorts, but holders for the most part are not inclined to lower their prices. COFFEII.—To-day several purchases were made privately in Ceylon, and stiffer rates were paid. The_ public sales comprised 38 bags of Singapore Java, and 38 casks 5 brls of Jamaica. 1 EA.-The market has an improving appearance for nearly all descriptions of Tea; holders have confidence, and refrain from bringing any to public sale, but some are declared. In Congeal several purchases have been made, and the tendency of prices is upwards, especially for the lower kinds, which are yet the most in demand. Pouchong has been in good request, and prices are firm. For yellowish leaf Twankay the market has a dull appearance, and prices are on the decline. For Hyson kinds the operations are upon a more extended scale at is 6d to is 10d. Flowery Pekoe is dull of sale, and the tendency of prices is downwards. Orange Pekoe has been sparingly dealt in, and 2s per lb is the value of fine. Prices have not risen for Hyson, but many parcels have been sold. Young Hyson has been in fair demand. Roar, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-Jamaica Rum has been purchased with caution by exporters and the home trade, but holders are unwilling to reduce their prices. There is not a large quantity on offer, and the qualities are chiefly of the low and middling. Calcutta has been sparingly dealt in, and prices are looking down. Demerara is wanted, and bring firm rates. Leeward Island is less wanted, and prices have taken a downward turn, although the supply is yet small. The arrivals of Rum have not been of much moment since this day week. Brandy has been in brisker demand, and prices are firmer, the home trade have been the chief buyers, and old sorts the most in demand. In Geneva there has been a good business transacted for exportation, and prices are higher. British Corn Spirits have been in better demand. English Gin is 9s 4d for 17 per cent under proof, and 22 under 8s 10d per gallon. SPICES.-To-day at public sale 19 cases of Nutmegs were offered, and all taken in at 2s Ild to 3s for mouldy brown Penang, 3s for limed Bombay. 10 barrels Jamaica Ginger sold at 36s for low, and 44s to 101 s for fair and middling. 80 bags Carraway Seeds were taken in at 41s per cwt. RICE.,—To-day Bengal Rice was sought after, but further advanced rates being insisted upon operated against business, and at public sale 3,005 bags were all taken in 6d per cwt. above the value. Of Madras 1,000 bags of sound were dis posed of privately at the stiff rates of 14s to 14s 6d for Bengal grain. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon at public sale 46 bags of Honduras were offered and sold at full rates. Oms.—Although Linseed Oil can be obtained upon lower terms ; still the home trade have been cautious in their pro ceedings, taking only sufficient for their immediate wants. and for exportation there has been scarcely any business transacted. For forward delivery there are sellers at 225. 9d to 245, but few contracts have been entered into. The Crushers are still working freely, although prices are under those of last year, and they are getting small profits, but as the trade are scantily supplied, and the consumption very good, a brisker demand may be expected to take place shortly. Rape Seed Oil has been in good demand, and prices are improv ing. Cocoa Nut is held with firmness, and is still wanted, but the supply at market is small. In Palm many purchases have been made privately. Olive does not improve in value, but the demand is on the increase, and many parcels have been disposed of. Of Fish Oils none has been brou4ht to public sale since our last report, and the arrivals are of little consequence. There has been only a limited demand for Cod. Seal has been in brisker demand, and holders evince firmness. Southern has been' in good demand, and prices are firmer. Sperm has been sparingly dealt in, but holders generally are unwilling to further reduce their prices. SALTPETRE.—To-day rough met with little attention, and 1069 bags of Calcutta at public sale sold rather under former rates. TALLow.—There has been a brisker demand for Russian on the spot, but holders have been unable to obtain any advance in prices. Purchases to a fair extent have been made, and 41s 3d to 41s. Gd. per cwt are the rates paid for fine Petersburg yellow candle. For delivery in the three last months of the year many contracts were entered into, but there are still sellers of fine Petersburg yellow at 41s. to 41s. 3d. Town tallow has been in excellent request at 40s 6d net cash, at which the market is firm, although it is well supplied, but there is an increased quantity being consumed. All other descriptions have been purchased with more freedom, and full rates are paid privately. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) lIOt.JE OF COMMONS. DEODANDS ABOLITION BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. WAKLEY said that he had hoped that some other legal gentleman would have been present to expound the law. His two friends who had just spoken were educated under cir cumstances entirely similar, and whose opinions entirely dif fered. If either of these gentlemen were elevated to the bench, the law of coroner would entirely depend on the opinion of which of them happened to be judge. That was a most unsatisfactory state of things. The law of kleodand, he admitted, was in a most unsatisfactory state. lie would take the case of a livery-stable keeper who lent to his drunken servant an unmanageable horse. The horse might cause the death of some person, and yet the livery stable keeper, who was as much, if not more, to blame than his servant, entirely escaped all the consequences—the law could not touch him. If the horse belonged to:a gentleman, :and were ridden by his servant, the gentle man, in that case, would be liable. If, in the case of a rail way company, the wheel of a carriage came off, and caused death to some one, the company might prove that the wheels had been examined before the starting of the train, and yet the jury had the power to inflict a deccland, He admitted that the law required alteration, but yet he hoped the Hon. and Learned Member would not divide the House on his motion, for the matter had already received the full consideration of both Houses of Parliament. After a few words from the LORD-ADVOCATE, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. HENLEY said that the question was whether the amendment proposed was one likely to be beneficial. The Hon. and Learned Members who had been discussing the Bill differed in opinion, and a similar difference of opinion was observable in the Noble and Learned Lords who had discussed the question in the o her House. He thought that the Bill should certainly receive a more full and careful investigation before it passed that House. Mr. CRIPPS said he would support the Bill before the House, as he considered it likely to be efficient in its nature. The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there appeared— For the third reading of the Bill Against it Majority The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. DEATH BY ACCIDENT'S COMPENSATION BILL. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, this Bill was read a third time and passed. . . - CONTAGIOUS DISEASES PREVENTION BILL. The House having resolved itself into Committee on this Bill, Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET complained that the powers proposed to be given by it to the Secretary of State and the corporation' of towns were too summary and exclusive. Lord MORPETH said that no danger need be ap prehended by any party from the exercise of those powers; they were, in fact, such as were absolutely ne cessary for the health of the people. - Mr. BERNAL begged to call the attention of his Noble Friend (Lord Morpeth) to a point in connexion with this ques tion. Whilst they were all talking of improving the health of towns, within a mile from the very house within which they were sitting, there was a large sewer pouring its filthy strems into the river Thames, and yet there was not the slightest covering over it, and the people of that neighbourhood were suffering from the sickness and contagion arising from it.—( Hear, hear.) And there were several such sewers in and around the metropolis. Now he wanted to know whose province it was to remedy this state of things ?—( Hear, hear.) Was it that of the Commis missioners of Sewers, the surveyor of the district, or were the people of such unhealthy districts to be left to the last re source of indicting the local authorities, for having suffered the continuance of such nuisances ? Mr. WA KLE..,Y having condemned the present imperfect sewage system in large towns. Lord .MORPETH said that the nuisances complained of could be removed by a very summary process, which was afforded by the present law. Mr. SHELL confirmed the statement of the Hon. Member as to the sewer in Westminster. He was so struck with the odious appearance of the sewer in the neighbourhood of Shaftesbury-terrace, that he went from house to house for the purpose of inquiring whether, in their opinion they suffered anything from the nuisance, and they stated that it was most prejudicial to their health.—(Hear. ) After a few further observations from different Members, the Bill went through Committee, the report was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be re-committed on Thursday. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The report of the Committee on the ordnance estimates was brought up and agreed to. THE WRECK AND SALVAGE BILL. This Bill was postponed till to-morrow. LUNATIC ASYLUMS, AND PAUPER LUNATICS BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. STEAM NAVIGATION BILL. The report on this Bill was further considered and agreed to, and was ordered to be received on Thursday next. BRITISH POSSESSIONS BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. PUBLIC WORKS, FISHERIES, &cc., BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) (No. 3) BILL. The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted tomorrow. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL. On the motion of Mr. WAKLEY, this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to he committed on Thursday next. Sir GEORGE GREY would not object to the second re 7. d lag of the Bill, on the understanding that it would be printed, in order that the medical profession might be fully acquainted with its provisions. ARTS-UNION BILL. On the motion of Mr. SHELL, the Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to. The House then adjourned at a Quarter-past Three till Five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'clock, only a few Members being present. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY AND NAVY. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the inhabitants of Hounslow against the practice of flogging in the British army and navy. The petitioners stated, that in their opinion the character of the British soldier was lowered by the bar barous practice ; that it was foreign to the character of the British nation, and alien to the principles of religion ; and therefore they.beseeched the House immediately to abolish the disgusting practice. He cordially concurred in the prayer of the petitioners. MEDICAL PRACTICE BILL. Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition from a Dr. Brown, of Park-road, Surrey, against this Bill. BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. BODKIN presented a petition from several inhabitants of Finsbury, praying that the British Museum might be opened on Sundays. GUIANA. Mr. G. BERKELEY inquired whether it was the inten tion of her Majesty's Ministers to take advantage of the recent arrangements made by the Government to promote the immigration of free labourers between British Guiana or the West Indian colonies and the free states of Africa? He also wished to know whether there would be any objection on the part of the Government to promote free emigration to Guiana after the new duties come into operation. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who was very indistinctly heard in the gallery, said he had already stated that there was every desire on the part of the Government to promote immigration from the coast of Africa to Guiana, but there was considerable difficulty in carrying out such an object, and of limiting the numbers. Since his Noble Friend (the Secretary for the Colonies) last spoke on the sub ject, applications had been made to him by persons connected with India, that the Kroo coast 'right be open to those who wished to emigrate. He bad already stated that there was no British authority there to attend to the interests of those who might go thither. His Noble Friend would, no doubt, agree with him that we ought not to give any encou ragement to the slave trade in that part of the world, but do all in their power to put an - end to it. GAME-LAWS. Mr. G. BERKELEY then rose to bring forward his mo tion on the game-laws, but An Hos. MEMBER remarked that there were not forty Members present. The House was then counted, and only twenty-two Members being present, the SPEAKER declared the House adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack a the usual hour. IRISH PRISONERS. On the motion of the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, the Prisoners (Ireland) Biil went tr rough Committee. GRAND JURY CESS. On the motion of the same NOBLE LORD, the Grand Jury (Ireland) Assessor Bill went through Committee. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Ea 1 FORTESCUE presented a petition from the inhabit ants of Devon, praying for the abolition of flogging in the army. He did not altogether concur with every prayer in the petition, but he rejoiced to learn by the declaration of a Noble Friend of his in another place that there was to be a restriction of this sort of punishment. He trusted that the Noble Duke, whom he now saw in his place (the Duke of Wellington), would in time he ready to give his assent to those views which would look to an early abolition of this punishment. He would take this oi port uoity of stating that, having been long acquainted with the officer whose name had been prominently brought forward in this matter, it was only fair to say that that officer was the son of a country gentleman in his neighbour hood, who had a large family to bring up on very small means. That officer, from the possession of but little more than his re gimental pay, had been unable to obtain any of his steps in the army except by merit, and he, therefore, thought that all;fair ness ought to be shown to him. Certainly he was the last person in the world to commit an unnecessary, not to say a wanton act, of cruelty. The Earl of RADNOR presented petitions to the same effect, in the prayer of which, however, he could not altogether agree. Lord BROUGHAM would allude to the motions which he had made in 1811, 1812, and 1813, which were attacks upon flogging, and he did not hesitate to say, that although those motions had led to much debate, he had, upon deliberate converse with the Noble Duke ( the Duke. of Wellington) and with his Noble Friend opposite, come to the con clusion that it was necessary to alter his opinion. Nothing could be more wrong and unjust than the strictures on the Colonel in the late affair, who was far from rigorous in his general demeanour to those under his command. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, he had no doubt what ever that there was not the smallest ground for blame on the officer which had just been alluded to (Colonel Whyte) in the unfortunate transaction that had recently taken place. He had no doubt that this punishment should be diminished in the greatest possible degree. When he had the honour to have the command of the army he made every effort to diminish punishment, and that had been the principle of all the best commanding officers ever since he commanded a regiment. But the fact was, that it would be impossible to carry on discipline in the English army without punishment of this de scription. That had beers found to be the case where it had been discontinued, namely, in the West Indies, where it was found necessary to re-establish it, owing to the absolute impossibility of carrying on discipline without some punishment of this description. In concert with the feeling of Government, of Parliament, and of the public, he had thought it his duty to give an order to diminish greatly severity in the army.— ( Hear.) With the arrangements that might be made in future and the alteration of the law, it was his hope that it might be still further diminished, so far as to lead to its entire dis continuance. But if they were to have an army they must have it in a state of discipline. They must have it in a state of subordination and in obedience to society. Their Lordships must recollect that the country did not like an army under any circumstances, nor would it bear any but the best troops in every part of this country in which they were employed. In order that the troops should be of service to this country, it was necessary to have a perfect state of discipline and subordination. He could assure their Lordships that, in the perormance of their various duties, they had the best troops in the world. They were constantly required to attend embarkations of convicts from this country to Australia. These convicts, whom they had to attend constantly, sometimes amounted to between 300 and 400, and he did not recollect a single instance of misconduct on the part of any non-com missioned officer. Now, this was going on every day. He wished however, to entreat their Lordships to believe that they could not have an army deprived of discipline, subordination, and good order.—( Hear, hear,) He repeated, that he trusted that such a decrease of punishment would take place in the army as would lead to its entire abolition. Tt.e Duke of GRAFTON said he wished to ask the Noble Duke if the soldiers who had behaved so decorously had been promoted for their services? The Duke of WELLINGTON answered in the , affirmative. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up certain Bill,. B SYSTEM. to . iti The A Du yE e S ef S O Buc F cTLIEIEticFHA said d O th RY S that he had a present from the inhabitants of Ashton-under-Lyne, signed in public meeting assembled, with reference to the trial and conviction of eleven children, for having absented themselves from their work for half a day. Many of the poor children had been imprisoned with hard labour, and all of them were im prisoned with felons, and the most abandoned characters. The petitioners stated that such circumstances were of fre quent occurrence in the manufacturing districts, and they prayed Parliament to take som steps to prevent their repeti tion. The petitioners called the attention of the House to the fact that two boys of thirteen years of age were put upon the treadmill with two boys of fourteen and fifteen years re spectively. The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition against the Bill for the regulation of the joint stock banks s.f Ireland and Scotland. It was numerously signed by the unchartered banks of Scotland. The Earl of St. GERMAINS hoped that his Noble Friend the Vice-President of the Board of Trade would not postpone this Bill until another session. He knew that his Right Hon. Friend the late Chancellor of the Exchequer had paid a great deal of attention to the subject, and as he (the Earl of St. Germans) considered it to be a very good measure. He hoped that it would become the law of the land without delay.—(Hear, hear.) lie really thought that his Noble Friend who had first spoken did not really understand the provisions of the Bill. The Bill did not propose to affect in any way the present banks of Scotland. If the proprietors of those banks sought for charters, then certainly they would come under the opera tions of the Bill (which would extend to Scotland the same privileges as were enjoyed by England). To him the Bill appeared to be tiwas sieWsis 4113 ;AiAi jectionable. It would compel those banks, that woqid come under its oporation, to give the names of their partners, the amount of capital, the position of bank, the number of the shareholders, and the vallue of the shares, &c. After all the bankruptcies and miseries that had happened under the old Joint Stock Companies' law, it did appear to him that this Bill ought not to be postponed for a single day, as it would confer great benefits on the people of Scotland. Lord KINNAIRD thought that, after what had fallen from the Noble Earl, it was necessary for him to contradict some of his statements with regard to the horrors, miseries, and bank ruptcies which had taken place in Scotland.—( Hear, hear.) Earl ST. GERMANS—I said in England LordKINNAIRD still maintained, that the same remarks as applied toEngland, applied to Scotland with reference to banking. All parties connected with banking in Scotland, had expressed themselves in the strongest terms against this Bill. The present system had worked to the satisfaction of all parties in Scotland, and after the deputations that had waited upon Sir Robert Peel with respect to it, previous to the late change of Ministry, it was hoped that the Bill would be hung up for this session at least, and he therefore protested against it being pressed forward at so late a period of the session. The bankers of Scotland, as well as the landed gentry, had ex pressed themselves most decidedly against the Bill. He must certainly complain of the hurried manner in which Government was passing this Bill through. The Bill had taken the bankers of Scotland by surprise, and he thought for the present it ought not to be persisted in. The Earl of CLAItENDON said it would have been much better had this discussion taken place when the Bill carats their Lordships; hut, at all events, he trusted the question ' would not be discussed a second tim e . —(H ear , h ear .) Now he must express his surprise at the statement of the Noble Lord that the Scotch bankers had been taken by surprise. It was introduced by the Right Hon. Gentle:nat. the late Chan cellor of the Exchequer last year, but owing to the neceessity for poroguing Parliament earlier than was expected, the Bill was postponed. On the 16th of July, notice was given that the Bill would be read a second time on the 22d of the month. When that day came, the Government were asked to d e lay the second reading till the 30th, in order to receive a deputation from the Scotch Bankers against the Bill. When that deputation was received. the only reason given by them against the Bill was that the banking interest of Scotland had been taken by surprise. Under these circumstances, there fore, the Government determined with proceeding with the Bill. There was only one division in the other House on the Bill when but 14 voted against it. It was then sent up to this House. Lord Eglinton at first opposed it, because he thought it was against the interests of the unchartered banks, but he atterwards found out that he was mistaken, and withdrew his opposition. The provisions of the Bill were simply to extend those of the English Banking Act to Scotland. The Act had worked extremely well in England, and would, he had no doubt, do so in Scotland. After a few words from the Earl of RADNOR to the effect that he trusted better reasons than had been given would be brought forward ere the Bill passed, the subject dropped. TITHE AMENDMENT BILL. _ _ On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, this Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. .. LEFT SITTING.' I MARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.) 13.8.1 r IYULIZZEZTS. SMITIIFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 41; New ditto, 2158 to 31 14s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 5/ 15s ; New ditto, 3/ 3s to 4/ 153 ; Oat Straw, 1112 s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, It 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. CUMBEALAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 315 s to 414 s ; New ditto, 218 a to 31 16s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 5/ 153 ; New ditto, 3/ 5s to 41 14s; Oat Straw, It 14s to 1/ 16s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 16s to 11 18s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. MODE OF DISMANTLING OR DE- STROYING FORTS AND FLEETS. The following are the leading portions of a petition recently presented from the Earl of Duudonald, Vice. Admiral of the Blue:— " That jn consequence of a device having been offered to the notice of Parliament, whereby, as asserted, hostile vessels of war could be destroyed at great distances, and other enterprises speedily and effectually accomplished, your petitioner, on the 2d of August, 1844, tendered to the Right Honourable the House of Lords his secret plan (maturely considered during more than thirty years) for infallibly dismantling or destroying forts and fleets, of whatever force or magnitude. " That your petitioner previous thereto, in 1812. had communicated the said discovery to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, who, having submitted the consider ation thereof to the high and eminent professional and scientific men, imposed his command that the nature thereof should be held secret, by reason of anticipated danger to which the colonies might be exposed. " That your petitioner, after the accession of hi s l a t e Majesty Ki ng Willi am the Fourth, againZon rumours of war, gratuitously presented his important plan to the Cabinet Councils of two Administrations ; and he has reason to believe that the greatest military authority of the age is cognizant thereof. " That your p e titi oner cou ld at various times have used the said discovery to his private advantage, but has ever reserved it for the service of his Sovereign and country ; and with the same view now offers it to the direction of your Honourable House, trusting that s verification thereof will acquit your petitioner of the im putation of dishonourable motives and avidity for gain, whether, prior, pending, or subsequent to such impu tations ; and thus show that the honours your petitioner received from his Sovereign, of which he was de prived, and which have hitherto been withheld, are rightfully due to your petitioner, as well as the sixteen years' half-pay still retained ; which inflictions, added to heavy costs, to an infamous sentence, to imprison ment, and fines, were all imposed, because the mind of your petitioner, so pre-occupied, did not possess judicial acuteness to detect a fradulent purpose in an intrusion for which there existed another apparent, pressing, and amply sufficient motive, known to your petitioner. That disreputable inferences, deduced from such inflictions at home, have been deemed sufficient to warrant great injustice abroad ; for the authorities at Chile have awarded scarcely one-fourth of the debt of honour due to your petitioner, for important, suc cessful, extra-official services. Whilst the Portuguese Administration in Brazil (whose misconduct of affairs and evil counsel subverted the otherwise revered autho rity of his late Imperial Majesty) unscrupulously' refused to your petitioner even the balance of his pay, after he had completely fulfilled his engagement, and accomplished, in spite of superior torce, the arduous task of placing all the northern provinces (being the largest and richest portion of that vast empire under the authority of the legitimate successor to the throne, and subsequently suppressing a formidable re volution against the Imperial Government. " That your petitioner, perceiving that your honour able House has been specifically moved to sanction an inquiry into the aforesaid device, and that her Majesty's Government have acquiesced in its examination, " Humbly prays that your honourable House will bo pleased to adopt such measures as shall afford to your petitioner the means of proving that enterprises far more important and more difficult than that of New Orleans may be achieved by his secret plan ; which, in its con sequences, must tend to prevent the recurrence of injuri ously protracted expensive wars. " And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever pray. "I~UNDONALD. LUNDONALD. "London, 22d July, 1846." ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT—Carlisle, Aug. S. CROWN COURT. The assizes closed this day, Mr. Justice Wightmau sitting to try the two remaining criminal cases. William Gore, a young man of vulgar aspect, and no edu• cation, was charged with being in the dwelling-house o" Musgrave Todd, in Cockermouth, in the parish of &Aim. in this county, on the 19th of July last, and stealing and carrying away three silver spoons, a silver watch, a gold watch key, a silver guard chain, eight sovereigns, 308,_a snuff box, and silk cravat, the m one y an d property of Mr. Todd, and so being in the said dwelling-house feloniously 111101 burglariously breaking out of the said dwelling-house. The witnesses examined clearly proved the case as laid in the indictment, the jury found him guilty, and The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to ten years transportation. Edward Sloane, aged 33, tried yesterday, and convicted on the evidence of a very interesting young girl, and other mitnesses, of having violently and feloniously assaulted an d __ criminally abused her, the said Mary Hutchinson, at Hap., thatr ng for t on , the - n thissaid offence county, be be t, the nsp rte transported sentencefor r l if e. off , the Courts, OXFORD ClRCUlT—Gloucester, Aug. 10., Fifteen cases have been added to the list. Sir Thomas Wilde commenced business this mo rn i ng in the Nisi Prius Court at ten o'clock, and Mr. Justice Maule in the Crown Court at eleven, but before neither Learned Judge has any case occurred which would justAy a report. POTATO DISEASE 1 SCOTLAND, The accounts from most districts agree in stating that the potato disease of last year Las been extensively generated in the crop now in the ground, and in many cases it appears to be spreading with fearful rapidity. The following are extracts from the journals on the subject : FirEsuinE.—Reports from north, south, east, and / west, are now pouring in upon us, announcing th e a ppearance of the murrain amongst the potatoes again.. and in some fields which, a few weeks azo pre. sented a luxuriant appearanc e , the stem are as much withered as it it had been thre, end et October. The disease, which is in ereery respect similar to that which attacked them last year, is more extensive and fatal in its effects. All the precau tions to prevent its inroads, such as cutting off the stems planting with sets recently raised from seed, and many others, seems to be unavailing, as every variety seems to be affected, at a much earlier part of the season that it was observed in this locality in 1845 ; indeed, some of the measures which have been tried as preventatives, such as cutting down the stems, have been found to be rather injurious to the plant than otherwise.—Fifeshini Journal. FORFARSITIRE.—WO were sorry to observe, the other day, on looking at a small field of potatoes in the vici. nity of the town, that symptoms of disease had begun to make their appearance amongst them. The leaves had an aspect as if' they had been struck by lightning being of a very light yellowish hue, and sickly in ap pearance ; and the blossom appeared quite blasted. On rooting up a few of the potatoes, we loud them to be peculiarly hard and a little discoloured. We have heard of various complaints regarding the potato crop in ge neral in this neighbourhood, pPxtieularly between this and Arbroath. The disase seems to have affected as yet chiefly the early potatoes, but it is feared that it will soon make inroads upon the general crop. We have heard no reports of failure in the Mearns, and trust the disease may not penetrate into the district.—Monfrost Standard. SMALL DEBTS BILL. Sir G. GREY moved the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill. Mr. WAKLEY hoped the further consideration of the Bill would be postponed for a few days. Sir G. GREY begged to inform' the House that the prin ciple of the Bill was not new, but WAS founded on the report of the Law Commissioners. It had been brought in by the late Government, and had been favourably considered by the House of Lords. There was an intention of postponing it till another session, but from the urgent request of the tradesmen of Birmingham and other large towns the present Government had decided to go on with it. He asked the House to allow the second reading, and allow the Bill to be committed pro forma to-morrow, when the money clauses could be added, and the whole details of the measu-e fully considered. Mr. WILLIAMS thought the measure one that was much required, and he was glad there was a prospect of its being carried into effect. He thought a great benefit would be Con ferred by taking away the jurisdiction at present exercised by the quarter sessions in relation to debts. Mr. GREENE hoped the House would at present confine itself entirely to the merits of the Bill, which he thought was much required. Sir WILLIAM CLAY thought the Bill was much required, and its provisions had given general satisfaction, and had his entire support. Sir G. GREY explained that a reduction in the table of fees had been made to that which had been drawn up origi nally for the Bill. Lord G. SOMERSET defended the proceedings of the quarter sessions from the charge of the Hon. Member for Coventry. Mr. HENLEY supported the second reading of the Bill, though he complained of the late period at which the Bill had been introduced into the House. Mr. SPOONER considered it was a Bill of very great im portance, and he hoped no further delay would take place in carrying it into a law. Sir G. GREY had no objection, with the consent of the House, so as that no time should be lost, to move that the Bill be committed pro forma this day, so that the clauses to be added might be printed at once. Mr. WAKLEY said that, after the speech of the Hon. Member for Birmingham on a previous occasion, when a similar Bill was passed, and his speech on this occasion, he was much alarmed as to what were the real provisions of this Bill. Indeed, he should carefully scrutinise every clause and every word of it.—(Laughter.) . In his (Mr. Wakley's) opinion, one of the greatest mischiefs which could happen to the working men of this country was the facility with which they could contract debts. If i.e found there was nothing objectionable in this Bill (and he sincerely hoped that would he the case), he should give it his support. After a few words from Mr. B. ESCOTT in support of the Bill, Mr. MUNTZ said this measure was absolutely necessary to the interests of the traders of this country. He knew it to be a fact that many of that class of people could not recover debts exceeding 201. The Bill was then read a second time, and committed pro forma, with the view of adding some rnore clauses. The Bill wa, then reported, and ordered to be re-committed on Monday next. COMMONS INCLOSURE (No. 3) BILL. This Bill then went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 10. CHELSEA PENSIONERS. Mr. MIME said he agreed to the motion, and thought tba if there were any reductions of this description, it ahoWd• . `~s~