The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

~ - r RAILWAY COMMITTEES ESTERDAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room .t.. ST. ALBANS, LUTON, AND DITATSTABLE (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Vyce, cross-examined by Mr. AriTlN—Had an establishment In London, and his proportion of the outlay at Luton, of 500,0001., Was 45,6721. _ Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANOIT A M—The rejection of the olford and Cambridge line would be of great benefit to this line, for the traffic which would be diverted from this line must flow in this direction. His calculations with respect to the popu lation were made from actual observation and inquiries of those persons qualified to give him eorrect information, and he adhered to his statement. The number of money erders distributed at Luton was 20,000. Mr. Willis, of Luton, was called, and stated that he concurred fully In the evidence of the preceding witness. He also stated that Luton was far superior in the staple trade of the town to Dunstable, and that the proposed railway, by effecting a saving of from 7,0001. to 10,0001. In the article of coal to Luton, and by forming a communi cation between Luton, Dunstable, and St. Albans, would be of the greatest advantage to these towns. Several other witnesses were examined in support of the Bill, to prove the traffic, after which the Committee adjourned. WEST RIDING UNION. The Committee met at the usual hour, present 01 rf L N or ook, d dC i am a o n ys (chairman), Lord Verulam, Lord Calthorp e, the Duke the Earl of Caledon. Mr. BAINES, Q.C:, opened the case on behalf of the promoters of this line. The first witness called was Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer to the line. who was examined by Mr TALBOT—The line proposed to effect a junction with every railway north of Leeds. The descent into Bradford by the proposed line was by an incline of I in 50. By adopting this severe gradient they would be able at once to get on to the main line, upon vrnich the steepest gradient was I in 120, and the remainder of which was a perfect level. They were also enabled to accommodate a population of 40,000 per sons more than by the line as laid out last year. There would be no difficulty whatever in working the gradient cf I in 50, as by its proximity to the station there would always be abundant assistance at hand. The total length of railway to be constructed was 22 miles 311 yards ; the tunnelling upon the line would be about 4,800 yards. There was a branch proposed to be constructed to connect Elland with Huddersfield and Halifax, the length of which was 5 miles 51 yards, and the steepest gradient was lin 103. By the proposed lines there would be three modes of communication between Huddersfield and Bradford:—l. By Halifax, via Elland. 2. By Brighouse, via Cooper's Bridge. 3. By Mirlield and Leversedge, via the Cleckheaton Valley Railway. The Cleckheaton Valley line would be constructed very easily, and would accommodate an immense population, in cluding Dewsbury, Heckmondwicke, Leversedge, Cleckheaton, Oaken ahaw, and other places, and would afford direct communication between Wakefield and Bradford. The length of the line would be 9 miles 7 chains. The Brighouse branch would bring minerals by a descending gradient ftom Low Moor to Brighouse, a large station on the Manchester and Leeds Railway. The length of this branch was 3 miles 72 yards. There was also another branch for the pur pose of affording communication with Pudsey and Staningley and the coal-fields of Gildersome and Farnley Moor. The length of the line was about three miles. The estimate for the construction of the main line, and all the branches, was 1,827,3971. This sum was ample for the construction of all the works. After the examination of Mr. Ilawkshaw, several witnesses were examined in favour of the Bill. The Committee then adjourned. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at three o'clock, Lord Shaftesbury in the chair. Lord Redcsdale and several other Noble Lords were present. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (LONDON-BRIDGE EX TENSION). Their Lordships decided that the promoters of this Bill had com plied with the standing orders. SELECT COMMITTEE ON MERITS. The list which came before their Lordships in this capacity con tained twelve Bills, of which only one was a railway Bill. This Was the EASTERN COUNTIES AND THAMES JUNCTION BRANCH. In respect of which Bill their Lordships came to the decision that the promoters had proved their preamble. The preambles of the following Bills were also declared proved : Dublin Cemeteries ; Cambeltown Harbour, Waterworks, and Paving ; Argyll Canal ; Andover Canal Navigation ; Australian Agricultural Company; Sligo Ship Canal. The remaining Bills were adjourned till to-marrow (some having been part heard), and their Lordships rose shortly after four o'clock. PETERBOROUGH AND NOTTING. HAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. A special meeting of the shareholders of this Company took place yesterday at the London Tavern, under the provi sions of an Act for the purpose of facilitating the dissolution of railway companies. The meeting was advertised for one o'clock, but it was not until long after that hour that the proceedings commenced. About two o'clock the chair was taken by Lord Thomas Clinton. The Cnatsmax said that the directors had deeply to re gret that they appeared before the shareholders without having an opportunity of going before Parliament, and being obliged to announce that the funds of the Company were not in as flourishing a state as they could wish. Their failure was entirely owing to the refusal of those to whom shares had been allotted to perform their part of the con tract. The directors had never gained a single shilling by the scheme, in fact the contrary was the case, nor had there been any unfair course adopted. There had been no " rigging of the market." The directors had hopes to the very last moment of amalga mating with other companies, and thus have been enabled to place the shareholders in a better position. The SECRETARY stated that there were twenty-nine com mitteemen who had not paid as yet, and that the balance in hand was 4,711/. 14s. 4d., and that there were bills for 1,8624 more, which were in course of payment. The following gentlemen were then appointed as scruti neers :—Mr. Alton, Mr. Whitecombe, and Mr. Travers. Mr. F. L. COLE moved the dissolution of the Company. Mr. RouLP seconded the resolution. It was also resolved that the act should not be taken as an act of bankruptcy. The numbers voting were— For the dissolution 1,830 shares As an act of bankruptcy The meeting was then adjourned, there being nearly 400 more shares requiring to be represented to constitute a meeting. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL, Yestercky v. Court was held for the dispatch of busi ness. MR. WAGHORN. 3fr. Lorr moved that the Court do agree with the Coal, Corn, ana Finance Committee, which recom mended that the sum of 200 guineas be granted in aid of Mr. Waghorn for his extraordinary exertions in ac complishing a rapid communication between India and this country. The mover said that on the last day of the meeting of the Court, some doubt was expressed on the subject of the grant made by the East India Com pany to that gentleman. In order to remove any ques tion as to that fact, he had furnished himself with the original letter, in which the last donation of 3001. to that gentleman from that establishment was mentioned as having been granted. He should not trouble the Court with any observation upon a subject with which the public were so well acquainted, as the merits and enter prising genius of that gentleman who had distinguished himself so much for the honour and advantage of his country, and, indeed, for the benefit of mankind in general—(Hear)—but move that the report be agreed to. Mr. HoLT seconded the motion. Mr. ANDERTON most readily admitted the talents, and zeal, and services of Mr. Waghorn, but he con sidered that the business in which Dlr. Waghorn had been occupied was a commercial speculation, which the Court would not be justified in rewarding at a large ex pense to the Corportion at a time when there was such large demands upon the funds. Looking at what the great establishments of the country had contributed to the testimonial, he thought the sum of one hundred guineas was a, large as the Court could think o•f voting. Mr. Anderton conclud, d by moving an amendment that the smaller sum be substituted. Mr. W. LAWRENCE seconded the amendment. Ile thought it would not be very creditable ti the Corpora tion to vote more to the Waghorn than to the Rowland Hill Testimonial, and to him they had given no more than one hundred guineas, although the citizens of Lon don and the ;:nhabit.nts of the whole kingdom had been more be - aefited by the labours of Mr. Hill than by those of ar:y other gentleman. _ Mr. R. TAYLOR said he intended to vote for the larger sum. He did not like, in considering such a subject, to enter into any comparisons. He looked upon the ser vices rendered by Mr. Waghorn as services rendered to the great cause of humanity, and such as would be felt for ages all over the globe—(Hear.) Mr. JUPP was of opinion that the amount should be the same in each of the cases described and compared. A MEMBER said it seemed not to be taken into ac count by those who were of opinion that the committee recommended too much, that Mr. Waghorn had not only expended two or three fortunes in the endeavour to ac complish his magnificent object, but that he also risked his life.—(Hear.) The apathy of other persons ought not to have the slightest influence upon the Court; and 'he should be ashamed of himself if, after the recommen dation of the committee, he voted with a niggard hand. Mr. NORRIS approved of the amendment. The Court ' did not mean to testify their sense of the merit of the individual by the amount voted in aid of the testimonial. Trey had a variety of ways of evincing their admiration. He instanced the bust of the venerable Clarkson as a proof of one of the varieties.—(Hear, hear.) Sir PETER LAURIE said the case was not a matter of charity, 'but of honour. The smaller sum adequately expressed the feeliug. The East India Company also received the greatest advantage from the enterprising genius of Mr. Waghorn, and would nu doubt properly remunerate him for the services rendered. If they did not, no doubt the Corporation would not refuse to enter • lain a future application. Mr. DE JERSEY said there was no analogy between the case of Mr. Rowland Hill and that of Mr. Waghorn. The former gentleman had neither spent a fortune nor risked his life iuendeavouting to obtain his object. The world knew what Mr. Waghorn had undergone in his efforts to benefit miTritind (Hear, hear.) Mr. T. H. Ilan, Avise—dthe Court to check the taste for prodigality which appeared to be springing up amongst them. Mr. BENNOCII thought the snra of orationa liberal sum for the Ccurt to vote. If the guineas wa s a h owev er, coud afford 1 , 0001 ., he should not have C n ob jection to propose it , but the claims u p on them 5. , every day accumulating. Alderman Moox said he could not but consider the course the Court appeared to IN disposed to take to be a ve r y . ungracious one. They were bound to support reco mmendation of their committee, and if the the le) we re called unon, no dou b t t h at body would double ii' the amount at least.—(lleac, hear.) Mr. Low was resolved to vote fi.n. the amendment on ' m rous dermnds uon e Corpo raton. tvt 0.. tne nu The a mendment t pth was then put and declared to i be carried. In the next case, which was a petition from certain persons of rank, Mr. WISE leo:rested that the Court woul'l dispense with the attendance of the petitioner , . Amongst the names or th-in w* re the-e of some noblemen. - 6:r l'Eroß Lauttiki said he c..uld by no no an-• consce: t, give such indulgt-nee, particularly as persons in such a station of life knew leas of the niaitcrs to which the) subserib• d their names than any other persons. Th. , Court reused to excuse the attendance of their Lord hips. TIIE NATIONAL SCHOOLS. The Chairman of tile (3,,a), and Finance Ci m rnittee brought up the report of the committee to which t h e petition in aid of the National S c h oo l s was referred. it recommen ded that tho sum of Imo!. should be granted towards the eroctlon Of BiZ new school-housee. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1846. and while she was boiling one of the eggs the prisoner stole a silk handkerchief, and quitted the house before the theft was discovered. Yesterday the prisoner was traced by Smith, a police-constable, No. 220 K, who took her into custody, and a woman named Terry, residing in James's street, Limehouse -fields, identified her, and said she had purchased a pewter milk-pot, the inside of which was lined with glass, and the stopper of a decanter. The prisoner at first denied all knowledge of the woman, but afterwards admitted that she had stolen the articles from Wanger's house. The prisoner made no defence to the charge, and she wag committed to Newgate fur trial. Timothy Horragan, a boiler-maker, aged 22, was charged with creating a disturbance in the Queen's Head Tavern, High-street, assaulting Mr. Finney, the landlord, and beating several policemen. It appeared in evidence, that on Saturday evening the prisoner and two other men came into the Queen's Head in an improper state, and called for some beer and liquor. Mr. Finney refused to supply them with any, and told them they had had enough. The prisoner and his companions then became very noisy and troublesome, declared they would not go until they were supplied with some liquor, and claimed it as a right. Mr.Finney still refused, and advised Ilorragan and his companions to leave his house quietly. He then went into his parlour, and the prisoner followed and made a violent attack upon him, and after striking him several times, capsised a tray in which there was a quantity of pipes. Mr. Finney then sent for the aid of the police, and two constables came to his assistance and took the pri soner into custody. As soon as they had done so the pri soner made a savage attack upon them, and was excited to do so by a mob of disorderly characters, 100 in number, who endeavoured to rescue the prisoner. He got away from one policeman, named Westfield, 329 K, and was stopped by another, coining in an opposite direction. Westfield caught hold of him again, and the prisoner struck him a dreadful blow on the nose, and caused him to bleed profusely. The mother of the prisoner then laid hold of the policeman's stock and nearly strangled him, while her son inflicted severe kicks on Westfield's legs and body. He likewise kicked Mitchell, 406 K, and fell back wards himself in raising his leg a second time to inflict another kick. The policeman closed upon him, and with the assistance of Aish, 334 K, who was also kicked violently on the chest, the prisoner was secured and conveyed to the station- house. Mitchell sustained very serious injuries, and has been ever since the outrage under the care of the divi sional surgeon of the police. The prisoner, in defence, said he could not recollect any thing of the occurrence. Mr. BRODERIP said the complainant had very properly refused to do that which would put money in his pocket. Licensed victuallers were amenable to the law, and were punished if they did not keep good rule and order in their houses, but as long as they acted as Mr. Finney had done, they should be protected. It was also necessary to protect the police, when they did their duty firmly and temperately, against such outrages as these. This was a very bad case indeed, and he should inflict a severe punishment. For the assault on Mr. Finney the prisoner would pay a fine of 405., or be imprisoned for three weeks; for the assault on West field, three weeks' imprisonment; a further imprisonment of three weeks for the assault on Mitchell; and three weeks more for the assault on Aish, making in all twelve weeks' confinement in the House of Correction. Mr. R. L. JONES said he was sure the Court would upon the present occasion maintain the high character it had acquired for rendering all the assistance they could give for the promotion of the education of the poorer classess. For thirty-three years the institution had been caried on with zeal and energy, and had succeded in betowing instruction upon multitudes. As to the ad mission of children there was no distinction in a religious point of view. The children of all denominations were received, and there was to be found no sectarian divi sions in the system upon which the principles of educa tion were inculcated.—(Hear, hear.) The Court had so-ne time ago granted a sum as large as that at present recommended by the committee, in aid of the erection of ten churches, and the committee were unanimous in agreeing to the report which was just submitted. Deputy CORNEY seconded the motion. Mr. HOOLE said 1,0001. was a very large sum for the Court to vote.—(Hear.) He did not see how the extra vagance of a vote in one instance could justify the ex travagance of a vote in another. On the contrary, it ought to operate as a warning and a lesson. He con sidered that the grant of 1001. to each of the six new school-houses when they should be completed would be quite sufficient.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. EDRINS was for the grant of the larger sum. The Corporation had exercised great liberality towards the institution of the British and Foreign Schools, for the general education, and he could not see why there should be any check in the vote for the assistance of an establishment which applied particularly to the city of London. (Mr. W. LAWRENCE said the British and Foreign Schools extended over all England, while the National Schools were limited to a district. He expected that a general change of an important kind would take place before long in this country.—(Hear, hear.) He con sidered the grant of 1,0001. towards the erection of the ten churches in Spitalfields exceedingly objectionable indeed. That ought to influence them in the disposal of the Corporation money. He believed that in the next session of Parliament the question of education would assume a very altered shape, and be much better adapted to the circumstances of the times. More infidels, he believed, were made by turning the Bible into a class book and a task book than by any other course.— (Cries of " Hear, hear," and "No, no.") Mr. LOTT hoped the Bible would be taught in schools as well as elsewhere. Mr. ANDERTON said the expenditure of money on charities by the Corporation was enormous. Alderman GIBBS said the National Schools had a stronger claim upon the Corporation, inasmuch as they, in a particular manner, benefited the poor children of the city of London. MT. PRENDERGAST expressed a doubt as to the wisdom of some of the grants made by the Corporation. For instance, he did not consider it wise to vote 5001. to a poor man to go out to the South Seas to be eaten alive.— (Hear, hear, and strong expressions of dissent.) Mr. BENNOCH considered the allusion just made an outrage to humanity, and that it ought to be treated with the indignation of the Court. The man who had lost his life, in his anxiety to do good, was a person of the highest integrity and complete fearlessness of nature. Mr. PRENDERGAST said he had no doubt of the good qualities of the individual, but those good qualities did not prevent the savages he was sent to instruct from eating him, and that ceremony they certainly did per. form.—(Laughter.) Now he could not see why the Court of Common Council should send out a man to a savage country to be devoured. Mr. R. TAYLOR defended Mr. Prendergast from the imputation of being desirous to do wrong to the character of the excellent missionary whose calamity all deplored. The speech just delivered by Mr. Bennoch might do for Exeter Hall, but would not answer that Court, as ap plied to a gentleman who disputed the wisdom of voting !coney upon a point of religious quixotism.—(Hear, hear.) He thought the grant of 1001. to each of the six schools would be quite sufficient. Mr. NORRIS would prefer a grant of 1501. for each school. Mr. ASBURST said he remembered that a petition was sent into the Court recently from the clergyman of the parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn, praying that the Court would not grant any money for the education of the poor, except that education was to be under the control of the clergy. There was a pleasing contrast supplied in the application for aid in the present case, ali sec tarian feeling being expressly disavowed.—(Hear, hear.) He should vote for the sum recommended by the com mittee. The Court then determined to pay the 1,0001. in aid of the schools, when they should be respectively co vered in. THE ELIZABETH FRY REFUGE. The report of the committee recommended the grant of 500/. in aid of the Elizabeth Fry Refuge for affording relief to penitent females discharged from prison in a state of destitution. Mr. LAWRENCE objected to the recommendation. There were, he said, several institutions of the kind which proved to be great failures, and it would be found that the present one would be as great a failure as any of those of a more ancient date. He had the highest re • sptct for Mrs. Fry's character, but she and the ladies who assisted her were constantly imposed upon by the clever pretenders to piety, who had early imbibed the principles of hypocrisy, and acted upon them to per fection. He moved the previous question. Mr. Town seconded the amendment. Alderman SIDNEY said the committee had unani monsly adopted the report, and he hoped it would be carried in the Court. The association had existed for several years, and had done immense good. Seven hun dred females were relieved annually through the exertions of the ladies who constituted the philanthropic body, and the adoption of the system was most ad visable, for economical as well as for other reasons, in asmuch as the metropolis was saved a large amount of expenses which would have been incurred by the addi tional trials arising from the repetition of offences, if it were not for the charitable interposition of those of whom Mrs. Fry had been so long the head.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. R. TAYLOR passed a warm eulogium upon the character of Mrs. Fry, and advocated the report of the Committee. Mr. ASHURST wished the Court to consider the sex of the parties they wished to serve. He had officially wit nessed the extreme misery into which poor women had fallen, and from which they had been raised by means of the ladies who so deeply interested themselves for the services of the unfortunate creatures. The guilt of the offending parties was in a great measure attributable to society, for their poverty and ignorance were the crime of that society.—(Hear, hear.) -Until . Government should produce some large measure of reliet, was the duty of the Corporation to pity and relieve the distress which exhibited itself in such painful forms.—(Hear, hear.) He should vote for the report. Mr. ANDERTON said it was doubtful whether there would be any policy in taking up a question which the Government alone could be thought capable of grasping The good which could be effected by the Corporation without such aid would be like a drop of water in the ocean. Alderman WOOD said there was considerable difficulty with re'erence to the principle of the institution. There were infinite cases of necessity, which made it quite ap parent that there should be some institution for the re lief and assistance of destitute females. A private insti tution, it seemed to him, wanted the necessary control. To some it might be successfully used as a means of restoration to society, but there would be many, he ap prehended, who would seek it as a means of mere sup port, and make it a constant scene of disorder.—(Hear, hear.) He considered it to be the duty of all who had opportunities of witnessing the effect of crime to speak their minds freely upon the subject of prison discipline. Government ought to take in hand the great question ; and how was Government to be compelled to take it in hand? By the energy of the people in taking the lead, and showing the Government what they ought to do. —(llear, hear.) An evidence of what he meant was to be seen in the existing operation of the poor-law. If that law were properly carried out by the people, there would necessarily be an asylum for the unfortunate females who had such un questionable claims upon public compassion. At pre sent a person in distress was hunted like a wild beast.— (Hear, hear.) In such a state of things something ought to be done by the public. Here was a plan which appeared to be founded upon common sense and com mon humanity. Let it be tried, and let the Govern ment know what the effect proved to be. Of Mrs. Fry's virtues, zeal, and piety nobody could speak too highly. She had made a c mninencernent : would not the Court, who knew her great qualities, follow the example ? (Hear.) There was attached to Bethlehem Hospital an asylum which, in his opinion, presented an instance of mostjudicious discipline. The inmates were kept in con stant employment, and still those who had the liberty to go begged leave to stay. The success of that institution was an additional reason for trying the experiment, the merits of which they were discussing.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. J. H. HALL said, he could not help saying that some check must be given to the disposition of the ,Cor i poration to dip their fingers deeply in the public purse. He hoped the amendment would be adopted. Mr. CASH hoped the original motion would be carried. Mr. WILLIAMS feared the institution projected would not meet the wants and necessities of the case. H e heard that it was the intention to give the females accommodati‘ni for no more than a few hours.—(Cries of " No, no.") Mr PENDERGAST said, the institution appeared to him to be calculated to do both good and harm. There was no doubt at all as to the fact that some honest people obtained relief by managing to get into prison. Mr. WIRE, in a long and able speech, supported the rt-p.)rt. The darkest day a poor girl now saw was not the day in which she was taken to prison, bnt the day on which she left it ; for her departure was without the hope of bread, or the chance of sympathy. The previous questions was then put and lost, and finatly, t h e grant of 200 guineas was carried, and after the trans ac t ion of some less important business, the Court adjourned at a. late hour. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Regulation to be observed by all ships entering Brest Road s. British Consulate, Brest, July 24. A vessel was recently fired at three times, in consequence of neglecting to heave-to when hailed by the guard-ship. To prevent this recurring, it is necessary that the following regu lation, common to all French military ports, should be strictly attended to ; _ Regulation referred to. '• All ships entering Lire,t Roads are to steer for the guard .thip, which is the outermost anchored ship, and is known by her having a white and blue broad pennant at her fore, and by her having jury topmasts. " The ship coming in is hailed from the guard-ship, and told where to anchor. A yellow flag is sent on board, and must be kept flying until the vessel is releasadfrom quaran ine by an officer of the Board of Health, whose boat comes sfr from Brest as soon as possible." Captain J. %V. Stevens, 1-toyai Marine Artillery, had an interview yesterday with th© Chancellor of the Exchequer. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Guildford, Aug. 3. CROWN SIDE. (Before Mr. Justice COLTNA.N.) Henry Page, 40, was indicted for feloniously wounding Stephen Ings, with intent to maim and disable him, and in other counts his intent was laid to be to prevent his lawful apprehension. Mr. Clarkson prosecuted, and Mr. Locke defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence, that the prosecutor is a gamekeeper in the service of Mr,Harvey Conibe, of Cob ham Park, and on the 29th March he was i❑ a wood called Muggeridge wood, in the middle of the day, and in consequence of seeing pheasants fly about, he was in duced to believe that some trespassers were in the wood, and he waited for a short time, when hesaw the prisoner come out of the wood, and the moment he observed him, he ran off. The keeper pursued him, and as they were running along the prisoner threw two live pheasants from his coat pocket, and also a number of snares. After running some distance, the prisoner asked the keeper whether he meant to take him into custody, and on his replying that he did, he said he should swim across the river, and the keeper said that if he did he should follow him. The prisoner then picked up two flint stones, and delared that if the keeper followed him he would smash his shins. It seemed that they then closed with each other, and both fell to the ground, and the prisoner struck the keeper repeatedly upon the head with the flints he had in his hands, inflicting very se vere wounds, and he was nearly covered with blood, and in the course of the struggle the prisoner bit the nails off three of the keeper's fingers. Having committed this brutality, he asked the keeper whether he would still persist in taking him into custody, and on his re plying that be would, be pulled a knife out of his pocket, and (,pened it, and attempted to hamstring the keeper as he was above him, but was fortunately prevented from doing so by his having on thick trousers and overalls. Notwithstanding these desperate proceedings on the part of the prisoner, the keeper persisted in struggling with him, and endeavouring to secure him, and it was highly creditable to him that having a loaded pistol in his pocket, although he had been so cruelly treated, he did not make any use of the weapon, and et length the pri soner finding he had a determined opponent to deal with, confessed himself beaten, and the keeper then gave an alarm, and assistance arriving, he was secured. Mr. Locke, in behalf of the prisoner, urged that the attempt to apprehend the prisoner was an unlawful! act, inasmuch as the trespass having been committed in the day time, the statute required that the party should be called upon to give his name and address, and it was only upon his refusing to do so that power was given to apprehend him. No demand had been made upon the prisoner for his name or his address, but it appeared that the keeper had at once endeavoured to apprehend him, and this being an unlawful act, the prisoner was justified in resisting it. Mr. CLARKSON admitted that there was a difficulty in the respect pointed out; and the question was, whe ther the running away of the prisoner the moment he saw the keeper amounted to refusing to give his name and address. Mr. Justice COLTMAN expressed an opinion that it did not. He said the statute expressly required that a demand should be made upon the party trespassing to give his name and adiress, before he could be appre hended. He was, therefore, of opinion that the charge of felony could not be entertained. The jury eventually found the prisoner Guilty of a common assault, and he was condemned to be kept to hard labour for six calendar months. Julia Egan, 19, a good-looking young woman, was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Charles Wells, at the parish of Croydon, her husband, William Egan, being alive. Locke defended the prisoner. The circumstances under which this charge was made appeared to be of rather a singular character. From the testimony adduced, it seemed that on the 14th September in last ear the prisoner was married to a man named Egan, at St. Sepulchre's Church, in London, and the ceremony was performed in the presence of a man named Stevens, who said that he met the prisoner and Egan by accident on that morning, and they asked him to go with them to church, and give the bride away; and the sexton's daughter acted as bridesmaid. The second marriage took place on the sth July, and to prove the fact, Charles Wells, the second husband, who ap peared to be quite a lad, was called as a witness; and he deposed that on that day he was married to the prisoner at Norwood Church, but could not state with certainty the name of the clergyman who performed the ceremony, and would not speak to the fact that he really was a clergyman, and no certifi cate of marriage was produced. The prisoner, it ap peared, had all along denied that she was the person with whom the first ceremony of marriage had been per formed, and a good deal of amusement was caused by the cross-examination of the witnesses by Mr. Locke upon this point. The Learned Judge, at the close of the evidence, ex pressed an opinion that the marriage had not been proved with sufficient legal strictness, and und e r hi s di rec ti on , therefore, the jury returned a verdict of " Not Guilty." The prisoner was immediately discharged, and she left the court arm in arm with her second husband, both of them apparently very much delighted at the result of the trial. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. Wild, the keeper of a slaughter-house in Fox and Knot-yard, Smithfield, was summoned for conducting his business so as to become & nuisance dangerous to the health of the public. Inspector Scott, of the City police, stated that his atten tion was called to the nuisance by the inhabitants of King street and Fox and Knot•yard, and on going to the spot about eleven o'clock that forenoon, with Dr. Lynch, he found that eight or nine cows, in a state of putrefaction, had been brought to the premises, and two were lying in the court. The stench arising from the bodies was most power ful and disgusting, and Dr. Lynch said it was sufficient of itself to create a fever in the neighbourhood. While he was applying to the magistrate for the summonses Mr. Wild seemed to have got rid of the nuisance. Sir PETER LAURIE asked Mr. Wild if he could give any ex planation on the subject? Mr. Wild said he could. This was a slaughter - house of long standing. The eight cows had been suffocated by over crowding in the hold of a steam-boat from Rotterdam, and as it was known that he was extensively employed in re moving live animals from the docks, and that he had the proper carts, he was asked to take these cows, remove their hides, and deliver their bodies to Mr. Cohen, of Shadwell. Sir PETER LAURIE asked for what purpose Mr. Cohen used them ? Mr. Wild supposed it was to moke soup, and get the bones, or some such purpose. H e gave 1/ . eac h f or t h em. T he animals were not diseased, but died of suffocation. Sir PETER LAURIE asked if this had not happened before? Mr. Wild said twice before. Once he had a lot of seven, and the other five, which died on their passage from Hamburgh. This occurred three months ago. Sir PETER LAURIE said the alarm and danger to the neighbourhood seemed to have been considerable, and might have been easily avoided. The putrid carcases might have been skinned without bringing them into the City at all, and if Mr. Wild did not take care how he conducted his business, the provisions of Mr. Michael Angelo Taylor's Paving Act for the removal of slaughter-houses would be enforced. The power of doing this by notice was vested in the Commissioners of Sewers in the City, and Mr. Wild would have notice from them when to attend and answer the complaint of the inhabitants, several of whom he now saw in the room. Mr. Wild said he would promise such a thing should never happen again. Sir PETER said he should prefer leaving the matter for the decision of the Commissioners of Sewers, who had power to close the slaughter-house. He was glad the nuisance had been so far thus promptly abated, and he discharged the summons. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Matthew Heath, a porter in the employ of Messrs. Cottam and Hellen, general ironmongers, Oxford-street, was charged with having robbed his masters ; and also with having robbed Mr. Burton, of the late firm of Rippon and Burton, ,Oxford street, in whose service he had formerly been employed, of a large quantity of miscellaneous property. Police-sergeant Archer, G 8, said, from information he re ceived he proceeded to take the prisoner into custody, in Oxford-street, on Saturday evening, the 25th of July, as he was leaving his employers' shop. The prisoner threw away a fish-slice, which witness afterwards ascertained had been taken from his masters' premises. Witness proceeded to make inquiries, and ascertained that the prisoner had within the lag ten or twelve months disp3sed of a large quantity of British plate and hardware goods to a general dealer, named Tylor, living in Turnmill-street, Clerkenwell. Bowing up his inquiries, witness from various places obtained a consi derable quantity of new property, portions of which were identified as belonging to Messrs. Cottam and flallen, and the remainder as the property of Mr. Burton. A fish-slice, knives, forks, spoons, and other articles, were fully identified, and the prisoner was committed to take his trial. The next charge was that made by Mr. Burton. John Smart, foreman to Mr. Burton, said the prisoner was in the employ of Messrs. Rippon and Burton, furnishing ironmongers, Oxford-street, for about eight or ten months up to last June. The prisoner left of his own accord, and there were no suspicions against his honesty. Witness had seen a large quantity of property which had been taken possession of by the police, and he had no hesitation in swearing that it was part of Mr. Burton's stock. The property consisted of dozens of British plate spoons, forks, sauce-ladles, some can dlesticks, snuffers, trays, and other property. The property had not been missed from the premises. Indeed, the stock was so extensive, that if the stolen property had been twenty times as much it would not have been missed. Elizabeth Tylor, wife of William Tylor, general dealer, Turnmill•street, said she had often seen the prisoner come out of Messrs. Rippon and Burton's shop, and give her hus band packages of spoons and forks resembling those now produced. Her husband had been accustomed to have deal ings with the prisoner for a considerable period. A clerk and accountant, named Pocock, in whose posses sion much of the property had been found, said he knew Tylor from having purchased trifling articles at his shop. At the request of Tylor, who said he was in want of money, wit ness bought the property found by the police at his house. The prisoner was fully committed on the second case. THAMES. Laura Sophia Rossiter, aged 14, the daughter of a hair dresser, whose brother is now awaiting his trial for highway robbery, was charged with stealing a book, a pewter milk pot, and various other articles, from the dwelling-house of Charles Henry Wenger, a cow-keeper and dairyman, of No. 13, IScaumont-street, Mile-end. It appeared from the evidence, that the prosecutor's busi ness called him out at five o'clock every morning, and his wife also quitted her home two hours afterwards, and left her dwelling for s ome t i me in charge of a little boy, only six years of age. The prisoner, whose pen a ts r leside in Globeroad, became aw are o f the circumstance, the practice of calling alm os t every morning in Beauwmaosnr street, tre sting the boy with sweetmeats, and abstracting any portable article she could lay herhands on. Mr. Wenger had repeatedly missed things for the last five or six months, without being able to detect the thief, and one morning last week he missed several new laid eggs. On making inquiry, he ascertained from his child, that the pri soner had been there during the absence of the prosecutor and his wife. The girl, at usual, treated the boy with sweet things, and after she had abstracted the eggs, called upon a woman in the neighbourhood, and asked her to boil one for her breakfast. The woman complied with this request, RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, ArGIIST 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and Exeter, New, 10% -Bristol and South Wales Junction, 55.-Caledonian, 15%-Ditto, New, I - Cornwall, 155.-Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, 10- Ditto, Fifths, 12% -- Ditto, Extension, 3 p.-North British, Car • lisle Extension, 4- North Staffordshire, 4%. LIVERPOOL, lonsT 3. NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.-In consequence of the visit of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, business was in a great measure suspended during the past week. To-day the Share Market has opened strong, and prices are advancing, as will be perceived from the annexed list of sales. The sales are -Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junction, 34 p.-Blackburn and Preston, 10 p.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 2% p.-Birmingham and Ox ford, 6% p. - Buckinghamshire, par-Chester and Birkenhead, 201. Shares, % dis.-Derby and Crewe, 5 p.-Eastern Counties, York Extensions, % p.-East Lancashire, No. 1, 11 p.-Grand Junction, 233-Ditto, Quarter Shares, New, 31-Ditto, One-eighth Shares, 29 -Grand Union, 3 i dis.-Goole and Doncaster, % dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester, 3% p.-Ditto, Extension, 34 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 1 dis.-Leicester and Bedford, % dis.-Liverpool and Bury, New Shares, 1% p.- Liverpool, Onnskirk, and Preston, 2% p.-London and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 31 k p.-Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Extensions, 2% p.-Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 3% p. - Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 20s. dis.-Manchester, Matlock, and Midland, 1% p.-Midland Stock, 148 ex d.-North 40%-Ditto, Carlisle, 2% p.-North Staffordshire, 4/. 3s. 6d. p.-North Western, 20s. p.-Preston and Wyre, Half Shares (A), I p.-Ditto, Half Shares, New (II), 34 p.-Sheffield and Lincoln, % p. -Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 2, 2 p.-Ditto, No. 3 (late Barnsley), 1% p. -South-Eastern, 46 IA -Ditto, New Half Shares, 1% p.-South Midland, 16s. p.-West Riding Union, 31. Is. 9d. p.-Caledonian Extensions, % dis. --Dundee and Perth, 2%-Edin burgh and Glasgow, Half shares, 8 p.-Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis.-Muilingar and Athlone, 7 dis.-Newry and Warrenpoint, dis.-Dutch Rhenish, % p. LEEDS, ACGUST 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Blackburn and Preston, 10% -Eastern Counties, York Extensions, 2 p.-East Lancashire, 11% p.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, par-Huddersfield and Manches ter, 4% c. p.- Ditto, Extensions, % p.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 10% p.-Leeds and Bradford, 45 p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 10% p.-Ditto, Branches, 4% p.- Ditto, Extensions, % p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 34 dis. -Ditto, New, 31s. dis.-London and Croydon, 24- Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 3% p.-Midland, 145%-New castle and Berwick, 15% p.-Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions, 111. 3s. 9d. p.-North British, 15% p.-Ditto, Half Shares, 7% p.-Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 31. O. p.- Sheffield and Man chester, Quarter Shares, No. 35., 15s. p.-South-Eastern and Dover, No. 215., p.-York and North Midland, East and West Riding, 13% p.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 31. 6s. p.-Buckingham shire, 2s. p.-Direct Northern, 10s. 6d. -East Lincolnshire, 15s. dis. -East and West Yorkshire, % dis.-Exeter, Yeovil, and Dor chester, I dis.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 17s. 6d. dis.- Lancashire, 'Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 245. dis.-Leeds, Wake field, and Midland, 13s. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, %, pool, Ormskirk, and Preston, p. -London and York, ss. 6d. dis. -London and Portsmouth, 1% p.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1% s. p.--North Staffordshire, 41. 7s. p. -North Western, 295. p.-Nottingham and Mansfield, ss. p.- Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, % dis.-South Midland, 15s. p.-West Riding Union, 5%,-York and Carlisle, % dis. BULL, AUGUST 3. STOCK ExcztartoE.—The sale; are --Armagh, Coleraine, and Port rush, 14s. 6d.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 555. 6d.— Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 8% —Buckinghamshire, 413. — Chelmsford and Bury, 111. 9s.—Direct Northern, 24—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 2;4 Grand Union, 295. 3d.—lpswich and Bury, 914--Leicester and Bedford, 1 ls.—Leicester and Tamworth, 29s.—London :end Brighton, 6654—London and Manchester (Rem.), 9s.—London and York, 2%—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 1% p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 2% —North British, 404—Ditto, Half Shares, Ib34—Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 87s. —North Staffordshire, p. —North Western, 21s. p. —South Mid land, 19s. 6d. p.— West Riding Union, 51. 12s.—York and North Mid land, East and West Riding, 144—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 16s. SHEIFIELD, AUGUST 3. STOCK Excnerto>r•.—The wales are—Grimsby and Sheffield Ex• tension, 10s. dis• —Ditto, Quarter Shares, ss. 6d. dis.—Newcastle and Berwick, 30—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 17s. 6d. dis.—East Lin colnshire, 10s. dis.—Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 10s. dis. ---Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 13s. dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 545. dis. —North Western, 7s. 6d. p.—Shef field and Lincolnshire, 2s. Gd. p. YORK, Auntrsi 3. SToca Excnerion.—The sales are —Eastern Counties, York Exten sion, 21. Bs. 9d.—Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 11.35. Leicester and Bedford, 10s. 6d.—London and York, 21. 7s.—Malton and Dritrleld Junction, 21. 95. 6 d. — Matichester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3/. 14s.—Newc ,, th . aye Berwick, 30—Newcastle and Darlington, New, 121. Bs. 9d. —North British, half Shares, 15% — Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 41. S s. — North Western, 21. 7s. —York and Carlisle, I—York and North Midland, East and West Riding Ex tension, 141. 3s. 9d. EDINBURGH, ACCOST L STOCK EICCTiANGE.—The sales are — Caledonian, 15—Ditto, New, 20s.— Direct Northern, 345. 6d.—Easteni Counties, York Extension, 375. 6d.—East Indian Railway, 12s. 6 d.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 74 —Edinburgh and Granton, 16 !Q — Edinburgh and Northern, 9/. 145.—Ditto, Newport, lbs. — Edinburgh and Perth, 6513.—Glas gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 398.—Great North of Scotland, 103. London, Bristol, and South ,Hales,. 235. 6d. —North British, 37% - Ditto, —Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Ditto, Halves, 131,4—Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 755. —Perth and Midland, 535, 17% alTiecrihiee.,sst,er3,ls%6_d.—soSuctotittisilsih AQUATICS. THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES. TILE SILVER SCULLS CONTEST.—The great contest for the Winktield sculls, the symbol of amateur championship of the Thames, came off last evening ; but, owing to a succession of very heavy showers and the lateness of the tide, was not c-ncluded urril nearly dark. According to the conditions of the wager, the gentlemen who aspire to the honorary dis tinction row their trial heat on the 3d of August, and the winner contends with the holder on the succeeding 10th. On this occasion, however, the racy was decisive in its trial, as Mr. Chapman, who has won them three or four times, ultimately last year expressed his intention of not again con tending for the symbol of amateur superiority. The distance was, as usual, from Westminster to Putney with tide • and notwithstanding the exceedingly unfavourable state Of the weather, was most numerously attended. Mr. Russel 1 I Mr. Fellowes ... 0 Mr. Whalmsley ............. 0 I Mr. Dood 0 Mr. T. L. Jenkins, the Hon. Secretary of ,the Thames Re gatta, and himself more than ence the holder of the prize, was the umpire. It was a good start, Mr. Fellowes taking a short lead, followed by Mr. Russel. Mr. Whalmsley, who had not got off so well as his opponents at the first moment, went to work, and off the Penitentiary they were almost in a lump—so close, indeed, were they, ewing to the press ot craft, that three of the combatants came in slight collision. Fellowes and Russell then went in advance, and at a very great pace were scull and scull up to Chelsea. Mr. Russel then gradually went away, and won by about a hundred yards, or nearly so, Mr. Whalmsley having mended his posi tion ff Wandsworth. Mr: Allen had intended to enter the lists, but from some reason that did not transpire he did not. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The magnitude of the accounts on the late Goodwood races, and the enormous sums lost by "The Ring," induced us to expect an unfavourable settling; we are, therefore, the more pleased to announce that it passed off without a murmur, and that although nearly 60,0001. was required to meet the claims of the winners, nearly the whole of it was forthcoming, and the few thousands allowed to stand over there is every reason to believe will be paid within a very short period. Mr. O'Brien nets upwards of 20,0001., and several of his friends are indebted to his good office for balance of one, two, or three thousand pounds; the trainer it is reported, has won ten or twelve thousand. The St. Leger betting, of course, was on a limited scale, but it sufficed to elicit a strong feeling in favour of Pyrrhus the First, Grimston, The Tra verser, andlFancy Boy, and to raise them considerably on the prices last quoted from the corner : ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston 7 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser—taken 12 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr, W. Scott's Eringobragh—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Dawsen's Poynton—taken. DERBY. 15 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Epirote—offers to taken 22 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Epirote 30 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Planet—taken 40 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Bingham—taken. 50 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstosio'a Johnny Armstrong—t. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—EarIy on Sunday morning a shocking and fatal occurrence happened on the Eastern Counties Kailway, a short distance from Ely. A navigator employed on the works of the Peterborough branch imprudently wandered on the line, perfectly heedless of an engine that was ap proaching him. Whether the unhappy fellow saw it, is a matter of conjecture; the engine-driver, however, did all he could to alarm hint. On perceiving him, he continued sound ing the whistle, and used every effort to stop the engine , but unfortunately, ere it could be 'effected, it passed over the un fortunate man, and apparently killed him on the spot. The body now awaits a Coroner's inquiry. Not the slightest blame is attributable to the officers of the railway. Trespass ing on the line is most strictly prohibited. BONDING PRIVILEGES.—The Customs authorities hav ing had under their consideration an application from the proprietors of one of the wharfs on the banks of the river, re questing that spelter might be allowed to be landed at his wharf; and also the reports of the principal superintending officers of the landing department on the mat t e r recommend ing that spelter or l ime, crude, in ca k es , or rolled, may be added to the list o f art i cles allowed to be landed at the pre mises of the party, and a t a ll t h e fi r st-class sufferance wharfs, have issued orders f or t h e privilege to take effect and be in fckce in future accordingly. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 3. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given to-day by commission to the following 61 Bills : Sugar Duties (No. 2.) Bill. New Zealand Loan Bill. Ropeworks Bill. Battersea Park Bill. Chelsea Bridge and Thames Embankment Bill. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Newton to Crewe) Bill. Shrewsbury and Herefordshire Railway Bill. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolverhampton Line) Bill. Dublin, Belfast and Coleraine Junction Railway Bill. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Extension Bill. Whitehaven and Furness Railway Extension, &c., Bill. Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Extension Bill. Strathtay and Bredalbane Railway Bill. Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway Bill. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway Bill. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway Bill. Liverpool and Bury Railway Bill. Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Altera tion and Branches) Bill. Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway Bill. London and Birmingham Railway Bill • (Weedon and Northampton Branch). Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junction Railway Bill. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill. Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions Bill. South •Eastern Railway (Greenwich Railway to Chil ham, &c., with Branches) Bill. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railway Bill. Blackburn and Preston and East Lancashire Railways Amalgamation Bill. Leeds and Bradford Railway (Junction at Bradford) Bill. South Staffordshire Junction Railway (with Branches) Bill. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill. Bristol, Birmingham, and Midland Railways Bill. Shropshire Union Railway and Canal (Shrewsbury and Stafford Railway) Bill. North Wales Railway Bill. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Rail way (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley) Bill. Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, G iirnkirk, and Coatbridge Purchase) Bill. Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Pontop and South Shields Railway Purchase Bill). London and Birmingham (Coventry to Nuneaton) Rail. way Bill. Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Bill. Portbury Pier and Railway (No. 2) Bill. Surrey Iron Railway Company (Dissolving) Bill. Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway Extension Bill. Caledonian Railway (Glasgow Termini and Branches) Bill. Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal (Sale and Purchase) Bill. Midland Railway (Birmingham and Gloucester Branches) Bill. Vale of Neath Railway Bill. Cockermouth and Workington Extension Railway Bill. Sligo and Shannon Railway Bill. Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway Bill. Cornwall Railway Bill, West Cornwall Railway Bill. Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Birming ham Extension) Bill. Cambridge Improvetur nt Bill. Billingsgate Market Bill. Gorbals Gravitation Water Ckmpany Bill. Sheffield New Streets Bill. Tunbridge Wells Improvement Bill. Kennington•lane, & - c., Lighting Bill. Barr's Estate Bill. Fleeming's Estate Bill. Park's (or Yates') Estate Bill. Philps's Estate Bill. Spalding's Estate Bill. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, tlre Earl of Minto, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The Kul of SHAFTESBURY took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Earl of EGLIN FON presented a petition from Ayr against the game-laws. The Earl of RADNOR presented a petition to the same effect. LOCAL COURTS. The Earl of PO WIS presented a petition from Car narvon, Monmouth, and other places in Wales, praying for the establishment of local courts. MARRIAGES IN IRELAND. Lord CAMPBELL obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of marriages in Ireland. It was intended to make provision for those cases to which the Bill brought in by Lord Lyndhurst in 1844 was not applicable. It referred to those cases where one of the parties might reside in Scotland or England, and was intended to obiate the difficulty which at present ex isted with regard to them. As it met with the appro bation of the law officers of the late Government and those of the present Government, he was sure it would meet with no opposition from their Lordships. As re lated to persons of a middling station in life, the present lawyressed very heavily. He would, therefore, more the first reading of the Bill. PENSIONS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES. Lord BROUGHAM moved for a return of the pen sions granted for public services. On the ground of education, it would be of great servve to have these retnrns brought forward. He had stated to his fellow members of the Education Committee to go to the schools near Finsbury-square ; and Mr. Wilberforce, though opposed to Mr. Owen's principles, and other subjects, and Mr. John Smith, and others, had pro ceeded to visit the schools in Wilmer-street. The result was, that as many as fifty Members of Parliament had gone there, and had quite assented to the views of Mr. Wilberforce and himself, that, however touch en titled Mr. Wilderspin might be for credit in the esta blishment and extension of infant schools, yet, certainly, Mr. Owen alone was the author of them. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought that although his Noble and Learned Friend had pot many witnesses into the box in the course of his life, he bad never acted more judiciously than on the prt.sent occasion, for he could confirm every word that he had uttered. He was himself quite cognisant of the respective merits of Mr. Owen and Mr. Wilderspin—the former as the author and the latter as the extender of infant schools. He should never forget the enthusiastic joy of 400 chil dren in Dublin, when the toys and the games of the infant schools were first made known to them. He fully assented to the merit of Mr. Wilderspin, and that he was entitled to any testimonial which could be offered. Lord BROUGHAM said that the whole history of the thing would be found in Dr. Coke's account of infant schools. LOCAL COURTS. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition in favour o: focal courts. CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES. Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from the members of the Well-street Mechanics' Institution, and from the members of the Wakefield Mechanics' Institu tion, for an improvement in the law of corresponding societies. THE EARL OF DUNDONALD. Lord BROUGHAM rose to present a petition of very great importance, and one to which he begged to call the atkntiou of the Government, from an individual that was known, not only in this country and in Europe, but he might say in the world. It was from Lord Dun donald better known under the name of Lord Cochrane. lie would venture to assert that no captain either by sea or on shore had performed nobler exploits, or had been of more service, during the contest of the late war, than Lord Cochrane. It would be recollected that Lord I)undonald had been dismissed from the service of his Sovereign, and had been degraded from his high rank for being connected with certain transactions of which he was wholly ignorant. On the trial, when this affair was investigated, his counsel. including himself, Mr. Best (Lord Wynford) and Mr. Topping had all vehemently urged him to declare the truth, which was that the guilty party, Mr. Cochrane Johnson, a near relative, was the person who had committed the act for which his relative suffered such disgrace and loss. They had all urged him for hours, but he would not commit a near relation, and neither then nor now did he allude to the circumstances. lie had suffered that loss, and in 1832 the Government of which he (Lord Brougham) was a member, thought the time was come for restoring him to his rank in the country and to his estates, but they had not restored him to the Order of the Bath, of which he had won the knighthood by the noblest daring and immortal ex ploits. The Noble Lord then detailed the great ex ploits of the petitioner in different parts of the world, Bra zil, Chili, &c. The principal of repudiation, however, had made its way among the states of the southern hemis phere, and though they were his creditors there to the amount of 75,0001., he never received a single farthing of that money. This was the more singular, as it was to him they owed their preservation as independent states. What the Noble Lord wished from their Lordships was, that they would bear testimony that he was not in the degraded position he was before he received his pardon, and by that means to enable him the better to secure his claims. Another reason why should regard his petition was, that he was in possession of a secret of the greatest value in the event of war. It had nothing to do with Captain Warner. Lord Keith, Lord Exmouth, and others, had borne testimony to its value, and the latter Noble Lord had stated that if he had been aware of it when he was before Algiers, not a shot would have been fired at his fleet. The Noble Lord (Lord Dundonald) therefore prayed that an investigation should take place into the merits of his plan for the destruction of forts and fleets, in such a manner as their Lordships might determine. He had therefore d eem ed it his duty to lay the matter before their L ordshi p . JOINT-STOCK BANK . COMPANIES. The Earl of EGLINTON gave notice of his inten tion to ask the Nobl e Marquis opposite a question re specting the Bill fo r regulating joint-stock banks in Ireland. The Earl of RADNOR gave notice of a similar motion BATHS AND WASHHOUSES. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that in rising to move the second reading of the Bill for the establish ment of public institutions for bathing and washing for the poorer classes in the boroughs of England and Wales, it would be necessary to offer a faw prelimin ary observations. He was sure their Lordships would view this subject in the same light as he viewed it, and con sider it entitled to considerable respect.—Gear, hear.) He believed that if there was any one thing more demon- strable than another, it was that the certain effect of entertaining a self respect was to make per sons appear seemly before others, a n d t h at habits were conn ec t e d i m p e rceptibly with moral efforts. —(Hear, hear.) The truth of this proposition was, he W 45 gssared, so sully admitted, that he thought it kUI necessary to trouble their Lordships with any further observations on that head. There was one establish ment for the purpose of affording the means of cleanli ness, to those who were desirous of availing themselves of that advantage, i n L on d on ; an d t h ere was anot h er o f a similar character at Liverpool. Having made himself acquainted with the circumstances of these institutions, he telt himself justified in stating to their Lordships that institutions such as were proposed by this Bill were established, so that for lid. a-head the invaluable advantages of bathing and washing would be offered to the poorest person in the country. In Liverpool it was known that where an expense of but 2,000/. or 3,0001. was incurred, the actual profit was 3701. per annum, or something like three and-a-half per cent. on the capital. He thought that fact important, because it proved that poor persons were ready to avail themselves of these baths if they had the opportunity. All, there fore, that was sought by the present Bill, was to give a stimulus to the feeling that induced the establishment of these institutions, The object was not to extinguish, these establishments which were now working benefi cially for the public, not to compel the vestry of every parish to set up these baths, but to enable them, with the consent of the Secretary of State, to establish these baths with a certain rate of payment that would make them acceptable to the poor, and remunerative to the promoters.—(Hear, hear.) He did not know what par ticular baths had been alluded to by a Noble Lord op posite ; but if baths of this kind existed, it was not in tended to interfere with them. All that was desired was to step in were private interest had not interfered. In Glasgow-yard baths, it was ascertained that parties used to walk three or four miles to obtain the benefit of them.—(Hear, hear.) There would be a clause in the Bill which would be of very material advantage, namely, to allow parties to purchase the interests of the institutions proposed to be established. There would also be power, in cases similar to those which their Lordships knew to exist, to transfer their power to commissioners. He would conclude by moving the se cond reading of the Bill. Lord BEAUM3NT said, it struck him that this was a most desirable object, but that the machinery of the Bill might lead to jobbing. He thought it might in dutie parties investing, by the patronage it would af ford them, to abuse their power in giving offices, and cherging the same on the poor-rates. But the statement of the Noble Alarquis, as to the consent of the Secre tary of State being required, removed these objections. He alluded to the sth or 6th clause, by which baths were to be erected for persons in the superior classes. The check to which he had alluded would however prevent any abuse whatever on that score, for as those persons would contribute in proportion to the expenses, that would give a security for the poor-rates which might otherwise be done away with, and of course this there fore obviated the objection. Although, therefore, there might be a small increase of the poor -rates, the benefits arising from the Bill would more than counterbalance the evil. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. WELSH JUDGES. Earl POWIS pr , sented a petition, signed by more than 20,000 persons, praying that judges might be appointed for the principality acquainted with the Welsh language. If the objections, therefore, were not great, or such as might be easily obviated, he trusted the Government would take the matter into consideration, and accede to the'prayer of the petition. - The LORD CIIANCELLOR conceived that certainly it would be of great advantage if the judges understood the language chiefly spoken in Wales; but, as the judges were all appointed atter having been barristers, the difficulty would be to find gentlemen who understood the language, but the possession of that faculty would always be a recommendation to a candidate. SMALL DEBTS BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, when The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the adoption of the first clause, and stated in so doing, that it was advisable to consolidate the authority on which the Sixty Courts for the recovery of Small Debts now existed. Some of them were of ancient tenure, but most of them were erected under the authority of the late Acts of Parliament. Doing this would render the selection of persons to fill the office of judges in these courts, and in those to be established, much more easy, and would greatly facilitate the process of the courts. The clause was then agreed to. The 23d clause was then agreed to, whereby the salary of the judges of the court is limited to 1,2001. per annum. The other clauses were then agreed to, and the EL was ordered to be reported to-morrow (Tuesday). NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. Lord MONTEAG LE moved the postponement of the third reading of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway to Friday next.—Agreed to. The other Bills on their Lordships' table were then advanced a stage, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COIkIMOIVS, August 3. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Ten minutes before Four o'clock. Mr. 1). DUNDAS, the Solicitor-General, was introduced by Lord Ebrington and Mr. Tufnell, and took the oaths and his seat for Sutherland hire on his re-election. ROYAL COMMISSION. _ _ _ At four o'clock Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the table, and summoned the House to the House of Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given to 61 Bills), fir the titles of which see Lords' report). WISBECH, ST. IVES, AND CAMBRIDGE AMC : ..TIOW BAILWAY. Mr. ALLIX moved the third reading of the Wisbech, St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction Railway Bill. Colonel PEEL opposed the motion. The Bill was nothing better than an attempt, on the part of the East ern Counties Railway, to carry the traffic from Wisbech and St. Ives over their line in preference to a far better one. He trusted the House would not allow this without further inquiry ; and to give an opportunity for that taking place, he would move that the Bill be read a third time that day three months. Mr. ALLlX—Coniodering that this railway was most essential to the interests of the people of Wisbech, St,. Ives, and Cambridge, he was determined to persibt in his motion. Wisbech was one of the largest corn markets in the kingdom, and St. Ives, next to Smithfield, was one of the greatest cattle markets in England; and he hoped that the Hon. and Gallant Member for Huntingdon would withdraw his opposition, because, if it were successful, the people of that district would be deprived for the period of nine months of the advan tages which this railway would confer upon them. Mr. BINGEI AM BARING was convinced of the necessity of this line. He had voted for it before, and he was now also determined to give it his hearty sup port. ,He hoped that the House would support the decision of the Committee on this Bill (of which he had been chairman), by passing the Bill. Under all the circumstances he trusted the House would allow the Bill to pass in its present state. Mr. B. DENISON denied that the London and York Company, as a company, were opposed to this Bill. Mr: GARDINER opposed the Bill. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when there appeared — For the third reading Against it Majority for the third reading —34 The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The Yeovil Borough Estate Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Metropolitan Sewage Manure Bill was read a third time and passed. The Stamford and Spalding Railway Bill was alSo read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. GROGAN, the amendments to the Dublin Wide Streets Bill were agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed. Mr. CAVENDISH moved that the report from the Committee on the Manchester and Lincoln Union Rail way and Chesterfield and Gainsborough Canal Bill be taken into consideration to- morrow, provided the amended breviate be laid upon the table, and the amended points be deposited this day.—Agreed to. On the motion of Mr. BROTRERTON, Lord Kin naird's Estate Bill was read a third time and passed. THE WELLINGTON STATUE. Mr. BARKLY begged leave to give his Noble Friend the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Woods and Forests notice that, to-morrow, he should ask what answer he had received as to the promised inquiry of the Sub-Committee of the Wellington Testimmial Com mittee. MILITARY FLOGGING. Dr. BOWRING—Mi. Speaker, Sir, I hope that after the inquiries that have been made the Noble Lord may not be unwilling to state to the House what are the in tentions of her Majesty's Government with regard to military punishment, especially with a view to the abo lition of military flogging; and I beg to give notice that I shall bring forward my motion on Friday on the motion for going into a Committee of Supply. At the same time I wish to state, that to-morrow I shall ask the Government whether they are acquainted with the fact that flogging has been introduced on a very large scale in the island of Hong . Kong, and on the 25th April last no less than fifty poor individuals were flogged for a violation of the police regulations, and after having been so flogged, I understand, they were delivered over for a second punishment by the Chinese authorities. VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. begged to give notice that h e wou ld to morrow Government the reaso ns w h y six of the cou ncil ofVan a U s kik I Dieman's Land had res i gne d o ffi ce. DEODANDS BILL. fir,l t E h Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that if the Honourable Member, to whom was entrusted the care of the Deodands Bill, intended to press it on Wednesday, he would object to such a course, as there had been very extensive alterations in the Bill, which it would be necessary to have generally if not publicly known. MILLBANK PRISON. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE wished to ask a question, in consequence of some observations that had been made a few evenings ago respecting Millbank Prison. He asked the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Acme Department, whether he would hale any ob jection to lay the report respecting that institution on the table of the House ? and also, he wished to ask why it was that in the tenth annual report of the Inspectors of Prisons, Millbank Prison was specially left out ? Sir S. GREY said that the report which he had by him was not a final one. As soon as he received the final report he would lay it upon the table of the House. RELIGIOUS OPINIONS DISABILITIES BILL- Mr.the B. ESCOTT wished to know whether it was intenti o on pin of ion th s e Di GovernmentDisabilities B thisilt i3r.osceasestli session? Lord intention Lord J. RUSSELL said, that it a y ll with 2 the Reli gious of her Majesty's .ilinisters to but that in consequence of the la ß r 7l ew h e a ds vin w g ith so r th ec e en ß tl i not say upon what day he would b received the sanction of the ll9t3srelinogf the e or i ls in f h o e r cou ld w aforwa rd. PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND. Sir H. W. BARRON wished to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money wen now applicable, under the Public Works Bill, the County Works Bill, the County Pre sentments Bill, the Grand Jury Billl, and the Drainage Acts of this session, or sums advanced to private indi viduals and others for cawing out improvements in Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he hoped he should be able during the present week to lay upon the table of the House an accurate state ment upon the subject of the grants and expenditure under the different Acts referred to by the Hon. Member. BIRDCAGE WALK. In answer to a question put by an HoN. IvIENBER, Viscount MORPETH said that he had received her Majesty's gracious commands that the Birdcage-wal k should be thrown open to the public during the recess, but that the gates should be shut at different periods for the purpose of asserting her Majesty's right to the pro' perty in question. Sir H. W. BARRON rose again to ask the Secretary for Ireland whether it was intended to apply to Par liament for any means of employing the people on the public works in Ireland during next winter ? He s aid the account he had from Ireland as to the potato crop was, that there had been a large failure. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was afraid that the statement was too true as to the early crop of potatoes, but he assured the Hon. Baronet 0 114 there was a sufficiency of food in private hands to mee t the wants of Ireland for many months, and Government would hold itself responsible for any emergency. NEW WRIT FOR CHESHIRE. On the motion of Mr. TUFNELL, a new writ for Cheshire was ordered to be issued in the room of Lora, Robert Grosvenor, who, s i nce his election, had accept ed the office of Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. THE GAME LAWS. Mr. COLLETT said that the Hon. Member for West . Gloucestershire bad intimated to him his intention t°, refer to certain evidence taken before the Committee o f the House, and asking him (Mr. Collett) to be in hi.e place. He (Mr. Collett) begged to know whether 0 was competent for the Hon. Member to call the attention of the House to evidence that had not been publishe d ' and was not likely to be published? The SPEAKER said, when the time arrived he would answer the Hon. Gentleman's question, for whe n , the Member for We s t Gl ou cestershire had introdu ce d his subject to the House he would be better able to form a judgment SENTENCE ON JOHN SAYERS. Mr. H. CURTEIS wished to ask, for his own settle faction, and the satisfaction of the public, whether there was any chance of the sentence lately passed on John Sayers, at the Cove of Cork, being remitted—he mean' the capital part of the charge? lie had no hesitation 11 1 saying that if the answer was not satisfactory be woul d move an humble address to remit the sentence. Admiral DUNDAS said that the subject had not y on come under the consideretion of the Admiralty, 1,41 t every mercy would be shown to the prisoner. Mr. F. FRENCH said that in the answer which 1313 , 4 been given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to 131 Hon. Friend near him, with reference to the failure e" the potato crop, he had stated that the failure was confined to the early crop of potatoes, he (Mr. French) regretted to say that he had received appalling account from Ireland, stating that the failure had become on, vernal. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER that the Hon. Member was under some mistake ; fo r be did not use any such words. What he had said "NP', that the early crop had failed, but he did not Ol io syllable about any other crop, nor did he say that disease was confined to the early crop. MILITARY FLOGGING. Mt'. T. S. DUNCOMBE said, that for the convenience of the llouse, and in order to relieve public anxiety on th e subject, he wished that the Noble Lord would state ti) the House what alteration was intended to be made Government with regard to corporal punishment in tb army. It seemed to be understood that some decislebe had been come to by the Government, and it would., more satisfactory if the Noble Lord would state it the n Lord J. RUSSELL said that in answer to the g e t, tion put by his Hon. Friend, he could only say the t tv . was not at liberty to state to the House that ev e nt ing the result of the considerations of Ggier.., 13 14 on the subject. He should be better able on -er., 1 „ 0 . next, when he should know the decision of the ' 1 " wander-in-Chief. Mr. HORSMAN moved for a return of all the de ser tions from the army during the last 20 years. TENANT COMPENSATION. 1, the Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD wished to o' l iG Noble Lord the First Lord of the Treasury , 2 e nt was his intention to bring in any Bill daring the p re o n ? session on the subject of tenant comPen eti c,, rd - The next question he wished to ask the .N o ble r o ot was, whether the Noble Lord, in the event of hi' tive , being able to answer the first question in the affie te ,/ o ot would be prepared to pass any temporary enac t If A to prevent the evils that must inevitably occur. 1 .6 were expecte d that a Bill would be brought forW il ,, next session to do away with the misery of ejectoeui; it would give a stimulus to ejection, unless so lli at means were taken to check its progress. The 111-ia, question he wished to ask was, whether the Ne b "" Lord intended to proceed with the Bill of the la t ; Government for removing the evils of ejectme n L The Bill was not so extensively useful as it mig ht u t : made, yet still th e Bill contained many useful (mac merits. po L tt l. t r lg d (fli.o.,lsieUgSaSeEstLioLosthatonkhedhnt,hehHecoanu.seGeinttlgeanr hifeowr: an opportunity to, declare the vernment with regard to Ireland ?—(Hear , l' e , a at , / , That law requires considerable alteration. The . 1 . Government had turnea their attention to this subjeo" We e They introduced a Bill last session which, in the op e.a „, intentions of . G I. , of the House of Lords, could not be bench i i' l carried out. They had likewise turned their attegbie to the same subject during the present session. he il present Government had also given it "of serious consideration, but they found so Piot, objectionable points in the Bill of the late Govern' , that they felt it to be their duty to abandon it. :00 must likewise say, that after bestowing great 5 0° 1;0 to ne :1 s ur h ler e tes her rei t A mit l ehpi i idi j s e t s so t un y bho ' Governmentjsietmct:tnthoa that theif ienthtre so ; e9: 3 o ci n nne t his the any presentpermanent ses i i si n ib, t ,eh r:d tth u ee c yc e oct a losai t di e d : o p ae ; it r o a hn r e y rwe rn ha iftieihsrui give eirveeqdtauoirritenhdgi required.—(Hear.) P e r e e t 9 t e h l i h d e e; Hear.) r e .-e would find that any temporary measures would inte;;,, with fut ure l eg i s lation ; they would, in fact, be giv i ,jble some parties c e rt a i n r i g hts w hi c h it would be inV e : ht it to take away. The Government had therefore tho n or , _ j og best to take the whole subject into their consider ,:se„ the view of introducing a Bill in the course of il e 2 t oss ionr sion, He had said in the course of the next 'nj'eeee• but he should rather have said at the very Ce rn ,. o we ment of the next session. —(Hear, hear.) At t " - „ s sible time they were fully aware that it was quite I°P which to introduce any Bill on this subj" sl 4. e ctio' l 4 would not be liable to very great °;,l yvhieP but they would endeavour to introduce a 131 ,' ic i f eY should be liable to the fewest objections t'' iv- t ; e oth cr Bill ot that sort would be exposed. With regard 50 t re d, bi 9 ' subject to which the Hon. Gentleman had r efer stat e Right Hon. Friend near. him (Mr. Labouchererteucled to the course which her Majesty's Government Solefee° pursue. He could, however, tell the H° S e rious ceti- r that the Government had taken into their we lfare e` sideration how they could best promote t ' e Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) to the Mr LABOUCHERE said he would state , on g to House which of the Bills on the papers, r el3 . l _ to- Ireland, it was the intention of. he Government to ..st , e ceed with in the present session. These w`, J . the Bills which he hoped they should be ...., oneto .proc eed tTheradpinrgeseßntill,seosnseionw..lloo the Rating was the Fish .r'es 1 3 "" of Property Bill, one , i , and one was the Bill brought in by the Honou r . .. Privileges r d i v u i r l i e n g g e s Clonmel. Thej able and Learned Member for were the Bills which it would be his duty to 1:,;, - ; s ce E ed xclu w si i v t e h ceed with during the present session. There _ deg one Bill upon the papers of the house—therA e Me Bill—as to which he could not pronounce his deterv 3 :i t h tion ' whether or not he should be able to proceed i e ee in the present session. He was sorry to find thst ri t ot ie were many objections made to it. Perhaps the P sio g would allow him to take that opportunity of also sti . ' t he that it was the intention of his Right Hon. Friendtfire Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the course of th em e' sent session to introduce a Bill for the purpose 0 1 , a rvi e r.) strutting the Board of Works in Ireland. --- nobl e He believed he had fully informed the llonotivere. Gentleman what were the intentions of the ... G° leis ll ment, but he would assure him that it . V IP. ' COe" n s o t u t os h ne o .r u iGo g ue h sn t lyti that - the s ide r at utmost ion, th r a e t luc t ta a n ey ce came that such would be t. the baensdt afterto e course the t o serious,a de f a tn te a t '" thi , ° a : aameGsbeojs measures scr e uetr periodrn ew t ms h h o e e i f c h the they ses s i y could no ,„ bri oto em aff a e n ci t i ha ' t it was 11. , f°r.. -i.. h o a n d . in • they t 0 lb o e view t were Ireland et Q uid els of the Government, early session,—(Hears hear.) 34t th e e w i ° 0 1 'v i : cs ° r 1 such measures as they believed would be rll°- next session, to hr'''' c t core d ''' f ° cive to the w e lf are o f Ireland. ,_ et her it v f age h ei n ß t i e l l a , t i w o n h i o e f h t w he a a G a o Government t of p y r a e a s t s Sir H. W. BARRON w i s h e d to k n ow wee" be Dett'll joweptortance JO Ireland. - were the Mr. B. OSBORNE w i s h e d to know what 1 0 Le a ses intentions of the Government respecti n g t l u esti° ll ",i (Ireland Bill) ; he certainly would press this cl_ t il Vi r c%• Mr. LABOUCHERE said he onlyasked tin nesdaytOlTl;; - the que;tion. intention of her iv AS Majesty's APilAND -BANGOR. 0 ale Lord CLIVE wished to know what course it w ith Government to pursu e referenee to the St. Asaph and Bangor B ill? Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that the s afest e e l ' s ; to have pursued would have been to ab ide r oe the report of the commissioners, but as the B ig e s nt before them with the weight which the sis .„i g e bt of the Lords had given to it, they - 'be be able to consider it with reference t° bet state of parishes, and with reference to des ir ous deSir,a e ter divin of superintendence Ile was of givin his best consideration . to the subject- tyi, would o pposesio the further progress with the Bill in t h e present session, but the whole question would receive t, careful attention and consideration of the Governuierl t t o o 1 js theeo e r db i fena OLIVEeI3 benefit a t n could uinl said d t e rneostt that, o b ifen the formc consequence which rc h. wou I d ten d o f the ilia hole sub' that the Government totake the w- t i ce thatect into their consideration, be would give 13( ;41 1 0 he would not proceed with the second reading 0" Bill on Wednesday. EPISCOPAL DIOCESES• to s!: Mr. HUME called the attention of the Souse Bill which had been introduced to provide for the better