The Sun. — London, England, 1846-07-23 00:00:00

'biro Mbttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CONNECTING RAILWAY. SPECIAL MEETING (THIS DAY). A special meeting of the shareholders in this line took place this day at the Landon Tavern, under the provisions of Lord Dalhousie's Dissolution Act, in order to determine upon the propriety of winding up the affairs of the Company. There was rather a numerous attendance of the proprietary present. The chair was taken, at half-past one o'clock, by Mr. E. Scard. The Sacs=aux read the advertisement convening the meeting. The CsiarabLor said he had received a letter from Mr. De Burgh regretting that he was unable to attend the meet ing of the Company, in consequence of a domestic affliction. It did not behove him to state very much to the meeting ; he would merely observe that they were all aware of the rejection of the Bill in the House of Commons, and likewise of the action in the Court of Chancery commenced against the directors. He was happy to say that the plaintiffs, Messrs. Castendeeck, Perring, and Swinton, had consented that the money be withdrawn from the Ac countant-General's hands, and placed in the hands of two of the directors, Mr. Edward Scard and Mr. Johnston, and two of the plaintiffs, Mr. Castenddeck and Mr. Swinton. He would conclude by observing that they would do their utmost to discharge their liabilities in a manner satisfactory to the pro prietary at large. Mr. FRANCLS begged to move that the Company be dis solved. Mr. CORBET seconded the resolution. Mr. CLARKE desired to have a statement of the accounts before he would proceed to act as a scrutineer. Some very disorderly and irregular conversation here en sued, and Mr. Daniel, one of the scrutineers, refused to act with Mr. Clarke. After some further noisy discussion, the resolution was carried for a dissolution of the Company, the number voting being 456 flares, assenting to a dissolution without bankruptcy, and 510 remain neutral. The meeting then separated. DIRECT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) The adjourned meeting of the shareholders, for the purpose of determining on the dissolution of the Company, was held to-day at the King's Head Tavern, Poultry, at two o'clock. Mr.AldermanCHALLShaving taken the chair, apologised for not being present at the appointed hour, having been detained by magisterial duties, and then read the clause of the Act under which the adjourned meeting was held. The SECRETARY read the advertisement convening the meeting. The ,CHAIRMAN then said, the gentlemen present would recollect from what occurred at the last meeting that the whole question was simply whether they should go on, or whether they gould dissolve the Company? and, if so, whether they would declare a bankruptcy, or consult, perhaps, their inte rests, more efficiently, by leaving it in the hands of the com mittee. He had told them at the last meeting that the effect of going into a Court of Bankruptcy would be that the concern would be referred over to a Master in Chancery, and it might not be settled in the course of two or three years. He said, however, if the Comp any would he referred to any o ffi cial tribunal in the country ; with a pros pect of ready settlement, the Committee would be very glad to get rid of it. He made these remarks because he took the chair to-day, as he had done before, only with a view to yield to every proprietor every reasonable satisfaction on any matter connected with the present failure—for failure it had been; and just because it was so, the suspicions of proprietors would be most naturally excited against the Provisional Committeemen. For his part, he had actually sought for objections among his friends, and the amount of these, he would be candid enough to tell them, was that the committee had spent a large amount of money on engineering, when they knew that the pub lic would not take up their shares. But this objection arose out of ignorance of what actually occurred. It was only in the month of October that the shares were issued, and they were all issued at the same time. Now if it was considered that by the month of Feb ruary following the committee had to place the Company in a fit position to make their deposits, so that between October and February they had to originate a working com mittee, get up surveys, and prepare sections for 150 miles of railway, within the space of six or seven weeks—if this was taken into account, it must appear that the Provisional Com mittee had only done what they would have been most culpable, indeed criminal, if they had neglected. Another charge against the Committee was that they had not used any diligence in getting in those deposits which had not been paid. But he asked what right, till the present hour, the Committee had to go forward to those persons with an account of ex penses, and a calculation of the proportion for which they were liable, and demand payment? Now, however, it was different, and the Committee pledged themselves to use every means to make these persons pay up, which they could do, he was sure, more efficiently new, even in law, than they could before. He was of opinion that the Company was in this respect in a more favourable position than any other company which had hitherto dissolved and its claims stronger ; for no promise had been made at starting which had not been fulfilled, nothing had been held out which was not afterwards made Indeed, next week they were as ready as at first to roZI L a meeting, and to tell the merits of the proposed line ; they wanted nothing but money to enable them to go on. The only other objection which he would mention arose from a mistake made in the report of the last meet ing by, he believed, the Railway Times, in stating the number of shares written for to be but 400,000, instead of 1,400,000, which was the true number. _The mistake, how ever, had been th e occas i on o f hi s rece i v i ng several letters from the country, altogether arising from a casual error of the press. The proposal of the Committee, he said, was, that they should pay over to the shareholders immediately the balance in hand, about 265. a share, the Provisional Com mitteemen standing aside till they got in money from the Provisional Committeemen who had not paid up, and the allottees. The Solicitor of the Company stated, in reply to a question from one of the proprietors, that the number of committee men who had not paid upon their shares was thirty. three. A PROPRIETOR asked to have a list of those thirty-three ;arsons who he said had acted so unlike gentlemen, and re pudiated their just and legal debts. The CHAIRMAN said, he and the committee thoroughly sym pathised with the indignation that had been expressed against those who had connected themselves with an undertaking while its prospects were fair, but had abandoned it so soon as these had changed. He stated that they would use their en deavours in every way to recover the debts, as indeed they . had done already, having issued writs against several, and holding over them the shame of exposure of their conduct. A PROPRIETOa moved that a list of the names of those on the provisional committee who had not paid should be fur nished and published. The CHAntsaArr said that it was not regular, according to the Act of Parliament under which they were met, to intro chic° other business at present. But what would answer the same purpose, the Committee pledged themselves to intimate to the persons in question that, unless they paid up, their names should be printed and sent round to all the share holders.--(Hear. hear.) The CHAIRMAN, in reference to a remark which fell from a person in the meeting, said the Committee still had the power by law, and more power than before, to make these parties pay up, The scrutineers having completed their task, The CHAIRMAN intimated that the votes for dissolution were 3,785, neuters 10, against dissolution none, for bank ruptcy none, and in the room but did not register 100. The number of those who voted at the previous meeting for dis solution, and whose votes must be reckoned in addition to the numbers of to-day, was 2,985, being some hundreds more than the Act requii ed of them. The CHAIRMAN, after declaring the vote, expressed his high gratification at the result. Mr. BLEADEN moved a vote of thanks to Alderman Challis for his conduct in the chair, and for the upright way in which he - had conducted himself throughout the whole pro ceedings. Mr. DEANE seconded the motion, which was carriel unani mously. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS expressed his gratitude for the kindness with which they had listened to him on this un fortunate affair. The meeting then adjourned. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (T HIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. COILNIVALia. The members of this Committee re-assembled to-day at eleven. Mr. Rows, on the part of the Central Devon and Cornwall line, applied to the Committee with the view of obtaining permission to proceed with evidence to show that the bridge which the Cornwall Company proposed to construct over the river Tamar, at Saltash, was so low as to impede the navigation of the river. ""This,.. led to a discussi on b etween the respect i ve counse l , an d t h e Committee decided with respect to the construction of the bridge in question, that it was a matter that rested:solely with the Admiralty, In whose hands the responsibility should remain. The witnesses against the Diu having been exhausted, a delay of considerahis length ensued, tin fresh witnesses could be The Committee having, then , swornin. heard some additional evidence, ad journed. Room B. The Committee on the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Rail- Way—the Vale of Neath Railway—the Llynvi Valley and south Wafes Junction Railway and the Monmout hs hire Railway Bills, con sisting of Lords Fortescue (chairman), Suffolk, Liverpool, Beverley, and.Lliford, assembled at eleven o'cloek. VAZF OF ~VATS. Precedence having been given to this Bill, Mr. Calvert opened the cue for the promoters. Mr. Harris was examined, and stated that the present price of Coals at Merthyr Tydvil was 7m. 10/1. per ton, owing to the insufficient supply afforded to that place, which would be remedied by the pro posed railway. Mr. White, F.C.S., residing at Dowleis, and had about a hundred patleats . under his care daily, at ironworks and collieries. The highest wages were about 30s. a week, and the lowest about I 4s. a week. Swansea was the favourite resort of persons of that class, and if a railway like the proposed one were constructed. the number that would avail themselves at it would be illimitable. Had himself recommended, as a medical men, persons to take these excursions wen in a state of convalescence. The Committee, having heard &yam further evidence. adjourned. • Room C. LONDON AND GRAVESEND. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) • In answer to Mr. GOLD6MID, Mr. Clough replied that with respect to the public institutions he did not speak as a public servant, but as a town commissioner. A. discussion here ensued with the Committee as to whether the evidence was satisfactory. Lord Sondes, Mr. Plunipire, BLP., Sir Edward Filmer, and two or three witnesses from Gravesend, confirmed the assert:on that the line would be generally acceptable to th e di strict. Colonel Menzies, of the Chatham garrison, was called to show that the line in a military point of view would he highly advantageous, 0,1, 14 a quick and easy communication with Woolwich, Deptford, and Portsmouth. Mr TALBOT was proceeding to cross- exam i ne as to the point whether the line would not be equally advantageous as a fnilhary ceihinunication if carriedon to Canterbury, when --...—. Mr. Minsacwrruau objected to the questions, and the room was cleared. Atter a very lengthened discussion the parties were again admitted, when The CHAIRMAN read a resolution to the effect, that there being no 3111 before the Committee for any line below Rochester, no inquiry ought to be entertained which affcct6d any point below that place. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow. Room I), GLASGOW. DUMFRIES, AND CAILLISLE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) After the absence of about three-quarters of an hour the parties were re-admitted. The Cam:uteri intimated that as the Committee had considered railway communication was required for the district, they desired that the parties against the Bill should confine themselves to showing that the estimates for the line were inadequate, or that the line, if made, would not be remunerative for the capital invested. Till this was done they could not entertain any other proposition. After some conversation between the Learned Counsel on both Mr. COCKBURN said he was willing to go now into the question of estimates, and reserve any other point that had been raised till after wards, should tho Committee then think such to be necessary. The examination of witnesses against the Bill was then proceeded with. Mr. CoUlster, civil engineer, examined—Said he was acting engi neer of the Caledonian line. He knew the route of the present line well. He knew the price paid for work on the Caledonian and the Lancaster and Carlisle Railways, and he brought those prices to bear on the estimates of the present line. He had gone over the esti mates of the present line carefully, and he felt confident It could not be made for the sums named. He considered it could not be made for less than 1,453,0001. The estimate of the promoters was 1,200,000/. From the nature of the country he considered the line could not be made for less than he had stated. He had endeavoured to take cross sec tions of the country, to know the extra works necessary, but his assistants had been prevented by the agents of the Duke of Buc cleuch. In fact, they had been assaulted on the highway. He considered that the estimate should also have included houses for workmen engaged in making the line. They had included these in the Caledonian line of last year. There were now ten thousand men engaged on the Caledonian line, and a proportionate number of men per mile would be required for the present line. , The country was: so thinly populated that these houses must be required. He thought, also, 100,0001. should have been added for working stock, plant, &c. These items were in ad dition to his estimate of 1,453,000/. Now with regard to the latter estimate, which was 253,000/. over Mr. Blythe's estimate, he as sumed nearly the same amount of earth-work as they did, while he estimated the cost * at 311,5361. He calculated it at 12N d. per yard, whereas they had set it down at 10d. It was often thick blue clay, and the price be stated was the least it could be done for. The whinstone and sandstone cuttings had been much underrated. He considered froth the survey he had made there was not less than 622,300 cubic yards of these rock euttings. Their quantity was 336,000. There was more than this on the Crawick branch alone. He calculated this kind of cutting at 2s. 10%c1., whereas they had set it down at 2s. 6d. He calculated the work at the prices on the Caledonian line, and if the works were to be done the next three years, from the almost certain nature of the labour-market, it would be impossible to do the work for less. He calculated the whole rock cutting at 88,9401. instead of theirs, which was 42,0001., being 46,0001. more. The masonry, also, he con sidered to be much understated. They made it 92,2301., or about 1,0001. a mile. Me made it 199,5161. (The witness here passed over in detail several bridges along the line, which he represented to be under-estimated considerably, coinpared with the prices he was paying on the Caledonian line. He also characterised the bridges in most instances as inadequate for the safety and proper accommodation of such a line of railway. Both tilt bridges over the streams along the route of the line, as well as those over turnpikes and public roads, had been overstated. With regard to occupation bridges there was a glaring defect. They had only fifteen of these in an extent of ninety-two miles, whereas he considered there shoula not be less than seventy-three. He said so from experience on the Caledonian line. Per there bridges they set down only 5,0701., whereas he estimated them at 29,1631. The level crossings and ledges had also been under-estimated both in number and expense. The tunnel at Drumlanrig he esti- mated at 451. per cubic yard, against their estimate of 35/. He cal culated it at this price, as he considered it would have to be lined with brick-work. In similar works, where there were different layers of strata, it was usual to line the tunnels. His calculation would be 15,0001. more than theirs. The per manent way he made 5,5741. per mile • their estimate was 5,23201. Resting roads they made 7,0001. ; he made it 11,000/. In his opinion the working expenses, Ai bleb had been stated at 33 per cent., was flxed too low. A per tentage on the gross receipts could nor fairly represent the working expenses, as, whatever might be the amount of the traffic, there would be fixed expenses going forward. A certain number of trains would have to be run daily, officers and clerks paid, and the way maintained. He considered a line of 92 . _ _ _ miles would require 150/ per mile yearly to keep It in repair. This was 32,5674 10s. in all. To accommodate the traffic four trains would be required each way daily, and two on Sunday. This, at Is. 3d. per mile each train, would be 15,382/. Goods trains, two a-day, he estimated at 8,810/. • police, 1,0001.; station ex penses, 1,6501. ; rates and taxes at 201. per mile, making 1,8151.; management and chief office expenses, 2,500/. ; Government duty on passengers, 1,9501. Total, 46,352/., or 45 per cent. en the estimated receipts. :CrOss-examined by Mr. Sergeant BELLasts—He went over the line about Whitsuntide with Mr. Errington. He left London, and was absent about a fortnight. They started at Springfield to go over the line on Monday, at ten o'clock, and were engaged till Wednesday. Witness was the assistant of Mr. Locke. Mr. Locke I ( it . d only completed one line as yet in Scotland—the Glasgow and eeneck. Mr. Miller had, he believed, completed In Scotland about 2 0 miles of railway. With regar d to M r. Miller exceeding the f o iginal estimate on the Edi n b urg h an d G lasgow line, he was not ir a t are of any branches beyond what were provided for in the original estimate, but there was the expensive entrance Into Eldinburgh, which was not originally given. It ought in fairness to liftve been stated. He was not aware that the plant and stack of the company were not included in the original estimate. He was in pbssession of most of the data he had given three weeks ago, but it was put into its present shape last night. He had no doubt the North British line was completed for lower prices than those he had stated, as there had been a great competition. He was not aware t at the Edinburgh and Hawick, or the Ayrshire line to Cumnock, , ere contracted for at less prices than he had stated. The Cale dbnian line had not been contracted for by public competition ; it Was agreed for at a certain price, which he was satisfied was as Buie as it could be well done for. The Caledonian Company were paying in some cases 2s. 6d. a yard for rock cuttings and supplying the parties with waggons and other conveniences. The prices he i'ad named were similar to those on the Lancaster and Carlisle, and lackburn and Preston. The same contractor was enaged on the rmer as was engaged on the Caledonian line. The working stock Of the Caledonian he calculated, last year, at 137,000/. He did not Add any additional working stock this year fer the Dumfries and 4angholin branches. There was about 16 miles of the Caledonian line higher than the Dumfries line—not more. (The Learned Gen tlemen then went over the Nithsdale line along with the witness, With the object of showing that there were villages along the route that would accommodate the workmen without the erection of the houses spoken of.) The witness was next subjected to a rigid cross-examination on the details he had given respecting the bridges and viaducts, with the object of showing that the scale and principle on which he had timated them were exaggerated and unnecessary, and that the tees of masonry had been fixed too high. He made an esti- Mate of the whinstone rock cutting three weeks ago, but he had it not upon him. He estimated this rock from the examinations he had made by borings and by observa tion of its repeated protrusions on the surface. After a few /bore questions on the details by which he had arrived at his condo- Mons of the amount of rock and whinstone cutting, the witness, at the request of Mr. Sergeant Belles% promised to furnish them in writing by the morning with the particulars which he sought to obtain. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. THE SUN, Room E. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. LONDON', SALISBURY, AND YEOVIL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. EIILDTARD said Sir E. Duckworth, Bart., M.P. for Exeter, was in attendance, but they did not think, in consequence of the in timation of the Committee, that it was necessary to call him before the Committee. Mr. JulT, of Chard, was then called, who gave evidence as to the benefits to be derived by the construction of the proposed railway to the town of Chard. Mr. Hayward, of Crewekerne, thought the present line better adaptod for the interests of Crewekerne than the line proposed by Great Western Company, notwithstanding the latter line had in tended to run nearer to the town than the former one. Similar opi nions were entertained by the majority of the inhabitants of Crewe kerne upon this subject. Mr. J. Thytherleigh, residing at Axminster, said that he felt great interest in the success of this line. His opinion as to the superior merits of the line before the Committee was alSo shared by the inha bitants of Axminster. Mr. T. Holloway, timber-merchant, of Salisbury, stated that there were considerable quantities of timer grown in the districts between Salisbury and Yeovil, which was at present unsaleable in conse quence of there being no means of transporting it to the water without considerable expense. The proposed line, if constructed, would open the dockyards of Southampton and Portsmouth as Markets for timber—elm timber especially, large quantities of which Were grown in those districts. Mr. Dowding, meat salesman, of Newgate-market, was in the habit of receiving from 8 to 10 tons a week of dead consignments from his son, who resided at Gillingham. It occupied one day and two nights to make the journey to London. He had often lost as much as 501. in a day, in consequence of the delays that had fre quently taken plaee by sending meat, first to Andover, a dtstance of 28 miles, and then by the Great Western Railway, that being the ieourse they were obliged to adopt. If the railway went through this 'district, they would, of course, be able to receive the meat quicker and fresher. _ _ _ Cross-examined by Mr. SLAnsi—The Great Western Railway Company had refused to compensate him for the losses he had sus tained by their delay. Mr. AIERRISWETHIR then proposed to call Mr. Oliver, butcher, of Southampton, bat The CHAIRMAN stated that there was no necessity for calling any further traffic evidence. The Committee were quite satisfied upon the point, and were quite sure that no evidence which could be brought forward by the opposing parties could shake the evidence which had been given. The facts spoken to were incontrovertible by this very nature. Mr. MERREIVETHEIt then proposed to call the engineering evi dence. Mr. Locke, engineer to the South-Western, was then called. The line before the Committee had been laid out by him with a view of affording the best mode of conneunlcatiOn between London and Exeter. It was also proposed to carry :he line from Exeter west ward to Falmouth. The total length of the line between Exeter and London, was 170 miles; the distance by the existing route was 193 N miles. On that portion of the line between Salisbury and Basing stoke, a distance of 32 miles, there was no gradient steeper than 1 In 180. On the line between Salisbury and Yeovil, a distance of 41 miles, there was no gradient more severe than 1 in 106—that gradient only occurred once. The lint between Exeter and Yeovil, which was a very difficult country for the construction of a railway, was 47 miles in length. The steepest gradient was 1 in 81, The steepest gradient upon the line between Exeter and Yeovil was lin 78. There was no really substantial difference between the two lines in an engineering point of view. There was no curve upon the line of a Tess radius than 20 chains. The amount of tunnelling on the line between Exeter and 'Yeovil was 2,950 yards. On Mr. Brunnel's line, between Yeovil and Exeter, the quantity of tunnel ling was 4,565 yards. From Yeovil to Salisbury there were 1,830 'yards, and on the line between Salisbury end licisMgrtoke 1,160 yards. The three lines forming an integral and competing scheme between London and Exeter affected also the means of eommunication through districts entirely destitute of railways. The estimate for the Basingstoke and Salisbury Line was • • •• Salisbury and Yeovil • £700,000 yeovil and Exeter .9 Making a total of • There was a surplus of nearly 300,0001. on the line between Exeter and Yeovil, in consequence of one of the branches being thrown out In the House of Commons. The actual estimate would therefore be 2,600,0001., which he considered amply sufficient for the purposes of constructing the line. Cross-examined by Mr. TALBOT.—Yewril was placed upon a branch of almost two miles In length, proceeding from the main line. For a distance of six miles betwcen Sherborne and Yeovil the proposed line would run parallel to the existing line of the Wilts and Somerset Rail way. They did not propose to effect any junction with that line. He thought there should be a narrow gauge line between Bridport . aud Dorchester, in order to complete the chain of narrow gauge commu nication. He did not think that a line could be constructed north ward of Sherborse with a gradient of 1 in 9S, or if it could be, he was sure that it would be attended with very great expense. As there was no probability of the cross-examination being con cluded to-day, the. Committee adjourned till eleven to-morrow. Room F. 1111,44 9 1 : 33, 01KAL1ME ."3_01131 Q3ILIFOXICI 3VNCTI AlirZO 3#474IIXimILILZA sovrrarszoze. Their Lordships met again at the usual hour this morning, Lord Ripon in the cnair ; present, Lords Eldon, Mo n tf or d, Wynford, and Sondes. 31r. WAximixo stated, on the meeting of the Committee, that none of the witnesses whom he was about to call had been sworn, and that they could not be sworn in the House at present, as a legal discussion was now going on, and would probably last for some time. He there.. fore requested their Lordships to hear the witnesses at once, and to leave them to be sworn afterwards. • Their Lordships, after some hesitation, gave their cons en t t o th e eou rse - . . --- - w illTHaddon, a brewer, at Leamington, and Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Nelson, merchants and manufacturers at Birmingham and Ban bury, gave evidence in favour of the line, chiefly in corroboration of that of the wftness called yesterday. Mr. J. K. Brunnel, the engineer to tne line, gave the engineering evidenee,whlch was the same as his evidence before the Committee on Group 33, in the Commons, at an earlier part of the session. It was reported at sufficient length In The Sun at the time, and it is, therefore, unnecessary to repeat it here. He referred to the offer made to the petitioner, Mr. 'Wyse, to refer to any nobleman or gentleman in the country, near his estate, to decide whether or ns the company should buy the whole or any part, or, if so, what part of that gentleman's property, and also to put a price on it. The company were rea6y to fulfil that offer, and to allow Mr. Wyse to choose the referee. lie also made reference to the offers made by the company to the several other petitioners, which he said they were still ready to stick to. Mr. Brunel's evidence was not concluded at five o'clock, at which hour the Committee adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. GROUP H. SALT BY AND LEAMINGTON (ULACICUURN, ra,ESTON, AND SOUTZ LANCASIIIILE 'UNCTION). The Committee met at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Strafford in the chair. .I‘ t t h r e . IN'A.LL l Leamington: r 0 Warwick, o n a account nhte ofa i tisn interfering opposition to with the Crown Hotel. He maintained that a better line could he Po a rtrol l i ic o i f ta t r h o e f line, made, which wort' interfere with less valuable property, and save 50,0001., without in any way detracting from the advantage of the line, and called upon the Committee to adopt this deviation. Mr. Nichol, &surveyor ofLearnington, corroborated this statement. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Laing with respect to severs; inaccuracies In the sections et the deviated line, which, he held, were fatal to it, and that it could not be made. It appeared there was a mistake of 10 feet in the levels, a gradient of 26 chains , being marked 1 in 104, insUad oft in 114. Mr. Daffy, an engineer and surveyor, admitted the mistake, and also that such a mistake would, in many Instances, prove fatal to the undertaking. Mr. Olding, an engineer, said, assuming the section correct, that the line was practicable. Mr. Stanley said his rent was 4501. a year, and that the line would not touch the hotel, bat would run aeroes his farm within 20 yard s of it. • Mr. Hti.Driatm contended that the case was simply one of com pensation ; and after some discussion, a clause was agreed to, that the property of Mr. Stanley should not be interfered with, with- t. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1846. out his consent, and that compeasatlen should be awarded, If Injury was done. The preamble of the Bill for the amalgamation was then agreed to. BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM (GLOUCES TER AND STONEHOUSE). This was a Bill to enable the Bristol and Birmingham Railway to lay down the narrow gauge by the side of the branch gauge from Gloucester to Stonehouse, a distance of seven miles. Mr. AUSTIN opposed the Bill, on the part of the Great Western, on the ground that an agreement had been entered into by the two com panies which this Bill would interfere with. He had no objection to the laying down of the narrow gange even as far as Bristol, but he held that the narrow gauge ought not to be laid at the side of the broad, but within it. Mr: Sanders, the to the Bristol and Birmingham, gave evidence to show the necessity of the narrow gauge to Storehouse, and the Committee adjourned until to- morrow. Room 5. SHEFFIELD. ROTHERHAM, BANNBLZIY, l IVAZEPIELD, HUDDERSIMELD, AND GOOLE. The Committee on this line met at the usual hour, at No. 5 Abingdon Street, the Earl of Radnor iu the chair. The case of the promoters having closed yesterday, the evidence on behalf of the opposition was proceeded with this morning. Mr. Graham, master of the Milton Iron Works, near Sheffield, was examined at great length. The effect of his evidence was to show that a line east and west would give greater accommodation than one north and south. Mr. Rigley, a coal surveyor at Manchester, corroborated the evi dence of the last witness. He did not think that the proposed line would accommodate the coal fields so well as a line east and west. Messrs. Swanwick and Gee, civil engineers, were each subjected to a long examination on the part of the opponents of the line, to prove the difficulties connected with its construction. The latter gentle man stated that it would cost a great sum of money, and that there were more tunnels on the line in proportion than on any other line with which he was acquainted. The Committee adjoume.l till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXVII. The Committee on this group of Bills met again to-day in room 22 (Grand Corridor), Lord Lincoln In the chair, when the case of the LONDON AND SOUTH—WESTERN (LONDON RAIZ GM EXTENSION) was resumed, the pteamble declared to be proved, and the clauses agreed to. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP LXIX. This Committee re-assemoled to-day in room (New Muses of Par liament), Mr. W. Baring in the chair. NVISBECII, ST. IVES, AND CAMBRIDGE 31TNCTION This case was resumed, and the preamble of the Bill eventually de clared to be not proved. GROUP LXX. The Select Committee on this group of Bills re-assembled to-day at the usual hour, in Room 24, New Houses of Parliament ; Sir George Clark in the chair. There were also present all the other members of the Committee, viz., Colonel Peel, the Hon. Captain Carnegie, Mr. Smyth, and Mr. Tower. DUBLIN AND ENNISIEXIMEN. The opposition to this Bill was resumed, Mr. Homing, secretary of the company, was called by Mr. Murphy, to prove noncompliance with the Duncombe: resolution on the part of the proprietors. Mr. RQAN, accountant to the Dublin and Kelso Bank was also called for the same purpose, but nr. , decision on that charge kwas given at the rising of the Committee at four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOLISE OF LORDS. Their Lordships' Committee on the Standing Orders met to-day at two o'clock, in Room No. 1, Parliamentary Offices, Abingdon-street, the Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. In the case of the SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY (WITH BRANCHES). The preamble was proved. BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND STOUR VALLEY —( BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND DUDLEY LINES.) The preamble of this Bill also was proved. CORK AND WATERFORD (TWO LINES.) The preamble of thee Bills were also proved. LEEDS AND BRADFORD (JUNCTION AT BRADFORD). Preamble proved. EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCKS, AND BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. The preamble of this Bill was proved ; as was also that of the GLASGOW, YARNKIRK, AND COATBRIDGE RAILWAY EXTENSION. Their Lordships then adjourned. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Six O'CLOCK, GOODWOOD STAMM 8 to 1 agst The Hero 8 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild 9 to 1 agst Camera Obscura 10 to 1 agst Connaught Ranger 25 to 1 agst Newcourt 25 to'l agst Giantess 25 to 1 agst Morello filly 30 to 1 agst Footstool 25 to 1 agst Druid 80 to 1 agst Lapwing GOODWOOD OUP. 3 to 1 agst Grimston 7 to 1 agst Lothario ST. LEGEA. 12 to 1 agst Fancy Boy DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Von Tromp 40 to 1 agst Epirote 50 to 1 agst Bingham 50 to 1 agst Allertonian MPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at five o'clock precisely. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Messengers from the House of Commons brought down certain Bills. MR. HUDSON AND THE BREAK OF GAUGE. Lord HATHERTON said that their Lordships would recollect that a discussion had taken place in their Lordship's House on the subject of the gauge resolu tions, and he wished to make an explanation upon the subject. On that occasion he made some comments on the break of gauge which happened at Gloucester. He had been since informed that Mr. Hudson had nothing whatever to do with that event, and that he had nothing whatever to do with the Birmingham to Bristol line, and had never been to Gloucester but once. He had, therefore, very great pleasure in making this retractation of his observations with regard to Mr. Hudson, for whose public conduct lie had a !very greati,:respect. Mr. Hudson had even been characterised in his public conduct by the utmost liberality and good faith, but he did not mean to retract his obser vations to the effect that the inconvenience of the break of gunge were very greatly exaggerated. THE GREAT WESTERN COMPANY. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petition from Mr. Ilartnell, complaining of the conduct of the Great Western Company, who had, on the construction of the Yeovil line, entered upon hi s property, and refused to give him any satisfaction whatever. He had received two notices to quit, but no notice what ever of the affixing a price upon his property, so that he had been deprived not only of the enjoyment of his property, but of the money which ought to have been paid for it. He (the Duke of Wellington, thought that, considering the great power which had been conferred on these great companies, they ought at least to have conducted themselves without such trespass as this. He would not conclude without naming the company who had committed what he could not but call this outrage— it was the Great Western Company. The Earl of CLARENDON felt anxious to put the matter in its proper point of view, he having been chair man of the Committee when this line had been passed, and he had conceived it then to be a case of great hardship, and he had provided for the evil, but he was not at all aware or the trespass that had been committed. He yet believed that if this poor man were advised aright in his neighbourhood, he would be able to sustain an action for trespass, and would obtain damages. Lord BROUGHAM was! very glad that his Noble Friend had brought forward this case, for it really was beyond all bt acing that those great companies should have the power to act as they chose. Last session, while presenting the petition of a certain lady, he had been very properly instructed to bring the case of this poor man under their Lordships' notice, and it was one of very great hardship. The fact was, my Lords, that the railway speculators might come on the land at any time they chose, and the owner was prevented from letting his land or improving it, or even using it in his business as a nursery gardener. As for a tresspass, the great probability is, that if this poor man were to bring an action, all the jurors being railway proprietors, be would certainly not obtain even the costs out of pocket, much less get any damages for the injury he had suffered. Lord VIVIAN had always felt that this long time for the railway companies to come on the land was a great evil, and in the London and York Committee, after much discussion, he had succeeded in obtaining a reduction of the time specified in the Bill from seven years to five years. The Duke of GRAFTON vite agreed in the neces sity of curtailing the powers of the great companies. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. SLAVE TRADE DISCUSSION. L Lordships,ord B that UG in s b e e ci g u g e e n d c e to o fgive observingnoti c e thatto theirthe subject of the sugar duties was to .be brought on in postpone -rn w , orro h i h s e m w o otiuolnd respecting e o to tt give ng tb ensoltai slave e e t a b n a o t th b e e r s p b l o a n ce ld t o NinEtenwd wished ett bringto know n Lord BROUGHAM—Of cou rse , i t would much de pend upon the turn the matter took in another place, but if he postponed it until the Bill came up from the other House, the probability Was, that it would be at so late a period of the session that there would be a very thin attendance of their Lordships, and whether decided or not, therefore, he should certainly bring on the sub ject to-morrow week. POLISH CONFISCATIONS. .____ Lord LANSDOWNE stated, in reference to a ques tion put by his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Brougham), in refe rence to t h e unfortunate circum stances which had occurred in Poland, that .he had informed hi mse lf on the subject of the Learned Lord's question, and found that no in fi)rmation had been received from the Austrian Government. But authentic information had been re c-ivied by her Majesty's Government from time to time, and from that information it appeared that the Austrian Government had every disposition to leniency. lie (Lord Lansdowne) could only say that if any one had been involuntarily involved in the unfortunate occur rences that had taken place in Poland, he had no doubt but that the Austrian Government would do them reasonable justice. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his gratification atitbe Information he had received, and strongly condemned ;he Polish insurrection. CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. Lord LYNDHURST intimated that ho had met with the Right Reverend Prelate who interposed at a previous stage of this Bill, and they had gained one or two amendments, and he now asked the house to go into committee pro forma, that these amendments might be incorporated with the others that had been made in the House. He stated that he understood her Majesty's present Ministers had intimated their intention to adopt the measure as a Go vernment measure. If they adopted that mea sure in whole and without change, he would go on with it, hoping to have the support of the Go vernment. Lord LANSDOWNE said that the Government would open every facility for the progress of the measure. The Bishop .of LONDON said there were several difficult points in the Bill, especially the supremacy of the Crown, and the introduction of bulls into this coun try; and he begged, on behalf of his reverend brethren and himself, that the Bill should be postponed to another session. Lord BEAUMONT could not help expressing his surprise at the course pursued by the Right Rev. Prelate and his brethren. The question had been before the House now three years. The Right Rev. Prelate on every occasion of its being introduced had spoken on it, and had had opportunities of dividing the House on it. The two questions, th e supremacy o f the Crown and the introduction of bulls, had been discussed, and every objection met by the Learned Lord, yet the Right Rev. Prelate wished to have it postponed to another session. The Bishop of LONDON explained, and said his reason for wishing it postponed was the a b sence o f his brother on official duties, the discharge of which occupied t he whole of their time.—(Hear.)) As it appeared to him it would a ff ect the vote which the clergy took, he did hope that they would postpone the discussion, as it affected the interest of his right rev. brethren. Word LYNDHITRST said he had nothing to complain of in the manner the discussion was carried on. He desired that their Lordships' would allow him to go into Committee pro forma, in order that he might have an opportunity of printing those amendments which had been agreed to by him and the Right Reverend Prelate, and with which he expressed himself quite satisfiEd, he must say that he was quite unprepared now for any opposition. The House then went into Committee pro forma. ST. ASAPH AND BANGOR BILL. Lord POWIS moved the third reading of this Bill, which was agreed to and passed. (LEFT smuts.) FEES IN COURTS OF LAW. Mr. B. ESTCOTT said that in the course of a debate which took place a short time ago with reference to the system of fees in courts of justice, a geueral inquiry was admi:ted to be necessary into the whole system. Considering what took place in that debate, and what fell from the late Prime Minister and the late Secretary for the Home Department, he was induced to ask the present Secretary for the Home Department if, in the event of a Committee being moved for, he would have any objection to grant an inquiry into the system of fees and compensation paid in the courts of common law and equity Sir G. GREY said, in reply to the question of the Hon. Gentle Man, he considered the subject of fees and compensation in courts of justice, a fit and legitimate subject for inquiry ; and he bad not the slightest hesi tation in giving him an assurance that, in the event of a Committee being moved for, he would be happy to sup port an inquiry into the subjects POOR-LAW REMOVAL BILL. On the order of the day for going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. WODEHOUSE said that when this Bill was last before the House be expressed a desire that it should be postponed. It was not his wish to extenuate the hard ship which attended the removal of paupers, but he sub mitted that they could not proceed with to much caution in legislaiing on this subject. The ground why he wished postponement was that the question should be brought be ore Parliament fully. Thegreat danger which would follow fthe present measure was, that it would throw a vast number of people in a district of a small resources. The committee which sat upon the subject in 1817 said that a residence of three years entitled the party so circumstanced to relief, but to prevent litigation they considered it advisable to accompany that expression of opinion that the party should depose to the fact of such residence before two justices. Tho Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving that the Bill be postponed till that day six months. M. HUME seconded the motion. He considered it rather singular that the Honourable Law Cern missioners gave no recommendation of the Bill. If they had, he (Mr. Hume) did not see any He was anxious that the question should be postponed on this ground. If the subject were to be taken up early next sessions, when the whole of it would be considered, he (Mr. Hume) was not prepared to say that he would not then agree to the settlement now proposed provided an union settlement were established. He could state that in parts of Norfolk entire parishes could remove every individual from its bounds and pass them to a neighbouring parish, called an open parish. He could state on his own knowledge that one parish would have the power of removing every individual from its bounds, and there were hve other parishes in the same district could remove their poor, and obtain what labour they required from the neighbouring parishes. The system would throw the expense of the maintenance of the poor on the most populous and poorest parishes, and thus cause the greatest possible inequality and distress. There were many reasons which might be assigned, but he would only appeal to the Right Hon. Baronet himself, for in the statement which he made to the House a few nights since, when he asserted that he would only take a part of the Bill, he said that he would leave the rest to be considered early next sessions. When the whole subject would come under their consideration at a future period, why should it be proceeded with now? Without any wish to give a further opinion on the subject, he hoped the House would assent to his motion, and postpone the discussion. Mr. BROTHERTON was anxious to state that the manufacturing interest entertained no adverse feeling to the Bill. If the present Bill was thrown out, the House must bear in mind that it would be by the hands of the Government, and not in consequence of the opposition from the manufacturers. Sir G. GREY wished to remove any opinion which might be entertained that the Government wished to with draw the Bill. He proposed that the Bill should go into Committee for the purpose of receiving any amendments which might be proposed by the House. He admitted that the present measure was bt a partial remedy. He did not think the House ought to refuse to proceed with the measure. It would be merely a step to the passing of a more comprehensive measure. He hoped, there fore, that after the gratifying fact which they had heard from the Hon. Member for Salford, that the manufac turing interest did not intend to oppose the Bill, the House would allow the Bill to be proceeded with. Mr. P. SCROPE thought the present Bill removed an old injustice, and introduced in its place a new injustice. He held a list his hand of a few parishes, which set forth the burdens which would be imposed upon them if the Bill was passed ; and he should like to read a few of the state ments set forth in this petition to the House, in order that they might not rush into the great charge with their eyes shut. In the parish of Sutton, Nottingham shire, there were eighty heads of families engaged in agricultural pursuits, entitled to relief, and 90 heads of families, consisting in alto get h er f rom 300 to 400 souls, not settled there, but who, on the passing of the Bill, would become immediately irremovable, and would, con. sequently, become entirely new burdens. In St. Mary's, Cambridge, 100 families would become chargeable to the parish, who were not previously entitled to relief ; and in a parish in Warwick, 300 per sons, not previously entitled to relief, would become chargeable. A petition from a parish in Norfolk stated that the Bill would nearly double the present number of paupers. Such was, in reality, the principle of this Bill, and the support of the poor would be thrown on parishes whose finances were extremely inadequate for that purpose. The Right Hon. Baronet might say that in a future stage of the Bill he would take care to remove this inequality, but he (Mr. P. Scrope) was not sure that those who had an interest in the pas sing of the Bill would allow him to alter its objection able provisions. A parish in Wales, inhabited princi pally by persons who worked in mines in a neighbouring parish, only separated from that in which they re sided by a small stream, would, under this Bill, become chargable to the rural parish on the other side of the river, in which they did not reside. Surely, as the Bill as is stood was not in tended to become the law of the land, it would be better to postpone it until the laws relating to settlement had been clearly defined by the House. He thought it would be better to postpone the Bill till the whole question of settlement was gone into. It mould then be seen what steps were necessary to adopt the Bill to the law of settlement that might be agreed to; till then he did not consider it would be proper to do anything in the matter. Mr. S. WORTLEY believed that the measure, even in its present shape, would prove extremely advan tageous, and be a great boon to the working classes. He confessed he should have preferred the Bill as it was originally proposed by the Right lion. Baronet, the late Home Secretary, still he would support it as it now stood. He could nut conceive how anything mork satisfactory could be proposed than the proposi tion respecting theirremovability of the poor. They could scarcely have forgot the papers that had been placed on the table of the House, showing the great hardships imposed on the poor by the present state of the law. He knew, from his experience in the West Riding of Yorkshire, that the greatest complaints had been made respecting the sending back of the poor in populous parishes, in times of manufacturing depression, to the agricultural distracts. lie was sorry the Bill did not go farther on the subject of settlement than it did, still he was willing to support it in its present form till inquiry was made, as proposed, into the subject. Mr. STRUTT thought the measure ought not to be pushed forward in the present session, but they ought rather to wait till a full investigation into the law of settlement had taken place. They were told that the subject was one of great difficulty. If so, then he considered it would be better to wait till the whole question was fully discussed, instead of passing the Bill in its present shape. They were pro posing a new principle in the Bill—that of immovability; and he considered it could not be properly arranged till such time as the law of settlement was finally disposed of. Now, under those circumstances he could not help think ing that if they waited for a few months, till an inquiry had taken place, which inquiry would by no means pre judge the question, the House would be better able to dis cuss this measure. The Right lion. Gentleman who spoke last stated that those gentlemen who he (Mr Strutt) would not say opposed, but desired the postponement of this Bill, did not seem to consider the labouring poor. He (Mr. Strutt) hoped he should not render him self liable to the charge of a want of humanity towards the poor.—(Hear, hear.) But while they were anxious fur the relief of the labouring poor, they should not for get that they ought also to show some humanity to wards the poor rate-payers—their humanity should not be exclusively confined to one class.—(Hear,bear.) Now, what would be the immediate effect of this Bill ? Why, it would improve upon a great number of poor parishes the burthen of relieving the poor of this country, and the result would be that the poor would hereafter be relievM by poor ratepayers, that burden having been removed from the shoulders of the rich.—(Hear, hear.) When he saw a poor ratepayer, who might have been a pauper, bat who by his own exertion, his own industry, economy, and self-denial, had succeeded in maintaining him self as a ratepayer. He must say, that lie did think that some humanity should bo extended towards such men, and they should take case that no provisions in this Bill should injure them. —(Hear, hear.) There was another provision in the Bill to which the attention of the House had pot been called. He thought .it was now admitted that nothing could be more dangerous than leaving it to the option of the pauper as to the parish, by which he should be relieved It was well know how much the officers and rate-payers of a parish were interested in getting paupers removed from their parishes, and that they would offer bribes and inducements to paupers to swear that their place of settlement was in some other part of the country. It was true that there was a penalty of from 40s. to ht in the Bill against such practices, but how difficult was it to put such provisions into effect. —(Hear, hear.) He trusted, in conclusion, that the House would not proceed eRh the measure at this period of the session. S r JOHN PACKINGTON could not help express ing his great satisfaction at finding that the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment bad made up his mind to proceed with this Bill, and trusted he wonld not be deterrel from doing so by such arguments as those they bad beard from Honourable Members on the oppo site side of the House. One Honourable Gentleman opposed it' on the ground that the Poor -law Commis sioners had made no report upon the subject, but so far from this being the case, he held i n hi s hand a report of the Poor-law Commissioners wherein the very principle that was proposed by this Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Another [Jon. Gentleman urge d as u reason for its postponement that the Bill had been brought forward before it had received sufficient con sideration, but let him remind that Eon. Gentleman that this Bill was introduced so far back as 1844 by the Hon. Member for Dorsetshire ; again in 1845, when it was fully discussed ; and now agdin in 1846.—(Hear.) Mr. PACKE thought that Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire, were the only counties where this Bill would operate beneficially. He thought the poor would be liable to be most tyrannically removed from their parishes, and treated most harshly by the operations of this Bill. He could not consider a measure fraught with more in- Justice than the present one; he would, therefore, oppose the motion for the House going into Committee on this Bill. Colonel WOOD rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE WESTERN ClRCUlT—Dorchester, July 20. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT). CHARGE OF MURDER.—James French, aged 35, was indicted foi the wilful murd er o f J o h n S teers, at Lyme Regis, on the 9th inst. The facts of the case were ex tremely simple. It appeared that on the night of the Bth July the prisoner and the deceased (who was 93 years of age) slept in the same room at a lodging-house in Lyme Regis. Two of the children of the landlord were also sleeping in the same chamber. About half-past twelve o'clock the people of the house were alarmed by cries of " fire," " murder," &c Jackson, the landlord, entered the room occupied by the prisoner, who imme diately jumped out of bed and coma;enced attacking the deceased violently with his fists. He was in a state of nudity at the time, and whilst he was " bearing and thumping the old man in every possible manner," (he prisoner) cried out " murder," " fire," as loud as he couid call. Jackson endeavoured to remove the prisoner, who instantly gave him a violent blow which knocked him down stairs. At length a man named Hodder interfered and the prisoner was taken away from the bedside of the deceased. The prisoner then said, " It's a mistake, it's a mistake; it is not the man I thought it was. I hope I have not hurt him." The prisoner was they taken into custody, and as he was going down stairs he asked for a glass of water, which, however, was denied him, and he said, "You can't refuse me a glass of water!" ." About eight o'clock in the morning a surgeon was sent for, and the deceased lingered until four o'clock in the afternoon, when he died. In the course of the same evening the constable who apprel.ended him asked him " How he could think of beating a poor old man in that way?" and he replied that there were a number of pe-sons round him, and he thought they were going to murder him. "Some of them," continued the prisoner, " were dressed like warriors, with moustachios, and carrying swords in their hands. I wasn't going to be murdered, and so I took my own part." It appeared, moreover, that the constable asked him if he had any quarrel with the old man, and he said, " No; I never had an angry word with him." The constable stated in evidence that he believed the prisoner had been deranged, " more or less," for the last ten years. Some years ago, the prisoner was charged before the magistrates for ill-treating his wig-, and it then became a question whether he ought to be imprisoned or sent to a lunatic asylum. Mr. Marden, a surgeon at Lyme, proved that he made a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased, and that he found the brain was charged with extrava s,ted blood. In his opinion, the deceased died of con gestion of the brain, arising from external injuries, which were very severe, the head and face of the de ceased being covered with bruises. He bad known the prisoner for some time, and, according to his judgment, he was not in possession of his senses. Mr. KAIISLAKE addressed the jury for the prisoner, and stated that he was prepared to call several witnesses, who would prove that the unfortunate man was labouring under hereditary insanity. Mr. Baron PLATT said it appeared to him to be quite unnecessary to call any witnesses to prove that the man was insane, as the evidence already given led to the con viction that he could not at the time have been in such a state . as to render him responsible for his acts. Mr. Duke, governor of the county gaol, informed the Court that last night the prisoner was again in a very furious state, and that he attempted to " tear up" the iron bedstead in his cell, saying that he was beset by people who wanted to murder him. The jury immediately returned a verdict of No , Guilty, on the ground of insanity. The Learned JUDGE ordered the prisoner to be con fined in the gaol during her Majesty's pleasure. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO US E. John Harvey, master of a vessel called the Hope, of Liverpool, was brought before Alderman Gibbs, upon an information charging him with having neglected to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Collector of Customs, alicigreement entered into with the crew, speci fying the wages of the seamen, the quantity of provisions to be received by them, the capacity in which the vessel was to be employed, &c., according to the "Act for the Consolidation of the Laws relating to Merchant Seamen, and for keeping a Register for Seamen." The penalty to which defendant, upon being convicted, was subjected, was 10/. The solicitor to the Admiralty attended to prosecute. • Mr. Brown (solicitor) of Walbrook, appeared for the defendant, who appeared to be very much excited by grog. Mr. W. H. Ross, clerk in the office of the Registrar of Shipping in the Custom-house, produced the book con taining the shipping register, from which book it ap peared that the Hope, of Liverpool, was registered as a British ship, belonging to the subjects of her Majesty, and that the defendant was master from the 9th of De. cember, 1844, to the 15th of July,, 1846, when another Master was appointed. Mr. Brown made several iugenious objections to the information, but The defendant, primed with his favourite beverage, threw contempt upon the professional efforts to relieve h,kni, and told his solicitor that he did not care for legal objections, but would stand upon his own merits. Mr. Brown persevered, notwithstanding the rough prohibition of his client, in his appeal to the bench, and represented that the fault of omission lay With the broker, who received instructions to do all that was necessary in the case, and had failed in his duty. Alderman GIBBS convicted the defendant, and sen tenced him to pay a penalty of 10/. He, however, sub sequently, upon the representation of the defendant's solicitor, reduced the fine to 5/., which the defendant, hissing recovered from his grog-fit. paid gratefully. i The defendant, it was stated, had been a disciple of Father Mathew, but after several months acquiescence in the total forbearance principle, relapsed into his fOrmer indulgences, and betrayed symptoms of fatal obstinacy in matters connected with his own interest. I Two lads, warned John and Thames Slater, were charged with having received money and goods which had been stolen by their brother William .Slater, from dis employers, Messrs. Tebbutt and Griffin, of No. 122, SV - ood-street, warehousemen. The case showed much depravity upon the part of the two prisoners, who it was manifest, had prevailed upon their younger bro ther, a boy only fifteen years old, in the employment of Messrs. Tebbutt and Co., to plunder the prosecutor to a very considerabl e extent, and hand over to them the stolen property. 1 A few days ago William Slater, the boy in the ware house of Messrs. Tebbutt, was brought up before the Lord Mayor, upon the charge of having embezzled Money which he had received on account of his em 4loyers. Upon that oc cas i on h e sa id to the officer who pprehend e d him that his brother had the money. It *as subsequently ascertained that the plunder corn itted upon the firm was considerable; and Wardell, a gilant City officer of the City detective police, was taployed to look for the brothers. The officer took the o prisoners into custody in the Minories, and they did riot for a moment deny the part they had taken in the robbery. They had, it appeared, succeeded in inducing their brother William not only to give to them a large Sum in cash which he had collected for his employers, lsut to steal for them a vast number of silk handker chiefs which had been deposited on the premises. They rigged themselves out in fashionable style, gave twelve guineas for two silver watches, and dashed down to Rochester with between 50/. and 60Z in their pockets. Arrived at Rochester, they set up at an inn, made all the servants in the house drunk, dressed out the cham bermaid and another female servant like ladies, with silk gloves and silk stockings, veils upon their bonnets, and parasols in their hands, and actually turned, not sally the house, but the town, upside down. The two girls, having taken a distaste to their situations, which suddenly became in their eyes too laborious and degrading, accepted the in vitation of the prisoners to be their bed-fellows, and abandoned their duties without the ceremony of t a ki n g leave, to go on a spree with their paramours to aidstone. In a few days the whole of the money dis appeared; the watches, which cost 121., were pawned for 5/.; the new clothes were exchanged for old; the girls walked back to Rochester; and the prisoners returned to London, pennyless and repentant, and were found in a devil-may-care sort of condition, sick and sorrowful. One of them, upon being informed that his younger brother in confinement was very much cut up, declared that the lad was wholly guiltless. Alderman MOON, who sat when the prisoners were brought up, asked them if they weredesirous_ make t any observations? They rdered to be remand e d t i ll replied Saturday. that they had n o t a word to say, and It was said that Rochester has not bad such a flare-up f r several years, and that there was actually a conflict amongst the innbolders for the custom of the prisoners. It is unnecessary to state that the two giddy, nal, irtunate creatures who accompanied them to Maidstone were refused admission into the house from which they had s S T R? y EE departed on so imprudent a spe cu l at i on. PETTY (MiAAmRELLINBGO._RTORUE CAPPING. " —William Ives, potb oy at the Cro or wn and Sceptre public house, Foley-place, ,was summoned before Mr. Italtby for an assault on Richard Franklin. The complainant • said he was a hairdresser, living at No. 40, Henry -street, -s reet,Hampstead-road. On Sunday evenin^ last he was at the Crown and Sceptre public houe, kept by a person named Crusoe, and there he tossed for some wine with the potboy in the tap-room. Afterwards he tossed for money, and having won he was assaulted by the potboy, who struck him twice on the head. A solicitor, who attended for the defendant, elicited the following curious particulars in cross-examination : — Had been in the habit for a length of time of going about to various public houses, and tossing with different p er sons for money. Had won and lost 201 in a night at this business. On one occasion had won of a Mr. Griffiths 40/. Usually tossed t; r 5/. at a ti me , and fre. quently 50/. were won and lost in an hour at the ga me . Had never been at Marylebone Court for carrying on this game. Had been at Bow•strt et on account of an assault arising out of a dispute at tossing, but the matter wu compromised. Did not lire by tossing, Rad a business of hi s own ;f but was accustomed t o t°6- 4 P 4 money. lied frequently tossed o r sums of wo e / o s the Crown and Sceptre. The landlord knew til° t. going on. Did not propose tossing for wine to the Id boy. Whil e playing, a cab-man who was prys eet hirli that he cheated. This led to the assault, during The o 1 the cabman possessed himself of the money. T he .lol in which tossing was carried on was to put d0e 0 " 1 , 5 of pieces of money ; the other party then cried 12e7yof tail, as he might choose. According to the mak ri l sg heads or tails on the pieces of coin the crier eitb er f Go d or lost. The cab-man called him a ---- sworn, he saw hi m c h eat . W ou ld swear h e did not up one of the pieces by sleight of hand. 11 0 For the defence a witness was ca lled to •Pr° l a c le• the complaina n t c h eate d w hi le toss i ng W ith t— „- f.ndant. he t Henry Kemplin, of 5, Howland-street, etu" a plasterer by trade, but sometimes drove 1110' Was at the Crown and Sceptre about h a c k nine on Sunday night, and heard Frankli n 0 160/ lenge the p ot b oy to toss for wine. The - ur at first refus e d, b ut a f terwards went i nto .-,. 11 11:r room and tossed. Th e part i es then tosse d for P, crown. Witness saw Franklin cheat by a "w el h e A known to those in the habit of tossing." Told .i t - iflo , boy of the circumstance, and the otboy fl thought that was true, he would knock the comP:1111 0 -- head off. Did not pick up any money scuffle. t d o r Solicitor—What did you see the complain ant he was teasing? Witness —Seed him do the half-crown csPl ) • ° ‘' ; a beautiful, soiiSolicitor—Sh o w 0 r bd Witness-- ig : w il t 1 0: u t s h the magistrate lotof how ca ci pp ;hest silver, an worship. Solicitor—Ohl no thank you.—(Laughter) 0 0 ' Witness here g a v e a verbal explanation of 00;0 It appeared t o b e as f ata l to the humble gamester ufM famous sau'er la coupe was to the gambler in big; Mr. MALTBY said, he had heard quite e n° , o o l satisfy him of th e rea l c h aracter of the ease' - should therefore distross'the complaint. ...,.., . c , TS. RAILWA/ Sti -atE iVIARNP SToex EXCRANCIE.-Th e R s Of BISTOL, JrL 22. ~.,„iej sales are- B T ristol and S,-, „ -- h {Viii 5... - tion, IA - Caledonian, % - Midland, New, 38% --Newe-asl i• wick, 263, -Norfolk Extension, 2 3-16. IiANCHESTER, JULY 22. ta ttills4, 4 , STOCK EXCRANGE.-'rhe sales are-Ambergate, ,' - ,...P1,,feri Boston, Bcc., 1 % dis.-Bideford and Tavistock, 215. t.': u . a v' s , head and Holyhead Junction, 1% c. dis.-Birmiaghata '' - iii -, Junction, *6 p. - Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool', I°4 Blackburn and Presto n , 534 p.- Cambrid ge and 0110,`',ii,,5,. Derby and Cre we , 3 1 5-16 c. p.-Direct Northern, Ito fed , ' ern Counties, 24 3 4 -Ditto, York Extension, 11 IL' d 17;0! shire, 6 p.-- East Lincolnshire, 18s. 6d. dis.-Exeter ah tis ere % dis.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 16s. dis- - A 4Olll, Dumfries, 15-16 dis.- Grand Union, 15s. 9d. dis. -1111 '';411 1 ,,/, Manchester Railway and Canal, 1 dis.-Lancashire ana ‘ ,ol,`", shire, 1 5-16 dis. -Leicester and Bedford, 5-16 dis.-Livr,':adbai kirk, anti Preston, 1% p.-Liverpool, Preston, 11 , 1art5f, 41 Southport, 13-16 dis. - Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, o n yp.lietl ' p.-Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (1) , ' 5. 1 16 Ks* (c), 9% P. - Manchester and Leeds, Extension, '2 - i;0,- slo' British, Carlisle Branch, I % p.-North Eastern, 214 dis..:,, tr ictO'S fordshire, 3 3-16 p -North Western, 5-16 dis.-Oldliarn col s dis.-Preston and Wyre, Halves (13), 34 p.- Prost° 10 1 die dis• ~dsi / Extension, % dis.-Slietlield, Leek, and Crewe,o-, - and Lincolnshire Junction, 7-16 dis.-Shropshire Union 4 ,% 4, p Canal, 111-16 dis. - South-Eastern and Dover, Halvel.`, o . South Midland, 1 die. -Wlutehaven and Furness, 351 " OP' LEEDS, JULY 22. 24/111 :1 1 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The s a l es are - Eastern Coun ti e s, York Extension, 335. p .-E as t L ancashire, A/ p.--- nudd , y A. s lanchester, 245. dis.-Huriderstleld and Sheffield, 7 4 P .,,lPltte Bradford, 41% p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 5% dis.-London Ditto, Pig., 6'5% Mara - hester and Leeds, k fifth Shares, 8 4 P- - : 1 1 0 ,, I°l, pj" sions, p. - Newcastle and Berwick, North Sb' e ' is, 7, k sr Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions, 111. 110'4110, North British, 9% p.-Ditto, Carlisle 13rauch, 265. 6(1.1!• - .10.al" North Midland, East and West Riding, 13 p._clithet""ol iart e' 17s. 66. die. -Direct Northern, 34s dis.-Great East ern o.', O lt em, 305. dis. - Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 255 ',.. YO l i: 0 , shire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 455. dis.-Lincoln' , A it Leeds, '22s. dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 32 ,,1id/P",„51 4r , and York, 355. dis. - Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Nora I: p. - Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 14s. dhl•-iiidnaP. fordshire, 31. 4s. p.-North Western, 4s. dis.-South ~ 78 . , dis.-Welsh Mi , fiands, 285. dis.-West Riding' Union, 4 ' shire and Glasgow Ukion, 38s. die. ki t HULL, JULY 22. 4 0r ,e,r STOCK EXC H ANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Cennt lng re g,' o p,' tension, 425. 6d.-North British, 32%-Ditto, Half Si' 6, „,,. 1 ' Ditto, Carlisle, 535. 96.-Blackburn, Darwen, and 801t0 . 1 , 14 , 11."01 gate, Nottingham, and Boston, !ft.-Leicester and He w° olllll° -Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, %, aratlor e sislt Driflield Junction, 455. 9 d.-Manchester, Buxton, an , "...-SA ow -North Staffordshire, 51. 75.-South _Midland, 25. "" . 390. -- Potteries, and Crewe, 1 65..-Trent Valley Continuatio n ' Riding Union, 4/. 11s. 4 1,41 - SHEFFIELD, JuLT 22. ~,olsid, 0...., r Sroca EXCRANGE.-The sales are-Grimsby and ~.' ,e,s, I RA 5t....11, 0 ,0 1 :, -Ditto, Extension, 275. dis. scrip.-Ditto, Quarter dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester Extension, 11s. , c1 0 ad,.. 1 1; field and Sheffield, 7% 8.-Leeds, Wakefield, and AL dig. dis.-Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 21 :d. dif•' Western, 7s. 6d. dis.-Sheffield and Lincolnshire, lft. field, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and iii/' Crewe, oi I Is. dis. 1.,, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JULY ' a sjolt lle l!,, STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian EXie sonos7 -Ipswich and Bury Extension, 15s. dis.-Liverpoo l , e e, ` 1 : - P., and Newcastle Junction, 1% dis.-North British, '''' g ' l; oo + P o i . 4 ' 1 235.- North Staffordshire, 314 p.-Newcastle and 1 , 6 t)1 , .„, (Brandling), 22 p.-south - Eastern and Dover, (ha, at 0 d 10• p.-South Midland, par-Yorkshire and Glasgow Unio n, _,, 5 YORK, JULY 22. .., yor 6 )4 31 8 - ri an t London r: a liß n sl d u: Y tto o zn r k ,te , l: l 3 9 ai s ou . n - o: M k2,l al .an t l o d4 n sisi. al id l an : ::ddi , gtoi 2t aioati.l lo: Rives EXCHANOE.-The sales are - Eastern Counties, sa.olll and Berwick, 261 tension, 21 . is.-East Lancasl.lre, No. 1 and 2, 20- 1 P A 8 ,10 014 90.5 12 Banff, and Elgin, 11.88. shire, 5/. 95.-North Western, 1 75.-York , and North -- i-INorioilre, (Norwich), -Newcastle :7 os s r t ) : 1 -- ie i l - Newc stle and I) .. i s r , - r a S A I,o' and West Riding Extension, 141. Bs. EDINBURGH JULY 21. 104 , , 4 . ....4 h rOO_A STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sal are-Aberdeen; ''',.„1 . .....1 1- 1r and County Down, 12s ; and Foliar, 271. 10 s. - DittoH if ShSees, 151- " ..- 1611 ,-- fitl' ' Portrush, 148.-Ayi, and Gall, a , ..... aftabire, 2_ D. .0. ,-Airdrie a ar n e d - B A athgate, 31 .,, 81 ' "Irnissi o ll , 9d.-Caledonian and Dumbarn, ii , ss oway, 11. - ; 1 4 uni0n....4, it Ls Caledonian, 141.-Ditto _6(1.-13ritish lonian Exten.Y t- o r ,a p , riew, Ise ..-c Direct. , 11. 185 . - Chelinsf ---, "• --6 d -clydeStsil7o. ord and Bury, 12s. • . psql. A tion, 17;. ft.- Cornwall and Isevon Central, 1 1 . t 1 " -- ,,014 me ...,, way, 31.-Direct Northern, 18 a. - Dublin an d Ennts . '"olll" - l'a -Dundee and Arbroath, 37/. - -Ditto, New, 211. 58 ' -** of v- ,e, 1 .,.. - Perth, 221. 55.-East Indian Railway, 9s , 3d.-East 0 00 d i v , ctiledonian and i'' a, -Edinburgh and Batbgate, 2/. 158. - -Edinburgh ti l.,....Di nth stinl i j; -Ditto, Halt Shares, 171. 15s.- Ditto, Quarters, t t n . .....1 .. .. de u - SOPI., New, 181.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, I„‘,/..--P".;(117, Leith, and Granton, 151. 106.-Ditte, Preference, ' Du " all - toP i i, and Northern, 71. 195.-Ditto, Newport,ss. 3d.- E„, (11 ..„„ n bare 4 11., 1 ,, e . bles, 11. I4s. 9d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 1.55. - -b,"'",tloo , ,Pla hello, and Musselburgh, It. ft.-Forth and Clyde . 1 ' 1 4" 100. 60 , _...' - Glasgow and Ayrshire, 751 . -Ditto, New Stock , ,''„ 21 , _„a P w. „,, Quarter Shares, 181. 105 . - Glasgow and Belfast U 12 _,..,' • " ° ' 0 " 1 ;..0w -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 1/. 121. Gd.--0 1 r n i 10 0 ; 100 f dee Junction, 11. Its. W.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 5",,. 16kortio l l gow General Terminus, 81.- Glasgow and Greenock' or _.,(11P, Ditto, New, W. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 1/. 158.-Gl m ''„ Witt; Grand Junction, 11 . - Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 1 1 ,• ,',,";g0t,,,017, 4 gow, Kilmarnoeti. and Ardrossan, li. 15s. 6t1.-t" 100. err haven, and Lesmahagovr, 21. 1 78.-Granton Junction, ...,10 1, 01 County Down, 1/. IN.-Great North of Scotland, ti5., 64 6/1_,.',105,, 1 0 and Elgin, I/. Os. 6 d.-Lanark and Lothians, 2/. 0 ' 3 '50 Belfast, and Ballymena, ft.-London, Bristol, and Bath 11110151,401..,, 3s. 6 d.-London and Hounslow, 155.-London an u i j a l f,,,,1F; (Remiligton*s), 15 5.-London and York, 11. -DIU°. an d p. . 15 5.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 26/. 5 5.-Newry and Londonderry, 14s. 6d.-North ~"„ 34:1.:01; 155.-Newcastle Ditto, Halves, 12/. 58.- Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 2 '• Vi, 6s• A . it'C' t , Extension to Dadkeith, 61. 10s.- North Staffordshire,_Ah" spu,„..S",,j Wales Mineral, 141 IN.-Ditto, New, 81. 108.-re; ' - i B ,6d. orn, Junction, s ii fi, t l ,,e /. n t l ri 2 a2 s l. . -. -a n S si c ic o o t e t t i t, s t h ehd C o e nxi n i t ai r dn al l ,i , , Junction - 77 D -n i . t s t e o lo , it.ti s, New, ho. ~.._ 0 8 , ; 4. ‘on d e t .rp t o oo. l2 , , nd i 1 0 . 1 .4;i: - .Shrewsbury and Hereford, 7s.- Shrewsbury, Osst e % trP orO n Ze, I ter, 41.-South Midland, U. 19s. 6cl.- Stirling and D'iurre' Its. 6d. -- Stirling and Midland. 2/. Bs. 6d. -Stratherh " IN.-Wishaw and Coltnese, 471. 10s. 29,,a10 i GLASGOVV, JULY 21. ,viti' 0,/ STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are -Ayr and G all S,srt ° o lt v. British and Irish Union, 41s. 66 . -Caledonian and Di" -- ed --''' P r Extension, 21s. 6d.-Cornwall and Devon Central, SIL ' bad ' 01° D e l 3d.-Ellin a A File, 19e. , 6d.-East Indian Railway, 93. --, Newport, ss. 3d.-Glas gow General Terminus, 'l,r d , 44 eP 0 ~ and Belfast Union, 46 5 . -Gl asgow, Kilmarnock, and ti C7 41 Ag er. Shares (5 per cent. gu ar .), 18%-Glasgow, Dumfries,..ol7aCC:, 335. bd.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 3 .5. r7audee Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 445.-Glasgow and -.... rt i i a, " , c ur tion, 335. -Gl a s gow H ar b our Mineral, 28s. 6d.-Great liu 30 .- : 0 0 land, 55.-Lesmahagow, 565. 66 -Perth and Invernes&und )10. tish Central, 19% --South-Eastern and Dover, New (issued 3' o. 4, 655.-South Midland, 38s. 6d. -St ra th ern Junction ' -t of stilito NEW Ges BURNER.—The following is an 0 . (i / Sir o' a repot t from the Institution of Civil Engineers, i . Aftl. , ;•• Rennie, president, in the chair, dated the 26th ':" viss,,,c , "A gas burner of a novel and ingenious constructiolL t rou: • • hibited. The principal feature of novelty was the ", toe'z tion of a stream of air to the centre of the flame Woe , I of a hollow button in the middle of the hornet. 0 , "1 passing up through the hollow stem of the but t° o ol) e heated, and passed cut by two series of fire-hole s le the periphery, and impinging with more force on t he if #O , of the gas curved it outwards in the shape of a t 111 :911ds the oxygen of the air, mingling with the carbureql4.B 07 4 gen gas, produced a very perfect combustion. . t .t v 7 o9 Or, was quite white down the top of the burner, B °l; ii t ligto steady, as was amply demonstrated by the exc e l ., have d i e the theatre of the institution, where these burners h ave used for some time. It was stated, that in - k e 00°0 consumption of these burners with that of t h e o f!. • ring burner, and trying the power of the two ligP i f, IRA photometer, the new burner gave a better 1ig .. , 0 0010 saving of rather bett er th an one - th i rd of t h e gas ',"atl" It was, we believe, called the ' Universal Burner, , io coa l introduced by Mr. M'Niell." t 0 In interest een n o. THE MODERN ORLANDo. —T h e a n r n e u i n ri e i s eoa e ie n t • rt:uoorvt , i to ascertain the author. The work , of° land° ? "—others to . helot the philosophical and romantic, --., el t CceolßebArEastePrreDzaTu.t),—ang .ofitini sfi tu- ri circles. Some em s one appears are to eag have . eager t o crea lea te rn d wmhuocthi,, The Mode's 00 a d n er c r saant.idr,iciashl o p n iqu e ant combination o. — e at p a ictures of the present—in short, lust A' past with t the .1 ) of composition required to enliven the dulness of -- 0 byptrhieneGessneßraolySalt,eam Navi literary season. Or ee , l ; Chs rieS Pl eteu new and t son of magnificentthe ..."„- any'_enessrpa r. a n rds ng in all the Principal towns Llarnbu of rg er h erra , for g .. zh , ries ii e , ' of ascending ' Keane, of [ADVERTISEMENT J—The opinion of Dr. of — 0 9 0 115;ot . gation Cul"r the pu'r t ermuda, as ;o the ext 5 . , s • to steamship morning, Ointment and Pills in the cure of ol d u l cers c s a o c r Y° 11 0 41 0: 11' expresses himself thu..:—" I thought but little of 1.1.?„,,t15c..°41C1'A at one time, but I was Induced to send to Halifax, l'".ts 0 1 ' s , '; one of his agents, for two dozen pots and boxes, the em e : sorel o e h on some of my patients are astonishing. Old stand-Im o , I_l_l , , C. Ul cers vanished iy th e i r use as if by magic, so that for , cgo—ro• am determined to continue to use them. (Signed) „ t i 0 KEENE, Hamilton, Bermuda." S o ld b y a l l druggists. '''' lessor Ho limey's Establishment, 244, Strand, London • ---- teo BIRTHS. vise°T4 °o On the 18th inst., a t L ong f ord Castle, the y the Folkestone, of a s on. On the 13th inst., at th e V ineyar d s, G rea t n ddB th e lad v of the Rev. A. W. Bucklands, Ryd e , I s le of " Bullen, of a son. vio r ig ht, On the 17th inst., at.Bucklanda, th e wife of Alleyne C. Ya r d, E sq . , of a son. vesr pover' On the 18th inst., at Buckland House, lady of W. Martin, E sq ., o f a son. flu ir Oa the 19th inst., at the Vicarage, Great Stukel e Y' v . ° wife tin , rdon N hire, the w if e o f the Rev. H. Sweetingt °fa 8 010 - On the 20th inst., at Barnsbury.square, Isling t°l3 ' h Rv. J. G. eisch, of a daugter. e Peter 14$ uri t of Ot n e the e 20th inst. H , in Park-square, h the w ife of __-------"'. Esq., of a daughter. OP, MARRIE. • the o f On the 20th inst., at Kimpton, D eserts, CaPo ll „ a tter F. W. Grey, RN., 0.13. , to Barbarina Charlotte, ell" the Ret•. 2♦'. Sullivan. Br O ow n n t , h a e g l e 7 d ti o l l inst., at Barfo n r l d g fhill,Warwicks --- b ire ' l°llsblitit st. O j n am th e e s i s ti c th inst., the Rev. David Rnell, ALA-, 3111 ` — ' 11' j te o r i : hapel, Pentonville, aged 63. La o w r r i e t n h c e e, l E 9t s h ri. i , n a s g t. e , d at 4s W . Warren house, near Uxb ridge ' wi Cl ie n i,f tl il ie ir. 2o C t i l l i ar i l n e s s t. aa i d n de C re ra r, ven-street, Strand , Sa rgb ' the London: Printed and Published by 111IIRDO YOUW°. .7 1 6„„ Strand, Printer, at The Sun 0111 cs, No. 112, Str and. In7i #,,,, t, of the Sayoy, In tb o county of Middlesex. TS ur 23, 1846, HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. Mr. WILLIAM BROWN was introduced by Mr. Bro therton and Mr. Thornely, and took the oaths and his seat for South Lancashire, iu the room of Lord Francis Egerton, now Earl of Ell , !smere. GLASGOW, AIRDRIE, AND MONKLANDS JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr. DENNISTOUN moved that the Lords' amend ments to the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junc tion Railway Bill should be considered and agreed to. Mr. HOPE JOHNSTONE trusted that the consi deration of the amendments would be postponed for a fortnight. After a abort discussion the amendments were agreed to. ELY AND HUNTINGDON RAILWAY (BED FORD EX TENSION). This Bill was read a third time and passed. LORDS AMENDMENTS. The Lords amendments to the following Bills were agreed to Blackburn and Preston Railway. Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western Junction Railway. Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation. Grand Junction Railway (lluyton and Aston and other Branches). Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (Extension to the Cale donian Railway), and Lancaster and Preston Junction Railways Amalgamation. Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway Deviations and Branches. London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch). Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Rail way, &c., Amalgamation. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Rail way (Peak Forest and Macclesfield Canal Purchases). Tenby, Saundeesfoot, and South Wales Railway. REPORTS. The following reports were brought up, agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be printed Australian Agricultural Company. Barr's Estate Bill. Fleeming's Estate Bill. Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway. North Kent Railway (City Extension). Park's (or Yates') Estate Bill. Philp's Charity Estate Bill. Sligo and Shannon Railway. Stamford and Spalding Railway. DUBLIN WIDE STREETS. Mr. GROGAN moved the order of the day for the further' consideration of the report on the Dublin Wide Streets Bill. Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the further considera tion of the report should be postponed for a week, in' order that the evidence that had been taken before the Committee might be printed and laid on the table of the House. Mr. GROGAN would have no objection to the propo sition of the Hon. and Learned Member, provided it would not have the effect of defeating the measure al together. It was admitted on all hands that some altera tion of the law was necessary, and the Committee were unanimous in favour of the Bill. Mr. ESTCOURT supported the Bill. Mr. P. SCROPE trusted the House would consent to the postponement of the consideration of the report, in order that the evidence might be printed. After some observations from Mr. BROTHERTON and Captain JONES, Sir W. SOMERVILLE trusted the House would not read the Bill a third time until the evidence had been printed and laid before it. After a few words from Mr. O'CoNNELL and Mr. Grtooku in explanation, Mr. LABOUCHERE said there were important public considerations mixed up with this Bill, and he was therefore an advooate for its postponement. It ap peared to him that the whole subject of local taxation in Dublin required to be fully inquired into, and the Bill ought to be delayed till suc h an inquiryhad been instituted. It would seem that the late Government had given their sanction to this Bill, but the Noble Lord who had formerly been connected with the Irish office, he was glad to see was in his place. and he should be glad to know from him if any member of that depart ment had given his sanction to the measure. Lord LINCOLN said the Bill certainly was brought under the consideration of the Irish office, but it was before he became connected with that department. He, however, on taking office as Secretary for Ireland, did look into the provisions of the Bill, and certainly his inquiries did not lead to th 9 conclusions which the Right Hon. Gentleman stated he had come to.—(Hear, hear.) Lord WORSLEY said it really appeared to him that it was highly desirable that the House should have the evidence of the Committee in their possession before they passed this Bill. Lord LINCOLN said, since he had addressed the House he had made some inquiries relative to the question of the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite, and he had ascertained that an application was made to his predecessor to introduce the Bill, but he declined doing so because he thought it came within the scope of a private Bill.—(Hear, The consideration of the report was adjourned. EDINBURGH PAVING BILL. Mr. GIBSON CRAIG moved that Standing Orders Nos. 110, 114, 116, 117, and 134 and 135, with the reso lutions of 3d April and 10th June last, in reference to the last mentioned order, be suspended ; and that the Edinburgh Paving (No. 2) Bill be read a second time ; that a breviate thereof be dispensed with ; and that the said Bill be committed to the Chairman of the Com mittee of Ways and Means, and the Members appointed to bring in the same, with leave to meet to-morrow, at one o'clock.—Agreed to. LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN RAIL WAY EXTENSION. Sir ROBERT FERGUSON moved that the standing order be suspended, and that the report on the London derry and Enniskillen Railway Extension Bill be taken into consideration to- morrow.—Agreed to. POOR REMOVAL BILL. The Marquis of DOURO presented two petitions against this Bill. TOBACCO DUTIES. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from some of the most respectable tobacco dealers in the kingdom, which stated that it was impossible to prevent the smuggling or adulteration of tobacco, in consequence of the pre sent enormous duties on that article, and they prayed that the duty might be reduced to one shilling per pound. THE INDIAN ARMY.' The SPEAKER informed the House, amidst general cheering, that be had received from Lord Ilardinge, Governor-Gene ra l o f I n di a , and Lord Gough, t h e Com mander-in-Chief, returning thanks for the vote of Par liament respecting the late spirited conduct of the British army in India. • , THE REPEAL OF THE UNION. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice, that early next session he should move for a Select Committee to enquir e i nto the manner in whi c h the legislative union of England and Ireland was effected, and under what circumstances ; and also to enquire into the effect which the Union had had upon the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Sir ROBERT FERGUSON moved for certain re turns relating to Ireland. FAILURE OF THE POTATO CROP IN IRELAND. Mr. O'CONNELL said, seeing the Rig ht Honour able G ent l eman the Secretary for Ireland in his place, he wished to ask him whether the Government had received any information relative to the anticipated failure of the potato° crop in Ireland, and whether they intended to take any measures to meet the suffering which such an occurrence must necessarily occasion. Mr. LABOUCHERE said, in answer to the question of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, he begged to say that from various qu a rt ers , so me private and some official, Government had received information, that although there was ev ery prospect of an exce ll en t h a r ves t in those tgings which constituted the food of the people, yet with regard to the potato crop, the disease which produced such sad effects last year had made its appearance. With regard to the second question, as to whether Government intended to take measures to provide for the emergency, he hoped the House as well as the Honourable and Learned Member for Cork would see that it was highly important gentlemen should have time to consider a measure which ought not to be pre maturely decide d upon.—(Hear, hear.) JOINT STOCK BANKS (IRELAND AND SCOT LAND) BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, the committal of this Bill was postponed. _ C; )10z 4 0n4