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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF cpmmows, July 22. (Coatinned from our Afternoon Edition of yeeterday.) LANDS AND COMPANIES' CLAUSES CONSOLIDA- TION BILL. On the motion for the second reading of the Lands and Companies' Clauses Consolidation Bill being read, Mr. MILNER GIBSON said, that the - House should not affirm the principle of the Bill under existing circumstances, or at least until they were in possession of the evidence taken before the Committee, and until the Committee made its re port, for it would be premature to take int o c onsideration the Bill as introduced by the Hon. Member for Paisley. With regard to the Bill itself, if his Hon. Friend would con sent to a postponement of it, it would not be neeessary to go into any discussion upon the merits of the Bill. The Bill had been considered by those most competent to form an opinion upon the subject, and they h a d c o m e t o t he conclusion that this measure ought not to be alllowed under any circum stances, as its result would be to impose upon railway com panies difficulties and obligations which they did not antici pate when they obtained their Acts, and which they would be unable to fulfil. Mr. HASTIE said the object of the Bill was to compel railway companies to register a certain amount of their scrip within a given period after obtaining their Act, and he con ceived this was a matter of the utmost importance to the public, because if this Bill were passed, they would be enabled to distinguish the good from the bad schemes. This was the reason which induced him to bring forward the Bill, but after the explanation of the Right Hon. Gentleman he had no difficulty in consenting to its postponement. He must, however, at the same time express a hope that Govern ment would not allow the present session to pass by without taking steps to rid the market of doubtful or useless scheme. Mr. HAYTER argued that the Bill would fail in effecting the object the Hon. Member had in view, even supposing the House agreed to pass it.—(Hear, hear.) Besides, the pro visions of the Bill were not only dangerous, but unconstitu tional. It proceeded upon the principle that the only parties who were interested in the railway were those who had subscribed to it, but there was the public to be con sidered, who were no less interested in the making of the line, and he thought it unconstitutional to allow a certain number of the former to repeal the Act passed for making their railway.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUDSON said there certainly were objections to some of the details; but he thought if the House would allow the Bill to go into Committee, such alterations might be made in its clauses as to render it important for the public that the Bill should be passed into a law. If they dist not pass a Bill of this sort, what did the House think would be the consequence ? Why there would be a re-occurrence of the events of some seven years ago, when parties who had pur chased scrip in the great railways of the north, neglected to register themselves as shareholders in the undertaking, and the consequence was the Company fell back upon the party who had originally signed the deed, entailing, in many in stances, ruin and destruction on those parties who had labour e d under the impression that in parting with their interest in the line they had parted with their liability.—(Hear, hear.) It was but fair that the House, having giving the scripholders power to break up their companies, should confer the same privilege on the party who originallysigned the deed, and he warned the House that if they did not pass a simple measure to compel registration, they would see extensive works com menced and abandoned, and families without end involved in ruin and misery.—( Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. HENLEY and Lord G. SOMEN, BET, the Bill was withdrawn. ART-UNION BILL. Mr. WYSE presented a large number of petitions from various parts of the country in favour of this Bill, and after wards moved that the House resolve itself into Committee on the measure. The Speaker accordingly left the Chair, and the House went into Committee on the Bill. Sir R. H. INGLIS objected to the Bill in principle. It was encouraging what was unquestionably gambling, and encouraging the fine arts in a very questionable manner. Mr. EWART said tile most beneficial results had attended the establishment of art-union institutions on the Continent, and he coald not see why their establishment in England should not do so too. The objection to the Bill, on the ground that it would encourage gambling, was ridiculous; while the second objection of the Hon. Baronet was not borne out by experience. The Bill, however, was not Introduced solely for the purpose of encouraging art. Sir G. GREY said it appeared to him that the objection of the Hon. Baronet was not urged so much against this par ticular Bill, but the Hon. Baronet objected to it because it might lead to other trades establishing similar institutions. His Right Hon. Friend, however, the Attorney. General, had a clause to propose providing against such a result. Colonel SIBTHORP supported the Bill. Mr. HUME said the Bill appeared to him to be a simple mode of encouraging art in this country, where it had been so much neglected. In other countries it was supported and encouraged by the State, but he thought this was the beet way they could do it in England.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE trusted his Hon. Friend the Member for the University of Oxford would not oppose this Bill. He could assure hint that the Art Union institutions in no way encouraged what could be considered in the light of gam bling, and from personal observations hb could bear testi mony to the admirable results the establishment of an Art Union had produced in Birmingham.—( Hear, hear.) Sir DE LACY EVANS was a strong advocate for the establishment of these institutions, and as he thought it was high time they had done something for art in this country, he certainlyshould give the Bill his hearty support.—(Hear.) Mr. EWART referred the Hon. Baronet the Member for Oxford to Dr. Johnson's Dictionary (a quarto copy of which he produced) for the learned doctor's definition of the word " gambling," a term which he had applied to art unions; Dr. Johnson defined " gambling " as "playing extravagantly for money," Ivhich he apprehended could not be applied t art-unions, as the subscriptions were of one guinea, and were distributed amongst several thousand individuals. The clauses were then proceeded with, and were agreed to with several verbal amendments. Sir R. H. INGLIS said, as his Hon. Friend (Mr. Ewart) had taken the trouble to favour him with Dr. Jolseson's defi nition of the word " gambling," he wished Se dak him if the distribution of prizes by lottery was not the very spirit of gambling? Mr. EWART repeated that art unions were not based on the spirit of gambling, and that many eminent lawyers, Sir Fitzroy Kelly amongst others, had given an opinion to that effect. Mr. B. ESCOTT said it was important that the opinions of eminent lawyers should be obtained on the subject. He for one was of opinion that such societies were formed on the principle of gambling. The remaining clauses were agreed to, the House resumed, and the report was brought up by Mr. GREENS. The further discussion was appointed for Monday. NEW MEMBER. The Lord Advocate, Mr. RuTHEaFonD, took the oaths, and his seat for Leith. The Hon. Member was introduced by the Attorney-General (Mr. Jervis) and Mr. Macaulay. THE SUGAR DUTIES. Sir GEORGE GREY informed the House that his Noble Friend the First Lord of the Treasury would be in his place at four o'clock on Friday, in order to bring before the House the question of the Sugar Duties. DEATH BY ACCIDENT COMPENSATION BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill, Sir F. THESIGER said he considered it his duty to oppose it on the ground of its startling circumstances, and the great evils which could not fail to arise under it if it were passed into a law, because it was a hastily got up, and conse quently ill digested measure. The facts to which these re marks particularly referred vs ere those respecting the bringing of actions of the executors and administrators of the person de stroyed by an accident, carelessly caused, and the division of the money received amongst thewidow and children of the deceased. • He was strongly of opinion that the time had arrived when some measures should be adopted by which the widow, children, or relations of a person killed by an accident should have the means of obtaining compensation for the great injury they had sustained by his death, if that death was brought about by the reckless or careless conduct of others. He would suggest, in order to render the measure useful, that the widow of a person killed by the wrong act of another should have the right of bringing an action by his executor or administrator, although his death should have been caused under circum stances which amounted to manslaughter, provided the action was brought within one year from the death of such person. The AT TORNEY -GENERAL thanked his Hon. Friend for the attention he had given to the Bill, and proceeded at considerable length to show that great anomalies could not fail to ensue, under the provisions of the Bill, in the cases of different individuals moving in different spheres of life. He trusted that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Bouverie) would postpone the measure, in order that its provisions might be altered, so as to do away with the inconsistency of various parts of it. Mr. BOUVERIE said the Bill was similar in substance to one introduced this session into the other House of Parlia ment. The House would perceive that the Bill specified two kinds of damages—one to the person injured, and the other to his widow and children; but if the man died, but one kind of damage could be recovered. He had no objection to postpone the Bill for a week, in order that the proposed al terations might be made in it. Sir JAMES GRAHAM pointed out the great difficulties in the way of proving who or what caused the death of per sons by accident, and who were the persons to sue for com pensation. Accidents to a frightful extent frequently oc curred in the mines, from the carelessness and ignorance, and not from the neglect of the miners. Who, in such a case, ought to give compensation t o th e persons injured or their relatives? There were great difficulties in the way which he conceived could not be easily He should be glad, before saying whether he sa r ui ) il e s r u e p o p m or e t . the Bill or not, to hear the opinion of the Lord Advocate with respect to the law of Scotland on the subject, which was generally understood to make provision for the bringing of actions for compensation for the deaths of persons caused by the reckless conduct of others. The Bill was one of which the general principle was a correct one; but the great uncertainty of its wording would pro bably lead to very many and serious mistakes upon the subject. Sir F. KELLY said that he never said that an action might be maintained for the benefit of creditors. He stated that his executors and administrators could bring an action, and that the money which they received as damages might be assets for his creditors. Mr. WAKLEY thought that the Bill was an extremely crude measure, and was drawn up in a very careless manner, and in fact the first clause was totally incomprehensible. He hoped the Hon. Member for Kilmarnock would consent to postpone his motion, until some more definitive measure could be brought forward. It was quite preposterous that any nian who received any inju r y t o hi s li mbs or body, could ob tain damages, while, in the event of his death his relations, who were injured by it, could net recover. Such a state of things certainly required some such measure as the one Introduced by the Hon. Member. Sir GEORGE GREY suggested that the Hon. Member who brought forward the motion should leave the matter to be referred to a Select Committee, on which he could claim the attendance of the Lord Advocate, He concurred with the Lord Advocate that the sole intention of the Bru was not to shift the liability from one party to another, or a new class of persons. It was only to extend the liability in cases resulting in death. It was a curious anomaly in the law, that a man who received any injuiy could bring en action to recover damages for medical attendance and the injury he had received, but if he died in the unit's() of the action ; hie family were not only liable to She expenses incurred in his illness, but to the expenses of the action. Some alteration in that state of the law was desirable, and as the Bill for the abolition of deodends was one of a somewhat similar nature, he would suggest that it be also referred to the Select Committee on the present Bill. Sir J. GRAHAM suggested that the Bills should be re ferred to the Criminal isaw Commissioners, and that the fristion should be for the present postponed, in order to give time for due deliberation on the subject. Mr. HENLEY agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet, that the question was better referred to the Criminal Law Corn. neissioners, but wished to know what provision had been made by the Bill in cases where the party might at first be subject to a criminal prosecution, and afterwards to an action. He did not think that the Bill had made any provision for such a case. After some further conversion, the question was postponed natil Monday next. THE SUN, LONDON, - THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1846. tnittee to the fact that a few days ago this Bill was referred to the Committee to meet on the 3d of August. It appeared that this arrangement was altered last night, and the only intimation the opponents had was by the votes this morning, but at too late a period to be present at the opening of the proceedings. ft was nearly twelve o'clock before the parties could be present, by which time the preamble was declared proved. Pleittoped, therefore, the Committee would recal their decision till his case was heard. The CHAIRMAN considered it would be as well to postpone the further consideration of the matter till to-morrow, and in the mean time the Committee of Selection could be consulted on the point. RUGBY AND LEAMINGTON. This Bill was next proceeded with. The scheme was opposed by two petitioning landed proprietors. Witnesses were called from Rugby and Leamington, showing the great benefits the line would confer on the inhabitants of these towns and districts. Mr. Robert Stephenson was examined on the engineering peculi arities of the line. lie stated that the steepest gradient was lin 120, and the severest curve a radius of half a mile ; the estimated capital was 360,0001. • The witnesses were examined with the object of showing that the line might have been as efficiently laid out as It was, and havo avoided the residential damage complained of, bat no point of material importance was elicited. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXVII. The Committee on this group of Bills met again this day (Lord Lincoln in the chair), and were occupied the whole of the day in hearing evidence on behalf of the LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (LONDON... BRIDGE EXTENSION), and adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow. EDUCATION OF APPRENTICES. COPY OF A CIRCULAR LETTER TO THE SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE SEVERAL DOCKYARDS. Admiralty, June 27, 1846. My Lords being of opinion, with a view to the pro motion of greater emulation among the apprentices educated in the dockyard schools, and to the better regu lation of those schools, that a general system of reward and punishment should Ice established in them, are pleased to direct:- 1. That the Inspector of the Greenwich Schools be requested to undertake the duty of making an annual tour of inspection of the dockyard schools, for the pur pose of examining into, and reporting on their condi tion, and that, at such annual examination, a certain number of prizes, to be hereafter determined by their Lordships, on the recommendation of the inspector, be distributed among such apprentices as may appear to him and to the School Committee to be the most de serving of such rewards. 2. That in cases of grave misconduct, or of repeated neglect and disobedience, the Admirals and Captains superintendent of the several yard s , on t h e recommenda tion of the school committee, be authorised (in addition to such minor punishment as they may deem it neces sary to resort to? to mulct any apprentice, who may be guilty of such misconduct, of time and pay for any time not exceeding one month, or to order such apprentice to work extra hours without extra pay ; b ut in all eases of such extraordinary punishment, a speci a l report i s to be made to their Lordships, specifying the nature cf the offence, and the degree of punishment i n fli cted ; and if, notwithstanding such punishment, any apprentice should prove incorrigible, and by his bad example endanger the order and discipline of the school, the superintendent is to make a report accordingly to th e i r L ordships, who will decide whether it may not b e f or t h e general good that such apprentice should be discharged from the service. 3. My Lords are also of opinion that it is es sen ti a l to the good of the service, that a certain limited number of such apprentices as may display ext raor di nary ability should receive a more scientific ed ucat i on than that which they can obtain in the ordi nary dockyard schools, and they therefore, direct that the in s p ector of the dock yard schools shall, at his annual examination, select a certain number of such of the apprentices as shall have completed the fourth year of their servitude, for such superior education during the three remaining years of their servitude, in the following proportions for each yard, viz.:— Portsmouth Devonport 2 , Chatham Sheerness 1 19 Pembroke 1 „ Woolwich and Deptford Total 8 4. That the selection is to be made with reference to comparative talent and proficiency, coupled with good conduct, of which a certificate from the superior ship wright, officers, and schoolmaster, must be produced ; and that in order to obtain greater security that the most deserving of the candidates shall be selected, the inspector shall, after the general examination, set apart for re-examination such of the apprentices qualified for selection (that is, who shall have completed his fourth year of servitude) as may appear to him to have dis played superior ability and proficiency ; and that on the result of this re-examination, which is to be held in the presence of the school committee, the final decision is to depend ; but that no apprentice is to be so selected unless he shall pass, to the satisfaction of the inspector, an examination in arithmetic, i❑ the three first books of Euclid, and in algebra to quadratic equations, and a discretion is nevertheless to be exercised by the in spector as to the qualification of the candidate for selec tion, notwithstanding that he be the best of the school. 5. That in the case of Woolwich and Deptford yards, from which combined one apprentice only is to be an nually selected, the general annual examinations of the two schools are to be held separately, bnt that the ap prentices chosen for re-examination, for the purpose of selection, are to be examined together in the presence of the school committees of the two yards. 6. That if in any school none of the apprentices should, in the opinion of the Inspector, be qualified for selection, the next best qualified unselected apprentice is to be selected from some other yard ; and that, with a view to this contingency, the Inspector is to note the names of the canditates best qualified after those on whom the selection may have fallen. 7. That the apprentices so selected from the several yards (unless their parents or guardians should object, in which case the next best qualified apprentice is to be chosen) are to be removed to a separate school in Portsmouth yard, to be called the Mathematical School, in which they are to be instructed during the three remaining years of their apprenticeship, by the profes sor of mathematics, and the mathematical assistant of the Royal Naval College, in the higher principles of pure and mixed mathematics, as applied to practical purposes, and by the superior shipwright officers of the yard in the theory of the science of Naval Archi tecture ; but that they are, notwithstanding, to be em ployed like the other apprentices of the yard in learning the practical part of their profession, in the actual build ing and laying off of ships ; and the professor of mathe matics and the master shipwright, in concurrence with the inspector, are to draw up ani transmit through the Rear-Admiral Superintendent a detailed scheme of in struction and employment, for the consideration of their Lordships. 8. That the professor of mathematics, being a clergy man, or if it should be incompatible with his other duties, the chaplain of the yard, be required to attend to the moral and religious education of the apprentices in the mathematical school, and that the Inspector is to report specially on the state of the school in these re spects at his annual examination, as well as with re spect to the proficiency of the scholars in scientific attainments. 9. That the apprentices belonging to the mathemati cal school be required to attend the lectures on chemical and experimental philosophy now given to the officers of the yard. 10. That as the pay of apprentices when removed from their parents or guardians is insufficient to pro vide for their maintenance, those selected for instruc tion in the mathematical school are to be victualled at the public expense, under such arrangements as may hereafter be determined, and they are to be lodged within the dockyard, in the building of which a portion is at present appropriated to the Dockyard School. 17. That the Rear-Admiral Superintendent be di rected to call on the master shipwright to select from among the unmarried shipwright officers, some compe tent person to have charge of th e di sc i p li ne of the mathematical school, within the limits of which, apart ments are to be provided for him, in which he is to reside. 12. That, subject to the above general regulations, the Rear-Admiral Superintendent is to consult with the professor of mathematics of the Royal Naval College, and the master shipwright of the yard, and to submit to their Lordships, for their consideration, the details of such further regulations as may appear to be required for the proper management and discipline of the school 13. That it is to be distinctly understood that the apprentices to be selected for instruction in the mathe matical school are to have no further claim to pro motion to the higher grades of their profession than that which, it must be presumed, superior scientific attain ments and professional skill will necessarily give them ; and it is, therefore, essential that their instruction in the practical operations of ship-building should be as much attended to as its theory and science. And in order that the prospect of promotion to the higher grades may still be open to those apprentices who may not have had the good fortune to be selected for instruc tion in the mathematical school at Portsmouth, but may subsequently recommend themselves to the favour able opinion of their officers by their good conduct, skill, and professional attainments, my Lords have pur posely limited the pupils to be taught in the mathe matical school to such a number as, it is estimated, will be sufficient to fill ORe-half only of the vacancies which occur in such superior grades on the a verage o f years, leaving the remaining half to be filled by selections from among the shipwrights educated in the ordinary schools of the dockyards. By command of their Lordships, H. CORRY. !ASE OF POISONING IN FRANCE.—A trial was com menced at Strasburgh on the 26th ult., which has excited the greatest interest, not only in that t own , b ut t h roug h out The atio n charge h o a f r g the e is s t o r t: , s e b o u f rgh p murder rofe s t s poison, do no tm i neyowisntdeci mystery, coincide the e, i'r a n d c e e cia r with those of the Parisian chyrnists. Last N ovem b er an ad vertisement was publiished in the newspapers, i nv i t i ng those who could give inform a ti on re specting a certain fl our - dealer who, during an attack of f e ver, had risen from hi s s i c k b ed and taken to flight, to do so at a given address. Th e dis appearance of the man re mained a complete until a few days after his body was found concealed in a water closet. The body was cut up in pieces, and the heart and entrails, which were also afterwards disco vered, removed. An inquiry immediately led to the suspicion that the wife of the unfortunate man had committed a murder upon her husband, sad taken out the heart and bowels, in order to avoid an accusa tion of poison, in case of an evental discovery and examina tion of the remains. She was immediately arrested, and the entrails and heart of the murdered man given up to the pro fessors of the university, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they contained poison. A well-grounded supposi tion that this must be the case was the more general, inas much as arsenic was found in the house of the accused, a n d it was also proved by an apothecary that the prisoner had analysis, such poison in the preceding August , from which period th e d ecease d h ad commence d t o s icken. The chymi ca l edin it a professors of Strasburgh d ec l a red that they had found no traces of arseni c i n th e rema i ns d e livered to them. The au thorities engage d i n the i nvest i gat i on were, however, no t satisfied w i t h th i s statement, but sent t h e corpse to Paris f or where Professors d s D o u s v e e o ri f i i tt e, rs C en h i e c vali T er h , es a e nd pr k o ' f l e a s i s icl o i r i s i discovered are now at Strasburgh, and at the trial repeated their state ment. By desire of the Court and jury, the trial was ad journed for the purpose of making a renewed analysis, of which the result has not vet been made public. The ac cused, who wishes to make it believed that her husband poi soned himself, has a very bad reputation; and, in tltv course of the trial, another crime has conic to light. It appears that five years ago a step-child of the accused fell from a garret window, and was picked up lifeless. All the facts conspire to prove that in this case also a wilful murder was committed by the accused in order to insure a larger inheritance to her own children. CRICKET.—The first match this season between the Windsor and Eton Star and the St. James's Metropolitan Clubs came off in the Borcas, at Eton, on Monday. The re sult, however, show e d th a t th e Dietropolitans were either over-matched, or th a t th ey were n ot in " playing cue." In both the innings th e y cou ld on ly number 91 runs, being defeated, in one in n i ngs , by 78 r uns —The match between pay thieGeresntlemett gained in v. th th e e P s l e a c y o e n r :l winansicugonst,inl42se.d yesterday.Thegentlemen The had only one wicket down, when time was called, having gained 17. It will thus be seen that all the wickets, s ave that of Sir F. Bathurst, are to go in this morning, to obtain 109 runs to win. There is more betting on this match than on any which has been played this season. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ROME ClRCUlT—Maidstone, July 22. The business for the county of Kent commenced on Tuesday morning. Mr. Baron Parke sat on the Civil Side, and Mr. Justice Coltman presided in the Crown Court. There were thirty-seven causes entered, five of which appeared to be special jury cases, but it is under stood that three of them, which involve the question of gavelkind tenure, will not be tried. In the Crown Court there were fifty-three persons for trial, but most of the cases were of the ordinary description. HENDSOR V. HALLS AND ANOTHER. This action was tried on Tuesday, and occupied the Court upwards of twelve hours, and was not concluded until nearly eleven o'clock at night. The plaintiff, who is a professional gentleman, sought to recover from the defendants, who are directors of the Gravesend Diamond Steam-boat Company, cor4ensation for an injury he received on board one of these vessels, called the Eme rald, through a collision with the General Steam Na vigation Company's vessels, the John Bull, and which was alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the persons having the management of the former vessel. As is usual in these running down cases, the evidence was very conflicting but the jury in the end returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 251. Mr. Montague Chambers and Mr. Leech were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Bovill for the defendants. MERCER V. CURLING. This was an action to recover compensation for certain services performed by the plaintiff, on account of the de fendant, in reference to the projected railway called the Kentish Coast Railway. Mr. Sergeant Channell and Mr. Peacock appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Locke for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff is a solicitor at Rams gate, and the defendant in the year 1845 was engaged as solicitor for a railway speculation, called the Kentish Coast Railway, and his name appeared on the prospectus of the Company, as he acted in that capacity. The plaintiff was employed to make up the books of reference for the neighbourhood of Ramsgate, and was engaged in other matters in connexion with the railway, and he now sought to recover the amount of his demand for those services. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 231. 7a. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, July 20 BIGAMY.— REGISTRY OFFICE MARRIAGE. - Richard Major, aged 24, was indicted for marrying Eliza Birley, his first wife Martha Jane being alive. It appeared by the witnesses that the prisoner and Martha Jane Rumel, both being under age, were mar ried on the Bth June, 1841, at the Register-office, Man chester. After living with his wife eight months, he left her, and went to work at Sheffield for Mr. Birley, at wood carving. He paid court immediately to Birley's daughter, and after eight months married her at Roth cram Church, and returning to Sheffield lived with his new spouse eight months, and left her also. Birley got intelligence of the previous marriage, and took up the prisoner. The defence set up by the prisoner was, that the mar riage at the Registrar's-office was a nullity ; that his father-in-law had told him s o, a ddi ng t h at te young man and woman were both free from all matrimonial contract, being under age at the time of the registra tion. He was therefore at liberty to marry Eliza Bir ley, but her father caused the prosecution through sheer spite, because the prisoner would not work any longer with him, and pay the rent of a house he (Birley) had taken for the young couple. The jury disregarded this ingenious defence, and found him Guilty, and sentenced him to eighteen calen dar months' imprisonment with hard lab our . • Had the prisoner not been so young when his mar riage was registered, the Learned Judge, Mr. Baines, told him the sentence would have been transportation. Richard Hague, aged 26, was indicted for breaking and entered in the night the house of John Keen, at Sheffield, and stealing bed-hangings, a sheet, and other property, on the 22d of June last. Mr. Heaton and Mr. Phillips prosecuted.—The jury found him guilty of bur glary, and a previous sentence for felony against him having been proved, the Learned Judge sentenced him to be transported for ten years. York Castle, July 21. CIVIL SIDE. CRIM. CON.—WOOD V. NICHOLSON. Mr. KNOWLES stated the case for the plaintiff, who was a man of a respectable condition in society, an at torney by profession, but carrying on also a small farm ing business, at or near Leeds. The defendant was his intimate acquaintance for years, and was a brewer in large business in Hunslet-street, in that town. The cause of action, there was good reason to believe, had subsisted for three or four years before the knowledge of the guilt of the parties came to the husband's ears, and it was to be regretted that the plaintiff had been mar ried to his wife 18 years, and had had a large family by her, of whom five children were now alive. It was for having deprived him of the society and comfort of a wife under such circumstances that the plaintiff endeavoured to obtain at the hands of a jury compensation for his loss through the hypocrisy and treachery of his sup posed friend. Several witnesses were called to establish the plain tiff's case, the chief of whom was a man named Robin son, a person of equivocal character. He stated that Mrs. Wood was continually running after Nicholson, and he swore to direct acts of criminality. The greater part of the evidence is unfit for publication. Mr. BAINES made an able speech for the defendant. He observed that nothing could be more clear than that this case had bees got up by the plaintiff to get rid of his wife, by whom he had had a large property, and who had borne him a large family, and was a careful, indus trious woman, as well as a good wife and mother. The attempt was the more to be reprobated because the par ties had lived for several years in affection and harmony. The Learned Counsel called several of Mr. Wood's servants, a governess, two medical gentlemen, and a col lector of taxes. The servants and governess gave Mrs. Wood an excellent character, and deposed to various acts of ill. treatment on the part of her husband, and im pruper attempts to procure evidence against her; and one of the medical gentlemen stated, that Mr. Wood had endeavoured to obtain a certificate of his wife's in sanity. The result was a verdict for the defendant. MIDLAND CIRCUIT—Lincoln, July 20. (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) CRIMINAL COURT.—CASE OF ADMINISTERING POl- SON.—Joseph Heggett, aged 23, was charged with hav ing, on the 4th o: June, at Spalding, administered to Henry Goodliffe a certain corrosive sublimate of which he died. Mr. Wing conducted the case for the prosecu tion. The prisoner was undefended. The facts of the case were very few. The prisoner and the deceased were labourers; the deceased being of the age of 18. He had complained to the prisoner of being diseased, which he was afraid would come to his master's ears, and he should be discharged; and he wished to know of the prisoner whether he knew of anything that would do him good. The prisoner stated he had before cured himself with something, and he would give it to de ceased, whereupon he obtained some corrosive sublimate, aed the deceased, taking too large a dose, died very shortly after. The only question in the case was whe ther the prisoner had acted with that degree of careless ness which would make him amenable to the law, there being no doubt his intention had been to do the deceased good rather than harm. The jury acquitted the pri soner. BIGAMY.—James Handley, an Irishman, was charged with having intermarried with one Sarah Lahau, his former wife being still alive. Mr. W. 11. Adams con ducted the case for the prosecution ; Mr. Griffin de fended. The prisoner married his first wife at Bedford, as far Living ing anda th very at catwa was to d dog theyas ag th re e ed yea in r 1836. 0ne thing, separate. The wife continued to reside at Bedf o rd. life b , ac The husband, after roaming about in different directions, settled down at Stickney, in Lincolnshire. where he set up housekeeping. In the October of 1844. the second wife, a widow, came to lodge with him, and in the March of 1845 they married. The case was clear enough, but the fact of the length of separation, and other matters, were extenuating circumstances. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence six months' imprisonment. Nothing of interest occured in the Nisi Prius Court. July 21. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTEION and a common jury.) SNAITH V. NEWCOMBE. - LIABILITY OF RAILWAY DIRECTORS. ..... . This was an action on promises. The plaintiff is an attorney practising i❑ this county ; the defendant is a solicitor and proprietor of the Stamford Mercury, a paper of very extensive circulation, and the action was brought by Mr. Snaith to recover from mr. Newcombe, in his capacity of a director of the Peterborough and Notting ham Junction Railway, the sum of 731. 10s. for deposits paid on account of certain shares which the plaintiff had purchased in that undertaking. This sheme was adver tised to consist of 27,000 shares. To the provisional committeemen 6,000 shares were allotted ; to the ma naging directors none in the first instance, although subsequently some of them did take their 100 shares, and Mr. Newcombe himself paid 200 guineas out of his pocket, as did several others of the managing directors, towards the expenses of the undertaking. There were applications for 400,000 shares. The plaintiff had ap plied for 50, and as a favour was allotted 35. It was proved the plans and sections had been prepared, but owing to the panic, and the subscribers refusing to pay their deposits (even the thred shillings per share re quested of them by letter), the scheme did not go on. As to Mr. Newcombe being a director, the principal evi dence was his name appearing in advertisements con tained in his own paper. The Learned Judge so strongly intimated his opinion of the insufficiency of evidence to fix the defendant with liability, that the plaintiff elected to be non-suited. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) ABDUCTION 07 A HUSBAND.—A female of the name of Westmorland, and four respectable-looking farming men, were indicted for conspiring to seize the person of one J. Toiler Westmorland. The prosecu tor, as appeared from the evidence, is a person posessed of some property, but had for some time past been separated from his wife, to whom he allowed 1001. a year. The wife, not satisfied with this arrangement, with the other defen dants, seized the prosecutor at his place of residence a t Bourn, in thi s county , pu t him into a chaise, and carried him away to a lone house near the sea, the property of one of the defendants. He was, however, soon found out and brought back. It was alleged that Mr. West morland was not in the fullest possession of his f acu l t i es, and that the proceeding was not dictated by any im proper motive. The defendants recalled their plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty to the common assault. The prisoners were bound over to keep the peace for fwe years to Mr...Westmorland in their own recogni- BATHS AND WASHHOUSES BILL. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, objecting to the 3Gth clause of this Bill, by which provision was made for the erection of baths for a higher class of persons than the class the Bill and subscriptions were intended to benefit. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, and the Bill then passed through Committee.—Report to-morrow. ELECTION FOR DUNDALK. On the motion of Mr. PARKER, a writ was ordered to be issued for Dundalk, in the room of Mr. Reddington, who had accepted the office of Under-Secretary to the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL (No. 2). The further consideration of the report on this Bill was postponed until Friday, in order that Lord Morpeth might consult the other Commissioners of Woods and Forests with respect to it. SUGAR DUTIES. Mr. PARKER brought in the Sugar Duties Contin uance Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. SABBATH TRADING. Mr. HINDLEY then rose to ask leave to introdcce a Bill to amend the law with respect to Sunday trading, when An HON . . MEMBER remarked that there were not forty Members present. On the House being counted there were not twenty Mem bers, and the Speaker adjourned the House till to-morrow. RAILWAY C MMITT EES. (YESTERDAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. CORNWALL. (Continue./ from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) This witness was cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAyE, and stated, with respect to the passenger traffic between St. Austell and Truro, which is carried on by vans, that these vans were used chiefly by persons of " a low class." On being asked by the Learned Ser geant as to whether he had ever used this mode of conveyance, ho replied, " that he had never travelled this way himself, though he believed barristers had."—(Considerable laughter.) After hearing some further evidence in detail, Mr. Avery, mer chant, of Boscastle, was examined by Mr. Rows, and stated that he did not believe that there was 40,0001. worth of property sent into Cornwall during any one year. There was a traffic carried on be,- tween Bristol and Hull, but it was very inconsiderable. In his opi nion there was not sufficient traffic to support a line from Plymouth to Falmouth. Some further evidence was then given, after which the Committees adjourned. Room B. LEICESTER AND 237-DPORD. Tkis Committee met to-day at eleven o'clock. Some more evidence having been given In opposition tot the link , to the effect that there was not sufficient traffic to support the railway , Mr. lIIDLTARD addressed the Committee on the part of the oppo - nents to the Bill, contending that the present ought to have bow the undertaking of the Midland Company, and not of an independen t company, b, filch would alone render It a pruflteble speculation. lie also contended that the circumstance of Northampton not being pro vided with accommodation by the proposed line was of itself suf ficient to disentitle the Bill to the favourable consideration of the Committee. Sergeant WEANGHAM replied, and the Csmmittee decided that Bac preamble of the Bill was not proved. Room C. lII.ACIEW'ALL RAILWAY (WIDENING). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After some conversation between Mr. Forsyth and Mr. Freshfielti, his client, the former stated that their only object was to obtain equal accommodation and equal space, and obtaining these they were quite ready to come to an accommodation. They proposed to the Blackwall Company not to take their warehouses without conveying certain property not in their possession, but which they might possibly get either by private negotiation or a Bill neat To this Mr. Adams objected, and the parties retired to negotiate, it having been agreed with their Lordships that they should appear again in a quarter of an hour, but three quarters elapsed be forere-entering the room, and then another quarter elapsed before any statement was made, after which Mr. NVHATELEY stated that an arrangement had been entered into, by which only a portion of the property of the Dock Company would be taken, and the only question was about the introduction of a clause. On Lord ILernEaros's intimation that he conceived that an agreement was quite suflicien—the was a party to several himself— that was definitely decided upon. Mr. Tite, who is a director of the Globe Insurance Office, having spoken on that point, The preamble was then allowed to be proved, the clauses were gone through, and the report was ordered to be brought up. Room E. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. LONDON, SALISBURY, AND YEOVIL. The Committee appointed to inquire into the merits of these lines met this morning for the first time. The members of the Committee were Lord Beaumont (chairman), Lords Dartmouth, Raufurley, Car rington, and Delawarr. The preliminary proceedings having been arranged, Mr. COCKBUEN proceeded to open the case on behalf of the pro moters. An objection was taken, at an early stage of the proceedings, by Mr. Talbot, against the course proposed to be adopted by the pro moters of taking the three Bills together. The Committee, however, overruled the objection, intimating, at the same time, that the Interests of the parties opposing the Bill would not be prejudiced iu thelminds of the Committee by the adoption of such a course. The Learned COUNSEL then proceeded at considerable length to point out to the Committee the course of the proposed lines, and commencing at Exeter. He said that the station at that town was the most convenient for the interests of the town which could possibly be made. Leaving Exeter, the line proceeded to Honiton, and thence proceeded through Axminster to Yeovil. The total length of the line between Exeter and Yeovil was 47 miles 49 chains, and the estimate for that portion would be about one million. The attention of the Committee was next directed to the de cision of the Committee of the House of Commons, upon the merits of the line, upon the case of the property of Lord Digby, Sir W. Oglander, and others. The total saving of distance between London and Exeter would be between 24 and 25 miles. The scheme originally' comprised three different junctions, but they were now fused into one, and the South-Western Company had guaranteed a dividend of four-and-a-half per cent. upon the whole capital sub scribed. which was raised principally by local subscrip tions. The great objects of the scheme were not so much for the purpose of affording accommodation to the northern traffic as for giving the means of a direct and speedy connexion between the metropolis and Exeter, and also to the counties of Devon and Cornwall ; this object would have been frus trated, if the line proposed by the Exeter Great Western Company bad been sanctioned. The effect of sanctioning that measure would be to destroy the through communication, because the district between Exeter and Yeovil would be laid down upon the broad gauge system. The Committee of the House of Commons, taking this matter into their consideration, had considered it necessary to introduce into the /1111 a clause making it imperative on the company, should the Board of Trade think flt, to lay down upon their narrow gauge line additional rails to snit the broad gauge ; by such means the interests of the Great Western Company would be protected, and the line between Exeter and London would be pre served in its integrity. It was necessary for the interests of the country through which the line passed, and with a vie'.v of effecting a more speedy communication between the metropolis and Exeter, that the line should be in the hands of an independent company, and not in the hands of those whose interests it would he to carry the traffic along their more circuitous line. If the present line were sanctioned by their Lordships, and left in the hands of an independent company, the salutary effect of im posing a check upon monopoly would be felt by all the parties in terested in railway accommodation In the districts through which the line passed. The present line being on the narrow gauge, it would afford the means of continuous communication between the ports of Dover, Sheerness, Southampton, and all the country on the east part of England, with Exeter and the western counties of En gland. With reference to London, they would have three distinct sta tions, they would have a station, which was at present in existence at Nine Elms, for the convenience of that portion of the metropolis; there would be another station at the York-road, Lambeth, which had re eeived the sanction of the Legislature, and would shortly be com pleted ; and there would also be another station at London-bridge, should the Legislature sanction that extension. The Royal Com mission had reported favourably of that extension, and a Committee of the House of Commons was now sitting on the merits of the Bill, and he had no doubt whatever but the scheme would receive the sanction of the Legislature. With reference to the opposition on the part of landowners, there was none of any nature sufficient to justify the rejection of the measure ; and he did not think that his Learned Friend who represented the interests of the Great Western Company could have any Lxus standi before the Committee. In conclusion, he called upon the Committee to sanction the present line. He would proceed to call evidence which their Lordships would see would fully corroborate the statements he had made. Mr. Salter, brewer, of Exeter, was then called, and examined by Mr. MtazwETHER, who stated that he consumed large quantities of malt ; he purchased his barley principally at Salisbury, and if the present line was constructed I: would afford him great facilities for obtaining it from those places. After some further evidence, the Committee adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. Room F. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD 3UNOTION— AND BRANCHES. (Continued fret* our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Shaw, a magistrate at Birmingham, and manufacturer and merchant, then gave similar evidence. Mr. Muntz, M.P., and Mr. Philip Muntz, his brother, gave evi dence similar to that given by them before the Committee of the House of Commons, which will be fresh in the minds of most of our readers. It was in corroboration of that of the previous witnesses. Evidence was given by each witness to the effect that the tolls on the London and Birmingham were excessively high, and must be mush reduced by competition. Mr. Spooner, M.P. tor Birmingham, gave similar evidence. Mr. TALBOT said, on the conclusion of this witness's evidence, that he wished to call a Noble Lord who was now in the chair In another Committee—he meant Lord Hatherton. The Citatamax—Then you must dispense With his evidence. Mr. TALBOT—No, Sir. I had the honour last year to examine a Noble Chairman, who adjourned his Committee for five minutes while he went to give evidence, and I have now sent a messenger to re. quest his Lordship to do the same. The CHAIRMAN suggested that they should hear some other evi dence ht the meantime. This was assented to, and Mr. Aston, a button-maker, of Birmingham, gave similar evidence to that of the former witnesses. Lord Hatherton, on his arrival, gave evidence very strongly in favour of the line. His Lordship, it will be remembered, gave evi dence before the Committee of the House of Commons. His state ment now was precisely similar to that published in The Sun at the time. His Lordship was cross-examined by Mr. Mellor on the part of the opponents of the Lord Villiers also gave evidence in favour of the line, and was Cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER, on the part of Mr. Wyse and cf Dr. Jephson, who petitioned on the ground of residential damage. Mr. Thomas Barker, of Lyrnington, gave similar evidence. The Committee then rose at about half-past four, and adjourned till to-morrow. it u r: e t time, Lord St ra ff or d i n l h is a C ir o ; in c m th it e t r ee me n ui te be t to-O r. o kl l .y ui f o e o c r o t rit he rni Rom 11. th T e Present—Lord De Lisle, Lord Strangtord, Lord Camoys, and Earl row's. ISL.A.CHIIIIRN AND PRESTON AND MAST LANCASHIRE AMALGAMATION. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr. Brandt appeared on behalf o this Bill, the object ef which was to effect an amalgamation between the Blackburn and Preston and East Lacashire lines. There were two petitions against the Bill, but they were not appeared on by ceunsel, and consequently the Bill was unopposed. Some slight evidence was taken as to the nature of the amalgama tion, when the Committee declared the preamble of the Bill to be proved. BRISTOL. AND BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND. This Bill, the object of which is to amalgamate the Bristol and Bir mingham line of railway with the Midland Counties, was next pro ceeded with. _ The Great Western Company appeared again o s f t the the B B i i l l i l . , when the Mr. LONG briefly opened the case on behalf examination of witnesses was proceeded with. When the examination of the first witness was proceeding with, a question was raised about the right of Mr Austin to appear en behalf of the Great Western Company, which led to a discussion on the point. At the close of it, Mr. AUSTIN said he appeared against the Bill, solely to proiect the interests of the Great Western Company, by securing that the Gloucester and Bristol Company should maintain the present broad gauge communication with the Great Western Company at and between the points of Stonehouse and Bristol. lie was quite willing to withdraw his opposition to thrs Bill, if the promoters would insert a clause he had drawn up, which he begged leave to state was in accordance with the recent report of the Board of Trade and Lord Dalhousie's resolutions adopted by their Lordships' Ilous, The Learned Gentleman then read the clause, which was in effect that in the event of the amalgamation being agreed .to, the united company should he bound to maintain intact the present breagauge communication at and between Stonchouse and Bristol. After a consultation, Mr. Loo on behalf of the promoters of the Bill, Intimated that he could not consent to the clause in question. Mr. AU STIN sa i d, In that case he would go back to his original position, and oppose the preen ble of the Bill. The Committee considered that lie had a right to do 80, and the examination of witnesses was proceeded with, Mr. launders, the Secretary of the Bristol and Birmingham Rail way, was first examined. His evidence went to show that a unity of mana the lgi ne ement would. tend greatly to f ac ili tate the efficient working of . Cross-examined —The Midland Company had already 200 miles of railway under its controhl and the present 818 would give them 50 miles more. The Bristol and Gloucester Company had applied to the Great Western Company for increased accommodation far their traffic to Stonehouse and Bristol, which had been acceded to. Considerable works were in progress for that purpose. On the termination of this witness's crone-examination, Mr. LANG said, that upon re - consideration be was willing to save the time of the Committee by accepting Mr. Austin's clause. The preamble of the Bill was afterwards declared to be proved, BLACKBURN AND PRESTON AND BAS T LANCASHIRE AMALGAMATION. Mr. Herepath vriJhed to call the attention of the Com. ',sauces for 5001. each, one of the defendants binding him self in a furthar sum of 5001. for Mrs. Westmorland. WESTERN CIRCO I T.—Dorchester, July 20. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT). CHARGE OF MURDER.—James French, aged 35, was indicted for the wilful murder of John Steers, 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 commenced attacking the deceased violently with his fists. He was in a state of nudity at the time, and whilst he was " beating and thumping the old man in every possible manner," (he prisoner) cried out " murder," " fire," as loud as he could 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 thea 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 apprehended 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 persons 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, " N o; 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 charred before the magistrates for ill-treating his wife, 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 sated blood. In his opinion, the deceassd 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 had known the prisoner for some time, and, according to his judgment, he was not in possession of his senses. Mr. KARSLIBE 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 Noi 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-HOUSE:. 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, an agreement 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 Custo m -h ouse , p ro d uce d th e 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. E. Shepherd, of the Report-office, Long-room, Custom-house, stated that when a ship arrived the par ticulars should be reported at the office within twenty four hours after having passed Gravesend. On the 27th of June the Hope was reported as arrived, and the re port purported to be signed by John Harvey as the master in the usual way, but the master had not de livered any agreement or list of the ship's crew, and London was the place of the ship's final destination. Mr. Brown made several ingenious objections to the information, but The defendant, primed with his favourite beverage, threw contempt upon the professional efforts to relieve him, 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. The defendant still asserted his obstreperous inde pendence, and interfered in such a manner as to frus trate completely the object of Mr. Brown, who, it was believed, would have quashed the information if his client had not been rendered quite impracticable by his intemperance. Alderman GIBBS convicted the defendant, and sen tenced him to pay a penalty of 101. He, however, sub sequently, upon the representation of the defendant's solicitor, reduced the fine to SL, which the defendant, having recovered from his grog-fit, paid gratefully. 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. Two lads, named John and Thames Slater, were charged with having received money and goods which had been stolen by their brother William Slater, from his employers, Messrs. Tebbutt and Griffin, of No. 122, Wood-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 considerable extent, and hand over to them the stolen property. 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 ployers. Upon that occasion he said to the officer who apprehended him that his brother had the money. It was subsequently ascertained that the plunder com mitted upon the firm was considerable; and Wardell, a vigilant City officer of the City detective police, was employed to look for the brothers. The officer took the two prisoners into custody in the Minories, and they did not 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, but 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 60t in their pockets. Arrived at Rochester, the set up at an inn, m a d e a ll the servants in th e 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 only 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 taking leave, to go on a spree with their paramours to Maidstone. In a few days the whole of the money dis appeared; the watches, which cost 12/., were pawned for 51.; 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 Moms, who sat when the prisoners were brought up, asked them if they were t they des had not a irous to make any observations? They replied tha t word to say, and they were ordered to be remanded till Saturday. It was said that Rochester has not had such a flare-up f r several years, and that there was actually a conflict amongst the innholders for the custom of the prisoners. It is unnecessary to state that the_ m two giddy , _ unfort unate crea t u res who accompanied them to cildstone were refused admission into the house from which they had departed on so imprudent a speculation. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PETTY GAMBLING.—THE MYSTERY OF " CAPPING." —William Ives, potboy at the Crown and Sceptre public house, Foley-place, was summoned before Mr. Maltby for an assault on Richard Franklin. The complainant said he was a hairdresser, living at No. 40, Henrv-street, Hampstead -road. On Sunday evening last lie was at the Crown and Sceptre public house, kept by a person named Crusoe, and there he tossed for some wine with the potboy in the tap-room. After wards 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 per sons for money. Had won and lost 201. in a night at this business. On one occasion had won of a Mr. Griffiths 401. Usually tossed for 51. at a time, and fre. quently 501. were won and lost in an hour at the gam e . Had never been at Maryleboue Court for carrying on this game. Had been at Bow•street on account of au assault arising out of a disputeat tossing, but the matter was compromised. Did not live by toning. Had GROUP LXIX. This Committee met again to-day in Room 23, Griind Corridor Mr. W. Baring in the chair. IVISBEACII, ST. IVES, AND CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION. The evidence In support of the promoters of this Bill was renewed, and had not concluded when the Committee rose at four o'clock, and adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP LXX. This Committee re-assembled to-day in room 24 (Grand Corridor); present, Sir George Clerk (in the chair), Colonel Peel, Mr. Tower, and Mr. Smythe. DUBLIN AND ENNISKILLEN. The evidence on the part of thin Bill was resumed, Mr. Robert Stephenson, the engineer-in-chief of the line being the first witness. The gradients, he said, were remarkably favourable. The estimated cost of the line from Navan to Bells was 83,8391., from Naval) to _Newtown. Butler, 106,4071., and of the Belturbet 25,2581., making a total (exclusive of the cost of the land and stations) of 275,5041. The land required for the line would cost 30,0001. Mr. Joseph Fisher, next gave traffic evidence, which closed the case for the promoters. Mr. MURPHY, Q.C., said he appeared on behalf of the Dublin, Bel fast, and Coleraine Junction, and certain landowners on the line be tween Navan and Bells, ai,d was about to call evidence against this line, when Mfr. Sergeant MURPHY contended that his Learned Friend had no locus standi on behalf of the Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Junctio.l, merely on the ground that it was a rival of this line. The Committee had no right to inquire into any points of comparison with any other line. Mr. Melina contended that he had a perfect right to appear on behalf of the Dublin and Belfast Company. It appearing that that Company had dissolved, The Committee said that they would postpone hearing counsel on behalf of it, but Mr. Murphy might proceed to tender evidenee on behalf of the landowners tor whom he appeared. Mr. R. It. MooaE said, he appeared on behalf of the North Mid land, which Company he admitted was taking steps to wind up their affairs. The Committee said, that the same remarks as had been made with respect to the Dublin and Belfast Company would also apply to the North Midland. Mr. MURPHY then called Sir Wm. Somerville, M.P. for Drogheda, after whom Mr. Ralph Smith, merchant, Drogheda, was called and examined by Mr. MocatE, who appeared in conjunction with Mr. Murphy for some of the landowners along the line. The Committee adjourned at Four o'clock until Twelve to-morrow LORD METCALFE AND THE CITY OF CALCUTTA. LETTER FROM THE EARL OF AUCKLAND TO LORD METCALFE. ADDRESS FROM THE INHABITANTS OF CALCUTTA TO LORD METCALFE. Their experiences of your talents for public adminis tration in an empire of - such diversified interests as the British Empire of India—of your wisdom, and fortitude, and liberality of mind—of the munificence and kindness of your disposition—of the courteousness of your in tercourse with all ranks of society, prepared them tor the signal successes which were achieved by you over the social distractions which existed in Jamaica, and the difficult contentions which had beset the Govern ment of British A merits, when you were successively summoned from your projected retirement by the dis crimination of her Majesty's Government to new spheres of most arduous as well as most honourable employ ment in those colonies. We cordially congratulate your Lordship on the im provement in the happiness and prosperity of these colonies which has attended your able and patriotic dis charge of the trust reposed in you, and on the dignity which has been conferred on you by our gracious Sove reign, in approbation of your services to her Majesty's Crown. We have read with affectionate satisfaction and sym pathy the sentiments expressed towards you in London on your return from Canada by the civil and military servants of the East India Company and others, noble men and gentlemen personally connected with India, and we echo from the city of Calcutta the just tribute to your great virtues presented to you in their address. We beg to assure you that we cherish towards you a profound regard ; that you will ever dwell in our grateful remembrances ; and that we join in sincere prayers to Almighty God for the restoration of your health, and that you may long live to enjoy the appro bation and gratitude of your country. To the Right Hon. Lord Metcalfe, G.C.B. LETTER FROM LORD METCALFE TO THE EARL OP ♦UCKLAND. Malshanger, Basingstoke, July 10. My Lord—ln my condition of infirmity amd depression cannot do more than acknowledge your Lordship's let ter, and express my utter hopelessness of doing justice to the goodness which on this, and every other occasion, I have had the honour of receiving from you. I beg you to convey to the gentlemen associated with your Lordship my heartfelt thanks for their kindness, and for the consideration which has induced the mode adopted of transmitting the communication from Cal cutta. I have the honour to be, with great respect, your Lordship's most faithful servant, M To the Right H on . th e E ar l o f Auckland, G. E G.C.B. LORD METCALFE'S REPLY TO TUE ADDRESS. Malshitnger, Basingstoke, July 10. Sirs,—Scarcely possible as it would have been under any circumstances to convey to you in adequate terms my sense of the generosity of the communication which I have received from you on the occasion of the opening of the public building with which the inhabitants of Calcutta have done me the honour to connect my name, the difficulty is increased by the infirmities which beset me, and the hopeless state of my health; I must, therefore, confine myself to the expression of the fer vent thanks of a grateful heart, which is fully sensible of your kindness, and of the honour conferred on me by the association of my name with the edifice appropriated to the several important public institutions and purposes to which the use of the Metcalfe Hall is devoted. My anxious hope that prosperity and every other blessing may attend you will accompany me to the grave, which is open at my feet. METCALFE. To the inhabitants of Calcutta. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, JULY 21.—The aspect of to , day's market has been exceedingly gloomy. In both goods and yarn the business doing is exceedingly limited ' and prices are barely supported; in some descriptions, where sale have been pressed, a reduction has been ne cessary. The dullness in the yarn market is partly ow ing to the non -arrival in due course of the Hamburgh mail. Considerable uneasines s has been occasioned by the news of a large failure in that city. Alarming re ports were in circulation as to the liabilities of the house in this town; but we have reason to believe them grossly exaggerated. If any serious mischief result here, it will be from the effect of this failure on the other houses in Germany. But in the absence of the usual letters nothing definite was known on the subject. h l e ittl d e em ch a a n n o re fo i in pieces the lZ f o l ac flannel A l L bm E e e , a been I J k L er n r Monday. The wool market continues dull, and prices are rather giving t L u Y tO ch 2 r 0 e t f e o Tr same h a to- e e d is a a y s . v j e a r s T ) ; way. fIUDDERSFIELD, JULY 21.—There has been a good attendance of both buyers and sellers in our market to day ; nevertheless there have not been many sales effected, and there is not much improvement in prices. Greater confidence, however, prevails, which must lead to beneficial results. LEEDS, JULY 21.—There is no alteration whatever in ,he t ,ne of our market to-day, and prices keep stationary. —Manchester Guardian. INSTINCT OF THE HORSE.—The Courrier du Gard gives the following remarkable, if true, anecdote illustrative of the natural instinct of the horse :—"A few days ago a horse dashed with fearful rapidity through a narrow street at Nimes, when on its arriving opposite the Chateau Fadaise cries of alarm were heard, and the animal suddenly stopped, shuddered, and neighed at the sight of three children ex tended on the pavement, and from whom the cries had pro- ceeded. The horse, approaching the youngest of theft, smelt at its head, and gently pawed it with his foot, and then re turned quietly by the road by which it had so rapidly ar rived. The animal had recognised the child as the son of a friend of his master." The Baroness de Eichthal left London, yesterday morning, fur Rotterdam, by the General aviga tion Company's mail steam-ship Columbia. London, July 4, 1846. My Lord,—The accompanying address was voted by the inhabitants of Calcutta, and transmitted to me and to the gentlemen whose names are appended to this note, for the purpose of being laid before your Lordship. We will not propose to intrude upon your Lordship, now suffering unhappily from severe illness, but we have a melancholy satisfaction in sending the address, and in assuring your Lordship that, from our hearts, we participate iu the feelings of sympathy and of affectionate respect by which it has been dictated. I am, with strong feelings of regard, your Lordship's most faithful servant, AUCKLAND. The Lord Metcalfe, G.C.8., &c. Names of the Committee :—Earl of Auckland, the Right Hon. Sir Edward Ryan, the Right Hon. Holt Mackenzie, the Hon. Mountstewart Elphinstone, Ma jor -General Galloway, C.B. ; Major-General Duncan M'Leod, Mr. H. T. Prinsep, Mr. W. B. Bayley, Mr. J. S. Brownrigg, M.P., and Dwarkanauth Tagore. My Lord—The completion of an edifice in this city, bearing your Lordship's name, and erected in honour of your virtues, and of your public services in India, and the placing therein of your Lordship's bust, are events which we would fain celebrate, by renewing those ex pressions of attachment and respect which we addressed to you when we joined in the design of a building, to become a memorial of our high estimation of your cha racter, to bear the name of " The Metcalfe Hall," and to contain the chambers appropriated to the reception of our public library, and to the sittings and proceedings of the Agricultural Society of India. You were eminently endeared to India by a career of conspicuous virtues and public service, which pene trated all classes of the community with admiration and esteem. a business of his own ; but was accustomed to toss for money. Had frequently tossed for sums of money et the Crown and Sceptre. The landlord knew what was going on. Did not propose tossing for wine to the V!: boy. While playing, a cab-man who was present sta_d that he cheated. Thi s l e d to t h e assau l t , during. whicb the cab-man possessed himself of the money. The in which tossing was carr i e d on was to pu t down i cl of pieces of mon e y ; th e other party then cried head 0r tail, as he might ch oose . According to the majority 0, heads or tails on the pieces of coin the crier either Wm: or lost. The cab- man ca ll e d hi m a --- thief' a nd swore he saw him cheat. Would swear he did not take up one of the pieces by sleight of hand. For the defence a w it ness was ca ll e d to prove th at e the complainant ch e at e d w hil e toss i ng w ith the fendant. Henry Kemplin, o f 5, H ow l an d- street , sa id be t. a plasterer by t ra d e , b u t somet i mes d rove el Was at the Cr own an d S ceptre a b out half-Pj . d' nine on Sunday night, and heard Franklin eh o tbei lenge the potboy to toss for wine. The P at first refused, but afterwards went into the tap' room and tossed. Th e p art i es t h en tosse d f o r crown. Witness saw Franklin cheat by a move w t ,. known to those in the habit of tossing. Told the n e boy of the circumstance, and the potboy said if P ee thought that was true, he would knock the complei nat l e head off. Did not pick up any money during `- scuffle. Solicitor—Wh a t did you see t h e comp l a i na nt d 0 he was tossing? Witness —Seed him do the half-crown capping dodgy beautiful. done' Solicitor—Sho w th e mag i strate how capp i ng is Witness—Send us a lot of silver, and I'll show worship. Solicitor—Ohl no thank you.—(Laughter.) t. Witness here gave a ver b a l exp l anat i on o f the C- e thi It appeared to be as fatal to the humble gamester as; famous sauter la coupe was to the gambler in high life. to Mr. MALTBY said, he had heard quite enougui be satisfy him of the real c h arac t er o f t h e case , an" should therefore dismiss the complaint. RAILWAY SH. ARE MARKETS' BRISTOL, JULY 22. Joe o r STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and South wales tion, — Caledonian, —Midland, New, 38 h —NeweaStle and wick, 2634—Norfolk Extension, 2 3-16. MAN b.:3761R - , " Junx 22. STOCK Excnswox.-The sales are - Ambergate, NottlnBlo Boston, &c., 1 % dls.-Bideford and Tavistock, 21s. dis.- 'tad head and Holyhead J unct i on, 1 % c. d is. - Birmingham and Junction, 2% p.-Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool 14 , Blackburn and Preston, 5% p.-Cambridge and Oxford, , di Derby and Crewe, 3 15-16 c. p.-Direct Northern, 1% dis- - ;;es , ern Counties, 24%-Ditto, York Extension, 1% p.-East `" shire, 6 p.-East Lincolnshire, 18s. 6d. dis.-E xe t er an d E1',,,".24,0 % his.-Fleetwood, Preston, and W es t Ridi ng, 16s. dis.- Glasgo . : a pd Dumfries, 15-16 dis.- Grand Union, 15 s . 9d . di s.- H u dderB6 o : 4o r Manchester Railway and Canal, 1 din.-L ancas hi re an d North j e ar shire, 1 5-16 dis. -Leicester and Bedford, 5-16 dis.-LiverPo° l '.. , kirk, .ind Preston, 1% p.-Li ver p oo l, P reston, Manc hester, Southport, 13-16 dis. -Manchester, B ax t on, M at l oc k , a nd % p.-Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (B), log P. N o rtt. (C), p.-Manchester and Leeds, Extension, 2 5-16 1 , •:: h Stsf British, Carlisle Branch, 1% p.-No r th Eastern, 2% dis.-N°' 8 0 ' fordshire, 3 3-16 p.--North Western, 5-16 dis.-Oldham dis.-Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), % p.-Preston and ell Extension, % dis.-Sheffield, Leek, an d C rewe, % 011 0 and Lincolnshire Junction, 7-16 dis.-Sh rops hi re U n i on Reilly, Canal, 1 11-16 dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, Halves, No. 4 ' South Midland, M dis. -Whitehaven and Furness, 3% LEEDS, Juni 22. STOCK EXCIIANOE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, 2 4 /. -. 4 York Extension, 335. p.-East Lancashire, 5% p.-Hudders u , eds .' Manchester, 245. dis.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 7% p• - •"., e ..1it0 t4 Bradford, 41% p.-Leeds and Thirsk, dis.-London and 3 ,0 7.4,0' 65 % - Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 8% p.-Ditto,‘rp,s sions, 21. Bs. p.-Newcastie and Berwick, North Shields, 1v 6 . 1 . Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions, 111. lo• OP' North British, 9% p.-Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 265. 6d. p._Tor North Midland, East and West Riding, 13 p.-Clltheroe J nD vireW 17s. 6d. dis. -Direct Northern, 345. dis.-G rea t Eastern an d yan O . em, 30s. dis.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 255. ditc":.x. P"„ d shire, Yorkshire, and N or th E as t ern, 455. dis.-Lincoln, Leeds, 225. dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 325. and York, 3.55. dis. - Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Wu."'" p.-Northumberland and Lancashire Junction 14s. dis.-Ned, fordshire, 3/. 4s. p.-North Western, 4s. South Mi ch /OP . dis.-Welsh Midlands, 28s. dis.-West Riding Union, 41. P .-- shire and Glasgow Union, 3Bs. dis. • HULL, JULY 22. yorlc STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—E as t ern Counties, - 1 3S' tension, 425. ad.—North- British, 32%—Ditto, Half Shares , .„Der Ditto, Carlisle, 535. 9d.—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 6 14 0, gate, Nottingham, and Boston, 16s.—Leicester and Bedford, too 411' —Liverpool, Manchester, and Ne wcas tl e Junction, %—M„aL.k., Drifileld Junction, 455. 9d.—M anc h es t er, B uxton, an d Ma. oy.l'A —North Staffordshire, 51. 78.—So u th Midl an d , 2s. dLs. -- °' r Vier Potteries, and Crewe, I6B.—Trent Valley Continuation, 39 °' Riding Union, 4/. I Is. SHEFFIELD, JOLT 22. 41. &rocs EXCLIANGE.—The sales are —Grimsby arid Sheffield' 5 , v -1 • —Ditto, Extension, 275. dis. scrip.—Ditt o, Quarter Shares ud den . dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Extension, 11s. dis field and Sheffield, 7% p.—Leeds, Wakefleld, and Midland , 07 dis.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 21s. d-fy" 51 00 Western, 7s. 6d . dis.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 10s. 6d. d.'' field, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, I ls. dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Juror 21. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—C a l e d on i an E x tensforr, et li g e o . —lpswich and Bury Extension, 15 s . di s .—Li ver pool, M‘ n orl and Newcastle Junction, 1% dis.—North British, Halves, 235.—North Staffordshire, 3!4 p.—Newcastle and Darling To. 4, (Brandling), 22 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, (iss. at 150 Am . p.—South Midland, par—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 2% " YORK, JULY 22. i r Yid Ow , STOCK Excaalloz.,-The are -- Eastern Counties, d Ow , an tension, 21. Is.-East Lancashire, No. 1 and 2,20-Ipswich n -- ,101 6 , 4 : (Norwich), 154-London and York, 198 . -Melton and Drillt,r, 90. ..., tion, 21. 75.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 4 .• "le"! -Newcastle and Berwick, 2651-New castle and Dar u n gtol l ., b rOP ..., ts.;.os 1254-North British, Carlisle Extension, 2/. 145.-No'"-' shire, 51. 95.-North Western, 175.-York and North Midland' and West Riding Extension, 14/. Bs, EDINBURGH JULY 21. 01: STocir ExcHANQE.-Thesales 81. 150 --be .ro9 - are-Aberdeen, c „; As ,, 01 31 Banff, and Elgin, 11.85.--Airdrie and Bath ate, 31.135• ---Be 145.-Ay r and Galloway, a r n o d rtru and Forfar, 271. 103 . -Ditto, Half Shares g , 151. 1 Os:-Ar r i3e110 $ County s h ' i 4s D 6d.ntti e l h l. a B n s d .- Ir ß is r DExhirenitennn% 16 e 6d Caledonian, 141 . -Ditto, New, 9 d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton,l69.'aledonleadadan an d N j _.... Direct, 1/. 189.-Chelmsford an it. 2......t1al y 125 . 6d.-Clydesdalede _3 Von, 17/. 55.-- Cornwall and Devon ' r, „. i i,..__Deeti 2 _ Tai• way, 31.-Direct Northern, 182.-D Cent al " and Enniskillen, fiii,l,,,i. -Dundee and Arbroath, 371 . - Ditt, ii ir,. 21/. 59 . -I) ,. i Tat , 1 11• Perth, 22/. 55.-East Indian Railway, 9s. ho.-East 01 ,1, 1 00 , -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. 1 5 5. -- Edinburgh and GUM dl,b, -Ditto, Half Shares, 17/. 15s.- Ditto, Quarters, 181: / 91 7.,,D 0 ',4 aon New, 181.-Edinburgh and Leith At mosp h er i c, 169.-Z bco Per Leith, and Granton, 151. 10 8 . -Ditt o, P reference, 20/.-f a nd ~n . and Northern, 71. 195.-Ditto, Newport, ss. 3d.- Edinburgo„ , , forte bles, IL 14s. 9d.- Edinburgh and Perth, 11. 15s. -Edinburg' jl. ; 4 , bello, and Musselburgh, 1/. 95.-Forth and Clyde Junctic ii ',...Din, - Glasgow and Ayrshire, 751.-Ditto, New Stock, 32/, li?g• 0 , ~', Quarter Shares, 181. 10s.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 21 • 0 11). -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 11. 12s. 6d.-G1a5g00,„,,..- 01.- dee Junction, 11. 12s. 6 d.-Glasgew and Garnkirk, 401. '''' i 1 0 ' .-. 0 gow General Terminus, 81 .-Glasgow and Greenock, I `llo Ditto, New, 81. 15s.- Ditto, Preference, ti. 155.-GlasgoscA __el Grand Junction, 1/.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 1L 7 8 . 6.,". Stilt t ~,, „... gow, Kilmarnock. and Ardrossan, 1/. 15s. 6d.- Glaze"' 011 haven, and Lesmahagovr, 2/. 175.-Granton Junction, 1 v° ,, i 'yef i l,o, County Down, 1/. 1 59.-Great North of Scotland, 8s 6d - PP% • ', 4 ..-• 1. and Elgin, I/. Os. 6d.-Lanark and Lothians, 2/. 49. uc' v r' aleik,o Belfast, and Ballymena, 65.-London, Bristol, and Soilth„... a ' . olic l A' , 3s. 6d.-London and Hounslow, 158.-London and x,rsho e - i, , (Remington's), 155.-London and York, 1/.-Ditto. 114 ,;130/".. 15 5.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastle and b , 3i i i o 26/. U.-Newry and Londonderry, 14s. 6d.- North 8r i 11...41 1 _4 Ditto, Halves, 12/. 55.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 2/. 7s. 0 •••• P e i, Extension to Dalkeith, 61. 10s.- North Staffordshire, 5 1 . 6s 'illilt. Wales Mineral, 141. 10 s . -Di tto, New, 81. 105.-Perth and --9;„a ness, 1/. 125.-S co tti s h Central, 201.-Ditto, New, 8/. 70. ), ()Pip tish Central and Caledonian Junction, 11. 10s.-Scottil w I A I . „ Junction, 12s.- Scottish Midland, 71.-Scottish Southern , d C 11: an I -Shrewsbury and Hereford, U.-Shrewsbury, Osvrestrkliatt, l l. ter, 41.-South Midland, 11. 19s. 6c1.-Stirling and DIMLni Oh 12s. 6d.-Stirlin g and. Midland, 21. Bs. 6d.-Strathern J."- 10s.-Wishaw and Coltness, 47/. 10s. , GLASGOW, JULY 21. ... OS' 0 STOCK Excuerroz. -The sales are-Ayr and Oallovr..],4o' bbl d British and Irish Union, 41s. 6 d. - Caledonian and Dilinb,''' - so,„i ci Extension, 21s. 6d.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 31s. 6 a• --. 0 ,( Fife, 6d.-East Indian Railway, 9s. 3d,-EdinbaZ ia sg o 6 Newport, is. 3d.-Glasgow General Terminus, 7% Quin, and Belfast Union, 465.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and AYr; car 0 , Shares (5 per cent. guar.), 18%-Glasgow, Dumfries, an u c ylase . ,,.. 335. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 3 38 . -- ,, ae J . _Pt, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 445.-Glasgow and Dil__,n;', o f Ocv t . tion, 335. -Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 28s. 6d.-Great North land, land, 55.-Lesmahagow, 565. 6d -Perth and Inverness, h a t 10'" fish Central, Oh --South-Eastern and Dover, New (issued )to. 4, 655.-South Midl an d, 38 s. 6d . -Strathern Junction, 336• x trat hl , l NEW Gas BURNER.—The following is an e , j C o s report from the Institution of Civil E ng i neers , S :/ Rennie, president, in the chair, dat e d t h e 26 t h of M ay er a A gas burner of a novel and ingenious construction vo - dor hibited. The princip a l f ea t ure of novelty was the intr°oo Lion of a stream of air to the centre of the flame by„,,t siir of a hollow butt on i n th e middle of the burner. IP-00, passing up through the hollow stem of the buttoef lit o heated, and passed cu t by t wo ser i es of fire-holes 0406 the periphery, and impinging with more force on the mobile of the gas curved it outwards in the shape of a tulip' w Ar e• the oxygen of the air, mingling with the carburettic 1" 0 , 3 6 gen gas, produced a very perfect combustion. T hu s Teri was quite white down the top of the burner, and it w r i ,bt il l steady, as was amply demonstrated by the excellent_ v :bese the theatre of the institution, where these burners M ug th . e , used for some time. It was stated, that in cf rnv i o - ocentr,!: consumption of these burners with that of ti t with to: ring burner, and trying the power of the two 11, , t, w ith; g cons ume o photometer, the new burner gave a better 1, " saving of rather better than one-third of the 03,, an so It was, we believe, called the ' Universal Burner, a introduced by Mr. 11P/sTiell." Ob i, new Til p poem mMop appearsEn zi t O O a h L a v A e N D createdo ORLANDO.. —Th emucll illese t announcementModernl.n i te I circles. Some are eager to learn w ho is The work, we ti o lando? "--others to ascertain _ti_i author. t i 0i:11101, reminiscencesrom an tic, hu ro o l oo rfi sr a t derstand, is at once philosophica l and Satirical--a pt combination the present—in short, just that pictures enliven the dulness of the P r " . past with the pictu „,.., 0 , of composition require literary , seas".CoRRESPONDENT.)—Mr. Charles 'it;zl's 1 , kFRo3I A of magnificentthe celebrated ba rno,nalueat,vehsavLionngd j o u n s t on colv4 o iiod wa l b}- the General Steam Navigation Cotte n " urP°B - steam-ship Princess Royal, for Hamburgh, for the P r , o f ascending in all the principal towns of Germany a des I', [ADVERTISEMENT.J__The opinion of Dr. ti . " o - a ltoiqdr Keane, of Bermuda, as to the extraordinary e ffi cacy of .- „, h - d0 c .,, 1 10 Ointment and Pills in the cure of old ulcers and sores. ' -e 'S 5- to expresses himself thus:_„ I thought but little of Hollovra co d tja, 1 , on at one time , b ut I waiinduced to send to Halifax, 10 " S- v ihic one of his agents, f or two dozen pots and boxes, the effectio f e , 0 4 some or lay arc astonishing. Old standing 7 r n i tare c. ulcers vanished their use as if by magic, so that for th o sf ro , am determined to continue to use them. (Signed) .. 1 0 e KERN., Hamilton, Bermuda." Sold by all druggists, an lessor Ho loway's Est a bli s h men t, 2 44 , S trand, London. _.......% BIRTHS. ..,..„, i ptei g _„ On the 18th inst., at Longford Castle, the v "'— Folkestone, of a son. „/„,,,, the On the 13th inst., at the Vineyard; Great Battu" ' lady of the Rev. A. W. Bullen, of a son. ...,: o .h; t he On the 17th inst., at Bucklands, Ryde, Isle of YY j f. wife of Alleyne C. Yard, Esq., of a son. er, t be On the 18th inst., at Buckland House, near D a lady of W. Martin, Esq., of a son. fitir On the 19th inst., at the Vicarage, Great Stukeie/' tinalonshire, the wife of the Rev. H. Sweeting, of a i fh il ; /O f° On the 20th inst., at Barnsb ur y- square , '— of the Rev. J. G. Helsel], of a daughter. to le, On the 20th inst., in Park-square, Esq., of a daughter. the wife of Peter MARRIED. be "i Oa the 20th in s t., a t Ki mpton, H arts, Capt ai n tn.bter of F. W. Grey, R.N., C. 8 ., to B ar b ar i na C har l o tt e , daub the Rev. F. Sullivan. DIED. On the 17th inst., a t B ar f or d-h i ll, Warwickshire, Elizabeth Brown, aged 53. /moister of On the 18th inst., the Rev. David Ruell, 3/1.A. , St. James s Chapel, Pentonvie aed 63. ridge, Jabs On the 19th inst., at Warren House, near Ifxb Lawrence, Eeq., aged 45. Sarah , th e On the 20th inst., in Craven-street, Strand , wife of Mr. Charles Gadderer, ll4, "'""------'-----_,., a Xo. --„, London: Printed and Published by AITTRDO YOLT-riwy — he preci.a,ll - Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, strand , „,, i . n , if i t- daY, 4/1.- of the Savoy, 1 / 1 the County of Middlesex, '"-- 28. 1846. .~ ~_ :.