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THN _SITN,'"•LON'DON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARA 27, 18441 " The contract for the remainder of the line will be ready for letting so soon as the Bedford Level Corporation have given their sanction to the plans for crossing the rivers and drains within their jurisdiction.-4 am, gentlemen, your most obedient servant, "J. S. VALENTINE. "Lynn, Feb. 23, 1846." . - Resolutions in accordance with the report were carried, as were resolutions making the secretary's salary 2001. from each of the amalgamated Companies, or a total of 6001. per annum ; 5001. were also given to the directors for their past services. The meeting, after a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors, separated. LYNN AND DEREHAM RAILWAY. The half -yearly meeting of this Company was held yes terday immediately after that of the Lynn and Ely Company; H. C. Lacy, Esq., in the chair, when a report similar in substance to the Lynn and Ely was agreed to. The following report from the engineer was also agreed to : " Gentlemen,—ln reporting to you the progress made in the works, I must in the first place state to you that, in con sequence of the extreme demand, duri ng th e autumn of last year, for engineering draughtsmen, and assistants, I was unable, until after the 30th of November, to form a suifi• cient staff for properly commencing operations. Since that time, however, I have been more successful. " The whole of the line is staked out, and the levels for the contract sections taken. The necessary plans for the purchase of the land required for the first contract are also completed. " The contract for the portion of the line from Lynn to Narborough (being a distance of nine miles) is let to Mr. James Walker for a sum under my estimate, and the works will be completed by the end of August. " The plans and drawings fur the next contract are in a state of great forwardness, and it may be advertised forth with.—l am, gentlemen, your most obedient servant, " Lynn, Feb. 23, 1846.' "J. S. VALENTINE. Resolutions in every way similar to those passed at the above meeting were moved and seconded. After thanks had been voted to the chairman and direc tors the meeting separated. ELY AND HUNTINGDON RAIL WAY. The proprietors cal this Company also assembled at the London Tavern yesterday, at two o'clock; Henry C. Lacy,: Esq., in the chair. The report read by the SECRETARY was to the following effect : " In meeting the proprietors on this occasion, the directors beg to refer to the engineer's report for a statement of the progress made in the line. " The iron rails, chairs, and sleepers for the whole of the line have been purchased, and are in course of delivery at Lynn. _ _ " The Bill for authorising the extension line sanctioned at the special general meeting of the shareholders, held on the 31st of December last, has been presented to Parliament, and hiss passed the Standing Orders' Committee of the House of Commons. " The Bill for amalgamating this Company with the Lynn and Ely, and Lynn a n d D ere h am R a il way Companies, has also been introduced into the House of Commons. As, how ever, the amalgamation w as no t agree d upon until the 31st of December last, the Parliamentary notices for the Bill could not be given until after the time prescribed by the standing orders had expired. The Standing Orders'"Com rnittee have therefore necessarily reported to the House this non-compliance with their regulations; but there is every reason to.hope that, as the Biil affects no interests but those of the proprietors in the respective Companies, the Select Committee, to whom the Bill has been referred, will recom mend that the standing orders be in this case dispensed with. " Interest on the deposit and call, at the rate of 3/. 10s. per cent. per annum, will be paid forthwith to the proprietors whose names stand this day on the Company's register." The cash accounts appended to the report] showed the receipts, to the 31st of January, to have been 43,204/. 19s. Id., which, excepting a balance in the banker's hands, 17,6071. 18s., had been expended. The tllowing report of the engineer was also submitted. " Gentlemen,—The railway commences about one mile from the Ely station of the Eastern Counties Railway, by which a considerable saving is effected in the length of rail way to be made ; this arrangement is the result of agree ment with the Eastern Counties Company. From this junction to Huntingdon the line is staked out, and the plans of the property to be purchased, with the exception of a por tion in the neighbourhood of the Old West River, and the River Ouse at Overcote, are in the hands of the solicitors. The reason why the plans of the property in the parts just referred to have not been furnished is, that by the Act of Parlia meat the Railway Company cannot proceed to execute the work until the consent of the Corporation of the Bedford level is first obtained to the mode of crossing those rivers, which has not yet been received, and the quantity of land depends upon their decision. " The design and details of the various works upon the line, including the stations, are in a very advanced state, and there it nothing to prevent the contracts being adver tised but the consent of the Corporation of the Bedford level before mentioned, not being yet received. " I have also to state that since the permanent levels were taken, I have made an amended section of the line, which deviates considerably beyond the limits allowed by Parlia ment, unless sanctioned by the Board of Trade ; this section was sent to be laid before them on November 19, and they did not issue their certificate of approval until the 30th of last month. This amendment of the section effects a saving of upwards of 200,000 cubic yards of earthwork. " I very much regret that so much time has been lost in commencing the works, but you are well aware of the late un precedented demand for engineers and draftsmen, and until the day for depositing plans with the clerks of the peace (the 30th of November) was passed, it was impossible to obtain any e,seistance. It is somewhat better now, although ex tremely difficult. "Since the above was written I have received a letter from the solicitor to the Corporation of the Bedford leve CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT OLD COURT. requiring additional plans to be sent, which I put in hand immediately, and they shall be transmitted to him in the least possible time; after which, a meeting will be arranged on the spot, which I will attend for the purpose of finally vetting the businesc.—l have the honour to be, your most obedient servant, (Signed) "Manchester, Feb. 17th, 1846," " GEO. W. BUCK. The CiiAIRMAN having briefly spoken in explanation or some points, the report of the directors was adopted, and re solutions agreed to, fixing the secretary's salary at 200/. a year; appointing the auditors, and fixing their salary at 40/. a-year; and re-electing the retiring six directors, with an allowance of 600/. per annum among the whole. Aft a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting separifed. LONDONDERRY and COLERAINE RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this Company was heldyesterday at one o'clock, at the offices of the Company, Church-pas sage, Guildhall, at which G. G. Frith, Esq., presided. The Cniateataxe s a id th a t h e h a d great ratification in in forWng the meeting that the Company had made a very satisfactory progress since their last meeting, and such wars the confidence of the shareholders in the undertaking that only ten shares, remained unregistered, and several of that body had paid their callsinadvance. Much had been done to pards the reclamation of the land, a great part of which was already inclosed by the embankment Foyle, and there was eveziotp se t t onha that the great returns et Lough would accrue to the Company tok at source. The contract for the embankment had been by Messrs. Heming and Bromhead, on very good terms for the t 1 Company. With these ifitrirming the meeting preliminary observations, and after that Mr. Ferrer had retired from the. d h ir ts ec p ti l o a n c , e, an h d e that Sir J. N. R. Campbell had been elected lolled upon the sedretai'y tb mid thetzote works, notwith- permanent (.' The substance of the report was atandinOlae unfavourable season of the year, have most satisfactorily, and are being actively pressed That the directors had contracted for 2,50 tons of forward. rails, some of which have been delivered upon the , and for three locomotive engines, one of which was also delivered . Of the first call, 9,425 shares have been paid upon, andertet second call, now in course of collection, is being well paid u; The dfaining engine has been provided, and is now about . 'befog so erected adjoining the i land already inclosed, as th at by its working previously to its being wanted for the la n d now reclaiming, this land already reclaimed may at once be brought into a fit state for cultivation. A report from the local directors was also read,'which stated that at Downhill the works connected with the tunnel (the heaviest on the line) are progressing very rapidly; the dif ferent driftways and headings have already reached to the extent of between 600 and 700 feet, being equal to one-fifth of the whole length. The clearing away the faces of the tunnel, a height of nearly 200 feet, is also far advanced, and 1 She embankment along the foot of the headlands west of Downhill, is being formed for a distance of about half la mile. At the tunnel the works go on night and eday, the men relieving each other at intervals ; the whole number of persons employed at this part now is about 6.'0. On the Foyle embankment at Longfield and the A u , 'elan River the bank is completed to a height of about thr oe *et above extraordinary spring tides, to the extent of dearl y 100 yards in length ; at the f ormer p l ace t h e perma bent ~,, Ills are being laid for one and a half miles or there about. At the Faughan, the road is nearly completed from the eomn uneement of the embankment to the face of the cutti ng, w ith a temporary bridge over the Faughan. Con siderable 1 Ir ,,lzress has also been made between the River araugh an , Ind Dsrry; a large q uan ti ty o f mater i al (Mr. a f , Leod, one o the resident engineers, states above 20.000 cu' b i c y, , rds) has been f ormed into embankment Dpposite ( ;tamore, from the ston e cutting at Lisahawlly, from fac e Mwilt r. Hemming expresses hi s intention of jog . aconsid . ,f,; portion of the atone, for reeking the spears t *I emb •0 , ed. At the west or upp er - end of the rr 0' when he knocked me down. The LORD MAYOR—Iie would have served you just right if be had knocked you down for insulting his wife. One of the witnesses—l was determined to come here, my 141.1_1 have known so many cases in which respeotably ----"- ----"'" ' 11 ,--- g ...milgiormimm••••• TtiE LYNN AND ELY RAILWAY. lough, a pier has been constructed at this place for landing The half-yearly genera l meet i ng o f the shareholders in materials, iron rails, coals for th e s t eam -b oa t s , and locomo tive engines, &c. There is also here an extensive wharf and this Company was held yest er d ay a t the L ondon Tavern, at eleven o'clock ; nt calling the mee ti ng h av i ng b een read, Sir William Browne Follies in the chair. yard for manufacturing waggons, &c. ; 700 tonsof coals have The advertiseme already been landed at thi s pi er , an d a l arge ca r go i s now being discharged. At Derry much has been done in building The SECRETARY laid bef ore th e meet i ng the fo l low i ng report :-- flats, tugs, &c. ; twenty-six of the former are completely " The directors have mnch pleasure in reporting to the ready, each capable of carrying seventy tons ; five steam proprietors, that satisfactory progress has been made in carry- tugs are in a state of forwardness, two of them are ready f or ing out the powe rs o f the Act of Parliament, and that the launching, and only await the arrival of the engines, which prospects of the Company, with regard to the probable cost are daily expected. aftp construction of the line, are most grr thatifye whole of the From the financial statement it appears that the expenses he iron rails, c h a i rs, and sleepers, fo of obtaining the Act of Incorporation was only 6,4271. ls. let ; line and branches, have been purchased, and are in course of that 30,556/. 6s. ld. had been expended in land and mate delivery at Lynn. vial ; and the money paid on account of calls being 54,9051. ls. 5d., there was a balance of 17,921/. Ns. 3d. in hand. " The conse quen t out l ay has entailed upon the directors the necessity o f ma ki ng a second call of Si.per share on the The report having been moved and adopted, the sum of proprietors. 900/. was voted for the services of the directors, and it was " The Bills f or au th or i s i ng the extension lines, sanctioned moved that 60/. be given to the auditors. On this last reso at the special genera l meet i ng of shareholders, held on the lotion two amendments were moved, one that the vo t e b e 31st of Decembe r l as t, h ave b een presented to Parliament, deferred till the next meeting, and the other that the sum b e and. are now b e f ore t h e S tan di ng O r d ers ' Committee of the 501. Both, however, were lost, and the original moti on was Rouse of Commons. carried. To the inquiries of a shareholder, Mr. LEATIIAM (one of " The Bill for a ma l gama ti ng thi s C ompany with the Lynn and Dereham, and Ely an d H unt i ng d on Railway Companies, the local directors ) stated that by the end of th e p resen t year has also been introd uce d i n t o t h e H ouse of Commons.As, the land reclaimed by the embankment would be worth however, the amalgamati on was not agreed upon until the 150,000/., and to the question of another Mr. CLAY replied that very fine potatoes had been grown upon th e l an d a l rea d y 31st of December last, the Parli amentary notices for the Bill reclaimed, som . e of which he had himself eaten, and that they could not be given until after the time prescribed by the standing had not the slightest tendency to rottenness er a speck about orders had expired. The Standing Orders' Committee have them, a circumstance . which he attributed to the saline therefore necessarily reported to the House this non-con- quality of the soil in which they were grown. glance with their regulations, but there is every reason to ordinary LEATlli s t e lti stated f that the embankment would, in the n . a e ry cn c n o t u r r acta o r proceeding, hf be completed in three years, hope that, as the Bill affects no interests but those of the a fu d nd li s i i le t rm4d ht him, he that finis i h f e t d h ey wi w th e i r n e pro that the in the respective companies, the Select Corn- but mittee, to whom the Bill has been referred, will recommend . " the. with sufficient that the standing orders be in this case dispensed with." time. The CHAIRMAN stated that an obstacle existed to the ad- ENGINEER'S REPORT. vance of money in the provisions of an Act of Parliament, " Gentlemen,--In reporting to you the progress made in '7hridch of f estrained them from calling for more than one year for I must in the first place state to you that, in con- the capital of the Company in one ear, but seTuence of the extreme demand during the autumn of last the tnl shareholders might pay their calls in advance, and the year for engineering draughtsmen and assistants, I was unable Directors .. expected to derive a fund from the sale of the re until after the 80th Novemper, to form a sufficient staff fur claimed lands for expediting the works. properly commencing operations. Since that time, however, I and T hdai directors, 0 r w s e , have been more successful. raendthtehne m un ee a t n i i n m g o s u e s p ly ar v at o e t d ed . to the Chairman " The'whole of the main line, and the branch to the har bour at Lynn, are staked out, and the levels for the contract ;actions taken. The necessary plans for the purchase of the lands required for the first contract are also completed. " The contract for the portion of the line from Lynn to Denver (being a distance of twelve and a half miles), and for the harbour branch, is let to Mr. William Smith Simpson for a sum under my estimate, and the works will be completed by the end of August. . , SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The first half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in this railway was held at one o'clock this day, at the Lon don Tavern, for the transaction of the ordinary business of the Company; W. B. Hughes, Esq., 31. P., Chairman. The usual formal business having been transacted, The CH.LIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting, after which The Secretary, Mr. J. MmistinErt, read the report, which stated that it had been found necessary, since the passing of the Act, to make a deviation from the course of the proposed railway at Carnarvon for the better accommodation of the inhabitants of that town, and also an alteration in the level of this line at the point of junction with the Chester and Holy head Railway, at Bangor. The requisite measures had been conseqtkently adopted, to obtain in the present session the authority of Parliament for this purpose. The whole of the Hoe, as finally determined upon, had been surveyed, and a contract had been arranged with Messrs. Jackson and Co. for the execution of the works between Bangor and Car narvon, which would ensure that portion of the railway being opened in the mouth of July next year. The balance sheet, made up to the 31st of January, showed an available balance of 32,8241. 12s. id. The report and accounts were then received and adopted. The following gentlemen, who retired from office by rota tion, were then re-elected :—W. B. Hughes, Esq., M.P., Sir W. Wynn, F. J. Walker Jones, Esq., William Chadwick, Esq., James Ramsay, Esq., T. B. Simpson, Esq., J. J. Kin loch, Esq., Stephen Phillips, Esq., Alexander Less, Esq. J. Lowdon, Esq., of Doughty-street, was re-elected in the place of Mr. Carver; and B. Edgington, Esq., in the room of Wm. Bland, Esq., who had retired from the direction. Mr. James Pyke and Mr. Charles Hill were elected to fill the office of auditors for the ensuing year. Sir JOHN RENNIE said that the proposed deviations would not exceed a mile and a quarter, and that the cost, which could not have been forseen at the time they obtained the Act, would be about 12,000/. A resolution, forfeiting 160 shares which had not been taken up, was then passed. A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman and directors, and suitably acknowledged, the meeting separated. LAW ISTELLIGENCE. EXCHEQUER COURT, Feb. 26. (London Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the Loab CYIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) WILLIAMS V. BRADLEY. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 2911. ss. 6d., for goods sold and delivered. The plaintiff is a sta tioner, living in Bucklersbury, and the defendant one of the provisional committee of a projected line of railway, called the Direct Western. The plaintiff, in the course of his busi ness last summer, supplied maps, &c., to the defendant, to the amount of '2911. ss. 6d., to recover which suns the pre sent action was brought. Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted the entire sum ; as he had ceased 10 be on the committee of directors since July last and as the greater portion of the goods were supplied afterwards, he considered that he was not liable. The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full sum claimed. VORLEY V. SAUL. Mr. Lush, with Mr. Humphrey, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Jervis, with Mr. James, for the defendant. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 55/. lOs for goods sold and delivered. The plaintiff, it was alleged sold three oxen to defendant on the 12th of December las, for the above sum, to recover which the present action was brought. Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, and that the person to whom the oxen were alleged to have been de livered was not employed by him on that occasion. A number of witnesses were examined on both sides. The Learned JUDGE, in summing up, said that the whole question for the consideration of the jury was whether the oxen were sold on credit, and, if so, whether the person to whom the oxen were delivered was employed by the defend ant to purchase them for him. The jury, after consulting together for about twenty minute, returned a verdict for the defendant. -- - - Alfred Jotter, 20, was indicted for feloniously aiding and counselling one Thomas Smith to commit a felony. Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution. It will be remembered that, at the December session, a man named Thomas Smith was indicted, with a woman who passed ashis wife, the former for stealing a 101. note, the robbery being accompanied with menaces and violence, and the woman for receiving the note, knowing it to have been stolen. The robbery was of an aggravated character. The man went to the house of a lady named Hambdon, in Cold llarbour-lane, Camberwell, and he sent up a letter to her by the servant, in which money was demanded, and a threat also, that if it was not given some men, who were out side, should be call e d i n , and that their lives should be taken. The prisoner then produced a pistol, and under the terror produced by his conduct a 101. note was given to him, which note was changed by the woman the next day, and this led to the charge being made against her. She was, however, acquitted, but the man was found guilty and sentenced to be transported for life. The prisoner now before the Court was charged with being an accessery to the offence by being cognizant that the robbery was about to be committed, and with having himself written the letter that was taken by the other prisoner, and these facts were clearly brought home to him. The jury found a verdict of Guilty. Inspector Campbell, who appeared to have been instru mental in getting up the case against the prisoner, and who appeared to have been very active upon the occasion, in answer to a question from the Court, said that the prisoner had been two or three times summarily convicted for attempts to commit felony. Mr. Baron PARKE sentenced the prisoner to be transported for fifteen years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A very well-dressed man, who was on the police-sheet called Robert Wilkinson, was brought before the Lord Mayor yesterday upon the charge of having stolen a teapot in a sil versmith's shop. Samuel S. Benson, shopman to Messrs. Sari, of Cheapside, stated that at seven o'clock on Wednesday evening the pri soner walked into the shop, and, snatching up a metal tea ' pot of the value of 2L, ran towards Bucklersbury. Witness pursued him, overtook him, and gave him into the custody of a policeman. The moment the prisoner was seized he threw down the teapot. The LORD MAYOR asked the prisoner whether he wished to ask the witness or the policeman any question, to which he replied by only shaking his head. The LORD MAYOR—From whence do you come? Pri soner—Come ! From the north of England. The LORD MAYOR—What are you? Prisoner—Nothing now. I have been a schoolmaster. The LORD MAYOR—How long have you been in London i Prisoner—For some time. The LORD MAYOR—Do you wish to say anything about this matter, or about yourself ? Prisoner—Nothing.—Com milted for trial. James Wade, the captain of a gang Of vagabonds who in fest Whitechapel, was charged with having assaulted a po liceman. The prisoner walked into the station-house in Bow-lane, and insisted upon taking up his quarters there for the night, and not only refused to leave the place, but made the most intolerable noise. Although the man was known to the force as a nuisance of the first magnitude, he was calmly expostulated with by the officer on duty, who, finding that gentle dealings would not do, locked him up in a room. It soon, however, became necessary to try other means with so refractory a customer, as, by kicking at the door, as well as by roaring, he put the nerves of the officer to too severe a test, and his boots were taken from him, but not before he contrived to blacken the eyes of the policeman who per formed the office of lackey. Several policemen said the prisoner was the principal of a formidable set of fellows, who resided in what were called the Whitechapel bloodholes, and that he was at all times ready to engage in any undertaking against the public peace. The Prisoner—The police are a set of cowards. lam able for half-a-dozen of them if I have fair play. The LORD MAYOR-1 think this case ought to go to the sessions ? Prisoner—Aye, that's the best thing you can do, I'd as soon go there as anywhere else. Commit me at once. The LORD MAYOR—I dare say you prefer that to a sum mary conviction. I can send you to Bridewell, where you can be kept at work, and upon a cool, wholesome, and peni tential diet, without the provocatives of meat and strong liciThores.Prisoner-011, blau t Brid ewe ll . lAv e o a a r — e oLfetthe. sheirm be taken t o B r id ewe ll safely. HeTT shallprisoner . o b a e p A taken was then led away biyiutzo policemen. Charles Rae was charged by Mr. with having blackened the complainant a niz>t' s Whitechapel, Mr. Judson had gone into a shop in Sun-street,-ehyes. gate, and while he was there his wife, who was wa'itiirgmort-- ide for him, was insolently addressed, and tapped upon the shoulder by the prisoner. Perceiving that the lady did not wish such familiarity, the prisoner again tapped her on the shoulder, and accompanied t t o h h e earcthionnshwaintdh.sucpir. languagejsoiudl as compelled her to complain immediately pushed the rascalirs. Judson, alarmed uatlarercmeievdedfoarburoesry from him between the eyes. . in an instant hus band,struek got her between twice in him th e face.and the prisoner, who came forward, at much Some respectable h pe i r n s c o o n n s v , e w ni h e o nco w t i o tne th ss e ed mse t l h v e es, a t s o sa g u i l v ts, e evidence in a case of so gross a nature. The Loan MAYOR—What have my yLoourd, Ito neversay, l‘ st l rn r. c ß k a te e h ? The prisoner—Upon my honour, man till he struck me. I just said a word or two to his wife females have been insulted by such scoundrels as this fellow. The LORD MAYOR—I shall send the case to the sessions, and the prisoner must remain in custody until he procure two good sureties in the sum of 401. each for his appearance. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 26. The LORD CHANCELLOR to(1 his seat on the Woolsack at the usual hour. THE GOVERNMENT MEASURE. The Duke of RICHMOND, in presenting a petition from some town, the name of vnich we did not hear, in the county of Warwick, said tlat the petitioners were interested in the subject of the ribbon manufacture, the old and only established staple bade of the county. They viewed with great alarm the pnposals likely to be made by Government in another place, and as they were in fa vour of protection themselves tley desired protection to the agriculture of the country. He (the Duke of Richmond) was very hawy to present such a petition, because it showed hat the operatives of the country were expressing their disapprobation of the violent changes sought ,o be introduced by the Government. He considerd that the result of the late elections gave sufficient prof that the farmers were up and in earnest, and that should the measure, intro duced in another place, come tp to that House, their Lordships would be justified, in the exercise of a constitutional right, to place themselves between the vio lent faction which urged on thew charges and the best interests of the country. THE WAR IN INDIA. The Earl of RIPON laid upon the table certain papers from the seat of war in _ndia. The Duke of RICHMOND wished to ask the Noble Lord (and in doing so, he felt deep gratitude for tlte bravery and devotion exhibited ty the army in India), whether it was by desire that the Governor-General had accepted a secondary position in the Indian army. It might be very natural for Sir 11. Hardinge, an old soldier, to wish to be in the thick of the battle, bat he (the Duke of Richmond) felt that a divided authority might be prejudicial to the interests of the country and the honour of the British arms. The Earl of RIPON said that due attention would be given by her Majesty's Government to the suggestion of the Noble Duke. CORN-LAWS. A NOBLE Low) presented a petition from several parishes occupying land in the county of Leitrim, against any alteration in th• present corn-laws. RAILWAYS. Earl GREY gate notice that he would postpone his notice of motion respecting railways until some day next week. summer assizes in the years 1843, 1844, 1845, and 1846 respectively, giving the names of the parties ac cused, the nature of the crime with which they were charged, and the proceedings in each case, i. e., whether the bill of indictment was found a true bill or ignored ; whether the party accused was tried, and at what time ; and the result of the trial, whether in conviction, or acquittal, or the disagreement of the jury; a return of all memorials or applications for the aid of the civil or military power in each county in Ireland for the same period, specifeing the dates thereof respectively, and rho names of the me morialists in each case ; also a t eturn of the number of sti pendiary magistrates and constabulary appointed to ary district in Ireland, within the said period, in consequence of such applications or memorials.—Agreed to. MIDDLETON POOR-LAW UNION. Mr. O'CONNELL moved " That the petition from the Middleton Poor-law Union (presented 23d February), be printed with the rotes."—Agreed to. Lord JOHN RUSSELL hoped that, although the Right Min. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Go vernment had intimated very properly that he intended to proceed with the Corn Bill in the first instance, to the exclusion of other articles in the tariff, there wars one which he trusted would be excepted from this general rule—that was Indian maize This was an article of very great importance, and likely to contribute very largely to the support of the poorer classes of the community. He trusted, therefore, the Right Hon. Baronet would not include this iu the same category with the other articles of the tariff. Sir R. Pi m. to this inquiry made no reply. ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the motion that the order of the day should be read for the resumption of the adjourned debate, Mr. ROEBUCK said that before the order of the day was read for the resumption of the adjourned debate, he begged to ask of the Honourable Gentle man opposite what time this debate was likely to be brought to a conclusion; and the reason for his put ting this question was, because he had found that an Hon. Gentleman had consumed two hours and a half the other night of valuable time of the House in a disquisition which had to do with anything and everything but the subject of the d..- bate. He thought that this was not the way in which the valuable time of the House ought to be wasted. Certainly it was not the way in which to pro mote the character of the House for decency, order, or anything that was great. For two mortal hours and a half had the Hon. Gentleman gone on to rake up by gone speeches of Members upon the Treasury bench from newspapers and all the other receptacles of public matters, in order to establish a point, which, after all, had no thing in the world to do with the subject of the debate. He trusted that the party represented by the Gentlemen on the Opposition benches were not reduced to the sx tremity of . using language which was at the same time inappropriate and abesive, and that they we and not sub stttute for argument that which, however it might tend to intimidate, could never convince, and which was equally unworthy of their cause, and of the re.pscr which was due to that House. He (Mr. Roebuck) teli himself reduced to the use of periphrases by the rules of the House, instead of using those expressions with which he felt it right to characterise this proceeding ; but the difficulty was not created by him, but by that person on the other side of the 'louse, by whom it had been adopted.—(Cries of " Order, order," and con fusion on the protection benches.) Do you cry order, said the Hon. Member for Bath, when such conduct is reprobated, why did not you cry order when the violence was committed? He feared that the cause which was to be belatered up by such fanatical catering was but badly based on facts. For two mortal hours and a half that individual had consumed the time of the House in a tirade, whicl was, only after all, an expression of his own opinion. And what was that opinion worth ? He would take the rule of his own profession, and ask what any man in the country would give for that opi nion ? ‘Vby, not a guinea, nor half-a-guinea, nor half-a croe n, nor a shilling ; not a penny, nor half-a farthing. And yet this was the way that Honourable Gentlemen presumed to trifle with the time of the House. He thought that this was not the way in which to conduct the debate on a great question, or likely to increase the character of the House in the country. He did hope that the Hon. Gentlemen opposite would have something better than this to propose ; and if the division were not to be taken to night, that they, would lay before the House matter worthy of consideration, and substitute something like argument in the place of vulgar hatred, expressed in violent and vulgar language.—(Opposition cheers.) Sir H. INGLIS felt that the observations of the Hon. Member for Bath had been both injudicious and uncalled for. lie accused him of erroneous representations—he accused him of unnecessary opprobrium—he accused hire of instituting a most inconvenient prece dent ; and, still more, of having taken advantage of the absence of the Honourable Member to whom he referred, which were equally inapplicable and improper. He (Sir R Inglis) only rose for the purpose of protest ing against the use of personalities, which frequently were indulged in to too great an extent ; arid he hoped that when the lion. Gentleman next addressed the House he would be more guarded iu the use at hie ob servations.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BRIGHT agreed with the Hon. Baronet that the present was not the time for entering into a discus sion on the ground of personality ; but, at the same time, he was anxious to say a few words as regarded the attack made by the 1-lon. Member for Knaresborough on is friend of his, Mr. George Wilson, chairman of the Anti-Corn-law League.—(l-fear, hear.) The Ilon. Member for Knaresborough had asserted that what he put forward as fact was true, and what he stated as in ference might be relied on; but his statements and his inferences might all be taken as utterly untrue. — (Hear, hear, and Oh, oh.) Mr. Wilson had never called a meeting of the starch manufacturers: he never presided at a meeting of the kind, nor was he a party in a de putation that waited on the Government to obtain protection for their manufacture. The starch manu facturers wanted no protection ; and Mr. Wilson would be the last man to associate him self with any deputation fur such a purpose. He could tell the Hon. Member for Knaresborough that there was one misfortune against which he ever had to contend, end that was, that his statements were never susceptible of proof.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. COLQUHOUN said he felt certain that if the lion. Member for Knaresborough happened to be in his place, he doubted not he would not shrink from the proof of his assertions : and he should bay that he did nut think it fair to attack that Honourable Gentleman in his absence, as he doubted not he could defend every state ment and assertion made by hits.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," from the Opposition Members.) Lord 140/tPETH and Dr. 130 WRING /OSe at the same moment, but the former gave way to the latter, who said he conceived that Hon. Members at that side of the Mouse had great reason to complain of the course pur sued by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough in this debate. Some very serious charges had been made by that Hon. Member against a gentleman, who was re markable alike for the kindness of his heart, and the benevolence of his disposition. He meant his friend, Mr. Henry Ashworth—(hear, hear)—who had been desig nated by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough, as a person capable of acts of cold-blooded atrocity, and as such he had been processionised before this House.— (Hear.) Now he (Dr. Bowring) had had some oppor tunities of knowing Mr. Ashworth, and of the state of things that existed in the vicinity of Bolton a few year s ago, upon which he would wish to make a few observe, tions ; but previous to doing so, he had written note e to the Noble Lord the Member for Newark, and anothe e Hon. Member, in order to ascertain from themselve whether they were prepared to make any cherees against his friend. They were not here at present but he begged to say that the charges of the Honouree's Member for Knaresborough were altogether untrue ; and he begged to add, that if any Member of that House should, more than another, be scrupulous about making statements in this House, with oat proofs to sustain them, it was the Hon. Member for Knaresborough—(Hear, hear)—and it would be well for him if his assertions were characterised by less boldness. Captain VIVIAN said he rose for the purpose not of prolonging this discussion, but of closing it until to-mor row night, when he hoped to see the Hon. Member for Knaresborough in his place. Lord MORPE'I'H said that in the discussion that had taken place with reference to the statement made by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough—vin. that the operatives were compelled by their masters to sign petitions in favour of the repeal of the corn-laws—he felt it necessary to say a few words. At the time that this statement was made, he bad in his pocket a letter from the workmen of a factory called the Union Mill, which letter had bees written in consequence of some reports, of a similar tendency with the assertion of the Honourable Member, having been circulated in the House. The letter stated that not only were the workmen under no compulsion of the kind, but they were even more anxious than their employers for the repeal of the corn-laws. He had also received other letters of a similar tendency. An Hoar. 'Weems's (whose name we could not learn) moved for a new writ for the borough of Bridport in room of Mr. Bailey Cochrane, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Mr. BRIGHT presented several petitions from Staley bridge, and other places, in favour of the repeal of the corn-laws. Mr. ROSS rose to speak, but in consequence of the confusion occasioned by Honourable Members leav ing the House he was inaudible in the gallery. He would for one moment allude to the speech of the Hon. Member for Northamptonshire. That speech was characterised by strength and elegance of diction, but tt.e arguments it contained were fallacious. The cardinal proposition of that speech was that the labourer was entitled to protection. The Hon. Member said that property was entitled to protection, and as the labour of the labourer was his property, ergo, he was entitled to protection. That was a perfect fallacy, for how could they, for one moment, corn- I pare property in l an d s and houses to the prop er ty of the labourer, which was his labour only ? If then this argument would not avail as regarded the luxuries of life, of what avail can such an argument be with reference o the most important article of human subsistence—bread? Reference had been made to the wisdom of our ancestors, and we have been told that a system of protection had existed in this country for upwards of two centuries. The Hon. Member then read an extract from a work which bad been written two hundred years, to the effect that trade tended to increase the food of the people, audit was necessary therefore to'give as much freedom to trade as possible. There were also at that time many kindred minds on the same subject. He was not there to defend the measures in order to obtain his tice to the people of Ireland, and he (Lurd Brougham) hoped and truited that they would long continue to be so. He (Lord Brougham) thought they would deserve well of their country, it they would immediately give up the reprehensible and abominable practice of addressing political lectures to the public from their pulpits. —(Dear, hE ar, and loud cheers.) Be they Protestants or Catholics, they desecrated the altar when they prostrated it to such uses.—(Hear, hear.) He did not believe that the administration of justice was interfered with by the priests of either of these denominations ; but, if they did interfere with its administration, the law might punish them. The duty of the Judge would be ill-discharged if he did not punish any such interference, whether by a Catholic or Protestant. The Marquis of WES'I'MEATH appealed to their Lordships whether he had stated that he generally mistrusted Roman Catholic jurors. In fact, a great portion of the business of Ireland was transacted by a portion of that community, and he had seen Roman Catholic jurors perform their duties as well as those of the Protestant religion.—(Hear, hear.) In the case of Seery the jury was not wholly Protestant. Lord STOURTON again defended the Cath o li c priest hood from the cha rge o f fomenting disturbances in Ire land. They were indebted to them for much of the peace and prosperity which prevailed in that country, and they ought not, therefore, to be assailed in that and the other House o f Parliament. in the way they had been. COUNTY WORKS PRESEMTMENTS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time. Lord SIONTEAGLE expressed his intention of reviewing the subject in the next stage of the Bill. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND). This Bill was read a third time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. Their Lordships then adjourned. seat, but ke was seleeted at the period of the last dissolution is consequence of the opinions which he had always expressed, and which had been forced upon him by reflection, and he did eonsider that it would be better for all parties, for the labourers, country gentlemen, and artizans, that, if it were possible, the corn-laws should be got rid of by a gradual repeal. —( Hear. ) In the opening speech of the tight Honourable Baroaet, an article was referred to whieb afforded a good illustration of his argument. He alluded to the article of flax, and he felt ess vineed that if the protective duty had remained on it the trade troald not floairi#b at it sow did. In the county of Ann* flax was sQld at 19+. Gil. enormous price. it was of a beauty and quality that could por stone, 4ad Its addition, s n e ot equalled in Belgi u m. Th e wages th ere did n ot exceed the ..„ri; laa given in W i l ts hi re , D orsets hi re , an d H a mpshire. 7.A regard to th e manu f acture o f fl ax , h e had re in what state th e t ra d e was d ur i n g the " Iste; t its of protection o n li nen an d on th e raw ma t er i a l. The gre at of industry in that trade, at the present time, of Ireland, where no less a capital than 5,000,0001. was ev e harked in it, and 500,000 persons derived their Cubit!' from it. The wages paid yearly amounted to 300,0001.+_.; yet it was only during the last twelve years that this trade 50 11; jo to develop itself. 60,000 new' spindles had been Well, f e e e;ieration. With regard to the linen itself, it was 501 ,, 0, was in the B e ; years ago at 2s. 7d. per yard ; it was now sold at ' l c ' o tl i l yard, and the linen now sold was of a finer quality than cool. formerly be got for 2s. 7d. He (the Hon. Member lected perfectly well having had an interview with a i is.t shire farmer, who came to Belfast to witness one of their,tbt of exhibitions, and who stated that though he was in the h u bs( raising raising flax himself, he did not knew what us. to conver t straw to. He would look at aaother article, butter for last ot y There were 6,000 firkins of butter imported from fie lla tteni week —scarcely a steamer arrived at London from o bs without b e i ng partially laden with this article. Now wee; farmers o f L imer i c k or Tipperary injured by this itaP r t bst, of butter? H e did cons id er they were. He considere dthe with the n a t ura l resources of Ireland, and the effe cts ° f f tbli stimulus which wont,' be given to the native populatioo ceo , country, they would be able to compete with them as!' c ot bet fully as in the former article of fax they had done al tn aj sre countries. They were to ld b y t h e opponents o f them f t he that they would be over w h e l me d b y t h e i m p or tations ° f ee ls foreign markets, an d th at t h e l an d wou ld b e t h row n out ° tivation by such a result. Now he was prepared to O te ro the land wculd not be thrown out of cultivation by the t i e , of the Governm en t measure. I t was sa i d, t h at if tlia pended on for e i gn coun t r i es f or a supp l y o f core,.,; event of war they would be reduced t o th e greates t styli.; ig did not believe, however, that such a result would fell°, setts if that day s h ou ld come w h en t h e h orror s T it is would take pl ace , th e country wou ld b e au e on come off as g l or i ous l y an d as successfully 6:0,400 As long as this n ove l supremacy ex i ste d —as long 0 ' e st thr and civilisation was cherished among them—as long p oi. sceptre of the kingd om was w i e ld e d w i t h equity andorir licence, so long would the country maintain its wontga s "r rity. 110 Alr. B. DENISON regretted very mach that (bola be Member for Knaresborough was not in his place. speech a few evenings since he indulged in some tree 01 7, 0 04 tions as to the *our se which the Right Hon. Barone pr o g rof to adopt with respect to the commercial policy of the e: de etr and chargedGov ernmentw i t h h av i ng d ece i ved thosew ho h filed in them. The Right Hon. Baronet, however, 74 last to dec e i ve any one —(Ch eers)—and he was bounibiabe that in no w a y w h atever , w h ether directly or indirect lY fe te deceived him (Mr. Denison).—(Cheers.) And he ta t t a gia leave to say further, that he joined with other H on . Gan ttbtl who had addressed the House in expressing a wish t 1 :1 1 , Right Honourabl e F r i en d the Member fur Knareshe r fiss. ( Cries of " Honourable Friend ")—he begged pardon- ---111 1 be Friend would b e more caut i ous in future, both ; i v adireses to the publi c , an d hi s l etters to private indivicle (Hear, hear.) If lie did take th a t cau ti on , h e (111 r. D eu e had no doubt that his conduct and language would be 01 ,?i,00 1 tisfactory to the H ouse an d to t h e country. Having of that part o f th e ques ti on, an d h e hoped he had s tate(' 4 ,1 would he satisfactory to the Right Hon. Baronet a t tbs ' o f of the Government--( Hear, hear)—he would proceed t: t he that when he had the honour of seconding the Addrel to Throne, he certainly did expect that the Right Hon. Ba se.-eit from what he had communicated to him, would have . i r . o o forward a measure of the same character and descriptl those which the Government, of which he was at the bl ot ch!, the ornament—( Cheers)—had propounded to the par' kg toP for the last three or four years, and which, at the time him, he thought he had acted in so succes;fully. H e ce. Ge , did think, from all that he had heard from members of ti l l o tO vernment, that they did expect that a discussions wet tbAl place on the subject of corn, but he would frankly ~,ew Or he was not at all p re p are d to expect that the Right Wi„"s."' ronet would propose the t o t a l a b o liti on o f the eor n ,; at igb i even accompanied w ith a new s lidi ng-sca l e, w hi c h be '7O J O forward thr e e y ears ago . A n d h e wou l d frankly via, bringing forw ar d hi s proposa l t h e Ri ght H on. B a ron made a great mistake—(Cheers)—and committed as 10 which he was quite sure many people would reg r atushr (Mr. Denison) con f esse d t h at h e h oped t h e '',. o/ elf. able Baronet mi g ht no t li ve to regret And now that he h a d p ropoun d e d hi s measures, he l" — ta . ale nison) hoped th a t th e Ri g h t H on. B aronet mig h t tr , is it act successfully, and promote the interests of the aoe n the way in w hi c h th e Ri g h t H on. B aronet hoped. rieftiibl Denison) must say, that he did not expect that the oat ts Hon. Baronet would have brought forward such a ' ne t Or He imagined th a t it was t h e d uty of Parliament an d eta vernment to exert themselves as much as poss ibl e to pr f : ro isk the employme n t o f t h ose li v i ng around th e m, and to Jo them with an abundance of food. Now, in supPe rtlng estf' corn-laws, A S h e ( I r . D enison ) h a d done for sev ers' Y oa ti. he had done so with ou t regar di ng t h e i nterests o f th A e a in ssel owners the fi rs t i nstance ,— ( H ear, hear.) He bt.rtl i s/ advocat e d th e corn-laws for the defence of the lano.°'o (Hear, hea r .) H e h a d advocated those laws in d e re' r tes{ the tenantry of the kingdom, who were the most bard-a°oo men in the kin g d om . B ut he did say this, t h a t that o f would not, in hi s op i n i on, b e benefited by this Ine ss ed! ( Hear, hear. ) H e t h ere f ore confessed that he was °Pr — t tb° the repeal of the corn -l aws. U nt i l he was convinced that measure would benefit the working classes of this countonoall was determined t o a dh ere to his original opinions. He A A now, with the permission of the House, give a short ree.tory, the corn-laws since the commencement of the present el l it isit At the present time, though there is a much larger PeP e u d ipee in the kingdom, there was no more foreign corn impart , t hole t hole the commencement of the century, and during this perioa tect iy. has existed, in one shape or other, corn-laws of a Pr ° iih! character. The laws have, however, o the landed int e r es t, th oug h pro f esse dl y enacte d ,a do r favour. We would now read a f ew ex t rac t s from a, vi sa meat whi c h h e h a d i n hi s h an d , g i v i ng the quant i t y imported into thi s country f rom t h e years perated agog Quarters. 1791 to 1800 inclusive, 470,000 lie9l ... 1810 1811 ... 1820 1821 ... 1830 1831 ... 1840 .. 908,000 1841 ... 1845 But during sev era l o f t h e years included in these - e pot periods importation had been very 011 small in some esse t s ' 04 more then 100,000 quar t ers . So able was Englan d t sufficient support for its population. He would refer 1000 last two years, especially in the year 1844, there were d i n g s o li t quarters imported, and in the year 1845, notwitbstan sa b . the clamour which had been raised, the quantity irnP ri t it l f been only 136,000 quarters, and we are now told tha ois titia necessary to abolish the corn-laws, in order that the po ly their t of this country may have foreign corn imported to stlP it ' i tere! deficiency. He maintained that if ever there was an pgri: which had been hard-driven and hard-spurred, it was o t b ibitt cultural interest. In the year 1815 there was a duty on the importation of corn, when the price reacaru the year 1822 the prohibition was lowered to 70s. , 1 : 11 b new corn-law, with the sliding s ca l e , was adopted, once, bat altered the duty. B e t ween t h e years 1828 and „a` sliding-scale remained in force, and in the year 184218010, was then a c t ua lly d own fifty per cent. In the Ye e ' OP after the operation of the law for four Ye e , r „ g o nsid er ; the total repeal o f th e d uty was proposed, but he did na'ii that they had made out any case. The improvement ioc eesr, culture had been goi n g on a t th e same sate as the wow' in the population. He had no doubt that agricultur e still improve. He b e li eve d th a t agr i cu l ture was °Pli t - 0 0 infancy, and he had no d ou b t o f th e power o f the aliVi ce t ees! to maintain an increase in the population. But in th e see time, they ought to deal fairly and frankly bY culturists, and they ought to give the egriclat°-Vier lease of the Bill of the year 1842. The ears President of the Board of Trade had stat ed that in eve of t‘; the importation of foreign corn had been to the exten t of tb a P millions a year. He (Mr. Denison), however, bad s u° ;'Wear this must be an error. He trusted that the 1-1° " - p0 never lose sight that one general rule prevailed-6°oo of vantage was ever obtained by the country by a der ° rec hic'' the agricultural classes, and that whatever tended 10 , the those claw tended just in the same proportion to real . ° air power of the nation, and to introduce amongst the peop , sit es. ease, poverty, and distress. He had voted for the Icr eg f 18 41 ation effected by the Right Hon. Baronet in his win ° Alen` and he had supported that tariff in opposition to the Ho n ' il y tit e her for Somersetshire (Mr. Miles) because in that 0. ta r si , on Right Hon. Ba rone t h a d ta k en o ff the duty on aaill.3ing to meat. He did so b ecause h e f oun d t h at meat was ace; the market. N ow th e r i se i n t h e pr i ce of meat wa s 0 ence co sioned by the ex t en t o f t h e consumption, but in conseg u titre' the scarcity w hi c h h a d b een existioe at th a t,. seste An analogy w as a tt empte d to be 'drawn ufasitit'll gentlemen between th e d u 'y upon corn an d the lu l f h upon orther articles, suvh as sugar; but in fact ne pot' logy exist e d, f or th e d uty on sugar was imposed f or el lb tl? poses ; wher eas th e d u t y on corn was simply impos ed w i s log to object of p ro t ec ti on , an d t h ere was, therefore, no an t, o f tbe the case. I n th e course o f hi s j ourneys in different Vc itie s, t ° country, during th e l as t y ear , h e h a d made i t his ostll4 inquire into the position of small tradesmen of the Stn. doper and he did so be cause h e k new t h at they were chieq t being dent upon agricult ure f or t h e i r c h ief support, h i s ohjee son or to test the assertion that high prices were unifornts. Ile panied by hi g h wages, and low prices by low "Ile bad could confidently affirm that such was not the case., , goo' found th a t, a l t h ough the prices were reduced li te ' bon° harvests, that the farmers brought more ral e t n ererb from m ar k e t, were enabled to pay more ( Head and give a hi g h er pr i ce for their svork.-,e rose But if they re verse d thi s or d er of things, and if _ t :', o s th e were bad harvests, let th em as k any shopkeeper wtn„i t hinf e state of busine s s, an d h e wou ld say " I canno t s ell the harvests have been bad." He (Mr. B. Denis o . o 2 ev ert' to impress on th e H ouse t h e great i mportance o f do3 i bitio: thing to encourage agriculture. He did not want p r i e elfw he did not want high prices, but he wanted that !grit itee should be encouraged in every possible way. dia_! re than, gine that any Member in that House was better aw: fiti goon the Noble Lord the Member for London of the value Of at harvest. The bad harvests of 1839, 1840, and 18 41' eot wore t 0 panied by distress in the manufacturing districts, w _ en t shake the confidence in the Noble Lord's Govern: i n BO?' anything else. The Noble Lord would remember th at to 1&34, and 1835, when the harvests were e!" say good, the manufacturing districts we re 3 0 e ployed ; but as the harvests became bad, sn , !,_ n e press proportion, the manufacturing districts felt In of distress. He would even go further os u.` Aou rish in 1824, 1825, and 1826 the manufacturers were m ing, and in point of fact, and he challenged 21 E7i ii e s etur e ' to set him right, if a bad harvest intervened, th e m h e,iot i lay were not right, but if they had a good harvest t WO!: mediately. He would not trespass on the time h : but the Noble Lord had made an observation t He id to which he (Mr. B. Denison) must shortly refer. ,ir;ido iet that the case was a most di ffi cult one, that :any 1 0 , 0 bite had written upon the subject, but that no one B had Denison) Want' a way out of the di ffi culty. He (Mr. t 11° " Barone t . _ show the Noble Lord and the Right Honourable t ;sy itai to get out of the difficulty. He would accept the ' the W et boat f to act as their pilot, but he could not go ourn..org. Eibe with them, for the total abolition of the co ,„ fortuns"' plea o7ber nign; the measure were right, the time was n Ull 300 G en tle present course of the Government was Plac i i th g er to vote s g ain or in a very awkward position, forcing theta ta. the Mi nistri ' be their consciences, if they desired to keep in „,_ t say ose , to go in opposition to their constituents. het r o ta circu ts I° There would vets against the Government under t id pursue. t —it was the only consistent course he coo sition to t w d t he Ia 1841 he was induced to come forward in oP . P 3, ° forpoth sti r to was another reason he would give before the Governln en " . o of the most popular men in the kingdom, Lor a _ s sl i p late Lord Milton. He (Sir. B. Denison) t ivi r Lord I V b West Riding of York, along with the present Lord on the principle of protection to agriculture. h im gear, bear) that occasion the cry raised against o_plear, e l ! are d sugar, cheap timber, and cheap corn ~.„ , ,f as d e I _ --and the Honourable Member for s o n t_ l . of b e ing IT: that the Conservative candidate however no en c . Na de l in turned. ),odders turned. He (Mr. B. Denison), ~.easar,d their success, and they were elected . Hear ' Baronet ba, 1846, without a single satisfactory %a: change being advanced even by the culture t e ßreThis self, this abrogation of protection to agr t i it, end ti in how could he (Mr. B. Douses) "Pr" new his collegi te '... opposition • to the Noble Lord, who was _ wen if, under mi 1641 ?—(Heat, bear.) If le did so-- Honf." the RAILWAY COMMITTEES (YESTERDAY.) Sub-Committee No. 4. WIISPORD, CARLOW, AND DUBLIN JUNCTION, • (Continued from oar 'Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Oran/man said that if the Committee decided that the allegation was proved, they must consider that Mr. Curtis's statement was utterly false, while it was perfectly consistent to suppose that the statement of Mr. Curtis was true, and that Mr. Brennan was mistaken. The Committee decided that the allegation was not proved. The next allegation was that another petitioner, Mrs. Per ceval, had received no notice except on Sunday, the 28th of , December. Mrs. Perceval was called to prove that she was served per sonally with the notice on the day in question. Mr. Curtis was again called to prove that he left the notice on Saturday, but that on Sunday he called and left the form of assent with Mrs: Perceval. Mrs. Perceval was recalled, and said that she received both the notice and the form of assent from Mr. Curtis on Sunday. The CHAIRMAN said that it was impossible that Mrs. Per cival could be mistaken, but that Mr. Curtis might possibly be mistaken, having so many notices to serve. The Coin mittee, therefore, decided that the allegation was preyed. The third allegation was that Mary Ann Moran, another petitioner, had received no notice except ou Sunday. A sister of the petitioner was called upon to prove that she received the notice from a strange gentleman, on the 28th December. Mr. Curtis said that he served the notice on a week day but could not say when. He thought it was on Monday, the 29th December, but was not sure, as he kept no dated memo randa of the service of notices. Mr. T. W. O'Brien, a person engaged in the office of the solicitor to an opposing line, said, that on Sunday, the 28th of December, he saw a person going to the house of Miss Moran, and hand to her sister, who came to the door, a paper, which he supposed to be a notice. He went to the house as soon as the gentleman was gone to request Miss Moran to allow him to see the paper, and he found that it was a notice from the Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junc tion Railway Company. In cress examination, he said that he went out for the purpose of seeing whether any person wa s serving notices from thi s com p any . He- believed :that the person whom he saw serving the notice on Miss Moran was Mr. Curtis. The Committee decided that this allegation was proved The petition of Sarah Ann Gaubiere and Michael Kernan was then taken. This petition stated that the name of the petitioner Sarah Ann Gaubiere was not inserted is the books of reference, or plans, as lessee of the land marked 18 to 29, including 18A and 26A, although she was the lessee of that land. A witness was called in support of this petition, but could not point out the property on the plan, and when some of the numbers in question were pointed out to him, he could not say that they referred to the same property as that in which Miss Gaubiere is lessee. He could not say what was the nature of Miss Gaubiere's interest in the property. The Committee considered the allegation net proved. It was alleged that Michael Kernan was the lessee of cer tain property, namely, the fields No. 94, 95, and 97. A witness, who was acquainted with the locality, was called to prove that the fields in question were held on lease by Michael Kernan. Mr. Curtis proved that, in a conversation between himself and Michael Kernan, the latter pointed out the fields in question as belonging to another parson. Mr. 'lnv'', the agent for the petitioners, withdrew the al legation, saying that it was clearly a mistake. The petition of Joseph Carley was next taken. It was alleged that there was a public road between the fields No. 3 and No. 4, in the parish of Killcorin, which was not named in the books of reference, or represented in the plans. A person who formerly held the office of surveyor in the parish of Killcorin was called in support of the alle gation, but as he could not say positively that the road was in the position described in the petition the allegation fell to the ground. It was alleged that a certain road was described in the book of reference as the property of the Earl of Arran, whereas it was a public road, but on refering to the book of reference it was found that it was not so marked, but that the preceding and following numbers were marked as the property of the Earl, and that there was no name of any owner given. Mr. Smith, the agent for the Bill, stated that there were several roads in the parish of Killcorin, which were said, in the book of reference, to be the property of the Earl of Arran, and which, it was alleged by the petitioner, were highway roads, under the ju r isdictio n o f t h e grand jury. N ow he (Mr. Smith) thought he could prove that they were at that time the property of the Earl of Arran ; and he could also prove that although they were not de scribed as public highways in the book of reerence, yet, nevertheless, the clerk of the grand jury hat been served with notices. After a long and desultory conversation, A witness was called to prove that notices were served on the clerk of the grand jury in reference to these roads. But, on cross-examination, he admitted that they 'lid not con tain exact copies of the entries in the book of reference, as in the book of reference either Lord Arran was described as owner, or there was no owner named, while in the extracts given in the notice the grand jury were named as the owners. The CHAIRMAN observes that the Committee intended to report in reference to those roads in which there were no names of owners or occupiers that the standing orders were ' not complied with. The petition of Herbert Hoare was next taken. It alleged that certain property was described as having no lessee, whereas he, the petitioner, was the lessee of that property. It was represented by the promoters of the Bill that the error arose from the fact that at the time the property was entered in the book of reference, the lease of Herbert Hoar. had just expired, and it was not the intention of the proprie tors of the land to give a new lease to the petitioner, which had been done since. Several of the allegations were admitted to be made under a 'mistake, and were withdrawn. The last allegation was that Mary Preston was represented in the book of reference to be the occupier of curtain pro perty, of which Alexander Preston was the actual owner. This was admitted to be the case, but it appeared that Mr. A. Preston was trustee, under the will of his brother, de ceased, for ➢Lary Preston, the widow of the latter. Mr. HUNT said, that as it was clear that the error had originated in the parties being misled, he would withdraw the allegation. The Committee then adjourned, but did not fix a day for their next meeting. PROTECTION TO AGRICULTURE. The Duke of RICHMOND presented fifty-four pe ,itions from parishes in Derbyshire, in favour of pro tection to agriculture and against the measures pro posed by the Government. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said he had to put two questions to the Noble Earl (the Secretary for Ireland) regarding the execution of Brian Seery. The first question was whether there had been a deputation to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, as stated, prior to the man's execution, and the second question was whe ther, if there had been such a deputation, it could be con sidered an improper proceeding of those forming that deputation? It did not follow that what would be con sidered improper in this country should be held to be wrong in Ireland. He would state to their Lordships the hardships the Commission at Westmeath had to encounter from those opposed to it. A cer tain portion of the press was violently opposed to the Government Commission and a great feeling was created against their proceedings. All this arose out of a conspiracy, a conspiracy involving almost all the lower population in Ireland from the age of sixteen to twenty-five. After the excitement which had taken place, after the manner in which the Com mission was said to be got up—it was almost strange the jury had not given way. He was perfectly sure the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland would have acted with that modera tion and firmness that was necessary in looking into the circumstances of that case, and would not be swayed by any iatelligence from any body of men in de ciding on the fate of Seery. He however would say that if any Minister of the Crown had eo acted, that it was in the present state of that country most unfortunate. The observations or expressions which had fallen from a certain individual were most unusual, because they must know that in that county there were persons who gladly took hold of any circumstances whatever to held up in individuals to public admonition by misrepresenting their conduct. Now he would show their Lordships how justifiable was the conduct of such indviduals, by stating what were the acts of the Roman Catholic clergy. Ho would tell their Lordships that before the Commissioners came down to Westmeath, the Roman Catholic Bishop gave out, in the presence of a large congrega tion, that Brian Seery was innocent, and with that kind of announcement which was very well understood in that country by many who were ufraid to give expression to their opinions. After his conviction, a letter of a most extraordinary, and he should say of an indecent nature, appeared with the name of the Romish bishop of that diocese attached to it. That letter condemned the course adopted by the counsel for the prosecution, the Government, and all the proceedings of that trial throughout, and the object was to excite the people to believe that the unfortunate man was sacrificed, and that he was innocent. When the Government had determined that the law in that re gard should take its course, the people were called upon from the altar, to stay away from the execution, and persons were posted on the road to watch those who dared to disobey that mandate. Under these circum stances, which no one regretted more than he did, and what, he was sorry to say, could not occur in any country but Ireland, and which were not unusual there, he should wish that those Noble Lords, and those per sons who were anxious to bring in some other measures to accompany the one recently brought in by the Go vernment, would take this matter into their serious consideration, and would reflect that (as had been re marked a few evenings back) by a Noble Marquis, whom he did not now see in his place, that the supremacy of the law must first be established, security given to life and property, and the country be freed from the threats bul lying and insinuations of the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland. This interference to winch he alluded, before the trial, after the trial, and during the execution, must be prevented, and he thought that he had said enough on the subject to open people's eyes to the necessity of such interference. Under these circumstances, he wished to be informed whether any deputation had waited on the Lord-Lieu tenant, whether that deputation went from Westmeath, and whether, under the peculiar circumstances of that country, it was considered by the Government that such a proceeding was harsh on the part of that deputation ? The Earl St. GERMANS said that it was not his intention to follow the Noble Marquis into any discus sion on the state of Ireland, but before he proceeded to answer the questions put by the Noble Marquis, he must enter his protest, if the phrase were nut unparlia mentary, against the calumnious assertion, that the youths of Ireland were banded together in confe deracy against the peace of Ireland ; he also protested against the assertion made against the Roman Catholic clergy of Ireland, as a body. lie (Earl St. Germans) must say that many of those gentlemen were eminent for their piety and charity, and their attention to the religious and social interests of the people. He would now proceed to answer the questions which the Noble Marquis had placed upon the table ; and he could not do better, he thought, than read an extract from a letter written by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State. The Lord-Lieutenant said that neither the language of the deputation nor that of any individual member of it—and he (Earl St. Ger mans) could give the names of the members composing it, but he did not think it advisable to do so—" had the slightest influence on his mind or swayed in the smallest his judgment in the case of Brian Seery. The prin cipal object of the deputation was to represent the lawless state of Roscommon." not of Westmeath, " with a view of getting the Government to enter into more stringent measures for the pacification of that country." He understood that they had stated that any leniency to Brian Seery would be looked upon as evidencing the weakness of the Government, and keep alive that sanguinary spirit which was so fatal to the peace cf the country. He apprehended that that extract would fully satisfy the questions of the Noble Marquis. With regard to the third question, he was certain that the persons who composed that deputation were actuated solely by a sense of duty in making that representation; but, at the same time, he (Earl St. Germans) was ready to acknowledge that the proceeding was altogether an unusual one, and he was not aware that in this country such a representation was ever made by a deputation to the head of the Executive Government. He did not wish to say anything harsh, but he had no hesitation in pronouncing this a most unusual course on the part of that deputation. The Marquis of WESTMEATH wished to explain, and sail he was glad he had given the Noble Earl an opporunity of making the statement he had done. If it was not unparliamentary he (the Marquis of West meath) would say that the expressions he had used, which the Noble lied had objected to, were intended to be applied to the youth lin those counties who were under the iron servitude of the Ribbon conspiracy. —(Hear, hear.) He was glad that the Noble Earl had withdrawn the expression " harsh," whi c h h a d b een the cause of h i s ( t h e M arqu i s of Westeseath' s ) at t ent i on b e i ng calle d to the matter, and his giving the notice he had done. The Earl ST. GERMANS was glad that the qualify ing of the expression had so far satisfied the Noble Mar quis; but he (Earl St. Germans) could not agree with the declaration that the whole youth of the country were affected in the manner described. Ho was not justified in applying such a charge to the whole youth of the country. The Earl of WESTMEATH said he would back his opinion against that of the Noble Earl in this respect. Lard S rORTON, in a very inaudible tone of voice, defended the Roman Catholics from the charges of the Noble Marquis. It was a hard thing to say that because a juror was a Catholic his oath was invalid. From the statement of the Noble Marquis, the House would be led to believe that the jury to which he had alluded were Catholics, but he (Lord Stourton) was informed that they were exclusively Protestants. It was hard too to say that a priest or a bishop of the Catholic religion must be prevented from giving proper advice to his people from the altars of his church. For his own part, he believed that, notwithstanding all the calumnies which had been heaped upon the priests of the Catholic Church, they were still the best guardians and comfort ers of the people of Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM protested against such a subject as the present being converted into a religious question— (Hear, hear)—and he did not think that any one did any service to the great and sacred cause of the due administration of justice who attempted to ask whether a jury was Catholic or Protestant, because such discussions tended to poison the administr ition of jus tice at its source.—(Cheers.) He (Lord Brougham) also hoped an d trusted that the Noble Lord who had spoken last was well grounded in his opinion, that the Catholic priests were the best friends and adatjnistrators of jusj Sub-Committee, No. b. The Comml oe mat at 12 o'cl ock—prevent, Mr. Home Drummond (Chairman), lir. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. Tatton Egerton, and Mr. E. Compton. GLASGOW, STIL.S.THAVEN, AND LESSTA- ZAGONV RAILWAY The object of the promoters of this line is to construct a railway from the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway, near Pollockahaws, to the town of Strathaven. The proposed capital to be raised is 350,0001., and the esti mated cost the same amount. Engineer, Neil Robson • Par liamentary agent, G. 11. Long , Esq. ; and th e local solicitors are Campbell an d T ennents, of Glasgow. The length of line is 16 milts. Mr. DHANI appeared against the Bill on behalf of several petitioners, and the first objection raised was that the miles and furlongs were not correctly marked on the plan, and did not agree with the sections thereof. This allegation was not sustained. In the next allegation, that the fifteenth mile was one chain shorter than the fourteenth, the Committee decided on reserving their judgment. The next objection was that a portion of the said intended railway was described as passing through the parish of Straven, while there was no such parish, and that the plan and book of reference in this case did not agree, as in the former the said parish was described as the parish of An nandale At the suggestion of the Committee, Mr. Deans withdrew this objection, as Straven was a contraction of Strathaven, which was a parish, and through which the railway was proposed to be carried. Another objection was that a certain cutting, described to be forty feet, was, in point of fact, only thirteen feet. Mr. LONG took an objection to this point, inasmuch as Mr. Fergusson, the petitioner, was not interested, as he was not owner of that part of the land where the said cutting was to take place. The Committee considered the objection invalid, but stated that the standing orders were complied with, in reference to the said cutting. Mr. DZANS then proceeded to the next allegation, that a field, marked No. 37, on the plan, was not truly described in the book of reference, being stated to be the property of James Allen, whereas the said field was the property of another person, to whom no notice had been given. Mr. LONG called Mr. Gebby, a writer, who proved that he proceeded to the ground, and was informed that the field was the property of a Mr. Hamilton, and ha drew up the legal document accordingly. Mr. DEANS contended that the standing orders were not complied with, as the best means were not taken to ascer tain the real owner of the field in question. Standing orders complied with. The important objection to this Bill, that one-tenth was not subscribed of the estimated cost, although it was paid up on the subscription contract, the Committee held to be good, and reported that the standing orders were not complied with in consequence. GLASGOW HARBOUR GRAND JUNCTION TERMINUS. The length of thi s line is one and a half miles, estimated cost 110,0001. Engineer, Mr. Gale; Parliamentary agent, Mr: Lang; solicitor, Mr. Leech. This line was opposed on behalf of Sir John Maxwell, by Mr. Lock, and several ob jections of a technical nature were not entertained; but they decided that the standing orders were not complied with, inasmuch as no notice was given of the line of railway to the harbour of Glasgow. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. This Committee resumed its sittings at twelve, this day. TIIE KILLARNEY JUNCTION AND THE GREAT SOUTH WESTERN (CORK EXTENSION) RAIL WAY (IRELAND) BILLS, which had been adjourned from a previous day for want of witnesses, were disposed of, the Committee reporting that the companies had complied with the standing orders. THE LIFFEY EXTENSION AND LONGFORD DEVIATION RAILWAY. The capital of this line is 30,000/., and its length is about two miles. The object is to connect the Midland Great Western with the Docks and River Liffey. The solicitori are Messrs. Young, Lamb, and Malley. The Committee reported that the standing orders had not been complied with, but that they should be suspeoded, and the Company allowed to proceed. The following lines were adjourned until Friday, in conse quence of the non-attendance of witnesses :—The Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction ; the Midland Great Western (Mullingar to Galway); the Longford and Sligo Extension. The Committee reported that the company for the Mallow and and the Fmoy Rail wa y h a d complied with the standing orders, er bill was accordingly passed. tog Potw are now selling at Ramsey at Bs. per boll of some choicetions have 4481 be. for der the Liverpool and other English markets ; and s esdLcoGr ob,ornFeLse..-2 4/1.2133; 'relent soldte wsohhigichhwase haveiis."rrecb°e'ill'vedas from that exemplary clergyman, the Rev. John Coghlan, it appears that the potato rot is still progressin g in this county. In the Half-Barony of Coolavin the peopl e are now almost destitute of food, but it affords us infinite pleasure to perceive that the magistrates and cess-payers are about to avail themselves of the provisions of the new Act, and apply to the grand jury for a presentment to raise money, with which the people will get employmont—Sligo Champion. HOUSE OF COMMOIVS, Fib. 26. The SPEAMIIII touk the Chair at fire minutes before Four. NEW MEMBER.--ERROR IN THE WRIT FOR SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. It having been discovered that an error had been made in the writ issued for the county of South Northampton shire the Speaker called the attention of the House to the fact, and the Clerk of the Crown was ordered to be in attendance, in order to amend the writ. The Clerk to the Crown then appeared at the table. Mr. Stafford, the returning officer was next called, and examined by the Speaker with reference to the election, and in reply to the questions of the Right Hon. Gentle man, stated that he was present at the election for South Northamptonshire, and that it was held at the usual place for returning Members to Parliament. The name of the Member was Richard Henry Howard Vyse. The writ having been amended, Mr. Stafford O'Brien and another Hon. Gentleman introduced the Hon. Member, whi) took the usual oaths, and was admitted to his seat for South Northamptonshire. RAILWAY BILLS. The following Railway Bills were read a second time, and were ordered to be committed, viz.:— Oldham District. Gloucester and Dean Forest. Ayrshire and Galloway. Leeds and Bradford (Junction Line at Bradford). RAILWAYS. Mr. P. BUTLER presented petitions from Limerick, and other places, in favour of the Great Munster Rail way. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Wolver hampton in favour of the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company. LABOURERS IN FACTORIES. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. He also presented a petition from six factory girls, in the employ of Messrs. Baxter and Brothers, manufacturers, ef Dundee. The petitioners complained of ill-treatment at the hands of their em ployers, and pra) ed the House to make some inquiry epon the subject. He (Mr. Duncombe) believed that the circum stances of the case were these. The Messrs. Baxter* had it appeared, increased the wages of some of their workers, and these girls made a demand for a similar increase, which was refused them. They did not in consequence attend their work one afternoon, and when they re turned on the following morning, the six of them (the youngest being only 13 years of age) were locked up fur six hours and then taken before a magistrate (but previously he /Eight state that they had been com pelled to sign a paper making certain admissions), when they were sentenced to ten days' imprisonment, Kith hard lab,:ur. They, therefore, prayed the House to make inquiry into the matter, with a view to remedy this grievance. Dr. BOWRING presented five petitions from Bolton in favour of the Tern Hours' Bill. THE CORN-LAWS. Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition, signed by 5,000 of the inhabitants of Bath, in favour of the present pro posal of her Majesty's Government with respect to the free admission of foreign grain. DUTY ON COPPER ORE. Mr. J. PARWER presented a petition from the Cutlers' Company, Sheffield, praying the House to re peal the duty on copper ore. THE CORN-LAWS. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from several inhabitants ef Westmoreland in favour of free trade, Mr. 0. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the occupiers of land in the county of Chester in favour of the present corn-laws. Mr. W. MILES presented a petition to a similar effect. Mr. MARK PHILIPS presented a petition from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, in which the peti tioners stated that in consequence of the length of the present debate on the corn-laws, great embarrassment resulted to every branch of trade in the district of Lan cashire, and throughout the kingdom generally ; and they therefore prayed the House to come to as speedy a decision as possible on this question. FROST, WILLIAMS, AND JONES. Captain PECHELL presented a petition, signed by seven hundred of the inhabitants of Brighton, praying for a free pardon for Frost, Williams, and Jones. The Hon. and Gallant Member said he had to inform the House that the parties signing the petition were most respectable, and had affixed their places of residence to their names. The Hon. Member also presented another petition from Mrs. Mary Shuttleworth, of Man chester. square, praying the House to interfere in her behalf with the Commissioners of the Income-tax, who had, in assessing her property in the funds, neglected to pay over to her the residue, thereby occasioning her great distress, so much so that her goods had been seized for debt. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition, signed by upwards of nine thousand of the inhabitants of Roch dale, in favour of the Ten Hours' Factory Bill. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY. Mr. WARD begged leave to withdraw the notice of motion which he gave, namely, " That the petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company (presented 24th February), with respect to their Bill (No. 5), be taken into consideration, and that the parties have leave to proceed with their Bill." He considered that it was better that a decision of a Com mittee should be erroneous than that it should be impugned. The Branding orders were the protect ing barrier of private interests. But when he had hestrd that in this case, the Committee, themselves were divided in the proportion of fire to four on the subject, matter of this petition. He looked upon the decision of the Committe as as a virtual abolition of the standing orders—such decision giving the power to any indivi dual landowner to throw out any private Bill. Since he had presented the petition, however, he had been convinced that the parties to the petition had themselves not done all that they should have done, and that they had been guilty of laches, and that they had actually not surveyed the lands of those who were their friends, although they might have done so before the 30th of November. He, therefore, considered that the case had fallen through, and he now begged to withdraw the motion which stood upon the paper in his name.—(Hear, hear.) The motion was then withdrawn. Sir ROBERT PEEL rose to present a petition from the shipowners of Tynemouth, signed by 108 shipowners, representing 260 shins. The petition stated that the in terests of the petitioners would be extremely benefited by a reduction on the duties of timber. He be liered that the petition was signed by almost all the shipowners of Tynemouth, with the exception of three or four. The Right Hon. Baronet here sat down, but rose again inamediatsly, and said that the Hon. Me mber for Durham had moved that a petition pre sented from the shipowners of the port of London should be printed, with the view of founding a motion upon it. Several petitions had been presented from other places, whic=h petitions took views entirely adverse from those of the shipowners of London, and it could not be against the rules of the House to allow those petitions to be printed also. He, therefore, begged leave to move that a petition lately presented from the shipowners of Dun dee, and which was quite in conformity with the one presented from the shipowners of London, should be printed.—(Hear, hear.) He also begged leave to move that a letter from George Frederick Young, Esq., the Chairman of the General Shipowners' Society, on the 'abject of the timber duties and colonial-built ships, should likewise be printed. NOTICES OF MOTION.—BAZILLIAN NUNS. Mr. COOPER gave notice, that on the sth of March he should move for copies of dispatches which had been sent by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, rela tive to the persecution inflicted on the Bazillian nuns, at Minsk. TBE TARIFF. Mr. MITCHELL wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government. He wished to know if it was the intention of the Government, in passing the proposed measure, to allow that part of the tariff which effected smaller articles to stand over until the corn question was settled? Sir ROBERT PEEL said it was his intention to proceed as rapidly - as he could with the other articles of the tariff. He cart sinly could not foretel to what length the discussion upon ibe question would reach. Mr. MITCHELL said hie reason for asking was to learn if the other articles mentioned in the tariff could not be allowed to be proceeded with before the corn question was settled. That he feared would give rise to discussion of a month or six weeks' duration. Sir R. PEEL, in reply, stated that it was his inten tion to proceed with the corn question. CHANNEL ISLANDS, Mr. ROEBUCK wished to ask what measures had been taken, according to the promise made last session by the Government, with reference to the administra tion of justice relative to the Channel Islands. Sir JAMES GRAHAM stated that a Committee had been appointed about a month since, and they had net vet received their report. CROWN PROSECUTIONS. Mr. REDINGTON moved for a return of all Crown prosecutions in which bills have been sent up to the grand jury for each °aunty in Ireland, 60 sack L►nt and -