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Zbirb Zbition SUN OFI-10E, Set crt Clack. IMPERIAL PA_RLIAMENT, (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Coatirmea from our Afternoon Edition.) P.OMAX CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. The House the:a resolved itself into Committee on this Bill. Sir R.H. INCeLIS said this Bill had been so much maagled and mutilatod, that those who read it originally could scarcely recngnise it now. Still, changed as it was, sufficient was left beehind to justify him in moving that the Chairman do leave the chair, and sit again that day six months. At the present time the Church of Rome, throughout the world, and ',specially in this country, was not such as to claim their se.ial indulgence. _At the present moment it was well known the supporters of that Church were introducing the question. of mixed marriages into this country, which had caused so much discussion on the Centinent. They had all heard of the commotions at Cologne over mixed marriages. In Frantz, also, there had been much ill feeling engendered through the same cause; and in this country a Roman Ca tholic. 'bishop had laid down the doctrine, that in the case of a mie.ed marriage it should be enjoined on the male parent that he should bring up all the children in the Roman Catholic faith. As a member of the English Protestant Church, he could not consent to,extending further privileges to parties who were acting in this manner. The Right Hoe]. Baronet cotacluded by moltsg as an amendment that Mr. Greene do leave the chair, and that the Committee sit again on that clay six months. Mr. WATSON thought no one would dissent from the principle of the Bill, which was intended to remove from the. statute-hook those obaolete penal enactments to the operation of which, persons professing the Roman Catholic faith were atilt liable. lie did not see any serious objection to Roman Catholic bishops assuming the titles of Eng lish bishops, but he: did not think the clause was mater ial to the Bill, and if the House wished, he should not o bj ect to remove it. He should certainly persevere with the B ill. Persons taking monastic vows were, by the law . of 1829, in England still liable to banishment. It was feeolleh. to suppose that these persons could prove detrimental to the Protestant Church in a free country like England. Sir J. GRAHAM mid it appeaeed to him that, in dealing with so important a matter as the present, the Hon. Gentle man had not treated the clause with bccomiog gravity. He I did not think that the Chloe ef reverence which belonged to the I Protestant Church should be awarded to the Roman Catholic h- eme hy. It was DOt Lece-sary even to point out distinct localities, that the same names of places should be selected the Roman Catholic bishops for their distinctive titles. 't'o altow Each a prix.<2.ediug would throve a slur upon the b:elicreSs and hierarchy et the Protestant faith which would not be compatible with the respect which-their exalted posi tion entitled them to. In the second place, with regard to the clause for regulating Roman Catholic processions, the Hon. Gentleman did not consider that the clause as it stood was sufficient He was decidedly of opinion that the law as it at present stood was right both as regarded the second and third causes of the Bill. With respect to the fourth clause, La would confess that he did not entertain any jealousy of the leyalty or morality of tilt regular orders of the Roman Catholic Church. lie thought that in a country where there were upwards of 8,000,000 Roman Catholics, it would be neither wise nor just police , to say that the regular orders shall not be maintained. It would not, however, be pru dent to deal with these matters in the way that was at pre sent proposed. The monastic orders required revision, and to be data. with in a very delicate and most cautious manner. The House was not at the present time in a position to consider the subject in the necessary dispassionate manner, and it would be proper to postpone the further consideration of the measure to a future day. - Mr. WYSE thought that the minds of the public were made up for the reception of the principle .of the Bill.. -The lion. Gentlernan entered - into an explanation of the titles and discipline of the Roman Catholic hierarchy, and insti toted a comparison oetween the nominal titles of. the digni c Utah* of the two churches. As regarded the clause for re galating the processions and dresses of the Roman Catholic clergy, he saw no difference between it and the law that already existed.—(llear, hear.) There was a society I in - Ireland called the Christian Brothers, which taught a vast number of children, and educated them to hold offices of a superior description in the mercantile community. The operations of that society were exceedingly circumscribed in consequence of existing statutes, which the present proposed Bill sought to repeal. The objections against the 'Jesuits arou entirely out of political hostility, and not from any re ligions belief. It was absurd to keep on the statute-book the imposition of penalties which it was never intended to • en ihrce. He cheerfully gave his support to the clauses of his nom Friend, and trusted that the Bill would pee e unmu- Wane!. Atter a few words from Lord CLI VE, Mr. B. ESCUTT considered that they ought to 416 away with the enactments which were a disgrace to the statute• book, and he was of opinion that the changes which had been made in the bill to meet the views of those who were opposed to it, ought now, considering the spirit which had heea evinced, to be removed, and that they, shonkl stead on the original principles of to'e -ation. The time was ripe for a decision on the question, and he hoped the Howe would not consent that such arbitrary and intolerant enactments should longer disgrace the country. The principles on which the Bill was founded were not those of the present day, and if they were then defeated they would prevail, and that at no distant day.' • Mr. AISERT FITZGEhALD adverted to the conduct of a curate of the Established Church, at Yocghal, who had preached a sermon to the effect that no Protestant could be sated unless he insisted on the conversion of his Catholic servants, and that no Protestant should hold any communi cation whatsoever with Catholics. A relative of his, a colonel in the army, was so disgusted that he walked out of the church and several other military men did the same. The Bey. Gentleman by means of his bi"ctry was noticed by his bisbo2 and mace rector of Niacroom.-(Cries of " Name.") Mr. Swanston.--(Rear, hear.) Quakers and nuns were al lowed to wear their dresses and habits in the streets, and he id not see why friars should not be allowed to do the same. sJid that if this Was merely a question of- toleration he should be quite ready to support the Bill, but be did not think that it 11 - 35, and it proposed to pt.,ngnise a body—the Je.3aits—instituted for political pur r-cm?, ha:iu, - .; 'dangerous objects and using dangerous means to effect them. He believed :them also to be a body inculcating a bad system of morality--Alat had been officially . denounced by every country in Europe; they had been banished from no less than thirty-nine countries, they had been put down by a bull from the Pope himgelt; and he was sure that such a just Pontiff would never have cmsented. to such an act if the Jesuits *ere not a bad and dangerous body. Mr. ESTCOURT stoutly supported the amendment. The restrictions had endured without having ever bean en forced, and they would have a wholesome effect in prevent ing any improper aggression on the part of _ the Roman Ca thane elergy. Lord SEtItIOUR considered that it was most unchristian to maintain these statutes; if the Church had no other secu rity than these enactments it stood upon a very insecure foundation indeed, but he hoped it was quite secure enough without any of these paltry enactments. He would support. the Bill. Mr. REDINGTON considered that a very unfair attack. had been made upon the Jesuits. The Jesuits had been sup pre.,ed in Italy from purely political reasons, and not from any improper principles which they advocated. kr. COLQUHOUN said ha perfectly agreed with the Hon. Baronet, that the law was at present not in a satisfactory state. fie bad received a letter from a friend of his residing in the city of Dublin, which informed him that there alone there were twenty convents and ten mo mwetes. The law was inefficient, and he s!;ould not be averse to see an efficient registry of all these orders; and a friend of his had suggested to him a mode by which it could be done, namely, by causing the inspectors of police to snake returns of those which existed in those districts. Mr. WYSE explained that what he stated about the Christian Brothers was from actual observation and not he trsay. Mr. LABOI3C HERE said the question was whether the law should remain as it was, or be amended, and from its present state he should be surprised if th e Committee would not proceed to consider the provisions of the Bill. It had been admitted by those opposed to the Bill that the law regarding monastic institutions was in a most unsatis factory state. If so, then, why not at once proceed to a re n:l4o ? The provisions of the present law could nct be car ried out—why, then, retain them in the statute-book? Those provisions were opposed to the liberal spirit of the age, and he, fill* one, should the Government attempt to carry them out, which he must say they had never shown a disposition to do, he would be one that would give them every opposition in his power. The whole question required to be considered, and he hoped it would be done dispas sionately and calmly, so as to effect a remedy. As a Member of the Church of England, lie should be ashamed of it, if he thought it , could not maintain itself without persecuting the Roman Catholics, and inflicting on them disabilities. There was a time when the Jesuits exercised a dangerous controul over despotic states. But times had elianged;—they had a free preae, the benefits of public eiscussion, and a popular representation now, before which it was impossible the Jesuits could display the power and command men's consciences as they did in former timed. To reject the Bill from such fears at tae present day was most absurd. He would give Lis rote in , Zir ed t i O n f &In:" order that the subject might be con- Lord JOHN iteeee-NErs entirely differed with the Hon. Member for Newcastle ( .. A 0 i, c C e olquhoun). He did not think the passing of tile 11111 w the manner he had statedll. INNltnger the Engl ish Church in ta a r t d o to c tbe present law, the c l a ugeS in it againet itoie en re inopera tiveer:ameineto ; they could n ot be carri u e. 4 into e ff ect. He b lieved, that si nce the present eee, n_ put the office, an application had been Dr. 31 . 'Hale b ut made clauses into effect against a they wisel The main point or refueed.—(Hear, hear.) the before the House was the removal of the disabilities against the Jesuit.e. The Bill proposed to do this,_ and hence it d ilia support. He for ono apprehended no . (aP er in En laL from that order interfering with political q g ue . stion . s. g He Mtever recollected a single instance of any coun try interfering in auch a manner; but, on the ether hand, Jesuit in this , they had always been notorious for confining themselves to their religious.duties. 31. r. NEWDEGATE could not agree with the Noble Lord who lad just sat down.. The constitution- of the Jesuits now was the same it hid ever been, and as inimical to_ civil and religiotie liberty, ' He hoped the Government would not, without mature inquiry, proceed to interfere with - the ,pro visions of the Act of 1529. It had been admitted religions orders were inereasiug in this country, and theretbre they aught not from a feeling of mistaken philanthrophy to re weaved the protection against their encroachment, whi c h th e law as it now stood afforded. 211 r. WATSON briefly replied, when the gallery *as cleared for a division. * * V 120 80 -4) On our re-admission there appeared— For tha motion that. the Chairman do now Wve the. chair • gain.st it Majority against the Bill . .... 'The constquntly lost. The Hausa resumed. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. This Rill was read a second time, and ordered to be cow batted to-morrow. .1.3 17 .1T1T BY ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION' BILL. The second rea ding of this Bill was postponed. POOR REMOVAL BILL. Sir J. GRA.IL.A3I could not say, in the present stale of ptxblic business, when they could go into Committee on this Bill, hilt he would 4.s Monday next. CORONERS , ' (IRELAND) BILL. The House resolved itself into Committee on this Bill. The several clauses ct this Bill were agreed to, and the report ordered to be brought up to-morrow. The Rouse then resumed. NEW ZEALAND BILL. The VILLNCELLOP. of the EXCHEQUER brought in Ulla Bill, which was read a lint time, aid ordered to be read 4 ettood iwe on Itlondqy nest. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOiJSE OF LORDS, Room A. CAF6BRIDO2I AND OXFORD. (Ccotinued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Willis, another farther and gra.ider. gave similar evidenoe. He also spoke of the grtat advantage of botiveyartee by' railway over conveyance by road to the cattle traffic. Robert Glyndon, Esq., a magistrate in Bedfordshire and chairman of the Bedford and Mulian.: Railway Company, gave evidence in favour of this line. A gentleman, whose name we did not hear, gave tables o f th f e population within three miles , and also of the popultion cal within five miles of the proposed line. He also ga culations as to the probable reduction in the pr ice of coals, In consequence of the better comm unication the line ve would afford. In cross-examination, he admitted that, after the making of lines already sanctioned by Parliament, it would line. If not be this likely that any of the coal traffic would pass along did, the reductions which he detailed would be made. it Mr. T. E. Wasnatraie said he had exam ined the tables of land valuation, and was of opinion that the extracts were correct. He spoke to a conversation which he had held with Mr. Beard, the Duke of Buckingham's agent, before the Bill came before the House of Commons, in which Mr. Beard offered to sell that part of the Duke's estates which would bo affected by the line for 3,000/. He himself offered 2,0001., which Mr. ile,ud declined to accept. Mr. HILDTAUD, on the part of the Duke of Buckingham, cross-ex amined Mr. Beard, with a view to show that he was not capable of judging what was the value of the land, not being sufficiently ac quainted with it. In answer to an observation from the Chairman, The Learned Cour:att. said that be admitted that his was not a case of residential damage. Mr. Denton , the engineer to the line conjointly with Mr. Locke, was then called, and gave the usual en:ince:ll4 evidence, which was corroborated by Mr. Locke hit/melt: This part of the evidence sccupic:d the Committee np to font' o'clock, at which hour they adjourned till eleven to-morrow, Mr. Locke being then under crose-examination. Room B. GLASGOW, DAERIIMAD, AND NEXLSTON (PAISLEY BRANCH;. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Several other witnesses were called on the part of the Glasgow and Ayr Company. The case occupied the Committee up to four o'clock, when they adjourned until eleven to-morrow. GROUP D. SN33I"PIELD AND LINCOLN. The Committee resumed this day (Wednesday) at eleven o'clock. Several surveyors, maltaters, and corn factors were called to give evidence as to the traffic in the surrounding districts. One indivi dual stated that he would save 12s. per ton on 300 or 100 tons of timber annually by the proposed railway communication. Mr. Lee, surveyor of highways at Sheffield, described the quality of the magnesian limestone about Harthill, rennistone, Greenmoor, and other plates adjacent to the proposed line. Numerous other wituesaes were examined and cross-examined by the counsel for the opposing line, the Msfichester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, on the subject of traffic, and the Committee adjourned, at a quarter past four, till eleven o'clock on Thursday. GROUP V. The Committee met this mornini; at eleven, Lord Stanley in the chair. 13UCZINORAIVZSTIZIZE (113NJIIITZT TO TRING). Mr. Austin, Mr. Hildyard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hope, and Mr. Laing are retained for the promoters. The line is opposed by the Oxford and Bletchley Company. Mr. AUSTIN having briefly opened the merits of the project, Mr. CALVERT proceeded to call Mr. Plerrepoint, Rev. F. Litchfield, vicar of Faringho, and other witnesses, who gave evidence of the ad vantage which the railway would voider for the transport of agricul tural and Refry produce to the largo towns, for convenient transit to markets and the' county town, and for the introduction of coal to the district, which is in great want of fuel. Alr. Robert Stephen,son was examined, and gave evidence Similar to that which was given before the Commons' Committee. in the cross-examination by Mr. TALBoT,` the attention of the oisamittee was drawn to a point which engaged the notice of ttie Comunous' Committee , also, the manner of joining the Oxford and Rugby line much above the level, by moans of two sidings. Mr. titephenson said this was a common practice. Mr. Tensor contended that though they had power to take all the land within the line of deviation, they had no rower to make, in fact, four lines instead of two, for which they had got the Bill, as in this Instance. Mr. CALVERT held that the sidings in qnestion were part of the acctommodation works for which they took powers In their Bill. The CIIAIRILIN wished to consult Lord Shsitesbuty on the point, which he therefore reserved. ' Some formal evidence In addition closed the case for the promoters. The Committee adjourned till eleven o'ziock to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP 11. TAW VALE EXTENSION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Tha remainder of the day was occupied with general trafec evi dence In favour of the line. The Committee adjourned shortly after four o'clock. • GROUP XIII. Ca.X.T.DONIAILIZ EXTENSION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Macneigh, the gentleman who laid down the line under the direction of Messrs. Loeke awl Errington, proved . that the length of the line, with branches from Muirklrk, and the point where It Joined the Caledonian Railway was fifty-two miles. Its engineering features were favourable, and the total coat was estimated at 833,546/. Mr. Everington corroborated the testimony of the last witness. There were no tunnels on the line, and but one viaduct. The severest gradient was 1 in 99, and the sharpest radius of a curve was three furlonis. The works generally were of a light and easy cha nicter, and certainly could be constructed rapidly, and within the *estimate. This closed the ease for the promoters of the BEL Mr. AUSTIN then addressed the Committee at some length on be half of the opposirg landholders, whose property was situated between Muirkirk and Ayr. The Learned Counsel said the length of the line between these two places was 25 miles, and the gentlemen whom he represented, and who opposed the line on public grounds, were the owners of 13 of those 25 miles. The Committee then adjourned. nEOUP XVII. ItZANCIIZSITZIL 11.1D1 XI 11013THJLIVIP T 0 W. The Colanulltec met to-day at one o'clock, tlae Hon. C. Yorke hi the chair. The e - videnee In support of the opposition of the Great Western Rail way was continued. The first witness called was Mr. fiddle, a mealman, carrying on business at Stroud, who stated that the line would run through eren of his fields, and would seriously injure them. The truille be tween Cheltenham and Swindon would not warrant the construction of the line. Mr. Skinner, a sheep-dealer, well acquainted with Weyhill and Appleshaw fairs, stated that few sheep went from these fairs to the north, and that they were not Injured by being driven. In his cross examination, however. he admitted that the practice of conveying sheep by rallaay was becoming more general. Some dealers from the north purchased Sheep In these markets. Sheep might be driven to Birmingham for IL per hundred. The conveyance of sheep by the proposed line would depend mainly upon the price which the Company would charge for their transmission. He would rather send a hundred sheep by railway than drive them. . _ Mr. Gregory, piatferm policeman at the Reading station of the Great Western Railway, said that the average number of persons going in the direction of Basingstoke from Stroud, Cirencester, mid stonehouse was only 16 weekly, but this did not include passengers from Swindon or Cheltenham. _ Mr. C. Hill, superintendent of the Swindon Station, said that the number of tickets ',sued at this station between January 1 and June last, for passengers between Swindon and Cheltenham, was 1,359.. coach ran between Swindon and Southampton three times a week. The distance by road from Cirencester to Cheltenham was 15 tidies, and the journey by ralla - ay on au average took more than two hours, on account of the delay occasioned by the change of gauge. A train left Cirencester at a quarter past five, and arrived at Cheltenham twenty minutes before eight. Re-examined by Mr. KxaTlNG—Most certainly great delays are occasioned by the conduct of the hostile company, the Bristol and Birmingham, in compelling the Great Western trains to wait until their trains start. When the Great Western is completed to Chelten ham, the distance from Swindon to that town would be effected in an hoar and fifteen or twenty minutes by the mall-train. The Committee then adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow. _ _ In the course of the Proceedings the Chairman and Committee complained of a map suspended on the wall opposite them, which they stated did not fairly represent the lines in the district, and con sidered that it was, therefore, calculated to mislead them. The maps which they consulted, and on which they placed reliance, were the Ordnance maps. The map, it appeared, wa; one executed under the direction of the South-Western Company. GROUP XVIIT. LONDON, NDIVIMET, AND BATH DIRECT. The Committee met this morning at half-past eleven to receive from the parties Interested in this ca.se the report of the decision to which they had arrived in consequence of the unfavourable an nouncement of the Committee yesterday. Mr. Sergeant WHANGIIAM stated, that after mature consideration, they had resolved to proceed farther with their cause, and they hoped that, from the nature of the evidence which they had to offer, they might suce?ed in obtaining a more favourable opinion at the hands of the Committee. The Committee then adinurned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XXXIII. This Committee met to-day at half-past twelve o'clock, In Room 24 (Grand Corridor); present, Sir Robert Ferguson (chairman), the Marquis of Worcester, Viscount Newry, Mr. Smollett, and Mr. Feßowel. They proceeded to hear further evidence from Birmingham against the three lines of the Warwickshire and London THE HAMPTON AND BANBURY. HAMPTON AND ASHCHURCH. ' WORCESTER AND WEEDON. The witnesses were fi,r the most part oppose,l to these lines in Con nexion with the London and Birmingham Railway, on account of the alleged high fares, deficient accommodation, excessive traffic, and unsatisfactory management on the existing lines of that company. Mr. WHATELEY. Q.C., who conducted the opposition for the com peting line, the Birmingham and Oxford Junction, which Is In con nexion with the Great Western, submitted that he had given enough of evidence from the inhabitants of Birmingham, and The Committee being of opinion that they had heard at sufficient length the opinions of that part of the district to be affected by the several lines, Witnesses were called from the district about Leamington and Warwick. The evidence given with respect to the Leamington and Warwick district was of the same character as that which we have given In sufficient detail. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till half-past twelve tc- UlOll OW. GROUP XXXVIII. The Committee met at the Usual hour, Mr. Acland in the chair. V7AIOETIZI.D AXE LEEDS EXTENSION. Several witnesses were called, who gave evidence respecting the trattic, more particularly upon the quantity of coals that would be carried by means of this railway. The case was closed on behalf of the promoters, with the exception of come additional engineering evidence. "R , _ d e e , As ui ten ttte or e t ad ia loa Ce m m e m d i a tte t f e ou w r ill we be lock. announced to morrow. ris:Oeftiierwlitehn, The Co ° rant L i b : lt sa liml t th: ll24l.llll°UP x-I"XX : N in C t : l rf :l* ( , :.,. .. we 'l ly n n sk c a .. Y . ? !. !Td heard both counsel .... Company , thatag waionsultdtlwie and evidence on behalt of ItYe rofessional character. Manchester and Leeds Comp., Mr. Heath was etamined to prose caused by the proposed junction. Mr. Vignoles, C.E.,•also gave evidence or rl t .o , Mr. Leather, C.E., also was called to the Hardwick Junction and the Ashton Branch the ero,sing , level.es ~,, the same Captain Hawes was also examined more particularly Tee.... stations, and the accommodation afforded by thet a, the at four o'clock, 4 discussion took place as to Shaw Hall Branch should be entered into before th e m - a - l e question was settled, and the Committee eventually came to the d e n .. eision that it would be better to let it stand over till the relative merits of the .Manchester (Oldham Branch) had been arrived at. The ot C to om -m m u i r i r t o. ee w thou adjourned , at a q o'clockuarter to llve, till eleA en --- GP.OUP The Committee re-assembled tc-day at twelve o'clock. LIVERPOOL AND PRESTON, liIANCIII43 TER AND SOUTIFIPOIZT. The engineering esidenc'e In this Bill was proceeded with, and was generally favouraLle. After hearing some further evidence to the came effect, the Com mittee adjourned. (MOO' XIX 11. The Select Commlttre on chit; group re-ae - iembled to-day, at twelve o'clock, and proceeded to bear evidence in favour of the SHREWSBURY AND aznzronasszEV. the preamble of which 11111 was eventually declared to be proved. The clauses was then gone into, awl the CounnittekadJourued at fvur mutt twelve s'idock to-morrow. GROUP xLvirr. --- ZZYNVI VALLEY. Committee on this Bill resumed their sitthigs at twelve o'cloat to - day, Mr. -Wham. chairman.l The opposition was proceeded with on behalf the existing trim line already noticed in this journal upon the opening. o f the case. The Volumlite adjourned at four o'cicelt t i twelve 10-morrow. GROUP LIII, BIZEIVI3NGILit.7II AND sznIEVITSnUIVI, AND BZEZI:INGEICAM, V7Ct:EzVISISHAIV PTOIT, AND DUDLEY. - . _ (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) - - - Mr. RicaLtans also cross-examined this witness on behalf of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company, when lie admitted that he was ashareholder in tate Oxford, We: center, and Wolverhampton line, and • had been one of the witnesses called ,ou behalf of the Great Western Company, on behalf of the broad : gauge, and three hundred shares were allotted to him for hit Services. Mr. Barter. Mr. Thorneycroft, and others, were also sittfliarly rewarded for their trouble. He was a director in this, the Bl:rmitigharn and Oxford, and South Staffordshire Companies, and in , fiCt every line which proposed to afford an independent railway communication to the district In which his works were situated: Ile was decidedly an advocate of the broad gauge, but It was not because this line would be constructed an the broad gauge that he advocat&l it. The question of gauge had, in fact, been kept in abey ance by the promoters. He at one time admitted that he should rejoice to see the day when the broad gauge would be extended from London to Liverpool, and he had no doubt: that that would be the case. He was certainly an enemy of monopoly, and he would disapprove of a Great Western monopoly being carried out in the district with which he was connected, but be had stated at the meetings of this company that he saw no objection to their being amaleamated with the Great Western Company. That com ' Trany had an interest In this scheme, and would also be the leseees of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton and Oxford and Birmingham lines, which would have the effect of putting the whole of the districts through which they passed under the control of the Great Western Company. He believed that even if those lines were formed, the Birmingham Canal would continue to maintain its existence, sail that the proposed combination of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company with the Canal Company would have a more prejudicial effect on those now interested in the canal than the success of the Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley scheme. He did riot think that the clause in the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill, placing that com pany under the control of the Board of Trade, would give much protection to the public against the attempts of adroit men. The Shrewsbury and Birmingham scheme he believed to be a complete piracy. .The prospectus of the company of which he was an advocate was published about the Ist- of October. He be. lieved that the Shrewsbury and Birmingham scheme originated in 1844. lie totally departed from the report of the Gauge Commis sioners as to the difficulties of a break of gauge. Of course he would rather have a continuity of gauge, but he did not think the disad vantage so great as had been represented by commercial men. Mr. SELF, on the part of certain landowners along the line, wished to cross-examine the witness, to show the injury which the line would inflict on them, but ..... Mr. Roeirrsote doubted whether their petition had been properly presented, in which case he had no locus standi. The petition was produced, and after being inspected It was agreed that. Mr.-Sriat might cross-examine the witness, who stated that he did not believe that the promoters of this line proposed to have any side lines. He could not say which of the two lines would most in tercept the passages between the iron works of Wolverhampton and the canal. Cross-examined—The side lines might be provided for by a clause, or some arrangement. Although Darleston would not be accommo dated by this line, Creat-bridge, which was of much greater impor tance, and which was left entirely nnaccommodated by the Sbrews bury and DiFmingliam, 'would be passed through by this 1 ne. Mr. George Frederick Muntz, M.P. for Birmingham, was next called, and stated that he was extensively engaged in marufactures there. The people of that district differed mcch upon railway com munication with the other parts of the country. He had considered the retati've merits of the different lines before the Committee, and he thought that this line would give the best accommodation. He had - originally been a supporter of the other line, but finding that the promoters would not form an inde pendent company, he had come over to this, which would be an independent company. He considered that Snow-hill was Use better situation of the two proposed for stations at Birmingham, but both were good sites. The majority of people and goods enter ing Birmingham from Wolverhampton entered and stopped in the neighbourhood of Snow-hill. He was of the same opinion as the pre ceding witness as to the prejudicial effects of the control which the London and Birmingham Company would have over the Shrewsbury and Birmingham. The construction of this line would have the effect of reducing the price of coal in Birmingham, and particularly so, because it was an independent line. The directors of this line were gentlemen largely interested in the district over which it Would pass. Mr. Spooner as well as himself had been induced by the ur gent representations of their constituents, to become converts to this scheme. Cross-examined by Mr. Mecums-1U had been a supporter of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham line, because it was the first in the market, put after the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley came out, he saw that it was decidedly a better line. It v gold not beitader the control of any canal or railway company, and it would best verve the interests ()this constituents. No public dem in stration had been made in favour of thisAine by the people of Birmingham, but he had been : applied to by several of his : constituents personally to support it. The Snow-hill station was decidedly the beater one. He knew instances in which competition had not served the interests of the public, and he was therefore not always in favour of competition. He Aid not think that low tolls was the most important point to be considered in those matters ; economy, combined with time, was the most im i,ertaut. Ifthese things could be obtained by arratigetnehts between tWo companies he should Ise content, but he did not think that . the London and Birmingham had properly served the public, and he should therefore look suspiciously upon any union with them. Re-elarnined by Mr. Roeueson—From what he had" seen, he belleVed that nothing but competition would compel the London and Binninghant Railway Company to act rightly towards the public. To Mr. It, CLAYTON—I am merely looking upon this line as a means cf giving accommodation to the people between Wolver hampton-and Birmingham, and not as a line calculated to give a direct communication with London. Mr: Johti Barker, ironinaster t Staffordshire, stated that he manu factured about 25,000 tons of iron, and used 150,000 tons of coal. He and his,partners employed between 1,100 and 1,300 men, as well as his neighbours. Ills works were in the township of _.Wolver hamptom end would be much better accommodated by this than its rival lines.' This would be a competing line, and therefore very beneficial to the public. Clauses In Acts of Parliament did not, In his opinion, protect the public against abuses on the parts of railway proprietors. The - witness was cross-examined at some length by the_ Learned Counsel for the Shrewsbury and Birmingham scheme, but nothing very material was elicited, further than the admission that this company • had made no provision against its amalgamation with other companies. At four o'clock the Committee adjourned until twelve to-morrow. GROUP LVIII. ZIRISTOL A.N'l3 BIRMINGHAM AND MID LAND AMALGAMATION. The Committee proceeded with the clauses of this Bill at some length. Their consideration occupied the greater portion of the day. GROUP LIX, The chairman (Mr. E. Buller) and the other members of this Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock, in ltoom 22. I.IVEUPOOL AND DUET AND IYIANCIIES.• TEn AND LEEDS RAILWAYS AMAIscrA.. IVIATION. The formal preliminary proceedings in the Bill were gone through. Mr. Hors applied, on behalf of certain shareholders In this under taking, to be heard against the preamble of the Bill, which led to a long disenssion, and terminated in the Committee deciding against the petitioners. za - ismltti,oom min JIMMY, AND IVE itTirCUZZI- Mit - AND LEEDS AMALGAMATION; AND MAN CHESTER AND BOLTON, AND BURY CANAL NAVIGATION .AND RAILW ; AND MANCHES TER AND LEEDS AMALGAMATION. Mr..LAING described the advantages that would result from the proposed amalgamation. Some general evidence in support of the Bill was then adduced, after whk h the Committee adjourned. GROUP Ltit. CA.MEDONZAN, GLASGOW, AND GARN- Ran= AND COATBRXDGE PURCHASE. The Committee met this day at twelve o'clock, Sir John Duck. worth, chairman. Several of the clauses of the above-named Rill were gone through, and after some amendments, were agreed to, the remaining clauses were postponed. The Committee adjourned at three o'clock till twelve to-marrow. THE CAIMBOISMATZ, POLLOC, AND GOVAN, Ann CLYDESDALE. 3 - U3 CTION NAILWAY itra 11.36 G lIVIAT X OW. This Bill came before the Committee, and, atter some slight oppo sition, the preamble was agreed to. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE of LORDS. Their Lordships met at One o'clock, in Room I, House of Lords. Present, Lord Shaftesbury (chairman), and Lords Beaumont and ForteActfe. There were 20 Bills on the list, of which, all but one, were Railway GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK (POLLOC AND GOVAN BRANCHES.) The Standing Orders were declared complied with In this case. GLASGOW SOUTHERN rElatnIAL. - The stone decision was made in this ease. CALEDONIAN (MID-LOTHIAN BRANCHES). This Bill also passed through the Committee. LESMAIIAGOW, DALSERF, AND COAT-BRIDGE MINERAL JUNCTION. The.promoters of this Bill had complied with the standing orders. GRAND JUNCTION (HUYTON AND WARR! N crroN BRANCH). GRAND JUNCTION (lIUYTON AND ASTON, AND OTHER BRANCHES). The promoters of these Bills had complied with tho standing orders in both cases. The second was opposed, but their Lordships rejected the petition which had been presented against It. 'YORKSHIRE, AND GLASGOW UNION. The promoters of this Bill bad complied with the standing orders. GLASGOW MUNICIPAL POLICE AND STATUTE LABOUR BILL. Standing orders complied with. After disposing of the above Bills, their Lordships resolved them selves into a Select Committee on Merits, and proceeded to the con sideration of a list of eight railway Bills, all of which they.dlsposed of. MIDLAND (NOTTINGHAM AND MANSFIELD lIRAN.CII.) They. decided that the promoters of this Bill had proved their preamble. It was therefore ordered to be reported. . • LONDON AND BIRMFNCHIA.M (CAMDEN AND EUSTON STATIONS ENLARGEMENT.) - This ifriportatt Bill, for the enlargement of the stations of the Lon don and Birmingham Railway at Euston-square and Canitlen-town, was alto passed, and ordered to be reported. MIDLAND (CLAY CROSS TO NEWARK), - A similar decision was made in this case. WILSON TOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS (BITHGATE AND JAWCRAIG.) WILSONTOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS (CALEDO - BRANCHES.) WILSONTOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS (IMPROVE MENT AND BRANCHES.) These three Bills, which have been before the Committee every day for the last week, were at last settled, and the preambles were declared proved. They were ordered to be reported. SLA.MA_NNAN (BATHGATE AND GAVENEY). The same applies to this case, and to the FORTH - AND CLYDE AND MONKLANDS NAVIGATION JUNCTION, which was the last Bill on the list of cases on merits. PRIVATE COMMITTEES, ' HOUSE OF LORDS (THIS DAY). The Committee met al eleven o'clock. ' - MANCHESTER MARKET ACT. The Committee were engaged in considering a certain claus . a of an Act referring to the powers proposed to be vested in the corporation of tl.•e township of Manchester, relative to the granting of licenses to butchers and fishmongers to sell meat and fish out of the appointed markets'. The Committee were of opiniori that the petty butchers in the sulturbs, who purchased inferior quality of meat would probably be denied the privilege of selling without paying for a license, which would be a hardship upon that class, or that the cor poration might ref Use to grant them a license unless they sold in the • market 1, which would be harder still. The representatives of the corporation guaranteed that all objectionable terms in the elause should be met by the corporation in the kindly spirit •of the Committee towards the small traders In ,fish anti • flesh. Whe^, after 'some little discussien, the room was cleared previous to their Lordships giving their *decision, which we understood to be hostile to the clause in question. SUMMER CIRCUITS. CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 22, 1846., Days and. Places appointed for holding the Sumner 1846, viz. W Right Hon. Thomas CIRCUIT. Chief J us ti ce , B L li ord The Right EI.. and Mr. Baron Rolfe. Glarnorganshire—SSOUTH WALES. . Carmarthenshire—moun"dlaY, July 4, at Cardi ff. : 13orungy of CarmarthenaY' July 13, at Carmar th en. CarmarOen. the same day, at the borough of Pembrokehire—Saturday, July 18, at Haveif or d west . Town and County of Haverfordwest— town of Haverthrdwest. the same d a y, at t h e Cardiginshire—Wednesday, July - 22, at Cardiga n. Brecknockshire — Saturday , July 25, at Breckn l() Radnorshire —Wednesday, July 2.9, at Pres teign ' " e . • NORTH WALES. Montgomeryshire —Monday, July 13, at Newtown. Merionethshire —Thursday, Julyl6, at Dolgelly. Carnarvunshire—Saturday, July 18, at Caru amon. Angle 6 ?V•••••Wednesday, July 22, at Beaumari L Denbiglisb ire—S a turday, Ju1y29,5 9, at Mold Ruthln. Flintshire—Wednesday, July at . Cheshire —Saturday, Aust 1, at the Castle of Ch ea t er. OXFORD CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, Lord Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice Maule. Berksliire - -Thursday, July 9, at Abingdon. Oxfordshire—Saturday, July 11, at Oxford. ,Worcestershire--Friday, July 17, at Worcester. . City of Worcester—the same day, at the city of Worcester. Staffordshire—Thursday, July 23, at Stafford. Shrop.hire—Wadnecday, July 29, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire-,-Satarday, August. 1, at Hereford. Monmouthshire-Wednesday August 5, at Monmouth. Gloaccstershire—Saturday, August 8, at Gloucester. City of Gloucester—the same day. at the city of Gloucester. HOME CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Sir James Parke, one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer, and Mr. Justice Coltman. Hertfordshire—Thursday, July 9, at Hertford. Essex—Monday, July 13, at Chelmsford. Kent—Monday, July 20, at Maidstone. Sussex—Monday, July 27, at Lewes. Surrey—Thursday, July 30, at Guildford. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. Mr. Baron Alderfon and Mr. Justice Williams. Buckinghamshire—Friday, July 10, at Buckingham. Bedfordshire—Taesday, July 14, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire—Friday, July 17, at Huntingdon. Cainbridgeshire— Saturday, July 18, at the County Courts. Norfolk—Wednesday, July 22, at the Castle of Norwich. City of Norwich—the same day, at the Guildhall of the said eity. Suffolk—Tuesday, July 28, at Ipswich. AIIbLAND CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice Patteson and Mr. Justice Coleridge. Northamptonshire—.Monday, July 13, at Northampton. Rutlandshire—Fridav, July 17, at Oakhatn. Lincolnshire—Saturday, July 18, at the Castle of Lincoln. City of Lincoln—the same day, at the city of Lincoln. Nottinghamshire—Wednesday, July 22, nt Nottingham. Town of Nottingham—the same day, at the town of Net-. tingham. Derbyshire—Monday, July 27, at Derby. Leicestershire—Thursday, July 30, at the Castle of Leicester. Borough of Leicester—the same day, at the borough of Leicester. Warwickshire; Coventry Division—Monday, August 3, at the city of Coventry. Warwick hire, Warwick Division—Tuesday, August 4, at Warwick. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice Wightman and Mr. Justice Cresswell. Yorkshire—Thursday, July 9, at the Castle of York. City of York—the same day, at the Guildhall of the city of tork. Durham—Thursday. July 23, at the Castle of Durham. Northumberland—Wednesday, July 29, at Newcastle-upon- Tyne. Town of Newcastle-upon -Tyne—the same day, at the Guild hall of the said town. Cumberland—Tuesday, August 4, at Carlisle. Westmoreland—Saturday, August 8, at Appleby. Lancashire, Northern Division --Tuesday, August 11, at Lancaster Lancashire, Southern Division—Saturday, August 15, at Liverpool. WESTERN CIRCUIT. Mr. Justice Erie and Mr. Baron Platt. Southampton—Saturday, July 11, at the Castle of Winchester. Dorset—Friday, July 17, at Dorchester. Wilts—Tuesday, July 21, at awizes. Devon—Saturday, July 25, at the Castle of Exeter. City and County of the City of Exeter—the same day, at the Guildhall of the said city. Cornwall:—Saturday, August 1, at Bodmin. Somerset—Thursday, August 6, at the city of Wells. County (:f the City of Bristol-,Thursday, August 13, at the Guildhall of the said city. CENTRAL (.3 - RIMINAL COURT. SENTENCES ON THE PRISONERS. Subjoined are the principal sentences which were passed in all. the Courts curing the late session : Death Recorded, and to be Transported for Life—William Mansfie!d; alias ma. Banishment for Life—Joseph Carter (manslaughter) ; Samuel Eales, 28. Fifteen Year,,—C. Sullivan, Henry Barnaby, '22. Fourteen Years—Joseph Mortimer, the man of many wives. Three sentences of seven years arc recorded agaivat the pd. loner, but the lash will be merged in the first. Ten Years—F. •S:ei.inerger, 18; Mary Lam', 30; G. Jones, aura Williams, 25; Jean Le Grand, 60; Ellen Davis, alias Parker, 30; George Bonsor. 21; J. llorgan ' 20 ; H. Kinton, 17; E. Gregory, 19 ; J. Wiliiams, 24; J. J. Craig, 27; T. &Litt', 22; F Stine, 16; C. Gile4, 21; W. Brown, 28; C. Smith, 19; U. Jones, 19; W. Jones, 21; H. Sale, 20. - Seven Years—Elizabeth Blackenbury, 27; W. H. Norton, 21; W. Knight. alias Spicer, 19 ; E. Walton, 25; Louisa Baptiste, '23; Paul Williams, 21 ; W. Hampton, 30 ; T. 31urrell, 36. STATE OF TRADE. MANCUESTEE, JUNE 23 —The market continues in the same state as for several weeks past. The demand both for goods and yarn is languid; but prices are gene rally firm, and parties who are inclined to make a slight concession, are able to do business with considerable facility. ROCHDALE, JUNE 22.—The flannel market continues dull, and the business transacted has been limited. Prices have undergone no change since last Monday. In the woul market there has been very little doing, and prices remain firm. HUDDERSFIELD, JUNE 23.—Nothing can be duller than the appearance of our Cloth Hall to-day : there is scarcely a buyer in the market. The present uncertain state of the wool-market is such that but few sales are effected at any thing like remunerative prices. LEEDS, JUNE 23.—The anticipated stillness in our market has not been interrupted by a livelier demand this day ; but it is generally expected business will re sume a more active character next month, when the operations for the home trade generally begin. The prospects for a good autumn trade are indeed most cheering.—Manchester Guardian. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. Thomas James Blurton, wine merchant, Piccadilly, to surrender July 3, at eleven, and Aug, 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Hare, Coleman• street. ! Thomas Aquila Cook, carver, Leather-lane, July 3, at twelve, and Aug 7, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. MIA ! more, official assignee, Bashighall-street; Taylor, Moorgate-street. Joseph Harper. provision -merchant, Chancery-lane, July 3, at one, and July 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, ail eiftl aSsignee ; Horsley, Staple Inn. Elizabeth Fuller, baker, narrow, July 3, at half-past one, and July 31, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; ?Turner, Percy-street, Bedford-square. Neville Smith, Thernas Lyttelton Holt, and John Neale, printers, Fleet-street, July 3, at half-past twelve, and July 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Cress and Cross, Surrey-street, Strand. John Thomas Carter, apothecary, Berners street, Oxford-street, June 29, at two, and Aug. 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court c f Bankruptcy. .Turquand, official assignee, Old Jcwry chambers; Pocock, Bartholomew-close. William Kennett -and John Hammon Reynolds, wax chandlers, Lamb-street, Spitalflelds, June 29, at haltspast one, and Aug. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Wheatley, Walbrook. Edward Beedel and Charles Reffuld, builders, Reading, July 10, at one, and July 25, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Afichurch.lane ; Hill and Heald, Throg,morton street, London ; Weeder and Slocombe, Reading. • Charles Tomlin] and William Lock, plumbers, Henry-street East, Portland-town: July 7, at half-past one, and July 25, at one, at the 'Court of Bankruptcy. groom. official assignee, sthehurch-lane ; Trott, Crawn-court, Threadneedle -street. James Woodixidge, saddler, Heading, July 8, at half-past one, a nd Aug. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official as signee, Abchurch-lane ; Smith, Reading; Badham, Houghton, and Co., Verul am-buildings, Gray's Lin, London. Stephen Smith, miller, Bradfield, Berkshire, July I, and Aug 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basitighall-street ; Johnson and Co., Temple, Lon don ; Cole and Co., Basingstoke. Alfred tidy, hatter, Oxford-street, July 1, at half-past eleven, and Aug. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official as signee, Sambrook - court, Basitighall-street ; Low, Chancery-lane. James eatwin Hudson Joiliffe. chemis4 Duniham -down, Glouces tershire, July 7 and Aug. 4, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Coles. B r i sto l . John Partridge, coal aierenant, Cheltenham, July 7 and Aug. 4, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acrantan, official assignee, Bristol ; Jessop, Cheltenham. Samuel Oliver, provision-dealer, Hyde, Chester, July 16 and July 30, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Bower and Son, Chancery-lane, London; 'Brooks, Ashton-under-Lyne. Samue l Hall, commission agent, Slanchester, July 8 and 29, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. I'ott, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory. and Sklrrow, Bedtord row, London ; Cooper, Manchester. Horatio Rains, boiler maker, Newton, Cheshire, July 7 and 28, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Potts official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregery, and Sklrrow, Bedford row, London ; Law, Manchester. Thomas Wilson, Charles Kirkman Wilson, and William Wilson. linendrapers, Liverpool, July 15 and August 9, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Go , Bedford-row, London ; Clay and Co., Liverpool. William 3PRoberts, grocer, Liverpool, July 9 and 27, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Co'trt. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool Cornthwaite end Co., Old Jewry-chambers, London; Pemberton, Liverpool. Henry Williams, apothecary, Llanrwst, Denbighshire, July 3 and 31, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Bower and Son, Chancery-lane, London ; Hughes, Llanrwst. James Jay Eva, baker, Redrath, Cornwall; July G, at twelve, and August 4, at eleven, •at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter Mlllett and Borlase, Penzance; Terrell, Exeter; Coode and Co., Bedford-row, London. William Correll ant George Wharf, potato dealers, Boston. Lin colnshire, July 9 and 29, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birminghaas ; Smith, Birmingham. George Longtleld, tailor, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, July 7 and August 7, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, fticial assignee, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Richard Perry, hatter, Leeds, July 6 and 27, at eleven, at time Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Few and Co., Covent. garden, London ; Upton, Leeds. William Heskin Osborn and Henry Webster Blackburn, stock brokers, Bradford, Yorkshire, July 6 and 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Lawrence and Co., Old Fish-street, London; Morris, Bradford. John Holmes, cutlery manufacturer, Sheffield, July 3 and 31, at eleven, at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Nixon, Clifford's Inn, London; Nutley, Sheffield. James Charles Simpson, pawnbroker, Sheffield, July 3 and 31, at eleven,; at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman. official assignee, Le , als ; Tattershall, Great James-street, Bedffird-row, London ; Broadbent, Sheffield; Blackburn, Leeds. George Hattersley, stove grate manufacturer, Sheffield, July 3 and 31, at eleven, at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman, official assignse, Leeds; Tattcrshall, Great James-street, Bedford -tow, London; Broadbent, Sheffield. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A gentleman,:who was supposed to be a person of high rank, whose name, according to the station-house list, was John Thomas, appeared before Alderman Gibbs, to answer for the offence, as represented in the same list, of having stolen an omnibus and hones. The defendant had been bailed out of the station house on the preceding night by two persons of unques tionable respectability. The driver of one of Clarke's omnibuses stated that he appeared to charge the gentleman with having taken possessionof his (the dtiv(r's)seat, and dris ing I uriou from the Black wall station to the end of London-street, at ten o'clock on Monday night, without the complain ant's or proprietor's consent. The defendant and some other gentlemen had evidently come from the Blackwall Railroad. his companions were tipsy, but he appeared to be quite sober, and he moved from the extreme part of the front-seat, to the place app inted for the driver, whipped on the horses, and dashed away at a tremen dous pace, witness being on the ground at the thee wait ing for more passengers. There was danger to be ap prehend,d from such conduct, and witness rau up and seined the horses, and succeeded, after a long struggle, in which the gentleman stind him by the throat, sliook, and struck him, on getting the omnibus into his posses sion. Mr.'John Thomas--I deny the furious driving. merely got upon the box, as my friends and I bud waited for a considerable time for a driver in vain, and I drove a little way in order to get the place of a coachman sup plied as soon as possible. I deny that there was any furious drivingl ; if there was, how could the driver have come up with us in an instant ? Alderman G113113—Y,,u seem not to be aware that you are liable talk 5 , 4 penalty for taking the reins. The defendant —The reins were handed to me by a man who stood at the head of the horses. The driver caught me by the throut in the most violent manner, and I had no id -.‘a of a contest with him, as a matter of cour,e. But I believe lam here upon a charge of telohy ? Alderman GIBBS (to the driver)—llid the defendant strike )ou ? Thedriver—Yes, I'll swear he struck me twice ; be fore I had a finger upon him, he assaulted me. The man who had the care of the horses.; confirmed the account given by the driver, and stated that the dePn dant galloped the horses to the end of London-street. Alderman GIBBS—I shall not consider the part of this case which charges the defendant with the assault ; but I shall convict him tor having driven with.ut a license, and for having furiously driven, and I fine him 40s. for each offence. The defendant immediately paid the penalties. Upnn being asked for his name and address, as the driver might think proper to proceed against him for the assault, the defendant said he resided at the Bur lington hotel, and that his name was nut John Thomas, but he would answer to that name if called upon. HAMBURGH MAIL Pontsu FRONTIERS, JUNE 9.—The Citadel of War saw is to be considerably enlarged, as appears from the purchase of several parcels of land in the vicinity on account of Government ; the number or political pri soners increases, which probably renders an enlarge. ment necessary. The editor of the Warsaw Library, a scientific journal, which is rather popular, is said to be accused of some p o liti ca l o ff ence, which may be an obstacle to the publication of the journal. VIENNA,. JUNE 4.-It is said that the inspection of the Prussian - contingent to the army of the German Confederation will be given by his Majesty the Emperor to an Austrian Archduke, arid that the Prince of Prussia will inspect the Austrian contingent. It is said that 30,000 men will take part in the autumnal reviews near Vienna. After the review the levy of recruits in the German province will begin. It is said that the levy will amount to 50,000 men. His Imperial Highness the Archduke Stephen arrived here yesterday evening, from Prague. BERLIN, JUNE 14.—The King and the country have sustained a great loss. One of the most distinguished of our statesmen, who has rendered the most important service to the monarchy, Baron Von Nagler, Minister of State and Postmaster-General, died yesterday at half-past three o'clock, of an apoplectic fit, in the 76th year of his age. Since yesterday the report has revivf d that the city of Cracow, and probably the whole of the ecuntry of the R-public, will be given up, on certain conditions, to Austria. The day before yesterday, seven young Boyars, ac companied by a captain of the Hespedar of Moldavia, arrived here from Buchareth, who are to enter as boarders into the Academy of Cadets, to receive a scientific military education. A new ordinance fir the exercise of the PrussLin army has been drawn, - and is already used by the cavalry of the Guards.. Some new evolutions ar e intro duced, and all foreign words in giving the command are to be discarded; which, at first, the officers will find it difficult to observe. Many command,: hitherto given in one short French word, which by long use has becomt naturalised in the German languagv, must now be ex pressed by a paraphrase. • BRESLAU, JUNE 13.—1 n the Second meeting of thr. Christian Catholic Provincial Synod, it. wtss io return to the Laptismal form- 6 % In the name of God thy Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost." It WWl' , reeog• nised that the only s.*urce Of Chrn-tianity is the Slid,. DUSSELDoRFF, JuNE.lo.—With respect to tt , e exhan tion of relics in the Cathedral of Ant-la-Chapelle, which is to take Owe 4 , n the 10th of JO, sick pertoll. wll desire to be touch‘ d with them are requi, ed to produce a medical certificate of the state of th• it h altii,,and an other from their priest, resp-cting their moral 0.,n,i0n. _ . _ . . _ The hopes of the approaching harvest are everywhere fay.urahle. The weather has been extremely fine, an we have had some rain, which has had a very beneficial effect. GALACZ, MAY 25.—A continued drought prevails it; Wallachia, so that tears are entertained tbr the standing crops, which in the Spring promised to prove so abundant.• The Moldavian clergy. went yesterday in solemn pro cession from Gal:icz to the cornfields. The sacred banner was carried before them, and a vii,t crowd of people to put up prayers for rain. The Governor fol lowed in his carriage. As no rain has yet come, the fanatic Greek clergy ascrif • tho failure of their prayers to the circumstance that the Governor was accompanied by a Lutheran (Prussian) officer, his friend, and on this account there is to - be another solemn procession.— Eamburgh papers, June 19. BILL FOR THE REGULATION OF STEAM NAVIGATION. A Bill with the above title has just been introduced into Parliament. The following are among its most important clauses:— Steam vessels to be divided into compartments—That from and after the first day of January ono thous:llud eight hundred and forty-seven, all sea-going strata - vessels', the building of which shall have been commeec..- after this Act, shall be divided by transverse water tight Partitions, so that the fore part of the vessel shall t e se parated from the engine by one of such partitions, and so that the after-part of such vessel shall he separatec from the engine -room by another of such partitions. To be sufficiently provided with boats.—And be it enacted, that fry m and a'",er the said first day of Ja nuary one thousand eight hundred and forty-, , , yen, no sea-going vessel, the tonnage of whieh shall be tw hundred tons or t.pwards, shall proceed to sea from :nj port whatsoever, t nless it stall be provided with bout: duly supplied with all requisites for their use, and ill being fewer in number, nor less in their dimens:on than as follow :—Each vessel of from 200 to 250 tons burden to carry one long. boat of eighteen feet length and six feet beam, and one boat a stern, of fourte .n feet length and five feet beam :—each vessel of 350 to 550 Las to carry three boats, namely, one long IA at o twenty feet length and six feet and a half beam ; on' boat on the deck or quarter, of eighteen feet length and five and a half feet beam ; and one a-stern, of fourteen feet length and five feet beam ; each vessel of from 550 to 850 to carry foter boats, viz. :—one Ling boat of twenty-four feet length and seven feet beam ; two boats on the deck or quarters—one of twentp-two feet length and six feet and a half beam—the other eighteen feet in length and 51 feet in beam ; and one boat astern. of 16 feet in -ltngth and 51- feet beam: each vessel of 850 tons and upwards to carry four boats, viz.:—one boat of 26 feet length and 8 feet beam ; two on the deck or quarter—one of 24 feet length and 7 feet beam— On other 22 feet length and 6k feet beam ; and, one boat astern, of 16 ftet length arid 5,+ beam :—and that no sea going vessel, the tonnage of which shall tie uneer 200 tens. and above tens, shall ; roeeed to sea unless i shall be provided with a ding:, and with a boa. suffi clearly large to reci ive and carry ten pr: sons (such ding; and boat bung duly supplied with all rilitt sites for they use); and, that in every tae one of sueri b..tsts, as mere said, to be carried outside on the quarter or on the stern, shall be fitted up as a life-boat : Provided always, that when steam vessel shall be provided with such boats a, are usually c tiled paddle-box boats, such steam vessel shall only be required to take two other boats, !lamely, the long-boat and the beat astern, mentioned as aforesaid. And be it enacted, that if any such sea-going steam vessel as aforesaid proceed to sea without being so divided as aforesaid, or if any sea-going vessel of one hundred tons burden or upwards proceed to sea without bring so provided with boats as aforesaid, the owner thereot shall forfeit a sum nut exceeding one hundred pounds, and the master thereof shall forfeit a sam not exceeding fifty pounds. To take a Certain Course in Rivers and Narrow Channels.—Apid be it enacted, that every steam•vessel, when meeting or passing any other steam-vessel, shall pass as far as may be safe on the port, side of such other vessel; and every steam-vessel navigating any river or narrow channel shall keep, as far as it is practicable, to that side of such river or channel which lies to the star board side of such vessel; and the master or other per son having the charge of any such steam-vessel, and neglecting to observe these regulations, or either of them, shall for each and every instance of neglect forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding fifty pounds. To Carry Lights.—And be it enacted, that the master, or other person having the charge of any steam-vessel which shall be in any river or narrow channel in Great Britain or Ireland, or the adjacent islands, or upon the sea within ten miles to any part of the coast of Great Britain or Ireland, shall, whether under weigh of at anchor, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit such lights within such places, in such manner, and under such circumstances as by the said regulations hereinbe. fore authorised to be made by the said Lord high Admiral or by the said Comissioner shall be required ; and in default thereof shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty pounds for every night in which such default shall be made ; and the owner of any steam vessel in which such light shall not be exhibited as aforesaid, shall not be entitled to recover any recom pense or damage whatsover which may be sustained by such vessel in consequence of any other vessel running foul thereof during the night. And be it enacted, that if any damage to any person or property, shall be sustained in consequence of the non-observance, as respects any steam-vessel, of the rules contained in the two enactments lastly hereinbefore contained, the same shall, in all courts of justice, be deemed to have been occasioned by the wilful default of the master Or other persons having the charge of such steam-vessel ; and such master or other p-rson and his employer shall be subject in all proceedings, whether civil or criminal, to the legal consequences of such wilful default. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen took an airing in the rides adjacent to o,borne House on Monday afternoon, after the depar ture of her illustrious visitors. The loyal Family went in the pleasure-gr Junds yes terday. Her Majesty ani her Royal Consort took their usual early walk. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess loyal, and the Princess Alice went to the beach yesterday afternoon, and took their accustomed exercise. Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, trans acted business yesterday at the Foreign•offiFe view Chairmanwith the of The Dean of Windsor had andianieruvtiersw o th ff i ! c h i e al C rhessni eellor of the Exchequer yester denee in Downirw-street. the btamps and T axe s , had also % u Right Hon. Gentleman. Mr. siekhinatmer, a of te T h ru a e t li t ig h l e ilal e t e HIGHLAND l g s t tionfe,a the Gael took Cl ' a company tena hnl. c°:nr7 laeSnAc 31:::ttSi N eo { B17 1 it'ahgVeTii witness e eneeSa a s tb e ab e tyni : t m i IT p erna a h 1 1 t u'e dmi: match byaeytel contest ne t i pipers, banners, nume rouslAielFSe? 84PICC.:UirriVe rt ra d r U e CT dtarttetcr Or 3 military sp ectacle. Ml' Et{ IA 1., iti..1,012f.41 . . HOUSE OF r' 041 0 A'S', -Tune 23 The SPEAKER took the Chair at P.ur o'clock. REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to, and the Bill, ordered to be engrossed. viz.:— Blackburn and Preston Railway ; Dublin, Dundrum, and Enniskeiry Railway ; Eastern Counties Railway Stations En largemerA ; East Lancashire Railway ( Deviation and Branches); Enfield and Edmonton Railway , London and Bir mingham Railway and Birmingham Canal Arrangement; London and Birmingham Railway (Aylesbury Railway Pur chase); London and Birmingham Railway (Coventry to Nuneaton); London aid Birmingham Grand Junction (Manchester and Birmingham Railway Amalgamation); London and Birmingham Railway (Wcedon and Northampton Branch); North Union Railway • North Wal e s R a il way; St. Alb i n's, L u t on , an d ()unstable Railway; Scutt) Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead); Shrewsbary, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway (Criikheath and Wem Lines); Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junetion Rail say (Extension and Deviations); Wath-upon-Dearne Im provement. THIRD READING. Thefollowing Bills were read a third time, and passed, viz: Ardrossan Municipal, Police and Improvement—Forth and Clyde Navigation and Bowling Bay Improvement—lpswich and Bury St. Edmund's Rahway (Norwich Extension) — Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, WAkefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway—Stockton Gas—Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Itailvvay, and Port, &c., of Goole. COVENTRY, NUNe;ATON, BIRMINGHAM AND LEICESTER itAILWAY. The report on this Bill was brought up, and after a few words from 41r. GREENE, who objected to the introduction of a cer tain clause, was agreed to. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY BILL.—CONSIDERATION OF REPORT. Sever..l petitions om Glasgow, Dumfries, and other places in the west of Scotland, were presented in favour of this line. The order of the day was then read, that the report be taken into consideration on that day six months. Mr. EW ART rose, and said teat in dealing with the im portant subject before the House it behaved them to be careful how they interfered in expressing an opinion with respect to the decision of the Corn Littee.—(Hear, hear, from Mr. P. Stewart.) Notwithstanding the cheers of his Honourable Friend, he ventured to state that the character of the House would not allow the oderation of the C mmittees to be changed to suit, the convenience of more personal aggrandisement. A Committee had been formed of gentlemen, selected particularly for their high integ rity, independence, and ability, arid they had, after due delibe ration and investigation, given in their decision, which was now sought to be set aside by parties who had interested motives. A powerful combination of parties was formed against the progress of the measure. He altogether blamed these parties. There was the Caledonian Railway, there was the Grand Junction, there was also, he believed, the Carlisle and Lancaster Company, who were all united with a special object to defeat the int( ntions of the Bill in order to promote their own special interest, and to cause their own special notions to be adopted. He would aek the House, whether they were prepared to lose its character in the eves of the public by rejecting the Bill under their consideration ? He considered that they were it' fairness bound to resist this attempt to eppo•e the passing of this measure, which was calculated to confer the greatest benefits on the country through which the line would pass, and particu larly on that part with which he had the honour of being con nected. It the House were to overturn the di cisions of its Commit tees on ueh urounds as hart been alleged, they might he constantly reversieg their theisiorts.—( Cheers.) It was very well for his Right Honourable Friend to cheer him ironicalls, but he hoped that that would nut pr vail upon the House. lie was sure that his cheering would out prevent them from giving such a decision es would be consonant with common setise, and that they would uphold the well-considered and impartial deci si ine of the House, If they did not the pu .lic would be iijured—deeply injured. As far as regars ed the general question, they were told that this line ought not to be -an. ti..ned principally because it would be a computing line. Why, he always thflugl t tt a. should he the very reason why the shout, grant it. Hear. heap ) He had always thought that the ery principle of ;he 1, gtslatim of that House was the sanctioning of competition— ( Hear, hear)—be cause by doing so ha had always thought that they were furthering the interests of the public. But this railway was not a competing railway, eve.. supposing that competition were to be discountenanced by the Heuse. It was a railway which struck off at a consideraele angle from the railway that it was represeetett to compete with by his Hon. Ft iends near him, or, at least, the supporters o! that relieve.; ; and in order to lead the House in , o the belief that it was a competing railway. its supporters had been obliged to distort the geography of the country. 'f hey had not, there fore, a single ground to stand upon whets they represented that ,his was a competing line. It would pour its tributar streams into the Caledonian Railway. The people of that part of the country through which it would pas, were certainly in favour of this and against the other line. Ir was said that a commission had reported in favour of the Caledonian line, but, as a collateral branch, the line now under the considera tion of the House had certainly been sanctioned by the Com missioners, and the report of the Board of Trade had, in tact, taken the same view of thi line as the promoters had; it would afford a direct communication with Edinburgh and Glasgow and England, and instead of acting prejudicially to the interests of the proprietors of the collateral branches, it would rather tend to increase them. The traffic on the trunk line between that part of the country with which he was connected and the north would be in creased. He contended, then, that as the Board of Trade had distinctly reported in favour of this line, it ought also to receive the sanction of the House. The Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway was admitted to be a tributary to tee Cal. dower, The Committee ap pointed to decide upon that Bill wa- composed of persons for whom he entertained the highest opinion; they considered that the part of the country through which the line passed required a separate and independent line for itself, in consequence of the great mineral wealth which it posse.sed, and it was there fore of the utmost importance that a thr,•ugh line of commuaica t ion should exist between it and this country. All these important circumstance• came under 'he consideration of the properly • constituted tribunal-- , he Select Committee upon Hallways, appointed by that House. Having gone before this tribunal, consist-tog of perst et. of the highest abilities, his Hun. Friend the Member for the 'Power Hamlets being chairman of the Committee, and an unanimous verdict was come to in favour of this railway—the Hoe se seas now called upon by three powerful companiee to rei e?l this decision of the Committee, and thereby to leave the whole ot' the valley of the Mai with out railway accommodation. The Honourable Member who tepresents that district must know that there is a gs neral ieeling an unaeitneus assent in favour of the line It' the House were allowed to repeal the decision of this Com mittee, it would indict a great injustice upon tl at important district throw_ h which the line would !Ass. It the House were thus allowed to rescind the decision of its Committees, when powerful companies cease down to the House interest ed destives nod fee.ings, praying the House to do so, it wauld be in vain that the Hon. Member fur Oxford (Mr. Estcourt) exertt d himself to reform and improve the tribunals of this House, entrusted with the management of railway affairs. Pu , slic confidenc.s would become shaken in the decisions of the Comnottees, especially when they saw personal and local iteerest advocated in that House, and the interest of powerful companies represented, as was the ease with one by the Hon. Member for Renfrrwelore (Mr. Stewart), who were not ashamed of stating their personal in terests, and declare their intention to vote according to those interests. A powerful journal which exercised coosid,rabie ieflaence upon the public minds, called the attention of the public to this important question, and asked if these decisions were to be always rescinded in this manner, and if so what was the possible use of these tribunals. "this was an ineication of the feeling of tee pubic mind on this matter, and he called upon eviey Member of the }loose to prevent this feeling becoming general out of the House. He would move, then. that this question should be taken into further consideration , and if this House should decide that powerful companies should not prevail in the House because they were powerful, he would further move that this report be forthwith taken ieto consideration. Mr. HAVES disclaimed I acing any interest in either of the lines before the House, met said he rose simply to urge ~pen the House a few of those considerations whieh seemed to bum to affect the subject before them. lie said the Hon. Member (Mr. Ewart ) had stated this as a simp e case in which a Committee having considered a particular line, and re ported in favour of it, that line ought to have the support of the House. Now if that were the 6 imple consideration in the case before the House, he (Mr. Basses) would certainly sup port it. But the House would be surprised to learn, after hearing the speech of the Hon. Gentleman, who said that this line was not a competing scheme with the Caledonian Railway, that this line had been rejected by the Board of Trade, and not only by the Beard of Trade, but by the first Commission which was appointed to inquire into the best communication between England and :Scotland. He held in Lis hand a report from the Beard of Trade, in which they distinctly stated that it was quite clear that the traffic from Scotland to the south was not sufficient to support two con - peting systems of railroad; that one must be adopted, and the others neglected, and that the Caledonian and the Nithsdale lines were two systems inconsistent with each other. He (Mr. Hawes) owned, that after reading this report, he did not think .hat the last Committee had adopted the most proper course in their proceedings. Honourable Members had in a full House rejected that line, the Board of Trade and the Commission had decided against it, and he (Mr. Hawes) would suppot t the decision of the House against the late Com mittee. Against the Board of Trade, against the Commission, and against the decision of the previous Committee, the late Committee, he thought, c me to an unwise decision. He would simply ask the House whether the evidence of public documents did not preponderate in favour of the Caledonian line, and against the decision of the Committee on the Dum fries line? There was, for instance, a Committee of their own House who had reported against the latter line—the Board of Trade had done the same, anti a Commission appointed by the Crown had given a decided opinion in favour of the Catedunion line. He sa.d then this was no ordinary case, and tee House ought not to allow the Dumfries line to pass, at least for the present. Bet there W 23 another consideration which he would urge against this decision. They were living in times. of wild rail way speculation, and he found from a paper which had been laid before the House, that there were Bills before them authorising railway companies to raise capital to the extent of three hundred and sixty millions, while, up to the Bth of June, the Mils in the other House amounted to upwards of one hundred millions. Now, he put it to the House, whether, under the circumstances, it was not tit and proper that the Dumfries Railway should be postponed till a more favourable period for carrying it out Believing this to be the best that could be done fur the sake of the public interest, considering that the evidence of f public documents prepo n d era t e d aga i ns t th e decision of the Committee, k now i ng th a t th e H ous e had the autho rised'same an existing comp a ny t o make a line in district, and to rai se t wo mill ions an immense amount of labour,which was now in operation ; and considering, last ]}', present state of a large _ y o.', o f rt t io m e ir " o f e )'' affording 3_ het, he thought it railway speculation aad the moin,euyii market, postpone the passing of -; highly desireble that the House s e opportunity. the Dumfries Bill till a more favourab le. line would accommodate Mr. OSWALD said the Dumfr i es of district, most whose landed an extensive and important - pro prietor the line. It would also afford great local nr supported. . wouldprove a sourceof -- odation, while it cone m o a conve nience and advantage to Jame agricultura l i ntere st ; an d, under these circumstances, I- e , for otie, should -upport s h e decision of the Committee ( H It was said that the Nit h-dale scheme of last Committee arts, ear, hear.) as the one in which the Committee adj (I year, ye l r , ' l, v i a ,: the same that was not the case. The line of last - u 'cite 1 but line from Glasgow to Carlisle; whereas year was an integral started from Cuumock, and . lereas the line of this year nated in the Caledonian line passing through Dumft les, termi have to pass along the Caledonian Gretna, so that this line would onian from Gretna to Carlisle, to the great ativantege of tha t '' line. The line under ihe conside ration of the House wouldgive great acco mmodation to the dis trict thr oug h which it pass He i passed, taking agricultural uroduce from Dumfrie ss hi re, and co nveying co a l an d ot h er m i nerals from Ayr shire to th e south. ' hoped the House would confirm the decision of the Committee. Mr. BAILLIE thought the which e course had been adopted with regard to the present Bill most ohjee ionable. The ques tion had r ea lly b een decided last Tuesday night, in ' a fu ll House. The majority which then decided against the BM was not a very large one, still it was a majority, and the House was a very fill vne. It wa* met unfair for the promoter' of the Bin to take advantage of the forms of the - Nouse, and g" the debate adjourned so as to try and get the decision rescinded. —( Hear, hear.) It was a most objectionable course of pro ceeding, and one that he hoped the House would not encou rage. He would conclude by hoping the House would confirm the decision it had come to en the orevieus evening, when the matter was tuly considered.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. J. HUME hoped the decision of the Committee would be sustained. It was a question of great importance whether they would deprive such an important district as Nithsdale of railway accomn.odasion in order to please the Caledonian Com pany. It had been stated that the Caledonian would require the whole traffic of the country in order to maintain it. 'Phis he did not believe, but considered that Company wan t e d to maintain a mon o p o ly. H e h a d rece i ve d a letter from a person from Kil marnoc k, w h o ex p resse d great alar m lest the Bill shouldbe thrown out by the Hou se, as it would be o f th e grea t est a d vantage to the count r y 'through which it passed, and that feeling was general through cut the whole of Nithsdale and Ayrshire.—( Hear, hear.) The writer said it would be the only means of preven ti n g . the monopoly of the Caledonian Company. On every principle of fa,r play, an d t h e grant i ng o f compet i t i on to the public, see ing that the w h o l e o f t h e i n h a bi tants o f Ni t h s dale were in favour of th e li ne, h e truste d t h e H ouse wo uld confiral the decision of the Committ e e. O n the se grounds he suppo rted the Committ ee , an d h ope d t h ey wou l d b e suppor t e d in what they had done, so as to put an end to an injurious monopoly Mr. BRIGHT said, that the Committee had been sitting upon the Bill for three weeks, and that they had taken every possible tact into their consideration, and they arrived at the conclusion, that it was desirable that there should be a line through the part of the country where it was proposed. The committee had not even a divisisn in opion, and they were men 01 ordinrry intelligence he would presume. What then would be the posi ion of the House if they reversed the decision of the Committee? He considered that they should put that question seriously to themselves. There had been a system of canvassing with reg ar d t o thi s Bill, boa h in acid out the House, which was most unfair, to say the least of it, to those gentlemen who had been sitting upon the Committee• He would remind the House that the line ran through forty miles of a very important and populous district, and he would say that by rejecting the Bill they would be destroying all con fidence for the future in the decision of Committees. If Mem bers were encouraged to give an upright, unbiassed decision. the House ought to give them a more consistent support. Sir W. CLAY said, as chairman of the Committee, he hoped the House would gave him their attention for a few moments; he confess e d h e f e lt a very great anxiety on the course which would be adopted, not on his own account but for those of the gentlemen with whom he acted; but what ever might be the result they would have the consolation of being certain that, they had discharged their duties to the utmost of their abilities. The public were beginning to have already serious doubts as to the competency of the House to legislate on private business, and on railway matters especially. There were strong party and private interests represented in that House, and they were about to appeal from a com mittee of gentlemen sworn to be no way inte rested one way or the other, who hart heard the whole of the evidence, to a tribunal which had not heard any of the evidence at all. They appointed a Select Committee - of five Nlemhers, and they made each of them sign a declaration that they were no way interested, and to give their decision accord ing to the evidence. They were pretty well aware that such a tribunal was most effective,—but what were they about to do? --why to reverse the decision given by that sworn Com mittee, anti appeal to a tribunal for a final decision which had net heard a particle of evil , hear. ) The members of ;he Committee, and the members of all the C none tees on r a ilway Bill s , signed a written statement de clarine; on their honour that they had no interest in .he under" taking assigeed to them to investigate and decide upon, they siaeee in this case that they had no pecuniary interest .. i o _ ll either of the lines, and th a t t h e y sere th refore in a pipts.l". to give an unbiassed opinion. So far from agreeing with the House should lurk carefuliy into the decisions of Committees, he considered that the House was, in its collective capacity, unfitted to discuss and decide upon Bala a this kind, as a Ceinmithee representing the Maio was the proper tribunal to do se ; but he went to this extent, that unless there were g:ounds for eon idering that the Committee had not dis c h a r ge d its duty properly, or that fresh facts ef impo r t ance h ail b een o b ta i ne d, t he House oug ht not to inter fere wi h it s d ecis i on —( Hear. ) Unless this occur red, or even i: fre s h ev id ence were obtained after th e decision of a Committee, th ey oug h t to a ll ow t h e Bill a nd these new facts to go to the C omm i ttees o f t h e L or d s , there to be de alt with. Bat was the decision of the Committee on these two Bills wrong? H e so l emn l y assure d t h e H ou se that he had the most perfect conviction, that if the House had heard the evidence and the ar g u men t s w hi c h were adduced before the Committee, that they would be unanimous in its favour. What were the two grounds on which ;hey came to their deci sion? It was said it etas passed in accordance with the opinion 0 . 1 . the Board of Trade and of the Committee of last year. .Bn these suspicions were entirely groundless, and he maint:intest. that there was scarcely a shadow of a reason for suc h h a m e r ta F. merit. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Maute) stated that the parties opposing the appliedßill Pet Committee to have the evidence given before the Committee Now, the last year produced, and that they had refused. . to e e th o e f Committee never decided on that question, and stated _o the that if they did d ec id e t h e qusstion they would d irrespective of another question then b efore so Committee ; hut the subject was considered of little importance that ne ith e r the Committee, the commit.ee clerk, or the short-hand writer recollected anything about and it' it was of so much importance, the able counsel .for the an Caiedrinian would no doubt have taken advan ta g e of itot do argued the subject before the Committee, but they did n so. But the short-hand writer's notes of the e vidence the year was taken before the Committee referred to examination of every witness. There w as no t T l ' single point in the evidence given last year w h ich in or was not brought fully before the Committee this y ear to test the evidence produced. The main question which occupied the time of the Committee was , whethe r order the new line would take any of the traffic from the Caledon ian? This was the main question. They had the traffic tables on which the case of the Caledonian was grounded last year, and also the person who framed them. They underwent the most strict and complete investigation, but the case completely b,olis down. So much for not having the evidence of last year before the Committee. The question last year was, which was the 'better trunk line for Scotland ; but that was not the question this year. That which the Committee had to consider this year was, which was the best line north of the Tweed for the country? They went completely into that question, and it was the main one; and the opponents urged, in the must able manner, their ob jections, but in that they moat signally failed.—( Cries of Divide, divide.") That cry showed the disinclination on the part of lion. Members to hear the fates of the whole case. Atter a few observations from Mr. B. EAST, which did not reach the gallery, Sir H. H. INGLIS said that his Hon. Friend, the Member for the lower Hamlets, had said that they should not throve ~way the labours of the Committee. If it were true, as his Friend the Member for Lambeth said, that Committees were infallible, what occasion was there for the Ileuse to have the trouble to move that the reports of these Committees be received arid adopted ? The House did not trust to the Committee the same discretion as they allowed to an Election Comarit tee. The matters of which the Committees were appointed to c ,, nsider, were afterwards to be referred to the judgment of the House. He did not know whether it was the Hon. Member who had said, that if they reversed the (feel sien of the Committee this year, they would centirm the decis.on of the Committee of last year. Under all the cir cumstances, unless they meant to make the House is pepetual arena, it would be better to suffer the decision of the ee r y small msjority they had :dread) obtained to weed, instead of brineine down the large number of Members then in the House to der & the question. Under ad the circumstances he should epos, the motion. Mr F. MAULE said that this was a question in which Itne en the last occasion took some interest. That interest arose tot from any count mien whatever with either of the parties engaged in this warfare, but 'rem a desire to see a railway communication extendine through his own country, and to protect those companies before Parliament who had invested their capital in these undertakings. What the House had heard from his lion. Friend, the Member for the Tower Hamlets, seemed to him to be a call upon them to reverse the flecisien to which the House came on Tuesday last, and he did so on the ground that they should depend in entire security on the decision of a Committee eff that House. The decision of the Committee might he ruinous, and would be to the serious injury of those parties who were interested in this matter. His trieed had observed that the line before the Committee was the same line as last year, and a competing line with the Caledonian. The Board of Trade had already decided that the district was one which would nit be likely to afford a competition when the line was brought forward last year, and he asked if the circumstances of the ease were altered one single iota. In this case the Committee had first stripped the Caledonian line of every branch from the root up ward., and they then said that the line did not furnish an ade quate communication through the district. He would not detain the House any longer. The present question involved the fate of a comp an y an d t h e sum of 2,000,0001., which th e y bad already invested in the scheme. He trusted the House would do justice to the parties by doing justice to the Cale-- (lonian line, and he should therefore support the motion. Mr. S. WORTLEY had no interest whatever in the line, but his constituents felt considerably in favour of the line. It had been said that the House should be cautious how they gave their sanction to railway schemes. There was no district more deserving of railway consideration than the district through , which the line passed. He considered that the present was not a competing line with the Caledonian Railway, and untik they could prevail upon Scotchmen to travel 24 miles round. and to pay for 24 miles of extra travelling, they would not pre vail upon persons residing in Scotland to support the line. The yeestion for the House was, were they to support their Com mittees? There was a general feeling in favour of the line, and that was, he contended, a prima facie evidence° in favour of the correctness of the decision of the Committee. _ _ ---- - Viscount EBRI NGT ON :as mebteiriatofthethleinoeriwgainsaal Committee. He did not think at the . ti t m runk line, and should s trengthened by the decision competing line—he supported it part he wished a st t il N i vh d i ) ch " the not wish to deprive the num • Mr. H. JOHNSTONE o t s h i a t i t o purpose u r t t i ) ni set accommodationhyear, and he and indeed two branch lines had been. t f i r , i e e y s people , c o e f o r w a m i railway second c o t m i Imnniidtt:tiviedoee::l.ltaiadosa.rr dr his said, as . chairman. of the Committee of last e t E he ß n certainly approve of the Caledonian line; would dsendo not offer r the h a d i o , t n e i s a t n o f ip r ts that Ai r d: h r pe e c A t d i Ri o d n• soar, since that time they had come to a division in the House on the subject, and he would to-night again, after having considered it over, give it the benefit of his vote. It appeared to hint that t h e two lines were competing, and that the traffic would not .upp , rt both. The House then divided on the question that "the report be considered this d ay s i x months," when there a p peare d, A Fo g r a t iAn h i e s: ........... ....... ............... 1161 ........... against it . ..... After a fe w words from Mr. 60% F. MA ULE, who dentined pressing the matter further then, but intimated that the pre sent decision would not preclude him f rom ta ki ng the sense of the H ouse on the third reading, The report was received, and the Bill ordered to be en-- groved. DUBLIN, DUNDRIZUM, AND ENNISKERRY aAIL WAY. Mr. GREGORY moved that the Dublin, DrAdrum, and Enni kerry Railway Bill be re-committed. It appeared from the statements made by the Hon. Member, thr..a in consequence of some technical emir, the petition of Mr, Peter against the Bill e-as not heard. Dr. lIOWRING, chairman of the Committee, made some explanations respecting the error, and stated that the Com mittee had unanimously determined upon sending the Bill to Mr. Greene, no person appe ar i ng f or t h e petition when calked upon by the Committee. Atter a few words from Mr. COLLETT arid Mr. J..tsurs, who oppo ed the motion, on tl e ground that it Bills were to be referred a second time to Committees, it was of no use sending them to Committees at all, Mr. C. POWELL hoped the Hon. Member would arte divide the House on the question. Mr. GREGORY said he would riot press for a division. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, as the motion was withdrawn. Lord C. MANNERS presented a petition from a deaniery in the diocese of Peterborough against the proposed union+ of tile sees 91 Bangor and St. Mapteli• I TEE SUN, LONDON, IiVtDINVSDAT_ EVENING, JUNE 1846.