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collar to human nature, they had been pleased and at tache] to him. If they were to try kindly treatment generous treatment—rewards for good conduct, the most agreeable results would be produced. On the other hand, if men were treated as brutes, or something worse—if no confidence were reposed in them—if they were treated as individuals not possessed of those qua lities or sentiments which actuated human beings—such treatment invariably begot moroseness and a savage disposition ; and such was precisely the feeling which was to be expected. They could, in fact, feel nothing but contempt towards the perpetrators of such cruel practices, which were • against all justice. That which the meeting wished to promote was that a new system should be adopted in the army, and that instead of the present cruelty of government, they ought to have an other of a different nature ; and that instead of giving to the officers the power of punishing their men, they should give them the power of pleasing them, and rendering them good and efficient servants to the nation. The English public were fully aware of the arduous duties of a soldier, to what dangers he was exposed. They knew that his life was but a short one, and that during that life he was but ill paid for the services to his country. Such a meeting as the present one, actuated only by a desire to render a service to these whom they believed to ee subjected to an unjust punishment, must speak in a voice of thunder to the nation. He had al ready explained the moral effects of the punishment, and its physical results were notorious. It ought not, therefore, to exist, even in its present mitigated form. It had dwindled from 1,000 and 1,500 to 50 lashes, and even that endangered the life. The 150 lashes inflicted upon that unfortunate man, whose death had been the cause of their meeting there, was the application of upwards of 1,200 knots of the thong upon his skin. Let them look at the application et a thong with only one knot upon a horse, and they could not be such de mons as to continue the punishment.—(Cheers.) The date of the warrant under which he suffered was the 26th of April, and he was nut punished until the sth of June. He would not have adverted to the circumstance, but for the unjust attacks which had been made against him (Mr. Wakley).—(Cheers.) He thought that, after these attacks, he was justified in doing so.—(Cheers.) The tribunal under which these uefertunate men were tried, was self-constituted. and the acquittals were there fore not one in thirty. It was not, however, his object to attack individuals, but a system which he believed to be injurious to the army and navy, and was a disgrace to a Christian country.—(Cheers.) It was against the system that they should direct all their hostility, and in doing so, they attacked, and furiously too, the indivi duals by whom it was upheld. They, who upheld it knew the horror and the danger of the system, ant': when the voice of the people was raised against the system, where was the Government who, whatever might be the feeling in other quarters, would dare to oppose the national will? Every lean in Enelend, how ever poor, was ready to contribute his mire to the relief of the soldier, because he felt that they were his brothers—(Cheers)—and, leaving out of the question national pride and national glory, the poor man felt that the nation was insulted by the continuance of the practice. A letter was that day pultlished in the Times. signed V, stating that the writer ha 1 been thirty-six years in the army, and was then in command of a regi ment, and could confidently speak from experience that the discipline of the army: could be maintained with out such a brutal punishment. He had seen men flayed alive.—(Great sensation.) He had seen a man receive seven hundred lashes at once ; the last two hundred were given while the man was in a state of insensibility, and apparently dead, and for ought he could know, dead in reality.—(Hisses.) He Loped that there would be very little more war.— (Cheers.) He had not the least objection to plenty of soldiers and sailors in times of peace. War was a system of national flogging, and as he did not like to see the backs of soldiers mutilated, he hoped there would be no occasion for mutilating them - in tutees of war.— (Cheers.) He knew there were many regiments in which a case of flogging had not occurred for the last twenty years.—(Cheers.) Yet, curious enough, the re turns of those regiments hail been refused in that very curious House, the House of Commons. He supposed that they wished to withhold from the officers and the exi that credit which was justly due to them—(Cheers) —and the parties who refused those returns might perhaps think that it would operate prejudicially to the character of those regiments' where the practice of flagging was kept up.—(Cheers.) (A voice—" Move for a return.") He should like to know why such prin ciples should not be acted upon in all the regiments. He did net think those regiments were commanded by what is called ‘• stern officers," but by officers who con sidered and treated the men as human - beings.—(Cheers.) With these remarks he would conclude all he had to say upon the subject, entreating those present to hear all partie, , , and if there should be any difference of opinion, then let them not give rise to angry feelings. It' they could not sustain their case by argument it was riot sustainable at all. If the meeting considered that they adopted the right course by their present pro ceedings he hoped that this would prove a good be ginning, and that they would go on and continue the work till they were completely triumphant.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Member then reed a letter from T. Collett, Esq., M.P. for Athlone, as follows : '• Dear Sir—Will ; on be kind enough to hand the en closed draft for five guineas to John Mathewson. as testimonial of my approbation of the honest -and inde pendent manner in which he gave his evidence upon the late inquest at Hountlow.—Yours. faithfully, " JOHN COLLETT." The lion. Chairman then went on to say that he had heard Mathewson upon a former occasion, and from the manner in which he gave his evidence, he felt that he could not but believe his testimony.—(Cheers ) He had never acted, and he never would act, upon the principle that a man, because he was rich, was to be b..lieved upon his oath, and that a man, because he was peer, was not to be believed. It should not be forgotten that a private, of the name of Cook, had been singled out from among the regiment, and in the face of his comrades was told that he was all but guilty of perjury, when he gave his evidence upon the late inquest at Hounslow. He really thought that those two unfortunate men, Mathewson and Cooke, should be released from their services. —(Laud cheers.) He did not like to advert te any circumstance which had trans. pired upon that oecasiore but there was an anecdote of poor Mathewson which he would relate. There wes some testisnony betwr-en Mathewson and the command ing officer, and the latter had witnesses to support what he stated, and Mathewson had none. Mathewson stated with the utmost naiveté, " It is very true, there was this interview, but I will take care when I have a pri vate interview with the commander I will have a wit ness too."—(Laughter and cheers.) The Chairman then read a leter from Luke Hansard, inclosing a cheque for 201. in favour of the objects of ire society.—(Cheers.) A series of resolutions, as follows, were then read by the Chairman That the practice r f Ecourging and lacerating the bodies of soldiers and sailers, with the cat-o'-nine-tails, is at once cruel and disgusting, and a disgrace to the British nation."— (Cheers.) "That the constitutional danger of maintaining a standing army in time of peace is exactly proportioned to the extent to which the surlier loses the character and feelings of a citiz n."—(Cheers.) "That in the deliberately formed opinion of this meeting the will of the, British nation has decreed that the practice of flegeing in the British army and navy shalt, at once and fer ever, be abolished."—(Cheers.) "That it is now naiversaly known and admitted that a sentence of flogging may prove to be a sentence of death, and that thug a c..pltal punishment has Seen, and might agein be, inflicted for a trifling, insignificant, and even a r hallos' offence."—(Cheere) " That as subititattis for floggings, degradations, and savage punishments, this meeting earnestly and fervently recommends the adoption, by the Government and the commander-in-chief, of short periods of enlist ment, and rewards and promotions for good conduct, in the firm belief that the adoption of a benignant and generous behaviour towards soldiers and sailors, would beget in them a spirit of honourable bearing, and high moral sentiments ; and that to allege that the means of bestowing rewards in the army and navy for good con duct would not be cheerfully granted by the pcop`e of this country, is a gross libel on the generosity and judg ment of the British nation."—(Cheery:.) F. LENTHALL, Esq., would not be guilty of the gross impertinence, after the able speech they hal heard from their chairman, of detaining them at env length. IL-- considered that the time was come when this barbarous and disgusting treatment should cease The present mode of punishment he did not consider as calculated to operate in a beneficial manner; it was calculated t' create a feeling of moroseness and revenge e --(A Voice—" Move, and cut it short.") lle would adept 1 the hint which had [yen thrown out, and would th __ere fore move the resolutions which hid just now been read. Mr. G. THOMPSON, in seconding the resolutions, said that it was not his intention to have addressed the meeting upon the present oeeasioe; he should, therefore, content himself with simply seconding the reseltitain. lie did not adopt that course out of any disrespecr, to the purposes of the present meeting, but there were those present whom th e y m i g ht never have an opportunity of hearing again, and it would be an act of injustice in him to detain the meeting from that pleasure.—(Cheers.) In answer to a uestion put to the Chairman, he stated, that in l aw White received but one punishment for the offence. Dr. CARLISLE wished to ask a question of the Chair man, and could not help, at the same time, alluding to his manly conduct in another capacity. The question, which he wished to be distinctly understood, was with reference io the statement made by the Hon. Chairman. He wished to know whether the warrant for the trial of White had been signed a considerable time before the offence was committed ? He also wished to know why the Hon. Chairman, in his capacity of coroner, had not, as was usual with him, issued his warrant for the appre hension of those persons who had inflicted the lashes which the jury had stated had caused the death of private White? Mr. IVAKLEY Said, that with reference to the warrant, he had stated that it was dated on the 26th April, and • the crime was committed in June. Such was the stars of the law, with respect to the second question, he would state, that if a verdict of wilful murder had been returned by the jury, he would unhesitatingly have issu id his warrant the apprAensi , ,,n of the parties concerned.--(Loud cheers.) Mr. BRIDGEMAN, M.P.. aid that he ones comtna,nded a b o dy of grenadiers, arid up n one occasion he called his men together, and said that he had the power to flog. but he was determined not to use it; he had ro)t done so upon any 'occasion, and he wished to know why, in the Lace of these facts, flogeing in the army collet not be abolished ? Ile hoped that the degrading system of flogging would soon be retnov,d, and th a every elector r t , shold press upon their candidates the necessity of their —• voting tor its abolition.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. JOHNSON NEIL, now of the bar, but late of the navy, nextaddressed the meeting, and said- he was OA to see a a deterniimrl Ftani. being male against a item which be h,l all his lira datestc(l, . (Hear, hear.) He had witnessed the bad effects of corporal punishment in the navy, and he was rejoiced to find that its cruelties and absurdities were being exposed to the public. The lash c buld only be defended upon the ground that it . egraded the victim, for it could not be defended on the ground of its inflicting severe physical pain, because that argument was brutal, not to say disgraceful, to human nature. Well, then, did the lash degrade its victim in the eyes of his comrades ? No, it did not ;it only excited the sym pathies of all who witnessed the punishment, and this was manifest from the instance of it they had seen in the case of Mathewson.—(Hear, hear.) Was he de graded ? Would the 7th hussars say he was degraded on hearing the tribute of respect which had been psid to him by A humane and Liberal Member of the British Senate ?—(llear, hear.) He would pledge himself f the statement that men could be disciplined just as well, nay better, without than with the power of inflicting cor poral punishment.—(Hear, hear.) Why, look at Napoleon ?—(Cheers.) How was it that he endeared his men to himself ? Was it by the lash ? No ; it was by kindly acts, of no great mag nitude in themselves ; and why should not the same system prove as effective in England as in France?—(Hear, hear.) Moral influence was the pro per means by which to secure discipline, and when that influence was resorted to the army and navy would be come greater ornaments to the nation than even they were at present.—(Hear, hear.) The truth was, the regulations of both the army and navy ought to be re organised, and the power of the Admiralty, as well as of the Commander-in-Chief, rendered more in confor mity with the spirit of the times, and placed more within the censure, control, or supervision of the- public —(Hear, hear.) Why, look how Sir Sidney Smith, Lord Codrington, and Lord Nelson—names which the B. itish nation would never forget—had commanded their men without resorting to corporal punishment, and why was it this policy should not succeed as a general rule?—(Hear, hear.) For his own part, he would have the whole regulations of the army and navy reformed— the pay of the men increased— the pre sent mode of enlistment aboli,.h, d--the men allowed to retire after a certain number of years' service, and to vote for members of the Legislature; and, above all, the pri vilege of having their grievances tried and adjudicated upon by a jury of officers and men in the same way that civilians are tried. —(Cheers.) The Rev. J. NICHOLSON, who headed a deputation, was glad to have an opportunity of addressing the meeting, although at the time it wr s open - d he was miles away ; and, he might say, without any in:ention of indulging in the metaphor, he had come there at a railroad pace to denounce a system which was opposed to Christianity, and to the word of that great and good Being whose attri bute was mercy. He reminded the meeting, that on the very day the Prime Minister was stating to the House of Commons the change he proposed to make in the system, V,e inhabitants of Hounslow were assembled in public meeting, for the purpose of petitioning the Legislature to abolish the lash ; and when they heard what the plan was, they met again and formed a local Committee, to remain in existence till the voice of the people prevailed, and the system was altogether wiped away from the British statute-book.—(Hear.) He was there in the double capacity of being an advocate for the abolition of a detestable system, and the head of a deputation from the inhabitants of Hounslow, sent there publicly to thank their noble, honourable, and respected Chairman, in their name, for his independent and unflinching conduct while sitting on a recent inquest as Coroner fur Middlesex. Now, with regard to the question of flogging, what was it that gave rime to it? Officers in the army attributed it to drunkenness, but what caused that drunkenness but canteen system. which they themselves had established.—(llear, hear.) Let them do away with that system, and adopt a moral and instructive plan, and there would be less of drunken ness, and no necessity at all for resorting to the brutal ising:, detestable, and inhuman cat-o'-nine-tails. Mr. LUKE HANSARD rejoiced to find that they were going to establish an institution for procuring the aboli tion of the practice of corporal punishment in the army and wavy, and he assured the meeting that he perfectly concurred in the spirit of the resolutions which had been read to them, namely, that the common soldier should be treated as a fellow-being and a citizen rather than a brute devoid of all human sensations and feelings. Mr. EDWARDS, a naval officer, said it was not his in tention to trouble the meeting with a long speech, because they had met together more for the purpose of doing busi ness than talking. He accordingly produced a cat o'-nine-tails commonly used in the navy,which, as might be expected, caused a considerable sensation; and reed a return of the number of persons flogged in the army and navy clueing the last few years, which tended but little to subdue the sensation which had previously been excite d. 0 42 P3itt - b 4,litflon and courtesy which the Noble Chairman had exhibited in con ducting that inquiry. Mr. WAKLEY said that no chairnian could have shown more ability, tact, and judgment, than the Noble Lord did on that occasion. It was but an aet of justice to the Noble Lord to make this declaration of his impartiality. ETWALL concurred in the encomiums passed upcn the Noble Chairman. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) After some observation from Mr. CHRISTIE and other Hon. Members, to the same effect, . . _ HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. Lord COURTENAY acknowledged the complimentary terms in which he was referred to, and observed that, in the delicate inquiry over which he had presided, he had acted to the best of his ability. Mr. BORTH WICK hoped the report would be printed be fore Monday next, so that they might have it before the Hon. Member for Montro'e brought on his motion in reference to she Poor-law Commissioners. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON, The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock; Lord Monteagle in the chair. The cross-examination of Mr. Bidder was proceeded with by Mr. TALBOT—He detailed the position of the line with respect to the vrrious landowners on its route. No land would be interfered with except where absolutely necessary. If they interfered with any portion of the property of Mr. Hodpon, they were willing to purchase the whole of it. They ran through the property of Lord Aylesbury for four teen miles; nevertheless, his Lordship was in favour of the line. The South-Western opposeed them in the House of Commons, and also presented a petition against them in the Standing Orders Committee of their Lordships's House, but they had adjusted their difference, and were now in harmony, as that portion of the line between Andover and Southampton was lately conceded to that Company, on their paying the original cost, together •vith the purchase of the Andover Canal. The estimate was 1,580,000%., the company taking poser to borrow one-third of the capital. Tile line from Andover to Southampton, he anticipated, could be opened in twelve months from the passing of the Bill. The cost would be 300,0001., but not more then 200,0001. would be required by that time. The expense would be reduced, becau.,e two miles and a half of the Dorchester line would be used. The entire tunnelling would be four miles. One hundred thousand pounds would cover the expense of the principal stations; the second-class stations had not been determined upon. Temporary stations would be erected at various parts of the line for the accom modation of agriculrural produce. The witne;s was re-examined by Mr. Sergt. WAANGIIAM. Mr. R. Stepenson, C.E., joint engineer of the line with Mr. Bidder, was next examined—He generally concurred in his evidence, and considered that 18,000/. a mile was a moderate rate, and that the line could be con4ructed at that rate. Mr. Hawkshaw, C.E., follcwed, and concurred in the evidence. Mr. Wiley, land valuer, said, the land of the line would cost 198,841/., and was taken at the rate of 235/. per acre. Mr. Taplin produced a table of the receipts cf various Rail ways, taken at various periods; and Mr. Goldsmici handed in a list of the assents ad dissents. This dosed the case on the part of the promoters. Mr. TALBOT, Q C., then at great length addressed the Committee on behalf of the Great Western and against the line, and contended that the necessary communication be tween the north and the south would be opened up by the Oxford and Rugby via Basingstoke, and which the pro prietors of the Great Western were willing to lay down the narrow in connexion with the broad gauge, and by the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, rid Bristol. That these lines would accommodate large and populous towns, which the Manchester and Southampton would not, everything having been sacrificed in order to make it direct, and trusted that their Lordships would in this case as in others counteract the rash and impolitic decision of the House of Commons. There could be no question that ere long there would be no break of gauge between Southamp ton and the north. Surely their Lordships would not sanction this line, when the earth of the line which they had sanctioned last session for a similar object bad not yet been raised. Goods from the north could be brought cheaper by the lines in connexion with the Great Western to Basing stoke, where they would meet the trains of the South- Western, and be conveyed by them to Manchester, much cheaper than they could be conveyed by a new line. After referring to the calls of the company, who stated they would not call n.ore than 21. per share up to 1848, and not ' more than 41. yearly afterwards, and contending that after paying their railway expenses, which must be considerable, and compensating landowners, which would leave them little or nothing to construct the line, he, at four o'clock, sought the permission of the Committee to resume his address to morrow. The Committee then adjourned. all PERU L PARLIAMENT, ( IS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. Messengers .from the House of Commons brought up several Bills. DEATHS BY ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION BILL. Lord CAMPBELL gave notice, that to-morrow he should call the attention of their Lordships to the amendmeats which the House of Commons had introduced into this rill. ABOLITION OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OF TRADING BILL (IRELAND). Their Lordships went into Committee on this Bill, on the motion of Lord CAMPBELL. Mr. CURTEIS, M.P., said he had tome to town solely for the purpose of attending that meeting—not so much to speak as to watch the progress of public opinion upon this subject.—(Hear, hear.) He bad always been opposed to the system of ft.gging, and he was glad to find that the public voice had been raised against it in such a manner as to bid fair shortly to produce th , . downfall of this abominable system.—(Hear, hear. He was glad to hear that the Duke of Wellington had x pressed a hope that he miOit live to see flogging abo lished, because the Duke being upwards of seventy years of age, it was hardly possible that he could survive many years longer, and they had good reason to expect that the downfall of the system was near at hand.—(Hear, hear.) He did not quarrel with the officers who administered the law, hut with the system itself; and though he was a radical economist, he was quite prepared to vote for any additional ex pense which might attend upon the substitution of a moral foe the present disgraceful system.—(Hear, hear.) Now, with regard to the lion. Gentleman who occu pied the chair, he thought the country owed a deep debt of gratitude for his manly and independent conduct while presiding over the late inquest. While he was upon this point, he thought their thanks were also due to the jury, and he must say it was unworthy in any Peer to attack the verdict of that jury solemnly come to upon_ oath.—(Cheers.) Mr. VINCENT regretted that the merits of the military system had been introduced upon that occasion, because he had met there solely for the purpose of protesting against a horrible system, and forming a society to procure its abolition.—(Hear, hear.) He deeply sympathised with that object, and, although a a member of the Peace Society, he was opposed to arms altogether, yet if the nation would have soldiers, in the name of common humanity, let them be treated as men and not as beasts.—(Cheers.) The system was sup ported on the ground of its moral influence. Why, good God, what nonsense that was, when was a man ever flogged into morals or morals into him?—(Cheers.) No, so sanguinary a system could not be justified by any plea, and he, therefore, blushed to see the names of Mr. Macaulay, Mr. Ward, and Mr. B. Hawes, who had aided many a good cause, amongst the membcrs who voted against a motion which ti as calculated to throw some light upon this subject.—(Hear, hear.) If the system was to be defended, let it 13, left to officers in the army and the Duke of Wellington, and not the friends of The Bill then went through Committee, and the report was brought up The third reading ordered for to morrow. WASTE LANDS AUSTRALIA BILL.- LORD G. BENTINCK. . Lord LYND3URST begged to call the attention to cer tain statements which had appeared in the morning papers yesterday, and which had reference to a Noble Friend of his who was now on duty in a distant part of the country, and he deeply regretted that their Lordships not sitting yesterday prevented his making this statement earlier. He would not allude to the coarsness of language which had fallen from the Noble Lord by whofn this change had been made, but he was particularly anxious on account of the position hich he lately held in the Ministry. With respect to this statement, he had to say that it was particularly unfortunate that this explanation had not been made earlier, for it was almost impossible to meet it by reason and argument. In the early part of the year he had been applied to to fill the office of a chief justice in India by his Noble Friend at the head of the Board of Control. In consequence of that application he had named six or seven persons, among whom was Mr. David Pollock. Ali who know that gentleman knew how well he was fitted to fill the situation. His connexion with the Chief Baron of the Exchequer had in no way affected the case. A vacancy had been created to give the opportunity of filling it. Three or four years ago, he (Lord Lyndhurst) had are tainted Mr. Phillips a Commissioner for the Court of Bankruptcy. From domestic circumstances the office had become immediately dis tasteful to him. His wife and family had seaparated from him and was now living apart from him at Cheltenham. Mr. Phillips bad been suggested to him as a proper person to fill the office of Chief Justice of Madras, but Mr. Poilock seemed to him the more proper person, and his appointment was sanctioned by the Queen on the 10th June. Mr. Phillips' office had been vacated, and he was promoted to the office left by Mr. Pollock. No one coutd doubt the ability of the gentleman to fulfil the duties of the office. He had appointed his secretary, Mr. Perry, to execute the duties of the office which Mr. Phillips has left, and with reference to the appointment of that gentleman, and the obser vations of the Noble Lord to whom he had alluded respecting it. He would say that had he not appointed Mr. Perry, he would have been guilty not only of the grosset forgetfulness, but of the grossest injustice in overlooking the merits of a person who had served him with the utmost fidelity and intelligence, anti that he should have been guilty not only of the grossest forgetfulness, but of the grossest injustice, in overlooking the merits of a gentleman who had recommended himself to many of their Lodrships, to whom Mr. Perry had recommended him self by those abilities which had always been serviceable to the State, and particularly useful to himself. With respect to the Noble Lord who had made thoe remarks in another place he might refer to some observations in a speech of Pitt upon Napoleon. upon whom that Minister had remarked that there was nothing too great for his ambition, nor too mean or toe small for his rapacity. The Noble Lead had abandoned the statement he had made in reference to the presentation to Nocton, but he did so on wrong grounds, fur he (the Lord Chancellor) did present to the living in Nocton, and that pre sentation had no connexion whateve. with the judicial appoint ment of Mr. David Pollock, as he had nothing what ever to do, directly or indirectly, further than he had stated. The charges, therefore, of that man were on light ground, and his retractations were made with the same lenity. The Noble Lord then proceeded to describe the circumstances under which the presentation to Nocton was made. and read letters, one from the Earl of Ripon and from Lady Ripon, soliciting the appointment for the Rev. Mr. Wilson. who was then in the possession of a living of the same value as that of Noctor under the Bishop of Bath and Wells. (LEFT SPEAKING.) moral and intellectual improvement.—(Hear. hear.) Dior was it a question of how many lashes sh , uld be given, because one lash pro limed just as much of moral ,legradation as five huudred.—(Cneers.) It was a question of whether thc child of God should be tied up like a dog and lacerated more savagely than they would fl tg a horse —(Cheers.) No, the nation would not suffer it, and he felt confident that a moral combination amongst the people would bear dot this, us it had often before borne down other evils. Mr. CLEAVE, the neW3Vendor, and late naval ,fficer, strongly urged upon the meeting the necessity of looking up and pr. ssing their representatives in Parliament upon this subject, and getting a pledge from them to vote against flogging.—(Hear, hear.) Th., iron Duke had to be consulted upon this matter, and let them re member that the people had gained many a bloodless victory over that nobleman by the means he had men tioned, and they could do it again, by forming a moral combination against this terrible flogging system. The resolutions were then put, and carried unani mously. Mr. WRIGHT, of America, then moved— ' That a society be now forcned, to be ca'led Th Flogging Abolition Society,' and that a committee, c , ,n siiting of the following gentlemen, with power to add t. their number, be appointed to carry its objects int( effect : J. Brotherton, EF.q., M.P. John Hastings, Esq , M.D. J. W. Boyes. E,41. J o hn Mcredith, &q. The Rev. J. T. Cuff M ..k. %V. B. S. Taylor, A T. S. Duncombe, Esq., M.P. George Thompson, Esq. John Drakard, Esq. Wm. 'Williams, E,q., M.P. Wm. Ewart, Esq., M P. " That Mr. Henry May, and Mr. Thomas Plume, be the secretaries ; that a subscription be now entered into to promote the objects of the society ; and that donations and sub,criptions will be received by the members of the n,mmittee, the secretaries, anti the 101 lowing bankers :—.Mesrs. S!ruhan, P.od, and Co.. 217, Strand : and 111,ssr.. Giyn, Halifax, and Co., Lombard street." The resolution was seconded by Mr. G. Titomes.,N, and carried unanimously. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. THOMAS Mounts. author of `• Recaections of Mtlitars Service•, in Germany, Holland, and Frince, in 1813. 1814, and 1815 ;"and several other gentlemen c o n nec t e d with the army and navy. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, both for his conduct as coroner, as well as in the chair, and the meeting broke up at half-past ten o'clock. The Society for Improving the Condi'ion of the Labouring Classes, with which the Labourers' Friend Society now united, has just received the munificent legacy of one th, , u,and pound, bequeathed to it in the will of the late James Tomlin, Esq., of West Milling, Kent. Mr. Ne.vman is about to pay a long visit to Rome, with the view of completing his preparation for the priest hood. LADY MORGAN'S " WILD IRISH GIRL."—A new edi tion of this celebrated romance, has just been published, com plete for 63., with a new preface and notes, forming a volume of “Colburn's Standard Novels." "We are not among those" (slvs the Examiner), "if any were, wit) had forc,otten 'The Wild Irish Girl,' but we are not the less gratified at her pre. sent re-appearance. ' The Wild Irish Girl' was the first product of a genius regulated by discretion of the soundest kind, and aiming at some of the noblest objects of intellectual ambition, the advancement cf the cause of freedom, and the general elevation of the buinan species. We have here the first of a lung and brilliant series of services rendered to Ire land through the attractive instrumentality of romance. In the spirited and sparkling pref t. this re-publication, we have ample proof that , hr phil,,phy of the author has not en erva:ed her We rec , gni,e the same true heirted atidco trAgeou s Iridi WOlll4ll, composing h er enthu siastic story in the Lieutenancy of the Duke of Bedtiird, and re-editing opportmody, after trimly dax sof various fortune, on the au , picious advent to power of ate titer Whig Viceroy." Divatelies were s •nt off yeste.ti.iy , vening from the Co lonial-office for the Governors of Hong- Kong and Ceylon. Captain Elliot h..d an interview y esterday with the Earl of Clarendon at the Licari Tradz, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2O, 1846. the selection of judges from one branch of the legal profession only. In principle it was most unjust to restrict the selection to barristers only, as he believed the solicitors and attorneys of the country were quite as able, as members of the bar, to fulfil the duties, and their characters, he was sure, stood quite as high. Why not leave it to the Lord Chan cellor to to take the jueLe3 from whatever branch of the legal profession he thought best ? Believing the clause, as it stood, to be unwise and unjust, he would move, as an amendment, words to admit or the selection of attorneys as well as barristers to officiate as judges in these courts. Captain PECHELL said it was intimated to be the intention of the Government officers under which the Bill had been drawn up, to continue the services of the revising barristers, and other similar judges, who had been appointed by the Lord Chancellor as judges under this Bill. If so, then there would not be so much objection to the clause as it stood. But the point shouid be clearly stated, in order that he might kri:m bow to act. Lord Ili dANVILLE SOMERSET would prefer leaving the ap t ointment entirely to the discretion of the Lord Chancellor as far as it regarded the qualification of seven years standing. He did not thir,k'restrict►ng the appointments to barristers of that standing would enhance the qualification of judges. He also agreed w►th the Hon. Member for Finsbury that the attorneys were hardly dealt with by the B►ll, and he would rather leave the appointment open to them, though his own opinion was, that the education of a barrister rendered him more eligible as a judge. Sir G. GREY differed with the Noble Lord as to the view he took regartring the srven years' qualification. He consi dered it would be the means of securing men of grater ex perience if they retained the restriction in question. Hr could not agree with the amendment respecting the ap pointment of thy attorneys, as it would be contrary to all precedent in similar Bills, anti would lead, he was persuaded to great inconveneinee. Besides, he thought the training of a barrister was better for a judge than that of au attorney. Mr. BERNAL objected to the clanse limiting the judges in the manner proposed. lie thought it would lie better to leave the mater to the discretion of the Lord Chancellor. Mr. HENLEY thought it would be better not to have any definition whatever in reference to standing, but to leave the responsibility entirely on the thoulders of the Lord Chancellor, and he would have the same principle to apply with regard to attorneys and barristers. _ _ Colonel SIBTHORP thought it very hard to exclude attor neys, and he hoped that the lion. Member for Finsbury would divide the House on his amendment. The AT fORNEY••GENERAL thought that attorneys would be by no means so eligible for judges of these courts as banisters, and supposing there were persons in that profession suitable for the situations, the Lord Chancellor had no means of judging of their qualification, which was not the case with regard to barristers. Besides, from their attention having been almost entirely turned to the minutiae of legal details, they were not so competent to deal with the business which would come before those courts as barristers. Mr. B. ESCOTT denied that there would be any more dif ficulty in ascertaining the efympetency of attorneys than of barristers. He knew many barristers of seven years' standing who were utterly disqualified for such a situation, while at the same time he knew many attorneys who were very eligible to be judges of such courts. Lord G. SOMERSET thought that Members of Parlia ment should not be judges in these courts. Mr. ROMILLY hoped that her Majesty's Government would introduce a clause in the Bill for the purpose of prevent ing Members of Parliament from becoming judges in them. Sir GEORGE GREY thought that the Bill sufficiently provided for that, as no judge of that court could be absent from his duties more than two months. Mr. BERNAL thought such a clause as that referred to by the Hon. Member for Bridport (Mr. Romilly) necessary, as the clause referring to the two months' absence might be evaded. Mr. HENLEY thought that the judges should be prevented from practising in the districts where the courts over which which they presided were situated. Mr. ROMILL Y thought that it would be much better to invest the judges, as far as possible, with a purely judicial character, and for that purpose he considered that they ought not to be allowed to practise at all. Let their whole time be occupied with the business of the courts, and let them not be allowed to dabble in the litigation of ihe locality vi here they reside. Mr. S. WORTLEY thought a man might be a very good judge of such a court, while, at the same time he sttended to all the practice which he might get. He had known many instances of that kind, and he never knew any evil to result from it. Air. BERNAL said, that he had known many uses on the Welch circuits similar to those referred to by the Hon. and Learned Member who last addressed the Committee. Mr. WILLIAMS said, that he believed the Hi•me Secre- tary could find more than double the necessary number of able barristers, who would be very glad to accept of the office upon the terms proposed by the Hon. Member for Finsbury. Mr. B. ESCOTT entirely concurred in the views of the Hon. Member for Coventry. Lord JOAN RUSSELL —ln his opinion there were two modes in which they could obtain very good judges, and one way was that in which they appointed the judges of the superior courts at Westminster. to whom they gave very considerable salaries, and compelled them to separate from their practice at the bar, and to devote the whole of their time to the questions that came before them in their judicial character. That plan was foand to be calcula ,ed in an eminent manner to obtain justice to the ccuntrt , and by that means they no doubt obtained excellent judges. There was another mode as respected the appointment to a less important and more limited sphere, viz., the recordership of the county. the gentlemen who were appointed to those offices were al lowed to continue in their practice at the bar. He believed that with respect to one of the instances which the Honourable and Learned Gentleman opposite had mentioned, Mr. Baines ' the recorder of Leeds, he was the party who re commended him to the Crown, as a fit person for the recur dership of Leeds. Now he thought it was most ridiculous to say that that Gentleman, and the others, who filled the office - of recorderships of the eounty, did not. perform their judicial functions in an efficient manner. Their heads were con stantly exercised, and their minds kept in full vigour upon the consideration of the legal questions that came before them. There were no questions on the law of which they had become forgetful, because they were continually in practice as barristers in the inferior courts. They had, therefore, but two courses to take in respect to the appointments to the judicial offices to be created in this court, either they must give the judges very considerable salaries and have those persons constantly employed in judicial functions, or they must take the other plan, which, in hie opinion, was a very good and efficient plan, namely, that of appointing persons who would still be allowed to practice at the bar. With regard to the other plan namely, that of getting persons who would be paid better salaries, but would be compelled to remain in certain districts to which they might happen to be appointed. But that was a plan which in his opinion would not be found to work well —Hear, hear)—and he believed that the consequence of adopting such a plan would be that they would find that persons who did not very well succeed at the bar—( Hear, hear)—would all be anxious to obtain their opportunity, and that men who had talents and knew that they were likely to rise at the bar, would refuse to accept any such employment.—(Hear, hear.) And that they would be thus excluding men of the best talents and the greatest vigour of mind from those offices. —(Hear, hear.) He knew that it was said, and indeed it was perfectly true, that men who had not much practice at the bar, had a great deal of talent, knowledge, and judicial understanding. Now, al though that was perfectly true, yet the difficulty was, for the persons who had the patronage created by this sill to ascer tain who those parties were. If a man with all this talent had no practice at the liar, how were the dispensers of the patronage to knew them ; but when they appointed men who had large practice, they were then certain that their appointments muat give satisfaction to the public. They selected men of great eminence, argument, and legal knowledge.. And be believed that the course adopted on this country was alto adopted in Scotland, where the people were Dever satisfied with the decisions of • their local judges (who did not practice at the bar) on mat ters of law. They almost invariably on difficult points appealed from their decision to that of a superiors judge, ho continued his practice at the bar, and was therefore conversant with the whole machinery of the law. Indeed the law of Scotland rendered it absolutely necessary that the judges of those superior Courts do attend the Courts of Session at Edinburgh—(Hear, hear)—and on all these grounds, he was therefore of opinion, that the principle of this Bill, which would permit the judges still to continue in their practice at the bar was the best that could he adopted.—(Hear, hear. ) He felt bound to maintain the Bill as it then stood with one exception. The Hon. Member for Winchester had objected to this appointment of barristers who were to practice in the district in which they were to act as judges. His Hon. Friend would make the necessary alterations to meet that objection. which was, in his opinion, well-founded.—( Hear.) Mr. HUME said that, with re-pect to the example given by the Noble Lord, he must dissent from it. He himself had presented petitions from the people sf Scotland, praying that they should have judges resident amongst them. He thought a local judge would necessarily give more roisfac , tion than he now did.—(Hear, hear.) He therefore pro. tested against the illustration given by the Noble Lord. He thought that the judges should be judges throughout. They should not be for half-and-half duties. What had taken place upon an analogous question? Why, when the salaries were ' fixed fer the Masters of Chancery, he himself proposed to give them 590/. a year additional.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. BERNAL said that different principles were maintained in this Bill, where the attorneys who were to be employed were to discontinue their practice.—( Hear, hear.) He would make these barristers a kind of justices going from one district to another. He woulal give them enough to do, pay them well, and keep them constantly employed. Mr. MUNTZ said it was understood that these judges were to change their localities ; how, then, if they -continued to practice were they to discharge their functions according to the provisions of this Bill ?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WARBURTON said he could not agree to the Bill. If he could. clearly see the premises of the Noble Lord upon which he founded his arguments, he might be able to agree with him. It should be remembered that those judges had to deal with a class of litigants who, from their habits and pre judices, were much more suspicious of the dispensation of the law than those at Westminster. Mr. HORSMAN said it was proposed to make such districts as would employ the whole time of these judges, and of course then the analogy to the Court of the Recorder failed. He had no doubt, if suffie:ent salary were fixed,. judges enough could be got from Westminster Hall. Sir G. GREY said the Hon. Member had mistaken his meaning ; and he observed further, that salaries could not im mediately be fixed, as the districts would differ in the amount of employmerr, and ought also in salary. Mr. GREENE put the question, which was negatived. Mr. WAKLEY proposed that attornies should be eligible to those offices. He did not make it binding to elect attornies, only that they should be eligible, and he wascertain, if a salary of 1,2001. a year were fixed, they would get attorneys, many of whom were men of great legal learning, who would accept of the office. He did not go aside from precedent in making that proposal, for there were attorneys already Judges : and in the last year's Act, the Small Debts Bill, attornies of ten years' standing might be judges of the Courts. He felt in earnest on the subject, and would divide the House on it. Sir GEORGE GREY said he had nothing more to say to the proposal of the Hon. Member in addition to what he bad already ; it had already been discussed, and he did not refrain from answering the Hon. Member from any disrespect. The House then divided on Mr. Wakley's amendment. For the anienthrent • 16 Against it .. Majority against the amendment. ........ —37 The House immediately afterwards divided on an amend ment made lay another Hon. Member, that any Judge ap pointed under the Act should cease to practice as barristers. For the amendment Jo Against it 57 Majority against it ..... —45 The clanae es amended was then agreed to, as were also Clauses 10 and . 11. After a few words from Colonel T. Wools and the AT.. TORNEY.GENERAL the 12th clause vas agreed to; as were also clause, 13 and 14. Clause 15 having been read, Lord G. SOMER sET rose for the purpose of making some observations upon the clause, when Sir G. GREY said that if this clause were likely to create any considerable dtscussion, he s'i:ould, considering the great pressure of business before the House, move that the chain:ROl do report progress, Clause 15 was then agreed to. The CAAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to bit again to-morrow. HAYDOCK LODGE LUNATIC ASYLUM. Upon the order of the day for going into committee on the Public yyorks (Ireland) No. 4 Bill. _ \lr. WAKLEY wished to know whether the returns horn the Haydock Lodge Lunatic Asylum were ready. Lord G. SEYMOUR was understood to say th not prepared. WAKLEY then postponed the motion, which he in tended to found upon them, until Monday, PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND), No. 4, BILL. The House then went into CommitteWon this Hill. The several clauses having been. agreed to, the House re sumed, the Chairman reported progress, and the report, was ordered to be brought up to-marrow. A messenger from the Lords brought up several Bills, which were ordered to lie on the table. HOUSE ONCOMMONS. - - - - - NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE AND CARLILSE BRANCI RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon_ Edition.) After a few words from Mr. A. SMITH, Mr. MUNTZ said, if they were to throw out the Bill on account of the alleged fraud-, they would be inflicting a great hardship on the shareholders, who were not parties to the abuse complained of. The geery was then cleared for a division, when there ap peared= _ _ For the adjournment of the debate Against it Majority —lB _ _ The House again divided on Mr. J. A. Smith's amendment " That the House do not agree to the Lords' amendments,' when there appeared— For die amendment Against it Majority against the amendment.— .--20 The Lords' amendments were then agreed to. GLASGOW COLLEGE ESTATE BILL. Mr. GIBSON CRAIG moved that, in the case of Mae farlan's (Glasgow College) Estate Bill, the standing orders Nos. 120 and 139 be suspended, and the report be now con sidered, amended prints of the Bill having been delivered to the doorkeepers, and the amended breviate laid upon the table, on Tuesday last. 51r. WARBURTON complained of the college property being taken without proper compensation being given. He thought this matter ought to have been brought under the consideration of the Lords of the Treasury, and have their sanction. Mr. GIBSON CRAIG thought the best course would be to take any discussion on the measure in the next stage of the Bi.l. The Bill had received the sanction of the law officers of both the late and the present Gov.Toment. Mr. J. OSWALD did not complain of the professors wishing to part with the present buildings, so as to get a snore eligible site for themselves. He did not, however, think that a fair price was guaranteed by the raiiway company for the build ings. He was quite sure that if the buildings were put up for auction they would bring at least 20,0001., instead of 3,0001., as proposed. Mr. FOX MAULE said the objections he had had to the Bill had been removed by the clause which was to be proposed on the third reading. Ile' considered the best possible price should be obtained for the old buildings, and he should have been better satisfied if some proper party was called in to value the property ere it was parted with. Mr. PROTHEROE stated that evidence adduced before the Committee shoved that it would be much to the advantage of the professors and students if the college were removed Iron the centre of the city to the suburbs. The faculty t f the col lege certainly were a,raid that if the Bill was passed without restricting the railway company not to apply the present buildings to any ed,cateit , al purpose, they would suffer from c.impet lion. The Bill, therefore, was passed with that restriction through Committee. Now, however, it seemed that a clause was to be ii.tretuot d annulling, that restrict lee, so that the bunding,, might be apt , li-d for another college , still he hoped that, if this was agreed to, 'he railway company would act honourably in the matter in the use they vtould make of the buildings. After some further diseussi , n the motion was agreed to. ANDOVh,r UNION CO. AHTTEE. Lord ( OURTENAY moved that the rei ort of this Com- C b ll ca E rin L g L h c is ou t l e d sti n m oLa y ll t o o w th t, e ia in t t r e e l i irg r e t nt t .e n , b pre mittee he brought uo and agreed to . sen Ca ted o w ai i 7 h l u E t ability, FI.()GGING IN THE ARMY. Mr. T. D'EYN COURT pre , ented a petit , on from Peck ham, in Surrey, signed by 1,00 of the most respectable in habitan's of that locality, against military dogging. Capt. PE , ...;H ELL presented a petition from Philip Herring, who was a prisoner in the Queen's Bench prison since 1841, against the keeper of that prison, for harsh treatment. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from the Manchester College of Surgeons in favour of the Medical Regulation Bill. . Mr. WAKLEY presented several petitions to the same effect. The Hon. Member also presented several petitions from Essex, Kendal and other places, numerou4y signed, against what the petitioners designated the " sanguinary " practice of flogging. Also a petition from the pawnbrokers of London (at the request of Mr. Masterman) in favour of the Pawn. brokers' Bill. NEW ZEALAND LOAN ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. _ . The Heuse went into Committee on this Bill, which was agreed to, and ordered to L.• reported. CUSTOMS' DUTIES (No. 2) BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a th'ird time, Mr. HUAI E hoped that during the recess Government would institute an inquiry into the duties performed by Custom-house officers, and he proposed next session to recommend some re duction in the expense of that establishment. He tru.ted, too, that in luture the appointment of Custom-house officers would -not be under political influence, but be dependent upon the merits of appoiWees for the situation they proposed to fill. The Bill was thee read a third time and passed. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL. This Bill was also read a third time and passed. SMALL DEBTS COURTS' (SALARIES OF OFFICERS) BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up by Mr. GREENE and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be engrossed. SMALL DEBTS BILL. On the question being put for going into Committee on this Bill, Lord G. BEN TINCK said this Bill was of too much ira portance for them to go into Committee upon it without hearing some further statement from the promoters. He was aware that this was a measure which originated with the late Govern ment, and her Majesty's pi esent Ministers had obtained it by in heritance. The measure bestowed more patronage upon the Go vernment than any other measure that haibeen brought in for some time past. He thought at this period of the session, when there were so few Members left in the House, they were entitled to have it delayed till a complete expla nation was given of how the patronage was to be bestowed, and of the whole extent of expense that would be brought upon the country by this measure.— ( Hear, hear.) There was a power in the second clause of the Bill to divide every county into so many districts that might seem fit to her Majesty's Ministers in Council assembled. Now they ought to know the number of districts into which such county in England was to be divided. As the Bill stood at present, it appeared that each district was to have its separate judge, and each judge was to have a salary of 1,200/. a year, their appointment to be in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor of England. Each court was to have a clerk, with a salary of 6001. a year ; and each court was also to have a treasurer, but no amount of salary was devised for this last office. It was left to the discretion of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury to decide how many treasurers there should be, and what amount of salary they should receive.—( Hear, hear.) It was commonly supposed that the number of districts would, in all probability, be not less than a hundred. He had learned, since he had entered the House, from the Honour• able and Learned Gentleman the Solicitor= General, that he estimated that the number would not exceed sixty-five. Well, he would take the numberisf courtsafaiXty-five. There would be 65 judges at a salary of .I,2ool.,Avhich would amount to a sum of no less than 7§,6001• f:SiitY s five clerks, with a salary of 600/4; would amount tb 39,000/., am' these two sums together would amount. to 117,0001., as the patronage to be disposed , of by the Minister of the Crown.—(Hear, hear.) The-salaries to be given to the treasurers were to be left to the discretion of the Lords Com missioners of the Treasury. Here, then, there was no limit to the salary of the treasurers ; and, therefore, he thought they ought to hear what was the limit to be put upon the salaries of these treasurers, or the number there was to be of them.—( Hear, hear.) There w ere, however, other considerations connected with this measure which rendered explanation necessary. These judges were, for in stance, to be paid by fees, while one provision of the Bill pro vuled that the judges of these Courts were to perform many duties belonging to the High Court of Chancery. They would have the power of acting as Masters in Chancery and Masters of the superior courts of law, and for their services they were to be paid fees in addition to their salaries. These fees would be paid in diminution of the fee, that were now paid in the Court of Charriery. N..tv, the expenses of the Court of Chancery he thought, in round numbers, amounted from 134.000/. to 135,000/. Thi- PURI was nr.ade up to the Consolidated Fund by the fees paid into the Court which used formerly to be paid to its officers ; but if these fees were to be diminished in the manner he had just mentioned it was right they should know it was proposed to make up the deficiency to the Consolidated Fund.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Then, again, there was to be compensation given to all officers of the new courts now subsisting. There were at this moment 450 courts of different descriptions, which, for anything they knew to the contrary, might be superseded by the new courts to be established by this Bill.—( Hear.) Now if these 450 courts were to be abolished, all the officers who did not choose, or had not the option given to them, of taking offices in the new courts, would be entitled to compensation. at the discretion of her Majesty's Lords of the Treasury.— ( Hear, hear.) Now he thought they ought to hear from ministers what would be the amount of all this compensation, in order that they might have some sort of notion what the expense would be of carrying this Bill into effect.—( Hear, hear.) He had no charge to make against Ministers, who had come by this Bill: and all its advantages in the course of inheritance. Their was, to be sure, this difference made in the Bill since it had come into their hands, that the patronage was to be given to the Lord Chancellor, and not to the First Lord of the Treasury.—( Hear, hear.) Much might be said in favour of this change, but at the same time it was matter for grave consideration whether or not they should put into the hands of any Government additional patronage to the extent of upwards of 117,0001. There were many matters of detail in the Bill which he objected to, but he should not trouble the House upon them till they got into Committee on the Bill. He objected, for instance, to the despotic power which the Bill gave to the judges, but he should leave all this for comment in Committee, and, in conclusion, he could only say that he thought this measure was of too much import ance—gave too much patronage to the Government—to be disposed of when the great majority of Members were not present.—( Hear. ) Sir GEORGE GREY said the Noble Lord had told them this Bill was a legacy left to the pre sent Ministry by the late Government, but so many altera tions had since been made in it that it might be said to be a new Bill.—( Hear, hear.) The Bill in its new shape had gone before the country, and he believed it was generally approved of. Indeed no remonstrance had been made against its principles, and the objections to some of its de rails could easily be got rid of in Committee.—(Hear, hear. ) The amount is: fees in the courts to be established by this Bill would depend upon the amount of business. It would not be necessary to divide every county in England. Li fact, in some parts, two or three counties might form the district of one coal t. whereas, such den.ely populated counties as Lancashire and Middlesex would have to be divided for -the purposes of this Act. In case the amount of bir.iness should turn out to be very large, the Home Secretary would have the power of limiting the salary of the judge to 1,9.00/ , in some cases the salary might be much less. Then as to the patronage to be conferred by the Bill, he thought that the best hands in which it could be placed were those of the Government and the lieutenants 'of the different counties. ( Hear, hear.) As the Noble Lord had himself said, it would be much better to postpone any further discussion of the merits of this Bill till it was ii Committee ; and when it reached that stage he (Sir George Grey) would be prepared to explain its objects more fully. The judges of the present local courts for the recovery of small debts would stand a better chance of being appointed judges of the courts to be established by this Act than any other new candidate.—( Hear, hear.) With regard to compensation, the same rules would be acted upon as had been hitherto adopted by the Treasury in similar cares.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. MANNERS SUTTON said, that although the late Government had introduced a measure similar to this, there had ' been several changes since that period, which placed great difficulties in the way of their carrying out this Bill. He thought that there was great danger in placing such a vast amount of patronage as this Bill would create in the hands of the Government. The Bill of the late Govern ment had in it a clause which would prevent any abuse of patronage, and he did not think that the Government had acted rightly in excluding that clause from the Bill. Although he much preferred the Bill of the late Government, he did not intend to impede this Bill by any opposition on his part. ma T n h w e h A o T h T ad oß ju N st E s Y at - ATTORNEY-GENERAL said h was mistaken mista t ke a h n t t in e s H up o p n. G supposing gentthle at the Bill of the late Government would have placed the patron age which it would have created in the hands of the lord li,.utenants of the counties. It professed to do so, but did not i , . fact. The patronage would really have been in the hands of the Government by their Bill, and be ('he Attorney-General) thought that the present Government were entitled to credit for having come forward, and plainly said that they did intend to seek for the patronage which this Bill would create.—( Hear. ) With respect to compensation to the judges of the present courts, he contended they were not entitled to compensation, because they had no vested rights in the office.—( Hear, hear.) But ample compensation would, n otwithstanding, be given to evtry one whom the Bill might injure, and that compensation would be paid out of the very large funds to be accrued under the operations of this Bill.—(Hear, hear. ) Mr. S. WORTLEY contended that the Bill, as drawn up by the late Government, was preferable to it in its present altered state. ROMILLY said that before the Bill went into Com mittee he wished to make a few observations upon it. In the first place, he did not consider it a complete measure, but he considered it as a first step in the right direction. It enabled the poor of this country to have justice brought home to their own doors at a cheap rate. It appeared to him to be of great importance to establish throughout the country judges who would take on themselves the functions to be given to them under this bill. He thought that the expensct of the adminis_ tra•ion of justice should be made as light as possible, and that that expense should be borne by the country. Mr. H. BERKELEY said that this Bill was most anxiously looked forward to by the country, and he hoped that the Government would prosecute it with all possib:e dispatch. Mr. NE W OEGATE agreed with the Hon. Member for Bristol, that this Bill was most anxiously expected by the country, but he should not be so willing to support it if it were the commencement of a system so extensive as had been alluded to. He very much don' ted the probability of the ap plication of the principle on a large scale to the constitution, and he rh- refore thou.. ht that considerable caution should be exercised in carrying it into effect. Mr. HENLEY thought the he amount of patronage likely to be given to the Crown under this Ant wi old give ..pp.,rrunities for corruption to a very dangerous extent. The Government also could give very li tle information in reply to questions on the sebject ; and he therefore thought that the 'louse ought have .ome further information before giving Its assent to such a m asure. Tbe House then .esoived itself into Committee on he Bill. Clau'es from 1 to 8 were agreed to without discui;sion. On clause 9 being proposed; WAKLEY objected to the claim Which restricted (LEFT SITTING.) THE ERROR IN THE CORN BILL. The Lord Mayor has handed to one of the cornfactors a paper of averages from Lord George Bentiuck, to which the following reply has been made:— LORD GEORGE BENTINCK'S STATEMENT. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas. s. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. a. d. a. d. Aggregate average .. 50 It 27 5 23 7 32 4 39 4 35 9 Actual duty .. .. 7 0 4 0 1 6 4 0 4 0 4 0 Intended duty .. .. 7 0 4 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 2 0 Duty as it would have been under sth and }2O 0 9 0 5 0 11 6 4 6 1 6 Gth Victoria, c. 6. REPLY. " The present averages are not as stated in the paper your I.ordship has sent. Toose that your Lordship has sent are ast week's averages. The present are as follows Wheat. Harley. Oats. Beans. Feas d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Aggregate average .• 49 9 27 4 23 8 31 10 38 9 35 10 Actual duty levied .. 8 0 4 0 1 6 4 0 4 0 4 0 Intended duty .. 8 0 4 0 1 6 2 0 . 2 0 Duty as it would have been under sth andl2o 0 9 0 5 0 10 6 4 6 6th Victoria, c. 6.. " What we wish to show your Lordship is, that in the great article of beans, for instance, if the averages continue to rise one week more as they have done during the last five weeks, the duty under the old Bill would be 3s. 6d. per quar ter, instead of 45., as now levied; and before October, under the old Bill, there is every probability that the duty would be ls. per quarter. "In fact, last year, under the old Bill, the duty fell to Is. 6d. per quarter in August, and to Is. in September, and continued ls. till Christmas; notwithstanding which mode rate duty the price of old beans continued as high as 525. per quarter up to the middle of March, with a very abundant crop of English growth. s. d. " Imperial weekly average for the week - ending July 11, 1846 " Ditto, July 18 „ " Ditto, July 25 „ " Ditto, August 1 „ " Ditto, August 8 , " Then it next rises 5d., say to 4O 1 • 6)254 - " Gives an aggregate average 0f...... 39 0 which under the old Bill would make the duty 3s. 6d., in place of 45., as now levied. " GILLIES AND HORNE, " ALEXANDER BELL." HOP INTELLIGENCE. (From the Maidstone Journal.) MAIDSTONE, AUGUST 17.—The most surprising im provethent has taken place within the last week—grounds that were so much blighted that they did not look as if they would grow one pocket per acre a fortnight ago ma) now produce six to eight cwt., and the good grounds promise to do as much this year as ever they did. There is fresh burr, and the hops are growing to a much larger size than usual—three grape hops measur ing a foot. Picking will be general the first week in September. ' i'ApLEIGH.—The hops continue to g' on well. AYi,ESFORD, BOXLEY, BURHAM.—The hops have very much infproved, and we expect to grow half a crop. MEnEwonm.—Our hops continue to improve, and it is calculated that 'this neighbourhood will average half a t, ,n per acre-. WROTILIM, PLAXTOL, IGHTHAM, SHIPBOETRNE. —ln the upper and lower part of Wrotham, the plantations in an improving. state. In the middle, including C:ajate's•cross, Crouce, Wintitield, and Plaxtol, they are ver) good indeed, and promise quite as muck+, and even wore, than previous to the blight. Some little mould has been observed, but not of any consequence. In Ightham and Shiply,urne the plantations are generally in a; improving state._ - SEVENOAKS.—The hops On" the sandstone ridge are generally lot-king as beautiful as the most sanguine planter could desire ; the improvement since onr last report has been the molt rapid we recollect ; in the Weald portion of - the parish, owing to the slackness of bins , few or any at alt can b From the appear ance of this aod the adjoining parishes, we call it only a two-thirds crop. CHIDDINGSTONE.—Improving, but the bine slack, and not to recover the devastaiing ravages of the in sect ; a very slight crop only can be expected. WESTERHAM, BRASTED, SUNDRIDOE, AND CHEVEN ING.—The- uplands, or great sandstone ridge, splendid, the uorth parts tolerable, but the " low gate" very few and far between ; still the plant is improved very consi derLbly, and there may be a slight top crop. SEAL AND THE UNDERRIVERS.—The Seal hops are lolking well, the. Underrivers are in places very pretty,. b.,t several places we have seen do not justify the high Sul giuma pas,ed upon them ; there is, as We before .tated, a great slackness of bine at places ; and although the late warm weather and genial showers have dune much, the plant was too far exhausted to recover a healthy tone. TICERURST.—The hops are still improving in this and adjoining parishes. We have not had the hops grow, so large for many years a 3 they have this, and there is no doubt we shall grow in this parish as many per acre as we did last year. It has been remarked by some of our oldest farmers that they never knew the hops to grow faster than they have for the last three weeks. llop picking will be general with us about the 24th instant. GOODHURSL—The hops here still bear the superio rity over the neighbouring parishes, and many of the farmers purpose commencing the picking on this day week. Hops measuring 3 inches long are not uncom mon here. From the other districts our letters report no altera tun. For the most part the hops are ping on as fa . vourably as could have been expected alter the vicisst tudes of the season. MAYOR'S COURT.-WEDNESDAY GREAT COMPENSATION CASE. {A.S.( •••••. .`• This day a specia l sitting of the Court took place for the purpose of assessing the damages claimed by Messrs. Wood and Tomlin, in respect of the lease of their premises and the goodwill of their trade as groceis, carried on for above half a century at the corner of Threadneedle-street and Old Broad street. _ . . . The Attorney-General appeared for the claimants, together with Sir F. Thesi4er, Mr. Warren, Q.C., Mr. Randall, and Mr. Locke; and the case of the City was conducted by Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Gurney. Q.C., the Common Sergeant, Mr. Ryland, and Mt. Laurie. The jut)- went to view the premises, and from the nume rous attendance of witnesses and the array of counsel it was expected that the cause would last fiar two days. It was generally understood that the parties differed so widely in their estimate of compensation that the Corporation, con trary to their usual custom, would call evidence, and besides en array 44‘ surveyors, several respectable members of the trade were in Court ready to be called on each side. £11,055 0 0 • •257 11 0 11,230 0 0 2,900 0 0 200 0 0 700 0 0 The claim was as folkiTs:— E , rimated value of lease Value of fixtures Claim for loss of trade estimated upon a prtitit of 13,3511. 12s. for 2 years acid 10 months to April, 1846... Loss on sale of 11,6001. stock in trade Loss on sale of horses, carts, &c For solicitors' contracts and surveyors' charges The jury were absent n ear l y an h our, an d on £•26,36 . 2 11 0 return it Was auin , u• ced, that the learned gentlemen had profited by their absence to make an arrangement by which the claim ants were, to receive 13,000/. in full compensation for all claims, which sum was afterwards divided thus, 8,000/. for the leasehold, and 5,0001. for compensation, loss of sale of stock, and every other expense. The whole of the purchases for these improvements have beeen now completed, and it was arranged in court that Messrs. Wood and Tomlin should deliver up possession of their premises on the 3d of October, so that the Imperial Assurance Company, who have purchased the ground of the Corporation, may commence the erection of the splendid building which is intended to ocoupy as well -the site of Messrs. Wood and Tomlinson's premises as the ground on which the houses numbered 1,2, 3, and 4, in Old 14road street, now stand. The carriage-road and footway at the confluence of Threadneedle-street and Old Broad-street will by this arrangement be widened 20 feet, _a a ll o t f he new building will be set back in line wi th the 1 Com merce, both in the front and rear. wltiesh vuNndietrsetoonotdribthuitet hi the cost of this great improvement, _ so much to the beauty oftheooCoitt.yoaunta otfbtehceonpvuebnliicenfcuendosf the public, will not exceed 2 , applicable to the improvements of the City. The Bishop of Bath and Wells consecrated a new church, at Eastover, Bridgwater, on Monday last, In presence of a large number of the clergy. The church is dedicated to St. John, and the Rev. J. C. Collins, M.A., has been appointed to the incumbency. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Benjamin Alexander Ford, 27, a well-dressed young man, was arraigned upon seven indictments, charging him with feloniously uttering forged cheques d fo e r fra th a e d. payment of dif ferent sums of money, w ith intent to The prisoner, who cried bitterly while he was at the bar, pleaded guilty to th e w h o l e of .the charges, as application of Mr. B a ll ant i ne, judgmentand, postponed.upon the w Cranford L ee B art l ett, 32, was indicted for stealing a large quantity of valuable books and engravings, the property of George Acker man , an d ot h ers, his employers. The prisoner appeared in a most agonised state of mind. He wept most piteously, and before Mr. Straight, the Clerk of the Arraigns, had finished reading the indictments, he fell upon the floor of the dock, and it required the exertions of two of the turnkeys to restore him. lie at length sobbed out the words, " I 'am guilty of all, and implore for mercy." Mr. HUGHES, who was instructed for the prosecution, said that the prisoner bad been nine years in the service of the firm, and he had always conducted himself well until the pre sent occa,ion. He was, upon this ground, instructed to re commend the prisoner to the merciful consideration of the Court. Mr. CLARKSON said lie appeared fur the prisoner, who, ever since this unfortunate transaction, had been almost in a cate of despair. He was aware that this formed no ground of excuse, but he begged the Cuurt to take into consideration the recOmme.idation of the prosecutor. He believed it bad been ascertained that the prisoner was about to get mulled, and that he had taken the property is question in ordi rto provide an e:tablishment, and no charge or complaint had ever before been made against him. The COMMON SERGEANT, addressing the prisoner, said that taking into consideration the recommendation of the pose. cutor and the misery he himself appeared to have suffered the sentence would be much less than it otherw bare would k heen,atld be then Sentenced him to be kept to hard labourfo three months ifi the flotle o tCorrection. The prisoner was theft loci ffOttt the bar exclaiming, what disgrace! oh, what disgraCel s/ Mr. Hughes applied for the restitution of the property that was the sultiet of the th , e prosecutions against the prisoner. The COMMON SERGEANT said he was not aware that there were five indictments, or he probably should not have felt himself justified in passing so lenient a sentence. • -The 1" - perty must, of course, be delivered to the prosecutor. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Auo. 18.—The market continues in the same state as during the two last weeks. For some descrip tions of goods adapted to the home trade, and for good printing cloths, there is a fair demand * at low prices. For A . oilier descriptions of cloth, and for yarns generally, there is little inquiry, and, in some cases, prices are rather.ln favour ;if the buyers. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARICET, MONDAY, AUGITST 11 We have had some little improvement in the demand for flannels to-day, but no change in prices. The wool market is much the same as that o the previous week. HUDDERSFIELD, 'TUESDAY, AUG. 18.—We have had I I limited business to day in our Cloth Hall, very few buycri having visited us. Among our merchants there has been i s. fair amount of orders received. Lakirs, TUESDAY, AUG. 18.—We have no alteration to report about our this day's market; stocks keep low prices steady, and our manufacturers pretty well emplor, to order. Sanguine hopes are entertained of. a good fah' trade to America, in consequence of the new tariff; but with respect to woollen cloths we see no more chance under the new s 3 stem than under the old, so brig as no greater efforts are male to meet the competition of the continental mot° . facturers, whose productions are better liked in the 'United States. = lllanchester Guardian. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL LIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH. AUGUST 18.—The Athol troop-3/4 , Mast( r-Commanding E. J. P. Pearn, is perfectly ready for immediate service. The Mercury tender returned from North Yarmouth this morning. The Columbine, 12, Commander Booth. having ha d her defects made good, will go out to Spithead to-morrow . Lieutenant Lyon (1846) goes in her as junior lieutenant/ and notwithstanding the fact that there are more than 2,500 lieutenants on the list, still this ship cannot get her complement (three). The North Star, 26, Captain Sir J. E. Home, is hourly expected, having left Simon's Bay on the 30th of May, and was at St. Helena on the 24th of June. APPOINTMENTS. Commander—C. J. Postle, to the Coast Guard. Mates—Robert Sheddon, to the St. Vincent ; W. Douglas to the Victoria and Albert. Midshipman—W. E. Chorlton, to the Scourge. A Master's Assistants—Thomas H. Julian, and Richar d Mumford, to the Acteon, fur disposal. . - Mate—C. 0. B. Hall, from the Excellent, to tbo Co- lumbine. Master's Assistants—Richard Friend, from the Gla• diator, to the Columbine; W. G. Aldrich, from the CO" lumbine, to the Gladiator. Commander—H. G. Morris, to study at the ROY ° Maval College. PROMOTIONS. Of Mr. Francis Cole, Acting Paymaster and Pu rser the Osprey, to be PaymaSter ard Purser ; Mr. Andre w • Murray, Assistant-Surgeon of the Spider, to be Surge on ' • PLYMOUTH, AUG. 17.-Her Majesty's steal-n-11°er Ardent, which came in with marines from Milford el/ Friday, sailed this morning for Malta. •nst, The Trinity yacht, which arrived on the 14th 1 remains at her moorings in Catwater. ot itb Her Majesty's steamer Comet sailed last evening -dispatches for the squadron of evolution under A.dmirw" Sir H. Parker. WOOLWICH, AVG. 1 7.-RoYAL ARTILLERY.- - s" - • Cater's Company, 2d battalion, relieved Captain Be e , Company on .Monday morning from field battery e deti at Woolwich, and the latter company pro ceed on Wednesday mornirg for Euston-square, and the % by railway en route to _Dublin, to relieve C a r% Taylor s Company at Athlone. Captain Harrisn6 Company reiurned to head-quarterson Monday e veo' ; ', Captain Cuppaes Company,. 9th battalion, we re - t o, s, acted 'on .ulonday morning, at the Ordnance tiospl having been placed under orders to embark for Gibralt4"' to relieve Captain Shone's Company, sth battalion• Of thy ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.-The whol e 0 r ' men of this corps, recently employed at VV-jecit6b% Castle, have returned to Woolwich, and describe work they wFre engaged in as the most d ifficult tueil b i f had to erntend with, as all their progress was made -le boring through the hard rock, which it w ould * a ' been - dangerous t.,) effect by blasting. Some idea In he n 0 be formed of the scientific abilities of the cor p s, w a tion s is stated that the parties engaged in boring op er,l, on commenced tunnels on the opposite side o f the r< day' by night and which the Castle is built, working ogre n•lieving each othor, - and so correct was their pr.st two exi that on reaching the centre there did note d into g inches of difference where the two tun nels me r 0, one.. . , s A. Kit r er " RAILWAY SEI 'RE M -19. STOCK ExcnkNOE M . Manchester, 1% p.--Buckingham and 13 , AN -T C be ßE sal ST es Eß ar , L d i is chfi_ei c d b , ur a n rA . tocrk Extension, 1% C. and Blythe, 3-16 dis. -Eastern Counties , hirland Dock EXtension, -pGritifdlinlon; 11-16 cits.-Great w y and Canal, VA dlt.--4ludderstleld and Manchester E a " ~ di -Leicester and Leeds and Thirsk, 3 7-16 dis.-Ditto, New, 372 Bedford, 4 dis.-Leicester, tibn Liverpool and Bury, New Shares, 1 13 -16 P' tot pool, Ormskirk, And Freston, 3% C. p.-London and Many.. Birmingham, Q 11 .„. (itastik,k), dis.-London, l‘lauchester, and tors (C), 8 p. ex all-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 1,11 Manchester and Leeds Extension, 2% C. p.-Manchester, Midln i ; Birmingham, and Trent s. b d i o s, o ; and Grimsby, 218. dis.-North • British, 39-North Eastern, 1 i ',;l3, dis.-North Staffordshire, 3% c. p.-Oldham, Birkenhead, &C., 6d. dis -Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), % p.-Sheffield andl'r„ colnshire Junction, ss. dis. -Sheffield and Manchester, Qna r ny e of, No. 2, % p.- Shropshire Union; % dis.-South-Eastern and ,„ Halves, No. 4, e. p.-South Staffordshire Jnnction, M J - L ote Wales, 1 1-16 dis.-Trent Valley, Midlands, &c., 3 -16 P. -Wr ! , ca d cashire Coast, 13-16-dis.-West Riding Union, 3 p.-Whitchto'.' Furness, 3 1-16 dis.; LEEDS, AUGUST 19. 23 -1)1 1 STOCK EXCIUNGE.-The sales are-Eastern CountieS, _ b oat York' Extension, 1% p.-East Lancashire, 8% p.-Great glietneld, I ls. MS.-Huddersfield and Manchester, 2 p.- 11 '`1tordt tension, ss. p. -Huddersfield and Sheffield, 7 p.-Leeds and 1l r, 42% p.-Leeds' and Dewsbury, 3% p.-Ditto, Branches, 110:64, Ditto, Extensions, par-Leeds and Thirsk, 4 dis.-Ditto, Sc:14'01I00' 6d. dis.-Midland New, 13 p. -Newcastle and Darlington ', to I, Extensions, 10% p.-North British, Carlisle Branch, 2S s e ' i ; ri ;o7 York and North Midland, EaSt and West Riding, 12g -A in v i, ls Nottingham, and Boston, 13s. 6d. scrip dis.-Direct Northc t:shre. dis.-Great Eastern and Western, I% dis.-Lancashire, - O r a , 11,g' and North-Eastern, 1% dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland pea; 6d. dis.-Leicester and Birmingham, 19s. dis.-Leicester an d j ford, I Is. dis,-Leicester, Tamworth, Coventry, BM, 7s. i Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% p.-Malton and d. Junction, 95 . .' scrip p.-Midland and Thirsk Junction, 17s. 66,1. North Staffordshire, 3/. IDs. scrip p.-North Western , 30..00 ti0i t Shell - ell; Rotherham, and Goole, 20s. dis. -Shropshire cr _ t iv dis.-South Midland, r 15s. p.-Welsh Midlands, 335. d l !' dis. Riding. Union, 51. Is.-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 3 85.6 „ HULL, Ailoosx 14. Swett EXCHANGE.-The sales are- Eastern Counties, i niP'y tension, 21.75.-Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 39 --North „ . „,4 0 ,1 39-Ditto, Half Shares, 14 1 ,4 -Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 83 s . hergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 388.-Blackburn, Darq-o,o' Bolton, - Ditto, New, % dis. -East Lncolushire, i ll , S 5 ,id Valley, 95.-Great Northern, 2 W-Leicester and Tomwo Mallon and Driflield Junction, 7s. 6d. p.-Manchester, 13a0,,', dire, Matlock, 238.-North Western, 6s.- 6d. p.-North Staffords ;/. 10 . 4 p.-Northern Counties Union, 10s. 6d.-West Riding Unloll, ;tail° Grand Union, 31-Leicester and Bedford, its. 6d.-Sou th 15s.- p. la g ' NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUGUST 18. ion, 0 ,1 STOCK EKCIIANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian Extello.oo dis.- Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1% p.-Lanoscrreo76o North Yorkshire, I is. 3d. dis. -Liverpool, Ormskirk, 3% p.-Newcastle ard Carlisle, 105--Newcastle and ''pst Extensions, 10h p.-West Riding 31( ; p. -York and SeIDP West Riding, la% p. fr '-rove YORK, AUGUST 19. J EXCKANGE.-The sales are -Eastern Counties, ~.../pos tension, 2! ‘ i -Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 1 49 ,'„,00 0 , 8 10. and Bury, 9 % -Ditto (Cambridge and Ely), it. 14s. 3 1. 0 ,:, York, 21. 3s.- Manchester, Buxton, 'Matlock, and M iaTra idoti, scrip -Newcastle and Berwick, 28%-Newcastle and (1 00 New, .11% --North British, 40-Ditto, Half Shares, 14% lisle Extension, 4/. 6s. -North Staffordshire, 5% s Cr :.OlS l tU i • Western, 11. 7s. -West Riding Union, 5/. 35 . - York and (.. • -York and North 3,EliDdliaNndnu(Eittia. AUGUST tiGreussti.RliBd.ing Extens lo9, ocr SToCE Exciu.st ox .-The sales are-Aberdeen, Si. 17s. 60,-- ril' (leen, Banff, and Elgin, 1/. -Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. OZ 0 0. 1 0; breath and Forfar, 281.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. 10s.- --i Down, 12s. 2tittsteitilitliot.-rattriudsh, Countytss.-; Ayr and Galloway, 11. 95.-Bantlshire, 00, 6d.-British and Irish Un l iz ,ttil Caledonian, 161.-Ditto, New, 11. 88.-Caledoni an 11t n te c rn e., D tr i a re , et, u. 2 / 1 . 15 2 ...... 5.- D C ee ly s • i d d e e sd ß tle w J a n y 7 2 t l l . o i n o , s. 23l. - co rn . 04 0e ' t it: -lon, 11. 13s.- Caledonian and Dumbarton, 11. 25.:-Caledt., 11 ° Ai l ' Northern -Direct I.proo I/. 14s. 6d.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 31. 155.-Dundee and 6,1 1 . _1;0 0 , 371.-Ditto, New, 21/. 55.-Dundee and Perth, 211 ' 25',,ind Baer, Indian Railway, 14e.-East of Fife, 11. 35.-EdinburgLi, gate, 2/. 18s.--Edinburgh and Glasgow, • nee. 181. 2s. 6d.- Ditto, Quarters, 18/. 10s.-Ditto , n i i t i ` o 7p r eference , -Edinburgh, Leith, tad ira.i ton, 171. 155. ---v i N t export, 1/. - E t, , 10s.-Edinburgh au.l Northern, 10/. 6s.- - cis(l e e burgh and Perth, 2/. 15s. -Forth and to 361.-Ditto, 91p, Glasgow and Ayrshire, 751.-Ditto, New S- 21• 70. 6e1.---- c le6 ter Shares, 181. 108.- Glasgow and Belfast Union, • ia P aP eo ll gow, Durnt. - ies, and Carlisle, 11. 17s. 6d.-GlasgoW Junction, 11.125.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 40/. 10s.-GlasgOrtio G ck 16/ lOs -P i ' Terminus, 8/. 103-Glasgow and reeno . • e 9 Stock, 81. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 11. 158.-GlasgOw, and Ardrossan, 1/. 12s.- Glasgow, Strathaven, and 1 ",411: '2l. 195.-Granton Junction, IN.-Great County D00 0 ' 4 .-- Ifr :will a Ctr id ea L t o N ti b ii r a t n h s o , f2SeLo ss. - Carme l Belfast,e rn es a s n danLEll:mine, Ballymena, lion, 1/. and I°rtigg•• Ito, don ' as:G l : l e:land Berwick, 29/. ---.13-33:01;ido6dIrtan.h-d British,L°and E a stern C 0 6dwis, Bristol, and Southpshitator Shares, e lt.e s n , 153 1 150 / . IN D ve i -Ditto, Ha 7 15 1. 5. 1 - os p .- li N to o t r N th ew Stff lo o l rd - sh p ire, Central, 20/.-Ditto, V.-Scottish Southern, 11. Junction, 11, 10s.- - cr." SO 51. 9s Carlisle , 41. ss., es vott I id rt l h m and s . : r n d v . erness, 11. 11s. r o docl . - 0 1, Se Huh Grand Junc-tiobNn , or l t 2 ll s.. W_ s a: 0„:::: : 0 91. 10a,-Scottish Central alt., 311t 0. .. , Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 178. - Shrewsbury • Zl ' 16 - Stirling and Dunfermline, U. Ss. 31.-Stirling and Midland, -Strathern Junction, 21.-Wishaw and Coltness, 47/. lo g' 4 , GLASGOW, AUGUST 10. t r a iod , STOCK EXCHANGZ. -The sales are-British and Irish W.-Caledonian, 15 -Caledonian Extension, 335. 3 0g ;pil and Dumbartonshire Extension, 225. W.-Direct Northeryborouo, East of Fife, 21s. -East Indian Railway, 14s. 3d. -- - Edin „od Perth, 565.-Glasgow General Terminus, 8% -Glasgow Union, 475. M.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 345. 6(1. slid;0 1 and Garnkirk, Quarter Shares, 9% -Glasgow, Kiltunrc ° ,, c li ooter ac ot' drossan, 30s. 60.-Great North of Scotland, I 18.- -31 " - 9 .--- Southampton, 315.6d.-Scottish Central, 20-Ditto, NeW' d , 56 0 ' tlshUentral and Caledonian Junction, 345.-South 311,11 an BIRTHS. lady Oren On the Ist inst., at Ramsey, Isle of Man, the , , tam H. W. Hadfield, late of the Madras army, ef,"„ s : - - . 14/. " ' On the 15th inst., at Cedars, Leytonstone, '-'"-' pa Tebbutt, of a daughter. , the the 16th inst., at Cheveley-park, Newraan"t' of John Fairlie, Esq., of a son, still-born. MARRIED. c Loa d° d rj' On the 13th inst., at Strasburg, L. Gruner, Es+ , °' a sbe r ,T, of S tr f,, ,-,, to Sophia, daughter of the late Rev. J.J.Wurtz , On the 18th inst., at the parish church, Maryle be ;l or ,t Creasy, Big., of Mitre-coutt• chanabers, Maria, second daughter of George Cotten], Esq., c'' House, St. John's-wood. ote °sl DIED. On the 30th of April, on his home fro° . /3 passage. .... 4 , Captain James Sims Unwin, of the Bombay A _ raller.:rotive_ On the 2d inst., at Bromley, Kent, Mary AM 3 ' ipent °° ' (tqugh er of the late Rev. Peter Collett, Rector o 0 1 Sussex. g o On the 12th inst., at Sutt3n, Surrey, Janson c ' cefli t, s e son of the late Charles Richards, Esq. PAWS On the 12th inst., at Barham-wood, Hert', (laughter of the late Sir John Halkett, Bart. d al o °4. 0-, the 16_t , inst., at Chatham, Lieutenant - G en _.....1-' Temple, r slow Wulff, aged BS. of 141.4 b London: Printed and Published by 1117RDO YOtm,,..rtlo Strand,Printer, at The Sv,n Office, No. 112. Stan d s 13 of the &troy, 14 th e Conti of Bliddleial • ;O a 1846.