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LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, 81, e, take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle -street, London, to which place. be all Amours, cont a i n i ng instructions, are respectfully addressed. requested t All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale. and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. LiERMAJESTY'S TII.EATRE7 Madlh. LTJCILE GRAIIN respectfully informs the Nobility, Sub scribers, and the Public, that her BENEFIT will take place on TO-MORROW EVENING, APRIL 30, - . When will be performed (thr the first time this season), Doniz - 2ttPs Opera, entitled DON PASQUALE. Norina, Madame Grist ; Dr. Malatesta, Signor Fornasari ; Ernesto, Signor Mario ; Bon Pasquale, Signor tablache. In the course of the Evening will be revived the Ballet Diver tissernet.t, by M. Perrot, entitled, LE DE LIRE D'UN PEINTIIE. Stephano, M. Perrot ; Blanche d'Oviedo, Madlle. L. Crain; Together with a Selection from the admired Ballet, CATARINA ; ou, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. During the 'Evening various Dances and Pas de Caractere by Madlle. L. Grahn, Madlle. Taglion!, and M. Pe.rrot. To be followed by the la,t. Act o: Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled, NINO, 'chins, Signor Fornasari ; Idaspe, Signor Corelli; Orotasphe, Signor Ilotelli ; lemma, 31dtle. Corbaii ; Abigail, 31,111 e. Sanchioli. To conclude with Se'ections, including the Dryade Scene from the admired Ballet of EOLINE ; ou, LA DILYADE. licEne, Mille. Lucile Gratr,. Applicatlons Ear boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the bc . x office, Opera Colonnade, Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATUE icol.l L, 11)11111t1 "LA Trl IS EVENING Will be performed a 'S ew Opera, entitled TIIE The principal ebaruters will be sustained by Messrs. W. liar- Borrani, Horneastie, S. Jones, WOlO3, tretton, D. W. King, Stiii Romer, and Ilia, Itainforth. After which will be pro tu. - ed a New and Original et. entitled TMELDA. The Du .e, Mons. Adrien ; Count Alberti, M. Mathis ; Governer, Mr. T. Matthews ; Fablic o, Mr..W. H. Payne ; Imelda, Madlie. Salt. •FUIATIIF.. ROYAL. itA AIAUE.e.T. THIS EVENING Will he performed a New and Original Comedy, caged, A BEGGAR. ON HORSEBACK. (1) mon Foxail, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. P',lrren: Sir John Coy, Male, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest t 'overdale, Mr. 14. Hell; Horace Wald rave, Mr. Hudson ; Schad lermaim, , elr. J Wand; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Caverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymcrir. The Band will perform the Overture, " La Symphonic," the Pantasle, " Fra Dlayolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," Anioinctte," Cellarius Waltz ; tha '` Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Volka." After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPHA NES on which occasion they will be presented to roe public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, ant new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs James Blind, Hudson, Tilbury. Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. A: athews, and Miss P. Both, To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled THE IItISII POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Glover will appear. 'THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Last Six Nights of the justly celebrated General TOM THUMB. TIES EVENING The performances will onnmence with a New and Original Farce, entitled A FRIEND INDEED ! After which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Didslear, and Keeley ; Miss V Wars, Mr-:. A. IV , gan, and AI: s. l celey. To be followed (for the last Six Nights) by the Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB or, The Ogre and Ivs Seven-Le gue Ito ifs. Hop 'o My Thumb, General To: Thumb. To conclude with a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARL:LE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, , ind Miss L'ildlaw. ROYAL. ADELPtit. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. WRIGHT. THIS EVENING Will be performed a popular Co:11,Nly, entitled EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY; or, Who's to Father Me? Sam Swipes, Mr. Wr:lit ; Mrs. Swipes, Mrs. F. Matthews; M;S3 Melrose, Miss Chaplin , Lair Cranberry, Miss goolgar. After which a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND Yr/llit WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Iloneybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Iloneybun, Miss Emma Hardin.% To be followed by a F arce , entitled THE UNFINISHED GEN TLEMAN, Bill Downey, Mr. Wright ; Louisa Bloomfield, 111,s Al. Taylor ; Mary Chintz, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Munyard, &c. PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles's Play of VIRGINIUS. Virginius, Mr. Macready ; Dentatus, Mr. Coeper ; Icillus, Mr. Murray; Lucius, Mr. J. Vining ; Virginia, Miss May; beryls, Mrs. Ternan. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADY 110 DIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY. In which Messrs. Walton, Wynn, Compton, Granby, Oxberry ; Miss Taylor, Alias E. Stanley, Mrs. Fosbroke, Miss Honner, &c., will appear. ASTLEY'Ii ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. ?atronlsed by her most gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal. Unparalleled attraction. Mr. Leman Rede'S New Equestrian Spectacle of " The Arab and his Steed." THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. Ia which the whole resources of the Establishment will be brought lute requisition. New and popular• Scenes in the Circle. Double stud, &c. To conclude with the favourite Drama of the POST BOY OF ST. AUSTLE ; or, The Fatal Snowdrift. Clowns to the Circle, Barry, Wallet, and Roches. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Immense Novelty! Roars of laughter at "On the Tiles." Second Week of the Virginian Harmonists, with entirely new Songs. THIS EVENINCt Will be performed THE LAS I` KISS ; or, the Soldier's Grave. Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, Heslop, Wil- Ramson, Mesdms. Vining and Martin will support the principal cnaracters. To be followed by WHERE DID THE MONET COME FROM ? Fanchette, Miss Lydia Pearce. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON VIM TILES ; or, A Night at Greenwich. To conclude with THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE. ROYAL VICTORIA THEA'I:WE. °feat success of the New Drama of " Laid up in Port," and " The Bride's Journey." Immense attraction and Novelty! THIS EVENING Will be performed an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID UP IN PORT ; or, Sharks along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. IP:ederieks, Saville, Raymond, Tindell, niggle, Searle, Burton; Miss Vincent Miss E. Terry, &c. • _ After wrch. THE BItIDE'3 JOURNEY ; or, the Escapes of Te o Dresden. In which Miss Vincent will perform. elude With alsTewDrama, entitled THE FACTORY LADS; The Workranrea w appear. i Saturday Night. In w hi ch the whole Company ill ENTIRE CRAW INOVE L ointE.TIES AND MAGIC EFFECTE. La gale% eat la same d e f ame La trisstesse e n eat le potson.' , Y. THIS EVENING PNILLIPPE begs leave to annonnce that, in c n tic c r the Triumphant. 'Auccessthat has attended his EASTER zNnTl'zit TAX NMENTS, they will be repeated every Wednesday turday Morning. and every E ven i ng until further notice. and Sa- M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot 1. single performed by This unique and brilliant Experiment was ori Mons. Phillippe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in p art .. M. Philippe will also have the honour of introducing HIS GRANDMOTHER'S CAP, with all its laughable and rapid Trans..formations. - The — iniertalnments will be varied by the Dancing of the CHIARINI FAMILY, and the Olympic Gatubols of the AME- ItICA—N BROTHERS. The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Pr'vate Boxes, I/. Is., and 10s. 6(1. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 29. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 35; Highest, 58; Noon, 49, BAROMETER, 30.26.—W1ND N.N.E.; fine. rilGtl WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. morntsg .. 2 minutes after 4. I Eveninz .. 21 minutes after 4. 040 , • `: rt k. \ • ... ix ). s • • r > 4 4* S' -4 1 --0 1 0 1 e'e , 44 ) V • A case of considerable interest, involving the question of the privileges of the City of London, was heard before the Learned Recorder on Monday last, in continuation of proceedings commenced on the previous Monday. It was an action brought by the Chamberlain of the City of London, in his official capacity, against a Mr. STUnT, a highly respectable gentleman, trading as a wholesale warehouseman, dealer, and Chapman, at 90 and 91, Wood -street, City, to recover certain penalties allegt d to have been incurred by him for carrying on such business within the City, without having first taken out his freedom. Although the amount sought to be recovered was only 51, yet the principle was looked on as so impor tant, that the plaintiff secured the valuable services of Sir THOMAS WILDE, while the defendant was supporte I by the Solicitor-General. As might, therefore, have I:et n expected, all that legal ingenuity could possibly effect was exerted on tither side. The entire of the first dxy and a considerable portion of the second a consumed in the consideration of pertain technical points respecting the constitution of the jury before whom the case was to be investigated, and which, from the ability with which it was argued, and the man ner in which it was finally placed upon the record for the purpose of having the opinion of a higher tribunal taken, in the event of the decision being unfavourable to the defendant, must be highly interesting to the profes sional reader; but, to the public generally, the important question was, whether any bye-law of the Cor poration can take away the common law right of the subject to have a trial by his peer.i., and by those uninterested in the matt( r in dispute, of any question affecting his person or pro perty, and more particularly so when those proceedings are of a penal character. We have here the Corpora• tion of London the complainants, and we have the case tried in their own Court, before their own officer, who was appointed by themselves, whose express duty it is to surport their privileges, and who, as he stated him self, might have to defend elsewhere, in his utilci4l capacity, the right of the Common Council to pass tie bye-law on which the entire proceedings were founded. Here, then, in the first instance, we have a Court which must necessarily be prejudiced, any decision of which in favour of the defendant might hereafter be pro duced when the Learned Recorder was arguing as an advojate for the very privileges on which he had now to decide as a judge. Again, the jury, whose duty it was to decide on the evidence, and to return a verdict ac cording thereto, were empanelled from amongst the body of the complainants, and of course interested in the result. Let it not be supposed for a moment that we impute any partiality either to the Recorder who presided, or to the respectable and upright gentle men who constituted the jury. Far from it, we feel that a case of far greater importance might safely have been left in their hands ; but if the principle be once admitted, the grand palladium of British liberty, the trial by an uninterested jury, is infringed upon. The point might arise under circumstances far more unfa vourable to a defendant than in the present instance, and we must protest against the existence of a power so contrary to the first principles of natural justice of the constitution under which we live—it is not because the practice has existed for centuries that it is to be permitted to remain in force, when its injustice, its impropriety is so manifest. Happily of late years the rust of antiquity has furnished no defence to acknow ledged abuses. The Reform Bill, and other valuable enactments recently passed, show the existence of a dif ferent feeling in the Legislature ; and we are quite sure that, if unfortunately the decision of the Court overruling the challenge of the jury in this case, should be well founded, a prompt legislative remedy will be applied to abolish so mischievous a right ; for the present, how ever, the case must remain in abeyance, the decision of the jury in favour of the defendant obviates the neces sity of his taking the case before a superior Court, perhaps, that of ultimate jurisdiction, the House of Lords, as we are assured by the Solicitor-General h e would have done if adverse to him. Mr. STURT desenes well of the public for the spirit and liberality w ith which he defended their social rights when attacked in his person, and we hope that whenever this question may again arise, the then defendant may be actuated by a similar spirit. We are no enemies to the Corporation of London, We hope they may long possess the immunities and privileges which they have so long possessed, and which, t;. , r the most part, they have exercised for the benefit, not only of the citizens, but of the nation in general. They have in all great questions been generally found arrayed on the aide of constitutional freedom. No voice has been more loudly raised for the re movel of all civil a n d re li gious disabilities, and the extension of equal ri g ht s to all classes of their fellow subjects. None more l ou dly called up on the Legislature to purify one of its branch es f rom th e excrescences which during a series of years had arisen, and which rendered it not a just representation of the people, as it constitu tionoy ought to have been. None have more loudly called fo.r the admission of cheap food, the removal of all restrictions on commerce, the prostration of monopoly, the abolition of what has been termed protection to agri culture, which we have the valuable authority of the Prime Minister, supported by the great majority of the intelli gence of the country, for .designating as not merely im politic, but also as unjust ; and why should a body, s o coDspieuous for their intelligence and liberality, see k f or their' own benefit to furnish an argument to the oppo. nents of free trade? Why should they, the head of the greats St commercial body in the world, suffer themselves to be put forward as desirous of enforcing some of the :,antiquatedg:restrictions on commercial enterprLe? If it v,Taa competent to one Common Council to ()rant such a live-law it is competent for anotherto carry its repeal, We tru st that the Corporation will be the first to set the example of rescinding such of their privileges as may such a purpose may be riot be . for the public benefit, and that ere long a motion or free-tradtrs who are brought forward by some e/i . the trust that the attention mccibers thereof; ,ado r ation of which shall :nave the gre...t principles, if the Legislature m ir ay no b t e , c lv al c7 t. i t i b e e t, r d e o to, And that we mov,al of such privileges able, spetvlily extended to the re by the Ariegislature has renderedl3lleitti,,is session ao remark upon their, fellow -subjects. of the Corporation as may be found to press unfairly The battles on the Sutlej, a) td the policy adopted by the Govmpor-General previorts to the invasion of the Seikhs, for a short time formed topics of discussion in the e 1 311 ."..c journals, but the rapidity of successive victo nes, the hippy result of the higite,st military skill , con: - b leed witb the bravery of the ,13ri i tish army, And its g 11( n 1 , t ' 7l A w LONDON, WED NESDAX, APRIL 29, 1846. The Lords met at Five o'clock. Earl FITZWILLIAA moved for a return of the estimates of all the railway schemes proposed to Yarliameat during the resent session. ted th e prop This gave rise to a lengthened conv ersation, in the course of which Lora BROUGHAM sugges rietY of the appointment of a Government Iladway Board to superintend all public works which interfered with private property. This view was supported by the Duke of CLEVELAND and Lord ASHBURTON. In reply, the Earl of DALHOUSIE re minded the House of the jealousy which had been last year tas.hibited as to the interference of the Board of Trade. Ultimately the motion was agreed to. A Message from her Majesty was brought down, recom mending Viscount HARDINGE and Lord GOUGE', for some special mark of favour. The Earl of Rini; said, on Thursday next, he would move the consideration of the subject. The Railway Deposits Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday next. The Commons Enclosure Bill was read a second time. Their Lordships then adjourned till Thursday. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. The Clerk of the Crown attended at the table, and amended the return for the borough of Bridport, by inserting the name of Mr. JOHN ROKILLY, for that of Mr. B. Coal- RANI. _ . Mr. ROMILLY took the oaths and his seat. Sir R. PEEL brought up a message from her Majesty, re questing the House of Commons to confer some signal mark of their favour upon Viscount HARDINGE and Lord GOUGH, independent of those she had already conferred upon them. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the Committee in Group 11, reporting that Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN had not at tended the Committee to-day. Mr. S. O'Barxx had no explanation to offer, and was de termined to persevere in the conduct he had pursued. The Right Hon. Member then withdrew from the House, and some discussion took place, when Mr. ESTCOURT moved that it be deemed that Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN had committed a contempt of the House in not at tending the Committee. Mr. O'CoNNELL said that it could not be considered that the Honourable Member had committed a contempt of the House in not attending the Committee, Until the present session it was not made compulsory in any Member to attend a Committee. The ATTORNEY-GEXERAL could see no other course open to the adoption of the House but that which hid been proposed by the Honourable Member for Oxford, for_ it never could be said that an Hon. Member was at his own pleasure to come to the determination not to attend any Com mittee except it related to matters connected with his own country. The House having come to the resolutions it had done, the Honourable Member for Limerick was as much a party to them as any other Member, and he would grossly neglect his duty unless he attended to the Committee to which he was appointed. The Hon. Mem ber having refused to attend any Committees except those con nected with Ireland, the question was what course the House ought to pursue. In his opinion the House ought to sup port the decision of its Committee of Selection, and adopt the motion of the Hen. Member for the University of Oxford, declaring that the Hon. Member for Limerick had committed a contempt in disobeying the order of the House. A long discussion then ensued in which Mr. Warburton, Mr. John O'Connell, Sir R. Peel, Mr. H. Grattan, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Hume, Mr. C. Powell, Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Charles Buller, Sir R. Inglis, and Mr. Fitzgerald, took part, after which the House divided upon the question, whether Mr. Smith O'Brien had been guilty of a contempt or not, which they decided that he had by a majority of 120. Mr. ESTCOURT then moved that the Hon. Gentleman be committed ; and after some discussion, it was agreed to ad journ the debate on the motion to Thursday. Mr. P. SCROPE then rose to bring forward his motion for the reclamation of was t e l an d s in reland. Leave was given to bring in the Bill. The orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to One. - THE SUN, LONDON, WED:WESDA 7 YEVENI NG, APRIIA 29, 1846. auxiliaries, and the unexpected occupation of Lahore, completely silenced the murmurs of the disappointed, and, taking all circumstances into account, the conduct of Sir HENRY HARDINGE met at last with very general approbation. The themes, however, are again brought before the public in the reviews and magazines, and the main topic for discussion is— was the Governor-General justified in maintaining only a small force on the banks of the Sutlej, unequal to repel a large army of Seikhs, who might or might not invade the British territory on the left bank ? With one exception, as far as has fallen under our observa tion, the question is decided in the affirmative, on the ground that we had no right to invade the Punjaub. and that the assemblage of a large force between Feroae pore and Loodianah would have been an immediate challenge to battle, which the Seikhs could not refuse. This appears so evident, that the parties hostile to the peaceful policy of the Indian Government, but whose ire is entirely directed against their distinguished re presentative in Hindostan, cannot deny the conclusion, and therefore have recourse to another ground of ac cusation, and blame the Governor-General, because he is not a prophet, and could not foresee, what to these wiseacres appears, after the event, a fact about which a sound statesman and a prudent general could not possibly have had any doubt. Sir HENRY HARDINGE is, therefore, denounced by this party as the most dangerous Governor ever sent out to the East, as totally unfit for his situation, and the India Boad as well as the Home Government are, with all due solemnity, warned that to them will be owing the loss of our Indian possessions, if they do not forthwith supplant this Quix otic ruler. These attacks, made in a periodical that occa sionally obtains correct foreign intelligence, would hardly require any refutation ; but as they, possibly, may lead those who will not, or cannot, form an opinion themselves, to adopt those of the accuser, we are happy to give a brief quotation from another periodical of high cha racter—the North British Review—which disposes of the question in a very concise and conclusive manner. " The whole case," says the writer, " as between the Governor-General and his assailants, may be thus briefly stated. It was desirable above all things to pre serve peace. There was nothing to warrant the supposi tion that peace could not be preserved. To have posted a large army, sufficient to prevent the Seikhs from crossing the river at any point on the immediate banks of the Sutlej, would have provoked the collision which it was so desirable to avoid. Therefore, Sir HENRY HARDINGE did not move up the main body of his dis posable troops to the immediate banks of the Sutlej. Itr other words, he did not, to avert an evil which there was no just cause to anticipate, bring down upon himself another of far greater magnitude, as certain and as present as the other was conjectural and remote." But if this does not satisfy the assailants, and if they are capable of attaching any importance to the opinion of a military man, when running counter to their own preconceived opinions, they may, perhaps, doubt the soundness of their own arguments, when they learn that Major BnoADFooT, less than a month before the first battle, stated distinctly that the "frontier was too long to be defensible on all points by any force we can move, and that our two posts on the frontier are strong enough to maintain themselves till relieved." The latter point is the main one at issue, and experience has proved that they could maintain themselves. liad Sir HENRY HARDINGE adopted the policy recommended by such warlike writers, he would, by the middle of October, have posted fifty thousand tree on the Sutlej. There, they could not remain idle ; they could do no• thing else than invade the Purjaub. In other words, the Governor-General would have disobeyed the specific instructions of the India Board and the Governroi nt, and must, like his pre d ecessor, have been recalled before his time. There was no alternative. We cannot close these remarks without giving another extract from the review already quoted, because it contains so much truth, conveyed in a Christian spirit, and because this periodical, established by the leaders of the Free Chun: h in Scotland, may be supposed to express the sentient nts of a very large portion of the religious community, nut only in the north, but i❑ England. It adopts not the absurd principle that all wars are unjustifiable, but ad mits that they are consistent with Divine authority, when under taken i❑ self-defence, and thus pays a high corn• pliment to one who, though accustomed to battles from his youth upwards, and still desirous of military plory, could sink his own personal prepossessions in the accom plishment of a great Christian principle:— "The British possessions in the East are already suffi ciently extensive. We shall do well to avoid further exten sions. Whether it lies in our power to say this or that line shall be our bounday, and saying it, to go no further, God alone can declare. We have nothing to do with 'inevitable tendencies'—nothing to do with those doctrines of inherent expansiveness which some writers are so owl of preaching. Such tendencies, such doctrines, are beyond our control—be yond our comprehension. But human duty is clear and in • telligible. In resolutely abstaining from measures calculated to plunge the country into war, at a time when the pros perity of• the empire imperatively demanded the continuance cf peace, Sir Henry Hardinge did his duty as a Christian statesman ; and when the unprincipled presumption of our enemies had precipitated the collision which he was anxious to avoid, and a series of triumphant victories had placed the Punjaub at his mercy, he declared that he never had been actuated by lust of conquest—that he had never sought to extend the limits of our British posseseions in the East, and that now, in the hour of victory, he was determined to prove, by his actions, the sincerity of his professions, he placed him self in the proudest position ever occupied by a Governor- General, and nobly vindicated the character of Great Britain from the charge of over-weening cupidity, as evidenced in the aggressive spirit which has too often characterised its dealings witk neighbouring states. To such forbearance— just, generous, and politic, equally Christian and stateman like--history will do ample justice. Of such forbearance, Englishmen have reason to be proud." Again has the Prime Minister of England given evi dence of the noble liberality of reason and of heart with which he is actuated ;n the exercise of his political in fluence. Again has he displayed the excellence of his title to popularity ; and so full and generous are the principles of his policy that that popularity will be genuine and enthusiastic—it will be for the present age and for posterity. It should be so, and it will be so. Sir ROBERT PEEL has no little felicity in disproving the calumnies and repuls ing the aspersions of his antagonists : and he possesses this felicitous capacity for refutation, because he also possesses a vast moral valour. His escutcheon is integrity—his motto is " Open to conviction." We are not uttering an eulogium upon the Premier ; adulation would be as inapplicable to him as the exercise of it is abhorrent to ourselves : we are simply recording a Par liamentary fact, and endeavouring —as an organ of that people whose interest have been so daringly and ad mirably consulted by the Ministry —to render a tribute of applause to one to whom such a tribute, in its most earnest, and comprehensive, and heart-born sense, is due. Affected panegyrics are for the party man ; but words indicative of honest estimation and plain-spoken regard are some amongst the almost innumerable re compenses of legislative probity. Sir ROBERT is now no party man—he has flung personal considerations to the winds—he has regarded selfish interests, when compared with public interests, as only something to be trodden into the dust and wholly contemned. What may be considered as the noblest prerogative of a statesman's power is the prerogative of acting boldly, w ith an eye only to the welfare of the multitude submitted to its s government. That prerogative has b een g l or i ous l y over r rcis t e h d e by the g o r f eat ousrtategsairaacniousnowSovpEreidin aiicN g . Through " good report " and " evil report," through the jeers of a disappointed and avaracious faction, and the confusion of vituperative cries incident to great political revolutions, he has had the courage to proclaim the exigencies, not of the mo ment, but of all time, not of this, but of every nation. Nor is this the only signal of his moral intrepidity: he has proceeded further in the denouncement of a vil lanoua abuse, and the substitution of a bold remedy—he has spoken the whole truth—he has grasped the old wooden-headed idol before which =any generations had bent with reverence and submission—lte has uu cloaked its juggles, divulged its impotency, and de nounced its malign influence. The Juggernaut of Mo nopoly has been rolled into the mire, and by his mediation a more wholesome and rational commercial creed has been substituted. But it is not alone upon its commercial effects that the merits of such a proceeding are based : its excellence eonsists more in the fact that by its instrumentality a humanising spirit will pervade nmen such dto e 1 P, f n ni eroaseto,n amity, I f , will eit ail riyi,le;i society; assistance will be afforded to the helpless; Go vernment s i aosegfa t be measure, afsnec g ut,doets u ahume guardian and itlbp s si t iro eeomi religious r bst neai for outseeroudnwtet these oa o eder r nnt s e t odeeh e cgt enforcer yoerse cherishes o o heaso ffersof jogradmiration.s penalties,nauhilreasons that el consequences thoen afset theot hfharmoniouse buthmillion;cslo tu am complexions, will be regarded in its true light, not as the be cause his own individual interests were bound up in its adoption ; it was beectuAe he saw in that measure a assurance of the general welfare, and not because he recognised in it the promise of any personal emolument, 1 faction and to brave the convulsive opposition of a l that Sir RoBEnT PEEL dared to defy the animosity of a party. He sacrificed 1 despairing " . the most fosiered because h associations of his career simply 9 perceived such was an imperative debt to society, because the age required such a movement. He had climb e d the Chirn his survey was con sequently borazo of Experience , and unclouded and enlarged. That was the motive o f hi s behaviour ; those were the principles to wbc.so united was the innate bra impulse he became obedient i t ha t very of soul consequent upon a sense of rectitude, which has already acquired for him the admiration, and will ultimately acquire for him the love of his fellow countrymen. And yet inuendoes have presumed to question the solidity of those principles, the unswerv ing determination of that courage, and the actual per manency of that extraordinary alteration of policy. Sir ROBERT PEEL'S emphatic rebuttal of those charges, uttered on Monday night, amidst an incessant interrup tion of cheers, is a matter of the most lively satisfaction to all interested in the furtherance of the free-trade principles, inasmuch as it loaves the belligerent few no single peg upon which to hang their imputations. The last unstable inch of ground is struck from under their feet ; they are now abandoned to a state of the most powerless incertitude. Nothing could be more resolute, or undaunted, or unprevaricating than the language of the Premier. In allusion to the assertions which had been made as to his insincerity, and particularly the one imputing to him the motive of retarding the progress of the Corn Bill, by interposing a first reading upon the Irish Coercion measure, Sir ROBERT exclaimed—" Sir, in answer to that statement, I will only say, without any unnecessary boast, that I shall be prepared to give what ever proof may be required of the sincerity of my in tentions." Surely such a declaration was sufficiently clear and decisive ! "I will not deny," however, he eontinues, " that during the debates on the question my opinions on the subject have undergone a change, and it is this—that restrictions which I at first believed to be impolitic, I now believe to be unjust !—(Cheers.)" And nobly were those acclamations deserved ; for the sen tence then crowned with applause was at once a testi mony of the real excellence of the liberal principles adopted, and a fresh instance of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S moral bravery in a great political emergency—and a bravery which is exercised in one of the noblest causes upon which statesman ever ventured. It is this triumph of truth which we are anxious to commemorate, and it is to this new token of the Prime Minister's magnani mity we are desirous of rendering some tribute. Madrid papers of the 21st instant have arrived. The Gazette publishes a dispatch from the Political Chief of Orense, dated the 17th, announcing that the expeditionary column of the commander of the province entered the town at eight in the evening, and that some hours after a column of insurgents, about 700 strong, made its appearance at the s etit opeTfrohs which hu a a advancesome ae r g u dai ins a sta r u ra nn d dge o ee f nm t ft h ru i o s rmbdo c i o dnt l yeh u de m or neb retired, xrd n ege d dhe, t .a h nl e egAae N vdi a sne t sg i c o oo n nnal a dne l advance-post hd r u o i v d a tas g r n, d e dispatch of the 18th, from the same Political Chief, states that the insurgents, finding their attempt to be without any chance of success, had withdrawn towards Vigo. General CONCHA was within seven leagues of Orense. The Political Chief of Oviedo announced, on the date of the 16th, an at tempt at pronuneiamiento on the part of the sergeants of the provincial regiment of Salamanca. The attempt was unsuc• cessful, and the sergeants were arrested. It was reported that Corunna and Ferrol had pronounced, but it does not appear that there is any good foundation for the rumour. Nothing has been heard of General PriO SA3IPER since his entry into Santiago on the 11th, and the consequent retreat of the insurgents upon Vigo and Ponte vedra. On the part of the insurgents this retreat was a well calculated and prudent movement, as at Santiago they were in an open town, while at Vigo and Pontevedra they were defended from attack on the land side by strong forti fications, and they have the sea in their rear, by means of which they can either obtain supplies or escape. It was feared in Madrid that EsranTErto would make his appearance either in Galicia or the Basque Provinces, which latter are now almost bare of troops, and place himself at the head of the movement, and in a letter from Valladolid, received in Madrid on the morning of the 21st, it was stated that General Nocuenas had catered Pontevedra, with a rein forcement of 180 men, and that the insurgents, both there and at 'Vigo, were daily receiving supplies Irom Portugal by sea. Four ships cf war have been ordered to cruise off Vigo, in order to prevent any landing, and the amho rities at San Sebastian have been ordered to observe the utmost vigilance in regard to all foreign vessels, and likewise to be very strict in examining the passports of travellers. The guns upon the batteries facing the sea are kept loaded, and every precaution is taken to prevent a descent being made on the coast. Symptoms of a revolt had manifested themselves, it was said, both a Malaga and Carthagena, and a letter from Bar celona, dated 21st, states a military conspiracy bad been dis covered there, and a number of non-commissioned officers arrested in consequence. The garrison of Madrid was , reviewed on the 21st by the Minister of War and General I'EZUELA, the new Captain- General. All the Ministerial differences have been arranged. MADRID Borne, APRIL 21.—Official Bulletin.—Neither the Three nor Five per Cents. are quoted. Exchange on London, 37%. Out of doors the Three per Cents. were done at 31% for cash. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The Moniteur of that day publishes the following:— "Yesterday the King received a deputation commissioned to present the address voted by the English now residing at Paris, on the occas i on o f th e attemp t o f t h e 16 tu April. The deputation consisted of the Duke of Montrose, Lord Grey, Lord Duck., the Right Hon. M. Ellis, Licutenant- General Sir John Doveton, and Lieutenant-t'olonel Sanndersou. The King expressed his sense of the step they had adopted, and requested them to convey his thanks to the subscribers of the address." His MAJESTY addressed the deputation in English, and was visibly much affected. His MAJESIY, in the course of his address, alluded to the hospitality that had been shown to him in England, and to the cordial reception he had met with from all classes in that country, which could never be effaced from his heart and memory. The satisfaction of the gentlemen who presented the address was much increased by the following circumstance :--His MAJESTY having noticed that the QUEEN'S name was included in the address, had commanded the aide-de-camp in waiting to repair to her MAJESTY, and make this known to her. The QUEEN gra ciously condescended to appear, and the committee were presented to her by the KING, individually. After the reply of the KING, her MAJESTY addressed the committee, ex pressing to them, in the most feeling manner, the high grati fication that she derived from the cordial sentiments con tained in the address. The Queen of the Fitaxen entered her 65th year on Sunday. According to the Constitutionnel, the basis of a new com mercial convention had been agreed on between France and Russia, the object being to introduce modifications in their respective tariffs. In the Chamber of Deputies the debate on the Bordeaux and Cette Railway Bill was resumed on Monday, and had not been brought to a conclusion when the post left. The Journal des Delults states that the Parliamentary ses sion is at present so far advanced, that it will be impossible that the nineteen Bills before the Chamber of Deputies can be passed. "It is probable," adds the Debats, " that the Chamber may vote nine projects of law—viz., the Western Railroad Bill, which is on the order of the day, and on which the discussion may commence on Tuesday next; the Dijon and Mulhausen Railroad Bill, which is likewise on the orders of the day; the extraordinary and supplementary credits; the extraordinary credits of Algeria; the fortifications of Havre; the improvement of the ports of France; the Bit relating to political refugees; and, in fine, the definitive re gulation of the public accounts. The report on the budget of expenses will not be distributed to the Chambers until Wednesday or Thursday, the 30th of April. It is probable that at the same period the Chamber will be summoned to to fix the last day for the conclusion of the session." IBRAHIM PACKA was received by the KING and Royal Family, at the Tuileries, at one o'clock on Monday. Four carriages of the Court conducted the Turkish Ambassador and his suite. The Turkish Ambassador presented IBRAHIM, as he is not considered as a a prince of the blood, but as a Pacha, vassal of Turkey. It is said that InnAmm feels highly flattered by being lodged in the Elysee Bourbon, the favourite Palace of Napoleon, and being permitted to repose in the Emperor's bed. Lord and Lady PALMERSTON were to leave Paris on Tues day morning. It is finally arranged that the Duke and Duchess DE NE• 3 t w 0 without hi i o u f S t‘ VainllypaalyiegaeNdisciatutsoe.the English Court in the course of the ensuing month. 3 ;P . P gL e 46 . of. The French funds and shares opened on the Paris Bourse on Monday at a rise, as compared with the closing prices on 672 f. 50, . H 1 la9vrf.l S a turday, but declined towards the termination of business e 5e,0,:1;5 estfehepoe Orleans e C a e n n s t s. Railroadc losed shares, a S r e 3 g f. , 1 5 ,2 5c 35 . ; r. the ß o F u iLe , i p , e o r 37f. 50 Cents. e. • ; Great Northern, 765 f.; Avignon, 920 f. ; Vierzon D ,_ 50c. Bordeaux, 620 f ; Boulogne, 500 f. ; Basle, 232 f. 50c. ; I'aris and Strasburg, burg, 518 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 30%. ' ' Paris and Lyons, 572 f. 50c.; Spanish Domestic Debt, e tiv fo e l i l: s 7 t i o n: .; De: t h ii I v and Avignon Definitives, 560 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette 3IARSEILLE9, APRIL a c r h e ar t i l e ie ro 7 4 : s a f t . i s o o n c s . for other lines :- 22.—Marseilles and Avignon, 902 f. 50c. ; Northern, 755 f.; Paris and Lyons, 572 f. 50c. LYONS, APRIL 2 5. —Marseilles and Avignon, 925 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,236 f. 25c.; Lyons, 572 L 50c. th3IIO ESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 21. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cetto (Mackenzie), 2 —Dutch Rhenish, 6 —East Indian, % —Great Northern of France Constituted, 15% —Great Western Canada, 4 —Luxembourg, 2 - Namur and Liege, 11 4 — Orleans and Bordeaux, 11 % —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5. ANOTHER WRECK IN THE CHANNEL.— The General Steam Navigation Company's packet the Magnet was engaged yes terday in towing into harbour the wreck if a large vessel discovered an advantage ; his on Monday in the English Channel, about thirty trines off Brighton. At post time yesterday b fternoon , the smoke of the steamer was visible, but both vessels were hull Gown. PEDES TRlANls3l.—Ytsterday the one-mile race be tween Marshall, of Brixton, and Baker, of London, came off in the Vassal -road, Brixton. The .11 were matched for 101. aside. At the start the former took the nt e d, and at four hundred yards was at was performed in two minutes and thirty-three seconds. Baker then showed in front, and a spirited race took place. Both 1/101 opponent pressed him closely, and the half mile !itrungvgied hard, and after a close contest, Baker ran in the winner Lo t :lou t : by e yards, and accomplished the one mile of road in five minutes and ten seconds. b s ta r t t (I li a o_ r d n li st s i l: a M b i e n i t .6 7 l3 ce is l 3 mile, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 178 ; 1034 d. the ex nee for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 5*., ; and GOLD..-The premium on gold at Paris low, that gold at Paris on London at short being 25 75, it Rd- By adv7;rf id 1$ 0 . 8 7 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. Which. a c t — h ' a rbi o Hainburgh the price of gold is 436 per mark, d. per p a t e r th ° e7r c i a Ce r° o l f . gold, gives an exchange of 13 t o ; and the exchange at Man sell iS U 46 Per cent . dearer in Loudal than in liAtuburgh. iolf,l.itrifsollolo:s MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. BRITISH FUNDS. Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 5 •• • • 18 % ••••• • • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 40 .. 55% 58 ...... Ditto, New . • .. 5 .... 10 • • Leicester end Lech - ord 225. ••••• • • •• Leicester,. Tamworth, &c. ..,.... 425..... 1% dis. •• .. Liverp., Mauch., & Newc. Janet. •• • • ...... London an i Birmingham . 100 ....226% .... ••.• • • Ditto Thirds 24 .... 62% Ditto Quarters .. 2 29 ......... Ditto Fifths .. 2 .... 25 .. •• • • .... London and Blackwall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 8 .......... Ditto, New .. 2%.... 3% 3% London and Brighton .. 50 .... 65% 64% 65% 66% Ditto ditto Fifths .. 20 .... 30% 31 .. 31 London and Croydon .. .. 13/. 15s. 9d. 22% 23% .... 23% Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 .... London and South- Western.. 411. Os. 10d. 80 81 ....... 81 Ditto, New .. ..%.... 24% 23% .... 23% Ditto, New .. 10 .... 19 London and York .. .„. 2j .... 21% 2% .... Ditto, half Shares 2%. .. ...... • • • • London and Windsor .. Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 .... .......... Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Fifths 3 12% 12% .. • . Ditto, Sixteenths .... 9% Ditto Extension .. 4`25..... % p .. Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .. 80 •• • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 4 .... 13 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .. • 8.34 • • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. ...• t> sP•• • • • • Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... ..100 ....152 153.. • • • • Ditto, New 18 .... 33 31% •• Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 45 .... 47 •• ••• • • Ditto, New Ditto, New, Brandling 25 .... 46 45% ...... Newcastle and Berwick .. 10 .•• 21 22% 2134 • • Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 1 . North British .. .. 20 .... 27 282 ••• • •• Ditto, Half Shares .. 6 .... 10 ... . Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 1% ...... Ditto, Dalkeith •.. 25 .... —..........— Ditto, ditto .. 5 .... 6% 6, Northern and Eastern .....0 .... 73 71% • • 714 ' North Kent and Direct Dover .•2%...• • • North Staffordshire .. .. • . 425. .... 3% 2% p p Norwich and Brandon .. .. 18 .... .. •••• • • • . 26 Nor thmpton,Banhury ,&Chelthm. 2 .. 1 % Oxid.,Worcestcr, & Wolverhmptn. 12% 8% Perth and Inverness .. 2% Portsmouth Direct .. • • .. 3%.... 3% 2%.. Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 14% Ditto New . • • • • • • 2% 6 Scottish Midland .. .. 10 .... . Shrewsbury and Bitiningham .. 2%.... 2% ...... Shropshire Union .. 425. %% di5...... South 311diand 425..... 1 2p... . South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33%.... 39% Do., New (do. 33/. 6s. Bd.) No. 2. 10 .... 13 12% . Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15... 15% Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% . 2 1 A% . . Vale of Neath 2 .... 1% ........ Welsh Midland .. 2y 2 . . . . 1 ..... . . . . . West Riding Union .. • • .. 425. 2% p.. York and Lancaster 2% .... York sad North Midland .. .. 50 .... ••• • • • .... Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 25 .... 50 .......... Ditto, Selby .. 30 .... 75 Ditto. Extension .. .. 15 .... •.• • • • .... Do. E. and W. Riding Exton.. • 1 .... 10% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogno and Amiens liord., Tool., & Cette tMackenzle) 2 Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... • Demerara .. 2 1 / 2 Dutch Rhenish .. 5 .... 6 1 A % % .• • East Indian . ss. .... y 2 Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 1.5 X • Great Western Canada .. 31A 4 Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 Luxembourg Namur and .Liege .. • . .. 4 .... Orleans and Vierzen jo Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 10% 11% Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 7% 8 Paris and Orleans .. .. 20 Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 5%%., Rouen and Havre - .. 20 .... 30 29% Sambre and Meuse; .. .. 8 .... 5% JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. 20 .... 26% % ........ MINES. British Iron .. .. .. .. .. 10 .... .......... Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 3,4 ...... ... L.; LONANDON, APRIL 29.—Wind N.E., light breeze and fine. 28 —Wind N.W. to S.—Arrd. Maria Albini a , Haes oop: HIPPING — (THIS DAY.) d for Bremen. Sid. Familien, Gloersen, l LLOYD'S sailed Charleston. Arrd. from the River, Margaret, Clark, f o r N ew Y or k ; Gladiator, and sailed tbr west war d. P u t b ack, Seringap atarn, Turnell, from Madras, to repair dama ges . LIVERPOOL, APRIL 28.—Wind N.N.E. to N.N.W.—.Arrd. Ann, H. M. steamer, Johnston, Maranham, ski. 13th ult. Sid. Avoca, Howey, Sydney, New South Wales ; Panama, M`Leod, Hong-Kong ; Gemini, Bonn, Calcutta ; Storm King, Robinson, Valparaiso ; Trinity yatch, Houn sell, St. Thomas ; Waterloo, Allen, New York ; Consul, Rabe, Bos ton ; Win. Penn, Stephenson, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Sap phiras, Johnston, Quebec. Arrd. Leander, New Orleans. CORK, APRIL 26.—A dreadful hurricane from S.W. was expe rienced on the coast of Patagonia on the 7th January, and continued until noon of the next day. The brig Malay, of London, has been condemned, at Port Desire, having struck on a reef off Penguin Island ; the Thomas Leeck, Slaughter, off Liverpool, drove on shore on Long Island, in Sea Bear Bay, Patagonia, 7th Jan., and was wrecked with 200 tons of guano on board ; the Acapulco, Harrison, of Liverpool, was wrecked on Penguin Island, 19th Jan., with 400 tons of guano ; the ship Anthony Anderson, Eaton, barque Nightingale, Hunter; brigs John, Henry, and Stewarts, Fisher, and Gazelle ; schooner Smith, all of Liverpool ; brig Bride, Clark, ofLondon ; barques Ocean Queen, Oliver, and Harper, Murphy, of Belfast, and Charlotte, Locke, of Portsmouth, were driven on shore on Sea Lion Island, Patagonia, during a very severe hurricane, Jan. 7, and totally lost ; crews saved. The brigs Eliza Haywood, Payne, and William Henry, Stickney, both of Liverpool ; and brig Richard, Hopkins, of 'Newcastle, were driven on shore on Penguin Island reef, during a very severe hurricane Jan. 7, and totally wrecked ; crews Saved. WATERFORD, APRIL 27.—Wind N.N.E. to E.N.E.—Arrd., 26th, Barbara Catharina, Bolin, Antwerp, for Liverpool, with loss of jib boom and sails, bons stove, and bowsprit sprung, having been in contact with a vessel off Tuskar. CORK, APRIL 26.—Arrd. Steadfast, Merritt, Sea Bear Bay, Pata gonia, left Feb. 7 ; Eliza, Hammond, Barbadoes ; Lord Glenelg, Martin, St. John's, N.B. Off, llanover, Honduras for Liverpool ; her Majesty's ship Crocodile. wrecked vi P on the Ll WESTPORT, APRIL 23. Sld. Congress, Sewell, Quebec. APRIL of tt2tBh.—e former eSrevpelarcne, previous m vio Ar us t ica o t t i h t e o l t a h t l h s Commerce, from Patagonia, has arrived at Per nam b uco w ith 4 0 pas sengers, crews of vessels wrecked on the coast. ult The was DUNMORE EAST, APRIL 25.—The Laurain, fro m Li verpoo l , pu t I n with lose of bowsprit, some sails, and o th er d amage , h av i ng b een run into by a large ship east of T us kar. SIIIELDS, APRIL 28.—The Betsey and Ann Sydney, of Berwick, hence to the Frith of Forth, foundered yesterday 13 miles off the harbour ; crew saved. WIVENUOE, APRIL 28.—The James and Eliza, of Couthwold, was lost on the Buxey Sand 26th inst. ; about 40 casks of porter (barrels and kilderkins), branded Reid and Co., and Traman, Hanbury, and Co., London, have been picked up in the Wallott, and landed here to day, supposed to have been part of her cargo. MAR KET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. CORN-EXCHANGE -WEDNESDAY The arrivals of English Wheat coastwise, as well as by land carriage and sample, were small, consequently, the stands were again scantily supplied. The attendance of buyers being limited, the demand was by no means so inactive as on Monday, yet previous rates were supported in every instance. In the Foreign Wheat — the quantity of .which on offer was trilling—neat to nothing was doing, at late rates. Bonded Grain was nominal in value. There was rather more business doing in fine Barley, but other kinds were on dull inquiry. The Malt trade was l et na lastve sluggish state, at barely, b u t at noth i ng quo t a ble ben week's currencies. In Oats, a st ea dy b us i ne ss was doing,a h and prices were well maintained. Beans, Peas, and Flour, as last advised. English ...... I Wheat. 2,220 qrs, Irish Foreign •• ARRIVALS. - Barley. Oats Flour. 940 qrs. 1,810 qrs. 3,170 sks --- 2,320 730 Malt, 2,190 qra; IDITUZIVECHAPEZ. We had a full average supply of each kind of meat on offer. Gene rally speaking, the demand was in a sluggish state, and previous quotations were with difficulty supported. Beaf frolu 2s. Gd. to 3s. Gd, ; Mutton, 3s. Gd. to 40. 6d. ; Lamb, 5.i. 4d. to Gs. Bd. ; Veal, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. ; and Pork, 3s. Gd. to ss. per stone by the carcase. ROWING MATCH.—The smilers' contest, between Thomas Cook, of Ilungerford, and Frederick Lett, of Lambeth, for 251 a-side, came off yesterday, but was a very hollow affair through out. The men contended about two years ago, when Lett was de clared the conqueror, but the race was se even throughout that the friends of Cook determined to give him an opportunity of retrieving his lost laurels, and the match of yesterday was accordingly deter mined on, the distance being from Battersea to Hammersmith bridge. Betting was sto 4 on Lett. The men made a beautiful start, after one endeavour to get away. They centinued scull and scull, or nearly so, anal both at good work, until off the Malt-house, near Battersea Church, where Cook gradually showed in advance. Ills opponent tried a rapid spurt to overhaul him, but in vain. Cook gradually Improved his advantage, aml won by upwards of 150 yards. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton has arrived in James street, Buckingham-gate, from the continent. RATING OE THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COM PAWL—The effect of the late decision of the Court of Queen's Bench on the appeal against the rating of this company in Tilehurat parish has not been clearly stated. Ihe original appeal was against an as scssment of .1,200/. per mile, and this was confirmed. The second' appeal was against an assessment advanced to 1,5001. per mile, and this was the case which went before the Court of Queen's Bench upon the merits. Alter a lengthened hearing the Court reduced the assess ment, a hich was ealculated u'on the company's profits for 1843 to 1,3531. per mile, which amendment was made At the last Quarter Sessions.—Berkshire Chronicle. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 7,000 bales, including 2,000 for export. Of this quantity 1,300 bales were American and 700 Surat. The market was steady and prices were well supported. The Share market was pretty good, and prices were more encouraging than for some days. Good stock was in improved demand. There are no arrivals to-day from any quarter. The Public Securities have been steady, and there is no alteration in the quotations. Consols are 95% to 96 for pre sent transfer, and 96% for Account. The premium on Exche quer-bills has been 235. to 265. and on East India Bonds 295. to 82s. The New Three-and-a: -Qum ter per Cents. have been 96 3 / to 97. Bank Stock is worth 205 1 / 2 . The Foreign Investments have been very quiet. Spanish Three per Cents. realise 36 3 / 4 ; Mexican Bonds are 31 3 / 4 ; and Dutch Four per Cent s . 91% to 92 1 4. In Railway Shares there is a steady business doing, and prices are rather buoyant. ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock .. .. • • 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95% 94% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97 96% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% 3-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 19, 1849 .. 9 15-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 7-16 India Bonds, 1,000/. .. 29 32 Ditto, under 1,0001. .. 33 29 Consols for Account • • • • • • 96 1 ! , 6 Exchequer Bills. I%d. I%cl. 1,0001. 26 23 26 pm. 5001. .... 26 23 26 pm. Ditto, Small 26 23 26 pm. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. CLOSING PRICES. 205 04% 95 7 16% 10 3-16 9 15-16 10 7-16 FOREIGN FUNDS Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 der Cent Equador Bonds .. _ _ _ Mexican Bonds, 1837. 5 per Cent 31% Ditto, Deferred .. 1614 1 //- Ditto, Debentures • • .. • • .. 8 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. Ditto, Deferred Ditt4, Three per Cent .. .. 36 Ditto, for the Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. Ditto, Deferred .. 12% Dividends on the above payalale in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 98 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9214 91% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen .. .. 10 .... ..... 31 % Armagh, Coleraine, and PortruSh 1% .... 3 ,4 ••••• • • • • • Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .. .. 125 Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 74 ........ . 74 425. .... 5 / 9 14 dis.•• Caledonian 10 .... 6% ..... . Ditto, Extension .. 21 % .... % •••• Chester and Holyhead .. 22%.... 2114 2214 .. • Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% ••••. • • • • Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .... 11 IA Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 514.... 3% •••• • • • • Direct Northern .. • 2% .... 1 3 1 4 % 2% Eastern Counties .. .. 141. 165..... 24% 24 24% .. Ditto New .. .. 8/. 165..... 8%14 p-• • . . Do. Perpet'., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. ..... Ditto, ditto, No. 2. 6/. 13s. 42. 3 44 p•• • • Ditto, York Extension .. I 05..... 2% 2 2 1 4 .. • • Eastern UniOn • .. 25 .... .. Do. Ipswich& Bury St.Edmunds 6% East Lincolnshire 1 % • • • • • • Ely and Huntingdon . • .. 7% • • •••• • • • 4 ,2 Goole, Dorcas t., and fihotlneld, &c. 425..... % dis. •• • . 1 4 dis. Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 25 .......... 25 Great Western .. .. 85 ....151 150...... .. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) lIOUSE OF LORDS. IRISH TiTORTE resipLarcto. The Committee to which this Bill had been referred met this morn ing, at 11 o'clock, at No. 5, Abingdon-street, the Marquis of Salisbury in the chair, and after the usual formal proofs had been handed in, adjourned, at 2 o'clock, until 11 o'clock to-morrow. ROUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VII. This Committee met at twelve in room No. 24. Present, Mr. Pal. mer (in the chair), Lord J. Chichester, Colonel Powell, Mr. Staunton, and Mr. Seymour. They proceeded with the ease of the EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN (STRATH. ZAENE DEVIATION) The preamble of which was declared proved A long discussion on the subject of the clauses, in which Mr. Lang, on the part of the promoters of the Bill, and Mr. Austin for the pro moters of the Scottish Central line, took a part, ensued, and occu pied the Committee for a considerable time. A clause, to be numbered as clause 7, was proposed by the Chair man, the object of which was to provide, that compensation should be given to Captain Hay, for any injury that he might sustain from the passing of the line through his property. It was proposed, by Mr. Avsvis, that this clause should stand over till Friday, in order that the Committee might hear the decision of the Committee on Group No. 6, as to the Dundee and Perth line, in whiich a point had been raised which resembled this. This proposal waa assented to; but, after some further discussion, it was agreed that; the Com mittee should adjonm until Friday, and they accordingly rose at about half-past one o'clock, and adjourned till that day. GROUP VIII. The Committee assembled at the usual hour this morning, Mr. Hawes (chairman). The application was objected to by opposing counsea, but u mately they agreed to the delay asked. The CHAIRMAN they pronounced the Committee adjoujrned uz Twelve o'clock on Monday next. GROUP XL NORTH BRITISH. 2 1 % - 24% 8 34 I) (STAIVIFOR.D TO V.TZSIIECE) LIZ l'E GROUP X.XX % ths 7 / 8 Its 2 227 62 29 23 iQ so 1 p 153 34}4 47 10; 46 The Rev. Mr. Hughes, rector of St. Clement's, Oxford, Is a mem ber of the University and resident at Oxford, he considered the rail way would be most desirable. For literary and social jiurposes he considered that the inter-communication which it would produce between the students of the two universities would be most benefi cial, and unattended with the disadvantages which had been some times stated would accrue. Mr. W. Ekin examined—Was brewer and moister at Cambridge. Remembered that in 1824 and 1825 there were two coaches run ning in opposition from Oxford to Cambridge. The fares were lowered, and this increased considerably the number of passengers, and when one of them ceased to run, and the fares rose, the number of passengers decreasedsonsiderably ; from which he inferred that the proposed railway would increase to a great extent the number of passengers between Cambridge and Oxford. If the proposed railway were established, from the calculations he had made, he had no doubt that thero would be fifty passengers a day from these two points. There was some additional evidence to the same effect, after which the Committee adjourned. 3 14: dis. 2 p 39% 12% 15% 234 50 75 35y? GROUP XXXVII. The Committee met this day at one o'clock, in No. 37 of the new Committee Rooms. Present Lord Seymour (chairman), Lord Ebring ton, and three other Hon. Members. The petitions were put, the names of the counsel, agents, &c., were taken, and the preliminaries gone through iu respect to the several Bills set down in this group for the day. HORBURY BRIDGE AND CALDER.. This Bill was withdrawn, as was also the MANCHESTER, HUDDERSFIELD, AND t GREAT GRIMSBY DIRECT. The Committee thee proceeded with the SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, BARNSLEY, WAREPIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, AND GOOLE. The formal evidence was gone through, and the resolutions of the Standing Orders Committee were put in. Mr. TALBOT addressed the Committee, on behalf of the promoters of this measure, and said he believed the Committee would perceive the importance of the district to which it was proposed to give accommo dation. The Bill would afford a convenient exit for the mineral pro ductions of the district. The Manchester and Barnsley project was objected to by the Lords' Committee, on the ground that it would not sufficiently open up the Barnsley and Silkstoue coal fields. The length of these beds was about thirty-six miles in length, and from Sheffield to Wakefield, from ten to fifteen miles in breadth. The produce of these beds was equal to the best Durham coals, and the seams were considered by eminent geologists to be a reappearance of the Durham seam. The existing lines did not give sufficient accommodation to this rich mineral district, in which there were railways, indeed, but these did not touch the coals. The present Bill would completely supply the deficiency, which was at present so great, that the manu facturers of Sheffield were obliged to take their coals from Derby shire, instead of raising it, as he might say, at their own doors. But independently of the coal traffic, the promoters would derive large returns from the iron trade, and other kinds of traffic. In an agricultural view, also, the railway would be a great advantage to the district, as it would enalbe the cultivators of the unkind soil (which, as usual in countries rich in minerals, forms the principal part of the surface), to obtain an abundant and cheap supply of the lime which they wanted so much for manure. The passenger traffic was calculated to be very profitable. The extent of the line was nineteen miles, with branches of three miles in length. The esti mated cost for the whole twenty-two miles was 800,0001., and the engineering facilities were very great. There was some opposition on the part of landowners, but he left that matter to the witnesses, and called the attention of the Committee to the petitions of the vast majority of occupiers in favour of the Bill. He then pro ceeded to call witnesses. Mr. G. Chambers, a coalowner and member of a local geological society, gave evidence very strongly in favour of the measure, on account of the facility it would afford to, perhaps, the largest coal field in England, the coal being of the best quality. There was also a great deal of iron ore of good quality, and the several ironworks at present established would be greatly benefited by the line. 2 ' 6 % 15% MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. THE EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND GRANTON RAIL• WAY (EXTENSION AND BRANCHES). This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be corn. mitted. GROUP No. IV. Mr. G. HOPE moved that the Committee on Group No. IV. have leave to proceed as recommended in the report from that Committee, presented 28th April. The motion was agreed to. RAILWAY BUSINESS. Mr. R. HODGSON moved that the order, dated 23d April, " That it be an instruction to the Committ e e o on ever before proceeding with the private Bill originated in this House, relatin g t way,meritsof su ch re quire to be produced before them in lieu the following and verifießdill,b by the the promoters," &c., be discharge d , and resolution be introduced, "That it be an instructi on . T House relating to any rail way, to require to be produ ce d be fore the p romoters ," kc. to the Committee on every private Bill originated in thi s fore them and verified by Mr. couldeasily understand that some of the reso lutions DU NC OMBE objected to the original order being dis charged. He . . they were intended to be inconvenient, in order lutions might be inconvenient to some of the railway com panies; but that those bubble schemes, which c ou ld no t stand the test of at scrutinising examination, might be exposed. He had no objection to the resolution so far as to allow the Committee to report immediately after the preliminary inquiry on any scheme, without keeping the report back. Sir G. CLERK had no objection to the alteration of the resolution as far as regarded those particular Committees which had not been appointed until Monday last. lie thought those Committees might be allowed to proceed with the merits of the Bills before them, without specially inquiring into their compliance with the resolutions of the House. It was due to the promoters of bond fide schemes that some dif ference should be made between those projects and those bubble schemes which were inteeded solely to promote the advantage of the projectors. He hoped the lion. Member would so far modify his resolution as to the restriction of those Committees only which were appointed on Monday last. Mr. HODGSON was not disposed to press his resolution any further, and proposed to withdraw it. i‘lr. GREENE, before the House came to any decision in the matter, thought it extremely desirable that the services of counsel in the preliminary inquiries before the Committee, as provided by the resolution of the H on. Member for Fins bury (Mr. Duncombe), should be dispensed with. It would only contribute to increase the expenses of the inquiry. Mr. DUNCOMBE was of opinion that the services of counsel en most occasions should not be dispensed with, as by their assistance the truth of the documents required to be produced was more likely to be ascertained. Sir G. CLERK thought that if there was any doubt as to the truth ( *authenticity of those documents, there would be ample opportunity afforded before the Committee to prove their authenticity by the parties either appearing themselves or by counsel. After a few words from Mr. T. Duncombe, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Bernal, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Gisborne ' and Sir R. Peel, Mr. E n t w i s l e , t h e S peaker, and Sir John C. Hobhouse, the motion was withdrawn. Mr. ESTCOURT moved that Committees have leave to sit EDINBURGH .IIND LEITH ATP/lOSPIIEERIC. Mr. HAYDI applied on the part of the promoters of the krill for the postponement of its consideration. He founded his request on the ground that the consideration of this line could not be proceeded with until the Leith and Granton Bill (the competing lino) was in a fit state to come before the Committee. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock, Mr., Hawes in the chair. The clauses of this Bill could not be proceeded on acct/ant of the petition, which had been deposited at the Board of Troth', not being forthcoming. The subject was therefore adjourned till M vnday.. ED =nun ti II AND LEITH ATMOSPI i um= • This Bill was also postponed until Monday. The Committee then adjourned till that day. GROUP XXIX. This Committee assembled to-day at eleven o'clock—vresent, Mr. Labouchere, Sir W. Molesworth, Sir J. Duckworth, Colon tAltawdon and Sir J. Smyth. BOSTON, STAMFORD, AND InrunrN GRAM, The Committee went through the cl au s es agree d to b y . the corpo ration of the Bedford Levels, and the promoters, for the , purpose of securing the drainage of the land, and the reversiion of the property through which the line was to pass to the oaf iginal pro prietors at the price for which it was sold, should they be .desirous to re-purchase, in case of the railway being abandoned. The amended clauses were then read seriatim, and reveeived the signature of the Chairman. The report was also read, and signed by the Chairman. The Committee then separated, this being the last Bill referred to them. This Committee assembled to-day shortly after tweE've o'clock. Present, Lord Charles Wellesley (chairman), and the othcgr members of the Committee. CAMBRIDGE AND OXFORD. The evidence in favour of this Bill was adduced. The Rev. Charles Jeune, Head Master of Pembroke Coll( ge, Oxford, examined—Was acquainted with the Cambridge and Oxfo.id Railway. He considered that undertaking would be of the greatest; advantage to the students of the 'respective Universities, and wo• cad tend to advance the interests of science. It would not affect injutriously the property of either Universities. Dr. Ingram, President of Trinity College, was examith id, and cor roborated the preceding testimony. Cross-examined by Sir JOHN BAyLET—Considered that the line by Bletchly was not as desirable as the present line. Mr. J. W. Harley, M.P. for Oxford, examined—The lin I: would be of great advantage in his neighbourhood (Waterperry). He under stood that the gentry in the neighbourhood had assented :to the Bill. It would give his neighbourhood communication with thq Birming ham Railway, and with London. Their only communication at pre sent to London was by Aylesbury, and thence by the Birmingham Railway. Coals were 30s. a ton in the neighbourhood. l:t would be of great advantage if they could get coals from Newca vtle, which could be procured there for 1/. 6s. a ton. The propo sed railway would act less injuriously on the property through whit al it would pass than any other line with which he was acquainted. Cross-examined—Dissented from all railways some time ago. Would not avail himself of the Great Western Railway, even were the rates on the same reduced. He had been informed that the cheapness at which they could procure coal would, next t o the con veyance of passengers, be the greatest substantive benefit ;they would reap from the proposed railway. Mr. J. Ashurst examined—Was a magistrate of Omford, and eldest son of Mr. Ashurst of Watercross, and expressed the opinions of his father. Watercross, where he reside( 1 , was nine miles from Oxford, and between that and Thame. Th,c proposed railway would increase the value of property in the count;, for they would have an increased facility for the transit of their agricultural produce, and would be enabled to procure coals at a mod orate price. The farmers in the county were in favour of the railway, and he considered that the same would be of the greatest banal it to them. Knew the propose line between Thame and Oxford. TI I ere was a number of populous villages around that place, and he considered that it was the most desirable situation that could be sele(lted. Cross-examined—Neither he nor his father were pro visional di rectors, or possessed any shares in the proposed railway.. His opi nions respecting the railway were made with reference to Dxford and his own neighbourhood. Mr. MALTRY—Were the defendants drunk? Sergeant . '" Yes, they certainly were so. The defendant G a ib ray said he was not drunk. ,rhe constable interfered with them as they were P i :.; ill. quietly along, an d t o ld t h em to make ky. noise or he would take them to the station-house. (the defendant), feeling indignant at this threat, said, " had better do so now, " and i n consequence of his saying that they very soon found themselves in the station-house. The defendant Cundy said he could only say as his friew , had done. Mr. ILtLTBY said he was satisfied with the sergeant's e 114„, dence, and would impose a penalty of 405., or one meal" imprisonment each. The fines were instantly paid. THE FALL IRK BU Rolls. — Lord Lincoln arr i ve d f ro m II Dublin Castle at Hamilton Palace yesterday. He drove into Wage s/ at an early hour this morning (Saturday), and Proceeded by railW,,, to Falkirk and Linlithgow. A respectable de , putation headed ,''; the Provost of Falkirk, arrived in Glasgow Us morning, and had a long interview with Mr. Wilson, and at eleven o'clock Mr. Wa s° started for Kinneil, Falkirk, &c.— Scotch Reformer's Gazette. A GOOD buoT.—The other as the gamekeePe: at Janetown was taking his rounds, he servedo' a salmon rising to ed fly, and with the greatest alacrity he levelled his gun and shot salmon dead.—lnverness Courier. ..—....„..........._ On the 12th inst., at Ifelkteilfilroi of a daught er. goose, Perthshire, Mrs. Morrill' On the 16th inst., the wife of James Arnold, Esq., carnbel n House, Norwood, Surrey, of a son. On tke 17th inst., at Finsbury-circus, the lady of Maurice Politer Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., the wife of Mr. E. T. H. Vaughan, of St. P et ' ''. street, H ackney -road, of a son. On the 18th isst., at 13elsize-cottage, Hampstead, the lady 0f .1. Willis Brooks, Esq., of John-street, Redford-row, of a daughter. On the 16th Inst., Mrs. W. Wainvvright, Clapham, On the 24th inst , Mrs. Hislop Clarke, Leonard-plaocfea, of a son. On the 25th Inst., at Hornchurch, Essex, Mrs. J. J. W. •-. 11 of a son. , fCli , ber i On the 25th inst., at Chester-square, the lady of G. E. Gil East, Esq., of Woolley Hall, Beas, of a son and heir. s esfi On the 25th Inst., at Finsimr7i-place South, the wife of Mr. Ch Hogg, surgeon, of a daughter. „,..tOl l O On the 26th inst., In Ampthill-square, the lady of Thomas M.-- Esq., of a son. 11 611°r On the 27th Inst., at Oak.-hill Lodge, Woodford, the wife of K da e o ns gh ini te to n o, Hetherington, jun., Esq., r.,f a son. ARRIE.. On the 22d inst., a t St. Pe te r's,sle D of Thanet, Patrick O'BeA rb Esq., of Damon, in Azgyleshire, to Miss Miles, of Broadstairs. On the 25th inst., at St. Giles's, Camberwell, Mr. Willhun. B e 'f, of Cannon-street ; C;ity, to Jane Catherine, second daughter of Mr' Anderson, forrraerly of Glasgow. DIED. On the ';Oth inst , at Nice, Janet, the wife ofßear-Ad m i ra l Due dal, MX., and only child of Lord Amesbury. On the 21st inst., at Inverness, Mrs. Catharine Warrand, tlf late T. Warrand, E sq ., o f Warrandfield. widely' °I —ten; On the 23d inst., at Grosvenor House, Weyouth, Brooke Os , - and, on the 24th inst., Isabella Rebecca, only surviving children or Major Samuel Parlby, late of the Bengal Artillery. On the 25th inst., at Daventry, John Lee, Esq., M.D. ...... ~.,if On the 24th lust., at Aix-la-Chapelle, Vice-Admiral luem — Peacocks. On the 24th inst., at Brighton, Mr. Watson Seymour, of Stainet 4 On the 25th inst., H arr i et, the th i rd daughter of Mr. J. Il• al'e Stockwell -street, Greenwich. On the 26th inst., at St ans t ea d, S ussex , H arriet Amelia, w ife of Charles Dixon, Esq. On the 26th inst., Mr. Francis Wilson, aged 60. in f i nt On the 27th inst., at Egremo n t-pl ace, E mmeline Bertha, the daughter of Cowdell Chapman, Esq. London: Printed and Published by 1 ,117RD0 YOUNG, of No: 11 . 2 ; Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Pt o f of the Savoy , IA the Coeuty of'Aliddiee w e dwedsi, AP` 3s, 11196. during the sitting of the House. A question was asked whether it was in the power of Members to attend the House after having been appointed to a Committee. He did con sider that the dutyof attending the House was a higher duty, and therefore the interests of a Committee might yield, pro vided that Members considered it necessary for the interests of the country that they should attend, and take a part in the debate. Members, of course, would use a proper dis cretion in their attendance, and not put parties to an in creased and unnecessary expense, by repeated adjournment% Lord G. SOMERSET having seconded the motion, Sir G. GREY and Mr. MILIONBY made a few observation. , on it, the latter - Hon. Member having taken the opportiulitY to call upon the House to adopt some measure by which the Members would be relieved from the very laborious and sometimes almost ridiculous duties which they had to per. form with respect to railway Bills in the committee-rooms. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE repeated the observations which he had made on the previous motion. Mr. MILNER GIBSON said it appeared to him that the solution of the difficulty would be found in this, that the House and the Committee could not sit at the same tiro; they must evidently sit at different times, that was as inevitable alternative. Now his Hon. Friend the Member for Salford ( Mr. Brotherton) seemed to think that if the Hous e determined that it should sit from twelve till six, and that the Committees should also sit on th e same d ay , the Coramitteg should undoubtedly sit from eight in the morning o _ l l4l twelve.—(Laughter.) Hi s H on . F r i en d was really prep ar . to do that, and unless they did something of that sort, (Mr. Gibson) really could not see how the difficulty wee'" be got rid of. His Hon. Friend (Mr. Mark Philips) and M' other Hon. Friend the Member for Durham (Mr. Bright)' who were sitting upon Committees, were especially desirous being present during the discussion on so important a WV, ° that which would shortly come before th em (th e F ac t or y Bit But, on the other hand, th ey wou ld not like to adjourn tu" Committees on which they sat, as the Hon. Member for OV: ford had suggested, because if they did so they would Pe' the parties that had business before the Committees to Co siderable expense.--(Hear, hear.) He, theref ore , though" that in the end they would be compelled to have recourse tt the proposal of the Hon. M em b er f or S a lf or d , or t h ey w ould have to give up the Wednesday sittings from twelve till si —(Cries of " No, no.") However, he had given his selutioa of the difficulty.—The motion was then agreed to. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. Mr. BROCKLEHURST presented a petition in favour " the above railway. - FACTORY. BILL. Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition from th e clergymen of Warrington professing the Roman Catholic re: ligion, in favour of the further repeal of the disabilities wit' which they labour. The Hon. Member also presented a Pei' . tion from Burnley in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. CRAWFORD presented a petition, signed by 7 ,..... 0°1 1 of the inhabitants o f B e lf ast , i n favour of the Ten 110,'"' Bill. The Hon. Gentle man a l so presented petitions IN „, Z Rochdale, Bolton, Hudde rs fi e ld, an d Li ttleborough, to Tos'" ame effect. Mr. STRICKLAND presented a petition from the work" men employed in Messrs. Gardner's factory at Preston, favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. BAILEY presented six petitions in favour of the rem peal of the County Lunatic Asylum's Act. Mr. WAKLEY presented six petitions in favour of th• Ten Hours' Bill. Amongst the petitions were two fr0_ ... „ 11 Leeds and Manchester, signed by the principal physic; / 5 and surgeons in tho se pl aces . Th e pet i t i t i oners stated to' the effects of the present hours of labour upon the constitti: tions of the children employed was attended with the moor" consequences in after life. Mr. DENISON presented a petition in favour of the Tea Hours' Bill.' Mr. AINSWORTH also presented petitions from the _, lll l habitants of Bolton, Ch or l e y, M anc h ester, and other plox°"` to the like effect. LORD'S-DAY OBSERVANCE. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the clew and other inhabitants of Bradford, praying the House to tags measures to prevent th e sa l e o f i ntoxicating liquors 00 Lord's-clay. • Mr. COIQUHOUN presented a petition from the Per s°° ., professing the Roman Catholic ra4h in the no r th of r 4;: land, praying th e H ouse t o protect against the do - neering spirit of the Vicar Apostolic of the Pope. The petitions were severally ordered to be laid on the tab!. (LIST SITTING.) BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY) (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) ft RE WILLIAM BUILLEIGIL To-day was appointed for a proof of debts under the estl of this bankrupt, who had failed to a large amount, and w" .. been an attorney. The present application was made to admit a proof on I>e' half of the tr us t ees o f t h e marriage settlement of Nor Burleigh, the son of the bankrupt. It will no doubt be t e e ; membered that a short ti me s i nce the Learned Commissin_li gave judgment in a c l a i m b y W m. Norman for a very lay amount, which it was contended was due to him under(tts marriages settlement of th e bankrupt and his wife claimant's mother), but the Court was of opinion that !',, trusts of the deed had been violated with the consent of plaintiff, and that therefore be had no right to complains "" that, in fact, he had joined in the bankrupt's speculation. l o The present claim was to prove for about 6,0004 was contended, had been p a id b y th e bankrupt as trusten, h ; the marriage settlem en t o f hi s son with a Miss Milner, it daughter of Dean Mil ner . Th e money had been pliunts Norman Burleigh, but it was set up now that the pgw e 'i r s were contrary to the trusts of the deed, &c.—that Norm Burleigh was insane. - The — Ccurt reserved its judgment, and left the figure s the cfficial assignee, who s a id th ey were not questione d either side. SECONDARIES.---(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary PorrEn.) TYLER V. TURNER. I,,;nrifi° A RAILWAY SURV EYOR IN A DILEMMA .-') fie t,. this action is the p r op r i e t or o f t h e Pied Bull Inn, at Strie3bt ham ; the d e f en d ant i s a surveyor, and at the time the rue now sued for was incurred was engaged i n surveying 'C'r new line in th e neighbourhood of that town. Mr. BUCHANAN, solicitor, of Basingball-street, st a ted t 1 1 , 4 ,6 case. The acti on was b rought to recover the sum of 4/. 11- 6d., for board and lodging of defendant and some other per sons who were with him, and defendant promised to V i c When were leaving, defendant looked over the accoal in the book and said it was all right, but he could not sett it then, but would do so in a few days, and he borrowed v g ' This occurred in No vem b er l ast, b ut the defendant kad 11°t come to a settlement. These facts were proved, and the jury gave, a ver dict P . the plaintiff. ZOUCH AND ANOTHER V. PARS ER „ The plaintiffs in this action are linen-'drapers at NeWP°. rt ; in the Isle of Wi g ht, an d t h e defendP.nt is a railway coi e in the Old Bailey. Th e act i on was - brought to recover tht value of goods entrusted to the defendant for delivery, b u had been lost. The defendant did not plead to the action, and the prese rit was an inquiry to assess the value of such goods. , Nearly a dozen witnesses were called to prove the deliver y and value of good s sent to Messrs. Westron and Dignam bc'f plaintiffs, and forwarded by them to defendant to be sent rail to Newport. There was a box and two large parl a r outside—the whole at w h o l esa l e prices amount to 134 10.1 which the jury gave a verdict. BOW-STREET. -(THIS DAY.) THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN DRURY-LANgio, Mr. Inspe c t or L ogan stated to the sitting magistrate ( Henry) that he had been to the hospital for the purpose ": inquiring into the state of the wounded man, Blewitt, who found was still in a very dangerous state, but had imprev considerably, and had " passed a very good night." MAR L I3I 4 4 :::; d IT2I c E un E dy T , Wm. Galbr men, fa—dressed-dBrespsedAy!l holding situations in the Admiralty, were charged W itil being drunk and disorderly. Henry Redwood, police -sergeant No. 13 of the C division stated that about a quarter before two o'clock this morning while on duty i n S t . M art i n ' s -court, he heard a disturbsa",. in the direction of Leicester-square. He was proceeds; there when, in Bear-street, he found the defentlan walking arm-i n - arm , s h outing and singing with all the ir . might. The noi se th ey made was sufficient to aroa k g: the inhabitant s f rom t h e i r beds. He told them to pass on in a quiet manner, on which they both crossed ocv., to him, and, afte r t rea ti ng hi m with great derision, said tkele were gentlemen, and had a right to do as they liked. again advised them to go away without making further c"_: ‘ , turbance ; they, however, did not do so, but followed wan round his beat, shoutin g an d s i nging as before, until at las he was obliged to call assistance and take them to the station' house. , 4