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told, and he knew, that the Bill was unconstitutional in its principles ; and the great question was whether the present state of affairs justified the application of any such measure. The great want of Ireland at present Was security for life and property ; and the position of affairs was certainly somewhat anomalous with regard to those who should be resident io that country. They Were told that they would be punished for non-resi dence ; and if they did reside, the probability was that they would be shot from behind their own garden walls. He could not feel. however, that such powers as those now sought for should be accorded to the Government. He had been for a long time in doubt and difficulty on this subject, and he had at length come to the conclu sion that he could not support this measure.—(Hear, hear.) The great evil in Irel aid was, that the people were misled—and yet this measure was directed against those who actually committed the evil, and not against those who had misled the people to it.— Why did they not stop the grievance at its source? Why did they not attack that monster grievance agitation, which he believed to have been the source and origin of the present state of crime. The Govern ment of England had never attacked the origin of crime in Ireland. They had not gone to the root of the evil, but they had gone to extremities in order to repress the effects of a system which was working mischief: The law of Elizabeth might be applied to Ireland, to compel the landowners to find work for those who were not employed, and if such a measure had been proposed in conjunction with the present Bill, he thought that he could have consented to any degree of severity. It Was, however, a monstrous evil that the language which was used to the people of Ireland was such as to pro duce rasichief. The principle of agitation had been in culcated. The people were told to agitate, yet they Were told of their millions and their physical strength. It reminded him of the trial of Mr. Cobbett, when there was read from one of his Registers a caution to the peo ple of Dorsetshire and Wiltshire, when so much incendiarism prevailed. Mr. Cobbett said to the people that they were wrong in burning a tay-rick here and there, for they did little harm, and the diabolical Whigs were watching them, and would hang them if they could as they would hang him. He, however, mentioned that there were corn fields in the adjacent country, some of which were four or five hundred acres in extent. The corn was very ripe at that time of the year, and exceedingly inflamable. There were public pathways through it, and he cau tioned them not to smoke their pipes as they passed for fear of a-cidents. There was nothing in the naturs of the Irish people but what could be changed by edu cation and proper treatment. It was a disgrace to this country that so many Governments had failed in manag ing the Irish people. Ireland had been and was the Opprobrium of successive Governments. On the present occasion he was sorry he could not juin in supporting the Bill before the House, feeling as he did, that it Would not cure the state of things complained of. Captain LAYARD thought the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down was of a very disinterested dis position, when he said the Government had not done their best to put down agitation in Ireland. He was an Englishman, still ho knew a great deal of Ireland, and he could tell the Hon. Gentleman, who seemed not much acquainted with that country, that the r e al cause of discontent was the con dition of the people, and the misery they had been enforced to endure. No coercion could put that down. On a former occasion he stated how happy he should be if the Noble Lord (Lord George Bentinck) and his party would join with the Irish Members in de feating the Bill before the House, and he (Captain Lsyard) now returned thanks to those Members of that treat party who now agreed to vote a!ainst the mea- Sure. With their help he fully trusted that the ob tostious Bill would be defeated.—(Hear, hear.) He learned, however, that some Members who had acted With the Noble Lord (Lord George Bentinck) intended to vote for the Bill, and to them he would address him %lt They had, by their proceedings and speeches, de tiered they had no confidence in the Right Hon. Baronet and the Government. If so, if they had no faith ie the Government, how could they do anything which Would put such extraordinary power in the hands of those they could not trust.—(Hear, hear.) The mea sure was an unconstitutional one, and having no faith in the Government they were bound to refuse trusting them With carrying it into effect. This consideration and the fact that the state of things in the five COunties had much improved, were reasons sufficient Why all those who acted with the Noble Lord (Lord G Bentinck) should oppose the present Bill. He learned, ,_ lll ßO, with sorrow, that some mem b ers on thi s s id e o f t h e House—he hoped very few—intended to vote for the Bill. He would ask those what return would that be on the part of those Liberals to the Irish Members, who had some over, at great inconvenience, to support the Corn sill—a Bill, by the by, which was not over popular in Ireland ? Still, the Irish Members believing this Corn sill a good and honest measure, supported it, and it Would ill become the Liberal M embersf to return that eaPport now, by voting for a Bill to coerce the Irish teeple.—(Hear, hear.) If the present Bill was a bad 41 4 no consideration of having a Corn Bill should ;Iterate on them to give the former their support. But e Corn Bill was safe ; there could be no doubt as to its eoccess ; and that excuse did not remain for the parties leferred to joining with the Government against the Irish People. He believed the evils of Ireland would be best met finding employment for the people, by the encourage• teentof public works; and in this respect he (Capt.Layard) a greed with the sentiment s o f th e D u k e o f L e i nster, Who that day had presided over a meeting for forward xng that o bj ect. H e gave every credit to the Noble Lord (Lincoln) for the measures he had proposed, a te S. movement in the right direction ; still they were hot so comprehensive as might have been desired. Even the present distress of Ireland he thought would prove beneficial in improving Ireland. It had led to the use of Indian corn in place of potatoes, and he was happy to say that wherever that grain was used in preference to potatoes, fever had much decreased.— (Hear, hear.) The introduction of Indian corn would lead to a taste for a higher class of food, and the standard of comfort Would accordingly be raised. Some apprehended that th e union between England and Ireland could not be I naintained, but he for one was not of that opinion ; as le thought equal laws and equal Government would yet lead to the existence of a united yet free and happy P e aPle.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HENLEY said the measure had been before rarliament since the 15th of March, when it was first Printed. It had dragged its length for seven weeks in the House of Lords, and • then it found its way to the Commons. I t was then read a first time. He was one that thou g ht a mea sure founded on a message from the "'own, and, coming from the Lords, in deference to that body, should be read without discussion a first time, that account he voted for the first reading of th e 1 . Now, the House must bear in mind that, before stringent and unconstitutional measure such as that t ,_ eh they were now consid er i ng cou ld b e passe d , „Lin', must be convinced that there was a ng case made out.—(Hear, h ear .) H e was moat of those, too, who thought all p ar ti es Mat concur in its expediency before they could Ma a severe coercive and unconstitutional measure, and cer tainly it was not so in the pres e nt i ns t ance , while he _ bound to say a sufficient case had net been made out t o Justify his voting for the second reading of this Bill. '(Heer.) To show that a case had n ot been made ottt, he referred to the returns which had been published With regard to the state and extent of crime in Ireland. In Which it was manifest that crime had not reached such Pitch as to render the passing of a Coercion Bill neces sary. From the returns he found that the number of homicides committed in all Ireland in 1843 were 106, in 1844, 146, and in 1845, 139; but Government said they did not rest the case of this Bill upon the returns re lating to all Ireland, but upon the returns relating to five particular counties. Now he found that the number of homicides committed in these five counties were in 1 842, 38 ; in 1845, 42 ; an increase not large enough to justify the passing of the Bill. With regard to attempts at murder, the numbers were for all Ireland, all 1842, 40; for the five counties 13; while in 1845 they Were 45, and for the five counties 15. The numbersplating to assaults endangering life were for 1842, 249 ; in 1845, 23 7, showing apositive decrease. The assaults were in 18 45, 229 ; for the five counties 63, but t henumbers of aggravated assaults stood thus—in 1842, 4 20; in 1845, 3 4 45 ; while the proportions for the five cou nties were 141. It was clear that these returns did not justify the p assin g of a stringent Coercion Bill, but the House had recen tly the been put in possession of some returns relating to t he an ?resent year. These, however , did nothowsu c Increase in the crime of Irel and as to impress hi m with .!‘ convi c tion that this Bill ought to be p assed. For Instance, in the case of aggravated assaults, he found I h ere were 53 mentioned in the return, but on looking n another p)rtion of it be found that only 24 were b rought to justice. These returns then did not make out clue for this Bill, and again he must repeat that after g iv ing the subject his earnest attention, he could not L t onscienti ous l y support t h e secon d reading of the Bill. No Irish gen tl eman w h om h e h a d yet heard sneak in favour of the Bill said that he thought it would do any good at a ll, an d t h at, i n h i s (Mr. Henley's) opinion, Was one of the best reasons why the Bill should not be allowed to proceed. He had carefully reviewed the tveeches of those Irish gent l emen, an d he must con f ess , that when none of them maintained that the Bill would effect its objects, he could not understand what induced them to vote in favour of it.—(Hear, hear.) The next question that he had to ask himself Was whether there was any reason if, in his own judgment, w as, did not be lieve the measure necessary, he should yield his own judgment to those who supported th e measure; becausen there might be many measures with respect to which , however much one might try to inform themselves, it Was their duty at once to yield to the judgment of those Who might be supposed to be better informed; and he nuns to the conclusion that that was so upon the present occasion. Now, the First Minister of the Crown, when he spoke of the Bill—if he (Mr. Henley) recollected aright, certainly dwelt very much upon the necessity of Some measure. He seemed to him "to fight very shy" With the Bill, to use such an expression. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He appeared to the House in this posi tion, " Will yo u by y ou r vote a ffi rm that in your judg bent something is not necessary for Ireland?" That Watt the course which the argument of the Right Hon. Baronet appeared to take. He did not wish to mis state What the Right lion. Gentleman said, and these were his W ords, and with thepermission of the House, lie would r ead them. Sir Robert Peel said, " Sir, —The question W e have to decide is n o t w h e th er we sha ll go into Com l_nittee upon the Bill, whi c h h er M a j es ty' s Mi n i s t e rs have felt it their duty to propose. The question will not be Whether we shall consider the Bill in Committee, for the purpose of removing anything from its details, and at that time mitigating the principle of the Bill, &c., but the question which the House will have to decide will be whether it will reject altogether proposal—will refuse the consideration of its justi fication —will imply that the present condition of Ireland etti be dealt with by the existing law, and implying opi- Mons that no additional protection is necessary for the Promo tion of life and property in Ireland." Then, be mid, hi the latter put of his alma; " Any man acquainted with the state of Ireland, or acquainted with the alarm which prevails there, can deny the truth of the assertion of her Majesty's Ministers, that measures of some kind or other are indispeesible and immediately necessary." Some kind or other, the House would observe—'‘ for the purpose of giving that confidence which the people of that country did not at present poisess in the security of their lives and property." Now he (Mr. Henley) must say that when he heard the Right Hon. Baronet thus express himself, he did not think he need be quite so indignant with the Noble Lord who sat behind him in reference to his remarks about the possibility of her Majesty's Government not really intending to proceed with this Bill. The Right Hon. Baronet had said that the Bill could be rectified in Committee, and that ex pression therefore did not show that he entertained a very strong conviction on his mind that it would pass in its present shape. What need he to have been so indignant about the Noble Lord's remarks, when it appeared that the Government had no ob jection to mitigate the Bill when it went into Committee? The proposition of the Government amounted to this, " Would not the House do something to remedy the present condition of Ireland?" Now, he was very much struck with a matter which really seemed to him to illustrate so completely the conduct of the present Government towards Ireland, that be must trouble the House with it. In the returns there was the name of William Middleton, Esq , who was described as having been attack~ d, or having had one of the usual outrages committed upon him. About one o'clock in the morning, it speared that a shot was fired into Mr. Mid dleton's dwelling, and the ball lodged in the door. Mr. Middleton went out, but having seen no person, what did he do ? He fired a shot as a signal of defiance.-- (Hear, and laughter.) Now that seems a very Irish way of doing business, because he (Mr. Henley) should have thought that he would have kept his shot in case of emergency. Now, he thought that the conduct of Mr. Middleton was something like that of the Government. They fired this shot into Ireland to defy Ireland. He thought that it was not a good practice to show your teeth when you did not mean to bite. He thought that every gentleman connected with Ireland on his side of the House would agree with him that it would be better, if they did not mean to " bite" the people, that they should not show their teeth. Well, now, having disposed of this question of firing a shot of defiance against Ireland, the next question he had to ask himself was, whether there was anything in the conduct of the present Government towards Ireland that should induce any man to go into a wild inquiry for the purpose of forming an opinion as to the way in which the Irish question should be settled? Supposing they agreed to go into Committee on the present con dition of Ireland, Hon. Gentlemen on both sides of the House would get up and move instructions as to what they were to do with regard to Ireland. Suppose, for instance, the Hon. Member for Hereford would get up, and would move as an instruction about the removal of what he called the monster grievance of Ireland. That was not at all unlikely. Well, then, there were many other matters that would be discussed. The Hon. Mem ber for Stroud would no doubt get et p, and move his in struction on the question of Irish grievances. He would get up undoubtedly, and say that the best means of stopping the murders in Ireland would be by feeding her people—(Hear, hear)—and that he (Mr. Henley) cer tainly thought was one of the best means of improving she social condition of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) It was made to appear by the returns that many of the outrages in Ireland were not of an agrarian character, but no sen sible reasons for these outrages were given. He (Mr. Henley) believed that the majority of them were really attributable to the conduct of landlords. Then the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork (Mr. O'Connell) would no doubt propose something in the Committee, that would have for its object the improvement of the present tenure of laud in Ireland. Some Hon. Gentlemen, too. on his (Mr. Henley's) side of the House, would no doubt propound some nostrums of their own. Suppose the Noble Lord the Member for London were also to put in his instruction in Committee—suppose the Noble Lord were to say, " Look at the state of Ireland in 1842 ; see whether the common law is not sufficient." He thought the Noble Lord might' very fairly say that, because he did not suppose that anybody would sly that the Arms 13i11 was an invasion of the common law; he never heard anybody say in that House that that was a measure which had done either good or harm.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that there was more trouble in pass ing the measure through that House than it had caused to the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He had certainly never yet heard any one complain that that Bill had done any injustice. He believed that if the Go vernment governed Ireland firmly and justly, they would feel no alarm as to the result which that conduct would have on the people of that country. He believed that if they put properly into force the common law, they would no longer hear of the long catalogues of crime com mitted in Ireland. The common law had been properly put in force in this country, and it bad been found to he sufficient. He believed, too, that the system of agi tation that was suffered to continue in Ireland tended, in a great measure, to the commission of those fearful outrages of which they were continually hearing. In the years 1844 and 1845 hundreds of people attended at the monster meetings. Great expectations, which have not been fulfilled, were held out to them. Disorganisation , 'ollowed—the people were thrown into despair—and a fearful number of outrages was the consequence. He had looked very carefully over those returns, and he could not find eut on what grounds the Government called upon the House to vote for this Bill. He believed that if they meant to remedy the evils of Ireland, they could not effect it by coercive measures like this. He was one of those who thought that they could not amend the condition of the people except they set about improving their social condition. They must give them the means of being fed and educated. He had trespassed on the attention of the House longer than he could have wished, but the subject was of so much importance that he deemed it necessary to state fully the reasons why he should vote against the Bill. He had been at some pains in fully informing him self on the question, and he came to the conclusion, that the Government bad not made out a case to justify the enactment of this measure. He believed, as far as he could judge, that with a proper tribunal, properly used, they would be able to put down crime in Ireland. Let them increase the police force in Ireland, as had been re commended by the inhabitants of the disturbed counties. Ile did not think that the Government bad acted wisely in attempting to conciliate first one political party and subsequently another He believed, that that policy had not been beneficial to Ireland. He might be in error, but he had given this subject a most careful con sideration. It was true, he might have formed an erro neous conclusion. Five counties, it had been said, were in a disturbed state, but he did not think that the House would be justified in passing such a coercive measure as this with regard to the whole of Ireland.—(Hear.) He was one of those who regretted much that there was so much difference between the legislation with regard to Ireland and England.—(Hear.) He wished that mea sures of the same kind were brought forward for the benefit of both countries. He believed that no person upon earth would vote for thie measure, if it were to extend to England.—(Hear.) He was determined to vote for Irish measures on the same grounds as he voted for English measures.—(Hear, hear.) Now he would not vote for such a measure as this for England upon the evidence that had been laid before them, and he was determined not to vote for this measure for Ire land on such evidence.—(Hear, hear.) He should, therefore, vote against the second reading of this Bill. Sir H. W. BARRON regretted that the persons more immediately connected with the Government of Ireland had not been in their places to have heard the statements and arguments of the Hon. Member who had just sat down. He considered his arguments were formed upon common sense, and were perfectly unan swerable. He did not think that any English Member. not under the influence of the Ministry, would dare to vote for the Bill in its original state. The Bill would be a complete failure, and would be a great source of an noyance to all parties. All measures of this nature had failed, because they did not go to the root of the evil. —(Hear, hear.) He believed that the disturbances in Ireland were confined to two or three of the midland counties in Ireland, and, in his opinion, the common law was quite powerful enough to suppress these outrages. If the stipendiary magistracy and the constabulary of the country were increased, they would be able to put an end to these disgraceful scenes. It was useless to say this could not be done. Within the last ten years a much greater disturbance had existed in Clare ; this was put down by the exertions of the Exe cutive. It was contrary to the principles of the British constitution, to the dictates of common sense, and to the feelings of humanity, to attempt to govern Ireland in this manner. The Government must learn to govern that country upon the same principles and by the same laws by which she governed Ire land. The present measure was only a sop to a party in Ireland who considered that nothing but coercive measures were to be adopted for some portion of their fellow countrymen. It was his opinion that the Government sheuld provide the means of employment for the people, f specially agricultural employment, testa- Wish agricultural schools, and hold out inducements to landlords to improve theirestates, by advancing them sums of money; they should also be assisted in the promotion of their public works. in their The advances to thatGovernmenthadeohuitnhteryrto; b ee n very niggardly also punctuallybeenthat repaid ; and the people what was these advatnhcees hadgreatest injury of all was these loans, while sumsli of Ireland had been coomfpmelolendeytobapdaybesenpegrracuetnetd. forfor bl'o works hake had the the Sir p r o rt m . o r t i o E n E of money at 34- per cent? 11 1 ,13 V hc works in England at 3i percent. a t pu hand ; but from the re Sir H. W. BARRON tu —I havernswbienbot the bave been n urns laid in up m o y n the table of the House, thinkliehhad been itcouldbgraesnhtoed at wnth a l there wer e severa l l oans which spaeyr ethenatt.theWir to govern Ireland without the Coercion Bill, he would i e t o h u r r e s ga w. rd ou t i o d the question how they . were Ireland had been int be exceedingly easy if they followed up the course would in which the Bills relating to He would, therefore, advis e them to lay by coercion— it would do no good; dby the Secretary for Ireland. on the c contrary, it would do a great deal of harm, and w ou ld inimi cal feeling towards the Government.reate distrust and e a h eesh a d i nos n Ir la y h m d pathy with the perpetrators of the out; but he conceived that the only thing would put down crime would be employment, educatio pathy with the wants of the people. H e c n o ',72 d a s ym" sure them that the miseries of Ireland could not be remov e d by one, or two, or three years of attention on the part of Government; it would take a long course of conciliation, and firmness in the discharge of justice.—(Hear, hear.) He would vote against the Bill, not only on account of the manner in which it was introduced to the House, but because he believed its princip'e was bad, and he was convinced it was unneces sary. From the manner in which the Bill was intro duced he felt certain that the Government did not feel that there was a necessity for the measure. It was forced upon them by a party in Ireland ; for if it was not, and the Government felt a oonsoientioue conTiction of its necessity, they had neg] -ntry b-- h• opinion on that subject. He had no hopes of . THE WATERLOO BANQUET. increasing his support by that avowal •; on the Yesterday being the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, contrary, he believed th at as tt, e subject of the the Duke of Wellington gave his customary banquet at a et r o ti t c oh i e pa t eodf public,in the corn-laws was at that moment a thorny one he would Apsley House, in celebration of that memorable military a the increasedn T . h dangerane annual at lee-of interest d e gatheringtipi certainly lose a great deal of ,support, but he did not triumph. purchase any votes to secure his return. If the Noble Lord meant by his expression to charge the supporters of the Government with being influenced by mercenaryach i evement of our army, as might he imagined, possesses thegasal year honoursa e i a lt r o a l Ifitceerorfs; thatewa r l i orgolslohl rolls glorious motives, he would only say that the charge was most unjust. At that late hour of the night he did not think tilerYSay eveniu la , T , ble and Gallant Duke advances. he had any right to occupy the attention of the House at the gates of Apsley cri , ii u vd ua s of persons had congregated House any the desire to obtain a any longer. The measure, as he understood, was a tern glimpse of the guests to the banquet was not confined to porary one, and intended to prevent a temporary evil. the middle classes, for we observed the Earl of Jersey, the Without Speculating on th e pro b a bility o f th e p o sition E ar l of Cardigan, and several noblemen on horseback ith in which the Governm en t wou ld b e placed by the de- out, and a number of open carriages, containing the fair cision of the House on thi s quest i on, h e mus t sa y th a t members of the a r i s t ocracy. The traffic by that part of he was prepar e d t o vo t e on a measure lik e thi s , w hi c h Piccadilly was stopped for nearly half-an -hour from the con had been fairly investigated and recommended by men siderable crowd in the vicinity o f th e D ucal residence, and the of property and i n t e lli gence i n I re l an d. He felt, for on e , different carriages of the n o bilit y co ll ected in front of the as an English M em b er , t h a t h e s h ou ld not be justified mansion. on this occasion if h e re f use d t o se nd this Bill into At half-past six th e gallant company b quick successi on , an d w h en the Mar uis e e g f at to l arrive in came Committee, and he should therefore vote for its second he was recogni se d b y t h e populace, ba (-I whom he g w e a s s ey enthu reading.—(llear, hear.) siasticallv cheered. The applause did not cease until he Mr. B. HAWES having explained, alighted from his carriage. The debate was adjourned till to-morrow, on the me- His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Mar tion of Mr. S. CRAWFORD. quis of Aberc ornGroom of the Stole, and Colonel Bouverie, SERVICE OF HEIRS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Equerry in Waiting, arrived precisely at half-past seven The LORD ADVOCATE having moved the order o falighting from the royal - o'clock, and on .carriage was received by the Duke of Wellington. the day that the House go into Committee on this subject, The band of the Grenadier Gua r d s s t a ti one d in the inner em hall saluted the Royal Prince by playi ng th e nat i onal an- Mr. F. MAULE inquired what was th e o bj ect o f the th. Bill, when The Duke of Wellington conducted his illustrious visitor to The LORD ADVOCATE explained that its object the 'drawing- room where the majority of the Waterloo officers was to improve the pr esen t system, w hi c h was a very ha d mustered. Lord ' Sands, General Mercer, Colonel Chat loose one, and to make the proceedings entirely judicial. terton, General Sir Edward Kerrison, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, The Bill had been dr awn up i n accordance with the re- C olonel Egerton, Lieutenant-General Sir James Macdenell, commendation of the Commissioners who had been ap- and Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Adam, were among pointed to inquire i n t o thi s subject. the earlier arrivals. During th e arr i va l o f th e com p any t h e military band performed a variety of martial airs. had F. MAULE said he would reserve anything he the . 11 had to say till a future day. n ltissupeiditious to give tip) , descr a ip a tion of anu ga ti ery used anniversary ail entertainment the b GI et . ng-room, The House then went into Committee, and the several this because the arrangements were the same as in former clauses were agreed to. years. On this occa s i on , i n a dditi on t o th e customary gor- CROWN CHARTERS BILL (SCOTLAND). geous display of plate, there were Count D'Orsay's ad- This Bill also went through Committee. mirable equestrian statuettes of the Duke of Wellington and COUNTY WORKS PRESENTMENT (IRELAND) Napoleon. AMENDMENT BILL. Since the last anniversary, death has been busy in his han- The House then went into Committee on this Bill. diwork ; but the mortality amongst the " Waterloo men" Clauses up to 7 were agreed to with a few verbal has not averaged that of the five preceding years. amendments. Among the gallant officers deceased we have to record major -General Sir R o b er t H . Di c k , K . C . B . and G . C .H., who After some short discussion clause 8 was agreed to. ' Upon clause 9, fell in the hour of victory d ur i ng th e recent war i n the Pun- Mr.jab, Colonel the arl Portarlingon CE. REDING-TON rose to observe on the conduct of K. H , Colonel Gur E wood, of Lieutenant- t Colonel olonel E. G. Fit W zgerald ildman, , the overseers appoint e d un d er th e Bill , w h o employed K.H., Lieutenant-Col one l Ri c h ar d B runton, Lieutenant incompetent persons to carry out the works. He had Colonel John Crowe, K.H., Lieutenant-Colonel R. Ronald also to complain that when he suggested that power to M'Donald, KM, Major C. Teulon, Major H. R. Bullock, present for new roads should be given, that the Go- Major N. Lamont, K.H., Major J. C. Wallington, Major N. vernment had opposed hi m w ith th e o bj ect i on that there Hevenden, Major A. Grant, K.H., Major G. Baldwin, &c. was no clause empowering compensation to be given to Several of the above-mentioned officers were guests at the those persons from whom land must necessarily be banquet last year. taken, but it appeared that the present Amendment Dinner was announced at a quarter to eight o'clock. Bill had a provision The Duke wore the full unif orm o f Fi e ld M ars h a l , and for compensati ng suc h persons as had been damaged by the widenning of roads. Now Prince .t i :c u lb n e le rt a t n h c itt G o t f l i l C a o n i t onp jo l u l) l f e tp l e le S d co l t i ! Fusile l er I Guards. this was hardly a fair method of meeting a suggestion. festive board, having Prince Albert on hisis i E i t i n a d c n a s t x he - There was also a clause providing for the payment of cellency Prince Castelcicala on his left right, On the right the overseer at a certain rate, which he considered far of Prince Albert sat the Marquis of Anglesey, and on the too much, and which he did not consider should be in- left of the Neapolitan Minister was his Excellency Count serted at all, as there was no provision made for the Kielmansegge. payment of the labourer. He would, therefore, move Among the gallant companions in arms of the illustrious for the omission of the words in the clause limiting the Duke , assembled at the banquetting board on this occasio n , payment. , were his Excellency , Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian The Earl of LINCOLN had n o o bj ect i on to accede to Minister; his Excellency P r ince C as t e l c i ca l a , th e N eapo li tan the amendment of th e H on . G en tl eman, i f the House Minister; General the Ma rqu i s o f A ng l ese y, K.G., G . C . 8 ., were of opinion th a t th ere s h ou ld b e no l i m i tation as to and G.C.H., Colonel of the R o yal H ors e Guards (Blue) ; General Sir John 0. Vandeleur, G.C.8., Colonel of the 16th After a few word s f rom L or d E BRINGTON and Sir payment. ! . Dragoons; Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B. and G.C.H., Colonel of the 31st Foot ; Lieutenant- R. FERGUSON, the amendment was agreed to. General the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B. and Clauses up to 17 having been agreed to, G.C.M.G., Colonel of the 21st Foot; LieutenanteGeneral On the question that clause 18 should be agreed to, SitaEdward Kerrison, Bart., K.C.B. andG.C.H., Colonelof the which provided for the advance of money for public 14th Dragoons; Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew F. Barnard, works, at the rate of 5 per cent. on Irish counties, a long G C.B. aed G.C.H., of the Rifle Brigade ; Lieutenant-Gene and very desult or y di scuss i on ensued, Mr. Hudson, ral Sir Harry Aske w , f rom th e G rena di er G uar d s; Lieute nant-General Sir Geo r ge A. Q uen ti n , K.C.H. ; Li eu t enan t- Mr. Redington, Mr. W. S . O'B r i en, and Sir W. Somer , General Lord Fit zro y J. H. S omerse t , K . C . 8 . , C o l one l o f the vine taking part ag a i ns t t h e G overnment. 53d Foot, d and military secretary to Field-Marshal the Corn maximum rate, while it was still in the option of the K.C.B. and K.C.H., • , Colonel of the 79th Foot; Lieutenant- Government to reduce that interest, if circumstances General James W. Sleigh, Colonel of the 9th Dragoons; justified them in doing so. Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur B. Clifton, K.C.B. and Mr. HUDSON thought that 4 per cent, should be K.C.H., Colonel of the Ist Dragoons; Major-General the fixed as the maximum. Hon. E. P. Lygon, Colonel of the 18th Dragoons; Major- The clause, after some discussion, was passed. The General J. M. Hamerton ; Major-General Sir George Scovell, Bill was then agreed to, and it was to be received to- K.C.8., Colonel of the 7th Dragoon Guards; Major-General day (Friday). Lord Saltous, K.C.B. and G.C.H., Colonel of the 55th Foot; The other orders of the day were agreed to, and the Major-General H. Wyndham; Major-General Sir Edward House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o ' c l oc k . Bowater, K.C.8., C o l one l o f t h e 49th Foot ; Major-General H. D'Oyley, late Grenadier Guards; Major-General the Hon. H. Murray; Major-General Sir Alexander Cameron, K.C.8., Colonel of the 74th Foot ; M a j or -G eneral Sir J. May, K.C.B. and K.C.H., from the Royal Artillery; Major-General T. Delmer; Major-General J. Hay; Major-General Sir IL Dalrymple Ross, K.C.B. Deputy-Adjutant-Gener a l t o th e Royal Artillery ; Major-General Douglas Mercer, Major- General John Reeve, Major-General Sir Robert Gardiner, K.C.B. and K.C.H., from the Royal Artillery; Colonel Archi bald Money, K. 11., late 60th Foot ; Colonel Henry Dawkins, late of the Coldstream Guards; Colonel E. Parkinson, late 11th Foot ; Col. Edward Cheney, late 7th Dragoon Guards ; Col. R. Lluellyn, Colonel Richard Egerton, Colonel James C. Bourchier, Colonel James Grant, Governor of Scarborough Castle ; Colonel Thomas W. Taylor, Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College; Colonel M. Childers, late of the 6th Dragoons; Colonel Felix Calvert, Colonel W illiam Drum mond, late of the Scots Fusilier Guards ; Colonel Lord James Hay, Colonel Lord Sandys, Colonel Thomas 'Wildman, late of the sth Dragoan Guards; Colonel George Bowles, Colonel T. W. Robbins, late 18th Foot; Colonel W. L. Walton, Col. John Martin, Colonel the Hon. H. Heley Hutchinson, late of the 6th Dragoons; Colonel Sir J. Maxwell Wallace, K.H. ; Colonel J. F. Love, K.H.; Colonel the Hon. George Anson, Colonel S. Stawell, 12th Lancers; Colonel Lord Hotham, Colonel C P_ ML A , P-.0‘,..61 the liora. C.aer g a Catlupar,t, Do ' play Lieutenant of the Tower ; Colonel B. P. Buckley, Colonel Charles Yorke, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Scots Fusilier Guards'; Colonel C. F. R. Lascelies, Grenadier Guards; Col. J. C. Cbatterton, K.H., 4th Dragoon Guards; Colonel A. K. Clark Kennedy, K.H., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen ; Colonel I'. Dyneley, Royal Artillery ; Colonel Lons dale Bolden), Grenadier Guards; Colonel Everard R. Bou verie, Royal Horse Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel R. 11. Cooke, late Grenadier Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel C. Rowan, late of the 52d Foot; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. George Lionel Dawson Darner, late of the 59th Foot; Lieutenant-Colonel E. Keane, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Webster, Lieut.- Colonel the. Hon. Henry Montagu, Scots Fusilier Guards, &c. The Marquis of Abercorn was present as Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert. General the Right Hon. Sir James Kempt was prevented from dining at the festival from indisposition ; and General Lord Strafford, who has for some years been a constant guest of the Noble Duke, was absent on account of the recent demise of his daughter, the Hon. Mrs. Tufnell. The company sat down to dinner punctually at eight o'clock; and it is needless:to remark, the sumptuous fare of the Noble and Gallant Duke's table afforded every possible luxury that art and wealth could obtain. The band of the Grenadier Guards was stationed in an ad joining apartment, and performed, during the banquet, a variety of charming m us i c f rom th e compos i t i ons of native and foreign maestros, the selection including : Overture, _Nino Fantasia on favourite airs from the Crusaders Waltz, Dublin Aria, "Donna chi Sei," Nino ..... Verdi. Polka, La Cloch e tt e .. Morelli. The assembled veterans having done justice to the recherche viands, The Duke of WELLINGTON rose, and in appropriate terms proposed the health of " Her Majesty the Queen," which was cordially welcomed by the loud cheering of the guests. Band—" God save the Queen." His Royal Highness Prince ALBERT then rose and gave the health of the illustrious host, " his Grace the Duke of Wel lington." The toast was warmly responded to by the ap plause of the numerous company , . Band—" See, the Conquering Hero comes." The Duke of WELLINGTON briefly returned thanks, and concluded by proposing the health of Field Marshal his Royal Highness Prince Albert." Band—" The Coburg March." . His Royal Highness Prince ALBERT, in acknowledgment, graciously returned thanks for the kindness conferred on him by so honourable and gallant a meeting of the officers of the British army. The Duke of WELLINGTON next gave the health of " Her Majesty the Queen Dowager." Band--" The National Anthem." The DUKE , preliminary to giving the next toast—" The Army which fought the Battle of Waterloo"—observed the gratification all those present must feel at the recent victo ries obtained in a distant land, and-the splendid successes that had attended the British arms under the command of a meritorious commander, under the eye of one of his com panions and brothers in arms—the wonderful achievements that deservedly obtained the gracious praise of the Sovereign, and the applause of the country.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing " The Army which fought the Battle of Waterloo." The toast was drunk with all honours. Band—" The British Grenadiers." I The Noble and Gallant Duns, with a fervent expression, gave " To the memory of those who fell at Waterloo," which was drunk in solemn silence. The Dunn, on rising to propose the next toast, said, the cavalry at Waterloo had done their duty to their country, and in conclusion gave " The Cavalry at Waterloo," with which he coupled the name of his Gallant Friend the Marquis of Anglegey. The Marquis of ANGLESEY rose immediately the cheering had subsided, and expressed his thanks for the honour. The Noble and Gallant Marquis, in a short address, said that the victories in India were a lesson to not only Europe, but the world; and, soldier as he was, he was surprised at the com plete success of that brave army. He reminded the company that the Gallant Commander, the no less Gallant Governor- General, and many of the leading officers, were educated in the school of Hill—(Applause)—whose fame was imperish able. They must all admire the vindication of our cause there, not for aggrandisement of territory, but for the preservation of peace in that part of the Indian empire. Band—Trumpet Quick Step. The Noble and Gallant DUKE next rose, and proposed as a toast," The Infantry at Waterloo," and bore testimony to the great services of the infantry on that day, in the achievement of the victory. Lieut.-General the Right Hon. Sir F. ADAM briefly replied to the toast. Band—Grenadiers' March. The DUKE then gave " The Artillery at WatArloo." Major-General Sir JOHN MAY returned than s. Band—The Artillery March. The DUKE then rose and said that all his friends there were aware of the services rendered by the Hanoverian army at Waterloo, and the bravery they displayed in the battle. He then proposed " The Health of Count Kielmansegge and the Hanoverian Army." His Excellency Count KIELMANSEGGE, the Hanoverian Minister, returned thanks, in acknowledgment to the com pliment the Noble and Gallant Duke had awarded to the Hanoverian army, and concluded by observing that he had no doubt that the army of his country would be found, if occasion required, as deserving of the Duke's praise as when they assisted at the glorious battle on the plains of Waterloo. Band—" My heart is on the Rhine." The DUKE th en gave " Sir H. Askew an d the Guards at Waterloo." Lieut.-Gene ra l Si r H . ASKEW rep li e d on behalf of himself and brother officers. propose the The Noble and Gallant Dual; next rose to h health of a gallant companion and inbTthet• were all ose presence at the great victories iF India the y Hardin - e —(Loud ac quainted with—he alluded to Viscount g fo r his He need not speak of his talent s as . a soldier, the communication with the his exertions in keeping up Prussian army at W a t e r 1 00 tended to the successful termina tion of the battle. He had been selected by the Sovereign to fill the high station he now occupied ea Governor-General THE POEM OF LALLA ROOKH. We once heard it said by a distinguished Pole, that "Thomas Moore had made the story of Ireland familiar upon the banks of the Vistula." " The Melodies" are, in fact, well known (by translation) in Poland. Every frequenter of the Opera knows how much the stage is just now indebted to that most captivating of poems— " Lalla Rookh." It is a flattering testimony to the popularity of that poem, that since its publication to the present day, it has continued to furnish to art some of its happiest subjects, and to the stage its most favourite and gorgeous spectacles. More than twenty years ago it was the subject of an exhibition memor able in the annals of court pageants. On the occasion of a state visit paid to the court of Berlin, in the year 1822, by the Grand Duke Nicholas and the Grand Duchess, among the festivities prepared to welcome them, was a grand divertissement, founded upon the poem of " Lalla Rookh," and got up with all the taste and splen dour which so princely an occasion demanded. The Grand Dnke acted Feraraorz, while to his duchess fill of coosta roe, eha part of the heroine, Lelia Itookh. who various groups that under the titles of Dames de Cashemire, Dames de Bucharie, &c., attended the Grand Duchess, and among these attendants are found names of the Duchess of Cumberland, the Princess Louisa Radziville, the Princess Alexandrine, &c. The splendid volume containing the account of this royal pageant was published at Berlin in the year 1822, and contains twenty-three coloured engravings of the most remarkable costumes worn on the occasion. The different scenes and events of the poem were represented in the tableaux vivans, and the effect of all was heightened by appropriate and touching music. "La Romantique," says the editor of the Berlin account, "que regne dans ce resit, tel que nous le lisons dans l'original Anglois, acquit un nouveau degr6 de vie, d'expression, et de vivacit6, par la musique et la panto mime de cette representation th&trale." DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL. THE HAGUE, JUNE 16. The first herrings have been brought in to-day. The steam-boat which brought them came in sight of Helvoetsluys yesterday evening at half-past seven o'clock, and arrived at Vlaardengen at seven this morning. It brought 70 barrels. The price is 700 florins per barrel (ton). AMSTERDAM, JUNE 16.—We understand that her Majesty will come to-morrow • morning, at five o'clock, by a special train to Amsterdam, and afterwards by the Rhenish Railway to the Loo, there to keep the birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess of Orange. We learn, from good authority, that the Company of the North Brabant Railway, not having fulfilled the condition of depositing 500,000 florins by the 11th of June, the plan of executing that railway may be consi sidered as given up for th e present. Bois LEDUC, JUNE 15.—1 t is said that the Govern ment intends to build in this town a cellular prison, and that the spacious and handsome edifico which has hitheito served as a prison will be converted into barracks for the garrison. COLOGNE, JUNE 14.—The musical festival has com menced with great splendour, and with every appear ance of a favourable result. BRUSSELS, JUNE 15.—The King and Queen, who left Neuilly on Saturday morning, arrived at ten o'clock in the evening. The papers have very long accounts of the fetes on the opening of the railways. More than 50,000 persons went through the Cologne gate of Brussels to witness the arrival of the French Princess. Everything passed off in the most satisfactory manner both at Lille and Brussels. The Cardinal Archbishop of Malines will certainly set out very shortly for Rome, to be present at the conclave. The Bishop of Namur is to accompany him. His Eminence had a long con ference with the Apostolic Nuncio, after receiving the official news of the death of Pope Gregory XVL The Count d'Arschot died on Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning, at half-past two o'clock. The disorder of which he died was organic disease of the heart, com bined latterly with peripneumony. He was in the 75th yearofh 1771. The having been born on the 12th of December, The news of the vote of the Chamber adopting the t rov n h c e e s rail o a w t a h y e from o L f y u e n m e u a r n g d . pwasroj e r c e t c e o i f v l e a d w r u e I t a h t i e v e p to gave great satisfaction to the inhabitants, who expect merce of Ardennes. great advantages to accrue to the agriculture and com- PANORAMA ROYAL, LEICESTER-SQUARE. The fol. lowing distinguished visitors have recently honoured the Panorama with their presence :—The Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke and Duchess of Marl borough, the Duke and Duchess of Argyle, the Marquis of Stafford and Captain Loch, R.N., the Marquis of Ely, Prince Dwarkanauth and suite, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Ripon and family, Earl of Euston, Lady Eden, Lady Palmer and family, Viscount Canning, Lord and Lady Southampton, Lord Nugent, the Countess Poulett, Mr. and Lady Louisa Spencer, Sir E. Codrington, Hon. Miss Gough, Lord Sondes and Miss Wells Lady Murray, Lady Antrim, Lady Bruce, Lady Poole and family, Dowager Lady Cooper and family, the Right Hon. John Elliott, the Right Hon. I. Carnagie, the Right Hon. Mr. Copley, Lady Macgregor, Sir G. Palmer, Lord Northwick, General Bouchier, Sir W. and Lady Welby, Lady Hulse and family, Lady Charlotte Dennison, Lady P. Bentinck, Lady Belhaven, General Ashmead and family, &c. &c. THE SUN, LONDON, ,FRIDAY _EVENIVG, JUNE 19, 1846. )ected the interests of the ing it forward more actively than country by not pus. they had done. Captain FITZ MA URICE said he would give his vote in the same manner as he had done upon a former oc casion ; he had received a letter from his constituents, praying that he would not allow any personal feeling he might have towards the Government to interfere with his vote upon the present occasion. He might be told that in voting on this measure he would be voting against his own party ; but he would be a clever man who could precisely say which was his party. The other night he went with the Noble Member for Lynn into one lobby. That night he would not find him in it again, although there had been since that time no change in his (Captain Fitzmaurice's) opinions. There had been many allusions made to the decrease of crime, but he could show such weighty reasons why the Protection Bill should receive the as sent of that House, that he did not think any Member could personally reuse to support the measure. He would ask Hon. Gentlemen opposite, could they call all their property their own ? If a man were a worse work man than another he would be superseded, and thus dissatisfaction would be eegendered. He had lived in most of the counties of Ireland, and found that the fac tions not only ejected parties, but prevented those willing to work from obtaining employment. Under these circumstances would any landlord find pleasure in endeavouring to promote the welfare of the people? He believed that many a man under the influence of passion had committed crimes which, in sober moments he bitterly regretted. The great evil of Ireland was that it was under the influence of factions. The Hon. Member then adduced several instances of murder having been committed in various parts of Ire land ; and amongst other instances he stated that of a girl who was murdered in a cottage, her head cut from her body and nailed to the door.—(Several Members here exclaimed " When and where.") Captain FITZ MAURICE—In the county of Gal way. He had merely adduced this as one of the many instances of dreadful outrage which occurred in the country, and which called for the interference of Parlia ment. He thanked the House for their attention to his observations, and should certainly vote for the second reading of the Bill. Mr. HAWES said it was strange that the Gallant Officer should allude to circumstances that had happened in Ireland twenty years ago, in order to justify his con sent to a Bill which had fOr its object the suppression of violence that had only recently been recorded as having occurred. He would admit at once that the delay which had taken place with respect to the present Bill was inevitable, and, under the circumstances which the Governmentwas placed, was fully justifiable. The Hon. Gentleman then alluded to the statement of Mr. Cahill, in 1830, as to the number of committals in Ireland, show ing that they diminished in number and atrocity up to the year 1836 ; so that if any judgment were come to from the number of committals in Ireland with respect to the amount of crime, it could not be borne out by facts. Having now stated these facts, lie would now come to the reasons advanced for the Bill. Was there then that increase of crime in Ireland which justified the present measure ? What were the proofs furnished by the Government ? They put upon the table a variety of police returns and official criminal tables. When he examined them, however, he found that the case entirely failed, and he would now call the attention of her Majes ty's Government to these returns. First, he would refer to the committals. Since 1842, the number was 21,100 ; in the year 1843, 20,000 ; and in 1844, 19,100. Th ere was in this r e t urn , therefore, a regular progressive dimi nution of crime. Nothing could be more decisive of the decrease of crime in Ireland. The gross decrease of 1845, as compared with 1844, was 14 per cent. As to the murders in 1842, they amounted to 189 ; in 1843, to 101 ; in 1844, to 129 ; and in 1845, to 92—again showing a marked decrease. As to manslaughter, there was also a progressive diminution in that species of crime. So much for the official criminal returns. He now came to the special returns. He would not dwell upon outrages which had been committed in Ireland, as that part of the subject had been so well handled by the Hon. Member fur Cork, as to render it unnecessary for him to say a word. In 1842, the number was 6,542 ; in 1843, 5,875 ; in 1844, 6,327 ; and in 1845, 8,000. There was in the last year a considerable increase in the returns. This was owing to the additional number of threatening notices. But how, he would ask, would they be able to prevent • that offence by the present Bill ? These notices might still be given whether the Bill were in operation or not. As to the outrages, there were four classes of offences which had increased. The first was threatening notices—the second was the admi nistration of unlawful oaths. But now he would again ask would this Bill prevent the commission of either of those offences ? They could not prevent the latter class by the present Bill. Under these two heads, therefore, there was no remedy. The third class related to rob beries of arms ; but they alrrady h a d th e i r A rms ' Bill , which had failed to effect the object for which it was intended; and from the failure of that Bill he would venture to deduce the failure of this also, as they were both based upon the same erroneous principles. Let it be also recollected that under the head of homicides all persons who had lost their lives at fairs, markets, strug gles for land, and from any other cause, were included. The Hon. Member then quoted the returns of crime during the years from 1842 to 1846, showing that a great decrease had taken place. He attributed all the crime in Ireland to the miserable condition of the pea santry. The Government were now adopting the old and fatal policy which had worked so much evil in that country. Instead of giving a Coercion Bill, they should bring forward measures which would better the condi tion of the people. He had shown that crime In Ireland had considerably diminished—this he had proved from the Government returns, and was this the period to bring forward such a measure? He found that the value of land was increasing in Ireland, the woollen trade was in creasing, and the consumption of all excisable articles was also increasing. This at once proved that the state of the country was much improved, for crime would not allow anything like prosperity. Under all the circum stances which he had brought forward, he felt that he was justified in opposing this Bill. The social con diti on of the Irish people had been more distinctly exposed to view in England than it ever had been for years before. There had been Commissioners of considerable talent, who had been able thoroughly to expose to view the Irish character. England, asifar as could be seen _from; the result of the inquiries which had been made, must prepare to govern Ireland on a far more rational prin ciple. This country must be prepared to use Irish in strumentality in the direction of so large and important a nation. These were the views on the subject which he had felt bound to offer to the House, and he hoped that the Government wound not further waste the time of Parliament by persisting in this measure. Was it acceptable to Ire land ? No ; for he had observed that only one gentle man in that House—a gentleman of good family and considerable influence in Ireland—had thought it his duty to support this measure. No other Irish Member had in any way assented to the Bill. All the Irish Members on his side of the House (the Opposition) had opposed the measure, and all the Irish Members e n the other side of the House had expressed their belief that the Bill would be utterly inefficacious for the pur poses for which it was framed. One of the consequences Hof their system of government in Ireland was, that it had increased the value of property, while it had not touched or remedied the condition of the people. The course of injustice towards that country had been so in tolerable, that he wondered that as yet no struggle had been made to check it course. Lord FRANCIS EGERTON said it would appear that an attempt was to be made to defeat this measure by a strange combination of parties, who might be'act ing in perfect honesty, but whose conduct, especially those on that side of the House, would be scarcely con sistent with their votes and speeches. He had been in clined to have remained silent; but after the speeches of the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London, and the Hon. Member who had just sat down, he had been induced to break silence. He would not go into the whole facts and figures given by the Hon. Member, though it had been stated that a considerable diminu tion of crime had taken place. With regard to the crimes committed in the five counties to which special reference was made, it had been shown that a diminu tion had taken place in only one county, while an in crease had taken place in the other counties to about sixty per cent.—(Hear, hear.) What they had to consider was, whether the ordinary operation of the law would suffice to meet the evils complained of, and the probability of the Bill operating as a remedy. It had been shown by repeated instances, that the ordinary law could not reach the crimes com mitted, and that nothing but some extraordinary remedy, such as the Bill before the House, would be effective in reaching the sourc es o f ev il. If the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London came into power, he (Lord F. Egerton) had no doubt, notwithstanding all his benevolent intentions, he would soon be obliged to come to the House to pass a similar Bill to that they were now considering. He would in that case, if as satisfac tory a case was made out for such a Bill as had been made for the present, feel it to be his duty to support him. He was quite persuaded that many of the outrages and crimes complained of arose from the compacts of secret associations, and ho felt persuaded that were the power given to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, when ever a district was in a disturbed state, a great deal would be done towards bringing it into a state of peace. If the Government had adopted the course recommended by the Noble Lord, and had come down to that House to ask for increased military force, he for one was con vinced they would have been answered with declama tions against the use of the bayonet. He thought this was a sufficient answer to the charge urged against the Government by the Noble Lord, that they had neglected to resort to the usual and constitutional means for re ducing or preventing crime in Ireland. It had been con tended, in the course of this debate, that the increase in crime in Ireland was more attributable to political causes than anything else ; but he (Lord F. Egerton) was sure it arose out of social evils, and was convinced of the necessity for passing this measure. There were portions er which usually characterised their n of o this yan cdee trod n a d t e r w e h g i r c e h t .m h he o had me li n s t o e n n . e d Af t e o m w b i e t r h s s h o a m d e go t t n e e a b n e youd the tone and te for the sake of its own usages of the House, ht seldom or never to be e d x i s p e r u e s s s s i i o o n n s s , w a n h cl i c h h e e,Pegrree and regretted which, exceedingly y t t o h h e a o v r e d h in e a a r r y d reputation and character, oug The Honourable resorted to.—(Hear, hear.) supporter of such expressions ; Mem berautstl iefiafesodtr the to oS protecthurseaw usage se of f r h y es mu steppedththfardom h Francis Egerton) thought, made j when Hon. Members attacks. The lion. e great sacrifice s for the sake of a public interest, it ought as s (Lo ti r l d e unseemly and indecorous Janis saries, by quilting expressionsEg er t o expressions n) de bates ; but he (Lord thought evidence might be found for any nonsense or any violence.-- (Cheers.) for Shrewsbury, however, (Cheers.) He had certainly made a rather lengthy speech on the subject of the corn-laws at the last elec tion, in which he announced his change of [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Do you wish to avoid all the torture .‘ which shaving has entailed . upon your chins?" ther hasten and try Ross and Sons' newly-invented Railway Strop so named, as it enables you to shave yourself at a railway pace and with as little friction, making even the commonest razor cut well. 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Its purifying and refreshing properties . have obtaine d . its selection by the Court and the Royal Family of G reat . Britain, and those of the Continent of Europe, together with . the elite of the aristocracy and haute volee. Beware . of spurious " K . alydors" for sale, containing mineral astringents, utterly ruinous to the com plexion, and by their repellent , action e ndangering health. See that the words " Rowland ' s Kalydor " are on the envelope (an engraving of exquisite beauty, from a steel plate by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co.) All others are franchtlent materiel* of India at a time of great difficulty, and the sequel had proved how worthy he was of the selection.—((;beers.) He gave " The Health of Viscount Hardiuge, the Governor- General of India." Band—lndian March. The. DUKE, on rising to propose the next toast, spoke in terms of praise of the behaviour of several officers present, who were engaged at Hougomont, including, the names of Sir James Macdonnell, Lord Saltoun, &c. Lieut.-General Sir .Lamas MACDONNELL and Lord SAL.. TOUN rose. The former Gallant General returned thanks, and concluded an energetic speech by expressing his fervent wish that; lay the blessing of Divine Providence, [the life of the Noble and Gallant Duke might be preserved for a long period to preside over those festivals, as the illustrious indi vidual who bad secured to Europe the legitimate end of all war—an honourable termination and a lasting peace. The Noble and Gallant Duke concluded the proceedings of the evening by giving as a toast,. " The Foreign Officers at Waterloo." His Excellency Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Minis ter, briefly replied to the toast. Band —March. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Noble and Gallant Host then retired, which was a signal for the termi nation of the festival. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, on leaving the gallery, took leave of the Duke of Wellington, and attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Colonel Bouverie, and Colonel Bowles, instantly departed for Buckingham Palace, the military band paying the same honours to the 'Royal Prince as on his arrival. The guests of the illustrious host adjourned to the saloon on quitting the gallery, where they artook of coffee. At half-past ten th e c i rc l e separated. 13 The Noble Duke subsequently honoured the Marchioness of Londonderry by his presence, at her Ladyship's assembly at Holdernesse House. ARRIVAL OF IBRAHIM PACHA AT MANCHESTER MANCHESTER, TH U RSDAY.—Hi s Hi g h ness Ibrahim Pacha arrived in this town by the express train from Birmingham, at about eleven o'clock last evening. He rode In the state carriage usually appropriated to theQueenDowager, and accom panied by the members of his suite. There was a large as semblage of people at the station, who were much gratified with the appearance of the illustrious foreigner. As the arrival of his Highness had been anticipated, a saite of apartments was engaged for his accommodation at the Queen's Hotel, and the party were at once taken there, but his Highness stated that he should not remain there, and the whole party at once set off for the Royal Hotel, where they now remain. It is understood that the reason why Ibrahim Pacha quitted the Queen's Hotel was, that the apart ments were not all on the same floor. At an early hour this morning his Highness arose, and was seen leisurely puffing his meerschaum in the delightful walk in front of the Royal Infirmary, where he remained some time. His appearance attracted general attention, and he seemed in no way annoyed by the crowd of persons who were gazing at him. At about ten o'clock the Mayor of Manchestei, Mr. B. Watkins, had the honour of an introduction to the Pacha, and a carriage and four having been provided, his worship and Ibrahim Pacha proceeded to the extensive machine works of Messrs. Fairbairn and Co., where he appeared much gratified with the stupendous nature of the machinery. After remaining for some time the party returned to the Royal Hotel, whence, at one o'clock, they proceeded to the works of Messrs. Sharp, Brothers, the mill of Messrs. Birley and Co., and several other places of interest. We have not at present heard what stay the Pacha in ,tends to make in this tows, but to-morrow morning he will be entertained at a public breakfast by the Mayor, at the Town-hall. COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Abercorn (Groom of the Stole), Colonel Bowles (Master of the Household), and Colonel Bouverie (Equerry in Waiting), honoured the Duke of Wellington with his company at dinner yesterday evening at the Waterloo Banquet, given by his Grace at Apsley House. ' • Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took an airing yesterday morning. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yester day, at Gloucester House, and their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge House. His Excellency Romulus Saunders, Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Court of Spain, accompanied by the Se cretary of Legation, Mr. Reynolds, arrived at Mivart's Hotel on Monday last. A deputation, consisting of Viscount Adare, the Hon. G. Rice Trevor, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. J. H. Vivian, Mr. D. Morris, and the Right Hon. John Nichol], had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. The Duke of Montrose, with a deputation, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exche quer at his official residence in Downing -street. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday, and resumed the hearing of the Vasareelely case from Madras. Mr. Charles Buller resumed and concluded his address, and the Court then rose, ad journing the case. The Lords present were the Lord President, Op Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor o f the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. THE QUEEN v. DEW and OTHERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. exp'anation of your report of this trial, I beg you will do me the justice to state, that although I intro duced Mr. Rallett to the parties, I, no more than any of them, had the slightest idea of fraud in the transaction. This was first discovered by myself and Captain Spry ; immediately on which my solicitors were instructed to investigate the matter, for our own as well as Mr. Cop pard's protection. Unfortunately for us, the writer of the forged le3er, though a man of hereditary title, has hitherto eluded apprehension, but a full statement of the whole case from myself and Captain Spry, is in posses sion of the East India Company, and, as full proofs, col. lected by us, against the real offender, are in the posses sion of my solicitors. - I am, Sir, your obedient servant, London, June 18, 1846. W. TROTTER. THE COUNTRY PARTY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--Knowing, as I do, some of the " c)untry party" now forming a portion of the House of Commons, I am not at all astonished that those most disappointed per sons should exercise an almost unlimited license of lan guage. But I must. confess my astonishment that the Speaker does not ase his authority, and put a stop to the " badgering " so disgracefully carried on. The " country party," by their unblushing conduct, are fast destroying themselves as a party. So good comes out of evil. Yours respectfully, COMMON DECENCY. June 17, 1846. REFUGE FOR PRISONERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin, I again address you on the subject which is of paramount importance to the whole community, and which I am happy now to state has produced most gra tifying encouragement in the course I am pursuing to obtain an effective remedy to arrest the increasing and direful misery of nearly 50,000 unfortunate and un friended fellow-beings, who are annually ejected from our prisons. With a most influential committee, the cause has hitherto been completely successful—the people as well as all the corporations have been awakened to the cause of humanity, and are imp ress i ng upon t h e Leg i slature by petitions the urgent necessity of a remedy. The Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Westminster, the Bishop of London, with many other noblemen and warm advocates in both Houses, deserve the thanks of the country at large for their noble and unceasing efforts to obtain permanent shelter a n d em pl o y men t f or so many misguided creatures. The object of all punishment is prevention, and when atonement has been made to the offended laws of the country, to pursue the poor outcast further is ill befitting a Christian country or people. I will not interfere with the difference of opinion in the treatment of the penal convict; my object is to prevent him arriving at so degraded a posi tion, from which nothing offers at present to rescue him. It is gratifying to see the short sighted prejudices fast disappearin g , t o s e e what public opinion is now doing for those often misguided creatures, and to hear the Duke of Wellington state that Government mean now to grapple with the subject and grant a remedy. Thus have we gained the first step in that noble struc ture that will save and reinstate so many thousands who will live to bless the exertions of those kind and bene volent benefactors who have stretched out a hand to save them. A bright day is beginning to dawn upon these poor outcasts, and I still call upon all to aid and assist in the glorious work, and to be satisfied with nothing short of an effective and permanent remedy by the Legislature, who rule for the public good, and who will yield to public opinion. My humble efforts have thus far been successful, and I hail with pleasure the progress of this most merciful cause, which must eventually triumph, and still further exalt us as a nation and people in the scale of humanity. I am, sir, your obedient servant, JOHN LAURIE, Sheriff, &C. 1, Hyd e Park -place, June 18, 1846. WA TERLOO FET E AT V AUXHALL -GARDENS. — A grand gala was given last night at these gardens In honour of the " hero of a hundred fights," and in celebration of the ...An ed number * battle of Waterloo. The illuminations were splendid, and T i i n — n t ar y mottoes. of emblamatical devices, and appropriate and co a m m P At the back of the quadrangle appeared the ne in Monster letters, formed of brilliant amberlamps.osfu;msVoUelinitnedtboyn mi with " glory," and cur ducal coronet in variegated lamps, l b d y o a r e p h r e e s t t t r y a k ri s e o v t e , r o a r l rounded with extensive wreaths of la e nEe l ls, the uni gr te w d tie, displayed in vermillion lamp% y the band, and a number of na martial compositions were played t The fireworks appeared to excite tonal airs sung by the voctl e i% dnly were most brilliant. The dis playthe greatest interest; they certainly by a discharge of one-and-twenty guns, fired as a commenced ..,_ ter i oo _ground (so named from that great salute, after which the ti- a b eing e n represented there some years since) sud denlyachievement haling Illuminated by a number of coloured fires, and a like ness b ecam e ;:s displayed in a star, surrounded by a variety of ness of his Grace w martial trophies. ANNIvER SARY OF THE BATTLE OF WA TERLOO.— Yesterday being the thirty-first anniversary of this victory, the moun ting guard on the Parade, St. .Tames's Park, had a large bunch of laurels at the top of their colours. As usual, the Waterloo men belonging to the Ist and 2d Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards Blue, those of the three regiments of Foot Guards, and the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, and Sappers and Miners, at Woolwich, were exempt from doing duty on the occasion. BRIGHTON AND LEWES RAILWAY.—Since the open ing of the railway between Lewes and Brighton the passengers daily have been quite as numerous as could have been expected, and on Sunday last as many as 1,800 persons availed themselves of the trip to and fro. On Tuesday last, being the market day, most of the Brighton butchers, as well as a portion of the stock they purchased, rode by this means of conveyance, and consequently arrived in Brighton at a much earlier hour than they have hitherto done. The buildings at the Friars Station have been progressing rapidly of late, the fine weather having been exceedingly favourable for such pur poses. Throughout the line of the Keymer branch a great number of hands are employed, and it is stated that this undertaking will be completed in 1$ months. The centres are fixed for the bridge at the bottom of Watergate-lane, and judging from the number of men at work at it, it will soon be Made passable. At the tunnel, also, men are at work night and day. We hear that the line from this town to gutii3g6 will be opened on the 99th latitzt.—Rtightoripstper, S 11 ••••.......... e l , ;,at I THE GREAT FRENCH NO W. ' ..,_ RAILWAY. \;;:s... , - -4. aioAtaii The inauguratio n o f th e G reat F renc h Nor... try laf , on Sunday, has excited very lively emotion in Paris—an emotion which is shared, we are sure, by the whole of the • vast district through which that line of 300 miles passes. The emotion to which we allude must not be understood to have its source in mere prospects of gain, promising as they may be. There is, for the French public, a more gratifying view of the matter than even this, to understand which we must look a few years back. When the Soult-Guizot Ad ministration came into power, nearly six years ago, there were not thirty miles of railway in the invad realms of France ; she was, with regard to railway communication, not only behind all civilised Europe and America, but put to shame by lit t l e B e l g i um at her own door. Nor was there the slightest promise afforded of a disposition to shake off this almost middle-age state of backwardness. Nay, worse than that, the country of the revolution of 1789, and of the monarchy of July, had returned to the exploded system of fortification applied to a capital of a million of souls. While the rest of the world was swept into the current of newly-created enterprise, France was obstinately furbishing her rusty armour, and bolting and barring her doors upon her stagnant and profit less treasures, when all around were stripping for the race, and invoking light and air for cheerful and peaceful contests. With 6,000,000/. sterling pledged for walls and fortresses— with we know not how many millions engaged for war pur poses of all kinds—with a nation excited by its own work, fancifying itself offended, and bound to a quarrel —an active Opposition—an envenomed press—the Soult-Gaizot Ministry bad to begin their work ; and what was the business they had to do? They had to create what was then unknown in France—the system of associating citizens for public works. The greatest financial operation at that time conceivable to the public was a loan, tied all political financial experiment was bounded by a conversion of the Five per Cents. The idea of a public road being undertaken by any other being than the Ministre des Travaux Publics, or executed under any other n eye er that nter thaened th of the ad th h e e engin o e f er a s des pouts - e t c h auss e es , never people nursed in the lap of centralisation. To cure this de feet —to give the people the habit of taking an interest in their own business--to divert their minds by healthful em ployment from an eternal brooding over the injuries inflicted by a Government who would not let them loose upon Europe,. the Cabinet conceived the happy thought of erecting the Eng exlishistminogde—at ifhovfmeer and nscl3 by call it—upon the foundation already the law of June, 1841, a Bill, marking out four great trunk lines, was submitted to the Chambers. According to this law the Government was authorised to undertake at once the whole of the prelimi nary works, leaving to companies, to be accepted by public adjudication, the placing of the rails and the working of the lines. As soon a s th e principle originated by the Government had worked its way into the public mind —and it took two years more even to do that—aided un questionably first by the success of the Rouen, and after wards by the Orleans line, the reaction was as violent as the stagnation had been complete. Companies sprang up in scores, and the new care imposed upon the Government was to manage and direct the ardour which it had altogether called into life_ Whatever evils may have sprung up by the side of good, the good itself w t and most wholesome. The feeling was like the discove nse. People found that there were other sti too, had been stainless conques. space were seen to be worthy of men. Tribute - paid by pleasure-seeking strangers, or merchants diffusing wealth, was neither despicable nor inglorious. Meetings of direc tors were better than councils of war, and -a plan for carrying a railroad instead of an army into the heart of a neighbouring country not unworthy the generals whose, eo.. w e h i ose, swords were turned into ploughshares — s tea m and tricky, science and commeice, free intercourse, just ex change, honourable profits, bold speculation, and well conceive& enterprise were found no bad substitute for all the pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war. France, too, began to be ashamed of her backwardness, and so eagerly have the railroad works been pursued that this Great Northern line, whicti has prompted our remarks, has been completed within four years from the passing of the general Act of 1841, at a cost of 180,000,000 of francs. Those who have taken the trouble of following us thus far will under stand why the opening of this railway has been marked as the occasion of a public rejoicing. We hear of flags and banners, and discharges of cannon, and dinners, and public balls—of a King meeting the new invader on the threshold of his dominions, and greeting the conqueror, who is no less the conquered, for the victory is mutual. Conde opened a siege to the sound of violins; why should not festivity mark these more happy triumphs of these our own times? The true victors are Sonit and Guizot and Dumon, and as such they will be hailed by the electors in the appeal now about to be made to them for their ratification of the prolific peace deeds of the present Parliament.-Hera/d.. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, .TuNE 18. STOCK Excastiox.—The sales aie—Bristol and Exeter, New, 10— Caledonian, 14—Midland, New, 31%. LIVERPOOL, JuDix 18. Naw STOCK ExertArtoz.—The Share Market continues firm, and a slight improvement is manifest. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1/. Is. 6d. p.—Derby and Crewe, 31. 16s. 3d. p.—Eastern Counties, York Extensions, 18s. 6d. p.—Grand Junc tion. 224—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension, 1% dis.—Hud dersfleld and Sheffield, 5 p.—Leicester and Bedford, Is. 6d. (Hs.— Liverpool and Bury, 8 p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 13e. 6d. p.—London and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 27 p.—London and Brighton, CS% —Manchester and Birmingham, 82—Ditto Quar ter Shares (B), 9% p. —Manchester and Southampton, % dis.—Mid laud Stock, 401. Shares, 13% p.—North Staffordshire, 16s. 6d. p.— North Union Stock (A), 209—North Western, par—Preston sad Wyre, Half Shares, New (B), % p.—Sheffield and Manchester Quarter Shares, No. 2,1% p.—South-Eastern, :New, Half Shares, 4 p.— West Riding Union, 2% p.— Caledonian, 3% —Dutch Rhenish, 134 p. MANCHESTER, JUNE 18. STOCK EXCHANOE.—The sales are—Boston, Stamford, and Bir mingham, dis.—Chester and Manchester Direct, 245. 6d. dis.— Clitheroe Junction, 225. dis. —Derby and Crewe, 4 p.—Eastern Coun ties, York Extension, 1 p.—Leicester sad Bedford, 1-16 dis.— Liver pool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 13-16 p.—Manchester, Buxton, Mat lock, and Midland, c p.—Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (B), 9!‘ p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 8% p.—North E as t ern , 1 11-1 6 die. —North' Staffordshire, 3% p.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), p. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, par—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), 4s. p.—South Midland, % dis.—Weleh Midland, 13 dis.—West i ~ . .shire Coast, 34 dls.—West Riding Union, 2 3-16— Dutch Rhenish, I p. LEEDS, Joins IS. STOCK ExcliaziGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 20s. p.—East Lancashire, 2% p.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 5 p.—Leeds and Bradford, 26% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 1% p,--. Leeds and Thirsk, 5% dis.—Neweastle and Berwick, 10 p.—North British, Carlisle Ilranch, 98. 6d. p.—Clitheroe Junction, 235. dis.— Leicester and Birmingham, 17s. die.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Pres-. ton, lls. p. —London and Portsmouth, 10s. dis.—London and Man chester (Rem.), 395. dis.—. Manchester, Buxton, Mattock, and Mid land, 14s. p.—Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 155. 9d. dis.—North Staffordshire, 31. 16a. p.—North Western, ls. 6d. p.— Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham, 20s. dis.—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham, par—South Midland, 15s. dis.—West Riding Union, 41. 4s. SHEFFIELD, JUNE 18. STOCK EXCLIANGE.—The sales are—London and Croydon, 22 Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3 (scrip), 2s. 6d. p.— Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, 225. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 17s. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 10s. p.—Shef field and Lincolnshire Extension, 20s. dis.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 13s. 6d. dis. HULL, JUNE 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 36 —North British, Carlisle, 335. 9d.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 255. Gd.—East. Lincolnshire, 16s. 3d.—Leicester and Bedford, 20s. Gd.—Leicester and Tamworth, 114—London and York, 2—Man chester, Buxton, and Matlock, 21. 14s. 6d.—North Western, Us. 6d.—North Staffordshire, 5/. 19s. 6d.--West Riding Union, 4 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JUNE 18. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Leicester and Tansworth, 17s. dis.—Maryport and Carlisle, par—North British, halves, Carlisle. Bs. 6d. p.—North Staffordshire, 4% p. YORK, JUNE 18. STOCK Excitarion.-The sales are-Axhelme, 11. 1 2 8.-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 11. Bs.-Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 12s. 6d.-Ipswich and Bury, 83C -Leicester and Bedford, 11. 25.-Leicester, Tamworth, Coventry, &c., I M -Malton and Drif field Junction, 21. I la.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid land, 21. 15s. 6d.-Newcastle and Berwick, 251 ,(-Newcastle and Darlington, Extensions, 91. 3s. 9d.-North British, Carlisle Exten sion, 1/. 145..-Ditto, Dalkeith, MM-North Staffordshire, 51. 185, 6d.-West Riding Union, 4U -York and North Midland Extension, 33t( -Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 11%. EDINBURGH, JUNE 16. - STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Aberdeen, 31. 55.--Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 1/. 6s. 6d,-Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 1 I s.-Ar broath and Forfar, 271. 10s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/. 10s.-Ar magh and Portrush, 12s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 1/. 45.-Ayr shire and Bridge of Weir, 21. 45.-Banffshire, 165.-Belfast and County Down, 1/. 15s. -British and Irish Union, 2/. Sa. 6d.-Cale donian, 111.-Ditto, New, 1/. 10 8 .-C a l e d on i an E x tension, IL ss.- Caledonian and Dumbarton, 1/. Ba. 6d.---Caledonian and Northern Direct, 1/. 145.-Carnwath and West Linton, 11. Ss.-Chelmsford 131.-Cornwall and Devon Northern, 11 16s - Dublin and Enniskillen , 11. 10s.-Dundee and Arbroath, agi.,... Central, and Bur y ll. l B 2 s a .. - 6 1 . - e e s f a de d eale Hallway, 31.-Direct p p ' ire e t . . Ditto, New, 21/. 55.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, 11. 1611.-Dunde. and Perth, 171.-Ditto, Kinross Extension, 2L-Eastern Counties Extension, IL 55.-East Indian Railway, 9s. 6d.-East of Fife, if. 1 ls.-East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 11. ss. 6c1.- Edinburgh and Bathgate, 21. 3s. -Edinburgh and Glasgow, 751.- Ditto, Half Shares, 171. 10s.-Ditto. Quarters, 'St.-Ditto, ditto. New, 18L.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 'ft.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 151. 10e.-Ditte, Preference, 19/.-Edinburah and Northern, 51. IN.-Ditto, Newport, 10s.- Edinburgh and Peebles, 1/. I Is. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 195.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 11. 95.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 11. 195.- Glasgow and Ayrshire, 73/. 105.-Ditto, New Stock, 32/. 10s.- Ditto, Quarter Shares, 18!. 10s.-Glasgow and B e lf as t Union, V. 25.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2!. Is. 6d.--Gl asgow and Dundee Junction, 11. 125.-Glasgew and Garnkirk, 401. 106.--Glas gow General Terminus, 81. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Greenock, 161. Str I Os.-Ditto, New, 81. 155.-Ditto, Prefer ence, IL 158.-GlitagowHlc bour Grand Junction, 1/. 10s.-Glasgo w H ar b our Mineral, 1/. 158.--- ow Kiim m ani ah o ag ek o , w7 d 2L A s rd s. ton r_osGsarnan Junction, 10s.-Great, at , 11. Bs.-Gla sgow , a G N l ' as en g ,and Les County Down, 11.75. 6d.-Great North of Scotland, 11. ness and Elgin, 11. Is. 6 d.-Lanark and Lothians 135.-Inve r -Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 65.-London , 2/. 4s. 6cl.- Wales, 11.-London and H ounslow, 15s. L ' Bri stol, and South (Rast.), 3/. 12s. 6d.-L on d on and M - ondon and Manch es t er -London and York, 2/ . 2 5.-Ditto anchester (Remington's), 15s. Eastern Counties, 1/.-M orays,iu. i Hall Shares, 21.-Midlaad and re, 1 1.-Newcastle and Berwick. 25/.-Newry and Londo n derry, 165.-North British, 29L-Ditto. iti 1 Halves, 11/.-Ditto, E xtension to Carlisle, 11. las. - Ditt° , Exten sion to Dalke 61 .-North ~ -North Staffordshire, 61. 24.-North Wawa Mineral, 141. 10 s. -Ditto, New, 61. 10s.-Perth and Inverness, I/- 12s. 9d,--Scottish Central, 15/. 17e. 6d.-Ditto, New, 71. 55.-Scot tish Central and Caledonian Junction, if. ins,-Scottish Grand Junction, 12s.- Scottish Midland, 71.-Scottish Southern, 11. 17s. 6d. oswestry, and Ches. - Shrewsbury and Ilereford, W. -Shrewsbury. . tirling and Dunfernihne I ter, 3/. 65.-South Midland, 11. 7s. 64.- 29 5 .-Strathern Junction, , I/. 11s. 6d.- Stirling and Midland, 21 . hand C Itn l l aw o ess, 511. 10s.-Surrey Grand Junction, 2a. GLASGOW, JUNE 17. The sales are-Direct Northern, 345. 6d.- EastSTOCK EXCHANGE.- . . Forth and Clyde Junction, 395.-GlasgoW Indian BailwaY " 96 0 - 1 ow and Belfast Union,l 4 s. 6d.-Glas gow, Terminus, 91.-G lasg ow 385 .-Glasgow , _ ow, D um f r ies, and Carlisle , . Kilmarnock, and A. . drosean, 29 8 .-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 255 . -Larne, Belfast, and bs.-Lesmahagow, 5 05.-London, Ballymen a, Bristol, and South wales, 19.. 6a.-Manchester and Southampton, 28s. 6d.-Perth and Crieff, 355.-Scottish Central, 161.-Scottish Southern, 365. 6d.-- Slamannan and Borrowetouneas, 66 5. - Stirling and Dunfermline, 395. _,...............„..........__ A KNOTTY POlNT.—Threeyears whether h t e r t i q w ue urts stion a paper, the b h u er na th is of Austria were consulted n a po P n a t r h i e s " knotty" of executing capital sentences, and substituting w su a4 bst r i e t aa uti o n n g th de e taT g ita e ti th on e f m or od ana e Pension. Their :reply was for the rejection of decollation (as prac tised in France), for the principal reason, that it accustomed the people to the s i g h t of blood, but at the same time they expressed a wish that some modification might be made in the prevailing system of strangulation, which tortured the victim too much. A year ago a surgeon of the University of Padua proposed to the Government a new method of strangulation, for which he took care to have him. self breveted. This method chiefly consisted of a mechanism which. - when the criminal was fastened to the gibbet, drew him violently by the feet and the head, occasioned the dislocation of the vertebral column on the level of the neck, and this occasiined instantaneous death. This method, after being tried for one year, has just been definitively adopted in the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, and the surgeon who invented it has, to the great surprise of his companions and compatriots, accepted the " honourable" office of " director of executions," over whioh he will be bound to preside, in order to superintend the application of his plan. [AD VE RTISEMENT.]— HOLLOWAY 'S PILLS AND FE. MALE COMPLAINTS.—So extraordinary are the known virtues of Holloway's Pills that a great many titled ladies and others are pur chasing them in large quantities to distribute to poor families. These pills act in so wonderful a manner upon the system and constitution of females generally (even on infants at the breast), that whether ' taken when centering into womanhood, or at the tarn of life, or at any other time, a few doses of this fine medicine will always produce the desired effect, and restore health when every other remedy has failed. Sold by all medicine vendors, and at Professor Holloway's sate. blishnunat, 244, Strand, London. ROBBERY BY POLICEMEN. -- At the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on Monday last, Johu Kane and James Mit chell, late constables in the police establishment, were charged with breaking into the Total Abstinence Society, in Adam-square, when on night duty, and stealing therefrom the societ y 's b ox , containing a quantity of books, cards, tracts , &c. The p r i son ers pleaded " Not guilty," and the case went to trial; when, af ter a lengthened exa, urination of witnesses, the charge was fully established against th em, and they were sentenced, Kane to fourteen, and Mitchell to ten years' transportation.