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SEAT OF WAR IN INDIA.— SECOND EDITION. Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 21s. bound. A DVENTURES IN THE PUNJAB. By Major IL M. L. LAWRENCE, Bengal Artillery. Political Agent in char,ge of British Relations with Lahore. " A a ork which exhibits more real praetball knowledge of the Sikh States and their turbulent inhabitants than any book with which we are ac:quainted."—Calentta Review. henry Colburn, publlsticr, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ENV WORK, BY J. FENIMORE COOPER, ESQ. Just rea hi 3 vols. post Svo., AV•ENSNES dy, T. By J. rENIMOttE COOPER, Esq. Author of " The Pilot," " The Last of the Mohicans," " The Chain-bearer," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. X FIIBITION OF TABLEAUX, OIL- A PAINTED and in RELIEF.-209, REGENT-STREET. The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public are respectfully informed that the above Exhibition will be opened on Tnunsrity next, the 2tith inst., and will comprise Models of FRUIT,-BIRDS, FISH, &e. These Tableaux have already attracted much attention on the Con tinent, as well from the Intrinsic beauty of the colours and grouping, as from their overcoming the most difficult question of art, viz., the combining distant perspective on a flat surface, with a foreground Modelled in relief, preserving at the same time unity of composition. Admission, One Shilling, which will also admit to the Anatomical Gallery.—Open from Ten to Six. MUSEUM of PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY, containing upwards of One Thousand MODELS, cast from and coloured after Nature ; comprising every part of the Human Frame in every state of Disease. Aalutission, One Shilling, which will also - admit to the Gallery of Tableaux. Open from Ten till Six.-209. Regent-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC S.I.E. ESSItS. LAMOND, SMALE, A ND M 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, BDc., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock„ at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, tow hich place all favours, cont. sluing instructions, are respectfully requested to be addre , ed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited erfed or exa mination at least one day p rev iously to their being o ; and advice of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, end the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle -street, London. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. Mr. BENEDICT respectfully announces that his BENEFIT will take place on THURSO AY. Amu. 2, when will be performed his New Opera of THE CRUSADERS. Atter which will be given a Musical Entertainment , In which Mr. W. Wallace will perform a Grand Duet for two Pianofortes with Mt. Benedict. and Signer Camillo Sivori one of bis celebrated Solos on the Violin. For the first and only time at this Theatre, the Ethiopian Serenaders will sing the favourite Songs of Lucy Neal, Dan Tucker, and the Railroad Overture : and other Performances, in which several distinguished artists will; assist, particulars of which will be duly announced. Private Boxes, &c., to be had of Mr. Parsons, at the Box-office. THEATRE ROYAL, DIMIIY-LAINIL. THIS EVENING . _ • Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The princirmi characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, Bardinl, Horncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, Miss Rome?, and Miss Rainforth. After which, a new Fairy Ballet, called THE ISLAND NYMPH. In which Mons. Desplaces, Mdlles. Neodot, Louise, Adele, Mdme, Giubilel, Sze., will appear. T I .IEATE I.: ROYAL, HAYMARKET. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Comed3 - , called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cy mon Foxall, Mr. Webster ; More 'craft, Mr. W. Farren : Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Roll; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnel dermann, [dr. J Bland; Thomas, Mr. 13rindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, 3fri. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overtures, " La Symphonie," and " La Neige ;" a Fantasia, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," and "Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz. After which a New Comic Drama, cared THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury - , Mrs. Hamby, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL UNGS. Mr. Golightly, Mr. Buktztone ; Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury ; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Bridal ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. ll.rton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. • First Night of a New Drama ! GENERAL TOM THUMB having, on each Evening of his ap pearance-, been welcomed with most enthusiastic shouts of ap plause, and excited the astonishment and approbation of an elegant and delighted auditory. by his almost Incredible Dimi nutive Person and Ids equally Incredible - Mind, the Management has much pleasure in announcing his Performance for every - Evening till further notice. THIS EVENING Tim performances will commence with PETER JENKINS. In which Mr. and 3lrs. Keeley will appear. Mier which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MAIiHLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, strJ Miss L•ddlaw. 'ro he followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and Seven-League Boots. In • e Well General Torn Thumb, who is engaged expressly for this occasion, will have the honour of making his appearance. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; Misses Arden, Villars, and Howard. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 45. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, lid. THF AMP ROYAL, ADELPIII. THIS EVEN LNG Will be performed a New Petite Drama, in Two Acts, called, THE CABIN BOY. Mons. Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith; Largecetti, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Julien, Madame Celeste; Mdlle. Laroche, Miss Woolgar. After which, a New Farce, entitled. DID YOU EVER SEND YOUlt WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Mrs. Iloneybun, Miss Woolgar. To be tollowed by TAMING A TARTAR; or, Magic and Ma zourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclnde with a New Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford. Mr. Wright, Miss Woolgar, Iliss Harding, Miss Taylor, and Mrs. Frank Matthews. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STIIEET - Last Weck but One of the celebrated Artistes, Maclaine VESTRIS and Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. RANSFORD. THIS EVENING Will he performed a New Vaudeville Comedy, entitled, THE FOLLIES OF A NIGHT. Duke de Chartres, Mr. J. Vining ; Count de Brlssec, Mr. Harris ; Dr. Druggendraft, Mr. Compton ' • Pierre Palliot, Mr. C. -Mathews; Medic. Duval, miss E. Homier ; Duchess de Cheeses, Madame Vestris. After which, Shakspeare's Comedy of KATHERINE AND PE TRUCIIIO. Petruchle, Mr. Wellack ; Katherine. Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by a Grand CONCERT. Principal Vocal Per formers, Messrs. Itansford, 11. Russell, John Parry ; Miss Hobbs, Misses A. and M. Williams, Miss Lucombc, Miss Missent, &c. Flute, Mr. Richardson ; Concertina, Signor Regondi. To conclude with a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marhall. Adrien, Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, and 31(111e. Melanie Duval will appear. NEW STRAND THEATRE. LIST WEEK BUT ONE. M. runa.trrr.'s iiolltE - ES and MAI INEES MYSTEttIEUSES. Two Moraing Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many distinguished fanliles, and in order ns accommodate the crowds who flock to attend his Morning Performances, M. PHILIAPPE will gire his Grand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday Morning, a: Two o'clock. M. Phillippe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments will in repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusing Per formances 01 the Chlarini Family, and the astounding Feats of the American ilrotherc—Doors open at a quarter past Sea en, to com mence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 3c ; Boxes, 2s. ; Flt, ls. ; Gallery, 6t.i. ; Private Boxes, 11.15.,.and 11s. A3II,EY' , , Ito YAL AMXHITtir:ATItE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Last Week but One before the Holidays, and of the present at. tractive Entertainments, which have proved far more successful than any Novelty yet presented. The Performing Elephants with the grand Elephantine Asc , nt up the Giant Staircase. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Spectacle, entitled THE RAJA OF NAGPORE; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole res.nrces of the I stablishment will be introduced. 3lagnitieent Scenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the British and Foreign Artistes. The whole to conclude with the Novel Military Ballet, entitled THE SOLDIER'S DREAM. ►►AYIUUR'E ROYAL SURREY TILE tTRE. Entire change. Two New Pieces. Font* Dramas every Evening. lte-engagennait of Mr. IL W. Pelham, the celebrated Ethiopiar Serenader. THIS EVENINCI Will be performed a New — Drama, entitled JULIE LEDItU to., the City Goldsmith. Supported by Messrs. Idughes, Mayruird Cowell, Lewis, ll.slop, Morrison, Williamson; Ales(lms. Vining Daly, Ece. ter whleh, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, TI)-' WITH MY AUNT. To bps followe.l by TUE 11.1SQUERADE R ILL. Sambo Htt em-2iard, Mr. T., tcuelttl, with Tar.: VANIPIRE, and THE BLIND BOY. THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, MAEcR 23. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 38; Highest, 57; Noon, 56 BAROMETER, 29 48.—WIND S.S.W., cloudy. "w4iTER AT LONDON-13111flGE TlllB DAY. ra." ll ng .• 0 mlnates idler 12.1 Evening 29 minutes After 12 fir • , , . t 7 *f4, r 7, e' ,t • • SECOND EDITION. , lo ' . t_ ieTrolg 4 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1346. 'Thtir Lordships met at Five o'clock, and almost imme diately afterwards adjJurned, having transacted no bn3iness of immediate public importance. The SPEALn took the chair ahortly before Four o'clock. Several 'notions Were made with respect to railway groups, and, The SrEAKER was summoned to the House of Lords to hear the Royal assent given to the Metropolitan Building Improvement Bill, and the Fever (Ireland) Bill. - Mr. LAWSON then moved, according to the notice he had g i ven , "That the East and West Yorkshire Junction (York and Knaresborough), the Great N ort h of England (Bedel Branch), and the Great North of England (Borrou h. bridge Branch) should be taken out of Group N o . 43 , L d referred to Mr. GREENE, and the Members introducing such Bills on the 31st, unless petitions against any of those Bill: be presented before Monday next. A short discussion took place upon the motion, which was lost upon a division by a majority of 16, there being f or the motion 23 and against it 39. Several railway Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be e:anmitted. Mr. WYSE gave notice of his intention, on the 7th of April, to bring forward a motion relative to the state of edu cation in Ireland. Mr. BANKES gave notice of his intention, on Thursday next, to move that the Bill for the poor removals should be referred to a Select Committee. Mr. O'CONNELL postponed his motion, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the county of Cork to send two additional Members to the House of Commons, to replace those formerly returned for Sudbury, till after Easter. Viscount INCESTRE then moved the consideration of the petition of THoatas WOOD, the proprietor of the Wolver hampton Chronicle, relative to Lichfield school. Alter a short discussion, the debate on the question was adjourned to Wednesday week. Mr. WISE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to legalise Art- Un'o- 31r. Y. ScnopE obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the better protection of life hi Ireland, by means of better relief to the destitute poor. Sir J. GRALIAM gave notice that it was his intention to morrow to postpone the Friendly Societies Bill till after Easter. He had also been informed, by the lion. Member for Oldham, that it was intention to postpone till after the hulitis% s the Factories Bill. Sir E. PF.Ei, in answer to a qtkeatimt . front Col. RAWLoN as to whether, in the measures contemplated by the Gover nment with respect to the registration of voters in Ireland, any provision was to be made for shortening the duration of as borough elections, said that it wasizitouded to limit them to day. The adjourned debate on the second reading of the Corn Importation Bill was then resumed by Lord PoLLntaToN, who opposed the second reading of this Bill. _ Mr. PLIIMPTRE also opposed the Government measure. Sir J. Trollope, Mr. Rashleigh, Mr. Shaw, and the Earl of March opposed the second reading of the Bill ; an i Sir J. Harmer, Viscount Ebrington, Mr. F. Baring, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer supported it. On the motion of Mr. Fisen, the debate was adjourned till Thursday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. We thought that the fate tif the POLIONAC Ministry, and a change of dynasty, would have furnished a useful lesson to the statesmen of other constitutional Govern ments, and deterred them from risking their own lives and the throne of their Sovereign, by destroying at one blow the most valuable rights and privileges of their countrymen. But the statesmen of Spain are too proud and too desperate to take warning from the past, and NARVAEZ and his reckless and dan gerous accomplices having once already tried a coup d'etat, without exciting rebellion, think that the Spanish nation will now submit patiently to any outrage , and that any experiments may be made with a people so lost to all sense of consistency and constitutional order. Yet he may carry his experiments too far, and though he calculates upon the devotion of the army, may find that he reckons without his host, and that a brave people, when a Sovereign, or the Consort of a Sovereign is forced upon them, will set every consideration of safety at deli ante, and rise up as one man against what they consider a national disgrace. In the mysterious crisis which now exists at Madrid, it is difficult to find any appa rent facts which can guide inquiry or lead to a solution of the plot evidently formed by NARVAEZ and Queen CHRISTINA.. Every measure in that Court is concocted in the dark: the Camarillo, which environs the QUEEN, with the Captain-General at its head, works secretly, and by a strange perversity generally adopts measures which suit their own views and selfish inte rests without the slightest regard to the good of the community._ We believe this is the case at the present moment. The QUEEN-MOTHER is bent upon marrying her daughter to a Prince against whom the nation generally, and even the Cortes and the press, have evinced the greatest repugnance. Hence the suspension of the representative body, preparatory to its dissolution and perhaps ultimate extinction, and the POLIGNAC ordonnance for annihilating the liberty of the press. While they were allowed to perform their usual and legitimate parts in the Government of the country, the public would be informed of everything, the timid might be roused to action, and the firm supporters of the constitution be only the more encouraged to per severe in their duty. 'lt was necessary, therefore, to get rid of such trouble some agents when a settlement, almost universally opposed, was resolved upon in the secret recesses of the Court. With a vier% to the accomplishment of this dark plot, the Cabinet of MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA was purposely broken up, NARVAEZ was appointed Captain-General, his mo deration and ostensible wish for retirement into private life were extolled in the Ministerial journals, and a new set of puppets, called Cabinet Ministers, were set up, to be knocked down when the moment for action ar rived. Then the NARVAEZ Ministry was installed, consisting of men generally without ability or character and ready to obey the Captain-General with as much alacrity a's an ensign or a corporal looking for promo• Lion. The new Minister of Finance, ORLANDO, the second successor to a Minister who had done so muck to raise public credit, is totally unknown as a states man, and, we believe, never had any pretensior.s to fa the most difficult department in Spain. The Ministei of Marine is a Carlist, and was one of that daring ham, of conspirators who made the attack on the QUEEN': palace. The new Minister of the Intnior had sum. years since been denounced by General ALA.v.i as a may, convicted of frauds on the public in the negotiation o: Foreign loans, and we believe was expelled on thost e;rounds from the Chamber of Peers. The rest of the members are scarcely known for anything. an .l hail evidently been selected as blind tool: for carrying out the obnoxious .scheme. the affair will end it is impossible to an ticipate. The Spaniards are like no other people. We cannot reason, therefore, from experience, except only iu respect to one quality, their obstinacy ; and when their patience is exhausted, and they are fairly put to the trial, NARVAEZ and CHRISTINA may find that even the army, on which they entirely rely, may be only a " broken reed." In the additional intelligence from the army on th e Sutlej, published in another part of The Sun, will be .ound a general order by the Commander in -Chief, which will afford universal satisfaction. It rtlates to the 62d Regiment, so unjustly stigmatised by Sir JoHN LITTLER, in one of his dispatches describing the battle of Moodkee. This officer evidently bad not been aware of the circumstances under which this brave regiment retired, but that is no justification for the remarks which he bad thought proper to - make on its conduct. The fol lowing extract from the general order places the affair in its proper light, and shows that the troops, even amidst the awful fire to 94 hick they were exposed, did not retire on'il ordered by the Brigadier, ccmmanding that part of the division:— "The Commander-in-Chief finds that seventeen officers and 185 men fell on this occasion, and that the regiment dh, not desist from its noble efforts to carry the position until ordered by the Brigadier commanding to fall back, as stated in the following extract from the Brigadier's report, only now received : " Under these circumstances, seeing her ➢fajesty's 62d was exposed to a most destructive fire without any object, as they could not move forward, I conceived it my duty to direct them to retire, which they did in almost as good order, making allowance for the heavy loss they had sustained, as that in which they had advanced.'" Lord J. RUSSELL confessedly resigned the task of forming an adininistration when he learned that he would not have the advantage of the Ministerial ser vices of Earl GREY. He felt that, deprived of so power ful a colleague—one who, with respect both to free dom of trade and the political evils of Ireland, had evinced a prophetic sagacity commensurate with the boldness and soundness of his views—he could not -uccessfully cope with the difficulties which would , nave enviraned his position as First Minister o! .he Crown. Lord Josue took occasion to state 1 in Parliament, during the debate upon moving an ad. Ire.ss aril answer to the Royal Speech, that his chief regret in not having succeeded in forming a Govern went arose from his belief that he could have brought -orward measures productive of great benefit to Ireland. ft is the recollection of these circumstances that impart peculiar interest to Lord GREY'S speech on Monday night on the state of Ireland. The mutual political esteem known to exist between Lord J 01IN and Earl G itEv leads us to feel deeply interested in anyobservations of the latter touching the momentous subject he introduced to the Lords. Every one is aware that the Upper House is not the most genial sphere for favourably discussing the grievances, or eliciting a sympathy for the millions of our humblest fellow-countrymen, who are smartir, under wrongs without a parallel in any other state, heir poverty, wretchedness, and political degradation being unequalled throughout the civilised world. Earl GREY considered that rot a moment should be lost in conveying to the Irish nation, pari passu with the Co e:cion Bill, that a difrerent spirit would animate the Le gislature in dealing with the interests of that country. Lord JOHN is unquestionably identical in his opinions, hut, out of consideration to the Ministry, anxious to re lieve the immediate wants of Ireland, and embarrassed by the dilatory and selfish maineuvres of the monopo • lising protectionists, has felt himself constrained to put off his motion until after the Easter recess. Notwith standing his consciousness that the matter would have been much more felicitiously broached in the Commons under the auspices of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, even though it should be simultaneously deliberated on in the Lords', Earl GREY unflinchingly presented himself in the chilling atmosphere of the hereditary branch of the Legislature, and in a well tempered, luminous, and skilful speech, invited them to present an address to the Throne calculated to con sole Ireland under the new and stringent provisions about to be imposed on them by the measure for insuring increased protection to life in Ireland. Upon the simple fiat of the Duke of WELLINGTON, and solely be cause Earl GREY pressed upon their attention (amongst other matter s) the necessity of effecting a salutary change, by a better di s t r ib ut i on of the revenues of the Esta blished Church in Ireland (a topic, which be it recol lected, was not even specified in the terms of the address), the Peers, by a la rge ma j or i ty, refused their a ssent to the patriotic step which mayichEabrel G t ß he EY e a ff O ec fe t r t v ,f en ti t i l i ): o urged them to sudro sensitive pt. What and oppressed neighbours, will, on o wil!, we fear, too speedily be exhibited. Th ere are in that country those who -will not fail, and with success, to depict in the strongest and most stimulating langu age , that, because Earl GREY recommended a better provi sion for the religious wants of the Roman Catholics, a n d that the vast majority of the people should he placed on a footing of perfect equality with their more favoured brethren, his compeers declined to approach the Throne and express their willingness to improve the laws affect- - ing their country and the mode in which they are ad-. ministered. We feel convinced that these and similar 'atatern.:nts; tending -ta kindle and inflame the- htrongest feelings of the human mind, will be sedulously propagated, and that their conaequeucee will rezalli checked, at any rate, until the result of Lord JoEN's j motion in the House of Commons becomes known. Sup• posing that Lord JOHN should have it in his power tf originate an auspicious line of policy towards Ireland. we cannot disguise from oursPlves, that before he car do so the session will be too far advanced to admit of it being effectuated by adequate laws; and in this view th protectionists will have added to the responsibility whicl they are now incurring, and should recollect that the effeci of their blustering on in a friendless and hopeless strug gle, which has already brought down upon them th , merited reproaches of our principal seats of commerce, may be to deprive Ireland of the wholesome and timer; fruits of improved legislation. It is idle for the Dicke of WELLINGTON to furbisl up the old doctrine of finality. It is wholly unsuited t, the progressive enlightenment of our age. It ha been long since expended. The Duke cannr, forget his celebrated dictum on Reform in 1830, which led to•the fall of the Cabinet of that day, and n. Ministry can at this period turn upon the doctrine o finality without meeting a similar fate. Lord FITz WILLIAM aptly informed his Grace that "this genera tion had no right to disinherit their posterity of du ti full legislative functions, and ventured to doubt whether a past generation had a right to disinherit this." It h a mockery, too, for the Duke to generalist upon the improvement effected in Ireland sine( .the Union. So long as Ireland . continue: in her present prostrate condition, so long will it bt clear to the most superficial observer, that our legisla tion for her has been deplorably ineffective; neither cat you deprive the repealers of the colourable argument, that with a domestic Parliament Ireland would not have been in the degraded position she now is, alternate!) requiring British loans and British coercion. Occasionally this great sluggish discussion about tht Customs is enlivened by intense gleams of the Judi crous. Disgusted, probably, with the dry details of a matter which has been drawn out to the most miserable tenuity, Honourable Members come forward as though for the express purpose of making themselves ridiculous : in this attempt they succeed to the heart's content o! everybody. These gentlemen in their particular walls are heroes ; their conduct should excite the grati tude of the House, as no doubt it does The witticisms of Colonel SIBTTIORP have been diluted through a hundred repetitions to an absurdity or the stalest description : even the arch-comedian of the Commons, Mr. FERRAND, has become a trifle mon sparing in the display of his great genius as a burlesque actor. Hence, any one who will undertake to immolate himself in the cause of the vis comica, and, at the sa orifice of his personal sobriety, will take upon himsel the office of Parliamentary droll, surely merits the con ,ideration of his brother representatives. Never did .irr..Ersus call forth such hilarity from the jovial gods o' Olympus as that elicited yesterday evening in the Lower House, by a certain inimitable Mr. RASTILEIGH, After hearing the loud and protracted mirth with which our Legislators greeted each point of that Hon. Member' address, we could not but entertain a shrewd suspicion that the Roman RadiculLEdicula, or Chapel of Laugh ter, which occupied, in ancient times, such a conspi ruous position by the Gate Capena, was in reality no thing more than a kind of Latin Parliament, with some such an officiating priest as the Hon. Member for East Cornwall. He planted himself boldly on the floor of tht Clouse, and produced with that triumphant coolnes, which a man generally exhibit; on broaching some novel and unanswerable species of logic, the identical scarecrow of opposition, which has been worn so terribl3 threadbare by the protectionists. He taunted the Prime Minister, in short, with his " tergiversation," and gratified the Commons by reading long passages from a speech delivered by that Right Hen. Baronet on a pre vious occasion. lie recalled, in the most pensive terms ; ,hose days when the motions of the Member for Wolverhampton were treated with "silent contempt," and negatived by "large majorities." He vonjured the prelates, with all the solemnity of the last of the Tribunes, to vindi cate the interests "of their order, of the throne, and of the cottage," beholding them, as he imagined, crumbling away beneath - the OppreS:sion of che'ap beef and accessible biscuits But it was the indignation of Mr. RASHLEIGH, when he re proved the Honourable Gentlemen around him for smiling, which we regard as the greatest triumph of his performance. In a paroxysm of scorn he accused Sir JAMES GRAHAM of smiling; his feelings were outraged; the Right Hon. Baronet "had no right to smile." As might be conceived, the risibility of the Home Secretary became remarkably infectious—a cir cumstance which only served, however, to heighten the amazement and indignation of Mr. RASHLEIGH. He in veighed in the bitterest terms upon the smiles of Mr. Con- Ulm, the smiles of Mr. VILLIEES, the smiles of Mr. M. Gin sox, and the smiles of "all the crew behind them." And after a very artistic amplification of his drollery, con cluded with the choice peroration, that" he could not allow himself to be drawn through the muck and mire of expedi ency to adopt the new notions of the Right Hon. Gentleman.' After this, the Member for Knaresborough may retire from the boards; his powers are eclipsed; as the theatrical critic: would say, "the success of the new comedian is most grati fying and triumphant." But, regarding the matter in a common sense light, with an eye to public business, and the good of the community, what possible benefit to themselves or any one else do the agriculturists imagine for one moment can result from such silly specimens of irasciblity as that of the Hon. Member for East Cornwall? Ought not the feel ing of very shame at their own incapacity to prompt them to submit calmly and silently to the decrees of the popular will ? The reproof of such folly, uttered by Mr. F. BARING, was pointed and well-timed. "However able," said he, "or in dependent might be those who formed a Government for the purpose of carrying out the principles of protection, I have no doubt whatever as to the result,—they would soon find themselves compelled to follow the principles of their prede- cessors. Agitation was not the true cause of the defeat of those who advocated the principle of protection ; it wab reason, justice, truth, by which they were betrayed. They were silently undermined by the stream of time, because their castle was built upon the sand." If the protectionists would only accede to the broad facts that stare them ever in the face, we might be spared the in fliction of much nonsense in the shape of their own advocacy, though at the same time we should be mulcted of no little laughter. When the entire commercial system of Great Britain is thrown into a state of indecision or stagnation it is nut the time, however, for such supernumera-ies as Mr. RASHLEIGH to be tampering with the time of the House. We have received Madrid papers of the 17th ins., the day after the remarkable scene which occurred the Chamber of Deputies, and which evidently forebodes some desperate plot on the part of NARVAEZ and the QUEEN-MOTHER. The coup d'ciat which was carried int•, effect on the 18th, was not then precisely foreseer but from what occurr( d at the Palace on the evening of the 16th, the schemes of NARVAEZ were placed beyond a doubt. According to the Espanol, the QUEEN, after the meeting of the Camber of Deputies, sent for MIRA.. FI,ORES and his colleagues, and desired them to dissolve the Cortes. The Ministers represented to her MAJESTY that, not having experienced any opposition from the Cortes in the exercise of their official power, and the Cortes having given them marks of their s) mpathy and confidence, it was impossible for them to put in force a measure which they could not conscientiously recom mend to her MAJESTY. They added, however, that they would respectfully lay at her MAJESTY'S feet their resignation, that her MAJESTY might, at her pleasure, nominate Ministers who might believe that they ought to carry this desire into executien. The QUEEN accepted their resignation, and the Ministers withdrew. This was exactly what NARVAEZ wanted. He then appointed the members of his Cabinet, all tools fit for his purpose, and by suspending the Cortes and the liberty of the press assumed dictatorial power. In order that the army may be more at his command, he has dismissed General CONCHA, and several superior officers opposed to his violent measures, and supplied their places with men suited to his desperate purposes. It is a curious fact, that the funds during this crisis have rather im proved. The following are the quotations on the Ma drid Bourse for the 17th :—Three per Cents., 29 15-16 at 30 days; Five per Cents. not quoted; Bank of St. Ferdinand, 255; Bank of Isabella, 168; Canal of Castile, 112; Company of Iris, 130; Exchanges on London, 37-i; Paris, 16 6. In the French Chamber of Deputies the motion rela tive to the dissolution of the National Guard of certain large towns came on for discussion. M. DUCIIATEL, the Minister of the Interior, was the first speaker, and said "he addressed the Chamber at the very commencement of the discussion in order that the real state of the question might be understood. Ministers, he said, had dissolved the National Guard of two large towns, Toulouse and Carcassonne, in consequence of disturbances having broken forth in the body itself. At Toulouse the disso lution was pronounced at the period of the census, in consequence of the disturbances that took place in that city. It might be said that calm was now re established. Yes, but the Government was responsible for the main. tenance of order, and from what it knew of the state of the public feeling there, it deemed it prudent to LA the National Guard remain as it was, dis solved. At Carcassonne, a most violent spirit of disorder had reigned in the National Guard. Notwithstanding all the representations made to tie contrary, the members of that body had persisted in naming as their colonel, BARBEE, who had been condemned by the Chamber of Peers, and who was undergoing his punishment at Mont St. Michel. Such were the facts, and he conceived that the Government was fully justified in acting as it had done. He therefore called upon the Chamber to vote apiLiat the aptign.° After soma xtraluks float TIIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1818. M. ODILON BARIV3T, and a further explanation jrom the Minister, M. LACROSSE said, as his object had _ieen chiefly to obtain an explanation from the Govern cilent, and that had been accomplished, ho would with- IrMY his motion. This did not suit the views of the .nore vi' lent party, and M. LASTEYRIE, considering a vote necessary, took up the amendment. Previous to a livision, MM. BARROT, BERRYER, and a large number of Opposition Members, left, and only 52 remained to vote adth M. LASTEYRIE, thus giving the majority of 230 For Ministers. The other domestic news possesses no interest, though much anxiety prevailed in all quarters reipecting the mysterious movements in Spain. We subjoin some extracts from other Continental papers:— The Invalide .Russe, of St. Petersburgh, contains the fol lowing report addressed to the Emperor by the Commander in-Chief of the army, Count Paskevitch d'Erivan, dated March 4 :—" A report of tieut.-General Panntine, just re ceived, announces that yesterday the insurgents, on learning the arrival of our tresps at Mietialowice, evacuated the town ,)f Cracow, which was occupied by us at three in the after noon. One hundred Cossacks entered first, amidst cries of Long live the Emperor !' from the inhabitants. They were followed by a battalion of infantry, with four pieces of artillery, the mountaineers, and other troops. The band of trmcd insurgents, which had quitted the city during the eight, and which amounted, it is said, to 500 horsemen and 1,000 foot soldiers, proceeded, according to some, on our erritory of Szial, and according to others towards the Prus sian frontier by Krzeszowice. Colonel Prince Bariatinsky, Aide-de-camp to the Grand Duke, heir to the Crown, was sent with 300 Cossacks to pursue them. Another 'body of 150 Cossacks is to join him at Olkusz. There are now at Cracow three of our battalions, with 12 pieces of artillery, and 500 irregular cavalry. The other troops who were on their way towards that city have received orders to stop short at the points where they had arrived. The inhabi tants have brought their arms, and delivered them up.' A letter from Cracow of the 16th, in the German Universal Gazette says :—" From yesterday all the prisoners have been kept in close confinement, without being allowed to re ceive any one. The banker, Wolf, who was Minister of Finance under the revolutionary Government, is kept guarded in his own house, not only on account of his having assumed that post, but as answerable for the large sums raised by the insurgents from the Austrians at Wieliezka. Many women nave also been arrested. The Prussian General Count de Brandenburg has informed the representatives of Austria and Russia, that he has been ordered by his Government to give up to them the Polish insurgents in his power who are na tives of the territories subject to Austria and Russia." The constituent: assembly of the canton of Berne held a second sitting on the 18th of March, which was almost en tirely devoted to the discussion of a new series of rules, con taining thirty-five articles. Before entering on the discus sion, the assembly took into consideration, and adopted, the proposition that their deliberations should be made public in the form of a bulletin, drawn out by as many stenographers as might be deemed necessary to report faithfully the differ ent speeches • further, that many thousand copies should be struck off, and one given to each deputy. The Three per Cents. dosed on the Paris Bourse on• Monday at 84f. 30e. ; the Five per Cents., 1201. 55e. ; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,317f.50 - .; Rouen, 1,160 f.; Ilavre, 765 f. ; Great Northern, 186 f. 25c. ; Avignon 975 f.; Yierzon, 722 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 687 f. ' 50c.• Boulogne, 525 f. • Troyes and Montereau, 437 f. 50c. ; Basle, 245 f. ; Dieppe, 462 f. 50e. ; Paris and Strasburg, 542 f. 50e. ; Tours and Nantes, 573 f. 75c.; Paris a: .d Lyons, Definitive, 680 f. 75e.; Spanish Three per Cents., 37% ; Spanish Passives, 5%. The following are the quotations for other lines:— Lyons and Avignon Railroad (Talabot). 512 f. ; ditto (Lc cointe), 505 f. 50c. ; ditto (Conapagnie Merldionale), 503 f. 50c. ; Bor deaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 503 f. 50c.; ditto (Espeleta), 511 f.; Charleroi, 498 f. 50e. MARSEILLES, MARCH 19.—Marseilles and Avignon, 297 f. 50c. Lyons, MARCH 21.—Marseilles and Avignon, 970 f. • Paris and Orleans, 1,297 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,050 f. ; Vierzon, 726 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK E X CIIA.NGE,..MAncn 24. . Boulogne and Amiens, 121'4—Louvain and Jemappe,l% —Luxem. bourg, 1 —Madrid and Valentia, %. 7 .Namur and Liege, 23 Rouen and Havre, 30. IMPERIAL itLIA MENT. (THIS DA V.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed, viz. : Furness and Windermere Railway. London and Birmingham Railway (Leamington Extension and Covent y and Rugby Stations Enlargement). Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Forth and Clyde Navi- gationJuticticn. - Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Wishaw and Coltriess Railways Junction. Edinburgh and Glasgow, Monkland and Kirkintilloch, Bal lochney, and Slamannan Railways Junction. Midland Railway (Birmingham Extension). London and Birmingham Grand Junction, and Manchester and Birmingham Railways Amalgamation. Hidland Railway (Darfield to Elsecar, and other Branches). London and Birmingham Railway (Aylesbury Railway Purchase). Leicester and Birmingham Railway. Great Grimsby, Louth, Liorncastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction Railway. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Worsborough Branch). Leeds and Thick Railway (St. Helen's Branch Deviation). East Coast Railway. TIIE TEN HOURS' BILL. Homo; would not, therefore, consent to the motion of the Hon. Member, to read the Bill a second time at the end of six weeks. Mr. F. BARING considered that as the House bad ap pointed a Committee to inquire into the principles of amal gamation, the House should keep the amalgamation Bills • before the House in their own hands until thei had received the report of the Amalgamation Committee, and the rules which they considered necessary to be laid down in the case of new riilwaym. Sir G. CLEitli thought the House ought to agree to the suspension of amalgamated Bills until the House was in possession of the. report of the Committee. He thought the House should, however, act upon a general rule, and suspend all the Bills, and not allow an advantage to any one Bill over another. He would recommend the motion of the suspension of the present Bill for six weeks to be withdrawn as the report of the Committee might be laid upon the table of the House before the expiration of that period. And he did not see why .this or any other Bill should be delayed beyond that period. Mr. FOX MAULE consented to withdraw his motion. Mr. LOCH hoped that the House would not agree to the proposition of his Hon. Friend ; but let the Bill take the usual course of all other Bills. The traffic between London and York was as nothing to the traffic which existed between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Lord EBRINGTON entreated the House not to be led astray by quarrels between Hon. Gentlemen, let them take a general principle and act upon it, and the question would be whether they were to adopt some rule on which they were to act in future, or permit the different Committees to come to the most conflicting opinions.—(Hear, hear.) He regretted that the Committee was appointed, for he considered that the Government should have brought a Bill upon their own re sponsibility before the House to regulate these Bills. He considered the Government had abdicated their functions in not standing more by the reports of the Board of Trade last year. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY considered that tke motion of the Hon. ►Member would not lead to any benefit, but, if it were car r'ed, might injure the Company; for if the Bill were now read a second time, it would by no means advance them, as they would not proceed further until they had received the report of the Committee on Amalgamation Bills. Mr. H. JOHNSTONE considered that the Bill ought to receive a second reading, providing that further proceedings should be postponed until they received the report upon which they were to form a judgment upon the merits of the case. . Mr. P.M. STEWART was of opinion that, the House having appointed a Committee on Amalgamation Bills, should abide by the reports of that Committee.—(Hear, hear.) He had come to the House to propose the second reading of the Lon don end Birmingham line, which stood for that day ; but if the House opened the door to a second reading of the Edin burgh and Glasgow Bill, he (Mr. Stewart) would immediately follow and claim a like right for the London and Birming ham Bill.—(Hear, hear.) if the House should concede to the motion of the Hon. Gentleman, they would, in his opi nion, be only stultifying all their former proceedings. Mr. FORBES felt no personal interest whatever in the line, except the interest which he was assured every Honourable Gentleman present felt, namely, a desire to do justice to all parties concerned —(Hear, hear.) Now, if the Bill were read a second time, it would be merely a re :ding pro forma, as no further steps would be taken in the matter. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it ap peered to him that the House having adopted a certain course, they could not depart from it, though he was not prepared at that moment to effdr opposition to the second reading. Mr. FOX MAULE begged to withdraw his original mo tion, and to• substitute for it—" That the Bill be suspended until the Amalgamation Committee have reported on it, as well as on all other amalgamation Bills."—(Hear.) There being cries for a division, strangers were ordered to withdraw, when the House divided— For the second reading Against it Majority in favour of the second reading —6 On our return to the gallery, we found Sir GEORGE GREY addressing the House. He hoped, if the Committee of Classificntion should report against the policy of amalgamations, that the House would allow of a motion hereafter to rescind the order ibr referring this Bill to the Committee, so that the Committee might not have the trouble of sitting on a Bill the principle of which had been condemned by the House. Mr. WILSON PATTEN hoped that they would deal with all these Bills in the same way. Mr. F. ➢IAULE said if this was to be a pro forma pro ceeding only, and he was at a future day to be at liberty to move that the order for the committal of the Bill be dis charged, of course his object would be gained. Lord DUNCAN said the promoters of the Bill would not take any further step until the report of the Committee was before the House. They merely wished to place this Bill in the same situation as the Caledcnian Bill. The Bill was then read a second time. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW (FORTH AND CLYDE) RAILWAY BILL. - This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be corn mitred. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW (WISHAW AND COLT NESS) RAILWAY. This Bill wis read a second time, after a few observations from Lord EBRINGTON. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW, MONKLAND AND KIRKINTILLOCH, BALLOCHNEY AND SLAMAN . NAN RAILWAYS JUNCTION BILL. After a few observations from Mr. FOX MAULE, this Bill was also read a second time. The following Bills were also read a second time, viz. Furness and Windermere Railway. Midland Railway. Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester and Sheffield Railway. Leeds and Thirsk Railway. East Coast Railway. And reports on the following Bills were brought up by Mr. GREENE : Glasgow, Paisley, and; Kilmarnock Railway Amendments and Branches (No. 1.) Bury Gas. Woodstock Roads. Brighton and Chichester Railway (Steyning Branch.) The following Bills were read a second time Blackburn and Darwen Railway. Blackburn and Clitheroe Railway. Belfast Gas Bill. London and Birmingham Grand Junction. Grand Junction and Manchester and Birmingham Railway Amalgamation. London and Birmingham (Aylesbury Purchase. The second reading of the Election Notices (Ireland) Bill, and the County Elections (Ireland) Bill, which stood for to day, were postponed, in consequence of the absence of Sir James Graham. The order of the day was then read for the second reading of THE TURNPIKE ROADS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. FOX MAULE hoped that the House would pass this Bill. His only object in rising to support the Bill was the public interest ; he had no personal motives whatever to serve in this case. Hadit not been for the cr3ing evils which were proved to have been perpetrated by drunken and diAolute carters purchasing intoxicating spirits, at the differ ent toll houses, in Scotland, on the Sabbath, he should not have interfered with this matter. He thought that, upon the ground of morality, the House would allow the Bill to be proceeded with. Sir JOHN M'TAGGART should oppose the Bill, unless some clause was introduced to limit the sale of liquors at toll-houses. Mr. FORBES thought it a most uncalled for Bill. Mr. P. STEWART said the law, as it then stood, placed the justices of the peace in Scotland in a very difficult position. There were shameful establishments existing in Scotland —he alluded to those toll houses which were situated in a thickly populated districts, and the turnpikes were inaccessible to travellers who, like himself and other Hon. Members, were of a sober character, in consequence of the great accumulation of car riers' carts around the toll-house, the drivers of which were inside drinking the worst kinds of spirituous liquors. Let the House restore the law of Scotland to its original purity— let the turnpikes be what they were originally intended to be, stations for the toll-collectors, and not drinking houses eu ing the day, and at night the rendezvous of poachers. Mr. B. DENISON would support the principle of the Bill, he would also suggest, the introduction of a clause to prohibit the sale of liquors within half a mile of any turnpike. Mr. HODGSON would support the Bill. if a clause was introduced limiting the license to certain cases. Mr. FOX MAULE said he was quite willing to introduce a clause preventing the sale of slirituous liquors, except in cases where refreshment could not be obtained unless at a distance of five miles. Mr. F. MACKENZIE said be was quite willing to move for a Committee to take into consideration the whole state of the question of licensing in Scotland, and he wished the Hon. Member not to press his motion. Mr. H. DRUMMOND said he was not there to say there were no abuses Under - the system, very far from it, and he was most anxious to see a thorough reform effected in the system ; and, therefore, on these grounds he most decidedly should support the measure.—(Hear, hear.) The House then divided, when there appeared— • For going into Committee ... BO Against it Majority for going into Committee —l2 The House then went into Committee. (LEFT larrava.) Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from Preston in favour of the above-named Bill. The meeting at which the petition was agreed to was most numerously attended, and presided over by the Rev. ➢lr. Parr, the vicar of Preston. EDINBURGH. GLASGOW, AND SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) lIOUSE OF LORDS. W.EiTERrOIi,D,NWZXFanD,IWICIELOW, AND DUBLIN. Their Lordslips Committee on this Bill met to-day at twelve o'clock in the Lord Chancellor's Court—present, Lord Auckland (Chairman), Lord Kinnaird, Lord Sydney, Lord Colville, and Lord Rossi°. The object of the line is to connect by railway the priacipal ports and towns on the cast coast of Ireland. The length of the contem plated line is 163 miles—the estimated cost ;including the branches to Carlow and Wexford) is 2,000,0001. The engineers are Mr. Brunel, Mr. Farren, and Mr. Gibbon. After the usual formal evidence had been put in, Mr. J. GEORGE, counsel for the Bill, called Mr. Farren, who was examined at great length as to the engineering advantages and diffi culties. The evidence of this gentleman was corroborate! by Mr. Gibbon. Mr. HATCHELL, on the part of the Carlow Ratlway Company, op posed the Bill, and cross-examined the witnesses at great length, as did also • N. PEECEVAL BANLES, who appeared as counsel for opposing landholders. Mr. BAKER appeared also for other parties. The details were not of an interesting character. HOUSE OF COMMONS. CROIJIP IX. TM Committee met to-day, at half-past twelve o'clock, Lord Woreley in the chair, when the further consideration of THE GLASGOW GRAND JUNCTION MLR. SOUR TERMINUS. was resumed. Mr. Cowl said, that since last night an arrangement had been come to with the Clyde River Trust, by which their opposition was withdrawn. A clause had been agreed to, which would give the trust the regulation of the rails to be laid down on the quay. Mr. Gale, civil-engineer, was recalled, and briefly re-examined, with the street of showing that the nearest gradients and curves were on the portions of the line that would be used tke least, being on the branch that joined with the llarrhead and Nellaton line. The great tiaflic would come from the Polloc and Govan, which would be a straight line. The forks at the harbour would be worked by horse power, and of tke rate of four or five miles an hour, so that there would not be any inconvenience. Mr. Miller, civil engineer, examined. He agreed with Mr. Gale's estimate. They were quite ample enough. He had not surveyed tile line, but he had looked over the plans and sections of all the schemes, and he considered the Grand Junction one of the best. Ile did not think the gradients and curves ought to give any preference to the other two schemes. On a nominal line they were perfectly workable. It was quite practicable to reduce the line at the crossing of the Paisley road, so as to work locomotives if it was required. This could be done without a treat Increase of the gradient there. Generally, ho preferred the Grand Junction to the other two. The witness was cross-examined, with the object of showing the diftienity of working the itrailients and curves and the using of loco motives ; but the answcr.were only a re-iteration of the examination in chief. Mr. Robertson, a coal and mineral proprietor, was briefly examined, and deposed as to the superiority of tlia Grand..lunetiou.setienie over the other two, tbr all minerals coming oil We clydebtialC Juuctlon Gal, Wu ,rvilin; gol Wux, gollwqs. GROUP X 11. 1 The Committee agreed with the Learned Counsel, and the oppoir GLASGOW AND WEST OX' SCOTLAND ; tic ) " was stopped. • The preamble of the Bill was then declared to be proved, and th e 3:: ZS 'Nal' eT. ; chase in the Bill was a!-;reed to Mcmhers present—Mr. V. Smith (ehairin.m), Mr. T. D'Eyneuurt, Mr. W. Hamilton, Mr. Laige:ou, and the INt. W. Pitz!naurice P.B.Zi;VEIT, ZIELTAAILIV czra.a rnar.:za. TO 7,..clrimpx 1 .T. 31) MARAGOW), 09POZSETIOBT SCHMIVIE. Mr. Sergeant BELLAsts, this mitrning, opened the case on behalf of the promoters of a line set up in Opposition to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr scheme. They proposed to extend the railway, for which they hal last year gut the sanction of Parliament, from Glasgow to Barrheati and Ncilston, still farther, namely, to the towns of Dunlop, Stewarton, Milani's, and Kilmarnock, thus shortening the distance from the latter town to Glasg 7 ow by 10 miles. They proposed also to'rnalce a branch to tile port of Ardrossan and to Irvine. They had the good will of every town in the district on their side. The engi neering difficulties were not great, and the advantages to a rich mi neral and manufacturing district were so self-evident, that he thought the public interests imperatively called for such a line. Richard Omitting, a magistrate of Kilmarnock, spoke to the Im portance of that town as a seat of manufactures. The population was 20,000, and the number of persons employed in the mills some where abeut.b,ooo. They considered it of the fkot importance to have a direct minium &alien with Glasgow. The witness was cross-examined at great long mrs. The Learned Counsel did not succeed in eh:eking mines evidence. George Young, also a magistrate, was examined in corroboration of the trade of that town. GROUP XIV. THE NORTH KENT. h by Sir T. Mr. Cum- The Committee met this morning at twelve.o'clock The CITAIardAN said that, befere entering on the business of the day, Le feu it necessary to state that there was great uncertainty as to the course the Royal Commission on Railways would adopt, and under these circumstance of uncertainty, the Committee had better proceed to hear evidence referring to that part of the line near the Union-street station. Mr. Tite said that he wished to correct an erroneous statement made by him, with regard to a wall being built across the draWing room of a mansion, owned by Mr. Roupell and Sir T. Wilson. He had been misinformed by the person from whom he had made in quiries. Such a wall had existed, but there was no intention of re newing it, nor was there at present any dispute or disagreement between Sir T. Wilson and Mr. Emmen. Mr. 11. IL Graham was then examined by Mr. RICKAMD, who ap peared in support of a petition against the line by Sir Thomas Wil son. He stated that he had made tracings of the plans and sections of the line, as intended to be made in 1544. Had also made tracings of their plans and sections for the present year. The line comes nearer by 200 yards to Sir Thomas Wilson's property than it did last year. A piece of land,which Sir T. Wilson proposed to add to his park, has been intersected by the line. There were some buildings which had been newly erected, at a place called the "Bull Pits," belonging to Sir Thomas Wilson, which buildings would be interfered with by the proposed line. Sir T. Wilson's park is a deer park, and he has been enlarging it from time to time during the last fourteen years. flub-Committee No. 2. TICs Committee met to—Jay a fear minutes after twelve o'cloct• Prescott, Sir J. Y. Buller (Chairman), Mr. Yorke, ..Mr. lieiuvle, and Mr. Bramstcn. Ile has been at considerable expense for that purpose. A wall has been commenced to inclose some land at the southern side of the park ; 300 or 400 feet of the wall have already been built. The line as proposed throws down a part of that wall. The line also passes near the Rectory-house, the property of Sir T. Wilson, and let by him to his brother-in-law, Mr. Drummond, and the passage of trains every seven and a half minutes would be a great nuisance to the inmates of the building. Mr. Vignoles has stated that the lino would pass 300 yards from the church-yard wall, but the limit of devia tion for the line skirts the church-yard wall. There is. also a house formerly occupied by Sir Thomas Hislop, and afterwards by Queen Caroline. The rent would be 2301. per annum. The File crosses the lawn in fro'A of that house. That house IN as formerly occupied by a woman in order to take care of it, but she having heard some noise in the ground, became afraid to re main. Sir T. Wilson then put several of his tenant- to occupy the rooms until the house was let. These persons are not pauper, but receive weekly wages from Sir T. Wilson. There is no party-wall built across the.dritwhig-roont. _ . EVAXTISII AND =lsla UNION. The consideration of the petition against this Lil 3, commenced yesterday, was resumed. The Committee, having heard the evidence of Mr. James Ma' crieff, a 6eoteh advocate, who was examined with reference to the . Scotch law on the subject under discussion, which we nientieUee yesterday, decided that the allegation was sustained. sted Mr. COATES, who appeared in support of the petition , su gg est that it would be better it ail the minor objections should be arrang' between the parties, without troubling the Committee. Tide proposition was ultimately acceded to, and the further, CC lv sideration of the 13111 Nyus postponed till Friday. Cross•examined by Sergeant WILANGIIAM—Does i.ot think that the North Ketat Railway can have a station at Old Charlton. One of his objections to the North Kent line is that it is to be a single line. Did not hear Mr. Vignolee give his estimates for a double line. Thinks Mr. Austin was cross-examining at the time. _ _ _ N 7.81. . - Ca NEAT=. 'fl,e object of Bill was to construct railwv of , for the purPo— allortik.; means of coommuigidion between Neath and Mo rt % dvil, and tojoin tile.SoAh Wales Intilway at Reath. The of the line was •z 5 milts, and - die amount of capital .500,600/. glitter, Mr. I. K. ; Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Burke. There were somo petitions k;ainst - dna _bill, for which no 01'9 appeared, - The formal proofs having been taken, the Comr,llttee found that the standing ori.ershael Lein complied with. STANDIL4 G ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF COMMONS. • This Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. Strutt in the chair. MORAYSHIRE LINE. The usual formal evidence having teen adduced, several in racies were discovered by the Committee in the plans and sections. Sub-Committee No. 2. cit This Committee re-assembled this morning, at twelve o'clo ck, J. Y. Buller (chairman), Mr. Kemble, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Yorke in A‘ tendance, BRITISH AND IRISH UNION. et An objection was raised to the validity of the subscription contract of this line, on the ground that one of the subscribers bad aPPe n ,,, i i the signature of his firm (Taylor, Bruce, and Co.) to the subscriP"„,. contract instead of his own name, and that as it was impossible him to bind the "heirs, executors, and assignees" of the other PA D ners, the standing orders were not complied with. Bah The Committee, after healing Mr. Moncrieff, of the Sc otch and otter witnesses, decided that the standing orders were not cot. plied with on this point. Sub-Committee No. 3. -net The Committee' re-assembled at the usual hour , Mr. Edward RI.. chairman ; Mr. Aldam, Mr. Broadiey, Mr. Thornely, And 31r * Stausfield present. EXETER GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Shortly after the proceedings ware opened, Mr. THOMAS, the agent for the petitioners against the Dl O , nounced that he had brought his case to a close, the remaining tions having .been abandoned, WILTS, SOMERSET AND WEYMOUTH RAILWAY. it The object of the promoters of this line is to procure pevre,, make certain alterations, deviations and extensions , of the Somerset and Weynioath Railway. Estimated cost, 240,0001. lc.. liamentary agents, Messrs. Burke and 'enables. Engineer, l• Brunel, Esq The formal proofs having been given, seven petitions were ir zie into, complaining of non-compliance with the standing orders. Sub-Committe4 No. 6. The Committee fiat at twelve o'clock, Captain Jones, ChallrO li; Mr. Paking,ton, and Mr. Childers present. LANARKSHIRE AND LOTHIANS. In this case a petition was presented from Sir W. Bailey, tdt. Pitt, complaining that certain fields, &c., were not properly desalu'i. in the book of reference, were not numbered in the plans and dons, and that the references did not correspond. The whole of the morning was occupied with the •onsideratitt°t. these allegations, which possesses no feature of the sligktest ➢lr. Sergeant WRANGLIABI—Then you may comfort yourself, for it is to be a double line. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY') (Before the VICECIIANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) GREGORY V. WADE.—INJUNCTION. Mr. JENKINS applied this morning in this case. for a sf s e l , cial injunction to restrain the defendant from negotiating l!ch bills of exchange for the sum of 4001. The facts CO wil s ' h • he made the application and which are verified by th e f o l • davit in support of the bill and the application, were 0 5 t s lows :—A lady of the name of Engletield, wbo bad le ! „ ,i; seminary for young ladies at Clewer, in Windsor, being ou's to marry the defendant in the course of last autunin,,,Ti a) ly establishmentanxious to part with her establishment at Clewer. The P' . tiff made application to her upon the subject of purchasik!g, iv establishment ; an interview took place between the par the course of which it was stated that the eqablishmen t i', s lf sisted of twenty borrders at thirty guineas a year, ar'' day scholars at, eight guitwas a year. Upon this rePr e . .„et tation the plaintiff agreed to purchase the establifl,' be at a sum -of 8004 400/. cf which was to i r e paid down, and the remaining 400/. was to be paid t the promissory notes. The 400/. was accordingly paid, t he five promissory notes given. After the termination Christmas recess, the plaintiff discovered that the reP re ' tat ion.of the number:of boarders anti day scholars, 04 ;0 correct ; that not half the number attended, and und er o s• circumstances the plaintiff filed the bill, to set aside t be ; , ttio tract, grid for an injunction to restrain the negGtiation promissory notes in the meantime. t btt The VICE-CHaxcEt.Lint thought, considering the tints e on had elapsed since all the facts had come to the knowleptiol the plaintiff, that notice ought to be given to the defell. of the application for the injunction. GROUP XVI. EPSOM 13112,11NC1L The Committee assembled at twelve o'clock; Sir Charles Douglas in the chair, when Mr. HOPE, on behalf of the South-Western Company, opened the proceedings by staling that there mai, already a line to Epsom from Croydon, the proprietors of which line appeared as petitioners against this Bill. Ile thought that they had no locus slandi in this case, fir it had been decided by Mr. O'Connell, who was Chairman of the Brighton Group, that the principle of objection must arise from com peting parties, and not from established companies. The same prin ciple had been observed in the London mid York Committee last year, and that, therefore, was evidently the recognised usage of the Clouse. The Croydon and Epsom line had been purchased by the London and Croydon Company, and at the present moment this Company was under agreement to amaleamate with the London anti Brighton Company. .Now there was an actual understanding with the Brighton Company and the South-Western Company, that the latter should make a line to Epsom. Mr. Ausrix said that his Leal tied Friend had stated his case with singular brevity, but, as sots tunes heppened, fluff obscures fro, ho had been rather too strong. 'fhe fact was that the London and Croydon and the Croydon and Epsom Companies had acted under the Bill by which the latter parries obtained their powers, so that the truth was the him to Epsom was not made, aid the petitioners were not an established company. What would the Committee think of ;toy parties opposed to a new Bite between London and Birmingham requiring that the present proprietors of the commtmication between these two places shout, not be heard. In the case of the Brighton line, to which his Learned Friend had alluded, the facts were that in 1844 the Brighton Company obtained thee' Bill to make a line to Basing,, and in 1845 the South-Eastern Company had brought in a Bill for making a brie ch to the same place, and the Brighton Com pany had been allowed to be heard as competing parties. At this point the room was cleared ; and, on the parties being ad mitted, the Chairman decided that the opposition might be offered. Mr. HOPE then opened the case for the promoters, by stating that the branch would be five or six miles in length, beginning about the firth milestone en the main line, enabling the public to traverse the whole distance to London, at the Waterloo-bridge station, in thirty five minutes. The population of Epsom was about 4,000, and to show how much communication was needed, he might state that at the present time there were as many as thirteen trains to and from Guildford. Beside, however, the usual traffic, there was a great addition at the time of the races, when every one knew the influx of passengers into London was greatly increased, for which a west-end :terminus was required. He might observe also, that in this district there were as many as 20,000 tons of coal annually carried, which would have a great convenience in their delivery at the Nine Elms-wharf. He might fqrther observe, that the London and Birmingham Company and the Creat Western Com pany had become proprietors of the Thames Junction Railway, by which the hardware goods of the iron districts would be conveyed at once to the batiks of the Thames, and being ferried across, could be at once conveyed southward. Ott the other hand, the lime about Dorking and Mahlon (where it was intended to have an agricultural station) would have facilities of transport to the counties on the right bank of the river. Ate and pottery, also, of which there was a large pro duction at Ewell, would obtainthat accommodation which was needed for their transport to the central and western part. of theenetropolis. Ile would, through the witnesses, show these and the other advan tages which the line would give to the public. In 1844, a project had been devised by this Compony, on which, however. this would be an improvement. The Learned Gentlemen then cited the report of the Committee ens the Portsmouth Group of last year, to show the opinion of Mr. R. Stephenson as to the inadvisability of the atmospheric principle of traction as a commercial speculation. Certainly the feelings of the people of Epsom were directly in favour of the South-Western Company. And, acting on the declaration of those feelings, had induced ihe Company to bring in a Bill last ses sion, and which had only failed on the standing orders. This Com pany proposed to bring the public to the centre of London, a dis tance of 12 or 14 miles ; whereas the opposing parties could only bring the passengers to London-bridge. The CHAIRMAN suggested that the Atmospheric Company could carry to the Bricklayers' Arms station. Di r. Hope had put the London-bridge station as being the best, from abutting on the river. The distance to that station was 19 miles ; but in the event of the South-Western Company getting their Bill for au extension to London bridge, the distance to that spot would he only 5% miles, 1314 to Waterloo-bridge, and 1214 to Nine Elms; so that in distance, in convenience of access to the wharfs upon the river, and in facility of communication with the north, this line was in every way superior to the competing project. Further, such was the feeling of the inhabitants, that the South- Western company would, if they filled this year, be compelled to come again, until their Act was obtained. The Learned Gentle man then entered upon a comparison between the relative value of the Epsom Branch to the Laudon and Epsom Company, and stated, that in consequence of the reduction of the fares the number of passengers on the South-Western Company had increased by 35 per cent., although the returns had improved only by 8 per cent. He would not, however, argue the question of competition, because it was in fact here a very small matter, but the fact was, that, although the people were inclosed In a smaller space, yet, London was in population, necessity for accommodation, habit, and pursuits, equal to the county of Warwick, and the consideration of carriage as to distance became therefore a very dif ferent matter to what the same distance was in the country. On these grout" the: afore, he believed the Committee would pass the preamble of this Bill. Mr. 11. Goss, the first witness, .a magistrate at Epsom, who had given evidence in favour of the South-Western Company in 1844, and was still of the same opinion, bacved that the means of access to the west-end of London offered by this Company was in every way advantageous to Epsom, and the neighbourhood on the south and west of that town. The rejeetion of the South-Western 111.1 was badly received in 1844, and the feelings of the inhabitants ;,ow were much stronger in favour of the branch uow proposed. Pete bail been presented in favour of it front Epsom and Ewell that n the former place having originated in the largest and must respect able meeting that had ever been held in that town for the promotion of the local interests of the place, the Baron Detesth, chairman of the bench of magistrates, in the chair. JUNCTION RAI LWA ir BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a second time, Mr. FOX MAULE moved as an amendment, that the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months. Lord DUNCAN observed, that notwithstanding his Hon. Friend had moved that the second reading of the Bill be postponed for six months, he trusted the House would allow it to go into Committee, where its merits might be fully dis cussed. He had heard that there were other Amalgamation Bills which were opposed to this, and which the Hon. Member as a member of the Amalgamation Committee had allowed to pass without opposition. Ile (Lord Duncan) did not think it was quite fair of his Hon. Friend to come down now, is endeavour to influence Hon. Gentlemen to oppose the further progress of the Bill, especially as he (Lord Duncan) was quite ready to meet him in discussion on its merits. „.. Mr. FOX MAULE observed that his Noble Friend was entirely wrong in the charge which he had brought against him. He trusted that hie Noble Friend would withdraw the charge against him of having canvassed any Hon. Member to come down with him, and oppose the further progres of the Bill. In opposing this Bill, were he guided by the interests of his own constituents, he should be the last man to throw any obstacle in the way of its being car ried. In fact, he opposed this Bill in opposition to the (pinion of his own constituents in the city of Perth. His opposition to the Bill was founded on public grounds alone. in order to prevent the through communication between the north and south from falling into the hands of a great monopolising body. When he gave notice of his intention to move that this Bill be read a second time this day six months, the subject had not come under the notice of the Classification Cemmittee. It was not now his intention to oress that motion, but he should be s a ti s fi e d w ith th e simple motion, that the Bill be read a second time on this day six weeks, in order to let it come under the motion for the postponement of the consideration of all railway amalgamation Bills. There were several distinct lines of railway communication proposed between the north and the south. They had a line which went by Newcastle, along the coast, into the city of Edin burgh, and continued its progress to the north by the Queen's Ferry. Arother line was by the London and Birmingham Railway, on to Lancaster, sad thence to Carlisle and the north. Then there was the Caledonian Railway. Another means of communication was proposed by the Scottish Cen tral Railway; and, finally, a trunk line, by the west coast, wee proposed to be constructed. What, he would ask, did the promoters of the Bill now underdiscussion propose to do? Instead of amalgamating in a continuous line in the east coast district, they proposed to come into the centre trunk railway communication of Scot ian, and amalgamate themselves with a short line of forty miles in length, thereby rendering it utterly impossible that a direct communication in a northern direc tion should be obtained. The Caledonian and the.SceStish Central Railway had been permitted to be constructed, on the express condition that a direct communication between the north and the south, giving the best facilities to the public convenience, should be carefully preserved. He was anxious that the question of railways should be clearly settled by that House, and he apprehended that that could be done within a period of six weeks; and he would, therefore, instead of moving that the Bill be read a second time that (lay six months, content himself with moving that it be read a second time that day six weeks. Itlr. COLQUHOUN said, that as he had been appealed to on this question, and as lie had no private interest whatever in the matter, he could give an impartial opinion. He had taken a warm interest in the passing of the Scottish Central Railway Bill during last session, and he did so, not on pri vate, but on public grounds. The Board of Trade, in their report, had stated that it was desirable that that Company should receive the support of the Legislature, because, of all other lines, it would give the most important outlet to the district of Scotland through which it was proposed to pass. He would now turn to the case mentioned by the Noble Lord. The ground taken by the Noble Lord was this,that the Scot tish Central Railway should be connected with a railway that travelled, not from north to south, but from east to west. Now he conceived that nothing could be more inconvenient than that, because if they were to travel from the south of England to Scotland, the railway that Jay from east to west would force travellers as much as possible to go round by Glasgow on the one tide, or by Edinburgh on the other, and so swell their traffic as much as lay in thsir power. On that ground, then, it was desirable for the public interests that the Scottish Central Railway should be prevented frcm an exclusive monopoly of the districts lying between the east and west of Scotland. He would say that it was not for the public advantage that the proposed amalgamation should be made between the railways lying from east to west and north to south of Scotland. He believed that the, House had good res Sons for entertaining their suspicion on the question of amalgamation.—(Cries of ” Hear, hear.") He thought it was but right that a Committee should be ap pointed to consider that question, and state in their reports how far amalgamation of railways would suit the interests of the public. He did not mean to say that amalgamation should not he permitted in some case. He should, on the grounds stated, give his support to his Hon. Friend. Mr. W. PATTEN could not see how the decision of the Committee, which he had moved for a few nights ago, could have anything to do with the case of the railway in ques tion.—(Hear, hear.) That Committee, as the House must recollect, had been appointed for the purpose of considering the Bills of amalgamation now under the consideration of Parliament. The Hon. Member concluded by moving the temporary suspension of all amalgamation Bills. Lord DUNCAN said that be was very much delighted to hear the speech of the Hon. Member for North Lancashire (Mr. Patten), and he must say that he believed the Hon. Member who had moved the amendment had had some coin reunication with the directors of the Caledonian Railway. Wby did he shrink from that amendment, and why did his " six months" dwindle into six weeks? The Scottish Cen tral was a most unfortunate cornpany, and lie hoped that the House would not add to their misfortunes by adopt ing the amendment, which he conceived to be unjust. The directors ..f the railway thou,ght it would be better for them to amalgamate, and their rates and fares would then i a c n h y t the discussionlo n Member rem il l i be the h e washouse. so much discussed in a C omm itt ee i n a much better manner than by d, aig tVid na n ti o ° t n' e: a z-- eeesl eighty-one miles in l e ngth.. He trusted the Hous t s 1; woUldfulli.conslder the question as_d ggristsbenetit to Scot.- land. Edinburgh and Ulasgow were the principal.centres iatu which al WIC. tratlic. ulug , couvefg9, LoPod th e i uch T a h l e ar 4innel GROUP XIX. The Committee assembled this day at twelve o'clock ; preseni Lord 'Harry Vane (Chairman), Earl of March, Hon. F. Scott Moirris, and Mr Phillip !tem-lett. The consideration of the EXeter,TopTham, and Exmonth Railway was proceeded with. A preliminary application was made by Mr. Sergeant Munrar, on behalf of the promoters to be permitted to examh.e the engineering witnesses called for the other side, as witnesses for one Bill, and he grounded his application on the fact of the impossibility of anticipat ing the engineering advantages of the opposite line. 2lr. COCKBURN objected to the application, contending that the documents and forms which were exhibited and analysed were quite sufficient to show the whole case of the proposed Bill. The room , A as then cleared, and on Our re-admission, _ . . .. _ The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee were unanimously of opinion that after a winless had undergone his examination and cross-examination, be could not be re-called by either party in order to be re-examined. G WIT XXI. GREAT Wi.STZLILN DISTRICT. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock. The members are : —Mr. Finch (Rutland), chairmain ; Lord Alfred Harvey (Brighton) ; Mr. Wodehouse (East Norfolk) ; Captain Lay and (Carlow) ; Mr. Lawson (Knatesborough). The following Bills are comprised in this Group :- 1. Great Western (Amendments and Purchase Bill). 2. Great Western and Ur bridge (from Great Western, West Drayton station, to Uxbridge). Capital, 50,000/. ; length, 2 , 14 miles. 3. Great Western and Wycomb (fi om Great Western, Maiden head station, to Wycomb). Capital, 150,000/. ; length, 10 miles. These three Bills read second time. Engineers to K. Brunel and J. Gibbs ; Parliamentary agents—Baxter, Rose, and Norton. 4. London and Oxford (from London and Birmingham Railway at Hamm, by Uxbridge, to Oxford). tapital, 1,000,000/. ; length, 54 miles. Bill read second time. Engineer—John Addison. Parlia mentary agents—Parkes and Co. Mr. lllLlyard, Q.C., Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Warren appeared on be half of the promoters of the London and Oxford. Mr. Talbot, Q.C., Mr. Wells, Mr. J.C. Symons, and Mr. A. Griffin appeared for the Great Western Railway, who pritnote the three first Bills, Mr HILDTARD then proceeded to state the case on behalf of the promoters of the Bill. GROUP XXV, The Select Committee on this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, hi the Westminster Sessions-house ; the lion. Mr. Lascelles in the chair. DIALDON; VTITNEY, AND BRAINTREE, The first business taken this morning was the landholders' opposi tion to this line. The line was opposed by only one landholder, and this opposition was dig ected to be made by the Court of Chancery, the pro perty alleged to be injured by the railway being the subject of a Chan cery suit. It was contended that as all the traffic went from the interior of' the county of Essex to a place called Collier's Reach, where the river Biackwater was navigable at all times, and not to Maldon, i t was quite impossible that the proposed railway could prove a profitable underta king. Theo water at Maldou was so precarious and shallow that vessels of only a moderate towage evert could no , get up there, and supposing therefore Parliament sanctioned the proposed railway, it would have to be extended to Collier's Reach, while if h line going direct from Brain:ree to Collier's Reach were adopted, it would prove more eco nomical, and do less injury to resAential and other valuable property. It transpired in the course of the inquiry that t ere was a cetnpany organised for making such a line, from Braintree to Collier's Reach, but the scheme had been aban doned for the present session. It originated, it appeared, with the Chelmer and Blackwater Navig tion Company. The CnatemaN'objected to the 'opposition taking this course. It ought to be confined to the injury which was likely to be done to the petitioner's property in the parish of Langford. Mr. GLassa contended that he had a right to show that there was no public necessity for the line, and therefore his client's property ought not to be injured in any way. Mr. JAMES, on the contrary, submitted that his Learned Friend had no tight to take any such course. lie Learned Friend's endeavouring to convince the Committee that the perfectly understood his line did so much injury to his el cot's property', that they b ought to pause before_ sane h v‘ is 'o L ti e d ar n u o e t d p li a 4ien Pa d i ' d s but it was gaits estdc the ino cast to re it adduceevidenceouht t i g ot to toucht to the socNt.,:temh property p t r e t y l Client. the general merits of the line, but must e 'jury The Committee decided that the pe tii c o o n i e iti r li c e o l u i l i t i l us tr u t be heard on it ,cil,ll(ll,,tion.hoipsere.tcyt alleged to be injured was Inown as Langford Hall. It was proved that the datum would cut oil the hon.— , stead, but the - alternative -line would not do so. it would go round. the homestead. J. 4631110 etttanitte4 that all this wa s atter for compensation. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) M'CLEN v. SIMPSON. str, The plaintiff in this action is a house-decorator in Nel i ou, street,. and the defendant secretary to the ProfessionA ;01 Commercial Detector Association and Commet cial and Cie'ipa Agency Office. The claim was for 71. 145., for ive rl ‘ labour done. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. The only question in the case was, whether the word been been done for the defendant or Messrs. Haynes, the 33 , 11 . of the house; the latter had, on defendant taking te', )oe, mixes, given orders for some work, and the defendea!,,o4 ordered writing and painting to be done; but be coot" it was to be done at the cost of Messrs. Haynes. The jury gave a verdict for the full amount claime d ' NATHAN V. BARNETT AND ANOTHER. „t This was an action on a bill of exchange for 14'_, The defewlant Barnett pleaded that the acceptance .0..f0r his; his partner, Lowe, the other defendant, suffered 3 ment to go by default. • f tb e Three witnesses swore that to the best of their be•-e,,, c-ignature, " Barnett and Lowe" was in Barnett's ' e fer 3 writing ; but be asserted it was Lowe's, and that WI his plea, which was a separate one, could be maintairlV',. The SECONDARY said it was a matter of fact ' l7 ' jury. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff: BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DA- 11) (Before Mr., Commissioner EvANs.) , IN RE HENRY ROBINSON. This bankrupt, who was brought up in custody' O f t ° i ll' the officers of the Sheriffs of London, made an aPP . li e3 ,i r eite r be:discharged out of custody, under the folLowitc. stances:— He said that the fiat was opened i:, D ote% missioner Shepherd, who had appointed the lUtia,94. for passing his last examination. By some misto i !be 2 6 , London Gazette offica, the day was advertized for ', se instant; consequently, from the 19th to the 26tlisuted without protection, and this morning bad been Wl.'" it the suit of the judgment creditor. ahsp The officer said that he hAd been sent to arrest ,o rupt, and he had been held responsible. The Cosonssumzn, after looking at a variety of ea s o 7, he did not see how he could interfere. He would, consult with his colleagues. The offi,:er said he hoped the Court would co."'" if position in which he was placed. ce, The bankrupt said he could not make up his 8- i t is kept in custody. The COMMISSIONER said he should not interferes:olj/ compelled by the law. This was necessary for the t y of all parties. Witjjoicit The Learned COMMISSIONER having conferr ed d na 'other Commissioner said, they agreed that the :, ha to relievet the bankrupt, nor did they think lie CIO' lieved by any ot! er Court under the present eir.cu fo The Courts were sitting at Westminster, and lie et. to them. The (.fficer said, he could not let the bankrupt g° his juri=diction, and must lock him up. The bankrupt was then taken away in custody' t/I g •4. tb ° l 4 ; EXPRESS TRAINS TO LONDON,—We bee r , c oos directors of the London and Birmingham and Grand J u lipt o 7o way Companies are, with the consent of the Post-ofne e ' r poel rangenients tor delaying the four A.m. mail train in Lin joil,:ott,s A.m., but so expediting its speed that it will arrive in Il e p r as at present; but that the alteration will not ta y ob , the Ist of May. The directors decline running an WIT ° 011 irons London. —Liverpool Standard. t 0 1 04 DEATIL—It is our pinta! duty, thig days - ° „ r ar the death of Sir Charles Anderson, Batt., of Leahal l ; borough. Ile died on Tuesday, atter an illness 01 disli 7017,0 The deceased was a w.hle specimen of" the fine old fL k a blue men," and was universally respected by all parties. • " e rai foe, he was a launch and consistent Whig. At the last.1;51011,00100,0 he was opposed to his son, the lattertroting and giv ie , g o rd lostAtt to the man of" Ipswich notoriety," and he voting for , T The poor in this neighbourhood have lost a kind 114 7,40. tenant' y a good landlord. The deceased was 79 year s° 0 0 gf r ,o a Correspondent. A Ol e 3. AO , LOSS OF LIFE BY FIRE.—On Tues d a y of e inquest was held before Mr. J. Payne In the board-rologl,d, : 0 1 tholornew's Hospital, on the body of Ann Williams , :t e r r c Ac cekir whos., parents reside at No. 7, Crescent-place, Ita e ',"," the .00 Saturday morning last, at about half-past seven o'cloew e , t on," was lighting the kitchen tire, and while so engaged 11 „ e r 6 7)0 ,:ts , lifted. Her screams brought several neighbours to ';, fi es,_„ o , di r who with considerable difficulty extinguished the il lp er.7,i, until she was most severely burnt over the whole of i_ le sisi d 't. was conveyed to the above hospital, where she died 0. b o r_ Ing last. Verdict, " Accidental death." w o of t ,, e do , THE LATE FATAL PRIZE FIGHT. —T - -_ e Deviiry tors in the late fatal prize fight, on Blyth Links, bit', g t. hended, and lodged in the Northumberland county 10%100 ° 00 p on warrants issued by the coroner. The parties alir b ' i j e alolo , James Renwick, of Winlaton, and Israel Lazarus, P e t, is hie ßank, Newcastle. Cleghorn, the surviving coulbid ei ,,', cite `'" ment, but understood to be recovering, which WO sidered doubtful. do h, BIRTHS 6.4 4 1 On the 11th of January, at Eondeboseh, Cap e r,eng l prA lady of Lieutenant-Colonel A. F. Richmond, C. 8 ., le r a daughter. wife 0_ f .I ,oj d oc if On the 15th ult., at St. Jage de Cuba, th e The M.D., her Britannic Majesty's Consul, of a daught i :ore, it oi? On the 16th inst., at Green Meadow, G lamorg C Henry Lewis, Esq., of a daughter. lady Of On the 17th inst., at Pau, BaS Pyrenees, the WV , . 0 , less, Esq., of a son. b oy Ca On the 19111 inst., in Hyde-park - stree t, the rt CO Gostling, Esq., of a son, which survived b ut a sll° deu' r°a yie eir he 20th inst. at Cambridge-terrace, Cam mo t town, Mrs. Edward Doyle, of a daughter. „, thess l „ t er, On the 20th inst., on Harbour-hill,Cove of Cor'. datig".4. nant-Colonel Burton, Royal Marine B a ttalion,.of O f On the 21st lust , in Bloomsbury - squ are, the taw lit err Of , 6 Esq., of a daughter. d of a daq_,Aet On the 21st inst., at Hampton, Mrs . differ a jar 0 On the 21st inst., at Canterbury , the lady of Al.. , Gee , ° et 17 OnO the 21st Ilist. Lancers, of a tithe lady of the R ev. Frederick Le aughter. Gransden, Huntingdonshire, of a daughter. _..„ 3 ,1005' vri‘ the with o f 31oe Dl. , On the 22d inst., in Londo n, of 1 o f the Inner p On the 23d inst., Mrs. John Leman Browns ntidt ' +4., Lambeth, of a daughte r. Mo nt"' he lady a capta i n J. W. - Temle, of a daughter. On the 234.1 inst. , daughter. to e" AO yi MARRIED. gorDi'lofe r Q f On the 11th inst. , at Stoke Newington, Peter Ppit f ' it, S. , • - rete• On the 19th inst., at St. Ann's, Limehotne?e _nant e e ri t , - 00 ,00 i r . e, second daughter of the late li Bette atugat,, J l dsJi ESq.• Illi.'ssele'floorjfdlisiatv: Charlotte, second daughter of Li in' CAP' Bll 3 l° On the 19th inst., at Grading, Isle of Wigh t , n elite• -I Christie, 80th Regiment, to Frances Esther, Esq., of 11111 House, P.rading. ea t ' . On the 19th instKenning--Ptoinftornas(l°°deVill'ialc° ftgr'l:l. 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