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1' was not for him (the Marquis of Nermanby) to suggest what course should be taken by the Noble Lord, hut he did think that after this case, it appeared to him, with respect to the Noble Lord and the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and the Noble Lord who had been appointed Custos Rotulorum, that some Noble Lord should move some resolution, which would prevent the case referred to being drawn into a precedent."—( Hear. ) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought it necessary to add his testimony to that of the Noble Lord who had made this motion, and the other Noble Lords who had spoken in support of it. Nothing could be more clear than the ex pressions which had been expressed in that House (and if such expressions had not been made in the other House of Parlia ment, it vvas because such a discussion had never been brought on in that place), that it was the intention of her Majesty's Government at the time referred to that these too offices should be united. The clause that had been referred to by the Noble Lord was one of the most preposterous kind for in sertion in any such Act of Parliament Nobody could deny that a case might arise in which it might be most material to make a separation between the two offices, that was to say, if the Lord-Lieutenant became disqualified by illness, by absence in the country, or by other causes, from duly discharging the duties of his situation—in that case he (the Marquis of Lans downe) submitted that the Crown should be armed with a power to separate these two offices. But were they to infer from that that it was intended, notwithstanding the declara tion that had been made in that House, that the Lord-Lieu tenant should remain ignorant of matters that were of the greatest importance. Not only did the Noble Lord assume that the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland was to remain ignorant of the most important proceedings in that country, but that he should be ignorant of what took place in that House. So that unless the Noble Lord was actually present in Parliament and in Ireland at the same time, he could not, according to the argument of the Noble Lord, properly discharge his duties. Now, he (the Marquis of Lansdowne) thought that this subject was of great importance at all times, but he did confess that in the present state of Ireland, and after what had passed lately in that House in relation to that country, this subject was of much. more importance now.—( Hear, heas.) It was most important that this deviation from whatever might be the alleged custom should have occur' ed in the present year, after the discussion which had already taken place. He did not know in what way or shape this matter would be dealt with,Xbut he certainly united with his Noble Friend in the wish that the opinion that might be expressed would be a unanimous one. He was sure he meant no disrespect to the Noble Earl (the Earl of St. Germans) in what he had to say, bur he could not help saying that he had made a most imperfect defence. He thought that her Majesty's Government should make some positive declaration as to the course which they intended hereafter to pursue with respect to the subject under their Lordships' consideration.—( Hear, hear. ) The Duke of RICHMOND entirely concurring with all that had fallen from his Noble Friend ; and, believing it of great importance that the laws which were made for England should be extended to Ireland—( Hear, hear)--he did hope that her Majesty's Ministers would make a declaration, and that they would speak out and say that the matter complained of had been done by inadvertance—( Hear, hear)—for he believed that it would be found to be so. He hoped that some Noble L or d wou l d move a resolution upon: the subject—(Hear, heas)—to th e e ff ect that it was desirable that these two offices should not be disunited.—( Hear, hear.) His Noble Friend, ( the Noble Marquis) who had been Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, had been lately abroad, and he complained that the Lord-Lieu tenant of Ireland did not read Hansard's debates. His Noble Friend had been in Italy, and he appeared to know little of the circumstances that had taken place in this country since the departure.—( Hear, hear.) Hansard's debates! Why they now got up and said, .‘ Let by-gones be by-gones, for we will not be pledged by our former speeches on any subject."— (Hear, hear.) There was really now no use in reading Han sard's debates, because in perhaps twenty-four hours after the speeches of some parties had been delivered, they would de liver themselves of speeches on the very opposite side of the question which they had previously supported.—( Hear, hear. ) The Earl of ST. GERMANS asked whether toe Noble Marquis (Lansdowne) wished him to introduce a Bill on the subject, which they could not do without interfering with the prerogative of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE explained that he only asked for some declaration on the part of her Majesty's Go vernment, which would prevent the recurrence of such a pro ceeding as had been complained of. He did not wish it to be drawn into a precedent. After a few words from the Duke of WELLINGTON the Motion was agreed to. BOROUGH OF SCOTLAND BILL. date of their conviction, the date of their departure from Canada as convicts, and the time of their arrival in Van Diemen's Land ; also, the dates of release of such of these persons as have received her Majesty's gracious pardon; also, the names of those convicts who now remain in exile, and a statement of the nature of the offences for which they were banished. This Bill was read a second time, on the motion of the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. DISSOLUTION OF RAILWAY COMPANIES BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed, on the motion of Lord DALHOUSIE. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF CO,IIIIIOIVS, May 5. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Lord LINCOLN took the oaths and his seat for the Falkirk dis trict of Burghs._ CLYDE DOCK AND HARBOUR BILL. r Mr. OSIVALD moved, that further proceeding on the third reading of the Clyde Duck and Harbour Bill be resumed, and amendments made in the Bill, in terms of the report of the Select Committee on Standing Orders, presented on the Ist of May. Mr. HUME asked the House to stay further proceedings on this Bill, until certain documents which he bad moved for were produced. He objected to giving the Clyde trustees the power sought under the Bill, because they had not properly complied with the Act they obtained in 1840. The trustees had already incurred a debt of 300,0001., and they now sought for additional powers to raise a sum of 100,000/., to carry out improvements on a piece of land which would re quire at least 800,000/. to be expended on it before it could be brought into a proper condition. He objected to the increase of the habities already incurred by these trustees, as they did not possess sufficient revenues to pay the interest of the debt. He asked the power to delay further proceedings on this Bill for 14 days until he could obtain the papers he sought for. The construction of the docks was never contemplated until No vember last, and he was opposed to the trustees pledging the revenues of the river for their formation. The river, with proper care, if Mr. Walker's plans were carried out, might be made quite capable to accommodate all the shipping that could enter, without incurring the unnecessary expense of constructing the proposed docks. Sir GEORGE CLERK believed that it would be a very great advantage to the river Clyde if docks were constructed on its banks. As far as he could gather, the Hon. Member for Montrose objected to this scheme, as the trustees had not sufficient revenue to meet the expenses necessary to he in curred. The city of Glasgow was rapidly extending, espe cially towards that portion of the river where the proposed basin was to be made. The value of land was greatly in creasing, and he understood from the Honourable Member for Glasgow that the trustees possessed a surplus fund quite ade quate to meet the required outlay. If there were sufficient funds the argument of the Honourable Member for Montrose quite fell to the ground ; if, on the other hand, there were not sufficient revenue, then it would be expedient, perhaps, to adopt the suggestion of the Hon. Member. Sir JOHN EAST H OPE said there was no disposition on the part of the River Trustees to oppose any inquiry into their accounts, and they had manifested every desire to have a full and perfect scrutiny. After a few words from Mr. BAINES and Lord GRAN VILLE SOMERSET, Mr. NE W DEGATE said, as he was a member of the group to which the Bill had been referred, he wished to state that it was the firm impression of the Committee, that an important city like Glasgow, should have proper docks and wharfs, in order to carry on its trade in a proper manner, and the Com mittee refused its consent to the line passing the river, but they allowed a b ranc h, w hi c h t h ey consi d ere d wou l d answer ' the pur pose of the railway. After a few words from Mr. OSWALD and Mr. LOCKHART, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, Mr. HUME having withdrawn his motion, considering that it would not be right if he divided the House upon it after the statement of the Government, Mr. LAWSON presented a petition from the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company in favour of the York and Knares borough Railway. Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from the Earl of Glasgow against the Kilmarnock Waterworks Bill. Mr. GIBSON CRAIG moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection, to remit the Edinburgh Water Bill, the Edinburgh and Leith Water Bill, the Edinburgh Paving Bill, and the South Leith Church Bill, to the same Committee.—The motion was agreed to. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the St an di ng Orders and other Committees. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition, signed by 25 members of the Downpatrick board of guardians, complaining of a want of a law of settlement, and the consequent abuses in the maintenance of the poor. The petionersprayet o for such a law as was prevalent ou this head in England and Scot land. They also complained of a w ant of a law to prohibit t vagrancy and the improvident expend iture of the public money by the Government Commissioners, and that they might be re lieved from the further instalments of money advanced on the Consolidated Funds. Mr. THOMAS SLINGSBY DUNCOMBE presented a petition from several landowners in the Isle of Wight, praying that that island might be included in the General Highway Bill now in progress through the House. The roads in the Isle of Wight were at present in a most wretched condition, although the inhabitants were subjected to heavy taxation for the repair of the highways. He would move that the petition be printed with the votes.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. W. COLLETT presented a petition in favour of the Glasgow Union Railway. QUARANTINE LAWS. • Dr. BOWRING gave notice that he would postpone for fortnight his motion, that an humble address he presented to her Majesty, that she will be graciously pleased to direct such correspondence or extracts on the subject of the quarantine laws as has taken place with foreign Governments since the last returns to Parliament, to be laid on the table of this House ; and that this House will see with pleasure such relaxations in the existing system as may he compatible with a due regard to the public health, and the general interests of the nation. IRISH COERCION BILL. Mr. POULETT SCROPE gave notice that, on the motion for the third read' amendment he hari ng of this Bill, he would move the same made when a similar Bill was proposed in 1835, namely, that befor eany additi on was ma d e t o the stringency of the criminal la w nvest t in Irel an d, steps s h ou ld b e ta k en for the purpose of i and remedyin g the causes w hich led to that state of things against which such a measure was directed. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD sent from R oc hd a l e to the conduct of gave notice that he E would move for a copy o f a memori a l the Secretary the police. of State for the Ho e Dep ar t ment relative to POOR-LAW REMOVALS . for several Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said, he had m P O ' n o t r h sf from re turns in February respecting the removal m o vedt produced. H e several places in Yorkshire and Cheshire. ,ci-hrtehoode already passed, and as yet they had not been would now move that tl - ey be produced forthwitphr—Agreed to. LEGAL EDUCATION. Mr. WYSE said that he had given notice of a motion t o which he believed there was no objection. It was, that the House do extend the ins tr u cti on given to the Com mitt ee Legal Education (Irelan d ) , to extend their inquiry intot(h)ne consideration of the state, importance, and extent of legal education in England.—Agreed to. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. HUME moved for a return from the trustees of the British Museum, stating any and what regulations they have adopted to give effect to the recommendations of the Select Committee on Public Monuments, dated the 16th day of Julie, 1841, or which have had for their object to grant greater facili ties and conveniences to persons visiting the Museum ; and a similar eturn front the trustees of the National Gallery.— Agreed to. THE SLAVE EMANCIPATION OFFICE. Mr. HUME also moved for an " Account of the total ex pense of the Slave Emancipation alice, stating the several salaries paid, and the names of the officers to whom paid ; also ? fall conting en t expenses i n eac h year since the passirg of the Slave Compensation Act, stating from what source these ex penses have been paid, and how long that office is to be con tinued." --Agreed to. CAN ADIAN POLITICAL OFFENDERS. Mr. HUIVE then move d f or a return of the number of per sons banished from Canada, for political off en ces since 1837, to Van Diemen's Land, or to any other colony, stating the TifiE_S_UN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY' EVENING, MAY 6, 1846. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES. • CHESTER, MONDAY N.LOHT,I2 O'CLOCF., THE CUP. It is generally calculated that at least 35 horses will start, a number exceeding all precedent, and not at all improbable; up.vards of 40 being now in the city or at Delamere Forest, amongst them Inheritress, The Baron, Corranna ' Sweetmeat, St. Lawrence, S o r e ll a , Gl ossy, I ntrepid, Queen o f Tyne, Vol au-Vent, Hope, Ruff; Pride of Kildare, flooton, Roderick, Little Hampton, Warp, Salopian, Polish, Lady Wildair, The I . toper's Daughter, Crim. Con., P e dometer, Redstreak, Clumsy, Cataract, Miss Burns, Connaught Ranger, Plaudit, The Magnet, Vitula, Best Bower, Stream, letit Morceau, Marquis of Conyngham, Mermaid, Punch, Finvaragh, Bro ther to Sir Henry, Billy Purvis, Elena, Clara, Collcen Bawn. Dawson starts Inheritress, Glossy, Grim. Con., and Brother to Sir Henry ; and Wadlow, it is said, Sweetmeat, Salopian , The Roper's Daughter, R e d s t rea k , an d I n trepid—nine out of two stabler. We take f or gran t e d t h e y will be started in triple lines, and th a t the final quotations will be in s o m e measure influenced by the 't draw." Assuredly the rear rank will rua at a disadvantage. 7 to 1 agst Best Bower 10 to 1 agst Magnet 10 to 1 agst Sweetmeat 11 to 1 agst Clumsy 11 to 1 agst Miss Burns 13 to 1 agst Vitula 14 to 1 agst Pedometer 15 to 1 agst Polish 16 to 1 nest Inheritress 20 to 1 agst Hope 25 to 1 agst Lady Wildiir 25 to 1 agst Connaught Ranger 30 to 1 agst Crim. Con. 30 to 1 agst Glossy—taken 33 to 1 agst Plaudit 40 to 1 agst Corranna 40 to 1 agst Billy Purvis Weatherbit is struck out. THE DEE STAKES.—The following norses are n ere . Dolo, Princess Alice, Chartist, Kismet, Tooacconist, c. out of Miss Thomassiia, Malcolm, Alliance, Fancy Boy, bro. to Sir Henry, Sharston, Driffield, King Charles, and the Sister to Johanna colt. THE DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Lord E Russell's Sting 9 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—taken. 20 to 1 agst Mr. D. Cook's Fancy Boy 25 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser 33 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Peri colt—taken TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FIVE O'CLOOK.—A list, at the best of slender pretensions, was rendered almost to a skele ton by a walk over for the Produce Stakes, and had it not been for the Twe Years Old Stakes, would have afforded but an indifferent opening to the meeting. To eke out the sport, the running did not commence until a quarter before three. The Grosvenor Stakes, as usual, being the first event ; the walk over succeeded ; and at a quarter before four, the two years old were started (the rain descending in torrents at the time), leaving us barely time to save the express train. The Plate race has yet to be run, and as the Cestrians are pro verbial for making the most of racing of this kind—always having an eye to the interests of the innkeepers —we shall not be surprised if the running is spun out until between six and seven o'clock. The only changes in the cup of any consequence, are in Polish, Connaught Ranger, and Hope; the former is backed at 14 to 1, and the Ranger at 20 to 1, while 30 to 1 is offered against Hope. It is still imagined teat nearly thirty-five horses will start; ti.at all will get comfortably round the Ship-yard Turn, now that it is de prived of its " fair proportions," may be questioned, Time will not permit us to add more than a brief return of the racing;— The Grosvenor Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 30 added for 3 yrs old, 6st 41b; 4 yrs, Bst 51b; 5 yrs, 9st 21b; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 61b; winners of 50/. once 51bs extra; mares, &c. allowed 31bs. Grosvenor Course. (6 Snbs. ) Mr. A. W. Hill's Burlesque, 3 yrs (Tasker) 1 Mr. Mostyn's c by Phoenix, 3 yrs Mr. Meiklam's Lightning, 5 yrs 3 7 to 2 on Burlesque, who made all the running and won easy by a length. Run in 2 minutes, 21 seconds. Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sows. each, h ft, colts, Bst 41b Bst. Two miles. (4 Subs.) Mr. F. R. Price's kismet walked over. Sweepstakes of 25 soya. each, for two yrs old colts, Bst 51b; fillies, &c., Bst 2lb. Nearly three - quarters of a mile. (15 Subs. ) Lord G. Bentinck's ch c Glentilt (Nat) 1 Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure Lord Eglinton's Nerissa .............. The following also started, hut were not placed :—Mr. E R. Clarke's Miles's Boy, Mr. R. Peel's Credential, Mr. F. R. Price's The Prarie Bird, Mr.- Buckley's Saddleworth, Mr. Worley's Wintonia, Mr. Jaques's Dipthong. Betting-7 to 4 agst Glentilt, 2to 1 agst Miles's Boy, sto 1 agst Credential, and 7to 1 agst Dipthong. Nerissa took the lead at starting, and with Glentilt in close waiting, made running round the turn; Glentilt then headed her, went on with a decided lead from the distance, and won by nearly a length, Foreclosure beating .Nerissa for second by a head. Run in one minute twenty-seven seconds. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. EPSOM, 1846. THURSDAY.—The Grand Stand Plate of 200 sow., in specie, given by the lessee of the Grand Stand, added to a Handi cap Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each. The winner of the Chester Cup or Suffolk Stakes, to carry 7lbs, or of both, 101bs extra. The last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. Corauna, aged, 9-t 41b—St. Lawrence, aged, Bst 111b—Old England, 4 yrs, Bst 81b—Trueboy, 6 yrs, Bst 71b—The Merry Monarch, 4 yrs, Bst 6 1 b — Akbar , 5 yrs, B st 51b—Die cord,aged, Bst—Maynooth, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—Alamode, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—Polish, 6 yrs, 7st 81b —Miss Elia, 4 yrs, 7st 71b— Lady Wildair, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—iEgis, 4 yrs, 7st 31b— Con naught Ranger, 4 yrs, 7st lib—Javelin, 4 yrs, 7st lib—Miss Burns, 6 yrs, 7st—Clumsy, 4 yrs, 7st—Mangler, 4 yrs, 7st— g, by Advocate, out of Dexterous's dam—Best Bower, 5 yrs, Est 121b—Flattery, 4 yrs, Est 121b—False Report, 5 yrs, Est 121 b—My Mary, 4 yrs, Gst 121b—Cocoa Nut, 4 yrs, 6st 81b —Alkali, 4 yrs, Est 71b—The Wreck, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Lon don, 4 yrs, 6st 11b —c, by Don John, out of Peri, 3 yrs, 6st —Wild Roe, 4 yrs, 6st—Buttress, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Garnet, 4 yrs, sst 121b—The Premier, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Blackbird, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Marquis of Conygbarn,3 yrs, sst 81b—Lord Harry, 3 yrs, sst 71 1 )—Sir Peter Laurie, 3 yrs, sst 61b. CHELSEA PENSIONERS. Captain LAYARD said that he had given notice sostse days ago of his intention to ask the Right Hon. the Secretary-at- War, if it was the intention of Government to take into con sideration the petition presented on the 21st day of April, and since printed by order of the House, from certain t helsea pen sioners, complaining of o/. per cent. being stopped from their pay. He now wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to comply with the prayer of the peti tioners ? outlt l o r o . S. HERBERT R opt E he ßT re w qo a e s s u t n o d f e t r h s o tood to petitio s o a e y that rsbei h o e g co m u to ld hold plied with. CORN IMPORTATION BILL. iOttenethore, the mo CorntionoflSmiproßriatPioEnEßLsi.the Housewentiantts being y Com mittee the clause, for the reduction of the duty o no read, United L orde t that ed no t h part r t t e o f l the of KingdomG. BE N T w l a N s CK more rose deeply and__ i s o a t i e d these discussions than Ireland. d d that When they consi ere a , _ the most serious importance there were 585,00 0 0 at o s cc o u r pier a s t o le f as l t a , n t d he in g i r r e e a l t a e n r d p ' part of o th em, he whom were growers of he thought it was a matter of to Ireland that they should not hastily cometo a decision this Bill. The annual importation of oats from Ireland had amounted, in the last and former years, to a sum of money little short of 2,500,0001. Supposing that they came to the resolution of admitting the free importation of oats into England from foreign countries, and that the effect would be the lowering of the price of oats to the extent of 10/. per cent., it would .•ffect Ireland in a very grievous degree. It would upon the simple article of oats amount to a tax as it were upon the agricultural produce of that country of 250,000/. per annum. He held in his hand a return of the prices of all oats that were exported from Ireland from the year 1817 to 1839, compris ing a period of twenty-three years, and the average price of oats in that period west I ls. 7d. per qr. ; and if oats were allowed to be introduced into England from foreign countries free of duty, it was perfectly clear that Ireland would be grievously affected. He would now state what the prices of oats were in the years 1844 and 1845 respectively at foreign ports.—( The Noble Lord then aced from some documents he held in his hand, by which 3 said it appeared that in 1844 the price of oats at Amsterdam was 12s. 9d. ; at Hamburgh, 10s. 9d.; at Dantzie,l2s. 6d. ; and at Riga, 6s. 6d. In the year 1845, the prices were, at Amsterdam, Ils. 9d. ; at Hamburgh, Hs. 10d. ; at Dantzic, 10s. 6d. ; and at Riga, l Os. 6d. He next proceeded to read similar lists, which gave et ail s equally minute relative to the price of the says e article in the years 1624, 1825, and 1826, at Archangel, Riga, Konigsburgh, Stettin, and Copenhagen. The Right Hon. Gentleman the First Minister of the Crown asked w Iv he would give to the distress in Ireland a suspension of the-corn-law ? Why he never thought that the suspension of Wise laws could do any good to the people of Ireland. He never said that their removal would confer any benefit. 'ley said emphatically 'that in the present state of *be Continent of Europe they could not afford in a year of scarcity to export corn or wheat. They proposed to agree to a suspension of the corn-laws as a practical proof for how the people of Ireland and England thatno good would Cope from their repeal. They said that if the people of Ire land were excited by representations of the good that would result from a repeal of the corn-laws, that they (the protectionists) would not stand between them and that suspension. He had said that there were 585,000 holders of land in Ireland. Five hundred and eighty-five holders of farms not exceeding fifteen acres each--men who had no capital but their industry—no capital but their honesty.—( Hear, hear.) That was his state ment. Was it possible that farmers holding but fifteen acres of land could have much capital, or employ skill in the cultiva tion of their farms? How could they possess threshing ma chines, drills, harrows, and ether useful agricultural imple ments?----(Hear.) But such was the state of things as they found it. They found 558,000 farmers holding but fifteen acres —men who, if they believed Lord Essex, having no capi tal and skill, should not be:farmers. These 558,000 tarmers, with 3,000,000 of souls dependent upon them, were to be sacrificed to their political economy. Now this was in accordance with the language which had been held by the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government, when speaking of political economists. He gave the House to understand, that human beings were to be sacrificed, in order to ensure abetter cultiva tion of the land. There was a time when the Right Hon. Ba ronet would have scouted the idea of such political economy as this; there was a time when he recollected the Right Hon. Baronet referring to the letter which the Noble Lord the Mem ber for London had addressed to his constituents, and describ ing those who were in favour of such political economy as a body whose doctrines it was to buy in the cheapest market, and substitute the corn of Russia and of Po land for their own—a body of men who were described as sacrificing the interests of the world to the advancement of their own—as a body of men who would sacrifice the hardy race of the farm labourer—a body of men to whom wealth was their only object. He recollected that the Hon. Member for Montrose interrupted the Right Hon. Baronet in that descrip tion, and that the Right Hon. Baronet, addressing the Hon. Member, said,—You sat ; for the likeness—(Cheers from the protectionists)—you are the representatives of these harsh, cold-blooded, political economists. In his (Lord G. Ben tinck's opinion the Right Hon. Baronet was rather himself the hard-featured, harsh, cold-blooded economist which he repre sented the Hon. Member for Montrose to be. —( Hear, hear. ) The Right Hoir Baronet had said that the protectionists had made things worse, and he had asked what had protection done for the 558,000 holders of land in Ireland ? It was certainly a difficult matter to say whether those individuals were in a better or a. worse condition since the passing of the Corn Bill ; he had no very accurate data to go upon, but he had heard from an authority which he he had often quoted—Captain Foster—that in spite of the famine - alleged to exist in Ireland, these holders of land were rapidly progressing towards improve. ment. That Gentleman had learned from the secretary of the savings' banks in Cork, that during the last year the small farmers in that district alone had deposited it in the savings banks 200,000/. and the sums deposited by each individual did not exceed 341.—(Hear, hear)—and yet they were called upon to sacrifice their capital at the shrine of free trade which had been created by the Right Hon. Baronet. He admitted that they were not going to shut out Ireland from the British markets, but they were depriving her of that favour and partiality whieh she had so long enjoyed. It was true this was not done by direct means, but it was done by introducing more favoured competitors into the British market, upon the same terms.—(Cheers.) He regretted that for the last thirt- , years the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Govern. ment had chosen to abandon the course of a great statesman, and the course which a great minister ought to pursue ; and he regretted deeply, both for the sake of the country, as well as for the House, that the warning which he had thrown out, as for as the sake of the country, had not been used in this mea sure. It was with exceeding regret that he had alluded to this subject at all, List still he conceived that it was incumbent on the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Ministry that measures should be taken which were in consonance with the measures of the Government ; that the subje ct taken in these discussions should be in consonance with the impressions which had been promulgated in furthering the resolutions of the House. In the course of these discussions he was taunted, or rather ridiculed, because he took notice of the fact that a ship with 60 tons of potatoes had come to England from Ireland, and he was asked if he would interrupt the supplies destined for the people of England by purchasing this food for the apprehended scarcity? He would retaliate by asking the Right Honourable Baronet why the 60 or 80 tons of oats which had been recently shipped from Deptford to Ireland were not detained here in stead of being sent to Ireland ? It seemed that this proceeding was the converse of their own political economy, which was to buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market. In this in stance they had bought in the dearest to supply the cheapest market. They did this instead of going to the localities in Ireland where scarcity did not exist, in order to purchase food for the support of the people. Ireland was the cheapest market from which they could have been supplied, while it would have been conferring uretfissiei o a rreh b e veer n re e dfiwet enas dd s h t th e r ae c ts countryesas t b y edx circulating n athesome ma m s : pn localities,ae t y t t ol here. disbt was not general. Wh at h e denied was the statement of her Majesty's Government respecting the prevalence of a general o p n e s d t i e l o e o n s e u e 1 , t a t n h d o s ae whosegenera l businessse ar c i it and wa d Let to t t i f s t a o m a i t r t i e e of the m ar k ets . L et them consult corn-factors an mhieei mlsitagte° who go t o S cot l and to make their purchases, would t e h o d e t y h ad w o e u t r e ld fi sp pr r' ee d h oats cs et onnt g e c ih ea dtb. waasoye He was n ineships,thha the west oft received w 2e h rt a her t of f nsar Ireland. letterlaanjde burden, t y s T but t bh G ae threevN were Noble a e y al Lord agoredu thenw et entered into details to show that the scarcity was not so great as it was represented to be. Now, to return t o t h e rea l state of Irel an d . The Right Hon. Baronet had thrown out some doubt as to the correctness Seve of the returns which he (Lord G. Bentinck) had Hon. Baronet times referred to. But he could in to show that out of the that he held in his hand returns not less than 558,000 helc 6 l s fa B ; form the Right 0 111 00 , holders old l ers of farms in Ireland, 564,374 holders of farms not employingoay a l b 6 o a u c r r e e r s a . ; T 9s h , e 3 r 3 e 9 w ere oc cupiers of farms em ploying iore ab n o d u . rer4Lmaki ng a total of 659,613 holders of lan would giv f e an , in crease in the hold ers of land for the last 15 Now he thought th at t hi s was a sufficient pyreoaorfVlat2lsret96nci was in a prosperous condition ; and if they added the remedies to which reference had been made on former nights— namely, a liberal poor-law, to meet the wants of the labouring classes, and an attention to the condition and interests of the poorer classes of tenant-farmers in Ireland, he had no doubt that a material improvement would take place in the social condition of the people in every district, whether distressed or not, in that unfortunate country. Sir H. BARRON said that the people of Ireland very much doubted the 'sincerity of their lately acquired friends (the pro tectionists), and the question the poor farmer of 15 acres asked himself, was, What has protection done for me ?—(Cheirs.) He confessed that he had himself been opposed to any altera tion of the corn-laws as at present existing ; but, on calm and careful consideration, he was now fully convinced that the mea sures propounded by her Majesty's Ministry would be of the first and most beneficial importance to Ireland ; and some of his tenants, men of great intelligence, holding farms of from 2 to 3 and 500 acres, were of the same opinion.' He remem bered that on the late alteration in the tariff, it was pro phesied that the stock and * butter trade of Ireland would be completely ruined.—( Hear. ) But it was not so. These trades had increased from 15 to 20 per cent., and lan in the " butter countries" had increased from 15 to 18 per cent., and he challenged the Noble Lord (Lord Georg e Bentinck) to contradict the fact that land in his part of the country had increased from 10 to 15 per cent. — (Cheers.) He was satisfied that the people of this great country required these changes, and that they would not be inimical to any of the interests of England or Ireland. When the Noble Lord appealed to this House on behalf of the poor landlords in Ireland, what on earth, he would ask, had the poor of Ireland to expect from the continuance of a tax on human food ?—( Cheers.) He trusted that this measure would give an impetus to agriculture, which would oblige the farmers to adopt better measures of cultivation. But he contended that Ireland was not a corn growing o cr e () n o t r t y ag ; em that t a to pasturagesys t em of b would green crop far m growoirne likelyg that; t an yield the farmers a certain return. He was quite satisfied that the I r i s h f armer would be. continually in difficulty while he reaped only one crop of corn instead of three, as under the present system. It was not for him ( Sir H. Barron) to defend the Right Hon. Baronet, the _First Lord of the Treasury from any charges *brought against him, but wheitbthaolulgghotodthabtuma humour —and he said it an . exceedinglyTbe Noble h e from the Noble Lord.—( Cheer e y,o into that House as a and Inen asked strongthem a e l them selves, es, therefore , supporter of t d h e t his (Sir H. Barron) remembered ca. '. Whig lecture Parart political consistency consistency assisting.He con ceived from the unchanged and the immutable that the recipe of the Noble Lord for people, namely, to send Government emissaries into the market to buy up food for them, was a perfectly novel one This was the Noble Lord's pl an f or l ower i ng the markets.oe He ( Sir H. Barron) would have co nce i ve d t h at the better . and surer way to lower the markets would have been to purchase corn in foreign markets, and to sell that cheaply to those who required it. He could tell the House, from personal observation, that nearly one-half of the people of Ireland were living upon the charity of their neighbours ; and were it not forthis . charity, he could assure Hon. Members that hundreds and hundreds of thou sands would die of starvation. It was the knowledge of this forwardfact and make that inducedthe ao taz o bileixtyorton to l and i gen a tr lev yo ia f t l e re t l h a i n s d d to ist e r o e m as e . he nu u l o ut s t b o e r f a t h o e f p g e e r n s t u r u y i s o n his mpl own employed do o n e theiri gh b o e ur s ta h t o e o s had d but thisotib wasled t in the country ; and unless the Government made most extraordi nary exertions to assist the clergy and gentry in their efforts to lessen the distress, the misery in town would be most appalling. In some paris of Ireland there was not a hundred families who name had o the f meansuutum common sense,subsistence cuu lfromcould t day oy w t b o e d n a y p , r a o n v i d s how, fons w i e n r the e so high? Khy, ofhuisbloown what k it had been fo heknowledge, kr the last six knew that the years.price of potatoes was double But it was said, why do not the country gentry and clergy come forward and put these families in the way of getting their living. Now, how could they ? Many of these resided in the mountains, and had no claim upon the landlords of the district ; but with aid from Government these landlords would undertake works which would go very far to employ and relieve the wants of many of these starving families. Within these last few months several ships had arrived from America laden with the very food which was wanted for Ireland, but it was shut out from the markets of that country by the delay of this measure. And what, let him ask, would be the conse quence of this delay? Why those who had money in their possession now would be compelled to ex p en d th e w h o l e o f i t in purchasing provisions for their immediate wants, whereas, if this Bill were passed, this money would perhaps supply them with food for the whole of the autumn. Under these cir cumstances he should support her Majesty's Government. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not rise to follow the Hon. Baronet who had just sat down in answer ing the speech of the Noble Lord who had moved the amendment, but to point out to the Noble Lord that IT amendment would not accomplish the object he had in view. The Noble Lord moved that the words " there should be levied upon oats on an d a f ter th e I s t o f F e b ruary , 1849, a duty of 15.," shonld be omitted. Now, as a previous clause repealed the duty on all grains including oats, if this amend ment were carried there would be no duty on oats at all, which he was sure was not the object the Noble Lord had in view in proposing this amendment.--( Hear, hear.) He put it to the Noble Lord then, whether it was fair to take up the time of the Committee in discussing an amendment, which could not accomplish the end he had in view. —( Hear, hear.) Lord GEORGE BEN TINCK apprehended that the clause to which the Right Hon. Gentleman had just referred did not absolutely repeal the duty, and in this opieiuion he be lieved, from a conversation he had had with him, that his Right Hun. and Learned Friend the Attorney-General, would bear him out. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, it was hardly fair for the Noble Lord to introduce his name in this matter, but independently of this the Noble Lord was wrong in supposing that the Bill did not absolutely repeal the duty on oats in the event of the Noble Lords' amendment being carried. It did not require the mind of a lawyer to see this.—( Hear, hear.) Captain LAYA RD had come down to the House, intending to vote against the Noble Lord's amendment, but he was glad to find now that the Noble Lord was so stanch a free-trader.— (Cheers.) Instead, therefore, of opposing the amendment, he should now support it, if the Noble Lord had pressed it ; but he put it to the Noble Lord whether it would not be better, seeing that the country was anxious that the Bill should pass, for him to withdraw his opposition altogether.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. STUART was understood to dissent from the opinions oi the Attorney-General. Mr. P. BORTHWICK said, if they introduced into the first clause of the Bill, which repealed the existing duties on grain, the words " excepting oats," Le apprehended his Noble Friend's amendment would only have the elect of negativing the Government proposal, so far as it related to oats. He would ask the Learned Attorney-General whether the effect of the first clause, already passed, would have the effect of repealing the existing duty on oats. The ATTORNEY-GFNERAL apprehended it would. Mr. STEWART thought that the whole of the clause should be rejected, and another clause remodelled should be introduced in lieu thereof. The SPEAKER intimated that no amendment could be proposed on any part of the clause already past.—( Hear, hear.) The only course to be adopted would be to pass or reject the whole clause. Mr. F. BARING thought that if the Noble Lord wished to make any alteration, he should propose his amendment in a proper form. Mr. SCO TT understood that the amendment of his Noble Friend was that the word " oats" should not be expressed. He thought the whole of the clause should be rejected. Lcrd G. BENTINCK then withdrew his amendment with reference to the word " oats." Mr. GREENE then read the first clause. "Be it therefore enacted, by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this present Parlia ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, that from and after the passing of this Act, in lieu of the duties now pay able upon the entry for home consumption in the United King dom, and upon the importation into the Isle of I'slan of corn, grain, meal, and flour, there shall be levied and paid unto her Majesty, her heirs, and successors, on all corn, grain, meal, and flour, already or hereafter to be imported into the United Kingdom or the Isle of Man, from parts beyond the seas, and entered for home consumption, after the passing of this Act, the duties set forth in the Schedule to this Act annexed until the first day of February, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and on, from, and after the said first day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nirw, the following duties :—namely, Upon all wheat, barley, bear or bigg, oats, rye, pease, and beans, for every quarter one shilling, and so in proportion for a less quantity. Upon all wheat, meal, and flour, barley meal, oat meal, rye meal, and flour, pea meal, and bean meal, for every cwt. fourpence halfpenny, and so in proportion tor a less quantity. Lord G. BLNTINCK moved the omission of the whole clause. Mr. FINCH considered that the protecting duties were of great benefit to the people of Ireland. The repeal of those duties would therefore, in his opinion, be tantamount to a re peal of the Union. The Hon. Member proceeded to animad vert upon the currency introduced by the Right Honourable Baronet. He considered that if the House agreed to the pro position of his Noble Friend it would be a great boon to Ireland, to which the agriculturists of Ireland were well entitled. He would, therefore, most cordially support th e mo ti on o f t h e Noble Lord the Member for Lynn. Mr. 0. GORE considered that the present question was peculiarly an Irish one ; and, therefore, as an Irish landlord, he should offer a few observations to the House regarding it. He looked upon the measure as the most important which had ever come before the f r egislature during the forty years that he had the honour of a seat in that (louse. And the passing of it would be—and he feared it would be passed—the era from whence to date the decline of this great empire. The object of the Bill—as it was stated to be—was to bring waste land into cultivation. Now, he had reclaimed waste land him self, and upon that subject, therefore, he was a practical man. In Ireland it was their custom to take four, five, six, or seven, aye, ten crops of oats in succession from reclaimed lands, whilst in England they thought it a great thing to take two—( Hear, hear)—and they therefore would, by passing the measure, reduce oats to such an extravagantly low price that it would not pay the farmer the capital which he in vested in the reclamation of the waste. His Noble Friend, (Lord G. Bentinck ) had already demonstrated the evil which weuld be inflicted by the measure upon Ireland; he proved it by quoting the price of the foreign markets. But he would put the House in mind of a statement made by Mr. Gladstone in 1842, namely, that he could I rocure 793,000 quarters of wheat, at an average of Hs. 5d., adding about ss. for freightage—(Hear, hear)—which plainly demonstrated the low price which grain would bring in the home markets. But he would quote a higher authority than Mr. Gladstone, a higher authority than the Home Secretary, and a higher authority than the Prime Minister himself. He would quote Mr. Pitt who said, " that the agriculture of Ireland ought to be pro tected, and that it would be a blot upon England should they cease to support it."—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. SCOTT said that there was nothing which could alienate Ireland from this country more than the circum stance that she could not get an adequate return for her pro duce. If this Bill passed, she would not get an adequate re turn, but would be obliged to enter the market in competition • with the foreigner. He denied, therefore, that it would do good to Ireland. It would, besides, have the effect of throwing the land of inferiror value out of cultivation. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw that the House might divide, but on our re-admission to the gallery we found that no division had taken place. Lord G. BENTINCK having withdrawn his amendment, The remaining clauses of the Bill, with the schedules, were then agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be received on Friday next, amidst loud cheers. The House then resumed, and immediately afterwards re solved itself into Committee on the CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL, The different clauses of which were agreed to without oppo sition, and the report ordered to be read on Friday next. The House then resumed. The reports on her Majesty's message relating to Viscount Hardinge and Lord Gough' were brought up and agreed to. THE POLLING PLACES IN IRELAND BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a qurter-past Nine o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, RAY 5. The following Railway Bills were withdrawn:— Preston and Wyre Railway Harbour and Dock (dew Dock and Railway). Cornwall and Devon Central (liule, Lelant, St. Austell, and Bodmin Branches). Cornwall and Devon Central. The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed lion. Members : Bristol and Birmingham (Bath Line)—Mr. Hudson & Mr. Phillpotts. Warwickshire and London (Worcester and Weedon Line)—Sir C. Douglas and Mr. Dugdale. Midland (Nottingham and Mansfield Railway) —Sir J. Trollope, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Mundy. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. resolution sMa Th ns e fie fo la llo ß wi ail n w g ay)peti That, in the case o t were reported from this Committee:- I. ke Midland Railway (Nottingham and tion the standing orders ought to be dispensed a—y That petition,t partiese ai b itfin ia g e orders 2. That, in the case of the li ,t lT to proceed with their Bill. tehaven and Furness Junction w ßa it i h lw : ought net to be disp ense d w i t h. 3. That, in the case of th e E ast at Railway petition, the standin g orders ought not to be di s p ense d w ith. West of England J unc ti on 4. That, in the case of the Launcestonand petition, the standing orders ought n o t to bedispensed with. 5. That, id the case of the Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 6. That, in the case of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Bath Line) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning that portion of their lint the plans and sections of which have not been deposited with the clerk of the parish of Swainswick. 7. That, in the case of the Londe:, Salisbury and Yeovil Junc tion Railway (Salisbury to Yeovil) petition, the s - mting orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on the insertion of a clause restraining them from taking any land from a field (No. 2) in the parish of Sutton Bingham, to the termination of the line as shown on the plan. 8. That, in the case of the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway petition for additional provision, the standing orders ought to he dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to introduce such additional provision, on proving to the Committee on the Bill the consent of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company. 9. That, in the case of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Rail. way petition for additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to introduce stich additional provision, on proving to the Committee on the Bill the con sent of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company. 10. That, in the case of the Kent Atmospheric Railway petition for additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —That the parties be permitted to introduce such additional provi sion, on proving before the Committee on the Bill the assent of all the owners, lessees, and occupiers on the line of the proposed deviation. That the Committees on this and the four preceding Bills do exa mine in the first place how far such orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the Itouse on the report of the Bill. 11. That, in the case of the Warwickshire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon Line) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. First, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. THE WOUNDED MAN BLEwITT.—Last night, on in quiry of Mr. Duncan, the house surgeon of the hospital, our in formant learnt that not the remotest hope was now entertained of tile patient's ultimate re covery, mortification of the Injured parts of the body through which the ball had passed having at length taken place, notwithstanding the favourable symptoms which a few days Since apparently manueettcl tnemasive MANCHESTER, 1846. Acceptances for the Manchester Cup, Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Philip, 6 yrs, 7st 131b—Coeur de Leon, 4 vrs, 7st 91b—Beatrice, aged, 7st 81b—Hooton, 6 yrs, 7st 71b—Parthian, G yrs, 7st 41b—Dr. Husband, 5 yrs, 7st—Fair Rosamond, 5 vrs, Gst 131b—Bedale, 4 yrs, 6st 41b— Burgundy, 3 yrs, sst 121b—The Slayer's Daughter, 3 yrs, sst. Acceptances for the Cup given by the Lessee of the Race Course. Trueboy, 6 yrs, Rst 51 b—Philip, 6 yrs, Bst—Fair Charlotte, 5 yrs, Bst—Beatrice, aged, 7st 91b—Quebec, 6 yrs, 7st 71b— Cceur do Leon, 4 yr s , 7 s t 71b —Lancash i re Wit c h, 4 yrs, ist 51b—Dr. Husband, 5 yrs, 7 st 31b—Surety, 5 yrs , 7st 41b— Carissima, 4 yrs, 7st—P sa l ms i nger, 4 yrs, Mt—Little John, 5 yrs, 7st—Princess Roy a l, 4 yrs, Est 11 1b—B ar baraYoung,4 yrs, 6st Gib—Burgundy, 3 yrs, 6st—Robert de CI orhana, 3 yrs, sst 71b—Lord Harry, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Fitzwilliam, 3 yrs, sst 21b—The Red Vixen, 3 yrs, sst. ASCOT HEATH, 1840. Nominations for the Ascot Stakes. Rowland Hill, 4 yrs—My Mary, 4 yrs—Master Stepney, 4 yrs—Mowerina, 3 yrs—The Wreck, 4 yrs—Beaufront, 5 yrs—Merryman, 4 yrs—C ar i ss i ma, 4 yrs—rhe Dart, 4 yrs —Queen of Tyne, aged—Subduer, 6 vrs—Spur, 3 yrs— Queen Pomare, 4 yrs—Arthur, 4 yrs—Javelin, 4 yrs—Co lumbus, 4 yrs—Aristotle, aged—Whip, 5 yrs—Crocus, 6 yrs —Miss Burns, 6 yrs—Satyr, 5 yrs—Deodara, 4 yrs—iEgis, 4 yrs—Polka, 3 yrs—Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs—Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs—Vol-au-Vent, 5 yrs—Jenny Wren, 4 yrs —Puff; 4 yrs—Devil to Pay, 5 yrs—Miss Elis, 4 yrs— Glossy, 6 yrs—Wood Pigeon, 4 vrs—Clumsy, 4 yrs—Fuabos, 4 yrs—Vitellius, 6 yrs—Thrapston, 3 yrs—Needful, 5 yrs— Nereus, 4 yrs—Ould Ireland, 4 yrs—Morpeth, 5 yrs— Sheraton, 5 yrs—A-la -mode, 5 yrs —Punch, 3 yrs—lnherit ress, 6 yrs—Akbar, 5 yrs—Rowena, 5 yrs—The Roper's Daughter, aged—Footstool, 3 yrs—Pride of Kildare, 5 yrs— Wild Roe, 4 yrs—Headsman, 3 yrs—Lothario, 3 yrs— Muscatel, 3 yrs—Trueboy, 6 yrs—Lightning, 5 yrs— Gamecock, 6 yrs—Stream, 4 yrs—Tugnet, 3 yrs— Mongrel, 4 yrs , --Astonishment, 3 yrs—Camera Obscura, 3 yrs—Mentor, 4 yrs—Petit Morceau, 4 yrs—Brush, 5 yrs— I-am-not-Aware, aged—Mosque, aged—Keppel, aged— fby Touchstone, out of Languish, 4 yrs—Misdeal, aged— Pineapple, 6 vrs—Leopard, 4 yrs—Cormlius, 3 yrs—The Witch, 4 yrs—Ohio, 3 yrs—Gaiety, 5 yrs—Tit Bit, 3 yrs— g by Advocate, out of Dexterous's dam, 4 yrs—Humdrum, 3 yrs—Leaconfield, 3 yrs—London, 4 yrs—f by Sir Hercules, out of Taglioni, 4 yrs—Best Bower, 5 yrs—Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs—Crim. Con., 4 yrs—Flattery, 4 yrs—Lord Harry, 3 yrs —Stoker, 4 yrs—Buttress, 3 yrs—Farthing Candle, 3 yrs— Antler, 5 yrs—Petitioner, 3 yrs—Wolf-dog, 4 yrs—Flahow lagh, 4 yrs—Colleen Bawn, 4 yrs—Lynceus, 3 yrs—Red Deer, 5 yrs—Discord, aged. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) CHESTER, TUESDAY NIGHT, NINE O'CLOCK. CHESTER CUP. 9 to 1 agst Beat Bower 16 to 1 agst inheritress 11 to 1 agst Sweetmeat 20 to 1 agst Connaught 11 to 1 agst Miss Burns Ranger 12 to 1 agat Polish—t. 25 to 1 agst Lady Wildair 12 to 1 agat Clumsy 25 to 1 agat Hope 14 to 1 agst The Magnet I4oto 1 agat Glossy 15 to 1 agst Vitula f4oto 1 agst Billy Purvis ,1 15 to 1 agst The Baron 1 40 to 1 agst Roderick '1 15 to 1 agst Pedometer Betting ;1 7 eat. REPORTED DEATH OF MR. A. W. HILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. am most happy to inform you that the report of our respected neighbour, A. W. Hill, Esq.'s death, is totally false—a report, no doubt, circulated for . a rynron—which report, I hope, did not emana te from this neighbourhool—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, A SALOPIAN. BRIGHTON, MAY s.—Lord Drumlanrig and family arrived here yesterday afternoon by the. steamer from Di eppe, and Lord Lifford left last eve nin g in the steamer for Dieppe, R°sc' in en route to Paris. LIVES OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND.—By Esq.—Vol. 1., William the Conqueror (to be completed about six volumes). Mr. Roscoe has earned for himself a great reputation for learning and scholarship, whichhthtios work is well calculated to enhance. His work i s not a new history of England, but it forma a necessary companion those we already possess. Compiled from official records and other authentic documents, private as well as public, M Roscoe has quitted the beaten track o f recording nierelr;- public deeds and events. His object has been to explore the peculiarities of individual kingly disposition, character, alike ocfhahrisacvtierr and way of thinking; to search out th e real motive; of actions, to follow his hero into the phriivstyy,oefodmopmriessitnige and social life, and to draw a faithful picture tues and his vices, his passions, propensities, a nd eccentrici ties, in short, to exhibit his personal every trait by which he is distinguished from the rest of mankind. His task has been executed with a spirit and zeal which imparts the profoundest interest to the narrative [ADVERTISEMENT.] —BOTANIC WATER AND BEAR'S GUAM—When the hair is becominz thin, and falling off, the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the head, is the use of the two above-named articles , applied alternately —the bo tanic water to cleanse the roots from scurf and as a stimulant, and the bear's grease as a nourisher. If any further evidence was required of the virtues of bear's grease f or renovating and preserving the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the quantity used, and the length of hair obtained by some of the North Ame rican Indians, would be a sufficient answer. Ross and Sons, 119, and 120, Bishopsgate-street, who first introduced the use of bear's grease in this country, and who fat and kill the ani mals, recommend the public to purchase none other but with their names aad address printed on the pot, or the chances are tftaffcaannterdbremaining their obtaining a spurious article. All vegetable oils applied to the hair are worse than useless. por tion of this fine regiment in Eng _ ury B an . acts yea. THE 10TH HUSSARS. terday morning and proceeded to Herne Day. They them. embarked on board a steam-boat for Gravesend, where they were transhipped Ta h n ed staff on board the Larkins and Persia Indlamen, vrhich vessels will sail this morning for Bombay. The staff are on board the tbrmer 'Vessel. The troops appeared to be in excellent condition. COURT CIRCULAR, The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in a pony carriage yesterday in Claremont Park. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took their usual walk and rides in the forenoon in the pleasure grounds of Claremont. The Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Waiting, arrived at Claremont yesterday. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, left Claremont at twenty-five minutes past four o'clock) esterday, in an open car riage and four, escorted by a party of the ith Hussars, fi,r town. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and the Hon. Captain Gordon, followed in a chariot and four. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice, ac companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were in an open carriage and four. And the Lady in Waiting, Lady Port man, and the Lord in Waiting, the Marquis of Ormonde, followed in another carriage' and four. The royal party arrived at Buckingham Palace at five minutes past six o'clock. Her Majesty and the Prince were received by the Hon. Misses Napier and Dawson, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Vice Chamber lain, the Master of the Household, and Sir Frederic Stovin. The Marquis of Ormonde has succeeded Lord Byron as the Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and Sir Frederic Stovin has succeeded Admiral Sir Robert Otway as the Groom in Wait ing to her Majesty. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yesterday , in a carriage. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at tended by Lady Augusta Bruce, visited her Majesty at Marl borough House. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Lord Monteagle, and a deputation, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Cornmandeur Marquis Lisboa, Brazilian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Commissioners of the Metropolitan Railway Termini had a meeting yesterday at the office in Whitehall-place. Mr. Adair had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie office of the Board of Trade. J. yesterday at the C T . h r e e rr l i v e e s r , e t present he L ord Mayor,l;iscou Viscount d si r Frederick Canning, th e Right Smith. on. Dispatches Governor ibralt yesterday at the Colonial-office, from the RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Bristol and Exeter, New, 103 —Birmingham and Gloucester, 12534—Bristol and South Wales Junction, I % —Caledonian, 8 —Newcastle and Berwick, 21% North Devon, 1 —South Wales, 3—Taff Vale, 1 7-16. MANCUESTER, MAT 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, Bos ton, &c., I Is. 3d. dis.—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, N. dis.— Buckingham and Bletchley Junction, % p.—Clitheroe Junction, 1, dis.—Derby and Crewe, 4M p.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 325. 6d. p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, M p.—Goole, Doncaster, Shef field, &c., p.—Great Grimsby mid Sheffield Junction, 1% dis. Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford, 2% p.—Huddersfield and Man chester Railway and Canal, 1 p.—lluddersfleid and Sheffield Junc tion, 6% p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire % dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 4 c. p.—Lircr pool and Bury, 91,4 p.—Ditto, New Shares, 2 3-16 p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1% p.—Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, 5-16 p.—London and York, par—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, IN p.—Manchester and Birmingham, 81 c. —Ditto, Quarters (B), 9 p.—Ditto, ditto (C), R p.—. Manchester; and Birmingham Continuation, &c., % dis.—Manchester and Hyde, p. —Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby - , % dis.—Manchester and Southampton, ' p.—North Staffordshire, 5% p.—North Western, Bs. 6d. p.—Nottingham and Mansfield, '-16 p.—Oldham, Birken head, &c., ye dis. Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 13s. p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quar ters, No. 3,1% p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 1% p.—Shrop shire :Union Railway and Canal, 14 dis.—South Midland, 3 p.— South Eastern and Dover. Halves (No. 4), 5-16 c. p.—Treat Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction, M p.—West Riding Union, 645. p. LEEDS, MAY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Exten sion, 30s. p.—East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 3 p. Huddersfield and Manchester, 1% p.--lluddersfield and Sheffield, 7 p.—Leeds and Bradford, 30 c..p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 3 3 4 p.— Leeds and Thirsk, 2 dis.— London and Croydon, 23—Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 23—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 10 p.—Ditto, Fifth Shares, 104 p.—Ditto, Extensions, 34 p.—Newcastle and Berwick, 11 p.—Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 9% p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 335. p.—South Eastern and Dover, No. 2,43 ti p.— Ambergate, Nottingham, end Boston, 10s. dis.—Birkenhead, Chester. Mold, ac., 255. Gd. dis. —Buckinghamshire, 34 p.—Llitheroe June lion, 4s. dis.—Direct Northern, 15s. dis.—Essex and Suffolk, IGs. dis. --Glasgow and Dumfries, Is. p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, Bs. die. —Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 235. dis.—Leeds and York, Is. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 2s. dis.—Leices ter and Bedford, 9s. dis.--Llverpeol, Onnskirk, and Preston, 335. p. —London and York, par—London and Portsmouth, m dis.—London and Manchester (Item.), 345. Gd. dis.—Manchester, Buxton, 31st. lock, and Midland, 1% p.—Manchester and Birmingham Continua tion and Welsh Junction, 15s. Gd. dis.—Northumberland and Lanca shire Junction, 17s. dis.—North Staffordshire, Si. 17s. p.—North Westrn, p.—Shropshire Union, % dis.—South Midland, 2% p. South and Midland Junction, 245. dis.—Welsh Midlands, 22e. tits.— West Riding Union, Si. 4s. HULL, MAY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.-There has been a good demand for all de scriptions of shares, and a scarcity is Mt of good stock. The sales are-York and North Midland, East and West Riding, 12-Black burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 4-Ditto, New, -Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 14- Ipswich and Bury, Cambridge and Ely, 395.- North British, Carlisle, 2/. 16s.- Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bos ton, 425.-Buckinghamshire, 2/. 9s. Gd.- Direct Northern, 1%- East Lincolnshire, 31s. 6d.-Glasgow Dumfries, and Carlisle, Si. 155.- Hull and Barnsley Junction, 240. 6d.-Hull and Lincoln, 238. 6d.- Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 395.-Leicester and Bedford, 12s. - Leicester and Tamworth, 1% -London and York, 2/. Bs.-London and Manchester (Rem.), 215.-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, Si. 165.-Nottingham and Mansfield, 2% -North Western, 28s Gd.-North Staffordshire, 3/. 25.-South Midland, 4/. 19s. Gd.- Shef field and Macclesfield, 205.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 3%- Shropshire Union, 275.-Trent Valley Continuation, 375. 9d.-West Biding Union, 51. 18s. 31-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 275. SHEFFIELD, MAY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares (No. 2), 214 p.—Ditto, ditto (No. 3 Scrip), 335. Gd. p. —Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, 2s. dis.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 2s. Gd. dis.—Huddersfleld and Manchester, 1% p.—Ambergate, Not tingham, and Boston, 12s. Gd. dis.—Derby and Gainsborough, 14s. dis.--East Lincolnshire, 7s. Gd. p.—Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 9s. Gd. dis.—London and York, 2s. Gd. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 2s. Gd. p.—Manchester and Lincoln Union and Canal, 7s. dis.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 14s. p.—Ditto, Extension, 11s. dis.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 12s. 6d. dis.— South Midland, 2% p. —South Yorkshire Coal Railway, par. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAY 5: STOCK EXCHANGE.—ThO sales are—Buciinglianishire, is. p.— Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 12s. 6d. dis.--Liveproool, Orms. kirk, and Preston, 1 1 4 p.—Manchester, Leeds Extension, 3 3 4 p.— North British, Halves (Carlisle), 335. 6d. p.—North Western, 14 p HUDDERSFIELD, MAT S. STOCIE EXCHANGE.—The sales are—South Eastern and Dover, New (issued 15/.), No. 4, 3 - Caledonian,B 4 —Huddersfield and Man chester Railway and Canal, 12I A i —Huddersfield and Sheffield Junc tion, la 4 —Liverpool and Bury. 9 p.—Ditto, New, 3 - Leeds, Dews bury, and Manchester, 16—Leeds and Trek, —Newcastle and Berwick, 20%—North British, Carlisle Extension, 2/. lfis. 6d.—Am bergate, Nottingham, and Boston, VA—Clitheroo Junction, 24 North Western, 26s.—London and York, 2%—Sheflleld and Lin colnshire, U. 17s.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 475. 6d.—Buckingham shire, par. EDINBURGH, MAY 2, b g e a r t l e e , e 4 1 0 1, 5. 5 - I. A s 3 s :r - a A n be d r G d a e l e l n o: Caledonian Extension, 325. ci S 3 Ball l : a ff O r '3 l: l l Ka r g a .l-dE t 1; E l n ginti d AitsiNl N l l G2 ' a e 9El Linton, lTlielrldt 781.ai lel 2 l ei 2 a: s udna . -r are-Aberdeen, 'A r t-l e et Northern, 40s. 6d.-Dun dee and Perth, 17 East Indian Railway, 14s. 3d.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 235. 6d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 61,4- Ditto, Newport, 15s. 6d.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 21s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Pee bles, 305.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 355.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 385.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 475. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 425. 6d.-London and York, 555.- North British, 29-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 575. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, 131. 10s.-Ditto, New, 71. Is.-Perth and Crieff Direct, 325.-Scottish Central, 16/.-Ditto,' New, 61. 15s.- Scottish Grand Junction, 255.-South Midland, V. -Stirling and Dunferm line, 355. GLASGOW, MAY 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 305.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 515.-Ayr and Galloway, 335. 6d.- Banffshire, 215.-British and Irish Union, 415.-Caledonian, 12% - Ditto, New, 405-Caledonian Extension, 335. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 335.-Direct Northern, 425. 6d.-Dun blane, Donne, and Callender, 305.-East Indian Railway, 145.-Edin burgh and Glasgow, New, 201 -Edinburgh and Northern, 71.- Ditto Newpert, 175.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 305.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 335. 6d.-Glasgow General Terminus, 10% -Glasgow and Belfast Union, 38s. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 76/.- Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 475.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 425.-Inverness and Elgin, 225.-Lanark and Lothians, 445. -Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 12s. 6d.-Lesmahagow, 425.-- Manchester and Southampton, 455.-Midland, New, 331.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 205.-lerth and Inverness, 315.-Scottish Central, 174-Scottish Grand Junction, 21s.- Scottish Southern, 36.-Slamannan and Bo'ness, 625. 6d.-South Eastern and Dover, 14y2-South Midland, 90s. 6d.-South and Midland Junction, 20s. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 355. Bell's Life in London, Sunday, May 10.—Chester Races.—Full and exclusive particulars. Every race timed and gra phically described. The opening of tne cricket season. Price of Bell's Life (40 folio columns), 6d. Bell's Life of May 3, contained four folio columns of the five days' Newmarket First Spring Meeting, with a table of thirty-three winners, the amount of the stakes, the time of each race, the distance and weights—Chester meeting by Pegasus—Paris races and steeple chases—Florence races—Notes from Curragli—lndexes to races, including Ireland—Steeple chases— The ring, regattas, pedestrianism, and coursing, and a matchless variety •f sporting and general Intelligence. Bell's Life is regularly published in time for all the Saturday afternoon railways. The sale of Bell's Life exceeds 24,000. ' The Sidon steam-frigate, constructed by Sir C. Napier, is expected to be floated out of Deptford Dockyard about the 12th of May.— United Service Gasetk. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —DRAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE VISION RELIEVED, 29, A.LBERMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY.—NewIy invented acoustic tubes, for relief of extreme deafness, and when inserted in tho ear cannot bo perceived by the nearest observer — they are entirely different from all others, and are the smallest hear ing Instruments constructed—measuring only a quarter of an inch in their widest part; they may be securely adjusted in the ears unob served, and removed therefrom with as great ease and facility. Per seas are enabled to join in general conversation, and to hear mos t distinctly in a place of worship, &c., and what should be greatly considered, a natural expansion of the cavity of the ear Is preserved —a thickening or contraction of which in many instances is par tially the cause of deafness—and by their use the unpleasant SC.- Nation of singing noises in the ears is entirely obviated. Also im proved hearing trumpets of every description. Immediately tile newly-invented spectacle lenses are placed before imperfect vision, either by day or candlelight, that mist and dullness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Also the most powerful achromatic telescopes, opera glasses, and microscopes. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, are not in any way connected with a person of the same name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and observe—only to be had at 39, AlberMarle treet, Piccadilly, opposite the Yor Hotel. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —CASE OF A BAD LEG OF SIR TEEN YESES' STANDING CURED ET HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—Copy of a letter from Mr. Frederick, chemist, 32, Sidewell street, Exeter;" To Professor Holloway.—Sir,—l have the plea sure to inform you that the demand for your pills and ointment is rapidly increasing. Several remarkable and wonderful cases of cure by their means have lately come to my notice. One in particular, an old gentleman of this city who had an ulcerated leg for sixteen years, and had spent hundreds of pounds without obtaining relief, but was afterwards perfectly cured by the use of Holloway's Ointment and , Pills.—Sold by all dealers i n me di c i ne, and at Professor Holloway's ' Establishment, 244, Strand, London. ? STRIKE ON THE RICHMOND RAILWAY.—On Monday afternoon, about two o'clock, there was a general strike on the Rich mond Railway. The men, to the number of 700, ceased working, expressing a determination to have an increase in their wages of six pence per day. Many of the men being drunk, Mr. Knill, the con tractor, apprehended a disturbance, and applied to the police. The navigators paraded the town of Wandsworth until a late hour, but no disturbance arose. • The contractor afterwards declared his inten.: tion of not taking one of the old hands on again. Yesterday the works remained suspended, and in the course of the morning the con tractor had a private interview with Mr. Clive, at Wandsworth Po lice-court, the nature of which was not made public. At a later pe riod of the day a large 'number of navigators collected about the court, and ultimately about a dozen of them came to the magistrate and applied for summonses for the wages due to them. Mr. CHIT refused to grant their request, on the ground that they were hired servants, in which . ' case a magistrate could not act. As the demand was a mere debt, it should be recovered at the Court of Requests. DURHAM AND SUNDERLAND RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held, in compliance with the standing orders of Parliament, on Monday, in the Commission Room. Exchange-buildings, Sunderland. Thomas Robson, Esq., a director, was called to the chair. He stated that the object of the meeting was to give the assent or dissent of the com pany to the deed of agreement between the directors of the Railway Company and the directors of the Newcastle and Darlington Junc tion Railway Company, for the sale and purchase of the railway, and to give their assent or otherwise to a Rill now pending in Parliament, entitled " A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junc tion Railway Company t o p urc h ase th e Durham and Sunderland Railway, and the Wearmouth Dock, and to make certain _ i brai , ich Railways in the county of Durham, and for other purposes." he motions for the sale, &c., of the railway having conded, they were, after some observations, put been made and se conded, to the meeting and carried unanimously. SERIOUS AFFRAY.—On Monday last, two men were felling timber' near Redditch, and having on their way home, cltiring the day partaken too freely of intoxicating drinks, theyquarrelled when one of them, Roberts, taking upb_ but entered the fleshy iesada,xe aimed a blow at his companion Thomas, which missed his _ i n ately aimed another blow at T of the left thigh. Roberts im ed Thomas, which cut off the flesh fr h and Thomas has los omthefro,nt part of the forehead in a slanting direction down to t e 1 such a quantity of blood that it is doubtful whether he will recover . --471914011era1fr4 Crtakk. LATEST FROM AMERICA. We received at a late hour last night, by ex• press, from Liverpool, New York papers of the 11th ult., by the packet-ship John R.. Nuddy:— Mithto:-:—retterVhave been received at WeAbington from Mr. Slidell, of a date as late as the third of March, which confirm the published reports of his movements. He bad sent into the administration of Paredes his ultimatum, requir ing to be recognised, without condition or qualification, as Minister plenipotentiary from the United States, and giving them until the 18th of March to decide. These letters are dated from Jalapa. In the House of Representatives, a discussion arose, in consequence of the speech of Mr. Webster, in the Senate, on the Oregon Question, to which we alluded in our yesterday's paper. This discussion "assumed . the character of a debate on the Ashburton treaty. The opponents of Mr. Webster accused him of hating be trayed the interests of the country in the' negctiqions for the treaty, and in the affi:il - s of the Caroline;and M‘Leod, and of having misapplied the public ironies, On the 9th, Mr. Ingersol, after a vehement speech against Mr. Webster, proposed the following resolutions : Resolved, that the Secretary of State furnish this House an account of a ll parments made on the President's certifi cates, fron the fund appropriated by law, through the agency of that department, for the contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, since the .4'.h of March, 1841 ; with copies of all entries, rece i pts, letters, vouchers, memorandums, or other evidences of such payments; to whom paid, for what, and particularly all concerning the - north-eastern boun dary dispute with Great Britain. Also, copies of what ever communications were made from the Secretary of State during the last session of the 27th Congress ; particularly February, 1843, to Mr. Cushing and Mr. Adams, members of the Committee of this House on Foreign Affairs, of the wish of,the President of the United States to institute a special mission to Great Britain. Also, copies of all letters on the books of the Department of State to any officer of the United States, or anyperson of the United States, or any per son, in New York concerning Alexander 31•Leod. Resolved, that the chairman of the Committee of this House on Foreign Affairs submit to the House the journal or minutes of that committee during the last session of the 27th Congress. And if the papers were produced, they would, he said, prove Mr. Webster's misdemeanours in office, and- ren der him liable to impeachment for peculation. Some of the public money, he asserted. had been appropriated to procure the release of Mr. M' Leod. Several Members addressed the House in vindication of Mr. Webster, among them Mr. Adams, who said if there were any grounds for the charge of a misapplication of funds, the question must be addressed to John Tyler, who was ►he proper person to be impeached, and not Daniel Webster. After several other Senators had addressed the House, The previous question was now ordered, and the main question was ordered to be now taken, ayes 108, noes 70. Mr. Drxorr, of Conn., now moved an amendment for carry ing back the inquiries of the resolutions through every ad ministration of the Government.—This was rejected, ayes 64, noes 105. The resolutions were then adopted, ayes 126, noes 28. o'l the 10th the whole subject was re-opened, in con sequence of a motion by Mr. Dixon, of Connecticut, for the reconsideration of the vote on Mr. Ingersol's re solutions. The debate ended in a motion to lay the question on the table, which prevailed by the very decisive vote of a general affirmative and no negative voices. In the Senate the debate on the Oregon notice still continued, although it had since the speech of Mr Webster assumed somewhat of the character of the debate on the Ashburton treaty. "On the 10th of April Mr. Webster offered a re - solution re questing the President to furnish the Senate with all the in formation within his reach concerning the searching of Ame rican vessels prior to the treaty of Washington. This is in tended as an offset to Mr. Dickinson's resolution for a list of the vessels searched since that period. It was adopted. " Mr. Jarnagin offered a resolution calling upon the Exe cutive for information in respect to the expenditure from the secret service fund through a series of years. It lies over for debate. _ _ _ _ " Mr. Clayton submitted a resolution asking for informa tion regarding French spoliations, which he said he should call up when the Oregon question was disposed of. " Mr. Fairfield, of Maine, made a lengthened reply to Mr. Webster's assertion that there were not fifty intelligent per sons in Maine who did not prefer a settlement of the north. eastern boundary under the Ashburton treaty, to having the queStion kept open. lie said it was not approved of, but only acquiesced in by the people of Maine. " Mr. Webster replied to Mr. Fairfield, and said that there were not only fifty, but there was not one man of any pro minency in Maine, who would have voted agaitist the Ash burton treaty, so as to have remitted the question back to the state in which it was before that treaty. " Mr. Bagby, of Alabama, then addressed the Senate at length in favour of the resolution of notice, but also in favour of compromising upon the 49th parallel." This is the latest account the papers furnish us with of the proceedings in the senate. SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE—APRIL 11. $lOOO State s's, '5O .• • ... 99 1 4 1500 Ohio 6's, '6O ... 907 9000 Ken 6's ... ... 99 1 1 2 5000 Penn s's 26 shares Phoenix Bank ... 10 Ditto Bank America ... 5 Ditto Ara Ex Bank ... 250 Ditto Farm. Tr. ... 100 Ditto Vicks 50 Ditto Morris Cl. 50 Ditto E. Bostonsnw. 250 ditto Cali. Co. 35 Ditto Erie RR. ... 150` Ditto Reading RR. ... 125 Ditto Nor. and W. ... 525 Ditto Harlem RR. ... 100 Ditto Long Island R. ... HORRIBLE OUTRAGE. ... 941,6 ... 24 ... 15 1 % ... 14 1 A ... 34 ... 55 ... 42 ... 83 The residents of Westminster and its vicinity were on Tuesday thrown into a state of the greatest excitement, in consequence of its having become generally reported that a woman had been killed by her husband, he having thrown her out of a three pair of stairs win dow, after inflicting several wounds upon her. We regret to say that there was too much truth in the report, and that an Outrage had been committed of the most atrocious character, and one which will, in all prebability, subject the perpetrator of it to a condign punish ment. The following is the substance of the statement made by the wit nesses at the police station in Rochester-row, and which will, of course, be confirmed in their testimony before the magistrate :—A brickmaker, named William Luff. has for upwards of a twelvemonth been cohabiting with a young woman who has passed as his wife, but whose name is unknown even, as he alleges, to the man vho has keen living with her. They took up their quarters a week ago at No. 4, Year-street, a low house let out to persons of very indif ferent character, where the atrocious violence we are about to record was committed. At about seven o'clock on Tuesday night Luff re turned home, and a violent quarrel was heard in their room by other residents in the house, but as matters of the sort are of nightly occurrence in low places of this description, it was perfectly unheeded. After it had been ,for some time evident by her cries ,that lie was beating her most unmercifully, he seized her by the waist and threw her out of the win dow, and the poor creature, after failhig with her head upon the wall which divides the yard from another, dropped into the yard. The thieves and prostitutes of the immediate vicinity, whose atten tion had been drawn to the room by the poor woman's cries —to their credit be it spoken—hemmed the fellow iu his room, and took the senseless victim of his brutality to Westminster Hospital, whilst others went in quest of a policeman. Robert White, 100 I!, on being acquainted with the circumstances, hastened to the spot, and enter-: ing a back room on the second floor found Luff with a knife in his hand. He immediately struck him on the wrist with his truncheon, and having induced him to loose his hold of the weapon, took him into custody, and conveyed him to the police station in Rochester row, followed by hundreds of persons. Mr. Taylor, the inspector on duty, examined shoat of persons who had something to say on the subject, and ultimately entered the names of three,on the sheet, who are in a condition to establish the above facts. White produced a brick covered with blood and hair, as also several broken articles of , crockery ware, with a poker in a similar condition, and informed the inspector that there was a pail in the room, in which the poor woman had bled copiously. The victim of the wretch's atrocious violence is about 20 years of age. Not a feature of her face could be distinguished, from the vielenee she had received; and the following is the certificate given by Mr. F. Wildbore, the house surgeon at the Westminster Hos pital " I certify that a woman, - -, has been brought to the hos pital by 100 B, and is now in a state of insensibility, and it is diffi cult to say what may be the consequences." It is needless to add that the ruffian, who is a strong, powerful fellow, was detained. He appeared to be perfectly sober. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, MAT s.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship the Pasha, Captain Evans , arrived heret tthismorning, at 8 A.m., and landed her mails of the following dat es Gibraltar, April 24 ; Cadiz, 25 ; Lisbon, 30 ; Oporto , May and Corunna, 2; which were forwarded to Lo ndon by the 9 o ' clock train. The Pasha brought home 73 passen gers and a 11111 fruit cargo. captain Andrews, The Royal West India Mail packet , the Mcdy t d hero to. with the Mexican and West India malls, is fully expee morrow; she is believed to h ave ,iany Pf!sseagars and a fati The Madrid, Captain D ni. ingba leave the docks on Thursday with the Mediterranean an d Peninsular mails, full cargo, and a full complement of passengers. The Oriental Company's steam-ship Royal Tar, Captain Brooks, from Alexandria, with the East India and China mails, may be looked for at the Motherbank on Friday next. The marriage of Viscount Castlereagh with the Embassy.Viscountes sTPhoeweeerrsecornuorntywwasassopleemrfnormizeeddoninSaaturpn.dvaayt.e, matatnnheerß,rithteisrhe being present only the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, the Earl andss newly-married Roden,ly-nled couple have arri and other immediate Parisatere to spend relatives of the noble pair. The d. honeymoon in Switzerland.—Parts . paper. HONESTY UNREWARDED.—One,day last week a young man, while riding in an omnibus from the York and Albany, Regent's Park, to the Bank, found in it an elegant silver card-case, and on opening it discovered three 1001., one 301., and one 101. not_,_e with the numbers on a piec e o f p a p er inside, togeth er w ith a carY with the address of the owner. He immediately delivered the card-case and contents to the owner, a lady, and received an answer that she "would think of him," but up to this time her recollection seems not to have suggested the propriety of her rewarding a person to whom she is so much indebted, as he has not seen or heard any thing of her. The finder of the card-case is in indigent circumstances, so that his honesty is the more deserving of reward. The " peace movement," concerning which so many curious documents were published some time ago, is proceeding with the utmost vigour, and in various pasts of the country are to be found numerous bodies resolved to prevent all chances of collision with the United Staten, if there is any force in that system of " addresses " which has been recently contrived. An address has just been sent to the citizens of Cincinnati, and of the United States generally, by the inhabitanrs of Exeter, who have signed to the number of 1,600. The women of Exeter wished to join in this address, but it seems there was no precedent for uniting their names with those of the men. They therefore resolved to have an address of their own, and have accordingly got up one to the " Women of Philadelphia," to which they have subscribed no less than 1,600 names. The number In cludes persons of the most varied rank in society. PRICE OF GOLD.—The premium on gold at Paris is 16 1 ,4 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 175. 10%d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 56 ; and the exchange at Paris en London at short being 25 1234, it fol lows that gold is 0.64 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 435 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 1034 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 10; and the exchange at Ham burgh on London at short being 13 11%, it follows that the price of gold is O.GB per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. SINGULAR DEATH DURING SLEEP.—Yesterday Mr. Watley, M.P., held an inquest at the Queen's Head, St. John's-lane. S t.Sepulchre's, on the body of Francis Brenan, aged twenty-thraere years, a gas titter, whose death occurred under the following singul circumstances t--It appeared by the evidence that the dece ase d e for fsa t t u h r e s his meals, lodgedlas con t n tw ec o te y l ears withhis r tion evinced by him when at work, and even while en life,at s e abovefile p tavern, ecui. s a o n m d tni no a e r n m u a s k p a o ble for hours. On Saturday last he was called at : in at which times he would fr equently doze off, and_ifthallo morning, g 07 .8 1 ' the' servant entered the sleep again, and about twelve at noon, a ing dead. A surgeon usual, when he responded "all right," bu s t h b'however, fell off to room to male the bed, he was discovered ° Verdict, " Natural lace while sleeping . that his death had taken p was immediately called in, and Nebo pron ced him dead, and said death." It is expected tin t Y.C.8., will be appointed Flag Captain to Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Captain Sir Thomas Bouchier, We understand that a meeting of in uentaal , Mem. Commander-in -Chief at Portsmouth.—. United eery . / l e Gate . tte. Lord Robert Grosvenor, on the subject of the Bill about to hers of both Houses of Parliament took place yesterday, at the resi dence of be introduced into the House of Commons by Mr. Spooner, " for the more effectual suppression of trading in seduction and for the pro tection of females." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAL—The Earl of Ellenborough, First Lord o the Admiralty, accompanied by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, the Coln ittander-in-Chief, wept on board the Excellent gunnery ship, Captain Chads, this orning as early as half-past five o'clock, to witness the effect of firs of Mr. Hale's r oc k e t s an d ot h er gunnery manceus'iw. with which t e First Lord a n d th e scientific officers present ex !, pressed themselves highly gratified. A number of Captain Norton's concussion shells were also - fired ; they exploded in every case with the greatest effect immediately on striking. A solid shot was dis charged at the same time from the same gun, the 'shell being in ad vance of the shot. After this, shot practice at the steam tunnel was exhibited, and the seamen and marines were put through various exercises with small arms, concluding by boarding with scaling lad ders, &c. His Lordship expressed himself highly, gratified with the state of efficiency exhibited by the crew - of the Excellent, and hlAly complimented Captain Chads and the officers. .._. At eight o'clock his Lordship - returned to the George Hotel to breakfast, and left for town by the express train at 12.5 by the South Western Railway. South . _ • Admiral Sir George Cockburn visited the new wofts of defenzo erecting at 13lockhouse this morning at ten o'clock. His Lord§'hip returned to town at half past twel7e. Admiral Sir Charles ogle, Bart., inspected and nmstere the crew of the Childers, 16, Commander Pitman, this day at Spithead; The Serpent, 16, Commander (sow Captain) Nevin, eras paid of this day. The squadron of evolution vs - 111,' we believe, sail on their summer cruise on Monday next. The line-of -battle ships will victual for five months and the steamers for three. The squadron anchored last night in a line bearing from the Commodore about West north-west in the order of sailing - , the St. Vincent being the easternmost, then the Vanguard, Albion, and Trafalgar' composiag the van division; next, the Queen, Rodney, and Superb, composing the rear division. The steamers anchored in a line to the torthward of the line-of battle sinus. Commodore Bremer struck his pendant on board the Queen as that ship passed the St. Vincent to take up her berth in the place allotted to her. The Queen, Rodney, and Superb carried the white (Commodore Bremer's) ens , gn yesterday,. The Brilliant, 22, Captain Watson, came into harbour this after ;Ton to have 50 tuns of additional ballast put on board. Mr. Egerton, mate of the Raleigh, 50, has been promoted by Lord Ellenborough to the rank of Lieutenant. Vice-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, one of the Lords of the Ad tbseigxuno' o on 'clock, Satur dayatulwill, we arded he believe, v wn r c e lu th de is t e h v e eing,at a inspection by the other members of the Board. ofq uarter or p t as , Woof.wice, MAY 4.—The Blazer steam-vessel has been refitted at Woolwich and returned to Harwich to resume her surveying duties. Captain Owen Stanley, the gallant officer who has comman led her since the appointment of Captain Washington to be a member of the - Tidal Commission, is about to hoist his pendant on the Rattlesnake, formerly a troop ship, but now fitted for the surveying service. The Rattlesnake, under the command of Captain Stanley, is to be em ployed in surveying the coast of New Guinea, or Papua, in the South Pacific O cean, situate to the north of New Holland, from whieh it is s e p arated by intendedet t ee h e d t t tchoenin contemplated e two E , _ n e, y d edam.. of large and fertile isla e ne a ir. v p o pedi v aa r rtadti S o t n rai nt t op . furth C r o eo n sei s ta i s d —t e t r iol a e b s l n e sauk in me t , e ea r ys es i t itti i e s s ex pected passage of the Erebus on the North Polar expeditionanord, sage being found impracticale, in n the a e w v a e i n t t t o h f e areamulrtth-owf north . Terror, the vessels that proceeded lion of his officers and crtw - the arrival of Captain Sir John explorer ai of the frozen regions, with a por- Franklin, the enterprisin Passage over laud , if not possible , tis contemplated to accomplish the object of a north-west by water. HOP INTELLIGENCE'. (From the Maidstone Journal of yesterday.) MAIDSTONE.—The hops in this district are Coming on fast, In so me instances being nearly halt way up the poles, a n d looking very kindly. MEREWORM.—In this neiOthourhood, our correspondent informs as, that the poling is nearly finished, and that the bine comes very strong and healthy. In some grounds tying has been begun. There is a little lice, but nothing worth speaking of. CANTERBURY.—The hops have very greatly advanced in the past fortnight, and in some instances they are nearly three feet up the poles. The weather this week has been somewhat un^benlal., On Monday and Tuesday they were attacked with a blight ;but on the whole, we may say, they exhibit a vigorous and promising appear ance. FIRE IN BERMONDSEY.—ShortIy after daybreak yes , terday,morning, a destructive fire was discovered raging on the glue factory of Mr. Young, situate in the Spa-road Bermondsey, and un fortunately proved the most destructive that has occurred in the dis trict for a considerable time. The premises comprising the factory were of long extent, and owing to their peculiar construction, the upper stories being entirely built of wood, their destruction was ex ceedingly rapid. The fire is believed to have originated by a girder in the furnace flue having become ignited and communicating with the floors, &c., in the boiler house, and before assistance could be obtained, the flames had extended to the interior of the manufactory. On the intelligence arriving at the various stations, engines were dispatched with all haste to the scene, and no delay occurring in obtaining water, they were got to work with surprising alacrity. The conflagration then was most alarming, flames were rushing front every window, and the destruction, not only-of the factory, but the adjacent premises of Mr. Powell, fellinonger, appeared i.mvitable. By half-past five o'clock no fewer than eight of the Brigade engines had been brought to play on the burning mass, notwithstanding which the fire raged for about an hour afterwards with almost uncon trollable fury, and ere it was checked, almost the whole of the fac tory and its valuable machinery had fallen a sacrifice. The damage is estimated at upwards of 2,5001. The factory is Insured in the Atlas Fire-office. FIRE IN TUE WATERLOO-ROAD. —Yesterday after-. noon, shortly after four o'clock, a fire broke out i n the workshop be longing to Mr. G. Griffith, picture-frame-manufacturerate behind the front premises, numbered 145, in the Waterloo-roadie The alarm having been promptly - given, the Brigade and West of England engines were quickly on the spot, and, being instantly set to work, the flames were happily confined to the premises in which they originated ; but before they were extinguished the workshop and its contents were almost entirely consumed. The cause of the fire could not be ascer tained. Mr. Griffith was insured for the contents In the Pheenix, turd the building in the Sun Fire-office. SUICIDE BY A SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.-- LIVERPOOL ' TIJESDAY.—This morning consider a bl e exc i tement pre vailed in the town; information having been received that Superin tendent William Henry Riding had committed suicide by taking lau danum. The deceased had been in the farce for twelve or fourteen years, and was much respected by his brother officers. A few years ago he received some severe injuries in the performance of his duties at the fire which took place in the Goree, which had somewhat im paired his constitution, and he had lately been in a very desponding state of mind, having been'heard to express an intention of destroy lug himself, although no one suspected that he would carry his threat into execution. The wife of the deceased returned home about five o'clock on the evening in question, and,:on going up stairs, found her husband lying in bed in a state of stupor, apparently suffering from the effects of poison. Dr. Halliday was immediately called in, who applied the usual remedies, and in about two hours the deceased re covered to some extent. Shortly afterwards, however, Ile again re lapsed, and expired about nine o'clock. On inquiry it was ascertained that the deceased had purchased an ounce of laudanum from the chemist's a short time previously to the commission of the rash act. Ile has left a widow and five children. Yesterday Covent-garden market presented the early novelty of peaches and nectarines, with a profusion of cherries and strawberries. DEATH FROM DRINKING RUM.—On Friday forenoon an inquiry was instituted before William Carter, Esq., the coroner for Surrey, and a highly respectable jury, in the committee-room or Lambeth Workhouse, - for the purpose of investigating the death 0: Stephen Stapley, a bricklayer, formerly an inmate of the workhouse . Police-constable 138 L, deposed that while on duty in Park-street Lower Kelinlngton-larie, on Saturday night last, his attention was called to the deceased, whom he found lying In the tap-room of the Anchor and Hope public-house. Ile was quite insensible, and lying on the floor, as if /tom drunkenness. Witness afterwards had him removed to the workhouse, where he was seen by the parochial sur geon. Sarah Lucas, landlady of the Anchor and Hope, stated that the deceased came into her house on the afternoon of „Saturday last, about four o'clock, In company with a man who is in the habit of driving a cart for Mrs. Wright, ginger -beer manufac turer, of Kennington. The deceased had evidently been drink ing. They walked up to the bar, and partook of a glass of brandy each. Soon afterwards another man came in, who ap peared to be known to them. The ginger -bear man then called for a half-pint of rum, the whole of which the deceased put into a large goblet, with some sugar. Witness left the bar for a few seconds, and when she returned, she heard Mrs. Wright's man say, " Well, if you will drink the whole of it, I will pay for it." The de ceased immediately seized the glass, and drank it off. The deceased remained in front of the bar about three minutes, when he fell to the ground. lie was lifted up, but was quite insensible, and did not speak again.—By the Coroner—Believed the drinking was the de ceased's own act. The third person who came in remonstrated with him not to drink so large a quantity, but he replied that " he would not be dictated to by any one." Mr. William Butterfield, pre prietor of the Jolly Gardeners' Tavern, Lambeth-walk, said that the deceased and Mr,. Wright's man came to his house on the day in question, in company with several men. The latter called for half-a-pint of rum, which he said he would pay for if the deceased would drink it. The deceased imme diately afterwards took the glass, And tossed off . the whole like a draught of water. The deceased said he could drink more, which :Mrs. Wright's man attempted to pay for, but witness would not serve them. The deceased and his companion soon left the house, and he saw no more of them. Mr. Duke, the parochial stir. geon, stated that on Sunday morning last, about half-past one o'clock he saw - the deceased in the workhouse. He was then lying in the hall in a state of drunkenness. Witness used means to restore him, when he roused up, and seemed somewhat better. He was placed in a warm bath and well rubbed, as he was in a cold and miserable state. It was a very wet and boisterous night, which had rendered life clothes very uncomfortable. He Was subsequently wrapped in warm blankets, and taken to the sick ward, where he remained until noon, when he suddenly expired. The cause of death was temporary congestion of the brain, resulting from the effects of excessive drink- ing. Verdict—" That the deceased died from the effects of a large quantity of ardent spirits taken inadvertently." - - • ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE.--:The annual meeting of the council and members of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur geons took place yesterday, at the ereemasons' Tavern, Thomas Turner, Esq., the president, in the chair. The report read by the secretary, a very lengthy document, commenced by alluding to the condescension of her Majesty in granting to the veterinary surgeons a charter of incorporation, which had emancipated them from the grade and avocation of a nameless profession, and given them a po sition in the scientific world. The system of education and exami nation Is working well, and although the council regret the loss of andde t eratulate the profession on the vacancy being fitted up by E. Stanley, Esq., late chairman of the board of examiners,eiliciectylocgna fotheysant of unanimiO 'prevallingin the profession, d gentlemen connected with making by the agricultural societies , f Ts: . Dr. G. Babbingtohi The report, after alluding . at . co t rh ie b laet lengt h. e m pte Provisions of the charter. veterinary schools, to alter eomo r n 1 James Graham and the council gives a correspondence between not agree to. After adverting to the " diplomas* James they could be. g w i t v l e h n r to esp pu ec p t ni t n o considered of weight, examiners is composed th e 0 college. o Professor eg veterinary After B ea r r an uath d mo e rs , osth r. e ß re a apo b tea b rt ingto codiseuss.n n eoc , ir M ideod r ni although the board of ostuchmgalteration,which the council informed Sir thebooyonanoilnualfer furthert n ri ,„sby Cooper, Mr. Liston,. Messrs. Percival, James Turner, and appealthe reportt o the be profession referred t b o ac support, to Field, scientige and popular on by a a n motion earnest that buttons, the funds of consideration, in which Messrs. Cherry, Professor Dick, Tombs, Vines, Mayhew, &e., took part, the report was adopted by 30 to 14. The vacancies in the council having been filled up, and other busi ness got through, the meeting, which lasted near six hours, broke up. MALDON, MAY 2.—WRECKED GooDs.—Three barrels and a kilderkin of porter, with an empty barrel and kilderkin, and a windlass and anchor, which were clandestinely landed and con cealed at the basin, by some Colchester fishermen, have this day (Saturday) been recovered and secured by the Comptroller of Cus toms. It is presumed they came from a vessel belonging to South wold, lately wrecked on the Bucksea, a portion of whose cargo, con skiing of a hogshead 6f brandy and some casks of porter, has been taken into Burnham, and delivered to the officer of Customs. Five of the casks landed here are branded Freeman, and the other Reid and Co., London,--Esse-x Herald. HARVEST PROSPACTS.—The continued unfavourable state of the weather for spring sowing gives rise to the most painful apprehensions for the next harvest. The weather has again become cold and wet, and the ground is so saturated that spring sowing can not safely be proceeded with. Generally, about the 17th of March this important agricultural business is nearly completed. Now, to gh. wards the end of April, half the spring sowing is not gone throu If the weather should not speedily change for the better , the people will become more alarmed for the next harvest than for the difficul ties of their present position. The winter sown wheats are, however, looking well and healthy.—Rosshfre Advertiser. PUBLIC O P E NING of RALLWAYS.—III the course of the ensuing month no fewer than eight railways will be publicly opened. Of them, the mast important, is the North British, the direction of which company have certified to the Board of Trade their intention of opening a portion of their line, should it be approved by the Inspector-General, on the 2d of May, from Edinburgh to Cockbuntspatch and Dunbar. A further passage will not be attain ed _ for some time, owing to the backward state of the principal porti on - of the works. The first portion of the South Devo n Fi7iay and tine, 'ne o; xt. Exeter to Teignmouth, is announced to b e opened on The Blackpool Branch Railway, from the Prestond is to be opened to-morrow ( much ceremony. (Wednes d a y) with The Blackburn and Preston line o f railway IS in S O for nounced its opening on the for ward a state that the direc tors have n a far goods traffic much earlier -Ist of June, although it will be ready be opened for the passag goods trains on the I s t o e of The Furness Railway is inte n d e d to nest month. The spelling of the Eastern f with the Eastern Counties Railway at Union line, in continua:l stated to be next month. With the excep t Colchester to llnnYlon, i f swich, it is completed, and locomotives are lion of the tunnel near p the line with ballast-waggon Th 8 ' • e Margate, runn ing up and do wn South -Eastern Raway (four in branc h of the Sou ilmiles length ) branch ingt is expected to be completed by the end of °ff frein Ramsgate , Junction Railway, J.., The Thames . a branch from the Eastern Counties sit• Stratford to the river, has been Coun opened within the last few days for the passage of coal trains. LOBSTER FISHING.—The lobster fishing is going on prosperously, and we are glad to say that it is rapidly During the last fortnight not les s th an 5 001. worth of increasing. lobsters were shipped from this by steamers for Liverpool, the principal part of them by Mr. William Gallocher, one of the tacksmen of the fish market, who has entered into extensive en 37 , m ts with the lob sterg ~een fishers for their take through the These were from Mull, Islay, Millport, Ar ran, and Lochfine. year. Thre are now from 500 to 600 individuals engaged in the lobster fishing in the Western isles, where agents for the principal fishmongers in London and Dublin are employed purchasing lobsters for these markets. it is worthy of re mark, that it is by Englishmen and Irishmen this species of fishing on the western coast, and among the isles of Scotland, has been ori ginated and nourished. We may mention, as a fact, that not only have a number of the Highland lairds looked with apathy at this rising source of wealth to the country, but have also endeavoured to throw bars in the way of its cultivation, by trying to exact rent for fishing in the sea on the coast of their domains. A number of the 'independent Celts, and some of the sons of the Emerald Isle, how ever, aided by the fishery laws, have succeeded in throwing open th trade.—/Cosshirs Advertiser.