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MONTHLY PART FOB APRIL. Price Sevenpence, of PEOPLE'S JOURNAL Contains Papers by W. J. Fox Mary Leman GOA William Hewitt S. Smiles, M.D. W. J. Linton Tito Pagliardini. y Meadows, J. Franklin, Sce. &e. lee, 69, Fleet-street. roksellers. Mary Hewitt Thornton Hunt Joseph Mazzini Calder Campbell Junius Joseph Gostick With Four Illustrations by Kenna People's Journal OM Sold by all I RAILWAY SHARES BY Ft7BLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LA.MOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announee that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every Ttissnav and FRIDAY, at One o'clock„ at the Ball of Cornsaeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, containing instructions, are respectfwlly requested to be addressed. All scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and •dvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Mall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectililly informed that an EXTRA NIGHT, not included in the Subscription, will take place TO-MORROW EVENING, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, Whoa will be performed (for ill's occasion only), Donizettl 's eele- orated Opera, entitled BEL ISARIO. Relisario, Sig. Fornasari; Gluatiniano, Sig. F. LabLiche ; Alamiro, 11g. Corelli ; Irene, Mdme. Castellan ; Antonlna, Mdlle. Sanchioll. To be followed by the Divertissement of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS TIT. In which Mdllts. Lucile Gratin and Louise Taglioni will appear. _ _ _ In the course of the Evening, a New Pas de Troia, by Mdlles. Louise Taglioni and Petit Stephan; and the admired Crac.ovienne, by Mdlle. L. Grahn. . . After which, the Last Scene of LA SONINAIMULA. Madame Castellan. To conclude with (for the first time this Season), EOLINE ; ea, La Dryade. Arranged by M. Perrot, in Three Tableaux. Principal eharaiters by :Mlle. Lucile Grahn, M. Perrot, Mdme. Petit Stephan, M. Di Mattis, &c. In the course of the Ballet, a Valse Silessienne, by the Coryphees ; Pas de la Fiancée, by Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, sup ported by Mdlles. Moncelet and Cassan ; 3Taxourka d'Extase, by Mite. L. Grahn and M. Perrot ; grand Pas de Dryades, Mdlle. L. Grahn, and the corps de ballet. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS, The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, Horncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, Miss , s',nd Miss Rainforth. After which, a new Fairy Ballet, called THE ISLAND NYMPH. In which Mons. Desplaces, Mdlles. Neodot, Louise, Adele, Mdme. Scc., will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cy mon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren: Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. 11. Holl ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermann, 51r. J Bland ; Thomas, Mr, Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overtures, " La Symphonic," and " La Neige ;" a Fantasia, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," and "Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz. After which the laughable Farce of UNCLE JOHN. Uncle John, Mr. W. Farren; Friend Thomas, Mr. Tilbury; Mrs. Hawk, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Eliza, Miss Telbin. To conclude with a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Fiumby, ESC. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. GENERAL TOM THUMB having, on each Evening of his ap pearance, Nen welcomed with most enthusiastic shouts of ap plause, and excited the astonishment and approbation of an elegant and delighted auditory, by his almost Incredible Dimi nutive Person and his equally Incredible Mind, the Management has much pleasure in announcing his Performance for every Evening till further notice. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with PETER JENKINS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Laidlaw. To be followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and his Seven-League Boots. In which General Tom Thumb, who is engaged expressly tor this occasion, will have the honour of making his appearance. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; Misses Arden, Pillars, and Howard. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. For the Benefit of Mr. Paul Bedford. THIS RVENIN. G Will be *formed THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Tears Ag.. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, 0. Smitk, Selby, Stoker; Madame Celeste, Mrs. E. Yarnold, and Miss Woolgar will perform. Alter which the new interesting Drama, called THE CABIN BOY. Mons. Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith; Largecetti, Mr. Paul Bed ford; Julien, Madame Celeste; Mdlle. Laroche, Miss Woolgar. In the course of the Evening, a Tableau from the Drama of JACK SHEPPARD, with the favourite Chaunts of "Jolly Nose," and . 1 Nix, any Dolly." Blueskln, Mr. Paul Bedford. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND TOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright ; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Woolgar. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. Last Week of the celebrated Artistes, Madame VESTRIS and Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Vaudeville Comedy, entitled. THE FOLLIES OF A NIGHT. Duke de Chartres, Mr. J. Vining; Count de Brissac, Mr. Harris ; Dr. Druggendraft, Mr. Compton ; Pierre Palliot, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mdlle. Duval, Miss E. Honner ; Duchess do Chartres. Madame Vestris. After which the favourite Comedy, entitled ONE HOUR • or, A Carnival tall. Mr. Charles Swiftly, Mr. C. Mathews ; O'Leary, Mr. Collins ; Miss Dalton, Madame Vestris. To be succeeded by the favourite Farce, called, HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. Motley, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Griffith Morgan, Mr. Granby; Dickey Darling, Mr. Oaberry ; Mr. Currant, Mr. S. Smith ; Edward Sinclair, Mr. A. Harris; Becky Morgan, Miss E. Stanley. To which will be added, the popular Farce of TEDDY THE TILER. Teddy Mullowney, Mr. Collins. NEW STRAND THEATRE. PHILLIPPE'S MAGICAL DELUSIONS. M. PhiHipps respectfully announces that he will make his last appearance, until Easter, TO-MORROW EVENING, T/117/18- DAY, APRIL 2. The Last Morning Performance will take place THIS DAY. Doors open at a quarter put Seven, to commence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 28 : : Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ; Pr'vate Boxes, 1/. Is..and 11. I Is. 6d. ASTLEY'x ROYAL AM PH iT EthATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Pelltively the last Week before the Easter Holidays. Immense ovelty, which will combine the attractive Entertainments ex pressly prepared by Royal Command, on the occasion of the Visit of her must gracious Majesty the queen,..Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal to the Amphitheatre on Tiie r sday, the 24th instant. The last Six Representations of " The tlimhants of the Pagoda." THIS EVENING; Will be performed the Grand Speetatle', 'entitled THE RAJA OF NAGPORE; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole ressurces of the Establishment will be introduced. Brilliant Scenes of the Circle, in which Mr. Batty will have the honour of appearing with his celebrated Arabian mare Becht, on whose performances Royalty has been pleased to bestow the most marked encomiums. The whsle to conclude with a Novel Afterplece. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, APRIL 1. TARRMOMETER., Lowest, 43; Highest, 58; Noon, 55 BAROMETER, 29.56.—W1ND S.W., changeable. AWN WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGF. TILLS DAY, morning .. 4 ►minutes after 3. I Evening: .. 22 minutes after 6 4 1111 i AJinn LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1146. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from Kerry in favour of railways in Ireland. The Noble Mar quis suggested that it would be desirable that the Admiralty should fix upon some station on the Irish coast for a packet station. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGII said that the matter lay with the Treasury and not with the Admiralty. The Marquis of CWIUCARDE then moved, pursuant to notice, the address to her Majesty on the subject of the report with respect to the New Houses of Parliament. Viscount CANNING opposed the motion. The Earl of REDESDALE supported the motion of the Mar quis of CLANRICARDE for the address. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought the subject ought to be adjourned till the report had been printed. The Duke of WELLINGTON agreed with the Noble Mar cull that the subject ought to be adipurned for the present. After some further discussion the subject was adjourned till after Easter. The House then adjourned. The official dispatches from the Governor-General and the C e mmander-in-Chief of the army in the Punjaub fully con firm the favourable accounts which we published yesterday of the utter defeat and dispersion of the Seikhs. The victory was of the most decisive character. After the hard-fought contest at Sabraon, near Hurreekee, where the Seikh chiefs put forth their whole strength, and many of them sacrificed their lives, no attempt was made to rally the scattered forces ; and as far as can be judged from the reports of their move ments, the greater part of them made the best of their way to places of safety, or to their own districts. It is rarely that we find, even in the history of Indian wars, such a short campaign so full of stirring events and so pregnant with important results. Indeed it seems to be the destiny of the Indian Government to go on every year increasing in strength and extending its dominions, not from any settled design of conquest, or a wish to add one district more to its territory (with the exception perhaps of Sinde), but from the force of circumstances, the inevitable necessity imposed upon them of protecting their allies, se curing their frontier, and, we may add also, of rescuing the oppressed inhabitants from the despotic thraldom of their native princes. In the interior this has been almost the in variable course, and the entire of Hindostan is now quiet, either as forming a portion of the British dominions, or under the immediate protection of a people who may be reckoned in numbers as only one to five hundred of the llindoo and Slahomedan population. The policy of the Indian Govern ment has been for some time not to extend its boundaries. They put down the Burmese, but left the Government, on wing pr oper secu rity , to manage the affairs of the country as usual. They treated in like manner the Nepaulese, and according to the proclamation of the Governor-General, the Punjaub is still to be left t h e unsdiewroii dominion of the legiti mate successor Of RUNJERT With this we find no fault, but care must be taken at the upon, me time that we have and that will act a dynasty that can be depended cordially, like the Old Lion of Lahore, i n against invader from the west. England wants not aiding us All she wants is security for the rest of her de ter ritory. India, and a free intercourse for merchandise and tra ffic along the whole line of the Indus, and its tributary branch es. These important points cannot be lost s i g h t of , s d from the pradence, moderation, and thanness, hitherto displayed by Sir HENRY HARDDIGE, we may anticipate that he rill establish a barrier against the Afrghana, and all Invaders from the west, and at the same time not forget the arts of peace, the encouragement of trade, the security of merchants, and the full protection of the inhabitants against such a ruthless banditti as the Seikhs, and corrupt and im becile rulers like those which bare succeeded each other in rapid succession since the death of RUNJEET SINGH. On a brief review of this campaign and its important results, it is impossible to withhold the highest praise to the Gcvernor- General. He evidently was not prepared for conquest when he set out from Calcutta. His objects were to encourage an amicable establishment of a stable Government in the Pun jaub, and to protect the neighbouring states, under British dominion. But he was driven from his purpose by the wanton and unexpected invasion of the Seikh army ; he was compelled to fight at great disadvantage, and to sacrifice a part of his scattered army to arrest the progress of these plundering hordes, that threatened to overrun the interior of Hindostan. This he did in the most effectual and gallant manner—he kept them at bay till he had mustered all the forces within his reach, and then, by one decisive blow, dashed them to pieces. He has thus obtained the right of complete con trol over the Punjaub, and neither the French nor the Americans, nor any other nation jealous of England, can charge him and his army with the crime of aggression. It would be difficult to point out a system of policy so fair, so moderate, and successful; and so striking has been its effect, that even his malignant revilers have been compelled to admit the fact, and, to save themselves from the scorn of their countrymen, now praise his deeds in the most fulsome strains. It might have been a matter of pure accident, that there were not a sufficient number of Members present to con stitute a House for the Commons last evening. We know it is usually said that the Government ought to be respon sible whenever the SPEAKER is forced to adjourn the House for want of a competent attendance. Be this as it may, we are satisfied that the country will regard very discontentedly such remissness on the part of their representatives. Is it credible, that with the hundreds who have taken upon themselves the duty of attending to our national concerns, not forty Members could be found sufficiently zealous to repair to their appointed Council Chamber, at a time when starvation is threatening millions of our country men in one direction, and the increase in the crime of mur der in another is represented to be so great as to require the prompt and efficacious concession of extraordinary powers from the Legislature for its suppression? With the greatest inflictions pending ever us, and the most painful uncertainty as to their results, Parliament was convened at a very early period to deliberate upon what was best to be done. The Minister acknowledges himself to be perplexed as to which of two measures priority should be given, such is the urgency with which either is required. A direful exposition of the state of society in Ireland is offered by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, following up with amplitude, supplied from intervening cir cumstances, the kindred statement tendered by his colleague in the House of Lords : Mr. OVONI4ELL at once challenges, the night before last, to reply to the Minister, but from the lateness of the hour, and the length to which his observations would run, suggests the propriety of an adjournment till the morrow. The leader of the House readily yields to this proposition, conditionirg that all other no tices for that day should be postponed by the different Members; and then, when the country would natu rally be looking with anxiety for any arguments by Mr. O'Coissztr, against the Ministerial scheme for the prevention of assassination in Ireland—an anxiety emanating from the delight with which any reasonable demonstration would be hailed, that the suspension of the ordinary privileges of the Constitution is not necessary to be resorted to ; an anxiety also, to which is superadded their conviction that the time to be consumed by the discussion of the Bill sent down from the Lords is hourly depriving an impo verished people from reaping the blessings of cheap food, and the concomitant benefits involved in the grand commercial policy of the Government—they are surprised by the knowledge that of between six and seven hundred representatives, not more than 31 could be discovered of suffi cient patriotism to facilitate, by their presence at four o'clock in the House of Commons, the progression of these several and all-absorbing matters of State consideration. This indiffer ence too, is aggravated by the recollection that the Wednes days have been by special arrangement devoted as an additional day to the relaxation of the Members, thus re ducing the number of actually working days to four in the week, upon the express understanding that there should be a greater degree of attention given to the ordinary business of the House on those days. No doubt some notice will be taken in Parliament of this dereliction of duty. All we can say is, that we trust such reprehensible inattention will not recur during the present session. Very naturally indeed the agricultural gentlemen, or rather the would-be leaders of our agricultural population, have been casting about them for some means of moderating their supposed downfal by the acceptation of the Corn and Customs Bill. They will not, or cannot, regard the commercial change now pending otherwise than as an instrument for their personal destruction, and the destruction of the whole agricultural interest. Hence they have been particularly earnest in their endeavours to discover some feasible scheme by the adoption of which their fall may in some measure be broken. This at least is their ostensible object, though we shrewdly suspect that their sole intention is the temporary embarrassment of the Government and the negative obstruc tion of the Ministerial policy. They vainly expect to tamper with the operation of free-trade measures by the introduc tion of some wily proposition partaking somewhat of that liberal character. With this view a public meet ing of certain agriculturists from the counties of Kent, Surrey, and Sussex, was held on Monday in Blackfriars, for the purpose, so intimated the document by which the meeting had been convened, of facilitating " the total and immediate repeal of the malt-tax." Everything in connexion with the assembly was in the most symmetrical keep ing. There was Sir CHARLES LAMB, Bart., in the chair; there was a letter, read by the Secretary, from Earl STANKurE, applauding the object of the meeting; there were several significant resolutions proposed and seconded, condemnatory of that obsolete system of taxation of which the present impost upon malt was regard^d as a glaring instance. We are far from wishing to squabble with the individual motives of those who agitate in this move ment ; we are only desirous that nothing detrimental to the interests of the country at large may be promulgated under a specious and delusive aspect. Of this nature we consider the proposed abolition of duty upon malt. We conceive that by the realisation of such a change the pockets of the multitude would in no single particular be benefited, while nearly five millions sterling would be abstracted from the national revenue —the only good, and undoubtedly it might prove no insignifi cant source of advantage,resulting to the body of agricultural monopolists. In this manner, an amount almost tanta mount to the proceeds of the income-tax is derived from the imposts levied upon malt, by destroying which the benefit resulting from the former extraordinary tax would be rendered wholly nugatory. Nor by this alteration would any decrease in the price of beer (or at least to any recognisable extent) accrue as a recompense to the public ; with a greater demand for the article the price of hops would ascend in proportion, by that means feeding the purses of the hop-growing protection party at the expense of the population, and at the expense of the national revenue. Such are our objections to . the scheme of repealing the malt-tax, and we conceive those objections are based upon solid inference and logical truth. The matter, in short, resolves itself into the simple question, Shall nearly five millions sterling be withdrawn from the Government Exchequer, to benefit a mere infini tessimal section of the community, without in any manner relieving the people from a burden ? We conscientiously think that common sense would agree with ourselves in giving that inquiry a negative. The intelligence from Madrid is to the 24th ult. The Tiempo, the only Opposition journal published, nobly main tains its character; and, though at the risk of prosecution and the banishment of the editors, sets NARVAEZ at defiance. It calls him one of the Tont Thumb Napoleons, who have inundated Spain, and considers his conduct as a miserable parody, in whieh irascibleness is mistaken for firmness, force for arbitrary Government, and audacity for genius. The same journal announces that the Espectador, the Clamor Palle°, the Eco del Comercio, and the Universal, would be prosecuted for having published that the Constitution was abolished, and that sufficient guarantees did not exist in the new system to allow them to de fend in a suitable manner their privileges. It adds : " The excitement which prevailed in certain provinces offered as yet but little cause for alarm. In Galicia, however, matters had assumed so serious a character that the Govern ment had thought fit to remove Don llENnico, as the dis contented, and particularly the Progresistas, were endea vouring to place him at the head of a movement. An aide de-camp of the Minister of Marine left Madrid in a post carriage on the night of the 22d ult., to convey to the In fante orders to set sail immediately for the Spanish Indies." It appears, from various accounts, that NwavAEz and Queen CHRISTINA are determined to carry through the TRAPANI marriage at all risks. On the 24th the Three per Cents. closed at 3214 for cash, and 32N for the 28th of April. The Five per Cents. were not quoted. In the French Chamber of Deputies, on Monday, the monthly appointment of Committees on Bills took place, Both parties collected in great numbers, as several important . questions, threatened by the Opposition, depended on the result ; but they were signally defeated, for the Government had a majority in all the Committees. The trial of 31. BEAU VALLON, at Rouen, for killing 31. DIMAKMER in a duel, was brought to a close en Saturday, by the acquittal of the de fendant on the criminal charge, but he was sentenced to pay 20,000 f. (8001.) damages, as a compensation to the mother and nephew of the deceased. The Journal des Debats strongly protests against the decree of the Austrian Go vernment confiscating the property of Prince and Princess CZARTORNSKr, and denounces it as an act of vengeance, as useless as it is unjust. The victory gained by the Anglo-Indian army over the Seikhs at Sabraon, on the 10th of February, was known at Paris on Monday, and appeared to come upon the good people of that metropolis by surprise. They did not expect that the warlike Seikhs, so well trained by European officers, would have been so quickly put clown. According to letters from Warsaw, the Russian Govern ment has adjourned for four years the execution of the mea sures decreed against the Jews, and which had caused Sir Mom Monwioax to proceed to St. Futenburgh. A letter from Naples, of the 17th, announces the arrival there of the Empress of Russia. The Three per Cents.' closed on the Paris Bourse on Monday' at 840. sc; the Five per Cents., 120 f.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,302 f. 50c.; Rouen, 1,042 f. 50c.; Havre, 7521. SOc. ; Great Northern, 780 f. ; Avignon, 950 f. ; Vlerzon, 7001. ; Bordeaux, 665 f. 50c. ; Bou logne, 515 f. ; Troyes and Montercau, 4351.; Basle. 2371.50 c.; Dieppe, 405 f. ; I'aris and Strasburz, 5301. 213 e. ; Toure and Nantes, 562 f. ioc. ; Paris and Lyons, GOll. 25e. ; Spanish Three per Cents. UN. The following are the quotations for other lines:— Lyons and Avignon Railroad (Talabot), blif. ; ditto (La cointe), bO4l. 50c. ; ditto (Compagnie Meridionale), 502 f. 50c. ; ditto Delinitives, 547 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 502 f. 50c. ; ditto (Espeleta), 50SE ; ditto Definitives, 545 f. ; Charleroi, 490 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 31. Boulogne and Amiens, 11 'A —Dutch Rhenish, —East Indian, —Louvain and Jeniappe, I%—Luxeurbourg, 1 —Namur and Liege, 2—Orleans and Bordeaux, 12% —Paris and Strasbourg (Con stituted), 6% —Rouen and Havre, 29%—Tours and Nantes Consti tuted, 7% —West Flanders, 3. MONBY and COMMERCIAL NSW& CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. At Messrs. Lamond's auction of Railway Shares yesterday after noon rather better prices were realised. Among the lots which found buyers were these : -Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries, 95.- Reading, Guilford, and Reigate, 145.-Reading and Reigate, 145.- Waveney Valley, 13s. 6d.-Warwiek and Worcester, 10s.-Isle of Axholme, Gainsborough and Goole, 11. 104.- North Devon, 145.- Midland and Eastern Counties, 14s. 6d.-Goole and Doncaster, 11. Ms.-East Indian, 1 Is.- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 21. 7s. 6d.-Leicester and Birmingham, 6s. 6d.-Cambridge and Ox ford, Bs.-London, Warwick, and Kidderminster, I/. 1 le.-Rugby and Ilantiugdon, lis.-South and Midland, 11. 6d.-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 16s. 6d.-North Staffordshire, Churnet and Potteries, 41. 7s. 6d.-Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorset, 11. 75.-Direct Northern, 11. 10s. 6d.-North Kent, 11. 1 Is. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday afternoon were 4,000 bales, 1,000 being on speculation, and seo for exportation. The market was very firm, and prices were fully supported. Shares were more active, and quotations higher, with a prospect of a further ad vance. The glorious Intelligence received from the banks of the Sutlej yesterday, continues to be the general topic of conversation in the City, and it need hardly be stated, satisfaction is rendered by a careful perusal of the full and official details that are now open for public perusal. As tke military occupation of the I'unjaub is de cided upon, until the money demanded for the expenses of the army, &c., be paid, and a settled and firm Government is established, it is expected that the army in the Eat must be much further aug mented than at the present moment appears to have been contem plated. It is, therefore, not improbable that further contracts will be taken for the transport service beyond those already announced. There are not any late Colonial arrivals in the City to-day. The Consol market has been pretty firm this morning at 9634 M for Account, and for Money at 9614 %. Exchequer-bills are heavy at 265. to 28s. premium. :tot much business has been tsansacted this morning. Spanish Consols have this morning been rather heavy at 23% % ; the Three per Cents. at 36•% ; the Four per Cents. at 98 ; the Four per Cents. at 92, ex. div. ; Portuguese, at 57% ; Brazilian, at 81 lA, ex. div. ; Danish, at 87Ii ; and Mexican, at 31 1 A %. 'The Railway Share Market is not heavy this morning. The latest prices are annexed. CLOSING PRICES 96 13141T11i1l FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 9634 34 % Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 7-16 % 11% India Bonds, 1,000/. .. „ Ditto, under 1,0001. 30 Consols for Account 96% % India Stock for Account .. ...... 263 Exchequer Bills. 13%c1. I%d. 1,0001. 26 28 pm. 25 5001. 28 28 Ditto, Small .... 30 26 pm. 28 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 81 1 ( ex div 11% Danish, 3 per Cent . .. • • •• 8 734 ex dlv 87% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 pee Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. 31 1 x 34 Ditto, Deferred Portuguese Four per Cents .. 57% 5 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 2534 Ditto, for the Account • • 253% % Ditto, Three per Cent ~ „ Ditto, for the Account 36% Dividends on the above payable in London. 28 p DG% 263 31 16\ 25% 25% Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 99 98 96 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59%74 594 Ditto, fur the Account .. .. .. 59% 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certifieates .. 92% 92 ex div 92 PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID . DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction 2% 1 1 / 4 .......... 1 1 / 4 Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 ....1251 .. .. 12554 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... l . Bristol and Exeter .. 73 .... Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... 9 ... •• • 9 Buckinghamshire 425. ........ dis Caledonian .. .. 10 .... 7 %7 • • 75( Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 2 1 / 4 .... 1% 1 / 4 ........13 Derby and Crewe .. 2% 4 1 / 4 Direct Manchester (Remington's) 231 % . Direct Manchester (Rastriek's) .. 3 1 / 4 • • Direct Northern .. .......... 1S Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 1 0 .... 4 1 / 4 ... 5 Eastern Counties .. 141. 165... 21 1 / 4 ........ 20% Ditto New .. .. 8/. 165...., 6 p.... 6 p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d. ....... Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. % p........ Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... 1 - % P 1 % East Lincolnshire . I Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .... ........ Ditto % Shares .. .. 5 .... 12% 12% Goole, Doncast., and ihefilehl, &c. 425. . ...... % die. Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 16% .. 15% Great North of England . ..100 ....210 211. 2ll Ditto, New .... 51 . 5l Great Western .. 85 ....143 .......... 144% Ditto Half %hares .. 50 .... 84 .......... 64 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 16 15% ...... 15 Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 33 32% ...... 32% Gulldford, Fareham, &Portsmoth 5 .... 4% Hull and Selby .. 60 ...AWN % ...... 100% Lancaster and Carlisle .. 35 .... 49% • . • ...... 49% Ditto New .. 5 9 9 Liverpool and Leeds Direct 2%.......... 2% London ant Birmingham . .100 ....219 220........ 220 Ditto Thirds .. I G .. 51 .......• .. 5I % Ditto Quarters .. 2 ... . 27%.......... 27% London and Blackwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8 .......... 8 Ditto, Half Shares .. .... 4 London and Brighton .. 50 .... 63 62 ........ Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 20 .... 28 ..... London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 2134 . ........ London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 76 77 ........ Ditto, New . 12%.... 2134 ... .. London and South Essex .. 214 .......... London and York .. .... 134 Ditto, Half Shares • . . 1 .......... London, Warwick, & Kiddermlus. 2.... 1% • ..... Manchester and Leeds .. 22 ........ .. Ditto, Half Shares .. 38 .... 5G 1 A .......... Ditto, Quarters .. .. 2 .... 10 Ditto, Fifths .. .. 2 .... 11% Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . ..... Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. 4 .... 1134 11 ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 2 .... 9 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .... 7 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... p.. Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... Midland ..100 ....144 147 145 Ditto, New .. 13 .. • • 30 29 1 4% 29.. Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....117 •• Newcastle and Darlington Juliet. i 5 .... 43 , 4 43 45.... Ditto, New I .... . Ditto, New, Brandling 25 .. Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .... 18 173 •• Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% .... ..... North British.. .• .. 20 .... 24 Ditto, Half Shares .. •• .... 8 75 1 Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 .... 1% North Kent and Direct Dover .. 2V, ...• North Staffordshire • • 425. .... 2 1 ,a% 2 p.... Norwich and Brandon .. 18 .... 21 Oxid.,Worccster, & Wolverhmptn. 124.... 10 ..... . Rugby and Ihultingdon .. 2 .... .......... Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 141,4 ........ allirewsbury and Birmingham .. 2 I 3s 2 1 •• .. south Midland 425..... par dis . _ 62 28 214 77 21!‘ 10 11 75% 11 'i r 1% 14. 29 117 45 dis South and Midlands Junction .. 425..... I g • • 1 dig Eastern and Dovor .. •.33 g .... 35 34k xd. .. 34 id Do.. New (d 0.33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 10'j ad.. 10 1 / 2 x 1:o., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%.... • • ...... 2;i, 3 Staines and Richmond .. 1 .. •••• • • • • South Wales .. .. • • • • 5 •• • • • ... • • 24 Wexford, Waterford, & Valeutia %.. • • West Riding Union • • • . 425. • ... p. Wilts, Somerset, anel Weymouth 2% .... 1 York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... 97 .. Ditto. Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... Ditto, Selby .. .. 30 .... .. • . Ditto. Extension .. .. 15 .... 31 1 4 ...... •• • • Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... I .... 9;4 8 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 12 .... 12% •• ••• • • • Dutch Rhenish .. 5 .... 57 ..•• •• East Indian bs. •" . _ _ Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... IS% •• ••..• • • • Great Indian Peninsular .. ss. • • Luxembourg Namur and Liege .. 4 .... 2 ...... •• • • Orleans and Berdeanx 6 .... 12IA • Paris and Rouen .. .. 20 .. 41 ...... • • Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... ..... Tours and Nantes Constituted .. 5 .... 71A..••• • • • • • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia .. .. .. London Joint-Stock .. 1I( p 127' 33 15.?. MINES. British Iron .. .. .. .. Beal del Monte, Unregistered Santiago de Cuba .. .. ... 1934 19 ...... . 10 .. - 16 ---- LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY LONDON, Aram I.—Wind this day at noon S.W., light breeze, with rain. riormourn, Mancit 31. —Wind S.W., strong.—Arrd. Druid, Thomas, Barbadoc s. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 31.—Wind S.--sld. Helena, Helton, Shanghae ; Chilena, Wylie, Singapore ; llighlander, Wheeler, Lima ; Polly, Birnie, Lima; Francis Barclay, Matthew, Valparaiso; Pauline, Jenson, St. Thomas ; ShaLspeare, Henderson, Charleston ; Halcyon, Patten, Philadelphia; Reliance, Briggs, Staten Island, and St. John's, New Brunswick ; Sir 11. Huntley, grant, Halifax ; Sarah Barclay, Montreal; Rifleman, Hall, Harbor Graco. Off port, Sandersons, Nais, Sylph, Kestrel, Adonis, and Pomona. SHIELDS, MAacn 29.—S1d. Aphelia Wright, Wright, Quebec. 30. Crown, Quebec. 31. Satisfaction, Quebec ; Hewson, Ilewson, St. John's, New Brunswick. PENZANCE, Iteace 31.—The Elizabeth, of Bridgewater, got on shore on the August this morning, was hove off, and into the Mount. DONAGHEDEE, Miaten 2g.—The Mary, Murphy, from Cardiff to Glenarn, got on shore oh Copelang a laland yesterday, but assisted off at high water and proceeded. The Mora, M'Ghle, from the Clyde to Wexford, went on shore at Ballyferris Point this morning, but came off at high water andproceedel. LEITH, MARCIA 31.—The Oberon, Adle, from Lynn to St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, foundered at sea 10th inst. ; crew saved, and landed at South tiist. The Stlrlinghill, of this part, sprung a leak at sea tOlh inst., and was run on shore near Cape Wrath the following day. DEAL, Tact[ 31.—Wind S.E., moderate.—Arrd. Eliza, Lepkes, Surinam, and galled for Amsterdam. Arrd. from the River, and called, Amy Ann, Storey, Quebec. GUERNSEY, MARCH 30.—Sid. Laura, Le Messaurler, Havannah. BRISTOL, MARCH 31.—Wind N.W., light.—Arrd. Mary Ann, Cum ming, Calcutta. Sid. With*'mina, Samson, Callas ; Maria, Balsdon, Barbadoes. ----- NEWPORT, MARCH 31. —Md. Kron Prinz, Manner, Havannah. SWANSEA, 3lzacti Major• General. Sir W. Nett, Cuba. DUBLIN, MARCH 24.—Chr1stianea, Branston, Quebec. . _ CARRICKFERGUS, MARCH 28.—Arrd. Broderick, Yam!ltos, for Larne, assisted in with damage, having been in contact. ABERDEEN, MARC!! 21.—Sid. Pacific, Reid, Davis' stralts. ALLOA, Maacit 26.—S1d. Pomona, Templeton, Miramichl. MARKET NEWS.-(TIIIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY The show of English Wheat samples here this morning (the prin cipal portion of which was left over from Monday's market) being moderately extensive, and the attendance of buyers small, the demand ruled heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported. In Forelga Wheat, free as well as in bond, so little was doing that the currencies were almost nominal. The best 3lalting Barley supported previous rates, but grinding and distilling sorts were a mere; drug. Malt moved off slowly, yet prices were supported. We had very few Oats on offer ; however the Oat trade was firm at Monday's ad vanced rates. Beans, Peas, and Flour heavy, but not cheaper. ARRIV ALS. - Wheat. Barley. 5,650 qrs. 5,29 a qrs. 1,740 Malt, 6,620 ors. /TECRAPEL. Oats Flour . 6,870 qrs. 4,640 ak, English • • • • • • Irish •••• • • • • Foreign . 300 2,410 Although the supply of Meat here to-day WaS not to say extensive the demand was throughout heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported.—Beef, from 2s 4.1 to 3s 6d ; Mutts*, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 4s 2d to bs 2d; and Pork 3s id to be per bibs by the carcase. Lord John Russell is expected to leave Chesharn-place early next week, to join Lady John Russell and family at Mluto House, near Hawick, where her Ladyship is staying. The Court, we understand, is expected to remain at Buckingham Palace during the Easter recess ; and it is stated in Court circles that there is no intention on the part of the Sovereign of delegating the holding of Drawing-roma, during her Majesty's re tirement, to her illustrious relatives. Or? 6 7 4 ge r , I.: I: • 31. 1 WerAket%., THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY It VENING, APRIL 1,, _184x.1, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) lIOUt3E OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. NEW WRIT. A new writ was moved for the borough of Richmond, in the county of Yorkshire, in the room of the Hon. Ridley Colborne, deceased. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed, viz.:— Preston and Wyre Railway Harbour and Dock (New Dock and Railway). Preston and Wyre Railway Harbour and Dock (Longridge Junction). Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, Railway, and Harbour. Chard Canal Railway. South Leith Church. Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct. Hull and Lincoln Direct Railway. Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Stamford to Wisbech). North Wales Railway. Hurculaneum Docks. Darwen Waterworks. Chorley Waterworks. REPORTS. The following reports were brought tip, the amendments and alterations agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be en grossed, viz. : Scottish Grand Junction Railway. London and Brighton Railway (East Grinstead Branch). Electric Telegraph Company. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (Amendment and Branches). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend ment and Branches (No. 1). Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Amend ment and Branches (No. 2). South-Eastern Railway (No. 7—Extension of stations at Ashford). Maldon, Witham, and Braintree Railway. Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway. Liverpool Docks. Middleton Gas. Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Pettycur and Perth Har bour Branches and Deviations). Eastern Union Railway (Ardleigh to Colchester). Scottish Midland Junction Railway Branches. East Lincolnshire Railway. London and South-Western Railway (Farnham and Alton Branch). London and South-Western Railway (Epsom Branch). THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed, viz., Bromgrove Improvement and Small Tenement& .... ' _.. Monkfind Canal. Sunderland Gas. Sunderland Waterworks. Mr. FORBES moved that the Caledonian Northern Direct Railway Bill be removed from Group No. 5 of Railway Bills, and referred to the Chairman of Ways aad Means, and the Members ordered to prepare and bring in the Bill. Mr. GREENE objected to the motion, en the ground of irregularity, and it was withdrawn. Mr. GREENE moved that the East and West India Docks, and Birmingham Junction Railway Bill, be read a second time on Monday next, notwithstanding such second reading will be more than seven clear days after the first reading of the said Bill. The motion was agreed to. Mr. DENNISTOUN presented a petition from the mer chants add bankers of Glasgow with respect to the proceed ings in railway Bills, complaining of the serious injury which had been done to the money. market by the with. drawal of large sums to be employed in railway speculation. The petition also prayed that no railway Bill should be al lowed to pass unless it were by the consent of the majority of sb areh old ers. Capt. PECHELL presented a petition from Captain Pike, a barrister, complaining of various acts of hardship which he had suffered, in consequence of his having reported for the public press while engaged on the Home Circuit. The Benchers of Gray's Inn, in consequence, brought several charges against him in order to destroy his prospects. Ho was tried by a sort of court-martial of the benchers, attired in black gowns, who could bring no accusation of moral guilt against him ; but notwithstanding all that he urged in his defence he was disbarred and disgraced. The petition concluded by requesting that a Committee of the House might be appointed to inquire into the circumstances of his case, with a view to the restoration of the rank and privi leges of which he had been unjustly deprived. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented six petitions from Preston, in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. PALMER presented a petition from Berkshire, praying that poor-law officers may have allowances for superannuation. Lord MORPETH presented a similar petition from the officers of the Halifax Union; also petitions in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that to-morrow he should move for the production of the report which was made to the Government on the subject of an alleged attack upon the house of Mr. P. B. Ryan. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN gave notice that he should to morrow m•ve for an address to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to institute inquiries into the case of eviction on the Gerrard estate in Ireland. THE ARMY IN INDIA. Sir R. PEEL said that he had a notice which he would give for to-morrow. Two or three days ago it was his grati fying duty to announce his intention of proposing a vote of thanks to Sir H. Smith and the army in India, for the very signal and glorious victory that had been achieved under his direction on the banks of the Sutlej. Since that time accounts had been received of another victory, not perhaps more glorions, but more important in its results. It would, therefore, be his duty, and he was sure that it would meet with the universal sanction of the House, to propose another vote of thanks for the second victory. The British army was now within a law miles of Lahore. In order not to diminish the effect of their tribute of respect to Sir Henry Smith, he should pro pose two votes of thanks for the two victories.—(Cheers.) DROPPED NOTICES. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN said, that as only ten Irish Members had voted for the Coercion Bill, and thirty-four against it on Monday, he hoped the Right Hon. Baronet would not press the Bill at present, after much an un equivocal expression of opinion on the part of the Irish Members. Sir R. PEEL said he was very unwilling to revive the discussion of Monday upon this subject. The Hon. Gentle• man did not appear to recollect what the discussion of Mon day was upon. They had not yet come to a discussion on the merits of this Bill. The Hoe. Baronet who made the motion on Monday distinctly stated that he meant only to call fur a discussion as to whether the Irish Bill ought to have precedence or not. The main question had not been dis cussed at all. The Hon. Gentleman seemed desirous of having a decision on this. Why could they not take it on Friday next ? Mr. S. O'BRIEN said that the Irish Members had un equivocally given their opinion that the Irish Bill ought not to have precedence of the Corn Bill. Sir R. PEEL said there were two Bills of the utmost im portance to Ireland ; one was the Corn Bill, and the other the Bill for the Suppression of Assassination in Ireland. The first and second readings of the Corn Bill had been taken, and the Government felt it their duty to take the first reading of the other Bill at once. Why could they not take th first reading. and reserve their opposition for the future a ages of the Bill, ample and frequent as those opportunities would be ? After the Corn Bill was disposed of, the Government would go into the fullest discussion of the Irish Bill in all its stages. Sir J. GRAHAM, in moving that the order of the day for the first reading of the Irish bill be postponed till to-morrow, wished to explain an inaccuraey into which he had fallen in making his statement on Monday. He referred to the case of Mr. Wilson. He had stated that Mr. Wilson was com pelled to leave his home and the improvement of his estate in consequence of threatening notices which he had received. He (Sir J. Graham) had stated that an address on this sub ject was made from the altar of the parish chapel before the first threatening letter was sent. He should have said after. He had also stated that Mr. Wilson knew the parties who had sent the threatening letters. This was an error—he did not know, for if he had it would have been his duty as a magistrate to cause them to be appre hended. In every other particular the statement which he had made was correct. Mr. 11. GRATTAN objected to this Bill, because it would not give protection to life. The Bill was a libel upon Ireland generally. He could assure the Government that they had been much misinformed upon the subject of this Bill. State ments had been made only to frighten old women and old Ministers All that was required was to make the gentry of Ireland do their duty. After a few words from Mr. D. BROWNE, Sir R. PEEL said he felt the deepest anxiety with respect ' to the distress into which the people of Ireland had been thrown. He had given ample proof as a public man of the sincerity of his feelings. He had done all in his power to al leviate the distress which must inevitably attend anything like scarcity. Having given that proof, he thought he might ask Hon. Members to read the Bill a first time, and reserve their opposition for the future stages of the Bill. Mr. O'CONNELL would not like to be ungrateful to the Right Hon. Baronet for the steps he had taken to avert famine in Ireland. He acknowledged most readily, and, he might add, most gratefully, the plan the Government had adopted for the relief of the people of Ireland. He was, however, compelled—reluctantly, he would admit—to op pose this Bill in every stage, simply because he believed that it would deprive his countrymen of the rights of the constitution. He would ask why not postpone the Bill to Friday and not till to-morrow, as to-morrow the notices of motion must occupy the whole nig ht. He would also rsh the Right Hon. Baronet whether he had an y ob j ection t o lay before the House the documents which he had used in his speech on Monday evening. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said it would be impossible to go into the Bill to-morrow it was true, but he thought it would be as well to place the notice on the book, in order that if the notices should be disposed of in a reasonable time, they might ge into the adjourned de bate on the Irish Bill. As the documents to which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had referred were all official docu ments, he could have no objection to lay them before the Nouse. _ _ I'dr:O'CONNELL said that the m otion he contemplated would not i n th e s li g htest d egree a ff ec t the vote of thanks to the Indian army. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord DUNCAN inquired for what period the Hon. Baronet intended to move the adjournment of the House for the Easter recess Sir ROBERT PEEL observed that, under any circum stances whatever, he would not move the adjournment of the House before Thursday week; and the longest period he ss as prepared to allow would be th e shortes t that was ever gi ven , which would be a bout el even days. Lord INGESTRE rose to b ring u nder the notice of the House the case o f Mr. Wood, the proprietor of the Wolver hampton Chronicle, against whom an action for libel had been brought by certain private individual., for the publication of a Government report upon the subject of the Lichfield schools. He wi s hed th a t some security shou ld b e g i ve n to per sons pablishingauthenticdocurnents'd a id the damages of 403 . The Government had pro tected the publisher o f th e report an which the j ur y f oun d against the , publi s h e r, while Mr. Wood, against whom the a c ti on had b een brought for the same publication in his newspap er , h ad been su bj e cted to a fine of 50/. for cost s , w hi c h t h e Government refuse d to liquidate. p Mr. CARDWELL sa id t h at the two cases we re quite dis tinct; the publisher of the Treasury was antitled; o protec tion, while Mr. W oo d h a d no claiM upon the Government , lie having mad e th e pu bli cation in pursuance o f hi s or dinary avocation ; be s id es , it wou ld b e establishing a very bad prin ciple, that the Government should pay the damages found again t every p erson w h o was made answera bl e f o r the publi cation of Governme n t re p or t s, which often nec e s sarily con tained some uni n t ent i ona l lib els. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he felt it due both to the situation in w hi c h h e was placed an d hi s duty to his clients to act in the manner he had done. Mr. CHRISTIE thought that the Noble Lord had acted perfectly right in bringing the subject before the House. He begged to differ from the opini9llB of the Learned Attorney-General upon the subkct, and considers:id that the • proprietor of a newspaper should not be held responsible for publishing in his paper copies of any official reports. Lord SANDON thought it not surprising that the editor of a newspaper in the neighbourhood of a school where such a state of management existed, and seeing that state, should notice it in his paper. He felt very deeply for the poor man, who, no doubt, thought that he was acting in a perfectly proper manner in publishing a part of whit he thought was an authentic document. Mr. MUNTZ would be the last man to interfere with the liberty of the public press. Mr. Wood had, in a manner most unfoundedly and untruly, made comments upon the report. Had he only published the report he thought he would have had a strong case. Sir R. H. INGLIS thought the question was simply whether the proprietors of a newspaper could publish reports of this House, whether contained in their blue books or other documents. He hoped, in the present case that some in dulgence would be shown to a person who had only acted in a manner generally acted upon by the press at large. Mr. EWART thought the House should not involve itself in any collision with the courts of law. Sir J. GRAHAM did not think the present was a case of publishing reports of the House, but rather one in which unfair comments had been made upon the reports of the editor of the paper. The case had been submitted to two juries and two verdicts, and he thought it highly improper that the House should interfere. Lord INGESTRE then withdrew his motion. RAILWAY DEPOSITS BILL._ Mr. MOFFATT then moved the second reading of the Railway Deposits Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would not object to the second reading, as some amendments which he would wish to introduce might be introduced in Committee. Lord JOHN RUSSELL made some remarks, which were inaudible in the gallery. Mr. MOFFATT would object to amendments being made i❑ Committee. Mr. W. COLLETT thought that the great inconvenience and loss attending railway deposits should be prevented by some alteration in the law. _ . The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. (LIFT SITTINIII.) RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Committee sat at eleven o'clock, and resumed the hearing of evidence in the case of the CORE AND WATERFORD LINE. Several witiesses were examined, who proved, that from the amount of traftle that existed on the present route, the line, if con struoVd, could not fail to pay six per cent. to the shareholders. 110ITSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VI. SCOTCH CENTRAL (CRISPS' BRoaNCH). The Committee met again this day at one o'clock, in the Court of Queen's Bench, Sir John llobhouse, chairman. Mr. PICKERING appeared for the promoters of the line. The Learned Counsel said that the line was about 9% miles, and the capital 160,0001. It was promoted by the Scottish Central Railway Company for the purpose of carrying their line of railway on to Crieff. The property through which it would ran belonged to Lord strathallan and Lord Willoughby, both being in favour of the scheme. There was no opposition whatever, in consequence of a clause having been agreed on for the purpose of avoiding the pro perty of a gentleman named Spears, and, consequently, he trusted the Committee would declare the preamble of the Bill proved. The Committee then decided that the preamble of the Bill was proved, and the clauses; having been gone through, the Committee said they would report the Bill as passed. The Committee said, that in consequence of the other Bills of the groups not being ready to proceed, they would adjourn to the 27th of April. GROUP VIII. This Committee resumed its sittings this morning at eleven o'clock, in Room No. 12 ; present, Mr. Benjamin Hawes On the chair), Mr. Eutwisle, Captain Vyse, Colonel Paget, and Mr. Beresford Hope. EDINBURGH AND PEEBLES. Mr. nom the agent of the promoters of this Bill, informed the Ccnntaittee that there was only one petition against it, and that Mr. Inglis, of Logan Bank, the petitioner, had withdrawn his opposition. He had therefore to request that the Committee would allow this Bill to be referred to Mr. Greene up stairs. Mr. Inglis having corroborated Mr. Hope's statement, The Cuatamarf, after a consultation with the other Hon. Members of the Committee, asked whether there was any intention of the pro moters to amalgamate with the North British? Mr. HOPE replied in the affirmative. The CHAIRMAN—Then we shall decline referring the Bill to Mr. Greene for the present. The CHAIRMAN then informed Mr. Paten, that as there was no House yesterday, it was impossible for him to obtain warrants to compel the attendance of the two witnesses mentioned in our edition of yesterday. With regard to the Hon. Member for Berwick, he had no doubt he would be in attendance this morning. Mr. PATON said, as the House would sit at twelve o'clock to-day, he hoped the Hon. Chairman would obtain warrants before it ad journed. The CHAIRMAN said he would shortly adjourn the Committee for a few minutes to obtain the warrants. Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS, on the part of the witnesses, said that they would attend as soon as they were aware of the warrants having been issued. They were, in fact, in the room at that moment, and the reason why they did not wish to volunteer their evidence was, that they filled confidential situations for a competing company. The Committee then proceeded to hear the case of the promoters of the NORTH BRITISH (HAWICH BRANCH). The Hon. Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., said he would very briefly lay before the Commitee the merits of this line, which would pass through a very extensive district, and involved very important considerations to the public, and also to the welfare of the company. This scheme was projected by the promoters of the North British Company, whose other Rill had passed yesterday, and the branches included in which Bill would undoubtedly be feeders to their original line. The Com mittee, he dared say, had heard in course of the discussion which had taken place in that room last year, that the North British Company had been successful in their attempt to obtain a line of rillway be tween Edinburgh and Hawick, and the object of the present Bill was to give accommodation to the lateral interests, and principally to the town of Galashiels, which was of growing importance. The Com mittee would have to decide as to the mode in which this company proposed to bring the traffic of that country upon the main line, so as to be satisfactory to the public and remunerative to the com pany, and also as to whether there were any sufficient countervailing objections to the project. He would now proceed to call their attention to the proposed branches. They had a branch to Inner Leithen and Peebles, and from those they had a branch to Ga lashiels. They had then a branch to Selkirk, which lay eastward of their line, and also to a place called St. Boswells. They had also branches in the south to Melrose, and in the east to Kelso, as well as to Roxburgh and Jedburgh. They would have a considerable district lying on that portion of their line, and he thought he might say with perfect truth with respect to the project of last year—the Edinburgh and Hawick line—that it would be niost materially im proved by the construction of the projected branches. The entire district was one of very considerable agricultural importance, and there were also manufacturing interests of very considerable magni tude in that part of Scotland which it was most desirable to accom modate with railway communication. Everybody knew that Ga leahiels was a place of great commercial importance, and that town, as well as those of ;.1 elkirk, llawick, and Inner Leithen, experienced considerable disadvantages in consequence of there being no facilities of communication with each other. They were manufacturing districts, and it was most desirable that they should have facilities for communicating with each other. The whole district was blessed by nature with very considerable water power, which had induced the manufacture of cloth, &c., to a very great extent. He would now direct the attention of the Committee to the merits of another branch. The Committee had seriously blamed the promoters, but he hoped undeservedly, for not marking upon their plan the rail way which had been authorised by Parliament last year, between Berwick and Kelso. It certainly was not done for the purpose of de ceiving the Connnittee, and it was now plainly laid down on thelnap. They proposed to extend that branch to Peebles, and it had been proposed by other parties from the westward to bring traffic east and west of the lino of the Great Caledonian Company, so that from Berwick to the westward of Ayr, they would hive a sort of cruciform railway—the line of this Company being the horizontal portion of the cross, that of the Caledonian forming the other limb, and the llawick project forming the lower limb. The fact that as soon as the project of this Company to afford ac, commodation to that district was set on foot, there was suddenly a host of competitors, showed the importer - lee and desirableness of the project. The Caledonian, finding that the current of the feeling of the landed proprietors in that district was in favour of this Company, withdrew from the field. They had entered a retraxit with respect to the line between l'oebles and Simonton. The opposition had now been withdrawn, and he was happy to state to the Committee that they would not now have to decide between rival projects. They would perceive that this project would give direct access to Glasgow, and it was of course of the utmost importance that the agricultural and manufacturing districts which he had alluded to should have railway accommodation with the metropolis. They proposed constructing branches to Selkirk, Melrose, Kelso, Roxburgh, and Jedburgh, all of which would of course desire the best and most direct communication with Glasgow. That was the general outline of the case, and he would now proceed to point to the Committee, in detail, but very shortly, the merits of the individual branches. And first, with regard to the branch to Peebles, which left the main line south of Galashiels, which they had already perceived was of considerable commercial importance. It was of importance particularly in reference to its intercommunica tion with Selkirk, and also with llawick, lu which district there was now carried on a manufacture of considerable and growing im portance- the manufacture of Tweed trousering—which he believed was patronised by a late noble and learned occupant of the Woolsack in the house of Lords. He believed that that noble personage ad mired that article very much.—(Laughter.) But, whether that was so or not, it had become of considerable importance, and it was very desirable that Galashiels should have the best communication with the principal towns in Scotland and the whole of the United Kingdom, in all of which Tweed trousering was very much used. They then pursued the valley of the Tweed, in the direction of Inner Leithen, where there was water-power of between 8,000 and 10,010 horse- power now used in manufactures, and it was desirable to give that district railway accommodation for the full development of its na- tural resources. Steam power would of course he used extensively, in a short time in that district, and it was necessary that a branch should be made to ilalashels and the' Lothian, to supply it with coals for that purpose. There were no engineering difficulties in that district and the inhabitants were extremely anxious for the con struction of a line, and he would undertake to bring forward me.t respectable evidence to bear out his statements. He was sorry to say that this bran' was opposed by a certain landowner, a gentle man for whom he entertained the greatest respect, and who he regretted to find opposing the branch. The none of that gentleman was Mr. Ballantyne, the proprietor of a place called llolylec, near Inner Leithen. The place was, no doubt, a very agreeable one, being situated on the north side of the Tweed; hie house stood upon a considerable eminence, and the ground fell for a considerable distance underneath—the tunipike-road being lower than the level of his house. The Company proposed to pass over his property in such a manner no doubt as to affect as little as possible tho rather pic turesque view which he at present possessed, but they had no alternative. If they passed along the other side of the Tweed, they would rouse the indignation and the opposition of Lord Ellbank ; but Hon. Members knew very well that opposition was raised against companies of this sort on all sides ; and if they were compelled to pass over Lord Elibank's ground, they would cause far greater injury to his Lordship's ground than they possibly could do to Mr. Ballantyne's. They, therefore, bad to choose between two alternatives. He trusted when the Committee came to the consideration of the evidence which would be laid before them (which would, of course, be more satisfactory than any state ments that he could make), they would rind that the Company had done what was best under the circumstances. He hoped that the y would not decide on rejecting the Company's scheme of aff or di ng railway communication to Peebles, because the views of M r . Bal lantyne might be injured. GROUP XII. GLASGOW AND I.VEST OF SCOTLAND DISTILICT. The Committee re-assembled this morning in the Court of common Pleas; Mr. V. Smith, chairman. .A.TIZSHIRE, BMIDGEI OF WEan, ,AND pORT GLASGOW JUNCTION• Examination of witnesses continued — Mr. Turner, solicitor to the Glasgow and Greenock Company, said that their liabilities were found to be so extraordinarily large that they were obliged to give up the idea of constructing the branches to the Greenock and Port Glasgow harbours. They were obliged to come to Parliament in 1841 for power to raise a sum of 100,0001., and, again, in 1843, for a further sum of 150,0001. to pay off their liabilities. They now proposed to raise a sum of 60,0001. for the purpose of malting a branch line to Iturston and the bridge of IVeir. The witness en being cross-examined by Sir T. Pitman, put in a number of letters which had passed between the Company and the chief magistrate and town clerk of Port taasgow, showing the anxiety of the inhabitants that the branch to the h arbour should be -con structed, and the apparent willingness of the Company to accede to their wishes. GROUP XX. The Committee met at twelve o'clock. Present—Mr. Sotheron, Loid H. Bentinck, Sir It. Pigot, Mr. Tamed, and Mr. itoes. LONDON AND BRIGHTON (WANDSWORTH BRANCH). Mr. SUTTON, the solicitor for the Company, delivered in a list of the assents and dissents of owners and occupiers of laud on the line; and this concluded the case for the promoters. Mr. SELWYN opposed the Bill on behalf of Mr. Hague and Mr. Coulthurst. The latter gentleman, however, withdrew his opposi tion, the Company undertaking not to interfere with his property, which could be compassed by a alight deviation. Mr. SELWYN then addressed the Committee for Mr. Hague, whose property Iles in the neighbourhood of Tooting, and called witnesses to show the superior character of Mr. Hague's residence ; that the line passed it within 500 .feet, and passed through the grounds within sight of the house, partly on embankments, partly In cuttings, and partly on the level, thereby materially injuring tin prospect, snd reducing au building Tutu. of the property. GROUP XXI. LONDON AND oxrcran. The Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour. Pre sent—Mr. Finch, chairman; Mr. Wodehsusc, Capt. Layard, and Mr. Lawson. The promoters proceeded to call evict:nee in support of the line. Mr. Joseph Gillett, farming about 750 acres at Little Hozley, Ox fordshire, on the estate of Mr Walter Long, through which the line will run for two or three miles, stated that come of his produce was sent t') the B'a'ling-road station of the Great Western Railway, 13 miles distant. He generally sent heavy cheep by the line, whilst he sent the ligh'er kind by foot t , the London market. He should at tend the Uxbridge market and send the whole of his sheep and cattle by the line if it was made. He had made a calcula ion of the amount of traffic which the country for a distance of 16 miles, and 6 miles on each side of it, from Oxford to London, would yie',d, which was to the following effect :-Itl2 square mi'es were comprised in these 16 miles, there were 640 acres to the square mile, and the whole of the acerage 122,880. lie deducted one-tenth for waste and other lands, leaving 110,592 acres of producing land. averaged one fat sheep to each of these acres ; lambs, one-eighth of the sheep, or one to every eighth acre, making a total, with the sheep, of 124,416. He had deducted one-third for home consumption and the Oxford market, leaving a gross total of 84,1150 lambs and sheep. The average distance which they travelled was forty miles. Their transit by the railway would cost a halfpenny per head per mile, pro ducing a revenue of 6,9121. He averaged three beasts to every forty acres, or 8,294, from which one-third had to be deducted for home consumption and the Oxford market, leaving a total of 5,580, which would cost 2d. per head par mile, or 6s. Bd. each for the journey of forty miles, producing 1,8431. There would be 5,530 calves; after a similar deduction, the cost of transmitting which would be three farthings per head per mile, or 2s. 6d. the whole distance, producing a revenue 0f6911. He gave ten pigs to every forty acres, or, 27,648, which after deducting 9,216, or one-third, left 18,432. The transmission of pigs cost the same as calves, and would realise 2,3041. ; total, 11,7501. He gave five quarters of wheat per acre, so that the arable laud would produced 23,256 tons of corn, which traversed, on the average, twenty wiles of railway, which at 3d. per ton, per mile, or bs. per ton the whole length, realised 8,0641. All these items gave a total of 19,8141. He had omitted from this calculation minor articles of consumption, such as coals, butter, wool, timber, rags, which could not fail to realise a considerable revenue. The witness in his cross-examination, stated that the line from Theme to form a Junction with the line at Aylesbury, would not be of very great advantage, as the sending of goods to the north was not a very profitable speculation. Of course if there was a better market In tile north for wool, it would be sent to them. He believed the London and Birmingham Railway unloaded sheep at Harrow, for the Southall market. The line from Wycombe to Maidenhead would be of advantage to those living in the district, and desirous of attending the Maiden head and Southall markets. He expected that the cost of conveying sheep the whole course of the line would be Is. Gd. or 2s. He was not aware that the Great Western charged 7d. per head for sheep from Maidenhead. He had himself paid 2s. for that line. A few sheep would go to Southall, because London was the lest market. By Mr. CitvziT—The Great Western was about fifteen miles from Carslugton, and was approached with difficulty from that point of the country, on account of its running for a considerable distance en the west or opposite side of the Thames. By Mr. WODMOUSE—Uxbridge was a better market than Read ing. Wycombe was a good barley market. QROUP XIX. The Committee assembled this day at twelve o'clock. Present, Lord Harry Vane (chairman), th• Earl of March, lion. Francis Scott, Mr. D. Morris, and Air. Phillip Bennett. E=STER AND EXMOUTH. The CHAIRMAN said it was the opinion of this Committee that the preamble of the Exeter and Exmouth line had been proved, but should insert this clams in the Bill—" Provided that the Bill now before Parliament for the construction of the Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester line shall receive the sanction of the Legislature during the present session, or that of next year." The Bill was ordered to be reported. Sub-Committee No. 1. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock In room No. 6; present Mr. Strutt (chairman), Mr. Beckett, and Mr. Clive, and proceeded to the further consideration of the GLASGOW AND DUNDEE JUNCTION. The formarprosisvrers;raeeived yesterday at the dose of the sitting. _ _ The object of the Bill is to form a railway from Dundee to join the Scottish Central Railway at or near Stirling. The projected length is fifty-one miles, the estimated cost 969,678/. 'The engineers are Messrs. Leslie, Mitchell, and J. C. Gunn. The solicitors are Messrs. Mackenzie and Reid, of Perth. The Parlia mentary agents are Messrs. Spottiswoode, Robertson, and Co. There are a great number of petifiem against the Bill on the usual grounds of imperfections and inaccuracies in the plans and sections. Several allegations were sustained, and in respect to some others the standing orders were declared to be complied with. Sub-Comnaittee No. 2. This Committee met to-day, at one o'clock, in Room No. G; pre sent Sir J. Y. Buller (chairman), Mr. Kemble, and Mr. Yorke. OXFORD, WORCESTER AND WOLVERHAMPTON. In this case, which has been before the Committee since Monday, it was ultimately decided, that in several instances the standing orders had not been complied with. But, in consequence of the ab sence of some of the witnesses, the consideration of additional allega tions was postponed. The Committee then proceeded to the case of the IPSWICH AND BURY ST. EDMUNDS (ELY EXTENSION WITH BRANCHES THEREFROM), This Bill was also before the Committee yesterday. The consi deration was resumed this day, and additional evidence adduced an the part of the promoters and opponents, but of a very unimportant character. Sub-Committee No. 3. The Committee met to-day in room No. 3, at twelve o'clock, when The Cn Ammer' (Mr. Aglienby) stated that they had considered the point reserved yesterday in respect to the YARMOUTH EXTENSION. In that case, It had appeared to the Committee that the Bill com prehended other objects than those set forth In the petition, and that this was not in accordance with the intentions of the House in pass ing the standing order which requires that the Bill should be attached to the petition. The object of this order seemed to be, that there should be secured the greatest possible conformity between the two. However, upon examining the Bill and petition in this case, the Committee were of opinion that the difference was not such as altogether to contravene the order. At the same time, it was not to be inferred from this that any laxity in making the Bill conform with the petition would be permitted. . . The Committee then took the - NORFOLK RAILWAY EXTENSION (THETFORD AND REED. HAM BRANCH). The object of this Bill is to connect Thetford and Reeiham with the main Norfolk lines. The length of the branch is forty-eight miles, and the estimated cost 360,5361. The engineers are Messrs. Bidder and Stephenson ; the agents, Messrs. Burke and Co. ; the so licitors, Messrs. Parker and Co. Sub-Committee Ico. 4. The Committee met at about a quarter past twelve, Sir W. Heath cote in the chair ; present also, Mr. H. Jolmstone, Mr. Shirley, and Mr. Legh. WFIITEHAVEN AND FURNESS. The consideration of this adjourned case was resumed. It was objected that the course and terminus of the proposed line were not described alike on the notices and plans, and is the Bill— the notices and plans being for a line tram Dalton to Ilesbank, with a branch from Flukeborough to Dirkgate, and the Bill taking powers for a line from Dalton, through Flukebourough, to Dirkgate, Dirk gate and llesbank being sight miles apart. After considerable disussion the Committee declared the standing orders not complied with. A point was then raised similar to that, as to the rivers Clako and Levan, raised yesterday, and evidence was given to show that certain " rivers" crossed by this line were navigable rivers, and on the othef side to show that they were only estuaries. Sub-Committee No. 6. This Committee also met at a quarter past twelve, in Room 18, when there were present Captain Jones (chairman), Lerd Ebrington, and Mr. Deedes. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY (GLASGOW, GANKINRK, AND COATBRIHGE BRANCH). This Bill, which stood over from yesterday, was again called on. The formal proofs having beets given yesterday, the case for the op position was now entered into. It appeared that there was but one petitition, which contained only one allegation, and after several wit nesses had been examined, the agent for the petltieuer withdrew the opposition. The standing orders were accordingly declared complied with. CALEDONIAN (MIDLOTHI4N 'BRANCHES) RAILWAY, AND CALEDONIAN (LEIH JUNCTION) RAILWAY. • • • The Cnaisecarc said that these Bills must for the present stand over, the plans having been mislaid at the Private Bill-office. CALEDONIAN (DUMFRIES BRANCHES). The object of this Bill is to make two branches from the Cale donian Railway to Dumfries, one of which leaves the existing main line at Sarkbridge, near Gretna, and the other at Darmikedder. Their lengths are respectively twenty-four miles and fourteen miles six furlongs. The estimated coat is '550,0061., the whole of which, as we understood, has been subscribed for. Messrs. Locke and Co., are the engineers, and Messrs. Graham and Weyms the agents. This Bill was unopposed, and the usual formal evidence saving been given, the Committee declared the standing orders compiled with. CALEDONIAN (MIDLOTHIAN BRANCH.) The plans of this railway, (and also of the Leith Junction Branch,) which bail been stated to have been naislaid, were brought in by a messeuger, when it was found that the supposed loss had been occasioned by a mis-statement of the title on the cover. The proposed addition is a branch to connect the Edinburgh branches of the Caledonian Railway with Granton Pier. The length will be three miles and a Italf, and the cost is estimated at 110,0001. Engineers and agents as in the former Bill. There - were two petitions against this Bill—that of William Gatherill and that of James Patterson. Mr. Webster appeared for both. Mr. GRAHAM objected to any appearance being made on the part of Mr. William Gatherill, who he said was not an interested party, having no property on the line, nor even in any parish through which it passed. In fact, Mr. Gatherill was a clerk in Mr. Webster's effice. _ The Committee, without bearing Mr. Webster in reply, over ruled the objection. The CusiameN said, that the petitioner was one of the public, and the petition contained none but general and public objections. If the allegations had referred to the book of reference the petition could not be entertained. The formal proofs having been given, Mr. WEBSTER proceeded to call witnesses as to the petition of Mr. Patterson, which contained but two allegations, both on points as to the datum line. On looking at the plans, however, Mr. Webster withdrew both allegations. The CUAIRKAN asked if there was "anything more in this petition?" Mr. WEBiTER—No, nor in any other.—(A laugh.) The standing orders were declared complied with. STANDLN Cr ORDERS' COMMITTEES. ROUSE OF LORDS. NORTH DEVON CENTRAL RAILWAY. In consequence of the mettod by which gentlemen are obliged to obtain their information, arising from the exclusion of the press, we have inadvertently fallen into a mistake. The North Devon Central Railway was yesterday thrown out, and not adjourned, as stated by us. PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat to-day In the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords present were the Duke of Buecleuch (Lord President), the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, Lord Cottenham, Lori Campbell, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. IN THE mArrErt or THE PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS or CA" BRETON. inhabitants Thisease cameoftf nova Seotla, and the annexa tion in 1820 of Cape Breton to the Provh' er " ° h the island d t h o e; the i r Lordships pe Breton, u p ; u r a t y h ,si . 4 p thatet it o t n k e o of ceriti n the island might be at , - legislatit e authority of that province ov er judged illegal. The petition also pr a yed he restored, that a local legis lation the Government and ed under a Lieutenant-Governor, council, lcaotniosntitUshtioounl,desuetabcliosihwedenin 1784 , mig ht to the grant of King George the Third, anndd that the t laws of Nov a Scotia, and the authority of its legislature might be no longer en f or ced over the island. aanbly, conformably Hr. no and Mr. Wattani appeared as counsel for the petitioners, and The TheSOLICI TOR-GENERAL and Mr. WLDDINGTO N opposed the petition arguments Deere onthepartoftie Proceeding Cro. when our afternoon e diti on went to press. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice MALL) At the sitting of the Court this morning. William Richardson, aged 49, and described as an " astronomer, and Anna Maria Richardson, his daughter, aged 22, were placed a, the bar charged with the murder of Theodore Horatio Richardson, their infant child. Mr. BODKIN addressed the Court, and said that la this case the two prisoners at the bar stood indicted for the crime of wilfal murder. He had to apply to the Court to postpone the trial of the prisoners to the next sessisn, upon the ground of the illness of a material witness, the surgeon who had made a post mortem examination et the body. The Learned Counsel then put in an affidavit of the fact. Mr. CLARKsoN, on behalf of the prisoners, said he could not wider the circumstances, resist the application, which was then granted, and the prisoners were withdrawn. . . Frances Leonard, a married woman, aged 43, was found guilty of uttering counterfeit coin, well knowing it to be such. The prisoner appealed to the mercy of the Court, stating that she had a large family, and that she had never offended but once before. Ills Loanatirr, in addressing her, said ho could not believe her statement, as he found by a document that had been laid before him that in the space of about seven years she had been repeatedly im prisoned for various periods for the same offence. Under those cir cutnstances, he lid not think it would be safe to leave her In the counts y ; the sentence of the Court therefore was that she should be transported for ten years. The prisoner appeared horrified at the sentence, and was removed from the dock imploring mercy. Mary Anne Smith, deserliped as a married woman, aged 25, Eliza beth Nicholson, also a married woman, aged 33, and Eliza Russell, like wise married, aged 28, all stood charged with the same offence, namely, uttering base coin. The first two prisoners had been tried and convicted for the same offence before. It appeared by the evidence that these three prisoners were fol lowed about from several shops by policemen in plain clothes, who suspected them, and found that at each shop one or other of them made some trifling purchaiio, whleh they p*l fvr in ecin that was diacoTersd to 44 Ccruntatott. rliS LORDSHIP having briefly summed up, the jury found i 'PM% of Guilty against all the prisoners, but recommended two of them to mercy. . The JUDGE asked them upon what grounds they did so ? The foreman said the grounds were, that they did not think those :wo prisoners were the real utterers. COCAT —lf they are not the real utterers, then you should acquit hem ; for a prisoner caAnot be fund guilty, according to the law and the indictment, unle.s they be found really guilty. The jury then withdrew the it recommendation. Upon being asked if the prisoners had anything to say before sen tence was passed upon them, the prisoner Russell said, "My Lord, I hope you will have mercy upon the other two prisoners. I ask for none for myself, for I stand alone In the world, but they have faint. lies, and deserve mercy. Our Redeemer came on earth to be merci ful to us all, and I hope you will do the same." The prisoner Nicholson said, " I hope, my Lord, you will have mercy on me, for I have a yoeng family." Mary Anne Smith remained silent, bat Eliza Russell again Itn. plored the Court to have mercy, and, addressing his Lordship in a tone and manner that showed she must have belonged to a better order of society than that in which she was now placed, exclaimed. " I dare say, my Lord, the term of oar punishment will be a long one, but I wish you would visit all the severity of it on me, as they have families, though I am not guilty of uttering," and here she shed tears. His LORDSHIP said lie could not think ofleaving them in the country after the evidence he had heard ; and the sentence of the Court, therefore, was, thee they should each be transported for ten years. Elizabeth Nicholson—Thank you, my Lord. I hope we shall de better there than we have done here. COURT—I hope so too. The prisoners were then removed. THE GAUGE QUESTION. The Appendix to the Report of the Gauge Commissioners, containing the evidence taken before them, will form a thick folio volume of nearly 400 pages. Forty witnesses were examined, many of them more than once. This number in cluded almost every individual eminent in the railway world, either as an engineer or a manufacturer of locomotives, a manager, a secretary, a carrier, or an amalgamator. The fol lowing will be found the only correct list yet published, and will give some idea of the mass of information on which the Commissioners founded their report. For convenience of com parison, the list has been divided into—" In favour of the narrow gauge, with national uniformity ;" " In favour of the broad gauge, with break of gauge ;" " In favour of an inter mediate gauge." IN FAVOUR OF NARROW GAUGE AND UNI FORMITY. 1. Robert Stephenson, civil engineer and manufacturer of locomotives (son of George Stephenson, the inventer of rail way locomotion). 2. Joseph Locke, civil engineer (who completed the Grand Junction Itailway). 3. James Edward M'Connell, superintendent of the loco motive department on the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail- Wa3r. 4. J. U. Rastrick, engineer of the Brighton Railway. 5. Albinus Martin, resident engineer and superintendent of the South-Western Railway. 6. Captain J. M. Laws, general manager of the Leeds and Manchester Railway. 7. John Braithwaite, chief engineer of the Eastern Coun ties (adopted narrow gauge in lieu of 5 feet gauge). 8. Captain William O'Brien, secretary of the South-Eastern Railway. 9. Thomas Buckton, secretary to the Brighton Railway. 10. Thomas C. Mills, manager of the goods department at the London and Birmingham Railway. 11. George P. Bidder, civil engineer, on branches of the London and Birmingham, and a friend of R. Stephenson. 12. George Bodmer, locomotive manufacturer. 13. William Fernihough, superintendent of Eastern Coun ties locomotives. 14. Wyndham Harding, late manager of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway. 15. Captain Mark Huish, general manager of the Grand Junction and Liverpool and Manchester. 16. Benjamin W. Horne, carrier, and partner with Mr Chaplin. 17. Evan Jones, agent for Chaplin and Horne, carriers, at Camden station. 18. Thomas Whitaker, civil engineer. 19. Richard Creed, secretary to the London and Birming ham Railway. . _ _ 20. Peter 'Clarke, manager of the Brighton Railway. 21. James Brown Head, of Sir Robert Price's iron and coal works 22. W. James Chaplin, chairman of the South-Western, and a carrier with Mr. Horne. 23. John Ilawkshaw, engineer of the Manchester and Leeds. 24. William Bass, agent to Messrs. Pickford. 25. John Ellis, deputy. chairman of the Midland Railway 26. Joseph Maynard, of the firm of Pickfords, carriers. 27. Edward Woods, civil engineer. 28. James P. Budd, manager of copper works and coal mines, deputy chairman of the Welsh Midland. 29. Nicholas Wood, civil engineer (author of a celebrated work on the steam-engine). 80. George Hudson, M. director of a thousand miles of rail way. OPPOSED TO BREAK, EXPRESSING NO OPINION ABOUT GAUGE. 31. Gen. Sir Willoughby Quarter-master General. 32. Major-General Sir John Gordon,urgoyne, Quarter-master General. 33. Major-General Pasley was opposed to break, but ill favour of a 5 foot gauge, if practicable now. IN FAVOUR OF BROAD GAUGE, WITH A BREAK OF GAUGE. 34. Isambard Kinzdom Brunel (inventor of the broad gauge), engineer of the Great Western Railway. 35. Charles Alexander Saunders, secretary of the Great Western Railway. 36. Seymour Clerk, superintendent of traffic on Great Western Railway. 37. Daniel Gooch, superintendent of locomotives on Great Western Railway. INTERMEDIATE GAUGE. 38. C. Vignoles, civil engineer, in favour of a 6 foot gauge. 39. Colonel Landmann, late engineer to the Greenwich, 5 feet to 6 feet. 40. Edward Bury, locomotive manufacturer. 41. Benjamin Cubitt, engineer and locomotive manufac• turer to the Croydon, Brighton, and Dover Railways. 42. Richard Roberts, formerly a locomotive manufacturer. 43. John Gray, locomotive superintendent of the Brighton Railway, 44. Richard Downs, contraetor, against break. 45. Thomas Jackson, against break. 46. William Cubitt, civil engineer. MALNBLAuGHTER. FURIOUS DRIVING. -- Yesterday morning Mr. Thomas Wakley and a highly respectable Jury, assembled in the Admission-room of Middlesex Hospital, to investigate the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Daniel Etheringion, aged 63 years. The deceased was a master tailor, and resided at No. 21, Silver-street, Golden-square. Charles Phiipott, poatboy, 3, Brewer's-court, Bedfordbury, said that he saw the deceased man on the morning in question, passing out of Hansover-street into the square, when a four-wheel chaise driven by a groom came up at a most furious pace, and although there was plenty of room for the driver to pass, he drove right on to the deceased and knocked him down. Witness si as sure the accident could have been avoided if the reins had been at all checked. There was no one besides the servant in the vehicle at the time, and when he heard the cries of " stop him," he flogged the animal, thus increas;ng the speed, and ultimately escaped, having driven into Itegent-street. Deceased died on Friday morning. Ye:diet." Manslaughter against some person or persons unknown." FRENCH RAILROADS.—The Commerce announces that the railroad from Amiens to Abbeville may be opened to the publics in the course of this year, as the chief engineer had promised that it should be, a few works only remaining to be completed, and which cannot require much time. From Abbeville to Staples the embank ments are considerably advanced, and much of the land required for the remainder of the line has been purchased by private treaty, without the intervention of a jury, and which will permit all the works on that section of the line to be completed this year. From Etaples to Boulogne, the nature of the ground has not permitted the contractors to advance so rapidly, the earth being impregnated with humidity. We have, however, hopes of seeing the line opened to Abbeville in 1846, and to Boulogne in 1847. The Journal de Lille announces, that the preparatory inauguration of the section of the Northern Railroad comprised between that city and Arras took place on Friday. The Prefect of the North, together with the principal functionaries and the persons employed on the line, repaired on that day to Arras by a special train, and returned to Lille in the evening. Experimental trains daily traversed the distance between Lille and Arras, and Douay and Valenciennes, to test the good condition of the road, and regulate the service, which is to commence on the Ist of April. Wicks was executed on Monday for the murder of Mr. Bostock. In the evening he was the here of a doggrel poem, which was sung in the streets. Here is one stanza : • " Adieu, my friends and kindred, M Your pains, and dry your tears. I fear my tender mother your o e d t e h r at m r o e t i h g e n r s dear, I That Go d Gt peace of mind destr o y , above will sooth I am a wretched and forlor n Poor London appr en ti ce boy. " The ready pen of the poet, which so speedily tamed his death to profit, the looks of the men who sung the dirge to the populace, and the awakened curiosity, for no higher feeliag was apparent amongst the crowd, are fit pendants to and illustrations of the morning exe cution. It was really what the vulgar call it, a " sight," which they went to Bee, as they go to see the Lord Mayor's show, but return from it edified than from beholding the gaudy but innoceut spectacle of the City king. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE.—Both Crews have arrived at Putney, where they have taken up their quarters, in order to train over tie course selected for this great aquatic event. A SERGEANT OF THE 18TH FOOT SHOT.—Yesterday afternems a detachment of the provisional battalion left the garrison for ball practice firing at Upnor, the usual place the troops resort to for practice, there being an extensive range of hills bounding the river Medway. Three targets were placed at equal distances, for the line of soldiers to fire at ; a volley of musketry having been fired, Sergeant James M'Collison, of the 18th Royal Irish, one of the sergeants in charge, advanced a few paces, for the pur pose of examining the penetration of the bullets, when one of the privates in the line, whose musket was loaded, fired off his piece, and the ball striking the sergeant, he instantly fell. On being raised, it was found that the ball had passed through the fleshy part of his arm, end entered the side, coming out under the shoulder blade. The o ffi cer in charge of the detachment had the sergeant carried off the ground, and conveyed to the detachment hospital, where the poor fellow lies in extreme agony ; some of his clothing, it is supposed , has lod g ed internall y , and toe bladebone is much in jured. The soldier who c om mitted the act had no Intention of shoot leg the se. grant , his aim was at the target. VAN DIEDIEN'a LAND COMPANY.—The twentieth annual meeting of this company was held yesterday. The report (which was adopted) stated that the prospects of the company seemed to justify the expectations of the directors The balance sheet showed the property of the company to be 312,3361. 17s. 4d g and its expenditure, including dividends, to be 256,1181. 16e. 7d. BIR3IINGHAM, TUESDAY.—This morning, five large pieces of ordnance arrived here from Wigan, to be forwarded to London ; they are 56-pounders, eight feet long, and weighing 3 tons 5 cwt. each. We are led to understand they are for a Government eider. PROCEEDING UNDER THE INCOME-TAX.—Notices have been posted on the church doors of St. Bride, Fleet-street, of a pro ceeding under the property and income-tax of a very unusual nature. The notice sets forth that one Robert Reynolds, who had been ap pointed one of the collectors of the above tax, was found to have re ceived during the last year the sum of 2501., which he had not duly accounted for, and that therefore the commissioners for general pur poses of the Act had, by virtue of the powers given to them, issued a warrant to seize and imprison his person and his estate and effects ; and lastly, that they will, on the 3d instant, proceed to a sale of such estate and effects, and apply the proceeds in liquidation of the ba lance due. The defaulter was a stationer, &e., in Fleet-street. THE INDIA MAIL.—The letters and newspapers, occupying forty-six large sized boxes, received by the India mail. were deposited at the General Pest-office yesterday afternoon. Ms bags were " ticked off" in the check-room of the establishment in St. Martin's-le-Grand, shortly after the dispatch of the letters per mid-day mail. Last evening the letters passing through London were sent forward by the night malls ; the correspondence for the metropolis will be delivered this (Wednesday) morning. VICEREGAL COURT IN IRELAND.—The Hon. Capt. Robert Italy, son-in-law of Lord Heytesbury, has been appointed steward of the household, in succession to Captain Seymour, promoted to the household of Prince Albert. BIRTHS, On the 24th ult., the lady of the Rev. Dr. Mortimer, Head Muter of the City of London School, of a son. -- On the 24th ult., at Falifleld-plane. Cheetham, Lancashire, the wife of Mr. A. M. Sims, of a son. On the 25th ult., at Whitehall-place, the lady of Sir Walter Jamey, Bart., M.P., of a aon and heir. _ _ On the 25th ult., at Bayfurdbury, Hertford, Mrs. Gambier Parr , of a son, who survived his birth only a few hours. On the 25th ult., at Southall, the lady of Of: W. Daniel, Esq., Of 8011. PIED. On the 25th ult., Mr. James Usher, aged 55, of Holly Cottage• Burn•plaoe, Old Ford-lane, Bow, Middlesex, author of several works upon Biblical Criticism, Poems, &c. On the 28th ult., John Poulett, Esq., of Addington House. 11W Winslow, Bucks. Oa the 29th ult., at Lee, Ethel Rebecca, the only surviving dough' ter of the Rev. W. F. Sims. London : Printed and Published by MUIIDO YOUNG, of No. 1 12 . kitra.nd, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct of the gayer, la tho county of Middlesex, Wedueodort AP I, 1540. -