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justify hire with regard to the statements he had made respect ing the famine in Wexford and other counties. The lion. Member for Armagh bad stated that the price of potatces in his county was similar to the price of last year. He was rejoiced to find that there was one place in Ireland where that descrip tion of food was to be had at a reasanable price. He was sorry, however, to say that in the south-western and southern parts of Ireland the potato disease was very extensive. He thought the Honourable Member for Dorsetshire was thinking of the condition of the poor in this county when he alluded to Ireland. The poor in Dorsetshire were re ceiving only 7s. a week wages, nut of vihich they had to pay for rent. He (Lord Lincoln) had received a letter only that morning from Valentia, in Ireland, which requested a suppy of Indian corn or oatmeal to dispose of to the poor at cost price. Such applications as these were evidence that the distress in Ireland had not been overrated. The month of May, in Ireland, was that period of the year during which employment was most prevalent. It was the seed time, and the farmers occupied as many labourers as they needed, and in consequence the demands on the public purse were not so numerous. 'the Right Hon. Baronet then read a letter from a proprietor in the county of Cavan, wherein great dis tress existed. His Hon. Friend had stated, that the result of the alarm that had been raised with respect to the farmer had been to raise the price of potatoes. A supply of Indian corn had been furnished to numerous districts in Ireland for the double purpose of preventing starvation, and of hindering a combination to raise the price of food. What was the price of potatoes previous to the issue of meal by the Government? Why, in Limerick alone, the price was 7-0. per stone, and it was utterly impossible for the poor to pay that price. When the issue of meal was made by the Government, the price of potatoes fell immediately from 7d. to 51d. per stone. He did not intend to occupy the attention of the House any longer. He could, however, assure his Hon. Friend that the distress in Ireland, though not universal, was general and extensive. Mr. FLOYER thought if the Noble Lord was not prepared to stand by the quotations of the price of wages in Dorsetshire contained in Mr. Sheridan's letter, he ought not to have ad dressed the House. He (Mr. Flex er) was prepared to main tain that the condition of the labourers in Dorsetshire was never better than it was at present. He would, however, deny that the rate of wages was so low as had been stated by the Right Hon. the Secretary for Ireland. He gave an unequivo cal denial, as the Member for Dorsetshire, against any insinu ation of the low rate of wages in that county. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN corroborated the statement of the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland with reference to the distress of Limerick, he thought it a wise precaution of the Government to supply Indian corn to meet that dis tress. He found, when he visited Limerick, that the vessels is the harbour were attacked by armed men ; that the cattle were obliged to he guarded by soldiers. In consequence of the measure the Government had adopted, the poor people were now employed : there was no fear of out break among them. Tranquillity still reigned in that country. He thought it was his duty, as a magistrates and a proprietor in that country to urge upon the Government the necessity of taking some active measures. He found the distress in his own immediate vicinity very great. There was no seed for the future, and no food for the present. He spoke only of that part of the country with which he was acquainted. He believed that there was very severe distress throughout the country —( Hear, hear.) He thought the Government had acted improperly in mixing up Irish grievances with this corn measure, and that they should propose a humane measure to meet a temporary calamity. He maintained, and had done so over and over again, that the distress in Ireland should be met by the Irish landholders themselves.—(llear, hear.) Mr. LEFROY stated that the distress had not been so general, and the number of cases of fever consequent thereon were not so numerous as the Horse had been led to expect. He was the first Irish Member who had ventured to state that, so far as Ireland was concerned, the state of that country did not warrant the adoption of such measures as those pro posed by Government. He thought it would be satisfactory to the Government to know, upon authority not to be dis puted, that the dismiss was not so general as had been feared. With respect to the county of which he was a Member, he would read a letter from a gentleman well acquainted with that part of the country. The Hon. Member then proceeded to read the letter referred to ; also a letter from the agent of a large landed proprietor in Roscommon, both of which stated the distress not to be of so alarming an extent. He had also accounts from Sligo, Armagh, and Down, denying the prevalence of fever in those counties. He would read a letter to prove that even in the case of die. eased potatoes they were not unprofitable, and the House would see form this that there were many useful arid commoner pur poses to which potatoes in a disordered state could be applied. —( Hear, hear.) (The Honourable Member having read this letter, went on to read a number of others, with the view of showing that the accounts of the suffering, disease, and distress prevalent in Ireland was exaggerated.) He did not attempt to deny that there was great and pressing distress in many parts of Ireland, but it was occasioned, in his opinion, by a com bination amongst certain parties to raise the price of provisions. —( Hear, hear.) Br' re he sat down there was another sub ject to which he must allude. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home Department had blamed the Irish gentry for not speedily availing themselves of the public grant which had been made for the purpose of public works, but the grand juries in many parts of Ireland thought it would only have benefited the contractor, and not the tenantry, had they availed themselves of this money pre• vious to the last assizes, for at those assizes the ordinary road contracts were let, and that for a time gave sufficient em ployment to the people, without resorting to the reserve fund which Government had placed at their disposal.— ( Hear, hear.) Thanking the House for the attention they bad given him, he resumed his seat, declaring his intention to support the amendment.—( Hear. ) >lr. P. BORTH WICK expressed himself strongly op posed to the passing of this measure, and blamed the Govern ment for having resorted to it to relieve the distress of Ireland, while they could have fuund a more easy and effective remedy in appealing to the people for public and private subsctip tions to meet the temporary Hear, hear.) Circum stances, both in and out of the country, combined to prove that the corn-laws were politic, aid it would be unjust to abrogate them. —( Hear, hear.) He admitted that what was politic last year might be impolitic this, but justice was eternal ; it never changed • and to him it teemed rather strange, that the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government should have been thirty years in dis covering what was just and what was unjust.—(Protection cheers.) flow could this be The fact was that the discovery was a sudden one. And why did the Right Hon. Baronet so often entertain them with speeches warmly supporting protection, and in no less degree denouncing the Anti- Corn law Longue and its leadors ? It could nut be concealed, then, that the discovery was a sudden one. And why was it sud den? Why, the secret would be found in the simple fact that a general election was near at hand. But was it becoming in a great Minister, with a European reputation, to resort to so palpable an attack, with the view of securing popularity on the eve of a general election.—( Hear, hear.) A falser return than that which had been returned to the French Parliament, of the number of agriculturists and manu facturers, had never been made ; for every village blacksmith, every village tailor, every man who fashioned the ploughshare or horseshoe, every sort of artizan, had in fact been returned as a manufacturer, and he was glad to find that M. Guizet was not about to be misled by that return, or become a disciple of the Hon. Member for Stockport. The Noble Lord behind him (Lord G. Bentinck) , had made a speech on this question during the previous shige of this measure, which was replete with arguments, to which it was impossible for the Government to reply. The Hon. Member then proceeded to say, that the alleged famine in Ireland was not of that alarming character re presented by the Commissiouers of her Majesty's Government. There had in point of fact been a decrease of about 100 cases of fever in one district alone of that country is the present year, as compared with the corresponding portion of the preceding year. He maintained that there was at the present moment in Ireland sufficient potatoes both for food and seed, notwith standing the assertions of the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland (Lord Lincoln). There was also not the least deficiency of any other description of food in that country. But even granting for a moment that there was a famine in Ireland, if this measure were an unjust one, which it had been proved to be, that famine could not surely form a ground for the passing of such a measure as the present. The Right Hon. Baronet at the head of h er M a j es ty' s Government has said, that the people living eastward of an imaginary line which he had drawn from Inverness to South ampton, were careless whether this measure passed or not ; in fact, that those who were skilful and wealthy farmers, would profit by the measure becoming a law. But the Right Hon. Baronet had admitted that the remaining portion of our popu lation—the small farmers of England would be utterly ruined. And it was thus heartlessly that they were about to dispose of those of whom theyfarmerlyboasted—‘. the hold peasantry, the country's pride." But these laws, if they injured one class must injure all classes of farmers; it was impossible that the large farmers could be benefited by them, whilst the occu piers and cultivators of small portions of land were injured. On the westward of the line which the Right Hon. Baronet had drawn, the very best of wheat wasproducet adnedeetrhsaetfintheaotpiiontu.s quantities; and he contended that the p portant article of food, should not have been_ so lightly treated as they had been by the Righ t Hon. Baronet. The Hon. Alember concluded, by quoting from Burke, for the purpose of showing that it would be a very dangerous and unjust step to inter fere with the capital of the farmer iu the manner proposed by this measure. Now, the Right Hon. Baronet founded i on d such statements the argument , What has protection done far you? He might as well ask , in res p ect to the state of manu factures in Ireland, What has free trade done for that coun try ? He said that he was in those measures going to found a permanent system of trade; but this was, in the very nature of things, impossible. The world had existed some six thou sand years, and the Right Hon. Baronet could not show them any nation that had ever existed that maintained its prosperity. Why, commercial prosperity was as variable as the winds and waves that wafted their traffic from shore to shore.—( Laugh ter.) In all the speeches made by the Right Hon. Baronet he went into no argument—he dealt only in assertions—he to but r epeated the creed of the Hon. Member tor Wolverhampn. TLe Noble Lord the Member for London had asked the people to pour in petitions, and to give the Right Hon. Baronet an ex cuse for repealing the corn-laws. But the people had done no mach thing. They had proved, by the elections which had taken place in all parts of the country, that they were deter mined to uphold the constitutional principles of England. The Hon. Member for Stockport and the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government, like Hermia and Helena in the poem, though with two seeming bodies, had but one heart; but, if their m easures were carri ed, they would, however bene ficial they might be to foreign countries, entail ruin and degra dation on this. Air. HENLEY would not trouble the House with any l r e ee ngth eiv. e d ne w d it r hut e e mark s , but h e cou ld no t a llow the report to be racking one or two observations, and as they would be of a characte rawehi h had not been often referred to in th the debate, he trusted House would bear with him while he made them. And first, he would refer to the social condition 0 ( the country, and if they looked to the last four years they would find a pleasing decrease in the amount of crimes—a de crease of nearly one-fourth. The Right Hon. Baron e t, how ever, attributed this impro vement in moralslook if ther e were no to the r e l axa ti on ma de in restrictive duties. But l et t h e o ther causes for this improved state of t; t iings. Wa s th ere no in crease of prosperity by the railway movement, wh en a t l east 20,000,0 00 /. a year was expended among_ the peopl e ? W as t h e re nut an improved poor-law? Was nothing to be attributed to the last religious movement? e nercial restriction had , for the last thirty a y b e e a tt ", diminishing , an d he asked—Was t he country in posi tion than it was befo r e ? If he c o uld show that trade elradincreased, that prices had become lower, and that employment had become general within the last thirty years, would they t saot be ready to admit that crime should have diminished, f u r that was the principle on which they advocated the repeal of the corn-laws? If they took the test of the population, they would find that, in 1821, the population of Great Britain, he did not include Ireland, amounted to 14,400,000; in 1831, it amounted to 16,34'2,000 ; in 1841, it amounted to 18,431,000. So that, if he might be allowed to use the expression, it was increasing in a diminishing ratio—that was, it should have increased in a far greater proportion than it had done—( Hear, hear)—and if they compared the benefit of agricultural and manufacturing pursuits upon the inhabi tants of their respective districts, he would show them how immensely the former was superior to the latter. In Lan cashire the deaths were one in thirty-four ; in Liverpool one in twenty-nine ; in Salford, one in thirty-four ; and in London, one in thirty-eight. He w ould now read to them those of the agricultural districts—ln Wiltshire, one in forty ninee ; in Surrey, one in fifty-two ; in Hampshire , one in -"Y-six. Well, and if they 'mild say that they had short and merry lives, he would say, let them read the factory atm*, in which they -would see that some- TITV, SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1846. cal culatedbut it to hemconnstidite.redutheeNre.asoidfntehye Herbert) ws ) un derstand what course the Noble Lord and his pa rt y , under such a state of mind, proposed to take in ord er to relieve would e old not go further into the question at that late the u condition of the people of Ireland.—(Heardi h ear. ) could a S not not ing, except to allude to one other point . for Oxfordshire (Mr. Henley) had said that he considered the course the Government had taken wa s not compatible of the even hoe ur Hon. Member with to Le honour, far less calculated to obta in the end sou g ht obtained. Mr. HENLEY denied that he had accused the Government with acting dishonestly. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT considered the observations of the Hon. Member were to that effect. With respect to the charges made against the members of the Government, he (Mr. S. Herbert) must say that there was a difference between men in a private station and those who were in office. He must say, that Hon. Gentlemen, in dealing with tine Go vernment, should judge of the position in which public men are placed; as to them were committed great public interests. They should take all the circumstances into consideration, and keep in view that they were boiled to act in consonance with that policy which would best serve the interests of their country.—( Hear, hear.) Especially they should consider that no disgrace or dishonour could accrue when the scheme pro posed —the change of opinion referred—to was entirely of a fiscal nature. There could be no charge of dishonesty where the object was to remove a great evil.—(Hear, hear.) To those who denied the policy of the Government, he gave the full right of quarrel with that policy. He gave to every one the credit of acting for the best intentions, and at the same time he must claim the same for himself. All he asked was the credit of having acted from honest and upright motives, and with acting under the exigencies of the case for the welfare of the country.— ( Hear, hear.) Abuse he was prepared to meet, but at the same time the parties who cheered the Noble Lord (Lord George Bentinck), and who found fault with the Government, —who charged them with having deserted their principles, should' consider the position in which her Majesty's Miniaters had been placed, and the circumstances of the country-- ( Hear, hear.) When the troops of the Noble Lord strained all their might against the Government—when illogical mysti fications were so frequently employed to support the cause of protection—when long arithmetical calculations were peraded to meet the case—when a great pressure of distress, a national exigency arose—and when, along with these, they had the, effects before them, of the partial relaxa tion of these laws respecting the importation of food during the last seven years of reduced duty— when they had all these, would it • have been meet and proper for the Government to stand still, and not make a provision for the hunger and famiue that threatened a great portion of the country ?—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Yes, he said, when famine and hunger threatened a large portion of the country, the Government had considered it their duty to pro pose an alteration of those laws that restricted the importation of food from foreign countries. Let it be understood he did not impute bad motives to any one, but he did think that the charges against the Government were not fairly and candidly made. He thought that violent and sudden measures were to be deprecated, but with regard to the present measure, it was not so, for the principle had be en tried already for some years in which it had been completely successful. Every year, in this country, wheat had become cheaper in comparison to the prices on the continent.—(Hear, hear.) He did say, that as far as the state of parties were concerned—whether the Ls ague or the protection society had brought about the present state of opinions—the present time was the proper one for its settlement, without doing violence to any great interest, with out physical force on the one hand, or the dread of the jail on the other. He, therefore, trusted that the measure would psss, and that those in oppositiou would not oppose its further progress. He trusted that as he gave them credit for honest and conscientious motives, that they in return would extend the same indulgence to him—and concede, that in this particular measure the Government had in view the great and valuable object of keeping down the price of food, so as to place it within the reach of the poorer classes of the peo ple ; and especially with granting relief to the distress and dif ficulties of a large portion of their fellow-subjects in Ireland, who were suffering much from the circumstances in which they were at present unfortunately placed. Mr. HENLEY explained that he never said that the Go vernmnnt had acted dishonourably. He said that two Cabinet Ministers had recommended a certain course to be taken which he considered was not consistent with honour.—( Hear, hear. ) Lord G. BENTINCK, who was at the beginning of his speech rather inaudibly heard in the gallery, said that the Right Hon. the Secretary-at-War had charged him with having en deavoured to agitate the country in favour of protection. He charged him with having been unsuccessful in that course of agitation. He (Lord G. Bentinck) had never attended public meetings, he had never made any speeches to those meetings, nor had he written letters to any one.—(Cheers from the pro tectionists.) He had never said a word on the subject of pro tection in public, until he felt that it was his duty to do so. and then he had addressed that House.—( Renewed cheering.) If he had agitated the country, that agitation was restricted to the speeches made in that House, and uttered to her Majesty's Ministers.—( Continued cheering.) But he was a little sur prised to bear his Right Hon. Friend take this high tone, be cause the party to which he (Lord G. Bentinck) belonged had been accustomed to regard his Right lion. Friend as equal in station, equal iu eloquence, and superior in honesty, to the pre sent Prime Minister of this country.—(Loud cheering.) This was the agitator whom, in the month of December, when her Majesty's Government was in a state of dissolution, and the whole agricultural mind of England expected that his Right Hon. Friend, and not he (Lord G. Bentinck), would be the leader of that party. But his Right Hon. Friend now stood up in this House, and held this high tone on the subject of the corn-laws. He would have the House to believe that the way to improve the aericulture of the country, especially of his own county of Wilts—where, as he informed them, agricul ture was carried on in so slovenly a manner—that the way to improve that country would be by repealing the corn laws. It was only in June last that, in answer to the Hon. Member for Sheffield, he called on the House, and the agri cultural interest out of the House, to resist the motion of his Hon. Friend, and to make a manful exertion to refuse the se ductions of the Honourable Member for Stockport, who en deavoured to convince the agricultural interest that the way to increase their profits was to reduce the value of their produce. —(Cheers ) His Right Hon. Friend had referred to the case of Ireland, and, as one of her Majesty's Ministers had repeated the misrepresentations of the motions which actuated the Hon. Members who sat around him in supporting the measures which they were prepared to pass regarding Ireland, he would trouble the House with one or two observations on this matter. That Minister had stated that they on that side were pre pared to suspend the corn-laws, for giving relief to that country. How often had they stated, that though they con sented to that measure, they did not believe that it would give reliefto Ireland? How often had they stated, that to no part of the United Kingdom would so much injury be done by the re peal of the corn-laws as to Ireland. He would tell them why Ireland would be injured by the repeal of the corn-laws. From what they heard of the doings in Ireland, there was every ap pearance of poverty increasing, and tilled land being converted into pasture land, because it was found now that it was more profitable to rear cattle than to grow corn, and in process of time new evictions would take plaee over the whole of Ireland. His Noble Friend the Secretary for Ireland had told them that he was responsible for all the information that had been given by Government in that House. He was afraid that his Noble Friend was a very credulous Minister. He did not charge his Noble Friend with misrepresenting facts—he did not charge him with such wilful misrepresentations—with making a handle of that which he did not know to be true. He would not charge him with wilful misrepresentation in order to advance his election at Falkirk, but he must. say that his Noble Friend was too ready to listen to every exaggerated eaves-dropper that came near him, and this was simply the reason why they had such exaggerated reports of the famine in Ireland. There had never been that scarcity in that country to the extent stated in that House. True there had been some scarcity felt in some districts in Ireland, but he denied that a general famine existed. They had heard from his Hon. Friend the Member for Northampton the state of the county of Limerick, and that statement was a corroboration of that made by the Secretary for Ireland. He (Lord George Bentinck) happened to hold in his hand a return of the produce which came into England in the course of last month, and was sorry to find that the importation from Ireland was greater than from any other portion of Great Britain. Between the 25th of September last, and the 24th of April this year, he found that 71,000 quarters of wheat, 6,000 quarters of barley, 268,000 quarters of oats, 55,000 cwt. of flour, 234,000 cwt. of oatmeal had been imported from Ireland, making a grand total of 346,069 quarters of grain, 289,931 cwts of flour. He believed that we had sent over 43,000 quarters of grain to assist the Irish people, while it was clearly evident that from this, which was called a starving country, a greater quantity of grain was ex ported than from any other portion of the United Kingdom.—(Hear.) There was greater abundance in Ireland than had ever been know in this country, and if her Majesty's Ministers undertook to purchase oatmeal to send to the assist ance of the Irish, it would have been better to have purchased it there, where it might have been done without any difficulty and where it would h ave b een di str ib ute d at pr i me cost, and ' without the expense of carriage. His Right Hon. Friend had considerable interest in the county of Wilts, and had referred to the low rate of wages given to the labourers there. He (Lord G. Bentinck) had no property in Wilts, but he was a tenant farmer on its borders. He believed that he employed more labourers, and paid more labourers too, than his Hon. Friend had ever done, and the wages be had stated were not those which were paid on the borders of Wales. In 1836 and 1837, their wages were 9s. a week, but when the price of wheat rose some Bs. or 103. a quarter, their wages were raised one shilling a week'; and if they were again lowered in Wilts, of this fact he was perfectly assured, that he was still paying in his neighbourhood the same 10s. ; and, therefore, he thought there was the same little exaggera tion here as had taken place in Ireland. He had said before, and he said again, that he charged her Majesty's Ministers with that wilful exaggeration. He was there to speak the truth, and he charged her Majesty's Ministers with wilful ex aggeration with regard to the famine in Ireland. He wanted to see the reports which he was aware the Ministry were in possession of. He should like to see the report of the Poor law Commissioners. He should like to see the report of the Inspector of Prisons. He knew something of these reports, and he knew that they differed very materially from the reports that were laid on the table. He held in his hand a letter from a corn -factor at Youghal, in the county of Cork, and he denied that famine to the extent stated existed in Ireland. theHu Huskisson i su of os ne politicalas that advocates t h e economy ha d ofp ( The Noble L or d referred to other documents confirming this statement.) It h a d b een said that they had imported their system fromitt, these and F o r p a i nnci Fox,o e n , s b u; and but n h d e ,Cwaloonuonlkidni looking g to n, n f inform the House that they had Pitt, and Fox, and Canning, and Fluskisson as advocates of these opinions; and, looking to a period somewhat more ancient, they found Cromwell support ing the same economy. There were besides the very Ministers who were now sitting on the Treasury Benches; those two Right Hon. Baronets supported them as long as they continued in the vigour of their intellects, and now it was only after forty years political experience that they came forward, for the first time, to make a new experiment on the principles of commerce and in favour of free trade. It had been the doctrine of their g reat masters before them, Mr. Canning and NB*. Huskisson, that they cared not how cheap corn was, so long as that c hea p corn was g rown at home. foreigner in substitution of our own. He denied altogether e any selfish interest. He They refused to have cheap corn that w as bou g ht from the that they were endeavouring to se ra had never said a word against the manufacturing interest. He had always thought that the interest of the agriculturist and the manufacsurers were bound up together; but he believed that the manufacturers were more dependent upon the success of the agricultural interest than the agricultuists were upon the manufacturers. The manufacturers wanted to change their old costomers for new ones, but were they sure that their new ones the manufacturers were , that if they were allowed to take would be bettew than their old? The argume n t s o f corn from abroad, the foreigners wou ld sell us corn, and w ould take our manufactures in return. That did not appear to be the case now. This country took mere of foreign ie pro duce than foreigners took of ou r manufactures. I knew that the agrieglturists were benefited by the prosperity of the manufacturers ; but the agricultorists, when they were prosperous, purchased more extensively the production s of the manufacturers. Was this the time to make t he p ro p osed change in the corn-laws, when their granaries wet 3 fuller than they were ever known before. While every other country was suffering from scarcity, this country had plenty, and this was the time which they had selected to make an alteration in the law. He had received a letter from Liverpool, which stated that there was abundance of food locked up in Ireland, which hid been purpesely concealed in consequence of the scarcity that was so confidently predicted at the vomVencumeut of the sessiop, His Right Hon. Friend the Secretary-at-War had stated that, notwithstanding all the alarming statements which had been made, there had been no county meetings. fle (Lord G. Bentinck) thought that, sitting by his Noble Friend the Secre tary for Irela. d, that would have been a very delicate subject. Until last year his Noble Friend had all Nottingham at his back—there was scarcely a man in Nottinghamshire that would not have followed him. Who carried that election? Was it not the tenant-farmers?—( Hear, hear.) Oh, the money that was spent in Nottingham by his Noble Friend (the Earl of Lincoln). He was not going to charge the Noble Lord with bribery, but did the Noble Lord deny that it was a most ex pensive election ?—(Cheers and laughter,) He had no doubt the House would allow the Noble Lord to get up and make his own explanation of the affair.—( Hear, hear.) But did they not know that every agent in Nottingham was engaged ? ( Hear and cheers.) Nottinghamshire was taken by sur prise, but the tenant-farmers of Nottinghamshire carried the county against his Noble Friend by a majority of between 600 and 700—(Cheers)—and were they to have it said that it was his majority in the borough of Hamilton t hat had swatsiVed the constituencies of all other boroughs in that district ? Did North Nottinghamshire follow the example of South Nottingham shire ?--( Hear, hear.) Did South Gloucestershire or Dorset shire?—( Hear, hear.) Who was better entitled to have a seat in that House than his Noble Friend Lord Ashley ?—( Hear, hear.) He, too, would have been at the head of the poll in Dorsetshire, if he had maintained his principles.—(Hear, hear. ) But Englishmen were true at heart—(Hear, hear) —they hated tergiversation—(Loud cheers from the Hon. Member for Lin coln)—they detested all breakers of pledges and good faith— ( Hear, hear)—they did not like to be betrayed.—( Hear, hear. ) o h u e t h Nottinghamshire, recollectedthat his Noble n F r h i e e n l d a s a t t s h t o i s o last d r e o l e n c t t i on e f h Wo u rh st e i Sn ngs, congratulated the electors of Nottinghamshire on their having refused to be cajoled by the latest fabrication from the workshop of delusion—(Hear, hear)—that they were independent and clear - sighted enough to scout the cry of cheap bread—( Hear, helr)—and that they had refused to be caught by the last fugitive humbug of a dying faction.— (Loud cheers.) Why, it was not the protectionists that had agitated the country.—( Hear, hear.) Was it they who had drilled the public mind and taught them that cheap bread was a fallacy, and fraught with delusion to the country.—( Hear, hear.) He rejoiced that the British people had shown them selves true to themselves. They had shown their aversion to political inconsistency, vascillation, and tergiversation. He thought, in the language of a modern asriter, that the man who was fit for the representative of a great people, should be a man of a stable mind, fit to be the pillar of the state, and not a weathercock—( Hear, hear)—at the top of the building, whose only quality was its versatility and power to show the last shifting of the passing gale.—( Loud cheering.) Lord LINCOLN was aware that he was acting irregularly in speaking a second time (luring one debate, but he trusted, after the elaborate attack which had been made upon him by the Noble Lord, who had kept back his store of envenomed bitterness—( Cheers)—to the present moment—(Loud cheers) —that the House would allow him a few moments to reply to the charge brought against him by the Noble Lord. He would not ente: into any particulars, or explain any of his hustings' speeches—(dear, hear) —which he was quite prepared to do on a proper occasion.—(Cheery.) With reference to the• charges of bribery made against him, he simply denied it, and challenged him to the pro4s.—(Loud cheers.) He had not expended one farthing in bribery. It was stated to he an expensive election, but it was not more expensive than county elections generally were. ( Hear, hear.) It had been said that he took the county by surprise ; the fact was that the county was taken by suprise, but not by him. The Hon. Member for South Nottingham had canvassed the country before he had resigned his seat, he was therefore eempelled to employ a great number of agents.—( Hear, hear. ) The Noble Lord would have shown more discretion had he refrained from alluding to the question of expense during the election, because he knew or ought to have known that a noble relation of his had paid a large sum—he could name that sum if he pleased—towards the election expenses. Having thus contradicted the statements of the Noble Lord, he then threw out the same challenge as he had given to his Friend the Mem ber for South Notts. —( Tremendous cheering.) Lord G. BENTINCK said that he was quite ready to divide, though a great many of his party had withdrawn, under the impression that no division would take place. After a discussion in which Mr. Miles and Mr. Young took part — Mr. LAW moved the adjournment of the House. Mr. HUDSON seconded the motion. Sir R. PEEL said that he would advise the House not to press a division, as there seemed to be an understanding that no division should take place Mr. LAW then withdrew his amendment, which he said he only made in order to place the parties on a state of equality. The amendment of Sir Charles Burrell was then withdrawn, the report was brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was or dered to be read a third time on Ilonday next. LAW OF ARSON. On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, leave was given to bring in a Bill for punishing malicious injuries to persons and property by explosive substances. On the motion of Mr. GROGAN, the following Select Committee on the Coroners (Ireland) Bill was appointed:— Mr. Young, Mr. James Hamilton, Colonel Verner, Sir Robert Ferguson, the O'Conor Don, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Grogan, Sir Denham Norris, Mr. John O'Connell, Mr. - John O'Brien, Sir Edmond Hayes, Mr. George Hamilton, Mr. Stafford O'Brien, Mr. Bellew, and Mr. Archbold. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'clock. ----- PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, MAY 8. • The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed lion. Members : Norfulk•Extensious (Yarmouth Extension)—Mr. Burroughes and Mr. Wod ehou se. Warwickshire and London (Hampton and Banbury Line)—Sir C. Douglas and Mr. Dugdale. Caledonian Extension)—Mr. 11. Johnstone, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. I'. Stewart, and Mr. It. Ilodgson. London and South-Western (Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension) — Sir W. Heathcote and Sir J. Easthope. IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM AND BOSTON AND EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY, AND THE GRAND UNION RAILWAY. (From the Nottinghamshire Guardian.) A most important and influential meeting of the share holders in the above companies was held this day (Friday), at the Exchange Rooms, in compliance with the sessional orders of Parliament, for the purpose of giving their sanction either for winding up the affairs of the company, or to the further proceeding with the Bill, which yesterday passed the Committee of the House of Commons. Thos. Bishop, Esq., Vice-Chairman of the Ambergate Company, presided. The meeting was numerously attended, a majority of the most influential shareholders being present. The business was to have commenced at ten o'clock, but it was found that it required considerable time to register the scrip, in order that the votes might be taken by the directors either for or against the line being proceeded with ; consequently the chair was not taken till after twelve o'clock. The chairman having explained to the shareholders that the present meet ing was held in consequence of the sessional order of Parlia ment, said he would at once request the solicitor to read the advertisement calling the meeting in conformity with the Act of Parliament, the title of the Bill, and also an Act enabling the company to purchase the Nottingham and Grantham Canals. This having been complied with, The CILAIRMAN said, be would now proceed to make a few observations relative to the meeting, and move a resolution thereon, but before proceeding to eo so, he would read a letter from the Chairman, which was as follows : " 6, Mansfield -street, May 7th, 1846. " MY DEAR Stn,—My present engagements will unavoid ably prevent me from having the opportunity of being pre sent at the meeting of the Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston, and Eastern Junction Shareholders, in Nottingham to-morrow ; but I have given my proxy, approving to pro ceed with the Bill, to our Secretary, and I ant sure that the gentlemen who may attend will be happy to learn that the Committee of the House of Commons repeatedly expressed their opinion. that our line is highly necessary, and ought to be made, and that the evidence given before the Committee, is such as to give every assurance, that when made com plete, it will afford the greatest convenience to the public, and remuneration to the shareholders—circumstances which no one can explain to the meeting better than yourself, and believe me to be, yours, very faithfuly, W. H. NORTON, Chairman. " Thomas Bishop, Esq., Vice-Chairman." Considerable applause followed the reading of the above letter, on the subsiding of which, Mr. Bishop proceeded to state the cause of the chairman's absence, who was detained in London on Parliamentary business, connected with the Bill. He next proceeded to state, that this line of railway was projected last year, and had the influential support of those landowners through whose property it passed. It was no bubble company ; its remunerative character was calmly consider,d and dispassionately weighed. It was not a specu lative railway, but one which offered the greatest advan tages to the public, and would yield a very handsome remu neration to the shareholders. It had not only passed the ordeal ®f the standing orders of the House of Commons, but had advanced another step by the preamble having been proved.—(Loud cheers.) He (the Chairman) would explain the line of country which it passed though commencing at Ambergate, passing through the great coal fields of Not tinghamshire and Derbyshire, taking in its route the important towns of Nottingham, Grantham, Sleaford, Boston, Spalding, and thence opening a communi cation with Lynn, Yarmouth, and Norwich, and, at the same time, touching upon most of the manufacturing villages of our neighbourhood. He (the Chairman) firmly believed that there was no person who could not but ac knowledge that the inhabitants of Nottingham suffered the greatest inconvenience for want of proper railway accommo dation to the eastern and western part of the kingdom. Just look with regard to Manchester; the public have to take a most circuitous route, the distance being upwards of one hundred miles, at an expense of twenty-one shillings, and were upwards of six hours performing the journey, whereas, by the proposed Ambergate line, there would not only be a saving of nearly half the expense, but in point of time nearly three hours would be gained, the distance being little more than sixty-nine miles. These were no small ad vantages offered to the public, besides the gratification they would experience in having an opportunity afforded them of enjoying the magnificent scenery of the Peak of Derbyshire, and also with having a direct communication with the eastern and western parts of the kingdom, having Yarmouth on the east, and Liverpodl on the west. If we only looked at the east, we should find it a most fertile district, redundant of agricultural produce, yielding some of the largest crops in the kingdom. Then look again at the west, possessing, as it does, an extensive coal field, from which we shall derive an immense traffic.— (Loud cheers.) When we were before the Committee of the House of Commons there was a strong demonstration in favour of the line, and so satisfied were the members that the Bill ought to be obtained, that they did not even con sider it requisite to examine one-half of the witnesses whom we had in attendance. The Chairman was aware there bad been a great number of lines in competition with this; there . had been the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, but that, with others, were now no more. Nottingham and Mansfield was not a competing line, it was to run to a certain point and not exceed it. We were now left without a single opponent. The Chairman next, in a clear and lucid manner, proceeded to explain the remunerative prospects of the Company, pro vided they obtained this Bill, and said that, allowing 40 per cent. for the cost of outlay, there could not be the slightest doubt but the Company would reap a profit of 7 1 4 per cent. The cost of the line would not exceed 20,0001. per mile, while other lines would cost between 7 0,0 001 . and 80 ,000/ The Chairman said he had the pleasing satisfaction of an nouncing to the shareholders that the preamble of the Bill, was yesterday proved before the Committee of the House of Commons.—(Enthusiastic cheers.) Terms had also been made with the Grand Union—(Continued cheers)—who had withdrawn their Bill. The Chairman next proceeded to state to the shareholders the terms upon which the two companies had amalgamated, from which it appeared that the shareholders of the Ambergate line had paid a deposit of 21. 12s. 6d., and the Grand Union had only paid 1/. 7s. Cd., being a difference of 255., and as an equitable adjustment, the Grand Union had agreed to allow 4 per cent. interest, until their paid-up capital reached the same amount a; the Amber gate, which the Chairman thought was a satisfactory arrange - Ment to all parties. The Chairman said the dark and omi nous cloud of the panic having passed away, it now be came a question with the public, which lines were to proceed. With regard to the Ambergate line, he was firmly of opinion that it would be to the advan tage of the shareholders that it should go forward.— (Great cheering.) You have spent your money, said the Chairman, in surveys. You passed the standing orders; you have proved the preamble; you have not a single opponent; the strictest economy has been practised in the outlay; and now you are certain of obtaining your Bill ; the directors cannot recommend you to halt, or stay proceedings when you have so nearly arrived at the goal. The preamble being proved is tantamount to having obtained the Bill.—(Loud and general cheering.) The Chairman then explained that the directors proposed, when the Bill passed, to invest the money in Government securi ties, and not to expend it for the present in a portion of the works. They would watch the money market, and not pro ceed in a reckless career, in expending the capital of the shareholders. They had at present 300,030/. in hand, and they thought the spring of next year a very favourable time to commence. He would also announce to the meeting, that it was their intention not to make a call until the expiration of twelve months.—(Hear, hear.) He would just now ad vert to a rumour which he believed had obtained credence with a portion of the public, namely, that the Ambergate line had been sacrificed to the Midlands. " Such," said. the Chairman, with marked emphasis, " such, gentle men, I can assure you, is riot the case: the line is your line, and yours entirely—(Reiterated cheers)—and Mr. Hudson is our friend by alliance with us."—(Continued applause.) The Chairman, in conclusion, said the directors were now on their trial, and appealed to the shareholders for their verdict, and then moved the following resolution :—" That a Bill be submitted to this meeting for making a railway from or near Ambergate station on the Midland Railway, through Not tingham to Spalding and Boston, with branches therefrom, and for enabling the Company to purchase the Nottingham and Grantham Canals, and the same is hereby approved." J. WILES, Esq., of Grantham, in an able, argumentative, and forcible speech, seconded the motion. The Rev. Mr. Poor, would ask a few questions before the motion was put to the meeting. He was rather astonished to hear the statement from the Chairman relative to the friendly alliance of the Midlands. Now, he thought from a circular that was placed in his hands, that there had been some trickery with the Midlands, and if we had been so tricked it should be exposed. The Chairman had said that the line would pay 7 per cent. ; now, he wished to know if Mr. Hudson had not asserted that if the Company obtained their Act to-morrow, that the line would never pay 1 per cent. He wished also to know how many shares had been allotted, how many paid up, and how many reserved ? The Chairman had asked for their verdict, which would depend upon a bold, fair, and upright answer; he should also wish to have the terms of canal purchases explained, and he should also like to ascertain the expenses which the Company had been at ? The CHAIRMAN instantly replied to the queries of the pro prietor in a business dike and straightforward manner, and said the directors were not men to go behind the door; if they erred, it was an error of judgment. It was impossible to give an exact account of the expenses, particularly while the Bill was in progress, but it certainly did not amount at the present moment to more than 9.3. or 10s. per share, and he firmly believed the expenses incurred were within that amount. With respect to the Midland Company they had taken 10,000 shares, upon which they had paid a deposit of 5,0001., and as to Mr. Hudson he had never heard him express any sentiments as to the line not paying one per cent. ; he believed he never stated anything of the kind ; on the contrary, at a meeting at York, he was informed, on good authority, by a gentleman who stood high in the rail way world, that Mr. Hudson placed his thumb on the map, pointing out the route of the Ambergate line, and said in his emphatic manner, " Here is a line that 1 will make pay 10 per cent." To the other questions of the Rev. Gentleman, the Chairman said, the whole of the shares had been allotted —there was no reserve whatever, and all the shares paid up. Each provisional committeeman had 100 shares allotted, and they had bought shares at a premium. Mr. PERCY then, at the request of the Chairman, explained the nature of the purchase of the Nottingham and Grantham Canal, which was—" That the Committee do recommend for adoption by the general assembly of proprietors, that the principle of the amalgamation should be by a purchase of the canal and works at 225/. per share in cash, or nine shares at 251. each at par, in the amalgamated railways, at the option of the canal proprietors; to be signified in writing to the railway company, within two months after the opening of the line of such railway, from Ambergate to Grantham, the canal company continuing the management, and appro priating the dividends amongst the canal proprietors, until such two months shall have elapsed. The Rev. Mr. Poor, asked if the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield was not a competing line. . The CHAIRMAN explained that the Bill was-lost. The Rev. Mr. PooL wished to know if the Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Bill could not go again to Parliament on its merits? The CHAlRMAN—Certainly not. It was then explained to the meeting that the directors had taken a bold and decisive step by having a second deed; the opinion of eminent counsel had been taken on the sab ject, and it was found highly desirable to have a new deed. The Rev. GENTLEMAN then expressed his satisfaction, and said he should vote fur the Company proceeding. Mr. BIRLEY, of Leicester, wished to krow if the Birming- ham, Stamford, and Boston line was not a competing one. To that line he observed that the names cf Mr. Macauley and Mr. Ellis were attached, and he thought that the Midlands had an under-current at work, and this was a competing line. The CHAIRMAN explained that the line did not go to Boston. They might give the line a fine title, like several coaches which had the names of towns painted on them, and they did not go within fifty or a hundred miles of the place. Thos. NixoN, Esq., of Nuttal Temple, here said that the statements of the directors were so business-like and straightforward, that although lie had paid the deposit, but not signed the deed, he should not have the" Hear slightest ob jection to do so at any moment ._( of , :hear," and great applause.) h The shareholders present, with oce solitary exception, having expressed their satisfaction, the voting commenced, at the conclusion of which the numbers were (shares re presented) For proceeding 30,293 Against 2,190 Majority Loud cheering followed the anpouncement. Votes of thanks and confidence were given to the Chair man and directors, after which the meeting separated. [The Chairman and directors, from the open and straight forward manner in which they answered all questions put to them, and from the circumstance of their courting inquiry, won the good opinions of all the shareholders present.—ED. N. G.] RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. MANCUESTER, MAY 8 STOCK EXCiLiNaz.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, % c dis.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 1 dis.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 13s, 6d. dis.—Buckingham and Bletch ley Junction, 1 p.—Caledonian, Extension, % dis.—Chester and Manchester Direct, 275. Gd. dis.—Derby and Crewe, 4 p.—Direct Northern, % dis.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1% p —East Lancashire, No. 1, 4 1 ,4 p.—Ditto, No. 2,3% p.—East Lincolnshire, par—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, Bs. dis.—Goole, Doncas ter, Sheffield, &c., p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension, dis.—lluddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 4% p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, % dis.—Leeds and Thlrsk, 4 dis.—Liverpool and Bury, 9 p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1% p.—London and York, 3-16 dis,—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, % p.—Manches ter and Birmingham, 80%--Ditto, Quarters (B), 8% p. -Ditto, ditto (C), 7% p.—Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 17s. dis. —Manchester and Hyde, p.—Manchester, Midland, and Grimsby, % dis.—Manchester and Southamnton, 3-16 p.—North Staffordshire, 4 9-16 p.—North Union (A),l43—Ditto (It), 143—Nottingham and Mansfield, 1.16 p.—Preston and Wyre, C.—Ditto, Halves (A), 2 13-16 p.c.-Ditto, ditto (B), 8) p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 3-16 c. p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 1,4% p.—Ditto, ditto, No. 3,1% p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, p.— Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, % dis.—Shrop shire Utlion Railway and Canal, 5i c. dis.—South Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), 5-16 p.—South Midland, 1% p. LEEDS, MAT 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Exten sion, 114 p.--East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 3 p.—Great b li tt a t" nc , 2 e A s 7 te p r,._ss r . , p e .-- ds li a uLd e n 4 d d te_ffi L el t d , , e s rp p Manchester, and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, % dis.—Huddersfield and 1% p.—Manchester and Leeds Extensions 3w, p.—Newcastle l ' a e id e d w s ß a r s d y ti D e N e • a w e Berwick, 10% p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, * - and North Alidland (East and West Ridn 102265. 6d. p.—York Nottingham, and Boston, 10s. dis. — Birkenhead, Chester, p.—Ambergate, 28s. Gd. dis. —Buckinghamshire,Mold, P .— ClitheJunction, &c., roe l2s. Gd. dis.—Direct Northern, 9s. dis.—Glasgow and Bumf Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 9s. P.— Leeds and York, ss. dls.— Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, % dis.—Leicester and B r ihi l ifig cl l l l L— , 15s. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 1 Is. dis.—Liverpeol, Ormskirk, Birmingh a m, d Preston, 235. p.—London and Portsmouth, 7s. dis.—Lendon and Manchester (Rem.), 375. 6d. dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 225. p.—Midland and Thirsk Junction, 20s. die.— Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 21s. dis.—North Staf fordshire, 4% p.—North Western, 4s. 6d. p.—Shropshire Union, 13s. 6d. dis.—South Midland, 1% p.—South and Midland Junction, 1% dis.—Welsh Midlands, 225. dis.—West Riding Union, 4%. HULL, MAY 8. STOCZ Excastroz.—The sales are—Durham and Sunderland, 234 —Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 26%—Presten and Wyre, 30—Ips wich and Bury Extension, Norwich, 2—Ditto, Cambridge and Ely, I%—North British, Carlisle, 465. 6d.—Boston, Newark, and Shef field, IN.—Buckinghamshire, 2% —Hull and Barnsley Junction, 258. —Hull and Lincoln, 21s.—Nottingham and Mansfield, 21. 13s. 6d.- -North Staffordshire, 6/. 9s. 6d.—Rugby and Huntingdon, 225. 6d. — South Midland, 31. I3s. thing must be done to put a stop to their miseries. Having thanked the House for the patience with which they heard I im, he would conclude by saying that he would give the measure his most decided opposition in every stage. Mr. ROEBUCK would not have spoken, had it not, been for an observation made by the Gentleman who had just sat down. The Hon. Gentleman had taunted the supporters of the present measure as being a motley crew, For his part he believed that this variety of political opinion—this new com bination of forces would never have taken place but from strong and urgent reasons.—( Hear, hear.) He had also accused them of being influenced by selfish motives, but he (Mr. Roe buck) would retort the charge, and would ask what were the principles which influenced them ? The real principle was self-interest. For what did they assemble night after night to make interminable speeches? For what did they meet there to obstruct the universally expressed demands of the public? He would say, fearless of contradiction, that it was their self-interest, and their self-interest alone, which spurred them on. First of all, they rested their case upon the tenant farmers, but now they fell back upon the labourers. He would only say in reference to the latter, let them ( the protectionists) give them the means of deciding the question, and he would not fear the result. But before that, let them give them the right of stating their opinions to that House, not only on the corn-la'as, but on all other questions.—( Hear, hear.) The time was now come when statistics were resorted to, and the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury had brought political economy into requisition for the purpose of propping up their case. In doing so, however, he had not left his cause to the strength of the facts and argu ments which he employed, but appeared to think that his observations, however rapid, or however shallow, if seasoned with a little personality, would be piquant and ir resistible. From the manner in which the Honourable Gentleman used quotations, it was very easy for him to acquire a reputation for learning at a very small expense. He quoted a work from a friend of his ( Mr. Roebuck) of great respecta . bility, and so great a respect did he entertain for him, tliat he was sorry to see his views wrested to the purposes of the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury. That Hon. Gentleman quoted, a few evenings ago, the opinions of Mr. John Mills, on the laws of interchange in support of those opinions which he had with so much zeal, but with so little judgement, endeavoured to impress upon the House. The Honourable Member (Mr. Disraeli) mistook his part. He began his life by a mistake; he began as a Radical ; he came nut in tragedy, but he had since slided into genteel comedy.—(Great laughter.) He came out as the friend of the Honourable and Learned Member for Cork; but he was now against him, and the principles he then entertained_ It was well for the Hon. Gentleman tochange one set of principles and take to himself another—it was well to throw up one party and join► another for the purpose of gaining something by becoming the leader of a party, who might make it worth the change of principle He could then turn round and attack the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of her Majesty's Ministers for changing his principles upon this question; but the Right. lion. Baronet could afford to laugh at the impotent insolence of those who chose thus to assail him. Now, as to the book by Mr. John Mills, which the Hon. Gentleman had dipped into—(Laughter)—he would read an extract or two. (The Hon. Member then read at length from this work, to show that protection did not apply to the necessaries of life, nor to that which would interfere with our exportations. ) He hoped the Hon. Member, when next quoting works to support his arguments in favour of these laws, would select something better than Mr. Mills's authority in support of his principles. The Hon. Member again quoted, after which he said that this was the argument which was selected to prove that they could not combat hostile tariffs by free trade. After having said so much on this subject, he would not longer trouble the House.—(Cries of " Oh, oh, oh.") He had no doubt the Hon. Members who cried in this way judged of speeches by their length, but his intention was not to make a long speech, but simply to deal with the points before the House. Mr. MILLS and Mr. DISRAELI ro3e together, but the former gave way, when Mr. DISRAELI said he was extremely sorry that he felt obliged to solicit the attention of the House for a short time, so as to reply to that part of the Hon. and Learned Member's speecn, which personally reflected upon him (Mr. Disraeli).— ( Hear, hear.) It was a long time since that they had the honour of hearing the Hon. Member, and as for himself he was very glad to see him there once more, and to hear him speak in his usual characteristic manner.—(Laughter.) He had been very personal towards him in what he was pleased to call his speech upon this question, but he did not care for that. —( Hear, hear, from the protection benches.) He was used to it from him, though he did not always think it necessary to reply to such attacks—it was true he had done so once—he was compelled to do so then—it was thrust upon him by the charges of the Hon. Member, which amounted to what he (Mr. Disraeli) believed to be language most unparliamentary. The Honourable and Learned Member had thought proper to speak upon his political conduct—he spoke, indeed, on a question which he knew nothing at all about. He hoped he would not be charged with anything like egotism when he now attempted to defend himself, and to show that he was not chargeable with what the Hon. and Learned Member imputed to him. He was charged with following the Hon. and Learned Member for Kilkenny, or it may be the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin, for he did not remember what county that Hon. and Learned Gentleman represented at pre sent. 'Well, be was charged with having followed the principles of that Hon. and Learned Member, but surely there was nothing extraordinary in that—there was nothing so extraordi nary in his having done so, when it was remembered that the Prime Minister of England had also done so.—(Cries of Hear, hear," and great cheering and counter. cheering. ) He denied having changed his principles—he had the same principles now as he had then. He had nothing to change, he had no hereditary name to support, no high-born nobility to please. It may have been that when a young man he had not adopted the best mode of carrying out those principles, but he denied having changed them, for they were not formed upon light grounds, but they were principles adopted after a careful reading ; they were not hastily formed, but were the result of deep study, and were such as he could not change, though he was charged to have done so by the Hon. and Learned Member in his well-arranged impromptu.—(Cheers and laughter.) The principles which he held at the time alluded to by the Hon. and Learned Member deprecated the policy which regulated the legislation for Ireland, and those principles he still held, for he did maintain that Ireland had suffered by a factious legislation. And he did believe that the great mistake made in governing Ireland was attempting to govern her by a faction—( Hear) — and that the real mode of Government that should be adopted towards that country should have been that adopted by certain great kings in former times.—( Hear, hear.) What, then, was it because he sympathised with a man who had borne a great name as the advocate of the cause of his country, in the feelings he entertained towards that country, that he was to be thus assailed ?—( Hear, hear.) Those were the opinions he had always expressed upon this subject, and to these opinions he still adhered.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. and Learned Member had said that he (Mr. Disraeli) had had 4 quarrel with a party, and entered into some statement about it. It was unfortunate that he had ; it occurred at an election when he was a very young man, and when he stood in oppo sition to the son of a Whig Prime Minister. But he did not think that these were matters which justified the Honourable Member in making those charges ; and with those observations, he (Mr. Disraeli) begged to say, he would never al lude to them again. As to what the Hon. Member had said about his having gone over to the enemy's camp, why, he (Mr. Disraeli) did not know that he ever had a camp. —(Laughter). And now let him ask who were those who sympathised with the sentiments of the lion. and Learned Member opposite ?—(Loud cheers.) What sentiments did he represent ?—( Renewed cheers.) The Hon. Member bad stated that there was no greater enemy to democracy than modern liberalism—( Hear, hear)—and that liberal principles were never more in danger than when advocated by po litical economists.—( Hear, hear.) But now, let him (Mr. Disraeli) ask bad he ever spoken in terms of dis respect of the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork ? ( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member then referred to the book from which the Hon. Member for Bath read some passages, and read an extract, in which the author expressed his opinions upon the operations of the corn-laws, and concluded by saying, he thought he had now shown the House that never had his misrepresentations been more apparent, or his attacks more causeless, than the present upon his literary criticisms.— ( Hear, hear.) Of all the abortions he had ever heard of, tl.is was he greatest-4 Hear, hear)—and never was there a senator struck with stronger oratorical paralysis, and certainly never was any attack mor malignant, or more perfectly futile. Mr. S. HERBERT said, in rising to address a few ob servation to the Howe upon this subject, he could assure it that he would avoid all expressions of a personal nature, or any e those sarcasms which the House had been listening to for the last few minutes, but he would endeavour to avoid all personalities. ( Hear, hear.) With respect to the discussions which had taken place upon the doctrines of this Bill, he doubted that the Honourable Member opposite had shown that Mr. Mills had convinced any one by his argu ments. He did not mean to go into the question now, as the House very well understood the cause of the effiuxion of money that had been so often alluded to. But some allusion had been made to expressions he had used during this debate. The Honourable Member for Oxfordshire had spoken of the labouring population in the Southern counties last year, and that crime had increased beyond the population. Now he ( Mr. Sydney Herbert) begged to say that there had been a marked diminution in crime in this country within the last three or four years. The Honourable Member had also said that there was a great deal of suffering in the part of the country that he (Mr. Sydney Herbert) lived in, and that wages were low there. Now no person could regret more th an h e did th e l owness of wages; but it would not be useful to give higher wages in a certain part of the country, than was given in the market. The greatest possible alarm existed formerly with respect to the importation of foreign cattle, and many gentlemen in that House had stated that it would be ruinous to the farmer ; but on the contrary it was afterwards found that the farmer was benefited by it.—( Oh, oh.) He could assure Hon. Gentlemen that a great deal of the farmer's difficulties were owing to the high price of stock in England, and it might be very well for Hoe. Members to say that that line of argument was disposed of—it was still the fact. r of f k t e h n place had only served e ag riculturists to the change The farmer objecte d to the re p eal of the corn-laws, and yet he said that he could n ot cultivate h is f arm, in conse q uence of the high price of stock. v All r the ra a a g e i h ta t t o ionthat had theh hitherto conciliate he minds to Member for Lynn was a master of the science of agitation—( e,H ar hear)—and had applied the ey was aware that the Hon. which was about to take place. He it was a period Hon. Members for a similar par always taken advantage of by . in the most Public meetings had been summoned Easter recess to the purposes of agitation, as had pose. e eated. It was stated that been made before Easter we ,) r s e s. r a p quarter, and though every interested parts of the country, and the statements which corn would be imported at and shrewd race much more reasonable for the farmers were a described. If they would credit the one heard the assertion, it did not excite any very great alarm ; of men than they were. politics would find that many more in that House, they . they could, by an in ascertaining whether statement of a gentleman not mixed up with party men were engaged core wheat they thought thought would be brought into the foreign market than this Bill. His Hon. Friend, increased exertion of skill, with the foreign were intent on the passing of _ ure, such as o the state of the Member for Dorsetshire, had alluded to the question which hod been put, as to whether any meas those proposed by Government, were applicable t state in in I re l an d ? A n d th e lion. Member was an swered very explicitly by the N o ble Lord, with respect to t he in which he found Ireland. His Hon. Friend, who had lived in that country, admitted that the Noble Lord had given an account of the state of Ireland, and one which could neither be doubted nor impugned and that account surely urged the necessity of making some measures for the purpose of better ing and ameliorating the state of that country. The Hon. Member (Lord G. Bentinck) said that they would apply a permanent remedy for a temporary evil. Were they doing so? The Hon. Gentleman said that this was a temporary evil ; if that were true, they were founding a permanent re medywthheyy d saidtial theyprevent t that a eto n t theshee n tr eevilt repeal e iaatlse f t f/ fromp the or: r c y o rbecomingn- suspensionla s pm wearsonfaonterhenemt f law.edy l , The Noble Lord ( George Bentinck) was not a believer in Irish distress. He did not admit the existence of the potato disease. He was satisfied that nothing was wrong with them ; but he was satisfied, he said, should the people of Ireland think the measure nes. , essary for their welfare, and calculated to meet their present exigencies, that there should be a suspen sion of the corn-laws. He would give Isis unction to this sus pension, though he was persuaded the measure would be an injury, instead of a benefit, to the people of Irelanti.—( Hear.) Such was the policy of the Noble Lord. He admitted the ex istence of distress in Ireland, though he disputed the 'Moot of STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. The following resolutions were reported trom this Committee :- 1. That, in the case of the York and Lancaster Railway petition, he standing orders ought list to be dispensed with. 2. That, in the case of the Glasgow and Dundee Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 3. That, in the case of the Edinburgh and Hamilton Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 4. That, In the case of the Staines and Henley Railway petitiat, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 5. That, in the case of the Norfolk Railway Extensions (Thetford and Reedham Branches) petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 6. That, in the case of the West Lancashire Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with:—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 7. That, In the case of the Eastern Counties Railway (Tottenham to Barnet) pet' t ion, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed wi th. 8. That, in the case of the Direct Northern Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with th e i r Bill. 9. That in the case of th e O xford, S ou th a mpton, Gosport, and Portsmouth Railway petiti on dispensed with. " - petition, the standing orders ought not to be fo. That, in the case of the London and South-Western Railway (Basingstoke and Salisbu r y E xtension) pet i t i on , the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —T hat the part i es b e permitted to pro ceed with their Bill. 11. That, in the case of the Caledonian Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning the Eastern Extension Line. 12. That, in the ease of the Norfolk Railway Extensions (Yarmouth Extension) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on de positing with the clerk of each of the parishes of Great Yarmouth and Reedham the book of reference applicable to each of the said parishes. 13. That, In the case of the Warwickshire and London (Hampton and Banbury Line) Railway petition' the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That th e parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on inserting a clause restraining them from taking pro perty, No. 31, in the parish of Chesterton. 14. That, is the case of the Liverpool and Bury Railway petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning the Branch from the point marked C to the point marked D, and the Branch tram the Point marked E to the point marked F, on the Plans, and also the seven side Branches running at right angles to the line from'. to B. That the Committees on this and the three preceding Bills do exa mine in the first place how far such orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the report of the Bills. 15. That, in the case of the clause proposed on the third reading of the Stafford New Gas Bill, the clause is of such a nature as may be adopted by the house, if they shall think fit. Sixth, eighth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. HAMBURGH MAIL. HANovErt, APRIL 29.—The injury caused by the steam navigation on the river Elbe and the Weser, was spoke❑ of a few days ago in the First Chamber. Com plaints were made of the damage done to the banks, and the persons who suffered were rocommended to the pro tection of the Government. In the district of Noya, in particular, the damage caused by the steamboats is said to be very great. The repair of a portion of the bank cost from fifty to a hundred dollars, and on every in spection of this dyke bitter complaints are made, but hitherto without effect. The Government has turned its attention to this important subject, but it is not to be expected that everything will be proposed during the present session. STUTTGARD, APRIL 29.—The King and Queen will go to Salzburg to meet the Empress of Russia, who will travel direct from Florence to St. Petersburgh. The Emperor will go to Warsaw, to meet the Empress. Her Imperial Majesty will, therefore, not visit Berlin and Erdmansdorf. _ _ imperial on the ST. PETERSBURGH, APRIL 25. —lt is positively affirmed that the grand reviews and evolutions of the garrison of t. Petersburgh, which usually take place in May, will be next week, immediately after which the Emperor will set out on his journey. of st week. On of h ri e v arrival it to be believed that the Emperor equipages caused yanamenondgtothteh woel (I WARSAWhe here other hand, it is affirmed that his Majesty will not visit our city on this occasion, but will go direct, by way of Pulawy, to meet his august consort. l 1 p h t l u l ee s n has b e Aus trian troops is on the increase. On an average, there are ' r e A i P n iu t t he 2 c 6 o 7 irs T e h o e CRACOW, APRIL 26.—The mortality sixteen burials in a day. It is soacridrcaretaohewaotll,tl. broken out. Probably to avoid notice, the victims of the disorder are buried by night in the garden of M. Ulrick, in the suburb of Wesola. (800 men) ex cesseswill reportedltissheoerm committed i btteeds t e h hn a yt t to othheGe peasants. a a i cs r ia r a i n, s t o tso n . occupied by the Prussians. COPENHAGEN, MAY I.—We learn, from a private source, some particulars, besides those in the journals respecting the expedition of the G a i at h ea , , were lost in the Nicobar Islands but • No lives ; perished in a storm in the Indian Ocean. Captainwo seamen Aseh land, the second in command, rein ine; • 1. a in the islands as Governor pro tenzpore, and also Dr. - li,' inek one of the naturelists. Another of them, (D r . Kam I' gone to Polo Pinery, on account, it is said,p korner), had of some dif ference with the others. ____ CHRISTIANA, APRIL 28.—We have received official information that the town of Levanger, in North Dron theitn, was almost entirely destroyed by fire on the 18th instant. 110 houses (insured for 57,990 specie dollars) were consumed. The church and some houses were saved by great exertions. All the warehouses by the water side were burnt down.—ltamburgh Papers, April 5. i m p a i re d, the blood in a very bad state, often [ADVERTISEMENT.] ADVERTISEMENT.] — BLOOD TO THE lIEAD.—IM. head, the stomach gene PURITY OF BLOOD.—Derangement of Health. —An Extraordinary Cure by Holloway's Pills.—Mr. Willis, a retired publican, living in Penton-street, Pentonville, sufnred continually from a danprous determination of blood to the head, with benumbed feelings in the limbs, health ninch rally out of order, with little appaite. Every means had failed to restore him to health ; but at last he, like thousands of others, has been completely invigorated and restored to the highest state or heavy and drowsy, with swimmings in the health by Holloway's Pills.- Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establshment, 244, s trand Strand, London, and by all medicine vendors. The eprese bed-room composing-room of sirig C r°°in Prince of h an Elgin' newipiper offiee was the Charles in passing through Ellin ba I.746 ,_D ton f r ies Stand , p SHEFFIELD, MAY S STOCK Exciastgaz.—The sales are—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares (No. 3 Scrip), 1% p.—Grimsby and Sheffield Exten sion, 7s. dis.--Ditto, Quarter Shares, ss. dbl.—Ditto, Railway and Dock, 1% dis.—Hull and Barnsley, I6s. 6d. dis.—London and York, 4s. 6d. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 6s. dis.—Manchester and Lincoln Union and Canal, 12s. dis—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, Extension, 16s. dis.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 13s. dis. HUDDERSFIELD, MIT 8 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Clitheroe Junction, 12s. 6d. —Great Eastern and Western, I%—Leicester and Bedford, lie. 6d. dis.—North and South Junction, 298.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 29s.—Liverpool, Orinskirk, and Preston, 235. p.—West Riding Union, 41. 13s.—Cheshire Junction, 41. 14s. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAY S. STOCK Excussoz.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 31s. 6d. p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, )4 dis.—Lon don and York, par—. Northumberland and Lancashire, 18s. dis. YORK, MAY 7. STocztExcmixaz.—The sales are — Buckinghamshire (late Rugby), 21. I2s.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, I%—Leicester and Bed ford, Ifs.—London and York, 214 —Malton and Driffield Junction, 2/. 2s.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3 )i —Newcastle and Berwick, 25%--Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 9/. 18s. 9d.—North British, Carlisle Extension, 2% —North Stafford shire, 6/. 12s.—North Western, I/. 6s.—Wakeileld, Pontefract, and Goole, 35%—York and Carlisle, 134 —York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 11 EDINBURGH, MAY 6. SToca EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 6/. 15s.—Ayr and Galloway, 36s.—British and Irish Union, 41s. 6d.—Caledonian Exten sion, 33s.—Carnwath and West Linton, 21s. —Cornwall and Devon, 32s.—Dundee and Perth, 171. 10s. --Eastern Counties Extension, 40.3. _ _ —East Indian Railway, 21s. 6d.—Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dun►- barton, 20s.—Edinburgh and Northern, 61.98.—Ditto, Lochgelly, 21s. —Edinburgh and Peebles, 30s. 6d.—Edinburgh, Portobello, and Mug selburgh, 32s.—Forth and Clyde Junction, 35s.—Glasgow and Bel fast Union; 40s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 485.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 405.—Inverness and Elgin, 20s.—North British, Extension to Carlisle, 55s.—Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 61. 7s. 6d.—South Midland, 5/. 13s. 4d. GLASGOW, MAT 7. _ _ _ . , STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 30s.—Airdrie and Bathgate, 565. 6d.—Ayr and Galloway, 365.. 6d,. •Bantrshire, 20s.—British ;And Irish Union, 42s.—CaledOnian, 13U _ -Caledonian Extension, 345.-Caledonian Direct Northern, 345.- Direct Northern, 385.-Dundee and Perth, 171.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 295.-East Indian Railway, 205.-Edinburgh and Bath gate, 40s. -Edinburgh Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 20s. 6d.-Edin burgh and Northern, 6k-Forth and Clyde Junction, 335. 6d.- 2 Glasgow General Terminus, 9% -Glasgow and Belfast Union, 405.- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 751.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car. lisle, 455.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 505.-Great Indian Peninsular, 10s. 9d.-Great North of India, 7s. 6d.-Inverness and Elgin, 210.-Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 355. 6d.-Lesmahagow, 425.-Manchester and Southampton, 505.-Perth and Inverness, 395.-Scottish Central, 16)4-Ditto, New, 7)4-Scottish Southern, 355. 6d.- Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 28s. Gd.-South Eastern and Dover, No. 2, 14% -South Midland, 80s.-South Mid land Junction, 225. 6d.-South Union and Potteries, 275.-Wishaw and Coltness, 501. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY Talrric.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail. ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year: Last week. P .t 4 2.84 F. , ?-°. 0 . b 0 Oa NAME OF RAILWAY. Week ending ➢iay 2 April 30 May 5 Arbroath and Forfar • •••• • • • • Bristol and Birmingham . • • • • . • • • • . • • Chester and Birkenhead . • ... • • • . • • • • Dublin and Drogheda • • • • • • • • . • Dublin and Kingstown Dundee and Arbroath . • • . • . • • . • • • • • • Durham and Sunderland ..... • • . - • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • • • • • • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock•........ Grand Junction .................... Gravesend and Rochester•••• • ..• ... Great North of England ............ Great Western . Hartlepool ...... ................ London and Birmingham, &c...... • . London and 81ackwa11....... ....... London and 8right0n............. .. London and Cr0yd0n....... London and Greenwich .. London and South We5tern......... Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Manchester and Birmingham . . Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Midland Counties Newcastle and Darlington .......... Newcastle and Car1i51e......... ..... Newcastle and North Shields.. Norfolk.. • • • • • • .. • • ........ ........ North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbel, and Orleans .• ........ Paris and Rotten ••• • • • .. Preston and Wyre • • • • • • • • .......... Sheffield and Manche5ter............ South Eastern • . Taff Vale ...... ........... Ulster . • ........ ...... ............. Yarmouth and Norwich ...... York and North Midland 625 746 1,731 311 567 3,270 8,333 2,024 899 190 19,275 850 36,401 1,029 4,292 1,481 7,155 1,087 4,466 6,129 15,801 2,595 1,843 427 1,206 709 1,749 293 785 2,631 5,099 1,692 879 6,022 143 573 1,589 6,851 1,176 623 16,485 4,801 33,069 1,217 4,322 1,222 THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. There was on Tuesday issued, by order of the House of Lords, a copy of Major-General Pasley's report of his inquiry into an accident which occurred on the Eastern Counties Railway on the 12th of April, in con quence of one of two engines, attached to a special train getting off the rails. The report was presented to Parliament by command of her Majesty ; and the following extracts give the more material portions of the document : " Railway Department, Board of Trade, Whitehall, April 14, 1846. " My Lord—l this day inquired into an accident which occurred to a special train on the Cambridge branch of the Eastern Counties Railway, on the 12th instant, in consequence of an engine running off the rails; and having seen Mr. Roney, the secretary, and Mr. Scott, the locomotive engineer of the company, both of whom were present at the time, I proceeded with them, also accompanied by Mr. Waddington, deputy chairman, and Mr. Phipps, resident engineer of the company, from Stratford station, where I saw the engine alluded to, and the injured carriages, to the spot where the accident took place, near the loe mile post from London. " This train, intended to accommodate persons going to Newmarket to attend the races next morning, left l L oc o o n m do o n ti f v o e r C e h ng es in te e r s f , or m d aadbeoubtyl.3o Messrs. Pal . drawn w the and Slaughter, two d Slaughter, the foremost of which had inside, and the latter outside, cylinders ; i n other respects nearly similar, with their respe c ti ve tenders behind each, after which followed one luggage van, five horse boxes, said to contain thirteen horses, one second-class carriag e, one first-class carri age , one second-class carriage, three first carriages, and one carriagS truck, with a gig upon it. " Mr. Scott travelled on the first engine and Mr. Roney on the second, till they came to Lea-bridge sta tion, after which they both went together on the fore most engine, and were noting the speed with their watches, which had increased to about 43 miles an hour, when the second engine was observed to oscilate or jump, and soon after quitted the rails, and ran on the ballast, which it threw up with a crashing noise. As soon as it went off the rails, the engine -man shut off his steam all at once ; but the driver of leading en gine slacked his steam gradually in shutting it off, and this engine 'still continued to draw the other after it ; but, as a natural consequence of the en gines slackening their speed whilst one of them was off the rails, the train, still being on the proper rails, and of course moving for some time with nearly the original velocity above-mentioned, stroolt the tender of the second engine with such force that the couplings broke, and the train ran off the rails to the left of the line, and the goods van and all the hone boxes ran down an embankment, and were overturned in a wet ditch below the foot of the slope, the height of the rails above the bank of this ditch being about five feet, and their total height above the bottom of it being about ten feet ; but the depth of water fortunate/}• was moderate, or the horses must all have been drowned. Two of them were, however, killed upon the spot, one was obliged to be killed afterwards ' and another was seriously injured . hut with hopes of recover) , ; the re mainder are said to have been very little hurt. The second-class carriage next to the last horse box fell upon one side, and had some of its side pannels broken, and the steps broken or injured; but, with the exception of their steps, none of the other passenger carriages were damaged. The body of the luggage van was knocked entirely to pieces, and thosey da in ma th g es . am l e n s h ta e t i e n forced g against partly doubled n but their t h e lower horseframes box wtore n were holoersassre boxes and carr i ages were l damaged. other, a the it is termed, and s ome o f the cacti up, to have been violently t urne d round w hich has frequently b een t h e case in occasioned by a break down, in front. theya accidentsr I frfm forme roreerare fell,s None of the passengers were hurt, but the guard sta. tioned on the second carriafre, which, in oversetting knocked d own a p os t of t he electric telegraph, was thrown off, and at first supposed to be dangerously hurt, but I am happy to learn that he is in a fair way of speedy recovery, as his injuries proved to be by no means severe. " Two engines made by Messrs.Stothert and Slaughter, nearly of th same construction as the second one on this occasion, having long boilers and outside cylinders,- according; to the last patent of Mr. Robert Stephenson, but differing from it inasmuch as they had flanges.= the driving wheels and the hind axles, not before, but under the centre of the fire box, which had an unfavour able effect by raising the centre of gravity, ran off the rails on the same company's line, one on the 4th and the other on the 19Lh of August last, 1845, upon whichi reported officially on the 6th and 25th days of the same month. At that time the engines alluded to had their tires constructed with too sharp au angle, the flanges being set nearly at right angles to the tread of the wheel, which no doubt must have been unfavourable to stability; but they were soon after fitted with new tires, perfectly rounded at the ang l es; and having been other wise improved, I agree d with Mr. Scott in opinion, that these improvements would render them sufficiently safe for passenger traits at the speed of ab Jut forty-five miles an hour. This third acczident, however, occurring to one of the very same engines, notwithstanding it had been thus altered, appears to me to prove that this con struction should not be. used for passenger trains, except at a very moderate speed, say not exceeding thirty miles an hour ; and when the company shall be provided with a greater stock of locomotive engines, which they nave ordered, their present supply being inadequate to their increasing traffic, I would recommend that these engines be changed into good engines, by putting on coupled wheels, which will prevent oscillation. " Having myself formed an opinion that outside cylin ders were not the cause of oscillation, but that long boilers, and wheels too close together, with over-hang ing weights in front and rear, like those of Mr. Stephen son's last patent, had that tendency, unless two pairs of the wheels were coupled, I did not agree with Mr. Slaughter in supposing that these new inside cylinder engines could prove better than the former, especially as the crank axles of inside cylinders tend to raise the centre of gravity higher than is necessary with outside cylinders. Moreover, the circumstance of a long boiler oa e fn ng d in th e tnge w la i n t wo h dh i ha n e side cylinders runni n g off the rails at a hi g h ve l oc i ty, with a light experimental train, l o w v a e y r s t o t n i n g t h o e n thel:t of j Great a n N u o a r r t y h. last, through a similar long boiler engine with. outside cylind ers , d rawing a n experimental train the day before, in presence of the gauge c confirm om m n : e s s i o n n e ni r s , had been more fortun a t e , tended to first opinion. The ci rcumstance, however, of Mr y Slaughter's inside cylinder engine having, in the acci dent now under consideration, moved so very steadily, whilst his outside cylinder engine ran off, is an offset to the former accident, and seems to leave the matter doubtful ; but yet it is reasonable to admit that his last engines are better and serer for passenger trains than the former. Some parsons have supposed that the system of using two engines in front is dangerous, though less so, as every one now admits, than having an. auxiliary engine to propel from behind. Of this I con ceive that as yet we have had no proof, for the second engine in this accident now under consideration was undoubtedly saved by the first ; and if the leading en gine itself had gone off the rails, in which ease the other must have followed it, it would not have caused greater danger to the passengers than actually occurred, though. it would to the persons on th e eng i nes an d tenders. 111. the Brighton accident on the 2d of October, 1841.. which was ascrib e d t o th e same cause , n ame l y, the use of two engines in front, the fore'most of the two, which was a small four-wheeled one, followed by a more powerful six-wheeled engine, ran off the rails first, in descending an incline at an imprudent rate of speed, on a new pore tion of line, not being opened, and at the time not pro• perly drained. " C. W. PASLEY, Major-General." COURT CIRCULAR, The Buckingham ee n ga ve concert yesterday v a evening Palac The company began to arrive soon after nine o'clock. and were ushered to the Green Drawing -room and the. Picture Gallery. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of 'Cent arrived, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Sir George Couper. Bart., and Captain the Hon. James P. Murray. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were attended by Baroness Ablefeldt, and Baron. Knesebeck. His Royal Highness Prince George and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimer arrived at half-past nine o'clock. The Royal Family were conducted to the Yellow Drawing-room, where her Majesty and her Royal Con. sort received their illustrious guests. The Queen and Prince Albert, preceded by - the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward, entered the Grand Saloon, accompanied by the Royal Family, and followed by the rest of the company. After the entrance of the august party in the Saloon the concert commenced. The following was the programme : I'ARTE PRIMA, Trio—" Addia delizia"—MesdamN Grisi e Castellan, e Signee M ario—Curschm an . Duo—"Mentre France;,;•,o"—Signori Lablache e Fornasari—. (Carlotta e Werttr)—Coccia. Romanza—" Pendant la Pete"—Signor Mario—(Guido Ginevraj—llalevy. Duo—"Di conforto un raggio solo"—Mesdames Grisi e Cas. tellan—(Vestale)—Mercadante. Meditation roaique--" Ainsi, toujours poussZts"—Madame Castellan—(Le Lac)—Niedermayer. Coro pan Soli—" Armonia su queste sponde"—Mesdame* Grisi e Castellan, Signori Mario e Lablache (L'lnvocaziones all' Armonia) —llia Royal Highness Prince Albert. PARTE SECONDA. Quartetto--" Sento obime "—Mesdames Grisi o Castellon, Signori Mario e Fornasari—(Nina)—Paisiello. Aria—" Ah rammento " Madame Grisi —(Eleanora)—. Mercadante. Duo—" Un briccone senza core "—Madame Castellan a Sig. Lablache—(La Cosa rara)—Martini. Romanza—" Ange si pur "—Sig. Mario—(La Favorite)... Donizetti. Duo—" Pamira to piangi "—Madame Grisi e Sig Fortuna% —(Assedio di Cormto)—Rossini. Quintetto—" Ah m' illuse "—Mesdames Grisi e Castellan, Signori Mario, Fornasari t e Lablache—(Zelmira)—Ros. sini. Mr. Costa presided at the Piano Forte. Supper was served at half-past ten o'clock in the State dining room. The following had the honour of receiving invitations: His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. the French Ambassador, and the Countess de St. Aulake, the Austrian Ambassador, and the Countess Dietrich— stein, the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van de Weyer. the Portuguese Minister, and the Baroness de Moncorvc,.. the Spanish Minister, and the Duchess de Sotomayor. Prince and Princess Nicholas Esterhazy, Baron Knese. beck, Baroness de Speth, Baroness Ahlefeldt. DuKEs —Roxburgh, Buccleuch, Wellington, Norfolk, Sutherland, Northumberland. DUCHES As —Roxburgh, Buccleuch, Northumberland, Norfolk, Sutherland. •MA RQUISES Ailesbury, Abercorn, Breadalbane, Lansdowne, Northampton, Douro. MARCHIONESSES Abercorn, Breadalbane, Lans. downe, Ailesbury, Douro. EARLS—Aberdeen, Devon, Granville, Wilton, Howe, Delawarr, Jersey, Clare, Hardwicke, Bruce, Clarendon, Cowper, Jermyn, Liverpool, Rosslyn, Lincoln. COUNTESsEs —Rosalyn, Howe, Clarendon, Granville, Hardwicke, Cowper, Delawarr, Wilton. COUNTESSES—Jersey, Bruce, Lincoln. Vxsconwrs—Villiers, M.P., Canning, Cantilupe, Tem- , pletown, Morpeth, M.P. V o z s ß c u o s uli A T El ied s r szs r—aVge A.Fo. Beau vale, cr f s, o o e r , w s i c a t L town, Ernest Bruce, Ashley, George Lennox. n Clem e ntine e st B rue, Prvuidilliieores, Villiers, Graham , Lyttelton, Mary . Sackville West, Beau. Georgians Bathurst, August.% vale, r M e a e L r l Mary ADlsEsy Howard, E, Katherine r Gardiner, Jermyn, Cadogan, Augusta Bruce, Wheatley, Caroline Leveson Gower, Catherine Vernon Harcourt, Elizabeth Hastings Russell, Frances Hope, Anne Charteris, George Lennox. RIGHT HONoURABLES.—W. E. Gladstone, Thomas Pemberton Leigh. HONOURABLES—Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, Mrs. An• son, Miss Lyttelton, William Cowper, M.P., Captain James P. Murray, Mrs. Dawson Darner, Mr. Lyttelton, Francis Charteris, John Talbot, Mrs. J. Talbot. Sins—Henry Wheatley, Robert Peel, Andrew F. Barnard, Robert Gardiner, James Graham, Georga Couper, James Kempt. MESSIEURS —William Russell, Robert Peel, Frecierielt Peel, George Edward Anson, George Byng, M.P, Hastings Russell. MISTRESSES—GIadstone, George Byng, Malcolm, Russell, Stanley. Mans—Wheatley (2), Dawson Darner, Percy (2), Stanley, Couper, Gardiner, Emily Gardiner. GENERAL—Hon. Arthur Upton. COLONELS—Vernon Harcourt, Bowles, Hon. George Dawson Darner. MAJOR—Malcolm. CAPTAlN—Francis Seymour. Sir Robert Peel bad an audience of the Queen yeti terday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse.' back yesterday, attended by the Equerry in Waiting, tha Hon. Captain Gordon. The royal children took their usual exercise yestero terday Her in Majestyaat open day, in the garden o f th e P a l ace . tour. Her Royal Hig h.. nets the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty in tha he ba g ro tl u ee c n he po and w t afternoon, at Marlborough House. Dowager took an airi ng yes. The Commission for promot ing a ndencouraging f Westminster Fine Arts in the rebuilding t he Palace o bad a Committee -meeting yest erda y , at G w y d yr Houses , ig Whitehall. The Commissioner s p resen t were the Mar quis of Lansdowne , ViscountMah o n, the Rht T. B. Macaulay , Sir Robert In g lis, Mr. Wyse, and Me, Hallam; and the Secretary , Mr. Eastlake, was in at., tendance. The Metropolitan Railway Termini Commission ked a meeting yesterday. The Commissioners present were Viscount Canning, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Lord Mayor, and Sir Frederick Smith. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial• office from the Governor of South Australia. The Countess of Lichfield, with the Ladies Harriet and Gwindolene Anson left town yesterday to join thee Earl of Lichfield at Brussels. LADY HESTER STANITOPE'S TRAVELS, FORMING COMPLETION OP HER MEMOIRS. We are requested:7 state that the above work will be published on Tuesday next by Mr. Colbourn, of Great Marlborough-street; of whore— :ord Brougham s may also now be had the second volume of L " Lives of Men of Letters and Science," w , no flourished duty ing the reign of George 111. (with origi-44 letters)," royal Byo. with portraits, 21s. bound. t i