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8, New Burlington-street, July 9, 1846. lift. BENTLEY WILL PUBLISH DURING litE PRESENT MONTH THE FOLLOWING NJ lV WORKS:— MIL J. YE-ND:LORE coorr.R. In 3 vols. post Bvo., ITAVEYSNEST ; OR Tat: RED SKIN'S. By th. Alit:for of `° The Pilot," "The Spy," "The rathfin &e. , vol., price 100. 6d.. with a portrait of Ab. l- cl - Ka ler, A /FIT TO THE FRENCH POSiLISSIONS IS ALGIERS IN 1849. By COUNT ST. MARIE. r,:nrerly in the French Military Service (Now ready). In 3 cols. post fivo, RICO''") LOVE. A NOVEL. FROM THE :NOTE. tOOK OF A TRAVELLER. (Now ready). IV. In 1 vol., with illustrations, price 10s. FM. WANDERINGS IN THE WILDERNESS. By HENRY H. METHEUN, B.A. V. TIIE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON. In 3 vols. post Bvo. TILE DEERHURSTS. Edited by LADY BLESSINGTOY. Author of " The Femme de Chambre," &C., VI. With Portraits of Henry the Eighth and Charlo3 the Firit, engraved from Original Pictures, in the possession of the Duke of Northum berland, the Two Concluding Volumes of BIR HENRY ELLIS'S NEW SERIES OF ORIGINAL LETTERS ILLUSTRATIVE OF ENGLISH HISTORY. VII. SIR N. HARRIS NICOLAS. In tivo., price 25., ANIMADVERSIONS ON THE LIBRARY AND CATALOGUES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. A Reply to Mr. Panizzra Statement ; and a Correspondence with that °dicer and the Trustees. By Sir HARRIS NICOLAS. (Now ready.) VIII. In 3 vols., post Bvo., A Second Edition of 1139. GORE'S NEW NOVEL " THE DEBUTANTE ;" OR, THE LONDON SEASON. (On the 10th instant.) Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty). TO SCHOOLMASTERS. TO be DISPOSED OF, by PRIVATE CON TRACT, the GOOD-WILL of a FIRST-RATE ACADEMY In the Increasing town of DARLINGTON. This institution has been established for more than fourteen years, and has acvarnmodated en average number of from thirty-five to forty boarders, and an equal tumly. - 2r of day-scholars. At present it is the only one of any importance in the town. Any party desirous of treating for the same will have the opportunity of purchasing the excellel.t furniture, which comprises everything requisite for a boarding-school on a large scale. The premises are also to be dis posed of.—Application should be made without delay to Mr. William Robinson, land -agent, or to Messrs. It. Thompson and Co., Darlington. RAILWAY SHARKS BY rtJhLtC SALE,. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forvarded by the first post After the sale, and the proceeds Immediately disposed of according to instructions. Otricea, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. M. PEP.POT respectfully informs the Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, that in consequence of the ad titional time required in the effective production of t• e new Ballet Divertisse ment, his BENEFIT is unavoidably POSTPONED ; and TIIIS };V ENINCI, Thursday, July 9, there will be an EXTRA. NIGIIT, when will be performed (for the first time this season) lonizetti's celearated Opera, entitled ANNA BOLENA. llenry viii., Signor Labiache ; Percy, Signor Mario; Smeaton, Mdlie. ISranibl a ; Jane Seymour, Mille. Corbari ; Anna Bolena, Madams Grist. To be fAlowed by (revived for the first time these four year:), the admired Ballet D.vertis se ment, entitled L'AIIRORE. The principal parts by Mdllea. L. Grattii, L. Taglioni, Casco, De tuell.4e, Honore, James, Julien, La:noreux, and M. l'errot. After which, will be perfume t the second Act of Donizettl's Opera, entitle.', LINDA DI CHAMOUNI. Madame 'Jastellan ; Pierotto, Mdlle. Brambllla ; Carlo, Sig. C , ;1111 ; E Marchese de Bolitleury, Signor F. Lablache ; Antonio, Fornasaii. To .tonclude w.th the highly successful new Grand Oriental Ballet, I ,y Ns. Perrot ; the Music composed and partly selected from Di 4 vid's Ode Symphon i q ue of " The Desert," by Sig. Pupil, entitle 1, i.ALLA ROOKH ; or, TIIE ROSE OF LAHORE. The principal parts sustained by Mille. Cerito, Mdlle. L. Tagliont, M. St. Leon, and M. Perrot. Principal Dances : Tableau.—Pas Symbeliquo, by Mdile. Cerito, supported by Mules. Demelisse, Casaar James, and Honore. and the corps de ballet. Tableau.— Le Chibm—k, Pas Scut, by Mille. Cerito. Last Tableau.—Feast of Roses, Pas cle Corbels, by Mdllcs. L'Amoreux and Julien, and the corps de ballet ; Pas de Neuf, by 31diles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, and H. St. been, supported by Iltilles.Demellase, Cassan, James, L'Amoreux, Julien, and Honore. Ibrahim I'acha and suite will visit the Theatre this Evening. THEATRE ROYAL, DINKY-LANE. The public are respectfully informed that the BELGIAN OPERA COMPANY POSITIVELY begin their Performances on WED rmsnAy, 15th of July. PRINCIPAL PERFORMERS.—Mesdames Laborde, Julllen, Charton, Gulchard ; M. Laborde, Massol, Zelger, et Conderc. OPERAS.—Les Huguenots, Robert le Diable, Guillaume Tell, La Ouive, La Favorite, Le Comte Ory. Private Boxes and Stalls to be obtained, either for the series or by the night, of Mr. Parsons, at the Theatre, from Ten till Four. THILATBE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS 'EVENING Will ha performed the Opera cf GUY MANNERING. Henry Bertram, Mr. Caulfield; Dandle Dinmont, Mr. Webster; Dominie, f4ampson, Mr. W. Ferrets ; Meg Merrilles, Miss Cushman. The Band will perform the overtures, " II Barbiere di Siviglia," and " L'Amba.ssadrice," Shaksperian Airs," "La Fille du Re giment Quadrille," and " Old English Airs." After which, a New and Original Drama, called BOROUGH PO trriC...l. Principal characters by Messrs. Webster, Tilbury, Buck stone ; Glover, and Mrs. E. Yarnold. To concitni.e with the Comic Drama, called A CABINET QUES TION. In which 3fessrs. Brindal, Tilbury, Buckstone, and Miss Julia Bennett will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING vral he performed an Original Farce, entitled LOAN OF A Principal characters by Messrs. E. Matthews, A. Wigan, Xelfitme., Sinloch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Woollidge, and Miss Howard. Alter whicii, the Drama of NELL OWYNNE. Betterton, Mr. niddear ; Joe Ifa,vneg, Mr. Meadows ; Counsellor Crowsibot, Mr. F. Matthews ; Nell (Wynne, Mrs. Keeley , Orange Moll, Mr. Kceiey. To conclude with the burlesque of ROBIN 11001 l AND LITTLE JOHN Characters by 3lwrs. F. Matthews A. Wnd ga Mrs.n, Kinlock, and Keeley ; Miss Falrbrothet, Miss Mary Keeley Keeley. THEATRE ROVAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will he performed an Origiaal Melodrama, called THE DEVIL MAWEILLES ; or, 'I he Spirit of Avarice. In which Messrs. Paul Ve4ford, 0. Smith, Wright, Lambert, Munyard, Mitchinson ; Madame Celeste. and Miss Woolgar wil l perforD r ama, called THE m. Alter which will Le prod uced a New Comic MAID WITH 'IMF. MILKING PAIL. Dimon, Mr. Wright ; Hilly, Mrs. Fitzwilllam. To be 11,1 lowed by the highly popular Burletta of TAMING A T AST) , P.. Madame Celeste, MISS Woolgar, Messrs. Paul Ledford, Wright. iiLlby, &c., will sustain the principal characters. PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE, OXFORD-STItEET. THIS EVENING, Fill he performed Shakspeare's Comedy (with Music) of THE 14Eit,ltr WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Granby; Mr. Foid, r. was; yder ; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Charizs M Math Master Slender, Mr R . Compton ; Fenton, Mr. Barker ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Stirling ; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris. T o conclude with Sheridan's Urama of THE CRITIC ; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathew, 3(r t,II nner, COl:Upton, Oxberry, 31!as Emma Stanley, and Mrs. error. ASTLEYN ROYAL AMPHITIIEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. l' s t r onistd by her Most G racious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. The most .approved and best ventilated Theatre in London. Sixth Week of the splendid Spectacle of our Asiatic Coaque.sts. THIS EVENING Will he performed the New Military Spectacle, called THE SIKHS' INVASION ; or, Our Victories of 1846. In which the whill resources of the Establishment will be brought forward. Dlarrnifteent braes Band, Sce. he SCENES of the CIRCLE will prove more than active, introducing the French and British Professore. usually at te whole concluding with a favourite AFTERPIECE. -oak° open irom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at ex and commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND THEATRE Open every Evening, with the greatest Novelties of the Day. M. ,PHILLIPPE feels happy to announce, that the extraordinary Pk-donnunces of the MONKEYS awl DOGS have been received with the greatest admiration and applause, and will be continued every 'F.vening at the above Theatre. nours !vets at a Quarter before Eight; to commence at a Quarter atter Eight :'Clock. Stalls, 3a. ' • Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery. 6d •. , Privateli o xes, H. Is. and 103. 6d. M. PIIILLIPPI will give his Performances EVERY EVENISG at the STANDAIW THEATRE, Shoreditch. Nom:E.-31. pH; bLIPPE wants a Gentleman who could take the team:gement of his businesi, as a PARTNER, throughout the large 'towns of the tinitea Kingdom. A security of 6001. will be tequired. For Particulars apply at the Strand Theatre, between th' hours of Eleven and One o'CL'ck. fLANPIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY VILA TRE. Bocce's beyond all former p recedent of the Operatic Ci.Mpany, and First Week of Mr. Osbaldiston, Mr. E. Miss Vlno.:nr, and double Dramatic Company. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera of IRA DIAVOLO. Fra Diavo - o, Mr. D. W. Ring ; Lord Alleash, Mr. florncastle ; Giacomo, Mr. Weiss ; Lorenzo, Mr. C. White ; Zerlina, Madame Albertazzi ; Lady Allcash, Miss Betts. After which, TUE BLACK DOMINO. Don Sylvto. Mr. Osbal- Alston , Juliano, Mr. Johnson ; Le Comte Sal Voisey, Mr. Neville Gil Perez, Mr. Forman ; the Black Domino. Miss Vincent. To conclude wit h TILE BROKEN SWORD. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Ewan( MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND TI I URSDA Y. VIEW of NAPLES, ER UPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle is revireAl in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, tbe picture being more than twice the size of the former, and repre3ents, as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Eruption of 'Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii took place: produced under the direction of Mr. Daason. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constricted, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God frey. The Band is most complete in all its departments, and includes /many eminent native and foreign musicians. In addition to the other attractions of the Gardens, will be exhi mud CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTII, approached by the Illumi natd Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Sonthby, are on the most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, a novel exhibition will be intro representing the Descent of Maus in the Chariot of the Sun. Moue, Yarnell' will descend from a Chinese Pagod s a, seventy fe et toet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad' Car will rooeiva Ain, and hear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendiCily ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivora by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivora at half-past five ; the Pelicans, &c., at al:: ; Concert at miss half-past six ; . One Shillin the Eruption at dusk. Aiong. it has been ascertained that all the bills of exchange, railway shares, and other documents, which were stolen from the Royal B..nk, Liverpool, in May last, have been re stored to Mr, Nobler. The thieves have kept the money eeniained in the box which they carried off', but the docu ments have been restored in the same state as when taken. Flee tv ALDGATE.----lAiSt night, shortly before ten o'clock, a tire lock° out in the establishment of Messrs. Davin and Bart, job drapers, hosiers, &c., 19, Somerset. street, Aldgate. The discovery was made by the inmates, who, :while about to retire to rest, observed a strong smell of smoke in the lower part of the premises, at the rear of the slier. On further examination it was found that the stock in the hack part of the shop was on jre, Without delay informa tion was forwarded to the stations, anci body of the men were soon in attendance. The children of the family had a narrow escape from suffocation, the flames being tleiCe, and the smoke from the burning material exceedingly dc:l3e , They were, however, safely removed to a neighbout"ng L o w. The engines having been got to wo r k, th e fire was sa f i ly extinguished within half an hour. It is no t k nown h o w the fire was caused ; it is thought, however, that it orig.. - i ated from an escap e of g as. T h e Ald g ate esca p e of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, was with the conductor very speedily on the spot, but happily it was not required. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, EVENI N -G, JULY 9, 1846. WHITE had incurred the displeasure of some very powerful public body, and that they had caused him to be incarcerated as a lunatic—that the society had taken up his cause, proved his sanity, and effected his liberation. Now, what public body was this, and who were the medical men who signed the certificate authorising the incarceration of Mr. Wnxm? Some one has been guilty of great ignorance or of great wickedness, and the public safety requires that those who have been so guilty should be brought to justice. But it is not sufficient to free those who have been unjustly incarcerated ; the society should direct its efforts to the prevention of the possibility of any one being confined on a charge of lunacy without just cause. This can only be done by legislative enactment. We would propose that, in every case of suspected lunacy, the coroner of the district and his jury should hold an inquest of lunacy on the person so suspected, who should have an opportunity of being present at the in quiry, of cross-examining the witnesses, of .rebutting their testimony by the testimony of other witnesses, and of being assisted by legal or medical advisers if he should think fit, and that the coroner's warrant, founded upon the finding of a jury after such an investigation, should be the only document authorising the keeper of any lu natic asylum to receive into his custody any suspected lunatic. We throw out this suggestion for the consideration of the society, and rejoiced we are to find that at length an association has been formed to take up the cause of those friendless and unhappy persons who are unjustly imprisoned as lunatics. We had hoped that the final decision of the Court of Exchequer in the case of WALSTAB V. SPOTTIS WOODE, by which the question of the non-liability of the allottees of shares in the several extinct railway companies for any portion of the preliminary expenses, was fully and clearly settled, would have put an end to the attempts made by the provisional committees to obtain . a payment of the deposits claimed, or shares allotted, or even a con tribution on account thereof. It will be in the recollection of our readers that, immediately on the report of the proceedings in the case of WOOLMER. V. TOBY, we showed that no decision whatever had taken place, and expressed our opinion that the ver dict in that case could not be permitted to stand ; still the apparent sanction afforded to the claim was not lost on the persons interested in such companies, and innumerable applications, accompanied by threats of legal proceedings in the event of non-compliance, were daily made to the several allottees ; and, in many cases, pro ceedings were actually instituted for the re coveay of the full amount of the deposit. During this period we were not idle, but having satisfied ourselves that the parties so applied to were neither legally nor morally responsible, nor bound either in law or in honour to make any such payments, we repeatedly urged the suspension of such threats until the law should be clearly settled on the subject, and the question of liability or non-liability satisfactorily adjudicated upon, and set at rest. We pointed out the fearful consequences which would inevitably be entailed on the committee men if such a course was adopted, more than doubling the amount of their previous liability and loses, and rendering it next to impossible that they could hereafter ex tricate themselves from the difficulties in which they would thus become involved. We also commented upon the indecent haste adopted, and the threats used, which alone would prove the weakness of the cause of the claimants. And although some few persons, terrified by the prospect of actions, and unwilling to have their names brought before the public as railway speculators, which must necessarily have b&en injurious to their credit, were in duced to pay sums, by way of compro mise, we had the satisfaction of knowing that our exertions were not fruitless, but that vast numbers were thereby induced to oppose the attempted extortion, and to set at defiance the threatened pro ceedings, and thus to save themselves from serious loss. But if such applications were improper in that state of the proceedings, what can be thought of a perseverance in such an unworthy course ? What might possibly be palliated before the judgment of the Court of Exchequer on the 12th June assumes a very different character and aspect when attempted after the publication of the cases of WALSTAB v. SPOTTISWOODE, and WONT NER V. SHARP. What before was indecent haste, now becomes grossly dishonest, and little butter than an attempt at swindling. No lawyer can now enter tain a doubt as to what must be the result of a suit or. such a subject. No matter in which of the Courts it .may be instituted, it must signally and entirely fail; and yet solicitors, ay, and men of respectability, are to be found who will issue such letters, and make such unfounded demands. A correspondent has just forwarded to us such a letter, which, although dated the 27th of June, was not posted until last Friday. We give this precious document verbatim, merely withholding the name of the company and of the solicitor attached. We believe that it is one of the companies that should be the last to prefer such a claim, even if there was a possibility of its being sustained; that the plans were found to be so defective, the entire of the engineering de partment conducted in such a slovenly and improper manner, the execution of it so impracticable from the number and height of the viaducts, the severity of the gradients, and the extent of the tunnelling, as to make it perfectly clear that it could not possibly be pro ceeded with, and that it was in consequence brought to an immediate conclusion, even without the plans having been deposited; and yet they have the modesty to demand a contribution of ss. per share. which would amount to no less a sum than 25,0001. sterling for their preliminary expenses—which ought to be sufficient for its entire progress through Par liament, if the project had been well devised or pro perly planned. For the present we content ourselves with begging the parties who may receive such letters not to be influenced thereby, or induced to sa crifice their money. A few weak-minded persons, yielding to such unprincipled demands, will only have the effect of their being pressed on with greater vigour and determination. As well might they ac knowledge the justice of the highwayman's demand, who asks for their money or their life ; one has as much legal claim to enforce it as the other. One word more, should similar applications be continued, we will unhesitatingly lay them before the public, without keeping back the names of the parties by whom they are made. 'We feel it a duty we owe to the public, by whom we are supported, and our exertions are appreciated, to denounce and expose all such unprincipled and improper attempts at extortion. The following is a copy of the letter to which we have referred:— June 27, 1846. Sir,—ln consequence of your inattention to the 'repeated applications of the Secretary of this Company for the pay ment of a small contribution as an allottee, I am directed to issue a writ against you immediately for the recovery of 421., the whole amount of the deposit upon the shares al- lotted to you in the above undertaking, and due upon your contract, unless I receive from you a payment of ss. per share, and 3s. 6d., the cost of this application, on or before the Bth July. I trust you will at once see the justice and propriety of complying with this request, and thus prevent the unplea santness and expense which will otherwise be the mutt of proceedings against you. I am, sir, your most obedient servant. Letters from Rome confirm the news that the Chief Magistrates, the Municipal Councillors, and the princi pal inhabitants of the chief Roman cities have signed Petitions to the now POPE, supplicating him, in the interest of his people, to have executed the memoran dum of 1831, addressed to the Sovere'gn Pontiff by France, Prussia, Austria, and Russia. M. GUAIIINI, Chief Magistrate of Fel ; M. MASTAI, brother of the PuPE, and Chief Magistrate of Sinigaglia, are amongst the signers of these petitions, which demand municipal institutions. The members of a great number of tri bunals have followed the example thus given by the municipal bodies. Independently of M. MASTAI FE. RLTTI, chief magistrate of Sinigaglia, well known for his political moderation, Pope Pius IX. has another brother, who was captain of carbineers, and whom several persons remember to Lave seen at Marseilles amongst the political refugees from the Roman States. The Pon has appointed a Commission of Cardinals to consider and report upon the measures to be adopted by the new Government. The Commission is composed as follows : —There are three Cardinal Bishops, viz., likcear, Sub-dean of the Sacred College ; LAMBRUS CIIINI, who was Secretary of State to GREGORY XVL ; MATTES, who was Secretary of State to the same Pope, fer the ;nterieri two Cardinal Priests, viz., MUT-DP' SAN-FILIPO-E-SORSO and Gizzt ; and Cardinal BER NETTI, Vice-Chancellor of the holy Roman Church. Madrid papers to the Ist inst. have arrived. A grand euteitainment had been given by the French Ambassador to the, Archbishop of BORDEAUX, who was about to pr,. - ,cecd to Toledo. It is suspected that the object of his visit is to endeavour to bring about a marriage between the QuEEN and the son of Don CARLOS. - _ _ The Gaceta publishes a decree for the suppression of the battalions of provincial militia, the maintenance of which was reckoned to cost about 60,000,000 reels. One of these papers contains a letter from the fron- tiers of Portugal, dated June 28, which states that the Miguelite movement was at an end. On the other hand, the Herahlo states that it was rapidly extending through the province of Tras os-Montcs, and a letter from Vigo of the 25th, published by the Popular, an nounces that a body of 7,000 Miguelites had gained possession of the place of Monzon, and that the insurrec tion had ramifications in other towns along the banks of the Minh°. D on ENRIQUE, it appears, made but a short stay in Paris. He arrived ut Brussels on Friday. Count BuEssoN, the French Ambassador, has, in con sequence of the receipt of dispatches from Paris, post poned his intended visit to France. The Three per Cents. were done at 32i for cash, cx div. ; the Five per Cents , at 20a for paper ; the Debt without Interest, at 6i for cash; the Shares of the Bank of San Fernando at 280; and those of Isabel at 198. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The National and the Courr ler Francais are indignant with Sir CHARLES NAPIER and Lord PALMERSTON for the speeches made by them at the dinner given by the Reform Club to Ibrahim Pacha. The minds of the writers of these articles are in some respects curiously constituted; they seem to think that enmities should be eternal, and that it is impossible for those who have once met as enemies in war ever to become cordial friends in peace. _ _ The Journal de Lille says that Mademoiselle RACHEL, who was attacked recently by sporadic cholera, is im proving, and that her rapii convalescence may be ex pected. Some alarm was produced on the Paris Bourse, on Tuesday, by the statement in the London papers of the preceding day, that the returns of the quarter's revenue ending the sth instant, bhowed a comparative decline. Stock and shares felt the effect of this im pression, but recovered in some degree when it became known that Consuls rose in London on Monday. The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 35c. ; the Five per Cents., 121 f. 75c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2681. 75c. ; Rouen, 1,007 f. .50e. ; Ilavre, 7221. 50c.; Great Northern 723 f. 75c. ; Avignon, 8825. 50c. ; Vierzon, 637 f. 50e.; Bordeaux, 57;;1. 50c. ; Boulogne, 470 f. ; Fampous, 402 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 4881. 75e. ; Tours and Nantes, 5021. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 527 f. 50c. Belgian Two-and a- Half per Cents., 55%; Spanish Actives, 31 3 4. The following are the quotations for the new lines:— Lyons and Avignon, definitives, 498 f. 75c.; Bordeaux and Cette, 480 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 8. _ . Central of Spain, I—llutch Rhenish, 7Y.—East Indian, 14—Lux. embourgh, 2 !—Namur and Liege, 3Y,—.Northern of France Con stituted, 14 --Orleans and Vierzon, 1514—Orleans and Bordeaux, 9% —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5 x, —Purls and Rouen, 3814—Sambre and Meuse, 41i —West Flanders, 3%. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the other members of the Royal Family, left the Nine-elms station of the South-Nirestern Railway this morning, by a special train for Gosport, thence to cross to the Isle of Wight. The royal party left at twenty minutes past nine o'clock. The Prince of Leiningen accompanied her Majesty and the Prince Consort to Osborne House. UAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. LESMAXIAGOW, DALSERI', AND COAT. BRIDGE MINERAL JUNCTION. Their Lordships met at the usual hour, in Room A . (New Houses of Parliament), and proceeded with the case for the promoters of the Bill. Mr. Adie and other witnesses were called, and gave evi dence in support of that previously adduced. Room B. • MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. ; CITY, QUARTER TO THIEF,. At Liverpool yesterday the sales of Cotton were 7,000 to 8,000 bales, including 500 American on speculation 1,000 rein:in - is and Maranhams, at 440. to 51/0. ; 200 Bahia, at ' 61 to 6 1 2 .0.; 100 Egyptian, at 514 d. to 6d.; and 300 Surat, at 3d. to '3 , A id. per lb. The rest was American, at 4d. to 5 1 Ad. The market closed very firmly, and American was rather dearer to buy. Shares were firmer. It is with much pleasure that we have to note the fact that a Committee has been appointed fur the purpose of ac tively promoting the " Penny Subscription" for the " Peel Testimonial." And in the most influential circles here, it is thought no one could have been selected better than Colonel Thompson, the talented author of the " Anti-Corn law Rhymes," as President, nor a more judicious selection' as the Deputy, than Captain Polhill , to the " old friend of ' free trade." No doubt can therefore exist but that a meet ample fund will be realised to carry out the great object, originally, and still advocated, by " Alfred," the talented Correspondent of our Contemporary, the Morning Advertiser. There hove not been any later Colonial arrivals announced in the City this morning. The expectations entertained in some quarters that the directors of the Bank of England would at their early meet ing to-day announce a change in the rate of interest has not yet been confirmed, nor do we expect that any alteration will at present he announced. The Public Securities have been ratherbeavy this morning. Consuls for Money ex. dividend have receded from 96 1 / 4 to 95X, and precisely the same change has taken place in the quotations for the next settling day. The premium upon Exchequer-bills has receded rather considerably,: notwith standing a very considerable proportion of the surplus reve nue put at the disposal of the Sinking Fund Commissioners is to be laid out in purchasing such securities up. The pre mium now is 12s. Bank Stock has advanced again to 209, with a steady demand. The Reduced Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are firm at 97 1 4 %. There has been a very dull market for the Foreign Bonds to-day, in fact, scarcely a dozen real bargains have been quoted. The Equador Bonds have been sold at 3%, the Mexican Five per Cents. at 27M, the Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. at 60, and the Four per Cent. Bonds at 93 3 4. The fluctuations in the Railway Share and Scrip Market have been exceedingly slight to-day, as will be perceived by a refeience to our authorised list of prices. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. Bank Stock .. 209 209 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96% 96 1 4 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 91 95% 95% New Three-and•a•Quarter per Cent. Anus. 97N % 97 Ti Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 104 10!,4 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 1 4 1014 Bank Stock for Account 208 208% ' Consuls for Opening • . • • .. 96i 95% 95% • Exchequer Bills. 1,0001. .... 14 13 16 12 pm. 16 500/. .... 17 pm. 17 Ditto. Small .... 14 18 13 pm. 13 ONE O'CLOCK. FOREIGN FUND; Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Equador Bonde .. • Mexican Bonds, 1837, 8 per Cent .. 27 1 ,4 Ditto, Deferred .. .. Portuguese Four per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. Dividends on the above payable in Lendon. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 60 Ditto. 4 per Cont. Certificates .. 933 i CLOSING PRICES. PRICES or RAILWAY SIL%RES. BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT nucEs. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen.. 15 8% ... Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2% .... 1 • • Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 4%... • ...... Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .. 82 .. • • C:dedonlan .. 10 .... 9% % • ....... Ditto, Half Shares .. 2%.... 1 % 1 Ditto, Extension • . 23¢ .... 1 • • ........ Cambridge and Oxford.. .. % .......... Derby and Crewe .. .. 2% .... 7 1 A % .. Direct Manchester (Remington's) .... Direct Northern .. .... I% I A .... • ... Dublin and Galway .. 4 ... • ... EAstern Counties .. .. 141. 165..... 24N 24 24% .. Do. l'erpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d.• Ditto, ditto, .. ..No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. 34 ae p•• • • Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... Iy. 2...... Eastern Union .. 25 • . 10% ... Ditto 4 Shares .. .. 736 Do. Cambridge and Ely .. • • 23l •• • • East Lincolnshire .. ...• 34.......... Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... ••• • .. Ditto 36 Shares .. • .. 10 .... 173 ........ .. Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 54 .. 4 .• • • ...... Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 22 •• •. • • .... Great North of England . ..100 •••••• • • .• Ditto, New• . .. 10 .... .......... Great Western .. 85 ....153 Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... .......... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 10 .... 22% 2334 .... 231: 2 Ditto, Fifths 30 .... 3434 33 1 ,4 .... 33% Lancas.e. - and Carlisle .. 40 .... 56% Leicester and Beduin! 225..... di5....... dis. Leicester, 'famworth, &c. 425. •• .. .......... I di-. London and Birmingham . ..100 ....224 .......... 224 Ditto, Thirds 24 .... Ditto, Quarters . .. 2 .... 2930 .. •• . ..... 2934 Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .... 254 ...... 25 IA London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. 9% Yi 10 Ditto, New .. •• .. 3 .... 5% 5% London and Brighton 50 . 6514 .......... 6514 Ditto ditto Fifths • • .. .. 30 .... 4234 42 4 London and Croydon .. • • 131. 15s 9d... 22% 22% Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 .... .......... 10 London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4d. 93 4 .......... 9 34 Loudon and South-Westent —4ll. Gs. 10d... 7834 7834 Ditto, New .. • .• 1734.... ..... 29 Lynn and Ely _ .. 15 .... ... Lynn and Dereham .. 15 .... .......... Manchester and Leeds .. 82 —ll9 .... •• .. Ditto Extension .. 425. .. .• 2% Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 8334 Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 4 .... 13% .. • • ...... Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• .. 138 1 p...... Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1y4 t4 .. • • .. Ntidlansi ..100 ....150 152........ Ditto, New .. .. 24 •• • • 3914 Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .. Ditto, New . .... 1134 4 11 .... Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .... 264 Norfolk .. • • .. .. • • .. 20 •• .. '26% 264 .... Ditto, Ilalf Shares .. 5 .. 744 834 ...... Ditto, Tenths .. • • .. • • 2 .• . •.• • .• Ditto, Extension .• 2 .... 214 North British .. .. 30% .........• Ditto, Bid: . Shares 8!4 • • Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 134 2!‘ i Northern and Eastern 50 - Ditto Sel 1p (issued at 5 dis.) .. 45 .... GS .......... North Kent and Direct Dover .. .. North Staffordshire .. • • 425. •• .. 4 p.. Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhmptu. 123{ . 7%........ • • 738 Portsmouth Direct • • • • • . 3% •. • • 4% • Richmond .. 10 .... 1834 • • ........ 18 y 4 Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 19 •• •• • • 1934 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 2 .. • • • 2% South Alidiand 425. % dia.. ••• • .. % dis outh Eastern and Dovor 33%.. • . 41 ...... •• .. 414 Do.. New (d 0.31. Gs.S4l.) No. 2. 10 .... 14 .. .• • 14 Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 18 t ,4 .. • • ...... 18 4 Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3 2% • • 2% West Riding Union . • .. 425. •• • • 23434 P• ••• .. 234 p Wicbeach and St. Ives .. .. • • 2 .... 238 2% Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... 514 dis dis Worcestr., Herold., Ross, & Glou. 425..... 1 di5... York sad North Midland 50 Ditto. Extension . 15 .... 35 . . 35 Do. E. and W. Riding Exton.— 1 ...- 134 13 ...... 13 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 14 ..... . . . . • East lialau ss, 34 Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 . . . 7. •••. • • • • Luxembourg Paris and Lyons Constituted 5 G ...... •• • • Paris and Rouen .. 20 .... 39 34 t 4 .. ••• • • • Sambre and Meuse 8 .... 434 .. ........ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London Joint-Stock • • .. .. 10 .. . . 14% .......... MINES. R . oal dol Monte, Unrealstered LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY - LONDON, JULY 9.—Wind S., light breeze and cloudy. DEAL, JULY 8.--Wind, A.M., S.W. ; P.M., S.S.E. to E.S.E. —Arrd. 7. Quintin Leitch, Calcutta; Henry, Santa Martha; William Henry Angas, Honduras; Mary, St. John's, New Brunswick. 8. Otto, Roue, Bahia ; Donna Carmelita, Williams, St. Lucia; Lucy, Cherry, Antigua; Fenella, Cuba ; Monmouth, Munyard, ditto ; Thames, Silsby, Ha vannah • Manchester, New Orleans ; Newton, Boston ; Wakefield, Abell, St. John's, New Brunswick •, John Bales, Robson, Richibucto ; Pearl, Chalmers, Montreal. Arrd from the River and sld., Hanover, Duneanson, Aden ; Arundel, Boxer, St. Helena; Zeepard, Geltjes, Batavia; Jane Prances, Hobart Town ; Elizabeth Buckham, Bewley, Laun ceston; Duke of Bronte, Barclay, Bombay; Barette, Jun., Rio Janeiro; Bathurst, Plank, Barbadoes. LIVERPOOL, JULY B.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Camana, Hood lese, C.aicutta ; Prince Albert, Mazatlan ; Columbus, Green, Maceio ; Achiever, Barbadoes; Cygnet, Heard, New Orleans; Cumberland, Power, Apalachicola; Byron, New York; Ellen, Cann, Shediac. Sld. Champion, Steele, Ceylon; Sa. tnarang, Pollock, ditto; Alecto, Anwyl, Mauritius; Moslem, Garner, Rio Janeiro; Parker, Risten, Demerara; Elizabeth, Eastie, New Orleans; Panthea, Lane, New York; Euclid, Davidson, St. Stephens, New Brunswick; Havre, Carpenter, Pictou ; Colonist, Sinnot, ,Quebec; Annie, Mearn , , ditto; Emigrant, Price, ditto ; Yorkshire, Tripp, ditto ; Coromandel, M'Connell, ditto. Off, Matilda, Africa ; Magnet, ditto; Leek wood, ditto ; Hillsborough, ditto; Lord Seaton, ditto; Alexander, ditto. The Eliza and Ann, from Newport to Rio Grande do Sul, went on shore near o;inda, Ist ult., and it was feared would be a wreck. The Lady Paget was totally lost off Benin, 10th March. I.LumticK. JULY 6.—Sld. Jessie, Challis,:Miramichi ; Ann, M'Fie, Quebec. DROGHEDA, JULY G.—The Murphy,of Balbrigan, while discharging coals at Nanny Water, drove on the beach, and apparently received some damage. MARKET NEWS. -(THIS DAY. NEWGATE AND I.E.ADENNA.I.L. The supplies of each kind of Meat on offer in these markets to-day were moderate. Generally speaking, the demand ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s ; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s; Lamb, 5s to 55 10d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4a 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. MEAT IVLAREET. SOUTHALL, JULY B.—The supplies of each kind of fat stock being somewhat extensive, the general demand was in a very sluggish state, at drooping prices. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 2d • Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and Pork , 3 s 1011 to 4s 8d per Blbs. RomFonn, JULY B.—Prime Mutton and Beef moved off freely, at full prices, otherwise the demand was in a very sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 8(1 to 38 10(1 ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4(1; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d; Veal, 38 6(1 to 43 4d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 183 to 298; quarter-old store Pigs, 16s to 193; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calves, 161 to 191 each. HAILSHASI, JULY B.—We had a very slow inquiry for stock here to- day, on the following terms :—Beef, from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 38 4:1 to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 4s 10(1 to 63; Veal, 46 to 4s 4d ; and Pork ; 4s to 4s 4(1 per 816 S. ARUNDEL, JULY 7.—Beef, from 2s 10(1 to 4s; Mutton, 3s 2d to 48 4d ; Lamb, 4. 8d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 10,1 to 4. 6(1; and Pork, 43 to 4s 4d per Sibs. A fair average supply, and a heavy demand. CHICHESTER, JULY B.—Prime stock was in fair request at full prices, otherwise the trade was in a very depressed state. Beef, from 2s 8d to 43; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d; Lamb, 5s to 58 10(1; Veal, 4s to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 4d per 81bs. Sodding Calves, 18$ to 11. 83; Quarter -old Store Pig., 168 to 19s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161. to 191. each. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended July 4, 1846. made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Es laud and Wales per Imperial Quarter, ------------ WIIEATTS•ILEY.I OAIS. I ATE. I BEANS. 1 PLAS. PRICE •• 523 10d 27s Gd 238 8d 33s 3d MS bd 33, 3d . ThT y . .. ss idi 4s 04 Is 6tl 48 04 4s 04 48 cki The Rev. C. P. Wilbraham, vicar of Autiley, Staf fordshire, met with a severe aceicleat last week. As he was riding near Scot Hay hiJ horse fell, and rolled upon him lie broke one of his thighs. The reverend gentleman is now going on favourably towards recovery. THE WhATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, JULY 9. TUERMOMETER, Lowest, 59; Highest. 70; Noon, 66. BAROMETER, 29 73.—WIND S.W., showery. 111 WA.TI.It AT LONDON-BItIDGE THIS DAY. Vlcrivn; .. 40 Eanutes after 1. I Evening .. 4 minutes after 2. A ,ex r n 4 4. 4 „, -,-; ', ~, -,* 4 di , 05,v- 4. :"..-- -.:4‘ •fr . :: 71' ' <1,.,- CA -!/•, 7 ., i t,- -- "' t ' ''.:,, , L--;`•" : ", :- ' ' -' e tz' - v, 1 7-4.., .. ~.,-•' , :v ', le!: ~.'. ... • •uo• . . ~,,,,, ~,...: " .411k _.,. ..WViNi..,_„.... !' brtning inn LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1846. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. The Right lion. Milner Gibson has attended at the Board of Trade, to commence his official duties as Vice-President. _ _ Lord Lansdowne, the new Lord President of the Council, is expected to return to town this afternoon, from Bowood Park, Wilts. Our anticipations are being realised, and the people. confiding in the integrity of the new Administration are not only obstaining from all flagitious opposition, but are by every reasonable means affording to its formation their concurrence. Simultaneously with the acceptance of Lord Jour; RUSSELL by the electors of London, candidates of the same liberal policy are returned by the constituencies of Nottingham and Worcester. A noble triad of testimonies these of popular confidence in the RUSSELL Cabinet! It is gratifying to observe on those three occasions the unanimity which prevailed between the pr inci p les I advocated by the respective Members, and it is curious to remark the diversity of manner by which the announcements were characterised. In the Prime liMinister's harangue vie discover that wholesome ab stinence from detailed Ministerial disclosures which might alone have been anticipated from one whose mind has ever been so remarkable for its discreetness and sagacity. From the entire complexion of his declarations we learn the abstract generosity and the practical liberality which may be said to form the connecting girdle of his Cabinet, without being initiated into any precoelousknowledge of the reforms, I both social, commercial, and municipal , whic h will be undertaken by that Cabinet. It is but rational that the plan and tactics of the campaign should be di vulged before the cohorts are adjusted and caparisoned. The "talking tree" of the Arabian fable is beautiful, no doubt, as a botanical allegory ; but the tree that germinates in silence, and proclaims its own merits by an abundant fruitage, is immeasurably preferable to beings constituted like ourselves. Enough for us therefore, in all conscience, to observe the vigour, both of talent and principle, which is so conspicuous in the present Administration; enough for us to recur to former seasons for evidence as to the actu ating principles of our newly-proclaimed rulers ; enough for us that a promise of emulation in the fur therance of liberality and judicious reform has been tacitly and directly given by the most eminent statesmen of the age, irrespective of all their former predilections of party ; enough for us that the new First Lord Commissioner of the Treasury has avowed to the citizens of the metropolis the posses sim of such enlarged and inimitable sentiments in respect to mercantile freedom, sanatory precautions, international friendship, civil liberty, and religious toleration. 'We can afford, after such noble declarations, to await in patience, and confidence, and hopefulness, the Ministerial avowals in the Minis terial measures. 'We can subdue all the exorbitant dictates of curiosity, and draw very largely upon our aspirations, without much fear of our calcula tions being materially disappointed. The ad dress delivered to the electors of Nottingham by Sir JOHN CAM HOBHOUSB affords us a direct contrast to the one delivered almost at the same moment, in Guildhall, by his leader. While the PREMIER restricted himself almost exclusively to affording us certain intermittent and encouraging glimpses of the Parliamentary future, Sir J. 110BELOUSE was enlarging upon the administrative past. As the former, however, was judicious, the latter appears to have been imperatively necessary ; the supporters of the rival candidate, Mr. FEARGUS O'CoNNoR, having forced some justification of his conduct upon Sir JOHN CAM llonnouse. Such a remonstrance as the following was undoubtedly only wrung from the Right Honourable Baronet by the importunate antagonism of his auditors; when, after commenting upon the share the Whigs hai in passing the Reform Bill, he proceeded— " I should like to know whether, beside that great mea sure, the party with which I have acted did nothing e lse for the country? To whom do we mainly owe Catholic Emanci pation ? Who was it who repealed the Corporation and Test Act? Who, I should like to know, gave you the municipal franchise? Who, I should like to know, mitigated the criminal code? Who were the beginners of the great com mercial reform, which has now passed into active law by the instrumentality of the late Administration ? Who originated the penny postage, which, although insignificant in sound, had carried real comfort and consolation into every house throughout the country ?" Conscious, no doubt, of the moral stability of those principles, in the advocacy of which his opponent then stood before the enfranchised people of Notting ham, and aware how int:m itely thoss I rinciph a have interpenetrated the popular mind, Mr. O'Cosusou not ungracefully secede d frotn the contest, notwithstanding the enthusiasm of his reception. The cause which proved triumphant in the capital of the empire was paramount in the borough of Nottingham, and one amongst the many able and gifted col leagues of Lord Joux RUSSELL was declared to be its representative. Worcester has likewise ac corded its acquiescence to the recent Ministerial innovations, and its satisfaction with the political tenets of the present Cabinet, by returning without the semblance of opposition a man who has been thoroughly drilled into the knowledge of legislation, not only as Secretary to the Board of Trade, and Secretary to the Treasury, but also as Private Secretary to Lord MELBOURNE. Sir DENIS LE MARCHANT was thus selected as the re presentative of Worcester in consequence of the late representative, Sir THOMAS WILDE having been no minated Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Com mon Pleas, in the room of that eminent and noble character, Chief Justice TINDAL, lately deceased. In these rapid elections of the Ministerial candidates in London, Nottingham, and Worcester, may we not perceive omens of prosperity to Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Administration ? The people of England are, at the least, evincing their reliance upon its councils, and by the expedition of their proceedings show their earnest anxiety that " the good work " should commence. We have on various occasions felt it our duty to direct the attention of our readers to the enormous powers conferred on members of the medical profes sion by the laws regulating Lunatic Asylums. Those laws confer on any two members of that profession the absolute pow er of imprisoning for an indefinite period any one of her MAJESTY'S subjects. In order to effect the arrest and imprisonment of any indi vidual, they have only to sign a certificate, stating that the person to be so arrested and incarcerated is, in their opinion, lunatic, and, without the institution of any investigation—without being afforded an op portunity of proving his sanity—without even being made acquainted with the grounds upon which he is declared to be insane, the unfortunate victim of medi cal cupidity is seized and confined in a madhouse. We say the "unfortunate victim of medical cupidity," and we use these words advisedl y ; for it is now matter of public notoriety that these medical certifi cates can be purchased at the rate of one guinea, half-a-guinea, na y, some even as low as five shillin gs each. For a kn owled g e of , this fact the public are indebted to an excellent society, recently instituted for the purpose of affording protection to persons improperly incarcerated as lunatics, and we J ma AMES ke the statement on the authority of Mr, Luicu HANSARD, who, in presiding over the founda tion festival of the " Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society," on Tuesday last, publicly declared that these medical certificates were so sold. On that occasion there were present many persons who had . 1 0 ,:en thus unjustly incarcerated, and who had been liberal C 4 in eonsequenge of the exertions of the society. One of these ?awns Was Mr. WHITE, whose case certainly calls fora rigid investigation. It appears from the statement made at the feting ? that Mr , . CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW TERMINI AND BRANCHES). Their Lordships met as usual in Room B (New Houses of Parliament), Lord Bathurst in the chair. The case for the promoters of the Bill being concluded, the opponents were called upon for their case in reply. Mr. CAnvEra proceeeded to open the case for the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway Company, and for Sir John Maxwel, a landowner, and a long list of other petitioners; after which the Learned Counsel called several witnesses (amongst others Sir John Maxwell himself), who gave evidence to the effect that a greater amount of damage would be done by the line then would be justified by the public neeesity ur advantage, and that several other lines had been projected which would answer the purposes of railway communication in the districts through which this line passed better than it would. Room C. BLACKBURN, CLITUEROE, AND NOR lin WESTERN JUNCTION. The Committee re-assembled this morning, the Earl of Ashburton in the chair; when the Counsel for the opposing lines having announced that clauses had been agreed upon which obviated their differences, their Lordships declared the Bill had been proved, the clauses were gone through, and the report ordered to be brought up. Room D. ASHEUILTON, NEWTON, AND SOUTH DEVON. The Committee appointed for this group are, the Marquii of Bredalbane (chairman), the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Granville, Lord Southampton, and the Marquis of Berwick. There being no opposition to the Bill, it was declared proved, and the report was ordered to be brought up. FOREST Or DEAN AND GLOUCESTER LINE, _ _ ' AND EOUTIZ WALES LINE. The Committee on this group (the Marquis of Bredalbane in the chair) next took these two lines in conjunction, there being no opposition , except that of Mr. H. Hoskins, a banker, by whom an opposition is set up on the ground of injury to agricultural property. Mr. AUSTIN, Q.C., opened the case for the promoters. The former of these lines is to run from Chepstow ' by Newnham, to Gloucester. The latter is to run by Cardiff, by Usk, to Monmouth, with a branch to Chepstow, from Newport. The Hon. Mr. Tat.soT examined in chief the evidence of Mr. Brunel, who was called to show the facts stated by Mr. Austin. On cross-examination, INIr. Brunel stated that the 'works on the South Wales line have been contracted for, though little has as yet been done in the way of actual progress. Mr. Garrett had laid down a line, but he believed that it was only for the purpose of private objects, and at any rate, that line had never come before Parliament. On r e-examination by Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., and Mr. WIIATELEY, Q.C.. Mr. Brunel stated, that had the other line been taken it would have been worse in every point of view, and the severance of property would be much greater. Nut only would there be more severe cuttings, but the change would involve not less then four tunnels. Lir. Hall, a land surveyor at Cirencester of considerable practice, and who had been employed by four railway com panies, stated that the property had come into Mr. Hoskin's property by the foreclose of a mortgage ; but the property was merely of an agricultural character. Room V. A Select Committee on the London and Croydon (Thames Junction Branch), and the London and Blackwall (Widen mg) met at I I o'clock this morning in Room 5 (Committee rooms in Abingdon- street). In the case of the LONDON AND BLACHWALL WIDENING, the promoters withdrew their Bill. In the case of the LONDON AND CROYDON (THAMES 3UNC TION BRANCH), The opposition was withdrawn, and after hearing some engineering and other evidence pro forma, the Committee de,-lared the preamble proved. Having thus disposed of the whole of their business in the short space of half an hour, the Committee rose at halt-past eleven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LIU. The Committee on this group met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 26 (Grand Corridor); Sir J. Duckworth in the chair. They proceeded with hearing evidence on the clauses of the two canal railway Bills, the EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW UNION CANAL, GLASGOW, PAISLE Y, AND JOHNSTONE CAN AL SALE. The preambles of both Bi lls havin g been alre ady proved , c t l h a e u w se h s. ole of the sitting was occu p ied with going through the HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. --It is understood that his Highness Ibrahim Pacha has signified his intention of visiting her Majesty's Theatre this evening. ROYAL SANTIAGO MINING COMPANY.he annual meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, at the offices in Broad-street -buildings, City. J. Robinson, Esq., took the chair, near whom were Baron de Goldsmid, Alderman Thompson, the Lion. Leslie Melville, and Sir Samuel Scott, Bart. Mr. Dockar, the secretary, read the report, fom )0 - lid?, it appeared that during the half-year the quantity of copper raised was 2,725 tons, of which 1,737 tons were sold, and produced nett 12,925/. 7s. 10d. The remaining 988 tons ( except 64 tons daily expected) were in Swansea, and part thereof were sold on the 24th ult., the whole being credited for 8,354 1 . 10s. 7d., which, with the interest of the reserve fund, made a total of receipts for the half year of 21,982!. 9s. 6d. The expenditure for the same periA, including 5191. Is. 10d. for income-tax, was 19,053/. 9s. 10d., leaving a profit of 2,928/. 195. 7d., which, placed agaiest the deficiency of the last half year, left a gain on the year's operations of 6541.35. 9d. After considering t o l a i f e director,r ep ort thanks w was sd a d p3a o irs p s. t e e jd d e . rtno Mr. thge. the situation of the Company, the directors were of opinion dhßi that aosmcb n t sa b ssnio e onn u w n o d a nsi auditor,v t i dheeidi‘i. varioushp er r ono points, aao t i n s ei ott o estd i t dn: theh amount lt . Afterl. some July l r a a s t t e , emfig2h3at.bpeeprasiiduttroe,the proprietors, which would be at the directors, on the motion of the Hon. L. Melville, seconded by Mr. Wilson, and the meeting adjourned. The Royal Academy has sent a donation of 501. to wards the fund for the relief of the widow and family of the late blr, Ilaydon, SIIERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BuncriELL.) WAKEFIELD AND BINGLEY V. BROWN. This was an action to recover damages for dilapidations. The actual plaintiff was a Mr. Bingley, a licensed victualler, at the King's Arms, Shoreditch. The defendant is a livery stable keeper. Mr. Crowder and Mr. Corrie appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Maynard for the defendant. Mr. CROWDER stated the case. It appeared that in 1826, Mr. Bingley erected extensive stabling, &c., which he leased in 1830 to a Mrs. Brown, and on her decease in 1840 the premises fell into the possession of the defendant till 1843, when the defendant, who considered that if he got rid of the lease, he also got rid of his liability under the covenants of ' the lease; and he therefore assigned it to a person named Hardwick, who was a mere pauper, and could neither pay rent or put the place in repair. The action was therefore brought to recover for the damage done during the time the defendant held the lease, and for which be was clearly liable. Witnesses were then called for the plaintiffs, who esti mated the damage at about 1201. ; but after a consultation between the Learned Counsel, it was agreed that a verdict should be taken for 401. ROBERTS V. FOULKES. This was an action to recover the sum of 111.155. 4d. on an' attorney 's bill. Mr. 'l'. B. HuGurs stated the care for the plaintiff. It appeared that, in 1844, the plaintiff spoke to a Mr. Wood, who had acted as his attorney, to bring an action on a bill of exchan?,•e, but as the parties were friends he declined, but, at the request of defendant, retained the plaintiff to bring an action in the name of Trapp, as plaintiff did not wish his own name to appear. Wood was ailed, and swore positively to this fact, At the present time he was not in practice, as he had not taken out his certificate. He admitted that Trapp was a client of his own. Mr. THOMAS contended that Wood had employed Roberts himself, and was paid as the cause went on—that in this case Roberts did not see Foulkes, and Trapp was his own client, and set up by him against the defendant in that suit, who was also his client. He considered this was most dishonour able in itself, and ought to throw great doubt on the whole of the witnesses' evidence. The jury gave a verdict for the defendant. M ARLBRO I -STREET.-(T HIS DAY. ; Eliza Cross, a remarkably good- looking well-dressed female, about twenty-five years of age, was charged with feloniously stealing a silver watch, a gold watch-chain, and three gold watch seals, the property of Mr. P. Beambine, of No. 29, Windmill- street, Haymarket. It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor, that a month or five weeks ago, between nine and ten o'clock in the evening, he met with the prisoner, who was a perfect stranger to him, in the neighbourhood of the Haymarket, he got into conversation with her, and she accepted his arm for a walk. Ultimately they repaired to some oyster-rooms in the Haymarket, to partake of supper; they drank rather freely, and on leaving there walked about for some time, and then had some more wine. Eventually the prisoner consented to accompany him to his lodg ings, and pass the night with him. He let her in with his latch key unknown to the inmates of the house. He awoke about five o'clock in the morning, and found the prisoner had left the house; he also missed his watch and appendages from off the dressing-table, where he had placed it over-night. He gave information of the robbery at the police-station in Vine-street, Piccadilly, but no trace of the prisoner could be obtained. Between six and seven o'clock last evening he met her at the end of Great Windmill-street, and gave her into custody. The constable stated, that on taking the prisoner into cus tody she at once asserted that the prosecutor had given the watch to her. She also stated that she was a married woman, and gave the address of her husband, who is butler in a gen tleman's family in the neighbourhood of Covent-garden. Witness called on him, and on his being made acquainted with the nature of the accusation against his wife, he pro duced two pawnbrokers' duplicates, which he said his wife had given him, alleging that she had found them. He denied most strongly any knowledge of the watch affair, and seemed most painfully shocked at the untoward discovery that had taken place. One of the duplicates was of the watch pawned for 1/. 18s. and the other of the chain and three seals for 18s. on the same day, at the shop of Mr. Ravener, of No. 18, Queen's- build - mgs, Chelsea, pawnbroker, by the prisoner, who was then living in the neighbourhood, and gave her right name and address. HARDwicic asked the prisoner if she wished to say anything ? The Prisoner, with much firmness—lt is true I met that gentleman as he had stated, and he persuaded me to take supper with bins ; after which he produced the watch, and asked me if I did not think it very pretty. I said I greatly admired it. He said he would give it me if I would pass the night with him. I was tempted by the watch, to my shame I consented. At his lodgings he wound up the watch, and, putting it in my hands, paid, "There, it is now your own." He knew when I left in the morning. His money and things were lying on the table. I did not pawn the watch until four or five days after. Mr. HAnnwrcK asked the prosecutor if there was any truth in the prisoner's statement about his giving her the watch. The prosecutor said—Certainly not." The prisoner was fully committed for trial. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY). HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.: NEW MEMBER. Mr. MACCLINTOCK took the oaths and his seat for Carlow, The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway. Brighouse Sewerage, Drainage, and Lighting. Bri'Aol and Birmi;"gliam and Midland Clonmel and Thurles Railway. Cockermouth and Workington Extension Railway. Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway. Creagh's Divorce Bill. Croniford Canal. Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways Junctiou. Forth and Clyde Navigatien and Bowling Bay Improverneif Furness Railway Extensions. Great Southern and Western Railway (Cork Extension Huddersfield and Manchester RailwaY(Ohihamßranch, Huddersfield and Sheffield and Manchester and Leeds itai ways Amalgamation. Killarney Junction Railway. Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway. Mallow and Fermoy Railway. Manchester and Leeds ltailv;ay Extensions. Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Liffey Branc' and Longford Deviation). Monmouthshire Railways. Mountmellick Junction Railway. Newport, Abergavenny, and ifereford Railway. Norfolk Estuary. Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction Railway. Plymouth Great Western Docks. Severn Navigation. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway, &c., Amalgamation. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Peak Forest, and Macclesfield Canal Purchases). Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junc tion Railway. Shrophire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolver hampton line). Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury to Stafford). Strathtay and Breadalbane Railway. Taw Vale Railway Extension. Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway. Vale of Neath Railway. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway. West Riding Union Railway (No. 2). Wexford Harbour Improvement. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway. LIVERPOOL AND BURY, AND MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY AMALGAMATION - BILL. --- WILLIAMS objected to the consideration of this report, on the ground that the property and interests of one large Company was transferred to another Company against the wishes and consent of the owners, and moved that it be re-committed. After a short discussion, the motion was withdrawn. NEW WRIT. Mr.l TUFNELL moved for a new writ for the borough of Lichfield, in the room of Lord Alfred Paget, who had accepted the office of Clerk Marshal and Chief Equerry in lier_Majesty's Household. Mr. MUNTZ moved that the Committee on the Birming ham and Oxford Junction Railway Bill, and Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Birmingham Extension) Bill, have leave to report forthwith, and that the reports be taken into consideration, kr. E. DENISON objected to the toll clause as it now stood in the Bill, and: thought it ought to be revised. Th e first part of the clause might remain, but the latter, he con sidered, ought to be altered. Mr. T. BARING said the object sought by the re-corn mittal of the Bill was the revision of the toll charges. He thought the clause as it now stood gave the Great Western Company practically a complete control of the line. He would ask the Chairman of the Committee what the members of it meant by the introduction of the altered words in the clause? Sir R. FERGUSON said bethre the alteration was made the Committee consulted both companies interested, and the result was the clause which was now submitted to the House. He thought the clause fair towards the interests of all the parties concerned. Sir G. CLERK did not think the clause to be such as some Hon. Members represented it. Front reading it he did not think it would throw the whola management and advantages of the line into the he s zals of the Great Western Company. The interpretation he put on it was nothing more than that the shareholders of the company should not have the power to prevent the Great Western Company running along it; and that the former should not be allowed to play into the hands of the other great rival company. Under all the cir cumstances he must support the clause. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.' Messengers from the Lords broughtup several Bills, wh ich were ordered to lie on the table. The discussion on the railway Bill previously under consi deration was then resumed. Mr. HODGSON thotight they ought to judge the clause , not in referen ce to the London and Birmingham or Great Western Companies, but in regard t o the pu blic interests. He thought th e c l ause so i mpor tant that it ought to be . printed, and th a t t i me s h ou ld be given for its consideration. They would then see whether it was really in agreement with the general intentions of the resolutions on railways passed by Parliament. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET was in favour of the clause as it stood. Mr. G. W. HAI'TER admitted that this case was pro vided for by the Consolidated Act, in the event of the two parties being favourable to tke union; but the House must recollect that the Grand Junction and Manchester and B i rm i ng ham Railways, who were allied to the London and liirmingharn, held the majority of the shares in the proposed line, and hence the latter Company would have the power of preventing the Great Western Company from using the line unless the House agreed to the clause in its original form.—(Hear, hear.) Now, under these circumstances, he contended that it was for the benefit of the public that the amendments which bad been proposed should be agreed to. Mr. GREENE protested that there was no necessity whatever for inserting the clause in the Bill at all, in so far as the original Consolidated Act gave the Great Western Company sufficient power and control over the new line, either as regarded the rights of themselves or the interest of the public.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. Mvwra and Mr. DENISON, the amendment was withdrawn, and the clause in its original form was agreed to. The repOrt was then received, and the Bill, as Meals], ntered to be engrossed. LIVERPOOL, ORMSKIRZ, AIM PRESTON ordered RAILWAY. The consideration of the report on this Bill was resumed. 4epo it wa s ultimately agreed to t Itud Wend to ' be engrossed. 119 p 83% 13 1 4 1p 1 p si 152 39% 26M 261 A $ l 4 2 9 3034 BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM, AND MIDLANDS RAIL WAY: On the queBtion being put fur the third reading of tbi% Bill, Bill Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET suggested that the , 4 should be postponed, in order that a similar clause to tl,„1, 1 introduced into the Oxford and Birmingham Railway PL . should be inserted in this Bill. The circumst4ll,,'; connected with the two hies, and their relations to.. ot" companies, were precisely the same. The third reading under these eircumstances Was P ill : poned till to morrow. LARNE, BELFAST, AND BALLYMENA. o f Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE moved "That the petitiO o o certain shareholders in the Larne, Belfast, and Bally e t ee Railway Company, complaining of a f r a u d u l en t return to 0 resolutions of the 30th day of April last, be referred t° o Select Committee; and that all further proceedings On said Bill be postponed until the Committee shall have "a ported thereon." He stated that the Bill had been refe"jo to Mr. Green as an approved measure, and the promotersta, complying with a resolution of the House h a d made a Z ell dulsnt return, in which they stated that no shares bed v retained for the provisional committee, whereas the P e e , tioners stated, and were prepared to prove, that 1,025 t b a n r p had been allotted to 35 directors, who it appeared ha d l4 vanished into four, and these four had taken °`' t ,f, 100 shares amongst them. Upon the 1,025 shares,° o ginally allotted to the directors, only 300 had Ply paid upon, and the company had received 18,0004 Iron) te a public. He therefore moved that a Committee be apPea l , r t to whom this matter should be referred, with power to Or immediately to the House.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. RICARDO cpposed the motion, and contended tbsost it would be unfair, now that the Bill had passed both g cdi d d of Parliament, to put the promoters to the expense trouble of going before another Committee. Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Baring, and Mr. Eenr thought, as the petiti o n ers a pp eare d to f ee l th e mselve 9 ; to , jured by the proceedings, the motion ought to be agre e ly Mr. RICARDO said, that being so he would withdraw his opposition.—(Hear, hear.) The motion was then agreed to. On the motion of Mr. DUNCOMBE, the following Gentlemen were appointed members of the Conunittee:d Mr. E. Denison, Mr. Beckett, Sir Robert Ferguson , Mr. T. S. Duncombe. The reports on the following Bills were received : 13illingsgate Market. Curti's-D. Huddersfieldi noracec. 1 Manchester Railway (Bradford Billarl4ryol Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway and Dock. rds 9l Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffo Junction Railway (Coalbrookdale Branch). s. 0 ,1) South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth). Taff Vale Railway. Tunbridge Wells Improvement. AO Warwickshire and Lond on R a il way ( H ampton an d church line). 0 . Warwickshire and London Rail wa y (H ampton an d m a , l4 line). Warwickshire and London Railway (Worcester and P e° line). AnD 4 The following reports of Bills were considered and en,_,/b Cameron's Coalbrook Steam C oa l an d S wansea an d Railway. Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena Railway (by order). Templemore and Nenagh Railway. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the Dd Brunswick, complaining that he could not obtain Or, justice in the courts of law of this country, and of variou s :co( hardships to which he bad been subjected. The petitioe eluded with a prayer to the House that they would eP r t ll o a Committee, before which he should be able to substaf i di his charges. The Hon. Member gave notice that be s fit i to-morrow, move that the petition be printed with the o i BATTERSEA PARK BILL (APPLICATION MONEYS). This Bill went through Committee. gip, The other ord ers o f t h e d ay were then disposed o f, House adjourned, at T wo o ' c l oc k , until Twelve to.lll° THE COBDEN TESTINION.*- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN DEAR am sure you will h ave pl easure in r!-lier the enclosed note from L or d M orpet h , convey i ng and liberal tribute to that expression of a nation's grai l the Cobden Testimonial. I am, dear Sir, yours truly, EDWARD I3AINE' Leeds Mercury-office, July 7. e 1 Ar (Copy) " Grosvenor-place , ", 1 01'1 "My dear Mr. Bai nes ,—l am sure we so thornog'l,?il pathise on the subject o f M r . C o bd en, t h at I will 10000 have my name put dow n as a su b scr ib er of thirty Ord; the national trib u t e i n t en d e d f or him. I wish to li t 1 . fulness of my concurrence i n that object, by doing tt i t boi 4 ,! earliest moment, th oug h I cou ld wish that the amovi"tbelo nearer proportion to his merit s , and to my sense 0- Believe me, very faithfully yours, per o " Edward Baines, jun., Esq." MOR-- i! MEETING IN HONOUR OF 5 1 1 ' ROBERT PEEL. (most A CORRESPONDENT.) A es deii BIRMINGHAM, JULY B.—This evening (We' ll 0 04 1 meeting took place at the public office, convened fo:,,,,reve l pose of presenting an address to Sir Robert Peel, eL' o f" . ; i i, of the gratitude felt by that part of the i n h a bitant 0", mingham who approved of hi s con d uct i n gene ral, n.,,, t 1 especially as related to hi s l as t great and gran d In' it the abolition of the corn -laws. At half-past seven the strong muster were assembled, which muster, bl,tig would have been con s id era bl y l arger ha d the tb l j more generally known. , t Among those present we re Willi am Schofield, -n°,`1.9411.,t Sturge, Esq.; William Chance, Esq. ; Eyre Lee, _j7 Edmonds, Esq. ; Kelly D oug l ass , E sq . ; C o uncill 6 7.. and Martineau, and m an y o th er i n fl uent i a l ge ntieTe u pd, William Schofield, Esq., was ca ll e d t o the C 1 33 1301 excel!ent address, highly complimentary to thelate 130 political proceedings, was rea d b y Mr. DouglaSS' t 0 gentleman who wrote the P eo pl e ' s Charter soma yep and who was stated to be the writer of the a ddress in 61 , 1 4 Mr. CHANCE spoke in terms of the biert n 'a ul n p art° the measure carried, and observed, that n al 'f: a riesslf the measures of Parliament, he tit ve aro could that the measures taken within the last nYe s p inea su'e te exceeded in importance and utility any within any five years of his business career, an a bout warmly praised S'ir Robert for his conduct throngiorioo arduous task he had so darin g ly un d erta k en and sng accomplished. 1)5111 () / tha l‘ t ir. w S lfi c ch nG a E llU b d j e e d ete t j o that passage in he could not conscientiously 'sign i t r! „Thoc i l il aDnird. A lla . r u tii i i ( e i a d u le , m lV o i r r e . Eyre "tor toouornelndian passage act,a i i n rs the st a a d tt e l o l A similar view of it was also taken by Mr. T o pilp PALMER, but after a somewhat rater brisk az iu teef i r ich were ,",„ c E o d n i t n r o o n v d e s r , s3 l;l n C Chance, cipal speakers, the address was adopted unaniMo l l4i than Mr. Chance was tho u ca ll e d to the chair, and ' s ec ks, proposed by Mr. Coun c ill or M art i neau 50- Id' by Mr. Middlem ore , was then given to bir. Sclin' e A t briefly retu rne d th an k s. „roefi c‘r:if A subscripti on was entered into to cover the elf advertising, &c., to which severa l, gentlemen larg e ' j buted, and the meeting then se,lierated. f The address will be pre Sc;n t e d f or the signing °"#'ol bitants to-morrow, and f rom t h e feeling of a dmirtz . ,. l s bited throughout the t own , no doubt it will be ye'l onsly and influentially signed. null Mutt° NE W MARKET R-4-t)P)' (THIS DAY-BY EXPlas' , .' Handicap Sweepstakes. „/ Mr. Pettit's Alvanley, 5 yrs, Bst 31b .................. Mr. Watson's Libation, 3 yrs, ist llb ......... Three others started. The Chesterfield Stakes. 0 0' Nerissa .1 . Ibrahim Pasha Won by a neck. Seven ran. Sweepstakes. New T.Y.C. Mr. 'Newton's b g by Redshanks Mr. Coape's Bedouin All ran. pp' PANORAMA ROYAL, LEICESTER -SQUARE.-- ore . 1 ing distinguished visitors have recen tly h o noure e fey rams with their presence :--Th e Ri g ht H on . Sir fi t a ( l l 9, Lieut. Peel, R.N., the Earl of Shelburne, the „aril; it Granby, Earl Portarlington, Ea r l D en bi g h and far a d and Lady C. Beauclerc, Lord G. Beauclerc, Leru sei rle , Middleton, Lord Ebrington, Lady Dacre, l aer , • Elizabeth Courtenay and family ; Lady DawsollAmitiatoi:iii Beresford, Lady Rochford, Sir C. W. Collier ej l 'rage t ' G. and Lady Baker, Lord Bexley, Lord S.„,"„ ra yile , Boyle, Lord Burgess, Lady Fane, Lady Jr" Sir Newberry, Lady Villiers, Lady Eleanor Cat h c art, _ ii t ci et" ) Inglis, Sir J. and Lady May, the Bishops o f Gioucc " Bristol, Major Cadogan, the Baroness de Rutzem,dd Lady Dunally, Lord and Lady sidney, Lord and Lnie j oe W. Anson, General 'Stokes : O ; 4 T/ Harvey, Lady Brownlow a nd the Hon. Misses Cust, s To 4 ti Miss Lloyd and the Hon. Misses Moyston • Lad,' cIQ, Sir W. W. Dixon, Sir My., the lion. Col. TreYanion,&c. and Lord Ranelagh, Lord Brooke, Baron and Baron the Earl a Euston, the Earl of Burlington and fau lt ore T ., ire of", ordered the establishment of electrical ,t - tbs/ W E oo ll. d EcTalC TELEGRAPHS.—The Grand eJumie i c a an h Y is l' s as tates, and appointed as director in chief et re Gt system M. Matteuci, a gentleman who has eet i. Or siderable celebrity by his experiments in electri n t; ASYLUM FOR A GED FREEMAIIONS.--"lveLlAje; general court of the governors for aged and de e :lle ir e, masons, was held a t e i g h t o ' c l oc k l ast n i g ht, 0 '4% , Hotel, New Bridge-street, Zilackfriars. lir. C% 1 1 °." called upon to preside. The report showed that li l t t wr ij i; the Society were as follows :—To balance of le„ e x ellele, 3011. 3s. 2d.; receipts since, including sale of bills, 1,739/.175. 10d.; making 2,0411. ls. The svi a rree, invested in the Funds 1,2311. 4s. The expensq d to 0 , 11 0, year, including law charges, 274/. 16s. 2d. ; 1 35 , 1 0 8/.1;4 tants, 42/. 12s. ; the general disbursements were " 0 making a total of 1,677/. 13s. Ild., thereby leaviebds of 4 of 13631. 7s. Id., of which there were in the ha: 93 1, 13 0 1r, bankers 69/. 18a. 9d., and in the treasurer's hends'd a d The report of the auditors having been received an o es the report of the sub-committee was laid before W o ol The total capital of the Society is 3,840/. Is. The,4o and other officers having been chosen, the proceed with a vote of thanks to Dr. Crucifix, the chairnilliorlicoli IMPROVEMENTS ON TEE COLCHESTER ko Ietior THE EASTERN COUNTIES.—On M on d a y l as t We r- c01e,; ( 4 menced putting up the el ec t r i c t e l egra ph on the eA rev 4 #j line of the Eastern Counties Railway, that on th e line having been found most effective. The te l 7ll iv c oy be on the same principle as the other, which it W t ie D e:, the junction of the t wo li nes a t W a tf or d. Sin es o' d meuceniont of the present month a no's stel4. - 0 rd,;4( 0 ,0 opened at Forest-gate, between Stratf. - )rd and accommodation of persons residing at Wansteewfor Laytonstone, &c., who previously had to wal k , &A f a V o o miles to the station at Stratford. The traffic ' l j to rti°o the opening of the Thames Junction) between „ply Hertford has almost destroyed the trade of or. ,J the river Lea; and in order to increase that Way." iv er i ford station is to be considerably enlarged. 0 4 ,4 NEW LIGWFUOtISE AT SCILLY.—The T i th e have determined on erecting a lighthouse upon nt 118 59 Rose Vear, after oompleting which, the prese t it ° St. Agues will b e rai se d thi r ty f eet , i n order th e distinctly seen to the eastward of the island'''. The Quec Afternoon, a a T i h est e 3, E . :a s r i l ] resig,i The Earl M resigne , 14rlain. QR,A