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told, and he knew, that the 1111 was unconstitutional in its principles ; and the great question was whether the present state of - affairs justified the application of any such measure. The great want of Ireland at present was security for lite and pr, perry ; and the psition of affairs was certainly somewhat anomalous with regard to those who should be resident ir, that country. They were told that they would be punished for non-resi dence ; and if they did reside, the probability was that they would be shot from behind their own garden walls. He could not feel, however, that such powers as those now sought for should be accorded to the Government. He had been for a long time in doubt and difficulty on this subject, and he had at length come to the conclu sion that he could not support this measure.—(Hear, hear.) The great evil in Ireland was, that the people were misled—and yet this measure was directed against those who actually committed the evil, and not against those who had misled the people to it.— Why did they not stop the grievance at its source? Why did they not attack that monster grievance agitation, which he believed to have been the source and origin of the present state of crime. The Govern ment of England had never attacked the origin of crime in Ireland. They had not gone to the root of the evil, but they had gone to extremities in order to repress the effects of a system which was working mischief. The law of Elizabeth might be applied to Ireland, to compel the landowners to find work for those who were not employed, and if such a measure had been proposed in conjunction with the present Bill, he thought that he could have consented to any degree of severity. It was, however, a monstrous evil that the language which Was used to the people of Ireland was such as to pro. duce insichief. The principle of agitation had been in culcated. The people were told to agitate, yet they were told of their millions and their physical strength. It reminded him of the trial of Mr. Cobbett, when there Was read from one of his Registers a caution to the peo ple of Dorsetshire and Wiltshire, when so much incendiarism prevailed. Mr. Cobbett said to the people that they were wrong in burning a nay -rick here and there, for they did little harm, and the diabolical Whigs were watching them, and would hang them if they could as they would hang him. He, hoWever, mentioned that there were corn fields in the adjacent country, some of which were four or five hundred acres in extent. The corn was very ripe at that time of the year, and exceedingly inflamable. There were public pathways through it, and he cau tioned them not to smoke their pipes as they passed for fear of aecidents. There was nothing in the nature of the Irish people but what could be changed by edu cation and proper treatment. It was a disgrace to this country that so many Governments had failed in manag ing the Irish people. Ireland had been and was the opprobrium of successive Governments. On the present occasion he was sorry he could not join in supporting the Bill before the House, feeling as he did, that it would not cure the state of things complained of. Captain LAYARD thought the Hon. Gentleman who had ju-t sat down was of a very disinterested dis position, when he said the Government had not done their best to put down agitation in Ireland. He was an Englishman, still he knew a great deal of Ireland, and he could tell the Hon. Gentleman, who seemed not much acquainted with that country, that the real cause of discontent was the con dition of the people, and the misery they had been enforced to endure. No coercion could put that down. On a former occasion he stated how happy he should be if the Noble Lord (Lord George Bentinck) and his party would join with the Irish Members in de feating the Bill before the House, and he (Captain. Layard) now returned thanks to those Members of that great party who now agreed to vote against the mea sure. With their help he fully trusted that the ob noxious Bill would be defeated.—(Hear, hear.) He . learned, however, that some Members who had acted with the Noble Lord (Lord George Bentinck) intended to vote for the Bill, and to them he would address him. self. They had, by their proceedings and 'peeches, de dared they had no confidence in the Right Hon. Baronet and the Government. If so, if they had no faith is the Government, how could they do anything wife') Would put such extraordinary power in the hands of those they could not trust.—(Hear, hear.) The mea sure was an unconstitutional one, and having no faith in the Government they were bound to refuse trusting them With carrying it into effect. .Thi s consideration and the fact that the state of things in the five counties had much improved, were reasons sufficien• why all those who acted with the Noble Lord (Lord G Bentinck) should oppose the present Bill. He learned also, with sorrow, that some members on this side of the House—he hoped very few—intended to vote for the Bill. He would ask those what return would that be on the part of those Liberals to the Irish Members, who had come over, at great inconvenience, to support the Con. Bill—a Bill, by the by, which was not over popular it. Ireland ? Still, the Irish Members believing this Corn Bill a good and honest measure, supported it, and would ill become the Liberal. Mnlier, to return tha, support now, by voting for a Bill to coerce the Irish people.—(Hear, hear.) If the present Bill was a bad Bill, no consideration of having a Corn Bill shouh' operate on them to give the former their support. But the Corn Bill was safe ; there could be no doubt as to its success ; and that excuse did not remain for the parties referred to joining with the Government against the Irish people. He believed the evils of Ireland would be best met ba's finding employment for the people, by the encourage raent of public works; and in this respect he (Capt.Layard) agreed with the sentiments of the Duke of Leinster. who that day had presided over a meeting for forward ing that object. He gave every credit to the Noble Lord (Lincoln) for the measures he had proposed. as a movement in the right direction ; still they wera• not so comprehensive as might have been desired. Ever the pre sent distress of Ireland he thought would prove beneficial in i•uproving Ireland.• It had led to the u s , of Indian corn in place of potatoes, and he was happy to say that wherever that grain was used in preferenc, to potatoes, fever had much decreased.— (Hear, hear.) The introduction of Indian corn would lead to a taste for a higher class of food, and the standard of comfor' would accordingly be raised. Some apprehended tha. the union between England and Ireland could not b. maintained, but he for one was not of that opinion ; he thought equal laws and equal Government would yet lead to the existence of a united yet free and happy people.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HENLEY said the measure bad been Wort Parliament since the 15th of March, when it was first Printed. If had dragged its length for seven weeks it , the House of Lords, and then it found its way to tin Commons. It was then read a first time. He was on , that thought a measure founded on a message from tht Crown, and, corning from the Lords, in deference to that body, should be read without discussion a first time. 0 1 3 that a ccount h e vo t e d f o r the fir s t r ea di ng o f th e an I * Now, the House must bear in mind that, befort• ,y stringent and unconstitutional measure such as tha. which they were now considering could be passed. they must be convinced that th er e was a strung case made out.—(Hear, hear.) He wag One of those, too, who thought all partie: must concur in its expediency before they could Pass a severe coercive and unconstitutional measure, and c ertainly it was not so i n th e present i nstance, while he _ bound to say a sufficient case had n 44 been made out to justify his voting for the second reading of this Bill. -- (Rear.) To show that a case had not been mad, Wit, he referred to the returns which had been published With regard to the state and extent of crime in Ireland in which it was manifest that crime had not reached such a pitch as to render the passing of a Coercion Bill neces sary. From the returns he found that the number or homicides committed in all Ireland in 1843 were 106, in 1844,-146, and in 1845, 139; but Governmo it said the) did not rest the case of this Bill upon the returns re lating to all Ireland, but upon the returns relating to five particular counties. Now he found that the number of homicides committed in these five counties were it, 1842, 38 ; i n 1845, 42 ; an increase not large enough to justify the passing of the Bill. With regard to attempts at murder, the numbers were for all Ireland. in 1842, 40; for the five counties 13; while in 1845 they were 45, and for the five counties 15. The numbers relatinr to assaults endangering life were for 1842, 249 ; i n 1845 237, showing a positive decrease. The assaults were in 1845, 229; for the five counties 63, but the numbotrs o aggravated assaults stood thus—in 1842, 420; in 1845. 545; while the proportions for the five counties were 141. It was clear that these returns did not justify the passint of a stringent Coercion Bill, but the House had reeentl, been put in possession of some returns relating to th , present year. These, however, did not show such ar, Increase in the crime of Ireland as to impress him with a conviction that this Bill ought to be passed. For instance, in the case of aggravated assaults, he found there were 53 mentioned in the return, but on looking to another p)rtion of it he found that only 24 were brought to justice. These returns then did not make ou. a case for this Bill, and again he must repeat that after giving the subject his earnest attention, he could not c onscientiously support the second reading of the Bill. 1 )' 0 Irish gentleman whom he had yet heard steak favour of the Bill said that he thought it would do any good at all, and that, in his (Mr. Henley's) opinion. was one of the best reasons why the Bill should not be allowed to proceed. He had carefully reviewed the Speeches of th ose I r i sh gentlemen, an d h e mus t , ! onfess-, that when none of' them maint a ined that the Bill would effect its objects, he could not understand what induced them to vote in , f question that he had to of it.—_(Hear, hear.) The next was any reason if, in hi ) s a o s w k n h ' im r saf neve the measure necesseary, whether then J; l u.gment, he did not be judgment to those who supporter) should yield his own there might be ma n y measures w t ,. ha measure; because th resp ec t to w hi c h, however much one m i g h t try to! inform themselves, it ment of those was their duty at once to yield to :In ju i rg ormed ; and he pres, nt Who might be supposed to be betteer. came to the conclusion that that was so n e occasion. Now. the First Minister of thpeo&the he spoke of the Bill—if he (Mr. Henley)orwecno'llwh" aright, certainly dwelt very much upon the necessiectytodf. some measure. He seemed to him "to fight very shy" with the Bill, to use such an expression. --(Hear, hear and laughter.) He appeared to the House in this posi tion, " Will you by your vote affirm that in your judg ment something is not necessary for Ireland?" That was the course which the argument of the Right Hon. Baronet appeared to take. He did not wish to misstate what the Right Hon. Gentleman said, and these were his words, and with the permission of the House, he would read them. Sir Robert Peel said, " Sir,—The question we have to decide is not whether we shall go into Com mittee upon the Bill, which her Majesty's Ministers have felt it their duty to propose. The question will not be whether we shall consider the Bill in Committee, for the purpose of removing anything from its details - , and at that time mitigating the principle of the Bill, &c., but the question which the House will have to decide will be whether it will reject altogether this proposal—will refuse the consideration of its juqi fication—will imply that the present condition of Ireland can be dealt with by the existing law, and implying opi nions that no additional protection is necessary for the protection of life and property in Ireland." Then, a giu, he said, in the later part 91his speech, " *Any man acquainted with the state of Ireland, or acquainted with the alarm which prerails there, _can deny the truth of the a;sertion of her Majesty's Minis ern, that measures of some kind or other are ind spensible arid immediately necessary." Some kind or other, the House would observe—" for the purpose of giving that confidence which the people of that country did not at present possess in the security of their lives and property." Now he (Me. Henley) must say that when he heard the Right lion. Baronet thus express himself, he did not think he need be quite so indignant with the Noble Lord who sat behind him in reference to his remarks about the p ,- ,ssibility of her Majesty's Government not really intending to proceed with this Bill. The Right Hon. Baronet had said that the Bill could be rectified in Committee, and that ex pression therefore did not show that he entertained a very strong conviction on his mind that it would pass in its present shape. What need he to have been so indignant about the Noble Lord's remarks, when it appeared that the Government had no ob jection to mitigate the Bill when it went into Committee? The proposition of the Government amounted to this, " Would not the House do something to remedy the present condition of Ireland?" Now, he was very much struck with a matter which really seemed to him to illustrate so completely the conduct of the present Government towards Ireland, that he must trouble the House with it. In the returns there was the name of William Middleton, Esq , who was described as having been attacked, or having had one of the usual outrages committed upon him. About one o'clock in the morning, it appeared that a shot was fired into Mr. Mid dleton's dwelling, and the ball lodged in the door. Mr. Middleton went out, but having seen no person, what (lid he do ? He fired a shot as a signal of defiance.— (Hear, and laughter.) Now that seems a very Irish way of doing business, because he (Mr. Henley) should have thought that he would have kept his shot in case of emergency. Now, he thought that the conduct of Mr. Middleton was something like that of the Government. They fired this shot into Ireland to defy Ireland. He thought that it was not a good practice to show your teeth when you did not mean to bite. He thought that every gentleman connected with Ireland on his side of the House would agree with him that it would be better, if they did not mean to " bite" the people, that they should not show their teeth. Well, now, having disposed of this question of firing a shot of defiaaee against Ireland, the next question lie had to ask himself was, whether there was anything in the conduct of the present Government towards Ireland that should induce any man to go into a wild inquiry for the purpose of forming an opinion as to the way in .which the Irish question should be settled? Supposing they agreed Logo into Committ ee on t h e present con •tisiea of Irelan lion. uenttemen on oien shies or Lee House would get up and move instructions as to what they were to do with regard to Ireland. Suppose, for instance, the Hon. Member for Hereford would get up, and would move as an instruction about the removal of what he called the monster grievance of Ireland. That was not at all unlikely. Well, then, there were many other matters that wou ld b e discussed. The Hon. Mem ber for Stroud would no doubt get up, and move his in struction on the question of Irish grievances. He would eet up undoubtedly, and say that the best means of ,topping the murders in Ireland would be by feeding her people—(Hear, hear)—and that he (Mr. Henley) cer 'ainly thought was one of the best means of improving - he social condition of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) It was made to appear by the returns that many of the outrages to Ireland were not of an agrarian character, but no sen iible reasons for these outrages were given. He (Mr. Henley) believed that the majority of them were really attributable to the conduct of landlords. Then the Hon. Ind Learned Member for Cork (Mr. O'Connell) would ao doubt propose something in the Committee, that would have for its object the improvement of the present tenure of land in Ireland. Some lion. Gentlemen, too, in his (Mr. Henley's) side of the House, would no doubt m•opound some nostrums of their own. Suppose the Noble Lord the Member for London were also to put in cis instruction in Committee—suppose the Noble Lord -were to say, "Look at the state of Ireland in 1842 ; see 'whether the common law is not sufficient." He th9ught the Noble Lord might very fairly say that, because he did not suppose that anybody would say that the Arms Bill was an invasion of the common law; he never heard anybody say in that House that that was a measure which had done either good or harm.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that there was more trouble pass ng the measure through that House than it had caused to the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) He had :ertainly never yet heard any one complain that that 3ill had done any injustice. He believed that if the Go vernment governed Ireland firmly and justly, they would :eel no alarm as to the result which that conduct would rave on the people of that country. He believed that if I hev put properly into force the common law, they would no longer hear of the long catalogues of crime corn nitted in Ireland. The common law had been properly put in force in this country, and it had been foetid to lie sufficient. He believed, too, that the system of agi tation that was suffered to continue in Ireland tended, in a great measure, to the commission of those fearful outrages of which they were continually hearing. In the years 1844 and 1845 hundreds of people attended at the monster meetings. Great expectations, which have riot been fulfilled, were held out to them. Disorganisation eillowed—the people were thrown into despair—and fearful number of outrages was the cons , quence. He had looked very carefully over those returns, and he could not find cut on what grounds the Government called upon 'he House to vote fur tli:s Bill. He believed that if they meant to remedy the evils of Ireland, they could not effect rt by coercive measures like this. He was one of th o se mho thought that they could not amend the condition of the people except they set about improving their social condition. They must give them the means of being fed ..01 educated. He had-trespassed on the attention of the House longer than he could have wished, but the subject was of so much importance that he deemed it necessary -0 state fully the reasons why he should vote against the Bill. He had been at some pains in fully informing him -self on the question, and he came to the conclusion, that •.he Government had not made out a case to justify the .nactment of this measure. He believed, as far as he .iould judge, that with a proper tribunal, properly used, hey would be able to put down crime in Ireland. Let them increase the police force in Ireland, as had been re .ommended by the inhabitants of the disturbed counties. lie did not think that the Government had acted wisely in attempting to conciliate first one political party and subsequently another' He believed, that that policy had not been beneficial to Ireland. He might be in error, but he had given this subject a most careful con -ideration. It was true, he might have formed an erro neous conclusion. Five counties, it had been said, were in a disturbed state, but he did not think that the House would be justified in passing such a coercive measure as his with regard to the whole of Ireland.—(Hear.) He was one of those who regretted much that there was so ouch difference between the legisletion with regard to treland and England.—(Hear.) He wished that mea -ures of the same kind were brought forward for the benefit of both countries. He believed that no person upon earth would vote for this measure, if it were to extend to England.—(flear.) He was determined to vote for Irish measures on the same grounds as he voted for English measures.—(Hear, hear.) New he would not vote for such a measure as this for England apon the evidence that had been laid before them, and he was determined not to vote for this measure for Ire. land on such evidence.—(Hear, hear.) He should, therefore, vote against the second reading of this Bill. Sir H. W. BARRON regretted that th e p ersons more immediat e ly connected with the Government of Ireland had not been in their places to have heard the statements and arguments of the Hon. Member who had just sat down. He considered his arguments were formed upon Common sense, and were perfectly unan swerable. He did not think that any English Member, not under the influence of the Ministry, would dare to vote for the Bill in its original state. The Bill would ie a complete failure, and would be a great source of an leyance to all parties. All measures of this nature had failed, because they did not go to the root of the evil. —(Hear, hear.) He believed that the disturbances n Ireland were confined to two or three of the midland counties in Ireland, and, in his opinion, the common law was quite powerful enough to suppress !hese outrages. If' the stipendiary magistracy and the constabulary of the country were increased, they would le able to put an end to these disgraceful scenes. It was useless to say this could not be done. Within the last ten years a.much greater disturbance had existed in Clare ; this was put down by the exertions of the Exe cutive. It was contrary to the principLs of the British constitution, to the dictates of common sense, and to the feelings of humanity, to attempt to govern Ireland in tnis manner. The Government must learn to govern that country upon the same principles and by the same laws by which she governed Ire lend. The present ' measure was only a sop to a party in Ireland who considered that nothing but coercive measures were to be adopted for some portion their fellow countrymen. It was his opinion that the Government sheuld provide the means of employment for the people, c specially agricultural employment, esta- Ash agricultural schools, and hold out inducements to and lords to improve their estates, by advancing them sums of money; they should also be assisted in the promotion of their public works. The Government had hitherto been very niggardly in their advances Le that country ; these advances had also been punctually repaid ; and what was the greatest injury of all was that the people of Ireland had been compelled to pay 5 beenper cent. for furf ir the- e loans, while sums of mon in ey g Englandat 3 r i a per cent. Sir R. PEEL—What public works have had the money at ‘ , 2 P the promotiong hand ; but from the returns . k could be shown that Sir fI. W. BARRON—lhwavheicnhothtihvee h r e e t t n ur i n a s id in up m o y n the table of the 'House, I thin there were several , loans how they were per cent. With regard to the Bill. he would • questionha Coercion been gr i anted . at 3 Irelandst to ey g w o t h v o a e u t r lh i dt ah, de l ti r brh e t .e l ne a rnn i e i nf d i:narteecir without on ad, oduuve w ieds he biteliehe.exceedingly . easy ifthetyo followed up the spirit in which the Bills relating d by the Secretary for Ireland. tr wouldgreat e deal ao no f harm, g" them to lay by coercion— ; on the contrary, . it would do a e'r'fcpeunbtl:c works t a h nd would create distrust and inimi cal feeling towards but he conceived that tpholorysomonfleynt the outrages in pathy with the perpeetrat G overnment. Ho had no sym thing which Ireland,wouclpu education, and sym down crime would be em pathy with the wants of the people. He could assure them that the miseries of Ireland could no-otn%remove d rseof conciliation, Government; v o e n r e n , m o r en t t w ; o i , t o w r o t u h l r d e e t aykeeaarsloonf long attention cou part of and firmness in the discharge of justice:(Hear, Ho would vote again it the , Bill, not 1 . 3 ) , on account of the manner in which it only introduced to the House, but because he believed its principle was bad. and he was convinced it was unneces • sary. From the manner in which the Bill was intro duced he felt certain that the Government did not feel that there was a necessity for the measure. It was forced upon them by a party in Ireland ; for if it was not, And the Government felt ti conscientious conviction of THE SUN,_ LONDON, FITIDAY EVENING-, JUNE 10, 1846, its necessity, they had neglected the ieterests of the country by not pushing it fe.rward more actively than they had done. Captain FITZ MAURICE said he would give his vote in the sane manner as he had done upon a former oc casion ; he had received a letter from his constituents, praying that he would not allow any personal feeling he might have towards the Government to interfere with his vote upon the present occasion. He might be told that in voting on this measure he would be voting against his own party ; but he would be a clever man who could precisely say which was his party. The other night he went with the Noble Member for Lynn into one lobby. That night he would not find him in it again, although there had been since that time no change in his (Captain Fitzmaurice's) opinions. There had been many allusions made to the decrease of crime, but he could show such weighty reasons why the Protection Bill should receive the as sent of that House, that he did not think any Member could personally refuse to support the measure. He would ask Hon. Gentlemen opposite, could they call all their property their own ? If a man were a worse work man than another he would be sup, rseded, and thus dissatisfaction would be engendered. He had lived in most of the counties of Ireland, and found that the fac tions not only ejected parties, but prevented those willing to work from obtaining employment. Under these circumstances would any landlord find pleasure in endeavouring to promote the welfare of the people? He believed that many a man under the influence of passion had committed crimes which, in sober moments he bitterly regretted. The great evil of Ireland, was that it was trader the influence of factions. The lion. Member then adduced several instances of murder having been committed in various parts of Ire land ; and amongst other instances he stated that of a girl who was murdered in a - cottage, her head cut from her body and nailed to the door.—(Several Members here exclaimed " When and where.") Captain FITZMAURICE—In the county of Gal way. He had merely adduced this as one of the many instances of dreadful outrage which occurred in the country, and which called for the interference of Parlia ment. He thanked the House for their attention to his observations, and should certainly vote for the second reading of the Bill. Mr. HAWES said it was strange that the Gallant Officer should allude to circumstances that had happened in Ireland twenty years ago, in order to justify his con sent to a Bill which had for its object the suppress.on of violence that had only recently been recorded as having occurred. He would admit at once that the delay which had taken place with respect to the present Bill was inevitable, and, under the circumstances which the Governmentvvas placed, was fully irvaifiable„ The,gort. linen attuneit to th e statement ot Mr. uanile in 1830, as to the number of committals in Ireland, show ing that they diminished in number and atrocity up to the year 1836 ; su that if any judgment were come to from the number of committals in Ireland with respect to the amount of crime, it could not be borne out by facts. Having now stated these facts, he would now come to the reasons advanced for the Bill. Was there then that increase of crime in Ireland which justified the present measure ? What were the proofs furnished by the Government ? They put upon the table a variety of police returns and official criminal tables. 'When he examined them, however, he found that the case entirely failed, and he would now call the attention of her Majes ty's Government to these returns. First, he would refer to the committals. Since 1842, the number was 21,100 ; in the year 1843, 20,000 ; and in 1844, 19,100. There was in this return, therefore, a regular progressive dimi nution of crime. Nothing could be more decisive of the decrease of crime in Ireland. The gross decrease of 1845, as compared with 1844, was 14 per cent. As to the murders in 1842. they amounted to 189 ; in 1843, to 101 ; in 1844, to 129 ; and in 1845, to 92—again showing a marked decrease. As to manslaughter, there was also a progressive diminution in that species of crime. So much fur the official criminal returns. He now came to the special returns. He would not dwell upon outrages which had been committed In Ireland, as that part of the subject had been so well' andled by the Hon. Member for Cork, as to render it unnecessary for him to say a word. In 1842, the number was 6,542 ; in 1843, 5,873 ; in 1844, 6,327 ; and in 1845, 8,000. There was in the last year a considerable increase in the returns. This was owing to the additional number of 'hreatening notices. But how, he would ask, would they be able to prevent that offence by the present Bill ? These notices might still be given whether the Bill were in operation or not. As to the outrages, there were four classes of offences which had increased. The first was threatening notices—the second was the admi nistration of unlawful oaths. But now he would again ask would this Bill prevent the commission of either of those .offences ? They could not prevent the latter class by the present Bill. Under these two heads, therefore, there was no remedy. The third class related to rob beries of arms ; but they alrrady h a d t h e i r A rms ' Bi l l , which had failed to effect the object for which it was intended; and from the failure of that Bill he would venture to deduce the failure of this also, as they were both based upon the same erroneous principles. Let it be also recollected that under the head of homicides all persons who had lost their lives at fairs, markets, strug gles for land, and from any other cause, were included• The Hon. Member then quoted the returns of crime during the years from 1842 to 1846, showing that a great decrease had taken piece. He attributed all the crime in Irelarri to the miserable condition of the pea santry. The Government were now adopting the old and fatal policy which hail worked so much evil in that country. Instead of giving a Coercion 1311, they should bring forward measures which would better the condi tion of the people. He had shown that crime in Ireland had considerably diminished—this he had proved from the Government returns, and was this the period to bring forward such a measure? He found that the value of land was increasing in Ireland, the woollen trade was in creasing,-and the consumption of all excisable articles was also increasing. This at once proved that the state of the country was much improved, for crime would not allow anything like prosperity. Under all the circum stances which he had brought forward, he felt that he was justified in opposing this Bill. The social condition of the heists people had been more distinctly exposed to view in England than it ever had been for years before. There had been Commissioners of considerable talent, who had been able thoroughly to expose to view the Irish character. England, as:far as could be seen,"from: the result of the inquiries which had been made, must prepare to govern Ireland on a far more rational prin ciple. This country must be prepared to use Irish in strumentality in the direction of so large and important a nation. These were the views on the subject which he had felt bound to offer to the House, and he hoped that the Government would not further waste the time of Parliament by persisting in this measure. Was it acceptable to Ire land ? No ; for he had observed that only one gentle man in that Reuse—a gentleman of good family and considerable influence in Ireland—had thought it his duty to support this measure. No other Irish Member had in any way assented to the Bill. All the Irish Members on his side of the House (the Opposition) had opposed the measure, and all the Irish Members c n the other side of the House had expressed their belief tbat the Bill would be utterly inefficacious for the pur poses fur which it was framed. One of the consequences of their system of government in Ireland was, that it had increased the value of property, while it had not touched or remedied the condition of the people. The course of injustice towards that country had been so in tolerable, that he wondered that as yet no struggle had been made to check it course. Lord FRANCIS EGERTON said it would appear that an attempt was to he made to defeat this measure by a strange combination of parties, who might be act ing in perfect honesty, but whose conduct, especially those on that side of the House, would be scarcely con sistent with their votes and speeches. He had been in clined to have remained silent; but after the speeches of the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London, and the Hon. Member who had just sat down, he had been induced to break silence. He would not go into the whole facts and figures given by the Hon. Member, though it had been state l that a considerable diminu tion of crime had taken place. With regard to the crimes committed in the five counties to which special reference was made, it had been shown that a diminu tion had taken place in only one county, while an in crease had taken place in the other counties to about sixty per cent.—(Hear, hear.) What they had to consider was, whether the ordinary operation of the law would suffice to meet the evils complained of; and the probability of the Bill operating as ale medy. It had been shown by repeated instances, that the ordinary law could not reach the crimes com mitted, and that nothing but some extraordinary remedy, such as the Bill before the House, would be effective in reaching the sources of evil. If the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London came into power, he (Lord F. Egerton) had no doubt, notwithstanding all his benevolent intentions, he would soon be obliged to come to the House to pass a similar Bil to that they were now considering. He would in that case, if as.satisfac tory a case was made out for such a Bill as had been made for the present, feel it to be his duty to support him. He was quite persuaded that many of the outrages and crimes complained of arose from the compacts of secret associations, and he felt persuaded that were the power given to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, when ever a district was in a disturbed state, a great deal would be done towards bringing it into a state of peace. If the Government had adopted the course recommended by the Noble Lord, and had come down to that House to ask for increased milieu) , flrce, he for one was con vinced they would have been answered with declama tions against the use of the bayonet. He thought this was a sufficient answer to the charge urged against the Government by the Noble Lord, that they had neglected to resort to the usual and constitutional means for re ducing or preventing crime in Ireland. It had been send regret. m regretted con tended, in the course of thi s d e b ate, t h at t h e i ncrease in crime in Ireland was more a t tr ib uta bl e to p o liti ca l c auses than anything else ; but h e (L or d F. E gerton ) was sure it necessity arose r out passingo f social thisin evils, u measure. There w T a h s er c e on: .e in re ce p d o of i o t the of this debatewhich he had listened to with some little an noyance p S e o r m w e h H ich on u . si A m le ll m y c li h er a s ra h c a t d eri g ,e o d ne be yond the tone discussions, and and he e usages expressions h ew i o e u h s yer and noo ought cr which,htjustifieds fore ldo theu by or ra the k nee of fe never ordinary ts to own reputation and characte r, be n. Members made Francis Egerton) thought, when public of a interest, it ought ed at least to protect them from unseemly and indecorous Janis saries, by quitti ng of such ex p res sions as "paid Jams attacks. Th e H on. Member fur Shrews b u ry, however, justified th e usage similar ex de bates • but he (L ord Francis Egerton) thought evidence might be f oun d for any nonsense or any violence-- t s i p t) e n e , c h in n n the which subject of h he , (Cheers.) He h a d certainly made a rather lengthy the -1 h e is t thcebLasotcelecoi that subject. He- had -no hopes of increasing his support by that avowal ; on the contrary, he believed that as the subject of the corn-laws was at that moment a thorny ono, he would certainly lose a great deal of supperi, but he did not purchase any votes to secure his return. If the Nofle Lord meant by his expression to charge the supporters of the Government with being influerced by mercenary motives, he would only say that the charge was most unjust. At that late hour of the night he did not think he had any right to occupy the attention of the House any longer. The measure, as he understood, was a tem porary one, and intended to prevent a temporary evil. Without speculating on the probability of the position in which the - Government would be placed by the de cision of the House on this question, he must say that he was prepared to vote on a measure like this, which had been fairly investigated and recommended by men of property and intelligence in Ireland. He felt, for one, as an English Member, that he should not be justified on this occasion if he refused to send this Bill into Committee, and he should therefore vote for its second reading.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. B. HAWES having explained, The debate was adiouroed till to-morrow, on the mo tion cf Mr. S. CRAWFORI). SERVICE OF HEIRS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE having moved the order of the day that the House go into Committee on this Mr. P. MALTLE inquired what wan the object of the Bill, when The LORD ADVOCATE explained that its object was to improve the present system, which was a very loose one, and to make the proceedings entirely judicial. The Bill had been drawn up in accordance with the re commendation of the Commissioners who had been ap pointed to inquire into this subject. Mr. F. MA ULE said he would reserve anything he had to say till a future day. The House then went into Committee, and the several clauses were agreed to. CROWN CHARTERS BILL (SCOTLAND). This Bill also went through Committee. COUNTY WORKS PRESENTMENT (IRELAND) A IVIENDNIENT BILL. The House then went into Committee on this B. Clauses up to 7 were agreed to with a few verba; amendments. After some short discussion clause 8 was agrecd to, Upon clause 9, Mr. REDINGTON rose to observe on the conduct oi the overseers appointed under the Bill, who employed gt thre incompete n t p ersons to carry out the works. He had also to comp L in t h at w h en h e suggeste d that power to present for new roa d s s h ou ld b e g i ven, that the Go vc.,rumem, nau uppos e u was no clau se em p ower i ng compensation to be given to those persons from whom land must necessarily be taken, but it appeared that the present Amendment Bill had a provision for compensating such persons as had been damaged by the widenning of roads. Now this was hardly a fair method of meeting a suggestion. There was she a clause provi,ling for the payment of the overseer at a certain rate, which he considered far too much, and wl'ich he did not consider should be in serted at all, as there was no provision made for the payment of the labourer. He would, therefore, move for the omission of the words in the clause limiting the payment. _ _ - The Earl of LINCOLN had no objection to accede to the amendment of the Hon. Gentleman, if the House were of opinion that there should be no limitation as to payment. - After a few words from Lord EISRINGTON and Sir R. FERGUSON, the amendment was agreed to. Clauses up to 17 having been agreed to, On the question that clause 18 should be agreed to, which provided for the advance of money for public works, at the rate of 5 per cent. on Irish counties, a long and very desultory discussion ensued, Mr. Hudson, Rrdington, Mr. W. S. O'Brien, and Sir W. Somer ville taking part against the Government. Lord LINCOLN contended that 5 per cent. was the maximum' rate, while it was still in the option of the Government to reduce that interest, if circumstances justified them in doing so. Mr. HUDSON thought that 4 per cent. should be fixed as the maximum. The clause, after some discussion, was passed. The Bill was then agreed to, and it was to be received to day (Friday). The other orders of the day were agreed to, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'clock. THE POEM OF LALLA ROOKH. We once heard it said by a distinguished Pole, that " Thomas Moore had made the story of Ireland familiar upon the banks of the Vistula." " The Melodies" are. in fact, well known (by translation) in Poland. Every frequenter of the Opera knows how much the stage is just now indebted to that most captivating of poems— "Lalla Rookh." It is a flattering testimony to the popularity of that poem, that since its publication to the present day, it has continued to furnish to art some of its happiest subjects, and to the stage its most favourite and gorgeous spectacles. More than twenty years ago it was the subject of an exhibition memor able in the annals of court pageants. On the occasion of a state visit paid to the court of Berlin, in the year 1822, by tte Grand Duke Nicholas and the Gram' I hichess, among the festivities prepared to welcome them, was a grand divertissement, founded upon the poem of " Lalla lloukh," and got tip with all the taste and splen dour which so princely an occasion demanded. Th( Grand Dnke acted Feramorz, while to his duchess fell. o° course, the part of the heroine, Lalla Rookh. The various groups that under the titles of Dames de Cat.hemire, Dames de Bueharie, &a., attended the Grand Duchess, and among these attendants are found name of the Duchess of Cumberland, the Princess Louis: - , Itadziville, the Princess Alexandrine, &c. The splendid volume containing the account of this royal pageant was published at Berlin in the year 1822. and contains twenty-three coloured engravings of the most remarkable costumes worn on the occasion. The different scenes and events of the poem were represented in the tableaux vivang, and the effect of all was heightened by appropriate and touching music. "La Romantique," says the editor of the Berlin account, "que regne dans ce recit, tel que nous to lisons dans l'original Anglois, acquit un nouveau degrg de vie, d'expression, et de vivaeite, par la, musiqUe et la panto mime do cette representation thatrale." DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAIL. THE HAGUE, JUNE 16. The first herrings have been brought in to-day. The steam-boat which brought them came in sight of Helvoetsluys yesterday evening at half-past seven o'clock, and arrived at Vlaardengen at seven this morning. It brought 70 barrels. The price is 700 florins per barrel (ton). AMSTERDAM, JUNE 16.—We understand that her Majesty will come to-morrow morning, at five o'clock. by a special train to Amsterdam, and afterwards by the Rhenish Railway to the Loo, there to keep the birthday of her Royal Highness the Princess of Orange. We learn, from good authority, that the Company of the North Brabant Railway, not having fulfilled the condition of depositing 500,000 florins by the 11th o' June, the plan of executing that railway may be consi sidered as given up for the present. BOIS LE DUC, JUNE 15.—1 t is said that the Govern ment intends to build in this town a cellular prison, and that the spacious and handsome edifice which 'has hitherto served as a prison will be converted into barracks for the garrison. COLOGNE, JUNE 14.—The musical festival has com menced with great splendour, and with every appear ance of a favourable result. BRUSSELS, JUNE 15.--The King and Queen, who left Neuilly on Saturday morning, arrived at ten o'clock in the evening. The papers have very long accounts of the files on the opening of the railways. More than 50,000 persons went through the Cologne gate of Brussels t o w i tness the arrival of the French Princess. Everything passed off in the most satisfactory manner both at Lille and Brussels. The Cardinal Archbishop of Malines will certainly set out very shortly for Rome. to be present at the conclave. The Bishop of Namur is to accompany him. His Eminence had a long con ference with the Apostolic Nuncio, after receiving the official news of the death of tope Gregory XVI. The Count d'Arschot died on Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning, at half-past two o'clock. The disorder of which he died was organic disease of the heart, com bined latterly with peripneumony. He was in the 75th ) ear of his age, having been born on the 12th o December, 1771. The news of the vote of the Chamber adopting the project of law relative to the railway from Luxemburg. was received in the provinces on the 10th of June, and gave great satisfaction to the inhabitants, who expect great of Ardennes.advantagesto accrue to the agriculture and com merce PANORAMA ROYAL. LEICESTER-SQUARE. - The fol lowing distinguished visitors have recently honoured the Panorama with their presence:—The Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke and Duchess of Marl borough, the Duke and Duchess of Argyle, the Marquis of Stafford and Captain Loch, R.N., the Marquis of Ely, Prince Dwarkanauth and suite, the Earl of Cardigan,. the \ Earl of Ripon and family, Earl of Euston, Lady Eden, Lady Palmer and family, Viscount Canning, Lord and Lady Southampton, Lord Nugent, the Countess Poulett, Mr. and Lady Louisa Spencer, Sir E. Codrington, Hon. Miss Gough, Lord Sondes and Misa Wells Lady Murray, Lady Antrim, Lady Bruce, Lady Poole and family, Dowager Lady Cooper and family, the Right Hon. John Elliott, the Right Hon. I. Carnagie, the Right Hon. Mr. Copley, Lady Macgregor, Sir G. Palmer, Lord Northwick, General Bouchier, Sir W. and Lady Welby, Lady Hulse and family, Lady Charlotte Dennison, Lady F. BentinA, Lady Belhaven, General Ashmead ,and family, &c. &c. 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See that the words " Ro wl and's Kalydor" are on th e envelope ( beauty, Allfront others a steel are plate by IN counterfeit,. pe Perkins , r k in f Bacon, exquisite a nd Co.) co (an engraving - THE ,WATERLOO BANQUET:3- Yesterday being the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington gave his customary banquet at Apsley House, in celebration of that memorable military triumph. This annual gathering of the gallant officers, who shared the danger and- participated in the honours of that glorious achievement of our army, as might be imagined, possesses increased interest to the public, as year after year rolls on, and the age of the Noble and Gallant Duke advances. Yesterday evening,' crowds of persons had congregated at the gates of Apsley House, and the desire to obtain a glimpse of the guests to the banquet was not confined to the middle classes, for we observed the Earl of Jersey, the Earl of Cardigan, and several noblemen on horseback with out, and a number of open carriages, containing the fair members of the aristocracy. The traffic by that part of Piccadilly- was stopped for nearly half-an -hour from the con siderable crowd in the vicinity of the Ducal residence, and the different carriages of the nobility collected in front of the mansion. At half-past six the gallant company began to arrive-in quick succession, and when the Marquis of Anglesey came he was recognised by the populace, by whom he was enthu siastically cheered. The applause did not cease . until he alighted from his carriage. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Mais.: quis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole, and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting, arrived precisely at half- pasy'seven o'clock, and on alighting from the royal carriage was received by the Duke of Wellirigton. The band. of the Grena.lier Guards stationed in the inner hall saluted the Reyel Prince by-playing the national an them. The Duke of Welliagton conducted his illustrious visitor to the drawing-room, where the majority of the Waterloo officers had mustered. Lord Sands, General Mercer, Colonel Chat terton, General Sir Edward Kerrison, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Colonel Egerton; Lieutenant-General Sir James Macdonell, and Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Adam, were among the earlier arrivals. Daring the arrival of the company the military band peiformed a variety of martial airs. It is superfluous to give any description of the gallery used on this anniversary entertainment as the banquetting-room, because all the arrangements were the same as in former years. On this occasion, in addition to the customary gor geous display of plate, there were Count D'Orsay's ad mirable equestrian statuettes of the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon. Since the last anniversary, death has been busy in his han diwork; but the mortality amongst the " Waterloo men" has not averaged that of the five precedingyears. Among the gallant officers deceased we have to record Major-General Sir Robert H. Dick, K.C.B. and G.C.H., who fell in the hour of victory during the recent war in the Pun jaub, Colonel the Earl of Portarlington, Colonel E. Wildman, K.H., Colonel Gurwood, Lieutenant-Colonel E. G. Fitzgerald, K.H., Lieutenant-Colonel Richard. Brunton, Lieutenant- Colonel John Crowe, K.H., Lieutenant-Colonel R. Ronald M'Donsld, K.H., Major C. Teulon, Major H. R. Bullock, Major N. Lamont, K.H., Major J. C. Wallington, Major N. Hevendere Major A. Grant, Major G. Baldwin, &c. rr the above-menti one d o ffi cers were gues t s at t h e e banquet last y Dinner wes announced at a quarter to eigui. u The Duke wore the full uniform of Field Marshal, and Prince Albert that of Colonel of the Scots Fusileer Guards. The Noble and Gallant Duke filled his usual place at the festive board, having Prince Albert on his right, and his Ex cellency Prince Castelcicala on his left hand. On the right of Prince Albert sat the Marquis of Anglesey, and on the left of the Neapolitan Minister was his Excellency Count Kielniansegge.. Among the gallant companions in arms of the illustrious Duke, assembled at the banquetting board on this occasion, were his Excellency Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister; his Excellency Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan Minister; General the Marquis of Anglesey, K.G., G.C.8., and G.C.H., Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) General Sir John 0. Vandeleur,'Or.C.B., Colonel of the 16th Dragoons; Lieutenant-General Sir Conn Halkett, K.C.B. and G.C.H., Colonel of the 31st Foot; Lieutenant- General the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Adam, G.C. B. and G.C.M.G., Colonel of the 21st Foot; Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., K.C.B. and G.C. 11, Colonel of the 14th Dragoons; Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew F. Barnard, G.C.B. aed G.C.H., of the Rifle Brigade; Lieutenant-Gene ral Sir Harry Askew, from the Grenadier Guards; Lieute nant-General Sir George A. Quentin, K.C.H.; Lieutenant- General Lord Fitzroy J. H. Somerset, K.C.8., Colonel of the 53d Foot, and military secretary to Field-Marshal the Com mander-in-Chief; Lieutenant-General Sir James Macdonell, K.C.B. and K.C.H., Colonel of the 79th Foot; Lieutenant- General James W. Sleigh, Colonel of the 9th Dragoons; Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur B. Clifton, K.C.B. and K.C.H., Colonel of the Ist Dragoons; Major-General the Hon. E. P. Lygon, Colonel of the 13th Dragoons; Major- General J. M. Hamerton ; Major-General Sir George Scovell, K.C.8., Colonel of the 7th Dragoon Guards ; Major-General Lord Saltoun, E.C.B. and G.C.H., Colonel of the 55th Foot; Major-General H. Wyndham; Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, K.C.8., Colonel of the 49th Foot; Major-General H. D'Oyley, late Grenadier Guards; Major-General the Hon. , IL Murray; Major-General Sir Alexander Cameron, K.C.B. Colonel of the 74th Foot ; M a j or -G enera l Si r J. May, K.C.B. and K.C.H., from the Royal Artillery; Major-General T. Delmer; Major-General J. Hay; Major-General Sir H; Dalrymple Ross, K.C.8., Deputy-Adjutant-General to the Royal Artillery ; Major-General Douglas Mercer, Major. General John Reeve, Major-General Sir Robert Gardiner, K.C.B. and K C.H., from the Royal Artillery; Colonel Archi bald Money, late 60th Foot ; Colonel Henry Dawkins, late of the Coldstream Guards; Colonel E. Parkinson, late 11th Foot; Col. Edward Cheney, late 7th Dragoon Guards; Col. R. Lluellvn, Colonel Richard Egerton, Colonel James C. Bourchier, Colonel James Grant, Governor of Scarborough Castle; Colonel Thomas W. Taylor, Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military College; Colonel M. Childers, late of the 6th Dragoons; Colonel Felix Calvert, Colonel William Dram mond, late of the Scots Fusilier Guards ; Colonel Lord James Hay, Colonel Lord Sandys, Colonel Thomas Wildman, late of the sth Dragoon Guards; Colonel George Bowles, Colonel T. W. Robbins, late 18th Foot ; Colonel W. L. Walton, Col. ,Tolin Martin, Colonel the Hon. H. Heley Hutchinson, late of the 6th Dragoons; Colonel Sir J. Maxwell Wallace, K.H.; Colonel J. F. Love. K.H.; Colonel the Hon. George Anson, Colonel S. Stawell, 12th Lancers; Colonel Lord Hotham, Colonel C. P. Ellis, Colonel the Hon. George Cathcart, De puty Lieutenant of the Tower; Colonel E. P. Buckley, Colonel Charles Y or k e . C o l one l B er k e l ey D rummond, Scots Fusilier Guards.; Colonel C. F. R. Laseelies, Grenadier Guards; Col. J. C. Chatterton, K.H., 4th Dragoon Guards; Colonel A. K. Clark Kennedy, K.H., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen; Colonel T. Dyneley, Royal Artillery ; Colonel Lons ,iale Boldero, Grenadier G uar d s; Colonel Everard R. Bon. verie, Royal Herse Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel R. IL Cooke, late Grenadier Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel C. Rowan, late, of the 52d Foot; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. George Lionel Dawson Darner, late of the 59th Foot ; Lieutenant-Colonel E. Keane, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Webster, Lieut.. Colonel the. Hon. Henry Montagu, Scots Fusilier Guards, &c. The Marquis, of Abercorn was present as Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert. General the Right Hon. Sir James Kempt was prevented from dining at the festival from indisposition ; and General Lord Strafford, who has fore some years been .8 constant guest of the Noble Duke, was absent on account of the recent demise of his daughter, the Hon. Mrs. Tufnell. The company sat doWn to dinner punctually at eight o'clock; and it is needleseto remark, the sumptuous fare of the Noble and Gallant Duke's table afforded every possible luxury that art and wealth could obtain. The band of the Grenadier Guards was stationed in an ad joining apartment, and . performed, during the banquet, a variety of charming music from the compositions of native and foreign maestros, the selection including:— Overture, Mao Fantasia on favourite airs from the Crusaders Waltz, Dublin Lebitzky. Aria, "Donna chi Sei," Ni no .... Verdi. Polka, La Clochette The assembled veterans having done justice to the recherche viands, The Duke of WELLINGTON rose, and in appropriate terms proposed the health of " Her Majesty the Queen," which was cordially welcomed by the loud cheering of the guests. Band—" God save the Queen." His Royal Highness Prince ALBERT then rose and gave the health of the illustrious host, " his Grace the Duke of Wel lington." The toast was warmly responded to by the ap plause of the numerous company. Band—" See, the Conquering Hero comes." The Duke of WELLINGTON briefly returned thanks, and concluded by proposing the health of "Field Marshal his Royal Highness Prince Albert." Band—" The Coburg March." His Royal Highness Prince ALBERT, in acknowledgment, graciously returned thanks for the kindness conferred on him by so honourable and glllant a meeting of the officers of the British army. .- The Duke of WELLINGTON next gave the health of " Her Majesty the Queen Dowager." Band—" The National Anthem." The DUKE, preliminary to giving the nex t toast—" Th e Army which fought the Battle of Waterloo"—observed the ;ratification all those present must feel at the recent victo ries obtained in a distant land, and the splendid successes that had attended the British arms under the command of a meritorious commander, under the, eye of one of his com panions and brothels in arms—the wonderful achievements that deservedly obtained the gracious praise of the Sovereign, and the applause of the country.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing " The Army which fought the Battle of Waterloo." The toast was drunk with all honours. Band—" The British Grenadiers." The Noble and Gallant DUKE, with a fervent expression, gave "To the memory of those who fell at Waterloo," which was drunk in solemn silence. The DUKE, on rising to propose the next toast, said, the cavalry at Waterloo had done their duty to their country, and in conclusion gave " The Cavalry at Waterloo," with which he coupled the name of his Gallant Friend the Marquis of Anglesey. The Marquis of ANGLESEY rose immediately the cheering had subsided, and expressed his thanks for the honour. The Noble and Gallant Marquis, in a short address, said that the victories in India were a lesson to not only Europe, but the world: and, soldier as he was, he was surprised at the com plete success of that brave army. He reminded the company that the Gallant Commander, the no less Gallant Governor- General, and many of the leading officers, were educated in the school of Ilill—(Applause)—whose fame was imperish able. They must all admire the vindication of our cause there, not for aggrandisement of territory, but for the preservation of peace in that part of the Indian empire. Band—Trumpet Quick Step. The Noble and Gallant Duici next rose, and proposed as a toast, " The Infantry at Waterloo," and bore testimony to the great services of the infantry on that day, in the achievement of the victory. Lieut.- General the Right Hon. Sir F. ADAM briefly replied to the toast. Baud—Grenadiers' March. The DUKE then gave " The Artillery at Waterloo." Major-General Sir JOHN MAY returned thanks. Band—The Artillery March. The DUKE then rose and said that all his friends there were aware of the services rendered by the Hanoverian army at Waterloo ; an d t h e bravery they displayed in the battle. He then proposed " The Health of Count Kielmansegge and the Hanoverian Army." His Excellency Count KIELNANSEGASIE, the Hanoverian Minister, returned thanks, in acknowledgment to the com pliment the Noble and Gallant Duke had awarded to the Hanoverian army, and concluded by observing that he bad no doubt that the army of his country would be found, if occasion required, as deperving of the Duke's praise as when they assisted at the glorious battle on the plains of Waterloo. Band—" My heart is on the Rhine." The DUKE then ga ve " S i r H. Askew an d the Guards at Waterloo." Lieut.-General Sir. H. AsKEw replied on behalf of himself and brother officers. The Noble and Gallant DUKE next. rose to propose the health of a ga ll ant compan i on and inbrothe were all " arms, whose presence a t t h e great victories in India ird inge --(Loud ac quainted with —h e a ll u d e d to Viscount t II applause.) H e nee d no t s peak of his talents as a soldier, for his exertions in keeping up the communication with the Prussian armyat W ater l o o tended to the successful termina tion of the battle. He had been selected by the Sovereign to fill the high station he now occupied as Governor-General of India at a time of great difficulty-, and tha sequel had proved how worthy he was of the selection.—Cheers.) Ile gave " The H ea l t h o f Vi scount Hardinge; the Governor- General of India.'.' COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Abercorn (Groom of the Stole), Colonel Bowles (Master of the Household), and Colonel Bouverie (Equerry in Waiting), honoured the Duke of Wellington with his company at dinner yesterday evening at the Waterloo Banquet, given by his Grace at Apsley House. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took an airing yesterday morning. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yester day, at Gloucester House, and their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Cambridge House. His Excellency Romulus Saunders, Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Court of Spain, accompanied by the Se cretary of Legation, Mr. Reynolds, arrived at Mivart's Hotel on Monday last. A deputation, consisting of Viscount Adare, the Hon. G. Rice Trevor, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. J. H. Vivian, Mr. D. Morris, and the Right Hon. John Nichol], had an interview with the Eirl of Dalhousie yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. The Duke of Montrose, with a deputation, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exche quer at his official residence in Downing -street. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday, and resumed the hearing of the Vasareelely case from Madras. M r . Ch ar l es B u ll er resumed and concluded his address, and the Court th en rose , ad journing the case. The Lords present were the Lord President, the Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. THE QUEEN v. DEW and OTHERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUM exp anation of your report of this trial, I beg you will do me the justice to state, that although I intro duced Mr. Rallett to the parties, I, no more than any of them, had the slightest idea of fraud in the transaction. This was first discovered by mys, It and Captain Spry ; immediately on which my solicitors were instructed to investigrte the matter, for our own as Iva! aq Mr. Cop pard's protection. Unfortunately for us, the writer of the forged le`ter, though a man of hereditary title, has hitherto eluded apprehensio n , hat a full stat emea t o f t h e whole case from my s e lf an d Captain Spry, is in posses sion of the East India Company, and, as full proofs, col. lected by us, against the real offender, are in the posses sion of my solicitors. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, London, June 18, 1846. W. TROTTER. THE COUNTRY PARTY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Knowing, as I do, some of the "cnntry party" now forming a portion of the House of Commons, I am not at all astonished that those most disappointed per sons should exercise an almost unlimited license of•lan guage. But I must confess my astonishment that the Speaker does not Hse his authority, and put a stop to the " badgering" so disgracefully carried on. "The "country party,"_ by their unbl us hi ng conduct, are fast destroying themselves as a party. So good comes out of evil. Yours respectfully, COMMON DECENCY. June 17, 1846. REFUGE FOR PRISONERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l again address you on the subject which is of paramount importance to . the whole community, and which I am happy now to state has produced most gra tifying encouragement in the course I am pursuing to obtain an effective remedy to arrest the increasing ar.d direful misery of nearly 50,000 unfortunate and un friended fellow-beings, who are annually ejected from our prisons. With a most influential committee, the cause • has hitherto been completely successful—the people as well as all the corporations have been awakened to the cause of humanity, and are impressing upon the Legislature by petitions the urgent nedessity of a remedy. The Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Westminster, the Bishop of London, with many other noblemen and warm advocates in both Houses, deserve the thanlis of the country at large for their noble and unceasing efforts to obtain permanent shelter and employment for so many misguided creatures. The object of all punishment is prevention, and when atonement has been made to the offended laws of the country, to pursue the poor outcast further is ill befitting a Christian country or people. I will not interfere with the difference of opinion in the treatment of the penal convict; my object is to prevent him arriving at so degraded a posi tion, from which n o thi ng offers at present to rescue him. It is gratifying to see the short sighted prejudices fast disappearing, to see what public opinion is now doing for those often misguided creatures, and to hear the Duke of Wellington state that Government mean now to grapple with the subject and grant a remedy. Thus have we gained the first step in that noble struc ture that will save and reinstate so many thousands who will live to bless the exertions of - those kind and bene volent benefactors who have stretched out a hand to save them. A bright day is beginning to dawn upon these poor outcasts, and I still call upon all to aid and assist in the glorious work, and to be satisfied with nothing short of an effective and permanent remedy by the Legislature, who rule for the public good, and who will yield to public opinion. My humble efforts have thus far been successful, and I hail with pleasure the progress of this most merciful cause, which must eventually triumph, and still further exalt us as a nation and people in the scale of humanity. I am, sir, your obedient servant, 1, Hyde Park -place, J.JOunlieNlB lE, Sheriff, &e. ATofEßatohoond FETE grand wat e gala ioo . w ,. , .a s e given last niht at these gardens In AT VAUXHALL-GARDENS.— A "hero At the back of thetneud fights," honour of the In lllitmlnatioas were splendid, and inciaded mnoutmtoes. number of emblematical devicesand in celebration of the battle of , ra an n d l approi e li r a e t d e ig e d soul nae Alimentaryo f Wellington " in monster letters, formed of e br a gant amber lamps, surmounted by a ducal coronet in variegated lamps, encircled with "a lory," and sur rounded With'extensive wreaths of laurels, unit ed by pretty knot, or tie, displayed in vermillion lamps. In the grand orchestra several martial' compositions were played by the band, and a number of na tional airs sung by the vocalists. The fireworks brilliant. The s appeared to excite the greatest interest; they certainly were m dis play commenced by a discha r g e of oue-and-t wenty guns, fired as a salute, after which the W aterloo -ground (so named from that g reat achievement having been represented there some years since) sud denly becamh illuminated by a number of coloured fires, a n d a like ness of his Grace was displayed in a star, surrounded by a variety of martial trophies. ANNIVEnsART OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.— Yesterday being the thirty-first anniversary of this victory, the moun ting guard on the Parade, St. James's Park, had a large bunch of laurels at the top of their colours. As usual, the Waterloo men belonging to the Ist and 2d Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards Blue, those of the three regiments of Foot Guards, and the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, and Sappers and Miners, at Woolwich, were exempt from doing duty on the occasion. BRIGHTON AND LEWES ItAlLWAY.—bince t h e open ing of the railway between Lewes and Brighton the passengers daily have been quite as numerous as could have been e,xpected, and on Sunday last as many as 1,800 persons availed themselves of the trip to and fro. On Tuesday last, being the market day, most of the Brighton butchers, as welt as a portion of the stock they purchased, rode by this means of conveyance, and consequently arrived in Brighton at a much earlier hour than they have, hitherto dope. The buildings at the Friars Station havc been progresSing rapidly, of late, the line weather having been exceedingly favourable for such pur poses. Throughout the line of the Keymer branch a great number of hands are employed, and it is stated that this undertaking will be completed in 18 months. The centres , are fixed fbr the bridge at the bottom of Watergate-lane, and judging from the number of men at work at it, it will soon be made passable. At the tunnel, also, men are at work night and day. We hear that the line from this town to Huth*, will he opened on the 29th in4tant.—NrighWiPaPcr• Band—lndian March. - The DUKE, on rising to propose the toast,,spoke in terms a praise of the behaviour of several officers present, who were engaged at liougomont, including the names of Sir James Macdonnell, Lord Saltoun, &e. Lieut.-General Sir JAMES MACDONNELL and Lord SAL• TOUN rose. The former Gallant General returned thanks, and concluded an energetic speech by expressing his fervent wish that, by the blessing of Divine Providence, ,the life of the Noble and Gallant D u k e m i g h t b e preserved for a long period to preside over those festivals, as the illustrious indi vidual who had secured to Europe the legitimate end of all war—an honourable termination and a lasting peace. The Noble and Gallant Duke concluded the proceedings of the evening by giving as a toast, ,"The Foreign Officers at Waterloo." His Excellency Prince CaStelcicala, the Neapolitan Minis ter, briefly replied to the toast. Band—March. His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Noble and Gallant Host then retired, which was a signal for the termi nation of the festival. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, on leaving the gallery, took leave of the Hake of Wellington, and attended by the Marquis of Aberconi, Colonel Bouverie, and Colonel Bowles, instantly departed for Buckingham Palace, the military band paying the same honours to the Royal Prince as on his arrival. The guests of the illustrious host adjourned to the saloon on quitting the gallery, where they partook of coffee. At half-past ten the circle separated. o f T: L hodonderry byenNohle Dyke s u b sequently honoured the Marchioness his presenc e , at her Lad hi ' assembly at Holcternesse House. 3s p s ARRIVAL OF IBRA.HIIII PACHA AT MANCHESTER. MANCHESTER, THuRsDAT.—His Highness Ibrahim Pacha arrived in this to wn b y the express t ra i n from Birmingham, at about eleven o' c lo c k l ast evening. He r o d e in the state carriage usually appropriated to t h eigneen Dowager, and accom panied by the members of hi s su i te. T here was a large as semblage of people at the station, who were much gratified with the appearance of the illustrious foreigner. As the arrival of his Highneaa had been anticipated, a suite of apartments was engaged for his accommodation at the Queen's Hotel, and the party were at once taken there, but his Highness stated that he sbnuld not remain there, and the whole party at once set off for the Royal Hotel, where they now remain. It is understood that the reason why Ibrahim Pacha quitted the Queen's Hotel was, that the apart ments were not all on the same floor. At an early hour this morning his Highness arose, and was seen leisurely puffing his meerschaum in the delightful walk in front of the Royal Infirmary, where he remained some time. His appearance attracted general attention, and he seemed in no way annoyed by the crowd of persons who were gazing at him. At about ten o'clock the Mayor of Manchester, Mr. B. Watkins, had the honour of an introduction to the Pacha, ""' - , arriaze and four having been provided, his worship and Ib ra iii r a&a, to the extensive machine works of 'Mess rs. where lIP appeared much gratified with the stupendous natu re of tbienracninery. alter remaining for some time the party returned to the Royal Hotel, whence, at one-o'clock, they proceeded to the works of Messrs. Sharp, Brothers, the mill of Messrs. Birley and Co., and several other places of interest. We have not at present heard what stay the Pacha in tends to make in this town, but to-morrow morning he will be entertained at a public breakfast by the Mayor, at the Town-hall. THE GREAT FRENCH NORTHERN • - - sandsngtiration of the Great French Northern Railway, Ony, hae excited very lively emotion in Paris—an eincition'aihiCh is shared, we are sure, by the whole of the vast district through which that line of 300 miles passes. The emotion to . which we allude must not be understood to have its source in mere. prospects of gain, promising as they may be. ' There iS; for the. French public, a more gratifying view of the matter than even this, to understand which we must look a few years back. When the Soult-Guizot Ad ministration came into power, _nearly six years ago, there Were not thirty Miles of railway in the broad realms of France; she was, with regard to railway communication, not only behind all civilised Europe aad America, but put to shame by little Belgium at her own door. Nor was there the slightest promise afforded of a disposition to shake off this almost - middle-age state' of haekwardness. Nay, worse than that, thaceuntry of the revolution of 1789, and of the monarchy of July, h a d returned to t h e exploded s y stem of fortification applied to a capital of a million of souls. While the rest of the world was swept into the current of newly-created enterprise, France was obstinately furbishing her rusty armour, and bolting and barring her doors upon her stagnant and profit less treasures, when all around were stripping fir the race, and invoking light and air for cheerful and peaceful ontests. With 6,000,0004 sterling pledged forwalls and' fortcresses— with we know not how many millions engaged for war pur poses of all kinds—with a nation excited by its own work, fancifying itself offended, and bound to a quarrel—an active Oppcsition—an envenomed press--the Soule Guizot Minist had to begin their work ; and w h a t was t h e business they ry had to do? They had to create what was then unknown in France—the system of associating citizens for public works. The greatest financial operation At that time conceivable to the public was a loin, and all political financial experiment *as bounded by a conversion of the Five per Cents. The idea of a public road being undertaken by any executed under any other eye than that of th e engin eers es other being than the Minisb e d:s TravaierPeblies, or des punts et chausse , never entered the head o f a minds by healthful em people nursed in' the lap ofce h n a t b ra it lis t, a f tio t n ai, l in T g o an cu i r n e te th re is st de in their ow n b us i ness —t o di v ert their e feet—to give the people the ployment from an eternal brooding over the injuries inflicted by a Goyerninent who would not let them loose upon Europe, the Cabinet conceived the happy thought of erecting the Eng lish mode— if we may so call it—upon the foundation already existing at home; and by the law of June, 1841, a Bill, marking out four great trunk lines, was submitted to the Chambers. According to this law the Government was authorised to undertake at once the whole of the prelimi nary works, leaving to companies, to be accepted by public h e li adjudication, the placing of the rails and the working of tnes. As Government had soon as the principle or i g i na t e d by th e worked its way into the public mind —and it took two y ears more even to do that--aided un questionably first by the success of the Rouen, and after wards by tie Orleans line, the reaction was as violent as the stagnation had been complete. Companies sprang up in scores, and the new care imposed upon the Government was to manage and direct the ardour which it had altogether called into life- Whatever evils may have sprung up by the side of good, the good itself was great and most wholesome. The feeling was like the discovery of a new sense. People ilea there were other stimulants than war. Peace, too, had been stainless eunqueata•, victories Oyez time and space were seen to be worthy of men. Tribute paid by pleasure-seeking strangers, or merchants diffusing wealth, was neither despicable nor inglorious. Meetings of direc tors were better than councils of war, and a plan for carrying a railroad instead of an army into the heart of a neighbouring - country not unworthy the ge nera l s w h ose swords were turned into ploughshares —steam and elec tricity, science and commerce, free intercourse, just ex change, honourable profits, bold speculation, and well conceived enterprise were found no bad substitute for all the pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war. France, too, began to be ashamed of her backwardness, and so eagerly irnae,ilrmoandi which h o r a k s s p r b o e m e n p t e p d u r s o u u e d r re t m ha ar t ks, thi h s as ti b r e e e a n t eN haveon i r p t e e t Act of 1841, at a cos t o f 180,000 , 000 o f francs. T hose who t rnh e e Z within four years from the passing of the gener a l have taken the trouble of fallowing us thus far will under stand why the opening of ,this railway has been marked as the occasion of a public rejoicing. We hear of flags and banners, and discharges of cannon, and dinners, and public balls—of a King meeting the new invader on the threshold of his dominions, and greeting the conqueror, who is no less the conquered, for the victory is mutual. Cond6 opened a siege to the sound of violins; why should not festivity mark these more happy tri um ph s o f these our own times? The true victors are Soult and Guizot and Damon, and as such they will b.e hailed by the electors in the appeal now about to be made to them for their ratification of the prolific peace deeds of the pre.sent Parliament —Herald. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JCNE 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are- Bristol and Exeter, New, 10-- Caledonian, 134-Midland, New, 31%. LIVERPOOL, Jura 18. NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.-The Share Market Continues firm, and a slight improvement is manifest. The sales are - Birkenhead, Lan cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1/. Is. 6d. p.-Derby and Crewe, 31. 16s. 3d. p.-Eastern Counties, York Extensions, 18s. 6d. p.-Grand Junc tion. 224-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension, 134 dis.-Hud derstield and Sheffield, 5 p.-Leicester and Bedford, Is. 6 d. db.-- Liverpool and Bury; 8 p. - Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 13s. 6d. p.-London 'and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 27 p.-London and Brighton, 65 34-Manchester and Birmingham, 82-Ditto Quar ter Shares (B), p. -Manchester and Southampton, % Stock, 40/. Shares, 13% p.-North Staffordshire, 16s. 6d. p.- North Union Stock (A), 209-North Western, par-Preston and Wyre, Half Shares, New (B), 4 p.-Sheffield and Manchester Quarter Shares, No. 2, 14 p. - Soutb-Esstern, 'New, Halt Shares, 4 West Riding Union, 2 1 4 p.- Caledonian, .334 - Dutch Rhenish, 1.7 p, MANCHESTER, JricE 18. STocK EXCHANGE. -The sales are Br Stamford, and Bir mingham, dis.-Cheater and M anc h ester Direct, 245. 6d. db.-. Clitheroe ' Junction, l •2s. dia.-Derby and Crewe, 4 P.-Eastern Coun ties, York Extension, 1 p.-Leicester and 13edford, 1-16 dis.- Liver pbol, OrMskirk, and Preston, 13-16 p.-Manchester, Buxton, Mat lock, and Midis. 'd, c p.-Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (B), i, p.-Ditto, ditto (C), 6% p.-North Eastern, 1 11-16 dl. -North Staffordshire, 3% p.- Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), p. -Sheffield and LincolnshireJunction, par - South-Eastern and Dover„ Halves (No 4), 4s. p.- South Midland, 34 die,-Welsh Midland, 1 dis. -West Lancashire Coast, % dis.-West Riding Union, 2 3-16- Dutch Rhenish, - I p. LEEDS, .I"rws 18. STOCK EXCITAXGK.--Ille sates arc-Eastern counties, York Ex tension, 20s. p.-East Lancashire, 2,Ssi ~- .Fork and Sheffield, p.-Leeds and Bradford, 26 3 „; p.-Lceds and Dewsbury, 134 p.- Leeds and Thirsk, 5) dis.-.Neweastle and Berwick, 10 p.-North British, Carlisle Branch, 9s. 6d. p.- Clitheroe Junction, 235. dis.- Leicester and Birmingham, 17s. Ormskirk, and Pres-. Ils. p. -London and Portsmouth, 10s. dis.-London and Man chester (Rem.), 395. dis.-Manchester. Buxton, 3latlock, and land, Ids. p. - Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, Iss. 9d. dis -North Staffordshire, 31. 16s. p.-North Western, Is. 6d. p.- Oxford, Wituey, and Cheltenham, 20s. dis. - Shrewsbury and Bir mingham, par-South Midland, 15s. dis.-- West Riding Union, 41. 4s. SHEFFIELD, Just 18. STOCK ERMA/MI.-The sales are -London and Croydon s . Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3 (scrip), 2s. 6d. p.- Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, 225. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 17s. dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 10s, p.-Shef field and Lincolnshire Extension, 20s. dis.-Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 13s. 6d. dis. HULL, JUNE 18 ~,. STOCK EXcEaKoz.-The sales are-null and Selby, Half Shares, 36 -North British, Carlisle, 335. 9d . -A mbergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 255. 6d.-East Lincolnshire, les. 3 d.-Leicester and Bedford, 20s. 6d.-Leicester and Tamworth, 1 14-London and York. 2-Man chester, Buxton, and Matlock, 21. 148. 6d.-North Western, 23e. 6d.-North Staffordshire, 51.195. 6d.-West Riding Union, 4 U NEWCASTLE -UPON -TYNE, J vs: a 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Leicester and Tamwortb, 17s. dis.-Maryport and Carlisle, par-North British, halves, Carlisle, Bs. 6d. p. -North Staffordshire, 4% p. YORK, Joaz 18. STOCK EXCEIANGE.-The sales arc-Axholme, IL 125.-Eastern Counties, York Extension, 11. Ss.-Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 12s. 6d.-Ipswich and Bury, 8 1 ,¢-Leicester and Bedford, It, 25.-Leicester, 'Tamworth, Coventry, &c., 1 Bi --Malton and Drif field Junction, 21. I la.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid land,...2/. lbs. 6d.-Newcastle and Berwick, 251 , , ( - Nevreastle and Darlitlgton, Extensions, 91. 3s. 9d.-Nerth British, Carlisle Xiten sion, 11. 145..-Ditto, Dalkeith, 31 1 4-North Staffordshire, 5 14188. 6d.-West Riding Union, 4 4 -York and North Midland Extension, 33 q -Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 111 i. EDINBURG' 11, JUNE 16. 41 STOCK Excnoxoz.-The sales are-Aberdeen, W. 55.-Aberdeen Banff, and Elgin, 1/. 6 s. Gd.-Airdrie and Bathgate, Si. 11 s.-Ar broath - and Forfar, 271. 1 0s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/. 10s.-Ar magh and Portrush, 12s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 14 482-Ayr shire and Bridge of Weir, 21. U.-Banffshire, 16s.- Belfast and County Down, 1/. 15s. -British and Irish Union, 21. 2s. 6d.-Cale donian, 1 1/.-Ditto, New, 1/. 10s.-Caledonian Extension, V. 55.- Caledonian and Dumbarton, 1!. Bs. 6d.-Calcdonlan and Northern Direct, 1/. 145.-Carnwath and West Linton, 14 35.--Cbelmsford Central, 1/. Ss.-Deeside Railway, 34-Direct Northern, 11. 165.- and Bury, 12s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 131.-Cornwall and Devon J nctlon 11. 16s D Ditto, New, Si!. 55.-Dundee and Forfar o , , .- undes and Perth, 17/.-Ditto, Kinross Extension, 21.-F.astern Counties Dublin and Enniskillen, 11. 10s. -Dundee and Arbroath, 381.- il, 58.-East Indian Hallway, 98. 6d.-Fast 01 Fife, 1/. • Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 11. 55. 6d.- Edinburgh and BathgAte, 2/. 35.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 75/.-- , Ditto, Ilan Shares, 171. 10s.= Ditto, Quarters,' 18 1.-Ditto, ditto. New, 18/.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 183. -Edinburgh. . 8 11 x s te .- n E si a o s n ; Lothian Leith, and Granton, 151. 10s.-Dltto, Preference, 191.-Edinburgh and Northern, 51. IN.-Ditto, Newport, 10s.- Edinburgh an d P eebles, -Forth and Clyde Jun c ti on, I/. 19s.- Glasgow and Ayrshire, 731. 10s.-Ditto, New S tock, 321. - 10s.- . a l l ) ln it d to l , l'lBl Q .Eis i G i s a de r .i- hteurrgShh' Edinburgh u 9s and Perth, I/. 195.-Edinbu rg h, P ortobello, Shares, 181. 10s.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 2/, 25.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 21. Is. 6d.-Glasgow and Junction, 1 Dundee Junction, 11. 125.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 401. 10s.-Glati , 4. -Great Strath - gow General Terminus, Si. 12s. 6,1.-Gl asgow and Greenock, 161. I Os. -Ditto, New, 84 155.-Ditto, Preference, it. 155.-Glasgow boar Grand Junction, I/. 10s.-Ola sgow H arbour Mineral, 11. 15s. -. es n Kilmarnock. iahago and w, 21. A si rd . r - it.ntoosGsaran,o oti B s. -Glasgow, sgow a G v l a o . 8 g: °w and L County Down, 11.75. (xl.-Great N.lrth of Scotland, li 13 ness and Elgm, it. Is. 6 d .- Lanark - and Lothians , . S.-Inver -Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 62 . - London 2 l. 4s. 6d,- -Larne, 11.-London and Hounslow, 155.-Lon , Bristol, and' South (Rust.), 3/. 12s. 6 d.-London and M ch doh and Manchester ester (R. ~...mington's), 15s. -London and York; 2/. 28.-Ditto, Half Eastern Counties , 1/.-Morayshlre IL Shares, 21 . -Midland and 254-Newry and Londonderry, 1 - Newcastle and Berwick. Halves, 111.-Ditto, Ext si 6s . - No rth British, 294-Ditto, en on to Carlisle, 1/. 135.-Ditto, Exten sion to Dalkeith; 61.-N Orth Staffordshire, 6/. 25.- North Wales .31ineral, 141 Ips.-- Ditto, New 6/ la' ~,-, P rth and Inverness, 11. 12s. 9d.-Scottish Central, 15/. ill ' 6d.-Ditto, '.---e New, 71. 55.-Scot- Junction,t Central and Caledonian • os -seottish Grand kltmetton, 1 . - , l2B- Scottish Midland, 71.-Scottish Southern, it. 17s. 6d, - Shrewsbury and Hereford, 9s. --Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Ches ter, Si, 6 5.-South Midland, It. 7a. 6d.-StirUng and Dunfermline. it. I Is. 6 d.-.Stirling and Midland, '2l. 26.--Strathern Junction, 11. 10 3. - Surrey Grand Junction, 2s. 6d. -IVl.haw and Coltness, 511. GLASG OW,sa°W ' jul 17. are-Direct -STOCK Excumwor.-The sales are- Northern, . 348. 6d. East Indian Railway, •.... 9. -Forth and Clyde Junction,39 S.-Glasg ow General Terminus, 9 1 --Glasgow ' and Belfast Union, 41 s . 6d,-Glas gow, Dumfries, . and Carlisle, 385.-Glasgow, Kil marnock, and Ar. d ross an, 295 .- G l a sgo w . Harbbur Mineral, 255.-L arne, Belfast, and Ballymena, • ss• --- -Lesmahagow, 50 s.London, Bristol, an d south Wales, • los• 6d,-Manchester and Southa mpton, 28s. 6d.-Perth and Cried'' 35 , - --Scottish Central, 164 - Scottish Southern, 365. 6d.- , Slaularnan and Borrowstouness, 66 5.-Stirling, and Dunfermline, 30s. A KNOTTY POlNT.—`three years ago, says a Paris paper, the courts and tribunals of Austria were consulted upon the " knotty" question, whether there was reason to change the mode of executing capital Sentences, and substituting decapitation for sus pension. Their:reply was for the rejection of decollation (as prac tised in France), for the principal reason, that it accustomed the people to the sight of blood, but at the same time they expressed a wish that some modification might be made in the prevailing system of strangulation, which tortured the victim too much. A year ago a surgeon of the University- of Padua pi...pored to the Government a new method of strangulation, for which he took care to have him self breveted. This method chiefly consisted of a mechanism which, when the criminal was fastened to the gibbet, drew him violently by the feet and the head, occasioned the dislocation of the vertebral colunin on the level of the neck, and this occasioned instantaneous death. This method, after being tried for one year, has just been definitively adopted in the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom, and the surgeon who invented it has, to the great surprise of his companions and compatriots, accepted the " honourable" office of " director of executions," over which he will be bound to preside, in order to superintend the application of lis plan. [ADYERTISEI)IENT.]-11OLLOWA Y ' S PILLS AND . FE, MALE COMPLAINTS.—So extraordinary are the known virtues Of Holloway's Pills that a great many titled ladies and others are pm, chasing them in large quantities to distribute to poor families. These pills act in so wonderful a manner upon the system and constitution of letwdes gene: ally (even on infantr at the breast), that whether taken when centering into womanhood, or at the turn of life, or at any other time, a few doses of this fine medicine will always produce the desired effect, and restore health when every other remedy has failed. Sold by all medicine vendors, and at Professor Holloway's esta blishment, 244, Strand, London. ROBBERY BY POLICEMEN.—At the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on Monday last, John Kane and James Mit chell, late constables in the police establishment, were charged wi t breaking into the Total Abstinence Society, in Adam-square, when on night duty, and stealing therefrom the society's box, containing a quantity of books, cards, tracts, &c. The prisoners pleaded "Not guilty," and the case went to trial ; when, after a lengthened ex. initiation of witnesses, the charge was fully established against them, and they were sentenced, Ratie to warted), and Mitchell to teu yeas' tritasp9rtatton. I I