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47tft n tv SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) This Court was occupied nearly the entire day in hearing the arguments of the Attorney and Solicitor-Generals in a case arising out of an act of the Corporation of Warwick. The question was eutirely a dispute between two political parties in the town, though it was nominally whether the Corporation had, by the Municipal Act, any power over cer tain public charities. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. CHAMBERS made an application to the Court to change the venue of a case from the county in which it was about to be tried to London, or elsewhere. The grounds of the ap plication were, that the plaintiff, who was a poor man, had been prosecuted by the defendant, Sir R. Murray, for an alleged breach of the game-laws, for which he had been im prisoned, and for which imprisonment he now sought to take an action, as he contended that it was a false imprisonment; but he apprehended that the defendant had such influence in the district where the case was prcposed to be tried, that the jury would lean towards the side of the defendant. The Court refused the application, upon the ground that it would be an imputation upon the impartiality of the jurors to grant it. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• (THIS DAY.) ROUSE OF COMMONS. ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. O'CONNELL--He could quote M. Thiers as an sa ne (Mr. O'Connell) con ample of a perfect statesman. sidered that this suggestion of the Hon. Member, if it had no other good quality, had at least that of novelty to re commend it. It was something peculiarly novel to re commend the example of France in religious matters. The lion. Member said that this accomplished statesman had at tacked the Jesuits. He (Mr. O'Connell) contended that that man was no statesman who only pandered to the bad prejudices of his countrymen.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He challenged the Hon. Member to bring one charge against the Jesuits, and to prove that charge. He had thrown that challenge down to the Honourable Member some weeks ago, and he had not yet been able to bring such a charge. True, he had spoken of a con sultation of the Parliament of Paris in the year 1762, where calumnies of the worst description had been originated against that ecclesiastical body. But he (Mr. O'Connell) would ask, if it was either right or fair to bring this con sultation forward as a charge, when: the Hon. Member well knew that these calumnies had been refuted times out of number ; when he could have informed the House, that Archbishop Amend, and all the French Bishops in the last century, had protested against those calumnies? Did the Hon. Member forget the speech of Henry . IV., when that able and powerful monarch did full justice toJesuits, but the Hon. Member said :something about the Emperor of Russia. He quoted Thiers as his model of a statesman, and now he quoted the Emperor of Russia as a model of kingly piety. The Hon. Member made certainly a singular selection.— (Laughter.) He again challenged him to substantiate a sin gle charge against the Jesuits. They were a most estimable body. They had been the patrons of literature in every age. As a community they were distinguished for the exercise of every virture. Their hospitality was unbounded, their cha rity sincere, and however they might be villified now, they would be regarded in history as the truest benefactors of man kind. Mr. FINCH said that, in his opinion, the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork had not fairly stated the argu ments of his Hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under- Lyne, when he said that the Hon. Member wished them to follow the example of France in matters of religion. He (Mr. Finch) considered that the JesuitA had in two many instances been calumniated, but no one could deny that, in consequence' 'of the dangerous tenets they propagated, they had been driven out of every country in Europe. After a few words from Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR, which were inaudible in the gallery, Mr. PHILIP HOWARD said that one of the wisest mo narchs in Europe, Frederick the Great of Prussia, had given them a refuge in hs dominions. He felt that this Bill would not be otaected to by the great body of the people of this country- Mr. NEWDEGATE had always objected to the repeal of the clauses of the Act of 1829. 'this oppoisition did not arise fr,,m any wish to persecute the Roman Catholics, but from a desire to preserve the peace and well-being of the country. Be trusted that her Majesty's Government would not consent, to the repeal of those clauses, which they had themselves in troduced. The reason why those clauses had never been put in force, of course, was best known to the Right Hon. Baronet the Home-Secretary. ATr. M. MILNES said, that for some years the youth of the Roman Catholic community had been entrusted to the Jesuits fur their education, and no evils had resulted from the Catholic youth being so educated. Sir R. PEEL said he was ready to consent to a division of the Bill, for the purpose of being enabled to express his opi nion with regard to that part of the Bill which contemplated the repeal of part of the statute of 1829. Of course it was necessary for him to vote for the motion of the Hon. Gentle man, in order to make the division of the Bill. He would advise the Hon. Gentleman to permit the House to go into Committee on the Bill pro forma; he would then have the opportunity of taking the sense of the House on any clauses to which he objected.—(Hear ' hear.) Mr. LAW recommended that his Hon. Friend should not give way to the proposal of the Right Hon. Gentleman, but persevere in his motion. Lord J.'RUSSELL considered that there could be no dif ficulty in adopting the advice of the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. WATSON said that the House had already affirmed the principle of the Bill, for the second reading of it had already taken place. The present measure would not repeal the Act of Supremacy, for supremacy was the common law of England. Mr. NEWDIGATE explained. Lord JOHN MANNERS said that the Hon. Member for Newcastle had stated that he did not wish to impose any penalties on the profession of religion. The supremacy of the Pope either was or was tot a doctrine of the Roman Cal holie religion. If it were not, then he called upon hi, Bon. Friend to allow this Bill to pass and if it were, then he called upon him to go with them and enforce the penalties. The fact was, those who professed to be the most sincere friends of civil and religious liberty 'rely often turned out to be the moat bitter of its foes. Mr. ESTCOURT rose amid repeated cries of " and said be should only detain the Holsse for a very few minutes. The lion. Member who had charge of the Bill had stated that he intended to expunge all the clauses down to that which related to the statute of George IV. He thought there was a secresy with regard to the Bill, for when he had, on a previous occasion, made some observations with respect to this particular Bill, they were net received with much favour ; but a different opinion now appeared to prevail. This only he would say, that if those clauses were repealed, it would be a vio lation of the contract which was entered into in 1829. The Bill was, in fact, a Bill for an amendment of the Act of 1829, and if it had been introduced with that avowed object, his Right Hon. Friend below him (Sir R. Peel) it would have met it with his unquestionabje opposition. He would suggest that the Hon. Member (Mr. Watson) should avail hiniself of the proposition of the Secretary of State for the Home Department. By doing so, that Hon. Member would undoubtedly lose an advantage which he had obtained, unfairly obtained, but he did not doubt, that from the re spectability of that gentleman, he would readily give it up, and not shuffle a measure like this through the House. Mr. B. ESCOTT said, that what was meant by shuffling and by unfair advantage had not been explained ; but he would renaindthe House that this Bill had been read a second time by a maority of three to one, and he thought that the proper course was to go into Committee, oppose what was bad, %prove what was good, and do what they thought proper with the - Bill on the third reading. After a few words from Mr. COLQUIIOUN, which were hardly tolerated by the House, Mr. SPOONER said,. that although he might have ap proved of the early-part of the Bill, he could not assent to the latter part of it ; and he felt assured that it was not com petent for the House imthe present stage to divide the Bill. It his Right Hon. Friend at the head of the Government assented to this measure, he would in fact be doing neither more nor less than practising upon the House, and being a party to a measure for amending the Act of 1829. Sir ROBERT PEEL trusted the House would allow him to answer the perversions of the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down.—(Laughter.) He proposed that the Bill should be divided into two parts, and as the Hon. Gentleman objected to the first part of the Bill, he would have the op portunity of dealing with it ; he thought his suggestion should be met in the spirit it was made in. c tlr. SPOONER objected that the Bill could not be di vied. If the Right Hon. Gentleman allowed the House to go into Committee. he was virtually repealing the law which he had declared should never b t t , repealed. The House then divided on question that th e y go i nto Committee, when th ere appeared' For going into Committee llO Against it Majority for going into Committe e and 3 the The House then went into Committee on the Bill, preamble was agreed to. On the question that the first clause stand part of the Bill, Mr. LAW moved that the clause be omitted altogether. Mr. WATSON said that he did not intend to proceed fur ther with the Bill at that time. He should, therefore, pro pose that the Chairman report progress, in order that the Bill might be recommitted for the purpose of introducing certain clauses. Mr. LAW s aid that he was in possession of the.Honse. The clause had been put, and in the exercise of his public duty he should not give way. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the course taken by the Hon. and Learned Member was not a very fair one to the Hon. and Learned Member who had the conducting of this mea sure. It would be in the power of the Hon. and Learned Member to oppose this Bill in an after stage, and therefore his - present opposition was neither handsome nor courteous to his Hon. and Learned Friend (Mr. Watson), nor very just to the House.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. LAW said that the division which had recently taken place was for the express purpose of getting rid of the Bill, and Honourable Members on his side of the House were not, therofore, parties to any arrangement between the Right Hon. Baronet and Hon. Members opposite. It was now proposed to carry out that arrangement, that his Hon.' and Learned Friend should have an opportunity of re-print ing and bringing forward this Bill in a new shape, of, in fact, making this two Bills instead of one. He was opposed to this Bill in any shape, and he therefore claimed his right to proceed in this course. He had personally the highest respect for the Hon. and Learned Member opposite, but he bad a public duty to perform.—(Hear, hear, and Oh, oh !) He considered this Bill was of a pernicious character, and he viewed ewdwith suspicion all measures which emanated from other Aide, and whi c h rece iv e d th e a pprobation of the Right onourable Baronet at the head of her Majeso Go vernment. Sir ROBERT PEEL trusted that the Hon. and Learned Member who had last spoken on the performance of his public duties, discharged them with mo re temper and mode. ration, and with more acute ness than he had then shown.— (Laughter.) There must have been s ome great misappre hension on the part of the 'lon. Member in from which he could gain no possible advanta ge. and Learned Member (Mr. Watson) had merely The Hon. ly asked to have the Bill recommitted for the purpose of ha v ing rtain clauses introduced which, if proposed on the instant, world be less intelligible than if they were printed and Hon. Members had time to consider them. Mr. LAW said that he had a right to complain of any i n _ sinuations—(Ob, oh')—thrown out as to the manner in which he discharged his duties in another place.—(Hear, hear.) He thought the Right Hon. Baronet had no reason to sug gest that those duties were not discharged with that temper and that attention which were due to them. He did not complain of any opinion that the Eight Hon. Baronet might be pleased to entertain of those duties, but he thought, speaking of courtesy, that much discourtesy had been ex hibited to him by the Right Hon. Baronet. If he had thought that his assent would give no advantage to the pro moters of the Bill he should not oppose it then; but such was not his opinion, and he felt that it was his duty therefore to follow this course. Mr. COLQUHOUN said they had got rid of the first part of the Bill, and the Right Hon. Baronet ha I stated that he should oppose the second part. They had, therefore, accom plished their object, which was the extinction of the Bill. Mr. ROEBUCK said that it was not so, as he should move that the Chairman do report progress, in order that the new clauses might be printed in a separate form. Mr. BERNAL thought the better course would be to re print the Bill. Mr. NEWDEGATE, after condemning what he called the want of temper of the Right Hon. Baronet, ( suggested i t l o e the Hon. Member for Cambridge Univer sit y. ' M in orraer Law), the propriety of withdrawing his amendmentfoa, when they Bill might go through Committee pro would see what the Bill actually consisted of. Sir R. PEEL said that those who required a perfectly unruffled H nffle o d n. Gtemenpeareminahnimwoushldoublde sinetntoheteetxtearmppolesittihoenmtshealvneisf. The the Bill had been brought forward in its original shape. On Wednesday next, so far from gaining any advantage, a motion could be made that the Speaker do leave the chair, and that the House do go into Committee on that day six months, and so far from entering into any compact with the Hon. Gentleman, he believed that he had never a word of conversation with him on the subject in his life. He could not consent to repeal any of the provisions of the Act of 1829, nor would he give any pledge to support any amend ment which might be introduced. Mr. NEWDEGATE explained. He did not impute to the Right Hon. Gentleman any unworthy motive. Mr. LAW did not wish to oppose any difficulty to the wish of the House, and would withdraw his motion. The motion was then withdrawn. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, the second reading of this Bill was postponed for a fortnight. ART-UNIONS BILL. The Committee on this Bill was also adjourned for a fort night, on the motion of the Right Hon. Baronet. CORRESPONDING SOCIETIES AND LEC _ ROOMS BILL. On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, this Bill was read a second time. ELECTION NOTICES BILL. The House went into Committee on this Bill, and it was ordered to be reported on this day (Wednesday') fortnight. ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL. The House then went into Committee upon this Bill. A few verbal amendments were moved and agreed to on clauses 1 and 2. Mr. LAW then moved the addition of the following clause :—(Power to award hard labour, and the costs of the prosecution in all cases.)—" And whereas it is expe dient to give to Criminal Courts the power to award hard labour as a portion of the punishment inflicted on offenders convicted before them, and also to give to such Courts the power of allowing reasonable costs in all cases prosecuted or tried before them ; therefore, be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Court before which any offender shall be convicted of any misdemeanour, to sen tence (if such Court shall see fit) such offender to be kept to hard labour, either in the common gaol or house of correction, for the whole or any part of the term for which such Court is now by law authorised to direct such offender to be imprisoned, and to direct (if it shall see fit) the costs of the prosecutor, and witnesses for the prosecu tion, in all cases of misdemeanour, to be paid in the same manner and under the same regulations as the costs in certain cases of misdemeanour are directed to be paid by the statute passed in the seventh year of the reign of his late Majesty King: George the Fourth, intituled An Act for improving the Administration of Criminal Justice in England."' Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the clause proposed by his Hon. Friend was a very important one. He looked with very great jealousy to any extension of the powers to the criminal courts in the manner proposedrby the clause. It required great consideration before they came to any decision on so important a change as the clause contemplated. He could not say he was quite prepared to oppose the clause until he had heard the reasons of his Hon. Friend. Mr. LAW explained that the clause was merely an exten sion of the powers contained in sec. 63, chap. 74, of the Act of George IV. He knew of several instances of aggravated assault, which had been very inadequately punished, in con sequence of the provisions contained in the 7th George IV. not meeting the case. By the present law, in cases of con spiracy and of assault, the parties who brought the criminals to justice were not allowed the expenses of the prosecution. This has been the subject of animadversion day :after day for years, and it had not yet been remedied. The object of his clause was to give the criminal courts the power of awarding reasonable costs in all cases prosecuted or tried before them. Sir J. GRAHAM should feel greatly obliged if his Hon. Friend would withdraw his clause for the present, and pro pose it again on the bringing up of the report. This would give him time to consider the matter, and as it was a very important subject, the clause should not at this moment be pressed. Mr. LAW consented to the postponement of his clause until the bringing up of the report. After a few words from Mr. F. EGERTON, Mr. BODKIN was perfectly willing to agree to any post ponement of the clause, as it would give further time for the consideration of the matter. Mr. J. JERVIS thought that the powers proposed in the clause of his lion. Friend would be dangerous in the hands of the judges. Mr.GRAINGER was of a similar opinion. With regard to the first clause, he agreed that too much power was placed at the disposal of magistrates with respect to cases of mis demeanours, and therefore he thought it should be altered. With regard to the others, he should be contented that they should remain as they were. After a few words from Colonel SIBTHORPE, Mr. LiklV would be glad to receive the suggestions of llon. and Learned Gentlemen opposite as to the particular cases which should be exempted from this clause. Mr. HENLEY objected to the introduction of the word " conspiracy." They ought to define the particular crime intended by the term, as at present it was altogether too vague, and would lead to abuses. Mr. B. ESCOTT would wish that the particular costs in particular cases shouk be specified. The claim was then withdrawn. The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up this day week. The House then adjourned. ' CHESTER RACES. TUESDAY NIGHT, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Plate race, left undecided when our report left, was won in three heats by Captain Harcourt's The Druid, 3 yrs, beating flighfield, Hetman Platoff colt, Felix, and Chartzt. LATEST BETTING. The only changes in the Cap betting are:- 14 to 1 agst Sweetmeat 15 to 1 agst Clumsy 17 to 1 agst Vitula—taken 20 to 1 agst Vol-au-Vent 25 to 1 agst Inheritress—taken 25 to 1 agst Connaught Ranger 30 to 1 agst St. Lawrence 50 to 1 agst Ruff 50 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne 1000 to 15 agst Crim. Con. THE WEST INDIA WAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, HALF FAST TWELVE. The Royal Mail steam-ship Medway, Captain W. S. An drews, arrived this morning at 11 o'clock, with the usual West India and Mexican mails, and the large number of 109 passengers. She also brings an extensive and valuable freight. The amount of dollars for the dividends is only 46,000; viz. 36,000 from Vera Cruz, and 10,000 from Tampico. The latest dates brought by the Medway are—Tampico, 22d of March ; Vera Cruz, let of April ; Havannab, 10th of April ; Honduras, 20th of March ; Chagres, 28th ; Jamaic', April 8 ; Carthage, March 30 ; Demerara, April 3 ; Trinidad, sth ; Barbadoes, Bth ; Grenada, 9th ; St. Th omas , 14th ; L a Guayra, 7th ; Bermuda, 22d. The principal freights brought by the Medway consists of 289,580 dollars, including 36,003 from Vera Crnz on account of the Mexican' dividends; 10,000 from Tampico on ac count of the Mexican dividends ; 2201. 2s. 6d. British coin ; 420,603 dollars in gold dust and gold ; 4 boxes Vanilla ; 24 serous of Jalapa ; 52 boxes and packages plants ; 59 serons of cochineal; 115 cases and boxes cigars; 138 bales tobacco ; 94 turtle, for Nassau ; 38 cases preserved turtle ; 1 package aloes ; 52 ditto sundries ; 6570 z. gold ; 7500 z. silver; and 121 b. platina. There is no particular news of importance by this arrival, either from the West Indies or from Mexico. RA HAT A Y COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) GROUP IV T. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) PERTH AND INVERNESS. Irr. Hora then proceeded to open the case fur the promoters of this line, *lid remarked in the outset that there appeared to be an impression on the minds of the Committee that the parties were not otstrttct anxious to make their line, and had merely brought it forward to the progress of parties - also, they are ready, and willing, The Cal....mem said the and prepared to make a line. ' Committee could not shut out from their I: h ce a t il lt been presented by the consideration the fact, that on M ly r s . o ll o o s c h E ar s e a s id a t n h d at ho w e it ou s shareholders against the line petition, representing of the shareholders were in favour of the scheme,itt that the majority ever, for that preliminary point, and now for the go gents much, , line. Now, the Committee must bear in mind Use fact, that the f that sent district was open and free for the introduction of railways, Pend . their decision would therefore settle in what route the traffic for all time should pass. Most of the schemes which had lately come be fore the Legislature the Committee must remember had been brought forward for correcting mistakes in • this respect, and it be idanael:suitinsrtielBn: hoved the Committee to be careful not to select a line which might hereafter be 'found not sufficient to accommodate the dis tricts. The line he represented followed the old Highland road from Inverness to Nairn, and ran on, after a short detour in a direct line to Perth, one of the first market towns i n Scotland. Aberdeen wa s a port of comparatively minor importance, but lately it had secured for itself a monopoly of 'theeastern and western traffic, anti ~the Great North of Scotland line was only promoted to propitiate that traffic, and if it was carried, a tax in the shape of dues to the extent of 30,0001. a year, would be imposed on the North of Scotland. why was this, when they had this: glaring fact; before them, that b y the Great North of Scotland the traffic going to Perth would hav e t o go round de tour of 63 mil:es. Ile contended that the traffi c al of the seven counties lying to the north of the Marry a Frith was i nfinitel y of greater importance than th e the control of all the traffic to the east or the south, nd, therefore, traffic of these districts oug ht to be placed in the hands of the Perth and Inverness Company. There was sufficient eastern traffic to support t he Great North Line, but the control over the working of these lines ought to be in the hands of the through Company. Now the through line would shorten the distance for all the northern traffic 67 miles, and some of the local traffic 22 miles; and this they could accomplish for 1,750,0001., being only 250,0001. more than the estimate of the Great North of Scotland line. Besides shortening the distance to the extent he bad mentioned, there would be better stations at Nairn, Banff, and Inverness, while the line would be so laid out as to facilitate future extensions to the north. The gradients on the line he should show were in no way ob • jectionable, and he was sure the Committee, after hearing all the evidence he should produce, would decide in favour the Perth and In verness line. Mr. Joseph Mitchell, engineer of the roads through which the proposed line would pass, a gentleman who laid out the Scottish Cen trallled Pr vi to 1843, he had Railway, was the first witness ca . e ons directed it's attention to ascertain whether it was practicable to make a line of railway betwee n Perth and Inverness. He had com municated with most of the influential parties in the north, and they were most anxious , having experienced the inconvenience of going round by Aberdeen, to have such a line. Accordingly, for line, and alter the purpose of making a survey of such a many sur veys the present line was decided upon. The works along the whole line consisted almost entirely of gravel and sand. There were all the materials for making the line, exeept the iron. The worst gra dient was 1 in 70, for eight miles, two furiongs, and six chains. There would be no difficulty in working it. Ills surveys, and estimates had been revised by Mr. Locke and another gentleman of emin ence. The length of the main line was 125 miles 4 furlongs and 5 chains, of the branch by Nairn to Kildrummie four miles 3 fur. lonlgosand 5 chai ns , and of the branch to the harbour o f I nverness, 4 n gs, making in all 130 miles four furlongs. The estimated cost , I the main line and branches was 1,400,0001. Neither on the tr.iai Lag nor branches are tiler giu difil ulti 0 0n tering o a* . Wore was only one tunnel, viz., v There was also a at Birnam-hill, near Dunkeld, 425 yards in length. iaduct, 484 yards in length , at Kindrochit, four miles above Blair. tori as Th o e f br e i v d ery ges odnesothrieptlilloine fordo nthoteirinveroolvoetiohn arc works, and ma found in the immediate neighbourhood. The principal part of the earthwork WM of a very favourable character, consisting almost wholly of gravel and sand. It was proposed that ground should be taken and the whole works constructed for a double line, and that the railway for twenty-two miles eut of Inverness, and for eight miles: through the valley of Athol, where a steep gradient:occurred, should be laid with double rails. The gradients were of a favourable character, little, if at all, inferior to those of the Caledonian Railway, which, as a through com munication from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Liverpool, Manchester, and London, received the sanction of Parliam en t l as t year. From Inverness, for the first 15 miles, the steepest gradient was 1 in 330 ; from that point the line passed along the inclines of 1 in 84 for 7 miles 1 furlong 8 chains ; from thence it ascends 1 inloo for 2 miles 1 chain ; it then ascends 1 in 144 for 1 mile 1 furlong ; it then descends 1 in 330 for 1 mile 1 furlong 2 chains. These gradients had been proved to admit of being worked with facility, and the increasing improve ments in the construction of locomotives were calculated to neutra lise the disadvantages which were formerly anticipated from difficult gradients. The line has been selected after the most:anxious survey of the country, and is submitted as the best, as well as the most direct line that can be laid down between the south and north of Scotland. The Great North of Scotland line as it approaehed Inverness a as several lines below the surface of the sea, and he for one did not think It could be made for the estimate which had been sent. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve to-morrow. GROUP VL This Committee met to-day at the usual hour. Present—Sir J. C. rlobhouse, (Chairman,) Mr. Mundy, Mr. Neeld, Mr. Dickenson, and Mr. Alderman Humphrey. To-day the CHAIRMAN declared that the Committee had decided that the preamble of the Scottish Midland Extension Railway Bill had not been proved. After a lengthened argument as to the position of a station com mon to three or four lines, Mr. TALBOT, on - the part of the Scottish Midland, addressed the Committee against the Edinburgh and Northern line. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP VIII. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, Mr. B. Hawes in the chair. ZDINDURGH AND LEITH ATMOSPHEEXO. The case for the promoters of this Bill was brought to a close to-day. The remainder of the day was occupied with the landholders' opposition to the line, and the merits of the competing scheme is to be gone into to-morrow. The Cemmittee adjourned shortly after four o'clock. GROUP XIII. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The Duke of Buccleuch gave general evidence as to the district requiring a line of railway accommodation through the valley of the icith. He supported the line now, because the line had been altered not to interfere with his property at Drumlanrig. Sir David Hunter Blair, Mr. Mackie, and Mr. Lenny, the con veners of the counties of Ayrshire, Dumfrieshire, and Kirkcudbright, corroborated the evidence of the previous witnesses. Mr. Wright was examined respecting the coal-fields of Sanquhar ; and Mr. Reeves, late surveyor of the post-office of the south and west of Scotland, as to the amount of business done by the post-office in this district, wken the engineering evidence was proceeded with. Mr. Blythe, civil engineer, said he had prepared the plans and sections of this line. The witness then gave the distances from Kilmarnock to Carlisle, Annan, and Dumfries respectively, to show that in point of distance the advantage was in favour of the present scheme. The gradients were generally favourable, and there were no great engineering difficulties. There is a tunnel of 1,500 yards in length in the neighbourhood of Dramlanrig Castle. The whole length of the scheme, including branches, was 90 miles 61 chains. The estimate of expense was 1,200,0001. Cross-examined—Me believed that Dumfries, as far as Edinburgh was concerned, would be as well accommodated by the Caledonian scheme as the present; and also the country north-west of Sanquhar towards Ayrshire and the Caledonian Extension , so that the ques tion of superior accommodation from the present scheme was mainly confined to the district between Dumfries and Sanquhar. The ne cessity of it, therefore, would much depend on the character and ex tent of this traffic. _ _ Kr. Hero, who valued the land required for the railway, deposed as to the estimate being 92,4341. Mr. Laurie concurred in this valuation. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. GROUP XIV. This Committee met at the usual hour ; present—Mr. Protheroe (Chairman), Mr. John O'Connell, Lord Emlyn, and Mr. Grogan. ~ Mr. Sergeant WEANOIIAM, on the part of - the North Kent, replied to Mr. Austin, and proceeded to answer his objectiens. The Learned Counsel had not finished when the Committee adjourned, at four o'clock. GROUP XVIII. SOMERSETSEIRE MIDLAND. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The Committee having remained for a long period in deliberation; called in the parties. The CHAIRMAN then put several questions to Mr. Harris, 'the Se cretary to the Company, with reference to the names of certain direc tors which appeared in the deed, and who had not paid the whole amount:of the subscription on their shares. _ _ Mr. R. YORKE asked the Secretary if he could undertake to say positively that every gentleman whose name appeared on their printed list had paid up the amount Of his shares. The Secretary—l think so. Mr. R. YORKE —But can you not give a positive answer? The Secretary—There are one or two cases in which I have not seen the hankers' receipts ; but I believe the amount has since been paid. General EVANS—Then, in point of tact, these parties had not paid their money on the shares when the Bill was presented ? Mr. R. YORKE—How long would it be after the money is paid to the banker before you, as secretary to the company, would be aware of It? The Secretary—Sometimes it was as much as two or three months. Mr. R. YoBBE—Now, as secretary to the company, can you under take to say that that is a regular mode of doing business ? 3 he Secretary made no answer. General EvAms—Are we to understand that the public signed the deed is SePtember, and the directors in the months of December and January ? The Secretary—They did. General EvAris—Can you account for the circumstance of the deposits having been paid by the directors in these months, while the public paid theirs in September? Mr. M. Swim, the counsel for the promoters, stated in explanation that 9,000 shares had been.allotted to the public, and only 6,00 had been paid on. The directors had taken as many of these unpaid shares as convenient, in order to carry on the line. The shares were at a discount when they took them. _ . r. Morgan, one of the directors, was then examined at some length; respecting the data of his signing the deed and receiving the scrip. . - This portion of the inquiry having been completed, Mr. Hill, the engineer to the Company, was called, who stated that the line commenced at a point of junction on the Bristol and Exeter line called Ililbridge, and proceeded thence through Glastonbury to Frome, at which part it formed a junction with the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway. The total length of the line was 31 miles, 7 furlongs. The steepest gradient was one of two miles in length of I in 56 ; there were gradients of considerable length of 1 in 82% and 1 in 60. The line was on a level at the point of junction with the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth. He did not think a more favourable • line could be obtained, considering the nature of the country. No more injury had been done to private property than was abso lutely unavoidable. The line would be a single line, and it was pro posed to be a broad gauge. The total estimated cost was 360,000/. Of this sum, 41,0001. would be required for the purchase of land. The strata through which the cuttings would have to be made were for the most part of mountain limestone, which would be available for the purposes of masonry along the line. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XIX, BE.IDGEWATI22. 11.14 D .TA.UNTORT CANAL EAZI.7.;;;"AIt An HARZ OUU. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Several other witnesses were also sailed and examined with re spect to the proposed harbour, who agreed that such a work was necessary, and that the traffic of the districts through which the line was proposed to pass demanded such accommodation as it would afford. The Committee then adjourned until to-morrow. kGROVP XX. This Committee re•assembled to-day at the usual hour, Mr. Sotheron In the Chair. WINDSOE, SLOUGH. AND S'T'AINES ATDIOSPCIER.IC. The engineering evidence was proceeded with this morning. Mr. Yignoles, the einineer of the line, was examined. He staged that 'there were no engineering difficulties of any magnitude. With regard to the floods referred to in the petition from Eton College, a plan would be adopted with regard to Romney Island, by which they would be com pletely prevented. The estimated cost of the works of the whole line was 150,0001. This, he considered, quite ample for its construction. The whole day was occupied with the examination and cross examination of this witness, but the particulars are of no interest, as they relate to the engineering works and estimates, and to the modes by which witness proposed to meet the various difficulties objected by counsel. The Committee adjeurned at four o'clock till to-morrow. GROUP XXVII. This Committee re-assembled to-day at the usual hour, Sir Charles Lemon in the chair. SOUTH MIDLAND (INTORTHAI TPIC3N TO impronm). Mr. HiLDYARD, Q.C., proceefed to open the case of the promoters on behalf of the above line. The great advantage which would be conferred by this line in accommodating the general traffic of the country as well as the district through which it passed, made it one of the most important railways which had been considered during the session. The line commenced three miles south of Leicester, diverging from the south Midland Railway, and ran south-east t o Market Harborough. The line there divided itself into two branches, one of which went to Northampton, connecting it with Market Harborough and Blisworth on the London and Birmingham line. The other branch ran through Kettering to Bedford, the remaining part of the scheme (the Huntingdon branch) having been selected in pre ference to the Rugby and Huntington line by the Committee to whom they were referred, on condition that the Bedford branch of the pro moters would be selected in preference to the Leicester and Bedford line, which was put forward by the same promoters as the Rugby and Huntingdon. It would not of course come now before the Committee, but it was necessary that this Committee should advert to the Huntingdon branch, as its formation depended on the decision of this Committee on the general scheme of the South Midland Com— pany-. One great advantage conferred by the South Mid— land scheme was, that it placed Bettering on the main line.. The coals of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire wouldl by it be conveyed to the east, which could not be done at present, in: consequence of there being no means of transit. He detailed with_ great minuteness the greater advantages which would result by they proposed line being constructed, rather than the Leicester and Bed— ford, inasmuch as the former might connect itself with the. Direct Northern, or any other great scheme that might be subsequently made to intersect the country in that direction, 1 and there was already a connexion between Bedford and the Lond on and Birmingham line, by whom this district of country was open ed p u o p s t e o the south, while the th L e ei L ce o s n t a e o r n an an d d Bedford l sclime was )r e , very d probable would never be formed. The capital of the South ts - f iend Company Was 1 , 900,0001., on which a de p osit of ten per scheme cw. cent. had been paid up. The promoters of the opposing scheme In id only paid np five per cent. As a further guarantee of the bona fide nature and stability of the South Midland shem,!, the Midland Company had undertaken to be responsible f one-third of the shares. This he thought was a sufficiei It answer to the insinuation thrown out as to its being a " bubble. " He would conclude by stating, that though the line passed througlh. an important district of country, no objection as to residential inj , A ries was made, the only opposing landowner being Mr. Justini, to Asher, who complained that his drainage was obstructed, and this, if it was so, was only a case for compensation. The Rignt Hon. R. Vernon Smith, M.P. for Northampton, d !- posed to the general advantages which would be conferred on the it town and the district generally by the proposed railway. In la is lo opinion there was no other projected line which would afford th tp same accommodation to the traffic of the district. roborate Mr. the Herbert testimony: Langham of and las o t th Nv e i r t w n Lt s n , ess and we t r o e s ex ho a w mi th n ecal ed to amp general advantages which the project Would confer. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve to-morrow. GROUP XXX. AYLESBURY AND THAME JUNCTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The examination of Mr. Stephenson was then resumed, in thee ' course of which he expressed himself decidedly in favour of the: Aylesbury and Thame line, and that the estimate for stations at cer— tain points of the Cambridge and Oxford line was too low. Mr. Sergeant CLARK cross-examined at considerable length, chiefly with respect to the level crossings. • Mr. G. P. Bidder, engineer, was then examined by Mr. CALCRAFT, and stated that a single line held by one Company could not be worked efficiently with reference to the other lines. Did not think the traffic tables of the Cambridge and Oxford line accurately esti mated, because they were made on wrong assumptions. The general traffic of the line went in a north and south direction, but he con sidered that a railway would change the direction of the traffic. Cross-examined by Mr. WADDINGTON—Was associated with Mr. , ved at the conclusion he had not from personal inspection. stated rtionA of the works. Considered general higher estimate for other po t th knowled deriv d f o e g e rom in certain cases from nson i t n he s e e ; evidence a O l f w M ay r. s. Lo Ar eljo i of the line. Would himself have allowed 100,000/. for stations, and a. experience superior Stephenson detailed Mr. Lode. the estimates, as stated by by Mr. CaLcuarr.-Considered Mr. Brunel, engineer, eXaffilnea the proposed railway would that these cross lines in the country or i . estimate. Did not find that there was any surplus fund in, • ^ral opinion, not be efficient. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant CrAnaz.—As A te..... was opposed to single lines. Considered single lines unsafe, t i „, he could not state that any accident had occurred on any of those single lines either in this country or in Belgium. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow. GROUP XXXV. AMMORGATE, NOTTINGZAM, and 130STO1eX. (Continual from our Afternoon Edition.) Buterick, the engineer of the iue, was wilco, and exAmined by Mr. MACAULAY, for the promoters. The examination of this witness occupied the time of the Committee up to the hour of ad journment. In the middle of his examination, a proposition was made by one of the opponents of the line, with a view to entering into terms of arrangement and compromise, but the counsel for the promoters de clined to entertain the proposition, as the promoters had every con fidence in the merits of their case, with which they were deter mined to proceed. GROUP %XXVII, This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Lord Seymour in the chair. SHEFFIELD AND MANCHESTER (BARNS. LEY BRANCH.) John Parker, EF.q., Member for Sheffield and chairman of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway, was examined, and gave his evidence in favour of the line as the best in the field, and one of great Importance for the purpose of promoting intercourse between the Humber and the great trunk lines westward, as well as for the ad vantage of Barnsley, Goole, &C., and their intercourse with the coal district. Mr. Ellis, deputy chairman of the Midland Counties and a director of the London and Birmingham, was of opinion that no inconveni ence would arise from the increase of carriage by the junction with either of the lines. The Rev. Mr. Thorpe, of Homersly vicarage, York, in giving his evi dence said, that the district through which the line passed, was the largest unwrought coal bed in England, being 5 feet 6 inches, and 6 feet thick in the Silkstone bed, and 9 and 10 feet thick in the neigh bourhood of Barnsley. Yet that only 16,000 tons had been shipped at Goole last year, 220,000 tons at Hull and Goole, while 7,000,000 tons had been shipped at Durham, 'in consequence of the greater facilities of conveyance offered in that district, although the York shire coal was superior to the other. Mr. Rigby, a coal viewer and mining engineer, gave further evi dence as to the coal field, giving it as his calculation that the coals available in the immediate vicinity of the railway amounted to 381,959,200 tons. The several witnesses were cross-examined on behalf of the South- Western, the Sheffield, Barnsley and Goole, the Dartileld branch, and the Barnsley Canal Company. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP IL. LEEDS AND YORIC. The adjourned Leeds and York Railway Committee resumed this day at twelve o'clock. Present, Mr. Stafford O'Brien (in the chair), Lord Norreys, Mr. Bright, Mr. Sheridan, and Mr. Dugdale. Mr. Waud, a coal and lime owner, and also a magistrate, under went an examination respecting the amount of coal consumed about Wetherby, Knaresborough, and Tadcaster, eying the preference to Wetherby. This witness stated that the Leeds and York would afford him great facilities for the conveyance of his coal. He also admitted that there was a much larger portion of coal on the south sides of the York and Selby, and of the York and North Midland Extension lines than on the north side of either of them. In reply to a question from Mr. STAFFORD O'Baisx, witness ad mitted that the two coal districts were adjoining the York and Selby line. Witness preferred the blue line for agricultural purposes. To Mr. Rosissos, witness stated that he could get coals easier on the yellow line than on Mr. Hudson's line, for he would have nearly half a mile of ascent on the York and Selby. He would also have an advantage over the Dewsbury coal by the Leeds and York line. Viscount Pollington, M.P., was called, who said that he was favourably disposed towards the Leeds and York, as was also his Lordship's father, Lard Wexborough. His Lordship held no shares in this, nor indeed in any other railway, and was of opinion that the dissent of the majority of the landowners to any railway project was entitled to due consideration. 3tr. James Andrews, a colliery surveyor for thirty-one years, was next examined.—Had surveyed for Lord Cardigan, the Duke of Leeds, and other large coal proprietors. This witness's evidence was of a nature favourable to the proposed Leeds and York. Mr. W. Hanan was then called, when some discussion ensued be tween the Committee and the promoters of the Bill, through their Counsel, as to the necessity of citing witnesiess simply to reiterate the same evidence The CHAIRMAN stated that though the Committee were ready to give every attention to the scheme before them, yet he thought it a waste of time to call witness upon witness who merely proved the same points and were subject to the same cross-examination. The above last named witness was eventually suffered to give evidence which was not materially different from that of the preceding witnesses who had spoken, as to the advantages that would accrue to the localities about the proposed line. He admitted that it was not the best line that could -have -been proposed, although it was decidedly better than either of the other two competing lines. Witness further stated, in answer to Mr. Hardy, that no line between York and Leeds ought to omit Wetherby, that being the largest market. Mr. John Robinson, a linen-draper, of Wetherby, next appeared before the Committee, who stated that they were compelled to use Abbotsford coals, which were far from good ; whereas, had they com munication with Leeds, they would be able to obtain superior coal. The York and Lancaster anel North Eastern, urge l by counsel as com peting lines, and consequently entitled to • cross-examine the wit nesses Mr. COCKBURN, Q.C., on behalf of the York and Lancaster, suggested that though they _had not passed Ithe Committee on Standing Orders, still that all the cases should be adjourned, in order to give the Committee time for consideration, this being also the more convenient method. The Members of the Committee severally put questions to the Learned Counsel. Mr. HILDLtRD, Counsel for the York and Selby, sided with Mr. Hardy, who represented the Leeds and York, in opposing Mr. Cockburn's application. The Learned Counsel again insisted that the Committee should admit the company he represented, provisionally, as a competing line going fifteen miles over the identical ground of the proposed line, and asserted that the precedents afforded by other Committees under similar circumstances warranted his position. The room was then cleared, aid on our re-admittance, the Hon. CuarameN intimated to Mr. Cockburn, that the Committee had de cided against him. Mr. Christopher Todd was examined by Mr. HILDYARD, who en deavoured to obtain an admission from the witness favourable to Tadcaster rather than to Wetherby as a market for cattle and grain, but the Learned Gentleman failed in eliciting anything to make good his point. AA witness, a miller, who grinds 150 loads a week, was in favour of the Leeds and 'York. Thomas Grimstone, who employs from 130 to 150 hands in his mills, and consumes large quantities of coal, lime, oil, and flax, was also disposed to give the preference to the Leeds and York, but admitted to :Mr. Hlldyard that he should be as well satisfied with the York and Selby, if he could get his oil and flax from Hull, instead of from Liverpool and Ireland, through Leeds. Mr. Galbin, a paper mill owner, stated positively that he had on several occasions been subjected to miscarriages on the North Mid land Railway, though he had made no representations that were likely to reach the ears of the directors, John Farrer, keeper of the head inn at Boston, was also disposed to give p - eference to the more direct line. Mr. Hubbersty, miller, grinds 150 loads a week. Admitted to Mr. Hildyard that expense was more an object than time in communi cating:with Leeds. In answer to Mr. Hardy, he said he wanted a direct communication with Leeds. " Several other witnesses were called by Mr. HARDY, who corrobo rated, generally, the evidence of the preceding witnesses, but were not subjected to any lengthened cross-examination by the:counsel for the opposing lines, as the Learned Gentlemen said that they did not deny that in individual cases the Leeds and York might offer greater advantages than this. Mr. C. 11. Cope stated that the North Midland occupies 138 hours instead of 126 hours in six days from York to Leeds, and from Leeds to York. In another week ofleven days, 23 hours 45 minutes were lost, and in another week 12 hours 32 minutes were lost, or in fact that about one-sixth of their time is lost by this Company. This witness also stated that the amount of traffic exclusively belonging to Wetherby is about 50 per cent, more than that belonging to Tad caster. Mr. Cope further stated that the observations regarding the loss of tine were made in order to ascertain whether it was at the Leeds Junction or not that the delay was occasioned. The Committee then adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XLIII. EAST AND WEST YO 3 3Z.C.SLI/11.E TLTNCS te 'OIa'. The examination of Mr. Bayidon, in continuation from our After noon Edition—The passengers on foot amounted annually to 42,016 ; of this number be calculated that 28,955 would go by railway. The passengers at present travelling by other means amounts to 65,176. The gross revenue likely to be derived from passengers and goods he calculated would amount to 29,8301. From this sum he deducted 40 per cent. for working expenses, leaving 17,8981. profit, which would yield a per centage of Si. 18s. lid. on a capital of 200,000/. The cross-examination of this witness was going on when the Com mittee rose. May 12, at eleven, and June 12, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Davies and Son, Warwick-street, Regent-street. John Dailey and Alfred Inskipp, leather manufacturers, Long-lane, Bermondsey, May 15, at eleven, and June 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official as signee; Loughborough, Austin-friars. John George Ufford, brewer, Holloway, May 12, at half past twelve, and June 13, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Peachey, Salisbury-square, Fleet-street. Joseph Willis, eatinghouse-keeper, May 15, at one, and June 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. reen, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Smith, Golden-square. James Westoe, hatter, Bishopsgate street Within, City, May 12 and June 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street ; Wilkinson, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. William Thompson, wine- merchant, Cooper's-row, Crutched Friars, City, May 19, at half-past twelve, and June 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch -lane, Lombard-street; Allen and Nicol, Queen street, Cheapside. . Henry Walters, licensed victualler, Bristol, May 22, at twelve, June 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Hassell, Bristol. William Brook, stuff merchant, Manchester, May 18 and June 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Hammond, Furnival's-inn ; Bennett, Manchester. John Taylor, commission-agent, Golcar, Yorkshire, May 19, and June 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Meggison and Co., Bing's road, Bedford-row, London ; Sykes, Huddersfield. Edward Joseph . Staples, surgeon, Bristol, May 18, at half past twelve, and June 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Stevens and Co., Gray's Inn square, London ; Perkins,. Bristol. . _ _ S w amuel Mosley Wade, cotton dealer, Liverpool, May 15, and June 9, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Mor gan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Johnson and Co., King's Bench-walk, Temple ; Bremner, Liverpool. Joseph Taylor, merchant, Liverpool, May 19, and June 12, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row; Roger son and Ratcliffe, Liverpool. GROUP XLIV. luvEapoom, I'fIANCILESTZII, JIND NEW CASTX.,Z-lINDMIZ-L7ATE _ (Continued from eur Afternoon Edition.) Mr. LANG, in the absence of Mr. Talbot, objected to this course, which he said was " lugging in by a side movement the question of the York and Carlisle, being an opposing line, which the Committee had already decided." The CmaIRMAN, after consulting with his colleagues, said they had come to the conclusion that Mr. Murphy, appearing for a peti tion against the line, and not for a rival company, could only cress examine the witness as to the merits of this line, and not as to the comparative merits of other lines. The evidence on the part of the promoters of the Bill was then pro ceeded with. Colonel wood, M.P. for Brecon, and Lord of the Manor of Middle ham, in Wensley Dale, gave evidence as to the necessity for a line opening a communication between the vicinity of Middleham to Manchester, Liverpool, &c. There was a great want of such com munication for agricultural purposes, such as conveyance of cattle, Ste. Large numbers of lean cattle were driven or carried on trucks from the north, to be fatted at Middleham, and the numbers would be vastly increased If there Was a sufficient railway communication. Thfs line would afford that communication. - . Captain Laws, Manager of the Manchester and Leeds Railwa gave similar evidence, and added that so, much need was there of railway communication, that greengrocery was actually carried from Covent-garden market to the manufacturing towns of the neighbour hood through which this line passed, for the use of the poor of those towns, although these articles were grown in great abundance in the agricultural districts immediately adjoining. Mr. Thomas Bramley Moore, chairman of the Liverpool Dock Committee, gave general evidence as to the necessity for a line of communication between Liverpool, and the places through which this line would pass. lie could not say anything as to the merits of this line, as he had not considered the subject. • Mr. Allan, steward to Lord Wharucliffe at his country residence at Aawes, gave evidence as to the necessity for, and recommenda tions of, the Hawes branch of this line. I Mr. TALBOT then said, that as he believed the Committee were satisfied of the importance of this district, he would not give any / further general evidence, but he hoped the Committee would give him leave to call further evidence in case the opposite party should give evidence to contradict what had bean preyed. After some discussion this was assented to. As it was now near four o'clock, Mr. TALBOT said that at this late hour he would not enter into the engineering evidence, as, if the:Committee were willing he thought it would be best to adjourn. The Committee assented, and adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHITEHALL, MAY 2. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the most Hon. John Marquis of Bute, K.T., to be her Majesty's Nigh Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. FOREIGN-OFFICE. MAY 2. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Robert Peel, Esq., now attached to her Majesty's Legation in Spain, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation in Switzerland. CROWN OFFICE. MAY 5. MEMBER. RETURNED TO RERYE IN THIS PRESENT PA RLIAMENT. Falkirk strict of Burhs. The Right H on . Henry P e lham Pelham Clinton, com monly called the Earl of Lincoln, in the room of William Baird, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. To be D eputy Lieutenants— C . S. B u tl er , Esq., J. Whiski n , Esq., and J . E . Goodhart, Esq. C ommissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire. To be D eputy Li eutenants— A. Mactier, Esq., and G. T. Straton, Esq., April 2. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Glou cester, and of the City and County of the City of Glou cester, and of th e City an d County of the City of Bristol. To be D e p u t y Li eutenants —R . A . R o bi nson , E sq ., an d S. Teaste, Esq., April 11. Royal North Gl ouces t er R eg i men t of Militia—A. B. Rooke , Esq., to be Captain, vice W. Goldney, resigned, April 13 ; S. Robinson, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice T. S. B. Bradstock, resigned, April 14 ; A. Jones, Gent., to be En sign, vice Simpson, deceased, April 13; W. A. Chamberlain, Gent., to be Ensign, April 14. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Flintshire. Flintshire Militia—Lieutenant and Adjutant F. R. M. Dawson to be Captain ; W. Hancock, the younger, Gent., to be Lieutenant, May 2. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Perthshire. Royal Perthshire Militia—D. Blair, Gent. to be Lieu • tenant, April 27. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtown. Kirkcudbright and Wigtown Regiment of Militia — G. J. D. Hay, Gent., to be Ensign, vice D. Hannay, promoted, April 21. Commissio n b y th e L or d-Li eu t ena nt of Dorsetshire. _Qli_e_en's Own Dor se t Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— May I. ooks, Gent., to be Cornet, vice H. G. Sturt, promoted, BANKRUPTS. Joseph 11Tiller , painter Whittlebury- street, Hampstead road, to surr en d er May 112, at half-past twelve, and June 16, .t the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official qll-street ; Lacey and Co., New Bridge- at one, assignee, Basing,,,,_ street, Blackfriars. assignee, Birchin-lace, Coruhill; Jules Valli, silk printer, Mancnu..... 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. zx--- (laz-street. i.,„.... °llll Will= Mach, tailor, Oackyillc-atreet, Piccadilly, 1 yederda/ iO4 -.,,- Reed and Lanifora, ;...... 12 and June May i official „,,,yer, DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Evans, ironmonger, Liverpool—first div. of 4s. 9d. in the pound, on any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liver pool. H. Chambers, tailor, Ashton -under-Lyne--first div. of 6d. in the pound on Tuesday, May 19, or any subsequent Tues day, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. T. Todd, dealer in woollen goods, Manchester—second div. of Md. in the pound,. on Tuesday, May 19, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. C. Sto:yin, coach proprietor, BirMingham—final div. of 3d. in the pound, on any Friday, at the ()nice of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. E. and T. Rolph, builders, Shepherd's-court, Upper Brook street, Grosvenor-square, May 28, at half-past one. In the Country. _ _ W. Parsons, brewer, Bristol, May 29, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—W. Jones, linendraper, Usk, Mon mouthshire, May 26, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court —A. Mathe and S. Moore, merchants, Liverpool, May 26, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Webster and J. Harrisson, merchants, Liverpool, May 26, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—G. F. Fairclough, money scrivener, Liverpool, May 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court —J. H. Pemberton, W. Middleton, and G. Felton, merchants. Liverpool, May 26, at half-past eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court—J. Threlfall, banker, Liverpool, May 26, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Roberts, miller, Plasyn Derwen, Denbighshire, May 27, at one, at the Liver pool District Court—J. Sill and W. Watson, merchants, Liverpool, May 28, at one, at the Liverpool District Court— W. H. Bell, seed crusher, Kingston-upon-Hull, May 27, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-Hull. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. T. Dowglass, cloth manufacturers, Vigo-street, May 29 R. C. Turner, carpenter, Hounsditch, May 27—R. Childs, tailor, Queen Anne-street, Cavendish-street, May 27—H. Ward, paper manufacturer, Ludgate-street, City, May 28— R. G. Spedding, zinc-manufacturer, Queen-street, Cheapside, May 28—W. Urlwin, fellrnonger, Watford, Hertfordshire, May 26—J. Roberts, Plasyn Derwen, Denbighshire, May 26 —S. Littler, draper, Liverpool, May 29—C. Brady, commis sion agent, Birmingham, May 27—M. Smith, ironfounder, Birmingham, May 27—C. Self, plumber, Bishopsgate With out, May 26.—J. Harriss, butcher, Leadenhall-market, May 26—H. Arnold, and J. Arnold, jun , cheese factors, Herndon, Cheshire, May 26—J. Alldritt, ropemaker, Rugely, Staffordshire, May 26—J. Wilkinson, builder, Haslingden, Lancashire, May 26—H. J. Barker, drug grinder, Flixton, Lancashire, May 26—J. Hutchinson, ironfounder, Elland, Yorkshire, May 26. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. and A. Glendinning, woollen cloth merchants, Hod dersfield—l. Reading and R. Hill, coach -builders, Edge ' ware-road—G. Pile and G. Mead, wine merchants, White Hart-court, Bishopsgate-street--J. Heppenstall and 11. Hills, stockbrokers, Sheffield—W. Spilman and G. Hunter, Gains borough—J. Scarnell and W. Nash, b )ot manufacturers, Moorgate-street—W. Blackwell and C. C. B. Williams, Luci fer manufacturers, Old Montague-street, Whitechapel—J. Burgess and T. Leach, joiners, Manchester—G. Hartley and J. Heath, attorneys, Settle, Yorkshire—T. and G. Hebble thwaite, maltsters, Mirfield, Yorkshire.—J. J. Page and W. A. Calrow, lace manufacturers, Nottingham—T. Fothergill and J. Watt, wholesale grocers, Manchester—W. Marshall and W. Marshall, jun., painters, Nottingham—F. St. John, M. Barr, G. Barr, G. Allies, and H. D. Carden, encaustic tile manufacturers, Worcester—J. Scholes, J. Smith, and J. Wild, coal proprietors, Dog-hill, near Oldham—J. Scholes and J. Gartside, colliers, Knowl Colliery, near Oldham—M. Phillippo and W. 13ransby Francis, surgeons, Norwich—J. Hill, M. Husband, and W. H. Cole, wholesale chemists, Exeter (so far as regards J. Hill)—J. B. Blackaller and W. Short, sail-makers, Liverpool—S. A. Butt and S. Satchel', milliners, Cambridge—A. F. Eden and E. W. Hollis, opti cians, Fenchurch-buildings—M. and J. Richardson, coopers, Liverpool—J. Soffe and P. Stride, millers, Eling-mill, South amptonshire—R. and H. Anderson, linendrapers, Liverpool —J. and J. Solomon, tailors, Exeter—G. Sykes, L. Jagger, and J. Sykes, fancy cloth manufacturers, Aldmondbury, Yorkshire (so far as regards L. Jagger)—T. Butterworth, J. Milnes, and W. Holt, wool carder; Shaw Clough, Lanca • shire (so far as regards T. Butterworth)—J. Waites and F. Holroycl, twine manufacturers, Wakefield—G. Holt, S. Mur gatrovd, and T. Leah, common carriers, Liverpool—E. Parker and P. llebdi-ni, tick manufacturers, York—ll. A. Johnson and W. Pearson, druggists, Louth—A. Oldham, W. Oldham, and C. S. Oldham, millwrights, Hull—J. Hutchin son, R. Hailand, J. French, and R. Watkin, glass bottle ma. nufacturers, Sutton, Lancashire (so far as regards J. llut chinson). DRURN -LANE THEATRE. The Daimuses Viennoiges made their first apperance at this theatre last evening, and really they are better, if pos;ible, than they were last year. It is said that certain of them, having outgrown the corps, have been sent back to Vienna, and that certain recruits have been drafted into the corps in their stead. We know not if these recruits appeared last night, but if they did, infinite credit is due to Madame Weiss; for so accurately were they drilled, that it was impossible to distinguish between the new recruits and the old soldiers. They gave us the Pas des Flours, the Pas Hongrois, and the Pas Oriental ; -and there was the same accuracy of step, the same elegance, the same completeness, the same one ness, which has ever distinguished the Danseuses Viennoise:; from any other corps of dancers that his ever appeared. Their success was complete, and the applause was most enthusiastic. The Crusaders had been advertised as the opera, and the danseuses were to appear between the acts. In consequence, however, of the illness of Miss Romer, Don Quixote was substituted, in which Allen and Miss Rainforth sang beautifully. The acts of Don Quixote are much shorter than those of the Crusaders, and consequently, at the end of the first act there was a long pause, and the audience were becoming rather impatient, when Harley appeared before the drop scene in his own character, and addressed the audience as follows:—"Ladies and Gentlemen, I hope you will permit the second act of the opera to pro ceed before these children appear. They are a very large family and take a long time in dressing, and they are not quite dressed yet." This sre ech, de livered with the true Harleian twang, and fol lowed by a genuine Harleian bow, was re ceived with shouts of laughter and applause, and completely restored the good humour of the audi ence. It was the most funny affair of the night, far more humorous than anything in the opera, albeit Mr. Macfarren calls it a comic opera. A word to the gen tleman who conducted the orchestra last evening. A conductor is not ex necessitate an auctioneer, and there fore it is not incumbent upon him to knock down audibly every bar of music as if it were a lot. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Dr. John Ryan, in his daily chemical lecture at the above named establishment, takes the opportunity of explaining a most useful and highly advantageous scientific invention for the purpose of warning the inmates of a house against the danger of fire. This apparatus is admirably constructed and perfectly simple, and to be obtained at very small cost. It has been patented by a Mr. Taylor, and, to use the words of the learned professor, must prevent the possibility of fire occurring in any situation undetected. In size it is little larger than two fingers, and simply requires to be hung on a nail near the ceiling of any apartment, and it will then form a prominent fire sentinel, perfectly harmless and almost in capable of injury, should its service never be required, but promptly announcing a fire to the inmates and neighbourhood in its earliest stage. Its construction depends upon two points that may easily be understood : first, the suspension of a weight by a material or combination of materials, which is separated by a moderate heat, exceeding by only a few degrees the highest temperature of summer; and, secondly, the employing the weight thus disengaged to discharge an alarm by its fall. The weight consists of a metallic box, weighing about six ounces, which is hung on a nail by a ring or staple in its cover. The box is united to its cover by the material or arrangement just mentioned, and of which there are two kinds. In one the union is effected by means of a glass cylinder hermetically sealed and completely filled with mercury at a temperature of ninty degrees, and which is con sequently fractured by the expansion of the mercury on being exposed to a temperature slightly higher. In the other form the union is effected by a fusible cementet any suddenly liquifies at about 100 degrees. Th of undue temperature upon both is the same, viz.,e e to detach the box from its cover and cause it to fall. The alarm whose discharge announces the existence of fire, is contained in the box, inserted in about two feet of strong tape, one of which is 'made fast to the cover and the other to the box itself, so that whenever the box falls and reaches the end of the tape, it discharges the alarm by its momentum. Their adoption will render life perfectly secure (as the re port would be,heard in the largest building, either by day or by night) from the perils arising from fire by night, and:pro perty far more secure than it has ever been. ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, MAY 4. SUICIDE. --- On Monday last a most determined alit of self-destruction took place on the Sheffield and Manchester Railway. On the forenoon of the above day a man named Richard Crooks, 57 years of age, awidowcr with six children, residing in Casty-street, Newton, left his family, after eating a hearty breakfast. The deceased had been absent about two hours, when he was carried home a mangled corpse. Its was seen between ten and eleven o'clock by several persons standing on a bridge crossing the above line of railway at Flowery-field, and while there he asked a woman, who happened to be passing, how long it would he before the next train came up. He remained on the bridge until the arrival of the eleven o'clock train from Manchester, and when it came in sight he was noticed by two plate-lay ers, who , were working a short distance off, to walk deliberately down the embankment at the end of the bridge and lay himself down across the rails along which the train would pass. The engineer observed the deceased lying on the rails, but was unable at the time to stop the train; the result was that lie was literally cut to pieces. The train was stopped immediately, and a n umb er o f passengers going to the spot found him dead. The body was carried to his house, where it now lies awaiting the coroner's Inquest. T ^^d Thomas and Lady Sophia Cecil left Farranoe's Hotel Guernsey, • IiVITERTAL PARLIATIIEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 5. Their Lordships met at the usual hour. Messengers from the Irish Court of Chancery brought up several returns. KILMARNOCK AND ARDROSSAN RAILWAY. • The Earl of EGLINTON presented several petitions, ' numerously and respectably signed, from Kilmarnock arid other , places in its neighbourhood, in favour of thi. railway. THE GUILDFORD AND PORTSMOUTH RAILWAY. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from land owners and others in favour of this line, and against the Direct Portsmouth. THE CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. A NOBLE Loan presented a petition from the authorities of St. Thomas's Hospital, praying their Lordships not to place that institution under the Bill, unless its provisions were materially altered. The Duke of CLEVELAND presented a petition from the Governors of Christ's Hospital, praying to be exempted from the operations of the Charitable Trusts Bill. They did not fear inquiry, they challenged it, but they did not wish their affairs taken out of their own hands. Ile, had also an other petition' from a society called the Blues. They had formed themselves into a society for the purpose of relieving their more unfortunate schoolfellows who had not the good luck to make their fortunes. It was true they had not existed as a body longer than twenty-two years, but they had done much good as a body. Lord BROUGHAM had no doubt of the respectability of that society of Blues, but he agreed with an old phrase used in the north of England, namely, that " the best of folk would not be the worse for being looked after."—( Laughter.) The Noble Duke stated that the petitioners did not fear inquiry—in fact that they challenged it. How did they challenge inquiry ? Oh, they challenged it by asking that no inquiry should take place. Messengers from the Commons brought up the Birmingham Cemetry and other Bills. EXCLUSIVE TRADING. Lord CAMPBELL presented two petitions, signed by the Lord Provost and the Town Council of Edinburgh, in favour of the Duke of Buceleuch's measure on the subject of ex clusive trading in the town of Edinburgh. The Earl of KINNAIRD presented a petition from Dundee to the same effect. VISCOUNT HARDINGE AND LORD GOUGH. Earl RIPON said he was about to perform a task which was as gratifying to him as it would be acceptable to their Lord ships. It would not be necessary for him to trouble the House at any length upon the present subject, as he had twice before during the session been called upon to recount the eminent services of the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian army ; and their Lordships received the motions which he then made with so much cordiality that he felt it would be an idle waste of time to again advert to them at any length. He was sure their Lordships felt that the distinctions conferred upon his gallant friends by her Majesty was a most opportune exercise of the Royal prerogative, and he therefore felt confident that they would adopt the address which he was about to present to them, which had for its object the fulfilment of her Majesty's intention with regard to Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir Hugh Gough. But her Majesty in her reesiage, referred, not merely to the brilliant services which it had fallen to the lot of those two gallant men to perform, but she adverted also, amongst the motives which induced her to bring that message under their Lordships' consideration, to the earlier services which they had performed; and he thought it would be right that he should shortly advert to those earlier services, in order to show their Lordships that the merits of those two distinguished officers were not confined to their Pate exertions in India, but that those exertions had been manifested in both cases in their younger years in the service of their country in various parts of the world. Neither of those gallant officers were young. The youngest of them, Viscount Hardinge, had been 42 years in her Majesty's service, having entered the army at the cern mencement of the present century, and having joined his re giment before he was 15 years of age. He came home after the peace of Amiens. A large proportion of our troops then on service returned to their native country, but he was not desirous of wasting his time in idleness or the enjoyment of the comforts of home. And he took advantage of an institu tion—namely the Military College of Sandhurst—for the pur pose of seeking there a scientific course of study, which was so advantageous to those who wished to acquire proficiency in the service, and which has sent forth so many distinguished men. In 1807 he was appointed to the staff of Sir Bret Spencer ; and afterwards in Portugal, under the command of the Noble Duke who sat behind him, and in the capacity of a young lieutenant in the battles of the Peninsular. He was present at the battle of Viemera, where he received his first wound. He continued with the army when it marched into Spain under the command of Sir John Moore, who was so much struck with his bearing and his talents that he appointed him to his own staff; and he was one of those who had the melancholy task of witnessing the expiring breath of that gal lant and esteemed commander. He came 'Mine with the army when it returned, but when reinforcements were sent out to Portugal he was appointed quartermaster-general to the Portuguese army under Marshal Beresford, and no doubt under the command of that officer acquired that knowledge of the management of the troops which he had turned to so much advantage in the service of his country. He was present at the battle of Vimiera, at Corrunna, and et the Passage of the Douro. He was at all the operations con nected with the defence of the lines of Torres Vedras, anti he was at the famous battle of Albuera, one of the mest brilliant actions ever passed, and in which he distinguished himself by personally directing operations which never could be forgotten. He was present at Badajos and at Cuidad Roderigo ; at the second battle of Badajos • at Salamanca; at Vitt or i a , w h ere h e was severe l y woun d e d ; and at the battle of the Pyrenees, where a most glorious victory was achieved over Marshal Soult. He was afterwards at the pas sage of tht Nevelle, and at the battle of Orthes. In 1815, the Noble Duke (Wellington) attached Col. Hardinge to Marshal Blucher's army, and in his letter to Marshal Blucher the Noble Duke said, " I send him to you—he has my entire confidence.'' Now no man ever acquired the entire confidence of the Noble Duke without deserving it. There could be no greater proof of the talent of Lord Hardinge than being selected by the Noble Duke to attend Marshal Blucher just before the battle of Waterloo, upon which the fate of all Europe depended. In the execution of his duty upon the staff of Marshal Blucher, he was at the battle of Ligny, and there for the third time was severely wounded, having lost his left band, and suffered a most painful operation ; which, however, did not prevent his being present at the great battle of Waterloo. He had received, as a reward for those services, nine medals, two crosses, arid five clasps. The nine medals were given for his services at various battles, amongst which were, Albuera, Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrennees, and, though last, not least—Waterloo, He might presume, that a man presented with nine medals for services in nine distinct battles connected with the history of the Peninsular war, was a man who might be admitted to be deserving of the notice his So vereign had taken of him, and of the compliments their Lord ships were about to pay him. He knew not whether it was necessary for him to say more with respect to Lord Hardinge, for it mi g ht a pp ear a f u l some panegyr i c , even to th ese who knew his merits as well as he did. With respect to Lord Gough, he could say that all his life had been passed in the service of his country. He had been 52 years in the army. He was engaged during the earlier period of the war in foreign service, and as much exposed as others to the chances of war, acid always performing the duty in a manner which gained him the approbation of his officers. In 1809 he went with the army into the Peninsular, at the head of the 87th regiment, and served during the whole of the campaign. He was present in command of that regiment at the battles of Talevera, Vit toria, and Barossa ; and he also commanded it at the siege of Cadiz, and at Albuera, where he had his horse shot under him, and was afterwards severely wounded in the side by a shell. At the passage of the Neville he was also severely wounded, being three times hurt, as well as Sir H. Hardinge. He commanded afterwards (as their Lordships were well aware) the land forces in China, and for which he received a vote of thanks, of which, during the last three or four years, he had shown himself so richly deserving. He was now in command of the regiment in which he formerly served. That regiment was an Irish one, and Lord Gough was an Irishman worthy of Ireland—( Hear)—for whatever differences might exist amongst that high-spirited 'Teeple, he believed that there was ro instance in which, in the service of their country by land or by sea, their differences had pro duced a relaxation of their duty, or impaired the efficiency of their exertions. The sound of the trumpet, or the roll of the drum, appeared to silence all differences, and to create a con test as to which should best do the duty intrusted to him. As an officer of long service, and of great and distinguished merit, and even as an old gentleman, Lord Gough was eminently distinguished. Their Lordships might smile, but he did not think that, as a characteristic of an Irish soldier, it deserved a smile, except of approbation.—(Hear, hear. ) He was a man b e l ove d b y t h e sold i ers he commanded, and by the officers under him; and there was a cieumstance which occurred, when it was proposed to elevate him to the peerage, characteristic of an Irish gentleman. When his friends, or he believed it was his son, was asked what title he should have, the son said, that his father was al ways called Old Gough, and he did not think that he would like to go to his grave with any other name. Such a circumstance made them think cheerily of the man's dis position. It had nothing to de with his military services, or with the high honour conferred on him, but it might not _perhaps be considered strange to allude to the circustance. Her Majesty had sent down a message to their Lordships' House to give them an opportunity of co-operating with her wishes on the subject. He did not wish to go into the . motion which c ame b e f ore t h e other ' House of Parliament . ; that would come before them in due course. The East India Company had granted a pension to Sir H. Hardinge, and to Sir Hugh Gough, for their lives, and it was right he should inform their Lordships that it was granted spontane ously. He had not suggested to that honourable body any wish to act in such a manner, and it was satisfactory to find that it had been most spontaneous on their part, and was an other proof of their characteristic liberality. This vote of the directors would go before the proprietors for their sanc tion, but their was no doubt of their approval of the vote of the directors. The vote of this House would be prized by these honourable and gallant men, and it would be a source of suchthegrveoattees,t would satisfaction e su such h o them. as und e rAtnh circumstances,e t eir feelings, could after be imagined to be the feelings of those honourable and gallant h warriors. The Noble Earl then moved tha t an humble ad dress be presented to her Majesty , in answer to her Majesty's most gracious message, assuring her Majesty that their Lord ships would cheerfully concur in any measures which might be necessary for the accomplishment of her Majesty's gracious wishes. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had so lately had the opportunity of expressing the sleep sense he entertained of the eminent services and heroic actions performed by both the in dividuals who are the subjects of their most gracious I>lajesty's message. He felt that it would be at the present time running the risk of becoming wearisome to their Lordships, if indeed the sense of weariness could be entertained by their Lord ships while considering the past glories and future prospects of their country, were he to repeat all that lie then felt, and all which he continued to feel. 'I he Noble Earl who had moved the address to the throne, bad taken the opportunity of advert ing in detail to that series of glorious actions which had marked the conduct, from the earliest dawn of their glorious career, of those eminent individuals. It often happened in the great enrev th ie e w ir of labours,their past that the majority of those engaged in public life, w h et h er military civil, that it was only at the clo se o f t h e i r career, and r public when weredeath excited had put o a an endeg general review con duct, and were enabled justly to pronounce upon the qualities and extent of the merits which they possessed, and so brilliant that it at once reflected back upon the whole of their past career; and the more recent and brilliant e achievment is view e d as crowning the whole, and placin g th e "capital" on th e summit of the column;' and such was the case in the present instance, and they were enabled t o a d m i t amongst them p ersons who had earned suchhigh distinctions, and he was confident that he spoke th e sense of the House when he said th at t h ey could not thrown open their doors to two nobler spirits or two more welcome guests.—(Loud cheers. ) He could add nothing to what his Noble Friend had stated ; the message was presented to the House with a view of obtain ing its concurrence to a proceeding whi c h i t was supposed would occur in another place --•a proceeding which had for its object the bestowing of considerable pecuniary re ward. He did not concur in the message in that respect, as he was not an advocate for conferring pecuniary rewards for mi litary service ; but he did advocate a grant for the purpose of enabling those distinguished personages to sustain the dignity which had been bestowed upon them—(Hear, hear)—a rank which disqualified the party holding it generally from seeking honour or independence in the various professions of the country ; and it was the more incumbent upon Parliament to take care that they should heprevided for, and that they should take care not alone of their honours but of their indopeadinec. In saying so much he did not wish to question any act of libe rality which her Majesty's Government in their discretion—a discretion which he thought ought. to remain with them—but it was one which ought not to be exercised in looseness by either House of Parliament. He neither meant to call for it nor to object to it, but he did wish to state that the vote which he should give in favour of an, address to the Crown, was given strictly on the condition that where those great honours were conferred, it was the duty of both Houses of Parliament to see that they were conferred on individuals who had rendered im portant services to the State—that they were so independent' in their circumstances as to put them on a footing of equality with a bulk of their Lordships, which they would have to main tain. He would say no more than that he heartily concurred in the address which his Noble Friend had moved, and which he was sure would receive the unanimous concurrence of the House. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said it was impossible for him not to avail himself of that opportunity to express his most hearty concurrence to the motion before their Lordships. He was the more anxious to address them then, as he did not ad dress them when the original proposition was made, and thanks were voted to the army. He did not speak on that occasion to which he had referred, in consequence of the number of Noble Lords who spoke, and because he did not wish to take up their time. He therefore availed himself of this opportunity to express the pride he felt, and which he was sure every soldier felt, at belonging to such an army as that which had so distinguished itself in India. Every soldier, from an ensign to a field-marshal, to which position it had been his fortune to reach, ought to feel great pleasure for the bril liant victories which they had achieved ; and it must no doubt give great satisfaction to his Noble Friend, the Commander in-Chief, to know that those officers were bred and trained by him.— ( Cheers. ) But he wished to express his opinion on one point, namely, the service of Viscount Hardinge under Sir Hugh Gough, the Commander-in -Chief, in India. He be lieved if he had not joined in the engagements, and assigned the duty to a deputy commander, he would have done himself more credit than by risking his life in the field. He ought to have left to that commander the whole credit of the great battle which had established our dominion on the banks of the Sutlej.— (Cheers. ) He thought it his duty to say thus rnucn. He however admired the noble conduct of Viscount Hardinge in the engagements. After thanking the House for the attention with which they had listened to him, his Royal Highness re sumed his seat. Lord BROUGHAM said he was sure he would but echo the sentiments of all their Lordships ; and the Noble Prince nad well expressed the self-gratification which he felt at belonging to an army which numbered such men amongst it, when he said that they must equally congratulate themselves in belong ing to an assembly the doors of which were thrown open. to those illustrious persons.---( Hear, hear.) He trusted that no thing which he was about to add to those expressions wobiti be deemed, by any possibility, to be an objection on his part to the granting of. peerages to those illustrious men, because their Lordships were so unanimously of opinion that they ought to be granted unto them. To the gallant and skilful conduct of the Governor-General of India, before he met the enemy in the field, they were indebted to that happy termination to a war, which was, in itself, one of great expense —of some du ration— of great cost of precious blood ; but as to the termi nation of which theycould entertain no alarm, while the interests of this country were intrusted to such troops as our Indian army, and such officers as Hardinge and Gough. But he must say one word as to those who were not before them. He quite agreed with his Noble Friend (the Marquis of Lansdowne) that there honours ought to proceed solely from the suggestions of the Crown. But it must be remembered that there were those who had already entered the temple of fame there was another name in connexion with Lord Hardinge, of whom it might be said as of two great men of old, Brutus and Cassius, Quo minus rorum imagines dedeut. He meant Sir Charles Napier, and he (Lord Brougham) could only regret that no mention had been made of his name. Lord GLENELG said the verdict of all Europe was that verdict which posterity would pronounce with respect to the achievements of the two officers whose names were before the House. In this of course be included the valour of the troops under their command. He included also that forbear ance which had been exhibited before the battle ; it was the forbearance of a great nation, conscious of its great resources, but which was only anxious that, if it entered into a war, it should not be sullied by dishonour. As the name of Sir Charles Napier had been mentioned, he would call to their Lordships recollection the name of Sir H. Smith. He thqught there should be a memorial worthy of this great nation, which should be inscribed in such a manner as would include the men, from the greatest down to the lowest officer and man, who had taken part in such great achievements. He could not but wish to see the services of that distinguished officer, Sir Robert Sale, who had closed his life on the field of battle, as become a great officer, acknowledged in such a man ner as would keep alive his memory amongst the other distin guished men. Earl FITZWILLIAM said, that it was not very pleasant to interrupt the unanimity of their Lordships. He did not wish to go into any discussion—he did not wish to go into any ques tion too deep, perhaps, for the consideration of Parliament. He assumed that they had been engaged in a great struggle— he assumed that they had been engaged in a great dispute—he assumed all this. His Noble Friend who sat by him, had said, that in consenting to this vote he did not attach anything like a pecuniary reward to the honour about to be conferred. It was the duty of Parliament to take care that, as far as circumstances could contribute to independence, they should place these eminent individuals in independent situations. He apprehended that there was no Noble Lord who did not respond and acquiesce in the opinion stated by his Noble Friend. The question to which he wished to direct their Lordships' attention, and to which the attention of the other House should be directed, was, whether the course which it was proposed for them to take, voting a pecuniary, he would not say reward, but the pecuniary means of maintaing the in dependence of those introduced to their Lordships' House, was a wise and dignified course for the nation to adopt. But he would ask their Lordships, why they were to stop at the se cond generation? If those actions had been so great, and if those large rewards had heen properly bestowed, which he did not for a moment doubt they had, he really did not think that the country should be niggardly in supporting the honours and dignities which had been con ferred by her Gracious Majesty. They provided, as his Noble Friend had stated, as far as external circumstances would admit, for the independence of those individuals introduced into that House. They also provided for the next generation, and also for that T.S hich was to foltow ; but why were they to stop there ? Was this nation so poor and so ungrateful that they could not afford to reward even succeeding generations? He knew it might be said that in the course of two generations provision might be made for those which were to follow. He would put it to their Lordships, whether what they were about to do or were likely to give to the proceeding generations, would afford the means of amassing a fortune which would enable those who followed to sustain the dignity which it was presumed persons introduced into their Lordship? House should assume. It appeared to him that there was a great want of discretion in the bestowal of these rewards. He could not conceive why it gave rewards to the second and third generations, while the fourth and fifth generations were to be deprived of the income. The inco res ought to last as long as the period itself lasted. ihe argument in the other House against such a proceeding wc,uld be, that you must not saddle the country prospectively with such burdens. If these peerages were examined, it would be found, that three generations was the longest period that they lasted in any family. He thought it his duty to make these observations, because he conceived, if it was right for a peerage to be granted, it was also prs per ti at means adequate to the maintenance of the peerage should be furnished so long as it existed. The Answers to the Addresses were then put by the LORD CHANCELLOR, and were agreed to. THE LORD LIEUTENANCY OF THE COUNTY OF WEXFORD. Lord CAREW moved for the production of the Irish cons respondence with the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Wex_ ford, with respect to the office of Lord-Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of that county. An alteration had been made in Lard-Lieutenants by adding to it the office of Custos 114- ttilorum. Lord Melbourne, on a previous occasion smiler to the present said, it was riot proposed to abolish the office of Custos, but to unit, :t with the Lord-Lieutenant. The Noble Lord then alluded to offices having been held conjointly by one individual; and concluded by saying, that it would be injurious to the public, and disrespectful to the House, if such proceedings were allowed to pass unnoticed. Earl ST. GERMANS said the Noble Lord admitted that legal right was vested in the other House. If he would refer to the third clause in the Act, he would find that it was dis tinctly enacted that the office of Custos was to be filled by any person that the said Lieutenant mi g ht c h oose to appoint. There was no restriction, and there was no reference made to persons being disqualified from holding that office. He could see no objection to consolidate these two offices in one perscn. In the time of Lord Melville's administration there were 32 individuals holding the office of Custos Rotuloru m , and of this number 12 were allowed t o h o ld the office of Lord-Lieutenant. The Government had appointed persons holding their own pe litic a 1 opinions, but still he beli eve d they were competent per sons, and no complaints had been made as to the manner :n which they performed the duties of their office. He (Earl St. Germans) confessed his inability to see any difference bettven appointing a person who held the office of Custos to be a Lord- Lieutenant, and a person who was Lord-Lieutenant to be ap pointed to perform the duties of Custos. The Noble Lord concluded by saying he had no objection whatever to lay the correspondence the Noble Lord wished for before the House. The Duke of LEINSTER, who spoke in so low a tone as to be nearly inaudible in the gallery, was understood to say that he had held, in his own person, the offices of Custos and Lord-Lieutenant of a county for many years, and that he was acquainted with instances of i n di v id ua l s w h o h a d b een simearsy situated. Ireland de with Govern ment I la a w nd of lB3 lre 2 L Lord r were e eT desirousA L of said assimilatingt at is le e of England, with respect to the appointments of Lord. Lieu tenants to the office of Custos Rotulorum. The Government were desirous also of appointing to these offices those whose station and who tcsuhe persons hr p ue r m o w p w e aa pr dr y se might pLneoaork t din.. Lg l e w m u was qualifiedke naat no u a u wh l e d :si be held by th e same persons. it couldthatednbyt his Noble Friend, was at all material, because, although it was quite true that Lord Londonderry was not appointed to the Lord-Lieutenancy, it mast be borne in mind that at the time he was holding the office of a Lord-Lieutenancy in this coun try.aui, J e tWith underre s t p h e e c t n t o o n t a h i d e e N r a o t i b n l n e L n o f r t d h , ew Hhoouse, o o n h a a e d , h b e r o u e g n n h l t d this that in the performance of the duties of the office of Lord- Lisutenant of this county he had enjoyed the full confidence of the Government of which he (Lord Stanley) was a member. He could only say that it had been generally considered that the union of the t ., •0 offices in the same persons was advanta geous to the public interest. The Earl of WICKLOW said that an implied compact had existed that the two offices should be united—that where the offices were separate, the one that should become first vacant should be given to the holder of the other. He had formerly very much attacked Lord Grey's Government upon this sub ject, but the course of events had led him to regret the course he had taken. He would remind the House that in the case of the Lord Lieutenancy of the county of Westmeath, Lord Mel bourne had recognised the implied compact, that the office of Custos Rotulorum should be given to the Lord-Lieutenant, and had given that office to the Lord-Lieutenant, although the holder of that office was opposed to Lord Melbourne's Go vernment. He hoped that the Government would see that they had been in error, and acknowledge it. After a few words from the Earl ST. GERMANS in ex planation, The Marquis of NORMANBY said he regretted that the Government did not acknowledge the error into which they had fallen. The answer which has been given in a former case was, that the Lord- Lieutenant did not read the newspapers to furnish himse;f with the information alluded to. If the Lord- Lieutenant, or those who surrounded him, had any better means of acquiring information than the public newspaper!, and they thought that it was not necessary to read them, well and good, but if they had no better medium of furnishing them selves with such information, he thought that they were hound to read them. With respect to Hansard being quoted, the oly al n lre o fe b r j r e e c d t a d n o a i nugth,sviotwinarserradunsfe theit w p a ru s e t e ct that eding swnhch as fithey Parlia ment. He knew not how this matter would end, but he could not help throwing out, far the consideration of her Majesty's Government, that the Noble Lord had it now in his power to put an end to all this public inconvenience. Care should ba taken not to permit the me to be mutt into a precedent. it TH_E sigN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 184(t ,1