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of the House and spoke of measures which " I proposed " (Laughter)—but he must tell the Right Hon. Ba rone t th a t , when a party was formed, it was not a single individual, how ever eminent his abilities might be, who proposed measures, but it was the party of which he was the leader. It must be remembered, however, that his Noble Friend, in supporting the Right Hon. Baronet, did not acknowledge him as his leader, but he did Lord Stanley, who had long been his political associate and intimate private friend, and with whom he voted on a certain occasion in driving the Right Hon. Berm t from power. He was not surprised that his Noble Friend, connected as he was with Mr. Canning, should have felt deeply upon this subject. For his own part, he never had any acquaintance with that illustrious man, and never saw him but once. It was in that House, and at a time when he had rather a hope than an expectation of becoming a member of that assembly ; and he could recollect how he listened, as if it were only yesterday, to the last breathing thoughts, and, he might say, the dying words of that great orator. He could recollect, as if it were only yesterday, the flourish and tumult which his mighty dreams created. Even now the melody of his voice still lingered on his ear, and he was afraid he should never see another Canning. A man who ruled the House as a rider ruled a high-bred horse— as Alexander ruled Bucephalus.—(Cheers and laughter.) Hon. Gentlemen might laugh, but he was conscious that they lived in a Parliament and in times over which a great change had come, and he was not surprised to find that even the public feeling assumed a sleepy apathy upon subjects of this nature. He well knew ti. at the tone and temper of that House had long since undergone a change, and he was conscious that it did not evince the pride, the spirit, nor the courage which it did in the time of Canning. He was not surprised that the vulture ruled when the eagle r eigned.— ( Cheers.) The Right Hon. Gentleman once said when in the House, and the phrase must be familiar to all, that Ireland was his greatest difficuity." But why was Ireland his greatest difficulty? He asked him, if he ha d acted with frankness towards Mr. Canning, in reg ard whether Ireland wouldrd to the communica tion he made to Lord Liverpool 29 have been the great difficulty which he felt it was at this mo ment. They were about to divide on an Ir ish_ question, and th a t division might be fatal to the continuance of his power. It is Nemesis that inspires this debate, and decides this division, and seals with the stigma of Parliamentary reprobation the catas. trophe of a sinister career : —(The Hon. Gent. resumed his seat amidst the most enthusiastic plaudits.) Sir R. PEEL—I am quite aware that the forms and usages of the House altogether exclude me from making any reply to the statement of the Honourable Member, but still in a matter so purely personal I dare say that the House will do that which is allowed to be a uniform custom, not to enforce a rigid adherence of an established usage. Ido not now ask to reply, but I ask the House in justice to suspend its judgment until an opportunity for a reply occurs.—( Hear, hear.) The whole of the question turns on this single fact— did I, or did I not, state to Lord Liverpool in 1825 that my opinion on the Catholic question was changed—( Hear, hear) —and that it must be settled ?—( Cheers.) The whole ques tion turns on that, and whether the statement in the report of my speech of the sth of March was a correct statement of the truth.—( Hear, hear.) I then stated that I said to Lord Liverpool in 1825, in my position as Secretary of State for the Home Department, as I was the only one of the Government who was opposed to the Roman Catholic claims, and yet I was responsible for the administration of Ireland, and seeing that my colleagues were in constant concert with the Opposition, that my position in the House was so in • tolerable, that I asked to resign.—( Hear, hear.) I believe every man has a perfect right to do so, and I was only deterred from pressing my resignation from the fear of breaking up the Government.—( Cheers.) In 1825 I opposed the Roman Ca tholic claims.—( Hear, hear.) In 1825 Lord Liverpool made the strongest speech that he ever made in opposition to these claims. I spoke on the question after that speech, and I dis tinctly stated my continued opposition, and this would have been quite inconsistent with the advice which it is alleged I gave to Lord Liverpool to settle the question, or to my express ing an opinion that the question should be set at rest.—( Hear, hear.) In 1826 I still offered my opposition to the question. In 1828 I still offered my opposition to the motion, and I was then left in a minority ; and I then said, in 1828, something similar to that which I stated to Lord Liverpool in 1825. I told my Noble Friend the Duke of Wellington that I could not longer be responsible for the state of Ireland.—(Hear, hear. ) The Clare election then took place, and I then said -and I said it for the first time—(Hear, hear)—to my Noble Friend the Duke of Wellington, that not only must I relinquish my posi tion in the House of Commons, and the office of Home Se cretary, but I also said that the time had come when this question must be settled—( Cheers)—and that in a private ca pacity I would do all that I could to aid him in the settlement of this question.—(Hear, hear.) Now, with respect to the Edinburgh Review, there has been a lapse of seventeen or nineteen years since those proceedings, and all the evidence was quite as accessible to the Hon. Member during the whole of that period as now.—( Hear, hear.) He had just the same opportunity then as now of bringing forward the subject— ( Hear, hear)—but he reserved himself until a particular period—(Hear, hear)—when I took a course with respect to another question which has not given him satisfaction.—(Loud cheers.) Yet, after a lapse of seventeen years, I am called upon to reconcile any objection which may be put forth. But the main question is, did I in 1825, or did I net, state that my opinion on the question was changed ?—( Cheers.) Lord Liverpool was a personal friend of Mr. Canning.---( Hear, hear.) Do you believe, with his intimacy with Mr. Canning, that if I had told him in 1825 that I had changed my opinion on the Catholic question, that he would not have communi cated the important fact to Mr. Canning?—(Loud cheers.) As for my speech I admit I did what many others do, I concocted my speech, and what occasion have I to admit that ?—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I have nothing to do with the Mirror of Parliament. The speech was delivered on the sth of March, and I was questioned on the 6th of March. The report, with which I had no concern, was printed on the 6th of March, and there you see the answer to the question of the sth.—( Hear, hear.) Now as to the Edinburgh Review, is any public man safe, if any anonymous writer makes a state ment in the Edinburgh Review and it is not contradicted im mediately, that it is to be taken to be correct ?—(Hear, hear.) Am I to contradict any malignant paragraph which appears, and if this is not done is the truth of it to be assumed?— ( Cheers.) But what does the Honourable Member state? It is, that the writer in the Review asserts that there is a letter in existence from me to Lord Liverpool, of the date of 1825, in which I state that the Roman Catholic claims should be settled.—(Hear, hear.) Now I challenge the pro duction of this letter.—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. Gentle man said that I had in my possession a copy of this letter, addressed to Lord Liverpool. What authority has he for making such an assertion ?—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") What authority has he for making such a statement ?—• (Cheers. ) If the Hon. Member knows the fact, I now chal lenge the production of it.—(Loud cheers.) But I will go a great deal further—l pledge my honour if there is a letter of mine written on the subject to Lord Liverpool, that copy I will produce in extenso, and then you will see w h a t i s th e ease.—( Renewed cheers . ) I stated on the sth of March that I made a communication respecting my resignation in an interview with Lord Liverpool—l have every reason to believe that the communication was personal. I was in the habit of seeing Lord Liverpool every day, and of communicating with him, but if this letter exists, a co py o f it s h a ll b e produced— (Cheers)—but I assert that I never did, in 1825, intimate to Lord Liverpool, or to any other person, that there was a change in my opinion on the subject of the Roman Catholic claims. —(Cheers.) I shall not say one word more.—(Hear, hear.) I have no right to make any further observations on what has fallen from the Hon. Gentleman, but I feel deeply grateful to the House for the indulgence it has extended to me On the motion of Mr. C. POWELL, the debate was a( journel. COUNTY WORKS PRESENTMENTS (IRELAND AMENDMENT BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, and re sumed, when the report was ordered to be brought up to morrow. ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL, This sal was read a third time and passed. The House then adjourned at a quarter to Two o'clock. LITERATURE. THE HISTORY OF EGYPT. By Samuel Sharpe. As the author of this noble volume very judiciously observes in his preface; after the hi s t or i es of the Jews, of Greece, and of Rome,' the next in importance among the ancient empires of the globe is, without any ques tion, that of Egypt. From that wonderful and myste rioas land we have derived our chemical and mathema tical knowledge ; from the emulation excited by its primitive inhabitants first emerged the arts of architec ture and of sculpture ; to its political systems we can almost trace the root of our legislative learning ; and the original texture of our philosophy, our poetry, and our practical studies have derived their colouring from pa , :sing to us originally from the country of the Nile. When we reflect, moreover, that the obelisk of Helio po!is was in existence at the remote date of Abraham's migration—that the colossal figures and tumuli which still excite our awe amidst the sands of Africa have braved destruction during four thousand years—when we remember that Plato s t ra y e d among i ts acac i a boughs, and that Pythagoras has strode upon its beach —that Thebes was in such glory before the birth of Romer and is in such ruin now — t h at t h e P haraohs battled' thelthaetpronpli a prophets, and that Al exan d er t h ere purpo se d . tua, erection ' city which should continue for ever and far eve; ?thee capital of the world, bearing his name to the avast' posterity—when we turn, moreover, to the deeds reozess achieved by the Em peror Napoleon, under 'the y stability, ~ea°plvro of the Pyramids, and then bPhold the stab ti a; ro g .f lo th ry at , of the present government, underrthegilidl' illustrious old man, Mahomet A blla not to regard with an exceeding interest the narration of the History of Egypt. Mr. s ' Sharpe has „ zed ni,sia a noble subject for the emp lo y ment of hi s historical earn ing and of his literary powers ; and nobly has he accon a _ polished his endeavour. MAYOR TO VA ITXHALL VISIT OF THE LORD GARDEM.—The Right Him. the Lord Mayor al; I n last l s a t gr e pa r party evening." oTfhieny fluential gentlemen visited the " Royal Proper were received by the spirited and liberal proprietors, to whom, a: well as Mr. T. Holt ( ac ti ng manager ), his Lordship expressed h . perfect approbation of the entire arrangements of the gardens—th character of the ent er t a i nment—and the good or d er th a t prevaile d , His Lordship and friends subsequently supped in the Grand Pavilion. PRESENT FROR HER MAJESTY.—Three splendid Cochin China fowls, bred by Mr. Walter, the superintendent of the Royal Aviary, at Windsor, have just been torwarded to Strathdeld says, as a present from her Majesty, to the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Valerian Wellesley, the brother of his Grace the Duke of Wel lington. ABOLITION OF THE " EARLY DELIVERY," BY COM MAND of THE raiTMASTER-GENERAL.—The following order with re ference to the early (I.:livery of letters in the metropolis was posted in the letter-carriers' branch of the Inland-office, a few minutes be fore eight o'clock last evening: —" Order of the Postmaster-General, dated June 13, 18-It;.—On the 25th Instant the early delivery on the City walks will he discontinued. The sub-sorters who deliver the City walks will, on and after that date, act as assistant letter-carriers on their respective walks. Mr. Kelly will reake proper arrange ments to carry these regulations into effect. To ensure the above order of his Lordship being carried Into complete operation, with the smallest possible inconvenience to the public, the letter-carriers hold ing such walks will prepare statements of the present deliveries, so that they may be equalised and regulated in compliance with the above urdep." (Here follow the names of upwards of 50 the early de ivory walks.). The operation of the above " order" will save the merchants and traders of the metropolis upwards of 2,0001. per an- num. Extensive changes in the management must follow It, as the chief part of the men on the City walks depend principally upon the public for their incomes, the "Crown pay" of the senior men being only 361. Se. per annum, or 1 is. per week. Last night (Monday) twelve additional letter-carriers were added to the list of general post letter-carriers. SUDDEN I)EATH OF MR. PETER GRlLLlON.—Yester day Mr. Peter (lrilllon, the well-known proprietor of GriMob's Hotel, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, died under the following awfully miden circumstances:—Between nine and ten o'clock the unfor tunate gentleman was standing in the rick-yard on his farm at East Acton, superintending the erecting of a rick of hay, when he was suddenly observed to stagger and fall to the ground. Re was imme diately picked up and conveyed into his residence, and Mr. Clubbe, surgeon, of Acton, sent for ; but Mr. Grillion never rallied, and ex pired Just after the arrival of the surgeon. The inelancholy event has occasioned much regret in the neighbourhood, where Mr. Grillion was highly respected. STEAm-BoATS—In 1814 there ws but one steam-boat belon g i ng to the British empire. During thirty years the number has increased to about 1,000 British steam-boats, which are now na vigating to and from all parts of the world. IMPORTANT NEW HISTORICAL WORK. Now Ready, Printed and Illustrated uniformly with Miss Strickland's " Lives of the Queens." Vol. 1., Price lOs. 6d., bound (to be completed in about 6 vols.) of L IVES OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND, FROM THE NORMtN CONQUEST. By THOMAS ROSCOE, Esq. " This work will prove a great addition to English history. No better supplement to our annals could be supplied than well-written biographies of our Kings. If the succeeding volumes should prove as interesting as this one, we can imagine no more delightful series of books."—Weekly Chronicle. Hesery Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. VISIT of PRINCE ALBERT to LIVERPOOL. E LOO HOTEL,en lv t a a n t d er ge lo n o t , e fi el v a e cco mll m e m s o lt o?, Y o AL n tWheANToErtilh odfraomtionLaitvteh4 Shore, immediately opposite the Sea , commandin g a view of the vessels passing and repassing to and f rom the p ort of Liver p ool to all parts of the world. Sea -bathing, and Carriage Drives on the Sands, five miles in extent. The Royal Waterloo Hotel. Waterloo, near Liverpool, is con. ducted by IL S. HEWITT, (late of the Adelphi Hotel, Manchester,) who begs most respectfully to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public generally, that the premises consist of entertaining, coffee, and private sitting-rooms, servants' hall, forty bed-rooms, warm and cold salt water baths, which may be had in the house, with every convenience for large or small parties. The stables are good and extensive, having room for fifty horses, with lock-up coach-houses that will hold twenty carriages. The distance from Liverpool is only five miles, and omnibuses run every half-hour during the season. Waterloo needs no recommendation, either for purity of air or eligibility o f s it uat i on. Mrs. Hewitt (formerly Mi ss tqnith, who for many years managed the Hotel at Seacombe for her late parents, Mr. and Mrs. Parry), superintends the domestic department; and from her experience and well •known attention to the comfort of her inmates, hopes to meet with support and patronage from her friends and the public. Royal Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo, June 12, 1846. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. riTESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their 'lends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every Trasnsy and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post ;after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Nall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Patrons to the Opera, and the Public, are respect fully informed that an EXTRA. NIOLtT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, JUNE IS, When will be performed Bellini's celebrated Opera, entitled I PURITANI. Elvin., Madame Grisi ; Giorgio, Signor Lablache ; Arturo, Signor Mario ; Riccardo, Signor Fornasari. With other Entertainments, in which Madame Castellan will appear. To conclude with an entirely new Grand Oriental Ballet, by M. Perrot; the Music composed and partly selected from Felicien David's " Ode Symphonique of the Desert," by Sig. Pugni, entitled, LALLA ROOKH ; or, THE ROSE OF LAHORE. The principal parts sustained by Mdlle. Cerito, Mille. L. Taglioni, M. St. Leon, and M. Perrot. Principal Dances : Tableau.—Pas Symbolique, by Mdlle. Cerito, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse, Cassan, James, and Honore, and the corps de ballet. Tableau.—Le Chebouck, Pas Seul, by Mdlle. Cerito. Last Tableau.—Feast of Roses, Pas de Corbeils, by Mdlles. L'Amoreux and Julien, and the corps de ballet ; Pas de Neuf, by Mdlles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, and M. St. Leon, supported by Mdlles.Demelisse, Cassan, James, L'Amoreux, Julien, and Honore. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed (by desire, and for the first time this season), Donizetti's Opera, entitled, LITCREZIA BORGIA. Lucrezia, Mdlle. Grisi ; Arsini, Mdlle. Brambilla ; Gennaro, Signor Mario ; Alphonso, Signor Lablache. To conclude with the new Grand Oriental Ballet, entitled LA.LLA ROOKH; or, THE ROSE OF LAIIORE. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. The Last Week but One of the Engagement of Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi THIS EVENING Will be performed the celebrated6 l ;iaof STIIADELLA. Ales sandro Stradella, Mr. Harrison ; Signor Bassi, Mr. Weiss ; Barba rino, Mr. Burdini ; Malvolio, Mr. Stretton ; Leonora, Miss Rainforth. After which, Madame Montenegro will make her debut in the Grand Scena of NORMA ; and will also sing two Spanish Romances. To conclude with the popular Ballet of PAQUITA. Lucien d'Hervilly, M. Silvain ; Often°, M. Adrien ; Paquita, Mdlle. Carlotta Geol. In which also will appear Madame clinbilei, Madlles. Sali, Adele, Louise, Les Sceurs St. Louie ; M. Mathis, W. H. Payne, and the most numerous and effective corps de ballet ever introduced upon the English stage. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of ROMEO AN]) JULIET. Romeo, Miss Cushman ; Peter, Mr. Buckstone ; Juliet, Miss Susan Cushman ; Nurse, Mrs Glover. The Band will perform the Overtures, "Cenerentola," and " Due d'Olonne," the " St. James's Polka," " Philomel Walzer," and the " Chatsworth Quadrilles." To be followed by the laughable Farce of UNCLE JOHN. Uncle John, Mr. W. Farren; Friend Thomas, Mr. Tilbury; Mrs. Hawk, Mrs. W. Clifford; Eliza, Miss Telbin. To conclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL IINGS. Mr. Golightly, Mr. Buckatone ; Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury ; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Benda' ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The Last Two Nights of " Robin Hood." THIS EVENING WIII be performed a new Farce, called SISTER AND I. Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, A. Wigan, Emery, Turner, Kinloch, and Bellingham ; Miss E. Daly, Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, and Miss Forster. After which, a New and Original Comic Drama, la Two Acts, founded on a recent well-known event, called THE DUST MAN'S BELLE. Principal characters by Messrs. Keeley, Didolear, Meadows, F. Vining, Kinloch ; Miss Villars, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain Startling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CCEUIi DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Ur. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF AN UMBRELLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. Lambert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford, Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. Mathews, &c., will perform. After which a New Romantic Drama, in Six Tableaux, called THE QUEEN OF THE ABRUZZI. The principal characters sus tained by Madame Celeste, Miss Chaplin ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Ryan, Boyce, &c. To conclude with the interesting Drama of THE CABIN BOY. Monsieur Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith; Largarcette, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Julien, Madame Celeste ; Madlle. Laroche, Miss Woolgar. proved. Lord BROUGHAM did not fail to handle somewhat sharply the gross fallacies propounded by Lord STAINLEy, and wound up by reading him a con stitutional lesson upon the topic, repeatedly urged, of appealing to the country. We are glad to find that so leading an authority as Lord BROUGHAM lail down views upon this subject, in strict correspondence with those which we have already presented to our readers. Their Lordships last evening got into Committee. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM moved the first of his amendments, the discussion of which occupied the re mainder of the night. Its purport was to secure a protection of 10s. when corn was at 485., instead of Is., as proposed by the measure. The Earl of RIPON resisted it, as directly tending to maintain all the disadvantages of the present system, which their Lordships had already, in principle, decided should be removed ; and he farther stated, that the exceedingly di minished sliding-scale, temporarily imported into the Bill, had not been introduced in the nature of a com promise with the landed proprietors, but exclusively upon the ground, that it would be not altogether wise to allow the principle of the measure to come sud denly into full operation, without allowing a short time to elapse, in order to mitigate the temporary evils, inseparable from any great alteration in our laws. The Ministerial clause was carried by a ma jority of 33. Such a division is most cheering, nay, conclusive in favour of the ultimate passing of the Bill. The division on the second reading, yielded a majority of 47. It was stated that, apart from the proxies, Ministers, on that _occasion, had only a ma jority of 12. We have now a majority of 33 in Com mittee, when no votes by proxy can be taken ! The inference is complete. We heartily congratulate the country. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT). The last faint hope of the protectionists has passed away. No longer is there doubt or danger either as to the final fate of the great measure of free trade, or of its being emasculated or weakened during its pro gress through the Upper House. The Lords have nobly discharged the duty they owed to their country, they have shown that no selfish considerations, no undue desire to keep up high rents, which it has been erroneously supposed the continuance of an obnoxious tax on a nation's food was calculated to maintain, have made them so indifferent to the real interests of their order, so blind to the sigr:s of the times, as to induce them to enter into a hopeless and vexa tious contest with the popular branch of the Legisla ture, with the nation at large. Their Lordships have well understood the constitutional nature of their functions. It was intended that they should present a check to crude and hurried legislation, should in terpose themselves against a corrupt and venal ma jority of the House of Commons, if such should have an existence, and to protect the rights and liberties of the people at large ; at least until an appeal to that people should enable them to have their wishes and feelings on a great constitutional question truly represented in their own branch of the Legislature ; but it never was con templated that their Lordships should constitute themselves into a formidable obstacle, an all but im passable barrier against the strongly-expressed desires and the ardent wishes of the nation. No rational man could suppose that an appeal to the general body of the people could have any other effect than to swell the ranks of the free-traders, and to render still more irresistible the patriotic phalanx who have arrayed themselves on the side of free trade, the abolition of all commercial restrictions, and the introduction of cheap food to the many: Their Lord ships have therefore acted wisely in at once freely and gracefully acceding to the popular demand, and by so doing have done more to retain the respect and esteem of the public and to strengthen their own power and just influence, than by any other course they could possibly have adopted. Many predictions had been hazarded by the enfeebled and prostrate faction as to the line of conduct that would be pursued : first, it was confidently stated that the noble policy of the Government would be rejected by the Commons, or so mutilated and altered as to be quite inadequate to the wants and wishes of the country. Much disappointment was felt when it was discovered that the magnanimous and disinterested support rendered by the great political rivals of the Ministry, and the sound judgment evinced by many of those who had formerly been advocates and supporters of the corn laws, removed that hope. Then arose the question, " What will the Lords do ?" and bold assertions were unhesitatingly made that the Peers would reject the measure, and at least delay its triumph until the re sult of a general election should be ascertained. This hope was alse frustrated, and the second reading was carried by a glorious majority. Then came the assurance that in the Committee the work of destruction would be effected, and that although it was vain to contend against the principle, yet that much change would be introduced in the details, and that the proxies being no longer available in that stage of the discussion, the measure would lose the great support which had been obtained for it through the personal influence of the Duke of WEL LINGTON and the number of proxies at his Grace's disposal, and that it could then be pared down and diluted to such an extent, that it would no longer be accepted by the House of Commons, or received by the free-traders as a valuable and highly prized boon. The division of last night has, however, tested the fallacy, and proved the inaccuracy of the assertion. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM, by his amendment, sought to per petuate the small duty retained by the Premier for the term of three years, to save, as he himself said, a shadow of protection to the agricultural interest. His Grace, however, by his manner of introducing the subject, showed that whatever might be the expectations of his party, he himself had little hope of carrying his proposition. He did not speak with the energy or confidence of one ani mated and inshpiisresdpeebeyh tl b ie or p e ro th sp e e s c t t amop f v o i f et c o o r n y sc ; io o u n s Peers who spok e i n f avour of the d th e e contrary, feat. The amendment stated the little benefit that they considered it would afford if carried, and that, as a measure of protection, it was ludicrous and inefficient, and that they only gave it their support because it upheld in some degree the principle of protection. It was for this very reason the more dangerous, as some straggling and doubtful votes might possibly be obtained from amongst those who had supported the second reading. The majority of thirty-three has, however, set the question at rest, and we may now congratulate our fellow-labourers on the certainty of an immediate termination of the discussion. This very night will probably conclude the sittings of the Committee, and in a few short days the Ministerial measure will have become the law of the land. Intelligence has been received from Rome of the 4th June. On that day the remains of the late POPE, hav ing been previously embalmed, were exposed to public view in the Sistine Chapel. The fortune left by GREGORY XVI. to his heirs amounts to two millions of Roman piastres. These accounts re present that tranquillity at that date prevailed at Rome ; but a letter from Leghorn, dated Bth June (four days later), states that the people had assembled in the streets of Rome, demanding the secularisation of the Government, and that peace had not been re stored until a collision, attended with much bloodshed, had taken place between the soldiers and the people. GAETANINA, the favourite Chamberlain of GREGORY XVI., is said to have fled from Rome and to have sought refuge in Tuscany. A letter dated St. Petersburgh, June 1, 1846, says— " Many journals, both Russian and foreign, have an nounced that the cholera has made its appearance in many towns on the Russian frontier. Such a statement is entirely destitute of foundation. The epidemic has not even approached our frontiers." Madrid papers of the 7th have been received. They contain no intelligence of any description. No news from Lisbon of a later date than that already published had been received in Madrid. The Tiempo urges the necessity of dispatching imme diately to Rome some able diplomatist to watch the pro ceedings of the Conclave, and to open new negotiations on the subject of the Spanish Church. MADRID BOITRSE.—Three per Cents., 339.16 1 cash ; Five per Ce n t s ., 20 4 cash ; Debt without Interest, j.. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. The Chamber of Deputies on Saturday voted the colonial budget, and commenced the discussion on the budget of the financial department. A great num- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE l6, 1846. her of Bills have been withdrawn. The discussion of the budget of receipts, always the last measure of the session, is fixed for Friday, and there is every proba bility that, on Monday, the session, as fat as the De puties are concerned, will be terminated. The Constitutionnel, in relation to the late escapade of Doke PASQUIER, says, " It has been remarked that the Prince DE LA MOSKOWA has not of late been present at the sittings of the Chamber of Peers. We have reason to believe that he is re solved to avail himself of the earliest op portunity of publicly protesting against what, to speak in the mildest terms, must be de nominated the imprudent expression, the use of which during a recent trial astonished and hurt the feelings of nearly the whole of the Peerage. We hope that these words will be explained in such a manner as to give to the son of the glorious Marshal NEY the just satisfaction which he seeks for." The National mentions that a rumour is prevalent that the Government had received very important dis patches from Italy, announcing an insurrection in the Roman Legation, and that Austria had ordered her troops to be in readiness to march upon the first signal of outbreak, The French Government have received important dis pa►ches from Syria. M. GUIZOT, on Saturday, in the Chamber of Deputies, said, as an excuse for not an swering certain questions relative to Lebanon, of which a Deputy had given notice, " the despatches which I have received by the two last packets announce that changes have taken place in Lebanon, and measures have been adopted which greatly modify the present state of affairs in that province, and believing that my discussion would injure the interests of order, of peace, and the security of the Christians of Lebanon, I feel con vinced that any such discussion would be inopportune." The Moniteur Algerien, of June 6, represents the pacification of Algeria as complete. The Ocean, of Brest, of the 10th of June, announces the arrival at that port, on the Bth, of the corvette La Somme, Captain Alain, from the Marquesas, which is lands she quitted on the 16th of December. The colony was healthy, but was suffering from want of provisions. She brings home a portion of the garrison of the islands. At Otaheite all was tranquil for the present. No colli sion had taken place for some time ; and although one tribe still remained encamped, it traded with the French, giving cattle in exchange for seed corn. Queen PoMABE still refused to return to Otaheite. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGX RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 15. Boulogne and Amiens, 11% —Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), 13 —Central of Spain, 1% —Dutch Rhenish, 7% —East Indian, % —Louvain and Jemappe, 1 1 4—Northern of France Con tituted, 144—Orleans and Bordeaux, 10—Paris and Orleans, 47% —Paris and Rouen, 38% —Sambre and Meuse, s—West Flanders, 4. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) This Court was occupied in disposing of common jury cases, which presented no features of interest except to the parties con cerned. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER and Alderman Gams.) Henry Barnaby was indicted for stealing a box containing bank notes to the value of 275/., and other property, belonging to John Ratcliffe ; and Margaret Barnaty was indicted for feloniously receiv ing part of the notes, well knowing them to be stolen. Both pri soners pleaded not guilty. John Rateliffe, a victualler, at Harefield, near Uxbridge, stated, that on the 3d January he had a box under his bed containing bank notes and deeds ; he saw it safe that afternoon about four o'clock, when he believed there were five twenty pound notes, nine or ten ten pound, and about fifteen live pound notes in it. He missed the box about ten o'clock the same evening. During that afternoon, the witness had been two or three:times at the butcher's shop just by. He had since received the deeds and one twenty pound note. The male prisoner had been often employed at his house, which he knew well. John James Ratcliffe, son of the last witness, said he went on the afternoon of the 3d of January into the back house, and found the back door open, although he had seen it shut an hour before. At ten o'clock an alarm was given about the loss of the box. About nine o'clock next morning he saw the male prisoner with a man of the name of Lamb on his way to Bayard's Wood. A constable came to the witness on the 17th of ➢larch with information of the finding of his father's box in a field near. Witness went, to the field and saw it, when he found the lock of the box broken, and the notes gone, though the deeds were there and a promissory note for 600/. Joseph Lacy, said he found the box produced in Court, and gave it to John Ratcliffe. William Wither stated that the male prisoner came three or four rnon:hs ago to Mrs. Oliver's, in the Kingsland-road, and asked witness if he could change a 5/. note. The change was got, and witness after wards went with the male prisoner, and had something to drink. While in the public-house the prisoner said to him, if any of the other men came up (meaning from Harefleld), he need not say he had seen him. Mary Brash, who lived at Harefield, stated, that that on the 3d of January he saw the male prisoner standing near the prosecutor's house in the road, about seven o'clock. Samuel Webb said he was at work in Bayard's Wood, OR the 18th of Murch last, and saw, near some stubs, several papers belonging to Mr. Ratcliffe, which he had conveyed to their owner. Charles Filken, a blacksmith, at Harefield, said, that on the 4th of January lie saw Henry Barnaby and the man Lamb near Mr. Rat cliffe's house, and proceeding in the direction of Bayard's Wood. Witness went in a different direction, and discovered some fresh footsteps among the hay, which when he followed led him to snares set there. He afterwards, on the 18th of March, was taken to the place where the papers were discovered, and the spot was as near as possible that in which he had previously seen the snares. Mary Fores, a servant to Mr. Ratcliffe, said she had occasion t go out about seven o'clock, when she saw Henry Barnaby ten yard° off from the back-door, looking over the paling. Alter she tames back she heard some noise over head, in a room adjoining her mas ter's bed-room, and thought it was her master. She did not see Barnaby that night again. William Walmond said he had been in the company of the male prisoner about cix weeks ago. Witness had heard of the robbery, and had been accused of it. On that night wit ness said to the male prisoner, " Come, Nanny, how sly you keep things; Charlie (meaning the man Lamb) has told sue how you got the money." The prisoner bade him come and sit down beside him and he would tell him how he came by it. On the Saturday he put off his shoes, walked into Ratcliffe's, ' opened the back door, and leaving it ajar went up stairs. He searched first one bed-room and then went into another, but while there he was scared by the maid-servant, and he hid himself between two beds till she left the room. He then, seeing Ratcliffe in the butcher's shop, ;searched and found the box under the bed, which he shook, and although he heard nothing particular, it felt heavy and he carried it off and hid it. Charles Lamb came next morning into Barnaby's house andisaid, "Oh, Nanny (meaning Henry Bar naby) old Ratcliffe has lost some money." This led to a disclosure on the part of the prisoner, and both went out to Bayard's Wood, near some stubs, and there disposed of the papers which 'they thought would not be available, where they were found afterwards. Shared the notes between them, and hid the box in a furze field, where the snares had been seen. Barnaby said to this witness that he had his share of the notes sewed up in his mother's bed, and that Lamb had his sewed up in his wife's petticoat and stays. The witness had seen the prisoner with a 51. note in his possession. Pollee-constable 166 T said, he went to 31. Kensington-square, where the female prisoner was in service, and charged her with having money not her own. She denied having any, but afterwards admitted having received two Si. notes from her brother, who said he had picked them up. The constable still suspected she had possession of more, and charged her accordingly; but she denied having more. He, however, spoke to her mis tress, to whom he told the suspicions entertained against the brother, and said he must search the maid -servant's box. The female prisoner on this admitted having a 201. note of the Uxbridge Bank, and produced it from her box. The note was identified by Mr. Ratcliffe as his. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Huddlestone conducted the case for the pro secutor, and Mr. Doane defended the female prisoner. The RECORDER having summed up the evidence, the jury found the male prisoner Guilty. He was sentenced to fifteen years' transporta tion. The female prisoner was Acquitted. LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The adjourned meeting of scripholders in this Company was held this day, at the London Tavern ; Wynn Ellis, Esq., in the chair. The SOLICITOR having read the Bill, The CitmaatAN stated that the amount of scrip votes re corded at the last meeting was 22,248, and the number re quired in the terms of the sessional orders being 25,000, they were consequently obliged to adjourn the meeting to this day. The directors had since beenr entrusted with 6,522 all in favour of proceeding with the scheme, so that there were 28,778 scrip votes in favour of going to Parliament and not one dissentient.—(Cheers.) A resolution was then proposed by the Chairman in the usual form to authorise the directors in proceeding with the Bill, which was unanimously adopted and the meeting sepa rated. CHEAP RAILWAY CONiEYANCE FOR LABOURERS.— The directors of the Eastern Counties Railway have offered to convey labourers a distance of five miles along their line for one penny each, night and morning. ACCIDENT TO MR. COOKE.—Yesterday morning, a little before eight o'clock, Mr. Cooke, so well known in connexion with the electric telegraph, was riding a spirited horse on Blackheath at an easy canter, when the animal suddenly slipped and came down on his knees. The unfortunate gentleman was thrown with great violence over the horse's head, but with the feet still entangled in the stirrups, and on the horse making an effort to regain his legs he struck Mr. Cooke severely on the head with his fore feet. Fcr tunately assistance was at hand, and the animal secured from making further plunges, or the consequences must have been fatal. Medical attendance was instantly sent for, and Mr. Cooke con veyed in a deplorable condition to his residence, en Lewisham -hill, Blackheath. NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.—We understand that this railway will, in all likelihood, be formally opened by the directors the length of Dunbar on Thursday, the 18th, and that it will be thrown open for the conveyance of the public a few days afterwards. PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY.—EarIy in July next, a a grand fete champetre will take place for this society, near the grounds of the Bishop of Rochester, Bromley, Kent, on which occasion, in addition to the amusements of the day, the principal portion of the troop of equestrians belonging to the establishment of Mr. W. Batty, of Astley's, have been engaged for the occasion. DEATHS BYPROWNING IN THE THAMES.-011 Mon day evening Mr. Payne held two inquests on the bodies of persons accidentally drowned in the Thames. The first was held at the Steel-yard coffee-house, Upper Thames-street, on the body of James Daly, aged seventeen. It appeared that, on Thursday evening last, deceased was bathing, with other boys, in the Thames, at Bankside, opposite to Barclay and Perkins's brewhouse, when he get out of his depth, and was carried away by the tide, which was running rapidly down at low water. A man of colour, named Bowling, dived after him, and caught him by the hair, but, as he was dragging him ashore, the force of the tide broke his hold, and before he could seize de ceased again, he filially disappeared. A waterman, who found the body on Sunday morning, locked in the paddle wheel of the Topaz steamer, said, bathing in the Thames at low water was extremely dangerous, as the steamers drew the water off so rapidly that the bathers were drawn with it, and generally drowned, if they could not swim. The second inquest was held at the Rose and Crown, New wharf, Whitefriars, on the body of James Mackenzie, aged twenty four, a compositor, late in the employ of Messrs. Levy and Robson,printers, Great New-street, Gough- square . A b argema n, named Janes, said he saw deceased, a little b e f o re si x o'clock l on Sunday ai morning strip himself and jump off one o f the barges at te wharf. lie was a good swimmer, and swam ont Int o ne th t e he m n id s d w le am of the river, when he sank, but rose again laughing. towards the barge, and when within thirty yards of i t, he threw his hands about as if in play, and again sank. He rose once more, made a w- signs of distress, and then fi na lly disappeared. Though_ effosnot rts we found re made to save hhn, they did not succeed, a nd the bod} until three hours after the occurrence. V er dict in each case, Acci dental death." SALE of THE LIBRARY Y t day the sale of the AND COLLECTION OF AUTO GRAPHS OF THE LATE N. - o 0. of es cr m TM cripts, autographs, and TTPCOTT, formerly librarian to the extensive library and col e ta p cott, Eget., state papers of the late VV - London Institution, was commenced at Messrs. Evans's Auction rooms in N e w Bond-street. Bovvden's " 111 Memoir s of J. P. Kemble," published in 1625, in 2 vole., at 1 guinea, yesterday sold for 4 guineas, in con s eq uence of its being extensively Illustrated with s cene prints. play-bills, and newspaper cuttin gs re f erring to Kenlble. The same author's Memoirs of Mrs . Siddons and Mrs. Inchbald, similarly illustrated, sold for 3/. 12s. and 4/. 185. Lord lityron's " English Bards and Scotch Reviewers," published in 1810 at about 10s., sold yesterday for 4/. 45., from its coataining portraits and au- S. Rogers, Wordsworth, Sydne tograph letters of Charles Lamb, Smith, &c., Icon Basilike, the portraiture of his Sacred Majest y Charles 1., Richard Evelyn's copy, sold for 2/. 13s. The other lots sold yesterday consisted principally of old catalogues of book sales, which fetched large prices, and br oa d s id es relating to balloons, new:: paper cuttings, &c. It was asserted yesterday, by some of Sir Robert Peel's adherents, that he wag deteradw 19 try the 44 , 0 of a disw lutiOß DON he resigns, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWT CITY, QUARTEt? TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about 5,000 bales. The market was dull, and prices were a point in favour of buyers. The business consisted principally of American, at 3 d. to 51 1 d ; 50 Bahia, at 6d. ; 150 Egyptian. at 5 1 / d. ; and 50 Sea Island, at ls. to Is. 6d. - - The probability of the Canadian railways being suspended, in consequence of the unsettled state of our relations with America, upon the Oregon question, must be a source 01 anxious solicitude with those interested in.the prosperity of our important colonies. It is certain that, as a Toronto writer upon this subject very justly remarks, the construction of the Quebec and Halifax Railway is necessary to secure the completion of all, or any of our Western lines. It is the only thing which will give them a British tendency and thoroughly interest British capitalists in their favour. At present the calculations of the Great Western and Toronto and Lake Huron Companies are founded chiefly upon the amount of American traffic which will be secured to these routes. The provincial business is not indeed lost sight of, but it is brought in as secondary to the advantage which would be derived from the travelling propensities of our neighbours. " Such being the case, everything is at a stand-still, and will continue so until the Oregon question is settled, and the more threatening disturbance with Mexico put to rest. We understand that the last letters from London to the Great Western Company were, that the proprietors in Lon don would carry it through at whatever cost whenever the war movement at Washington was a little quieted ; and we see by the packets of the 19th April that its stock had ad vanced another 2s. 6d., having risen to 41. per share. What our Toronto and Lake Huron Company are about we do not know : We make these observations because we think that, how ever much an embroilment with the United States ma) affect the temporary and present repaving power of a Central Canadian Railway, it has little t o do with its suc cess in the long run. American traffic cannot be de pended upon, but a successive increase of our own is cer tain. We make them because we think that the nature of our lines through this western province has been put in a false position in England, and that except in entailing an additional expense, a war with our neighbours has little to do with their success. Such at event would raise the price of labour, and consequently in crease the cost of construction, but it would also stimulate internal trade. Our people got rich during the last war, the farms were better stocked, and the merchants' shops better supplied at the end of it than when it began. This is not a manufacturing or a speculating country to be beggared by such an occurrence—the only evil which it could do us would be that vague fears and a high rate of pas sage money would diminish immigration." The funds have been very quiet this morning, but upon the whole are firmer, owing to the favourable appearances in Parliament for the passing of the Corn Bill. The advance in wheat, however, is considered to indicate a disposition to regard the weather as somewhat too dry, though foreign orders for shipment hence to Belgium are likewise alleged a, a cause, and this may influence the funds. Consols for the Account have been 95%. Exchequer-bills of 1,000/. have realised Ils. premium. The _New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 96% to 97, and the Three p er C en t s . 95 to q. Bank Stock has improved to 205% and 206 1 /,. The Foreign Bonds have been heavy except as regards Portuguese, which have improved on account of favourable advices of June 7 from Lisbon, received by a Russian man-of war arrived at Portsmouth. The Three per Cents. have been 4814, and the Four per Cents. 48 1 /,, to 49 1 / 2 . Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted 24 to 1 / 1 , and the Three pei Cents. 36% to 37. Mexican are dull at 28 to 14, and Grenada at 20 1 ,4 to 20%. Railway Shares move uniformly, to a great extent, with our own securities, being neither very lively in demand nor buoyant in price, and yet, at the same time, not depressed. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSIN( O'CLOCK. PRICES. .• 205 20634 206 v Bank Stock .. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 96% 97 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10%4 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. 26 20 Ditto, under 1,000/. 26 South Sea Stock .. Ditto. Old Annuities .. .. 94 Consols for opening • • •• 95 1 4 Exchequer Bills. I%d. 11id. 1,000/. 5001. . Ditto. Small 11 - - - pm. 16 - - - pm. 16 17 12 - pm. FOREIGN FUNDS. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent .. Grenada, 1 per Cent .. 203 'A, Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account 284 28 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, 3 per Cent .. .. • • • • 48% Ditto, 4 per Cent .. • . 49% 483 Ditto, for the Account 49 1 4 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 2414 Ditto, for the Account 244 Ditto, Three per Cent .. 36 3 4 37 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 60 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 913% Ditto, for the Account ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. 401 i 20A3 PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Buckinghamshire .. 425. di5....... dis. Caledonian 10 .... 113 10% lO% Ditto, Extension .. 214 .. • Derby and Crewe .. 2% .. • • 6 83 S •••• • • • • Direet Manchester (Rastrick's) 5% .... 37 .......... Direct Northern .. .. 2y4 .... . Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 24 % Ditto New .. .. 10/. 165..... 8 p.......... Do. Pcrpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d. .......... Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. Cl. 13s. 4d. % p........ % p Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... 1% ....... 1 1 A East Lincolnshire 1 . . Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 75 .. •••. • • .. 75 Goole, Doncast., and ,theffield,&e. 425..... Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% .... Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 2214 .......... 22% Great North of England ...100 .... . Ditto New .. .. 5 .. • . 52 Ditto, New . .. 10 .... 39 Ditto, New .. . •• • • Great Western .. 85 • • . Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 16% . Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 .... 4% Leicester and Bedford.. 225. London an i Birmingham ..100 • • • • Ditto Quarters .„ .. 2 .... 2834 London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. London and Brighton .. 50 .. . 65 Ditto ditto Fifths London and Croydon .. ..13/. 153 9d... 2134 London and Greenwich .. 12/. 15s. 4d. Do. Prefer. or Privilege .. 18/. 17s. 2d. London, Ilcunslow, & Western .. 2 .... London and South-Western ..41/. Gs. 10d.. • 78 773 •• • • Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 34 .... 52 Ditto, New .. . • .. • • 17% London and York .. 1"%, 2. ..... . Lynn and Ely .. .. 15 .... 13 Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 • • ..124 •• .. Ditto, half Shares .. 38 .... 5832 • • Ditto, Quarters .. .. 2 .... 9y, 10 Ditto, Fifths .. .. 3 .... 1254 •• . • Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . ........ • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• .• 4sß p.. • Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 13 4 Midland .. ..100 ....149 Ditto, New ~ 18 •• • • 31 .. Newcastle and. Darlington Juliet. 25 453{ 46 Ditto, New . • • • • • • 1 •• • • 9 Ditto, New, Brandling 25 .... 44 Norfolk .. 20 .... Ditto, Extension . .. 2 .... _ North British .. • • • • • 22 14 •• • • •••• • • • Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 1 4 .... 1 ....... North Staffordshire .. •• 425. .... 438 37. p Northmpton,Banbury,&Chelthrn. 2 .... ...... Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 1514 •. • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% •• • Shropshire Union .. 425..... 132 dis ...... 134 dis. South Midland .. 425. dis.... •• .. dis South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33)6.... 3934 ...... •• .. 3954 Ditto. New (iss. at 32/.) No. 1. 16 20 .... ••• • .. 20 Do., New (do. 157.) .. No. 4. 2% 2Y,, • 2 3% Vale of Neath .. 2 .... 1 1 7 1 .. Welsh Midland .. 234 .... 1 1 , 8 West Riding Union .. 425..• .. 234 p 23.4 p Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... 3 2 2 Worcestr., Herefil., Ross, & Glon. 425..... 144 dis dis York and Lancaster .... 114 . York and North Midland .. 50 .... Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 1 1% ....... 8 p 16M 4i par ' 77% 52 28% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Central of Spain .. .. 2 .... 1 % 1 Dutch Rhenish .. • .. 6 .... 8 East Indian . ss. • • .. Y 2 Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 . 1 % .. 1% xd Luxembourg I '/s Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 10% .......... 10% Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 6 .• • • 6 U Paris and Rouen .. 20 .... 39 ••.••• • • • • 39 % Tours and Nantes Constituted .. .. •••• • . • - Rouen and Havre . .. 20 .... 28 .......... 28 MINES. Real del 111Qnte, Unregistered .... ...... LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY , LoNnog, Jura 16.—Wind E., moderato `breeze, and hot sultry weather. DEAL, JUNE 15.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Sea Nymph, VaSey, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Mary Honnsell, Baker, St. John's, Newfoundland ; Enterprise, Leufstadius, New York. Arrd. from the ltiver, Ranger, Dring, Cape Coast Castle. Arrd. from the River and sld. Delhi, Young, Batavia, Re.; Ceylon, Leslie, Calcutta. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 15.—Wind N.N.N.—Sid. 14th, Aurora. Landela, Havannah ; ;Corea, Finlay, Quebec; Statesman, Pyott, Sydney, New South Wales ; England's Queen, Sheddings, Bombay ; Hope well, Carter, Maranham ; Cambyses, Smith, Montreal. Coax, JUNE 13.—Arrd. Matchless, Hayes, Patagonia. PENTLAND FRITH, JUNE 10.—Arrd. Adam Smith, Patagonia. HULL, JUNE 15.—Wind light.—Arrd. 13th, canton, Harding, Boston ; 14th, Intrepid, Wilson, Savannah. Sld. 14th, Augusta, Cook, Valparaiso. YARMOUTH RoADs, JUNE 13.—Alrrd. Agnes, Brown, ILTddewalla. BRIDPORT, JUNE:I4.—The Irietoria, Hill, from Shields, arrived here this morning : reports having fallen in with a vessel's mast, about five feet off the bar, and it appeared as if the hull of a vessel was attached to it and afloat ; the mast was to all appearance about eighteen inches through, with iron hoops round it. Old ,Harry, bearing N.E. and by N. about five miles. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) HOUSE 01? LORDS. THE %VlSzimez, wr. IVES, AND CAM' BRIDGE JUNCTION. afford to the millers and maisters of England, a communication with . the district about Lincoln, front which they were excluded by w ant of communication. This would be a great advantage, as a la P g e quantity of flour was cultivated in Lincolnshire. There was aWI considerable traffic between Hull and Lincoln, for timber, &c. himself, expended about 100,0001. or 150,0001. per annum In corn, 10 the immediate neighbourhood. Lord Worsely, who stated that he was Chairman of the Company' was next called. He gave evidence as to th e grea t nece ssity for such a line as the proposed, and the great advantages that would result from its formation. Ile was cross-examined by Mr. TEMPLE. , Mr. TEMPLE, in the course of hi s cross - exam i nat i on, su ddenly stopped. and said that he underst oo d th at some arrange ment had been made between the promoters and the petitioners; the result the which would be that the objection s h e was about to raise against Bills, would be obviated. He withdrew the opposition on the Or b of Mr. Alainwary. Mr. PAGET then proceeded to call Mr. William Thorne. a p ro ,: prietor of land near Barrow - , who gave general ev' i deuce in favour of the li ne . Th e learned coatis' was about to call the next witness, but on receiving some con' = • L e Ideation from Mr. Parkes, th e agent for Bill e, the observed that he had been t o ld th a t h e was o ccupy i n g their Lordships' time uselessly, as M r. h ope had re moved all opposition by private arrangement. not Mr. PAEKES said that there w as b u t one pet i t i on w hi c h had A been disposed of in this mariner, and he believed no appearance been made on the part of the petitioner. He had seen the agent this morning, and that gentleman had told him that he had received no communication from his clients for some time, and not having t he necessary papers, he was not prepared to oppose the Bills. The agent subsequently came forward and confirmed this statemen!: wit h the opposition being now remov e d, th e C omm i ttee procee ded the engineering and some other evldencepro forma. Mr. Fowler, the engineer to the line, gave the usual engineering evidence. Mr. Parkes gave evidence on some points of form. The clauses were then adjusted, and the Bill passed. The Committee then rose, with the understanding that the BO should be reported this evening. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XIII. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; Sir Will the chair. l a m Clay, in IMPORTANT DECISION. AYRSHIRE AND GALLOWAY. Mr. BOYLE proceeded to sum up the case on behalf of the pro . rooters. He reviewed at some l e ngth t h e c h aracter of t h e line and _ accommodation it would afford to the important mineral field of mellington ; to the a_ricultural produce of Kirkcudbright and shire ; and to the sheep, cattle, and passengers passing to and fro''' . (he two counties. Having dwelt shortly on the character of the oPP ° sition to the scheme, which he sub m i tte d h a d not ma d e o ut the case , , he concluded by calling on th e C omm it tee to aff i rm t h e preamble 0 , the Bill. The room was then cleared for a decision. On the admission of the parties, The CHAIRMAN intimated that the decision of the Committee wet, that the preamble of the Bill had not been proved. GROUP X.X. The Committee on this (the Windsor) group met to-day, at tWeI V° o'clock, in Room No. 31 (Grand Corridor). Present, Mr. SotherOn (chairman), Mr. Pigott, Mr. Ross, Lord W. Benthack, &c. They resumed the consideration of the LONDON AND WINDSOR. Mr. Thompson, the engineer of the company, whose direct evidenc e in favour of the line was concluded yesterday, was now cross-exy mined at considerable length. GROUP XXXIII. ct The Committee on this group met to-day in Ro om N o . 24 (Grand Corridor) ; present, Sir Robert Ferguson, the Marquis o f Worcester. Viscount Norreys, Mr. Smollett, and Mr. Fellowes. They proceeded with the examin a ti on o f w it nesses ou the Wa r wiekshire and London Railways, called WORCESTER, AND WEEDONf HAMPTON AND ASHCHtTRCH, HAMPTON AND DA.NBUR.Y. The evidence related entirely t o th e t raf fi c i n t h ese lines, ~ a nd it b y „ was endeavoured to establish that th e pl aces t o b e acc o t r.modate'.., them were of more importanc e th an th ose to b e reac hed by `" itirmingham and Oxford and other competing lines. GROUP This Committee re -assembl e d to•day, LIII. at twelve o'clock, in Room 2G, (New Houses of Parliament). Present, the Hon. E. Lascelle (m the chair), the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. R. Clayton, CAP."" Dalrymple, and Mr. Hildyard. SHREWSBURY AND DIRD'UNGHAMI The evidence in favour of this scheme was again resurnedr. mottling, Mr. Scott, th e c h a i rman of the Birmingham Canal C T e 0 pany, being th e fi rs t w it ness. He stated that the r i va l sch! would pass over some of the most valuable coal-mines in Stan ° Lt shire, thus inflicting great damage, not only on the proprietorsr l, the public at lar g e. Hi s ev id ence i n other respects WOs that previously laid before the Committee. THE LYNN AND ELY, THE LYNN TO SPAL DING, AND THE EASTERN COITNTZES EXTENSION. The Committee met again this day at eleven o'clock, Earl Grey Chairman. After some desultory conversation, the Committee came to the resolution of passing the preambles of the abo ve Bills, subject to the formal proofs. The clauses of the Bills were then gone into. 36°1%11130N .aralco ironE , TUE DONCASTSIZI, WANSTZEZID, AND Limas proceeded with the evidence sh ow i ng the grew amount of traffic on the proposed line of railway. DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH. ccumprOßD, CHICHESTER, PORTSMOUTH, AND PAREHAPI. The Committee on these Bills met as usual at eleven o'clock this morning in Room A, :yew Houses of Parliament; Lord Beaumont took the chair ; all the members were present. The evidence of Mr. W. Cubitt, as engineer to the Guildford, Chi chester, Portsmouth, and Fareham, was then taken. He was cross-exam Med by Mr. TALBOT, on the part of the Direct London and Portsmouth. Their Lordships were occupied nearly the whole of the remainder of the day with general evidence. GREAT Grarivany AND SE FIELD TONC WON EXTENSION. (Nos. Z. and II.) The Committee of their Lordships' House, appointed to consider the merits of these two Bills, mat at eleven this morning in Room B (New Houses of Parliament). The Members are, Lord Zetland (chairman), the Marquis of Exeter, the Duke of St. Albans, and Lords Galway and Southampton. Mr. HOPE, Mr. POET, and Mr. DENcoOZT, appeared for the pro moters of the Bills, and Mr. TEMPLE for Mr. Mainwary (t land owner), and other petitioners against the line. There were three petitions : one from Mr. Mainwary, and two from the inhabitants of Barton and Barrow. There was also a fourth petition, on which no appearance was made. - Mr. HOPE, having addressed the Committee on the part of the promoters, called Mr. Charles Seely, a mill-owner near Lincoln, who gave geuer4l CYI4CIISI In ATlnu of tin nue, 'Mach lig 144 Winil4 GROUP ',VIII. MIDLAND RAILWAY (PUR.CRASE OF OAZHAM CANAL). v !at Committee to which this line was re f e rred met tO - d a, twelve o'clock, in Room No. S. n nittee At the opening of the room it was announced that the u. intended to come to a decision will regard to the above Line. Atter a delay of a few minutes, COln' The CHA IRMAN announced that he w as i ns t ruc t e d by the boo (ri g ' mittee to state that the preamble of the Midland Railway of Oakharn Canal Bill) was proved. GROUP UV LEICESTER AND BIRMINGBAM. AND BRANCH TO COVENTRY. On the re-assembling of the Committee this morning, the P )° 1 ::, was ordered to be cleared, in order that the Committee mig ht C F /3 c n the respective merits of the different lines in the locanties _ ininghani and Leicester that had been submitted to them. On our re-admission, The Ctiaramex said that the Committee were of preambles of the London and Birmingham (Coventry Extension), and 01 the Coventry and Nuneaton (B irlmn* „,-,Mbies Leicester) Railway Bills were proved ; and that t he Pre ' — d the Direct Birmingham and Leicester and the Lei cester an mingham Railway Bills were not proved. opinion that tli: GROUP LXI. SCOTTISH CONSOLIDATION S. The Committee on this groin,assembled, at twelve O 'clock In Room 33, Sir John Duckworth in the chair, when evidence _ I: given as to the curves and radii an d o th er genera l feattireS or `,. Monkland and Kirkintilloch R a il wa y, as well as o f th o se of the at'," joining and tributary lines, pie object of Mr. Sergeant Wrang h4m : apparently being to show that, i n consequence of the diff i cu lty Inte. posed by the sharpness and sma ll ness of these curves an d r adii. 16 would be a great inconvenienc e t o b r i ng a ll the traffic upon a 11°. V where express tiaias were to run, and to be crossed by minera l trains. A long crcts-examination ensued to ascertain the extant to whici! the Monkland and Kirkintilloch line is subject to the crossing Out passage of cross tram coal trains between the collieries and the works connected with them, and which are so placed as to be intersected by the railway. At the conclusion of this evidence, Mr. Sergeant Waarion„„d *g addressed the Committee on behalf of the opponents of the Monks 7e and Kirkintilloch Company. In the course of his observation s in Learned Sergeant stated that the latter company e tl3 fact absorbed by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company, and tr anc amalgamation be approved the effect would be to drive the which would naturally go by the Caledonian line, the direct couif' circuitously by the coast. It was on public grounds alone that n e _l O posed this line. The Caledonian Company had no other aaocy es 1 0 the north of Glasgow except by the Garilkirl‘ _ B b ati L v d .01as less they were driven farther north to the Ecllnbuibl jy. There gow Railway, which is in the hands of au inimical is no doubt but that the Garnkirk Railway ~osnect to the getting to Glasgow. The same effect remained With i tiThr kian d and through traffic to the north. The gauge of th e ° Ecthaburel Kirkintilloch is now being altered, to suit the e wW and Glasgow line, and when this is completed tiler be an uninterrupted communication with Glasgow for the A w itl_t. is the onclOyirdPirect mode of coal-field. The Committee would have to recollect that L t. 7 l : the clause of the Act which directed the purchase was Passed' w railway of which it spoke, the Monkland and Kirkintilloch line, absolutely not In existence. The question, therefore, which arse was this, whether the clauses were binding which had been p assed under one set of circumstances, upon a totally different set of fftc.7. By the railways as they are now, there is still an apprehended c0i.;..0. petition, and it acted wholesomely in promoting the general benefit, while, if this purchase were allowed, there would be a great 11111 3011 naent of the traffic. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE, Last Six Nights of Mr. CHARLES MATTHEWS and Madame VESTRIS. MORE NOVELTY AND ATTRACTION. WELCH GlRL—Madame Vestris. MATTHEWS AND CO.—Mr. Charles Matthews. LOAN OF A LOVER. WHY DON'T SHE MARRY ? RAVENS OF ORLEANS. Ey Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Cowell, Rogers ; Mrs. 11. Vining, Mrs. Hughes, Miss Martin, and Mrs. Daly. HE WOULD BE AN ACTOR. NEW STRAND THEATRE Open every Evening, with the greatest Novelties of the Day. M. PHILLIPPE feels happy to announce, that the extraordinary Performances of the MONKEYS and DOGS have been received with the greatest admiration and applause, and will be continued every Evening at the above Theatre. Doors open at a Quarter before Eight; to commence at a Quarter after Eight o'clock. Stalls, 33. ; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. and lOs. 6d. M. PHILLIPPE will give his Performances EVERY EVENING at the STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch. NOTICE.—M. PHILLIPPE wants a Gentleman who could take the management of his business, as a PARTNER, throughout the large Towns of the United Kingdom. A security of 600/. will be required. For Particulars apply at the Strand Theatre, between the hours of Eleven and One o'clock. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Re-engagement of Mr. 3IACRENDY, for this Week only, and the Last Nights of his Performance in London this Seascn. THIS EVENINCt Will be perfermed the Tragedy of RICHELIEU ; or, tile Con spiracy. Cardinal Richelieu, Mr. Macready. Principal characters supported by Messrs. Cooper, 'Murray, J. Vining, Granby, Ryder. Bonner, Mrs. Stirling, and Mrs. Brougham. After which, the Comedietta entitled THE BRIGADIER. Bras • defer, Mr. Wallack ; Pomade, Mr. Compton ; Louise, Miss Stanley. To con,lude with a Grand Fairy Bal:et, entitled THE SPIRIT OF AIR. Principal characters by Miss Hodson, Mr. Fleamore, Miss Faucit, Bailin, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. and Miss Marshall, &c. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Prhicess Royal. Glorious success of the new Military Spec tacle of our Asiatic Conquests. Second and Last Week of the veritable General Tom Thumb, in his popular Drama. THIS EVENING Will be performed the New Asiatic Spectacle, called THE SIKHS' INVASION ; or, Our Victories of 1846. In which the whole resources of the Establishment will be brought forward. splendid SCENES of the HIPPODROME, by the French and English Artistes. The whole concluding with the laughable Extravanga of HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and his Seven League Boots. In which General Tom Thumb will appear, and introduce his Nigger melodies, dances, &c. Mr. BATTY respectfully begs to announce, that the THIRD MORNING REPRESENTATION, for the accommodation of the Juvenile Branches of the Nobility, Gentry, &e. will take place on FRIDAY, June 19, commencing at two o'clock. Bon-office open Irom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. • EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEILII and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents sen ti ,ti ou of .as accurately as can possibly be done, th e G reat eui , Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destr uc ti on of Ber ra Isftr:W eeik jamPeil took place ; produced under the direction The PROMEN A. richly ornon.' Ithwxlll.tbe bruliantly Illuminated at Night. constructed, w h ie rad GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been many eminentnative snri viete 'a frey. The Ban o o (311CI ITS In addition to the other a blust ,?!aha• a Z its a g d ain ep.rt eo ra nfl e el n ed ts.an to d t. cl O ud od es . bited CALYPSO'S FAIRY f} or t he Gardens, will be exhi. nated Gothic Bridge, representin g i i l a t t rached by relating his adventures to Calypso. % laterior Telemachus The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by li r. o __ mos;; complete and effective scale. Preceding the a novel laced, representing the Descent of Phoebus in the C h ... Win b. intro. a Chinese .........ot of the Ben. Farinelli will descend from Pagoda,_ seventy f eet to. Volcanic Dig Mona. play, ex::::' are on th e rise to lye him, and bear him h e ight, to the surface of the lake, h l i a s k c e h , r w ys h w ere h a om .r4 e. alad a Car wni rece festoons The Glass o to view the matchless collection of the visitors is splendidly ornamented with Carnivora by gas-light.. of lamps, enabling CConservatory • Pelicans, &c., at the Eruption at dusk. six ; Concert at half-past six ; and . . Admission, One Shilling. Feeding of the Carnivore at half-paSt face , the DEATH OF THE HON. COL. BUTLER' .P.—We regret to announce the sadden death of the Hon. Colonel I'ierse Butler , M.P. for the county of Kilkenny, which took place at his apartments in York- street, on Saturday evening last. The deceased gentleman was next brother of the Earl of Kilkenny, and has represented the county since 1832. He was in the 72d year of his age. ARTESIAN WELLS FOR LONDON—The chalk beds of London are considered to be an unfailing source of supply of pure soft water. The metropolis south of the Thames is at present stip , plied from that river, and it need scarcely be said that the quality of that supply is not so pure as might be desired. Speculation thwarted in railways, has, it appears, now been directed to sinking artesian wells for the metropolis, and last evening a meeting of the inhabit ants of the borough of Southwark was held at the Bridge-house Ta• vern, for the purpose of hearing an explanation of the plans of the new company, the nominal capital of which is no less than 2,000,0001. The explanations appeared to afford satisfaction to the auditory, but whether the plan will ever be carried into effect or not time alone can show. Mr. Gladstone has addressed a note to Mr. Waghorn on his project for the extension of steam navigation from Sincapore to Port Jackson, in which he says, " that he regard s w ith lively in terest a proposal the effect of which would the to diminish by one half, for many important purposes, the distance between the United Kingdom and the Australian colonies ; and that it will be to him a matter of sincere regret, if upon examination of such a plan those aePartinents of the Government which are peculiarly responsible in that respect shall arrive at the conclusion that the expenses are too heavy to warrant any early attempt to give it effect." THE SQUIRREL.—This nimble little animal was seen in the woods of Aigas a few days ago. The squirrel Liu never been seen in Wattage= before , --EctinOinvn Witness. THE WEATHER.—Surr OFFICE, JUNE 16. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 64; Highest. 81; Noon, 79 BAROMETER, 30.39.—W1ND, E., fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Warning •• 50 a:Mantes after G. I Evenin g .. 20 minutes after 7 4 : ~,,,, 1 2 i.„..., " ' l ° '4' A ;.- - .), - , ~ . . ‘'. 0 7 ,- --- - ')7 • ' b i J': [l . ' "1:: ,' • .ai 0S . ‘ l ' r ' ,----'-- ''''''',' - ' N . ~ ' . -"—..5... ~~, 44' innins Int LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1846. The further discussion which the Corn Bill under went in the House of Lords on Thursday and Friday last has enhanced the gratification with which we have from the first regarded the free-trade policy of the Government. The conflict between the protectionists and their political opponents grew warmer and warmer; the former, as a dernier resort, before suffer ing the Bill to get into Committee, made some ill timed, and narrow minded, but emphatic appeals to the episcopal bench to vote against the measure ; the spiritual Peers were aroused. Indignant at the suppo sition that, upon the paltry, miserable, and ungenerous ground of self-interest, they ought to have voted differently from what a majority of them had upon the second reading, and that upon the grovelling principle of pounds, shillings, and pence, they might even yet be considered capable of withdrawing their support, they at length accepted the repeated challenges thrown out to them, and freely entered the lists. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S was the first to appear. His speech was lucid and temperate ; his argument, pungent, and the exposure he made of the inconsistencies of the monopolists, most ,felicitous. His address is all the more acceptable, as he announced that it was, for the most part, in unison with the sentiments of the whole of the episcopal bench. He completely tore away the flimsy veil which the agricultural Lords, in extrernis, had thrown over their shameful appeals to the hier archy, and laid bare their selfish deformity. The Bishop reminded them it was in vain they affected, on the one hand, to treat the question as ruinous to the institutions of the empire, and the labouring mass of the population, and then, on the other, to invite the episcopal bench, upon money calculations (which certain lay Peers had the conceit to imagine they could make better than the Bishops themselves), to regard it purely as a landlord's question He repudiated this insulting argument, and showed they had as much right, and were fully as capable of taking a comprehensive view of the measure as their intermeddling opponents. He admitted their in comes might suffer diminution, but stated he should derive ample compensation from the probable effect of the Bill upon the comfort, prosperity, and well being of the great mass of the community. This was language becoming one of the heads of the Church. It conveyed, too, a keen rebuke. It showed a dispo sition to sustain individual losses, when the general good of the country was to be promoted, and, at the same time, operated as a caution to the monopolists not to let the nation see that whilst their professions took one direction, their acts took another. The Bishop vindicated the necessity of some change from the depressed condition of the labourer, such, that his children were debarred from want of decent clothing, to embrace the means of education that was open to them. The Bishop of EXETER next entered the arena, and endeavoured to rescue the protectionists from the da maging attack they had received. After a sprinkling of rhetorical subterfuge, he boldly proclaimed that the independence of the reverend bench was all in all to both rich and poor, and that therefore the temporali ties of the Church was what he chiefly looked to. So much did he manifest his heart to be wrapped up in this view of the question, that he almost licked the dust before certain of their Lordships, and obsequi ously rejoiced that they made it their practice to ap peal to the bishops whenever they thought their espe cial interests were threatened or invaded. For the sake of the poor, he desired their custom would never be departed from. High wages, and not cheapness of provision, was what he held to be of chief concern to the lower classes. This Reverend Prelate modestly disclaimed all knowledge of political economy. Per haps he thought it as well to do so, for if there is one point more than another intimately connected with this science, and which has been over and over again clearly elucidated and in controvertibly established, wsgue ad nauseam, it is this, that whenever provisions have been cheap, wages have been high. Shrewd HARRY of Exeter ! But the last word from the spiritual Peers was not to rest with _the Bishop of EXETER. The Bishop of OXFORD couched his lance, and made his adver sary reel in the saddle. In a speech of infinite credit, combining great powers of language with co gency of reason, he reduced the Bishop of EXETER to the level of his own humiliating argument. He denied the subtle version given by his reverend com peer of the appeals that had been made to their bench. He denied that the appeals had any reference to morals or religion, but solely to their incomes; and throughout his able address, like the Bishop of ST. DAVID'S, he visited the authors of this mean argument with marks cf withering contempt. He rejected the narrow idea of the Bishop of EXETER, that they sat in the Upper House, solely to represent a particular class, and denounced these appeals as highly improper and unconstitutional. What was best for the country, and not what was best for the clergy, was the beacon he steeered by. He would not allow the Bishop of EXETER to escape,' by professing an ignorance of political economy, and intimated that, a thorough acquaintance with its principles would have been readily enough displayed by his acute mind, had it suited the vote his reverend opponent had pre viously determined to give. The evils resulting from the heavily mortgaged condition of many of their Lordships' estates, the wretched effects upon the labourer, consequent upon the produced feeling of indifference on the part of the landlord towards his worldly - and moral welfare, and the manner in which this again tended to thwart the exertions of the clergy, were all of them different points which the Bishop of OXFORD pressed upon the attention of his auditors with peculiar force, and unpalatable truthful ness. The only way of doing justice to this eloquent speech is to recommend our readers to give it a careful perusal. We cannot, however, omit noticing the following powerful passage with which he silenced the cries cf " No, no," from the cross-benches, whilst he was representing the present corn-law to be an unnatural state of things :—" Do Noble Lords, who cry No, no,' know the meaning of the term natural ?' In the providence of GOD and by the order of nature, wheat grows in the field; it is fed by the dew and ripened by the sun, GOD working through certain known laws. But does any one believe that for the working man to have bread on the cheapest terms is not a part of the economy of the GOD of Nature ? I say a corn-law is unna t ura l . is t L iw or best. Lord Legislati on i s f or th e mos t p ar t, I a d m it , an inter ference with nat u r e , b u t th a t l eg i s l a ti on w hi c h as little a s possible int er f eres w ith th e or d er of nature t who had been absent d ur i ng t h e sd delivery coa of this of enlightened h speech, i was w arne d b y lit coadjutors e impression s attempted a reply. H e indulged itnbadmade, and a vein of ridi cule, and quoted VOLTAIRE. lie tickled the fancy, but the conviction wrought by the ennobling argu ments of the Bishop of O XFORD remained unshaken. The concluding remarks of Lord STANLEY bear the stamp of ingenuity, but not of ingenuousness. He surmised that, whenever a dissolution came, the country might return a majority favourable to the continuance of the aause of protection, and thereupon adroitly asked their Lordships, to reflect upon what would be their position, should they beforehand sanction the measure of the Government. Thi s was a rhetorical artifice, of the sophistry of which the mind of Lord STANLEY itself must have been fully cognizant. The assumption was too monstrous to entitle the inference to the least reflection. Mr. COBDE N long since, in the House of Commons, analysed the chances of the protectionists, were an appeal to to be made to the country, and demonstrated their worthlessness. That analysis has never been dis- GROUP LXV. This Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Dr. Bowling in the chair. GREAT 'MINSTER AND MUNSTER (NO. 2 - 111EILKENNY TO CLONMEL). The Committee having adjourned yesterday to enable the opPoslag landowners to come to some arrangement with th e p romo t e rs as ~, compensation for the injury their respective properties would sust 4tia from the formation of the line, Mr. TOTTENHAM, on the part of Sir Edward Kearney, one of 1: opposing landowners, proposed, after some discu s sion, to acce 4 l the offer made on Monday last, w hi c h had been then rejected, ,- ' 4,0001. as compensation. Mr. TAYLOR, on behalf of the promoters, said that in conSeci tuence hat of the repudiation of the off er h e was no t p re pared to renew offer, but he was prepared to refer the ease to arbitration or to jury, and to give 20 per cent. over the award. sgr" 4 After a protracted desultory discussion, it was eventually upon to leave the amount to the Committee. The room was then cleared, and on our re-admission, Of The CHAIRMAN annourced that the Committee was unaninionslY opinion that tne promoters should pay Sir E. Kearney 3,7 501 ' the With regard to Mr. Aylward's property, it was also decided by Committee that the compensation should be left to a special?.? . and that the promoters should pay 10 per cent. over that v alnau t. In consequence of Mr. Redmond, one of the directors of theo— pany, objecting to si gn th e agreement to pay Si r Edward Kez` l " e y the award made by the Committee, The CHAIRMAN said the Committ e e would not then passes - • hv amble of the Bill till that agreement was officially sign Company, e for The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow, to give`, that agreement to be ratified, and it this were not done, 1 ."`" mated they would not pass the preamble. CHARGE OF VIOLATION.—At Hammersmith police" court yesterday Mr Hardy Hislop, of Lansdown Villas. Fulham: road, was again charged with violating the person of Carolin e MA lock, his servant, who was left alone with him in the house Mull& her mistress's absence in the country. The complainant greatiY PT . varicated on cross-examination, and the surgeon said there waged 4 appearances to Justify the charge, the magistrate therefore dis the complaint. A RABID Doc.—Yesterday, between twelve and one o'clock, a terrier dog, seemingly in a rabid state, was observed run' ning along the Vauxhall-road, biting and snapping at everytb that came in his way. On reaching Millbank he seized a man named John Phipps, a bricklayer's labourer, by the call of the lee. and a lin his hand, In dictedim- mediately a severe wound. Phipps, who had a hove ell-directed blow mediately attacked the dog, and fortunate l y by a vre _ stunned the animal, whom he immediately Chatham, were walking through the his hat on his fo b r ack discovered the body of a well was at once incised and cauterised by HORRIBLE DISCovERY.— aatezillyignndiagynarnigtcmheuesriinrgiTenehgne:waesumsl :22 :111a e e y thy immediately proceeded B sh r i i p d wr ge i w gh o t o a d n s, d m h a l i s d. s t o o n ne. tr ro o aa m_ , .conjectu d on n it hi to s th fac e e Co w ro i n th er hi 's °' in Ids Mind for some time ; he 15 as sistance, and an exPreee h anwdressed y o pT. t ift n i h h aec a te n ß his on arrival, discovered e, Mr. George the remains to be is by in his a state of dee remains _ o w *, a married man, livin 14, Ord" those of Mr. Jam li r t a bano, and who has b * g at No ' of age. The Holy keen missing from his home for the last fortnig been flighty re that he must have falleu.ia near nbo i t:erx, tree, to: tnwwd lying oi ds n ompositiott , were conveyed to the Royal Pieces clothing. The rem Inn, on the Maidstone road, to aidstone await a coroner's inquisition. about 11ftY Years as kept from falling to On the 30th ult., a t Florence, the lady of Sir Woodbine Tar lo ' of a son. On the 7th i ns t ., at Mortlake, the lady of Joseph Blunt, ‘.„,., ..---.** of Hertford-street, Mayfair, of a soh. of a sGarland' On the 9th inst., a t N onington, the wife of the Rev. N. A. o—rui nd,on. On the Ilth inst., at Tunbridge-wells, the wife of Mr. Sanger of Oxf ord - street, of a son. 3 12t , h of in p s ar t. r , oc a k t .ban ew: Af gr i o l li o e n , CoOlyn the 12th q On the 13th i nst., at Clare cue-terrace, Regent's-park, the wife ° J. G. Reid, E sq., of a daughter. of Mile-end -end' daughter. the lady of Thon gs ------ MARRIED. .of On the 4th inst., at St. John's, Holloway, P. J. Meugena , ..., --- of Penge-common. to Emily, eldest daughter of R. W. Wallis , .r.Sq" - Holloway. On the 10th inst., at Bradford, Yorkshire, George John Gtinth o 7,, e ; Esq., surgeon, Newington-place, Kennington, to Louisa Math. eldest daughter of W. H. Holloway, Esq., of Eldon-place, Bradford... On the 13th inst., at St. Pancras Church, J. Hallett Browne, 1:2 9 17. M.D., of Euston-square, to Frances Elizabeth, daughter of the taw W. Fisher, Esq., of Muswell-hill. On the 13th inst., at St. James's Church, William Mark Wes' Esq., Coldstream Guards, to Amelia Jane, youngest daughter of the late Sir Robert Williams, Bart, of Penryn. Menzies, of At St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel, Edinburgh, Sir Robert h .. Menzies, Bart., to Anne Bulcarras Alston Stewart, youngest clang ter of the late Major James Alston Stewart, of tTrrard, Perthshire. DIED. On the 14th inst., William Stephen Walton, Esq., of Hercules buildings, Lambeth, aged 69. On the 14th inst., in Soho-square, Mr. John Marshall, aged 88. On the 14th inst., in Hamilton-terrace, St. John's-wood, Marl' Telict of the late James Drew, Esq., aged 85. On the 15th inst., at Walibel:l3.o.w, Mrs. Henrietta Binh=ll. widow of the late W. Milburn, Esq. On the 15th inst., Lillies, the wife of Mr. John Chrisp, of Fowkes" buildings, Great Tower-street. On the 15th inst., at Broomfield, near Chelmsford, Thomas Christy. Esq., aged 70. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 111. Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the PreenOt °r the SAY O 7, la the County Of =Mom, Tuesday► Jan° 16, 1646. Just ready, In 3 vols. post Bvo., SECOND LOVE , A Novel, FROM THE NOTE-BOOK GF A TRAVELLER. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.