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lurnitlAL PARLIAMENT. T!OUSE OF LORDS, Augusd 30. Their Lordships met at Four o'clock. NEW PEER. Lord HOLLAND took the oaths and his seat. EXPLANATION. Lord LYNDHURST said, that in consequence of an erroneous report of what he had said on Saturday—no doubt from the inaudible manner in which he spoke— but nevertheless, from whatever cause, there was an erroneous report in the newspapers, and especially in the Standard, a misconception had arisen. The result had been, that he had received a letter, written by the Right lion. Baronet lately at the head of her. Majesty's Government, part of which was quite of a personal na ture, and to which he would advert presently. Before, however, he said anything as to these misconceptions, he world advert to what the statement really was. Befox e, however, touching even on that, he might observe that in consequence of that misrepresentation he had hed a communication with the Right Hon. Baronet, hot, however, with any view to seek his concurrence in the course which he now pursued, or with any idea of asking his advice as to that course, but simply that he might matte that Right Hon. Baronet acquainted with the course which he had decided upon adopting. In his lest statement he confined himself simply to what he said, and did himself. He had no opportunity of communicating with the Right Hon. Baronet, and be did not consider that without such a eommunication he had any authority whatever to state how the Noble Lord received his statement, or what answer he made. He confined himself simply, therefore, to the statement he had made himself, and the part be acted in that transaction. Having referred to this, he would now refer to the letter which he had received from the Right Hon. Baronet. The Right Hon. Baronet thought it right to state actually what took place between them, and he (Lord Lyndhurst) was quite satisfied and pleased that he had been disposed to do so, because their Lord ships would find that, so far as he (Lord Lyndhurst) was concerned, the statement of the transaction was a correct one. That letter confirmed distinctly and clearly everything that had fallen from him. The Right Hon. Baronet said this :—" You are reported to have said, that after the dissolution of the late Government he (Lord Lyndhurst) communicated with several friends of the other House, in order that former differences might be forgotten, and the Conservative party be reformed, and in order not to be subject to any misrepresentation, he communicated with some of the members of the late Government, and that the proposi tion which he made to the Noble Lord had no reference to any particular measure." He had already stated to their Lordships that his object was not at all to obtain the concurrence of the Right Hon. Baronet, and that be did not wish even to obtain from him any advice as to the course which he was about to pursue. The Right Hon. Baronet in his letter said, that his (Lord Lyndhurst's) taking office under the new Government that might be formed from the coalition was quite out of the question, and that he (the Right lion. Baronet) had declined being any party to the proposed combination. The Noble Lord said he confirmed the statement of the Right lion. Baronet. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said, in the absence of Lord Brougham, he had been requested by that Noble and Learned Lord, who had observed that the appointment of Mr. David Pollock was said to have been to make way for a friend of his, to say that that learned Lord had recommended Mr. David Pollock for 'tile ap pointment after having heard him practise before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Counil with great ability, and that it was only after the vacancy had oc curred that a friend of that Learned Lord's had been selected far it. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL. The NOBLE EARL presented a petition from Mr. W. Brown, merchant, and late of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, agains the Bill brought in by the Go vernment. Earl GREY stated that upon his accession to office he had found the draft of a Bill prepared on the subject of the legislation of New Zealand. The subject was one which deserved the greatest consideration upon the part of any Government entrusted with the affairs and management of that distant colony. There was a distance of between 400 miles between Auckland, the present seat of Government, and Wellington, the most populous town in the island, which rendered communi cation between those places very difficult, and made it desirable to establish in the island a Legislative Council in each of these places. There was a difficulty, however, connected with the existence of such a state of things hich should be overcome, which was the discrepancy which might exist in the amount of du ties levied at the different places by different authorities. From the latest accounts, he believed that there would be no more difficulty in extending legislative represen tation to one part of the island than to the other. As the till was, he should be inclined to propose that the clause which referred to-it should stand. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the Drogheda Steam-packet Company, against that clause in the Steam Navigation Bill which enforced the neces sity for tarrying paddle-box boats. Lord MONTEAGLE presented similar petitions from the London and Bristol and other steam-packet com- WRECK AND SALVAGE BILL. The Earl of CLARENDON moved the third reading of this Bill. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH objected to that clause which made it necessary for the boats to be of a certain length and breadth, and considered that it would cause a great deal of inconvenience, unless a more ex tensive margin were allowed. The Earl of CLARENDON said that the same ob jection had occurred to him, but the table had been carefully revised by the Admiralty, and they had ap proved of it as being sufficient for safety. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH hoped the Noble Earl (Clarendon) would postpone the Bill to•mozrow, that this point might be considered in the interum. The Bill was postponed accordingly. RATEABLE PROPERTY (IRELAND). The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in moving the order of the day tor going into Committee on the Rateable Property (Ireland) Bill, said that he wished to call the attention of the House to it as a Bill having reference to the present unfortuuate prospects in Ireland. The value of the property was to be estimate& by the grand jury, in order to prevent two or more different systems of valuation from prevailing in Ireland. Two clauses, 36 and 37, had been omitted, and those he proposed should still continue so. He should also move that clauses 75 and 76 be omitted. The clauses were accordingly omitted. CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then moved the second reading of this Bill. Their Lordships were aware that the expense of the force for several years past bad been very severely felt. Lord MON (EAGLE said he entertained several ob jections to the principles and provisions of this Bill, but he had no wish to throw any impediments in the way of its being read a second time, as it was so thoroughly interlaced with the other Irish measures that lay on the table of the House. He thought it would be but fair to postpone all these Bills till to morrow, without wishing in the least to throw an im pediment before the progress of any the of them. The Earl of WICKLOW said he admitted with the Noble Lord the importance of the Bills brought in, and the number of them ; but he had never seen a session when it was better, especially with Irish Bills. He did not see any great reason, however, why a few days should not be allowed. But in respect to the present Bill he did not feel the force of the Noble Lord's remark, as on the second readarg the principle merely was involved, and details would come after to be considered when they went into Committee. Lord MONTEAG LE said that the present was a great national crisis for Ireland, and their Lordships would be guilty of a gross misapplication of public money if they gave their sanction to the present Bill. It was a mis take to suppose that that House had had nothing to do with the constabulary of Ireland. That constabulary was a civil as well as a military force, and while they were subservient to the local authorities, while they were employed to fulfil their Lordship? warrants, while they were partly supported by votes of that House, they had aright to see that this 160,0001. (a sum greater than any voted for the relief of the distress in Ireland) was properly expended. Who would thank their Lord ships for this grant? Not the people of Ireland, but the landlords. Would it not be better to give it to the Board of Public Works in Ireland, to be expended in providing labour for the working classes? One word more before he sat down. He prayed their Lordships to consider the principle which was involved in this Bill. It affirmed the principle that the repeal of the corn jaws entitled the landed interest to be relieved from some of the local burdens to which land was subjected. Well, then, if they applied this principle to Ireland, how could they, with any shade of justice, refuse it to the landed interest of England?—(Hear, hear.) He warned their Lordships against the establishment of any precedent, such as that which the passing of this Bill would afford. Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that when the pro position contained in this Bill was originally made by the late Government the circumstances of the country were entirely different from its present state. He agreed with the Noble Lord that the present was not the best mode of affording relief to the people of Ireland. When first proposed he had supported the measure, but he thought, taking into consideration the altered circum stances of the country, that the better course would be to defer the further progress of the measure. The Dulte of GRAFTON objected to the large powers given by this Bill to the Lord-Lieutenant. Lord MONTEAGLE hoped their Lordships would postpone the Bill. The Earl of WICKLOW said that by the provisions o f this Bill the landlords of Ireland would be better enabi:d to bear the immense burdens which they would certainty have to heir in the ensuing year. He was quite astonished at the opposition of his Noble Friend (Lord Monteagle.) Lord MONTE ..I.G LE rose to explain. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the Bill was founded upon one of the recommendations of Lord Xlevon'e Commission. The late Government had pledged themselves to this measure, and it was the duty of their Lordships, and especially the Noble Lords who were members of the late Administration, to curry out the Provisions of the Bill before their Lordships. Her Ma jesty's novernment thought it their duty, in consequence of the pledge of the late Ministry, to proceed with this Bill. They considered themselves bound to do so. The Bill was then read a second time. ESIPLOYINIENT OF TILL. POOR (IRELAND) B The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to move the second reading of this Bill. He proposed to postpone any remarks, which he might have to make upon the nature of the Bill, until to-morrow, The Bill was then read a second time. LEASES (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time. TEE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENIN6,_A.UGUSTTr26, 1846. The fallowing Bills were read a third time and passed 'The Naval and Military Departmenta Bill. The Steam Navigation Bill. The Income-tax Deductions Bill. The New Zealand Loan Act Amendment Bill. REMOVAL OF NUISANCES BILL. This Bill went through Committee, the only amend ments proposed being those of utechnical nature intro , duced for the purpose of extending the provisions of the ( Bill to Scotland. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON RAILWAY. _ Lord MONTEAGLE brought up the report of the Select Committee on the Manchester and Southampton Railway, which stated that the Bill should not be allowed to be proceeded with. RETURNS. The Marquis of LANSDO WNE laid upon the table of the House the minutes of the evidence given before the Metropolitan Railway Commission ;I also a report of the Commissioners of Parkhurst prison, Isle of Wight ; also a return of the amount of money paid for the Irish police and constabulary. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS BILL. This Bill was read a first time. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 24. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' BILL. The Railway Commissioners' Bill was then read a third time and passed. MEXICO. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX. CHEQUER, that the other orders of the day be now proceeded with, Lord G. BENTINCK said he would take that oppor tunity to call the attention of the House to the present state of the relations between the United States and Mexico. The annual amount exported by this country to Mexico was some half million per annum. The number of mining and other companies in that country, conducted by British merchants, was above sixty-five. The capital involved was about ten millions, and the debt owing by Mexico to Great Britain was 10,200,0001. It was ~herofore evident, that anything that affected that country was of the first importance to England. It would be in the recollection of the House, that it was now from ten to fifteen years that the majority of land speculators called the attention of the American Government to the propriety of forming settlements in Texas. The desire of speculating in land became enormous till at last the Government of Texas transferred, for the sum of 2,000,000 dollars, a tract of country to the extent of 400 square leagues. Mexico, the sovereign country, refused to sanction this annexation, and from that time it was the purpose of America to stir up rebellion in the former country. An army of 800 men was subsequently organised, which army consisted of 760 Americans, and only about 40 Texans. Yet this was called the efforts of Texas for freedom. It would be also recollected that when Mexico threw off the domination of the elder country, it was determined that no slaves should for the future be im ported, but that slavery should be altogether abolished. Matters went thus on till the year 1845, when a further manifesto of independence was issued at the convention of Austen. The number of persons who signed that convention was sixty-one, and of these forty-nine w2re Americans, yet this convention was made the excuse for further demands on the part of America. The designs of the United States of America did not, however, cease with the annexation of Texas, for tLey were at present seeking to aggrandise their power by the annexation of Mexico and California. There never was a more flimsy pretext urged for aggression than was put forth by the United States for entering the territory of Mexico. Never was there a case more unjustifiable and less provoked ; and unless some inter ference took place Mexico must succumb, and be also annexed to the United States. The state of Louisiana sent 5,000 men for the invasion of Mexico, and 2,000 more afterwards followed. As the question of the an nexation of Texas was the electioneering test for the Presidency of the United States at the late elections, so would the annexation of Mexico be the cry in 1848. The great object of the Americans was to extend their domi nion and to sogreat an extent did this feelingprevail, that it was not unusual to hear this sentiment—" May the stars that bespangle the flag of America be so thick as to leave no room for the stripes." His object in calling attention to this subject was, that her Majesty's Govern ment might be fully aware of the necessity of giving their best attention to the movements of that country. The organ of the United States' Government, the Washing ton Union, denied that there had been any offer of mediation by this country, and as this conflicted with the statements made by the late Government, he wished to know from the Noble Lord at the head of foreign affairs, whether any mediation had been offered, and what had been the result. Lord PALMERSTON should have had great plea sure in answering the question which his Noble Friend had put to him. He trusted, however, that the House would think that it was most fitting for him, in the po rtion which he had the honour to hold, if he did not follow his Noble Friend through the whole of the obser vations which his Noble Friend had made with respect to past transactions between this country, the United States, Mexico, and Texas, in regard to the annexation of Texas to the United States. These were matters which belonged to past periods; they were facts hist( ri cally known ; and he thought the House would agree with him that it would not be useful, and was not neces sary, that he should give any opinioa upon them. His Noble Friend had expressed an opinion as to the injury that was arising to British interests from the war be tween Mexico and the United States. He (Lord Palmerston) entirely concurred with his Noble Friend in thinking that in the present state of the international relations between the states of the civilized world, it was impossible that any war could arise between two independent na tions without causing injury to the interests of those countries which might happen to have relations of com merce with the two belligerent states ; and he believed that just in proportion as commerce was set tree from - all those restrictions which set a limit to trade and circum scribed its extent, in that very same proportion would it be the interest of all nations that peace should prevail throughout the world ; and therefore it was that he looked to the progress that had lately been made by those doctrines of free trade as most satisfactory, because he believed they were calculated to promote the cause of peace all over the world.—(Cheers.) He thought, how ever, that his Noble Friend had in some degree exagge rated the facilities with which (as ho had stated) the United States might establish their dominion over the territory of Mexico.— (Hear, hear.) That territory was vast in extent, and in no proportion to its vastness was it dif f icult for military operations.—(Hear, hear.) That territcry was inhabited by a very large population -8,000,000 or 9,000,000 he thought. Mr. BERNAL—Between 8,000,000 and 10,000,000. Lord PALMERSTON resumed—That territory, it seemed, was inhabited by between 8,000,000 and 10,000,000 of persons, of a different race, he believed, from the race who peopled the United States ; of a re ligion different from the religion of the people of the United States, and therefore, though it might have been easy for the people of the United States to incorporate with the inhabitants of Texas, which was tilled and in habited almost entirely by settlers from the United States, the question, he could assure •the House, became very different when the country sought to be incorpo• rated was inhabited by a race so very different as the Mexicans were from the Americans. But he would wish to say nothing which could in any degree affect that cha racter for impartiality which befitted a Government that had made offers of mediation between two contending states.--(Cheers.) His Noble Friend doubted the accu racy of the statement that an offer had bean made by the late Government of mediation on the part of Great Bri tain between the two parties. He (Lord Palmerston) was glad, in justice to hia'predecessors, that his Noble Friend enabled him to set that question right. The facts of the case were shortly these :—lt was perfectly true, as had• been asserted by the Right Honourable Baronet at the head of her Majesty's late Government, that an offer was made to the United States' Govern ment, and also communicated to the Government of Mexico, which her Majesty's late Government under stood and meant to be an offer of mediation; that that offer was conveyed, and, as he thought, properly con veyed, in terms which left a great latitude of interpreta tion to the Government of the United States. Our posi tion with regard to the United States just at that period was not that which was becoming the character of a mediator. Our disputes and negotiations with reference to the Oregon question had not come to a final settle ment. It was possible, notwithstanding the negotiations then going on between the United States and ourselves, that the question might assume a position which would have divested us altogether of the character belonging to a mediator, and then the mediation of which we had made an offer would have been put out of the question. Now the offer which was made by her Majesty's late Government to the Government of the United States was in effect this—that if the Government of the United States were disposed to ask the mediation of the Government of Great Britain, that mediation would be formally offered and accorded. He thought that was going as far as the British Government could have gone in the position in which they were placed. Well, t w he h n a , t t h h e e h Governmentwith of it h the rregard ard United to S t t h a e t e s p , osi ti consi deringon in which the Oregon question placed Great Britain with reference to the United States, did not think it expe dient to express any opinion in answer to the communi cation from the British Government. The Government of the United States thought that it did not require an answer to be made to it. It had been intended by her Majesty's Government that they were to be left to do as they pleased, and accordingly no umbrage was taken by the Government of this country at that omission to answer their note. He had had an interview, not long ago, with Mr. M'Lane, who had been obliged, he (Lord Palmerston) was sorry to say, on account of his health, to return to the United States—and he (Lord Palmerston) was sure that every body who had had the pleasure of knowing that distinguished man would agree in regretting that we had lost the benefit of his services here as the organ for promoting that mediation between the two countries now at war. Whoever might be sent by the Government of the United States to supply his place, he (Lord Palmerston) was sure that no man could have more at heart the maintenance of good rela tions between Great Britain an& the United States, or more fully possessed of all the qualities that could en able him to carry his wishes in that respect into effect. But, as he had said, he had lately had an interview with Mr. MtLane, and he found from him, that was the un derstanding on the part of the United States with re spect to the offer of mediation. But since he (Lord Palmerston) had had the good fortune, immediately after his taking possession of his present office, to in terchange with. Mr. M'Lane the ratifications of the treaty between this couutryed the United States re specting the Oregon territory, he had given instructions to Mr. Pakenham to renew the offer of mediation on the part of this country to the Government of the United States in such a shape as would require an answer. — (Cheers.) A corresponding communication had been made on the part of this country to Mexico, and it depended on the answers this country received, how far this country might entertain hopes of bringing the question to an amicable settlement ; and he was sure that the hopes of all well-wishers of this country, and of the United States, would be that that should be the result. He_thought it was a question of some importance, as illustrating a general principle, that the United States, having a war with Mexico which involved a great increase of expenditure, and finding that their revenue was unable to meet the demands of the war, bethought themselves how best they might remedy that deficiency. And what was the step which the United States' Go vernment took for the purpose ? That step was to lower the duties of their tariff.—(Hear, hear.) When they wanted revenue they said, " Our high protective duties, which are all very well in a time of peace, and when revenue is no object to us, must be abandoned now that we are about to commence a war which requires a great and augmenting revenue."—(Hear, hear.) This was a fact which afforded a strong illustration of the truth of the doctrinei which showed that freedom of commercial intercourse was not only conducive to the development of the industry of a country, but was the surest foundation of an augmenting and prosperous revenue.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. DISRAELI said British merchants were more deeply interested in this question than his Noble Friend thought, and he could assure the House that those merchants entertained a conviction that the political existence of Mexico was at present at stake. It would, therefore, have been some consolation to them had the Noble Lord, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, informed them that "'his negotiation had been accepted.—(Hear, hear.) That was, in fact, the only answer from the Treasury which could give any consolation or hope to the British merchant. He could not find either hope or consolation in the vague statement of the Noble Lord, that in the development of the principles of free trade they would find the best means of stopping foreign wars. He did not credit that theory, and, under present circumstances, he was less willing to credit it when the Noble Lord told them in another part of his observations that the reason the commercial duties of America were reduced was to increase their means of prosecuting war.— (Hear, hear.) Now he had said that it was the opinion of British merchants that the political existence of Mexico was at stake, and that was, perhaps, the best authority for his Noble Friend bringing forward that subject almost on the last day of the session. Cir cumstances of the most fatal character might occur in Mexico before they met again ; and it was the knowledge of this no doubt which had induced his Noble Friend to call the attention of Government and the people of England to the present position of that kingdom. The Noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs had remarked that the case of Texas was a matter of history. It was because it was a matter of history that his Noble Friend had referred to it. It was an illustra tion of a system which had already proved most prejudicial to the interests of the English nation.--(Hear.) Now just the same system was being pursued with regard to Mexico, and his Noble Friend and himself, and the merchants of Eng land, were anxious that the case of Mexico should not become a matter of history.—(Hear, hear.) When the merchants of England lent their capital to Mexico they received in return a mortgage upon two Mexican provinces, and when the people could not pay the interest, at a subsequent period, in the year 1837, psssed a law of compensation, which was both equitable and just for the English creditor.— ( Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, who understood the question well, had referred them to the very satisfac tory arrangement which had been come to be tween this country and America upon the sub ject of the Oregon treaty, but, in his opinion, that treaty was only a step in advance to the con summation of the United States' plans with regard to Mexico. The policy of the United States had been to surround Mexico, and this treaty would be the means of extending the territories of the United States to the Pacific. Now, without meaning to com plain in any way of this treaty, the question , with the British merchant was, whether the Govern ment of this country saw a fair probability of preserving the political integrity of Mexico They, therefore, wished, at the close of the session, that the attention of the country should be called to the sub ject, in order that the Minister of the Crown should be held directly responsible for what might occur, as far as he could legitimately be so —(Hear.) No country in the world was so fertile as Mexico, and it might be said, while it produced every vegetable of other countries—while it produced sugar, coffee, and to bacco, at the same time its mines produced the circulating medium of Europe to the extent of 20,000,000 of dollars—(Hear, hear.) What alarmed the British merchant was, that there existed no power of self-government in Mexico, and every state was making overtures to different countries for protection. There was a large trade carried on even now between this country and Mexico, and therefore it was, independent of the loan, that. British merchants were anxious to have this state of uncertainty removed.—(llear, hear.) In 1842 he moved for returns which showed that, upon the average, the trade between this country and Mexico amounted to half a million sterling per annum, while if they went back to those years, such as 1824, when peace and tranquillity prevailed in Mexico, it exceeded one mil!ion sterling ; and hsd this country preserved that tranquillity the trade by this time must have exceeded two millions sterling. Ministers, however, had made use of a weapon which, when applied by an ancient monarchy, was always strong. They had made • use of diplomacy ; but where was the use of holding a diplomatic intercourse with such cabinets as had latterly existed in Mexico, at which the commandant for the time being of the capital was at the head, and which seldom or never lasted more than a month?—(Hear, hear.) Diplomacy proved exceedingly effective when it was resorted to between this country and such Courts as those of St. Petersburgh and the Tuileries. Now Government had made use of treaties and resorted to diplomacy, but still without effect. There was yet a third course for them to pursue. Would they act towards Mexico as they acted towards other states under similar circumstances ? Would they protect Mex ico ? Would they do for Mexico what they had done for Greece ? Would they come for ward in combination with other great powers who had particular interests in Mexico and establish a pro tectorate which should give Mexico ten years ortran quillity ? This was the question the merchants of England wanted answered, and unless it were answered favourably, unless they pursued a determined and vi gorous policy with regard to Mexico, their North American empire would in the end be subjected to similar attacks.—(Hear.) Mr. BERNAL said he was the last man to underrate the importance of this subject, or the valuable state ments of the Honourable Member for Shrewsbury, but he, at the same time, did not believe that any Government would be justified in adopting the course suggested by the Noble Lord on the data that he had put forward. The views of the Noble Lord were most chimerical, end if carried nto practice would be most dangerous to thiscountry. Did he wish the British Government to parade the Pacific with our fl-et for the purpose of demonstrating to America our wishes and demands concerning Mexico ? Let the House wait until the next meeting of Parliament bef)re they adopted the motion of the Noble Lord ; because in the meantime the United States might very probably retrace their steps with regard to Mexico. The Eng- Government had interfered with Greece, and he must certainly admit that the result of that interfer- ' enc ,, , was not such as to induce him to sanction a similar interference with Mexican affairs. Mr. P. HOWARD said, that although the Mexicans had npt hitherto been successful in those pitched battles which they had fought with the United States, he was not without hope that every well-regu lated mind would side with those who were de fending their homes and homesteads, and that the long suffering tenacity of the Spanish character would be able to maintain themselves against the well disciplined forces of America. He hoped that the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) would be successful in his efforts to settle the differences between Mexico and America. Mr. `VALLEY said he always considered the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs to be a man of peace, and he (Mr. Wakley) must say that he had now been put in a very anomalous position, and the Noble Lard must feel very much struck at the complaints now brought against him, that he had not sufficiently interfered between two contending foreign powers. He begged of the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) to pursue his old policy, notwithstanding the complaints of Hon. Members. SMALL DEBTS BILL. The order of the day was then read, and on the re port being brought up, Lord G. SOMERSET asked the Right Honourable Baronet, the Secretary of State for the Home Depart• meet, whethir it was intended that the judges to be appointed under this Bill should be allowed to sit in Parliament ? Sir GEORGE GREY said, that the Bill would in capacitate the judges from sitting in Parliament ? Mr. WAKLEY said that it was with great regret that he saw that attorneys were to be excluded from the office of judges in the courts to be formed under the present Bill. He did not think it wise to exclude attorneys from these officer, and to fix upon the public an inferior class of professional men. Ile thought the best course would be to encourage in attorneys a feeling of emulation, and give them admis sion to the judgeships to be appointed under the provisions of this Act. No arguments had been advanced to show that this class were disqualified from holding these offices. In consequence of the great patronage created by this and other Bills there would soon be no such thing as independence at the bar, for all those persons connected with it would seek, by their obsequiousness and obedience to the ruling powers, to obtain those situations ; and it was most unjust, cruel, unwise, and impolitic to exclude those parties, and he would therefore beg to renew the pro posal which he had made on a former occasion, namely, to admit attorneys as judges in the courts.' On the motion of Sir G. GREY, several additional clauses were proposed and agreed to in the Bill. Mr. WAKLEY then rose to move the insertion of the words in the 41st clause, after the word " barrister," " or as attorney-at-law." Sir G. GREY said that, after the decision which had already beea come to on the subject, he was not prepared to concede the proposed alteration. Mr.WAKLEYsaidthat inconsequence of the intima lion of the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of State, he would withdraw his motion. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. The report, with several verbal amendments was then agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to morrow. The reports upon the District Lunatic Asylum (Ire land) Bill, the Pawnbrokers' Bill, and• the Waste Lands (Australia) Bill, were severally brought up and agreed to, and ordered to be read a third time to morrow. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Jails Morgan was c h arge d w ith sta bbi ng a consta bl e i n t h e employ of the Great Western Railway Company, named O'Hara. The complainant said he went into the Cock public-house, New- street, Berwick -street,' about nine o'clock on Saturday night, and when about to quit the house, the prisoner, who was standing in front of the bar, with a number of other young men, called out, "Here's a Great Western police man," and drawing a sword from a stick which he had in his hand, made a pass at him and stabbed him in the right shoulder. Police-constable Wills said he took the prisoner into cus oody. He examined the complainant, and found a punctured wound under the right arm. The defence of the prisoner was that the wound was acci dental. He was flourishing about the sword at the time the complainant passed him, and the point of the weapon went against the constable. The prisoner was committed to Ne wga t e f or t r i a l. WORSHIP-STREET. Colonel Montmorency Tucker, of her Majesty's service, accompanied by Dr. V. 0. Zienkiewickzi, of Trevor-square, Brompton, and several Polish officers, attended before Mr. Broughton Yesterday to applyfor assault warrants against the Rev. G. Roberts, curate of Christchurch, Spitallields • Mr. J. Root, his clerk; Pilbr ow , th e par i s h b ea dl e, an d a police -con stable of the H division, under the following remarkable cir cumstances:— The Rev. Doctor stated that, between 4 and 5 o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday last, he proceeded, in the company of a large body' of Polish gentlemen, to Spitalfields Church, to take tart in the funeral obsequies of a deceased officer named Karozmareki, who had greatly distinguished himself in the service of his country; and that, previously to the burial service being read by the Rev. Mr. Roberts, the offi ciating clergyman, an application was made to the clerk, on the part of Captain Ludovic Pruszynski, for permission to deliver a funeral oration over the grave of the deceased, in accordance with the prescriptive usage of his country on similar occasions. Not the least objection was offered to this prop ,sition, and after the clergyman had completed the service, and retired with his officials, the chief mourner, in his native language, commenced an ad dress commemorative of the merits and services of the deceased veteran ' • but, after proceeding for some ti me without molestation, he was suddenly disturbed by the abrupt interference of a policeman, who told him that he was directed to put an immediate stop to the proceedings, and required the whole party to leave the ground. On an intimation, however, that the ceremony would only occupy a few minutes longer, the constable respectfully withdrew to the spot where the clergyman and his subordinates were standing, and the speaker again proceeded with his oration, but had only uttered a few sentences, when the parish-clerk, accompanied by the same policeman and the beadle, forced his way through the throng of mourners, and, having im peratively ordered him to desist, the whole three simultane owly seized hold of him, and dragged him forcibly from the grave. Finding that they were precluded from discharging the last offices to their deceased friend, without resorting to an unseemly act of violence, they were induced to submit passively to this vexatious treatment, and quitted the ground ; but, as they could scarcely believe that such op pressive conduct was sanctioned by the laws of this country, they had determined to seek redress at the hands of the ma gistrate. Colonel Tucker here intimated that he bad been previously an entire stranger to any of the complaining parties, but happening to be accidentally passing the burial-ground at the time in question, his attention was attracted by loud cries of " Shame" proceeding from a crowd of persons assem bled in front of it; and on entering the gates, he met the body of Poles" quietly departing, but expressing to each other their sense of the indignity they had suffered, and ex claiming that they would have met with greater toleration even in Russia than had been shown to them in this free land. Having made himself acquainted with the facts of the case from some unprejudiced bystanders, who evinced a strong feeling of indignation at the scene they had wit nessed, be felt himself called upon to interfere on behalf of the complainants, who considered themselves greatly ag grieved at such a harsh prohibition of those usual military obsequies which were universally tolerated in all other countries. Mr. BROUGHTON said that, without entering into the question as to how far the clergyman was justified in-direct ing his subordinates to adopt the course they were alleged to have taken, he certainly did not himself appear to have committed any overt act that would justify a magistrate in issuing process against him ; but with regard to the three other parties, he should order summonses to be made out for using a greater degres of violence than the circumstances demanded. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND). A BILL INTITULED AN ACT TO AUTHORISE THE APPLICATION OF MONEY FOR THE PURPOSES OF LOANS FOR CARRYING ON PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND. 'Whereas an Act was passed in the second year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti tuled an Act for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland: and whereas another Act was passed in the seventh year of the same reign, intituled an Act to amend an Act passed in the first and second years of his present Majesty, for the Extension and Promotion of Pub lic Works in Ireland: And whereas another Act was passed in the first year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act to amend the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ire land: And whereas another Act was passed in the second year of the reign of her present Majesty, inti tuled an Act to authorise a further issue of Exchequer bills for Public Works and Fish ries and Employment of the Poor ; and to amend the Acts relating thereto. And whereas another Act was passed in the third year of the reign of her 'present Majesty, intituled an Act to extend and amend the provisions Of the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland ; and for the Recovery of Public Moneys advanced for the use of coun ties, parishes, and other districts in Ireland, on the faith of Grand Jury Presentments and Parochial Assess ments. And whereas another Act was passed in the fifth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act to awhorise the advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund to a limited amount, for carry ing en Public Works and Fisheries and Employment o f the Poor ; and to emend the Acts authorising the issue of Exchequer-bills for the like purposes : And whereas another Act was passed in the seventh year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act to amend the Acts for carrying on Public Works in Ireland: And whereas another Act was passed in the ninth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled an Act for the further amendment of the Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland: And whereas by an Act passed in the present session of Par liament, intituled an Act to authorise the advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund for carrying on Public Works and Fisheries and Employment of the Poor, the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the time being are empow ered, by warrant under the hands of any three or more of them, to charge the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and to direct the issue or payment thereout to the account of the Commissioners for the time IT ing for the reduction of the national debt of a sum or sums of money not ex ceeding three hundred and sixty thowand pounds per annum during the five years next ensuing the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty seven, by quarterly instalments or issues, not exceeding ninety thousand pounds per quarter, the same to become due on the fifth day of January, the fifth day of April, the fifth day of July, and the tenth day of October in each year, the first instalment thereof to become due and pay able on the sth day of April, one thousand eight hun dred and forty-seven: And whereas sundry advances or loans have been made by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland under the said first recited Act, and the several Acts since passed for amending and extend ing the same ; for the purposes in the same Acts speci fied, and great benefits have been derived therefrom, ' and further advances or loans are required for the like objects: Be it therefore enacted by the Q ueen ' s mos t • excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in ' this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that the Commissioners of Public Works for the time bring shall be Commissioners for the execu tion of this Act. 11. Anti be it enacted, That the said Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, by warrant under the hands of any three or more of them, may direct from time to time, that out of the sum, not exceeding three hundred and sixty thousand pounds per annum, which by the said Act of this present session of Parliament they are au thorised to charge on the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and ah they are authorised to direct to be paid to the account of the Commissioners for the re duction of the national debt during the term of five years next ensuing the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, by quar terly instalments or issues not exceeding ninety thousand pounds per quarter, as aforesaid, that there shall issue and be paid unto the said Commissioners for the re duction of the national debt during the said term of five years, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand pounds per quArter, to b • at the disposal of the said Commissioners of Public Works, as hereinafter mentioned, such quar terly instalments or issues to become due on the fifth day of January, the fifth day of April, the fifth day of -July, and the tenth day of October in each year, the first in stalment thereof to become dne and payable on the fifth day of April. one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, 111. And be it enacted, that for the purpose of re ceiving the said quarterly instalments, the said Com missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt shall continue or cause to be continued the separate account already opened with them at the Bank of England, .under the title of " The Commissioners for the Re duction of the National Debt, on account of the Public Works Loan Fund for Ireland," which account the Governor and Company of the Bank of England shall, and they are hereby required, to continue in their books accordingly ; and the said Commissioners for the Reduction . of, the National .1)04 . shall continue and keep, or ;cause to be continued and kept, in their oi:fiee, a book or books, in which all moneys transferred. to the said last-mentioned account by virtue of this Act, and the sad recite d:Act of the seventh year'of the reign of her present Majesty, shall be kept apart from all other moneys, and such moneys shall be by the same Commissioners held subject to the disposal of the said Commissioners of Public Works for the several purposes of the said first-recited Act, and the other Acts amend ing the same, and of this Act. IV. And be it enacted, That when the said Commis sioner; of her Majesty's Treasury shall have sanctioned any ban under this Act or any of the above-recited Acts, and the said Commissioners of Public Works shall have ascertained that any sum of money is required to be issued on account of such loan, they shall forthwith certify the amount of such issue to the Commissioners for the reduction of the national debt for the time being; and in every such certificate the loan in payment of which such issue is required, and the party or parties to whom such issue is intended to be made shall be stated; and upon every such certifi cate being produced to the officer of the said Commis sioners gr the reduction of the national debt, the Comptroller- General, or Assistant-Comptroller, or chief clerk acting under the last named Commis sioners, shall upon the back of such certificate endorse and sign an order for the payment of the sum men tioned in such certificate to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England to be placed by them to the account of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, for the separate account and credit of the Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland, on account of the Public Works Loan Fund fur Ireland, to be by him paid over on the warrants of the said Commission ers of Public Works: Provided always, that approval of such issue by the Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea sury shall appear on such certifica-e under the hand of one of their secretaries, and that the amount of such issue shall not exceed the sum for the time being stand ing in the name of the said Commissioners for the Re duction of the National Debt, subjt ct to the disposal of the said Commissioners of Public Works. V. And be it enacted, That every such order of the officer of the said Commissioners •for the Reduction of the National Debt, before the issuing thereof; shall be entered by the clerk or other pr o per officer, and shall be countersigned by the actuary or other check officer act- . ing under the said Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, and shall be addressed to the cashiers o f the Governor and Company of the Bank of England ; and such cashiers, or one of them, shall, upon the pro duction of every such order, pay the sum mentioned therein to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England ; and the signature of one of the cashiers of the said Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng land, shall be a sufficient discharge to the said Commis sioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. VI. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt shall cause to be made up for examination and audit an annual account to the thirty-first day of December in each year of the recipts, payments, and balances on the said account so directed to be kept by them in respect of the said Public Works Loan Fund for Ireland as aforesaid, and shall deliver the same to the Commissioners for auditing the public accounts. VII. And be it enacted, That the Governor and Com panyte of the Bank of Ireland shall continue the account already opened in their Books with the Paymaster of the Civil Services of Ireland under the title of The Pay master of the Civil Services, on account of the repay in-nt of loans for Public Works;" and moneys whi c h shall from time to time be repad in respect of loans made under this Act, or in respect of the interest thereof, shall be carried to the credit of the same ac count. VIII. And be it enacted, That as soon as any sum-of money shall have been so lodged to the credit of the said account of the Pay master of Civil Services, on ac count of the repayment of loans for Public Works, the said Commissioner fur Public Works shall, upon a noti fication thereof, cause to be made out and delivered to the Paymaster cf Civil Services a statement of the proper appropriation of such payment, whether for ac count or cause interest pueshe to wohribeh the principal, p repsaariedd a o r how m uc h f or eac h re spectively, Paymastereee rd ih g l o y f t C h Civil il proper Se shalla receipt or voucher, and send the same to the said Com missioners of Public Works, who shall thereupon cause the sum or sums therein mentioned to be entered on the books of the said Commissioners to the credit of the loan or account of which such payment shall have been made; and such receipt, when so entered, shall be delivered to the party or person on whbse account such payment shall have been so made, and such receipt shall be suffi cient discharge to the party or person paying the same. IX. And be it enacted, That every sum of money which shall be paid into the Bank of Ireland to the ac count of the Payrnaiter of Civil Services, on account of the repayment of loans for Public Works under this Act, shall from time to time, immediately on such payments being made, be transferred to the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, to the account kept by the Bank of England with her Majesty's Ex chequer, and when so transferred shall be carried to and made part of the Consolid4ted Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. X. And be it enacted, That all the enactments con tained in the said recited Acts relating to Public Works in Ireland, or any of them, shall, except as herein other wise provided, extend to this Act, and to all things done or directed to be done by the _said Commissi oners of her Majesty's Treasury, or the" said Commissinners of Public Works, or their Secretary for the time being, or any other persons or bodies corporate, under the authority of tho said rsoltod Acts or this Act, of AttL is a them, In such os the laze Itinnnot to it . thoy particularly and severally re-enacted in the body of 6 ' l ° Act, or as near thereto as the difference of the metier stances will admit, except so far only as the same are amended or alte:ed by any of the said Acts or be this Act. XL And be it enacted, That this Act may b e amende d , or repealed by an y A c t to be passed in this session 01 Parliament. DRAINAGE-IRELAND. The following are extracts.from the fourth annual 1 1: port of the Commissioners acting in pursuance of tea Act sth and 6th Victoria, c. 89, with the Acts Bth iT s 9th Victoria, c. 69, and 9th Victoria, c. 4, amending e same. The said report has just been presented to haw Houses of Parliament by command of her MajestV -- ,. TO THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HER MAJE STY TREASURY. Office of Public Works, Dublin, August 8 ' r May it please your Lordships-14 e have the honou to submit this our fourth annual report of proceeelinal: under the provisions of the above-named Acts, for year ended the 31st December, 1843 l In our former reports we h a ve d e scribed the ope rate and principles of the Drainage Act, and the gin of state of drainage in Ireland previous to the passing s(' the Acts above recited. To these reports, therefore' we refer for information on the se su bje c ts, and no° cu t° tinue the account of our proceedings, and what maY'l a great extent, he deemed the history of drainag . Ireland. during The results of the surveys and inquiries made -- „is the year 1845, and the gradual progress of the wa r ': 0 course of execution, together with their success so far d; they have been c tinpleted, clearly demonstrate the oeb, vantages to be derived both by individuals and the P oi , lie from the general operation of the Drainage Adel t he have confirmed our views as to their applicabilitY e t° , t ber present, circumstances of this country ;we are L o a glad to observe that these results have given confiecto, to the parties interested, and have aroused very gene rally the attention of proprietors to the dormant gaps, bilities of the country, and the facilities afforded for their developm the ent. From date of our last report, the, 17th o f 4 Jane'oo 1845, to the termination of the year, there were but -for new applications received, but some of these wer e a u districts of very considerable extent, involving no t an d measures of drainage, but of improvei mill power navigation. During the period referred to, in addition to the o r cution of works, and th e h o ldi ng of public ineeti e L g s c r oor suant to the Act, our attenti o n wa s directed to tue th ose pletion of the preliminary surre y s an d i n quiries ill be e o parts of the country from which applications ha d t s Of received, and more especially the extensive dist ri cor c Loughs Neagh, Corrib, M as k, and Carra, and th e o ur non and Erne Junction navigations, all described levige last report, in which several projects, drainage, n n tion, and mill-power are combined. e We re In carrying out these preliminary inquiries w.._to to a considerable extent retarded by the extraordrowles. demand created by railway speculation for thel. ch all sional services of engineets and surveyors, of wu, 1 10 ,11 persons not controlled by fixed appointments pate availed themselves. tly w as Another source of delay in our proceedings its os, the difficulty experienced by pat ties interested for meting drainage measures, in raising by vo luntari of v ed tribution sufficient funds to defray the expens e abetl ; mpreliinary proceedings, as required by o f tke . Act and this, coupled with the partial bile?? le potato crop last year, and the consequent necessl a beor became, even then, apparent of providing for the..,a s ced ins classes increased employment this season, l'o-f many parties to call urgeetly for an amendinee rieW Act, as regarded some of its provisions, with a expedite and facilitate our operations under ite ire ,e e. Ile result has b een th e amen d e d 'Act 9 w r e' see' which was passed by the Legislature early in the P e b e en year, by which grea tly i ncrease d f ac ilities h a d prig' afforded for carrying into effect the provisions t in ciples of the original Act. j tee n° The readiness with which both proprietors a n iers iesg e ,, have availed themselves of the provisions of . thei' r , i ' o h thel o , Acts to eff-ct improvements, for the cost of r 1 .041 1 7, are themselves respectively liable, affords au ' l3 ' oo d w" evidence of the beneficial effect of the new la w ' advantage likely to accrue from its enactmen t ' d by 1 1 1 : In addition to the facilities already afford s to 4- Legislature, the Government have intitna t . o f aaf'; Commissioners, that in the three great projoe ! ' s 155 „ gation, connected with drainage, described i n igati a ' Arof 0 report-viz., Lough Neagh, the Junction `' o n es and Loughs Corrib, Mask, and Carra, as eon lll3/1 , -- je fourth now under examination, for opening,l c eet,:"„ cation between Lough Erne and the lakes 9 '9 me et o ' 4 their intention to recommend a vote of Palls cos o f te free grant, to the extent of a moiety of the L , sr opeie l lf navigation portion of those measures, the ot; oa st to be paid by the baronies benefited ; whi l l a t u d s will v. the works for the drainage of the adjacent defrayed by the proprietors of the -( 4 0 1 * This equitable and liberal proP cisit y i ; ) I roceedings ono general satisfaction, and the Dece asArlined measures the corn has given t i e the Acts for carrying out aer question are now in progress fo pup - ad the Act up to the 31st of December, 1845,_soi‘aril , The memorials or number o f projects applied have in all to 40 ; spread over 29 count ies in Ire.n_l'A comprising 140,347 acres, proposed to be dral 1 _eu b ieea improved ; whilst the cost of the works for th e co de purposes of drainage, navigation, and mill poWer oo o o as the surveys have enabled us to estimate, may to about 793,0601.‘ VS. HARRY D. JOS-0, BROOK T. OTTii J. RADCLIFF. WM. T. MULY , ' RAILWAY SHARE MARK ' MANCHESTER, AUGUST 2 4 . a nd -.4- STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are -Birmingham v.,..rniir Junction, 3% p.-111ackburn. Darwen, and Bolton, % d Newark, and Sheffield, 13-I6 dis. - Boston, Stamford ! l , cow,tir ..t ham, Ils. 6d. dis. -Churnet and Blythe, % dis.-E York Extension, 1%p.-East Lancashire, 8% P .- x lss. eida . shire, % c. dis.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding'ek -Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis.-Great Grimsby and te e sten, 1% dis.-Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford, 1;00 Eg r , dersfleid and Manchester Railway and Canal, 2% 12 rfl ool, sion, p.-Leicester and Bedford, 10s. 6d. c. dis.- 1 14:00 Q ki u r a k r , t a e t r i s d li , r t e ) s , to 9 n, 3 7-16 p.-London, Manchester, and C), 11,01 V klanch:ster and p, e - ed Ditto x , te d i i l t s t i o on ( , B, 9 f . . 1 -D m i a tt n o c , ho di ampton, 11-16 dis.-North Eastern 1 5-16 head, &c., 1 dis.-Oxford, NVitney and' Cheltenham , /1,,,. 0 .1 10 ,, e " and Wyre, Halves (B), 5-16 p.--Aefileld and Linc01115.„......5w-,, % dis.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 5-1 7,1111 p! bury, Wolverhampton, &c., dis.-Shropshire Unin n , o , 4, 7 p. / Canal, 7-16 dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, %et' South Midland, 11-16 p.-South Staffordshire Junction! 00, Trent Valley, Midland, &c., par-West Lancashire Cosa', West Riding Union, p. LEEDS, AucusT _Eastern -105-1 t $9: STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-EaStern -105-10 Extension, 1% p.-East Lancashire, 8% p . - Grea t „gen, it."' ttte:ronstristrsol; Sheffield Extensions, 16s. die.-Huddersfield and Man aid , itt a -Ditto, Extensions, Cs. 6d. Huddersfield and Sh e , 4IN of Leeds and Bradford, 42 1 A p. -Leeds and Dewsburi, fad pyi Branches, 365. p.-Ditto, Extension, ls. dis.-Le ed EX% .3% dis. -Manchester an d L ee d s , Fifth s , 8 p.-DinC), p.-Manchester and Bir m i ng ham, Quarter Sharat.,up , Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions , D{ldiatt Syr British, Carlisle Branch, 2% p. -York and Norah dig' as!, and West Riding, 117 p.-Clitheroe Junction, 16S ' im Std' td Lincolnshire, 12s. 6d. dis.--Great Eastern and NVeT a xet l P'ro°: Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 14s. dis.-Lee d9, di ,,--14 1 ,;010* Midland, 13s. dis.--Leicester and Bedford , _,l na 'o e ster e s o Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% p.-Lontion and saan.../,,Toft ton's), 2% dis.- Mallon and Driffield Junction. I(3)fix•it'od, fordshire, 3% p. s.-North Western, 59. Arid Goole, 21)s *., Cheltenham, iss. dis.-Sheffield, Rotherhaln,,, ,•• nd 1 3,, 6d. Shropshire Union, 12i. Gd. is 6d, 0.. 0 ,4 0 Welsh Midlands, 325. dis.-West Ridine Uni (m . ij n iono 7 " and Carlisle Union, 395. dia. -Yorkshire and Glasgow b., 0 4 SHEFFIELD, AuousT '24. „ oroll%Ati er STocx EXCAANG nitt , Sheffield, 21. 7s. dis.-Ditto, Extension, 15s. dis.- - - - , d slow E.-The sales Midland, 139 Shares, Bs. 6d. dis . -North Western, Cs. 6d. p.-Sheffie...st coltishire. Bs. dis.-Ditto, Extension, 15s. 6d. dis.- ; Union, 11s. 6d. dis. 0 04 y HULL, /Lunen 24. one. _ --• ~„t. iv., STOCK EXCHANGZ.-The sales are- Ambergate, Noill'iteo. 01' Boston, 40s. 6d.-Chelmsfbrd and Bury, 125.-EasternC oo oto o wy . Extension, 24- -East Lincolnshire, 'U.-Fleetwood, P r 0 ,1/ Po' West Riding, Bs.-Hull and Selby, Halves, 50 -Ipswich 9 -Leicester and Bedford, 12s. 9 d.-Leicester and Tali o rdi'ort" 6t1.-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 245. P. s ';'"; c_,•ll/V land and Lancashire, 28s. North Bridal, Halves, y s i. ou• Western, 6s. p.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 24 00 Shropshire Union, Ils. Ws.' YORK, AUGUST 24. STOCK EICUANGE.-The sales are -Grand ti,..„' ;don s t o and Lynn), 145.-Leicester and Bedford, 125.-: - ,: t illgri tt7slg leili 21. 25.-Ditto Half Shares, I% -Newcastle and , 0 0 r....„A A s 11% -North British, Half Shares, 14 Yi-Ditto, Cam' 11.1 Nord 41. 4s. W.-North Staffordshire, 5%-North WeSte- o ' rt 5n Riding Union, 5%-York and Carlisle, 185. 6d. I sitO Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 1 3 g* Coed',4,l*- EDINBURGH, AUGUST 22. . 0 4.- , x ., STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledonian, pdeo y alt ' toy Extension, 335. 6d.-Direct Northern, 345. 6d.,,,,,stid' o d l o la, broach, 37-Dundee and Perth, 24%-Eastern ~ ',.;',o r glio , 5c0 714 ...- tension, 425. 6d.-East Indian Railway, 15s. -Di,,ratli fiftb'' feWV ern, 9N. -Edinburgh and Perth, 695. 6d.-Great pitto, 4 . --SD' los.-North British, Extension to Carlisle, 7 55 . - ,..t,trei "'Ga. Scottish Central, 19% - Shrewsbury and Ilereforow-d 559. bury, Oswestry, and Chester, 51. Is. - South Mid i° ' 10 --"" s trit ,t • bod ed • bi l, AND TRA Tb ViL e3I LE if or .1 1 TRAVELLE RS, u n gr 2 n a, r v ae o n l a s d . i , s om p r na i yo c 21 5. ewn0r eady b u : ::..... .:"... 2do The :Fp .1 Mns. TROLLOPE'S NEW W ORK, en k titi iin d, it ti ll i b o° . , t t ; C o s : w o ' l i b n i t s h ell s er d s a . y Part of Mr. Burke's History of the Lande d ludieg_.4 so. pleting the work. 3. The Seventh and concreteribwrbot of the Nelson Letters rnd Dispatches. 4 ' b 8._.6°10134„( Moscow, a Visit to the Court of the Cza r, 1 00 - Sifirt ''d Bourke, Esq., 2 vols., 21s. 6. Vol. 9of Ag n A s ipg ~,,g o , Lives of the Queens of England," ee n3l3 ' . . or, P ' - s otb ° ' Modena, Consort of James 11. 6. Hoc.heleg s 2 , r a w in the New World, edited by Eliot Warburto;Bo. of " The Crescent and the Cross," 2 vols. ern e ' e lO BIRTHS. „ ..., gOOS el A' On the Ist of June last, at Victoria , gon g go of the Rev. Vincent J. Stanton, of a son. A. bu rgbt ead.• On the 25th ult., at Newington-place , E " - , ss b, p - - Park, of a son. ;Jobs l ' On the 15th inst., at Reigate, the.wife 0 ` - iir e ' ._. of a son. viriebtat On the 20th inst., in Marine-square. --- gt e. " . Kennedy, of a daughter. Stoke N e er' r On the 21st inst., at Claremont-terrace. ~. dou o ot road, the wife of Mr. C. M. Miller, surgeon, o ft, ilyavr te r On the 22d inst., at Upper Southwick-atrp' ' OO P gardens, Mrs. Jeffery Ludlam, of a son. L . 4 Son On the 23d inst., Mrs. R. G. Henneif, u street, Bloomsbury, of a daughter. ts fa fd " ter ALARRIgD. ore, ~, b nston -6 9 t daoo or On the 22d inst., at St. Mary's, BrY a z, - elde l v o rtil l- Witson Smyth, Esq., of Eaton-place, to 0.-^ T s 't r eet, ' of J. H. Hay, Esq., of Upper Seymour square. ° f gr. idol/ ~ DM. At Campden Cottage, Kensington, Char l ot t e , w IP • tfCl T. Gardner, of Islington, aged 74. .sioo M ari a rof On the 10th inst., at Harrowgate, 1... Ils e° Stewart. On the 19th inst., the Rev. John R. Tbee kersYl .4 k , V s( Hadley, aged 74. ttage, per-, co O x li we t i lte E 2 s O ci t . . h o a i t n e s c t., ap a t t ai a l Artiller Violet, dab' W n i a n rfi th el e d ß C: Y ~.../Tia -L " On the 20th inst., in Portland-placeTviibrahaa' ter of L'eutenant-Colonel the 1101 1 . E. p s ,,i t h, Bag' __ e , , or ''' 30 0 Do Yo us, ;ale rrec io s London: Printed nut! Published by AITJI I I2. Strika d e 1 :0.1, A° On the 21st inst., at Dorking, George ... - , Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N ( ‘ ) ;,, 4die ,,x. V of the Savoy, in the Coluit7 of a"" 28, MO. SLAVE TRADE. In the absence of Mr. Hutt, an Hole. MEMBER moved for returns of the number of ships of all classes, includ ingsteam-vessels, employed in any way for the suppression of the slave trade during the year ending the Ist day of August, 1846, stating the number of men and guns, with an estimate of the charge to the public for such service, in cluding stores, coals, and wear and tear of the equip ment, together with every other expense, distinguishing the charges incurred by the vessels expressly employed in suppressing the slave trade from those incurred by the vessels incidentally engaged in that servi,:e. An account of the number of men and officers, dead and invalided, in the squadron employed in the suppression of the slave trade, on the African coast, during the year 1845; of the expenses of all hospital establishments and refitting establishments connected with the suppression of the slave trade in this country, on the east and west coasts of Africa, at the Cape of Good Hope, the islands of Ascension and St. Helens, and elsewhere. An account of the appropriation of all sums of money received as the proceeds of vessels or other property condemned in the courts of admiralty, vice-ad miralty, or mixed commission courts, for violations of the laws or treaties prohibiting the slave trade. Account of all sums of money paid in each year since 1807 to cap tors of vessels condemned for violation of the laws and treaties prohibiting the slave trade, distinguishing the sums paid as bead money, bounty for- slaves taken, bounty per ton register of ships taken, and as captors' shares of the proceeds of ships and property condemned. Acconnt of all sums of money paid by the Crown to or on behalf of c an t ors , in satisfaction or indemnification of expenses or damages arising from the prosecution or seizure of vessels alleged to be engaged in the slave trade ; also, of sums paid to Foreign Governments, or to British or foreign persons, for losses caused by the seizure, destruction, or condemnation of vessels, barracoons, or other property, alleged to be en gaged in the slave trade, distinguishing, as far as pos sible, the names of the persons receiving such compensa tion, the dates of payment, and the nature of the injury or loss for which compensation was made in each case, from the year 1807 to the present time. Account of all the exEenses, as far as they can be estimated, incurred in the naval or diplomatic services in each year, since 1807, for promoting the suppression of the slave trade, which are not comprised in the foregoing returns. Motion agreed to. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that the recok. nizances enter( d into by the sureties to prosecute the petition against the return of Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., for St. Alban's, were found to be unexceptionable. The House then adjourned at half-past Three o'clock. LONDON AND CROYDON RAIL- WAY COMPANY. The general meeting of this Company took place yester day, at the offices of the Company, Mr. A. Wilkinson in the chair. The SECRETARY read the following report, which was unanimously adopted : "The amalgamation of the late Brighton and Croydon Companies being now completed, and a report having been already made to you in your new character as proprietors in the London, Brighton, and South Coast Com pany, your late directors have merely to remark that, at the close of your existence as a separate company, your affairs are in a more flourishing condition than they have ever yet been. "The short traffic on your line has steadily and rapidly in creased. During the present session of Parliament, the Direct Portsmouth line which has been a source of so much anxiety to your directors, and is expected to be a source of so much profit to your line, has received the sanction of the Legislature. The short coal and goods line to Dept ford, which was alluded to in the last report, has likewise passed successfully through Parliament; and, although you have not obtained your Bill for a line to Tonbridi.,e and Maidstone, you have succeeded in defeating the schemes of the South-Eastern Company, which would have diverted the traffic of Kent from the Croydon line; and you have again successfully resisted the attempt of the South- Western Company to obtain another line to Epsom. The atmospheric system, although it has not been free from those difficulties which usually attend the first intro duction of all inventions, is satisfactorily progressing, and there is every reason to believe that it will fully realise the expects ions which have been entertained cf its ultimate success. " The working expenses of the last five months are neces sarily very great, on account of the mixing of the two systems of traction, each having cost almost as much as if the other had not been employed; but the receipts from passenger traffic for the five months of the present half-year have exceeded those of the six months of the corresponding half-year, although the best month (that of July) is omitted, the accounts having been closed a month earlier than usual, for the sake of uniformity with those of the late Brighton Company—some of the payments, however, being necessarily referable to the whole six months: The accounts thus presented show a disposable balance (including the profit of 2,1301. Ils. Bd. derived from the sale of third shares) of 17,600/. 15s. 3d., put of which your directors recommend a dividend to be paid of 7s. Gd. per share. A vote of Vie proprietors will be taken as to tt , e disposal of the sum remaining after the payment of this dividend. "The directors cannot dose this report without recommend ing to the favourable consideration of the proprietors some acknowledgment of the valuable services of Mr. Young, so long and so zealously rendered in the ctfice of Secretary to this Company." The CRAIR3IAN then moved that a dividend of 7s. 6d. per share b.. paid to the shareholders out of the divisable ft:o, now in the hands of the directors. The resolution was seconded by Mr. BARNES, at:d carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN Then moved that a testimonial should t.e presented to Mr. Young for his valuable services, aid that a subscription should be entered upon for that purpose, and that the directors be empowered to pay over the balance of 1,188/. 9s. 3d., which will remain after the payment of the dividend in aid of such fund. Mr. SLE:IRY seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meetir g separated. The WEATHER and the HARVEST The prospects of the harvest have not become brighter during the present week. In Western Yorkshire' we have not had a day without rain siuce Sunday, and Thursday was a completely soaking, damaging day, with almost incessant rain, and scarcely a breath of wind to counteract its injurious effects. Though the rain has ceased, the weather is still gloomy, with a " changeable " barometer and little briskness in the wind. Some corn has been cut in this neighbourhood during the week, but very little stacked. In the prin cipal wheat-growing counties of the South, a good deal of produce had already been secured in fair condition, though there they complain of an excess of moisture. In the Midland counties the harvest is tolerably ad vanced, but there is still a great deal of corn eut anti uncut in the fields. The tendency of the corn marketx under these circumstances, is naturally upwards, and further advances are anticipated. Should the unfavour able harvest weather cause any considerable portion of the English grain of the present year to prove more than usually soft and unsound, we , shall require a large quantity of fine dry old foreign grain to mix with our home-grown stock ; and the 1,660,399 quarters of wheat entered for home consumption in the first six months of the present year, followed by further sup plies, will be found available for rendering the food of the people wholesome and nutritious till the next har vest. This will be one of the first-fruits of the new corn-laiv, a consequence which the general failure of the potato crop will render invaluable. As to that crop, we must refer for a view of its alarming condition to other parts of our present paper; we only remark here that in England, Scotland, and Ireland, the acconnts are much more dispiriting this year than they were in the month of August of the year 1845. Whatever may be the quality or the quantity of human food produced by the present harvest, the supply of food for cattle will be must abundant ; .already an unusually large quantity of hay of prime quality has been secured ; the meadows and pastures are full of herbage from the rains of July and August; and the turnip crop has seldom been so promising as at the present season.—Leeds Mercury. SHEARERS' WAGES.—Harvesters. notwithstanding the numerous arrivals from Ireland, as well as from parts of the \Vest Highlands, seem to be scarce throughout the coun try; while wages, regulated by supply and demand—are consequently high. In Dumbartonshire, as high as four shillings and sixpence, and even five shillings per day has been paid for resident shearers, two of them being, it i s said, preferable to three promiscuously hired at our Cross, where wages have this week ranged from 2s. 61. to 3s. 6d: The following wages have been paid elsewhere:—ln Iten• frewshire, 33. to 44. per day; in East Lothian, 183. to 20s. per week, with victuals; in Mid-Lothian, 16s. and 18s. per acre, without victuals, is the common rate; i n Stirlingshire, men 16s. 6d. to 215., women I Is. to 12s. per week. In other parts of Scotland, as well as throughout the North of England, wages are proportionably high, and shearers in great demand. The numbers of reapers who have this week arrived here from Ireland is about 7,000 or 8,000. The demand for harvest labourers is not diminishing, but, on the contrary, will increase if the weather continue fine.— Glasgow Saturday Post. NOT QUITE DEAF ENOUGII.--A curious incident oc curred last week before the Civil Tribunal of the Seine. A. medical man, whose wife had a fortune in her own right, ap plied to the tribunal to compel her to grant him a mainte nance, on the ground of his having become so deaf as to be unable to follow his profession. The wife declared, through her advocate, that her husband was only deaf because he would not hear, and therefore objected to his application. The i pkadings on both s id es being over, the President of the "Tribunal, tur n in g t o t h e h us b a nd, who was present , said to sir, absolutely, absolutely," him in a moder a t e t one o f vo i c e, "You are then absolutely destitute of the m eans o f support?" "Oh yes, There is a repo r t respect i n g a jury replied the husband,i forgetting his deafness. The tribunal insta n tl y di sm i sse d his suit.—Paris Paper. impanelled upon a certain civil action, tried at the late Cardigan Assizes; the rumour is, th a t on retiring to consid er the verdict, the numbers were even for the plaintiff and defendant, and in order to de c id e th e quest i on it is said that, they tossed up a halfpenny for it, when the defendant was the luck y man. We trust, f or the ' credit of a Cardiganshire jury, that the report is untrue ; but, unfortunately, the verdict was con trary to the evidence and to the summing up of the Learned Judge, and surprised the counsel engaged, and a crowded court.— Curinarthen Journal. OLD PORT.— l'he submarine adventurers employed on the wreck of the Abergavenny, off Weymouth, brought up, the other day, a bottle of port wine in fine preservation. It has lain at the bottom of the sea forty-one years.—De vonport Telegraph. BUYING A PREACHER.--The coloured people of Washingtoa have held a fair to raise 300 dollars to buy their preacher, who is a slave. The price, for a good preacher, is very cheap iudeed.—New York Morning Poe. IIAMMERSMITH. Yesterday having been appointed for the further examina tion of Mr. Gilbert Kranedy, the surgeon, practising in the Broadway, Hammersmith, and Mr. Archibald .3.lWeill, his assistant, on a charge of having stolen certain gold chains and other articles of jewellery, the court was crowded in every part by respectable persons anxious to witness the proceedings. The prisoner M'Neill was first examined on Monday, the 17th inst., when evidence to the following effect was gone into. On the 12th of April last (EaAter,Sunday) an aged widow lady, named Riley, lodging in Mr. Kennedy's house, died, after a short illness. On the afternoon of the same day Miss Church, the executrix, placed the following pro perty, belonging to the deceased lady, in a drawer in the room in which the body was lying, which was securely locked up, viz., a very massive gold chain, weighing upwards of half a pound, a present from Ferdinand VII., King of Spain, to Mrs. Riley's brother; a pair of bracelets, to cor respond; a Maltese gold chaic ; four gold seals; a gold key, like a lock key; a chased gold ring ; a gold eyeglass; and a gold brooch, &c. On the following Wednesday the articles were found to have been stolen, although the drawer was still locked. Within the lut few days the police ascertained that the two cbains and abrooch were pledged by McNeill on Easter Monday, and taken out again on the Wednesday, when the robbery was discovered; and on his examina tion, declaring that he had received them from Mr. Kennedy, for whom he pledged them, and to whom lie had returned them, that gentleman was also taken into custody. At 3 o'clock, Mr. Archibald .o.'Neill surrendered in dis charge of his ,bail of 4001. to which he . was admitted on Friday last, and was placed at the bar; as was also Mr. Gilbert Kennedy, who had been brought up from the Westminster Bridewell. . On the bench, with Mr. G. Clive, the sitting magistrate, was the Earl Cadogan, in whose establishment Mr. Kennedy had formerly been domestic surgeon ; and in the body of the court we noticed Dr, Quin, Mr. Lavies of Great George street, surgeon to the Westminster Bridewell, Mr. Boone of New Bond-street, and other friends of Mr. Kennedy. Mr. T. Alley Jones, solicitor, of Hammersmith, attended on the part of the prosecution; and Mr. Sleap and Mr. Nob ler as solicitors for Mr. Kennedy. Mr. M'Neill was uncle (ended. Mr. Jones requested, as the case for the prosecution had only been placed in his hands that morning, that the evi dence taken at the previous examinations might be read over by the clerk. His object in making that request was, that he had heard from a gentleman who was present on both occasions, that there was some difference between the pvidence given by the same witnesses on the ➢ionday and on the Tuesday. Mr. CLn said no depositions had yet been taken in the case, but only the minutes entered, sufficient to warrant a remand. Those, however, should be read. Mr. Fletcher, chief clerk, then read the evidence of Miss Church, the executrix, Amelia Eyles, the charwoman at tending Mrs. Riley at her demise, Mrs. Upham, who was em?loyed by the prisoner M'Neill to fetch the chains, &c., out of pledge, Henrietta Mills, Mr. Kennedy's servant, Sergeant Mount, T 29, and Spurring, T 112, and also the statement made by M'Neill before the magistrate. Mr. CLtVE then asked Mr. Jones if he was prepared with any fresh evidence in the case ? Mr. Jones said he was, but ha had just understood that Sergeant Mount, who had the case in hand, was at that =meat engaged at the Central Criminal Court; and as that officer had in his possession certain letters, a copy of one of which had been found in Mr. Kennedy's house, the produc duction of which was of great importarce, he had to apply for the postponement of the examination for two or three days. Mr. Hobler, on the part of Mr. Kennedy, said he had noticed that in the evidence of Sergeant Mount it was stated that certain duplicates of gold watches had been found in Mr. Kennedy's room. He wished to know in what name those articles had been pledged? Mr. Fletcher said, it was not stated in the minutes of evidence taken. Mr. nobler thought perhaps the other officer in the case might probably recollect the name. Spurring, T 112, said he did nut know the name. ➢lr. Ho6ler then asked where the duplicates were found, or by whom were they produced to the otlicer?—Spurring replied, that he believed they were taken out of a box by Mr. Kennedy, who had laid then' on a bed before Sergeant Mount. Mr. Ct.tvv: said, the evidence showing that the tickets were given up by Mr. Kennedy under the circumstance stated by Mr. Jones, he should again remand the prisoners until Wednesday. The Earl of Cadogan said he trusted. it would be sufficient for hint at that moment, to bear his testimony to the high respectability and excellent character of Mr. Kennedy; and to state his belief that he was incapable of committing such aneffence as that with which he was charged. Mr. CLivit said it should have every weight in his judg ment on the case. Mr. Lavies and Mr. Boone then entered into sureties in the sum of 2001. each, and :Ir. Kennedy in 4001. on his be half; and the bail previously taken for Mr. M'Neill having renewed their recognisances in the sum of 4001., for the ap pearance of the prisoner on Wednesday, both prisoners were liberated. Mr. Hobler then applied for a copy of the evidence which had been taken in the ease. which w:is acceded to. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE —BRISTOL.—About one o'clock on Thursday night, or rather Friday morning, a chaise drove tip to the White Lion in this city, just as some gentlemen were coming out of the hotel, to whom the driver applied, saying he had come from Southampton, that there was a lady (as he believed out of her senses) inside with two sailors, to whose charge she was confided, and who were ordered by a gentleman at Southampton to take her to Bristol, to a direction they had received ; but on going to the house, which they had much difficulty in finding out, the parties there refused to see the lady, and as neither the sailors nor the lady had any money. he (the driver) had brought them to the hotel, not knowing bow to act. On applying to the sailors, their statement, though not very con sistent, was somewhat the same; the lady's husband (the captain of one of the mail steamers), they stated, had ordered them to take her to Bristol, and they showed a letter to a gentleman of this city, and which was opened, in which the husband requested him to have his wife sent on to her sister's—a request which was not successful, and they now did not know what to do, as they had received no money when the lady was placed in their charge. The lady, who certainly seemed out of her mind, was of polished mariners, and, as it was afterwards proved, was one of a large and re spectable family once residing in this city. After same delay, they were driven off to Bath ; but the circumstances of the case, and the strange and unsuitable custody to which a lady was confided by her husband, and the hour of their arrival here, have induced some further inquiries into a matter some what suspicious. —Bristol Times. ___ GRANT OF AN ADVANCE OF WAGES TO KILMARNOCK CARPET WEAVERS.—We have great pleasure this week in being able to state that on Saturday last the carpet manufac turers in town agreed to give, from the first of September, the advanced price which had been solicited by the weavers of Scotch or Kidderminster carpets. With the present ad ditional remuneration for weaving, and the increase in the demand likely to be created by the new alterations in the American tariff, the condition of carpet weavers will in all likelihood ere long be vastly improved. IVe hear it stated, that the weavers of Drussels carpeting both in Scot land and England are with a prospect of success, about to me morialise their employers for as advance of Id. per yard.-- Kilmarnock Herald. CHEAP AND WHOLESOME PHYSIC.—The inhabitants of Hull have of late been undergoing a process of general purgation through the instrumentality of the oceanic salts with which their household supplies of water have been grossly impregated. Complaints have very reasonably been made against the waterwork authorities for presuming thus to usurp the functions of the " faculty.".—The Builder. E • • •••• k . _ • 11, Ale Ms Ap tin • 1 for C o o •, • Vet . I (L ] 11j Cut * tit, ' 4 ? 4 koi4