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RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) GROUP, No. 9. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. William Anderson was briefly examined as to the traffic. This he set down at 25,009 tons, all of which he calculated would come Aom the canal, the harbour, and the railways on the south side of the harbour. This closed tho case for the promoters. Mr. Hors, on the part of the petitioners, said he would postpone his observations till the close, and would now proceed to call the Witnesses on behalf of his case. Mr. B. Kyle, land surveyor, was briefly examined as to the in convenience of the branch to the distilleries, glass works, and other public works n the banks of the canal. The trac along it would be very great and it would be difficult for carts and other traffic to go over it. Mr. Warren, glass worker, gave evidence to the same effect. These witnesses were shortly cross-examined, but nothing very material was elicited beyond tile admission, that if the traffic on the branch was properly regulated, the inconvenience would be very Much reduced. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. GROUP, No. 16. SOUTH-EASTER= (TUNBRIDGE WELLS TO HASTINGS AND RYE). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. AUSTIN then proceeded to open the merits of the line from London to •Tonbridge and Hastings, being in all 65 miles. It is in tended to proceed by Rochester, Maidstone, Tunbridge, Canterbury, Sheerness, and Queenborough. Mr. Austin thought this communica. Lion with the towns of Mid Kent would at once commend the line to the Committee. Any opposition to be expected was from certain bondholders on turnpikes and from Sir Godfrey Webster, but he thought it unnecessary to take up the time by speaking to it. Mr. Knoaks, corn-deafer in Tycehurst, was examined in reference to the traffic in that neighbourhood. His son was in the habit ef selling as many as 70 quarters of corn a week in Tycehurst, and he was sure that the means of sending their pre _uct to London would be a very great advantage. The Rev. Mr. Wetherall, vicar of Lamberhurst, cerroborated the last witness. Mr. John Smith, Hitchenham, gave evidence showing that it would be a very great advantage to those engaged in fattening cattle to have the proposed line constructed through that country, connecting it with the London market. Mr. Barlow, the engineer, was examined as to the length of the branches. He said the geological nature of the country along the line was Hastings' sandstone,svhich was well adapted to cuttings and embankments, the next best to chalk. There would be 1% miles of tunnelling on the whole line, occurring where it approached Tun bridge, the Wadhurst ridge, and Mountfleld. The ruling gradient would be one in 132. Mr. Barlow estimated the total cost of the line at 640,0001. Mr. HILL, on the part of Lord Liverpool, proceeded to cross examine the witness as to the details of the cost, and the distances of places on the line. Mr. Barlow said the present projected line between Hastings and Tunbridge did not differ half a mile at any part from a line thrown out by the Board of Trade last year. The present line was intended to cross Lord Liverpool's Lidham estates, in the form of the two legs of a triangle, meeting the Hastings and Ashford Line, which cuts off the triangular space entirely. Mr. HILL finished his examination for Lord Liverpool, and the Committee postponed hearing any further till to morrow. Mr. Rew for the landholders, and Mr. Hill for Sir Godfrey Webster, will proceed with the examination of witnesses to-morrow. Sub-Committee No. 4. ZRA.DPOILD,NVASrIELD, AND MIDLAND (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. GitEcoitT called Mr. Murphy, the engineer, to explain how the omission had occurred. From this gentleman's statement, and that of a Mr. Greene, it appeared that the bookbinder, through mis take, sent in the wrong copy at first, but took means for substituting the correct book between the Ist and 4th of December. After hearing the statements on both sides, the Committee decided that the allegation was proved. The next allegation was, that in the plan and book of reference deposited with the clerk of the peace the lands proposed to be taken in the parish of Tarnley, being 84 in number, were not mentioned at all, aid that, therefore, the standing orders had not been - am' plied with. Mr. Parrr, for the petitioners, called Mr. Dickson, who proved that he had examined the book of re ference, and discovered that the numbers from 1 to 85, in the town ship of Famley, had been omitted. it appeared that two pages had been tore otd, of the book after it had been lodged, and that the lands alluded to were correctly marked on the leaves which had been so tors. Sub-Committee No. 5. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) MIDLAND (EREWASH VALLEY BRANCHES). A petition against this Bill having been withdrawn, the standing orders were ultimately declared to have been complied with. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD (lIIRMING- NAM EXTENSION). After hearing the usual formal evidence in support of this Bill, the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. Sub-C•mmittee No. 6. THE ABERDEEN, BANFF, AND ELGIN. The object of the Bill was to construct a line ftom Elgin, by Banff, Foehaben, Keith, &c., to Aberdeen. The estimated cost is 150,000/., and the engineer, Mr. granger, who is also engineer to the Edinburgh and Northern and other lines. After hearing the usual formal evidence, the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. The Committee met this day at three o'clock ; present, the Earl of Shaftesbury (in the chair), and Lords Itedesdale and Hawarden. CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN, AND LINCOLN AND YORK, AND LEEDS JUNCTION RAILWAY. This line commences at the terminus of the Cambridge and Lin coln line at Lincoln, and proceeds through Gainsborough, Thorne, Snaith, and Selby, direct to York. The whole length is fifty-seven and a half miles. The estimated cost is 868,0001., and the sum de posited in the Court of Chancery is 62,2501. Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Parrett and Walmisley ; solicitors, Mr. Blackburne, Leeds, and Mr. James, 5, Basinghall-street, London ; engineers, Messrs. Leather and Sons. The line could hardly be said to have been opposed, only one peti titlon having been presented against it by the London and York Com pany, which was subsequently abandoned. The Committee decided, after bearing the usual evidence, that the Company had complied with the standing orders. EPSOM AND DORKING. The Committee decided that the promoters of this line had also complied with the standing orders EASTERN COUNTIES (HERTFORD AND HUNTINGDON). The hearing of this case, which had been adjourned on Friday last, was again resumed by their Lordships. The main objection urged against the Company was a deviation of ten feet in the datum line, an) error which had been occasioned by the hostility of a landed proprietor, who would not permit a survey to be made on his estates. Tn. Committee decided, in consequence of that fact, and the candour of the Company in not endeavouring to conceal the truth, that they would recommend the line to be proceeded with. STAMFORD AND SI'ALDING. In this case the witnesses were net prepared, and the consideration of the case was adjourned. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND (WIDENING AND ENLARG MENT). In consequence of Lord Wharncliffe's standing order not having been complied with; the hearing of the case was adjourned for one month, to give the parties time to prepare. Their Lordships adjourned at live o'clock.. PRIVATE COMMITTEES. GORR .11.1 LS GRAVITATION WATER-WO WES. The length of the works proposed to be executed is five miles, and the cost 120,0001. Agents, Messrs. Deams. Dunlop, and Hope. After hearing the evidence of Mr. Gemmill and Mr. Gale, the Committee declared the standing orders complied pith. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, March 16. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) THE ATTORNEY-GINERAL V. HODGSON. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Ills IiONOUR, at the conclusion of the case, gave judgment allowing the demurrer, considering that the gift of Christo pher Flaherty came within the provisions of the law of morunain. BANKRUPTCY COURT, March 16. (Before Mr. Commissioner SIIIEPIIERD.) IN RE H. BOCCHIER. The insolvent in this case, who was a captain in the nary, now on half-pay, applied for his interim order. His debts were stated at about 10,0001., and he off red to set aside 25/. a year out of his half pay, which was 2181. per annum, for the gradual liquidation of his debts. Mr. Tucker , as solicitor for the insolvent, said that 7,0001. odd out of the 10,0001., stated to be debts, were liabilities. He was captain of a certain vessel, and he undertook to take care of a cargo for a person. The ship was wrecked, and an action was tried and decided against the insolvent. The cargo ' was worth about 5,0001. Captain Bouchier has been residing abroad for some time, and he came here at the request of his creditors, all of whom, with the exception of one or two, to the extent of about 300/, were willing to accept the proposi tion of 251. a year. The insolvent, on examination, stated that he took the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act in 1835, with debts to the amount of 9,000/, which were all paid, with the exception of about 0004 by gradual payments of 401. a year out of his half-pay. That sum was stopped by Government. His daughters never kept an academy in France, and they were never in one. He had resided in France, where he hired a house and furniture at 80/. per annum, but there was no furniture in France of his awn. The insolvent bad made voyages to India, during which he had been very unfortunate. lie had resided in Ostend, but he had no pro perty there. His wife had a private income some four or . five years since, and she sold it to pay off an over - due bill upon which an action had been brought ; and in conse quence of it the insolvent had &diked eleven months' impri sonment in France. Mr. RYDER, as solicitor for a Mr. Yates, said he appeared to oppose upon the ground that the insolvent had contracted a debt of 50/. with his client in Belgium, without any reason able means of payment. Mr. TUCKER said the insolvent had no indea of taking the benefit of the Insolvent Act when he contracted these debts, and his son, who was second mate in a ship, would have paid Mr. Yates. had the creditors not requested his client to come to this Court, he would not. tinder all the circum stances of this case, he (Mr. Tucker) hoped the Court would grant the interim order. The Learned COMMISSIONER, looking at all the facts of the ease, granted the interim order. The insolvent will pay 25/. a year to his creditors. ASSIZE IN TEL LIGENCE. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Dorchester, March 14. The commission was opened here d yeater ay at three o'clock, with the usual formalities, and the Learned Judges a tt en ded Divine service immediately after. The cause list showed an entry of six causes, of which one was marked for a special jury. The common juries were taken to-day, and were g ot through before two o'clock. The sp ec i a l j ury was then po st_ pened until Monday. The calendar contained a list of 56 prisoners, •f which 2 wore for murder, 3 manslaughter, 2 arson, 1 concealment of birth, 6 burglary, and 3 highway robbery. T he ether offences charged were all of a light character. Of these 56 prisoners. 4 were stated to be able to read and write well, 10 imperfectly, 19 could read, and 18 could neither read nor write; of 5 no account was given. CROWN COURT.—( Before Mr. Justice Eats.) Joseph Way was indicted for having wilfully and mall cieusly set fire to a wheat-rick, thete 3 property r t y ll a a s r t y . Ann Biles, at Milborn St. Andrew, on t h e Mr. Slade appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Ball defended the prisoner. Mr. SLADE having stated the facts of the case to the jury, called William Moses—l was at the Oak inn, at Milborn St. An drew, on the evening of the 31 st of J anuar y . The prisoner was ;here. There was an alarm office; this was about half past eight. I then missed the prisoner from the house. I had not missed him before. Sarah Bishop—l keep a small shop at Milborn. I know the - - 7 laner. I heard an alarm of fire on the evening o f the 31st Zaanuary last. About ten or twelve minutes before that timelJae prisoner came to my shop and bought some con • grevi etches. I know the barley-rick that was burnt on that t ; it is about 250 yards from my house. Croy xamined by Mr. BALL—He asked for lucifers. I ' siked:h' whether he would have the silent or noisy ones. Ilecseal e did not care which. He took the noisy ones. Strickland—l was standing outside the Oak public - L• -]ions on the night of the fire with the ostler. The prisoner e&4e np and said, " How are you?" I said, pretty well. He then astd, "Here's a light in the road." I looked and saw a light,, said, "It is the coach coming down the road, or tiserneau." He said, "There is a great fire up here ;" he taken Dried 0 Fire 1" and I then saw a fire, and went to amid. .~`~_. ~~ ~~ Cross-examined—The prisoner went also. I saw lAim at work assisting. This was Atom upar_pi ka t (dot. William Prince—l was up at the fire on the 31st; this was of a barley stack, and was assisting there " dousing " the fire out. Way, the prisoner, was there. He made a remark to me " This is enough to open any farmer's eyes. They turn men away who have a wife and family ; they had better give a man a sovereign then turn him away." Cross-examined by Mr. BALL—There were two free that night. This was at the first fire of the barley rick.. It was said before all the people. I remember the prisen . :r watch ing his master's (Mr. Simmons) premises. He sa , I took a a bit of wood therefrom. He never saw me take any; but he said he did. I was discharged in consequence. Henry Symonds—l saw the prisoner at the second fire, the one at the prosecutor's rick. He said, "How's the time to speak out. I suppose this fire will be blamed to people out of work, when they may have nothing more to do with it than other people." By the Juisax—The wheat rick, where the second - fire was, belonged to widow Biles, the barley rick to John Bites. Thomas Biles--I was at the first tire of the barley rick. Way, the prisoner, was there. I saw him go away towards H had no bucket. About ten minutes after there was a fire a t widow Biles's. That is about 300 yards from the first fire. Cress-examined by Mr. BALL—When I saw him at the first fire, he was trying to keep the fire off another rick. I am no relation to widow Biles. William Simmons—l was at the barley rick of Benjamin Biles when it was on fire. While there my attention was drawn to another light. I thought there was another fire. I said to Mr. Stanfield, who was there, " You make one way to the fire, and I will go another, so as to cut off the retreat of any person who might be running away from the second fire." I came to a gate leading into the road from the field where the fire was. The fire had taken considerable progress on the rick on one side. The wind blew ,best, quite in a contrary direction from where the first fire was. The first fire was away from the second fire. Cross-examined by Mr. BALL—The prisoner worked for me two years. I cannot say I have not chastised him. He was a boy when he worked for me. I would rather not answer questions as to his character. Isaac Stanfield—l was at the first fire. I saw the light of a second fire. Mr. Simmons was there. lie gave me some directions, and I went up a lane towards the second fire. I came to a gate, and heard footsteps coming from the second fire, as I was in the act of opening the gate. I saw a man running in a direction from the second fire. He ran to ards where the gate opened. I stepped through and met him. I stopped him, and said, " Halloo, my friend, who are you?" He made ne answer. I took hold of him. I said, "Do you see that ?" pointing to the light of the second fire. He said, "It's a fire." Two persons came up from the first fire on horseback ; one said, " For Ged's sake, open the gate." This was Mr. Dunman. I said, " I shall not open the gate until I know who this man is." He then said, "My name is Joseph Way." When I first took hold of him he was out of breath and agitated. Upon this, I let the prisoner go and ran to the fire. When I got there, I saw the two persons on horse back who had come to the gate. I was the third person at the fire. It had begun five feet from the ground. It had begun on the side farthest from the first fire at Benjamin Biles's. Cross-examined—The wind bore from the second fire to wards the first. The man was coming from the second fire to the first fire. By the Julacat—l knew the prisoner when we came in con tact. By Mr. BALL—The prisoner was at the second fire, assisting during a part of the time. William Dunman was called, and corroborated the last witness. The Rev. Mr. Headley—l am vicar of Milborn St. Andrew. I was at the fire at widow Biles's. I had occasion to speak to ;the prisoner, and admonish him for his bad behaviour there. He swore and used bad language ; he also had a pole, knocking the fire about so as to cause danger to the other ricks. I threatened to give him in charge of the constable if he did not behave better. I afterwards went with the con stable to the prisoner's house. He found some Lucifer matches in his bed-room (producing them). I bought some matches of Mrs. Bishop, of the same kind that she stated she had sold to the prisoner. Mrs. Bishop was re-called, and stated that the matches found were of a different kind to those she had sold to the prisoner on the night of the fire. The prisoner's statement before the magistrate was then put in and read. It was to the effect that he had bought the matches for his wife. Mr. BALL then addressed the jury for the prisoner at some length, and contended that there was no evidence at all in this case on which a jury could act to justify a conviction, and that although they might have some lurking suspicion that he was in some way connected with the transaction, yet they were not to act upon suspicion. but must have direct proof that he was the man whose hand fired the rick. Mr. Justice Enas then summed up the case to the jury, who, after deliberating for a short time, returned a verdict of Guilty. The Learned JUDGE then sentenced the prisoner to be transported for life. The unfortunate man was then removed from the dock Much otesting his innocence of the crime laid to his charge. Much surprise was expressed in the Court at the verdict given in this case. MIDLAND CIRC ottinghant, March 16. CLARKE V. HUGHES. This was an action tried in the Guildhall this morning be fore Mr. Under-Sheriff Swann, in which Mr. Richard Clarke, surveyor, of Middlesex, was the plaintiff, and Mr. Hughes Hughes, a wealthy Alderman of the city of London, and barrister-at-law, the defendant, to recover 181. 16s. 10d. for work and labour done. Mr. Miller appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Macauley for the defence. The action was simply to try whether the defendant, Mr. Hughes Hughes, who was the chairman of the Sheffield Nottingham, and London Direct Railway, was or was not liable for the services of the plaintiff. In October last Mr. Brees was the engineer, and in the month fol lowing a quarrel arose between him and the company, and he was dismissed. Mr. Borsley succeeded ; but during this period the plaintiff and others continued their work, and it would be shown that Mr. Canr., solicitor, of Nottingham. a local agent of the company, assured the plaintiff that he and the other surveyors should be paid their arrears, and for their future work. After the panic things did not go on pros perously, and the plaintiff found it necessary to apply to the board of directors, of which Mr. Hughes was the chairman, and the answer he got there was that he should be settled with. This had not been done, hence arose the present action. The witnesses would prove all the circumstances. Edward M'Dermot, surveyor, living in Middlesex,' said he was employed in November last to make a survey of the Shef field, Nottingham, and London Direct Railway. The plain tiff (Mr. Clarke), a surveyor, was also engaged on the same line. At the first he ( witness) worked under Mr. Brees' direction. He was an engineer. Afterwards lie received in struetions from Cann (solicitor), a local agent of the company. Mr. MACAULEY thought that they were not in a state to hear what Mr. Cann had said. Mr. MILLER produced the prospectus, in which Mr. Cann's name appeared. Mr. MACAULEY said the account was for work and labour done, and certainly the prospectus of the railway company had not yet been made material to the issue. Mr. MILLE,. said he should not only prove that Mr. Cann's name was en it, but that Mr. Hughes was at the board and acted there. _ _ _ Examination continued—The plans were completed before the SOth November, and were deposited by witness and others with Mr. Cann. He saw Mr. Cann take the plans out of the office in which they had been working. After that, said he, I was at the office of the company, in Moor gate-street. The plaintiff was with me on several occasions. I went into the board-room. The committee was sitting. Alderman Hughes was in the chair in the month of Febru ary. I spoke and also Mr. Clarke. He said he wanted to be paid for his survey. Mr. Hughes replied he was very sorry that the committee had not paid his arrears before, that it was a distressing situation for Mr. Clarke and the other surveyors to be in, but the shareholders had not paid up their last deposits, as was expected. The committee had come to a resolution of dissolving the company, and they would take steps to inquire into the amount of the liabilities of the company, and that we were to send in our accounts; that he (Mr. Hughes) had himself subscribed 100 guineas already, and having ascertained the amount of their liabilities, we should be paid, and each member of the provi sional committee would be called upon to pay their propor tionate share, which he stated would be about 501. a piece. He then stated if we could call upon hint that day week wo s scs h htla o oat u triek l l d dte h h dhe a lad v av e inne o s ootsumond, e oeot. Inr n c e ia 3 ,ai i i lcs;ecdaoi account t l ei. e umt V al l r l td o tts l ii e ti.elann : ' ti a iv s neln l e l t. o t settled we company al7 ay. 3,lnrlorrti Clarke, on that day week. I did not see the alderman. I saw the secretary, and he then referred us to Messrs. Amory and Sewell. I did not call any more. Mr MACACLEY said he should have no objection to Mr. Miller calling that witness again after he had called Mr. Cann. It would be far more convenient if the plaintiff would show that he was employed by Mr. Cann. Mr. MILLEa was not going to call Mr. Cann, who was the company's agent, but he was going to show that the com pany's agent had employed the plaintiff. Examination continued—After I lied been working under the direction of Mr. Brees, Mr. Cann, in answer to a question put by myself, in the presence of Mr. Clarke, to the effect that we could not go on any further, and we wished to know who we were to look to for payment, said the company was desirous of getting the plans done, and whatever claims we had against Mr. Brees should be paid, and also the work done on behalf of the company. Mr. MILLER—What are the exact words? Witness—The words were, that we should be paid not only the arrears from Mr. Brees, but for any work done in foture. Upon that in timation I and Mr. Clarke proceeded with the survey, and we acted under the direction of `'l r. Borsley, a surveyor. Mr. Cann said we were to take our instructions from Mr. Borsley. Borsley had been acting before that under Mr. Brees; bet when Mr. Brees was dismissed we took our in structions from Borsley by order of Mr. Cann. These direc tions were for the plaintiff and myself. Cross-examined—lt was on the 20th of November when Borsley came. I was employed under Brees at the latter end of October or beginning of November. I had been serving under him on another line. My agreement was a verbal one. He was to pay me three guineas a day. I did not say Clarke had been employed under Brees. I have heard from Clarke that he was to have three guineas a day. If I have said Clarke agreed with Borsley it was inadvertently said. I have received money on account. I received 151. from Mr. Cann, and some money from Mr. Borsley. I first made ap plication to the office of the committee on the 3d of December. I did not apply to Mr. Borsley. I knaw Mr. William Pratt. He is not here. He is a surveyor, and worked on this line. I have never seen his handwriting. I do not know Clarke's handwriting. Mr. MACAULET handed two letters to witness, but he said he did not know the handwriting. Cross-examination continued—l have brought an action against Mr. Alderman Hughes for 301. Mr. MacauLer —I suppose, when you have got this ver dict, you expect Mr. Clarke to help you. Are you subpoenaed ? W ls, it i n r e mAc ss—l A a u m i;,T.l The re is n sthiss_l doact ot ie n nan k d no C w. larke's; how many more a re there? MACA U chairman ; why don't dare say you sue Alderman Hughes as you sue one in Nottingham—for instance, Lord Ranclifree —I did not know that Lord Rancliffe lived in N o ttinghame" ; besides, there is some ing a a P pp e l e ie r d to Bor s l ev . I applied to Mr. diffi ß c en.e lt x y ai i n n in su ed e Ll Cann and to Mr. Hughes. I would fake money from any body conn ected with the company. Henry Stubbs, varnish-maker, a friend of Borsley's, came down to assist o n the line from Nottin g ham to Tibs:e ' lf,aud over l oo ked the men. Attended at the board meeting of th e 27th of January last at the office in London, with Clarke and others, and heard them ask for money for surveying on the line, Mr. Alderman Hughes was in the chair, and lie said that it had pot beenin re th w e e irpo t w o . er ca to ll i remuneratethecourteheemef the their services, hilt they to w e l a v e t p ti l e au w et i l th in t e b m a ; t t i h t e a y t lie was s an v d ex th ed ey at w t o h u e ld po e s il t d i e o a n Y t o h n e f y would endeavour to paw. Cross-examined—l did not go to varnish the surveys, but as Borsley's confidant, and to see that the men kept to their work of levelling, instead of drinking champagne in a morn ing to breakfast. I went to be a witness at the board-room. I went at Mr. I3orsley's request, to ascertain what was going on in the board-room - . i have nd claim against the company. George Wilson, surveyor—Was on this line, and ; ecol looted Dir. Cann hying directions, about the 19th or ?otll of November. Mr. Cann stated that Mr. Brees had received 1,900/. of the company's money, and had not done them jus tice, and that whatever instructions Mr. Borsley gave us we were to abide by, and that what bad been left unpaid by Mr. Brees should be paid. We were at work in a room at the George the Fourth Inn, and Mr. Cann said if Mr. Brees Should force his way into the room we were to tumble him out, and we were not to let him have the plans. I was pre sent at the board meeting on the 27th January, and on seve ral other occasions, and I heard the promises of payment. I saw Mr. Alderman Hughes there. Cross-examined—l am sorry to say I have my action. When Brees ceased to be engineer to the company he owed me a balance- I was not there when Clarke first came. I was to have 30s. a day. Re-examined—Clarke was employed when Cann gave directions for us to receive instructions from Borsley. Clarke was at work in the room when Mr. Cann came in and spoke about the plans. Mr. MAcAULKY addressed the fury for the defendant, as• curing them that Mr. Hughes did not wish the plaintiff, after earning his money, to lose it, but he considered he was not the party who ought to be applied to, as it would appear in evidence that the plaintiff had made an engagement with another person, and not with the directors. He would call Mr. Borsley, the engineer, who would show that he con tracted with the plaintiff, and he was to pay his account. Mr. Borsley would give his evidence se clearly as not to leave the shadow of a doubt. James Atkin Borsley. civil engineer, said—l have been in practice 'four years. I was employed by the company to complete the survey, and 1 became responsible from the 22d or 23d of November. There was only a short space of time to complete the survey, as all must be finished by the 30th of November. I contracted with the company to do the necessary work. I employed Mr. Clark. I received no in structions from the company to employ him. He was in London unemployed at the time I engaged him ; he had been employed by me previously on the Oxford and Salisbury line. He had been in my employ about a month. Had always paid him before. When I had him in my employ before he was employed on my own account. I employed the surveyors, Clarke. Pratt, and Wilson. I engaged them by the mile, not at so much a day. They were to have 101. a mile for the survey. I had no authority from the company to employ Clarke, or to fix particular sums. The line was up on the 30th of November. I paid them from time to time sums on account. I had enguged with the company to do the work for a fixed sum. Mr. MILLER objected to the question which obtained the last answer, and a note was taken by the Under-Sheriff of the question objected to, namely—" Had you engaged to perform these surveys for a fixed sum ?" The UNDER-SHERIFF was of opinion the answer ought not to be received, as it did not furnish any evidence as to the terms made with the present plaintiff. Mr. MACAULET—In your employment as an engineer by the "company. was it a part of your employment to engage persons for the company? Witness—No, I engaged them entirely at my own responsibility. Mr. MACAULEY—You have told me that you paid nume rous sums on account; let me ask you, whatever the sum may be that you may have a claim upon the company for, whether that claim has been settled ? Witness--.No, it has not. - _ _ _ _ Mr. MACAULF.Y—When you undertook with the company , to complete the surveys did you receive any money on ac count? Witness—No, I did not. I have since received a small proportion on account. Pratt and the ether two ware engaged at the same time. Mr. MACAULEY—In the first instance, when you engaged them, did you engage each one to do so much work? Wit ness—No, I looked to Pratt. He was to do so many miles of survey, at 10/. a mile. Wilson and Clarke were to assist him in it. The money paid was paid over t• Pratt, and the three divided amongst themselves. I paid them in one gum. A letter dated Ist of February, after the action had been brought, written by Pratt to Borsley, stating the account due from Borsley to be, to Pratt 251. 12s. 6d., to Clarke 15/. Cs 9d., and to Wilson 22/. 1 ls. 6d., was put in evidence. Mr. MILLER objected to it, but the Under-Sheriff over ruled the objection. Cross-examined—l wrote to Pratt, and he furnished the letter in answer. I have threatened the company with an action, but I think I shall get my money without proceeding. Mr. Rymington was the first engaged 'by the company, and then Mr. Brim I worked under the latter for two months. Re- examined—Mr. Rymington received 1,000/., and re turned it to the Company. Mr. MAcAULET, on closing his case, submitted that he was entitled to a non-suit; which Mr. MILL= objected to, and replied. The UNDER-SHERIFF slimmed up, and in a few minutes the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 18/. 16s. 10d. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSI()N-BOUSE. A young man, named Joseph Myers, who is what is called a general dealer, and resides in Spitalfields, was apprehended by Daniel Forrester, the officer, upon the charge of having been in possession of some 10/. notes of the Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, which had been stolen in the year 1845. Mr. Mullins, of the firm of Bush and Mullins, solicitors to tin Committee of Bankers for protection against forgery and fraud, attended upon the part of the bankers. The Warwick and Leamington 'banking-house was plun dered on the 4th of July, 1845, of 100 10i. notes, dated Lea mington, Ist of January, 1844, by, as was supposed, one of the clerks, who is now in custody in that place. The Bank ing Company have, in consequence of the robbery, issued an entire new circulation of notes, dated the Ist of September, 1845, and a handbill has been sent round, calling upon per sons who may hold any of the old notes to present them for payment, and stating the fact of the discovery that some of the stolen notes have been lately passed in London to grocers and other tradesmen. Superintendent W. Shirley Roberg, of the Leamington police, produced a warrant signed by Mr. W. C. Reynall, magistrate of the county of Warwick, and backed by the Lord Mayor, for the apprehension of the prisoner, and other parties, charged with having feloniously received bank-notes of the establishment which had been stolen, and which were represented to be the property of Mr. Henry Somerfield, the registered public officer of the backing concern. Witness stated that he believed he should be able next day to identify the prisoner as one of the parties named in the warrant, so as to be justified in taking him down to Leamington. The LORD MAYOR—Does the prisoner wish to say any thing?—The prisoner declared that he, knew nothing at all about the offence he was accused of having committed. The LORD MAYOR—The superintendent has told you what you were charged with ? The prisoner—Yes, my Lord, but I am wholly ignorant of the business. Mr. Mullins said that some of the stolen notes had been s'opped. Within the last few weeks persons had gone about with them to grocers, distillers, and other tradesmen, and having made small rurchases, offered them in payment. It will be recollected, that soon after the robbery was com mitted, Daniel Forrester traced Blaney, one of the clerks of the banking-house, to Calais, and there, with the assistance of the French authorities, succeeded in apprehending him. Blaney was detained in prison until it was ascertained that the case did not come under the 6th and 7th of Victoria, en ti led, "An Act for giving effect to a Convention between her Majesty and the King of the French, for the apprehension of certain offenders." That Act states, " That the high con tracting parties should, on requisition made in their name, through the medium of their respective diplomatic agents, deliver up to justice persons who, being accused of the crime of murder (comprehending the crimes designated in the French Penal Code by the terms assassination, parricide, in fanticide, and poisoning), or of an attempt to commit rder, or of forgery, or of fraudulent bankruptcy, committed within the jurisdiction of the requising party, should seek an asylum, or be found within the territories of the other," Icc. The result of the investigation at Calais was, that Blaneywas discharged from custody, although there existed not the slightest doubt of his guilt. Since that time the police au thorities in England have been actively engaged in watching suspected parties. The LORD MAYOR regretted that the Act did net com prehend rohly - ries of so extensive and desperate a kind as those which had been committed upon banking-houses by the persons employed in them, and remanded the prisoner until this day, when it is expected he will be removed to Leamington in the charge of the superintendent. Two very little boys, named George Thompson and Thomas Owen, were brought up, charged with having picked pockets. Policeman 56T, stated that he was in Princes-street, in plain clothes, that morning, and observed the two prisoners, who seemed to be adepts at thieving, slip their hands into the pockets of several gentlemen. At last witness, to his surprise, felt Thompson's baud in his own pocket. The boy finding nothing there, hastily transferred his hand to the pocket of a gentleman, and then conveyed something to hi s own, and witress caught hold of him, and drew a large snuff box from his trowsers. Owen, who was the smallest boy of the two, was just as active in the crowd. Witness searched Thompson, and found in one of the legs of his trowsers a silk purse, containing Cs. 6d., and in his waistcoat pocket a sovereign. The boy had stated to witness, upon being ap prehended, that upon leaving home he was possessed of no - . - Lore than 2s, The LORD MAYOR—A good morning's work.—Remanded. BO U'-STREET. A young man, in woman's clothes, named John Travers, was Placed at the bar before Mr. flail, charged with frequent ing the public streets for an unlawful purpose. This was the second or third cave of the kind which has L-en brought under the notice of the Court within the past fee weeks. It was proved by constables A 5G and C 140, that the pri soner had been seen in the public thoroughfares near the club-houses in Pall.mall East, and the neighbourhood, for some time past, at about the hour of midnight. The latter officer stated that he had seen him upisards of twenty times lately, and that he generally resorted to dark courts and narrow passages. Having always supposed him to be a woman, he had merely spoken to him occasionally, to • desire him to " move on," upon which he generally walked in the direction of Leicester-square. On Friday night he was in conversation with an elderly gentleman, and at about one o'clock on Sunday morning he was apprehended by A 56, who, having heard that there was a man in woman's apparel in the habit of frequenting his beat, approached and spoke to the prisoner (after he had left a gentleman), and took him into custody. The prisoner resisted him, and denied that he was of the male sex ; but when called upon to account for his conduct in court, he attributed it to a mere frolic, stating that he had made a bet with a friend that he would pass un detected in his disguise. Inspector Partridge said, that from what bad come to his knowledge, he was satisfied that the object of the prisoner and his associates, in frequenting the streets and parks, was either to steal or to obtain money by practices of the most re volting and unnatural character. An officer stated that he had made inquiries respecting the prisoner at a•public-house where he lived, but the man to whom he applied assured bins that "he was not born yes terday," and declined giving him any information. Mr. Hata. remarked that this case wet open toe great deal of observation. It was impossible, after hearing the evi dence of the inspector and the two constables, to suppose that the prisoner had assumed the garb of a woman in a mere frolic. He had been seen upwards of 20 times lurking about in dark and narrow passages. and frequently in conver sation with other men. Every one who had had any ex perience in life, and knew to what extent vices and crimes of the most abominable nature prevailed in this large town, must deduce from these circumstances the most unfavourable conclusions. To protect the public, therefore, from the in juries which these men inflicted on society, he should require the prisoner to enter into his own recognizances for 501., and to furnish two sureties of 25/. each, to be of good behaviour for six months, or to be committed in default. The prisoner then put on his bonnet, leaped out of the dock, and retired amid the execrations of the Court. WORSHIP-STREET. Two lads, about seventeen years of age, named James Mullane and John Brown, alias Elliott, were placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with being concerned in stealing a quantity of plate, the property of a Miss Beaumont, in Finsbury-square i and also a gold watch and some silver spoons from the dwelling-house of Mrs. Lemon, a widow lady residing in Hoxton-square. It appeared from the evidence that on the morning of the 7th instant the prisoner Mullany called at the house of Mrs. Lemon, and, having informed the servant he had been seut by his master, Mr. Walker, in the Hackney. road, for some boots to repair, she showed him into the parlour, and went upstgre with the weenie to lief mwt rw , c ou . returaing txt the passago with an intimation that no such person as Mr. Walker was known there, shea found the prisoner had disap peared: and learned from the daughter of her mistress, a child five years old, that the moment witness had left the parlour the prisoner ingratiated himself with the child, and having asked her if there was no pretty watches and spoons about the place, had been led by her into an adjoining room, where she pointed out to hire her mother's gold watch and several spoons, the whole of which the prisoner instantly transferred to his pocket, and darted out of the house with. On the following Monday morning_ the prisoner presented himself at the residence of Miss Beaumont with a similar message, but the servant refused to admit him, assuring him there must be some mistake, and he went away, but renewed the attempt t three times the same evening, and finally, on the following morning, called with a letter, which he said had been sent by his master, and in an authoritative tone de sired the girl to give it at once to her mistress. On re entering the kitchen, the servant saw the prisoner hastening up the area steps, and, on examining the place, she found that six silver forks and two spoons had been carried off. In formation of both robberies was communicated to the police, and as City-policeman Haydon, 274, was passing through Field-lane, Holborn, a few days since, observing the two prisoners making signals to a Jew, who accompanied them into a neighbouring public-house, he followed them in there, and detected them bargaining with the Jew for the sale of the gold watch and two dessert spoons, which he instantly secured, together with the prisoners, and conveyed to the station. The articles produced were identified by two of Mrs. Lemon's servants as their mistress's property, and the pri soners, who expressed their intention to reserve their de fence, but who were recognised by sergeant Brannan of the G division as old offenders, were fully committed for trial on both charges. CLERKENWELL. Martin Jennings, a young man of athletic appearance, I was placed in the felons' dock, charged with the wilful murder of Mary Murray. The prisoner was undefended. A mass of evidence was given, but that of a few witnesses will be sufficient to explain the occurrence. It appeared from the evidence of Elizabeth Tye, who re sides in George's-yard, Golden-lane, St. Luke's, that on Saturday night the prisoner, who had been drinking with others, went into witness's house, where he had an altercation with the deceased, he alleging that she had taken ls. from his pocket. The woman, who was quite sober, positively denied it, and the prisoner struck her twice on the upper part of the body. The prisoner was not drunk. Witness remon strated with the prisoner, and opened the door so that the deceased might escape. She ran out, the prisoner immedi ately followed her, and witness saw no more until she found the deceased lying insensible in the dust-hole at the end of the passage. That was about three o'clock. Mrs. Sarah Angelina Hewett deposed as follows—l live on the second floor at No. 2, George's yard. I was in bed on Saturday night, and was aroused by the dreadful screams of I a woman in the court. lam sure it was a female voice. I heard her say, "Martin, don't kill me." It was then a quar ter to three o'clock. Mr. GRELIIWOOD—How do you knew the time have three rooms, and a clock ii each room. There is a clock at the foot of my bed, and I saw the time by a light which was burning on the table. soon after the first cries I heard the same female voice again exclaim, " I have not got your shil lin ; don't murder me ;" and then dreadful screams from the same woman. There was silence, and in some minutes after I heard a person say,' The woman is dead." Elizabeth Tye, junior, swore she saw the prisoner strike the deceased on the head at the dust-hole. The deceased fell immediately, and did not say a word. John Waldron swore he saw the prisoner strike the de ceased. About ten minutes after he saw deceased lying in the dust-hole at the end of the passage. She was quits insen sible. She turned up her eyes, and there was a gurgling in her throat. She never spoke. Police-constable 81 G swore be was called off his beat in Golden-lane to George's-yard. He saw the deceased in a house there. She had been carried from the dust-hole and seemed insensible, but life was not quite extinct. She was removed to the station on the stretcher, where she died al most upon arrival. The prisoner came up whilst witness was standing by the deceased in George's-yard before her removal, and said he wanted to give her in charge for stealing a shilling. Several persons present said aloud that it was the pi isoner who had struck her ; the prisoner did not deny it. He was arrested and attempted to escape on his way to the station. He found Is. 3d. in the pocket of deceased. Police-constable 62 G swore that the woman who held the head of the dying woman in her lap said to the prisoner, who was standing by, " Ah, you vagabond, you have given her her last blow ;" the prisoner was silent. Mr. J. B. Mather, a surgeon, merely deposed, that upon his arrival at the police-station, at a quarter to four o'clock on Sunday morning, the deceased had just expired. He did not make any post mortem or other examination of the body; but there did not seem to be any mark of violence on the head. He did not examine under her dress. Police-constable 226 G deposed that the woman gave signs of life when she reached the station. She vomited, blew her nose, and wiped her face ; suddenly her colour became livid, and she died in a moment. The prisoner, who was twice about addressing the Court, was stopped by the Magistrate saying it was not the proper time, and that he could not be too cautious.—He was re manded. WESTMINSTER. Emma Shepherd, a decently dressed young woman, was charged with shoplifting. There were no less than three robberies committed by the accused on the same morning, at different linendrapers' shops, two of which were distinctly proved against her; the third was equally conclusive, but the prosecutor was not in attendance. She commenced operations at Mr. Parton's, Queen's-row, Pimlico, where she requested to be s h own some Queen's-row, but left the shop without making any purchase. She next visited Mr. Smith's establishment at Pimlico, on a similar errand, and lastly repaired to Mr. Foot's, Warwick street, Pimlico, where she was shown a number of articles. Whilst the shopman was occupied at the other end of the premises in getting down other goods, she was observed by one of the customers to place a bundle of artificial flowers under her dress; but finding herself closely watched, after remaining about ten minutes, she replaced the property upon the counter. A policeman was sent for and she was searched, when two rolls of riband were found upon her, which upon inquiry were found to have been stolen from the ether linen drapers named. The prisoner had no money in her posses sion to make a purchase with. She made no defence, and was fully committed for trial. DUTCH and FLANDERS MAIL. Tux HAGUE, MARCH 10.—The central section of the Second Chamber has now drawn up its preliminary report on the first book of the penal code. MARCH 12.—8 y a resolution of the 11th March the King has granted to Mr. Disk Dronker, of' Middelburg, under the firm of Dronkers and Co., license to construct an iron railway from Middelburg, with a branch to Flushing, through the islands of Walcheren and Beveland, crossing the East Scheldt at Woenndrecht, and continued to Bergenopzoom, Breda, Tilbury, Bois le Duc, Helmond, Venlow, an d along the right bank of the Maas to Maastricht, and also to execute the works of the harbour and canals in the island of Walcheren. BRUSSELS, MARCH 13.—The Chamber adopted to-day unanimously (64 Members were present) the project of law ordering the publication of an official tariff of customs. " We (the Courrier Beige) were right when we spoke yes terday of a Ministerial combination which seemed to be nearly concluded, to doubt the accuracy of this report. Nothing is settled; the crisis does not advance to a solution. The Senate will meet on Monday, the 16th." Caacow.—The Vienna papers of the 17th March confirm our yesterday's statement. The 800 armed insurgents who surrendered at discretion to the commander of the Prussian troops on the frontiers have been conveyed to the Prussian frontiers, FRONTIERS, GALLICIA, MARCH 4.—The news of the occu pation of Cracow yesterday, by the Austrian troops, without any resistance, pi oyes sufficiently that the whole revolu tionary movement mot with no sympathy in the population. The immediate consequence of the unhappy attempt will doubtless be the abolition of the constitution, the formation of a new military Government. It would besides be im possible to find in Cracow a sufficient number of persons not implicated in the revolution to reconstitute the old Govern ment. Between thirty and forty priests (most of them, it is said, from Gallicia) have been arrested and conveyed over the frontiers to Moradia. Among them are some from Pod gorze, who, when General Collin retreated from Cracow, came forward with a more fanatic religious demonstration. Another letter from Gallicia says...." In the engagements of our brave Austrian troops with - the insurgents at Wieliczka an 4 Podcorze, six priests were slain, and more than twenty (some of them Dominicans and Franciscans) taken prisoners. They had partly taken arms and partly encouraged the in surgents. It is difficult to conceive the fanaticism of this Samalian clergy, who helped to inflame th, insurrection against a Government like that of Austria, from which they have constantly received only benefits. Very astonishing revelations on this subject will be made. DUTCH FUNDS.—AsisreanAm, MARCH 13. money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent •.... • • 59% 6ou Nitto, 3 per Cent •••.••••• • • • • • • • • • 72% 73" Ditto, 4 per Cent. ••••••.•• • • • • • • • • 94% 9 5 4 Amort Syndic, 414 per Cent . Ditto, 3% per Cent— ...... Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • 164% 165 East India Loan, 4 per Cent Exchange on London, at sight ...• • • 12 22 Two months... ••• • .. 12 15 On Hamburgh, at sight • •• 35 62 25-5 Two mouths •• • • • 35 61 —Dutch Papers. March 14. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Vizsats, F. 7. 5 per Cent. Metarnques• 4 per Cent. ditto.. ••••••••• • • • • • •• • • 10134 3 per Cent. ditto. ••••••• • • • • " • • 75 Loan, 1834 • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 155 Ditto, 1839 ....•••••• • • • ...... •••• • • • 122% Bank Shares . Esterhazy's Loan • • • • •••••• • • •• • • RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand ..... ••• • • • • 19214 14N Vienna-sfllan .. 1 1 2 1 2 4 46 • •. 96 Grosetto •• • • • • • • • •• 9734 Pestoja .............. ••• • • • "'• • ..... Z i Apennines • . • • • • • • •• • • • • ••• • • • • • ..... z —Ailgemeine Zeitung, March 11. 11131 BURGH BORSENUALLE , Dimwit 7. Bills. 3foney. kustrtan 5 per Cents ••••• • • • • • •• •• 113 1580 Bank Shares .... Anglo-Russian Loan . ........ er .. •• 106% 106% Dittoßussian s t s s e per rie Inscription s Cent., lla mb .. . .. . t . i . fl . c . a . t . g: 110032 Ditto, Rope and Co., 3d and 4th series • • 89 34 Ditto, in Certilicate• •••-•••••• • • '• • • • • -- D N i e t w to 4 s p t ieeglltz .. .• per eent.,• • 8 1,2 8 - 734 C Spanish New 5 per Cent ••••••• • • • • • • • 18 % 18 % Ditto 3 per Cent .•••••• • • • • " " • 30 Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • • Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. •••••••• • • • • • • • • Aronlgisioh.DNaenyris4hpLeoran, 3 Cent. I r • pe o c an eil 84 t . 4 . _ 87 79 National Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bxusms, MAaca 14. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent— .. Ditto Three per Cent ••••••••• • • • • • • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • • • Ditto, ditto, 1840 • • •• • • • ..... • • 100 % Ditto, ditto, 1042 . • • .. Ditto, 1844-- ••••..••• • • • • • • • ••• 89 % Ditto, 1838 . . • • • • ••• • • • • • — Ditto of the City, 1832 •• • Ditto, 1843 •• • • • • •• •• ...Brusses ß p a a n ps k r o s f:l sf e ar lg c it h im ls ....... $BO ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY. Gentleman Cadet Green, who was a few days ago dismissed for misconduct from the Royal Military Academy, has been restored to his former rank, the gallant Afaster•General having found extenuating circumstances for this act of clemency. The King of the French, upon the anplication of the Inhabitants of rhallgsbourg (Menrthe), the birth•placs of the late Marshal Count Lobau, has authorised them to raise a statue to the memory of that lllustrious officer and CoraMatigaUt of the National Guard of rule 5144 the bitalleut. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 16. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. THE CORNWALL AND CENTRAL DEVON RAILWAY. Lord BROUGHAM, producing an immense roll of parchment, said—My Lords, I have the honour to pre sent to your Lordships a petition, which your Lord ships will perceive is of great volume, but it does not relate to the great or extensive measures which are at present before the country. It relates, however, to an important measure, and it is called I believe, the Cornwall and Central Devon Railway. It is the only petition I ever presented in favour of a railway, and being one really of the greatest im portance, it is well worthy of your Lordships' atten tion. It was agreed upni at an immense county meet ing at Cornwall. My Lords, the petition I have the honour of presenting, is in favour of the Cornwall and Central Devon Railway ; and it will be only necessary for me to state one fact to entitle it to the utmost attention of your Lordships. It is signed by no fewer ti - .an seven-and-thirty thousand Cornish men, including almost all the landed proprietors of the county, and in cluding almost three- fourths of the electors of the county ; it is also signed, to show that the interest is not confined to Cornwall, by 15,000 of the men of Devonshire. My Lords, I will say no more than this : it is quite sufficient to entitle the measure to the best consideration and attention of the House. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. The NOBLE LORD then presented a petition from the Earl of Lindsey against one of the Lincolnshire railways. The railway company told the petitioner that if he in terfered with their proceedings it would be all the worse for him. He prayed their Lordships' most serious con sideration in favour of the petitioner. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition, pray ing their Lordships not to allow of any increase in the number of public-houses. Lord KINNAIRD presented a petition from some part of Scotland, deprecating the desecration of the Sabbath on the 30th November last, by the depositing of railway plans on that day, and praying that the Legislature would prevent a recurrence of such an act. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that several repre sentations had been made to him on the subject of the petition presented by the Noble Lord. No per son viewed the matter with deeper regret than he did the scene of the 30th of November last, and it did not lessen his regret to know that similar scenes of bustle and confusion were going on at the same time in every county through the country. Every exertion had been made to avoid this proceeding, but it could not be done with out a violation of the law. In consequence of the immense amount of money at stake he did not wish to incur the responsibility of refusing the plans. The neecssity arose from a standing order of Parliament ; and, under all the circumstances, he could not undertake to act otherwise than he had done. With respect, however, to the future, he would in a few days submit to their Lordships some amendments in the standing orders which would prevent the recurrence of similar scenes. His amend ment on the standing order in question would appoint some fixed day by which_Sunday would be avoided. OREGON TERRITORY. The Earl of CLARENDON said that he would move to-morrow for the production of the correspondence that had taken place between her Majesty's Government and the Minister at Washington, relative to the Oregon territory. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a peti tion in favour of the Irish Great Western Railway (from Dublin to Galway.) METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT. The Duke of BUCCLEUCEI stated that he would move the second reading of this Bill on Thursday next. The Earl of DALHOUSIE gave notice that he would move for certain returns relating to the production of flax in Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he would move for a return of the number of archbishops and bishops in Ireland, and the amount of fees and revenues which they had received in 1831, and the amount they re ceived at present. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMOIVS, March 16. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes to Four. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. NEVILLE took the oaths and his seat for the boro ugh of Windsor. Captain CARNEGIE also took the oaths and his seat iv Stafford. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed, viz.:— Bury Improvement. Witham Navigation. Great North and South Wales Railway (by order). Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railway. Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway (Tring to Saunderton). Commercial Road. Bolton Waterworks. Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway. Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction Railway Terminus. Salthouse Embankment. Mr. PARKER moved that'the following recommen dation contained in the fifth report from the Select Committee on Railway Bills . Classification be con sidered, viz :—" Your Committee further recom mend that the Worsborough - Branch of the Sheffield, Ashton, and Manchester Railway (Dukin field and Worsborough and Glossop Branches, and Shef field Station), be provided for in a separate Bill, and referred to this group (No. 37)." That the report from the Select Committee on petitions for private Bills, presented 19th of February, in reference to the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Line, and Manchester Railway (Dukin field, Worsborough, and Glossop Branches, and Sheffield Station) Petition, he read; and that leave be given to bring in a Bill for enabling the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Line, and Manchester Railway Company, to make a Branch Railway to Worsborough. The motion was agreed to. GREAT NORTH AND SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Mr. MORRIS moved that the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill be discharged. Sir DEL. EVANS said that the discharge of the order would prevent the exposure of one of the most di.graceful bubbles that had ever been brought before Parliament. Order discharged. Mr. STRUTT presented a petition in favour of the Derby and Gainsborough Railway Bill. _ WELSH MIDLAND RAILWAY. Colonel WOOD presented a petition from a parish in Wales in favour of this railway. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. Lord SANDON presented a petition from a select vestry in Liverpool, complaining that the proposed Docks Bill would injuriously affect them to the extent of 26,0001. per annum, and praying that they might be heard by counsel before the Committee upon the Bill. After a few words from Mr. GREENE, the petition was referred to the Committee. BETTER OBSERVANCE OF THE LORD'S- DAY. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition praying the House to pass some measures for the better observance of the Lord's-day. The petitioners complained espe cially of the violation of the Sabbath in No vember last, by the parties who deposited plans, &c., relating to railways in the offices of the Board of Trade, which violation might have been prevented by the Le gislature providing that those documents might have been deposited on the next day. They prayed the House to remedy such a state of things and generally to introduce and pass measures providing for the better ob servance of the Lord's-day. The petition was most respectably and numerously signed. He also held in his hand two other petitions to the same effect. CORN-LAWS. Mr. SHAW presented a petition from Mallow against the present measures of the Government with regard to the corn•laws. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Mr. F. FRENCH presented a petition from (as we understood) the Reverend Mr. Brown, of Bal lyteer in Ireland, complaining of the disadvantages under which the minor clergy of the Established Church in Ireland laboured in consequence of the s'-lfish con duct of their ecclesiastical superiors. The peti tioner stated that he had been a curate for the last twenty-seven years, and that he had always discharged his duties in a satisfactory manner. Notwithstanding which his application for promo tion had been rejected by the Bishop of Limerick, who had in each case appointed his own sons or immediate connexions to fill them. He further .stated that he had been nineteen years in the dio cese, and that a person who had not served in it more than seven years was appointed by the Bishop to an office for which he applied. One living, which was in the gift of seven persons, of whom five voted for him, was given by the Bishop to his chaplain. He there fore prayed the House to take steps to enable parties, who had devoted their lives to religious duties to obtain that promotion to which they were entitled. Tfli: MINISTERIAL NILICY. Lord J. MANNERS presented a petition from New. ark in favour of the measures of the Government. BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH. An HON. MEMBER presented a petition against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. TIMBER DUTIES AND IMPORTATION OF CORN FROM THE UNITED STATES. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS presented petitions from the Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool and the princi pal shipowners against the proposed further reduction on timber, and the introduction of corn from the United States, the petitioners consideri ng th at t h e propos i t i on o f her Majesty's Ministers was in reality offering a pre mium to that country of 2s. 6d. per barrel on flour, and 4s. per quarter on wheat over the produce of Canada. They prayed, therefore, that the portions of the measure which referred to these articles might not be carried into a law. AGRICULTURAL COMPENSATION. Mr. S. O'BRIEN presented a petition from Limerick, praying for compensation to the agriculturists of that county, in the event of the Ministerial measure passing both Houses. BUILDINGS BILL. Mr. HUME presented a petition from certain builders in London, pointing out many defects in a Bill then before the House for the purpose of amending a Build ing Act of last session, and praying the House to im prove the measure to the extent required. EXCISE VEXATIONS IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT. The Hoti. MEBIBER also presented a petition from the grocers of the Isle of Wight, complaining of the vexatious interference of the Excise in the matter of tobacco, find pra)ing the II .use to reduce the duty on that article, with the view of doing away altogether with smuggling. RELIGIOUS PROSECUTIONS. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from certain residents in the parish of Marylebone, complain ing that a series of prose s cutions had been instituted against individuals on the score of blasphemy, and pray ing that the laws which authorised such proceedings might be put an end to. CORN-LAWS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Thornely, Mr. Baillie Cochrane, and another Hon. Member, against the corn•laws, from Staffordshire and Bridport. SUNDERLAND DOCKS. Mr. GREENE presented a petition in favour of the Bill for making a railway to these docks. CORN LAWS (IRELAND). Lord G. BENTINCK presented a petition, signed by nineteen magistrates of the county of Tipperary, assem bled at Clonmel, including the High Sheriff, praying that the measures of the Government in respect of the corn-laws might not be passed, and stating that in the event of those measures passing, they apprehended a great scarcity of potatoes, as they believed that the certain consequence of those measures would be to throw a large quantity of laud now unemployed in the growth of potatoes out of cultivation, and, consequently, occasion the greatest distress in the county Tipperary. lie had another petition to, present of a rather remarkable character ; it was signed by upwards of 3,000 of the electors of the eastern division of Cumberland, and he believed, with the exception of the steward of the estate, it was signed by every individual tenant of the Laird of Netherby Hall (sir James Graham).—(A laugh.) The object of the petition was to pray that the Government measure re specting the corn laws might not pass the Legislature. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pre sented a petition praying for the continuation of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, which was ordered to lie on the table. GOVERNMENT MEASURES. Sir R. PEEL said he had been requested to present a petition, which, from the respectability of the signatures attached to it, he felt highly honoured in being called on to present. It was signed by the vast majority of the great commercial gentlemen of the city of London, and he believed it included all the merchants engaged in the East India trade, and was couched in the most respectful terms. The petitioners complained of the great stagnation and embarrassment under which commerce at present suffered ; and they prayed that the House would consider such with a view to relieving the em barrassment. The Right Hon. Gentleman presented another petition from the linen manufacturers of the North of Ireland. They stated that since the removal of protection the culture of flax had flourished, and was the only article of agri cultural produce that had flourished ; and further, that they were then in a position to compete, in the manufacture of limn, with any country in the world, provided that no protection was afforded them. The Right Hon. Baronet presented a third petition from the work ing men employed in the establishment of Baily Bro thers, Salebridge, in the county of Chester, praying that the late measures introduced by her Majesty's Govern ment might pass into law as soon as possible.—(Hear, hear.) The petitioners stated that the application was their own spontaneous act, and that they were unin• fluenced in so doing by their employers.—(Hear.) STATE OF IRELAND. Lord J. RUSSELL said that he wished to give notice that he would postpone his motion with respect to Ire land until after Easter.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. OSBORNE desired to ask whether the attention of the Government had been directed to the facilities which the Irish Arms Act afforded to ill-disposed persons to possess themselves of arms; and whether it was the intention of the Government to bring in any measure for the amendment of that Act ? Sir J. GRAHAM observed that the Irish Arms Act did not realise all the benefits anticipated, nor was it at tended with the evils that some Hon. Gentlemen sup posed. The Act terminated in that session, and he did not see any reason why the Government should not propose its renewal with proper amendments. Mr. SHAW wished to ask whether it was the in tention of the Government to adopt the same course with regard to the Coercion Bill as they did in 1833 with regard to the Arms Bill. The course then pursued was, the Bill was read for the first time on a Friday, and Lord Althorp moved its second reading on the Wednesday following. lie wished to know whether the Govern ment meant, in point of time, to follow that precedent ? Sir R. PEEL said his earnest desire Witi to name the earliest day that he possibly could for the consideration of that measure. But he must say, at the same time, he was most anxious to proceed with those measures which were of vital importance to the trade of this country—(Hear, hear)—and of such importance did he deem them that he must postpone for the present the Irish Bill.—(Hear, hear.) He did not know whether the House would go through the tariff that night or not, but he hoped they might —(Hear, hear.) They would fix the second reading of the Corn Bill for to-morrow, and he would then name the earliest day that he could for the first read ing of the Irish Bill, and he was determined to pro ceed with it as rapidly as he could.—(Hear, hear.) THE ARMY. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE (who spoke in a very low tone) was understood to ask what was the intention of Government with respect to the clause of the Act of en listment, under which it appeared that about 400 soldiers had recently claimed exemption from service in the army, on the ground that they had been enlisted in one county and attested in another, the present Act re quiring that a soldier must be attested by a magistrate, either in the same district, or acting for that district in which he had enlisted. It appeared that these soldiers bad been enlisted in one county and attested in another ; it was discovered that the en listment was in point of fact not legal, and the con sequence was their immediate discharge. It also appeared that there were a great number, no less, in fact, than 5,000 or 6,000 men in the same position ; 400 out of 1,500 of the Grenadier Guards were similarly cir cumstanced. Now, he wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary.at-War what was the course which the Government intended to pursue with respect to the present imperfect Act, and whether it would not be desirable to confirm all those enlistments ?—(Hear, hear.) He understood that another course had been suggested, which was to compel those men who had taken advantage of the clause to refund the money which they had received on their enlistment. Under the present law he believed that a person who had served twenty-one years in the army was entitled to a pension, and some of those men had become very much alarmed, but the Government should (although he did not baieve they would) take advantage of the present defective law. Those men had already served ten, and in some cases fifteen years, and they were afraid that all that period of service would be lost, in consequence of their having been enlisted in one county and attested in another. He was quite sure that the Government were prepared to set all things square on the best plan possible, which he (Mr. Duncombe) believed would be by bringing in a short Bill. It was quite clear that something should be done for the sake of those men who had already faithfully served a great number of years in the service of their country. Mr. S. HERBER r (who spoke in a very indistinct tone) was understood to say it was perfectly true that during the last few days the attention of the Govern ment had been called to the subject, as many had claimed exemption on the grounds stated, but they were not aware that the number was as great as the I-lon. Member stated. The subject was of very great import ance, and was under the consideration of the Govern ment. On a future day he should be able to state what were their intentions on the subject. FAMINE IN IRELAND—FEVER HOSPITALS. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN inquired;hetheri;;;the intention of the Government to proceed with the second reading of the Bid for erecting fever hospitals in Ire land to-night ?_. ) Sir J. G — B,AHAM (who also spoke in a low tone) was understood to say that he had hoped that the second reading of the Bill might be taken before 12 o'clock hear.) But h e f eare d th at t h e continued opposition to the Government measures, with respect to the import duties, would prevent that consummation. The Government were very anxious to proceed with the Bill without loss of time, but it entirely depended on Hon. Members whether the Bill was passed in a short while, or in the course of a few weeks.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. S. O'BR[EN said, his object in asking the question was not to obstruct the progress of the Bill by discussing its provisions at any length, but simply that an opportunity might be afforded him, on its second reading, to call the attention of the House to several documents which he had received from Ireland since he last addressed them, describing the progress and alarming increase of the disease in the potato crop, which showed that the Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. \Vakley) was cor rect in saying that the Irish people required food instead of physic at the present moment. Mr. P. SCROPE considered that no time ought to be lost in providing fond for the people of Ireland in the pre sent emergency, and that food and notphysic was required. He thought that the chief object of the poor-law of Ire land was to save the people from the effect of famine and consequent pestilence. Now, what he wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Home Department (Sir J. Graham) was, whether the Govern ment had provided any measures for limiting the distress which the poor in Ireland were suffering previous to finish ing the discussion of the Government measure? He thought this was desirable, because his impression certainly was, that the poor of Tralee required food rather than physic. In England there were provisions made under the poor law for sick hospitals ; but he thought that a better plan- might be adopted by preventing the sickness itself. Sir J. GRAHAM said that nothing had been spared by the Government to provide for such a contingency as the Honourable Gentleman had alluded to. He hoped that the Hon. Gentleman would not fail to make this matter the substance of a substantive motion, for no question could certainly be more important than the one he had brought before the House. Now, before any alteration could take place in the poor-law of Ireland, several subjects must be discussed which had a reference to its princi ples ; and he hoped that when that subject came before the House, the Honourable Gentleman would Rot fail to repeat his question to the House. In the mean time he might assure the Honourable Gentleman of the House that the Government bad taken *lvry measure which had been suggest ed to their minds for the relief of the distress in Ireland ; the nature of those measures be should be most happy to eshtatatehaiteog theth the sanction House of ewhen Parliament tproper for n time came d for ng these Acts authoritative. In the mean time they were aware that the Minist r y were responsible, .but were q uite confident to justify their p roceedin g s in till, muter. Mr. HUME was glad to hear that the Government had taken this metier into their consideration, but he trusted they would not be so ready to give food without its being earned, for that he dui not think would be estars at all wise • and ne must protest aa i n st any In- she that should have th e effect of rendering the whole of people of Ireland paupers. Mr. O'CONNELL—That is just exactly what t ilt people of Ire land require. Sir J. GRAHAM—Th e anx i e ty of the Gov erno l had been directed in th e fi rs t instance to P ier vide works upon which the people might l a bour ~, the purchase of food, and thus obtain .. . - 1 independent subsistelice. But where from the OW! 5 the country, or from the position of its inhabitants would be too long to wait until thi s labour obtai oem o return, facilities had been provided which woul d so ~i the people to purchase food before the wages were duet; this was only where distress was urgent and inam ine ealt Mr.O'CONNELL— That is ex a ctly what th e '"- Members wish and what the Irish people want. ... s e Mr. WAKLEY—The Governm e nt ought to reu'itei ber that wages could not relieve want until thel _ se been eurned ; and it was the wan t o f food whic h 97i sioned famine and pestilence. N ow , he wished to l t t ed l s why the Irish and the English labourer were Ms see a different way under the same Government ? o bet under the poor-law in this country, if a n Y nli sisk . of the lebouring population fell int° visit s ness and distress, a maintenance and all reg eol a necessaries were provided for them st ose If a poor man were to die of starvation in this ° n od after having made applic a tion f or re li e f to the s os i tilti officers appointed to administer it, of what offe ll .,, ce , e ass, those officers be guilty at l aw ? Why, if ''' 7 o o° withheld the relief they would be guilty of the ell s 01 murder ; but in Ireland it app eare d th a t hundre u t o, thousands of destitute people might die of st ll s ee l 6 o o without any parties being an s we ra bl e f or it. Ile ; w ee ds astonished that Irish Members cou ld no t be ew e ; Os such circumstances. If he were an Irish Melnt',oll l should be no peace in au English faraset t while such a state of things l as ted i° '''' - ,00 16 and so far from condemning th e spirit„'„ lb!, the other night by the H un . Mann to ol' Limerick, he admired the course the Hon. bletbee, tbl upon that occasion. It was now apparent fr s olk official returns, that throughout Ireland them 1/ th ji i!1, ful distress prevailed ; and from whom did, '''. 9 formation come ? Why, it had come trl t s . i 6 medical officers of the various poor-lave disci Ireland, who bad opportunities not only of ob i information from the infirm ar i es and u s ietlil saries in the county, but were well ac c i a o rioo, with the state of the poor in the ' se' districts in which they practised. Now th e o e vers' Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's A ie L s ' me nt stood better with the p eo pl e o f E n gls°- o f .. ,Ir spect of this subject than any oth er M e mber lf" House. In the first week of November, foreseetoas i was likely to arise, what did the Ri g ht Hon o f 0 8 , propose ? Why he proposed that the ports e s es country should be opened ; and because he e°,,,„ 0 4 ' carry such a proposal he resigned his office in a' e t , vernment. Such conduct was in the highest degr ef se mendable, and he for one envied the feelings t he e ese, Th Honourable Baronet must experi e nce at thst i Ord fr, The public expected that when the Noble "' r ot Member for the city of London had an NI: If, of forming an Administration, he wo o r i001;, done so, and would have acted upon the P ate" which he propounded in hi s l e tt er t o his col:0001° Instead, however, of doing so, after some peg s ,, e fl isial the Noble Lord abandoned the p r o s p e ct of i ° ,, — , 11!1„, Administration, and the predi c ti ons which t- d o n Hon. Baronet made at the close of the last year es il 1 , 01 0 been fulfilled. Now, he should like to ask the is se v ' . „ Learned Recorder for Dublin, whether he r is le f r o s? that the accounts with regard to the deplor.- i dition of the people of Ireland the Right flon- ( sit' had given to the House were not 6 xaggeratekeks; He should propose that the poor-l aw should U' o. 7 tr i . , amended in preference to their passing any fl e e s ' If that were not done, or if it were not distine Aoki why a different rule of conduct was to be ° l ntl* the Imperial Parliament, to the poor of the 011 " re 01,1 and of the other ; until that statement w e rt, he for one (although he acknowlenP;ool,4 what the Government was doing with l e s 7' supplying the Irish poor with fever hospitals 4014 right and proper), thought that one paramono; be r i i s s being neglected, namely, that the law shoul a fi l i t roe i to provide for the poor of Ireland. ,) admitted by nearly every one w ho hildsearlp these statistics that the cause of fever was to 7 it. d the deficiency of food or in the b a d quality (1 0 0 Q had stated on a pevious night that presereeeto better than cure, and he considered it the Glid fo e o• bounden duty to adopt such measures as w° b ie 0, time coming render the sister country less. li e ji visitations of famine and consequently of fe'ser.:a Sstilt Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped that the 1 1 °": 0 00,00 not get up a debate which must necessarily P°, • ll TO consideration of the measure, which ,„ 1 " fetig agreed upon as to occupy their a;tentsu,lo/ 0 e whole of that evening. The tariff had Prf es of,a 9 the remission of duty on most of the artle l oo o'o sistence as soon as it had received the 13 1416 , o: 0 0J reso d , House, and when the resolutions which he " se e et honour of proposing to the House should ° rip an order would be made for an immediatestkel of the corn in bond to the terms of the P e r e sc o r o e would remind the Hon. Members that there oi that was used to pass this measure, a po sesfyi• would they . be able to supply the w iry e d of her Majesty's subjects hi that country tied therefore it was that he deprecated lal with t bB ri which could in any degree interfere ws sl i ft. , of these resolutions. The Hon. Gentletnan_ia boo 0 ley) would remember the difficulty which haloisfr' i perienced by the Noble Lord opposite in P„ on, Irish Poor-law Bill, on account of the 11111° J e ee ts , tious and tests of distress which that Bill Pr ° r o illefi many of those who he believed felt the deep .. e ere 0! in the welfare of Ireland, offered that lile v 7 O il " most strenuous opposition, thinking , " , c ildid, such an Act was calculated to lower the op the Irish people. He would strongly a dv ' se 'cc 0 the si l l OS not to lay down any specific rules on tress, or the mode in which relief should be e ted tered. They might depend on it that if the;_f d e 0 to apply a general principle for the reltetsiable, 1 they would find its working utterly lEO °9 rich ) 0„, in the case of a district in which were Ina n) 0,011 - 0 er i , proprietors living together, Government 6 bet e , perfect right to call upon them to co-oper ats 'it 1 .0, other hand, in remote and in poor distric ts ; e t li .t sre, , ibsolutely necessary for Government to II I ! k tnior„, of granting partial relief. He did not tr s the ifr A , should be burdened with qualifications. l' s ths, s e s s pir trust to the Government, in order to dole' „oh s of might be inclined to take advantage of these i . i , s o s e s, He trusted that the Parliament would look s ea t 0 tif s don in this light, and allow the Govern:r S es down to this House and ask 4 oc r es ee cretionary power. (Hear, hear.) ' l ' ee oil' course which had been pursued on forttl o , j j e , and the beneficial results that followed fa 5e41740.A it.—(Hear.) In fact it was a matter Wh it: 010 s e!? much tact and local knowledge that to laY, rose gislative measure upon the subject would re al , Ir e dangerous precedent.—( Hear, hear.) 1311 0 ,0 4 ,,,,y would beg of the Hon. Member to bear in 00 0" 1 01 1 " that the postponement of this measure r :d O. o il most injurious effects upon the demand ''.- s O l ob' of food.—(Hear, h ear .) Ob 4 J it ' Captain JONES, a m id cr i es of ``s e , ' e at he was not going to m a k e a speech. ee :ply meant to say, that if the 11° to moy jell that the people of Ireland were in that s aw lel that had been represented, he begt he e t al 2er did not believe it was so. " t o obl it ' 9: 41 ) 0 Ireland in January last he was assa re eer 11. - I ber of persons in the poor-house was cons,, t o lt,oe s sP than it was before, and he was certain t' le st7_,io 4l ' ye it fully five per cent. under abet it ssti s tio s eT t er s , Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN said he could a atter/ how the impertation abutter from Holla ° il 'ealPV 11 don of bacon from America, or the p.oste_foretli_totea importations could affect the question h i : o il i pl es ei respecting the distressed state of thePe°, l) „ 9 to 0. 0 0 7 did not intend to offer any observat'°,7 be 0 0 0 , aS s upon the questions now before it ; bus oots allo 0 his protest against it being said that the o f g . ": 0 ), ) the tariff by this House was a matle r d, i 0 e portance than the present state of Irelan d 6 g or s e Lord G. BENTINCK—(Amid crie s o bscr ie si a e s:i Said he was not going to addres s be , ti ) , tee House upon this question ; h ut o bsetVor that it was most gratifying to him to 0 .iic eoe , almost total abolition of the duty 1 )( 100 11 00, eti glass was proposed. The proposed rell i b he'vsU s r items amounted to over 52,000/., svb,_if en re 64 0 0,0r4 pleased to hear. The duty that bad b° yet red 00 01 ~ auctions and upon glass amounted to 1 50 0 • J I°, Y which 600,0001. was paid upon glass, ° a r , 1 10 0 taelf, auctions. 'Bu the question be 11 ,Jere ti `0 0 '„ le had reference to the further co° 6 " was rer c 4;l i reduction of the customs duties-1n O. e Ctl; 4 , ther similar results had followed fr ° lo of r o y that had taken place in the reductio _ t ot , tlt . duties between the year 1842 and the se c r ies i f t k'et#os also whether any reductions in th e tt Drat the cers of the customs had taken place 1 . n ' e slnir,lsr o s; t 4 that I:, te r ess - Sir R. PEEL slated, in reply, would recollect, when he proP°s ed "l ee ' A s gi 16) 01 9 ; of the auction and glass duties, be .gave 000004 such prudent reduction, not _,_ °l3 .iceerf e . , o o 46 l ;sf,) advantage to be derived from the num the enl' erti ° (l l v Excise with these articles, but also_, the ea ... ~ _. certain to ba given to the full scope r o e ' ,f glinpe i r . " sr, persons engaged in the manufacture also il ob e t s iP l y; His Noble Friend had asked him a the ibeelooo / been a concurrent reduction 111 1 1 0 ° JOY amount of salaries of Custom - a nd ,ness-, ~' the abolition of duty on auctions,,4:s th o s,' s - r e pt was bound to tell his Noble FriendoLomr ~,, 1 / , ty, been that corresponding re ductien, r _ Au etios,redi o ite es that there could as yet be any such ti _7 ol o, Ire Id The entries were required for two P r ro f e ee° required for statistical purposes! : f the _ O , O _ e t of great importance on accottut o f for ! a ll i t , ,ed they furnished of the quantity i t , le g to Os' t is l s When , ei the ar brought into this country. co sta- ts eess said the Government could not as o der ct iess 401 ; / ' of food brought into the country __., e se . _ ve for o then proposed, he promised that e,v,ei to i tlis' - je be made to secure this object. For in_t 3 enti ireq!... 0 0 4 entries at the custom-house were I : f l e e so" t he P fli was the taking of the precaution* or e .ee ek , ~, of being duty free, no goods h b t being s ul leat i ls? reason why this custom-house surviosilt.oseugdeelie t te o oio customs, were admitted without ..11 ex stu eh o duty. For this purpose there was : t o nce , ; e il o l ,,llf s an entry necessary. He admitted ; no el t ilts sh 7 _P,, crease in custom duty bad not been itea P i o e pe ci l• of expense, but it must also be a 00 04 t hs ce o , been a great increase in trade . in__ se i l l e trade ots r er4 had thus reduced an increase of at , _ t it i e ..eif , st ,i i equivste u W illi ta l eel P IA reduction in the customs. The decry lP r i e of t he e.' and had thus given them be sh l P 6 ll f‘ O f held in his hand an account of t )_,_ of the „ De 0 4 t,,, that had entered the principal IX is l g in otrsepf,s Sr done during the last tow yesoraLn_ idor sa i p tee and so desirous was he of aff yeses point, that he would hare no objectio t° a r n a t"or - 0 use ed t h e • t hde Pri dtai es, 'tad 1 la 1842 the 1 ter 4 the 86 la 4T:di IL 1842 18 4 t he 3 lgi s 42 the 1 4184 4 2 the 1 85 k + , 842 '4 1845 th e 14 8 L , 1 845 42 th e 4 845 542 the 1: mott h e wou• 144842 —1„111845 the I k lB - ' 4 ; ur, the . in ,?42 the • 4 " 6 1 84 the 1 414 t 4 f , ho e b i t t i )"i g r i t hitil THE SUN, LONDON, TITE'SDAY I EVENING, MARCH 17 1646.