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Imo of .cholsi: ecting it int . " oduced ha-< iv% g o anii nd iff, s t : e l tAY ' 4 1 ' cs o ,lo tO • jobi i oard jot° Pe'.oo tb. er -~_'"~- I —(-- voice : " Finality ") not only in cities and th e, out in counties? and which I take the liberty to A ct ( , ) ,n• ,Gentlernan himself ought not to forget, as by l'4liarnent, of wlti,.h I may boast that I was one •;, r keglers, and mainly assisted in carrying—l mean the wt v ' t et - --lie is now sit elector of .Nottingham.—(Cheers.) d l ha'l 4 l at t'qtliis explanation, I hope I may be allowed to hin i ''' l , , outattle Gentleman my friend, and if I may not Itris., l 4l ntfn bis . friend, as 1 have endued him with •eO,- 4 ‘-‘ege 1 1 - e s „ • er ij o y s , and which is dear to every , tt 'ts nl an. Isall'uo;st pruceed to vindicate myself against Le tts, which has been made against me by my oppo t:.°4';,,":l,ear, hear.) Having said that it is my boast to ate L.,'"ose who long before reform was popular, long rrts ;Ira was the watchword of Ministers, long before ho w as the favourite word and sentiment with monarchs, , ( i t ~ are that I and my much-lamented friend, Sir ,f tntrtl ett—(Uproar)—and Mr. O'Connor can tell you : e t—that we b e l onge d t o t h e persecu t e d b an d w h o nOw''-'era and carried reform.—(A voice, "What are si ( leetg; ) lam twenty-four years older than I was then ting "t, and • a voice, "Older and worse.") But lam ilea j' hat I was at my first setting cut, and the prin '" odins„"ft espoused I have never ceased for a moment to I "laince (Hear, hear.) I . h . ave been accused of lat • *— ,°1101,,, b , Is called a party man ; it is perfectly true, as . my t l'dbl an, e friend, the seconder of Mr. O'Connor, has said, I i'v e Yai' eti aa Whigs and I would now if they were to do as 1, Can - But beg leave to say I did not go to the ltkh ~__the Whigs came to me. —( Applause, and " Hear, atti When I went into Parliament in 1819-1820, Ziort h Whigs were not friends to Parliamentary f, e 4tir f °ln when they proposed to bring that great ar e I ,: a rward, I became incorporated with that party, and i l li t tlap p i: v er seen anv reason to desert them.—("Hear, hear," pL ° , lj urri r , ll _''' ) My friend also said I scarcely had come 01 .' 0 4 44 au?ent before I became a placeman. I went into I ,,,the 11 1 1820, and I remained on the Opposition side itl ° nee till 1832, which is a period of twelve years, tla c?‘",4.tiatied till man y of those with whom I had acted ; t :ai ntt ," in to the Mieiater on the opposite aide of the H ll ouse. 4ght w ed MY place, however, until the Reform Bi was 4 YI wa ' and I never wa lk e d across th e H ouse unti l th e l j a rys ig tha acting w ith were fulfilling their promises be toll Re , krm Bill.--(Applause.) The Reform Bill of o' , :yond ttieir promises, and I found they were I' .1 4 " 4 good as their word, but a great deal better.— tott4..amen, ' applause.) I find they proposed an Act of (4 , c 4 which I did list know the full valne till I tell"( ''ad mule a free citizea of my Hon. Friend.— * ) I should like to know whether , beside that `e Party with whom I had acted did nothing I," e c'ta country ?—(A voice, "Not a . d . eal.") To I, 4 thh:, w e mainly owe Catholic Emancipation ? Who H4r01e.11.,_14.t repealed the Corporation and Tests Act ? Who. ,e to know, gave you the municipal franchise ? ‘ Ba ould like to know, mitigated the criminal ho were the beginners of the great coptuer- C,lltaji t ',, 4 which has now passed into a law by . the instru 4ZIly the late Administration? Who originated the :,: a Fe, which, although insignificant in sound, had ki?lteh eu ' t a t comfort and consolation into every home rit . " t he country ?—(Applause.) I could give adr other important Acts passed during the Adm.- st.',arer,,s ‘ tit' Lord Melbourne—(A Voice—" Dorchester I).s w ) - -but it would ill become me to be the panegyrist t e T l a tnent in which I bore a part. The Right Hon. tp fl •e et k n Proceeded to say—He wished to put a fact to a11 ! ,..P' , &bowing that Government had confidence in to Ir.Preu .the people of this country ; and he wished to 0 1 1 th Important fact upon their minds.—l i Hear, hear. l ) 1 0 3 tordl9overninent was formed by Lord ohn Russel , ,4, ll l,e g :•'"P and colleagues did not recommend an appeal 16trtsi4cant boroughs and 6mall communities, but they ts,'(si r ` j . Ron. an appeal to the largest constituencies. did f ar () "n Ilobhouse ) had not been certain of his re lit, th ey th a' human probability could lead him to judge, 11 ,'k he would now have appealed to them ? tp lv ' t li t iet, n b e c4 rn lire who had accepted office in the new Ghat tn i glit tbe expected to say a few words as 1 1 , 1 ,Y kn curlY be expected from them. —(Hear, hear.) 7(ilea 'Ad h 'NG ) , e,ir the circumstances under which the mi 4kti.retired°,fur Robert Peel had retired from . office.. They . to Y "on account of any failure in their efforts to destruction reform. The circumstances which led Coerjtruction was the introduction of the infamous thtl°ll ' an t rl Bill. lie might say that there was no of ,Part of Lord J. Russell to throw difficulties in iriptue Peel Administration ; but when the Irish to 4 , 3 "if 1 was proposed, they could not support it. He 5 2 .! of hi voted for it, not even on the first reading. k ' s °, b ut befriends did ; they ,were anxious to see what it knew something of the monster, and he was 4.'Ter ei ," keep it out of the House altogether. .When, \fh r lt i ti,,,after some delay, that Bill came on for reading the ht e le kr :il i e, the Whigs resolutely and effectually opposed it. ttOl se , e ar-) The present Administration looked for the 14 . m , Ar e3 ePort of the country in carrying out constitutional ret . The Right Hon. Baronet, after some farther re )44 tif ~Fe4l amidst the warm cheers of his friends and the t •F4:, 18 oPeouents. t/d,tive tll ,,us O'CONNOR then rose, and after the Chartists !tt 0 „'4 0 ,; 44 1 several rounds of apt) , lause, he delivered an 4 1,1 nearly two hours, in which he . dwelt . in 'is and the acts of the Whig Administration k i l e t t °4 l , l n, g and — transporting the Chartists, not forgetting `", 1 4 own imprisonment. He then declined going but he wished for a show of hands. In -i d t atiri , took a show of hands for Sir John Hob e, very few were held up m the body of the hall, 'aiority on the hustings were for Sir John Hob qt , 4''''FF declared the show of hands to be in favour Ittct pr yer J , but as he. withdrew from the contest, he s ee ~(I. rigs 11 n Cain Idobhouse duly elnted. di,', not terminate till one o'clock at noon. T 4 tat soa f „ TOWER HAMLETS. cii t his], ° "s l or this locality seem to have something ho c n'aout than the coming election, and Colonel k;Zit% tf;'zitinuea to be the only candidate for their suf ''aUsjtesq ail appearance, perfectly sensible of their desire Ithti e4 'from the excitement of politics. Beyond the tsv;tddress, the Gallant Colonel has taken no steps ! U tll4 e veli at all render the electorate less indifferent to the tat it , of s t of his re-election for their borough. A former 4 arY, now resident in the locality, informs us k tO, ' A. 1, 4 1 ,,:‘°,," a Tower Hamlets election is a very slow so tier blea k ' ' , Vs, like Colonel Fox, who has neither tt,i 4 'ks, not evel ''''''se,. l , ar d bearers nor open public krvkit ee'roo (a 3 he declares in desperation), "not even a to b e nor a single canvassing party," does not de s!titly leered fo r It.wiLes, 44 th any place; and at any , he confi s It a i ntler nen w e n Y would not have had him at . friends at so a -end tu heard yesterday to assure price." poi 4 ,4lt on 0 r ninket that "he should write a complaint to 41h." Sata..., n t he subject." The returning o ffi c er has held 'a U :TaYsual next, at one, P.M re., for the e l ect i o n, which on Stepney- gen. 4 11 0 GREENWICH ELECTION. .t th t t ; of the county of Rent having issued his Pre: t iZto tti,. o igh constable (T. B. Fisher, Esq.) of borough, c1; 1 ", 4 4a mi r nan has appointed that a general ' meeting of the %Jel l, 0 all be holden at the hustings, next the parish itrj °t eue ll o " ( lay next, the 13th instant, at ten o'clock in !.,,,,isib,ll.ll,,for the Purpose of electing a burgess to serve in tir 4 rted 0 '; for the borough of Greenwich. It is currently 51 11 in Dr. Bethel!, of the Chancery bar, will be put PTA atio n 1 , 1 4 , n opposition to Admiral Dundas, recently eq i t , one of the Lords of the Admiralty. No credit is this report. thNlctt„ Y ORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING). tv 1134ittb, WZDNESDAY.—In consequence of the York of iiettea c ommencing to-morrow, and being likely to last )4' 4 4 Pek, the High Sheriff has appointed the election erkpber for the West Riding, in place of Lord Viscount kt IZ,,Ppoin ted First Commissioner of Woods, .Forests, u 4. not quite so early as it might otherwise have At)r4-" he election is fixed for Saturday, the 18th inst., ;'field, the place appointed by the Reform Act. Lord ' 4 kt return will, for anything that has hitherto ap -1 oe unopposed. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. t D IZ 4 'ziItIANIPrON, WEDNESDAY.—NO symptoms of an P li dtl:i t ,,, i ` )4 to the re-election have as yet been manif ested; at °f the kind would be, in fact, a farce i n the tl 4 , 4l er l 'llPer of the constituency. The Hon. and Gallant L l not yet personally addressed the electors. The 1 / 4 d.` )4l baation is fi xed for Friday, the 17th instant, at 1 4, l qur n . HALIFAX. C, ti„ - t i h ng officer for this borough hasappointed Thurs 14,ktit Mat. (this day), for the election of a burg, , ss ii,"‘l' l. „,\Vo o a d elt neY occasioned by the appointment of Mr. te:k t ut it o ,,as, the new Chancellor of the 'Exchequer. of ` be I A-1;'• uentleman arrived here on Tuesday morn ez ,ititrag had interviews with the leading memb . ers I " ti lt4tcit% th At ti, Party he addressed an aggregate wieeting ` 413 evening. No opposition to his return is 1, illtj eztre... - (p i , PLYMOUTH. L ili khe PAI" 'l - ` O l4 A CORRESPONDENT.) ON n r cl/4 the ',JULY B.—Last night Mr. Vincentas not tt soa There . w . _.6 +tlid:—llittendtt4ettors at the theatre. h ed i , N.: 4 d 41,,,,....-,...... k ih,,_,..,,,,,,,,,aat:d5.0mem0rf. Thomas e N e i n e t h h o u i s s 0 1 a s it t ipereosfi views. r ? th l— s' h it w ee skii!ePeated the exposition of his political uptedonly Vellt r „urist3 of . l4 tened to with attention, interrupted ‘qe e,,,, , ,..5ag ek ' ttplause arising on some of the carry V iitlaZ‘est t o Hs e again pledged hitnselt LO Cd. .10 to re rw e a lO rd . TO t te elit e ‘"" last hour of the poll. The_ meeting use. 1 4oti, d r , lB kter o i n ta for the success of Vincent's cause. the mail from closed A tte ri A, Itum e , l l 4 Ord Ebrington arrived y continued at il lterx7 W-5 Chu / 71, 1441 Y on his Lordship's arr b ivalthe bells of St. Pi tv ; als th roe eil struck up a merry peal and 'aye int er tom: tO gorrio_ll the day. His Lo h rd s sli c i hal bVP 0x,,,, 'lf the members of . prejudice waich i P omi b n it tee His tht eta r a ir "sed surprise on learning the Stltto se against him on his presumed opposition to . tishi n Harbour and Docks Bill. This prejudice his t lek etti ll statue to have arisen entirely from misconception to eel - i Wait% hewas satisfied he should be able to show )4 ette 0,_ 4 . 1d .t0 r t s h w e when he had an opportunity of meeting them as 174t1 , members of his committee. It was arranged NatAt: Lordship should meet the electors at the Mechanics `t ti ‘te at seven o'clock this evening. IP ltti: r e have been various reports here that a Conser -1400 candidate would be brought forward, and this Lle, k iqg the iuterest and be experienced in con by :111 With tl.•e election proceedings were much heightened te lyn 'ut appearance on the walls, in various parts of the ltii N ,', ( l large bills with the words " Kennard tsr Ply tioth'.,,', but this bill, as far as I have been able to learn, is , More than a hoax. 'il , Parties express themselves as confident of success. me te. -;:`,llc.st,Ar DEVONPORT. Jur.x 8.--Matters are going 0, • Tht hust i ngs - .nt quietly tte ad. , tustings have b eet' ercc:ed, and, as stated on si r 43, the elvetion is to take place on Friday. %l ect or , , , e Z e rr Grey is axp~•cted . to meet his friends, and the ,crally, to-morrow night. •. - -c( - rrcir ELEcTroNs. (ir,:rn The Scotsman of 11 ednesday). Ti 1.1)INBUEGII. ',.. Ist r. I'l nomination of candidates for tie vacancy :irl.sog from Friday. hlr. A ' ideaulay's acceptahc e of office, takes place '' l ? . - ill " (a caulay was expected to arrive in town last mght, and 111,addre.ss the electors at a )üblic meeting on Thursday. ,. aor-Z 4 ,,as been some talk ot i ,in opponent in the person of V,l talli.tg Eardlee Smith, on the p trt of :1 se,tion ni the 144nuttartes and Fret Churchmen. It is understood to be I ki P r a n . l ion of these parties to put Sir Culling in mmination 4i4, 14 ,1, but up to list night, we believe, he Ital not . sn..- 1 4 h. 'us assent to the movetnent, nor is there any likelihood 14 being present 1.11,- ii(14,11. I !filination takes place LE T on i Thursdiv. Mr. Rutherfurd to.d a 7Q the electors of Portobello "esterdav, and is to speak to the . As semblv-roont-,. Leith, at two o'clock. PERTH. 1,14%'e is not likelv to be any conte4 here. Mr. Fox 1'4°40 ( 1 Etiinbiirgh vesterday on his way to Perth. t. • -- tv irah h.. IRE. vittiou tc is expected, will be returned without THE SUN, LtOI4DoN, .1 4 1111bA,i _MORNING, JULY io, 1846. I PE TAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 9 The Lout) CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at the usual Imur. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up certain THE RICHMOND RAILWAY. The Duke of CAUL:RIDGE said he had been entrusted with two petitions from the parishes of Kew and Mortlake, to present to their Lordships against that part of the Richmond Railway which went to Kew. All the landed proprietors were against the Bill, and the petitioners prayed tor the in terference of the House. Lord BROUGHAM presented several petitions (amongst others one from a gentleman residing in Cornwall) against the Cornish Railway ; and one from the Remonstrant Presby terian Synod of Tyrone (Ireland), praying for the entire abolition of capital punishment. A Gallant Friend of his, at present with his regiment in Ireland, bad entrusted him to present a petition again-t the Cockermouth Railway, which ran within 500 yards of his family seat, Cockermouth Castle, wherein his ancestors had dwelt upwards of 800 years ago. The petition stated that there was no necessity for the line running so close to the House, and he (Lord Brougham) could bear witness to the truth of that assertion. It would save money to the con tractors, but that was all. INVASION OF IRELAND. Lord BROUGHAM said that, seeing his Noble Friend the Chancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster in his place, he would ask him was there any truth in the report that an invasion of Ireland was anticipated.—(Hear, hear.) There was a report abroad that such was the case which he believed was founded upon the fact of two cavalry regiments being sent over to the country yesterday. He wished to know was there any truth in the retort? Lord CAMPBELL—As the report has nothing whatever to do with the county palatinate of the Duchy of Lan caster, I am not awate of such having been the fact. Lord BROUGHAM—I apprehend that the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has somethirg to do with it, as the embarkation is reported to have taken place at Liver pool, which is within the palatinate—(Laughter)—but as the Noble Lord does not know anything about it, there must be no truth in the repot.» Several other petitions were then presented, and their Lordships adjourned at half-past Five o clock till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 9. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. MACCLINTOCK took the oaths and his seat for Carlow. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudhy Railway. Brighouse Sewerage, Drainage, and Lighting. Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Railways. Clonmel and Thurles Railway. Cockermouth and Workington Extension Railway. Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway.. Creagh's Divorce Bill. Cromford Canal. Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways Junction. Forth and Clyde Navigation and Bowling Bay Improvement. Furness Railway Extensions. Great Southern and Western Railway (Cork Extension). Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Oldham Branch). Huddersfield and Sheffield and Manchester and Leeds Rail- ways Amalgamation. Killarney Junction Railway. Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway. Mallow and Fermoy Railway. Manchester and Leeds Railway Extensions. Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Liffey Branch and Longford Deviation). Monmouthshire Railways. Mountmellick Junction Railway. Newport, Abergavenny, and liereford Railway. Norfolk Estuary. Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction Rail way. Plymouth Great Western Docks. Severn Navigation. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway, &c., Amalgamation. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway (Peak Forest, and Macclesfield Canal Purchases). Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junc- tion Railway. Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Chester and Wolver hampton line). Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Shrewsbury to Stafford). • Strathtay and Breadalbane Railway. Taw Vale Railway Extension. Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction Railway. Vale of Neath Railway. Waterford, Wexford. Wicklow, and Dublin Railway. West Riding Union Railway (No. 2). Wexford Harbour Improvement. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway. LIVERPOOL AND BURY, AND MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY AMALGAMATION BILL. Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the consideration of this report, on the ground that the property and interests of one large Company was transferred to another Company against the wishes and consent of the owners, and moved that it be re-committed. After a short discussion, the motion was withdrawn. NEW WRIT. _ _ _ . _ Mr.l TUFNELL moved for a new writ for the borough of Lichfield, in the room of Lord Alfred Paget, who had accepted the office of Clerk Marshal and Chief Equerry in her - Majesty's Household. kr. MUNTZ moved that the Committee on the Birming ham and Oxford Junction Railway Bill, and Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (Birmingham Extension) Bill, have leave to report forthwith, and that the reports be taken into consideration. _ Mr. E. DENISON objected to the toll clause as it now stood in the Bill, and; thought it ought to be revised. The first part of the clause might remain, but the latter, he con sidered, ought to be altered. Mr. T. BARING said the object sought by the recom mittal of the Bill was the revision of the toll charges. He thought the clause as it now stood gave the Great Western Company practically a complete control of the line. He would ask the Chairman of the Committee what the members of it meant by the introduction of the altered words in the clause ? Sir R. FERGUSON said before the alteration was made the Committee consulted both companies interested, and the result was the clause which was now submitted to the House. He thought the clause fair towards the interests of all the parties concerned. Sir G. CLERK did not think the clause to be such as some Hon. Members represented it. From reading it he did not think it would throw the whole management and advantages of the line into the hands of the Great Western Company. The interpretation he put on it was nothing more than that the shareholders of the company should not have the power to prevent the Great Western Company running along it ; and that the former should not be allowed to play.into the hands of the other great rival company. Under all the cir cumstances he must ,upport the clause. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Messengers from the Lords broug,htlup several Bills, which were ordered to lie on the table. The discussion on the railway Bill previously under consi deration was then resumed. Mr. HODGSON thought they ought to judge the clause, not in reference to the London and Birmingham or Great Western Companies, but in regard to the public interests. He thought the clause so important that it ought to be printed, and that time should be given for its consideration. They would then see whether it was really in agreement with the general intentions of the resolutions on railways passed by Parliament. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET was in' favour of the clause as it stood. Mr. G. W. HAYTER admitted that this case was pro vided for by the Consolidated Act, in the event of the two parties being favourable to the union; but the House must recollect that the Grand Junction and Manchester and Birmingham Railways, who were allied to the London and Birmingham, held the majority of the shares in the proposed line, and hence the latter Company would have the power of preventing the Great Western Company from using the line unless the House agreed to the clause in its original form.—( Hear, hear.) Now, under these circumstances, he contended that it was for the benefit of the public that the amendments which had been proposed should be agreed to. Mr. GREENE protested that there was no necessity whatever for inserting the clause in the Bill at all, in so far as the original Consolidated Act gave the Great Western Company sufficient power and control over the new line, either as regarded the rights of themselves or the interest of the public.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. Muserz and Mr. DENISON, the amendment was withdrawn, and the clause in its original form was agreed to. The report was then received, and the Bill, as amended, ordered to be engrossed. LIVERPOOL, ORMSKIRB, AND PRESTON RAILWAY. The consideration of the report on this Bill was resumed. The report was ultimately agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed. BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM, AND MIDLANDS RAILWAY. _ _ _ On the question being put for the third reading of this Bill, Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET suggested that the Bill should be postponed, in order that a similar clause to that introduced into the Oxford and Birmingham Railway Bill should be inserted in this Bill. The circumstances connected wi►h the two lines, and their relations to other companies, were precisely the same. The third reading under these circumstances was post poned till to morrow. LARNE, BELFAST, AND BALLYMENA. Mr. THOMAS DUNCO ABE moved "That the petition of certain shareholders in the Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena Railway Company, complaining of a fraudulent return to the resolutions of the 30th day of April last, be referred to a Select Committee; and that all further proceedings on the said Bill be postponed until the Committee shall have re ported thereon." He stated that the Bill had been referred to Mr. Green as an approved measure, and the promoters, in complying with a resolution of the House had made a fraw dulent return, in which they stated that no shares had been retained for the provisional committee, whereas the peti tioners stated, and were prepared to prove, that 1,025 shares had been allotted to 35 directors, who it appeared had now vanished into four, and these four had taken only 100 shares amongst them. Upon the 1,025 shares ori ginally allotted to the directors, only 300 had been paid upon, and the company hael received 18,0004 from the public. II:: therefore moved that a Committee be appointed to whom this matter should be referred, with power to report immediately to the House.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. RICARDO opposed the motion, and contended that it would he unfair, now that the Bill had passed both, Houses of Pirliament, to put the promoters to the expense and trouble of goiwg before another Committee. Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Baring, and Mr. Est - court thought, as the petitioners appeared to feel themselves in jured by the proceedings, the motion ought to he agreed to. Mr. lIICARDO said, that being so he would willingly withdraw his opposition.—(Hear, hear.) The motion was then agreed to. On the motion of Mr. DUNCOMBE, the following Hon . Gentlemen were appointed members of the Committee : Mr. E. Denison, Mr. Beckett, Sir Robert Ferguson, and Mr. T. S. Duncombe. The reports on the following Bills were received: — Billingsgate Market. Curtis's Divorce. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Bradford Branch). Newcastle and Darlington Junction Raiiway and Tyne Dock. ShrewEhury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshiri Junction Railway (Coalbrookdale Branch). South Staffordshire Junction Railway with Branches (No. 1.) Sutton Harbour and Docks (Plymouth). Taff Vale Railway. Tunbridge W ells Improvement. Warwickshire and London Railway (Hampton and Ash church line). Warwickshire and London Railway (Hampton and Banbury line). Warwickshire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon line). • The following reports of Bills were considered and adopted: Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Lottlfor Railway. Larne, Belfast, and.Ballvmena Railway (by order). Tetnplemore and NenQ) Railway:- THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the Mike of Brunswick, complaining that he could not obtain impartial justice in the courts of law of this country, and of various other hardships to which he had been subjected. The petition con eluded with a prayei to the House that they would appoint a Committee, before which he should be able to substantiate his charges. The Hon. Member gave notice that he should, to-morrow, move that the petition be printed with the Votes. BATTERSEA PARK• BILL (APPLICATION OF • - • MONEYS). This Bill went through Committee. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned, at Two o'clock, until Twelve to-morrow. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. LESIVIANAGOW, DALSERP, AND COAT- BRIDGE rturnanam JUNCTION. Their Lordships met at the usual hour, in Room A (New Houses of Parliament), and proceeded with the case for the promoters of the. Bill. Mr. Adie and other witnesses were called, and gave evi dence in support of that previously adduced. On the completion of the promoters' case, Mr. Sergeant MURPHY, on the part of the petitioning land owner, Mr. Holmesworth, addressed the Committee at con siderable length, and, on the conclusion of his speech, the Committee, without calling upon him to give any evidence, ordered the room to be cleared, and after a consultation of about a quarter of an hour allowed the parties to. be re admitted. Ihe CHAIRMAN then said, I have to announce to the counsel that the Committee have determined to report to the House that it is not expedient to carry the proceedings in this case any further. Having given this decision, the Committee rose at about ten minutes to four o'clock. Room B. short space of half an hour, the Comtnittee rose at half-past eleven o'clock. Room 6. A .S , ket Committee appointed to cons'der the merits of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Midian4 Junction Railway, and of the Heywood Waterworks, met at eleven o'clock this morning in Rrom 6 (in Abingdon-street), the Marquis of Westminster in the cnair, and present the Earls of Radnor, Chichest , T, Sco. Earl Nelson was one of the members, and attended in the course of the day, but in consequence of severe . indisposition his Lordship itas unable to remain and join in the labours of his Noble Colleagues. Their Lordships first took the case of the HEYWOOD WATERAVORICS BILL, which occupied them for a considerable time. The preamble was declared proved. MANCHESTER, SHEFFICE LD, AND MID- LAND 3UNCTION. Mr. Talbot and Mr. Merrewether appeared for the pro moters of this Bill ; Mr. Hope, Mr. Paget, Mr. Ellison, arid other counsel, for various petitioners against it. Mr. Ti,noT having opened the case for the promoters, in in a short speech, called Mr. Isaac Schofield, table-knife manufacturer at Shetlield, who gave evidence as to the advantages to -* at place — which the improved communication with the districts traversed by the line would effect. He gave statistical details as to the amount of coal con sumed in Sheffield, which are too lengthy for insertion here. He said that great benefit would accrue to the owners of factories from the reduction of the price of coal that might be expected by the communication with the coal districts. This gentleman's evidence occupied the Committee up to four o'clock, when they rose and adjourned till to-morrow at eleven. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XVII. MANCHESTER. AND SOUTHAMPTON. The Committee met at twelve o'clock to-day, for the pur pose of proceeding with the clauses postponed from yester day, which occupied the whole of the day. GROUP LXI. The Committee on this group met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 26 (Grand Corridor) ; Sir J. Duckworth in the chair. They proceeded with hearing evidence on the clauses of the two canal railway Bills, the EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW UNION CANAL, GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND JOHNSTONE REPRESENTATION OF MARY- LEBONE. On Wedn et (: a very numerous public meeting, convened by the newly-isstablished Borough Hegistratim Association, took place at the Load-of-Hay Tavern, Paddington, for the purpose of considering matters in connection with the re presentation of the borough, consequent on the probability of an immediate election. _ _ Mr. Lang ham, of Con naught - terrace, presided, and Messrs. H. C. Wilson, Savage, Cooke, &c., and Messrs. Howarth, Douglas, Alldis, Vince, and other gentlemen, attended as deputations from St. Marylebone and St. Pancras. The CHautsinx having briefly opened the business of the meeting, Mr. H. C. WILSON addressed the meeting, and concluded by moving a resolution , in support of the objects of the association, which was seconded by Mr. SAVAGt. Mr. HOWARTIE supported the resolution, which was carried. Mr. ALLiyis said, he had a subject to bring before that meeting which he thoLght it was peculiarly their pro vince to entertain, as it affected the franchise of no less than 1,500 or 1,600 electors of that borough.—(Hear, bear.) They were all aware that under the provisions of the Reform Bill all poor. rates and assessed taxes must be paid, to quality the voter, before the 20th of July. Now the assessed tax collector of one of the most populous and radical districts of St. Pancras had recently died; and although the assessed tax commissioners had appointed his successor, yet through neglect, the party so appointed would not have his books placed in his possession until the 17th or 18th, thus leaving him but two days to collect the taxes of so large a number of people.—(Shame, shame.) The number of electors In this position varied from 1,500 to 1,700, and he regretted to say that he (Mr. Alldis) was one of them. He had tendered his rates, and he had no doubt but many hundreds had done the same, but there was ne one ap pointed to receive them. He considered this extremely hard upon the voter, who, having been on the register for eight or ten years, was now, at the very time an election was inevitable. to be deprived of his franchise, through no act or omission of his own.—(Hear, hear.) He had brought forward the subject in order to ascertain what course was proper to be pursued under the circumstances. Mr. HANAFORD considered this a subject of importance to the entire constituency of the borough. Fifteen hunched votes were sufficient to turn any election, and not a moment ought to be lost in seeking some remedy. If he remembered rightly, a similar case took place a year or two ago in the parish .of Hackney, and the case was carried under the Re gistration Act into the Court of Common Pleas, when it was decided that a tender of the taxes was a sufficient ground of qualification. Would not, therefore, the proper course be to serve every elector with a notice calling upon him to tender his rates ? _ _ . Mr. DOUGLAS thought they should go to the fountain head at once, either to Lord John Russell or to the Secretary of State, to show them these gross anomalies of the Worm Bill.—(Hear, hear.) There could be no better time than the present, and he had no doubt but that they would succeed. Mr. Tnonx considered there were two great defects in the Reform Bill. These ratepaying clauses and the 501. clause.—( I. I ear, hear. ) Mr. Court said if these votes were lost, it would be the most serious thing to the Liberal portion of the constituency. He approved of going to the Prime Minister at once, who would see the necessity of the Bill introduced into Parlia ment the other day by General Evans.—(Hear, hear.) He considered there was not a moment to be lost. Mr. Wltsox admitted that the subject was not merely of local, but national importance, and thought the vestry of St. Pancras ought to take the matter up. Mr. Auras said a memorial would be presented to the ves try at their next meeting, and he had no doubt they would take a decisive step in the matter.—(Hear, hear.) the fact was, that the party appointed collector had declared if he did not get the books before the 17th, he would refuse to act at all, as he was determined not to incur the responsibility and odium attendant on the disfranchisement of so many hun- dreds of , his fellow ratepayers. On the motion of Mr. P. B. St. Jolts, a committee was ultimately appointed to wait either upon Lord John Russell, or the Secretary of State, with power to take any other prompt and energetic measures in the matter which they might deem expedient. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the meeting separated. RACKETS. An excellent display of manly game was made on Monday, at the White Bear Racket Court, in the Kenning ton-road, before a numerous assemblage of players and ad mirers of this active sport. The meeting had the additional attraction ofTheing a kindly gathering for the benefit of Wm. James, the well -known player. Several well-contested single and four-handed matches came off; but the great guns of the afternoon were the two following:-Ist. A four-handed game between Messrs. John Pitman and Robert Glenister, against Messrs. E. Bluck and J. Sowden, in which, after an admirable contest, resulting in game and game, Messrs. Bluck and Sowden were scored as conquerors; and, 2d, a similar competition between Messrs. John Pitman and T. Morris v. Mr. Bull and an anonymous gentleman. Some splendid play was here exhibited, but Messrs. Pitman and Morris carried off the palm by winning the rub. In the first-mentioned game, we may mention, that Robert Gle nister met with an accident, which prevented bim rendering efficient service to his partner, J. Pitman, and must have in fluenced the result. Mr. G. lierwood and Mr. Black after wards tried a single-handed game, and Mr. Bluck had an easy victory. Johnny Walker, who was announced to play a match with Owen Swift, for 201. a side, was present, but his adversary did not show. After the sports, John Pitman put forth a challenge to play any man in England a game single-handed, for 100/. a side. !PEDESTRIANISM. PiucisoN AND 111CHARDS Th SEVEN-MILE MATCH.—Fred. Priceson and J. Richards, of Shepherd's Bush, met on Mon. day at Bedfont, thirteen miles from London, according to articles. There was a pretty respectable muster of amateurs and professionals to witness the trial, which was for 20 sous. a side, the distance seven measured miles. The ground walked was that portion of the road commencing on the hither side of the thirteenth, and ending near the fourteenth milestone. The men were at the scratch five minutes after five, and dashed off at a very fair pace, keeping even, and doing apparently good work for four and a half miles, but hereabouts Priceson, who had by no means the steam at high-pressure, :stole away, got a lead, and did as he liked thereafter. The pace was by no means first-rate, and ulti mately Priceson, who had been playing the cat and mouse game (often a dangerous one) went in a winner by about 100 yards, that, we presume, being, in his opinion, the proper distance, for we doubt not he could have lengthened it. The betting was 6 to 4 on Richards shortly before starting; who certainly exhibited no qualities justifying such odds. The time of the seven miles was one hour and three minutes, which, after recent performances, will not excite admiration. LETTER OF LORD MILLTOWN TO MR. O'CONNELL. Russborough, July 6, 1846. My dear O'Connell,—Forgive me thus publicly addressing these few hurried lines to you; but to whom can an Irish Peer, deb-irred from any constitutional means of expressing his opinions, more naturally address himself than to the great and acknowledged leader of the Irish people, for I need not inform you, so long the victim of bigotry yourself, how completely my exertions in the people's cause act as a bar to my seeking a representative peerage (indeed, for some years I have declined taking any part in what I consider a de grading farce, the wretched number of representatives al lowed us being swamped by British Peers, and the vacancies forestalled, three or tour deep, by lists already cut and dry in the pockets of two or three Irish managers), whilst the misfortune of being a Peer prevents my profiting by the good opinion of my countrymen, and seeking, as such, a seat in the House of Commons. But to the point. Without presuming to ask you to forego your exertions in favour of repeal, might I suggest the policy of your postponing them f or a season , to g i ve t i me to f orm an Irish party to assist the Ministry, if willing—to urge them on, if lagging—ln procuring justice for Ireland? How often has this phrase been used, how often jeered at, and doubts even expressed of what it means; but doubts no longer exist. Let us adopt as our motto the glorious and spirit stirring words of Sir Robert Peel—" perfect equality in civil, municipal, and political rights with England.' We seek no more; we will accept no less. Their country or their reli gion must no longer be a ban or a curse to Irishmen. How ever inadvertently the word may have slipped out (though afterwards softened down and excused), we teel we are treated as "aliens." So universal is this feeling, so pervading all ranks and denominations of rr.rishmen, I feel convinced a party might be organised so strong that no Ministry or country could resist our just claims. You . will say you have already tried the experiment; but, without being too sanguine, may we not hope we have arrived at a new era ; besides, should this last experiment fail, with what increased power, both physical and moral, may 3ou not return to your projects. May you not then hope and expect that all who love their fatherland, will join you in your efforts to repeal a union that it will then be proved cannot be amended? For one, I pledge myself, should twelve months pass without the words of Sir Robert Peel being carried into effect, to join you, and relax my efforts but with my life for the attainment of your objects. Once more forgive this intrusion on 3•Our time, and believe me, .my dear O'Connell, very faithfully yours, MILLTOWN. To Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., &c. POLITICAL RE-UNION.—On Wednesday above one hundrel Peels and Members of the Douse of Commons of "the Protectionist" party, dined at the Trafalgar Tavern, at Greenwich. One of the Watermen steamers was engaged to convey the party down the river. The steamer arrived off the tavern at six o'clock. Among the noblemen and gentle men present were, the Duke of Riohmond, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke of Cleveland, the Duke of Beaufort, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis of Ely, the Marquis of Chandos, the Marquis of Granby, Lord George Bentinck, the Earl of Eldon, the Earl of Eglintoun, the Earl Stanhope, Viscount Strangford, Viscount Combermere, the Earl of Kinnoul, the Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of Charleville, Viscount Newport, Viscount Pollington, Lord John Manners. Lord De Lisle, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Ossulston the Earl of Mansfield, Lord Brooke, Sir John ' Yarde Buller, 31r. Hudson, Mr. Miles, Mr. Buck, Mr. H. Broadwood, Mr. B. Disraeli, &c. FUNERAL OF MR. V. RICHARDS, QUEEN'S COUNSEL. —The funeral of Mr. V. Richards, Q.C., son of Sir S. Richards, late Chief Baron of the Exchequer, took place on Wednesday morning at twelve o'clock. The remains of deceased were removed from his residence in Whitehall-place, in a hearse drawn by six horses, followed by four mourning coaches and four, for interment in the family vault at Battersea. Mr. Waghorn has been at Vienna, commissioned, it is said, by the British Government, to negotiate with the Government of Austria to establish the shortest route from the pert of Duino, through Germany, to the North Sea. matchF oo Foot RACE FOR TWENTY l'oUNDS.—Wedn' sday, the between Millet, of Tottenham, and Robarts, of REJolctsios.West minster, Was decided ir , t Holloway. The distance contested was half a mile, h alf by Millet, Several rejoicings, in of the who won the match by ten yards. emancipationpi,of trade, are taking, an c rabo nie u in t in Nottinghamshire. OFFENCES THezes commem ora tion taketion monthly statement of offeti n c i". principal entrancesea committed in the Parks was —On Wedrrsday the usual of St. James's, Hyde, pasted at all the arid the Green Parks and Kensingtonpas Gardens as a warning month morning t u h n e e , six isie w persons ye rk to evil doers. During the have been convicted. tit. Katherine's Germanylly for the purpose of EMIGRATION.— Wednesda t y packet ship Gladiator was hauled out lastlic k ire w „ i k rl i fr 2 o 2 ln o p d a it s i te r t e i r g a er p s a , r p t r s it o m f ipa Germane,' who arrived emigrating to Amerioa. :• , UPPOSED MURDER.—The statement as to a murder having been committed between Nottingham and Mansfield is incorrect. The first impression was that the man, Robin son, had been robbed and assassinated, but upon inquiry be fore a coroner's jury, it proves that he was very drunk, and was killed by the waggon he was driving. Lord Edward Howard, N‘ho has hitherto been officiat ing as Private Secretary to Lord John Russell, is appointed Vice-Chamberlain. The Hou. Mr. Kepple is to succeed Lord Edward Howard as Private Secretary to Lord John limil.--From ri Oorreireitant. CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW TERIVIINX AND BRANCHES). Their Lordships met as usual in Room B (New Houses of Parliament), Lord Bathurst in the chair. The case for the promoters of the Bill being concluded, the opponents were called upon for their case in reply. Mr. CALVERT proceeeded to open the case for the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway Company, and for Sir John Maxwell, a laudowner, and a long list of other petitioners; after which the Learned Counsel called several witnesses (amongst others Sir John ➢Maxwell himself), who gave evidence to the effect that a greater amount of damage would be done by the line then would be justified by the public necessity or advantage, and that several other lines had been projected which would answer the purposes of railway communication in the districts through which this line passed better than it would. The evidence on the part of the petitioners occupied the Committee the whose of the remaining part of the day, and IN as nut concluded at four o'clock, when the Committee rose, adjourning the further consideration of the case till to morrow. Room C. BLACKBURN, CLITIIBROE, AND rionru IITLSTEIIN JUNCTION. The Committee re-assembled this morning, the Earl of Ashburton in the chair; when the Counsel for the opposing lines having announced that clauses had been agreed upon which obviated their differences, their Lordships declared the Bill had been proved, the clauses were gone through, and the report ordered to be brought up. PORTBUILY RAILWAY AND PIER. Mr. TALBOT opened the case for the promoters, and stated that this was a short line of eight miles in length, from the Bristol and Exeter line to Portbury, and was projected to obviate the inconvenience of the navigation of the river Avon, which forms the water co:nmunication between Bristol and the Bristol Channel. From being a tidal river, the navi gation of it is often interrupted, and when it is recollected that as many as 2,500 steam-vessels visited the port of Bristol every year, the saving of the inconvenience to which he had alluded, would appear of not little importance : In addition to the railway it was proposed to construct a pier at Portbury, with a sort of breakwater, consisting of three iron-vessels of 300, feet length each, which would be so p laced a s to render their surface longer or shorter as the case may re quire. These vessels also, it was proposed, to form so as to give stowage for water and other necessaries, for sea-going ships. The vessels frequenting Portbury would be subject to the port dues of Bristol, and one object to be served was the reduction of those dues. To this he believed there was no objection on the part of the proprietary, but the trustees of the port consisted of twenty-seven members each, a third of whom were elected by different bodies, and there was consequently a difficulty in coming to a decision. There was no opposition to the preamble, but there was to the clause. A gentleman from Bristol, one of the petitioners against the reduction clause, here requested that the case might be postponed till to-morrow, when counsel would appear to speak upon this clause for reduction of the dues, but it was agreed that the preamble should be gone into, and that the clause should be left till to-morrow. Mr. Brunel was then called, and he proved the facts stated by Mr. Talbot, adding further, that the Great Britain and the other transatlantic steamers had been removed to Liver pool, in consequence of the difficulty of the navigation of the Avon. The capital to be raised is 200,0001., with power to borrow 66,0001. To the Earl of LrvEarom, Mr. Brunel replied that every one in Bristol would have been too happy to improve the navigation of the Avon, but at low water the river was dry, and the influx of the tide came with a sixty feet rise, and if the obviation of this difficulty was not quite impracticable, it was the next thing to it. Mr. Moviss then put in the formal proofs, and their Lord ships adjourned till to-morrow. Room D. ASHBURTON, NEWTON, AND SOUTH DEVON. The Committee appointed for this group are, the Marquis of Bredalbane (chairman), the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Granville, Lord Southampton, and the Marquis of Berwick. There being no opposition to the Bill, it was declared proved, and the report was ordered to be brought up. FOREST OF DEAN AND GLOUCESTER. LINE, AND SOUTH WALES LINE. The Committee on this group (the Marquis of Bredalbane in the chair) next took these two lines in conjunction, there being no opposition, except that of Mr. H. Hoskins, a banker, by whom an opposition is set up on the ground of injury to agricultural property. Mr. AUSTIN, Q.C., opened the case for the promoter& The former of these lines to run from Chepstow ' by Newnham, to Gloucester. The latter is to run by Cardiff, by Usk, to Monmouth, with a branch to Chepstow, from Newport. The Hon. Mr. TALBOT examined in chief the evidence of Mr. Brunel, who was called to show the facts stated by Mr. Austin. On cross•examination, Mr. Brunel stated that the works on the South Wales line have been contracted for, though little has as yet been done in the way of actual progress. Mr. Garrett had laid down a line, but he believed that it was only for the purpose of private objects, and at any rate, that line had never come before Parliament. On re-examination by Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., and Mr. WHITELEY, Q.C.. Mr. Brunel stated, that had the other line been taken it wculd have been worse in every point of view, and the severance of property would be much greater. Not only would there be more severe cuttings, but the change would involve not less than four tunnels. Mr. Hall, a land surveyor at Cirence'ter of considerable practice, and who bad been employed by four railway com panies, stated that the property had come into Mr. lloskin's property by the foreclose of a mortgage; but the property was merely of an agricultural character. On re-examination, Mr. Hall stated that he had under stood the quantity of land of this estate was about 540 acres, and that the money demanded was 40,5001., although he had been given to understand that when the property was offered by Mr. George Robins for sale, in 1843, a very much less sum was bid for it. Mr. BAKER, Chairman of the Company, deposed generally as to the merits of the line, and stated that the line as now proposed was what it originally was, with the exception of the Bilston branch, which is now aban doned. The reason why this branch was adopted was because the directors were not aware that they could get any other access to the Forest of Dean from Gloucester. That branch had always been objectionable from the severity of its gradient and the extent and expense of the tunnelling. But when it was ascertained that they had other means of access, on the recommendation of Mr. Brunel they had adopted the longer but the cheaper route, because had they not done so, they would have had to impose a greater rate of toll upon the whole of the route. Mr. Atkinson, clerk of the Crown for the Forest of Dean, stated that the forest comprised 48 square miles, and that it was rich in minerals, especudlycoala, and that the hest seams lie in the upper series. The annual produce was rated at 300,000 tons. If this line were made it would take the heads of the two valleys which Grained the forest, and thus provide an outlet for every part. The Woods and Forests were favourable to the project. Mr. Sturge, a merchant at Gloucester, stated that much commerce was kept away from the city by the deficiency of means of communication. _eased the Mr. Cleagram, clerk of the Gloucester and Swansea Canal , case for th e p romoters. testified that the commercial business of the place is very considerable, there having been as many as 1,700 seafa r ing vessels in the port during the last y ear. The exports at present were only one - th ird of the im p or ts , but the ex portsfacitlii Air. . y w c o oo u f 01 access cE h b e e 3ts . veryen This l ar c goenljuded addressed increased, if ther e were greater their Lordship s on b ehalf of Mr. Hoskins, the object of his address being to show, not only that this line was unnecessary, but it was longer than the other also. Mr. Brunel was then recalled by the Chairman, and stated that the line from Newport by Monmouth, by Ross, to Gloucester was about equal to the coast line, and that the gradients on the inner line would be most decided 31 worse than on the other. The inland line, althou gh by Hereford and Gloucester it might have some merits, yet it was absurd to suppose that all the minerals in that district could be car ried by it. Mr. Brunel produced a comparative drawing of the gradients on both lines. the room This closed the case, wh en was cleared for the decision, and on the re - adm ission of the parties the Chairman d • declared that the Committ ee had decided th a t t h e Bills were proved. statement Mr. Brunel then put in a of the s evera l roa d s crossed on a level by the South Wales lin e . T he capital to i be raised for the several deviationss 700,000 L with 200,0001. for excess. For the Forest of Dean lin e the money to be raised is 200,0001., with powe r to borr ow G 60,000/. The formal proofs of the Forest of D ean line were then , put in. The line is to be fifteen miles four furlongs in length, and the branches are to be two miles, two furlongs, and two chains, no tunnels, and no highways passed on a level. The reports were then o rdered to be brought up. Room V. A Select Committee on the London and Croydon (Thames Junction Branch), and the London in Room 5 (Committee rooms and Blackwell (Widen ing) metn Abingdon Aatlnlgodn'ocl!csktretelit)is morning . In the case of the LONDON AND BraLCIAVALL, WIDENING, the promoters withdrew their Bill. In the case of the LONDON AND CROYDON (TUADIES JITNC.- 31)1UTNCYL), The opposition was withdrawn, and after hearing some engineering and other evidence pro forma, the Committee declared the preamble proved. Having WA disported of the whole of their bwiineis in the CANAL SALE. The preambles of both Bills having been already proved, the whole of the sitting was occupied with going through the clauses. STANDING- ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met this morning at the usual hour, Lord Shaftesbury in the chair, and present Lords Redesdale, Ha warden, and Winchester. Thore were but four Bills—all railway Bills—of which one was on second reference. This was the MANCHESTER AND LINCOLN UNION RAILWAY, AND CHESTERFIELD AND GAINSBOROUGH CANAL, in which the standing orders were complied with. SHROPSHIRE UNION R LWAY AND CANAL (NEWTOWN TO CREWE). The standing orders were complied with in this case also. The Committee then resolved itself into a Select Committee on Merits. On assuming this f)rm their Lordships disposed of the two following Bills, which were the only railway Bills on the THE COBDEN TESTIMONIAL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. DEAR Sla, I am sure you will have pleasure in publishing the enclosed note from Lord ➢lorpeth, conveying his hearty and liberal tribute to that expression of a nation's gratitude— the Cobden Testimonial. I am, dear Sir, yours truly, EDWARD BAINES, Jun. Leeds Mercure-office, July 7. (Copy) " Grosvenor-place, July 4. My dear Mr. Baines,—l am sure we so thoroughly sym pathise on the subject of Mr. Cobden, that I will beg you to have my name put down as a subscriber of thirty pounds to the national tribute intended for him. I wish to express the fulness of my concurrence in that object, by doing this at the earliest moment, though I could wish that the amount bore a nearer proportion to his merits, and to my sense of them.— Believe me, very faithfully yours, "Edward Baines, jun., Esq." " MORPETH." RAILWAY DISSOLUTION BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—My being a subscriber, I have noticed an excel lent article in The Sun of the 6th instant, relative to the above Bill having proved a complete failure. An Act of Parliament ought to be passed without delay compelling those parties who composed the majo rity at the railway affirmation meetings to return to the unfortunate dissentients their fall deposit money, as such poisons are made to go on against their wish ; indeed it is impossible to stand even a fair chance against such powerful bodies as landholders, directors, se cretaries, and other officials, who were able to pur chase any amount of scrip at very low prices : this alone would enable them to hare it all their own way ; and it was generally the case, that the railway serip, at the time of affirmation was saleable at improved prices ; and it would now appear that it has again been forced on the market, as the price has again fallen. It is very plain that landholders, and paid officials, had too great a private interest at stake to allow of an impartial de cision. By adopting this method thousands of families, as well as the money market, would be greatly relieved, and railway making would soon be in a more healthy con dition. The great national importance and the good which must arise from railways cannot be denied. I am, Sir, yours, &c., B. THE PRICE OF BREAD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Singleton-street, Hoxton, July 9. SIR,—In your valuable journal of last Thursday even ing you mention that " the bakers in various districts of the metropolis had reduced the price of bread—best from Bd. to 7d., seconds from bid. to tild." This was indeed welcome news to a father of a young family, but strange to say, the bakers of Hoxton still maintain the price of bread at 81d. for best, and 7d. for seconds, and I have made inquiry, and found the same is the case at Islington and Hollaway. lam sure a few words from you would have some effect. Of what use to the consumers is the new Corn•law, when the benefit goes into the bakers' pocket ? It might be a check upon the bakers if you were, next time, to mention the names of the " various districts" that had reduced the price of their bread, as the people would then see who wEre worthy of their support. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, W. HARPER. GREAT WESTERN AND WYCOMBE. -- - The promoters of this Bill succeeded in proving their preamble GRAND JUNCTION (HUYTON AND ASTON, AND 0 l'El Elt BRANCHES). The preamble of this Bill also was declared proved. Their Lordships were occupied the remainder of the sitting with unopposed Bills for various local purposes. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, JULY 8 STock ExcBANOE.—The sales are—Arrbergate, Nottingham, and Eastern Junction, 1 7-16 dis.—Bideford and Tavistock, 225. dis.— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, % p.—Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, 1 5-16 dis. - Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North Western, 1% dis.— Clitheroe, Junction, 1 dis.—Derby and Crewe, 4% p.—Direct Northern, 1% dis.—Eastern Counties, York Exten sion, 1 9-16 p.—East Lancashire, 4 1 4 p.—Fleetwood Preston, &c, dis.—Grand Union, 16s. c. dis.—Great Grimsby and Dock Exten sion, 35-16 dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 11% dis.—Lei cester and Bedford, 1 4 dis —Leicester and Birmingham, % dis.— Liverpool and Bury, New Shares, 1 13-16 p.—Liverpool, Manches ter, and Newcastle Junction, 1 dis.—Liverpool, Orrnslaisk, and Preston. 1 7-16 p.—Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, 15-16 dis.—London and South-Western, 78—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, % p.—Manchester and Birmingham,Quarters (A), 10 p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 9% p.—Newcastle and Berwick, 1l p.—North Statlordshire, 3% c. p.—Oldham, Birkenhead, tee., 16s. dis.—Sheffield, Leek, and Crewe, % dis.—Sheffield and Manchester, 3-16 p.—South Eastern and Dover, Halves, No. 4, 5-16 p,—West Riding Union, 2% c, p, LEEDS, JULY 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex- Lension, 31s. 6d. p.—East Lancashire, 4% p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 5 dis.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 5% p.—Leeds and Bradford, 38% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 2/. Bs. 9d. p.—Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 2% p.—Manchester and Birmingham, Quar ter Shares (B), 9% p.—Midland, 14% p.—Newcastle and Berwick, 11 p.— Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions, Si. 13s. 6d. p. —North British, Carlisle Branch, 10s. 6d. p.—York and North Mid land, East and West Riding, 11U p.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 31s. dis.—Clitheroe Junction, 20s. dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 225. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 17s. 6d. dis.— Leicester am: Bedford, 4s. 6d. dis.--Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Pres ton, 1% p.—London and York, 225. 6d. dia.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 17s. 6d. p.—Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 14s:dia.—North Staffordshire, 41. Is. p.—North Western, p.—Oxford, Watley, and Cheltenham, 16s. 6d. dis.—West Riding Union. 4/. Bs.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 38s. die. HULL, JULY 8. STOCK ExcnINGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 24-Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 19-North British, Half Shares, 11 N,-Ditto, Carlisle, 365.-Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 16s. 3d.-Axholme, 31s. 3d.-Clitheroe Junction, 295.- Derby and Galnsborough, 15s. 3d.-Direct Northern, 235.-East Lincolnshire, 3s.- Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 85. 6d.- Hull and Barnsley Junction, 1 %-Hull and Lincoln, 21s. 3d.-Leices ter and Tamworth,2ls.-London and York, 1 3 / 4 -Malton and Driffield Junction, 495.-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 21 18s.-North Western, 255. 3d.-North Staffordshire, 61. 3s. 6d.-South Midland, 13s. Gd. dis. - Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 21. 14s. 6d.-Welsh 225.--West Riding Union, 41. 10s. 0.-Yorkshire and Glas gow Union, 15s. Gd. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JULY 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 194 p,-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 21s. dis.-Liver pool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 1 1 A dis.-North British, IlalveS. Carlisle, 9s. p.-York and Carlisle, 31s. dis.-York and Selby, East and West Riding, 1118. SHEFFIELD, JULY 8. Snick EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Midland, 401. shares, 384- York and North Midland Extension, 3314 -Grimsby and Sheffield, 5 14 dis.-Ditto, Extension, 265. dis.-Ditto, Railway and Dock, 2% dis.-East Lincolnshire, 16s. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 16s. Gd. dis.-Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 21s. Gd. dis. -North Western, 3s. Gd. p.-Sheflield and Lincolnshire, Is. dis.- Ditto, Extension, 295. dis.-South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 17s. 6d. dis. YORK, JULY 8. STOCK EXCTIANGE.—The sales are —Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 21. 2s.— Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 1- -London and York, 11. 9s.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 21% Newcastle and Berwick, 26—Newcastle and Darlington, New, 101. I ls. 3d.—North British, Carlisle Extension, 11. 15s. 6d.—North Staffordshire, 6 —North Western, 1% —York and Carlisle, 1— York and North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, 121. lle. GLASGOW, JULY 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.. —The sales are—British and Irish Union, 41s. 6d.—Caledonian Extension, 32s.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 21s.—Caledonian Direct Northern, 38s.— Clydesdale Junc tion, 171.—Dundee and Perth, 21 —East of Fife, 21s.—East Indian Railway, 10s. 31.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 1714—Edinburgh and Peebles, 32s.—Glasgow General Terminus, B%—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 43s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 74X—Ditto, New, 321. —Glasgow. Dumfries, and Carlisle, 36s.—Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ardrossan, 36s.—Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 325. 6d. —Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 18s.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 33s.—Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, ss.—Lesmahagow, 58s. —Midland, New, 39/.—Perth and Inverness, 32s.—Scottish Central, 191.—Ditto, New, 7y—Scottish Southern, 38s.—Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 30s. PANORAMA ROYAL, LEICESTER-SQUARE.—The follow ing distinguished visitors have recently honoured the pano rama with their presence :—The Right Hon. Sir R. Peel and Lieut. Peel, R.N., the Earl of Shelburne, the Marquis of Granby, Earl Portarlington, Earl Disbigh and family; Lord and Lady C. Beaucierc, Lord G. Beauclerc, Lord and Lady Middleton, Lord Ebiington, Lady Dacre, Lady Neale, Lady Elizabeth Courtenay and family ; Lady Dawson Darner, Lady Bsresford, Lady Ruchford, Sir C. W. Collier and family; Sir G. and Lady Baker, Lord Bexley, Lord W. Paget, Lord Boyle, Lord Burgess, Lady Fans, Lady Domvile, Lady Newberry, Lady Villiers, Lady Eleanor Cathcart, Sir R. 11. Inglis, Sir J. and Lady May, the Bishops of Gloucester and Brigol, Major Cadogan, the Baroness de Rutzen, Lord and Lady Daintily, Lord and Lady Sidney, Lord and Lady Alfred llar - vey, Lady Brownlow and the Hon. Misses Cust, the Hon. Miss Lloyd and the lion. Misses Moyston ; Lady S. Tower, Sir W. W. Dixon, Sir W. Anson, General Stokes and Lady and Lord Ranelagh, Lord Brooke, Baron and Baroness North, the Earl of Euston, the Earl of Burlington and family; Col. Wood, M.P., the Hon. Col. Trevanion, &c. ROYAL SANTIAGO MINING COMPANY.—The annual meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, at the offices in Broad-street-buildings, City. J. Robinson, Esq., took the chair, near whom were Baron de Goldsmid, Mr. Alderman Thompson, the Hon. Leslie Melville, and Sir Samuel Scott, Bart. Mr. Dockar, the secretary, read the report, from which it appeared that during the half-year the quantity of copper raised was 2,725 tons, of which 1,737 tons were sold, and produced nett 12,9251. 7s. 10d. The remaining 988 tons (except 6.1 tons daily expected) were in Swansea, and part thereof were sold on the 24th ult., the whole being credited for 8,3541. 10s. 7d., which, with the interest of the reserve fund, made a total of receipts for the half year of 21,9821. 9s. Gd. The expenditure for the same period, including 5191. Is. 10d. for income-tax, was 19,0531. 9s. 10d., leaving a profit of 2,928/. 19s. 7d., which, placed against the deficiency of the last half year, left a gain on the year's operations of 654/. 3s. 9d. After considering the situation of the Company, the directors were of opinion that the undivided profits of the half year, reported in July last, might be paid to the proprietors, which would be at the rate of 235. per share, and in amount 8,050/. After some discussion on various points, the report was adopted. Mr. Robinson was then re-elected a director, and Mr. Jerning ham an auditor, when a vote of thanks was passed to the directors, on the motion of the Hon. L. Melville,seconded by Mr. Wilson, and the meeting adjourned. ASYLUM FOR AGED FREENAsONS.—The annual general court of the governors for aged and decayed free masons, was held on Wednesday evening, at Radley's Motel, New Bridge-street, Blackfria rs. Dr. Crucifix was called upon to preside. The report showed that the funds of the Society were as follows:—To balance of last account, 301/. 3s. 2a. ; receipts s ince, including sale of Exchequer bills, 1,739/. 17s. 10d. ; making 2,041/. Is. The society had invested in the Funds 1,231/. 49. The expenses during the year, including law charges, paid to annul. tants,4 o /. 1 9 8. ; the general di:...bursements were . l2B/. 14s. 9d., making a total of 1,677/. 13s. 11d., thereby leaving a balance of 136;31. 7s. Id., of which there were in the hands of the bankers 69/. 18s. 9d., and in the treasurer's hands 293/. Bs. 4d. The report of the auditors having been received and adopted, the report of the sub-committee was laid before the meeting. The total capital of the Society is 3,8501. Is. The committee and other officers having been chosen, the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to Dr. Crucifix, the chairman. ORIGIN OF MODERN NAMES AND TITLES.—In the glossary of an ably written work just out, the " Costume in England," by F. W. Fairholt, F.S.A., it appears that a short garment or doublet was termed a Paltok—and, says the author, quoting from the Eulcgium (temp. Rich. II.), " They have a weed of silk called a Paltok." Here, then, is clearly the hint so ably seized upon by the Messrs. Nicoll, Regent-street, for in configuration and taste there is scarcely a difference between their elegant aristocratic registered Llama garment: while the word paletok has evidently sug gested that of Paletot. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS.—The Grand Duke of Tus cany has ordered the establishment of electrical telegraphs ia his states, and appointed as director in chief of the new system M. Matteuci, a gentleman who has acquired CCD" A OW""e cmioritYby laia experinzente in electricity. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. CHATHAM, JULY B.—The Commandant-Colonel, Sir T. Wiltshire, K.C.8., of this garrison, has directed Colonel T. Weare, K.H., Commandant of the Pro visional Battalion, to cause the undermentioned officers of the 51st King's Own Light Infantry to hold them selves in readiness for embarkation to join their corps on the shortest notice. It is expected that they will pro ceed to India, as the regiment is on the route from Van Themen's Laud for service in the East Indies. The following are the names of the officers to proceed: —Major F. Mainwaring, Captain R. D. Baker, Captain E. Isham, Captain W. H. H. Anderson, Lieutenant B. C. G. Crookshank, Lieutenant D. Stephenson, Lieu tenant J. H. Dickson, Lieutenant L. H. Bedford, Lieu tenant J. G. D. Marshall, Ensign S. G. Carter, Ensign R. G. S. Mason, Ensign A. Robertson, Ensign A. W. Conolly, Ensign G. 0. Nunn, Ensign H. B. Westropp, Ensign F. J. Loyd, Ensign J. W. Bateman, Ensign E. O'Callaghan, Adjutant C. T. Bentley, and Assistant- Surgeon W. A. Anderson. Colonel Thomas Weare has also caused the under mentioned detachments of regiments attached to the provisional battalion serving in India, to be held in readiness for embarkation for Bengal, on the 15th inst., when they will march en rock to Gravesend, and there embark on board the ship Sophia, Captain George Saxon :—The 9th Foot, furnishes 81 men, with the fol lowing officers :—Captain F. D. Lister, LieutenantW. G. Cassidy, Lieutenant F. W. D. Waddicombe, Ensign C. W. Loinsworth, and Ensign S. B. Skinner; the 10th, 1 man ; the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers, 55 men, with Ist Lieutenant John Watson, and 2d Lieutenant William Thomas M`Grigor ; the 24th Regiment, 40 men; 29th Foot, 1 man; and the 32d Regiment, 27 men —making a total of 7 officers and 205 men. A general court-martial assembled at the General Court-Martial-room of this garrison, of which Colonel Thomas Weare was president, and Brigade-Major J. S. Wood, Deputy Judge-Advocate, for the trial of private James Tierney, of the 46th Regiment, on two charges:- Ist, for having deserted from the depot of the 46th on or about the 23d of May last, and not returning until brought back by an escort on the Bth of June following; 2d, for having, on or about the period of his desertion, as stated in the Ist charge, stolen one pair of boots and one forage cap, the property of Lance-corporal Bryan, of the same corps. Evidence was given, and it was also stated, that this makes the third charge of desertion against the prisoner. The decision of the Court will not be known until confirmed by her Majesty. MANIFESTO OF THE FRENCH FREE-TRADE ASSOCIATION. The following is the manifesto of the association, which has just been issued :—" At the moment of unit ing for the defence of a great cause, the undersigned feel the necessity of expounding the faith, of proclaim ing the aim, the limits, the means, and the spirit of their association. Exchange is a nttAtral right, as is property. Each citizen who has formed or acquired a property ought to have it in his option either to apply it imme diately to his own use, or to cede it to any on the sur face of the globe, who consents to give him in exchange the object of his desires. To deprive him of that op tion, when not made subservient to uses contrary to public order and morals, and solely to satisfy the con venience of another citizen, would be to authorise a robbery, and to wound the laws of justice. It is also a violation of order ; for what order can exist in the midst of a society where each branch of industry seeks for success in the oppression of all others, aided in that by the arm of the law ? It is a misconception of the wishes of Providence which presides over human desti nies, and which are manifest in the infinite variety of climate, of seasons, of natural forces and faculties, gifts which the Almighty divided unequally among men, so as to unite them by interchange in the bonds of uni versal fraternity. It is a drawback to public prosperity, for he that has it not in his option to exchange freely, is deprived also of changing his work, and finds him self constrained to give a false direction to his energies, to his faculties, to his capital, agents which nature had placed at his disposal. Lastly, it is compromising the peace of nations, for it is rending asunder the bonds which unite them, and which would make wars out of the question, as being so onerous. The aim of the association is, therefore, free exchange. The under signed do not question the right of establishing on goods that pass the frontier duties destined for the ex penses of the commonwealth, provided the wants of the treasury are alone consulted in the establishment of them. But us soon as the duties lose their fiscal cha racter, and aim at the exclusion of foreign produce to the detriment of the treasury itself so as to cause an artificial rise in a similar branch of national produce, thus Sacrificing the community to a class ; from that moment protection or rather spoliation manifests itself, and that is the principle which the association wishes to eradicate from the public mind, and to efface entirely from our laws, independent of all reciprocity and of systems prevailing elsewhere. That the Association aims at the total destruction of the protec tive . system, . not to say that it desires it to be accomplished in a day. Even from evil to good, and from a false position to a natural state of things, prudence may command precau tions. The means of execution belong to the powers of the state ; the mission of the association is to propa gate the principle, and render it popular. As regards the means to be resorted to, le ga l an d const i tut i ona l means will be alone resorted to. L as tly, th e associa tionis void of all political or party spirit ; it is subser vient to no particular class or branch of industry, to no particular portion of the land. It embraces the cause of eternal justice, of peace, union, free communication, fra ternity between all men, the cause ofgeneral welfare, which everywhere, and under every aspect, is united to that of the public consumer." Here follow the signatures. SUSPECTED MURDER AT SUNDERLAND._A painful sensation has been caused iu this town nbebeynthmencridrecrueldatiuonndeorf a rumour that a young woman has somewhat mysterious circumstances. It appears that about three o'clock on Sunday morning, as a nownago the(rp nan going R a e u n ewpet, employedtothro,Rector's hl dle. at Fenwick's Glass Works, was walking d it l. near ing t o h n o s i e t o works, tbe e h d e g the tunnel Ason looked over the bank, Railwaynk : s a a n ow d f thetbah below bna , nn t k i e observed the bod nearbody o f a t the Lainbton Coal he was near the Bishopwearmouth police station, he did not deem it prudent to go near the body, but at once obtained the assistance of two policemen, who removed the body to the ;infirmary. It was that of a young woman still alive. Her face was bruised, and the was otherwise slightly injured externally, bat in an utterly helpless and dying condition. Medical aid was unavailing ; she was never able to speak, and died yesterday afternoon. Her name is Catherine Ilindinarsh, and her step-father, Rowland Smith, is a re spectable master tinner and brazier in the town. The un fortunate girl left her father's house about twelve o'clock on Saturday night for the purpose of buying some butter and eggs at a neighbouring shop, kept by a person named Fairbairn. As she did not return within a reasonable time, be went to Fairbairn's to seek her, and was informed she had never been there. The unhappy man wandered about all night, and early in the morning heard that a young woman had been found on the Lambton Railway and taken to the infirmary. He went thither, and his grief can be better conceived than described when he found that it was his daughter, and that she was unable to speak to him or even to know him. How the reached the Rector's Gill, which is about a quarter of a mile from her dwelling, and a lonely place, is unknown ; but it is supposed (from a va riety of minute circumstances which have been ascertained) that she had been drawn there by a worthless seducer, who, after destroying her virtue, had, to escape detection and punishment, thrown her over the bank and destroyed her life. Suspicion attaches to a person who is not yet in cus tody. The police are making the most diligent inquiries into the matter. This afternoon (Tuesday) an inquest was held at the Londonderry Arms, before Mr. Maynard, one of the county coroners, and a respectable jury. Some formal evidence was adduced, and the inquiry adjourned to rticiay. BONDED GOODS. A case having recently occurred in which a titiowaite.? belonging to the Customs department, who accompani ed' a quantity of brandy, removed at the request of as lighter man from one of the dock establishments, for . the purpose of being shipped for exportation on board a vessel lying in another of the docks, was compellwl to remain in charge of the lighter for several dam, at an unnecessary expense to the Crown, in con— sequence of the vessel not being ready to receive* the goods on board, and the solicitor of the de partment having laid before the board, in pursuance of their order, the following form of public notice, via. : " Custom-house, London—The Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs hereby give notice, that all tobacco, cigars, snuff, spirits, tea, and such other warehoused goods as are liable to high duties, when waterborne to be shipped for exportation, must be accompanied by an officer, and such officer shall remain in charge of the same until duly received on boardof the exporting vessel, unless thegoods are in decked craft, with the bulkheads secured and the hatches properly fastened under the Queen's Locks, and the keys thereof deposited with the searchers at the sta tion where the exporting vessel and craft are lying, if in the St. Katherine's Docks, London Docks, EaeL or West India Docks, when in such cases the officers* may be withdrawn. That when removed to either of the aforenamed docks in other than decked craft duly secured as aforesaid, and in all cases, whether in decked craft or otherwise, when the ex porting vessel is not lying in one of the said docks, such goods will be required to be shipped within three days from the time of the appointment of the officer who shall accompany the same, unless the owners thereof, or the lighterman, deposit with the in spectors of the river a sufficient sum to defray the ex pense of officers accompanying such goods for any longer period, and such goods will be required in all cases to be shipped on board of the vessel for which they may have been entered, or on board of some other vessel for which they shall have been duly transferred within six days from the time the same have been waterborne. That unless these conditions and regulations Are com plied with, all such goods not so shipped wil,hin the time specified, or duly relanded under the care of the searchers, and returned into the custody of the proper officers in the warehousing department, will .be seized as forfeited. By order of the Commissioners,. (signed) C. A. Scovell, Secretary"—the same has been! approved by the Board, and copies of the same have been printed and furnished to the principal officers of the revenue at the dock establishments men tioned, and other stations and places of mer cantile resort on the banks of the river, with directions to cause the same to be posted in conspicuous places for the inf o rmation o f the shi pp ing trade and mercantile community generally throughout the port. It will be observed that this no lice is of great im portance to merchants and all parties c oncerned, as the neglecting to comply strictly with the orders contained therein with respect to the due and speedy sfi t:)ment of goods removed from bond for exportation, will i nvolv e their forfeiture to the Crown, and cause much 3neouvent ence and annoyance. BURDENS ON LAND. There was, on Wednesday, issued by order of the House of Commons, a copy of a communication made by Lord Monteagle to the Board of Trade, on the subject of burdens on land. The following is the letter of Lord Monteagle:— Whitehall-yard, June 12, 1846. My Lords,—lt has been suggested to me, that the draft report which I prepared for the consideration of the Committee on the Burdens on Land, though Pega" tived by the Committee, may not be without some aie fulness hereafter, as a document illustrative of a moat important subject of statistical inquiry; and on these grounds I have been urged to present it to your Lord ships, that it may be preserved among other documents in the statistical department of the Board of Trade.. Though this course may appear to connect too much importance with a paper possessing and claiming no authority beyond that of the single individual who has framed it, yet, in conformity with the request that has been made to me, I inclose this draft report for your Lordships' acceptance.—l have, &c , (Signed) MONTE AGM. Lord Mouteagle to the Lords of the Committee for Trade. The following are extracts from Lord Monteagle'3 " Report proposed for the adoption of the Committee of the House of Lords on burdens and exceptions of real property, but negatived":— The practical inferences which may be drawn from the evidence and from the preceding observations, all very important. In some cases remedial measures, founded on sound principles and on past experience, have) been suggested for evils not admitting of much doubt or controversy. In other cases various reforms have been recommended which are entitled to the most serious and Lost immediate attention. In conclusion, we recapitulate some of these recom- mendations :- 1. The improvement of the law of real property, th• simplification of titles and of the forms of conveyance, . the establishment of a general office for the registration of deeds ; thus applying principles already adopted in Scotland, Ireland, and almost throughout the continent of Europe, whereby the security to landed property has been increased, and its value augmented sevnal years' purchase. 2. An extension of the measure of 1835, by reliving the counties and boroughs from the portion of expense to which they continue liable for criminal prosecutions. This measure, however, should be accompanied by an adoption, on the part of the State, of an effective control. The establishment of an office of public prosecutor, and the conduct of all prosecutions, is recommended in the strongest manner by the example of Scotland and of Ireland, as well as by the reason of the case. 3. The revision of the stamp duties, not with a view to the reduction of revenue, but to a better appointment of burdens; an adoption of an ad valorem scale of duty. relieving small properties from the present unjust and and disproportionate charge; and making an equitable distribution of all duties on the sale and transmission of property, real and personal, whether during life or after decease, both on ordinary conveyances and in the shape of probate or legacy duties, so as to remedy all existing inequalities, and to repeal all undue and partial ex emptions. 4. The adoption of periodical and compulsory re valuations for the levy of all local rates, so as to avoid the injustice and inequality of the present most ano malous system. This is consistent with the recom mendation of the Commissioners on local rates, and with the evidence now taken. 5. The consolidation of the present numerous /*WS, levied by multiplied and sometimes conflicting authorities. There now exists in law, if not in practice, twenty.- four rates, and fifty-four species of o ffi cers for their im position, levy, and administration. The number off these officers is now estimated at 184,204. The face that many of these officers perform gratuitous service, does not necessarily vary the case ; it is far from being universally true that gratuitous service is always the cheapest. 6. It has been explain( d by Mr. Blake, that the ex-. pense of erecting gaols, bridewells, shire-halls, and similar buildings in Ireland, is provided for by the public. Advances are made by the Treasury to meet these heavy branches of expenditure; these advances are made on the security of the county rate, and are repay able, without interest, by easy instalments. There ap pears every reason why this system should be extended to Great Britain. 7. Where new establishments are introduced, as is the last session, for the support of lunatics, and where there are obvious reasons both of economy and of humanity, for centralising the administration, and where, above all, the resources of the state can be made available without any risk of aggravating or increasing the evil proposed to be remedied, the committee are not prepared to justify the imposition of the whole cost upon one description of property. The committee therefore_ submit, whether the charge for the maintenance ht; lunatics in public asylums througho ut the empire ou hg not to be undertaken by the public. resBPeebtlotereenlyte f and relief of the poor; but to a certain extent, the thseheoxupldediutunrdeofu9brtethdelymbaine maintenance and s part its t i o o f n ob servations made on lunatic asylums may, with proper safeguards, be made applicable to other branches of medical relief. 9. A charge is periodically cast upon the militia rate; this is not now levied, the militia being disembodied ; but, considering the object of the militia to be general, and not confined to interests of a particular class, the committee are of opinion that this charge should be Pro* vided for by Parliament, care being, however, t o olf that if the public assume the responsibility of the charg th e.; the Government should have authority to ensure efficiency of the force. 10. It is most desirable that the practical experiments for testing t h e chemical conclusions to which Professors Graham, Th o mson, and Dr. Lyon Playfair have arrived should be repeated under proper superintendence, but with the co-operation of persons of acknowledged skill in agriculture. With impugning the scientifi:. acquire merits of the eminent men consulted by the Govern uld mob on Govern ment, hti disposed pi decision es i ce s ids h i o i o g fn h i in y ha i i n em t h e a r mn e n s a t ye i r n u g tlot t i h lme a aa t vt ee t l h yn i s ob er q ep u ar e soo s n t n i These measures appear to the committee in o r u n b n l e c e s h d:o . them selves to be defensible because they are just • but at the same time, in making these suggestions, they are fully aware that the burdens imposed by law directly upon laud in England do not bear so high a proportion iii England, to the whole taxation of the country, as is ' the case in many foreign States. So far as Prussia and parts of Germany are concerned, this fact may be deduced from the evidence of Mr. Banfield. The same results may be found in respect of France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and other foreign States. This fact, however, ought not to vary the views which may be taken either of justice or policy ; neither should it be inferred that the proportion of land taxes Lorne by foreign countries enters into the cost of production, or raises the price of produce abroad, any more than similar taxation has been shown to do at home. The facts are, therefore, referred to as bearing upon the principle of apportionment between one class of the community and another, and not for the purpose of suggesting that the cost of raising corn and other agricultural produce is governed by one principle in England, and by another principle on the Continent of Europe. The Royal Academy has sent a donation of 501. to wards the wild for the relief of the widow and family of the late Mr. Hayden. NOTlCE.—Messrs. Ferguson, of Holme Head Works (trading under the firm of Joseph Ferguson),haring a second time obtained an injunction i❑ the Vice-Chancellor's Court against the use of their trade marks upon Silesias, and it having been deposed to at the trial that other houses besides the defendant had so used them, Messrs. Ferguson give this public notice, in the hope that it will be a sufficient warning to the parties in question, and obviate the necessity of fur ther proceedinip. liolvae Head Work., near Cube,' Jane 30,1846. r so ith :sr 'ar- ig All be& Og e re 3Of °,llO 1%14;