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LA.N D -/ `.IRS and I - lAMBURGH MAIL. 1 -,2 311 " . .; F, L 9 , JULY I.—The Ki ng, accompan i e d b y NI. ,„--lina g , inte n d ant o f t h e c i vil list, set out yestc . rday ' l " 3l4 llig for his seat at Ardennes. His .Majesty return in a few days. The A mer i can ships in the port of Antwerp are d ossed out in the gayest colours to celebrate the settle tient of the Oregon question, by which the pc-ace he tteeen England and America is consolidated. The 71st It n oiversary o f t h e i n d ependence of the United States by il be celebrated on Saturday next, the 11 th of July, ththe crews of the nineteen American vessels now in eu Pirt of Antwerp. Th ey w i ll go in proc , ssion . - g ,Pogh the city y r oPlitn en t their co, precedl, &c., & ed by the flag of the Unien, to nse. T he Chamber continued today the debate of the eonvention with France. Nothing is at present decided I*"Pecting the close of the Session; a frtv words a s r e dropped y es t er d ay i n the Chamber. It f o to be t ac itl y agreed that the Budgets f e t 1 847, which are before, the chamber, incluchng that 47rf the War Departmet:a, will not be voted. We cannot 1 . rain from pointine, out the irregularity of the mode a Pr°eeedin g•Chamber declined ussing the w o-iget of the War Department forthwith because it matlitntnediatc:iy to proceed to examine that of 1847, 13,. 11 , ° , w th", latter is to be deferred. dm, Juts 3.—The Chamber, in its sitting to- Fr a t l- eatirned the discussion of the Convention with ye M. D'Elhoun g h spo k e at great length i n fa t'' of the Convention, and M. Dumortier against it. Duvieres, late Minister of Finance, died the day j7fere yesterday, i n t h e 74th year of his age, and was °titled with the usual honours. Oa the Ist of July there were in the basins of Ant -4:514 P, 240 merchantmen, 90 vessels from the interior, sll);barges, or li g h ters; in all 371, exclusive of the in the road, and the numerous boats in the canals. e.stec'rdaY" (1:' JUNE 26.—The Crown Prince set out his journey to Schonen by land. The to 'Ag goes to-morrow to the western provinces, and then t o IsT e _h° l l en, The Queen goes to morrow by steam-boat eesa -'l.-koping, and thence to Schonen, with the Prin. and youngest Prince. theun M idsumn3er-day it was . remarkably cold ; early in og there was some ice on the water of the basin raorni-- z: n t ge park. Persons who left Scideunanland the same tii rn tig give similar accounts, and say that great quan -1.44 Of gardens and vegetables were destroyed in to o cold nights. • •etiEmia, JUNE 20.—We learn that the owners of 0„ e1 e estates, no w assembled at Prague, have resolved 1 1 ; r o tlY to give up their exemptic n from taxes, and have fixes t o apply the amount to the 'reduction of the' _es . of the p easants. tati7vvEa ELBE, JUNE 26.—Th e s i tuat i on of Lubeck is to excite much attention here in influential circles. manifested appear that much sympathy has been frequently Tht if ested on the part of Prussia for the three cities. e itY, once so powerful and rich, now surrounded atiwo .hostile states, unless there should be a speedy I fe in Mecklenburg and the Duchies. The accession etTteck.lenburg to the cus , oms union, or the establish boehi (11 an inclependeet German government in the ras, L es might ensure some benefit. What hope there Ni t t `Z further ‘:re do not know; it is, however, certain Pie t nan confederation is resolved to maintain io ta re ' e !,rity of Germany. At least the party interested it,- 4 - '' ei ved a satisfactory answer to that effect in reply 4 4 13ro Posals. taitent,,Afte, JUNE 18.—The Prussian consul having . t i i rwn his flag, in consequence of a dispute with at e cni er of the local authorities, the Prussian ambassador 004441,3,,titutinople has directed Counsellor Loos, Pru!sian the k'reneral at Jassy, to go to Galarz to investigate t tt l it 4 tter. )11 01 - d aNt etn , 41 :lage of the son of th e re i gn i ng Pr i nce of 41 with the so- c all e d C ountess D usch is dissolved, t e PPears th at she was a French actress. The lady abl e "f lett the principality, indemnified by a consider bttBtlnl for the short time she has performed here. Tys a ,, l4 ' ) Ell, JUNE 23.—The ex-dictator of Cracow, M. trea t C„, w ski, is still in his asylum in Saxony, in the for tlett.w Xonigstein, and the Russian Government still be 4' 4 . 41 th he shall be given up, because it knows that spi ra _lrt thatsi of all the threads of the late con -14%7: It is said that Tyssowski took on him the clic reiße.4l.l'P during the late insurrection, to prevent greater tor e i l er, and that he, in fact, saved the lives of the lio*egn ambassadors. On this account, Austria has pro- T v to the Government of Saxony to provide for M. Art a e r t ,wske. removal to New York, which is to take sew next Week from Trieste. Only M. Schroter re the 8, Wi th increasi ng ve h emence , hi s demandion *ili P'ar t of Russi a . If th e d e li ver i ng up the fugitive polit7r not be cons id e red, it is still insist e d th a t h is de 'oll shall be communicated. It is obser ve d th a t hi s te_ t4,a . ent is much J b 1 3u y etter than usual for a re b e l . — Q 41614 h P apers, . N .A IN -COLEON at FO.NTAINEBLEAU. 41,1 4 ` 1 1.ave 'been favoured with a view of this extraordinary -weetion of -ors, . art , now suspended . in the picture gallery of e . „..'atil and Dominic Colnaghi and Co., Pall-mall East. aettt,4lating, which represents the Emperor Napoleon, °II Mer in a ehatuber of his imperial palace at Fontainebleau, ht. pa2bBl,- 1 814, is eminently worthy of the genius l of Potirtrayshgelar°ce. the great French historical painter. 1 . n . ole s-oli, that MI , Solemn spectacle, the artist has thrown it., Ilastlitihe re ti ali;el;3 it s conception, and nobly and wonderfully h : , Ilis endeavour. As we entered the apart %La re inii,.._/°-‘er. this painting is suspended, we could not for Luth°7,.-et divest ourselves of the impression that we stood - " u ‘ti t i l , P „ re ecee of Napoleon himself. It is impossible . to 1 - "•egtif,' his countenance as there delineated without being Pit mart' o verwhelmed with a flood of solemn and affect "ltioh Itlta---the mutability of fortune—the woes of am- NsW,egsing responsibilities attendant upon a arpolet'"elaroche has achieved a triumph in that head . of ti -14 kW ; he he there expressed with remarkable sagacity S"awl; Cs the emotions of a great mind, when pressed eati":,„tP,ere, by a very avalanche of misfortunes. In the " 4 the - -"" eeautiful features of the Emperor, he has tr!iced aolthiorLexnuisite tor e ts of doubt, despondency, and irre thm. _ with ~,,, , M 1 3 ( I I,traoi.d. ' , e l l we must conceive the whole sentience of h e : t i lle tion np in , a rY man to have been wrung on the first Pre ss li sd ad , ral; (1 1 , empire and . the first perfidy of those whom d Jaw, ~. 'rani obscurity to greatness. In the com etect t 6 , vent head, and sunken broms, w . e might almost eet h ,i , re ti?en' and i -a ges of his abdication • while in the clench d 41gni se 01.1 the fire which still smoulders in the eyes, can 441 fro 'ii,enisinconquered spirit which afterwards conducted 've ..e_:r rn e fi--ja. Although the various accessories of the P g t - "bed-up in a manner even approaching to :. eY c ,ne4--- %uch, for example as the hat and sword, the 1 41 , 1 . ridlt,: slid the mud splashes on theboots, betokening the ~l't ti:gg trout which Napoleou has just returned—they do vusitt"e e_lightest degree detract fron t the unity of the corn erlC:f• We observe th a t a line engraving of this Brea' corn °p B rt ii Fran •" re l . rtration under the superintendence • rleois, Trii),‘,Pis TISC UPTION TO THE COBDEN NATIONAL . l Heo ki t includes four contributions o! eq • each ; nine of 500/•'ea •fcur of J 001.; eight of 250/. ; ,)t . 200/. ; aiteleiacirty-,tx and a react number i o * f smaller amounts. l i t,ing in ali to the sum of twenty thousand one hundred palnds.—Abotch,ster Gnat dian. trY of A :lAN'S LEO AND SKULL IN THE N l4 l ' — "On Saturday looming. as acme workmen wet e ng the river near Waterl, ..;,ridge, they discovered a lkt leg and ,t 4 a human They were bcr h it, a decorn leitl,.!<!te trom being exposed to the wwer for som, time 4 1 ( 4i on it a piece of a large boot, similar to those ,64 4bennen. Rtutiours were cirtulAted that the body eat up, that the guilt f the arty committing the tsitlght not be rovedt,tl but o in all p probability the limbs F rl it' ly t. Were eut asunder by : , olne steamer or other v(w•el Ving in the bed en he river, at low wat. r mark. zlts.4l,l7;twla-iStilb.eeti sent to the Coroner, who will hold an `h t t n't • .- 151,,,0et EZTRA.ORDINARY —A few days ago some Wu* theira the celebrated Wakefield Angler's Club were ejihlet or,a,rt la one of the reservoirs of the Wakefield Avlvlum; ) , when one of them caught instead of fish a ful - 4 , 44 ktrt arrow I—Leeds Imtelligencer. "fiefor PINES.—A large consignment of this tjaliPt 4171°r the first time laced within reach of those of S' 4 ft." Th - of a tla. has been re P eeived by Meisrs. Keeling and i'll4it,Pll-Iraent-vard. The advantage accruing frOM ra%illlY l atirat t - ,„ 4) . 11 of this article is, that the whole of the pro ritted from this country in manufactured goods, I t tletita i jkA h ‘ol,°t, tlothing the natives, who hitherto had the 6 1)1.1 - ,,t4 -1 for customers, who obtained the produce in -I.4',„gthpere trifle, but since the import to England Past th ro,. tltti t .ela enhanced nearly double. ‘ v ail V' • ll i citt ) ttt,STOß 3l ON UNDAY. —At about half- Aer ni ,-11,f1T,K•i4 the afternoon of Sunday this metropolis aalv.. ?8, a thunder -storm, the phenomenaomens of which 2,04 int, -it-eatric. . The clouds appeared lo a r tr m hkeu t tog h fe e na m wer, - -.) ttitilreemveitatin4r. th t Btt ni-eircular girdle in the southern hemi suteetrie shocks shot out in rapid and almost :411:11rtillnInoelif on e on, as s as i h f f d r e o t m ach a in c g on 'i t t i s n e u lf o f u r s om p 17p i i , l ato the I% , "biel l appeared to spend its fury a t b h o e nei t gh. , burst wiih a terrible clatter in that' Mmew o k. enniar - street station-house. Inspector Ds,,:anned lhi4v,(l,,utY at the time, judging ! ) 3 7 . 'tttned tba , ti ',...a , been stricken, after careful inquiry, asc . er- t Il i i the sat era' Voectric-tluid had struck the south-west po d rn s. Zdged about four mve'a,„,l44. Well -street, Whitechapel, and . i the snot here Princ e ' -- " Ai s cb, ‘ f the brickwork right opposite to tiati ' w t II on.stone of thene w — is Ae a rt 2 a few weeks ago, laid the bonn e with an imtnense craahrlners' Church. The heavy mass OFDt kr. Elli, cow keeper, aaj t u ,, t i o n an upper room of the house which at pre tiert is used as a dressing- rool l), ln fi..t r h s e home, b .", sing there, had fortunately -e -i- a fe w . minutes previously; 1 4 , Mrs. Ellis, who had been effec' se sudden was the shock, an t i a-,;" the electric tralyt, that every inmate of the hous powerf ul _asfor the moment sed. The immense mass of bricks broke completely Nigh the roof and two ceilinp;s. thtuTtm,nty.—On Sunday the doors of the different Giles's and St. George's, Blooms and chapels in St. bunchesy,had affixed to them the preliminary notice ooutlawry Russell -street t r ander 2d Novernber,oasnucirdated ~ 1'11(16 ILitlng, an inhabita e lt ie i g n ne G r re o a n t Jul Court of F.2 . c Y 4'.h.. This revival of an almost obsolete custom or de ing the body of the defendant as expressed in the writ, x,- gtegi some .curiosity. 4.—Carly in the month of Augnst `-'ll4Tusxl JULY o f Royal Sappers and Miners, latttl..e,taehtnent.from the corps . 444,med in this garrison, `will proceed on a trigonometrical I ( i t t „ v eY in the north of Scotiat ,' d• A detachment from the t, ',Lot of the 80th Regiment stationed liereloatrhe instant.ordered for te‘alk.ttion at Gravesend for India, on the Int occurred itik-,clax4To-r/ AT SEAL—A witt"chot) , , ,cen i - . 4 ,,the bay outside of Falmouth harbour, master, was tl;. 4 2 l ast• The pilot boat Ilarnet,on Tue,day after ;tt Isung about sir s ' mg to varit us vessels. ams land on her way to ha:hour. A Belgian 'tied the nortensa hound to Liverpool. was on Vincen t aii ( d . i n va b s rt s ihg t e a an t o id ttib i l l ie l e g l t,, i he pilot-boat, finding they cou u tl.gantne, put her helm down and eased off her . ran tkk. .1. • 1 ' • I I not weather head shee t h o e , ti,, N tnig to drop to leeward. The captain of the brit., ktnai. however, instead of putting hii helm do b w a tt, b at was attempted V one of his crew.. ran a .. lt . L 4 It hard up, and ran right aboard cut the . putot ilsat, strikin4 her .amidships, and sunk her immedtatel3. t,',lrew had scarcelv time to get on board the. brigantine, 4.',..e-inthing over her bows, but were retused the assistance . f p a 7t; and when on lioard, the Belgian would not even g t Th 'la boat to. t them n bard of a trawler close b . ). 443'. were . eventually taken out by the Prince Albert trawler, bteth_landed at YalmOuth. The pilot twat belonged to three D tu , , e,, Oland a widowed mother, amid had only been recently inept, the cost of which, and her outfit tOr the employ Bri ton absorbed all their hard savings for many years.— Wes Tr' s . 1, 1 I'D - — ' ° ating Island on Derwentwater Lake made its thie:Plee on Wednesday week, at the south end, near •v,*-.Carlisle Journal, 'we the . It. not the !os the the - , ken , out the st. act 1 was If•• and Pot; tielut no bu For ade i ff pre v" MAGAZINES CONTINUED. HEATH'S GALLEhY OF BRITISH EN. GI?AIIINGS. Part. X. and XI. Portrait, landscape!, and dom -stir; or incidental en gravii)gs, are here colLeted to: , ether. with fly-leaves of appr priate letterpress. Mr. Charles Beath, in su perintending this publication, is by no means ijuring his reputation ; on the contrary, each cn;zraving is worthy of this aze of advancement in the tine arts. Lady Charles lli.-auclerlt and the Mar chioness of Douro—one the beauty of hilarity, the eviler or pensiveni ss—have tae, s delightful to contemplate ; and their p9rtraits are here given with an air of extreme naturalness PICIY.TIAL GALLEIi) OF AR7 S. PaitXT7ll. From its prolusi , n of woodcuts. and its Ireful pilation of antiquarian matter, this periodical is wholly apArt from rivalry. It is extraordinary how so mutt, excellence can be produced for three groats. THE TIAY LIBRARY, Ant IV. This is a dainty little series, eminently suited for the , arnuseme•nt and instruction of children. Some of the engravings are tastefully and delicately designed ; and the literary contributions are singularly varied. POLITICAL DICTIONARY. Part XIII. This elaborate and admirable production proceeds with its accustomed ability, and has now nearly com pleted the letter S. When finished it will form a staudard work. THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND. No. l . By Gilbert Abbott a Beckett. What possibly shall we say of this ? That it . is the very extravagance of comicality—that it is brim full, and running over with fun—that it is drollery in the very excess of drollery, and its facetiousness the very acme of facetiousness? Or shall we borrow a phrase from the United States, and call it a "screamer ?" We might do all this, and pt not convey a sufficient notion of the performaice of either Mr. A Beckett or Mr. Leech. How, for example, shall we convey a notion of the "Landing of Julius exsar," as drawn by John Leech—with the British barbarians seated on bathing machines, and Cxsar coming gallantly on shore on the paddle-box of a steam-boat, himself attired in breast plate, tunic, hessiane, and a green frock -coat, et la Napo leon? or of the Druid having a quiet game of cricket with time, a bit of Stonehenge forming their wicket? As a specimen of.-the historian's style of narration, we give the following : "The swords of the early Britons were made of copper, and generally bent with the first blow, which must have greatly straitened their aggressive resources, for the swords thus followed their own bent, instead of carrrying out the intentions cf the persons using them. This pro voking pliancy of the material must often have made the soldier as ill-tempered as his own weapon. The Britons carried also a dirk and a spear, the latter of which they threw at the foe, as an effectual means of pitching into him, &c." In mentieLing the victory achieved by Carausius, Mr. ckett say s that "the Roman eagles were put to flight, and both wings of the imperial army exhibited the white feather." Again in describing the advance of Agricola across the Frith of Forth, our historian observes that he Agricola) " came oppoAte to Fife, which was play ed upon by the whole of his band with considerable energy." With such comical conceits we conceive this "History of England" will achieve a solid good; it will impress the facts of history upon the memory of the reader much more vividly and pleasantly than any other abridgement, 7.0 t even excepting Oliver Goldsmith's. LOWE'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. The character of tile renowned ;S;; John Knox, tested by his private correspondence, is concluded in the present number. From the celebrity of its subject it will attract much observation. As a vehicle of literature this magazine proceeds with but as the exponent of a rel.gious creed we are sorry to observe that it mistakes abuse of other Christians for an argument in favour of its own polemical opinions. A mere rodomontade against another religion tends only to the degradation of the vituperator, and excites spmpathy for the very cause which he is anxious to render obnoxious Let the editor of this publication never forget that the noblest characteristic of Christianity is meekness and brotherly love. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. As decidedly the most useful paper in the Journal of Agriculture for July, the " Farmer's Note Book," de serves especial mention. In this, the twelfth number of the series, .the comparative merits of manures are given; also a collection of admirable memoranda respecting the treatment of pigs ; notes upon the chemical nature of grass and hay ; the best mode of manufacturing Cheshire cheese ; and advice as to the cultivation of the filbert nut. That paper alone is worth double the price of the whole of this quarterly. There is likewise a judicious article on " Insurance Societies for Farm Stock," and a kind of supplemental inquiry into the progress and causes of the " Potato Disease." The number is par ticularly utilitarian. SHARPE'S LONDON MAGAZINE. The variety, quantity, and cheapness of this publica tion are remarkable. And, though the embellishments are capable of improvement, the literary matter can not be objected to either in regard to interest or compo sition. Whatever contrioutions are not original are choice cullings from our greatest poetical and prose writers, and this latter circumstance we may particu larise as the chief excellence of Mr. Sharpe's periodical. The whole is carefully edited; and perhaps the best con tribution in the present number is " The History of Gardening;" we wonder the subject is so seldom treated in a popular manner. THE BEROIIVES OF SHAKSPERE. Part HI. A very beautiful book this will form when completed, and one which will redound much to the credit of both artists and engravers. A companion volume of the heroes of the great dramatist would, we are assured, prove a glorious and acceptable successor to the present publication. No book-lover would disdain to enshrine uch works in his library ; they would embellish his studies and assist his imagination. " Juliet" is scarcely worthy of that most etherial ideal of love ever con jured up by poet ; but what pencil, indeed, save possibly that or " the divine Raphael," could picture Juliet worthily ? OLD ENGLAAII.N WORTHIES. Part VI. Already has this serial received our commendation as t work likely to afford considerable instruction to the :nultitude. We can now only subjoin to that commen lation, that it is worthy of its clever and spirited pub lisher, Mr. Charles Knight. THE FAMILY IiEItALD. Part XXX VII. Among the penny peri‘idicals this stands undoubtedly at the very head, both for the quantity, merit, and pro priety- of its literary contents. It is quite a microc-Jam it tales, legends, and essays. THE KNIGHT OF G WYNNE. No. WI. By Charles Lever. If this is not the pleasantest fictio n ever wr i tten by m • Ha , Lorrequer, it unquestionably contains the pleasantest character ever drawn by that redoutable -cribe. Bagenal Daly is beautifully conceived, and no less beautitully described ; the mixture of conviviality, generosity, eccentricity, daring, and independence in this " fine old Irish gentleman" (whose dis osition, we are afraid, is solely "one of the olden time,") is most happily managed. Bagenal Daly, for a travelling com panion and auy road, would prove agreeable. In Number VII., the story is rather at a stand still ; it is almost entirely composed of preparations f,,r the removal of the Knight's family to a queer little domain belonging to Bagenal, on the Antrim coast ; in this said domain Daly's sister is tirst introduced to the reader. Towards the conclusion of the last chapter, when :Maurice returns home to Gwynne Abbey, in the midst of carousing, a capital contretemps is introduced, and is cleverly illustrated by Hablot Browne. THE FORTUNES OF TORLOGH O'BRIEN. No. IV. Whoever is the author of the tale of the wars of King James IL, he will, in it. produce a better work than his former novel of " The Cock and Anchor." The present number is immeasurably superior to any that has hitherto appeara d ; the incidents are more startling, colloquies more spirited, and the composition altogether Of a higher character. Ti,dal's interview with the black guest of Drumgannial is horribly well described, and horribly wtll etched by Phiz ; the rather questionable preservation of Glindarragh Castle from the Irish in ,urgents is brilliantly told ; and as Colonel Torlogh O'Brien the hero, is brought more into the society of the heroine, we may expect the interest of the narrative to increase. ICNIGH7''S PENNY MAGAZINE. Vol. 11. During the very protracted career of this publication Mr. Charles Knight has shown himself an able and accomplished editor ; but he never displayed his edi torial capacities to greater advantage than in the more portable and elegant form in which this periodical is now being issued. The second volume of the new series is literally a bijou; interspersed with delicious little embellishments from the pencil of Harvey, and crammed full of meritorious and interesting literature. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE REVIEW. Anxious, without doubt, for the continuance of the acknowledged organ of that party with which his name ha:, become so intimately (and we may add so honour ably) associated, Lord John Manners is now periodically throwing in the prestige of his title and the literary ad vantages of his talent as a contributor to the Oxford and Cambridge Review. The historical ballads written by Noble the h .. ,, oble L or d di s pl ay very cons id era bl e g lib ness o f r Ythin and a remarkable knowledge of the social on con diti tionand po li t i es of the remoter periods of English y histor ~ • NO. 111. of this interesti ng se ries is upon " Lord Strafford * 1634." N otwiths o t pening the Irish Parliament, July 14, in the philanthropy inculcated a certain exaggeration of style neulcated by the "New Generation," there is a peculiar There beautyis and earnestness about it into bargain. gring of love a touching simplicity of heart in the h e h u h Landers for the olden d aye .press and e d we cannot extravagant by the Young En which they their love may be ocelssionsity, W avow their but respect the boldness whit even to , n , e l in A , a spec imen of the gentlemanly y e t speciously and t decisiveeir partialities. which the new generation can advocate cause," and do so, moreov( r, very cleverly, we may mention, the dissertati on i n favour of " The Country 'Party , —a dissertation suggested by the Parliamentary speeches of Lord Stanley, the Marquis of Granby, and Mr. Disraeli. We cannot fritter away even a single moment in disclosing the sophisms of that article, because those sophisms have been exposed by reiteration 7b.que ad nauseam, and because, moreover, we believe in the veracity of the old saying. " None are so blind as those who won't see!" But we must, in bidding tarewell to the discussions which have recently preceded ' the legislative a'loption of free trade, concede to its bitterest ants go the mted to which they are so fully entitled ; we must give them credit, as we have already elsewhere done, for the display of extraordinary ehilities. No one could listen to the imeassi , ned and semetinies lofty oratory of Lord Stanley in the pas acre of the Corn Importation Bill through the Upper House, without regret that such rhetorical brilliancy and fervour of mind should be squandered away upon a theme so ineffably worthless ; nor could any dispas sionate man listen to the sarcastic and even witty vitu perations of Mr. Disraeli without a hope that that honourable gentleman would ultimate ly perceive the fallacy of his present opinions, and the glaring invidi ousness of his personalities to Sir Robert Peel. Al though then- was something sinister in the language then used by Mr. Disraeli, , t% e trusted that that charac teristic of his proceedings as a debater would be, in the end, dissipated ; and we could not acknowledge to our selves the pos ability that the House would in his instance (as he erroneously anticipate d it would to the then Premier) " seal with the stigma of parliamentary reprobation the catastrophe of a sinister career !" We could not acknowledge to ourselves the possibility of such an occurrence ; nor can we now. We are fain t o augur better things for Mr. Disraeli, because we long to behold his undoubted talents turned to their right use. Now that the political world is emerging from storms and t irmoils, opportunities will present themselves for redeeming his recent blunders. As the working of a free-trade system developes itself the Protectionists will behold there error—their peevishness will subside, and their animosities die away. The author of Sybil" and "Coniugsby" will, we hope. triumph in the end over the assailant of that great Patriot and Statesman, Sir Robert Peel. The Oxiord and Cambridge Review ap pears to have renovated its strength under the auspices of Lord John Manners. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 6. Tire Earl of SHAFTESBURY took hi:; seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'cl q-lr. when there - was a very full at tendance of Peers. We observed that Lord Stanley, the Duke of' Richmcnd, Lord L)ndhurst, the Duke of Buckingham, the Marquis of Londonderry, Earl St. Germans, Lord Brougham, Lord Stradbroke, Lord Combermt re, and the other Noble Lords had passed over to the Opposition benches. The Marquis of Lansdowne and Earl Grey were the only Peers. who, up to five o'clock, took their seats upon the Ministerial benches. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the Commons brought up certain railway and other Bills, At a quarter past fire o'clock Lord COTTENHAM took his seat upon the Won Lack, and many Peers wen up and shook hands with the Noble Lord, congratulat. ing him. TEE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY_ MORNING, JULY 7, 1846. doorkeepers for the use of Members on or before Mon day next.--Agreed to. The HoN. MmunEn also moved that the Galway and Kilkenny Railway Bill, and th© Dublin, Belfast, and Cob-rains Railway Bill, be read a second time to-morrow, provided the breviatts be laid on the table this day.— Agreed to. The HON. MEMBER, in the absence of Mr.' Estcourt, then moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of Selection, that they have power to appoint the Com mittee on Hill's Estate Bill, to meet on Thursday, the 9;h d-ty of July, a' three o'elock.—Agreed to. GLASGOW AND BELFAST UNION RAILWAY. On the motion for the consideration of the report on the Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Bill being put, Mr. HODGSON considered that a gross deception had been practised upon the Committee upon this Bill, and that this deception was intentional, and he called upon the House and Honourable Members who were anxious to support and maintain the efficacy of the standing orders of the House to support him in his amendment, which was that the further consideration of the report should be postponed till that day three weeks. The amendment was then agreed to. NEW WRIT. Mr. TUFNELL moved for a new writ for the borough of Manchester, in the room of M. Gibson, Esq., who since his election had accepted the office of Vice- President of the Board of Trade. HIGHWAYS BILL. Mr. WRIGHTSON presented petitions from Nor , manton against this Bill. PRODUCTION OF COAL IN THE DIFFERENT STATES OF EUROPE. After iron there is certainly no proluce of the mineral kingdom which exercises a greater influence on our com mercial relations than coal. The following is a statistical sketch of the produce of that article in the different countries of Europe:— England possesses the richest veins of coal, both as regards quality and quantity; they form a line from the south-west to north-east. In Northumberland and Durham, from the Tweed to the Tees, coal abounds at Whitehaven, in the hills of Cumberland, in Yorkshire. and in Lancashire. The most abundant mines are in Wales. The consumption of coal in England and in exporta tion is so great, that it has often been asked if the mines would be exhausted; but, according to calculations made in proportion to the present consumption, they could not be exhausted under 1500 years—the yearly consump tion in Great Britain is 20,000,000 to 21,000,000 tons. The exportation increased in the following propor tions:—ln 1830, 505,421 tons; in 1832, 588,450 tons; in 1834, 621.256 tons ; in 1836, 1.101,000 tons ; in 1838, 1.413,800 tons ; in 1840. 1.162,300 tons ; in 1842, 2,120,000 Vms; and in 1844, 2,410.000 tons. The number of miners exceeds half a million. English coal is to be had in every part of the civilised world; there are depots at Rio Janeiro, at Odessa, at Archangel, and at Constantinople. France does not produce enough coal for her own con sumption, and is obliged to import. She possesses 250 mines, of which 182 are worked, and which rendered in 1844, 72 000.000 cwt. of coals, to the value of 21,000,000 f. (840,0001.) The produce is increasing. as in 1815 they only rendered 17,000.000 cwt. ; 4(1,000 men are em ployed in the mines, and traffic belonging to them ; in 1842, the importation of coal into France amounted to 16.718,328 cwt. France imports her coal from Belgium, England, and the Prussian provinces on the Rhine. Spain draws but slfght profit from her abundant mines. The principal mine is in the Sierra Morena— the produce is not known. They import but little. In some of the nrincipal Spanish ports there are depots of English coal for the steamers. In Portugal there are depots at Figuiers, at Coimbra, and near Oporto. The principal mines of Italy, which produce annually from 149.000 to 150,000 cwt., are in the Savoy, and near Genoa. The others scattered over the Penninsula are of little value, And there are depots of English coal in the principal ports. Belgium possesses immense mineral ricl es ; in this country production increases. In 1831, the produce amounted to 42,800.000 cwt., and in 1844, it reached 84,232,420. In 1844, the exportation amounted to 1,050,000 tons, a value of about six million florins (600,0001.) Holland has no coal mines. There is a single mine in the county of Limberg. They import all their coal from England, Belgium, and the Prussian provinces. Switzerland, though rich in metals, has very little coal, and imports a quantity from England. The only mine of any value in this country is at Hothefeld: in 1845, it produced 514,969 cwt. Norway has no coal mines. In Russia the production of coal does not exceed 800,000 punds. It seems that between the Don and the Dnieper, and in Siberia, there are rich coal mines, and the Government are now taking measures to turn them to account. Denmark has one insignificant mine at Bornholm, and imports nearly all her coal from England. Austria is rich in coal mines, but the produce is not in proportion with the number of her mines The an nual produce of coal in Austria is at least 12,000,000 cwts.; in 1843 it did not exceed 9,000,000. Of this amount Bohemia produces about one-half; Moravia, 2,000,000; Austria, 1,500,000; Styria, 1,000,000; Ca rinthia and the districts of Ogragno, a little more than 500,000; Hungary, 600,000; the coast lands (Kusten land), 600,000; Galicia, 3,000; Lombardy, a very small quantity. Coalinines exist in nearly every province of the mo narchy. In Bohemia there are veins of this mineral all along the river Brraun, in the north of the districts of Klattan, Pisen, and Rakovitz, to the neighbourhood of Prague. There are coal mines in the Erzgebirge, in the valleys of the Eger and the Biela, and at the toot of the Riessengeberge. from Schatzlar to Landskron. The principal mines of Moravia are in the district of Brunr, near Rossitz and Oflovan, and the coal near the mouth of the Oder is of a superior quality. In the Archduchy there are mines near Wieper, Neustadt, Klingeufurt, Grunbuch, and Gloggnitz ; in Styria, near Leeb, , n, and Fohnsdorf ; in Carinthia, in the valley of the Lavan, and in the neighbourhood of Prevali ; in Dalmatia ; in Lombardy, in the districts of Como and Pavia ' • in Tyrol, near Haring ; and in Hun g ary, i n th e Carpathian Mountains. In 1814, Austria exported 973,065 cwt., of which 703.262 cwt. were sent from Bohemia by the Elbe to Saxony, 25,433 cwt. to Turkey, 23,210 cwt. to Southern Germany, and 20,542 cwt. to Prussia. Prussia. possesses 540 coal mines, giving employment to 25,000 workmen. The produce, in 1844, amounted to 53,000,000 cwt., or a value of 4,500,000 dollars (675,0001.). In 1841, Prussia imported 3,865,944 cwt., principally from England. Her exp3rtation was 6,903,474, to Hol land, France, and Poland. In Bavaria the produce is not what it might be; there are 40 extensive coal mines, principally in her Rhenish provinces; the produce is about 1.200,000 cwt. In Saxony the mines are worked with zeal; the pro duce amounts to about 4,000,000 cwt. There are extensive mines near the forest of Thuringen. The Grand Duchy of Baden possesses some valuable coal mines. In the kingdom of Hanover there are coal mines which occupy more than 1,000 workmen. Wirtembeig is poor in this respect. The Grand Duchy of 1 - 1.-sse, the Duchy of Nassau, the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg and Olembourg do not possess coal mines. In the Electorate of Hesse there are some valuable mines, producing annually about 900 000 cwt. Generally speaking, the production of coal in Europe is susceptible of being greatly developed, especially in some parts of the Austrian dominions. It is true that during the last few years much has been done, but there is still much more to do. The produce of coal in Europe amounts annually, on la, rough calculation, to 120,000,000 florins, or 12,000,0001. stQrling.—Austrian Lloyd's Gazette. FEARFUL ACCIDENT.—At an early hour on Saturday morning, a dreadful accident happened to a man named Thomas Pechett, a painter, living at 5, York-street, Thomas street, Westminster, who, while cleaning some windows at a house in the Horseferry-road, Westminster, slipped from the cill of the window, and fell a great height on theiron spikes in front of the fore court. Assistance was promptly rendered, but the difficulty was to raise him up, as it was found one of the rails had entered his left side to the extent of five or six inches. The sufferer was taken to the Westminster Hospital, and the attention of Mr. Wildbore, the house-surgeon, was called to the case. He found, that the spike had penetrated about five inches under the left side, and there are great fears that the lungs are injured, in which case recovery is almost hopeless. Some disturbances took place on the 30th ult., at Verdun, in consequence of tha populace being irritated against the bakers for raising the price of bread. The com mandant has since received permission from the Minister of War to place at the disposition of the bakers part of the military stores; and the mayor has published a proclama tion declaring that measures have been taken by the muni cipal authorities in favour of the indigent classes. NEATH.—OUTRAGE ON A MEDICAL GENTLEMAN" — Between the hours of twelve and one o'clock on the night of Saturday last Mr. Evan Leyson, surgeon, of Neath, was travelling on horseback on the turnpike-road near Cadoxton, on his return after having visited a patient, when he wa attacked by five men, who assaulted him most violently. After having been severely beaten, Mr. Leyson called out, entreating them to desist, at the same time observing that he had but one eye, and if they persisted in their brutality much longer they might deprive him of the other. On this the parties appeared to recognise him, for one of them ex claimed, " Oh, it is Mr. Leyson." All then instantly de camped. Mr. Leyson, who had sustained considerable, but we are happy to learn not severe injuries, returned to the Green Dragon public-house, Cadoxton, and in the course of a short time managed to get home. It is evident the parties had mistaken Mr. Leyson for some other person, on whom they had intended wreaking their vengeance. Various rumours are current in reference to their identity, but as no certain clue has been obtained, it would not be prudent to refer more in detail to the reports which are in circulation.— Cambrian. SELF•ACTING BALL.—We have been informed that Mr. F. Stone, watchmaker, of Cardiff, has invented a self acting ball, that will run on a level, and keep in motion for an indefinite number of (say 1,000) years, and that the in ventor feels confident he could construct one of a ton weight, on the same principle, to run any distance. —Bristol Mercury. A PUBLIC HOUSE TAKEN BY BEES.—On Friday an unusually large swarm of bees, either from accident orde sign, alighted on the top of a chimney at Mr. Paskin's, Royal Oak Inn, Bi ierly-hill, and appeared to make an at tempt to settle. However, in a few seconds, the bulk of the living mass went down the chimney into a bed-room, where two females were busily engaged at their toilette, who, as might be supposed, were dreadfully terrified at the formida ble appearance of their unbidden guests; one of them, we are sorry to say, was much injured from the stings of the intruders as she attempted to escape. The house was de serted doinsams of few seconds,money to and an t y h on e Landl ord couldin v ri ain d th o e ffe p i re ed . mins oflurnuiprdtablo metcluerv.— FrorcaterAire Guardian, LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL. The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from Glarnorganshire, praying for certain alterations in the Lunatic Asylums Bill. It was ordered to lie upon the table. Other messengers from the House of Commons brought up certain Bills, the r.ception of which occupied a con siderable portion of time. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from a pri vate gentleman in Southampton, complaining of the injuries which a proposed railway would inflict upon his property. MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS. The Marquis of LANSDO WNEsaid, that consider ing the present state of circumstances, and the number of new writs which bad been moved for in the other House of Parliament, it would be quite inexpedient to transact any public business ; he would be therefore quite prepared to move that the Heuse at its rising do adjourn until some day next week, were it not that there was an immense quantity of private business to be transacted. He would, therefore, not move an ad journment, but that the House should continue to sit, it being expressly understood that no public business should be transacted—the House only to hear motions with reference to private business, and to receive pe titions. Lord STANLEY thought that it would be incon venient for them to sit at four o'clock, and that the usual hour would be much preferable. The Marquis of LANSI)OWNE had no objection to accede to the suggestion of the Noble Lord, that they should meet at five o'clock. Lord BROUGHAM said that it was quite impossible for them to adjourn, for the judges had to meet there for the purpose of giving judgment in two important causes, and they could not do so in the event of the ilotv.e adjourning for a week. MANCHESTER MARKETS BILL. On the motion of the Duke of RICHMOND, this Bill was read a third time and passed. Messengers from the Commons hrought up several 13.11- and prayed their Lordships' concurrence. Tneir Lordships then adjourned tilt to-morrow at, five o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 6. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clozk. NEW WRITS. Mr. TUFNELL moved that new writs be issued for the following places:— CHESTER. In the room of John Jervis, Esq., who had accepted :he office of her Majesty's Solicitor• General. SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF STAFFORD. In the room of the Hon. J. Anson, who had accepted ,he office of Clerk to the Ordtrance. TOWER HAMLETS. In the room of Charles R. Fox, E►q., who had ac cepted the office of Survey or to the Ordnance. GLOUCESTER. In the room of Frederick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Esq., who had accepted the office of one of the Commissioners for performing the office of Lord High Admiral of England. HERTFORD. In the room of W. F. Cowper, Esq., who had accepted the office of one of the Commissioners for pertorming the office of Lord High Admiral of England. EVESHAM. In the room of Lord Marcus Hill, who had accepted he office of Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. ROSCOM NIOR, In the room of the Hon. John O'Conor, commonly called The O'Conor Don, who had been elected one of the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Treasurer of England and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. RICHMOND. In the room of Henry Rich, Esq., who had been elected to the office of one of the Commissioners for performing the office of Lord High Treasurer of Eng land and Vice-Treasurer of Ireland. SOUTH LANCASHIRE. Mr. THORNLEY moved that a new writ be issued for South Lancashire in the room of Lord Francis Egerton, now Earl of Ellesmere, recently called to the House of Lords. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (GREENWICH TO CHILHAM.) _ _ _ Mr. FREWEN moved that this Bill be read that day six months. The railway interfered with the public by crossing an important public road on a level, and the Metropolitan Commissioners had reported strongly against it. Sir E. FILMER said that the motion was quite un expected, as no notice had been given. He should cer tainly oppose it, as no company had ever tried to do more for the benefit of the country through which it passed. Mr. PROTHEROE said that he regretted that the Hon. Member who made the motion had not, during the interval which had elapsed since the last discussion on this question read, the report of the Highway Com missioners. They did not in their report mention a word of this line. They only spoke of a branch which was to go to the west-end of the town, and which was not before the Committee at all. Sir R. H. INGLIS wished to call the attention of the House to the state of this particular Bill. It was passed, it was true, by the casting vote of the Chairman, but still it was passed. It was re-committed on grounds which appeared to her Majesty's Government, and to the House generally, sufficient to justify the recommittal—namely, the necessity of maintaining unimpaired the obsorvations made at the Royal Observatory. That object had been secured, and the Bill now came forward, supported by the Chairman of the Committee and sanctioned by the authority of the House. Be would submit to the Hon. Member that they should not be occupied in a discussion on which the sense of the House had already been fully taken. Mr. FREWEN said that he would not persist against the sense of the House, and he would therefore with draw his motion. The Bill was then read a third time and passed, as were also the following Bills :—Belfast Improvement— Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Gloucester and Stone house Junction)—Caledonian Railway (Carlisle De viation)—Caledonian Railway (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Purchase) Chorley Waterworks —De Winton's Estate Dundas's Estate Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Gravesend and Roches ter Railway and Canal Sale and Purchase—Great North of England Railway Purchase—Hull and Selby Railway Purchase Kennington-lane, &c. Lighting, &c.—Kil ecarnock Waterworks—Lancaster and Carlisle Rail %ay (Extension to Caledonian Railway and Lan caster and Preston Junction Railways Amalgamation— Leeds and Bradford Railway (alteration of levels in Bingley)—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway (Deviations and Branches)—London and Birmingham Railway (Birmingham Canal Arrangement)—London and Birmingham (Leamington Extension and Coventry and Rugby Stations Enlargement)—London and South- Western Railway (Basingstoke to Salisbury)—London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Junction Railway (Basingstoke to Yeovil)—Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway—Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Mullingar to Galway)—Midland Railway (Birmingham and Gloucester Branches)—Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Railway Vesting)—Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway and Wearmouth Dock Purchase)—Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Pontop and South Shields Railway Purchase)—Richmond Railway (Kew Branch)—Sheffield New Streets—Shrewsbury and Here fordshire Railway—Sligo Ship Canal—South Devon Railway, No. 2 (Amendment and Branches)—Strathtay and Breadalbane Railway—Surrey Iron Railway Company (Dissolving)— Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway—West Cornwall Railway. LORD'S' AMENDMENTS. The following Eords' amendments on Bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Cambridge and Oxford Rail way—Chard Canal Railway7Dunblare, Doune, and Callander Railway—Lancashire and Yorkshire North Eastern Railway—London and South Western Railway (Chertsey and Egham Branch)—Monkland and Kirkin tilloch Railway (Chapel Hall Branch)—Morayshire Railway—Norfolk Railway Extension (Dereham, Wells, and Blakeney Branch) Scottish C en t ra l Railway (Denny Branch) —South Leith Church. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a seco n d time : Flee wing's Estate Bill—Hill's Estate Bill. REPORTS. The following reports were received :—Cambridge Improvement—Huddersfield and Manchester R a il wa y (Bradford Branch) —Lancashire Waterworks —Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction Railway. The report on the following Bills were Considered and agreed to :—Creagh's Divorce Bill— Cromford Canal— Huddersfield and Manchester Railway (Oldham Branch) —Huddersfield and Sheffield and Manchester and Leeds Railwailway Amalgamation—Norfolk Estuary (a clause and amendments to be proposed) — Severn Navigati o n— Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester Railway Amalgamation Stockport Improvement Tunbridge Wells Improvement. TUNBRIDGE WELLS IMPROVEMENT. Mr. GREENE moved that the Committees on the South Staffordshire Junction Railway Bill, and on the Tunbridge WeHA Improvement Bill, have leave to report on Tuesday next.—Agreed to. SOUTH-EASTERN (GREENWICH TO CHART, WITH BRANCHES TO TUNBRIDGE AND RIVER HEA D). On the question being put for the third reading of this Bill, Mr. WAKLEY (in the absence of Mr. T. Duncembe) moved that the Bill and Mr. T. Duncombe's amend ments be referred back to the Select Committee on Standing Orders.—Agreed to. Mr. GREENE moved that the standing order No. 120, be on Tuesday next, 7th July, suspended ; and that reports on Bills which were brought up on or before Friday be taken into consideration on Tuesday next, provided prints of she graendecil3ille be delivered to the BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of Mr. BARING, it was agreed that the House should meet to-morrow, Thursday, and Friday, at twelve o'clock, for the transaction of private business only. The proceedings on the following Bills (which were in the stages set opposite to them) were accordingly postponed till Monday next :—Rateable Property (Ireland) Bill Second Reading ; Tenants' Com pensation (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading ; Eject ments, &c. &c. (Ireland) Bill Second Reading ; Leases (Ireland) Bill Second Reading ; Western Australia Bill Second Reading ; Steam Navigation Bill—Committee; Wreck and Salvage Bill—Committee; Admitiitration of Justice Bill—Second Reading ; New foundland Bill—Second Reading ; Real Property Con veyance Bill—Second Reading ; Kennington-lane, &c., ghting, &c. Bill— Further proceeding on Third Read ing ; Highways Bill—Second Reading ; Drainage of Lands Bill—Committee ' • Poor Removal Bill—Commit tee ; Service of Heirs (Scotland) Bill—Third Reading ; New Zealand Loan Bill—Second Reading ' • Clerks of Crown, &c. (Ireland) Bill C omm i ttee ; Joint-stock Banks (Scotland and Ireland) Bill—Committee ; Com mons Inclosure (No. 2) Bill—Committee ; Ways and Means—Committee ; Supply—Committee ; Books and Engravings (Act i and 8 Vic., c. 72)—Committee ; Exclusive Privilege of Trading Abolition (Ireland) Bill —Second Reading. The House was then adjourned till twelve to-morrow. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A Select Committee, consisting of the Duke of Leinster, and Lords Powis, Stratford, and Colchester, &c., met at eleven this morning. Their list included two Bills, viz., the Glas gow, Airdrie, and %lonklands Junction, and the Caledonian (Glasgow Termini and Branches). They proceeded with the case of the GLASGOW, AIRDRIE. AND MONN.LANDS JUN CTIOIV. Mr. Austin and Mr. Hildyard appeared for the promoters of the Bill. kr. Cockburn, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Whitmore appeared for the Glasgow, Gam] i 'lc, and Coatbridge Rail way Company, who petition against the Bill, on account of the line passing under their line, and taking a small " private line," which they represented to be their pro perty ; and for the Caledonian Railway Company, who petition, on account of their having purchased the Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway, and being about to amalgamate with them by the powers of an Act now before this House. The same counsel appeared for seven professors of the Glas gow University, who petitioned on the ground that the line would take the University. Mr. AUSTIN objected to the opposition on the part of the University professors, on the ground that they did not pro perly represent the University. After some discussion the Committee decided that the opposition was inadmissible. Mr. AUSTIN then opened the case for the' promoters of the Bill, after which he proceeded to call Mr. Delmore, the owner of several cotton factories in and near Glasgow, who gave evidence very strongly in favour of the line, especially with reference to the position of its ter minus (at Mile-end, Glasgow), which he said was in the immediate neighbourhood of the Exchange—the centre of business in Glasgow—and of the largest factories. There would be a coal depot at Mile-end, which was also a great advantage. There would be a considerable reduction in the price of coal in consequence of the communication with the coal districts which the line would open. Mr. COCKBURN was here about to cross-examine the witness, when Mr. HILDYARD objected to his Learned Friend's appear ance, saying that as the proposed line, in passing under the railway, did not touch the property of the company, the latter had no locus standi. Mr. COCKIURN said that the private line of railway pass ing under the Garnkirk and Coatbridge line, which would be taken and lowered three feet by the company in making their line, was in part the property of the •Garnkirk and Coatbl idge Company ; and, moreover, the latter company, hating been the promoters of a com peting scheme in the House of Commons, had a right to appear as such to oppose the Bill, even though their line bad been thrown out by the Committee of the House of Commons. He instanced the case of the Harwich and Eastern Counties, in which case the Committee decided that the opposition on the part of a competing scheme could be admitted, though the line was thrown out in the Lower House. • Mr. ITILDYAUD said that he believed, in the case of the Harwich and Eastern Counties, there was a distinct allega tion in the petition that the petitioners were the promoters of a rival scheme, but there was no such allegation in this case. The private line was not the property of the Garnkirk Company, and, if it was, the very fact would put them out of court, as the Bill contained no powers to take any line from them. The Committee, after clearing the room and discussing the question for a few minutes, announced their decision, that the case for the petitioners should be entertained, but that no evidence could be admitted as to the competing scheme. Mr. COCKBURN then proceeded with the cross-examination of the witness, and Mr. HiLnyann called several other witnesses, who gave similar evidence to that of Mr. Delmore. The engineer to the line, Mr. Adie, gave the usual engineering evidence. The particulars have already appeared in The Sun at great length in the reports of the Committee of the House of Commons on Group X. On the conclusion of the case for the promoters, Mr. COCKBURN addressed the Commit - tee on the part of the opponents of the Bill. The Committee then cleared the room, and, on our re admission, _ _ The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had come to the conclusion that the preamble of the Bill was proved. After disposing of the clauses of the Bill, the Committee rose at four o'clock, and adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock, when they will proceed with the case of the Caledo nian (Glasgow Termini and Branches). GROUP D. AXHOLIKE, GAINSBOROUGH, GOOLE, YOWL AND NORTH MIDLAND JUNCTION. The Committee re-assembled this morning; Lord Somers in the chair. Mr. Hely gave general evidence as to the necessity of the line, and spoke especially as to the facilities it would afford for exporting the produce grown on the banks of the Trent. A large proprietor in the isle confirmed this testimony, and stated that there was an agreement to lease the line to the York and North Midland Company. Mr. Wells, who has the management of about 7,000 acres of land in the Isle of Axholme, and was acquainted with about lii,ooo acres of other ground, conceived that about 6,000 acres are devoted to the growth of potatoes, the produce of which he calculated at about 54,000 tons. From the whole of the district he believed there were about 53,000 tons exported. There are also considerable quantities of lime brought into the district for the improvement of the land. The witness underwent a severe cross-examination by Mr. PAGET, to show that the places proposed for accommodation on this line are nearer to the Pontefract and Goole line than they are to the Axholme and North Midland Junction. Several of them were shown to be nearer, but the witness stated that he had deducted one-third of the traffic for his gross estimates for the abstraction of the Wakefield, Ponte • fract, and Goole line. He had not included the town of Thorn, although that place was two miles nearer this route than the other. He had calculated potatoes at a id. per ton per mile the whole distance to London, and 1 1 ,id. per ton for those going westward. But his evidence was confined to marsh land. Mr. Marr, a farmer at Goole, had calculated the traffic from Hoxey to Cowie, and stated that the saving in the whole district from traffic would be 24,0661. lls., and the acreage of the district is 46,910 ; the population comprises 12,186, and the number of inhabited houses 2,620. The num ber of acres under profitable culture are 42,219 ; the amount of produce exported is 53,980 tons, and the amount of imports 31,660 tons, including lime, and all the articles necessary for the land. The saving in carriage as far as Gainsborough, would be 21,9361. lls., and in imports 2,1301., making the total 24,0661. 111. This would be from the parishes in Not tinghamshire as far as Hoxey. The saving up to Gains borough would be about 8,000/. Mr. PAGE cross-examined to ascertain how many of the places were upon the banks of the Trent. There was au endea vour to show a discrepancy in the evidence as to the cost of the carriage of potatoes to the river and the railway, to the former the charge being 2s. 6d., and to the latter is. 6d. a ton, although the latter is the more distant of the two, but it was explained by the assertion, that in using the railway there would be a great central conveyance which would justify the outlay. Mr. Birkenshawe, the engineer, was called to speak to the course of the line, which has already been described. The gross amount of the returns he calculated at 60,251/., which, less 40 per cent. for working expenditure, would give a divi dend of 9 per cent. for the shareholders. The ruling gra dient was lin 137. In the course of the line no difficulties would occur, for there would be no tunnels, and the line for four miles of its coulee ran over a moor. Eighteen public roads would be crossed on a level, for ,hick due provision would be made ; the line would also cross the Ouze, the Don, and the Dutch River, but the Admiralty had made no objec tion, and there was no property at all likely to be injured by its formation. Mr. Paget cross- examined, to show the way in which this lice was affected by the London and York line, which this line will cross on an embankment of seven feet. An endea vour was made to show that there was a greater deviation nail allowed by the standing orders. Mr. WIIITEHURST, Q.C., objected to this matter being gone into, as there was no allegation in the petition respect ing this point. The Committee decided that by standing order No. 8 they could not entertain the objection. Mr. PAGET addressed the Committee on this point, insist ing that it was competent for the Committee to go into the inquiry, inasmuch as it was the practice of the House of Lords to take the clauses and the preamble of the Bill together, instead of doing as was done in the Commons, taking the preamble first and the clauses afterwards. Here the room was cleared, but when the hour for ad journment arrived, the Committee had not agreed, and their , decision yap tlArefor9 diferosi tiU 0.131011'9Pr. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XVII. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (ROMSEY AND RED— BRIDGE'. BRANCH). The Committee re-assembled this morning at twelve o'clock. The first business proceeded with was the case of the Rev. Mr. Fletcher, a landowner, who opposed the line on the ground of its being likely to injure his property, called Lee Park. Mr. Bickers, agent to Lord Palmerston, and occupying one of his Lordship's farms in Hampshire, stated he had known Mr. Fletcher's property for thirty years, and gave evidence to the effect that the line would injure his " water meadows" on the banks of the Andover Canal, and consequently deteriorate his estate. in his cross-examination he stated that part of the water on the meadows was derived from a stream which ran by his (witness's) house, and that Mr. Fletcher had no right to the water from the canal. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM then proceeded to address the Committee on behalf of the promoters of the Bill, and in reply to the evidence and speeches of their opponents. He commenced by alluding to the case of Mr. Fletcher, in order to show that it was one of those cases which, if injury was done, would be compensated by the company; but with respect to the whole of the landowners' cases, the cause of the promoters of the Bill was of too grave and important a nature, on account of the public interests involved, to be put in juxta-position with them. Those interests were too serious for him to suppose, even for a moment, that the Committee would be influenced in their decision upon the preamble of this Bill by any of the causes which had beta suggested by his Learned Friends on the part of the different petitioners whom they represented. With respect to one case, the only one which at any time assumed the appearonce of residential interference —he meant the case of Mr. Everett—he should by-and-by trouble the Committee with a very few observa tions. In the meantime he would pass from these matters of detail, and proceed to address himself, as shortly as he could at that prolonged period of their sittings, and at that advanced period of the session, to the main feature of this great measure, to which he trusted the Committee would give their sanction, and, by that sanction give, not merely a direct means of transit between the great manu facturing districts of the north and the rapidly rising port of Southampton ; but would still more benefit the community by conferring upon the local districts traversed those facilities of conveyance which up to that moment they were so sadly in want of. Before he came to deal with the general features of the mea sure, let him pause to inquire, or rather lead the Committee to ask for themselves, from whom the real and only opposi tion emanated which the promoters believed they had to encounter? Upon what grounds did that opposition rest, and what pretext had their opponents for putting it forward? But he would not occupy the time of the Committee by dealing with the real nature of the opposition of the land owners put forward in the one interest or the other, because he looked to the great object of the measure; and he would, therefore, only ask, who were the opponents who apr eared before them in the guise of landowners but the Great Western and South-Western Railway Companies? But he apprehended that two powerful railway companies never came before a Committee of either House of Parliament to oppose the passing of a measure with less chance of success, and whose ground of opposition was so utterly in contradiction of almost their every act, or the pretext upon which they rested their opposition was so utterly consistent. He took - it that those companies opposed them on the principle that the introduction of competition, by constructing a railway through this district, would be likely to entrench upon the vested interests which belonged to them. Whatever phrase they might dress their opposition in, he apprehended that no one who had attended to the pro ceedings in the Committee, could doubt that that was the real and substantial reason which brought them there. His Learned Friend (Mr. Austin) put it that it would inter. fere with the vested interests of the Great Western and South- Western Railways; but he would inquire to what extent it would interfere with either of them, and whether or not on public grounds it was not fully justified? But let him for a moment beg the Committee to consider who it was that raised this cry—" Don't interfere with us—don't seek to raise competition against us— don't touch our vested interests." This language proceeded from the Great Western, every line in connexion with Which they had promoted before Parliament, this session bad been in distinct contradiction to the principle of non-competition. Why all the lines they had been promoting north of their own line were distinctly promoted and justified, and success fully pressed upon Parliament on the ground of establishing a competition on their part against the London and Birming ham Company. Why their opponents were those who did not shrink from carrying a line of railway from London to Birmingham upon the ground of creating a competition with existing railway companies. Were they fit parties to come there to oppose the construction of a line between two points like Manchester and Southampton, because they might incidentally interfere with their traffic and compete with them for some portion of the trade which they hoped to carry ? So much for the Great Western so far as competition was concerned, the principle of which they had carried further than any other existing company, and those Bills of which the Committee had heard so much— the Worcester and Oxford, and the Rugby and Oxford— were distinctly promoted and sanctioned on the principle of competition. Mr. BROCK LEHURST said the Oxford and Birmingham was prepared to be constructed on the principle of competition. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM said the lines branching north to Birmingham were urged by the Great Western on the ground that they would establish, as between the mining districts and the metropolis, two competing lines in the hands of two competing companies. And the South- Western also were not entitled to complain of com petition, as they had carried a line from London to Exeter, in opposition to the Great Western itself. But the Manchester and Southampton was not formed on the mere principle of competition, but for the grand purpose of opening up direct communication between the great empo rium, Manchester in the north, to Southampton in the south. That being the state of parties, what was the nature of the issue in the cause ? He apprehended that the Com mittee, although they had been led into a wilder ness of investigation, were now in a condition to de cide satisfactorily to themselves whether they had judiciously selected that line, which would be of the greatest public benefit. Then his Learned Friend (Mr. Austin) cast a number of imputations on the company, and declared that it was a " bubble company," and that they were not formed for the bona fide purpose of executing a line of railway, but that they were " confederated" together for the pur pose of speculating on public credulity, and accu mulating fortunes for themselves, by issuing shares on account of a company not intended to be carried out. That was a strange imputation, and one which ought not to rest on the breath of a committee. There should have been some evidence adduced in support of these heavy eharges which his Learned Friend had flung at a body of gentlemen, who did not yield in respect either to his Learned Friend or to any there. The Committee had before them, in evidence, what ought to be enough to refute these charges thus flung at random at the promoters of the line. They had the prospectus of the company, which contained a list of its provisional and managing committee. Did they find there the name of any noted knave, who was likely to seek, either by legitimate or unlawful means, to obtain some miserable bounty to himself out of the credulity of the pub lic? He found in the list of names connected with this line gentlemen who, in point of rank, station, or name, would yield to none to be found in any similar document. These remarks were not made in the heat of an address, when his Learned Friend might have been excited. Then again there were allegations in petitions distinctly imputing some heavy charge to this company, and he asked, who could lay a petition in itself calumnious before the Committee, and shrink from supporting these allegations with one tittle of evidence? Was this a matter which was to be left alone to the vague suggestions of counsel, however ingenious, to sustain them before a tribunal which was to try the measure these gentlemen were promoting, who were gentlemen of the purest honour and of the most unstained integrity? He was wholly unjustified in using such language towards them. What were the facts? He said the shares were 201. shares, and that this was in itself a " badge of suspicion," but the Great Western had opened 201. shares in the Oxford and Birmingham line, so that what in that room would be called iniquity would equally apply to that line, as the money necessary for its construction was proposed to be raised by 201. shares.—(Laughter.) If this were so, they would go down to iniquity with Mr. Hill on one side and Mr. Austin on the other. The Committee were no doubt aware that I shares varied from 1001. to 151. each, and that the tendency of late had been rather towards diminishing than increasing shares. The same rate of shares was adopted by the Buck ingham Company, under the patronage of the London and Birmingham, by the Eastern Counties in their extension shares from Cambridge to York; by the Norfolk Railway, by the West Riding Union Railway, by the York and North Midland, and last, though not least, the Trent Valley Rail way. He might swell the list, but he would not detain the Committee further on the subject. Mr. BROCRLRHUMIST said the plan was very convenient, be cause 100/. share were divided into five shares. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM went on to say, that his Learned Friend accused them of only seeking for 5 per cent. instead of a larger sum, which he stated was the " true test of bubbles ;" at that period the amount of deposits had not been increased to 10 per cent., but when they applied to their shareholders they acceded ; but if they had been a " bubble" company there would have been no necessity to ask for another shilling up to the present time, besides they might have passed through the Commons without calling on the shareholders for any future deposit. They had called for and received the full deposits for the passing of the Bill through Parliament, and therefore, on his own showing, they stood acquitted from the charge of being a "bubble company." Then, with respect to allowing 41. per cent. interest before the line is made on the capital paid up, which his Learned Friend said showed "consummate art"— BROCKLEHURST said this was common to all Bills last year. Mr. Sergeant WRANCITAM said it was. In one case be found that instead of 4/. one company allowed 5/. per cent., namely, the Great Western themselves, with respect to the shareholders in the Oxford and Rugby ; but his Learned Friend did not consider that this was e ncouraging specula tion.—(Laughter.) But if the Great Western bad sinned, the South-Western was not blameless, as the shareholders in the South-Western amendment were allowed to partici pate in the terrible practice. It was also advantageous to shareholders, because it enabled them regularly to pay up their "calls. Then with respect to the statement made at the affirmation meeting, that the promoters would not call for more than 41. per cent. per annum, they must recollect that the shares are 201. each, and that the adoption of this course would not detract from the public benefits which the line was intended to confer, and would enable parties to know what they would have to pay in the course of a year. This would not put them to any incon venience on account of th e want o f cap i ta l , b ecause five or six months trust elapse after the passing of the Bill before they could obtain possession of the land, be fore which time they would have more than a suf ticiency of capital. Then the tunnel at Cottiswold hills, 2,900 yards in length, would require three years to construct, but the line to Andover could be made in twelve months, before which time they would have 360,000/. in hand, which would not be required. By January, 1849, they would have 1,600,0001. without troubling the Midland Com pany for any portion of their 400,0004, out of which, by that lime, they would have to pay 150,0001., leaving 50,0001. sur plus. In this respect there was no blot on their escutcheon. After referring to the great public advantages which would accrue to the districts through which the line would pass, and to Manchester and Southampton, and inconsistencies in the evidence of Mr. Locke and Mr. Brunel, who each stated that they had lines "in their heads" to accommodate the district to the various lines projected, as contrasted with the opening of the Manchester and Southampton, sixty-five miles of which, as stated by Mr. Stephenson, would be a sur face line ; and in the case of Mr. Everett, whose property they could not help crossing if the line was to he made at all, alhough they were willing to deviate to the utmost extent, or by a tunnel of 60 yards below the surface of the ground, he called the attention of the Committee to the traffic returns of twenty-three lines, the average weekly returns of which were 891., whilst they only put theirs at 421.; thus showing they-did not anticipate more then the London and Brighton. Mr. BROCSLEIII7RSI suggested that the Manchester and • ‘c -1 Southampton should amalgamate with the South-Wester* from Romsey to Southampton, and use their terminus. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM considered that this would_ be most objectionable, and hoped the Committee would not de..— prive them of a separate terminus at Southampton The Committee then adjourned until to-morrow. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. The Earl of Shaftesbury and his colleagues re•a.'sembledp this morning at the usual hour in Room 1 (House of ...T.orde). Lord Redesdale and the Marquis of Winchester were pre.sent. Their Lordships immediately resolved themselves into at Select Committee on Merits. There were eleven Bills on the list, but only two were eft- - tered into. Dr. M'Farlane's (Glasgow College) Estate BM . occupied them up to half-past five - o'clock, although it had. previously been part heard, and bad engrossed a considerabl amount of time. It stood over till to-morrow. The case of the WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE, AND PORT OF GOOLE was called on, and the preamble declared proved. Their Lordships then proceeded to hear the following: cases on the STANDING ORDERS. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE; standing orders complied with. BLACKBURN, DARIVE.N, AND BOLTON; standing orders complied with. AIRDRIE AND BATIIGATE JUNCTION, adjourned (having been part heard) tin to-morivW. BLACKBURN AND PRESTON, also part heard, and adjourned till to-morrow. ENFIELD AND EDMONTON. This case, too, was adjourned, the proofs being nearly C. 1111. pleted. The remaining Bills on the list were adjourned, and thf Committee rose at half-past six. CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. MEETING TO PROMOTE THE RETURN OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL. A meeting of the electors of the City of London was held at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle street, yesterday, at one o'clock, to take measures for promoting the re-election of Lord John Russell. The meeting was attended by the lead ing bankers, merchants, traders, and gentlemen of influence in the City, and was exceedingly numerous, the large hall being completely crowded by the hour for commencing the proceedings. Among the gentlemen present we recognised the following well-known friends and supporters of the Li beral cause :—Abel Smith, Esq.; A. W. Roberts, Esq. ; Henry L. Keeling, Esq. ; John Dillon, Esq. ; W. Wilkieson, Esq. ; Wm. Williams, Esq., M.P.; H. Aglionby, Esq, M.P.; Sir William Molesworth, Bart., M.P. ; R. Ricardo, Esq. f ; Sir James Duke, M.P. ; M. Foster, Esq., M.P. ; Hawes, M.P, ; David Salomons Esq. ; Baron Rothschild ; Sir Isaac Lynn Goldsmid ; Sir Edward Fowell Buxton; Thomas Mulkey, Esq. ; J. A. Hankey, Esq. ; Ingram Travis, Esq. ' • Sir George Larpent ; G. F Young, Esq. ; Cotton, Esq. (Chairman of the Bank of England); Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq. ; Mr. Rintoul, Mr. Sergeant Gazelee, W. Wansey, Mr. Tritt, Mr. Bayliss, &c., &c. Mr. S. J. LOYD rose, amidst loud cheers, to propose that A. W. Roberts, Esq., do occupy the chair on this occasion. lie proposed this, in the first place, on ac count of that gentleman's personal character, and the high respect and esteem in which he was held by the citizens of London ; in the second place, on the ground of his strong consistency to the great principles of free trade, which was now acknowledged to be the principles of the country; and, in the third place on account of the long, consistent, Enid cordial friendship which had existed between Mr. Robarte and the great and distinguished individual in respect to whom they had been called together on the present occasion. While proposing the appointment of the Honour able Gentleman he had named to the chair, he (Mr. Jones Loyd) could not allow the opportunity to pass without declaring his cordial concurrence with the great principles which had just obtained so extraordinary and glorious a triumph ; and expressing the earnest hope that they would by acclamation secure the return of Lord John Russell, who had hitherto so faithfully discharged the trust reposed in him to his constituents, and in a manner bene.- ficial to their common country.—(Cheers.) He trusted they would send back the Noble Lord to Parliament, to carry out to the fullest extent the principles of commercial freedom, which had been recognised in that great measure which had so recently received the sanction of the Legislature.—(Loud cheers.) The motion being seconded, was put and carried by accla mation. The CHAIRMAN then rose amidst loud cheers to address the meeting. He said-Gentlemen, I feel greatly flattered by the honour you have done me, and the confidence you have shown in solicit ing me to take the chair on this important occasion, and to preside over so numerous and respectable a meeting. I cannot but feel myself inadequate to give satisfaction as Chairman on such an important occasion, and would rather that some more influential person had been selected; still r will, to the best of my ability, discharge the duty you have reposed in me. You are all, Gentlemen, familiar with the circumstances that have called us together. This meeting has arisen on account of a vacancy in the representation of this City, your late Noble Member having been called on by our Gracious Sovereign to take the office of her first Minister-(Cheers)-an appointment which, I feel confident, has given general satisfaction.-(Hear, hear.) I do not think there will be any opposition attempted to the re election of the Noble Lord; and from a grateful recollectinS of his past consistency, his able advocacy of civil and re:i gious liberty, and his support of the principles of free , trade, he has the strongest claims upon the votes 0 the constituency of this great metropolis.-(Loud cheers.) I hope, therefore, that on the present, as well as on any future occasion, the great consistency of the Noble Lord, and the manner in which he has proved himself an honest, faithful, excellent, and indefatigable representative, will in duce you to return him as your Member to the Commons House of Parliament.-(Loud cheers.) I will now call ore Sir George Larpent to move the first resolution. Sir GEORGE LA/WE.NT said he felt great satisfaction that so humble an individual as himsef had been thought worthy to move the first resolution on that auspicious occasion. They , might have got one more able to perform the duty, but , he could assure them they could not get one more strongly, im pressed with a sense of duty, or who felt more strong and warm in regard to the great question they had met to consider.. The resolution he had to propose was-" That the recent reforms in the commercial code of the country has given great satisfaction to the electors of the City of London." From the signs of the times he was persuaded that this resolution would be unanimously adopted. He felt it was a great sign of the times that the two great:: political parties of the state had united to carry those prin ciples which they had advocated for so long a time. They would remember that in 1820, the citizens of London petitioned Parliament in favour of the principles of free trade, and now they found them supported by the party that then opposed them.--(llear, hear.) He had taken & few words of that petition. They were, that Parliament should do away with every restriction on trade (Hear, hear)-and that no duties on imports should be retained except for the purposes of revenue. The petition prayed that all protective duties should be abolished, and it was ou this principle, he was happy to say, the question had now been settled.-(Loud cheers) Re ferring to the address of the Noble Lord, now that the conflict in regard to corn was past and over, they should see that the principle so admitted was carried out to other commercial questions in a faithful and impartial manner to sugar and other articles of commerce. Though he was glad that the principle of commercial freedom had been recognised by the Legislature, and he felt thankful to those who had honestly changed their opinions, and in assisting to carry the measure freely and boldly, stood forward in support of the truth- still, it must be admitted, that without the timely pnblication of the letter of the Noble Lord, the great question would not yet have been carried. Though he was not one attached to party, it was but right that they should look back and see who those were, who, year by year, stood onward in support of those principles which had now received their final consummation. A great debt was no doubt due to those that did not profess to belong to party who had supported commercial freedom. He still held the opinion that it was by the means of that honourable party they had principally succeeded so that they were mainly indebted for their triumph. Had the letter of the Noble Lord not appeared at the time it d.WI to encourage the timid, and steady the faltering and waver ing, and beget firmness and confidence in all, the great measure which had so recently been carried might have fallen through.-(Hear, hear.) It was to the consistent advocates of civil and religious liberty they were mainly indebted for all the great improvements and re forms that, had taken place. For the Reform Bill, the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, Catholic Emancipation, the opening of the trade to India, China, Negro Emancipation, and all the other great political, religious, commercial, and social changes of the last twenty years. To that party, therefore, they were under the deepest obli gations for what had already been achieved . It was oL join ord m John Russell declared the ca h t i h s o W li i c Ilingness, in Canningßuli who carryto Emancipa tion, and he would assure them that if Mr. Canning had been allowed to carry that measure, a great number of the evils which now render Ireland& difficulty to statesmen would never have existed.-(Hear.) He would ask them, who wag it that in 1828 proposed a moderate reform ? Lord John Hussell.-(Hear, hear.) He was opposed-he Was thwarted, but he still persevered; and when * change in the Administration took place it was to him, in 1831, was intrusted the carrying into effect that great measure, and nobly did the Ministry in office Ad here to those principles which they had expressed in Oppo sition.-(Hear, hear.) Lord John Russell was the father of the Reform Bill, and when he took all these circumstances into consideration, he could. have no hesitation or doubt as to the re-election of the Noble Lord. He had constructed an Administration on as broad a basis as it was possible under existing circum stances, and he had appointed to the subordinate effaces of the Administration men whose high characters, love of the people, and known principles, gave a sufficient guarantee that the hopes of the people would be fully realised. Ire referred to the Secretary of the Colonies, to the Secretary for the Admiralty, and to the Secretary for the Treasury. To these offices appertained the real and effectual working of the Government. He felt that he had already occupied too much of their attention.-(Hear, hear.) He had no fear of the result. Lord John Russell stood before them with the characteristics of the three great parties to whom were entrusted the destinies of the State. Trusted. by her Majesty, connected with the aristocracy, and attached to the people by a name grateful to the ears of English men, and one which always carried with it honour able distinction, he would be placed in the situation of representative for the largest commercial con stituency in the world.-(Hear, hear.) He had, therefore, great pleasure in moving the resolution. Mr. FOSTER, M.P., rose to second the resolution which had been moved by his Honourable Friend, and he did so with the greater pleasure, as he most heartily coin cided with the sentiments he expressed, and what ever slight difference in opinion there might as set remain in the minds of some as to the ultimate success of these re orms, he for one felt convinced that they would soon expe rience their beneficial effect. if the City of London had seen reasons to elect the Noble Lord in 1841, those reasons had surely increased at the present moment The Noble Lord and his colleagues would have to carry out what had been already so happily begun, and they would have the glorious opportunity of founding a basis for a claim of eternal gratitude from-the country, by adopting the same liberal tone with regard to the Colonies which they had already shown in their policy at home.-- (Hear, hear.) It was not necessary for him to dilate on the importance of the colonies. They had been, unfortunately, much neglected, principally by reason of their remote situation, and the difficulty which was experienced in getting up any agitation respecting them. But he would ask were they never to have any reform without agitation? He trusted that the new Ministry would undertake reform without being coerced into it-(Cheers)-by agitation. He had reason to know that were it not for the change which had taken place it was the inten tion of many influential parties to form a Colonial League.- (Hear, hear.) But ho bad the greatest confidence in the appointments which had been made respecting the colonies. He might allude to his Honpurable Friend Mir AliCATfeol the appointment of which geattlematt to the ..O1•111 ovo r bot ao a 4 the erg 10 tbS° or to -~