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- t>„ 4 „' Mt j leg w-,4104,1 SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) GROUP IV. PEITH AND INVERNESS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. Aunts said then it became his duty to comment upon the case of the Perth and Inverness promoters. He contended that the Committee could not, in the peculiar circumstances of these two cases, decide upon the engineering evidence without having reference to the subject of local accommodation, or without looking at the general system of the two schemes. The Learned Gentleman, after com menting upon the engineering evidence adduced on both sides, di rected the attention of the Committee to the fact that the Great North of Scotland line comprised only 133 miles of rails, while the rival scheme f or accomplisbirg the same object took up 221 miles and a . half. Now the cost of the first, which was proposed to be, wholly a double line of rails, was estimated at a million and a half, while the cost of the other, which was only partially double, was 20,444,0001. while to make the line double it would take 203,0001. more, or 20,787,0001, giving a saving of a million in favour of the Great North of Scotland line. The CHAIIIMAN said the Learned Counsel was including the cost of the line from Nairn to Aberdeen, which was hardly fair, when he was comparing a line from Bertha to Inverness with the Great North of Scotland. Mr. At7STIN said then lie would not touch again on costs,but come at once to an immediate comparison with the engineering merits of the two lines. Well, then, the summit of the Highland line was 1,4.50 feet high, while the summit of the Great North of Scotland only reached an altitude of 500 feet. On the Great North line the severest gradient was 1 in 100, oar the Highland line 1 in 70 15 0 n t h ee Great North line out of 138 miles thee wer e Bl r e onl on a gradient of lin 105, while on th ig y hla . nd m h l l in e e s there were 15 miles under l in 150. On the Highland ne t ere were 8 miles of 1 in 75, 7 of 1 in 84, 21 of 1 in 100, 4 of 1 in 102, and lofl in 104. This summit and these gradients, he boldly . asserted, we pr re unecedented. Mr. , the gentleman who ld out the line, the Committee would see Mitchell from this, was the greatest ai mountain climber that had ever been - heard of. He beat Napoleon outright, and quite eclipsed Hannibal. He recollected reading a work of several hundred pages, written by a gentleman at Cambridge, and detailing hew Hannibal crossed the Alps, but after this line will have passed, he had no doubt there would be quarto's written about Mr. Mitchell.—(Laughter.) He thought then he had shown that this line reached the greatest altitude with the severest gradients through the wildest country, and with a single rail, of any line known in Bri tain. Besides the decision of the Committee in its favour, then there was only one thing that would surprise him, and that was the mak ing of the line. Now Ile came to the question of cost of making, and after the evidence of Mr. Lee, it was important for the Com mittee to take this question into their serious consideration. Mr. Lee had told them that upon the Sheffield and Manchester, a line infinitely more superior to thie in point of gradients, and nothing near its length, the cost of working swallowed up a clear half of the gross receipts. What, then, would be the cost in this case? That was an important point for the Committee to decide, and one which alone he thought ought to prove fatal to the passing of this Bill. He said then there was sufficient to justify the Committee in refusing to hear any further evidence in favour of the Perth and Inverness line, and to say that their sanction to the Groat :North of Scotland Bill ought not further to be delayed. The Committee postponed their decision till to-morrow, and ad journed shortly after four o'clock. GROUP TX, CALEDONIZZT (TESI.7)IIIENX AND DRANCLIZS). As arrangements respecting the junctions to be effected by this scheme with the existing lines south of the Clyde could not be come to this morning, it was agreed to postpone its further consideration till the 27th, in order to get the assent of the House to certain devia tions that would be required to meet the objections of the Committee, but which involved an infringement of the standing orders. GLASGOW AND GELEZNOCK (POLLOC AND GOVAN 8211.17 CH). The case on behalf of this Bill having closed to-day, the Committee declared the preamble of the Bill not proved. The remainder of the sitting was occupied till four o'cloele with the Glasgow Southern Terminal, when the Cominittee adjourned. GROUP XIII. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Sir William Clay in the chair. Members present, Earl Jermyn, Lord Shelburne, Mr. James Ainsworth and Mr. Curteis. GLASGOW, 3:O7I`4TRIES, awn CARLISLE. The case on behalf of this line having dozed on Friday last, the case for the opposition commenced this morning on the assembling of the Committee. Mr. COCKBURN said he appeared on behalf of the Glasgow and Carlisle road trustees, and the grounds on which he did so were that the line crossed their road twice on the level, between Dumfries and Carlisle, whereas the Caledonian crossed the road by bridges. The petitioners likewise thought that the Caledonian served the wants of the district better than the Dumfries scheme. The case of Scotland, in regard to compensation, was also different to that of England, and the petitioners complained that due compensation was not given to the road trustees for the abstraction of traffic which the Dumfries line would occasion. The CHAIRMAN suggested that those points were more subjects for clauses than to be brought against the preamble of the Bill. Clauses ought to be drawn up to meet the objections submitted to the Committee, when, if the preamble was agreed to, they would be considered. This course being assented to, the Committee proceeded to the consideration of the CALEDONIAN (EXTENSION AND BRA.NCRES). Counsel for the promoters, Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Hope, Mr. Rickards, and Mr. Pickering. Mr. Graham, the agent of the Bill, was examined as to compliance with Mr. T. Duncombe's resolutions, and the necessary documents in relation thereto put in and received. Mr. Commute' opened the proceedings for the opposition of the Caledoniast against the Dumfries scheme, and also on behalf of the Dumfries branch of the former Company. He said he would reserve his statement till the close of the evidence he intended to call, when he would make a review of the whole. He hoped also, before the close of the evidence for this Dumfries branch, that the Caledonian Extension Bill would be read a second time, and ready to proceed with in Committee, in which case it would not be expedient or just to give any decision till that was likewise gone into, as it formed a material point in the Caledonian case. Mr. Locke, civil engineer, said he was the engineer of the Cale donian Company. His attention had been called to railway commu nication with Scotland in 183 G or 1837. Some time after that a com mission was appointed, for *which he made a survey, and laid a re port before the commissioners. The Caledonian trunk line was the result of his survey. This line was substantially adopted by the com missioners. When the Caledonian Company was formed, witness was appointed its engineer, and the present Caledonian scheme was brought out. His scheme was brought under the considera tion of the Board of Trade, as was also the Dumfri©e line on the one side, and the Hawick branch, in connexioa with the North British, on the other. He quite agreed with the passage in the Board of Trade report, that there was not traffic to support two through lines. With careful consideration that was his deliberate opinion. Last year, he believed, he estimated the Caledonian to yield but 534 per cent., after paying working expenses. That esti mate included all the Glasgow and Carlisle traffic, and a cons'• derable portion of the Edinburgh traffic also. He calculated the whole receipts of the Caledonian to be 224,0001. Deduct ing 107,0001. for working expenses, that left 117,0001., which was 514 per cent. on the whole capital. He was quite sure that the Dumfries line and this could not pay together. The Caledonian Company had already expended from 200,000/. to 300,0001., and the expenditure was now about 50,000/., and would soon be double. At the present moment 7,000 men were at work. All the works were contracted for and the land bargained and paid for as it was used. He calculated that the line would be completed by 18 months unless a great number of Bills were carried and workmen could not be obtained. Had he conceived last year that this Dumfries lime on the. one side and the Ilawiek Extension on the other, would be granted this year, he would not have advised those contracts to be entered into. It was his opinion that the Cale donian line was the best line to the north as well as to Glasgow and Edinburgh. The Edinburgh and Glasgow traffic would be much crippled by rival lines, but the north traffic could never be taken away. The north traffic, however, would not at all compensate the Company for the capital expended. Last year, after long and anxious inqulries in both Houses, and after the examination of about a hundred witnesses, both Committees decided in favour of the Cale donian scheme. The Dumfries branch was then struck out as not being sufficiently digested, and being strongly opposed by the Annan people, because it did not touch there. This year a branch was proposed which went front Dumfries, by Annan, to Gretna. Even, as between Dumfries and Glasgow, the distance by the Caledonian scheme was shorter than tire Dutnfries scheme, the:Celedonlan scheme also connected Dumfries in a better manner with Edinburgh. The inhabitants of Paisley would also, he believed, be at least as well accommodated as by the Nithsdale scheme. As it respects Dumfries, the inhabitants of Ayr, Maybole, and Girvan, would be accommodated by the Ayrshire and Galloway line from Ayr to Castle Douglas. Ile considered the inhabitants of Carlisle and Canonbie would also be better accommodated by the Caledonian scheme than by the Nithsdale. Should the Caledonian extension line be granted Ayrshire generally would be well supplied, and there would exist no reason whatever for the Osrmation of the Nithsdale line, on the plea of accommodating local traffic. lie had kept in view from the beginning that the Dumfries traffic would be an im ps hem in connexion with the Caledonian scheme. Ile had estimated last year to run through from end to end four passenger trains and two goods trains; the passenger trains to carry twenty persons each. Ile applied the same data to the Dumfries branch. He had made allowance for all possible traffic, not this was the result. He was quite certain that the two lines could not exist on the traffic, and had he thought that two such lines would be sanctioned he would not have advised any of his friends to take a share, or have taken one himself. The competition that must ensue would only end in a combination, from which the public would greatly suffer. Looking at the table of the towns from which the Dumfries and Nithsdale scheme expected their traffic, he saw many places from which the Caledonian lisle took credit for traffic last year. Cross-examined by Mr. Foasena=lle would not say that the Ayrshire and Galloway line would be the best route from Dumfries into Ayrshire, lent it would be a convenient one. He did not know what sort of line that was, as he had nothing to do with it. Ile had no objection to a line from Kilmarnock and Duinfries if it could be shown that the local' traffic would warrant it, arid if tile Caledonian scheme and extension were opened, and not likely to suffer from the competition of this Nithsdale line. Still he thought the two lines too near, and the country too thinly populated, to warrant tire construction of both. He was decidedly of opinion that there was not traffic for two lines. If the Caledonian line was opened and paying 10 per cent., his views would be very much modified ; then his opinion might be, that there was room for another line. At present it would be hard on those who had embarked their capital in the Caledonian scheme to allow another line of railway without waiting to see what the traffic of the line already granted would be. The Caledonian promoters as sumed the whole of the Dumfries traffic last year. Ile admitted the branch now Proposed was substantially the same as the south pertl u n of the Nithsd a l e sc h eme of last Until the issue of th e Caledonian was tried he scheme of the kind lik e the not es anythink ee l a new sanctioned by Parliament. I n d o i ng nothe a did s e daicshould think inte rests of Ayrshire would be sacrificed, as they w the Caledonian Extension. II thought that nothinguld be consulted by ea at present Should be done that would damagethe construction and of a great national scheme like tire Caledonian. Th e Whole capital the Caledonian , Extension with which Ayrshire was t o b e accOrti t mo dated, was about 1,700,000/. In the:whole. The Ayrshire portion of this Would be more expensive than that to Peebles. The expense would be from 12,000/. to 14,0001. per mile. lie did not recollect the terms of the prospectus of the Caledonians issued in 1844, which set forth that the returns would be 8 per cent. tic understood the capital stated there was 1,800,000/., whereas the capital in the Bill, when it went before Parliament, was 2,100,000/. I T f his made a considerable differ- ence in the calculation of returns. Dumf ries was not named in the prospectus, he had alw a y s calculated for a considerable amount of traffic from there. when brought Re-exam i ne d—He was satisfied the estimates, before Parliament last year, were fairly made. The . amount of capital had been increased in order to meet the case, which close in vestigation subsequent to the issuing of tire prospectus required. Ile was quite sure sh; per cent. was a fair calculation. lle would not like to guarantee even that In answer to a request of the Chairman, Mr. Locke promised to prepare by to-morrow a table of the dis tance from London to Edinburgh, by the east coast route, In com parison with the London and Birmingham Grand Junction and Cale donian schemes ; also the distance from London to Glasg,ow by the Caledonian, compared with the Dumfries and Ayrshire route, both by Doiry as well as by the Earrhead and Neilston direct route. Mr. Hope Johnstone, M.P., for Dumfriesshire, examined—Said he _ _ was chairman of the Caledonian Company. It had always been in view to accommodate Dumfries, but the main object was a direct conentliaation between the north and the south. He did not believe the Isilthsdale lino could Eco-exist with the Caledonian, so at both to pay. Had both lines been granted last year he couhi not have advise:l the shareholders to proceed with the works. Wu:: his knowle,!ge of tile country, he considered if the Dumfries Branch was ferreca alocg wall the Caledonian Extension that an aburel .nt accommodation weull be given—lie would not say a complete, still it woull be tura.: be so well supplied was the district be which was a thinly-populated agrier estimate that the profits would not The witness was cross - exam i ne d by Mr. LIDDELL, on behalf of the Duke of Buceleuch, the Marquis of Queensberry, anal Lord Mansfield, wb ~...,opt Du fries, la against the utearics Brench ; [also on behalf of the . " w i ar elicitd. rnfriel, and Cerli.le s c h eme , fait no point of intoortanee air. Smith, of alanstoani tho deposed as to the character of the valley of the Niih. The cou ntry Ayrshire end, near to Cumnock, was very good, and abounded ia Cent pock, the val'ey of the Nith be n c h"' alt, but alter leaviug New Cum i narrow and sterile, and continued so till near to Dumfriesainwe very it expanded and became rich. The population in the ne i ghtacur = l uhar and Thorn hill wee very thin—both the agricultural and village population— 1 the route only supported one two-horse c‘oaclevillac was well ac quainted with tile drailline, and he thought the iten i of traffic under ep f o ro sterous. Ile this head, calculated by the Nithsdale Company, Cumnock did not believe that l2,&10 tons of tiles would be taken from Dumfries. Ile believed they could be made conveniently near Dumfries. Besides, the draining could be as well carried out with stones as by tiles. T., allow for such a tile traffic, there woulditi required 03 tile works to be started at Cumnock, which was not at all necessary. To use the number of tiles estimated for, 2,391 acr es would require to be drained yearly, at an expense of 24,0001. The cross-examination of the witness did not materially vary the points elicited by his examination in chief, beyond the admission that be did not know tor a fact there was clay for tiles to be found in the valley of the Nith, though, judging from the geological charActer Of The portion that would not veezi Dumfries and Cumnock, teal district. Ile agretil in the per cent, the country, theremust be. He had been told that clay was found at Sanquhar. _ To the CliAnt3fAN—He thought that eltty would be found also between Thornhill and Algirth-bridge. The price of tiles at Cum nock was about 30s. a ton. Re-examined—With the facilities of obtaining ston s in the valley of the Nith, he did not think that tiles would be carried at any great length. He would, under such circumstances, prefer stone to tiles. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. s GROUP XX. This Committee did not meet to-clay. Its sittings will be resumed to-morrow at the usual hour. GROUP XXVII. Le This mon, e C ralraan. mirtteere-assembled to-day at the usual hour ; Sir Charles SOUTH MIDLAND. ——— - The formal evidence as to estimates, &c., commenced the pro ceedings of this morning. Mr. Brown, Secretary to the Company, was examined to prove the amount of capital, and how allotted, Sz.e. This witness was subjected to along cross-examination by Mr. Ser geant Wrangham, with the view of showing tha t the p resent capital was not the capital proposed to be raised by the original scheme ; and also the extent of shares subsequently allotted to the Directors of the Midland Railway Company, the scrip being then at a premium of seven. Mr. Jay was examined upon the subject of traffic, and confirmed the evidence already given on that point. The evidence on traffic was continued, and two witnesses, Mr. Alger, from Bedford, and an agent from a colliery in Leicestershire,' occupied the remainder of the day. The Committee 'adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow, when the engineering evidence will be proceeded with. TEE BUN I LONDON, , MONDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1846. members of the force were at liberty to attend any place of re ligious worship they thought fit. Those belonging to the Es tablished Church had seats provided for them in almost every church in their respective districts; and Kith regard to the others, they were left at full liberty to go wherever they pleased. all the clergy of a rural deanery in Wiltshire, against the union of the see's of St. Asaph and Bangor. CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. Lord FAVERSHAM presented petitions from York, against the Charitable Trusts Bill. Lord Eldon, the Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Campbell, presented shinier petitions. Lord CAMPBELL postponed his Registration Bill, which stood to-night for the first reading. CLERKS OF THE CROWN (IRELAND). The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that he would, on Friday next, call the attention of the House to the late appointment of Clerks of the Crown in Ireland. The Earl of ORKNEY presented a petition in favour of free trade. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Rev. Dr. Magee, of Harold's Cross, Dublin, praying the House not to pass into a law a measure which had been introduced by the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, and which would sanction the introduction of Papal bulls into this country, by which he would lie much alarmed. GRAND JURY ASSESS RATES (IRELAND). Earl GREY presented a petition from Basingsloe against the rates levied under this Bill. CONDITION OF RAILWAY LABOURERS. The NOBLE EARL also presented a petition from Glasgow praying their Lordships to adopt some measures to improve the condition of the labourers employed on the numerous railways throughout the country. HIGH CONSTABLES' BILL. On the motion of the Duke of RICHMOND this Bill was read a third time and passed. THE RELIGIOUS OPINIONS' RELIEF BILL. The Bishop of EXETER then rose to propose that the queg tions of which he had given notice with respect to this Eill should be put to the Judges. He said their Lordships would readily believe that it was with the deepest reluctance that he rose to move their adoption, and that he hesitated much before he prevailed on himself to give the Learned Judges the additional trouble, which, in the event of their Lordships acceding to them, would be imposed upon them. He felt this the more be cause at the present moment they were much oppressed by the additional amount of business which they had to discharge. He did not think their Lordships need go further for an opinion as to what the law actually was than their own walls. He hoped that the Noble and Learned Lcrd on the woolsack would feel himself bound peculiarly to look upon the matter in a judicial point of view. The Bill be fore their Lordships was brought in by the Noble and Learned Lord himself. By this Bill it was proposed to strike out of the statute-book those important statutes or parts thereof which have been ever considered as - the main bulwarks of the constitution of England—England, as an independent mo narchy. In the Bill before their Lordships, which had been read a second time, and which it is hereafter proposed to go into Committee upon, theiri Lordships would be invited to repeal so much of an Act passed in the first year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth to re s t ore t o th e C rown i ts ancientjurisdiction over the state of England. Their Lordships would see that the tendency of that Act was to make it no longer punishable to assert the supremacy of the Pope. He needed not to remind their Lordships that this supremacy had been claimed by the Pope prior to the reign of Queen Elizabeth. He had claimed and exercised that power in deposing King John. The same Pope (Innocent III.) claimed jurisdiction and power over a succeeding King in the year 1215, in these words—" Is not the. King of England our vassal, or, rather, our slave?" This was the power to be restored by this Bill, should their Lordships think fit to pass the same. In these remote times Paul 111. deposed Henry VIII., and released his subjects from their allegiance. Just before the Act in question passed Paul IV. had acted with equal vio lence towards Queen Elizabeth. He declared it was the height of presumption for Queen Elizabeth to claim the crown of England without his permission. It was under those provocations that the first statute of Elizabeth was passed, and unless there was some inherent vigour in the constitutional laws of England, which would make it, in spite of the statue which the Noble and Learned:Lord proposed to re peal, penal for any one to put forth the power of the Pope to any such extent, we will no longer protect it from the recurrences of such attempts at power. The object of his motion was that their Lordships would satisfy themselves that of inherent power_ in the constit u ti on to prevent such offences as those. He had thought it right to propose those questions, because it was not directly in the Bill before their Lordships, nor in the Act which they proposed to repeal any clause which made punishable to write, print, teach by express words, deed, or act, or maliciously deny the Queen's supremacy. The express denial of the Queen's supremacy was not made punishable by the Ist of Elizabeth. It asserted the Queen's supremacy, but it said nothing on the subject of denial, nor did the Bill which he held in his hand. Of course the Queen's supremacy was as clear, undeniable, and unquestionable as any part of the constitution of this land, over things spiritual as well as temporal, and to deny that supremacy must be a grave offence against the constitution, and ought to be punishable at common law. But it was absolutely necessary for this House to know whether that was the case or or not before they pros/ceded to legislate with respect to the penal enactments of the Ist statute of Elizabeth. On the sub ject of Royal supremacy, he need not tell their Lerdships that they had the highest legal authority for stating that it was a part —a special part—of the monarchy of this land.— ( Hear, hear.) He need not say that Lord Coke and Sir Matthew Hale had expressed their opinions on that subject, on the strongest terms. He, therefore, hoped that the denial of that supremacy must be an offence against the common law. He should be quite content if the Noble Lord on the Woolsack would answer that question decisively and say that it was punishable by the common law. When on a former occasion he addressed their Lordships on the second reading of this Bill, when his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack proposed the insertion of a declaration of the Queen's supremacy, he declared that he should have no hesitation in expressing himself satisfied with that, if his Noble and Learned Friend would go one step further—if he would consent to a punishment being annexed for the crime of denying the Sovereign's supre macy. But his Noble and Learned Friend refused to advance this step ; he said that this was what he could not do ; that it was contrary to the policy which had actuated them in bringing forward the Bill ; and this was the reason why he wished to extort from his Noble and Learned Friend the inqui.y whether the denying of the Queen's supremacy would be punishable at common law. The Pope claimed a spiritual jurisdiction in pro exteriorum, but if tne claims advanced by him were alloyed, it would give a power to him which their ancestors viewed with great jealousy, because they thought that it gave to a foreign power an essen tial authority over the Crown of this country. But he (the Bishop of Exeter) must be permitted to say, that the jurisdiction of the Pope in pro exteriorum was of that extended character that the subjects of this country could not allow. The Pope's claim in pro interioti, affected the conscience, and was, therefore, of a most formidable character. The Pope had the power of deposing kings and governments, by absolving men from their oaths of allegiance. It was, therefore, he thought, necessary to protect this country against such influence if they cou ld d o so cons i stent l y, and through the medium of an Act of Parliament. The House would find that the Pope not only still had that power, but that it was justified by some o f t h e most modern and liberal Roman Catholics writers of this country. Dr. Milner and Dr. O'Connell, than whom there was not a more liberal man, for instance, justified, nay, advocated the power of the Pope to absolve parties from their allegiance. The extract from the work of the Rev. Gentleman went to show the great danger of the power of absolution from oath by the ministers of the Roman Catholic religion. An officer of the army, for instance, professing that faith, might be absolved from the oath which he had taken, and disavow his allegianec to his Sovereign.—(Beer.) The individual was not allowed to judge for himself, but was entirely in the power of those who were the heads of the reli gion which he professed, as they led him to believe that they could absolve him from any indignity. Need he say that in this consisted the whole danger to which he referred. He said this power of absolving from oath, which was admitted by the highest Roman Catholic authorities, must not be set forth in this Protestant land—that such a power could not exist without great danger to the country. —( Hear. ) Their Lordships would see that there was a wide difference between entertaining an opinion, and extolling., putting forth, and maintaining it to the world. Let those persons in com munion with the Pope believe, if they pleased, his supremacy, and let them in their conscience act as they thought the doctrine taught them; but let them not feel at liberty to set forth to the world those opinions. They are immoral, and being immoral, they are consequently indecent. Would the opinion of the Anabaptists be tolerated in this country, who maintain that every thing should be held in common? The remarks he was making did not of course refer to those Noble Lords present, who were in communion with the Pope. It was proposed to strike out these statutes from the statute book, without any practical evil having been brought forward as resulting from 'their continuance on the statute-book. No; it was not said that there was any grievance of that kind, but they were told that they were put into an invidious position. If they were a people of that sort he had, for his own part, not the slightest objection to extend to them any privileges which were consistent with the full security and enjoyment of the Protestant Constitution of this country. He would now proceed to say something with respect to the other question that he should move their Lordships to propose to the Learned Judges—he meant that which asked, whether independently of so much of the said Act of the first year of the reign of Elizabeth before recited, and also before the said Act passed in the fifth year of the same reign, and also of the Act passed in the thir teenth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth as is above recited, and also of the fifth year of the said Queen's reign, and also of an Act passed in the thirteenth year of the acid Queen's reign, intituled " An Act against the bringing in and putting in exe cution of bulls, writings, or instruments, and other su p ers titi ous things, from the Se e oißome," it is an offence against the law of England, and punishable hs such, to bring in or put in execu tion any such bull, writings,orinstruments from the see of Rome. He was not sure whether this question would receive from the Learned Judges such an answer a 3 would fully satisfyhim in this case. He was afraid that those learned persons would hesitate before they spoke of bulls generally. in such a manner. He wished they might. He hoped that they might. Bulls were matters known to the laws of England. They were mentioned in the Statutes and laws of England. Therefore the Learned Judges would, he prepared to put a construction upon the word " bull." Their Lordships would permit him to say that bulls were instruments that had passed as it were under the Great Seal of the Pope of Rome. They were in fact such _instruments as passed under the Great Seal of our own Gracious Sovereign. tt Briefs " were on the contrary under the Privy Seal of Rome. bulls were so called (if their Lordships would forgive him whilst he made the explanation from a barbarous Greek word, " b ou l a , " which signi fied a leaden instrument. There were "bulls of grace'' to d " bulls of justice'," the seals of the former being attached the :written documents by twine, whilst those of the latter consisted of some less dignified material. In respect of these butls, he would re mind their Lordships that it was not until a late year that it was absolutely compul sory on Queen Elizabeth to propose t o Parliament acd on 4ar liamcnt to enact this statute which was now about to be expurged. That statute not only made it high treason to introduce a bull such as that which Pious the Fifth issued against Queen Elizabeth, deposing that Sovereign, declaring her . throne vacant, and call ing on her subjects to disobey her authority. It was not for that reason that this statute was enacted, but because it was found impossible to define the bulls in such a way as to make it safe to permit the introduction of any bulls at all. and therefore it was that this statute very wisely, as he thought, prohibited all Bills whatever. He should be very glad if they could possibly discover any mode in which the introduction of these Bills could be punished in a Better manner; but the ac t of introducing hulls into this land interfered with the Sovereign power of the land, and was therefore in itself an act of high treason, and therefore it was that these two great men, Sir Mathew Hale and Coke, defended this particular Act as necessary for the best interests of the country ; that very Act it was now proposed to rescind, He should be glad if the Noble and Learned Lord, when he proposed to strike out, this statute would propose to intro duce a something which would perfect them generally from the introduction of papal bulls into this country, and if they found that the common law did riot affect this object, then he trusted that the Noble and Learned Lord would insert a clause which would answer that object. Before he sat down he felt it necessary to make one or two remarks, because it , B 111DPO II T ELECTION. Mr. G. I3ANKES said he had a petition to present en rather a peculiar nature, and he trusted he should have the indulgence of the House if he departed from the general rule which had been laid down, that no Member should address the House on presenting a petiti on . Th e petition, however, which he had to present on this occasion involved a matter of privilege, and a matter upon which the House would have to decide. He believed be might at once state that there was no precedent to be found similar to the ca:e he had now to lay before the House, and he had some doubt whether it would be considered a question of privilege or not ; at all events, supposing this petition to be true, and he had no reason to doubt that it was true, it deserved the serious at tention of the House. He would state the substance of it, in order that the House might judge for itself cf the degree of importance to be attached to it. The petition was signed b 7 William Lockhart, an elector of the borough of Bridport. The House was aware that the minutes of the evidencp of the Bridport Election Committee had been printed. It would be seen from that retort tl at the decision of that Committee turned solely upon the question as to whe ther the vote of an elector—who was the Mr. Lockhart in question—which gave the majority for the late sitting Member, had been erroneously placed in the return. The Committee found that it had, and the decision caused the sitting of the Hon. Member who new sat in the House for Bridport. The SPEAKER intimated to the Hon. .Member that the question involved no matter of privilege, and it was out of order to speak on the presentation of the petition. Mr. BANKES—It would appear, then, by this petition that there were grounds of objection to Mr. Baillie Cochrane's elec tion, but it was also certain that there were equal objections to the election of Mr. Romilly ; but during the last year the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government had declared the determination of the Committees should be satisfactory. The SPEAKER—The Hon. Member must give notice of a breach of privilege before he can introduce the subject in this manner. Mr. BANKES—Then I must rest upon this position, that the petitioner should be heard at the bar of the House. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. ORDERS OF THE DAY. The Bill for the Northern and Southern Connecting Rail way was postponed. HANTS POLICE CASE. Mr. COLLETT wished to ask whether there was any foundation for the statement that police-constable Hale still remained in the police force of that county, and whether Sir Charles Hay wood still remained in the magistracy? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the question put by the Hon. Member, the House would see, had been put upon an exparte statement. Mr. COLLETT said that that statement was the founda tion of his question ; and he had every reason to believe it was correct. Sir JAMES GRAHAM hoped that some time longer than four days would be given to make an inquiry such as that called for by the Hon. Member into the character and conduct of a gentleman of high character, and well known to them all. Mr. O'CONer ELL—Let the Hon. Member hand the,state ment to the Right Hon. Baronet. Mr. COLLETT said he would persevere in his notice to ask the question, and begged to hand the statement to the Right Hon. Gentleman. THE CORN BILL. Sir J. GRAHAM moved the order of the day for the third reading of the Corn Bill. The Marquis of G RANBY said, that in rising to address the House upon this question, he trusted he would receive the in dulgence of the House for a short time. Ile would oppose this Bill, because upon it depended the fate of the poor man and the labourer, and because it was a question of whether the Beg lishman was to be superior to the foreigner. Before be entered on the question before the House, he wished to make a few ob servations on the manufactures of this country. The Noble Lord near him (Lord G. Bentinck) the other night said, and said truly, that they did not desire to see the manufactures of this country decline.—( Hear, hear.) They did not wish to see the stream of its prosperity conducted into worn-out and useless channels. They wished to see it like the noble river outside those walls, flowing in a continued and full stream, and not like a rushing torrent, that at one time inundated the country, and at another, dried up to an useless and unprofitable pool. They did not wish to see the manufacturing interest decline, although they knew the evils of the present system ; for when properly conducted they were of benefit to the country. If any proof of that fact were wanted, the Right Hon. Baronet the First Minister of the Crown, whom he did not then see in his place, had given it to them the other night. The Right Hon. Gen tleman had said that those counties in the neighbourhood of the manufacturing districts were more prosperous than those counties further removed. The inference that should be drawn from that was, that they should endeavour to draw the two in terests closer together. We should endeavour to create a better circulation of the blood in their own veins, and should not assist other counties which did not require it. These were the principles which should be applied, and he believed that these were the principles which had long been entertained by many of the manufacturers. He did hope that they would show the world that her Majesty's Government were not bound by the Anti- Corn-law League, by not giving up their present principles. The object of the corn-laws was much misunderstood. They (the anti-protectionists) said that they starved the people. He denied it.--(Hear, hear.) He said that their object was to supply food to the people at a constant and moderate price.— ( Hear, hear.) There were two great principles involved in this question. The first principle was that by the continuance of protection they would be able to feed the people from the produce of their own soil. Employment would be given to the people of this country—healthy and manly employment—an employment under which, if many of those gentlemen who sat till a late hour in this heated and ill-ventilated apartment would have recourse to, they would in a short time become much more vigorous, and capable to discharge their duties with more etlicacyt. The second principle was that if any deficiency took place in the supply of their own produce they would be enabled to have from their colonies as much as would meet that deficiency, and by this means the colonies would be benefited; but if scarcity arose, and the corn-laws were abolished, foreign produce would then come into competi tion with their colonial produce, to the detriment of the latter. —( Hear.) The Noble Lord near him (Lord G. Bentinck) proved that the capabilities of this country were able to meet the demands of its increasing population ; for from the recent return of the averages he showed that there were 19,000 quarters of an increase of corn as compared with 1842. (" Hear, hear," from Lord George Bentinck). Another point which, though not immediately connected with the corn-laws, had yet an indirect reference to them, and was of very great importance. As it was much better stated in a book which he held in his hand he would take the liberty of read ing it from a work of Mr. Allison "On population." The Noble Lord then read a passage, showing how corn had been bought up by the speculators and bonded till a period of scarcity. This he considered diminished the supply in our markets, while it augmented th a t o f t h e fore i gn mar k et. He would advise the House to pause and consider well what effect such a system had upon the scarcity of corn, and, therefore, whether it would not be better to reform such an abuse, than to pass such a sweeping measure as t h at b e f ore the House. The Right Hon. Baronet had informed the House that those laws which he once considered politic, were now unjust. Looking at the amount of taxation in this country, and at the amount of capital which had been spent on the faith of those laws in improving lend, he could only say that they were not unjust, but highly politic and necessary to the state of the country.—( Hear, hear, from Lord G. Bentinck.) But he went en to state that there was great distress under the present corn-law. He feared that might be true in particular cases, but he thought that the farmer who threw off his good warns great coat on a winter's day because it was cold would act just as wisely as the farmer who threw off pro tection because some distress existed.--(Cheers.) They were also told that protection was the bane of agri culture, and that it wanted competition to excite it. lle denied that protection was such ; but if it was, must it net also be the bane of manufactures? It was not likely that it should be bane of the one and not. ,of the other. Why, what a great injustice; the Hon. Baronet was fond of the word, to protect the one and leave the other decenceless. Of course, the answer would be that protection was afforded to the former for the purposes of revenue ; and he would ask, had not pl a owhich liecould agriculturethe same recommendcl claim upon On ttho theem. He Righth a , h vo e o considered, Baronet a it was a great commercial plan, and one which would answer all purposes. They might read in the first pages of almost all economists hear.)tl e ia a tmoderate \y taxationh this did thenconsi wasderably stltiiemuyleartey political t i h n i de n eu g os ntro h_ich they wanted. Let him adopt this plan and he would do away with the injustice and double the revenue.—( Hear, hear.) But in truth protection was a benefit in one case as much as the other. He held in his hand a letter written by a Noble ancestor of his more than two cen turies ago, and he considered that the cause of protection could be stated by few in that House in a clearer manner. The no bleman to whom he referred was Lord Travers Roos. The letter was addressed to Mr. Carey. In this letter the writer said that an importation of corn was an exportation of money, and that even in a case of necessity it was a hurt to the common wealth. If the importation of corn was unlimited the effect of it would be to destroy husbandry, and therefore the poor wou!d starve for the want of work, as tillage land would be thrown into sheep pasturage. What, asked the wi iter, was the use of corn being cheap if the poor man had no money to purchase it with? This was the opinion entertained in 1610 on this subject. He now came to the most important point in the argument. It was the relation of the rate of wages to the price of I . .ed. ( Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Baronet ,the Member for Tamworth, said that he could no longer sup! ort the corn-laws, because the price of corn did not affect the rate of wages. The Right Hon. Baronet dismissed the manufacturing labourers at once from his:consideration. To that be ( Lord John Manners) would say he had heard it stated by more than one Member on the opposite side of the House, that the principal at gument why the corn-laws should be repealed was, that by the reduced f w o a r e g i e g s n e p r ai s. r_l l ( ar a , bo hear.) urer they c This was be tterpo int, co mpe e with however, in o ihist (Lord J. Manners's) opinion that should not be determined in such a summary manner. But he would proceed with the argument as it related to the agricultural labourers. The Right Hon. Baronet said that during the year 1837 the price of corn varied 385. Between 1837 and 184 1 the variation of the price was 363; whereas during the same period, the rate of wages varied but ls., varying from 10s. to lls. per week. NOW, he (Lord J. Manners) must say, had this been the ease, there would have been some show of reason for not maintaining the corn -laws. But he submitted, the Right Hon. Caronet had been mistaken, in the argument. If the Right Hon. Baronet would go down to Thetford, he would find it otherwise than he had repre sented, and that though the money rates of wages might not have much varied the actual wages received in other modes than by money, had greatly altered. He (Lord J. Manners) relied on certain returns furnished to the House of Lords by a Noble Relative of his, and these returns showed what bad been the variation in the rate of wrges in the neighbourhood of Bel voir. In 1838 he collected the average wages of forty-two labourers near .Belvoir, by going throughout the different cottages in the labourers. (LEFT STEAKINU.) HOUSE OF LORDS Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. ST. ASAPH AND 13ANGOR. The Bishop of HEREFORD presented a petition from the Rural Dean of Swansea union of thes-! sees. SELLLNG SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS ON THE SABBATH:_ The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented a petiton from the town of Canterbury, against the sale of spirituous liquors on tilt' Lord's-day, and praying that the law which regulated the sale of those liquors in London on that day might be extended to tl. , e provinces. CHA RITABLE TRUSTS' BILL. The Most REV. PRELATE also presented a petition from the Corporation of Deal against this Bill. He had heard that there was no corpse ration in the kingdom which acted more consci entiously in tl to application of the funds entrusted to ther care, for charitable purposes, than the Corporation of Deal.' SUNDAY TRADING. The Earl s T. GERMANS presented a petition against the sale of spiri,'Lpus liquors on Sunday. SEES OF ST. ASAPII AND BANGOR. The Duke of :RICHMOND presented a petition signed by Iwas only that feeling the want of these laws, he had been compelled to ask the Noble Lord these questions. The were called upon to acknowlecfre this. Papal power which had for ages been the bane of nations without the slightest rea son being urged in the 13111 itself for their doing so. Those who had introduced this Bill had not taken upon themselves the peril to say that it was expedient to repeal this power. There was scarcely a single statute which did not give some reason, in the shape of preamble, for its being passed ; and were they in this instance to depart from the constitutional rules of the country, and pass an Act, without saying why or wherefore, which affected the supremacy of the Crown of England. It was remarkable that it was only two years ago since the Noble and Learned Lord struck out of the Bill the very clauses he now in troduced. The Noble and Learned Lord opposite had upon the occasion to which he alluded introduced .a Bill for repealing these Acts, and he applied to his Noble and Learned Friend to know how such an Act was to be met, and to express an earnest hope that it would not be permitted to pass, and he had the satis faction of finding afterwards that it did not pass. It was for these reasons that he thought it necessary to appeal to the Noble and Learned Lord who represented the Government in that House, and to the other Noble and Learned Lords on the opposite Benches to apply their judicial minds to the ques tions which he should take the liberty of propounding to them. The Right Rev. Prelate concluded by proposing that the fol lowing questions be submitted to the judges :—Whether, independently of so much of the Act passed in the first year of the reign of Queen Elisabeth, intituled, " An Act restoring to the Crown the ancient jurisdietion over the estate ecclesiastical and spiritual, and abolish ing all foreign powers repugnant to the same," as makes It punishable to affirm, hold, stand with, set forth, maintain, or defend, as therein is mentioned, the authority, pre eminence, power, or jurisdiction, spiritual or ecclesiastical, of any foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, theretofore claimed, used, or usurped within this realm, or to put in use or execute anything for the extolling, advancement, setting forth, maintenance, or defence of any such pretended or usurped jurisdiction, power, pre-eminence, and authority, or any part thereof, and of an Act passed in the fifth year of the said Queen, intitled "An Act for the Assurance of the Queen's Royal Power over all Estates and Subjects within Her Dominions," it is an offence against the law of England, and punishable by the same, by writing, printing, teaching, :preaching, express words, deed, or act, advisedly and maliciously to deny the Queen's supremacy, or to affirm, maintain, and defend any such pretended or usurped power, jurisdiction, or authority of the Pope, or any foreign pri nce , prelate, person, state, er potentats within this realm? (LEFT SITTING.) A VISIT TO MESSRS. STEPHEN SON'S LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE FACTORY. (From the Newcastle Guardian.) Stephenson and the locomotive are names almost synony mous, and everywhere convey the impression of greatness and power. Their influence is now felt in every quarter of the globe, and is doing the work of civilization, both here and in other countries, in a manner and with a rapidity almost incredible. Other men, it is true, are profiting by the ingenuity and the skill of the Stephensons—are gaining opu lence and power by the employment of that simple yet mag.. nificent piece of mechanism which they first set in motion and made patent to the world ; but the name and the fame of these truly great benefactors of the human family, are imperishable, and, even amid the whirlpool of tiny characters that have sprung up, through their labours, they stand forth, conspicuous and exalted among the eminent and the good of the age. Curiosity, and an assurance that a brief account of it might not be unacceptable to our readers, recently induced us to visit Messrs. Stephenson's leviathan establishment. This vast workshop, it may interest those at a distance to know,• is situated in South-area, in the south-west district of this town, close to the river. The works are divided into two factories, on either side'of the street, and thus called "east" and "west." The latter, though the newer, is the more ex tensive of the two, occupying several acres of ground. On entering it, the stranger is at once struck with the novelty, as well as the extent and variety of the operations dis closed. The ear is saluted with the noise of some hundreds of hammers reverberating on boilers and anvils, and the eye is startled by the sight of so many blazing fires and sundry workmen, with the greatest sang froid, carrying about huge bars and plates of red-hot iron ! On examining the various departments, however, the visitor 'soon finds enough in each to engage his closest attention. He is first introduced to a workshop of unusual dimensions, level with the ground, where locomotives are being partially com pleted, and where upwards of forty hands are busily oc cupied in fitting up different parts of the machinery. Over this shop is an equally capacious room, accommo dating about seventy men and boys, who polish and other wise prepare the inside gearing and finer parts of the engines. Each stands in front of a " vice," at which the usual " filing" and "chiselling" are performed; but ingeniously -constructed machinery, driven by steam• power, is placed along the entire space of the room, and facilitates the more difficult task of cutting and modelling cranks, shafts, and wheels. Proceed ing to another part of the works, several locomotives are seen in course of trial, on rails laid for the purpose, and others in course of completion, under a large shed. Adjoining this is the packing, framing, and painting shop, where locomotives, intended for railways at a distance, are taken to pieces, after having been previously tried, and carefully packed in wooden boxes of unusual size and strength. The painting of the ex terior of the carriages is also done in this department, and the framing put together. The boiler-yard, or what is face tiously termed " the musical saloon," is the next place of. interest. Musical this portion of the works most certainly, is, and the music is of the right sort, too—the music of in dustry and enterprise. Fancy an angular shed, in which are some fifty or sixty huge fires, glowing before the roar of the blast; about two hundred stalwart men and boys, all ham mering, rivetting, or otherwise making a deafening noise, some with immense bars and plates of red-hot iron, others inside of boilers or fire-boxes—fancy such a sight, and you have an imperfect idea of this "musical saloon." Many in genious and beautiful specimens of mechanical art are, be sides, seen at work in this department, such as a machine by which riveting bolts are moulded and fitted, and another by which the perforations in the copper fire-boxes of the engines are executed with much skill and exactness. Leaving this, the visitor is conducted to the shop where the tenders are completed, and where a number of joiners are at' work making the boxes used for packing the engines sent to a dis tance. A fine saw-mill for cutting the heavy pieces of tim ber required, is here at work, and, in an upper apartment, wooden patterns for the machinery are prepared by skilful artizans. The east factory differs little from the west, nearly the same kinds of work being performed in both. It is less in extent, but equally interesting and important to the visitor. Some branches are done here which we did not observe else where. Engravers, for example, are constantly employed preparing the plates bearing the engine -makers' name, and also the letters for the name of the locomotive. All the brass castings are hkwewise done in the east factory. Every part of the locomotive, except the metal castings, are prepared and completed in both factories. The drawings and plans of theengines are executed in a separate department of the works, by a number of artists, who, judging from the speci mens shown us, seem to seflect no ordinary credit on their worthy employers. In passing through the various departments, the visitor cannot fail to observe the singularly well arranged and or derly manner in which everything in this great establisment is conducted. Nothing like disorder or confusion appears anywhere, and the various branches seem to proceed with exrraordlnary exactness and regularity. In several of the different shops, little boards arc seen with the name of some distinguished contritutor to the arts and sciences inscribed, such as Watt, Maudslay, Smeaton, &c. In the east factory, this feature of the establishment assumes more of a loyal character, the names being the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, &c. It is almost unnecessary to inform our readers that the Messrs. Stephenson's establishment is the largest and most complete, of its kind, in the world; and such is the demand for locomotives that they have lately been obliged to open another factory, which is now being furnished, at West Forth Banks, They employ nearly one thousand men and boys, and pay weekly, in wages, about 1,000/. Apprentices, who are admit ted only on payment of a handsome premium, are sent to them from all parts of the world, and from nearly all ranks of society. At present, the demand for locomo tives is such that they cannot furnish the numbers ordered. Nearly all they have completed for some time past, and are now completing, are for foreign lines of railway. During the last year, they have sent out fully fifty-six locomotives, and this year the number is expected to increase to about eighty, besides repairing not a few old engines. Such an establish ment may well be pronounced one of the wonders of modern times—a noble example of British enterprise and skill, and a lasting honour to its worthy proprietors, and especially to the north of England. GROUP XXX. This Committee reassembled to-day, at the usual hour, presen Lord Charles Wellesley (Chairman), and the other Members. AIMESI3I7I3.Ir AND TRILTITE 3UNC'r'lOl7. Mr. CoRRY, on the part of the Duke of Buckingham, was hoard to-day. The Learned Counsel contended that the statements with respect to the Cambridge and Oxford Railway, which were put 0 r ward by the counsel for that Bill were not sustained by the evi dence. The line was, to speak M general terms, defective in its geo graphical situation, and th e a d vantages that would result to literature and science, even according to the showing of the learned gentlemen who had been examined in support of the Bill, were too trifling to call for a railway. The other advantages that would result from this railway were quite speculative. Tor instance, with re ference to coals. Could any one that had listened to the evidence be satisfied that there would be such a traffic in that commodity as was contended for by his Learned Friends ? It we, necessary for him to say a word as to the description of evidence that had been adduced to prove the nega tive of what he advanced. His learned: friend did not call coal merchants to give evidence on this subject, though one would have supposed they would have been the most eligible witnesses, but straw-plait manufactures, though when they had to make good any statement respecting farms, they were sure to call farmers. But coming at another point, it was stated by the promoters of the Oxford and Cambridge Railway, that there would be a profit of 61,i per cent. on the total capital. Now, he felt satisfied that he could prove to the Committee from the evi dence, that instead of realising this profit of 64 per cent. from this railway, there would be a deficiency of 3 Per cent. on the capital to be laid out on the undertaking. The gross profit was stated by Mr. Pilck, upon whose evidence such stress had been laid, as 83,6731., while the working of the line would be 33,4071. This calculation was made on a sum somewhere about 800,000/. Now the fact was, that that the capital required for this (the Cambridge and Oxford Rail way), was shown by the most unquestionable evidence, to be 1,200,0001. It was also proved from the evidence before the Committee, that the income to be derived from this railway would not exceed 33,5001. It was also shown that the working of this line would be upwards of 30,0001. or 40,000/. The Learned Counsel here read copious extracts from the evidence of Mr. Stephenson and the other witnesses in support of the A) lesbnry and Thames Junction Railway, and having offered a few observations with reference to the engineering features of the line, which he described as being ex tremely unfavourable, concluded by calling on the Committee, in mercy to the promoters tkemselves, of this Oxford and Cambridge Railway, to reject the Bill. At the request of Counsel Mr. Bryce was called, and denied what had been attributed to him by one of the witnesses (Mr. Chase) — namely, that the Oxford and Cambridge would never pay a farthing and that he was opposed to the 1 ne. Mr. HAWKINS said he appeared on the part of the landowners, to oppose the Aylesbury and Thame Junction line. He' denied that though a railway might be required in the district through which this railway proposed to pass, the present line would meet adequately these requirements, or in any way offer 'advantages to be compared with the Oxford and Cambridge line. Only three persons at Aylesbury and Thame had become shareholders in this railway, so that it did not appear that the people there were very favourable to this undertaking, for there were no meetings held in support of it, but at a meeting held in favour of the other line several people from Aylesbury and Thame attended, and were unanimous in supporting it (the Oxford and Cambridge Railway. There could not be a traffic on this line that would justify an outlay of 100,0001., as proposed in this rail way, and the Committee would require considerably more evi deuce before they could entertain such a Bill as the present. There was not an advantage held out by this contemptible little line that was not offered ten-fold by the Oxford and Cambridge line. (The Learned Gentleman, after a few further observations, con cluded). Mr. CALcitarr, on the part of the Aylesbury and Thame line, having replied, The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. - GEOLTP XXXVI. GOOLE AND DONCASTER. This Committee, having but this one Bill upon their list, met to day at half-past three o'clock. They sat only for a few minutes, and adjourned till Friday nem', when they will meet at twelve o'clock, GROUP XXXI. Tile G e Committee met at twe:ve, Lord Seymour in the chair. 112MBLAND, nATUISIREY, SHEFFIELD, DEWSBURY, LEEDS, AND BRADFORD. Mr. BAINES (with whom was Mr. Lee and Mr. Wordsworth) on opening the merits of this project, said it was intended to connect Dewsbury with Wath - upon-Deanne. It started from Dewsbuty, forming a junction with the line from Leeds, which received the sanction of Parliament last year, and was now in course of formation, so that communication would be opened from Dewsbury by the Manchester and Leeds line through Huddersfield onward to Manchester. From Dewsbury it passed on through Cornhill, lsretherton, and Dorton, to Barnsley. The importance was enhanced by the connexion which it established between the main trunk line of the country, the Midland, and the Manchester and Leeds lines, and the branch had been so laid out as to shorten the distance between Dewsbury and the localities of the district, and also London. The Dewsbury district, which it supplied, was important for the woollen manufactures carried on in that part of the West Riding. The raw material for that manufacture was brought from the south and south-east ; from the coun ties of Lincoln, Derby, Leicester ; from London, and the south of England generally ; and the manufactured article went down to the south of England, the greater part for exportation, even the waste from the manufactories being sent by thousands of tons into Kent, for the cultivation of the hpp„ The, opponents of this branch were chiefly what had been - called the Sheffield and Wake field line and the South Yorkshire ; the last formed no junction with the Midland, offering a south conveyance, but depended for this on the passing of the London and York Railway Bill. In remarking on the former of these schemes, Mr. Baines said lie would show that there were twenty gross inaccuracies in the depo sited plans of that scheme, differences in height of 5, 12, 13, and even 17 feet, the last occurring at the mouth of the tunnel with a change of gradient. The em'ves on that liae were quick and inconvenient, five of them being of a radius under a quarter of a mile, one under a furlong, one of 25 chains, on a gradient of I in 118, and that at the end of a tunnel. There was tunnelling to the amount of 4,597 yards long, being one-eighth of the whole line. Mr. Bailin then called the attention of the Committee to an agreement which had been made privately between the Sheffield and Wakefield, and the South Yorkshire Companies, in which they sti pulated, among other risings, to give up the Dodworth branch to the South Yorkshire in case their Bill passed, and to transfer to the same company all the powers of their Act of Parliament in respect to the portion of their line south of Barnsley station, including the Dod worth branch. Mr. Baines trusted the Committee would not hesi tate, on hearing the merits of his project in evidence, to pass the Bill. Mr. Bates, a factory inspector, on being examined, st a ted that i n Dewsbury, and within two miles of it, there were 101 mills wills 6,126 horse power, employing 6,278 persons ; that 206,616 tons of coals were consumed annually, and that the population was 50,061. Mr. Rainer and Mr. Burnley gave evidence of the mineral traffic and the accommodation which would be afforded to the wool fac tories. Mr. Waite, who surveyed the line, stated in the course of his evi dence that he had found twenty inaccuracies in the plans of the Sheffield and Wakefield line as deposited at the Private Bill-office, in conseqm_nce of whicli it would be impossible to ascertain the heights and depths, and thereby the amount of the earthwork. lie pointed out an instance where a difference of vertical height on the plan appeared which would render the construction of the line according to these sections impossible. The witnesses were cross-examined on the part of the Sheffield and Wakefield Railway, and Lord Searborough, Mr. Beaumont, and other opposing landowners on the route of the railway. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve. GROUP XL. LEEDS, 'To/LE, AND MID kAND JUNCTION. The Committee resumed this day at twelve o'clock. Mr. Stafford O'Brien, chairman, and the other members all present. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS stated that the object of this line was to connect the important towns of Leeds and York by a shorter route than that at present existing, which is 31% miles by railway, though the turnpike road is only '24 miles ; and the fact of there being two other competing lines was an evidence of a new line being wanted. Some of the peculiar advantages which this line promised over those of its competitors were that it is the shortest—that it has the best gradients—that it passes through and accommodates the towns of Aberford and Tadcaster, the latter of which is by far the most considerable town between the two termini —that the local po. pulation is as great as on any route which can be adopted, andgreater by far than on that of the Leeds and York—that it traverses valuable fields of coal and limestone—that it connects together, in the best and most convenient manner, the Leeds and Bradford, and Midland Railways, with the Leeds and Selby Railway at Leeds, and again with the Harrowgate and Church Fenton and the York and North Midland Railways further along the lire, thus also opening out the most direct communication with the Port of Hull, that it effects a greater amount of public accommodation at a proportionably less cost than either of the other lines, and that it has the sanction of the principal landowners with one or two exceptions, and also of a pre ponderating proportion of the occupiers along the line. Mr. John W. Leather, C.E., and engineer to the line was called by the Learned Sergeant, and gave testimony in favour of this scheme, both as regarded its engineering facilities and the accommodation that would be afforded to the population along the proposed route. Colonel 'Wyndham, he conceived would benefit by the Bite, that gentleman being owner of a large part of Tadcaster, and the amount of earthwork on Sir Edward Vavasotirs property was less titan on Afr. Hudson's line. Cross-examined by Mr. HeeE.—He thought Mr. Hudson was mis taken in his views regarding the merits of the proposed line. Had had little or no experience in working railway lines. Cross-examined by Mr. IIARDY.—The directors had abandoned the junction with the London and York, because they had not allotted a sufficient number of shares to raise the Increased amount of capital that would have been reqaired. Could give no account of the e "sing st a h t Q i s o f stations, thnecessary aand mount of toll that Mr. Hudson would exact for crossing his lines, cull t t i st f r o i nn ctly ing a this line.incurredwasn3 Mr Ric • • owLEs appeared on behalfof Mr. Sergeant NVu.ntss having one or two individuals. would be crossed by mr. lludson Irked witness how many lines majority of which, however, Mr. 11M o tine enumerated eight, of the con structed works involving munch greater engineering Chairman. Had any on the proposed line. lie thought Rt!Llrelreleung.dinieulti" than field too late, Mr. Hudson having published no notilerre i t i t i tered the line tin October, whilst he commenced operations in August. Mr. ROBINSON then called Mr. Wilson Ackrold, a worsted-spinner, of Otley, who stated, that upwards of 2,030 tons of wool were carried annually from York to Leeds, to be used in Leeds, Bradford, Kaightley, and other places. The Hon. CIIAIRMAN here chserved, that the Committee did not for a moment doubt that but that a Lee was wanted between York and Leeds, bat they really thought that the subject of mere traffic might now be dispensed with, as, in their opinion, it applied ualhy to all three of the competing lines. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS said, after that intimation from the Com mittee, he should not press the point. Cross-examined by Mr. IlieDyaßD—Paid the carrier 10s. Could not say whether the carrier put any of that into his own pocket, or whether the company only received 7s. Gd. Mr. Walker, carrier, called by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, stated, that during the season 60 tons of wool per week was the average, and 20 tons cif general merchandise, the average for the year between Leeds and I cr... In his opinion, any line to be con s t ruc t ed should take in Aberford and Tadcaster. • 21r. Clapham, called by Mr. Robinson, preferred the j unct i on line for two reasons ; first, because it was the first projected, and next, because it did the least damage to the farm he occupied. Th e L eeds and Selby line might as well be closed for any benefit it derived f rom the transit ofpassengers. To Mr. lIILDYARD —One line would answer his purpose pretty much as well as the other. Mr. George Cooper was in favour of the proposed line. In reply to Lord NORREYS, who asked which line would pass through his thnn, witness said Mr. Hudson's. Mr. Jchn Beaver, Lanier aa • d cattle dealer, preferred the Junction, because he would like to get out of Mr. Hudson's hands. Mr. George Edward Scriven, farmer and tallow-chandler, com plained of the delay in delivering goods on the York and Selby, and also of the danger at the Great bleicklefield station. To Mr. ALEXANDER-11as live shares in the proposed line. Mr. Joshua Wilkinson, haberdasher, was next called by Mr. Ro- BINSON, who corroborated last witness. By MT. ALEXAIs 'DER —I hold fifty shares, and am a provisional Committeeman of the Junction line. Mr. John Wilkes, sen., resides at Aberford, and is surveyor of inthat turn pike roads signed by her tenants, ts requesting her aid to the proposed Junction line. The road through Aberford and Tadcaster was the old turn pee road. The Leeds and York would not pass within a mile and a half of either Wetherby or Thorpe-Arch. H a shareholder. He was also Mr. Green stated that the other line, in his judgment, passed over the more valuoble property. e to-morrow. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock, till twelv GROUP XLIII. • SOINTERSETS3XItE MIDLAND. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. F. Fox was then examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE, proved the accuracy of the levels referred to by Mr. Gregory. Cross-examined by Mr. Guiorsx—ln his erOn-C2CalZiaation he ad mitted that the line could not be made within the line of deviation, unless in the form of a corkscrew. Mr. Starge was the next witness examined, who stated that he went over the ground with Mr. Fox, and spoke to the accuracy of the levels taken by him. 7 , sl;.iiTC.lslnsicad proved the accuracy of the levels as taken by Mr. Fox. . . Mr. BIDDER considered that it would be much more expensive to work a line with these gradients than upon a line where the gradients were less severe, in consequence of the necessity there would be to keep engines always in rradines to assist trains in getting up the incline. . _ _ _ _ _ ---- The cross-examination of Mr. Bidder having been concluded, the committee adjourned till twe've o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XLIV. FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND 'WEST RIDING JUNCTION. (Continued from our Afterntion Edition.) In the cross-examination of Mr. Smith (the witness, not the coun sel) and of Mr. Cundig, it appeared that the East Lancashire line, like the Fleetwood arid Preston, was a line proposing to afford com munication between Fleetwood and Elslack, which, in the case of the East Lancashire, was to be effected by the assistance qt two other lines. One of these, the Blackburn and Preston, was now completed, and would be opened in a few days. It commenced at a point about four miles from Preston, where it left the North Union Railway, which had a station at Preston. It proceeded from that point to Black burn, nearly in a direct line. The East Lancashire line, which was now in course of construction, commenced at Blackburn, where it joined the Blackburn and Preston line, and proceeded by Accrington and Burnley, to Coln. The Leeds and Bradford Lxtens:on Railway, a line now in progress, proceeded from the East Lan cashire Railway at Coln, to Efslack, and various other places, Mr. Smith said that he very much preferred the Fleetwood and Preston to the East Lancashire line, and if both were made he would, make use of the Fleetwood and Preston. ' Mr. Clough, a flax merchant, at Preston, gave general evidence in favour of the proposed line. He thought would cause a conside • rable improvement in the flax trade, because in tlui first place it would give an outlet to the flax trade itself; and secondly, it would give a communication with the coal district, and by lowering the price of coal it would enable the owners of flax mills to work them at a cheaper rate than they can at present. Mr. Longsdale, agent at Fleetwood of a firm of carriers, gave evidence in favour of the proposed line. He gave in support of his views statistical details as to the traffic of Fleetwood, which, how ever, are of no public interest. Mr. Pennington, superintendent of the goods department on the Preston and Wyre line, gave similar evidence, with statistical details as to the traffic on that line. lie thought the propose.l line would give great accommodation to the people of the neighbourhood through which it passed. _ . A discussion here ensued as to whether a petitioner against the Bill had a locus standi when the branch which would have injured his property was abandoned. The Committee ultimately declined to hear the petitioner. . It was then found that the parties were not prepared to go any further in the case of the Fleetwood and Preston Railway, and the case, therefore, stood over. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAX then opened the case of the CLITICEUOM JUNCTION. The fifth Bill on the list. The Learned Counsel addressed the Committee at great length on the part of the promoters of the Bill, and at the conclusion of his speech, it bein•r n.iw four o'clock, the Committee adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met this day at the usual hour. Present—The Earl of Shaftesbury (in the chair), Lords Hawarden, Redesdale, and Ilchester. WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW AND DUBLIN RAILWAY. In this case, Mr. Btrazn. on .the part of the Parliamentary agents, appeared before the Committee, and prayed an adjournment until Monday next, for the purpose of taking the sense of the shareholders being explessed at a public meeting in Ireland.—Application granted. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY, RYE TO RI - T.: HARBOUR. This case came before the Committee on merits and on proof that three level crossways were of no public inconvenience. Evidence as to these points having been given at great length, the Lord Shaftesbury intimated that the Bill had passed. Their Lordships then adjourned at five o'clock. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) TUCKER V. This was an action of ejectment. The plaintiff was trustee under the will of the late Mr. Tucker, for his widow, and sought to recover the possession of certain premises which the defendant held under deceased, and from whom deceased's son often received rent. Defendant contended that he held the premises under the assignee of another will, and was not the tenant of defendant. The case occupied a considerable time, but was of nO public interest. The jury found for the lessees of the plaintiff. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) This Court was occupied for a considerable portion of the day in hearing the arguments for and against an application for a new trial. The allegation at the original trial was the infringement of a patent. The case was of no interest to the public. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) LNGDAM v. LENNOX. This was an action for the recovery of 1001., lent upon a bill of exchange to a person named Williams, for whom de fendant became security. The defence set up was, that the date of the bill had been altered after the defendant had first seen it.—The jury found for the plaintiff. The other cases tried during the day were of the same character. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) TILE QUEEN V. OSBORNE. In this case the Attorney-General prosecuted. The allega tion was, that the defendant had smuggled a quantity of brandy. It commenced at the sitting of the Court, and the plaintiff's case had not closed when our report left. It is likely to occupy two or three days. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING, Six o'CLocK. DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Sting 6 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes 10 to 1 agst Fancy Boy 11 to 1 agst Tom Tulloch 20 to 1 agst Traverser 25 to 1 agst Brocardo 25 to 1 agst Crown Prince 20 to 1 agst Humdrum 50 to 1 agst Draco 50 to 1 agst Nutleaf 50 to 1 agst Blackie IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. BILITON GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. The report on this Bill was agreed to, and ordered to be en grossed. DUBLIN, DUNDRUM, AND ENNISKERRY RAIL WAY BILL. This line was read a second time and ordered to be com mitted. BURY WATERWORKS. The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. Mr. GREENE moved that the London and Birmingham Railway (Coventry to Nuneaton) Bill be read a second time, notwithstanding the dine prescribed by the sessional order has expired, the agents not having obtained the breviate till the 4th of May.—The motion was agreed to. _ _ RLPORTS. The following reports were brought up, the amendments and alterations agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be engrossed : St. Austell Small Debts. York and North Midland Railway (Whitby and Pickering Extension). Forth and Clyde Junction Railway. Stirling and Dunfermline Railway. Bristol Waterworks. Wath-upon-Dearne Improvement. Leeds and Thirsk Railway (St. Helen's Branch Deviation). Leeds and Thirsk Rail way (Knaresborough Extension). Dundee and Perth Railway Amendment. Slamannan Railway (Bathgate and Jawcraig Branches). Scottish Central Railway (Perth Termini and Stations). Caledonian Insurance Company. Hartlepool Gas and Waterworks. Lincoln Waterworks. Scottish Central Railway (Denny Branch). Warrington Waterworks. Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dunfermline Branch). Great North of England Railway ( Boroughbridge Branch). Great North of England Railway ( Bedale Branch). SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed, viz.:— Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction Railway (by order). London and Birmingham Railway (Coventry to Nuneaton). Goole and Doncaster Railway. South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal. Belfast and County Down Railway. Earl of Blesinton's Estate. Bury Improvement. Exeter Great Western Railway. Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway and Wearmouth Dock Purchase) (by order). - SOUTHPORT IMPROVEMENT. This Bill was read a third time and passed. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved that the following recom mendation contained in the Twelfth Report on Railway Bills Classification be considered, viz.:—" Your Committee recom mend that the Lancaster and Carlisle and Lancaster and Pres ton be divided into two Bills; and that the amalgamation with the Lancaster and Preston be included in a separate Bill, and be referred to Group 59, and that the other powers be included in a separate Bill, and allowed to remain in Group 45." That the Report from the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills pre sented Ist May, in reference to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (Extension to Caledonian Railway), and Lancaster and Preston Junction Railways Amalgamation Petition, be read. That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amalgamate the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Company and the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Company ; and that Colonel Lowther and Air. C. W. G. Howarddo prepare and bring it in. The motion was agreed to. WEXFORD, CARLOW, AND DUBLIN JUNCTION RAILWAY. This Bill was read a second time. LUNATIC BUILDINGS' ACT. Mr. YORKE presented several petitions from Cambridge against the Lunatic Buildings' Act. Mr. F. SCOTT presented a petition from Australia praying that wheat maize and flour should be admitted into this king dom on the same terms as the wheat maize and flour of Canada. MR. S. O'BRIEN IN THE TOWER ! Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Hull, pray. ; ing for the release of Mr. William Smith O'Brien f rom t h e , Tower.—(Great lauaht'er. ) CHELSEA PENSIONERS. • Captain LAYA RD presented t a petition from 660 Chelsea that the pensioners,from their pensions, complaining = five per cent. had been deducted h p i eriods of settlement had been reduced from three to one morn THE IRISH COERCION BILL. Mr. Coercion O'CONNELL presented a petition against the Irish RATING OF SMALL TENE MENTS. e tition from th e guar smallshould b e rate d Mr.praying J . h att the BLACKBURN owners o -, f resented a P tenements dians'of a poor-law union (th e name of which we did not h ear ), instead of the occupiers. Mr. WALKER presented a numerously signed pe • praying the House to restrict the sale of spirituous liquors on Sunday. THE POLICE AND THEIR RELIGIOUS DUTIES. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY begged to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department, of which he had given him notice. He wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet what were the regula tions with respect to the attendance of the Metropolitan Police force on their religious duties ? Sir J. GRAHAM said the Noble Lord was probably aware i igi e u inquirys duties.whatever that in the admission of privates into the police force no e nsti w tu as ted or w en ith to res a p i e l c d t en to om t iion h n e a i t rre- s. With the exception of those on actual duty on Sunday, the The wasfo instituted DUTCH MAIL THE HAGUE, MAY s.—Theyessel which is to perform the voyage from Amsterdam to Vienna, on the Rhine, the Maine, the Ludwigs Canal, and the Danube, was built at Amsterdam expressly for the essay. This vessel, which is called the Marien Zell, is wholly of iron, and is 200 tons burden, and, even with a full cargo, it draws only fifty inches Austrian measure. If this trial succeeds, as there is every reason to hope, an immense advantage will accrue to the commerce of the countries on the banks of the Danube, and those of Northern Germany, which will enable theta to send their goods to each other by this route, which will be much more rapid, and much more economical than all those hitherto used. The second Chamber of the States Government, in its sitting, after a long debate, agreed to the first of the project of law for modifying the first book of the penal code by a majority of 32 to 24. On the project of law relative to the fisheries, on the motion of the President, the Chamber formed itself, for a short time, into a seeret Committee. The sitting being made public, the discussion was opened with the above project of taw, which was unanimously agreed to. The discussion of the project on the Dedeme• vaart was then opened, and it was almost unanimously agreed to. The next subject on the order of the day was the debate on the project of law for the construction of a causeway between Maestricht and the frontier of the province of Gelderland. His Excellency the Minister of the Interior replied to the observations which occur in the report of the Central Section, respecting the expense of some portion of this causeway, and defended the pro. ect of law, which was agreed to by a majority of 40 to 7. The project of law modifying Chapter 11 of the Penal Code was agreed to by a majority of 30 to 20. In consequence of this vote the minister of justice de clared, the remaining chapter of Book 1, being closely connected with that which had been agreed to, the de. bate could not be continued, and the project of law must be considered as withdrawn; on which the sitting closed. THORN, APRIL 27.—The state of siege in which this town was placed, in consequence of the disturbances in Foland, was put an end to yesterday. POSEN, APRIL 29.—The latest accounts from Galicia report murders committed by the peasants on the nobles, among whom are final the names of Zabouski, Brodski, Dreleban, Monski, Zarunba, Ileppert, and Zentuski. SOUTH AMERICA. —ORINOCO FLOATING Mall% The Government of Venezuela has given notice, that a Ponton Faro, or a vessel carrying a light, has been moored in the Boca Grande, or mouth of the River Orinoco. She lies in 26 feet at low water, with Barima Point bearing south. MALDON, MAY 2.—WRECKED GOODS.—Three barrels and a kilderkin of porter, with an empty barrel and kilder kin, and a windlass and anchor, which were clandestinely landed and concealed at the basin, by some Colchester fisher men, have this day (Saturday) bean recovered and secured by the Comptroller of Customs. It is presumed they came from a vessel belonging to Southwold, lately wrecked on the Bucksea, a portion of w h ose cargo , cons i s ti ng o f a h ogs h ea d of brandy and some casks of porter, has been taken into Burnham, and d e li vere d t o th e o ffi cer o f customs. Fi ve of the casks landed here are branded Freeman, and the other Reid and Co., Loudeu,—Cliarmford Chronicle. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 9. STOCK T - 7 - trAtme.--The are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 1).,,0, :NUM, 1 1 . 1 - 1 6--Afldhuid, Nc.w, 34 INIAI , i 61 ESTER, MAY 9, -\ o: STocx EXCHANGE.—The sales are-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, dis.—East Lincolnshire, par—Great Grimsby and Dock Exten sion, 13 dis.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford, 2% p. —Lanca shire and North Yorkshire, 7s. 6d. dis.—Liverpool, Orruskirk, and Preston, 1% p.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, %—Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 17s. dis.—Man chester and Hyde, % p.—Manchester and Southampton,' p.— Northumberland and Lancashire, 1 dis.—North Staffordshire, Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), 10s. 6d. p.— Sheffield and Lincoln shire Junction, % p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, .74 p.— Shrews bury and Herefordshire, % dis.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 5i dis.—South Eastern and Dover, 42—Ditto, Consul (No. 3), 2% p.—Ditto, Halves (No. 4), 1% p.—West Lancashire Coast, % dis.—West Biding Union, 2% p. LEEDS, MAT 9. STOCK Excuestor.— The result of the business of the week justi fies the caution given in our last Saturday's notice, prices having slowly and gradually declined sines that time. Those buyers who have abstained from purchasing during the early part of the account will probably now come forward, and by the creation of a demand, prevent any material further reduction for this acco unt. The trade is becoming one more of supply and demand than of " account" speculation, and is therefore less likely to be subject to those capri cious variations in price which the speculations of the jobbers have so long fostered. The American intelligence to the 16th ult., received rid Havre, is generally considered favourable to the preser vation of peace, but is yet not of that decided character to produce so favourable an effect on the share markets as our anticipation of a final amicable settlement of the Oregon question would have. The sales are —Huddersfield and Manchester. p.—lluddersfleld and Sheffield, 5% p..—Leeds and Dewsbury, 24 —Leeds and Thirsk, 2 dis.— Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares (A), 8% p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 255, p.—Skef field and Manchester, Quarter Shares (No. 3), 1 p.—..kmbergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 10s. dis.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 20s. dis.—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 275. dis.-31radford , Wakefield, aaid Midland, 235. dis. — Buckinghamshire, I3s. p.—Direct Northern, 105. dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 34 dis,— LeedS and York, 15s. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, Os. dis.—Llver pool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, par—Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, 27;. 6d. p.—Northumberland and Lan cashire Junction, 19s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 4% p.—North Western, 6s. p.—ShreWsbury and Hereford, 21s. dis.—Shropshire Union, 12s. 6d. dis.—South Midland, I X p.—West Riding Union, 431 HULL, Mai 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are —Durham and Sunderland, 233{ —North British, Carlisle, 4 35. — Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, &e.. —Axholme, 134—Buckinghamshire, 2/. Ils. —Derby and Gains borough, 13s. 3d —East Lincolnshire, 225. 6d.—Goole, Doncaster. Sheffield, &c., 41s.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 25s.—Leicester and Birmingham, % —London and Manchester (Remington's), Its. 3d. — Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 3/. 9s. 6d.—South Midland, 31. 9s.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 265. 6d. SHEFFIELD, MAY 9. STOCK Excite/gm—The sales are—Sheffield and Manchsster, Quarter Shares (No. 3 Scrip), 114 p.—Grimsby and Sheffield Quar ter Shares, Gs. 6d. dis.—Manchester and Lincoln Union and Canal, 12s. dis.— Sheffield and Lincolnshire, Extension, 15s. dis.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 13s. 6d. dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, May 9. STOCK EXCHANOE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 275. Gd. p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, y dis.— Lei cester and Bedford, 11e. 6d. die.--Liverpool, Manchester, and New castle Junction, p. —North Staffordshire, 4 p. — Northumberland and Lancashire, 18s. 6d. dis.—South Midland, 2 p.—West Riding Union, 2% p. YORK, Mar 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Exten sion, 134—Eastern Union, 3434—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 2 p.—Lan cashire and North Yorkshire, 11. 12 s. — Manchester, Buxton, Mat lock, and Midland, 3%—Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 91. IGs. 3d.—North British, Carlisle Extension, 21. 6s.—North Stafford shire, 6 1 4—North Western, 1/. Gs.—West Riding Union, 41. 135..-- York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 113 . EDINBURGH, MAT 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, Si. 155.--Aberdeen. Banff, and Elgin, 11. 95.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 2/. 11s.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/. 10s.-Armagh and Portrush, 12s. 6d..-Ayr and Galloway, U. IN.-Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, 21. U.-Banffshire, 195.-Belfast and County Down, 21.-British and Irish Union, 2/. 23.-Caledonian, 13/. 55.-Ditto, New, 21.-Cale donian Extension, 11. 15s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 1/. I is. -Caledonian and Northern Direct, 11. 14s. Gel.-Carnwatti and West Linton, IL Is. 3d.-Chelmsford and Bury, IN.-Clydesdale Junction. 141.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. 12s. 6d.-Deeside Railway. 41.-Direct Northern, 2/. 55.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 11. 100. --- Dundee and Arbroath, 391.--Ditto, New, 211.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, 1/. 165.-Dundes and Perth, 171.-Ditto, Kinross Exten sion, 21.-Eastern Counties Extension, 21.-East Indian Railway , 148. 9d.-East of Fife, 1/. 1 Is.-East Lothian Central and Ty" Valley Junction, 11. 4 5.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 1/. 18s.-Edin burgh and Glasgow, 771.-Ditto, Half Shares, 201.- Ditto, Quarter , * 18/. 175.:6(1.-Ditto, ditto, New, 17/. 108.-Edinbargh, Glasgow, an d Dumbarton, 11.-Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, I/. ss. 61.-Ed in : burgh, Leith, and Granton, 161.-Ditte, Preference, 18/. -Edinburg. and Northern, 6/.-Ditto, Newport, 165.-Ditto, Lochgelly. I L -- Edinburgh and Peebles, 11. 1 Is.- Edinburgh and Perth, 2/. 2s. Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 1/. 125.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 1/. 145.-Glasgow and .Ayrshire, 761.-Ditto, N e w Stock, 301.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 181.-Gl asgow B e lf ast Union, 2/. Os. Cat -Glasgow Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2/. 75.-Gl asgow an d Dundee Junction, 11. 135.-Glasgow and G arn ki r k , 40/ . 10 s.-Glasgow Gene ral Terminus, 91. 10s.-Glasgow an d G reenoc k , 1 7 1.-Ditto, New S t o ck, 81. IN.-Ditto, Preference, H. 155.-Glasgow Harbo u r G ra nd Junc tion, 11. 108.- Glasgow H ar b our Mi nera l , 1 / . 155.-Glasgow,;Kilmar nock, and Ardro ssan , 2/. 10 s. - Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lessa l lar: gow, 21. 3s. 6d.-Granton Junction, 1 0s.-Great County Down, 1 0s.-Great North of Scotl an d, it. 108. Gd.-Great North and Sour.? Wales, lls.-Inverness and Elgin, 11.-Lanark and Lothians, 2 " 2s. 6d.-Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 125.-London and noun' slow, 158.-London and Manchester (Bast.), 31. 5s -London an d Manchester (Remington's), 11.-London and York, 2/. 155.-Ditter Half Shares, 21.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 1/. 18 8 .-Morar shire, 11.-Newcastle and B erw i c k , 261.-Newry and Londondefrh I/. 75.-North British, 311. 55.-Ditto, Halves, 12/.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 21. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 61. 12s. at -- " North Wales Mineral, 151-Ditt o, N ew, 61. 55.-Perth aad Gee ,. ". Direct, 1/. 125.-Perth an d I nverness, 11. I N.-Scottish Ceram. 161.-Ditto, New, 71. 58.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction. 1/. 6s -Scottish Grand Junction, 11. Is.-Scottish Midland, 71.-Sent tish Southern, 1/. 13s. 6 d.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 108.- shreiva• bury, Oswestry, and Chester, 4/. 95.-South Midland, 3/. 15s. at Stirling and Dunfermline, I/. 14s. W.-Stirling and Midland, 2 1 . -- Strathern Junction, 11. IN.-Surrey Grand Junction, 10s. - T ean and Dovo Valley, 155.-Wishaw and Coltness, 501. GLASGOW, MAT 9. STOCK EXCHANGX:-The sales are-Aberdeen, Banff, and ss 305.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 545.-Ayr and Galloway. 355.-Ba n " shire, 205.-Caledonian a n d Dumbartonshire Extension, 335.-Dh.. e 3 ,.-t .. Northern, 455.-Dundee and Perth, 17;4-East Indian Railway, 9d.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 335. 6d.-Glasgow General T r minus, 9%-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 395. W.-Glasgow, Kilmer' Hock, and Ayr, Qnarter Shar es (5 p er cent. guar.), 18% - C l as p Dumfries, and Carlisle, 395. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardr o san, 41s. 6d.-Inverness an d El g i n , 20s. fid.-Kilmarnock and AY r Direct, 323. 6 d.-Lesinahagow, 425. 6d.-Man c h es t er an d South ampton, 455.-Scottish Central, 151.-Scottish Southern, 355. al. -- Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 295.-South Midland, 693. (ADVERTISEMENT.]--BnUfatEl3.--NEW INVENTIONS. —The Triple Hair Brush. One stroke of this is equal to the effect of one penetrating, five small-tooth combs, and one even. cut brush ; to be had i n f our s i zes, N o. 7, ss. 6:1; No. 8, 71. 6d ; No. 9,9 s. 6d. ; No. 10, 1 ls. 6d. The Double Anti-. Pressure Nail Brush, which does not divide the quick from the nail, no pressure being required, and thoroughly cleans and pe lishes the nails in a tenth part of the time of any other me thod ; price in bone, No. 1, 21. ; No. 2,2 s. 6d. ; No. 3, 35 ', 6d. ; No. 4, 55.; an d o f a ll s i zes an d pr i ces i n ivory. Tn. New Tooth-pick Brush, which entirely enters between the io' terstices of the closest teeth ; marks, full-sized brushes, No . . 1, hard ; No. 2, les s b ar d ; N o . 3, m iddli ng ; No. 4, soft. Ille narrow brushes, No. 5, h ar d ; N o . 6, l ess h ar d ; No. 7, in idi a dling ; No. 8, soft, at Is. e ac h, or 10 s . per d ozen i n b one; all 2s. each, or 21s. per d ozen i n ivory , t h e h a i r warranted ne ve'.. to come out. The Medium Shaving Brush, between th e usual badger hair and bristle brush, being a selection of the strongest hair only from the badger skin. in a variety of ei%e s ► both in bone and ivory. The above articles are the inventions of Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-st ree t, Londeei and, being pr o t ecte d, any one imitating them will be proceede" against. [p AVERTISEMENT.] --THE EARL OF A LDEOROVG° AND HoLLowAy's Prids.—An astounding cure by this mirirenw al medicine, After every other means had failed. See extract of his lordship's letter, dated Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845 t— "To Professor Holloway,—Sir, I beg to acqua i nt you that Y° 7 7. pills have effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomser which all the most eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the i Continent, had not been able to effect—nay, not even the waters c'_,` Carlsbad or Marienbad.—(slgned) Aldborough." These wonderne Pills will cure any disease of the liver or stomach, Sold (also 14°I " loway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and of all medicine venders throughout the civilised world. THE GREAT LIVERPOOL.—A party of passengers by the late Great Liverpool steamer dined together, on Friday last, at the Mitre Tavern, Fleet-street, Captain Fearon in the chair, for the pur pose of presenting a sil ver b rea k fast service to Captain Bowen, is. of the ship Hindoetan, as a testimony of the gratitude of his fellow' passengers for his great exertions on the occasion of the wreck of the Great Liverpool. After dinner, when the usual loyal toasts had been given, the chairman rose and proposed the health of Captain Bowl; stating the general feeling of the passengers th a t th ey were raaii-: Indebted to him for the preservation of their lives, and reading ,'• letter signed by the whole party, in which they tendered their warmest thanks to Captain Bowen for his services, and requestedtide his acceptance of the above-named testimonial of their grata ti _ In returning thanks for the toast, which was received with all ti l ,'' honours, Captain Bowen took the opportunity Macleod , testimony to the able conduct of the late Captain , ._ of bearing In' and the rest of the officers and crew—without which (tie said) hi s own exertions would have been of little avail. Reterrifl to his long experience i n nava l a ffairs, he disclaim e d th e ex t r aordi'_ same mgeuratitmactatitilbountsedcotoold have hi m i , v a e acted sserth th e that no one possessing otherwise than he had den?: He, however, returned his heartfelt thanks to the company for the i l; meeting g s I p ie le m as u u s r t e n w ow hic al h w i a le y his most valued friends Captain Bowen's speech was received vei h ! loud cheering. The principal other toasts were—" The health of the Cdheinrsistslotrep,uhvetorryt.oPasts, the Cu, r ' a any d of e t x h p o r s e rwhom eexpressed t lle always shouldlook opoo always a s feel io .12E Chairman," proposed by Captain Bowen ; "Mr. Baker, her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Corunna," and "Mr. Santos, Vice-Consul at C _,. ranna," proposed by the Chairmvn ; "Mrs. Baker and the ladies_f. Corunna, who kindly assisted the l ady - passengers," proposed by -A i n ' t . Pugh ; " Mr. Hamilton and the other surviving officers and crew ",. the Great Liverpool," proposed by Mr. Fitzpatrick, and " The absen t passengers," proposed by Mr. Hampton. The dinner and wines w ere _ provided by Mr. Poole, of the Mitre Tavern, and gave universal s t'' faction. '1 he party did not separate till a late hour, THE OLD STOCKS RESTORED. —Tbe almost obsolete custom of placing in the stocks was revived in this borough (Teeek,, e ,s bury) a few days back, by an itinerant musician, named Davis, b e "„ 1 committed thereto for three hours, in default of payment of a line " ss. for drunkenness.—Worcester Chronide. THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL—On Saturday the springl: don Tavern, the Duke of Richmond, President festival of this ancient and royal charity tv, i r ie c n e t le o b f ra t t h e e d a i .n t considerably officiating as chairman of the clay. The attendanceine was &fci,retts•serrse. Bathe excel' Campbell, and liberality o 31r. Ale lent,small e a r tta th c a r n ed u i s t u ab al l , e b ol u i t ke ti t i o e dinner,the taste and Colonel W. N. Burns by of the Monteith, Mr. Seymer, to the Scottish Hospital," eulogisi n g DS , , son Lawson, poet ; and on the left by iitr. (chaplain), Colonel • Mr. m a jor and Breach. The Chairman was supported o x n an th d e er ri T g h h o t mps st o t G i n ilte e , lllo r °ll , '' M. commending its various • .urging itS objects, and t, general manage t of the charitable an claims to the supper not 0 c i teo t y b , e ik E r r e . g P v .. d l e i d . S as t ew• ar ominoust' g o o d f d l ieufiaill d humane. Mr. 8•, 4 ,,, A t l e 3 r l .1- t ' l . i i e t. usual A . I M les P fe'p t , h 3 e fiki ß o ev r . A l d i a r :r, C a t i. l r l.lllJll.4l.eslie, Proposed the health of the Duke of 'Richmond, w `' under mha thea proposedld direction Eio di n'gred°leJolly, were CLl.lrlllsatockphinrotpi, management, the compliMent, gave "the Treasurer of the absence of that functionary, though e y observing it, w n ' e s v om er e y w g h o linc il o i n r v . :l . :: ::: : ing, which was very agreeabe liberal subscription Was annenneed acquitted t h h i e in c s o e m l f p w sit it y h Ishii:al escustomed ab :c l hatir li te t i y odrn . nl M. , he found that Mr. AN M.P. JUROR. —On t ] Lea der ' Sa urday John Temp e iri, a t Esq, the Membe f the London Se ' r or Westminster, was called on the Petty Ji, ba d "ions ; and not ans In v ld h been flee °, le not the officer of the C wer g, sou ave ...,,,rot _ ourt stated, that when he served the 51 1. 4 bad been called on I Leader ' audio was a lvye 3 r l as e pi n e ii songsb r o l f irnr I ' t ' a l.!' r e: l i I n a coursecne aI I the e a s n a t rra ;: p fwan e t:uht : nt eibeaa se n due course, as his name stood on the jury. exemption ought to have been claimed when the list was revise • BIRTHS. On the 2d inst., at the Hotel de Noailles, Spa, Belgium, th e wife 01 A. Colyar, Esq , of a son . Gle org° On the 6th i nst., at Anglesey, near Gosport, the lady o f Bridge, Esq., Captain, 3d Regiment, the Buffs, of a son. 0011' On the 6th inst., a t R usse ll- square, Mrs. Alexander Prince, 0 - f ~ g cosit On the 6th inst., a t Cadborough-farm, Rye, Sussex, NM ~, Brown Lovett, of a son. ,rbgtrieS On the 7th inst., at Lee-t errace , Bl ackheath, the w if e 0` A. Ferguson, Esq., of a son. On the 7th inst., at Hendon, the wife of Philip.HanburY , of a sou. MARRIED. On the 2cl of October, 1845, at Koonunga, South Australia , bte- , r Maturin, Esq., Auditor-General, to Ch ar l o tt e O wen , se cond 03„, of Captain C. H. Begot, 31.L.C., of Koonunga. DIED. On the 30th ult., at Ventnor, Isl e o f Wi g ht, Mary • Emma, sev en daughter of Major-General A. Aitchison, of ltyde, aged 17. On the 4th inst., at Carlton-villas, Maida-hill, Mr. H. Maclinourth On the sth inst., at Humberstone, Leicestershire, Man daughter of the late John Pares, Esq. On the sth inst., at Camden place, Bath, Frederic Hint), infant son of J. W. Whittuck, Esq. On the Gth inst., at Clapham, Surrey, Mrs. Jeaney MounscY,W id°W. of the late J. Mounsey. On the 7th inst., in Trafalgar-place West, Hackney-road, Elizabeth' Wife of Mr. John Walker. London: Printed and Published by 34FITRDO YOUNG, of No. 112 .! Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County or MkWiese', 111ondaY, 171st 11, I. 46.