The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-25 00:00:00

Just Ready, is 2 vols. small Bvo. • pETE R SBU (1H and MOSCOW, A VISIT TO THE COURT OF THE CZAR, By RIC:IA.IW S U ritWELL BOURKE, Esq. Remy calm a, Publisher, 13, Great Nierlborougii-street. orders received by al. Booksellers. liirw ready, In two vu's. small OVO.. with Illustrations, pace 21r. Iroauil. ECliOESfromtheßACK WOOPS; Cr, SILETCHtS of TRANSATLANTIC tors. By Captain LEVINGE. Hon* , Cdburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborengli-street. ti.alLWAt sHAttEs tsY BALL. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND L4U(OND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Frtei.ts and the Public for their continued support and patronage, 'a" to P.Ml9tUtce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, ;the klnce every Tarawa and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at the all 0 1 eqtr-ineree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, aruurs, containing Instructions (with a reference), are respectfully equated to be addressed. Al. scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, at least n 4 day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results ba forwarded by the first post After the sale, an i the proceeds namediately disposed of according to instructions. othces. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signer FORNASARI bee the honour to acquaint the Nobility Patrons to the Opera, his Fricutls, and the I üblic, that his Bb- NEFIT will take place THIS EVENING, JUNE 25. %hen will be pestormed Verdi's celebrated Opera. entitled. N I N 0, tisane, Signor Fornasari ; Idaspe, Signor CoreIII; Orotasphe, Signor ; Ifeuena. Mdile. Corbari ; Abigail, Mdlle. Sanchioii. To be followed by a New Divertissevr ett, entitled LA BAC CHANTE. In which sladLie. Gratin and Si. Perrot will appear. After which (for this occasion only). °memo's Opera Buffs. LA PROYA D'UN OPE.RA SERIA. Corilla, Madame Grist ; Campano ne, Lablache ; Pedrico, Signor Corellt ; Grlletto, Ignor Lablache. tul new Grand Oriental Ballet, To conclude with the highly success by M. Perrot ; the Music composed and 'partly selected from Velicien David's Ode Sympnonique of " The Desert," by Sig. Pugni, 'nulled. LALLA ROOKII ; or, THE ROSE OF LAHORE. Th e principal a me nd M . by 3ictile. Cerito, Mdlle. L. Taglloni, st. Leo . by Perrot. Principal Dances : Tableau.—Pas lid.Symbolique, by Mdlle. Cerito, supported by Mdlles. Demellsse, Cassan, James, and Honore, and the corps de ballet. Tableau. —Le chiboucx, Pas E.eul, by Mille. Cerito. Last ableau.—Feast of gam, Pas de Corbells, by Miles. L'Amoreuo and Julien, and the corps de ballet ; Pas de Neuf, by Mdlles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, and M. ryt. Leon, supported by Mdlles.Demellose C J L'A , assert, James, morello, Julien, and Vonore. A t ptieations tor boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office. Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be presented Shakapere's Comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT ; or What you Will. 31a1Yolio. Mr. W. Farren. Sir Andrew Ague cheek, Mr. Buckstone , Clown, ..r. Webster ; lola, Miss Cushman ; Olivia, Miss Susan Cu•hman (their first appearance is these cha racters, and fifth night of their engagement). To .re followed by the admired Drama of GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren; Dray ton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Stuart; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. Seymour; Susan. Mrs. Stanley. To zonclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL LINGS. Mr. Golightiy, Mr. Bu,k..;tone ; Capt. l'hobbs, Mr. Tilbury ; C.ipt. Spruce, Mr. isrindal ; Mrs. Major Fholibs, Miss - P. H rton. - - THEATRE ROYAL, L i CEUM I'XDER THE MANAGEMENT OF AIRS. KEELEY At the request of several diringuished Patrons of this Establish- Mont, whose families are now at home for the Midsummer Holidays, THREE JUVENILE NIGHTS. THIS EVENING, TO-MORROW, AND SATURDAY The performances will commence with the New and Original Comic Drama, in Two Acts, !minded on a recent well-known event, called TILE DUST-MAN'S BELLE. Ned Windfall, Mr. Keeley ; Sally Bromley, Mrs.' Keeley. After which, the grand burlesque of ROBIN Hoe:b.—Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, A. Wlgan, Kinlock, and Keeley ; Miss Fair brother, Miss Mary Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a new Farce, called SISTER AND I. Characters by Messrs. F Matthews, Meadows, A. Wigan, Emery, Turner, Kinloch, and Bellingham ; Miss E. Daly, Mrs. Wigan, Misi Arden, and :.Liss Forster. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. ENDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama, entitled HE GREEN RUSHES; irf, A Hundred Years kge. In which Madame Celeste; Mrs. I. Mrs. E. Tarnold ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, U. Lee., will perform. After which a New Romantic Drama, in Six Tableaux, called THE QUEEN CIF THE ABRUZZI. The principal character+ sus tained by Madame Celeste, Miss Chaplin ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Ryan, Boyce, &c. To conclude with the highly popular Barletta of TAMING A TARTAR. Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, 3iessrs. Paul ..edford, Wright. Selby, &c., will sastain the principal characters. PR • CV ,OI 'S VIE %TRIP. OXFORI►-sTICRt+:T Fourth Night of Madame VESTRIS and Mr. C. MATHEWS. THIS EVENING. Will be presented the Comedietta of THE BARRACK ROOM. Clarlesa, Madame Vesiris. After which. a D.vertissement, THE WELSH GIRL. Julia, Madame Ve iris. To conclude with THE BUSY BODY. Marplot, Mr. Charles Mathew.. librLi.r> ROYAL AMl'lli'llix..Alßt;. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince filbert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. Glorious success of the new Military Spectacle of the " Indian War ; or, The Rattle of Sobraon." The best ventilated Theatre In London; nightly honoured by rank aud fashion. • THIS EVENING Will be perfbrmed the New Asiatic Spectacle, called THE SIKHS' INVASION ; or, Our Victories of 1446. In which the whole resources of the Establishment will be brought forward. Double Stud, &c. Grand and Novel SCENES of the CIRCLE, aided by the inimi table Wallet, the Shakesperian Jester. The whole concluding wi,h a favourite Afterplece. Mr. BATTY res,•ectftilly assures his patrons and heads of fa unties that the Last Ml.l-day EQUESTRIAN PERFORMANCE will take place on FRIDAY Next, June 26, commencing at Two o'clock. Kok-office open trona eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND THEATRE Open every Evening, with the greatest Novelties rf the Day. 31. PHILLIPPE feels happy to announce, that the extraordinary Performances of the MONKEYS and DOGS have been received with the greatest admirat'on and applause, and will be continued every Evening at the above Theatre. Doors open at a Quarter before Eight; to commence at a Quarter after Eight o'clock Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. and 10s. 6d. PHILLIPPE will give his Performances EVERY EVENING at the STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch. NOTICE.-31. PHILLIPPE wants a Gentleman who could take the management of his business, as a PARTNER, throughout the large Towns of the United Kingdom. A security of 6001. will be required. For Particulars apply at the Strand Theatre, between- She hears of Eleven and One o'clock. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. Thls magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Eruption of Vescivlus in the year 79, when the Destruction of-Her cuianeum and Pompeii took place; produced under the direction ot Mr. Denson. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been cobetructed, which will ba brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God frey. The Band is most complete ln all its departments, and includes Many eminent native and foreign musicians. In addition to the other attractions of the Gardens, will ho exhi bited CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, approached by the Illumi nated Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior Telemacbus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the 11308:: complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic DLsplay, a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun. >Urns. Farinelli will descend from a Clainese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive Lira, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendl,ily ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivora by gas-light. yeeding of the Carnivore at half past live; the Pelicans, &c* at six Concert at half-past six : an:l the Eruption at dusk. Aduitsslcn, One Shilling. THE WEATHER.--Sara OFFICE. JuNE 25. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 52; Highest. 69 ; Noon, 69. BAROMETER, 29 57.—WIND S.W., fine. 111.11 WATER AT LONDOIS-BRII)OF Ttilti DAY 111.1t,:ur 36 ratztutts after 2. I Evenfuo .. 45 minutes H. 23. - A ^ I - cc *, . a- , ht 4 A 111. ` . . , 73:Z.,7 4 - ,.,--' 4. _'. AV - %. '. ' ::: - q ''.'' ' IF P• ..,.: , v _ifet aa f.: s e - • ' ' - ' ., '. t ttr . ' _.:( ~ IF , a • • .! ' . ." 414 ' .. . 1 -• I 2 ti t ~,,,,, • ' . -- Wellitle,..- -n....,, r . .. nom• trtiling grA111; LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1846. Another ea le, my case o f considerable importance was on Tuesday decid e d B e " in which the in the Court of Common prin c iples that decided nfi the d case were of w A es T 13 v. SPOTTiswooin u exten.led. We now have bad questions respectingrmand the liability of the allottees to bear any p ortion' the expenses of abandoned railway undert a ki ng brought before all the superior courts. Ilr - the -E7 c . chequer the decision of the full court has been given in the case of WA LSTAB V. SPOTTISWOODE, and the plaintiff declared entitled to recover back the entire mount of her deposit without any drawback or de duction whatever for the preliminary expenses. The present case of WOISTNER v. SHARP differs in some _respect from the former, and will be found to .govern a vast number of cases which, it was asserted, did not fall within the rule adopted in that case. In W A estin V. SPOTTISWOODE no scrip had ever been issued to the plaintiff, nor had she signed the Parlia mentary contract nor subscribers' agreement, both of which were actually signed, and the scrip received by the plaintiff in the present case. The evidence will show what has been the cause of the failure of A vast number of railway undertakings, viz., the im yroper retention of a large proportion of the shares by the managing committee, although there were abundant applications from solvent and respectable persons, more than sufficient to warrant the allocation .of the entire number of shares of which the project vas to consist. The object of many of the com mittees during the palmy days of railway enterprise appeared to be to allot only such a number of bhares as would produce deposits sufficient to meet the current expenses, end to retain the greater portion for themselves and their friends when tie scheme -was favourably received and its shares at a premium in the market ; but should it prove a failure, to clot Zhe buLk of the expenses on those who had paid their moi'ey on the faith that the entire number had been allotted, and that if there should be such a failure the expellees wouit: be borne rateably by the holders of all the shares. We have ever thought and stated, that the strong ground that existed for tha refusal of those persons to whom shares had been allotted after the panic had set in to ply the deposit thereon, or to contribute any sum whatever to the expenses of the defunct c mipany, which we conceived they were not bound either in law, in equity, or in point of honour to do, consisted in the fact that no reciprocity existed--that if the the scheme had been a prosperous one they would never have received an answer to their applications; the good things would be reserved for the especial behoof ar.d benefit of the committee ; but, if the oon trary, all the shares would be most impartially distri buted when it was known that a loss and not a gain was to be the result. It originated in the proceed ings of the Direct London and Exeter Railway Corn. panv, which had been provisionally registered in the month of May, 1845, with a proposed capital of 3,000,000/. sterling, in 120,000 shares of 251. each. The plaintiff applied for sixty shares, which were grante I to him on the 15th of October ; and adver trrtisements appeared on the 17th of October, stating that the allotment had been completed, and an apology made to the numerous persons, with un doubted claims on the score of wealth and social standing, whose application had either been passed over or cut down. In fact, there had actually been applications for more than 400,000 shares, and yet the allotment committee, of which the defendant was the chairman, only distributed 58,000 shares, retaining no less than 62,000 shares, or more than half the number, for the use of the managing com mittee. Had the allotment taken place a few weeks later, when the panic had set in, and all new projects were at a discount, in all human probability the full number of 120,000 shares would have been distri buted amongst the applicants for the 342,000 shares, whose requests were not complied with ; and we should have heard an outcry against the English re pudiators, who refused to confirm the contract which they had deliberately entered into, to take up the shares for which they had applied. In this case, however, the allotment took place a little too soon and the usual practice was followed of retaining the lion's share for the promoters. On the 21st October the plaintiff paid up his deposit, and on the 4th No vember signed the Parliamentary contract and sub scribers' agreem e nt and received his scrip. On the 15th December a meeting was called, when it ap peared that 32.3951. only had been paid for deposits, but of which 31,9001. had actually been expended, leaving a balance of 4921. to pay the Parliamentary deposit and all future expenses, and that no less than 44 of the provisional committeemen had neglected to pay any deposit whatsoever on the shares agreed to be held by them of course they were i sa'lle to go before Parliament. It was contended, on behalf of the plaintiff, that the scheme might be said to be virtually abandoned and that he had a right to recover back his deposit on the ground of the failure of consideration on the part of the projectors, and also on •he ground of fraud. The company it ap peared defended the action and secured the services of the Solicitor-General. The Learned Judge left two questions to the jury —first, was the statement that all the shares had been allotted false to the knowledge of the defendant ; if they thought it was, and that it was a material in ducement to the plaintiff to pay his deposit, and that he would not have done so had he known the real facts of the case, they should find for the plaintiff : and, secondly, if they thought the scheme an abortive one, and at an end, they should also find for the plaintiff. He also desired them to say whether the deed was executed by the plaintiff on the same under standing. The jury found fur the plaintiff on both grounds, and also that he had executed the deed on the same understanding as he had paid the money, and gave the full amount of the deposit, 821. 10s., as damages. We have been thus minute in detailing the entire circumstances of this case, because new elements exsted in it different from those which have already been before the country ; and we are convinced that there is nothing so important to all parties connected with railways, whether as committeemen or shareholders, as to know accurately the entire amount of their liabilities—to be enabled to judge correctly of the circumstances in which they are placed. The law may now be looked on as fully and entirely settled; that which a short time since was doubtful is now perfectly clear. The com mitteemen must bear the entire expenses of every undertaking which has not been proceeded with, and must return the full deposit, without deduction, to such parties as paid on their shares. The sooner they make provision for this purpose the better. Every -delay can only increase the amount of the original claim which the shareholder or allottee is entitled to make against them, and which he now knows he can recover in full by the costs necessarily incidental to that recovery. What, then, is to be done? They must ascertain the full amount of the debts due by their respective companies, including the demands of the allottees, and by a subscription amongst them selves raise a fund sufficient to satisfy them. The sacrifice will undoubtedly be very great, but its atnount can be ascertained, and the party liable will be enabled to say whether it will be in his power to meet it ,or not. Even this will be valuable. Any thing must be better than the uncertainty which has hitherto prevailed, and which has heretofore prevented the parties liable from exerting themselves for the ! purpose of fairly meeting their creditors, and making provision for the liquidation of their just demands. Although the suggestion made on Tuesday even. ing by Mr. WYNII, during the discussion upon Mr. CHARLES BULLER'S motion in reference to the esta blishment of a Public Record Office, was rather irre levant to the original proposition, there was, never theless, a considerable amount of justice in the shape of inferences deducible from that suggestion. That there are manuscripts of inestimable importance to the world of letters, and which would moreover tend to the political guidance of our statesmen, among the papers which are at present scattered about the me tropolis, no one for a moment would undertake to dispute; and unless, through the interposition of Go vernment, their publication will for ever prove an impossibility. We are not desirous, however, that the public money should be rendered so accessible upon every case of apparent emergency as to im part to our Legislators the character of profligate spendthrifts ; but still more are we opposed to that niggardly denial of assistance, by which many most admirable national undertakings have never been attempted. It is another of those Scylla-and-Cha rybdian straits through which a Government is ex pected to pass without collision or submersion. From the execrable prodigality which our rulers have in bygone days displayed, from their readiness to un loose the purse-strings of the empire, and from their total disregard to economy, have sprung those monstrous parasites, those sinecureships, those causeless pensions, and those secret bouii ties, which, -like political excrescences, have extracted all our monetary vigour, and debilitated the nation b . y de _t t he ever-present responsibility of From l the penuriousness, on tne other hand wilbictiyhi the v a ri ous without exception, has Administrati been displayed its noblest an o d n m s o o st f un in f ting and doling rtquently Great Britain towards nu th an y destitute g wrung Exchequer evinced illustrious children, from the stinting the torpor anguish an da charities which have been so byy ral genius, and from the Exbcyhethqeuegrenbe by Government towards the w oes and vic issitudes of som a of our most eminent minent countrymen , have p ro _ seeded the star vation, and the lunacy, and t h e sudden which i to m part such a and sometimes v iolent deaths loom the memo melancholy but significant g rials of the most gifted beings in the land. Hence a double reformation is not only advisable, but is ah-olutelv incumbent upon the Legis lature ;—a contraction of that te ndenc y to squander moneys upon insufficient occasions and upon utterly worthless recipients, a largo and more generous philosophy in regard to the starving labourers fo in the vineyard of know led g e. Had the former course been more speedily adopted, we should not have to disemburse 358,0001. annually to the paltry hangers-on of placemen, or for ex-ambassadors (men who have already performed their services and received their wages), 34,048 annually ; we should be st ar e d the degredation of perpetuating the recollec tion of CuattLes the SECOND'S debauchery by large yearly payments, and have been preserved from the fangs of many a voracious vampire, in the shape of some portly ex-official. Had the latter been adopted as a consti - •a - .P13 1- 141 MYNISON 3 TitlrttgllAV PTRYTItTG., 1/44A. tutional principle, we should Lever have been haunted by the dying groans of OTWAT, or the emaciated and hagard visage of CHATTERTON. Had there been some rational allowance made by the State for those who are struggling in penury through the treasures of intellect, the bloody and horrible catastrophe which on Monday morning terminated the career of poor prevented. And surely HA.itlxm, might have been we are not endeavouring to extort an exaggerated moral by merely playing upon the sensibilities of the people when their hearts are wrung and their imaginations inflamed by a spectacle of such ineffable desolation and de,pair as that of the suicide of this most remarkable man ! Surely there is a tendency to commisseration in the mere retro spect of the evil against the existence of which we are inveighing ; surely there is a mournfulness and a rationality about it, altogether irrespective of any temporary cause of incitement to those sentiments! Can any one remember the premature decay and the torments of involvement which had ren dered the death of JOHN BANIM inevit able before the Government vouch,afed him the miserable pittance of 1501. a year, without feeling the horrible consequences of this legislative apathy ? Can they remember the death-bed of Thomas HOOD, that saddest death-bed poet ever came to, without mourning that the pension to his widow was only sealed by his last breath ? When we find, indeed, that 9,6741. is all the money annually conceded to literary, scientific, and artistic eminence, and that one hereditary pension alone from the ExCise revenue (and in recompense for no good service whatever), amounting to 10,5841., is paid yearly into the pocket of a Noble Duke, we cannot but revolt at such a disproportionate distribu- tion of the national funds. In the lament able self-destruction of LAM AN BLANCHARD, only the other year, an instance was afforded us of the fearful effects of thus contemning the unfriended worshippers of knowledge. In the recent calamity, so analogous in some particulars to the preceding, the truth is forced still more vividly upon our conviction that the contingencies of poverty to intellectual men should be foreseen and prevet.ted. Unless some effort in behalf of our militant and suffering genius be officially made, the blood of our men of arts or letters, shed by themselves in the madness of destitu tion, will continue to be an indelible stain upon the Legislature. The Premier has, in this recent case, been preserved from the pos - ,ibility of having any stigma of neglect cast upon himself by an act of genuine benevolence, which would never have been revealed but for the unanticipated decease of the historical painter, and which will serve to stabilitate the popularity and assure the love of the people towards Sir Romai. PEEL; the more espe cially so as this beautiful and affecting instance of generosity is simultaneous with the malevolent and vulgar derision with which he has been himself treated. From that unfinished painting of " King ALFRED and the First English Jury," before which was discovered the dead body of Havrios, shall we not diaw a moral ? Must genius still continue to starve, and become madmen, and commit self-murder? Madrid papers of the 18th have arrived. The only intelligence that can be gleaned from them is that, for a wonder, tranquillity prevails throughout the length and breadth of Spain. MADRID BoLSA, JUNE 18.—The Three • per Cents. nrcre done at 33i for cash and 33 7 16 for paper ; the Five per Cents. at 201 for paper ; the 13,- hi without Interest at 6i fur cash, aid 6i for taper ; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando at 280, and those of Isabtl at 96. Letters from Rome state that the number of cardinals assembled in conclave for the election of Pope was fifty one. The news of the election of Pins IX. was received with acclamations by the people of Rome. The en thronement of his Holiness took place on the 17th. The first Ambassador whose felicitations the newly elected Pope expressed his desire to receive was Count Ross; the French Ambassador. His holiness, in Ins reply to the Count, expressed the most friendly sentiments towards FraLee. The Universal German Gazette publishes a letter from Posen of the 17th inst., which says that the son of Count PONIXSKY, who had taken a passport at Berlin for Po land, fur the purpose of visiting his father's estate, had been arrested at lialiseh and taken to Warsaw, where the Guvernor declared that he should not be released uz.til Prussia gave up the Pole Domnnowsla, one of the chiefs of the Into insurrection. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. - - The Apogee, which is the organ of the GuizoT Minis try, contains an article on the refusal to give an autho risation for the meetings of -the Anti-Prottactiooi is League in Paris. This article, which we give below, is important, as showing that free-trade principles are making progress in the French Cabinet, which by this article may almost be considered as a Governmental manifesto, plainly refuses to identify itself with the protectionist party. The cause of free trade has every thing to hope from the liberal commercial tendencies of the Government, as shown in thi, article:— " Certain journals assuming to themselves a monopoly of all liberal sentiments exclaim with great indignation against the refusal of authorisation or license to the Association de la Libert4 des Eschanges.' We cannot participate in their alarm, nor discover that the progress of our industry or commerce is compromised by the refusal of which they say so much. As a first ground of ciasolation, we offer to them the example of the calmness with which we have received this measure. They may say to themselves, that having seen with a lively pleasure the formation of this association, that having hailed its birth with favour, we should have been seriously afflicted if any misfortune had happened to it, that its existence cannot be really threatened as long as we do not hear those lamentations and sobbings which are ever excited by the loss of an object of sincere affection. We are indeed sufficiently happy to have it in our power to observe that this refusal which creates so much indignation in those journals and causes them to tall into such over powering grief has not, scarcely in ,any degree, the lugu brioua signification they attribute to it. It is in fact in our opinion quite erroniously that they have consioered it as an act of and hostility to prevailing ideas and to men wishing to promote freedom of trade, in order to increase pr gressively the wtll-being of the people, the public pros perity, the national power. In this there can be nothing in common with the refusal of a license to an association, even an association formed with the view of developing a free ex change of commodities, asd the convictions of a Cabinet or a Government on questions of public economy. It is per fectly allowable to believe that a Cabinet or Government, in refusing to auth, rise officially the establishment of au association whose avowed object is the promotion of this freedom of exchange, may be perfectly convinced that there is much to do to ameliorate the economical condition of the country. We, for our part, are intimately persuaded that there is not in the present Cabinet any blind protectionist— any one enemy to the progress of political economy. It moreover seems to us to be very easy to assign legitimate motives to the refusal given to the Association de la Liberte des Echanges,' setting entirely aside the direct interests which the association pursues. Under a free constitutional government, with representative institutions of a very democratic character, private associations are certainly not the only forms and instruments necessary for realising the desires and wants of social progression. These obiects have other means of realisation. To ob sin this what is there need of more than the councils of arrondissement, the coon• ails-general of the departments, and the three councils general of agriculture, manufactures. and commerce, with the Chambers 01 Commerce and the commissions incessantly ap pointed and consulted by the Ministers, together also with the right of petition, with the agency of the press and the tribune, with the influence of public opinion, Queen of the world, with, in fine, the irresistible power of the majori ties in the Chamber ?. Let us then acknowledge in -the ful -1 lest feeling of consolation and even of pride, that France, in order to amend her laws, to improve her habits, her arts, her commerce, and general industry, is not reduced to such a hazardous state as to require the union of a certain number of persons under whatever denomination upon any one point of her territory. Let the Parisian journals be fully convinced of this, and pursue their vocations in peace. We can safely promise them they will not lose their time and labour, and when the day comes that they can consider their plans to be worthy khe civilisation of France and Europe, they will have at their command every means of causing them to be accepted by a happy and grateful people.". The Chamber of Deputies on Monday held its last sitting before the official termination of the session. L the Chamber of Peers were engaged in discussing the Bill for an extraordinary credit of 93,000,000 francs for the navy. In the course of the discussion Count BEUUNOT, .M. DE MONTALEMBERT, and several Peers, expressed their desire to see France a first-rate naval power, and M. nx CasTELLINE insisted on the necessity of constructing another naval arsenal and dockyard on the ccast of the Mediteranean, in addition to Toulon. The Moniteur publishes a royal ordonnance, charging the Minister of Public Works with the portfi,lio of the blinistry of Public Instruction during the absence of the Count DE SALVANDY. French Consul-General paaafarliB:Bll3 Paris aris at ----M. Y. DAVID, D e p u t y f or C a l vados, and formerly r ithf , idor th lb e tae d elyn i . It was in Paris on agreed Sunday. M. D 5, rm ljAm u ß r T ed i w in n Prince ME TTERNICH and the Pa p al Nuncio at Vienna that th e Austrian forces in Ital y should be aug mented by 10,000 men. On Tuesday a grand mass was performed at Notre Dau.e, on the occasion of the decease of the late POPE, at which all the Ambassadors in Paris representing Ro man Catholic Sovereiens were present. The steamer Cuvier arrived at T. ulon on the 18th, with dispatches from the Prioce DE JOINVILLE. The squadron of win tion yaw thou at Palma, the capital of idajorea, from whenc: it would sail in a few days for Barcelona, and from thence proceed to Algiers. Marshal MTGE:ACP returned - to Algiers from Oran on the 14th. The Duke D'AUMALI had accompanied him as far as Dj.-ma Ghazaouat, and then lett for Tlemcen with General CAYAIGNAC. D. n CAuLos, aud the Princess DE BEIRA, his wife, passed through Chamber) on the 17th instant, on their way from Turin to the waters a Aix. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris ilourse on Tun day at 82f. 95c. ; the Five per Cents., at 120 f. 45e.; the Orleans Railroad :hares, 1,242 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,007 f. 50e.; 11;;;;e,72.i; Great Northern, 721 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 870 f. ; Vierzon, 620 f.; Bordeaux, 58elf. 25c.; Basle, 217 f. 50c. ; Dieppe, 405 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 497 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 5121. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons. 532 f. 50c. ; Spanish Actives, 31%; Ditto Three per Cents., 3736 ; Ditto Do mestic Debt, 32 1 4. The following are the quotations for other lines:— Lyons and Avignon, Definitives, 5011.25 c.; Bordeaux and Cette, Definitives, 485 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TM LONDc.N STOCK EXCHANGE, Jcnqz 24. Anglo-Belgian, 2% —Boulogne and Amiens, 12% - East Indian, %—Luxembourg. 1% —Lyons and Avignon, 138 - Namur and Liege, 3—Xorthern of Franoe Constituted, 13% - Orleans and Bordeaux, 9;6—Paris and Lyons Constituted, h%—Sambre and Manse, 414- MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO TPIREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was heavy, but there was very little alteration in prices. Sales, 5,000 bales, including 700 for exportation; 200 bales Pernambuco, at 4 1 4 d. to 7d. ; and 80 bales Bahia. at 6d. ; 200 Egyptian, at 5%d. to 8 1 - A d.; 200 Surat, at 3d. to 3%d. ; and the rest American, at 4d. to 5%d. per lb. Shares were dull again. An arrival from ('ape Town furnishes advices of April 25. The Governor, Sir P. Maitland. having matured his prepara tions, and put the whole of the inhabitants of the frontier in a state of defence, advanced with the main body of the troops into the Kafir territories, but found that no preparations to oppose him had been made by the enemy, who in tact had fled into the mountains. A good proportion of the chiefs were friendly to us, Sandilla, Macomo, and Botun excepted. The necessity of teaching the Kafirs a wholesome lesson of our power seems to be fully recognised by the Governor, and the effect we may hope will be permanent security. That even now very vigor us proceedings will be indispensable, we may judge from the fact of more robberies and a murder having been committed by ose or two straggling parties of Kafirs. The Crane packet, arrived at Falmouth, brings later in telliget ce from Rio de Jareiro and the Rio Plate. The Bra zilian Ministry had resigned, but otherwise there is nothing of interest to be noted in these accounts. As regards belli gerent operations in the Rio Plat - , since the battle of Salto there was nothing new, save a few skirmishes. At Monte Video, up to April 16, the Government seemed to be still rather unsettled. Accounts of February 16th, from Sydney, afford very little local news, and in advicea of the 13th of January, from New Zealand, we, do not find that the troops had moved further up the country after the affair with Kawiti on the - Ildr-of that month, having, of course, scarcely had time to do so. There is a-flat market again fur -the Public Securities, and the probability of the Peel Administration going out and leaving the country in a state of political confusion, has a depressing. influence, which, we much fear, will not be got over until a firm Cabinet is spin in power, ,and whale that is to come from, if Sir Robert Peel refuses again to head, sorely puzzles City men. Lord John Russell is admitted to be fully competent to the task, but it is doubted whether the Conservatives who followed Sir .Robert "more in sorrow than by choice," will adhere to a Whig successor, even though to forward mea cures planned nearly in the same spirit as are thoSe of the existing Ministry. 'These are City Views, and we give them for as much as they may be considered worth. Consols for time bring 94% %. Exchequer- bills are heavy at 9s. to 13s. premium. Bank Stock has receded to 205% and 204%, and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been down to 96% The Foreign Investments are heavy, as may be supposed. Portuguese Four per Cents. have realised 48 to for Ac count ; Spanish Three per Cents. obtain 37% to 36% ; . Mexican Bonds have been worth 27% ; and Brazilian, 84%. Dutch Two• and-a-Half per Cents. have been marked 604 to 60%. In Railway Shares and Scrip there appears still to be very little inclination to do business, either for speculation or investment. The quotations are rather easier in the majority of cases. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSIN• • O'CLOCK. PRICEs Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 205% 204% 204% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 943' 8 - 95 95 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 96% % % 96% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1660 .. 10 3-16 qi 10% India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. 18 18 Ditto. under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. 23 23 Copse's for Opening .. .. .. .. .. 94% %, 94', 7 4 Exchequer Bills. Ilid. 1 vol. 1,0001... .. .... 9 13 9 pm. '9 5001. . .. -- .... 9 14 13 pm. 13 Ditto. Small .... 14 13 -- pm. 13 CLOSINC; PRICES. 84% 27 16% ONE FOREIGN FUNDS. O'Ci.O K. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 84% Mexican Bonds, 1837, S per Cent .. 27% Ditto, Deferred 164 % Portuguese Four per Cent .. 49 Ditto, for the Account .. 48% Ditto, Three per Cent .. - Ditto, for the Account 37% 367 Dividends on the above payable in Lenuun. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 604 3 4 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates • • 9 2 % % PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICE S. RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. .. 10 3% • • -- • • • 3 1,4 Amber., Notting., Boston. and - Eastern Junction 2%. 1% 11 / 4 Birmingham and Gloucester ..100 128 127% .. • 12 734 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 234 Buckinghamshire 421. .... 54 dis 34 dis. Caledonian 10 .... 10 97 4 • 934 Direct Northern 234.... 134% Eastern Counties .. .. 141. I tis.... 23%7, • 2334 Ditto New .. . • .. 10/. 16s. •• • 73s p••• • • • 7 Do Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61 13s. 4d. .. • - Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. % p 34 p Ditto, York Extension 134 ...... • . • • East Lincolnshire .. • • .. 14 34 Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto 34 Shares .. • • • .. 10 .... 16y„ Exeter, Yeovil,. and Dorchester .. .... 1% j Great North of England . .. 100 ....225 223. • Ditto, New • • •• •• •• 5 •• •• 54% • • 544 Ditto, New .. • • • • • • •-• 134 , ••• 16 ••••• • .. • • 16 Greet Western • • • • • • .. 85 ....141 Ditto, Half Shares • • .. 50 Ditto, Fifths . • • • • •• 20 31 Hull and Selby . • • • • • .. 50 •• .. - •• • • .... • 102% Lancaster and Carlisle .. 40 .... 54% 55 .. 55 Leicester and Itediord ••• • • 225..... 1 ,4 dis .. 34 dis. Leicester, Tamworth, Bcc. 425. - .• . • ..... %di . Live:p.. Stanch., & Newc. Junct. 2% 1 3i..... 1 London an Birmingham _lOO ....225 .......... 224 Ditto Thirds . • • • • • •. 24 .... - ....... 62% Ditto Quarters • • •• • . 2 .. 28% 28% Ditto Fifths • • • • • • • • 2 .... 25 25 London and Blackwell 16/. 134.4,d. 7.14 • • 7% London aed Brighton .• • 50 .. 64 34% .... 64% London and Croydon • • • • 13/. I:Ss 0d... - .... • • 22% Lot.don and South•Westem 411. 61. 10d... 77 • Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 1734 .... 28% London and York • • • • • • .. 2% .... 1 3e lso Manchester and Leeds . • • •• 82 Ditto, Quarters • • • • • • 2 .... 10 M anchester and Birmingham .. 40 , - Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 4 13% ..... 13% Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 9j4 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. % p..., 134 p Midland .. • • • • • • • • ••100 ....149% . • 149% Ditto, New - • • • • • •• 24 .. .. 374••..•. . 3714 Newcastle and Darlington Juliet. 25 Ditto, New • • • • • • • I .. 9 34 . .. • Newcastle and Berwick . • •• 15 .... 2456 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston 1% Norfolk .. • • • • • • • • • • 211 •• .. 25 Ditto, Half Shares • • .. ~ 5 ..... .. Ditto, Tenths ••••••• • 2 .. • • 234 • .•• • • Ditto, Extension • • • • 2 .. „ North British .. • • • • • • • • 2234 . 294 Ditto, Half Shares .. • • .. 814 . Ditto, Carlisle Extension 14 1%34 . ..... North Kent and Direct Dover 2y 1 North Staffordshire • • • • • • 424..... 3 43'4 p Oxfd.,Worcester, Wolverlimpte. 12% 8 „ Portsmouth Direct • • • • • 3% ... 4%4 .. • . Swath Midland • • • • • • • • 425. .... dis.. South Eastern and DOYOr 33% 401,4 39% •• Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 1914 „„ „ Do.. New (do 33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 13 .. ••.. • • Do., New (do. 30!.) • • No. 3. 15 .... 17% Do., New (do. 151.) • • No. 4. 2% .. 2% % ........ South Wsles • • • • • • • • .. 5 1 Vale of Neath • • • • • • • • 2 York and Carlisle .. • • • • • • 2% • • York sad North Midland .. to 5... Ditto. Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... 4714 Ditto. Extension • • •• 15 • 33% 1 Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.• • 1 ... 114% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Ceylon .. . • • • • • • • • • 58 . •• • - • . Demerara .. • • • • • • • . 2%..~ Dendre Valley • • • • •• • • 2 .... Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • . 6 Louvain and Jemeppe • • • • 4 .. . 1 ...... Luxembourg .. • • • • • • 4 .... 174 Madrid and Valentia • • • • .. 2 .... 1% . • .... Aram and Liege • • • • • • 6 .... 3 .. Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .... 12 3 4 13 Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 534% . . Paris and Rouen .. .. • • 20 .• .. 38% • Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 4% 34 ... Rouen and Havre .. .. 20 .... 28% ......., „ West Flanders .. •• ' . 6 .... a% JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. 20 ....'l7 •• • ....... London Joint-Stock • • .. .. 10 MINES. R * ll del Monte, Unregistered .. ...: 3%...... ... 29 1 ,i 11 13q 1% 42 p (its 39% 194 13% 54 381 4 1 4 26% LLOYD'S SH I PPING.-(T H IS DAY..) • Loweow, JiTtrx 215.—Wind S.W.. light brosze, and fine clear weather, DEAL, W.S.W. to S.S.W.; P.M., S., light.— Arrd. Ratcliffe, Gilbert, Sydney, New South Wales ' • I'udor, Lay, Calcutta ; St. George, Norris, Patagonia ; Thames, Davison, ditto ; Trieste, Marsobett, Bahia; B. his, Toronto; Tinker, New York; Victor, Murray, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Oriental, Hoigt, ditto; HoPe. Gambia. Arrd. from the river, Queen of England, Pearson, Ch na. Sld. Triumph, Leggett, Montreal; Wellingsley, Davis, Bal. timore ; Antoine, Meyer, Texas; Adrianus Jacobus Preciosa, Krog, New York ; Bueephalus, Bell, Madras, &c. ; Lady M`Naughten, Hibbert, ditto. OFF Ponrsmorrit, Jura 24. —Achilles, S. Wilson, Alexandria. COWES, JUNE 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Virginia, Porto Rico. Fstmourn, JUNE 24,—Wind N.N.W —Arrd. 23d, Commodore. K:llea, Patagonia; Aiary, Isbister, Sierra Leone. 24th; Crane packet, Rio Janeiro, sailed 11th ult., Bahl ;- 21st, and Pernambuco 27th ; on freight, 9,0001. , in gold and diamonds. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 23. Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. 24th, Jolly Robin, Beverly, Calcutta ; Courier, Carr, Lima ; Bee, Murray, Arica ; Oc t a via. Reed, Valparaiso; Avon, Robinson, Patagonia; William Russell, Paleth. rp, Ilahia ; Corsair, Rio de la Ilache ; Alecto, Anal], Barbadoes ; Triumph, Hassal, Barbadoes ; Mary, Hodges, Maracaibo ; Mary, Jackson, Galveston ; Republic, Sullivan, New Orleans ; Troubadour, APDort - all, New Orleans; Argo, Mitchell, Mobile; Coromandel, Broadfoot, Mobile. The brig Africa was wrecked at Ascension on the 2Gth of April. The Hope hu been wrecked at Patagonia. LIMERICK, JUNE 23.—Wind W.—Acrd. Ann, M'Fie, St. John's, Nvw Brunswick; Hornet, Ileddigan, ditto; Jessie, Challas, ditto. Batman., Juan 23. Wind W.—Acrd. 21st Tarolinta, Smith, New York; 23d, Alvarado, Ames, New York. Sld. 21st, Duke of Corn• wall. Ronald, St. John's. Poi/TownTit, JUNE 24. —Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrd. Welcome. Broadfoot, Moulmein. Sld her Majesty's steamer Terrible on a cruise. The Chartertield, Saunders, got on shore on Southsea Beach yesterday evening, was asaistlid off on the flood, and proceeded to Seaham. The Oscar, Videler, from Aaleiund for Spain, which put In here yesterday, is leaky, has been surveyed, and must discharge. WARREN POINT, JUNE 22.—Acrd. Brothers, Wilson, St. John's, New Brunswick. Tilt: WEA.TIdER AND THE CROPS.—The fresh and exhillrating rain of this morning (Tuesday) has done wonders in the fields Rain was much needed for farming operations, especially for turnip sowing. —Bury Herald of yesterday. ORDER or TEE POsTMASTER-GENERAL.—Yesterday morning au order was posted In the letter-carriers' °Rice of the General Post-office, instructing the men by no means to leave any chargeable letter at any counting-house, or place, without payment of the sum charged. If the parties are not In, the letter is to be brought away and Lendered again ahen the letter-carrier has de livered the remainder of his letters. DREADFUL HURRICANE. IN LOMBARDY —A letter from Dfouza, in Lombardy, of June 11, states that a dreadful burri; cane had alm ost destroyed the forest near tha t town, 4,000 tree having been torn up by the roots, and the rest stripped of their leaves. The country was filled with birds killed by the ball. The storm ex tended to the Venetian territory, where it also did fireat damer, I 5 27 WHEAT. BARLEY.' 235 as OAIS. RYE. 1 365 BEANS. 1 32 s PEAS. PRICE .. Ia 5d s 3d 3d 4d 4d Gd DUTY... 'B5 04 9s Od bs Od 95 6d Ti 6d 85 6d RAELWA Y COM NI IT FEES. (THIS DAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room B. GLASGOV7, BAIZILHEAD, AND NEILSTON (PAISLEY BRANCH). IMPORTANT DEt. isION. Their Lordships met at eleven as usual, Lord Roden in the chair; all the Members were present. Some further evidence was given on the part of the Glasgow. Kil marnock, and Ayr Company ; and their ease against the Bill th ing clo,ed, _ _ _ 31r. HILDYARD, on the part of the promoters, replied to the address of Mr. Wakeling, who spoke on behalf of the Ayr Company yesterday. The Learned Counsel went over the whole case at considerable length. • On the conclusion of Mr. Hildyard's speech, The Co iduittee ordered the room to be cleared., in order that they might consult as to their &cis on. In the course of about ten mi nutes we were re-admitted, and The CHAIRMAN said the Committee have come to a unanimous decisi.n as to this Bill. We arc agreed that the line of country through which the railway w .uld pass is a most important district, and requires railway accommodation, but we think that accommo dation would not be supplied by the passing of the Bill, which would wit pen the mine of wealth which should be opened in this district, and we, therefore, declare the preamble not proved. Their Lordships then rose finally. MARKET NEWS.---(THIS DAY.) Aft IKAW.XiVr sXtirtflELD —Msttdow Eay, 31 to 47; Clover ditto, 47 5s to 5i las; Oat Straw, 1/10s toll 12s : Wheat straw, 1/ 123 to 1/ 14s per loud. Trade dull, at the above quotations. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Hay, 313 s to 41 4s; Clover ditto, 418 s to 57 14s; Oat straw, 17 lOs to 17 12s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14: per low!. A Lull average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—MetvIow flay, 3/ to 47; Clover ditto, 47 53 to 57 its ; Oat straw, I/ 103 to 1/ 12s ; Wheat Straw, 11 123 to 11 143 per load. Supply good, and trade dull. :New IVltadow Hay was selling at from 2/ bs to CI St per kod. MEAT raa.nanTS. SorTTIALL, Jr o 24.—Prime Mutton commanded a steady Ing.airY, at fully last week's prices. In all other kinds of stock very little business was transacted, and previous rates were with difficulty supported Beef, from 25 Bcl to 35 10c1; Mutton, Zs 4d to 45 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 7:1 8d to 4s 4d ; and Perk, 4s to 43 8d per 6 1 / 3 3, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, JUNE 28.—We bad rather an extensive supply of fat stock on sale to-day, while the general demand ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices Beef from 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 49 to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 298 ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 195 ; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, IC/ to 181 lOs each. lia.msaam, JUNE 24.—We bad a very inactive trade in to-day's markets, yet we can notice no material alteration in the quotations. Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 38 641 to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 38 to 5s 8d; Veal, 4s to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 4s to 48 Gd per Blbs. ARUNDEL, Juxa 23. Beef, from 2s 10d to 48 ; Mutton, 3e 4d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 55 Rd ; Veal, 4s to 4s Cd t and Pork 4s to 486 d per bibs. Supply moderately good, and trade dull. CHICHESTER, JUNE 21.—Prime Mutt,n and Lamb moved off steadily, at fu.i prices; otherwise the trade rued dull. Beef, from 2s 10d to 48; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 55 8d ' - Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 18s; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 18l each. NEWGATE AND LEADENEALL. Our markets were fairly supplied with each kind of Meat, yet the general demand ruled steady at our quotations. Beef, from 2s Gd to 3s Gd ; Mutton, 23 10d to 4s ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 33 8d to 43 10d per Sibs, by the carcase. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended June 20, 1x46, Made. up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. GROUP . V, nucitzNoitaivlsmizia RAILWAYS MRING TO BANBURY). The Committee met this day at eleven ; Lord Stanley in the chair. The CHAIRMAN at their meeting this morning intimated to the promoters of the case that he had communicated with Lord :shaftee bury, and the Committee were of opinion ti.at the present Bill was much at th • mercy of the Great West rn and the Oxford and Rugby lints. Originally the Bill was for a railway from Tring to Banbury, and contemplated no junction with the OxtOrd and Rugby lane; taking, therefore, no power to form such a junction as was now proposed, a proposal, therefore, which the Committee could not brpossibility sanction, he said, if the railway had been described in the lilt as from the Oxford and Rugby line to the town of Banbury, it might have been allowed them to construct the j•ine , ton by inclined sidings, under the sanction o' the section of the general Act referring to accommodati works ; but it was not so, it was simply a railway from Tring to Banbury. Mr. ACTIN said he did not put the case forward as an accommo dation work, for these words of the general Act referred to the ac commodation to be afforded to landowners, and landowners only. He subm'tted, therefore, first, that in point of fact the proposed line came into the neighbourhood of the Rugby Railway, so that c als could be lifted off that and upon their line, and carried through Buckinghamsh re ; and, secondly, under the words of the general Act, " shall have power to execute the railway and all works neces sary thereto," that they had power to tOrns the proposed junction, though no section of the same had been deposited, which lie sub mitted was not made ne,essary by the Standing Orders of their Lordships' House. The CHAIRMAN replied, that if the railway had been from the Ox ford and Rugby line to Banbury, the promoters might have had a case, notwithstanding .the deviation from the Parliamentary levels. But they deviated from the levels to effect a junction, for which they did not take power in their Bill. ➢ir. Robert Stephenson having been recalled this morning, in re ference to a question put to him yesterday, put in the following statement of the capital of the lines in connexion with the London and Birmingham Railway, and intended to supply the Warwickshire district : Tring and Banbury Bletchley and Oxtord Weedon and Worcester - Rugby and Leamington - Hampton and Banbury Hampton and Abchurchs 'Birmingham Extensions • - 4:900,000 - 550,000 - 1,366,000 - 300,000 - 1,400,000 - 3m0,a0 Total - - - - - 4,800,000 Mr. TALBOT then addressed the Committee against the line, and was proceeding, when The Citstatuot Intimated that It would be unnecessary to proceed further, as the Committee were of opinion that the preamble of the Bill was not proved, and that the line ought not to pass. HOLLE OF COMMONS. GROUP 11. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised In this group, re-assembled at the usual 11:itir this morn ing; Lord Morpeth in the chair. TAW VALE EXTENSION. The whole of the morning was occupied with general tramc evl deuce in favour of the line, . GROUP XVI.II The Committee met at the usual houi'; B. )benison, chairman. LONDON, HEN 3. ET, AND BATH DXRECT. Several witnesess were examined, whose t vidence went to show the want of railway accommodation in the diatri6t through which the line proposes to pass. GROUP XXXIII. The Committee on this group met to-day, at half past twelve o'clock, in Room .No. 24 (Grand Corridor). Prese.a, Sir Robert Ferguson, the Marquis of Worcester, Viscount Newry, Mr. Smollett, and Mr. Fellowes. They resumed the hearing of evidence on the Warwickshire and London lines— WORCESTER AND WEEDON. HAMPTON AND BANBURY. UA tviP I'ON AND ASHCHURCII. Mr. COCKBURN, Q. C., for the Great Western, called witnesses in favour of the compitting line, the BIRMINGHAM AND oxiromm JUNCTION. Lord Hatherton, being examined by Mr. CocitauaN, stated that it would be of the greatest advantage to the mineral district, through which the proposed railways would pa-s, to have two competing lines, and not to be dependent on the London and Birmingham Rail= way. The town of Birmingham had a population of two hundred thousand, and was entitled to have a competing line. Cross-examined by Mr. LANE Although one of the competing lines would be seven tidies shorter than the other and somewhat cheaper, that was not a reason for rejecting the competing line. All the inconveniences to the public were enhanced upon those lines which had come Into the hands cf Mr. Hudson. .;nour xxxvilL The Committee assembled at the usual time this morning ; Mr. Aeland, chairman. HUDDERSFIELD AND MANCHESTER (BRADFORD BRANCH). The Committee, atter some discussion among the various counsel, agreed to take the Huddersfield and Bradford Railway next in order. Air. Sergeant WaANCHAM accordingly opened, at consideral•le length, the case of the promoters of this railway. GROUP XLII. LIVERPOOL, PRESTON, MILNCHESTER. AND SOUTHPORT. The case for and egalnst the Bill having been concluded, Mr. Sergeant KINGiLAKE add , essed the Committee at great length in support of the line. which, he contended, was superior to the other lines before the Committee, and afforded a larger amount of public accommodation, at the least possible expense. GROUP LIX. The Committee on this Group re-assembled to-day, at twelve o'clock. LIVERPOOL AND HURT, AND MANCHES TER AND LEEDS AMALGAMATION ; AND MAN CHESTER AND BOLTON AND BURY CANAL NAVIGATION AND RAILWAY, AND MANCHES TER AND LEEDS AMALGAMATION. The clauses of these two Bills, the preambles of which were proved, were proceeded with. EASTERN COUNTIE.7, RAILWAY (THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the proprietors and share hol lers of the Eastein Counties Railway took place this day, at the Offices of the Company, Shoreditch, G. Hudson, Esq., M.P., in the chair, to sake into consideration the propriety of proceeding with the following Bills in Parliament, namely— "A Bill for making railways from Wisbech to St. Ives, and to r'enny Drayton, to be called the N% isbech, St. Ives, and Cambridge Junction Railway.' "A Bill to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Gimpany to make three branch railways from the line of the Eastern Counties and Thames Junc6.n Railway, two thereof termi• noting at the paper warehouses belonging to the East India Dock Company, and the other terminating by a junction with the Eastern Counties Railway." The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening the meeting, and the preambles of the Bills, The CILAIKMAN said that the first Bill had rt ceived the assent of the Committee of the House of Lords, so that the shareholders. might fairly consider that it was safely lodged in • a • position: shortly to become the law of the land. The capital proposed to he raised was 475,0001 The secord - Bill had been several times before the share holders, and it was merely as a matter of form that he brought it under their notice that dm Resolutions adopting the Bills were then put and carried unanimously. The CitniaNtAst then adverted to the charges which bad bee❑ made with respect to the opposition which they had offered to the London and York. They had offered it every fair and legitimate opposition, but he indignantly denied having used any foul or ditlonest means to accomplish their objects. EXETER HALL—The fifth and list choral meetinr ot Mr. ilullah's classes, in aid of the 4 . Mullah Testimonial Fund," took place last night, in presence of a flat audience. A variety ot part music was excellently sung, under the able dtrection of Mr. E. Collett May. There were several encores. A young man on Sunday-lost his Lie in a strange cord three and before and unfortunate manner. He was under the arch of the canal tie St. Maud, holding a large dog by a-cord. He had w or four times round his arm, and on the animal s p g o'i ldd th e e nl c ; aid could be brought was drowned. into the water, the young man was drag,eit in with him, THE Patch: OF BREAD —yesterday another reduction read among the bakers of the m etropolis. took place in the price of b ropolla, h fl 'tire Seine, however, maintained t e . L •alleging that the re. duction in wheat did not justity any alteration. Good bread may now be purchased at 6d. per loaf, and 6V. to 7d. for the best. " FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.--yesterday , about Yt one o'clock, the following fatal accident °centred to named George at Bee, residin boat antheth, u f , a out man, r i ve r, oir Vauxhall, having a in which v was bathing in the had been s..imthine in the water for some n was a 81"anate. He e2coah - ne d, "Ott, God, the cramp!" and before dilutes. when he suddenly honi, he had suiik, apparently without 'fore his 'nate could reach yraing man was an excellent Wit a struggle. The unfortunate hearty dinner a ',hod tune miler, and had partaken oi a very bratty before l ‘ 1 procured, and used as quickly as poa it lo ci his life. The drags were tungely without efNct. 6ble to dud the body, but miler- COVENTRY, NUNEATON, BIR MINGHAM AND LEICESTER RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) A speciei general meeting of the sharehoders of this Com pany was held to-day, at elf yen o'clock, at the King's Arms, New Palace-yard, in pursuance of the sessional orders of Parliament, to consider the propriety of proceeding with the Bill now before the House of Commons. In the absence of Edmund Peel, Es*. the chairman of the Company, who was stated to be. suffering from illness, John Ridgway, _Esq. one of the diiectors of the Company, was called to the chair. The CHAVIZIAN, after informing the meeting of the cause of Mr. Peel's absence, called on the secretary to read the adver tisement calling the meeting. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to address the shareholders. In the first place, before proceeding to the business of the meat ing, he hoped that all the gentlemen present bad registered their scrip. The present meeting he said had been called in pursuance of the sessional orders of Sir Robert Peel, in order to place before them the situation and present position of the Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Company. Ere he did that he begged leave to state 'that the - Leicester and Tamworth Bill was withdrawn. The directors considered it best, under the circumstances in which they were placed, and the present state of the market, to suspend the Bill. This had been accordingly done. How far those circum stances might be altered in another session remained to be seen. In the meantime the shareholders might consider the Bill suspended, if not abandoned. In regard to the present Bill—the Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester —they were ,in a different poeition. With this Bill the directors intended to proceed, and to that their exertions would not be confined, and it was right for him to say, that to the best of his belief the object of the Bill would be carried out. He was happy to inform the meeting that proceedings were in progress, of a delicate and important nature, with the London and Birming ham Railway Company which would, if successful, be of great advantage to the shareholders of the present company. He could not go further with that point in the present state of the nentiation, only to express his belief that its success would exercise a happy influence on their interests, and would be the means of greatly benefiting the public. With respect to the expenses of the Company up to the pre sent period, it would not amount to 17s. per share. He com municated that information now, so that none of the share holders might have occasion to ask the question afterwards. —(Hear, hem.) The inlet est of the shareholders had been consulted from beginning to end by the directors, arid they would continue still to watch overtheir interests carefully. With regard to the arrangement in progress he had already referred to, he should have been glad to have given detailed information, but he found it was impossible to do so without jeopardizing the interests of the shareholders themselves. Prudence was necessary in conducting such an arrangement as the one the directors were engaged in. It was necessary they should place full confidence in the directors in con ducting such an arrangement to a successful issue, and from their past proceedings, he must say their interests were perfectly site. From what had taken place in another corn pany—in which he had a great interest—the North Stafford shire—and in which much greater interests were at stake, he did not think it would be safe to enter into an explanation of the negotiation in progress. In that Company the share• holders, having confidence in the Directors, left it en tirely in their hands. If they went for ward with their Bill the shareholders might * feel assured that their interest, as well as that of the public, would be ,afe. He for one would be glad to do the best in his power for then'. The directors were considering nothing but what was compatible with their present position and advantage, and for the public interest; and hoped for a con tinuance of that confidence the directors had had hitherto re posed in them. The solicitor would now read the clauses of the Bill, and explain any matter that might be worthy of consideration. The• Bill was drawn up in the ordinary form, and contained the 'usual clauses. The Solacrroa then read the heads of the several clauses. The CHAIRMAN continued, and said the Tamworth and Leicester scheme might be considered defunct at present. No expense had been incurred in regard to it since its merits had been decided on. They might also be assured that in the prosecution of the present Bill they would take such steps as to ensure every safety regarding expenses. Mr. B. EssEx wished to know whet herthe present line was to be constructed from Coventry to Nuneaten only, and not to Lei: ester? • The CHAIRMAN replied that it would be taken on to Lei-ester. Mr. ESSEX said, that a rumour was abroad that some arrangement was come to with the London a.:d Birmingham Company, by which the line to Leicester was not to be car ried out. The CHAIRMAX said there was the strongest desire on the part of the directors that the line to Leicester should be (arl. d out. Mr. Essax—Such was the report in Coventry; namely, that in deference to the London and Birmingham Company, the line was to be carried no further than Nuneaton. The CHAIRMAN denied the truth of the report. Mr. ESSEX Nished to know why the ineetieg had not been more fully auvertised, as he only had learned it by accident, though he reeularly read the Times and other daily news papers? He had not seen the advertisement in the Times or any otter newspaper which he was in the habit of read ing. 'Hence the very small meeting. lie did not think it would be proper to proceed with such a meeting, there being only thirty gentlemen, who could be but a small proportion of the proprietors of shares in the Company. He was not aware of the whole number of shares, but he submitted whether it was right to proceed, considering the small num ber of them present. The CHAIRMAN said that business of great importance was in the hands of the directors, and in that case it was better to go fUrward, than wait till a future time. Besides, it was required by tl e sessional orders that the Bill should be sub mitted to the shareholders before the third reading, and to delay that would interfere with the progress of the Bill. The S,Licrropt said the gentleman who had asked the question was, perhaps, not aware of the great difficulty of getting an advertisement inserted in the Times on a particular day. lie knew of one case in which the whole proceedings taken had been rendered abortive by the non-iesertiee of an ariverti-ernent in time in the Times newspaper. The directors in the present instance would not give the advertisement for insertion in any news spec unless they would give a written guarantee of its appearance on a certain day. The Tines would not give that guarantee, and that was the reason the advertisement did not appear in it. It had, however, appeared in four doily newspapers. A SIiAREIIOLDER complained that the notice had been too short, anti that ,itne should have been given for its appear ...nee in the Time. The SOLICITOR replied that ample notice had been given. The Committee had only closed its labours on the Bill, on Tuesday, and reported the Bill on Wednesday, and as it was necessary to have the meeting advertised three times that week, and there being great doubt of the advertisement ap pearing in the Trims in time, that paper aas excluded, and it was inserted in four others. The session was drawing near to a close, anti it behoved them to take steps at once for the holding of the meeting to prevent loss of time Mr. J. GERSTENBERG wished to know, as the meeting, ac cording to the advertisement, was called for the shareholders of the Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester Rsil way, whereas the scrip was for the amalgamated company. The scrip, therefore, was not in agreement with the adver tisement. The SOLICITOR said he understood the scrip to be employed for the purpose of carrying out the intention of the advertise ment by altering the meeting. Mr. GERSTENBEEIG doubted if the decision of the meeting would be binding, seeing that the scrip was not in con formity with the advertisement. The CHAIRMAN said 110 doubt parties might, if they felt disposed, make every technical objection, still he thought that all the directors had done was perfectly legal arid right. Mr. GERSTENBERG said, with regard to the arrangement with the London and Birmingham Company, there were two rumours—one that the line was bought by them, another that the Company was not to make the line en condition of receiving 20,0001. The CHAIIMAN thought, if the gentleman possessed any facts on the points he had referred to, he should state them. He hoped the shareholders would see the propriety of not asking further explanations then; there were no secrets which they were not willing to communicate, but when a negotiation was in progress it was not advisable to enter into particulars. He would state, however, that the line, to the best of his knowledge, would be made. Mr. Hoop understood that there would be considerable opposition a the Lords to the Bill, especially in the Standing Orders' Committee. The SOLICITOR did not think so. They had been opposed by two companies, but the one was dissolved, anu the other had spent all its funds. Mr. GERSTEN/3EIIG called the attention of the shareholders to tie tact that the return made by the Company to the sessional orders of Mr. Duncombe was, that the capital was 600,000 L, whereas according to the Bill it was but 267,8811. This was a material difference and would endanger the Bill, besides leading further to great expenses. The CHAIRMAN believe] that 17s. per share would meet all expenses He did not apprehend any danger. In answer to the question of another shareholder, he said that out of the 50,000 shares he believed 49.000 had been taken up. A SHAREHOLDER a-ked whether it was the intention of the directors to issue fresh scrip, seeit g they were giving up the Leicester and Tamworth line? The CHAIRMAN thought no!, as they were both one con cern. They should take the disadvantages of that line with the advantages of the other. They would have a larger amount in hand than the capital of the present Bill required at present, and they would make such a return as they thought fair on the shares of the Leicester and Tamworth afterwards. After some further discussion, the vote was taken, when there appeared— For proceeding with the Bill, Assents Dissents The CHAIRMAN said this was inure than necessary. as 45,000 Is ould have been enough to constitute the meeting. The meeting, after passing a vote of thanks to the chair man and directors, then broke up. - - THE FOUNTAINS IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE.—The fountains in Trafalgar square, after a cessation of a few days, re commenced playing on Monday with increased vigour, some alters- Von having been effected for the purpose of giving a greater.sbuepetly. of water, and th , refore of throwing up a higher jet. decided improvement, and b. might be still turtherTehxdstehntatigNrveitaht great advantage, as the water power at command, (torn_jet five times altitude of the reservoir, is sufficient to throw up higher than at present. Were the jet only twicemaes:Tfoh._ prod LICil ig talus would have a much better effect, the foun this greater elevation are at command , it water be a they are not rendered available. ofasase:ttthen'suttaccoutitable why consi deration, it would be better Si) diint;litiiisitelet Th t e h d r Laz n e t u e p r i o il t g t h h e o r j i e r t o - in p p a e and to have the same quantity 01 wa smalltr jet. of 1.- Vera which has so long be n Tile early d.liy" a subject of complaint in Post-office practice, terminated yesterday. i f ,. of the general public, whose convenience to the g reat sat slacatdvanh:ge of the few. But they are not equally pleased sacrificed to the ractice of sending a postman round with a hell i to y pleased that the P co ll e ct letters on Pa)"mutt elan extra penny has terminated lik ew i se. In the City this practice was not common, and indeed in the count ing-huses there are always clerks or porters enough to carry letters by the residents of the houses in the an d papers to the post - office , but outskirts, or at a short distance from town, where tile mean s o h taking ,letter a street or two off are not so completely at hand, the amen - I- I/iodation of the postbag and bell was found to be great, while we have not heard of any inco nveidence that it occasi one d . A WOODEN SPOUT ON FIRE.—On Sunday afternoon last, the wood spouting to the stables and other out offices, belong ing to Mr. Thomas Gibbons, of Wolverhampton , was ignited by the sun, and had it not b een for a timely discovery, the consequences in all probability, would have been of a serious character.— Woke*. hompten Chronicle. FonEtoN l'OOD.—Yesterday there was a sale in Mo nument - yard of a vat lety of a r t icles of food which have only but recently been introduced into the London markets. Amongst these were 5 cwt. of concentrated gravy soup from Australia, upwards of a hundred sorts and preparations of meat, vegetables, and fruit front Corunna in Spain; a large quantity of the choicest preserves of the East and West Indies, with mangoes. &c. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE IN LEITH ROADS. Ml' Sunday mornii g early, a very distressing accident happened in the Leith Roads, a short distance nom Dunbar, by which three Pen' , " lost their lives. A boat, containing three of the crew of the brig Bernard Castle, which was Bing off the town, was about going alongside the br.g, when it got under the vessel's lee-quarter and upset. The captain immediately made every endeavour to save the men, but the exertions were of no avail. The boat speedily went down, carrying the three poor Mims with It. The weather at the time was Axle. I - 10112.,E'0F LthtllS.--(THIS DAY: The House sat to-day at ten o'clock to hear appeals. Peers present were, Lord Cottenham, Lord Campbell, and the Earl of Dartmouth. CAIRNS V.. RAM'. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal occupied their Lordships the whole morning. PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council grit to-dap in the Council Chntnbet, Whttehnll. The Lords present were, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, the Lord Chief (Ins tice of the Common Pleas, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Secretary Gladstone, and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall. WILLIS V. SIR GEORGE: GIPPS The arguments on this appeal were heard this morning. The appellant had been a judge in New South Wales, and had been dismissed from that office by the respondent, wbe was at that time Governor of that colony. Mr. DUNDRY was heard yesterday on behalf of the appel 4 lant. and was followed on the same side to-day by Mr. CHARLES BULLER, who addressed their Lordships tig nearly one o'clock. Mr. BETIIELL'S address against the appeal occupied their Lordships the remainder of the day. Nothing of any interest took place in the Equity Courts, which are now sitting in Lincoln's Inn. QUEEN'S BENCH --(THIS DAY ) THE MASTERS. &C., OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAIVIRRID•R, V° SIIIE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. This case, in the result of which the public telt a deep in terest, stood first on the list for trial by special jury this morning, hut, on being called on, it was stated that t he matter had been settled by private arrangement. The case was accordingly withdrawn. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) Sittings at Nisi Prins. (Before the LOAD CHIEF BARON and Middlesex Specie 3 uries). GARWOOD V. MOORE. This was an action to recover the sam of 1051. under the following circumstances :—The plaintiff had been allotted 5° shares in the Great Manchester, Rugby, and Southamptoll Railway Company, on each of which he had paid the requi site deposit of two guineas. It was set forth in the We' pectus of the company, that the capital with which the schenr, was to be carried out was 300,000 guineas. In stead however, of that sum being, realised, the amount of the sub. scriptions did not exceed 10,000. When all hope seemed to be given up by the company of getting the two guineas deposit on each share, they resolved to ask for 10s. only in the first instance, and to " call " • for the remainirg 325. at a subsequent period. The plaintiff, how ever, had paid the entire amount of his two-guinea deposits, and afterwards found himself in a worse condition than other subscribers, who, by a resolution of the company, wero exonerated from liabilities on payment of 2s. only per share. lie afterwards failed in obtaining back hie deposit-money , and, c .n-equently, brought the present action. The Lofty CHIEF BARON told the jury they would have to say whether, on I,.oking to the pros l ectus, to the letter of allotment, and to the receipt of the depo,it money, the plain tiff, in theirjudgment, became a partner in the undertaking, or whether he engaged to pay the preliminary expenssa• The jury fountl 'thlif verdict for the plaintiff --Damag es, 105/. SHERIFFS'. CuURT.-(THIS DA (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BuncizEz.L.) FISHER. V. AMOS. This was an action to recover damages for false 41 11 1 36 ' sonment. Mr. CORR'S appeared for the plaintiff, whom he s tated to be a master tailor.in a small way. The defendant is a cheese' monger in the Kentish-town-r..ad. ' In April, Of. lust Year, the plaintiff was passing along Argyle-street, Regent street, when he saw the defendant in a state of is' tw°axsicatai°ccrie pt a e l d l he offered him his assistance, w hich ; but a few minutes atarwards, charge of robbing on meeting a policeman he gave plaintiff into c ustody , I'l a locked up at the station-house till the next morning, but t. _ him of 25., and plaintiff was thereupro defendant did not appear be.ore the magistrates, and plaintin was of course discharged The defendant 11,(1 refused all apology, and had not ev e n pleaded to the action ; the plain:: tiff, therefore, now came before the jury to ask such damage. as they would themselves expect under similar cireumstancet Police constable Goodram C 169, was called, taking the plaintiff into custody ; on being searched, th e . only money found upon him was a hall-crown piece sna some copper money. The defendant appeared to be v e ry day to follow' much intoxicated and did not appear the next and proved up the charge. The UNDER SHERIFF said th e defendant had admitted a the allegations in the declaration , and had trot was entire f tor the jury. Thejury gave damages 403. ------ DREADFUL FIRES. IMMENSE SACRIFICE OF PROPERTY. This morning, about half-past two o'clock , th e nei g hbour, hood 4' Clerkenwell was visited by the outoresk of one he o! the most extensive conflagrations tha t has occurred in t district for some considerable time. wheren. .. n i The scene of its operations was a larg e superficies, were erected numerous large buildings , but it is at presee: impossible to state with anything like accuracy the number of premises destroyed. One thing is ce rtain, that flame s were observed by a police-constable to brea k out of the lot y veneer and foreign wood works, belonging to Mr: Jaques, situate in Liquorpond-street-. In, the course of a few minutes the whole place was wrapped in flames. --The house§ in Tothill-street and several intervening alleys abutted upon the building in question, and some time elapsed before OP whole of the inmates were aroused. By the time that wan accomplishe,', their own dwellings had in several instant' caught fire. The tire-escapes of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, numerous engines of the brigade, West of England and County Offices, with those of the parish, arrived wi;h all expedition. The flames. however, had obtained too strong a hold to be easily extinguished, and notwithstanding that the firemen laboured most incessantly, the conflagra tion continued to extend, and by three o'clock tilers could not have been much lees than half an acre of pro perty enveloped. The scene at that period was truly distressing, the house hold goods of the different lodgers in the several streets were thrown out of the windows for protection from the mos t alarming and destructive element. The flakes of fire falliry4 like myriads2of—sparks around, several of the beds and lig i " articles thrown for safety into the streets were actually set in flames. FURTHER PARTICULARS. Abou. five o'clock all danger of the fire committing fur.. tier ravag. s was at an end, and the majority of the talgin ell enabled to be removed to their stati6ns. Oo inquiry y: our infi.rmant the most heart distressirg•accounts were obtbatned, not has than between 20 and 30 families ret dered homeles4 alto, unfortunately, too poor in circumstances to retrieve their lossos. The loss cannot be estimated at less than be tween h,OOO/. and 7,0001. • DAMAGE OCCASIONED BY THE EIRE. 1. The saw-mills of Mr. Jaques, Tuthill-street, viit chinery, stock, &c., entirely consumed.—lnsured , ta West of England Company 2. The coach depository of Messrs. Crowley and Cook en" tirely consumed ; several coaches, tools, &c., all destroyed. - ' Supposed to be insured in the Sun Fire-office. 3. From Nos. 1 to 8 in White Hart , -passage,Liquorpond . street, inhabited by about thirty families in poor circurn' stances, back. part of houses nearly des. roy ed, anti majority of the humble furniture damaged.—None 4. 'louses Nus. 6 to 13, Tuthill-street. all inhabited by poet; working people, window-frames burnt, and greater portion of furniture destroyed and damaged by hasty removal.—fious es (or.ly ) in• ured in the Snn Fire-office. 5. In Liquorpond-street, houses from No. 31 to 35 back fronts all damaged, and furniture by removal. Our informant, in endeavouring to ascertain the cam of such a destruction of property, was tollit bl. one of the Royal Society fire-escape men that while at tb spot on the previous evening (Wednesday) a chimney be,: longing to a house at the corner of White Hart-court tArt fire, and from this circumstance it might have happened tbs: a spark from the chimney fell among the timber in the ystri.3 of Mr. Jaques, where the fire originated. The supply of water throughout was abundant in the 0: creme, and the following is au account of the assistance On dered on the oPcasiot, FIRE-ENGINII —Of the London Establishment, 2 A, 4 20, 1 D, and between 100 and 130 auxiliaries • Vie st A, England Corm any. I, and every fireman of the auxiliaries; London station ; County Office, 1, and every man; aria 2; Messrs. Rein's, I—Total, 13 engines FIRE-ESCAPES.—Aur in number, from the Hatton - 0 1 Red Lion-square, Iflacktriars, and King's-cross stations. j. It is very pleasing to state that not a single senor 's ac,' dent was heard of, and the police arrangements in keePt i f. back the vast crowd present was ably managed by ImsPei..paci Penny. of the G division, not a single robbery having u"— heard of. Qho FIR! AT CAMBRIDGE-MATH, HACKNEY. before half-past tour inteiligence arrived - of antral: fire at Cambridge-heath, Hackney, when Mr. er B '„ wood with his,engine and men repaired thither. It 4,(:, pened at the Victoria Coffee-house, near the toll-gate, v"„d. ham-terrace; but from the timely aid previously run der ' l 3 by the arrival of other engines from the A brigade seed° under Mr. Fogo, the foreman, the damage was confined tc,) the floor on which it originated. The proprietor is insur e, ' in the Royal Exchange office. - - - MORE COACHES OFF THE alway to Ipswich, the t o the opening of the Eastern Counties • R I RoAD.—In consecluence 01 liator con, h to Woodbridge, coacher trom Colchester to Ipswich, hays the Yarmouth Royal Mail the Quicksilver coach to Ipswich, anc ! all been taken off the n a n d• wo or three weeks many niy6terloes f t YOWL—Dui ing tite - ta ANOTHER NI VsTE lOUS CASE OF POISONING IN N0. 14 ' named Maria Read, who died about a month 1 : :hien: s f h ro e ln wa Y s urn t l a o k li e t n g molars have prevailed I l ' i t t ^ t t he vicinity of Norwich relative to the dea_,,..- ora ~ outig WoMai t ir ho f • Etheldred, in the above city, it appears that " fn the Parh'we-- '' tl . l. to her decease she came from h ° f e w days r vi : fattier ieu and m a ot t h r e i r d , ay expired--a Medical • "— el reside witti eveningand val.,' e j ~ • ~ Gentleman, „ being in attendance upon her just Coleby. 'oefore she bres t ",,, h r last , There were at the time son viglowlegnill rinsiocikiiiin; ,e doubts as :to I' v ctwhaienthsef°aolif° death, and an inquest was eman o f su " s l p ) i i , e i d ous by re t p h o e rt :' l s h i a t t at h i aotvle held upon the b°,`!, •i; but no post modem examination took place, and the Jr s ., however, agreed t o tao verdictthy eta . lated, the body on Friday night was exhumed, and the contents h, the stomach submitted to Mr. Firth, the surgeon who so ably br csig • itta to light the recent deaths by poisoning at flappisburg, for exaln „ s o o' b f ee (l n °d sit " ice °"'M Hon. We have been since informed that the presence of arsenic "it beenin the corpse, and the further examination anti an detector slY ° DP whi‘li is now g o i ng on w i ll probably ascertain the quantity O A d t po effect. No doubt wh en th e necessary tests are completed. li, a ire evidence in a more perfect state, the city coroner w i ll reope n 1"d its quiry into the cause of death. At present the case is involve complete mystery. ~,, 1 00 SEVERAE THUNDER-STORM IN KENT.—On ue _p. afternoon a most severe thunder-storm passed over Erith, 2 0 ", f 01 end, Crayford, and Bexley, accompanied by much • lightnin% l ' e r very heavy rain, which continued all night and throughout Ye,!,. $1 day (IVednesday) at intervals. Some damage is done, but aS i'' can be learned no lives are lust. f l i . 14, WooLwicli DocKYARD.—The directors of the , -„ e ot Western Railway have given Mr. Wyatt, the sculptor, the ut t aii four large wheels, ten feet in diameter each. for conveying the tt.,,„• of the Duke of Wellington from his establishment to its destined 1 ,0 lie wheels have been taken to the dockyard to have brass bo'4 made for the axles to revolve in, and to turn off the projecting 1 ;0 for guiding them on the railway. Tyers of ten inches broad are o ' a ch to be attached by rivets, to present a broad surface I t o the gr°,oo and ina,sive iron axles will support the carria ge w ith the b weight of the statue. ft SI WANTON CR UELTY.—A few days s i nce , some -1. so cious vilian unknown cut the tails of two d on k eys nearly oi:or that they hung by the skin only. They are the property of aY' man at Winston, near Debenham. Bury Poet, We hear fever good authority that Lord Har die may be shortly expected back from India. Like a wise a lao hs o wishes to return while his laurels retain all their tareshness, and ' written home to express his desire to come back.- ..-Morning paP e j , NI URDER OF I Ht. TUKE IN PARIS.-.-The Frericti t : es .. tier who murdered Dr. 'Puke in Paris, the circumstances of vc old we gave at the tinie, has just been degr,atled from the ranks sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. tilt ..ko,• h r disastei ha,: talle'n upon Smyrna, -- Tn .0: night of the 30th ult. a fire broY„o out there which consurned r : el very short space of time nea:rty 400 snaan shops. I t wa s ct' v re" the greatest exertten that the aural importaat buildings welw ' served. . ____