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April 17, a half-past eleven, and May 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghaldonl street, London ; Sanger, Essex-court, Temple, Lon ; Cowley and Son, Watford. Elizabeth Smith Dykes, basket maker, Romford, Essex, April 18, at two, and May 23, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderman bur y ; GaC.sden and Flower, Furnival's Inn ; Flower, Romford. Joseph Richard Holmes, brewer, Poplar, April 9, at half past one, and May 11, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Bowen, Queen square. AbilAhlm and Mark Duffield, ironmongers, Sl o ugh, April 9, at eleven, and Mayls, at twelve, atthe Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Taylor, Moorgate street. Th, , mas Graves Shanu, woollen cloth merchant, Leeds, April 13, and May 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District rnar Cou d's rt. Byne.ston, official 11,:signee, Leeds ; Strands D i s t Inn, London ; Wiseman, Leeds. Henry Marsland, silk throwster, Hazel. grove, Cheshire, April 13, and May . 20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Coppock and Woldam, Stockport ; C/oppock, Cleveland-row, St. James's, London. John Morris, auctioneer, Manchester, April 16, and May 12, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London ; Cooper, Manchester. John Williamson, brick maker, Manchester, April 14, and May 20, 4 twelve, at the MancheAr District Court. Pott, ohcial ass guee, Manchester; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Shirrow, Bedford-row, London • Catterall, Presn to. Thomas Maskell Cook, publican, Bath, April 20, and May 13, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Mansford, Bath. Michael Oliver, innkeeper, Longtown, Cumberland, April 20, at one, and May 23 at twelve, at the Newcas tle-u p on- Tyne District Court. 'Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne; Mounsey and Gray, Staple Inn, London; Moun aev, Carlisle : Hoyle Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Thomas Henry, draper, Liverpool, April 30, and May 19 at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official as. signee, Liverpool ; Walker, Furnival's Inn, London ; Brad. ley, Liverpool. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending Marc h 81, 1846, is 365. 3d. per cwt. [Dividends, &c., in our Neit.l THE BATTLES ON THE SUTLEJ. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUS. SIR,—As an account of the leading officers who consti tuted the cavalry division of the army of the Sutlej, which decided the fate cf the victory of the Sobraon, may be accept able to your readers, I will, with your permission, commence to notice Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, who com manded it, and who is described in the dispatches as having gallantly placed himself at the head of one of his brigades, and forced his way through the Seikh stockade. This gallant veteran, who lost an arm at Waterloo, and had two horses killed under him while leading the brave 15th Hussars, commanded the cavalry division of the army of the Indus in 1839, during the first Affghan war, as well as that of the army of Gaalior, at the battle of M s harajpore, where he re ceived a spent ball on his hip. Colonel Cureton, who bad charge of the first brigade, and earned such glorious reputation at Aleewalla, formerly be longed to the 14th Light Dragoons, in which corps he served as a private with great distinction. This fine officer shared in all the glories of the Peninsula; he commanded a cavalry brigade at Mabarajpore in 1843, and acted as Assistant Adjutant-General of Cavalry in the army of the Indus. In dashing valour he is equal to Murat ! Colonel Scott, who commanded the 2d brigade, and on whom Sir Hugh Gough pronounces the warmest euloouna bad charge of a brigade at Matiarajpore, where he earned the approbation of the Commander-m-Chief. He bids fair to rival the first cavalry officers. Although he possesses the valour of Cureton, he has not his experience. Colonel Campbell, to whom was confided the care of the 3d brigade, has particular claim to our notice. He has par ticipated with eclat in all our Peninsular battles. This fine old soldier commanded a cavalry brigade, including his own corps, the 9th Lancers, at the battle of Punniar in 1843. Colonel Harriot, of the 4th brigade, who is attached to the East India service, established a claim at the battle of Moodkee to gallantry which could not be surpassed. Colonels Cureton, Scott, Campbell, and Harriot, are legiti mate Brigadiers. Lieut.-Colonel Gough, who held the tem porary rank of Brigadier, is a Captain in the 3d Light Dra goons. While England has such leaders, her star will remain in the ascendant. Our cavalry are not only competent to cut through infantry squares, but to storm batteries in single file.—Yours sincerely, A TROJAN. RAILWAY RE MARKETS. BRISTOL, APRIL 2. STXX EILNIANGII.—The sales are—Caledonian, New. 13y— land, New, 29N—Taft - Vale, New Quarter Shares, 1 5-16—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, I—Dutch Rhenish, 5:34. EXETER, Aram 2. STorx Excuatcom.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 21—Ditto, Extension, %—itristol and Exeter, New, 9—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, I% Central I)eveu and Cornwall, 1%. LIVERPOOL, Aran. 2. Srocx EXCHANGE -The sales are-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, p -Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 1% dia. --Caledonian, 2% dis.-Chester and Birkenhead, Half Shares, 24U -Direct Northern, 251. Stares, 1/. 19s. dis.-Eastern Counties, York Extensions, 10s. dis.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 1W dis. -Grand Junc tion, 211 ex d. and n.-Ditto, Quarters, New, 26 p.- Goole and Don caster, % dis.-Great Grimsby and Shaffield,3% dls.-Great Western, Quarters, lON p.-Huddersfield and Manchester, p.-Ditto, Ex tensions, 34 dis.-Huddersfleld and Sheffield, 3% p.-Lancaster and Carlisle, Third Shares, 4 p.-Lancaster and Preston, 9% p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 2% p.-Leeds and Thirsk, bOl. Shares, 3 die.- Liver pool and Bury, 6% p.-Liverpool and Leeds Direct, % den and Birmingham, 217-London and York, 1 dis.-Midland Stock, 145-North Staffordshire, 2 p.-North Union (A), 208-North Wales Mineral, par-Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), 10s. p.- Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 2, % p.-Ditto, Quarters, No. 3, Is. 6d. p. -Shrewsbury and Herefordshire 1% dis.- South Eastern, 34% - Ditto, No. 1, / p.-South Midland, par-Tean and Dove Valley, % dis.-West Riding Union, 1% p.-Newry and Warrenpoint, 1% p. -Dutch 'Rhenish % p.-Northern of France Constituted, 10 1 3 p. L.E..41,U5. Arms. 1. Svccx Excnanerx.-The salts are-London and Croydon. 21- Sheffteld and Manchester, 2s. 6d. p.-East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington). 1 1 A p.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Extensions, 20s. dis.-Huddersfield and Manchester, 10s. p.-Huddersfield and Shef field, 2 p.-Leeds and Bradford, 23-Leeds and Dewsbury, 1 p.- Leeds and Thirsk, 70s. dis -Ditto, New, 6.5 dis.-North British, New Carlisle Branch, 10s. p. - Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 6 p.- London and York, 18s. dis.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 1% dis. -West Riding Union, 3/. 88.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 30s. dis.-Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 30s. dis.-Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 225. 6d. dis.-Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 7s. 6d. dis.-Leeds and York, 265. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid land, llis. dia.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 55. p.- Northamberland and Lancashire Junction, 255. dis.-North Stafford shire, 2 !0.-North Western, 2s. dis.-South Iliellands, Ls. dis.- York and Carlisle, 355. dis. lULL, APRIL 2. STocx Excuateoz.-There has been a fair amount of business pass ing in scrip to-day, but at rates somewhat below the prices of yester day. The sales are-Durham and Sunderland, 23 2 4 -Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 3% -Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 13a. Dd.-North British, Carlisle, 33L-Armagh, Coleraine, and Port rinti, 10s.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 255.- Bradford, Wakes field, and Midi nd. 30s. 6d.-Derby and Galnsborough, 10s.-East Lincolnshire, 18s. 6d.-Hull and Barnsley Junction, 24s -Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 31. 95.-Northampton, Bedlord, and Cam bridge, 175.--North Staffordshire, 41. 55.-Rugby and Huntingdon, 155.-Trent Valley Continuation, 355.-West Riding Union, 31. 13s. 93.-York and Lancaster, Its. dis. SHEFFIELD, lean 2. Proux EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Midland, Sheffield and Ro therham, 34-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares (No. 3 Scrip), 2% -Grimsby and Sheffield, Railway and Dock, 2%-Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 13--Ditto, Extension, 1%-Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, I Is. YORK, APRIL 2. Srocie Exerhixcle.-The sales are-Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 125.-London and York, 1 1 ,4-Midland, New, 29-Newcastle and Berwick, 17-Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 8-North British, Carlisle Extension, 1/. I 35.-North Staffordshire, 4/. 35.- North Western, 11. 25.-Welsh Midland, IT. 25.-West Riding Union, 3% -York and North Midland, Extension, 31-Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 6%. ____________ _ EDINBURGH, 31..acn al. STOCK E7-CHANcE.- - The sales Ara -Aberdeen, si. 10x: -Aberdeen, anff, and Elgin, it. 11s. -Airdrie and Dathgate, 11. 19a.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271. -Ditto, Half Shams, 151. 105.-Armagh mid Port- rush,lZ.s. - Ayr and Galloway, 11. 55.-Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, IL 83. 6(1.-Bariflshire, 17s. 61.-Belast and County Down, V.-Bri tish and Irish Union, U. its. Cd.-Caledonian, ex new, 7/. los.- Ditto, New, F. 195.-Caledonian Extension, 11. 65.-Caledonian. and Dumbarton, 1 10s.-Caledonian and Northern Direct, 1/. 125.-Carn wath and West Linton, 1/.-Chelinsfard and Bury, 155.-Clydes dale Junctlon, 131.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. is. 6d.-Dee side Rati.ray, 4/. 4s.- Direct Northern, 11. 13s. Gd. -Dublin and Enniskillen, V. ICs.-Dundee and Arbroath, 391. 55.-Ditto, New, 22/.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, 1/. 16s.- Dundeo and Perth, 10/. -Ditto, Kinross Extension, 21. 2s. 6.1.- Eastern Counties Extension, 2;. ~,j.-East Indian Hallway, 7s. Od.-East of Fife, 11. Ws.- Ea.:it Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 1/. Cs.-Edinburgh Axel Dathgate, 11. 19,5). 6d. -Edinburgh and Glasgow, 721.-Ditto, Half Shares, 13f. 7s. 6d.- Ditto, Quarters, 171. 10s.-Ditto, ditto, New, 151. 10a.-Eilinbur.4l), Glasgow, and Dumbarton, Its. -Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, I /.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 171.-Dttte, Preference, 191. -Edinburgh and Northern, 21. 12s -Ditto, Newport, 10,.6d.-Ditto, Locbgelly, 14s. -Edinburgh and Peebles, 11. Is.- Edinburgh and Perth, 21. 4s. -Edinburgh, Portobello, and Mussel burgh, I/. 10x.-Forth and Clyde Junction, I/. IN. -Glasgow and Ayrshire, 701. 10s.-DiVo, New Stock, 241.-Ditto, Quarter -hares, 181.- Glasgow Belfast Union, IL -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, I/. 7s. 61. -i.lasgow and Dundee Junction, 11. 10s. -Glasgow and Garnkirk, 40/. IN.-Glasgow and Greenock, 191.-Ditto, New Stock, 101.-Ditto. Preference, H. 15a.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 11. 10s.- Glasgow Harbour Mineral, it. 155.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Artreostuti 11. IN.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lestnahagow, 11. 1 2s. -(1 ranton Junction, 11.-Great County Down, 11. 10s.-Great North of Scotland, It. 10s.-Great North and South Wales, as. 6d. -Inverness and 1.17,1 n, 16s. 6 , 1.-Lanark and Lotidans' i 1/. 19s. - Larne, llo:fast, and Ballymena, 11. -London and Hounslow, 11- London and Manchester (Rastrick), 21. 155.-Loudon and Manches ter (Rem.), 11. 2s. Ott.-London and York, 11. 1:,5.-Ditto, Half Share s, 21. 55.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 11. Ss.-Morayshire, 21. -Newcastle and Berwick, 191. 10s.-Newry and Londonderry, U. 75.-North British, 241. 7s. Gd.-Ditto, halves, 81.-Ditto, Ex tension to Carlisle, IT. 133. 6d.-Ditto, Extension to Dallteith, 61.- North Wales Mineral, 131. -Ditto, New, 31. So.-Perth and Cries Direct, 1/. ss. -Perth and Inverness, IL 55.-Scottish Central, 131. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 51. IN.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Jane tte), IL be -Scottish Grand Junction, 11.-Scottish 3tidland, 6/. 15x.-Scottish Southern, It. 12s. 6d. -Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10s. _Stsiewsbury, Osvrestry, and Chester, V.-South Midland, 1/. 165..- Stirling and Dunfermline, 1/. ss. - Stirling and Midland, 21. 45.- S:rathern Junction, 1/. Vs.-Surrey Grand Junction, 9s. 6d.-Tean and Dove Valley, 155.-R' ishaw and Coltness, 471. 10s. GLASGOW, Aram I. STocK EXCHANGE. —The sales are Aberdeen, s —Aberdeen, Bann; and Elgin, 283. —Ayr and Galloway, 28s.—Bridge of Weir, 303. British and Irish Union, 353. 6d.—CaledenlitH, 7 th—Caledonian Ex tension, 27i. _Caledonian and Ayrshire Junctlou, 395. Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 265. 6J.—Caledonian Direct Northern, Wis.—Canny:Xi and West Linton, 23s.—Dundee and Perth, 9 —East of Fife, 25s.—East Indian Hallway, 85. 9d.—Forth and Clyde Junc tion, 32s. —Glasgow General Terminus, 1034 —Glasgow and Belfast u pion, 249.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 6934 —Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, 20s. —Glasgow and Greenock, 17—Glasgow, Marnock, and Ard:ossan, 255. —Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 345. —Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 255. Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 193. Great North and South Wales, 9s. -Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 273.—Lnnark and Lothians, 395.—Pals ley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, 373. 6d.—Perth and Inverness, 25s.—Perth and Crictf, 275. —.Scotti-h Central, 13% —Ditto, New, 634 —Scottish Southern, 355. —South Midland, Ms. —Stirling and Dunfermline, 245. __________ R EPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON WESTNIINSTER-BRIDGE AND NEW PALACE. The S-Aect Committee appointed to consider the present state of Westminster -bridge ; and of the New Palace at Westia;nater, particularly with reference to the reception And arc)nanodation of this How,e in the same ; and to report their observations thereupon t i n the House, have coosidi>red the matters referred to them, ad have agreed to the following resolution :- 2.l3olve,l,—Tilat it appears expedient to this Com mittee, ad' ertibg to the diffdrences which have existed betwe en Mr. Barry and 1)r. ißeid,to recommend the following arrangements fa* carrying ont Dr. Reidy system of ventilation and warming in the - .New ralace at Westminster ; namely, that in the event of any objection being made by Mr. Barry to the plans of Yentil ,tion and warming submitted by Dr. Reid—cr, in t h e event of any di fference arisin g between Mr. Barry and IV;Dr. Reid, either ag to the amount of information requisite for t V r..• , , the preparation of these plans, or in their execution, or other r-3 r r • vise, such difference shall be referred to a third party; that 4.,.k . ..4:: : _:_ ,--!-- , sucll'lthird party shall finally decide upon . such difference or . 7 , ; :y..,...,) ..,.:, 0 .. tm ; and that, subject to such decision, Mr. Barry be ( ~,...i . „: „ .,..,..„.„.,,,__,_ direct . 1 to carry into effect the plans submitted by . Dr. ek• ' 3 ,3 _l-- : ,-\ 2 leaf. hat the third party shall b., constituted as follows '"Llyi- 4 : . ta ; ;--hit ' that it shall consist of one per son a pp ointed b y Mr. ',f i` > _,... --:.7E . T . ' nd one by Dr. Reid, subject in each case t o t he ap ‘.- ~ ? of the Chief Commissioner of Woods , &c. , and tha t in - ---i AT 644;_„.:,9shite shall be necessary to appoint an umpire , such umpi r e be appointed by the Chief Commissioner of Woods, Dec. 4 c April 1, 1846. TIRE SITN, LON DON, SATURDAY MORN I N fl, APRIL 4, 1545 Finch (chairman), Mr. Lawson, Lord A. llervay, and Mr. Wode• house. Mr. Catvagr put in a copy of the original Parliamentary contract deed, in which there was a clause giving the directors of the Com pany power to snake either the whole of the line from London to Oxford, anti through 'Tewksbury, Cheltenham, and other towns to Herefordor to alter or abandon the whole line, or to construct only a portion of it. Mr. WELLS said the Great Western Company would contend, and endeavour to prove, that the promoters had exceeded the powers vested in them by the shareholders. Some discussion then ensued respecting the Oxford and Worcester Railway, which it may be recollected was passed to be construc:ed on the broad gauge. The CHAIRMAN considered that it was important to know whether they expected to derive any traffic front this line or not, as in the event of its being constructed on the broad gauge, this line would be unable to obtain any traffic from it except with great expense and difficulty. Mr. CALVEET drew the attention of the Committee to the re commendation of the Gauge Commission—that all lines to be made, or in the course of construction, should De constructed on the narrow gauge, and that it was possible the Government might adopt these recommendations, and compel the promoters of the Oxford and Worcester, which was heing made, to be laid down on the nar row gauge. Mr. Lawson, a member of the Committee, thought that the powers which had been invested in the directors was to great and general, and that he, for one, woul d not have signed a contract deed for a line from London to Hereford, a: l thus take upon himself the respon sibility of paying his share of the accessary capital, 2,000,0001., which was afterwards to be abandoned for it hue to Oxford only. Ile should like to hear the point argued, as he considered It a must im portant one. Mr. CALVERT said it would be argued, on behalf of the promoters, by Mr. Ilihiyard, and on behalf of the Great Wes ern by Mr. Talbot. Mr. C. H. .3regory, civil engineer,_ corroborated the evidence given by Mr. Rastrick yesterday with respect to the line. He considered that it was well laid out, that tie gradients were of a very fair character, and that the estimates were quite sufficient for its construction. Ile went over the whole of the line with Mr. Addison, and spent two days in his investigation. He had formerly been connected with the Croydon Railway. Heavy trains en that line had an assistant engine whilst passing up the induce, et 1 in 100 ; but the ordinary trains, of 12 carriage!, re quired no assisting power. The same speed could be obtained on this line without the slightest difficulty. Mr. G. H. Gregory, examined by Mr. WELLS —Generally speaking the gradients are compensated for by the declines. Tile estimate for stations on the line was inadequate fur permanent stations, hut the expense of stations depended -principally on the way in which they are ornamented. The expense of stations was frequently included in the " plant." Should not recommend the erection of a smaller sta tion at Oxford than at Croydon, the expense of which he could not recollect. To the CHAIRMAN - Thinks that en independent train on the Great Western might be able to travel from Oxford to London rather faster than one on the proposed line, but thinks that the dependence on the long traffic would counterbalance that. Mr. George Rennie had been over tile line and examined the gra dients, curves, Mores, tunnels, &c. Thought the line judiciously chosen, and the estimate sufficient. To Mr. LAWSON—There would be no danger in the junction with the London and Birmingham. Mr. Brooks, superintendent of the station of the London and Bir mingham Railway at Euston-square, examined by Mr. Ceeverer— There are twenty trains each way running Into the station. It could accommodate all the anticipated traffic from the London and Oxfo:d. Mr. Dixon, land-surveyor at Oxford, produced the calculations which he had formed as to the expec ted tra ffi c of cattle and produce oe the line. Expected a traffic of upwards of 29,0001. per annum, including beeeliwood. Mr. Ilawkshaw had gone over the gradients. Thinks they could be worked without the slightest difficulty. Was himself workir.g worse gradients on the Leeds and Manchester line. To Mr. TALBOT—The gradients on the Great Western line are better Arum oil this line. Mr. Rolfe, land valuer of Beaconsfield, examined—Had valued•the lard required for the line, and had put it down at 901. per acre, and had also allowed 1001. per acre for severance, convenience, &c. The otal sum is 95,0601. Mr. TALBOT objected that the subscriptiet contract was totally valueless, the subscribers having become parties to a scheme fat different to the line now proposed. The scheme wits originally a line to Hereford, with a capital of two and a half millions, and now it only goes to Oxford, and a subscribed capital of 64840001. Conse quently, the line now adopted by the promoters was not the same to which the subscribers had affixed their signatures. Mr. Ilumvann contended that the directors had only acted ac cording to powers vested in them by the original contract. The Committee adjourned their decision upon the point until to.. morrow. GROUP XXIX. This Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour. Present, the Right Doliourable li. Lahouchere (chairman), Sir J. Duckworth, Sir William Molesworth, Mr. J. A. Smith, and Colonel Rawdon nuGnv AND wrararonn. The consideration of the clauses of this 13111 having been postponed yesterday, to give Sergeant Wrangham opportunity of openkg the case of the Rugby and Huntingdon pro an ject, the Committee proceeded with them this morning. After some discussion betwe-n the counsel for the ndo promotit was ers andve Mr. Flood, counsel for Mr. Marshall , an oppoing lawner, en tually agreed that an addition should be made to the 6th clause, bind ing the Company to construct the line where it passed that gentle man's property in a manner as little annoying as possible—that they should not go upon the deviation, and that while the line w e. ici n g constructed no materials should be d e p his estat sight of his residence. The other clauses were then agreed to, with the excepticn of tlnos• which related to the Company's adopting, the same rates as had been intended, in case the line was amalgamated with the London and Birmingham Company, which were postponed. RUGBY Ann lIIINTINGDON. This line was then proceeded with. Sergeant WRANGUAM having opened the case yesterday, and stated the grounds on which it was required, and the advantages which it would confer on the districts through which it would pass, as well as the general benefits which the public traffic of the country would receive by the accommodation it would give, witnessed were called this morning in proof of the allegations. The first witness called was Mr. Vesey, a banker, Huutingdon, who stated that he was wel. acquainted with the wants of the district through which the line would pass. lie was a general merchant as well as a banker. The price of coal was 21s. Bd. at Hunthigdon. ale supplial coal for twelve miles round the reigh b our hood. The price of the carriage of coals to a village twelve miles from Huntingdon wests This would make the price Us. and upwards at th places. There were 10,000 tone of coals tended annually at the wharf at Huntingdon. If the proposed , line were made, clielpuess in this article would be a necessary result. There was %large cattle market at St. Ives. He believed that a direct communication between Rugby and Huntingdon would be of very great importance. Of the three lines—the proposed one, the Rugby and Stamford project, and the South Midland (Huntingdon) scheme —he considered that the projected one was the best, because it was direct and unbroken. It would also relieve the great mount of traffic which was concentrated at Rugby. The people of H amount of traffic which was concentrated at Rugby. The people of Huntingdofl were almost universally in its favour, in preference to any of the others. He had carefully considered the South Midland scheme, with reference to the wants of Huntingdon and neighbourhood. Did not thick it would answer the wants of tke district so fully as the Rugby and Huntingdon line. In addition to, local advantages, it would have general advantages besides in opening out better facilities than the others for connecting the east and west. The superiority of this line, as compared with the other three com peting lines, was the direct communication it would afford between the eastern and western districts, between the northern and western manufacturing districts, and the northern and eastern agricultural districts. He would prefer, however, net to go into the general public o rni f a g m ht illien of money. traffic which it would accommodate, but to confine his evidence to its local advantages and superiority to the other competing lines. In cross-examination Mr. Yesey said, he was not interested in the scheme, except in regard to the publ be ic a e c x c p o e m et m ed od f a r t e i m on. tb l e le lin did e, n a o s t I . lt ecc y :mned this witness on the part of Lady groundLookl rt to the t A o t w h j L e u i s s t r s i returns Nu the en cross-ex, 0 os w su Bray, whose property would be interfered with, with a view to show that the traffic between Rugby and Huntingdon was so small as not to require the proposed line. J. Betts, Esq., mayor of Norwich, was then examined—He was a draper in rather extensive business. Norwich Lad a large trade with Birmingham and its neighbourhood. That trade consisted of hard ware. The opinion of the town of Norwich was in favour of the Rugby and Huntingd on line, as the best to give direct communica tion. The principle merchants and hankers of Norwich signed a petition in favour of it. Cross examined —Was not aware of any other method but the Rugby and Iluntingdon Railway to afford that direct communication. The conveyance to Derby was not of so much importance as to Bir mingham. He would go by Rugby in going from Norwich to Leeds. He heard that there was a circuitous route proposed from Norwich to Rugby. He understood it was six miles longer than the distance by the proposed line. By Mr. RAWLINSON—The petition he referred to was signed within the last fortnight. Re-examined—The present communication between Norwich and Leeds was by Hull. This, of course, would not be the case if the proposed line were constructed. By the Cumemser.—lle was not aware of any general discus sion at Norwich about the competing lines. The general feeling of Norwich was in favour of this line. I. 0. Spriegfield, ESQ., was then examined. He was a silk merchant living in Norwich was twice Mayor of Norwich. The value of freehold property W/S very low in Norwich at present. He be lieved the present line, if constructed, would add to its value. He avoided connexion with silk-houses in Norwich, because they had no means of proc uring the requisite machinery and mechanical power for working them. In Norwich they got their manufacturing machinery, from Manchester and Birmingham, by sea at present, but if the present lines were made, it would afford great facilities for the conveyance of those ma terials, their cost would be cheaper, and a stimulus would be given generally to the manufacturing industry of the place. The popula tion of Norwich was 70,000, three-fourths of 'whom were engaged in manufactures, and from a variety of causes, chiefly the want of corn mmacation with the west and north of England, Norwich had of bete years lost its former manufacturing greatness and prosperity. His house at present exported principally from London. There was a line of packets Pee.iected from Smyrna to Southampton, wheel would touch a t Yarmouth, and land raw silk there. Cross-exainined—lie looked to Rugby as the point of access to Yorkshire. Mr. Thomas Bowyer, a miller in Huntingdon, confirmed the evi dence already given as to the traffic of Huntingdon and neigh bourhood. Mr. Robert Thompson, an ironmonger, of Norwich, corroborated the testimony of Messrs. Betts tied Springfie'd as to the great ad vantage which would result to Norwich by the construction of the Rugby and Huntingdon line. The quantity of iron, from Birmingham, received by his father, was, on an average, for the last four years. 500 tons. He understood that 1,500 tons came annually to Nor wich. He considered this scheme the best on account of its direct ness and the unity of management. Cross-examined —Did not think that the difference of ten miles would be a great metter in railway conveyance, so far as goods were concerned. Mr. Costerton, collector of harbour and pier duties at Yarmouth, gave "el m " as to the great trade of Yarmouth, arid to the accom modation which the proposed railway would give for the conveyance of goods, &c., to and from the midland and northern districts. Mr. Robert Merry, a corn, coal, and general merchant, cam ryg:n on budness for the last thirty-four years in Norwich—He proved the immense quantity of traffic in barley, malt, coals, &c., and the great necessity which existed for a communication with the interior of the country as far as the article of malt was concerned. The price would by these means be greatly d ecreased to the consumer. Mr. Beard, a farmer and manu facturer of bricks, &c., in Hunting don, and other witnesses were ex amined to the same effect. rains I The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday. GROUP XXXIV. This CoMmittee assembled to -day at twelve o'clock, in Room 14. There were pre?ent, the Hon. W. Cowper (chailinan), Viscount Duncan, Hon.-Montague Gore, Mr. Walpole, and Mr. S. Davies. GREAT GRIXOI3Ir. AWE' S II2PI'/E161) (HATlVElilall, AND rSV. EIES). Mr. DEAROLET said that he ha d groat pleasure on behalf of the corporation and inhabitants of null , in stating that they lid devoted their time during the- adjournment of the Com mittee, to the best of their ability, in enleavourirg to enter into arrangements with reference to the point upon which alone they and the promoters of the Bill were W at e issue, nam but there e tile Humber ferries. Upon gen e ral grounds they er agreed, were some difficulties yet in the way with respect to the details. Under these circumstances he would suggest that the Committee should be adjourned till some day after Easter, it being necessary that the solicitors obtain further information, which could not be procured in London. Mr. IlopE said he would spare his friend the trouble of makirg fur ther observations, for since the Committee had adjourned, they bad t nt ll l . l o l u il lu be e l n o a re: e h l i been in treaty with the Commissioners of Woods and Forests with e n t in t e h s a e reference to their rights on the Humber, but unfortunately ha 1 not o vr t o li ti e l r:C h i a ll v s e , e a n n t d e t r h e ednintitioejso' l 'o e ul a d r : a la n v g e em th e been able to come to any arrangement, the Crown being Inflexible with respect to those rights. The CHAIRMAN said that they Would have to meet after Easter for Mr. PARKER (Parliamentary agent) said, that then, perhaps, t h ey Os, to proceed with the Bill. lIITLE. AND LINCOLN. This Bill not being ready, The CHAIRMAN said, we have determined to adjourn till the 231 • April for the hearing of the Humber Ferries Railway. They would' then take the other Bills in their proper order. The Committee then adjourned at a quarter after twelve o'clock. Sub-Committee No. 1. This Committee met to-' d Ly At twe lve o'clock, in Room No. 7 (Cloisters). Present Mr. Strutt (chairman), air. Beckett, arid Mr Cavendish. mlssiosiersvas suflelent, CAMBRIDGE This 11111, containing clauses to exempt goods carried to Cambridge by railway from local tolls, was opposed by local trustees and com missioners, on points which we hive already mentioned. The Com mittee having decided that the notice served on the clerk to the COM arinntovrivzENT. if the serv i ce we re good in itself, the clerk was this morning examined, after which the standing orders were declared complied \VAIL EDINVOTZGIi AND lIAVEZI.TON. The Committee resumed the consideration of this Bill. In respect to the Edinburgh and Hamilton Railway, several of the allegations in tire petitions of the Duke of Hamilton and other land proprietors within the limits of deviation, were sustained. The Committee decided that the standing orders were not complied with. They then proceeded with the further consideration of the Ellnvauna r n AND PER.TII. This Bill was partly proceeded with on Wednesday, when we gave the particulars as to the object, &c. On that occasion the case was postponed for the purpose of allowing the agents on both sides to arrange =Mot themselves what objections should be withdrawn, R. Osborn, 54th Bengal Native Infantry; Major R. Codrington, 49th Bengal Native Infantry ; Major T. P-olwhele, 42d Bengal Native Infantry ; Major L H. Handscorub, 26th Bengal Native Infantry ; Major P. Grant, 59th Bengal Native Infantry; Major R. J. 11. Birch, 17th Bengal Native Infantry; Major F. Brind, B en gal Horse Artillery; Major G. Campbell, Bengal Horse Artillery ; Ma sr P. Junes, 14th Bengal Native Infantry; Major J. G. W. Curtis, 37th Bengal Native Infantry. To be Majors in the Army in the East Indies—Captain P. O'Hanlan, Ist Bengal Light Cavalry; Captain S. Nash, 4th Bengal Light Cavalry; Captain R. Houghton, 63d Bengal Native Infantry; Captain H. Garbert, Bengal Artillery ; Captain John L. Taylor, 26th Bengal Light Infantry ; Captain Edwarl Fitzgerald Day, Bengal Artillery ; Captain W. B. Thomson, 67th Bengal Native Infantry; Captain R. Horsford, Bengal. Artillery; Captain R. Napier, Bengal Engineers; Captain F. W. Anson, 18th Bengal Na tive Infantry; Captain J. R. Pond , Ist Ben g al European Light Infantry ; Captain C. E. Mills, Bengal Artillery; Captain George Johnston, 46th Bengal Native Infantry ; Captain G. Carr, 21st Bengal Native Infantry ; Captain C. J. F. Burnett, 2d Bengal European Regiment ; Captain P. Hay, 54th Bengal Native Infantry; Captain W. B. Holmes, 12th Bengal Native Infantry ' • Captain E. J. Mackay, 16 t h Bengal Native Infantry ; Captain R. T. Sandeman, 33d Bengal Native Infantry ; Captain G. Short, 45th Bengal Native Infantry; Captain IL Palmer, 48th Bengal Native Infantry ; Captain D. Pott, 47th Bengal Native Infantry; Captain-G. IL'Swinley, Ben gal Artillery ; Captain A. Macdougall , 73 d B en g al Native Infantry ,• Captain A. M. Becher, 61st Bengal Native In fantry; Captain J. F. Egerton, Bengal Artillery; Captain J. Christie, 3d Bengal Light Cavalry. Commissions to be dated 3d of April 1846. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 2. Royal Regiment of Artillery. To be Colonel-Commandant —Major-Gen. Hon. W. H. Gardiner. To be Colonels—Lieut. - Col. G. Cobbe; Lieut.-Col. A. C. Mercer. To be Lieutenant-Colonels —Brevet Major P. Sandilands, vice Cobbe; Brevet Major B. Willis, vice Mercer; Brevet Major B. H. Arbuckle ' • Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel T. G. Higgins ; Brevet Major T. F. Strangways. To be Captains—Second Captain W. F. Williams, vice Sandilands; Second Captain J. G. Walker, vice Willis; Second Captain H. J. Morris, vice Arbuckle ; Second Captain R. M. Poulden, vice Higgins; Second Captain J. 31‘Coy, vice Strangways; Second Captain E. F. Grant; Second Captain J. W. Mitchell, Second Captain G. J. Beresford, Second Captain R. F. Crawford, Second Captain J. St. George, Second Captain W. R. Needham, Second Captain A. H. Frazer, Second Captain E. C. Warde. To be Second Captains—First Lieut. A. G. Burrows, vice W. F. Williams; First Lieut. M. C. Marston. vice Walker; First Lieut. E. Price, vice Morris ; First Lieut. C. C. Young, vice Poulden ; First Lieut. J. W. Domville, vice M'Coy ; First Lieut. E. Wodehouse, vice Grant ; First Lieut. G. A Maude, vice Mitchell ; First Lieut. J. F. Cator, vice Beresford ; First Lieut. J. Harvey, vice Crawford ; First Lieut. E. Maberly, vice St. George; First Lieut. H. G. Ross, vice Nedham ; First Lieut. J. R. Domville, vice Frazer; First Lieut. W. M. H. Dixon, vice Warde; First Lieut. Hon. F. Saville, First Lieut. H. W. Montressor, First Lieut. W. M. D. Willan, First Lieut, C. Dickson, First Lieut. Hon. R. C. H. Spencer, First Lieut. H.J. Thomas, First Lieut. G. Graydon, First Lieut. A. Oldfield, First Lieat. H. P. Christie. To be First Lieutenants—Second Lieut. G. Colclough, vice Burrows ; Second Lieut. T. W. Millward, vice Marston ; Second Lieutenant H. L. Churnside, vice Price ; Second Lieutenant A. T. Blakely, vice C. C. Young ; Second Lieutenant R. E. F. Craufurd, vice J. W. Domville; Second Lieut. F. W. C. Ord, vice Wodehou.se ; Second Lieut. W. C L. Blosse, vice Maude; Second Lieut. W. S. Hughes, rice Cator ; Second Lieut. M. B. Forde, vice Harvey ; Second Lieut. W. T. Barnett, vice Maberly ; Second Lieut. A. E. H. Anson, vice Ross; Second Loutenant S. E. Gordon, vice J. R. Domvile ; Second Lieutenant W. G. Stubbs, vice Dixon ; Second Lieutenant J. G. Boothby, vice Hon. F. Savile ; Second Lieutenant C. N. Lovell, vice Mon treso ; Second Lieutenant 3. F. E. Travers, vice Willan. Second Lieut. Hon. E. T. Gage, vice Dickson ; Second Lieut. N. S. K. Bayly, vice Spencer ; Second Lieutenat G. Bar stow, vice Thomas ; Second Lieutenant G. Leslie, vice Graydon ; Second Lieutenant A. M. Archdall, vice Oldfield ; Second Lieutenant C. Wright, vice Christie ; Second Lieut. J. E. Thring, Second Lieut. W. M. King, Second Lieut. H. L. F. Greville, Second Lieut. S. R. B. S winn y , Second Lieut. H. Bent, Second Lieut. F. R. Glanville, Second Lieut. H. J. W. Jervis, Second Lieut. J. S. W. Atkinson, Second Lieut. W. L. Dnmaresq, Second Lieut. Gaspard Le Marchant Tupper, Second Lieut. 11. Heyman, Second Lieut. A. Dew, Second Lieut. G. S. Robertson, Second Lieut. E. H. East, Second Lieut. D. E. Mete, Second Lieut. E. Taswell. To be Quarter Master—Sergeant Major J. Freburn, April 1. Second Captain H. S. Tireman to be Captain, vice Elgee, retired on full pay; First Lieutenant J. B. Dennis, to be Second Captain, vice Tireman ; Second Lieutenant E. B. Winterbottom, to be First Lieutenant, vice Dennis, April 1. Corps of the Ro3, al Engineers. To be Colonel Commandant —Major-General Sir G. Whit more, K.C.H. To be Colonels--Lieutenant Colonel G. Graydon, K.H. ; Lieutenant Colonel R. Thomson. To he Lieutenant-Colonels —Brevet Major P. Cole, vice Graydon • Brevet Major E. Matson, vice Thomson; Brevet Major J. C. Victor, Brevet Major C. Grierson, Brevet Major T. H. Fenwick, Brevet Major L. A. Hall, Brevet Major F. Yule. To be Captains—Second Captain G. St. Vincent Whit more, vice Cole ; Second Captain 11. Servante, vice Matson ; Second Captain H. 0. Crawley, vice Victor; Second Captain J. Twiss, vice Grierson ; Second Captain J. Walpole, vice Fenwick; Second Captain Thomas Aiskew Larcom, vice Hail; Brevet Major E. Vicars, vice Yule: Second Captain St. Aubin Molesworth, Second Captain E. Frome, Second Captain R. Howorth, Second Captain C. E. - Wilkinson, Second Captain W. T. T. Renwick, Second Captain T. H. Rimington, Second Captain IV. E. D. Broughton, Second Captain R. J. Nelson, Second Captain G. Burgmand, Brevet Major E. Aldrich. To be Second Captains—First Lieutenant M. Dill, vice Whitmore; First Lieutenant J. Fellowes, vice Servante; First Lieutenant G. B. G. Downes, vice Crawley; First Lieutenant P. J. Bainbrigge, vice Twiss ; First Lieutenant A. P. G. Ross, vice Walpole; First Lieutenant J. C. Burmester, vice Larcom; First Lieut. E. Ogle, vice Vicars; First Lieutenant C. M'Causland, vice Molesworth ; First Lieutenant J. Cameron, vice Wilkinson; First Lieutenant J. S. Hawkins, vice Wilkinson ; First Lieutenant J. H. Freeth, vice. Renwick ; First Lieutenant C. D. Robertson, vice Rimington ; First Lieutenant C. Fanshawe, vice Broughton; First Lieutenant F. E. Chapman, vice Nelson; First Lieut. T. Fenwick, vice Aldrich ; First Lieut. T. Webb First Lieut J. H. Pipon, First Lieut. IV. H. Roberts, First Lieut. G. P. Mann, First Lieut. S. Westmacott, First Lieut. C. A. Broke, First Lieut. C. E. Stanley, First Lieut. W. C. Menzies. To be First Lieutenants—Second Lieutenant F. Fowke, vice Dill; second Lieutenant C. R. Binuey, vice Fellowes; Second Lieutenant F. H. Rich, vice Downes ; Second Lieu tenant F. R. Chesney, vice Bainbrigge ; Second Lieutenant T. A. L. Murray, vice Ross ; Second Lieut. H. N. Penrice, vice Burmester; Second Lieut. W. L. Morrison, vice Ogle; Second Lieutenant A. C. Cooke, vice M'Causland ; Second Lieutenant T. Inglis, vice Cameron; Second Lieutenant B, H. Martindale, vice Hawkins; Second Lieutenant C. S. Hut chinson, vice Freeth ; Second Lieutenant H. Wray, vice Ro bertson; Second Lieutenant C. Pasley, vice Fanshawe ; Se cond Lieutenant J. Stokes, vice Chapman ' • Second Lieutenant W. R. G. Hickey, vice Fen wick; Second Li e utenant A. Clarke, vice Webb; Second Lieutenant F. Du Cane, vice Pipon; Second Lieutenant R. D. Kerr, vice Roberts; Second Lieut- Moggridge, vice Mann; Second Lieut. F. Roe, vice West macott; Second Lieut. J. G. Jervis, vice Broke; Second Lieut. H. IV. Tyler, vice Stanley; Second Lieut. J. C. B. de Butts, vice Menzies; Second Lieut: W. S. Stace, Second Lieutenant G. S. Tilly, Second Lieutenant E. Stanton ; Second Lieutenant C. O. Chesney, Second Lieutenant E. C. De Moleyns, Second Lieutenant L. J. A. Armit, Second Lieu tenant C. B. Ewart, Second Lieutenant C. B. P. N. H. Nu gent, Second Lieutenant E. Belfield, Second Lieutenant Hen. G. Wrottesley, Second Lieutenant St. Andrew St. John, Se cond Lieutenant E. C. A. Gordon, Second Lieutenant W. Por ter, Second Lieutenant J. J. Wilson, Second Lieutenant G. F. Dawson ; Second Lieutenant G. St. John Crofton, April 1. WAR-OFFICE, Aron 3. Further List of Non-Commissioned Officers, Drummers, and Privates killed in Action at Ferozeshels, on the 21st of De cember, 1845, or who subsequently died of wounds. 621 Regiment—Sergeants—J. Cahill, D. Dougherty, Samuel Fox, J. Gordon, J. llicls, T. Boulder, J. Slim. Corporals—J. Cobbe, J. Cole, J._ Fawcett, D. Phipps, J. Swift. Drummer—T. Millis. Privates—James Barrett, William Bass, Charles Biles, Richard Bradley, Peter Brennen, James Brereton, Thomas Buckley Alexander Bush, Michael Byrne, Josiah Canning ton, William Caushy, Thomas Christian, Henry Coltman, John Connolly, Daniel Connors, Nicholas Corcoran, Patrick Corcoran, James Cotterill, Alexander Crosby, E. Cyples, J. Dakers, J. Davev, P. Delany, J. Develin, C.Devitt, J.Dodrl, J. Donnelly,W.Eagles,S. Essecks, W. Free:nan, J. Gibson, A. Graham, H. Herbert, E. Hobin, H. Hog, M. J. Jackson, P. Really, D. Kelly, J. Kelly, John Kelly, 'l. Kelly, B Lawn, J. Little, S. Locliead, R. Lowe, J. 11.1'A - lister, M. 73PAlister, J. Norris, M. O'Brien, R. Palmer, W. Parbridge, J. Parker, G. Powell, J. Pye, E. Reilly, J. Rumble, J. Shanley, M. Smy th, W. N. Stapleton, J. Stewart, W. Taylor. C. Thom (December 22), G. Thorn, J. Tomlinson, A. Turner, J. Twigg, H. Wall, R. Ward, J. Webster, W. White, J. Wilkins, J. Willow, J. Witt, G. Young. Died of Wounds. Corporal T. Runyard, Jan. 3, 1846. Jan.(oDrummer Jordan,nNi9 na o, Privates—E.lmpltBieenlreg6. 12Nottingham), ( 3l. i ) n s:D g 4 Batson, j ms ; e a coG J n . r e. n 3 : 5 . 9 1aD 1 , . r 8 ; e. loc W Bn. 4,25.6 Ci Jan.oT j s .sitl6Ft Ward, ae; re s J at 6nD; Jan.e7 Ne Dee, tjjh. Wright, Jan. 26, 1246. Commission of the ßerkshire 72d F R t i t e o n by be y o t fA h e d3j Q iui u ti ia e tn e i a n t vice C a p ta u in rvis A. w N ho . S h R e r o s y ° a n i , retires, Feb. 19. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Salop. T. C. Whitmore, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; R. F. West, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, March 30. Shropshire Militia—R. F. Hill, Esq., to be Lieutenant- Colonel ; H. C. Taylor, Esq., to be Captain ; J. Whitmore, Esq., to be Captain; J. V. Lovett the younger, Gent., to be Lieutenant ; W. Boyce, Gent., to be Ensign ; P. A. Beck, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 30, 1846. Erratum in the Gazette of the 24th ult. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Battalion of Militia—For Morgan Williams Harris, Gent., to be First Lieutenant; read, Morgan Watkin Harris. Gent., to be First Lieutenant. WHITEHALL, Menet' 27. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Steward, of Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, Gent , to be a Master Ex traordinary in the WHIT High Court of Chancery. EHALL, Mallen 31. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Thomas Tweed, of the city of Lincoln, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. James Haye and Henry Ayres, woollen drapers, Newgate street, to surrender on Aprill6, at half-past two, and May 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official as signee, Basingtiall-street ; Everest, White, and Co., Hatton gardcs. r-street, Islington, April 17 and John Dutt, carpente r, U pp e May 21, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street -building; Wright, Gracechurch street. C HenryWatkinson, carpenter , Pr esident-street East, St. Luke's, 'April 17, at one, and May 21, at eleven , at the Court Bell, official assignee, o eman-stree - C t b "Id Bradford, tailor, Bucklersbury, April 18, of n. B . a . in William GeorgenlkCrilinPet,c•TY.orth-bilildings, Finsbury-circus. d anbur Green, official assignee, erm y ; Tatham and Son, a t eleven, and M a y 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Staple Inn. 3twelve, atthe April May 2 , at April 11, at half-past two, ffi ial assignee, Alderman- Thomas Forshall, surgeon, Doddington -grove, Kennington, Court of Bankruptcy, Green, o half Thames-street, William Pile, licensed victualler. Lo bury ; Bisgood, Carer street, Lincoln's Inn. the Court of Bankruptcy. let, official assignee, Sans- April 11. at half-past one, ands ay 16, a t-pzst eleve_n, at brook-court, Basinghall- street ; Dupleix,Lincoln's Inn-fields. John Withers, cattle dealer, Bushey-heatb, Rertford, RAILIVAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. CORE ILIUM WATERPOILD. The Committee met at eleven o'clock, when Mr. HATCUELL opened the case of the petitioners (the Earl of Shannon, D. Callaghan, MX., Archdeacon Ryder, and oth,rs), who complained of private injuries to their demesnes and lands by the route of the lino. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VIII. This Committee, consisting of Mr. Benjamin Hawes (chairman), Mr. W. Entwisle, Major Beresford, Colonel Paget, and Captain Vyse, reassembled at twelve o'clock this morning in the Court of Queen's Bench. The drat business before the Committee was the discussion of the clauses in the Bill to construct the zraNzußGEt an D P ZEZILES, all of which were agreed to and passed, with slight amendments, save that which would have enabled the promoters to lease to the North British, which was struck out. EAST MOTT! CE T. It AIE., O 'TYNE VA:1,741111% Mr. Sergeant Brausts, on behalf of the promoters of this project, appliec to have the Bill referred to the Committee up stairs, on the ground that all the opposition with which they had been threatened had been withdrawn. The Committee acceded to the application, and adjourned until three o'clock on Monday. GROUP IX. WEST OF SCOTLAND 3-UNCTION. The Committee met to day at the usual hour, Lord Worsley in the chair, when the Greenock Company's opposition was resumed. In answer to a question thrown out by the Chairinan at the close of yesterday's sitting, Mr. ANDREWS said that a junction could tee effected u ith the Greenock line without at all touching the goods' station of that Company. They would also bind themselves down by a clause that no portion of the passenger station should be touched but that which was exclusively used by, and the property of, the Ayr Company. Respecting the engine and cote sheds, the pro moters of the West of Scotland Junction would pledge themselves to give as good accommodation as that which they took away, and that the matter might be settled by arbitration. Mr. Miller, engineer, was called, and deposed as to the locality with which a junction could be effected nearer Glasgow than at the goods' station of the Greenock Company. This junction would take place on that portion of the main line which was the joint property ofthe two companies. The witness also deposed, on the othei points respecting the passenger station and the engine and coke shed, to the effect laid down by the Learned Gentleman. Mr. Ballantine gave evidence that the few rights of property at the Bridge-street station belonged to the Ayr Company. The half of the station was only given under an agreement between the two companies ; otherwise the Greenock Company would not have any right to the use of the station whatever. 61r. Knight deposed that the greater part of the passengers' station was rated to the Ayr Company, and the back part to the Greenock Company. A conversation here sprung up as to the true definition of the dotted line en the map, showing the limit of deviation, Mr. Andrews, backed by Mr. Miller, engineer, contending that the dotted line meant the extreme deviation of the middle of the line to be con structed; and Mr. Aildyard, supported by Mr. Errington, engineer, that it meant the extreme verge. According to the latter definition, it was contended that the second junction, proposed to avoid the goods station, could not be formed, in agreement with the standing orders. Mr. SPOONER thought thelatter definition was the correct one. The Cuanatais said that Committees had in some instances decided otherwise, ant that it was a matter for consultation. The room was then cleared. On oar return, The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee had decided that, with respect to the limit of deviation, they were of opinion that the utmost extreme of deviation was that marked on the map by the dotted line. The CHAIRMAN. after a few • minutes pause, said that it might be as well to state, that yesterday evening the Committee were unanimously of opinion that the interference with the Greenock line contemplated by the original line should not be allowed. With that opinion and the other decision just given, It would be for the counsel on behalf of the Bill to decide what course they intended to pursue. Mr. ANDREWS hoped they would reserve any final decision till the whole case was gone into. The CHAIRMAN said they had thus early expressed their opinion— ' the whole case for the promoters being closed—in order to save ex penses, which must be very great if the whole case for the opposition was gone through. Mr. HILDTARD, on the part of the opposition, was willing to leave his case where it was, in order to save the time of the Com- mittee. Mr. ANDREWS said he was prepared to prove, by the Parliamentary practice of the present session, through Mr. Burke, a Parliamentary agent, that the principle of deviation was such as he had stated it to be. After some conversation on the point the room was again cleared. The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. Hildyard, or Mr. Hope, who appeared in his place, whether he admitted that it was the invariable practice to decide differently to what the Committee had done ? Mr. IIoPE said he could not do so, whatever might have been the practice under the former Act of Parliament. The present Act he did not think had ever been construed in agreement with the position of his Learned Friend. Indeed, he could not see in reading the Act how such a construction could be put upon it. (Mr. Hope then read the clause that bore upon the point at issue.) Mr. ANDREWS replied, and contended that the present Act of Par liament was in effect exactly the same as the previous Act in operation, under which Mr. Baron Parke had decided in favour of the inter pretation he Mr. Sergeant Andrews had given. After some further argument, the Committee intimated that they stood by their decision that the promoters should not exeeed the ex treme verge of the land represented by the dotted line. They did this in their capacity as a Parliamentary Committee, and should carry out their decision by clauses, were the preamble of the Bill agreed to. Mr. ANDREWS said, if they were not to be allowed to construct works beyon3 the dotted line, they could not form the junction pro • posed south of the Bridge-street station. They would therefore give up that junction at present, which would cut them off from connexion with the lines running south into Lanarkshire, and the promoters would confine themselves at present to the junction with the Ayr line at the Bridge-street station, after crossing the river, which would not at all affect the Greenock line, as the new line would run into that portion of the station which be'onged exclusively to the Aynahire Company. After the examination of Mr. Miller for, and Mr. Erringtan against this point of junction, The Committee expressed themselves satisfied, and the considera tion of the case for the opposition of the Clyde River Trust was next gone into. Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P., and one of the Tidal Commissioners, was generally examined as to the injury that would arise from constiuct ing a viaduct over the Clyde. lie was opposed to all weirs dr bridges that interfered with the flow of the tidal waters. Instead of allowing any new stone bridges, he would advise that those already built be pulled down, and bridges of iron be erected, and of such a construc tion as would nut interfere with the currents of the river. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. GROUP XII. GLASGOW AND WEST Or SCOTLAND Tha Committee re-assemided this morning at twelve o'clock. Present, Mr. V. smith (chairman), Mr. Langston, Ron. W. Fitz maurice, Mr. T. D'llyncourt, and Mr. W. lianilltos. AYRSHIRE, BRIDGE or WEIR, AND HIM EUR.CTIAN TUNCTION. The whole morning was passed in reading and agreeing to the classes of this Bill, which were unopposed. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GRZENOC= (lIABBOUR BRANCH). This was an unopposed Bill, promoted by the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Company, for the p ur p ose of getting powers to con struct a branch line to a point on the river Clyde called Cartsdyke, and also for the formation of a harbour there. The length of the line was a quarter of a mile. The capital 25,0001. There being only one line of rails to the harbour of Greenock at present, any consider able traffic in minerals would be apt to disarrange the general goods' trade, and therefore it was that they sought to get powers by this Bill for the construction of the branch aid harbour. The preamble was declared proved, the clauses were agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be reported. The Committee, in consequence of the other Bills in the group not being sufficiently forward, adjourned till Wednesday, the 29th April. GROUP XIV. . SOUTH EASTERN. - - - - The Committee to which this line is referred met to day, at twelve o'clock. Some discussion arose as to whether the request of Mr. Merre weather, that the evidence should be printed day by day, should be granted. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham opposed the printing of the evi dence in that manner. The CHAIRMAN decided that the evidence should not be so printed. Mr. J. O'CoNNELL said that he had received a letter from the party to whom he had alluded on a former occasion as having written a letter to him complaining of the injury his land would sus tain by the formation of the North Kent line. The letter contained an apology for the first, and stated that the writer was ignorant of the impropriety of his proceeding. The author of the letter was a petitioner against the line, bet did not appear by counsel. Mr. George P. Bidder cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Waste°. nate—First surveyed North Kent with a view to the formation of a railway in 1825. He again surveyed it in 1832. Sir J. Goldsmid was a party to the last scheme. The carrying out of the South Eastern scheme would cause a great accession to the traffic at London-bridge, but the formation of a second station at South wark-bridge would render the working of the line less convenient. Should be surp rised to hear that the station of the South-Western is only two and a half acres. The traffic on that line is considerable. The metropolitan property tra versed by the South-Eastern line is equally valuable with that tra versed by the North Kent. Mr. Sergeant Wassionam wished to know the value or the amount estimated for the metropolitan property traversed by the North Kent. Mr. MEREWETHER objected to the question. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM submitted that he had a perfect right to ask the question in order to teat Mr. Bidder's judgment in showing the high estimate he placed upon the property required by the North Kent, and the low estimate for the same sort of property required by the South Eastern. The Conimittee retired to consider the question. On their return the CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had decided that the examination wills reference to that point might proceed in a general manner. Examination continued —The Parliamentary estimate for the four miles of viaduct over the South-Eastern line is 680,0001. The works would cost about 250.0001. Had last year estimated the cost of two and a half miles of viaduct at 138,0001. The London-bridge station might be as easily enlarged as the one at Union-street. The Mint is behind Union-street. The property there is had, but of an expensive description. Mr. Vignoles' worst gradient between London and Canterbury is I in 132. There are between Canterbury and Dover by the South-Eastern line 17 miles, as steep or steeper than 1 in 107. The junction of the South Eastern line with the existing Folkstone line would be on a gradient of 1 in 106 ; but a doubleeet of rails would be formed, so that both trains might run separately until they joined on a level platform, where all the trains stop. The northern loop of the South-Eastern line has been at present abandoned, losensequence of the refusal of the Ad. miralty to cilow of the prop extension of the Greenwich line to pass through Greenwich park. The refusal of the Admiralty has been decided, but witness believes that permission will eventually be given. Believes that the only objection to allowing the park t traversed is the apprehension of the effect of the vibration of the tro be upon the astronomical experiments at the Observatory. From the most careful experiments that have been instituted, it is proved that there will be nothing to affect the astronomical instruments. lies not seen any letter from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests refusing to allow the railway to pass through the Park. Was not aware that any such letter had been received. Does not think that " sidings," or side lines, to draw upon while landing passengers, in order to allow other trains to pass in the meantime, are safe. The most serious accidents and collisions might result from their use. The South-Eastern train will not stop at Canterbury when proceed ing from Dover to London, but the carriage containing the Canterbury passengers will be detached and left behind. On its way from London to Dover the train will stop at Canterbury. With regard to the main road at Faversham, with a gradient of 1 in 17, It would require nine horses to draw a laden waggon up that incline. The length of the incline is 57 yards. The weight of the waggon would be four tons, and its load five tons. The dead pull which each horse would have to exercise would be one hundred and forty lbs., and the ordinary. work got out of a horse for a day, at a rate of two miles and a half per hour, does not exceed a dead pull of more than 801bs. The Company will have to avail themselves of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway, at a cost of 350,000/. The price to be given is 310,0001., and the rest would have to be expended in maklug it a double line. At pie - sent it is single. The length of the railw a y is 5% miles. The Company will have for the 350,0001. the docks, wharfs, and quays. Those docks and wharfs will be of great use , e ven though the canal should he filled up—in fact, of snore use than with the canal. Does not think that the sum of 40,0001. will quite cover the expense of enlarging and bricking the tunnel. Cannot say whether the line of the South-Eastern, as at present proposed, is identical with the one proposed by Mr. Vignoles last year. The line will pass through Woolwich, in a cutting. D ees not think that it will interfere with the sewerage of the town. The Committee here adjourned until twelve o'clock on Monday. GROUP XIX._ The Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour. Pre. sent, Lord Harry Vane (chairman), the Eati of March, the Hon Francis Scott. Mr. Dacid Morris, and Mr. Philip Bennett. The consideration of the proposed Ilse of the BILIDGZWA.TME ND .A. reZENEACE.A.D WAS PIER • was proceeded with, by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY calling the engineer ing witnesses in support of the promoteis of this scheme. Mr. George llennett. a civil engineer—llas been connected with the formation and construction of railroads since their first introduc tion into this country. He produced his plans and specifications for the construction of this line. Considered this route the best and most eligible that could be se'ected. His estimate for carrying into operation the projected scheme was 420,0001. ; the erection of the pier lie included in that estimate. The cross-examination of Mr. George Hennett, with reference to his estimate, plans, gradients, &c., occupied nearly the entire day. This evidence was confined exclusively to the engineering features of the railway. Mr. Symons, a store -keeper, residing at Dunster, was then called, In order to show the traffic existing between that place and the sur rounding district. The examination of this witness closed the busi ness of the day. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday next. GROUP XXI. LONDON AND 0r...r011 - D. The Committee met thie inoraing at the usual hour; present, Mr, and what others admitted to be sustained. In respect to several 1 allegations the standing orders were declared not complied with. An objection was ra sed by Mr. Webster for the opponents of the Bill, that inasmuch as the subscription contract did not provide for the sum of 100,000/.., for the purchase of the Queen's Ferry, powers being taken in the Bill to borrow money for the purpose, the standing orders were not complied with, no notice of the clause having been given in the advertisements. After a long discussion upon this point between Mr. Burke, the agent for the Bill, and Mr. Webster, the room was cleared, and the Committee deliberated. After score time the decision was announced that the objection was sist ;lined . The further consideration was adjourned till Monday. ISub-Committee No. 2. The Committee met td-day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 6 (Cloisters) ; pr .sent, Sir J. Yards Buller, chairman ; Mr. Bell, Mr. Brainston, Mr. Keintle, and Mr. Yorke. .11 aND Ba.ivsLET. The Committee resumed the consideration of this Bill, and after the examinatiou of some further allegations, declared the standing orders not cbmplied with. LONDON AND BIRMITTGIEATA (ST. ALBAN'S .ELND LUTON rinanTcH). APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL POWERS, The object of this Bill, which has been mentioned before, is stated to be to furnish accommodaticu to the counties throw -h which the line is to !nes, by the desire of the landed proprietors. There was no cppesition to tha Bill, Lot the case was postponed. to enable the promoters to prove that co n. w parishes were affected by this ap plication which were not affected by the original Bill. The formal evidence having been.gooe through, hi respect to the London and Birmingham (A. Albans and Luton) Bill, the standing orders were declared complied with. STAINES AND HENLEY, No. XL The object of this Bill is to connect the termini named by a branch from the Great Western hallway, on the Uroad gauge. The length of the line is twelve mhos. The engineer, Mr. Brunel ; the agent, Mr. Ellicombe ; the solicitors, Messrs. Hunt and Co. The formal cvidenc,3 having been received, the allegations in three petitions from landowners within the limit.; of deviation Were gone into. They were of the usual kind, complaining of the plans and sections. After the consideration of some allegations the case was adjourned till Monday. Sub-Committee, No, 3. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, in room No. 1 (cloisters). Present, Mr. E. Buller, Mr. Stansileld, and Mr. Stuart RELSTEILN COUNTrIIS 11,11.3EVLITAT (TOT-. TENHADI TO 1311.11 NET.) • This line is a branch from the Eastern Counties Line, and the ob ject is explained in the title. After the usual formal evidence bad been adduced, Mr. M'DotOAL appeared on behalf of a petitioner, named Lowe, against the Bill. The allegation was that the plans and sec•l3l had not been deposited with the parish clerk of Tottenham, on or before the as st of December. as required by the standing orders. On behalf of the promoters Mr. VENABLEC, of the firm of Burke, Fritt, and Vonables, called evidence to prove that the said plans and sections had been depo sited on the 31st of December with tl;e vestry-clerk of the parish of Tottennam, in consequence ti the absence of the parish clerk. After a few words from Mr. 11.'D ugal, The CuAtutsiati consulted a few minutes pith the Ilon. Members, and then stated that it was tke opinion of the Committee that the standing orders had not been complied with in this particular, but they would report the mitigating ciream.tances established. Petitions were put in, containing allegations complaining of de fects i the plans and sections. Of these, several were sustained, and the n standing orders were declared to be not ccmplied with. 1 , 702..7017iL (TEMTFORID 11.1%71) REEDITWA). ----- - The Committee, having retired for an hour, returned the conside ration of this Bill, and proceeded with the postponed allegations, which related to imperfections in the plans and sections. On several allegations the standing orders were not complied with Bub-Committee Ne. 4. This Committee, as usual, met at Twelve o'clorik, Sir %. Heath cote in the chair. The first case tailed 011 was that of the I...S.UNCESTON AND SOUTH-DEVON (No. IX.) which is a Bill for a line from Launceston, in Cornwall, to Ta vistock, in Devonshire, the length of which will be neArly 17 miles, and the cost 300,0001. Mr. Brunel is the engineer, and Messrs. Burke, Plitt, and Venables, the Parliamentary agents. This Bill takes powers to lease the line, when completed, to the South Devon, or North Devon Railway Company. In the course of the formal proofs it appeared that the standing, orders were not pomplied with in several particulars, and part of the formal evidence was postponed. The Committee having heard all the formal evidence the promoters were prepared to give, adjourned at about half-pact one o'clock to twelve on Monday. Sub-Committee No. 5. On the meeting of the Committee at twelve this morning, Mr. 11. Drummond not being present, Mr. Y. Mackenzie took the chair. There were also present Mr T. Egerton, and Mr. Compton. LONDO}7, SALTSZURY, Aran YMOVIL JUNCTION (SAILISEITiIY TO YEOVIL). This adjourned case was again calcd on, and the Committee gave their final decision that the standing orders had not been complied with. NORTHAMPTON, XIANSTITIVIr. AND CHML - NCE 67 123. TM:la/11M It was alleged in a petition against this line that the fixed point to which the datum line was referred was not stated on one of the plans, tut as the witnesses who were to prove it were not in attend ance, the point was not entertained by the Committee. It was afterwards found, however, that the standing orders were not complied with in respect to several points of no public interest. LONDON .8.'.%123 33I11.11TINGEArd EXTENSXON ( N 0 , 1111.V.112/TlVir, LEA WLINGTON, This Bill was again called on, and 31r. COATES proceeded at great length to support the allegations of the petitioners against the Bill. The discussions on the petitions against the Bill occupied the Com mittee the whole of the remaining part of the day. In respect of the allegations he one of the petitleats, that the sum of money subscribed for in the contract deed was not equal to three-quarters of the esti mate, the Committee decided that the standing orders were not com plied with. At a former meeting of the Committee a question had been raised as to the sufficiency of a signature by a lady named Smithers, in the name of her sister Cordelia Louisa Smithers, by power of attorney. The point then stood over, it being represented that the power of attorney could be produced, hut the power of attorney not being produced this day, the decision was given against the promoters of the Bill. It being now four o'clock, it became necessary for the Committee to adjourn, and the question was raised to what date should they adjourn. The CHAIRMAN said that he did rot think they could meet again until after Easter, as there would be no Members iu town. Mr. H. Drummond and Mr. Pace had left town this morning. lie himself would go to-morrow, and Mr. Cavendish on Monday. Mr. PA/mu—That will be nearly all the Committee. The CHAIRMAN—AII but one, and he will go on Wednesday. A long discussion ensued, in the course of which it appeared that there were several petitions against the Bill to be entered into, and that one of them contained upwards of 400 allegations. The Chair man observed that this was very hard upon the promoters of the Bill, but it was still worse for the members of the Committee. It was ultimately agreed that the Committee should adjourn to the first Wednesday or Thursday after Easter, but it should not meet for Cispatch of business until the Thursday. The Chairman left the chair shortly after four o'clock. Sub-Committee No. 6. The members of this Committee resumed their sittings at twelve o'clock in mum /Co. 18, Captain Janes in the chair. MANCNESTErt. AND 23.1TP,-Ir .B.TraospnEnic. This Bill, the consideration of which was adjourned from yestery, was again called on. Mr. Coppock appeared for the promoters, a da nd Mr. Parkes for several petitions against the Bill. The petitions in question, one of which was that of Earl Dude, Contained a number of allegations as to inaccuracy of books of re ference, the greater part of which fell to the ground, but the Com mittee ultimately declared the standing orders not complied with on several points. ST. .amaleacs, imirrmta:), AND NEWTTORD ZUNC'ZION. - - _ . -- - This IS a Bill for a line from the station of the Eastern Counties Railway at Hertford to St. Albans. The length is 11 miles, and the cost is estimated at. 150,0001. The engineers arc Messrs. Stephenson and Co., and the Parliamentary agents Messrs. Deans, Dunlop, and Co. The Committee declared the standing orders sot complied with, inasmuch as the necessary deposit had not been made to the Ac countant-General in sufficient time. In other respects the promoters of the Bill bad complied with the standing orders. LONDO' .11.1\7D nxnr..l:xxonAror (rinwronT sn.a.r.rcu)-X317.1. roa. POWMIZE. In this Bill, which was unopposed, the Committee, after hearing the usual formal evidence, declared the standing orders complied with. Having now disposed of all the Bills on the list, the Committee adjourned at half past two o'clock. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships did not sit to-day before two o'clock to resume public business. The Lords prestnt were the Earl of Shaftes bury (in the chair), Lords Hood, Redesdale, and Beaumont. BRIGHTON AND CHIC ItESTER. Tit's was the first case caled, and after hearing the usual evidence the Committee adjourned the case, to give the promoters of the Bill time to prove compliance with Lord % h arn c ffe's stand ing order, namely, that where an amalgamation of two companies shall take place, a meeting of the shareholders of both companies shall first take place, having been previously convened by public advertisements in the papers for three weeks preceding such meeting. The case will come finally before the Com mittee on Monday next. LONDON AND YORK. The hearing of this case was further adjourned to Monday next. SOUTH-EASTERN (TUNBRIDGE WELLS, HASTINGS, AND RYE.) In this case, after hearing the usual evidence, the Committee de cided that the promoters of the line had complied with the standing orders. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Committee met at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Escott, chairman. THE PAISLEY, BARRHEAD, AND HURLET. In this case the Committee decided that the standing orders had not been complied with. IfAMILTON AND STUATHAVEN. The Committee decided that the standing orders had not been complied with in this case. THE OXFORD, PITNEY, AND CHELTENHAM. The Committee decided that the standing orders had not been complied with in this case. --- NAVAL IN TELIACTE PORTSII:3I3TII, TITURSDAY.-The Apollo troopship, COTIL mender Radcliffe, arrived at Shithead this morning from Monte Video, bringing invalids of the 73d and 45th Regi ments, and among the passengers Mr. Ball, Consul at Monte Video, and Ensign Grant, of the 43d. The Apollo left Monte Video on the Ist of February, and brings the intelligence of an engagement having taken place at St. Carlos (about six miles from Maldonado), which place Captain Martin, of the Eagle, 50-gun frigate, had fired into, and driven the belligerents from their position (this was a few days prior to the sailing of the Apollo); after which General Frere was defeated, and lost the whole of his in fantry, the inhabitants being driven to an island for shelter. Detachments of the 45th and Royal Marines from the Bri tish squadron were sent to the scene of action, but were not in the engagement. The Harlequin, Commander Curry, sailed yes t er d a y morn ing for the Mediterranean, butback by foul wea ther; the City of Poonah, wall driven Indianian, Captain Nelson, how ever, got under weigh, and kept on her course. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert was taken under the sheers yesterday, to receive same portion; o f her machinery, which bad been sent to Messrs. 3latids ay and Field, Lon don, for repair; after shipping themshe was taken back to her MOOllllO to prepare for s ervice. _ The Electra, 18, Commander Maitland, has received her orders to sail for the coast of Africa, and will proceed to morrow, weather permitting. The Contest, new 12- g un bri g , built at the establishment of the Messrs. White, at Cowes, will, according to present arrangements, be launched on Thursday next. The Racehorse, 18, Commander Hay, sailed from Sydney for New Zealand on the 6th of November. The Osprey, 12, Commander Parker, arrived at Auckland, from the Bay of Islands, on the 15th of October. Nearly 300 hired artisans, including 160 shipwrights, were discharged from this dockyard, on Tuesday evening. The Apollo will come into harbour when the weather mo derates to refit. The Emerald tender, Master-Commander Beach, returned from Plymouth this morning with sup; numeraries. GENERAL POST-OFFICE. -INCREA SE OF TUE SUB SORTERS' SCALE OF SALARY. —OR Wednesday, the Postmaster- Gen , rAI announced to the sub-sorters of the Genera Pest-office, that the Lords Comm'ss'oners of her Majesty's Treasury had ordered the following amended scale of salary for their services : Per Annum The First Twenty, to receive ..... .• • LllO The Second Twenty •••••• • • • • • ••• • • • 100 The Third Class, of Forty .. • • The Fourth Class • • • • • • • • • • • ..... • • • • The Fifth Class •• • • ....... : .. • • .. Ant the Juni0r5................. This arrange:richt was received with general satisfact on, and the whole of the men, on Thursday, exerted themselves :no t strenuously to get out the duty, which was accomplished earlier than it has been for some nine past. A considerable number of additional appoint ments are about to be made is this department. IMPERIAL PARLIAII4EIT. FIOUSE OF LORDS, April 3. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. Lord MONTEA GLE ?aid he had received a note from his Noble Friend—a Noble Marquis who usually sits at that side of the Howe—expressing his regret at not having been able to be present in the House last night to join in the vote of thanks to the British army in India; but he had r,.‘quested of him (Lord Monteagle) to state that he would put a queftlon to the Government, to this effect, that he would Rich to know if any further proceeding was intended to be taken ? A NOBLE LORD whose name we could na bear, presented a petition num.-rously signed by solicitors and attorneys, against the Real Property, Deeds, Registration Bills. Messengers from the Commons brcught up certain Pilk Lord REDESD ALE : in pursuance (:1 the notice which he had given yesterday, called the attention of the House to the repent of the -Select Committee on the Great Western, the Templersore, and the Tipperary Junction Railway Bills. Their Lordships were aware that the proceedings on the Irish Rail way Bills had this session taken a rather novel course, inls much as they were introduced into their Lordships' House in the first instance. It appet red that only ene of those Bills was opposed, and eventually that 0, posit ion wa withdrawn. The Committee appointed to inquire into the merits of those Bills found it advisable to group them, a proceeding usually taken by the other House. He would, therefore, with their Lordships' permission, slightly sketch the nature of the country through which these lines were to pass in order that their Lordships might better under- Vand why these Bills had been referred in a grcup to the Committee, and not as separate Bills. It would be remembertd that in a former session of Paiiarnent two Bills had been passed, one called the South-Western, and the other the Waterford and Limerick, which crossed the first line, and so into Limerick. One of :he Bills he was now ad verting to came out of the South-Western, about half way between Limerick and Dublin, and went down to the town of Nenagh. The other, the Templemore, came out of the South-Western, somewhat further down, and proceeded on to Nenagh also. 'I he Limerick and Killaloe proceeded on the left bank of the Shannon in the same district, and the consequence was that this portion of country was supplied with more railvrays than even the kusiest manufacturing districts of England. Their Lordships would see that it was hardly pos sible that these lines could have a profitable traffic, and, indeed, it was very questionable whether the communication at present existing between Dublin and Limerick was not amply sufficient for every one. . With regard to the Limerick and killaloe and the Great Munster Railway, a singular ar rangement existed, namely, that if the latter line did rot buy up the land required by them down the left bank of the Shannon, power would be given to the Limerick Railway to commence the construction of their works. By this arrangement the public were left in doubt which of these lines would really be made. He thought he had shown that this country could not main tain two lines; he, indeed, did not know the country suffi ciently well to say whether the town of Nenagh required a di rect communication with the South-Western or not, but it was evident enough that a town of some 8,000 inhabitants could not maintain two lines. He would move, therefore, that these Bills be referred back to the Committee, with a distinct understand ing that the district should be taken into consideration in the event of their passing one of the lines. Before concluding these remarks, he would merely state his opinion that a little mistake had arisen with respect to the propriety of passing as many Irish Railway Bills as possible, in order to give employment to' the people.—(hear.) By having a multitude of Bills which were not of a profitable nature it would be found that parties would not come forward with the money when the calls were made, and the lines con sequeptly would not go on. So far, therefore, from its being desirable to have many railway Bills for Ireland on the pound of giving employment, he considered it desirable rather that there should be few, and the few in each district If there were already railways in course of construction in any dis riot, it w,uld be desirable not to trouble them with any more. That, however, was no ground for throwing out good Bills that were bona fide profitable schemes, aid were brought forward by persons of standing and respectability. He con cluded by moving that the Bills be referred back to the Commit tee. Lord KENYON, who had been Chairman of the Committee, concui red iii the propriety of the motion which had beer, just made by the Noble Lord. When the Bills had beer. referred to the Committee, each Bill had been taken by itself, which had been the course always pursued by the Committees of their Lors'sh p's House. The Noble Lord had now stated the objections why such a course should be interfered with, in re- ference to those Bills. That Committee inv - sigated the merits of the Bills, and reported the opinion they entertained of them to their Lordships' House. Any mistake. however, that had arisen was not chargeable to two Committee. tut rather to their Lordships, who were the only parties to blame in the matter. There was no doubt that it was important to find employ ment for the people of Ireland, hut, besides that reason, the line proposed would form a complete connexinn with the city of Dublin on the west of Ireland. If the Bills were referred to the same Committee—and he could bear witness to the dili gence with which that Committee had attended to the matters referred to them then they should receive such instructions as to prevent their committing such a mistake as they had done. fhey had got all the evidence neces sary for the liiPs already, and they should endeavour as far as possible not to put the parties to any additional expense. Lord HA WARDEN said there was no doubt that it was important to supply that district of Ireland with railway ac commodation, but it should be done with due regard to the commercial succi ss of the urdertakings sanctioned. Lord BEAUMONT said it would appear frem the evidence given before the Committee that these Bills were all useful ones and that the more railways that wire made in Ireland the better for that country. But then he would ask what could be the use of sending these Bills back to the Committee? It could be of no use unless additional evidence was to be had ; and it was to be supposed that all the• evidence that could be had was laid before the Committee in the first ins ante. Lord MONTEAGLE said he looked upon this as a most im portant question, nor. only as it affected Ireland, but as it affected the principle upon which the Legislature had acted in reference to railway projects generally. Ho thought that the public had a right to know upon what grounds the Bills should receive the sanction of their Lord ships. He considered that the same sort of principle should be acted upon in legislating upon private Bills, as in other cases; they should consider whether it was right or wrong. He re gretted that some respon , ible body, such as the Board of Trade, were not now in existence, to inquire into these matters. Their report would be of great service in guiding the deci sions of the various Committees. He thought it was right that those Bills should be recommitted, with a view of consi dering the relative claims which each had on the Legislature. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that, connected as he had been with the Board of Trade last year, it was extremely gra tifying to find Noble Lords, and others in other places, now anxious to scatter a few flowers upon the grave of that de partment.--( Laughter.) With respect to the question brought before their Lordships, he thought he might venture to say that it was not the intention of the Noble Lord who had brought forward the motion, to cast the slightest censure on that Committee—(No, no)—or to intimate that they had in any degree fallen short of the proper discharge of their duties. He ventured to say, that the impression was, because a railway Bill had not. passed the Committee, it was, therefore, of ne cessity an injustice to the promoters. It was a part of the duty of the Committee, who sat for the consideration of those matters to say, not only whether the proj'ct would satisfy the undertakers, but the public as well. The Noble Lord opposite (Lord Beaumont) had asked the Noble Lord at the table (Lord Redesdale) how the Committee were to ascertain the facts of the case, they themselves being ignorant of that part of that country ? He (Lord Dalhousie) did not think it a matter of necessity that Noble Lords sitting on th ese Com mittees should themselves be acquainted with the particular districts to which these lines had reference. The Committee might have the promoters of the Bill before them, and they might call upon them to produce evidence to establish the facts related in the preambles of the several Bills. lf, for instance, in the lines now before their Lordships, their Lordships thought that the district would not supply a traffic to support two rail ways, then they might call upon the promoters to bring witnesses to establish the fact that such a traffic existed; and if they were not satisfied then, it would be their duty to throw these Bills out altogether. Reference had been made that evening, to a statement, purporting to have emi nated from that department of her Maj-say's Government with which he had been once connected. Now, he begged to say, that he had never laid it down as an axiom, that the greater number of Bills passed the better for Leland. He might say, on very good anthority, that even many of those Bills which last session had been substantially supyorted, and which hail the money to go on with, had not Yet laid a spade in the ground, and did not intend to do so. • Many of the shareholders were selling their shares at 2s. tid. each, which was scarcely sufficient to pay the broker's fees. Ile thought it desirable, that those Bills should pass which would really benefit the district, but in this case he certainly thought. that these Bills should be re-committed. Lord REDESDALE raid, these lines were no more than eight miles apart, and, in some places they were less than three. He thought it would be better to re-commit the Bill. Lord MONTEAGLE hoped that the reports of the Irish Railway Commissioners would be referred to the Committee, as they would find some valuable information in it. The Bills were then ordered to be re-committed. EVICTION OF TENANTRY. The Earl of CLANCA RTY begged to call the attention of their Lordships to a statement made a few evenines ago by a noble Marquis (Londonderry) relative to an ejectment of tenantry which had recently taken place in the County Ros common. The statement caused great sensation among their Lordships. He had now, therehre, to state that he had re ceived a letter from a gentleman in Irelaisd, Mr. J. G. Holmes, in reference to the subject, nhose letter he would take the liberty of reading to their Lordships. (The Noble Lord here read this letter, which called attention to Mr. Gerrard's letter in Saunder's Arens Leiter, and suggested the appoint ment of a Committee of their Lordships to investigate the circumstances.) Ile read that letter to show that the state ment made by the Noble Marquis was an ex parte statement. He should abstain from reading Mr. Ger rard ' s leiter as that also would be an ex parte stat e m ent. call the attention of their Lor d ships to the li e i-hed merely to matter, and hoped they would suspend their judgment .. upon the case. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF I.ttitiMOAS, April 3. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock, and an nounced that he had received a report from the Examiner of Recoguisanees, to the effect that the security offered for the prosecution of the petition against the election at Bridport was unexceptionable. The Hoer. MEMBER also moved that it he an instruc tion to she Committee of Selection, to fix Tuesday the 7th day of this instant April, for holding the first sitting of the Com mittee on the Chard Canal Railway Bill, and of that on the Bridgewater and Taunton Railway and Harbour. And that i •• be an instruction to such Committees to hear any petitioners. against either of such Bills, although their respective petitions. shall not have been presented to this House three clear days. before the day appointed for the first meeting of such Com mittee, provided that such petitions shall have been so pre-. tented before Tuesday the said 7th day of April. The motions were severally put from the Cbair and agreed to.. C.‘LEDONIAN EXTENSION RAILWAY. Captain JONES brought up tke report of the Committee on this Bill. Air. HAWES said he had a proposal to make to the Housee having placed the following motion on the paper of the day. a —"Oti bringing up the report from the Committee on the peel . - tion tor leave to introduce the Caledonian Extension Itaitwaye Bill, to move that the repot t be referred back to the said Com inittee to re consider the same, with an instruction to suck Committee, that they do entertain the petition of William- Maxwell Alexander and others, presented to the House on the 13th day of February last, and do hear the petitioners by their agents and witnesses on the allegations therein* contained." Of course it became his duty to make ouo a ea-e for taking this course, and he hopisi to do so satisfactorily. h appeared that a petition fro= . a Air. Alexander, complaining of non-compliance with the standing orders by the promoters of this Bill, was duly presented, and was now on the table of the House. It appeared that this petition was referred to the Committee. arid at the same time there was another petition presented from at person also named Alexander, and from others. Now, by sante m i s take, this petition had no t b een cons id ere d by the Committee on the Bill.— ( Hear.) Under these eirteam stances, the petition having beer. presented within the proper time, he thought there was gccel ground for referrieg this Bill back to the Committee. 'I he only abjection which he had heard to this course was, that there reenst have been delay and negligence on the part of the petitioners. New he had a letter in his possession which had been written by the petitioners to Mr. Grahame, one of the agents for the Bill. In reply to that letter, Mr. Grahame said be had searched for the petition in the House, but had been unable Ito find it. The only petition he could find was one by W. A. 1 Alexander, numbered 1,560 ; and it appeared that this was the very petition referred to. Under these circumstances, therefore,, he thought there was good ground for the motion which he had made. Captain JONES, the Chairman of the Committee, said the petition of Mr. Alexander was considered by the/ Corn- mittee. There was another petition by Air. Alexiva der and others, and that petition not having been in the votes, it was not considered by the Committee. It appeared that the petitioner bad never applied to the Member who had presented the petition, nor to the officer of the House having charge of it. Under these circum stances, the Committee could not consider the petition. Air. HOPE JOHNSTONE said, there were pecu liarities relating to this case. It must be remembered that those two Mr. Alexaralers were the same per sons. The petition, which was numbered 1,560 in the office, was repeatedly compared be the agents for the Bill, and it was not the petition of Mr. Alexander and others, but the petition of Mr. Alexander alone. How that petition carne there had never been explained. The whole affair ap peared to him to be involved in considerable mystery. The number 1,560 had lately had an A added to it, and another petition had been substituted , for 1,560. The promoters of the Bill bad had a large number of witnesses from Scotland, and they had been sent back. It would, therefore, be a great hardship for those witnesses to be recalled in order to afford the petitioner an opportunity of stating his cue. One petition of Mr. Alexander bad been beard, and the other petition was that of the same indivfduals There could, therefore, be no injustice in this case. Sir G. CLERK said that, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, he considered the parties would be entitled to $ hearing. The SPEAKER observed that there had certainly been all error in the votes, which had misled the agent, and the quote tion for the House to consider would be, whether the parties is were to suffer from the error of their officer' As. HODGSON said that it the Hon. Member for Glasgotr were in his place, he (the Hon. Gentleman) had no doubt but • he would be willing to allow the parties to be heard at that stage. During the time the parties had a large number of wit' nesses in town at an expense of over 10111. per day, to prole . their cause, and he then left it to the House to say whether or; not thet were entitled to be heard. Mr. P. Al. S I EWART said that there appeared to him to be a great deal of mystery about the case ; there certainly was much mystery connected with it from first to last.—(hear.) Now, if the House agreed with the Hon. Member for Lambeth by se mileg back the report for the purpose of hearing the peti' tioneis, it would be a great injustice to the Caledonian Coto' pony. Why were tot the petitions presented at once ?—this was the mystery of the case. Now, however the petitioner' wish to drive the Company to a greater expense than they were already put to. If the motion should be agreed to, it would fore° the Company to keep many witnesses in town wb° had alreAy hen a great expense to the promoters, His Hoy Friend—his Hon. Kinsman, Mr. Maxwell Alexander, had been heard at great length in the Committee, and he was of opinion that no injustice could be done to that gentleman. Wh o w ere the parties engaged on this opposition ? There were three Glasgow solicitors, who had no hitt rest more than might attach to th , m professionally, and therefore no injury nor h a rdseiP could be complained of by rejecting the present motioti ( Hear, bear.) If there was any hardship in the cart be would not object to the re port being se?_, back and the petitions heard. But he could n o t account 1°: the fact that six weeks had eloped before any attempt el made to set the matter right — six w ee k s h a d elapsed, s°, during that period no steps had been take n to explain how tb " petitions had been lost.—(Hear, hear.) He did hope, nu t ; withstanding the opinion of Mr. Speaker; to whom all me' uow, that the report would not be sent back, but if oth er petitions were to be entertained at all, that they should been' tertainedin the Committee on the Bill. If any other cool/ were taken, it would be a great hardship to the promoters, ~ the line of railway, and he should, therefore, oppose the mo el ' of the Hon. Member for Lambeth as one wholly uncalled P r i Alr. BROTHERTON said that the agents for the Bill b' been most dilligent in attending to their clients' interests, b e o e it would appear that the other parties had not used due se r „; or the petitioners would have appeared before the Committ o in time. For six weeks they had nut taken the least pains i set themselves right, and it was too bad that they should y° be allowed to put the promoters to a heavy expense by the pi sent attempt to have the report sent back. Yb Lord G. SOMERSET was understood to say that in opinion the petition should be heard. I' After a few words from Mr. HAWES, which did not reo c the gallery, Mr. STRUTT said, that in his opinion the case was ° gl ,.:, which should be referred to the Committee on Petiti4r,o They could nut complain that the opposite party had not tes` 4 , the trouble to correct their faults and errors ; it was for t he ' selves to do so. After a few words from Mr. LOCKHART, od Mr. HAWES said, after the statement of the Noble a 0 ( (Lord G. So nerset), and under the pet Mier circunstaneqi) the case, he hoped the House would not reuse to great motion. The House was then cleared for a division. • i d On our return to the gallery, we found that no division taken place, and that the motion bad been aereed to. Mr. GROGAN presented a petition tsetse the chiral el' sweepers of Dublin, against free-trade in blacldaa. I Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition free. toe member ° the National Association, against the Irish Coercion Bill. , i Mr. POULETT SCROPE presented a petition tr e, place in Scotland against the Bid for the removal of the r i : e ll Sir J. GRA HAAI presented a petition, signed by 'o nto! i gentlemen of large property in a northern county, in el %i d several Roman Catholic priests, praying the House not toia any additional facilities for the end°, merit of Roman Catfr io r unless provision should be made 'to take the right of D O tion out of the hands of the Roman Catholic pretates. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Messengers from the Lords brought down certain BillP .A i Mr. PACKE presented a petitioa from voters in Leine':_, s hi re , complaining that they were exceedingly harasse'l vexatious objections at electn nv. AI AYNOOTH ENDOWMENT. Mr. PLUAIPTRE gave notice that he would, after f if move for the reeeal of those Acts which endowed the Colle Alaytiooth.—( Hear, hear. ) ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Mr. COLLETT wished to put a question to the Righ t Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government. He' to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman when, and long a period, it was proposed to adjourn the House at • Sir R. PEEL stated in reply, that on Monday nil would be prepared to state the period for which it was ' to adjourn the House, and which, he might say, vroub the shortest period consistent, as he wished to expedite t lie business, He might, however, state that the Hoes be adjourned on Thursday next. In answer to a question from Sir W. Somerville, • inaudible in the gallery, Mr. HUME said, that each of the paragraphs • were illegal, for it was impossible to know every one harbours in England and Ireland, with re.-pect to whi will be a report by the Commissioners appointed to vi places. The only difficulty and delay was from the t of getting the maps and plans—without which the would be unsatisfactory. PROTECTION TO LITE (IRELAND Bli On the order of the day being read for resuming journed debate, Air O'CONNELL said, that in rising to move an ment to the motion before the House, he should pro House to be as brief as he reasonably could.—(The Hi tlemen here became inaudible as a considerable number Members rose and left their places.) He did not 1 the Right Hon. Baronet had hardly shown the small for this measure, nor had he shown that the t plained of could be remedied by their Bill, in fact, thing alleged to justify the harshness of the Bill severity of former measures that had been appli' Irish. 'lt was not shown, nor attempted to be shoot proposed Bill would prevent any of the crimes with had been menaced in Ireland. There were, however , missions made by the Right Hon. Baronet which consolatory. It was consolatroy to know that , nothing political in these crimes, and above all religious or belonging to any sect or to instigate the commission of these crimes —(1 1 ' Being a Roman Catholic was no indemnity against ti ment of crimes committed by this portion of the e and that the Catholic faith was no indemnity for the Lion of a Protestant; but he was glad to find that Hon. Baronet considered that there was nothing i° rages which partook of a political or sectarian ch ars , of thirty-two counties, twenty-three were free fro m . turbances, so that nearly three-fourths of Ire lan d from any of these agrarian disturbances — but a sins!: of the people of Ireland had had any hand in them be proceeded further, he wished to draw the a ttenr House to two or three of the cases which had been by the Right .Hon. Baronet (Sir James G ra hain2d, t stance, the county of Tyrone was tranquil as any _l''' on the face of the globe. The Hon. and Learned, tan the referred to a letter from Air. Ryan—his fait h lo the purport of which was quite inaudible in ". owing to the' low tone in which her owing He wished to recall to the attention of the Hou se assassination of Alr. Pierce Carrie, not with a vied ' it, but to convince the House of the cause of the e ,. was necessary to state the facts which led to ti f iv i , . • oe ot order that the House might be in possession _ co tie sufficient to enable them to take steps to rernovo_, those murders. Now, he held in his hand a i'll paper, which contained a report of the - inquest‘eonoi the unfortunate gentleman, anti here the c au r .,_: e i, was clearly stated. It would appear that M • L' e ' is mised to reduce the rent of his tenants ashen his t ci o tn n ie w o a f i n ag o e t , m b a u d t e w . he l n h t e h r a e t n p t e s :i o o n d t a h r e ri e v o e n d t t r h a e r ;;, ;e o ; and the tenantry compelled to pay 101. for m a r n_ v _ e i, l u e p w t e o . the N o death wth s of c a tl s r e . o C f atrhriise murder r o f could the e vb e ei e et 1,0 th e House ought to pass a certain Bill to p h r e ed' ean e of property. Now the amendment which was, " That while this House deplores the .' rage in Ireland, and is sincerely anxious faovra t ea , of opinion that such outrage will be aggr tiona l en' by the arbitrary, unjust, and unconstitu , . 130 this Bill, and that it is the duty of to to to adopt such measures as will , ' the causes which produce these crimes, I ° 6 ' 4 9f t. , and use at r , l :t nday nig el; t was Ft F )edits t House ills, ^hie e j e ftl ' ori o: l l ti rf ohs refer d to v the ( 1 ; 1; tirj o.to whjC 11(01, :h the ) BlLti h r e Lming " a 5/ Lit' ove Litt proOlf 'he iumber, ° l, o ) not thlorek, s malles t el"» reason 0 fact, t b o l i p Rill `to t applje d t bsr shown, ocrj with 0 iy e r t i . ; ever, 5° 1 1 4/ ich vie rc r e :hat th e 0 0 4 cc all P re litt; or be o l -(11o r ' f ooj nst th e. , 0 17, he col',lo`, 1 ,1• the,e that ° t he? ;ha 1 " :harset;r• o e e frorti y al/ e s l rn all ii 7 i 0 14 there' e ofd tteet ic orr wen re fo r) aro)* t 0 1 9 y po v et , le" [led 6 , (fie } , gi t / in the be o P be tl tifi! • ofJ:jer• le o fn ur the -ij etl:l' of i h n e es ye t- o o c° o P th il e e fo' lr of f l ay, bis j ,eteis e y re'V y s ol e ' as e; ,ioF o i le p d $ o i ece ife be r, seen ei e nt rit tb t 0 I l e ' reFr fr..o 0 00 ;i0 , 1 5 , 6 his'e al7*erOie;ii to oft of r e :0 IP SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time, and orde?ed to be committed—viz.. Arbroath and Forfar Railway Amendment. Norfolk Railway (Norwich Branch). Leeds Central Railway Station. Kilmarnock and Troon Railway. Leicester Improvement. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway. Wexford Harbour Improvement. Sligo Harbour Improvement. Liverpool Sanatory Regulations. Liverpool Improvement. Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour, and Dock (New Dock and Railway) (by order). Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour, and Dock (Longridge Janction) (by order). _ REPORTS. The following reports were brought up, the amendments agreed to, and the Bills ordered to hesengroesed, viz.:— Clyde Dock and Harbour (to be considered). Welsh Charity School (to be considered). Birmingham Cemetery (to be considered). Exeter and Exmouth Railway. Burnley Improvement and Waterworks (to be considered) Willingham Inclosure and Drainage (to be considered). Southport Improvement. General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour hallway. NORTH KENT RAILWAY. Mr. HAWES presented a petition against this rail ay, praying that the proceedings before the Committee be sus pended until the report of the Royal Commission, app o i n t e d t o inquire concerning the railway termini in Londo n , was re ceivei. He moved that the petition be printed with the Votes, in order that he might found a motion upon it on Monday next Mr. HUME presented a petition, very numerously s 7 gnecil, in favour of the Edinburgh and Northern Extension Railways. Mr. ESTCOURT moved that the 13511, crawling order he amended by omitting the words, " Agent for the 13111," and inserting in lieu thereof the words, " Clerk to the Cottutittte of Selection."—Agreed to.