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people out of doors the greater necessity for the carrying of this measure,—(Clicers. ) And the only thing that can pos sibly be seibstituted for the proposition of the Right Wm. .Baronet evill be the immediate repeal of the cornsletn instead of the three years' delay which he lees proposed (Ch 9 ,ers.) And when I hese- the I`7ri s s i e Lord, the Member for Lynn (Lord G. lientinckl s liaising in the svay in which 'lie does, with all }hat unconec ousness in using arguments that ) 1) ave been often refute.', which must arise from his having sigivin his attention exclusively to other subjects for the .last twenty years—(clear, hear, and laughter)—and which 'has made 1-am wholly unscquainted with public measures._ (Continued laughter.) When I hear him talking that way, r and when I hear him boasting of being backed by 240 of the "Ventlemeer of England—when I hear them cheering when he 'talk', that 'way—why, when I nee such a grievous and ridi- Jealous de'iusion existing in the minds of Honourable Gentlemen i or this House, and stating that thet delesion is the public, 1 s/juices' on this subject—l do feel anxious that if it were pot 91bbi t'ne Right Hon. Baronet could appeal to the country— rCheers, and counter-cheers from the protectieeists)—with "vat any great inconvenience to the trade of the country— :(Laughter from the protectionists)—without any ine,on -veneence to the private business of this House, I do say that I foil anxious that you should appeal to the country on this .leuestion. —(Loud cheers.) The country will make 'such an example of Honourable Gentlemen of the 'country party as they do not anticipate.—( Loud cheers ) tThe proposition of the Hon. Gentleman is to open the ports for Ireland. Now, has he considered the practical effect of lopening the ports for Ireland, leaving the ports shut in - • t; ngland? - -( Cheers. ) Has he not given us the details of a irleasfire which he has in preparation to be brought in by I hneeli and the Nobl e Lord opposite, the Member for Lynn? I suppose then he will have some contrivance to prevent the s i ntrodeiction of provisions from Ireland into England.— (Heer, hear.) Because, if he is not prepared with some plan bf this sort, seei n g th a t we h ave no custem-houses between 'the two istands, there is no possible means of preventing the :free :eirculatioti of American corn by iubstituting American h( rovisiorsi f or I r i s h prov i s i ons b roug h t i nto thi s country. The is . teloble Lo r d h as t o ld us t h at i n I re l an d what is wanted Money, and not p rov i s i ons' and I have heard the assertion often repeated both by th e Noble Lord and some of his sup porters who sat around him. Now. if I understand the state &of things in Ireland rightly, there is a positive defieien cy in the necessaries of life; and has there not been a. partial,if not ssa total failure, of the potato crop, which forms the staple food 'of millions of the people of Ireland? I presume there is no one here bold enough to deny that proposition. How, then, will money supple' a 'deficiency of food ? If the people of Ireland had gold in equal proportion to t l eeir perishing potatoes, it would not supply them with fend. Oh, but, it is said, you have plenty of corn, had you money to purchase it ; and be- Cantle you have not that money, this corn is bring sent to England. Now, do I understand the Hon. - Member rightly ? Has he a proposit:on for stopping that corn being sent to Eng land? If he Ines. what are the millions of people, who depend ktePon the lc 000,000 of Irish provisions, which the Noble ~ P • el the Alember for Lynn says annually come from Ire land. ''o do for their food ? The Honourable Member 'simerick leaves the people of England out of the ques . 4 ,Tsr4ii 'altogether, and is endeavouring to stop the pro n.. trts-ss 6P - the mea s ure o f the Right Honourable Baronet. ' 12.1 e iletryiirg, by a compact with the Noble Lord the Member • ailkr.Lynu, twhrve:a bread-tax upon 'the people of England, bile he opens the ports for Ireland. . But I will not detain the gulp by going into arguments to shire that Ireland. as well Erig'and, would be'benefited by a repeal of the corn-laws. 4 Vhenever I wanted a stronger appeal than another to make to 4116 people of England, I produce the greatest effect when I seinstance the case of Ireland. You say yourselyes that those „peopl e are living upon water-cresses, sea-weed, and turnip-tops, :',l!te.cl is not this sufficient to prove that the corn-laws have been a ' , nurse rather than a benefit to them? I agree with my Hon. ''friend the Member for the county of Cork, that the repeal of "the corn-lavis will have the effect of - extending manufactures in :4reland. They had th e b es t poss ibl e proo f o f t hi s. Establish free-trade i n corn , an d you open a trade 'across the Atlantic, with the 'United States of - America. A people with these advantages must he idle 4 ittideed not to avail themselves of it. The Irish people, bow ,ever, are not idle, they are enterprising, and will avail them selves; if the opportunity is given them, of the natural adyan- Itges and facilities which their country presents for extending llift**orneserce and manufacture. Manufactures will spring 4 _ ci6tlhe west covet of Ireland beside those splendid streams ':=abound there, if you only enable them to purchase *Siatikekeitarn from America. and to open an unrestricted trade 04stlie Atlantic. I feel most anxious not to trespass upon t itre, l altof the House now. I have intruded but seldom in ...n ann. , _!]„,.'' for I am a nx i ous no t t o h e a party to any proceed ss.. tigit *iy slelarthe - progreeenetteeis i tif IR; Coercion Bill or 4. 41 ', , air Woctittyeg?efi . iiidet.ti,i!fit these two measures 4.., 'la OrneTintqCoutpe.tition with etteh' other, and I am quit e , re tliat the PeCidirof. England are vexed and distressed at it. urifirthe recens.rwas called upon repeatedly to hold great .410blin meetings- in Manchester, and in London, in order to re- Inonstrate upon the delay occasioned by this debate, but the • uestion I as k e d myself was, " Who shall we remonstrate with ?" ' t did net know who to blame, nor do I now ; I can't blame the Overnment, because if I were disposed to do so, I see they are already Yearned so much that I cannot add to the load the l'reight of my, censure. Then ag a i n , I have no right to blame he Members Irel an d, f or it i s no t f or me to judge as to the exte•et to which they deem it to be their duty to oppose the first 'ding of this Bill. I leave them to be the sole judges, be .use I should claim the same right myself, of the course and lielicy which they ought to adopt. I deeply regret, never thelesse that this obstruction has taken place. And I trust that Honou ra bl e G en tl emen , com i ng f rom I re l an d , w ill , at a ll e events, ask the co-operation of Gentlemen on their born side of the House, who are quite as near `ln Alliance with them in endeavouring to get good for Ire *tad as the Noble Lord opposite. 'I ney ought not to blame and . 41ispesnse censure upon the Liberal Members of the House, in the hope of se e ki ng an d o b ta i n i ng the confidence of Hon. den ilemen opposite; and, at all events, I hope that on this side of 'the House we may manage to preserve good humour. I do •not despair that on another evening after this we shall be able to advance towards the corn-law question, in which seriously Ireland is more deeply interested than in anything else. Mr. W. MILES was quite ignorant of any compact exist fan; between the Hon. Member for Limerick and the party 4 which was so ably heady by the Noble Lord the Member for ILynn.He believed, according; to the customary rules and tour ' tesy, the Hon. Member for Limerick gave his Noble Friend notice of Isis intention to put the question he has propounded this evening, and that was the only compact, if compact it , timid be called, which existed between the Hon. Member and the protectionist party. He had nothing whatever to do with the long speech which the Hon. Member for Limerick had made in spotting his question ; but, of course. he and his party were pledged by the answer given by his Noble Friend. It would he remembered, that on the first night of the aebate ore the corn-laws, he stated to the Government that they were ready to throw open the ports, if it were necessary to re lieve the suffering of the Irish people, and they were now ready t.otake that step, if the Government required them. He was IVA sorry that this short debate had taken place, for it enabled ill parties in that House to express their sympathy for Ireland, and it was gi'atifying to see that all sides were desirous of doing ItOmething to relieve the suffering of Ireland. Irish Members 'would always find the party to which he belonged acting with sympathy for Ireland, as far as it was possible for them to do so, and they were now desirous of taking the first step towards • Me social improvement of Ireland, namely, improving the Irwer drders of society. That was not the thew for entering upon - the question r,f the corn-laws, hut he was happy indeed that the debate had token place, because it would show the House and the country that however they might differ upon some points, they were desirous of s ee i ng some i mprovement introduced into the sister kingdom. ' Mr. SMII El O'BRIEN said he wished to ask a question of the Rig'at Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury. _ r Sir R. PEE L —I can anticipate the question the lion. Mem tbieon%lislied to put to me, and I w ill answer i t w i t h out hesita , • I app re h en d the question to be whether lam prepared so a.eseept hi s p ropos i tion to repeal the corn-laws in respect to Irel and for the period of three months? I say at once lam not In•Qpared to agree to it. Tlein, • Mr. S. O'BRIENh was about to make an explanation, but g called to er e ft, resumed his seat. - "Mr. B. DISRAZLIe cannotre weg h o e i l nto a division upon the question' before the House, I ti revertingtlem ai(theto Membersome of the observations made by the lion. Ge t) for Stockpar'c. . He has treated us with a definition which public peer s have often indulged in, and has threatened us with the pul e n e indignation, and held up to us the.horror s of public repro'ereation. He has imitated many great examples by no t sh easkine; from defining and using a particular term for the purpose war e (nottoid l a , of menacing th e Legislature.—(llear. ) There is a celebrated definition of th e same term cenmected with three individuals who m surest in Stockport. )—( Heir,, Lau"hter.)aodt n a street without the slightest exception, that the people of England are persons wh a li ve i n t o wns ; I think that definition, for I made a note of it at the time, was loudly cheered by a gentlem an , the expression of whose opinion—ot whose feelings , must alway s n tmakea. great impression on this Houseand on the country. The Bright Hon. Gentleman, the first Minister of the Crown, the moment the Hon. Member for Stockport, he's!, up what he 'called, the' country party to the indignation 'of the people, 1 /Ydulged in aloud cheer. The moment the consntry party were tthreatened with the indignation of the peopl e , the Right Hon. Baronet the First Minister of England cheers most lustily; and let it be remembered, that the theeat was followed by a p____ ecise definition of what the .; people consisted of. he = people were defined to be persons living in towns, : and this definition met with a very loud cheif' froni the first' Minit';ter of the Crown. (Cries 0f4'`.3470; 1 n0.") Yes, I repe at it ; immediately after the defi nitino..of the, terra people t .le -Right Hon. Gentleman cheered, which struck me at the t ; , m ,i as rather strange . , remembering as I did that the,cheer er.ne from the same Right Hon. individual who was once so fife A of being at the head of the country gen tlernen of Eirland The moment the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Stof;kport defined the people as being persons living in tor ins, and attempted, as he had often done before, to em n r ° l PP:oll , .•• opLion, by holding out a threat of public indig nation, viyt,o,9 that this sentiment of indignation would arise from tb, , peop . e, i who, in a most worthy and frank manner, he R defi r r t to be persons who lived in towns, the Prime Minister of —n F g' Anti immediately cheered and accepted that definition. ..iir ROBERT PEEL—I totally deny it.—(Tremendous c.neering.) r false o ltMally denies it—if he means t o say any t hi ng I h ave state d i s , 0 course I cease.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member they, sat down. _ On th e question being put for reading the order of the day for- resuming the a di nurned deb ,te on the Coercion Bill, Mr. MAURICIZ O'CONN ELL moved that the House do new adjourn. / c r i es of . ti ‘BRIE ' Oh, oh.") Mi.: SMIT* giving that. explanatio N said he had now an opportunity of which tie House had just refused to hear. Last Saturd n a' f from Ireland, he found th e jia,troin papers which he had received it distress and suffering there had become ,frightful that i mperatively necessary that soro':g decisive step sh-luld be taken as to alleviate it. Be, there foTe, wrote the letter to which h had already alluded to the it out consultin g any of Noble Lord the Member for Lynn, the Irish Members, who in truth wer w e not aware of his inten tion till after the letter had been sent. Mr. NEWDEGATE said he wished to know wh e th er he was right in thi n ki ng t h at the RighttnHionnu.t B aronet at th e S de h c r l e a w red s. head of her Maj es ty' s G overnment a few thatati assertion of his Hon. F r i end, the Membes r or for bury, was false ? Sir ROBERT PEEL—Certainly not. I believe the words I used were, " I totally deny it." The Hon. Gentle man saysl cheered a particular expression of the Hon. Gentle man the Member for Stockport, namely, that persons in towns had - a right to dictate to the country party, and thus I accepted the Hon. Gentleman's construction of the word "people." Agin, I say, I totally deny it. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Coventry in error, if he thinks 1 said anything that th, Ileraber for Shrewsbury had said Was false. I said nothing of the kind —( Loud cheers.) Mr. NEWDEGATE begged to apologise fur having rnis undersloOd the Riglit Ilon. Baronet, but certainly the im pression upon his mind was that the Right Hon. Baronet had cheered the definition of the Hon. Member for Stockport. Mr. PETER BORTHWICK said, it was evident there was a misa .lipbotitnsion of the meaning of the Right Hon. Baronet, out ne.rtkr,etted the Rioitt flon.,Barorket did not rise to ex - Pla'n*ttTiith'e hii Hon. Friend tire Member for Shrew s b ur y renewed hit is -seat...- (Cries of " Oh..nh•") . Jot- C:N.; . 74 t; •' T'Y r ,,, t l f . rnan Fl i entl Y explained. H e was not responsible for the speech of e Hens. Gentlemen the Member for Stockport, or any other lion. Member, but if he were , t h at was not the place to call 4911 I psl uplaizt it,..(Leughor.) TM 2, SUN, LON 1) ON, SATUR DA Y EVEN'i_NG A_!' . ll 25, 1846. Lord GEORGE BEN TINCK was not :.,, t t ile H the Hon. Mensber for St oc k, : ouse when House, th a t thi s wo uld not be the case—that an exception mede his observations ; but would he made in such cases. Little, incleed, were they in atherecertainee ".7.; am impression amongst Hon. Members near that H ouse acqua i n t e d with the p ow er of the minions of the flint ,nit flee flight lion. Baronet cheered tt particular expres- law—of the subordinates, the police in that country. Such mien. His Ho n . F r i en d ate , therefore, justified ni the remarks results, indeed, would not take place, if the justice of the Mem he had made, but the Right Hon. Baronet having stated that leers of that House was properly carried out.—( Hear, hear.) they were labouring under an erroneous impression, this dis- And those who knew the police of that country were not claimer must le , taken as perfectly satisfactory.—( Hear, hear.) ignorant of the means to which they would resort . for o t f hegrati- Mr. H. HINDE said, he certainly thought the Right Hon. fication of their revengeful spirit. The little . polipe Ireland Baronet cheered the definition, and he Arse simultaneously were ever ready to follow . up any man onm thatO his n oufneterly d t lien briefa te s oaf authority r law tty with his Hon. Friend the Atember for Shrewsbury to protest who would attem e p l t k against what he considered very improper conduct.— (Oh, oh.) inets ; and it was w-1 n t o n e d m i g t n h iv i a fi n t e t a h h o e y s x e p t r h s e u e s b s i o i i r t Sir JAAI ES GRAHAM they were a inve g sted ; and they looked for the from his Noble Friend the Member for Lynn, it was very inex- with marked w respect i should tyra nt tyrants whoe r e a wered y e promoteda l l of the unfortunate people—(Hear, hear)—in pedient and unnecessary to prolong the discussion upon this petty inan subject. But as lie ( Sir J. Graham) had sat next to his Big ti t e t t fa o e t t a t h h e e o y ff e t x he e ir et h e a d ts th t a o t e th v o e s r e y Hon. Friend at the head of the Government, he,perhap own passions. He would appeal to the Irish Members of that person most capable of giving an opinion upon this s m w o a a n s t , t i e t r a . for acts which very often tended but to the gratification of their He must, say that it was somewhat hard to call ci t t o he ace very able House, if such was not the character of the Irish police, and if particular cheer of any man. He had warmly cheere h . • d agreed every word of what he had stated in reference to them was not speech of the lion. Member for Stockport, and he Gentleman a true?—( Hear, hear.) He believed that the word of the Irish in many of the sentiments which the H the declaration that policemen were to have the practical carrying out of this vile had expressed. He certainly did cheer, and h on e . was not sure Members %yds worth something upon that head, and yet these that his Right Hon. Friend did cheern f o t t hat House with respect to measure. This then would be the situation of the unfortunate whatever might be the opinion o the passing of the measure for the freer importation of corn peasantry of Ireland un d er th e present Bill. lie would into this country, whatever was the opinion of the represen- speak to many other of th e d angerous results of tatives of the people, elves had settled the this measure, but he would a l so spea k to the danger lonequestion ago. Hethheadpeeeorptlal themselves urradfromthedefi sent - whicho•ould athecerEuengtolisthhisGocoveurnntmryefnrtomtowthaerdesffiercethonfdt.heTphreey nition of the Hon. Member for Stockport, that the of the towns constituted the people of this country. He dis-might think themselves safe, but he would warn them that they fered from that definition when he heard it, and he was quite were on the bi ink of a dangerous precipice. It was a giddy sure that his Right Hon. Friend abstained from cheering then. height, and they looked down upon danger, and it may be The lion. Member for Shrewsbury w a s labou r i ng un d er a ruin, though in the distance ; but that danger to the connexion great mistake if he supposed that the Right Hon. Baronet at of both countries was not the lass certain.—( Hear, hear. ) the head of the Government had used any term which was in They might not think so, but he felt bound in his conscience the least degree inconsistent with the rules of that House in to warn them, and he now did so, that this subject was a positively denying the accuracy of the Hon. Member's impres- most dangerous one to this country.—(Hear, hear.) As a sion. He had used no term imputing falsehood. He had proof that he was not overrating the matter, he found that the stated distinctly and firmly that he totally d en i e d to Surely probability of a war was occupying the attention and judgment that was riot inconsistent with the rules of the H ous e when of the military men of this country. Ile found that the mill an erroneous statement had been made. tary engineers, in their anxiety on this question, were Mr. MILES begge.l to corroborate what had fallen from looking at the geographical position of Ireland, and the Right Hon Gentleman, He (Mr. Miles) was looking at made, accordingly, observations upon her coast anti harbours the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government at the in the event of a foreign war. Would they allow time this matter occurred, and he noticed that the Right Hon. Ireland to remain in this state—would they allow her to be at Baronet did not cheer. the mercy of such a Bill as the present, while they were hurl- Mr. J. S. WORTLEY also corroborated the statement. Mg defiance at their foreign enemies? Well, they might do Mr. BROTHERT ON slid his impression was that the so; but they were mistaken if they wrapped themselves in the Right Hon. Gentleman did not cheer. He thought the mantle of security, for they were anything bat safe, under lion. Member for Shrewsbury had grossly perverted the such a state of things in that country.—( Hear, hear.) To whole matter. prove to the House that this danger was not unlikely, he felt Mr. COR BALLY said he was looking at the Right Hon. bound to real an extract from a journal of very high authority Baronet at the time, and he could state that the Right —he meant the United Service Gazette. (The Hen. Member Hon. Baronet did not cheer. read at some length to the effect that, in case of a war between Sir R. PEEL—I totally dissent from the principle. I England and any other country, many of the harbours on the do not recognise any right in any class of the people —any coast of Ireland were accessible to the ships of the enemy, and sort of right to dictate to the country. Why then should I recommending that the attention of the Government cheer? should be directed to the defence of those places.) The Mr. ,cOBDEN—The language which was used by the Honourable Member continued—When France attempted Hon. Member for Shrewsbury is now adopted by the Ri g ht a partial invasion of Ireland, General elassena was told that Hon. Gentleman. I never said that the towns could dictate he could never think of conquering England by such an act of to the country. In speaking of the people, Ispke of the warfare; but the Gener a l re pli e d, th a t h e did no t t hi n k o f majority of the peopl e ; an d I a pp re h en d th a t th e ma j or i ty conquering England by such a step, but he was certain that of the people of these Islands live in towns. I by no means a successful stand in Ireland would have ruined England e and wish to say that they should dictate to the country, but in that his intention was not to conquer but to ruin her. England, all constitutional countries, I apprehend, that the majority however, says, we are able to fight the world, and put down governs. Ireland too. She might be able to do so, but it was not a very Mr. DISRAELI said he had never anticipated any dis- Christian-like boast.—( Hear, hear.) She had been so vie cussion upon the subject. Of course he had been mistaken, torious in battle, that she might not only fancy herself still the The Hon. Member for Stockport had made a speech, and in favourite of fortune, but she might in reality be so. He trusted the course of that speech he (Mr. Disraeli) had been given she would long continue so—(Cheers)—but if she were able to to understand that the Right Hon. Baronet had cheered a fight the world anti put down Ireland, what scenes of blood certain sentiment. He had been told by an Hon. Member would not be shed—what ruin to her manufacturers— that the Right Hon. Baronet the First Lord of the Treasury what ruin to her mercantile interests, would not follow had cheered that sentiment in the most decided manner. He en the heels of such a victory. ( Hear, hear.) (Mr.• Disraeli) said, " Are you sure of it ?" and he repli e d With what feelings would this country contemplate so fearful " I have not the slightest doubt of it." Now, so assured, he a result.—( Hear, hear.) The Irish Members in that House (Mr. Disraeli) had a perfect tight in debate to refer to such felt that they were bound to oppose this Bill, that they were ' a matter. Had such a cheer been given by him (Mr. Dis. charged by the other side of the House with causing unne raeli ) it would certainly have been immediately laid hold of cetsary and unwarrantable delay in the passing of such a mea by the Hon. Baronet. He was therefore surprised at the man- sure. Instead, however, of this opposition being unnecessary nor in which the lion. Baronet denied his (Mr. Disraeli's) and unwarranted, it was an opposition asked for by the oh assertion ; and he was under the impression that the Right noxious powers contained in it ; and they would be acting con- Hon. Baronet intended to he offensive in the matter. , Under trary to the trust reposed in them, and contrary to the die these circumstances he (Mr. Disraeli) of course immediately sat tates and convictions of their own conscience. The Noble down. He was perfectly satisfied now that the Right Hon. Gen- Lord ( Morpeth) who stated that, notwithstanding he would tlemat, did riot cheer, and therefore he (Mr. Disraeli) had la- oppose this measure in its future stages, he felt bound to boured under an erroneous impression.—( Cheers. ) support its first reading. He (Mr. O'Connell) was really at Sir 11. PEEL—I take it for granted that there is an end to a loss to account for this—he really could not find the logic this personal matter. Of course if a Member in my situation of it.—( Laughter.) With respect to the Noble Lord who cheer any sentiment, any gentleman is at liberty to comment introduced this Bill, he found it stated in the papers, upon it. But the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury took this purporting to hare reported the speech of that definition as mine. Noble Lord, sentiments which he could not agree with. This Mr. DISRAELI—In consequence of the cheer. Bill was introduced by Lord St. Germans, who was sponsor to , Sir R. PEEL—In consequence of the cheer, and upon that it. Now he- would oppose this Bill, if for no other reason I immediately rose than because it had been st a t e d b y th e l ate S ecretary of Mr. M. O'CON and said I totally deny it. NELL then withdrew his motion for the State for Ireland.—(Loud laughter.) He recollected when adjournment ef the House. this Noble Lord came to Ireland in hi s official capacity, h e was THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. talked of as a moderate man ; but the Irish people had un- At ten minutes to ten o'clock the order of the day for re- fortunate reasons to know the contrary. He was a man smooth suming the adjourned debate was read. in speech, but one of fatal contradiction in action. He told Mr. J. O'CONNELL said he was sorry, after the scene of the Irish people that Sir Robert Peel's policy towards Ireland recrimination which they had witnessed, to re-open the war. should be wise and moderate, that he would endeavour to pro- In addressing himself to the subject before the House he would mote the interests of Ireland by developing her re first of all turn his attention to the speech of the Honourable sources, and by combining wisdom with moderation Member for Stroud (Mr. P. Scrope). In the course in every measure affecting that country, and by trying to do of that speech the Honourable Member had used justice to all. And yet, here was this " moderate" man now what he (Mr. O'Con ne ll) could only designate as introducing a Bill which was calculated to trample on the few unchristian doctrines. The Honourable Member said that remaining liberties of the Irish people. This moderate man the only way of relieving Ir e la n d was by establishing went to Ireland ; and what was his first act ? Let him (Mr. a poor-law like the English one ; and the Hon. Member went J. O'Connell) point to the election of Dr. Olin, at which the on to say that the present system of charity in Ireland was ex. Noble Lord the Member for Yorkshire was a candidate. In travagant and useless. Ireland was not in a state to admit of a that case the grossest injustice had been practised. The sheriff poor-law. What would they do with the labourer if they had appointed a creature of his as overseer of a most important made his condition equally good as that of the independent booth, and in which that creature gave every opposition to the labourer, whose struggle was such a life and death one that it Liberal voters. Appeals were made to the moderation and required a large amount of moral energy to engage the candour and the justice of this moderate man; and yet or persevere in it. There was one thing he defied them what did he do ? He gave no answer whatever ; he went to do, and that was, to make the condition of the labourer away, left Dublin, and left the whole affair in the hands of Mr. under any system affording relief, worse than that of the inde. Breasten, and that was the first slip of this moderate man.— pendent labourer.—( Hear, hear.) He would wish to say, with (H ear, hear.) The next act of this moderate man was to ap respect to the observation of the Noble Lord the Member for point to judicial situations on the Beach men who had made Lynn (Lord G. Bentinck), that the Members who advocated a themselves remarkable even in this House by their vehement repeal of the Union, repudiated the idea of a dismemberment of opposition to any measure of liberal tendency for Ireland. His the empire. The Irish Members had been done great injustice next step was that of the dismissal of the liberal magistrates. to by the supposition that they advocated a repeal of the corn- The Hon. Member then called attention to the circumstances law in the hopes of benefiting by a side wind the object which connected with the proclamation that had been issued for the they had in contemplation. But he assured the House that they prevention of the meeting that was intended to have been would not stain their cause by being guilty of impeding th e held at Clontarf. He would contend for it that• cheapening of the bread to the famished people—( Cheers) _ that proceeding was one, if not of cold-blooded cruelty, at and with reference to the charge which had been made least one of cold-blooded heedlessness. And the excuse for against them of delaying the progress of the measure ; but the suddenly issuing that proclamation was, that there had not charge did not rest with there—it rested with those who could been time to correct it. He would say that anything more dispense with the Coercion Bill. They could not give a mocking than this excuse he had never heard. Let the House facility for a Bill which was fraught with unmitigated evil to look to the conduct of Lord St. Germans, who was a party to the country. English Members, and the writ ers f u r th e E ng - the apeointment of O'Driscoll to the magistracy of the county list' press, talked to them of public opinion ; tut they ga ve of Galway, the man wh o h a d b een di sm i sse d , an d was unwor proof of a fo regone conc l us i on—namely, that tey had no re- thy to be again appointed. The Lord St. Germans was a ward for public opinion in Ireland. That opinion never en- party to the appointment of Lord Lucan to the Lord-Lieute tered into their consideration. But the time was come, if the nancy of Ma y o. Lord Lucan was th e man w h o resc i n d e d t h e two countries were t o go on together, there should be due order for allowing the Sisters of Charity to visit the prisons regard paid to that public opinion. —( Cries of " Hear, and heopitals. These ladi es h a d d en i e d t h emse l ves every hear.") The people of E ng l an d were not enlight- comfort and luxury of life, and consented to live in po ened as to the rest condition of the Irish people. verty, to benefit their fellow -creatures. They faced He would address hirnielf now to the subject at present under for that purpose disease and death in their most the consideration of the House, and he would do so with a terrible forms, and exposed themselves without fear deep sense of his inability to deal with it, and, what he felt to contagion. That order—he said so in no sectarian more acutely, with a disheartening sense of the effect of any spirit—that order would have been respected in every man's entreaties or addrest he would make there. This was no ques. heart, and Lord Lucan refused in the most contemptuous men tion of mere coercion for a particular emergency. Whether nor what would not have been refused in the most Anti they might think it or not—whether they might will it or not Catholic part of this country. The Protestants themselves —in spite of thentselree, the whole question of international were so convinced of the utility of these foundations that they relations—the whole question of the mutual position of the had instituted some of them themselves, and yet Lord Lucan two countries must come under review. Why did he say so? was rewarded by the Lord-Lieutenancy of Mayo. Throughout There they were in the seventh century of the connexion of the three or four years that they had the misfortune of having the two countries, and whatever might be the impression i n thi s Lord Lucan as secretary, lie sacrificed all his feelings to parti country on the subject, it could not be denied that it was re- zanship. Ile yielded all his feelings to party purposes, and garded in Ireland with iron hatred. During that lengthened supported the Government in all their harsh measures, arid period he could not light upon a time—h e cou ld not l ay hi s yet that man came forward—as it has been reported in the hands upon'a single spot, where the relations of the two coun- newspapers—and spoke feelingly of the crime of Ireland, and tries presented any other aspect but that of the direst and how he felt grieved at the measures of repression which the most, continued oppression. There they were in the 46 t h y ear o f Government felt compelled to apply. What were his last words? the Union—a Union accomplished by treachery and fraud—a That the Government regretted to interfere with the rights of union accomplished when the country was in a state of cone- property to such an extent, but they had no remedy. Of plete prostration ; and year after year they were going on i n a course they could not do so, as long as the law remained on the geometrical pr ogress i on, t h e whole country falling into the statute-book, but they could remove the law and introduce mostlndescribabl e and increasing misery, approaching occa- measures to make the landlords respect the rights of property sionally to famine and pestilence. Their minds were so occu- in the tenant, as much as the House respected the rights of pied, and properly nertapicd he would adroit, with English mat- property in the ,Landlord. There were Hon. Gentlemen ters, for it was natural that it should be so, that they could in that House who had been such as to call for not see the state of Ireland as it really was. Ireland was not a consideration of the measures they had proposed. With now in the condition she was in some time since. She was regard to the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the House then weak, powerless, and disregarded, she was now fast Department, he (Mr. J. O'Connell) referred to him, because growing into imp or t ance an d power. The people were banded he had not remedied his former acts, but he had declared his togetherthe spirit of one man, and determined to redress th emse l ves f or Ireland, and to promise that some measures o f goo d f or their grievances, if they were not redress e d. They were t r i e d Ir e l an d s h ou ld b e adopted. His sentiments seemed to come in the fi re of affliction, and they were so sc h oo l e d b y sy s t ema ti c mere from his heart this year, but he was contravening Isis own oppression, that he should mock that House if he did not say declarations in bringing forward the present Bill. His former that they were utterly' disinclined and detached from this coun. conduct towards the people of Ireland remained bitterly im that the connexion ho t u h l e d . - continue, but it would net, he try- He believedit to be for the wordsresse d of fn conciliation,thei r st e a a l l s o t n h e h y i m we n r o e t t t o o ae le c a e v p e t the people of Ireland were advantage of both countries P attachment was as strong:as their feared, continue, unless s their policy was changed. Firmly as them with mere words, but to show by his acts that he felt a was to preserve the connexion attached tit the repeal—and tha t sincere repentance, and conceived a new line of policy better . r. attachment to life—their desir e adapted to the wants of the country. With regard to the This connexion was the bestto between the two countries. Right Hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury, he had advancing their mutual mode he sincerely believed, of not given them these assurances; he had not held out the same England's strength would interestsnever be but he must also say that language. It might be the difference of temperament, that he contented. Menacing secure if Ireland was dis- wan not willing to express those feelings, but kept them as Russian despotism . must be, and within his own . breast. Still the omission was tyrannical as as must be the conduct Prussian monarch, a portant,. because . it related to the offence , charged against barrier would be created by this union which the power s o f t h e him. If the Right Hon. Gentleman would recall to i bis world would not be able to overoome. At what period, he memory his conduct towards Ireland, he would find that it would ask, was this Bill brought in? It was brought forward began by an unjust and tyrannical persecution of the press. at a time when the country was resounding with the intelli- He would remember that during his Secretaryship in Ireland, genre of successes in war—at a moment, also, when the Orange system obtained an drganitation of the most flouri,h they were going to confer benefits on England —such ing and permanent description, and that had been attributed ti was the time when Ireland was threatened with coercion, him. He(Mr. J. O'Connell) did not charge the Right Hon. By this course of proceeding they were awakening the recol. Baronet with it, because he (the Bight Hon, Gentleman) lectiens that a period of success for England was one of op . was anxious as he was willing to believe he stood well with the pression for Ireland, and that no concession of Irish rights people of Ireland—but it was mainly to his foStering that the might be expected unless England was beset with difficulty system obtained the ascendency in Ireland ;' so much so, that and danger. These were dangerous considerations to awaken, every young gentleman of property, and who was of the Pro- Their object should rather be to blot out the memory of th e testant persuasion, as soon as he came of age was sworn in as an past, and to avoid all reminiscences of the bygone history of Orangeman. The Right Hon. Gentleman had on several ocea the tet) countries ; but instead of that they dill what th e y !ions shown sympathy towards wrong principles, and had, Ire- s l euapgeureoedb withir n da nthe, `that se of ho loyalty.w party as the blamed them for doing in the Conciliation Hall, and refreshed in the HoUse, represented these excesses of his ere was one thing which was of being I• - ere co T n h stantly and strongly opposed certain, name y, throughout his life in Ireland, he had been land had undergone since she had the misfortune the recollection of the oppressions and afflictions which more connected with England. Never were people a to the rights of the people of Ireland, andwith all their easily conciliated than the Irish people were ; a measures. He had opposed unflinchingly, forw went t a riea f ears, word even, or a promise, or the sound of the great talent he has known t oyears, d . tell them promise. would have conciliated them ; but he would . with . . o possess, and always IS. played, the mbdification of the restricitions tan Catholic liberty that neither a word, nor a promise, nor the sound of:a promise, in Ireland, nor did he relent until the progress of the would conciliate them now. They have had too long expert- fie forced him to do so ; and when the bringing in:of the ence of the conduct of this country to place any dependence in measuremeasure forted hilt to give tip his fokiner opinion, he expressed mere professions; for what word was ever kept, what promise his . . fully against the freedom of his fellow-subjects. opinion was not broken, and what hopes held out were ever anything What .. he unwillingly, and the measure of relief he he gave gave see else hut empty delusions ? It was an ungrateful moment, conceded had not effaced the effect, in the minds of the peopie therefore, to attempt to inflict fresh tyranny upon Ireland. He Ireland, of theopposition he had made to theft. while there. was much struck with an article he had recently read in the of then, whether in Or out of office, was not His conduct since Oise/ ver newspaper (which was said to be a Government Hear, hear.) No one paper) connectee with the successes which had lately. attended calculated to improve the impression.—( their arms in India ; and he would take the liberty of reading was more ready than he was to urge the Whigs forttard the passage for the purpose of connecting better the remarks against the people of Ireland in 1813 ~ . He recollected the he had to make upon it.—( The Hon. Member here read the cheers which he gave that party then, and the old , and isolated passage, which st a t e d t h at a l arge number of the Irish soldiers facts h e ra k e d up an d presente d w i t h a ll t h e dramatic effect who were at present in India, under Sir Hugh Gough, had and illustration of which he was capable, to serve his purpose; subscribed a large amount of money for the relief of their warping and misleadin' the judgment of his hearers to effect suffering countrymen at Lome, and had handed it that end: The two Tight Hon. Baronets opposite had also to Sir Hugh Gough for remittance to Ireland. done ) their best to violate the electoral rights of the people of They went to the field of battle after • • doing as this paper stated. Ireland, assisted by Lord Stanley, in:support of which attempt Supposing, then, they were informed of what every other vice, to was preparing they attributed perjury and bribery, and for their unfortunate country --- - supposin g the le of Ireland recollected all these deeds, and y were told that a them. The peop . Coercion Bill was preparing for the further relief of their knew that, ever since they came into power, starving countrymen, what would have been (Hear, hear.) Would they have t their feelings then? their object had been to give ascendancy to and the enemy ? No, they would - have turned their backs n om the party that is inimical to the tightsthey s gone on—they thed their blood —they would have we.nid have privileges of the great body of Irishmen. That while and daring enemy.—( Cheers.) h wrung victory from a bold had, Janus like, one face of liberality to the people ef England, would then turn their backs upon a fi n e Y ld w of hot the men who they presented another of injustice, and tyranny, and cruelty stared them in the face. When the remnan t - battle' where death to the people of Ireland. These were the men who were ever, came back, they would hear of what was i doing for their Dates. Was it any wonder, then, that the representatives of (Hear, hear.) They would be tea this— attthes of England.— Ireland opposed the measure? For himself, if there were that their fathers, who had left their " would be told no other objections to the measure than that, it would be to seek the priest for their don wre tched homes rdministered by such parties, even admitting that it was ne hale the conselation of reli gon e i et - r , g th rno there, to cessary, Ile. would strenuously oppose its passing into a law. cie ing ited •- w ( fleat . —. t i,,, „,,, ,0,1 b , wii : . " 11 1 T.t th e i r fi e new came to the measure itself, He would ask, had the deavounng to seek this conwilation, they well; """ ''''''ir'e i-n. Gosteratent fairly tried tin?. powers alrearly ;n their haqs? porta, under the humane powers of an Eti liasieilzeU and trans- hail those powers been fan iy tried ? If ;he. gad Leen, and Coercion Bill, and not unjustly so termed.—/' ,aw o termed a failed, however much he might be overwhelmed at the sense What goat h e t h e i r feelings then ? He wept . ', dear, hear.) of the hideous crimes committed by his countrymen, he would ADO told ill that feel that he could not resist the granting of new powers. But he denied that they had exhausted the powers at their disposal. They had the power of special commissions ; had that been tried and failed? It was said that it had been tried i n th e case of Brian Seery, and failed. This was no t so, f or they executed their man. They secured their victi m , though there was a d ee p feeling of doubt and mystery regarding that, affair in the minds of the people of Ire land. Th e S pec i al Commission had succeeded. There were only five counties in Ireland in which the horrible crime of assassination prevailed, though that was not to the extent that had been represented, and they might try a Special Commis. sion in each of these.--( Hear, hear.) This would be a cheaper, fuller, and b e tt er means of meeting the evil than by the Bill before the House. Until they had fully tried them, they were not in a position, fairly and equitably, to ask for such extraor dinary powers. They could also increase the police ; and they had other powers which they could call into operation. Therefore, until they tried these, and others like these, under the existing law, he could no t consen t t o their asking for such a Bill as that before the House. Their case was not complete until all these had been tried and failed. At present their case was-- York and Carlisle, 'Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, Blackburn, Clithcroo, and :North-Western Junction, Clit hero° Junction, Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction. The Select Committee to meet on Tuesday, May 5, at one. The Committee of Selection have appointed the Select Committees on Groups 22, 23, 26, 31, 52, 54, and 55, to meet in the week com ment ng Monday, May 11. • .• ELEVENTH REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON RAILWAY BILLS C LASSIFICATION, The Select Committee appointed for the Classification of Railway Bills according to the Resolutions adopted by the house, and who are empowered to report from time to tine; have further con sidered the several matters referred to them, and agreed 0 report as fiAlows : Your Committee recommend that the East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway be placed in Group No. 56. " But half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionably That dugs bark at them as they pass by." But it w as to those wto had been aptly termed the under takers of Ireland that they owed the present Bill. They hated th e people of Ireland on account of the Maynooth grant and the Corn Bill, and they now made tools of the two Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite. They had, in consequence, the Government, on the one hand, attempting a noble revolution, and at once abandoning the errors they had formerly professed ; and, on the other hand, sunk in the mud and mire of cruelty, tyranny, and unchristianity in respect to Ireland.—(Hear.) He had said that Government had net used their power for the advantage of Ireland. They had not even in the cause of that desolation—they had no., in the whole course of their legislation, once touched on tie causes of crime in that country.—(Hear, hear.) What were those causes? He would tell them, not in his own words, but from the very re • cords of that House. He would show them that the outrages of the landlords had induced the outrages of the peasantry. The extermination of the tenantry led to the assassination of the landlords.--( Hear, hear.) The state of that country was neither more nor less than that of a national system of murder between these classes, and he found in the appendix, that from the years 1927 to 1833 (five years in all) there had been 14,100 ejectments, comprising a popu lation of 40,100 turned out of their houses. The Hon. Mem ber then proceeded to read at length quotations from the charges Of Lord Chief Justice Pennefeather, from the evi dei.ce of Messrs. Howley and Lloyd, Sergeants-at-law, and others, with the view of showing that the legislative Acts which had reference to Ireland were drawn up to favour the landlords, while they oppressed the tenants. He did not wish to detain the House too long— (Cries of " Oh !" and ironical cheering)—but he could not help thinking that it evidenced the feelings of the Government towards Ireland, when not one Irishman was considered worthy of holding a situation of trust in that country. He would, with the permission of the house, read some quotations from the evidence of a gentleman intimately acquainted with the north and south of Ireland, a gentleman who had acted as agent for large estates there, and who was therefore competent to form an opinion upon the matter. He meant Mr. Wiggins. The Hon. Member read quotations from that gentleman's evidence to prove his argument that Ireland was unjustly dealt with. The example of the Marquis of Ormond was often pointed to, and what was this example? Why the performance of his duty. There was a volume of Irish history in that. The general rule in Ireland was for the Irish landlords to disregard their duties, although they so closely observed their rights. He held in his hand a heart-sickening detail of exterminations in Ireland. The first case he would refer to was that of Mr. - Shea, of Blackmore Lodge, in the county of Kilkenny. ( The Hon. Gentleman then read from a pamphlet, which detailed a course of persecution which had been adopted by an Irish landlord for the purpose of exterminating certain of the Roman Catholic tenantry.) The proceedings of Government had already engendered crime in Ireland, and this mea sure would drive the people .to worse crimes. He held in his hand a copy of the Cork Examiner, from which it appeared that from the Gerrard property 80 families, including 457 individuals, had been ejected very recently; from another property in that neighbourhood, 19 families, con sisting of 95 individuals; from Sir Francis Hopkins', 37 families, including 218 individuals; from another property nine families, including 53 individuals; from another property one widow and her family, consisting of eight individuals ; from Lord Waterford's property 270 individuals; and from another 170 individuals, making a total of parties evicted recently in the neighbourhood of Cork, of 1,271 human beings, who were in fact exterminated by their landlords from the land of their birth.—( Hear, hear. ). Those were the first fruits of their Coercion Bill—that was the prestige of it.—( Hear, hear.) The Government had talked of the moral effect of this coercive measure, but the effect of it was this, that the moment the landlords of Ireland learned the intention of the Government to introduce it, they commenced evicting their unfortunate tenants, who were driven to desperation. This Coercion Bill had in fact encouraged the vaost immoral acts.—( Hear, hear.) Let the Government go on with their Bill; let them push it forward. It was a measure for which they could patch up a majority from all sorts of discordant elements. They could certainly pick up something like a majority to coerce the Irish people and the Irish Members, but the Government and those who supported them must take the responsibility—the responsibility of the death of the people would be upon their heads; but the said grief, and misery, and desolation of the country would be with the poor of the land.—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He would wish to make a few observations with respect to the tro dd in efficiencyuce byothe t the e Government. co er eivemeas e s Hecould quote that had t b o e e them authorities from their own reports, Commissioners, and Blue Books, to show that such measures, instead of pacifying, have driven the people to despair. The people of those portions of the country where coercive laws had been in force had been examined before Commissioners of the Government, and they unanimously stated that the effect was to enrage the people, and the consequence was, that the number of crimes and outrages were far greater than before those laws came into operation. And tte Right Hon. Mr. Blackburn, the, Master of the Rolls in Ireland, had given evidence to the same effect. He regretted that the night had so far advanced, because he had abundance of evidence to adduce in support of the stand which he had taken against the Bill, and there were several Hon. Gentlemen behind him who had also mountains of evi dence to adduce against this most odious measure.--( Hear, hear.) The Right Hun. Gentlemanthe Secretary-at -War had, in support of this measure, brought forward as an argument that the narrower the ground was, the greater was the neces sity.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) He conceived that that was a fair deduction of the argument of that Right Honour able Gentleman. It certainly was an argument wor thy of the cause. He wished to ask what man would be safe if this measure were passed?—( Hear, hear.) Every rank would suffer, hut the lower ranks particularly, be caase the wealthier classes had now ample means of protecting themselves against its clau ses. The peasantry would be con fined to their cabins, their smoky and unwholesome huts, from sunset to sunrise, and if they dared to leave them, they would be liable to the horrors of transportation.—(Hear, hear.) The powers of the stipendiary magistrates of Ireland were air( ady sufficiently great, but this measure would enlarge them to a most unreasonable extent.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member then read a series of documents for the purpose of proving the increase of crime in England as compared with that of Ireland. During the last four years murders had increased fully eight per cent; arsons had increased twenty-eight per cent. There was just one circumstance to which he would allude be fore he hurried to a conclusion.—(Great laughter.) He could not object to Honourable Gentlemen laughing, but he con sidered they had no reason to do so, as be had not the power of rising to address the House at an earlier period of the even ing. What, however, he referred to was the state of the tenure of land in Ireland. The present Lord Chancellor of Ireland had introduced a plan that had been found to work well. He introduced the system of giving leases of thirty-one years in those tenanty cases that came before him ; and he (Mr. O'Connell) thought that if a similar plan were adopted gene rally the best results would follow. He had now to thank the House, and he did so sincerely, for the attention and silence with which they had heard him in discharging what he con ceived to be a solemn and imperative duty. Captain JONES said he could assert that not a single eject ment had taken place on that property. Mr. H. GRATTAN said he had heard that 277 families had been ejected from the property in question. After a few words from Mr. S. O'BRIEN and Mr. M. O'CoritiEnn, Lord GEORGE BEN TINCK said he believed there was not a more humane landlord in the country than the Marquis of Waterford, and he hoped he would have an opportunity of re futing those charges. OW the motion of Mr. MTARTHY, the debate was then adjourned. _ _ 'The ether orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjournd at Half-past One until Monday next. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, APRIL 24. The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed Hon. Members : Thames Haven Dock and Railway (No. 2)—Mr. Bramston, Mr. G. Palmer, and Mr. R. Hodgson. Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction—Colonel Anson and Lord A. Paget. RAILWAYS. Select Committee on Group No. 27. Mr. Marshall, Mr. Bright, and Mr. Hampden selected, and addel to the Committee, vice Mr. Edward Ellice, Lord C. Hamilton, and Mr. Rashlsigh, discharged. Select Committee on Group No. 30. Sir T. D. Acland and Mr. P. Carew selected, and added to the Committee, vice Mr. Iteclington and General Munson,i discharged. The Committee of Selection have nominated the following Select Committees on Railway Groups : A Committee consisting of—Colonel Fox, Viscount Clive, Captain Meynell, Mr. T. P. Williams, and the lion. 11. M. Cholmondeley, to whom they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 5 of Rail way Bills, viz. : Caledonian and Dumbarton Junction, Scottish Grand Junction, Caledeniati Northern Direct, Forth and Clyde Junction , Duablane, Donne, and Callandet. • The Select Committee to meet On Monday, May 4, at twelve. A Committee consisting of—Sir W. Clay, Earl Jermyn, 'Viscount Ingestre, Mr. Ainsworth , an d Mr. Curt els, to wh om they have re ferred the Bills comprised in Group No. 13 of Hallway Bill., v i z Caledonian Railway Extension, Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, North British (Carlisle Extension), Caledonian (Dumfries Branch), Ayrshire and Galloway, Glasgow and Belfast Union, Scottish Southern, North British (Gretna Branch), Caledonian (Langholm Branch). The Select Committee to meet on Mondtty, may 4, at h alf-past 12. A Committee consisting of—Mr. B. Denison, Lord Hotham, A. ftillitilton, Sir De Lacy Evans, and lion. G . whom they referrel the Dille compriso Gro ri u t p z w w ill e i . a M in lg r. of t j o . Railway Bills, viz. Wilts, Somerset, and W;;;:r...?ath , LondOn, Newbury, and Bath Dire.. 7"! London and Sallsbtiry and Yeovil JuncllS (two Bills), Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, Exeter Great Western, London and South-Western (Basingstoke and Salisbury), Sortiersetshire Midland, London, Bristol, and South Wales Direct. The Select Committee to meet on Monday, Ai" 4, at ono. A Committee consisting of — Mr. Bankes , Mr. Br a ,,„„ Hay, Sir B. Bulkeley, and Sir T. Winnington, to whom they A. L. referred the Bills comprised in Growl) No. 35 of Railway Bhi s ey v , h ave Boston, Newark, and Sheffield (Nottingham and Grantham J Grand Union, klaCtion), East Coast, Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, Midland (Claycross to Newark), Midland (Eyewash Valley Extension), Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midland Junction, Midland (Nottingham to Mansfield), Midland, (Erewash Branches). halt past 12. The Select Committee to meet on Tuesday, my r°°ke' May 5 , at A Committee consisting Miles, mho lieoleb Mr. Barkly, Mr. Bellew, and Mr. Chapman, t o ferred the Bills comprised in Group No. 43 of Rail way Bm . h ave re- Leeds and Tlairsk (North-Eastern Extension), East and West Yorkshire Junction, Leeds and Thirsk (Nidderdale Dale), York and North Midland (Whit b y and Pickerin g Extension Great North of England (Redale Branch), ), Great North of England (Boroughbridge Branch), Leeds and Thirsk (St. Helen's Deviation). The Select Committee to meet on Tuesday, May 5, at one. A ConmittCe c o ns i s ting of—Viscount Palmerst on, M r. Maine, \ v iscou ..i..L Reid, to Whoa ti t v I nt Villiers, r. o ught., and Colonel referred the Bills comprised in G rou p No. 44 ofltailway lave Lancashire and North Yorkshire ,viz ; Liverpool, Manchester, and .Newcastle-uP O U.Tyre j unction. NOTtill l Mlolll4 l ld and Lgaca§llll4 thull9n) YORK AND NoRTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a Spacial General Meeting of the Proprietors of the York and North Midland Railway Company, will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the city of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of sub mitting, for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company, the drafts of the following Bills, at present before Parliament, that is to say,— . " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Company to make a mere direct line of Railway between York and Leeds." " A Bill to authorise the widening and enlargement of part of the line of the York and North Midland Railway, or the construction and maintenance of a Railway adjoining thereto." " A Bill for enabling the Hull and Selby Railway Company to lease, and also to sell, their Railway to the York and North Midland and Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or one of them, and to authorise the raising of additional money by both or either of the last-mentioned companies, for those and other purposes." " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Com pany to make certain Branch Railways in the East Riding of the county of York, and for other purposes." (No. I.) " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Com pany to mac certain Branch Railways in the East Riding of the county of York, and for other purposes." (No. 2.) And " A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Company to extend the line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway to or near Castleton." And at such meeting it is proposed to confirm the deeds and agreements already entered into between this Company and the Hull and Selby and the Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or either of thew, or between the Directors of the same several Com panies, or any of them, relative to the purchase and leasing of the said Hull and Selby Railway, and the works connected therewith. Dated this 20th day of March, 1846. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the said York and North Midland Railway Company. THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.) CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock .. 205 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 05'4 95 95 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 116 96!• 8 96% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Aims. 97 'if; 97 1 4 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10!4, 10 1 4 3 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 10 10 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% India Stock .. . • 260 India Bonds, LOCO/. Ditto, under 1,0001. .. Consols for Account Exchequer 1101 s. 1,000/. 5001. ~ Ditto. Small BRITISH FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. • • • • .. 96% % 961,4 1 3 / 4 d. 134 d. .... 27 24 pm. 24 24 27 pm. 27 .... 24 27 pm. 27 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 82 81 81 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account 31% 31% Portuguese Three per Cents .. 58h 58% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, Passive Bonds .. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59 1 A % 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92 1 A 92% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSIN'G E AT DO N RAILWAY SIIARES. PAID. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .. .. 125 124% 124% Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 1% M Caledonian .. .. .. .. .. 10 .... GM .... • . Ditto, half Shares .. .. .. 2% .... 1% IA . ... .. . Chester and Holyhead .. .. .. 22% .... 21 .. Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% .... 1% ..... . Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% .... 1 ....... Direct Manchester (Itastrick's) .. 5 .... 3% . ...... •• • 3 % Direct Northern .. .. .. .. 2%.... 1% ' 'A Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 •2 .. Eastern Counties ~ 41. 165..... 23% %. • . Ditto New .........Si. 165..... 7%•7 , 4 P• • ••• • • Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. %p•••• • • • • Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. P•••• • • • • Ditto, York Extension 10s. 1%% .. •• • •• Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... •• •• Ditto Shares .. .. 10 .... 16% ... 16% Ditto New 1 4 Shares.. .. .. 10 .... 14% 14 3 4 Ely and Huntingdon .. ... • 3% • Clone., Aberyst., & Cent. of Wales 1% ••• • - Goole, Doncast., and Aisffield,&c. 425..... dis % (Us. Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 23% Great Western .. • •• 85 •• • • 148 Ilun and Selby .. SO • • - .. 101 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 Lancaster and Carlisle _ .. 40 Leicester, Tainwortli, &c. ...... 425. - Liverp., Mauch., & Nom. Junct. 2, ••••• • • • •• London ant Birmingham . 100 ..•• •••• Ditto Thirds .. .. 24 .... ...... •• .. Ditto Quarters .. .• • • • • 2 •• • • 281 A 3 4, •••• • • • • Ditto Fifths 2 .... 24%.......... London and Black wall .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8% .......... London and Brighton .. 50 .... 64% % Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 20 .... 29% .... • • .... London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 22% 22% •• • • London and South-Western.. 411. Gs. 10d. 78 77% 78% .. Ditto, New . 12%.... 22% % I A• • • • Ditto, New 10 18 London and York Ditto, Half Shares • . . 1% ..... . • • • • Lynn and Ely .. .. 10 .... 6% 7.•..... Manchester and Leeds .. 82 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 38 .... 55 Ditto, Quarters . • - 2 1 A 23% 7 % p % P M P 1% ... 55y2•. a number of similar letters from shareholders residing in, the county of i Galway, who held from 600 to - 700 shares in the Company. The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting had been called to enable the directors to explain to the shareholders the position and present prospects of "the Company; but, as they would have to hold another meeting, in accordance with the resolutions of the House of Commons, they did not wish the shareholders to come to any resolutions now. On the contrary, they wished the shareholders to go home and consider the statements which would be now laid before them, and decide at a future day whether the undertaking should be proceeded with or not. He did not know whether it was necessary for him to take any notice of the var ous annonymous attacks which had been made upon them. The directors had treated them with perfect contempt, and had no idea of wasting the funds of the Company in answering them.—(Hear, hear.) The shareholders must form their opinions from factq, and not from annonymous statements, and he was sure if thi y did so they would arrive at the conclusion, that the line would prove a most valuable undertaking, both for the shareholders and the country.—(Cheers.) He would now, with the permission of the Meeting, read the report which the directors had prepared. t The Committee having thought it advisable, at the pre sent crisis, to make the shareholders fully acquainted with the circumstances of the undertaking., beg leave respectfully to submit the following report : " The Bill authorising the construction of a railway from the trunk of the Great Southern and Western, or Cashel Railway, at Portarlington, to Galway, has been sanctioned ' by the Select Committee of the House of Loids, after a pro tracted and acrimonious contest maintained against it by the Grand Canal, and Dublin and Mullingar Railway Companies, in every stage of its progress. The competing line to Galway, proposed by the last-named Company, has been re'ected b the i. , aine tribunal, and the Bill for establishing Tonicity corny munieation between Dublin and Galway (yid Portarlington) entire, as brought forward by your committee, now awaits a third reading in the House of Lords, and it is to b e expected will be the law of th e l an d i n a very' few weeks. " Your committee are aware that, under the existing cir cumstances of the money market, very great caution will be required in their future steps, and, after the most mature con sideration,_ they have determined n o t t o make any call upon the shareholders, except one, upon registration (not to exceed one pound per share) until the line shall have been opened to as great an extent as the means at the disposal of the com mittee will permit. Local circumstances offer facilities for the carrying out of this plan. Sixteen miles from the junc tion with the Cashel trunk at Portarlington, the line reaches Tullamore, the assize town of the King's County, contain ing nearly 7,000 inhabitants, and situated upon the Grand Canal at a point which is the pivot of the greatest part of the passenger traffic now carried on by that establishment. Seven miles beyond Tullamore is Clara, another important -station, and six miles f ur th er , Moate, which is within nine miles of Athlone. The railway can be conveniently pushed on, gradually, to these four stations, and made to pay for its progress as it shall be advanced. " Your committee beg leave to lay npon the table a com munication from the engineer, by which it will b e seen t h at the cost of the const r u c ti on oithat portion of the line between Portarlington and Tullamore is estimated at 148,0001., and of that between Tullamore and Athlone at 215,0001. " The means available to the committee for the attain ment of so much progress in the works will be understood upen an examination of the following account : ABSTRACT of the ACCOUNTS of the IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (DUBLIN TO GALWAY). Deposits of 21. 108. pe rsh are, on 21,600 shares... £54,000 0 0 Additional deposit of 1/. 10s. per share on 21,050 shares Deposit of 4/, per share, on 5,339 new shares 21,356 0 0 Interest credited by various bankers on old account ........ 64 5 8 8 EXPENDITURE LAST SESSION £106,99 5 . Z 5. 5 d. Engineering Department 6,579 13 0 Legal and Parliamentary Expenses Office, Advertising, Brokerage, Commission,/ 2,00 _ 1 8 11 incidental Expenses, &c.... £25,284 2 6 " The balance remaining after the heavy expenses of last session thus amounted to 81,7111.35. 2d., and of this sum 81,000/. has been deposited in the Irish Court of Chancery, and invested in December last in the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, at an average price of 95/. 12s. per cent. The actual expense of the Parliamentary proceedings during the present session it is as yet impossible to state ; but even estimating it at something near the outlay of last year, (say 21,0001), there will remain a balance to the credit of the Company of 60,000/. To this may be added 90,0004, the subscription of the Great Southern and Western Company, which that body are willing to advance, as may be required, and there will then be the sum of 159,0061. available for the imme diate commencement of the works, without calling upon the shareholders for a single farthing. This sum, it will be seen, by the engineer's re p or t, w ill b e su ffi c i en t for the construc tion of sixteen miles of railway. "To one important feature in our circumstances your com mittee are desirous of directing the particular attention of the shareholders, viz. : the firm and cordial support afforded to this undertaking by the Great Southern and Western Company, and the close connexion existing between the two establishments, by means of which unusual facility will be given to the opening and working of the line. The Main trunk of the Great Southern and Western is now com pleted as far Portarlington, and will be opened for traffic in the present summer. The station at Portarlington, the staff of servants, and the carrying stock, will be available at once for the service of the Galway line, so that traffic can be commenced upon it the moment any portion of it is com pleted, without the intervention of the delay commonly at tendant upon the manufacture of locomotives and carriages, and the training of servants and officers. Owing to these advantages, it is confinently expected that the line will be in profitable operation, as far as Tullamore, within eight months from the date of the passing of the Act. " The rate of further progress with the works will of course, in some degree, depend upon the state of the money market; but your committee confidently hope that, by tpursuing a course of caution similar to that with which they intend to commence, they hill be able, without pressing unduly upon the shareholders, to complete the line to Galway long within the time prescribed by Parliament. By adopting the plan now proposed, each step of progress will be made to pay for itself; but, feeling as they do the great importance to the interests of the Company of completing the communication .between Dublin and Galway as speedily as possible, your committee will let no opportunity escape of expediting the accomplishment of that object. " Of the necessity for, and advantages of, a line of railway from Dublin to Galway, the experience of your committee during the past year, and the local inquiries they have been able to make, have much strengthened their conviction. The report: of the Committee of the House of Commons last session, and the evidence brought forward on the part of this Company, have so strongly directed the at tention both of the Government and the public to the value of Galway, as a commercial port, and as a packet station with North America, that it would be superflous to dwell at length upon a proposition which appears to be self-evident. The statement of traffic, prepared with great care by Mr. Hum phrey Brown, is now laid upon the table. With regard to Mr. Brown's calculations, the committee of the House of Commons, last session, remarked that they were made upon the principle of taking everything at the lowest possible figure. They have been since cautiously and laboriously revised, and now exhibit a prospect of advantages such as can scarcely be equalled by any projected railway. " In conclusion, your committee have great satisfaction in stating that they have received the most cordial support from the London and Birmingham Railway Company, two influential members of that 'board having been landed as directors in the Bill, whose advice and assistance cannot fail to be of the most marked advantage to the interests of the Company." The CHAIRMAN then intimated that if shareholders ished to ask any questions, they would be taken down in writing and answered seriatunt. .Mr. CLARKE said he was an exceedingly large holder, indeed, he might say he was the largest holder in the room ; and with the permission of the meeting he would take the liberty of putting a question or two. In the first place, he had to complain of want of cour tesy on the part of the officers of the Com pany, for he had written repeatedly for some of the new shares, but up to the present moment he had received no answer whatever. Now, he wanted to know what had become of the new shares. He, for one, thought, in the present state of Ireland, the line could never prove remunerative, and he hoped the share holders would consider the matter calmly and dispas sionately before coming to any decision upon ii t.—(Hear.) Mr. STAMFORD wished to ask a question, as to whether the Dublin and Cashel Railway Company would be disposed to lease the line, and guarantee to the share holders 4i per, cent. ? A SMAREHOLDER wished to know whether the oppo sition to the line had been abandoned? --ANSELL, one of the directors, proceed e d t o answer the questions put to the directors with reference to the disposal of the shares. Ile stated that a deposit of 2/. tos. per share had been paid on 21,600 old shares, which amounted to 54,0001. ; the additional deposit of 1/. 10s. per share, on 21,050. 550 of the original shares had not been accounted for —no deposits had been paid upon them. With reference to the 5,332 new shares, 2,500 had been taken by the Dublin and Cashel Com pany. The remainder had been allotted to various parties resident in the various counties through which the line passed. Not a single share had been taken by the di rectors or their friends.—(Cheers.) As to the question relating to the line not being actually a line from Dublin to Galway, it was one of the most direct lines of railway that could possibly be conslittcted between the two points. Another oppasition came from a gentleman named Pimm, who was a proprietor in the Grand Canal, and co partner with Mr. Samuda in the atmospheric patent, and who was opposing the line in the hope of getting it thrown out, so as to enable him to bring forward an atmospheric line next year. This gentleman was the author of the anonymous pamphlet against the line, and it was to be hoped his opposition would have as much effect as his writing. An honourable proprietor had asked whether the line could be constructed for the estimate ?—and he could state, upon the authority of the engineer, that it could be made within the estimate. He believed he bad now gone through all the questions; but if the meeting required any other information he should be most happy to give it. Mr. CAlut, one of the directors of the Dublin and Cashel line, said he was stror;gly attached to this under taking, from a conviction that it would tend to develop the great resources of Ireland, and prove highly remu nerative to the shareholders. With regard to the pro position of Mr. Standish, he could not, of course, speak, as representing the Dublin and Cashel Company ; but, for himself, he was decidedly of opinion that this line ought, to be leased by that company at a minimum per centage, with a fair a nd di . v . ision of the profits. He would take n n e f board of directors, early epport,:_:tY submitting the som e pr s o a p ti o s s fa a c l to t ry a cob r. i...1-raement would be come to beforerrn otld thetanheyaieta gain. Thanks were voted to the tw g separated. SPATIELDS' BURIAL-GROUND. -111 r. Bramwell, barris ter, who was appointed the arbitrator in this matter by the Court of Qqeen's has concluded the reference, and will in a short time make his report to the Court. The object of the referenee wa 3 t o ascertain whether the ground Is a nuisance to the neighbourho o d , and in what manner it should in future be conducted. There have been a good many examinations before the learned referee, but re porters were exclude d, he havin g decid e d at the commencemen that the proceangs should not be made public until he had made his award. I LAW hi TE LLIGEN CE, .... ADMIRALTY 6'9 ri_RT, April 24. 'A 7i7 - SALVA-TIIE ,;M ERIC"' M -In this ease, the Ameri c an, o f 6t,10 tons, with a valuable cargo; ran on tho Ridge Saud on theist of January, while. on the voyage from London t o N ew Y or k, the latter being her homeward port. She had met previously with most tem pestuous weather. The salvors, who wereL,7_4 3 4--h°attnell , were out to aid vesselsin distress, and at . dayligh!. e" the ship with a signal flying for a pilot and assistance, .'_t l wile soon boarded by the salvors,and got off with little daoage; The value of etilt ship and_ cargo was admitted at 6,0m -m- For the services rendered a tender of 100/. was made and Le fused. Dr. Phillithore - and Dr. Harding appeared for the salvors, and contended that the tender of 1001. was insufficient for the services rendered. Dr. Addams and Dr. Robertson, for the owners, submitted that the tender, under the circumstances, was most ampio. Dr. LUSHINGTON said this, an American vessel, with valuable cargo, left London for New York on the 12th of December last. The weather was most unfavourable and tetnpestuous, and after beating about, she got, in the middle of the night, upon the shoal, having been exposed to great danger and difficulties for six or seven days. It was, in deed, a most providential mercy that she had dragged over the shoal. The salvors went out in their lugger from Deal, in the praiseworthy object of rendering assistance to vessels in distress. She was descried at daylight and boarded, sig nals for a pilot and assistance having been raised. The Court, after going over the facts of the case, held the tender of 100/. insufficient, and awarded 1601. to the salvors, with Costs. ebtrV '-:libitton NEWCASTLE AND BER WICK RAILWAY. Notice Is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Pro prietors of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company will be hell in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the city of Toil:, on MoNnfir, the 4th day of May, 1810, at half-past 10 o'clock in the forenoon; for the purpose of submitting for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company the draft of a Bill now before Parliament, intitutled " A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Ber wick Railway Company to make certain Branch Railways in the County of Northumberland." Dated this 20th day of March, 1840. GEORGE lILTDSON, Chairman of the Uoard of Directors of the said Company. NEWCASTLE and DARLINGTON JUXCTION RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that a Special General ➢feeting of the Pro prietors of the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com pany will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the City of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at a quarter past 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of submitting for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company, the drafts of the following Hills now before Parliament, that is to say,— . " A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlingten Junction Rail way Company to make a railway from or near Thirsk to Malton, with a branch to Helmsley." "A llillfor enabling the Great North of England Railway Company to lease, and also to sell, their Railway to the Newcastle and Darling ton Junction Railway Company, and to authorise the raising of addi tional money by the said last-mentioned Company, for those and other purposes." " A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail way Company to make a railway from the line of the Great North of England Railway to Bedale." "A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Pail way Company to make a Railway from the line of the Great North of England Railway to or near to Boroughbridge." " A - Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail way Company, to purchase the Durham and Sunderland Railway, and the Weymouth Dock, and to make certain Branch Railways in the county of Durham, and for other purposes." " A Bill for authorising the Sale of the Pontop and South Shields Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com pany." And "A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Company to construct a Dock at Jarrow Slake, in the River Tyne, and to make Branch Railways and works to communicate therewith, and for other purposes." And at such meeting, it is proposed to confirm the deeds ar.d agreements already entered into between this Company and the Great North of England Railway Company, the Durham and Sun derland Railway Company, and the Weymouth Dock Company, either alone or together with any other companies, or between the directors of the same companies, or any of them, relative to the Fur chase and leasing of the said Great North of England Railway, the Durham and Sunderland Railway, and this Wearmouth Dock, or any of them, and the works connected therewith respectively. Dated this 20th day of March, 1846. GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Newcastle and Darhogton Junction Railway Company. ......... 55 9 I p Ditto Extension 425.... • 1% p . • Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . . • —1 •••• • • • }Attu, Quarter Shares (B) • . 4 .... 12%•........• Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 .. • • 8 Midland ..100 .. .. 146 ..... Ditto, New 18 .. •• 31 1 4 30% •• Newcastle and Darlington Janet. 25 .... 45 ...... • • Ditto, New Ditto, New, Brandling .. 25 .• .. 45 ... Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .. • • 19N6 .• • • •••• North British .. .. 20 .... 26 25% •• •• •• 6 - Ditto llalf Shares .. .., • .. . • • • • - Ditto, Carlisle Zatoru3lon 1 . Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... 71 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% North Staffordshire .. • • 425. •• .. 2 1 ,4 p....... North Wales • • • • .. 3% .. _ 12% 8 1 4 148 31% 45% 8% 45 19% 25% 0 - i 71 1,”, VA p _ Norwich and Brandon .. 18 ••••• • • • • • 25% Oxill.,Woreester,& Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 8 % .... •• • • 8% Portsmouth Direct .. • • .. .. .. 23/ 8 •• •• •• • • 2% Reading, Guildford, & Reigate • . 425. .•• ••••• • • • • • 1 dis Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... .. •••• • • • • 13% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% .......... South Devon .. .. 35 .... 31% .. • . ..... 31% South Midland .. 425..... % dis. par dis 1 ,4 dis South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33 % 38 37% Do., New (do. 33/. 6s. Bd.) No. 2. 10 .. .. 12 11% ... Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 151. E South Wales .. .• • • • • • . 5 .... 21% Vale of Neath .. • 2 .... % dis.. Waterfd., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. .......... Welsh 311,11 and . .• 2y . IIA West Riding Union • • • • .. %p '' : .. : York and North Midland .. .. 50 „ Ditto, Scarborough Branch .. 25 .......... Ditto. Extension .. .. 15 .... 33 Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 1 9% 1 A FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish .. • .. 5 .... 6 1,4 East Indian .. . • ss. ... • IA • • .....• •• Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15% .......... Louvain and Jemeppo .. 4 .. . 1 1 ,6 .......... Madrid and Valentin .. 2 .... 1 Namur and Liege .. .. 4 .... 1 Paris and Orleans .. 20 .... 48% .......... Rouen and Havre . .. 20 .... 30 1 A %IA 30 .. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. British North American .. 50 .... 37 % 154 dis % 1 1 % P 97% 48% 33 9% 15:1, 1 48% Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 3N ..... TRISH GREAT WESTERN RAIL- WAY.—(THIS DAY) -- meeting of the shareholders A special in the Irish Great W es t ern . (Dublin to Galway) was cACces of the Company, in held this a ft ernoon , at tn : -ocziying an expla. Whitehall-place, f o r the purpose or n g iti on an d nation from the directors of the present future prospects of the affairs of the undertaking ; Fitzstephen French, M.P., Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The number of shares repre sented at the meeting amounted to 16,000. The CHAIRMAN, after reading the circular and ad vertisement convening the meeting, stated that be had received letters from a number of influential share holders, who took a deep interest in the undertaking, but who were prevented, by unavoidable circumstances, from attending that meeting. One of the letters was from Mr. Stewart, the Member for Limerick ; another was Sir John Gaidsy, and another from Admiral French, who were large holders in the undertaking, and who were anxious for him (the Chairman) to act for them in the same way that he would do ti,lr himself. Mr. RODGERS begged pardon for interrs:Vting the Chairman, but he wished to state that he has 47ceived SALVAGS.-THE CHARLES WILLIAM. This was - acase in which another American ship, valued at nearly 5,0001., was"-in distress, and :qceived assist ance from a pilot-boat while passing through Nicii.gl's Gap, when sire was taken into Yarmouth. The salvors wC.re the crew of the Caroline fishing-smack, which sustained u : wage in rendering aid, o the extent of U., and lost employm,,nt in her usual avocation. A tender of 751. had been made And refused. The action was entered for 7001. The Queen's Advocate and Dr. jenner, for the salvors, considered the tender a paltry one, the ship being laden with iron and steel, and leaky, and urged the Court to give a more liberal reward to the owners and crew of the Caroline. Dr. Addams and Dr. J. Phillimore, for the own d ei'll s b e.: an mitted that pil o t age only had been performed, quently th e tender of 75/. was sufficient for so slight a serer vice as had been rendered in this case. TheCourm went over the facts, and decided that the tender was insufficient, and gave 105/. The Learned Judge held it to d b en co e of thee very first i mportance that every inducement ariuragment should be given to salvors, who, as in this case, abandoned their voyage, lucrative or not, as it might be, to rend er a i d to vessels in distress. The Court, at the motion of the Queen's Advocate, apportioned the amount to all parties interested. SALVAGE, ---THE Eriwnsr. The value of the property saved in this case was 1,200/. A tender of 301. was made and refused. The services were rendered on the Ist of December last, ofillarwich. Dr. Addams appeared for the salvors, and considered the tender, under all the circumstances, was not sufficient: Dr. Bayford, for the owners, argued that the tencicr was sufficient, and prayed the Court to pronounce accordingly. The Learned JUDGE went over the facts of the case, and pronounced in favour of the tender, which was sufficients. Costs were not given. FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, APRIL 21. In the sitting of the Second Chamber of the States-General to-day, the project of law for granting an indemnity on account of the military inunda tions, was agreed to, by a majority of 26 to 25. In the second sitting, the Central Section brought up the general report on the project of law for augmenting tho import and expert duties, and on the projects of law amending the first book of the penal code. AMSTERDAM, APRIL 21.—As we had the pleasure of an nouncing yesterday, his Majesty the King arrived yesterday evening, in order to give to-day, audience to the military arid civil authorities, and public bodies, of which notice had m be o e r n n g ing ive . n iiis The attendance was extremely numerous this Illajesty will return to the Hague this evening, but we are happy to learn that he intends to return on Mon day next with her Majesty the Queen, and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Orange, and Princes Alexander mid Henry, and to remain here for a week. BRUSSELS Aran. 1 20.—The Chamber of Representatives a resumesn e ar l) 1 h i t o s u l r a , b a o n u d r t o e - d c a h y a . m b T e h r galleries ‘,as nerly w e c r o e m c p r l o e w te d , ed very at few members being absent. After the reading of the process verbal of the last sitting, M. de Theux, Minister of the Interior, rose to speak, and amidst the most profound silence read the programme of the new Cabinet, from which we ex tract the following on the subject of Education Law, which broke up the late Cabinet : " The Government likewise expresses a wish that the law respecting a public education may be voted during the present session. For this purpose it desires that the Central Section, appointed to examine the projects presented iu 1844, shall be completed, and present its report. The Cabinet will make every effort that this project may be decided in a spirit of patriotic conciliation." The reading of this programme having been listened to with profound attention, the President asked if asy person desired to speak, and no one desiring to do so, the President declared that the Chambers would proceed .to the order of the day. The Minister of Finance then rose, and presented severe budgets for the next year, and a project of law allowing a vote of credit of five millions for the war department. M. Dolez, without stopping for the present to appreciate the new Cabinet, required that explanations should be . given by those members of the Chamber who took part in the projects for reconstructing, the Cabinet. MM. Rogier, de Theux, d'Hoffschmidt, and Melon were induced to speak in consequence of these observations. BERLIN, APRIL 17.—1 t is stated on good authority that the Synod of the kingdom, in which laymen will also be ad - mitted as members, will meet on the Ist of May. As far as is yet know the whole number of members will be seventy or eighty, and will consist of the chief President, the President of the Consistorils, the General Superintendents, the Bishops of the Evangelical Church, the four royal Chap-. Limns at Berlin, a number of the faculties of divinity, anti law, and of some laymen, to be chosen by the Provincial Synods, the Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs to be the Pre sident; but the choice of the Vice-President is to be left to the Assembly itself. PoSEN, Arm]; 15.—The accounts which we receive from the neighbouring kingdom of Poland are not of a very agreeable nature, though persons sus pected of political offences are proceeded against with inflexible rigour. Thus it is confirmed from all quarters that the beautiful Madame Von K., who is said to have been the channel of correspondence with the Paris Propagande, has received a great number of lashes with the knout. It is likewise said that the Pseudo Roman Jesuit., the monk Gruszynski, who was arrested by the pea sants on the trontiers of Prussia and Poland, and delivered to the Polish authorities, has been punished with the knout. In consequence of the investi gations that have been made many persons have been ar rested, and all strangers and travellers are most strictly watched, and if guilty of the slightest imprudence exposed to ill-treatment. COSEL, APRIL 14.—Nearly 150 Polish insurgents were eent to-day from this place to Cracow. HANOVER, APRIL 18.—The public journals have related what has been done with respect to the German Roman Ca tholics in this kingdom—namely, that the congregation of German Roman Catholics at Hildesheim, the only one at present in the kingdom, is permitted to have divine service in private : but, in the public notice of this court, which is highly important to the persons interested, nothing is said of the condition on which the continuance of this permission is made to depend. The German Catholics have given up the Confession of the Council of Leipzic, and have adopted that of Schmeidemiht. This condition was laid down by the Government, and accepted by this congregation. DRESDEN, APRIL 11.—Yesterday afternoon, by a rescript of the City Council and of the elders of the Protestant Church, the consent of the Ministry for Eccle siastical Affairs was notified to the elders of the German Catholic congregation that they should have the use of a church. cordingly the church of the Orphan Asylum has been granted to them, with the condition that the Prote.stestant service shall not be affected by it, and that neither the pulpit nor the altar shall be used by the temporal elders to address the assembly. BnussEts, APRIL 21.—The average price of wheat in the week ending on Saturday, the 18th of April, was 23f. 39c., and that of rye 17f. lie. sitting ingo on h the continued Chamber te explanationso f Representatives relative rel 0 the-d, discussion inh t e was tor l in h a e ti ß on ru o s f se t ls hel fe l r ii , i d i d stp i , n of i t t s h the last 3 number, proposes Belgium the to hold a f a or res th p e ec puy: pEonsgeloisfhseinndhiaibigitaingdeoutation to Paris, to pres ent inel; °PeBes to theadd address escape of th th at a K t in a g ug uorsttAjoevFerreeihn•cnh,,frnol victim. f h es e t d in r g ea theirdfu l attack j o) at the e w i l r i e c n h c i ;) e , asforsnoier near occasions, becon Imga previously ‘ct f m re . c received a lii si n nu g la o r f address from the English residents at Paris. The bonds of affinity which unite him to the King and Queen of the Belgiaas, the sincere friendship which subsisted be tween King Louis Philippe and Queen Victoria, and the peaceful relation between the two great nations over the destinies of which they preside, should induce the English inhabitants of Belgium publicly to manifest the sentiments of respect and esteem which they entertain for the enlight ened Sovereign who governs France. • ELAIIIBURGH BORSENBALLE, Apart, 18. Bills. Money; Austrian 5 per Cents ••• •••• • • • 113 Bank Shares • . Anglo-Russian Loan .. Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 101! 101 Ditto Ist series Inscription. ... — Ditto,Hope tuad Co., 3d and 4th series.. 96 Ditto, in Certificate•• •••••••• • • • • • • • • 96 New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. •••• • • 89 Ditto Stieglitz • • - • •• • • • • • • • • • • •" • 16 Spanish New 5 per Cent. 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