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Just published. for the first time in the ivo. form, 111'3 v;,ls., with Portraits, price 34 s. bound, printed uniformly with the " Me moirs of George III." 'MEMOIRS OF THE RETON OF K ING GEORGE THE SECOND, By HORACE WALPOLE, Earl of Orford. Edited, with a Fret ice and Notes, By THE LATE LORD HOLLAND. Htnry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, hi 3 ADVENTURES- of CAPT. O'SULLIVAN; CIVIL, MILITARY, AND MATRIMONIAL, By W. 11. MAXWELL, Esq., Author of " Stories of Waterloo," &C. "We do not know of any living author whose works command more general approval than those of Mr. Maxwell ; and, In this very lively romance of real life, the fountain of his genuine Hibernian humour flows on as uninterruptedly as ever. Captain O'Sullivan's cezeer abounds with adventure, in which peril and broad fun, mirth and mischief, run hand in hand. Never was the light, mercurial, rdllicking, devil-may-care temperament, that it has become the fashion to attribute to the sons of the Irish soil, better pourtrayed than in this work."—Duhlin Evening Packet. Henry Celburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND I,AMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friendefrind the Public for their continued support and patronage, mid to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TrIUDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, iavours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be ltorwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Imme diately disposed of according to instructions. hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. CREMORNE GARDENS, CHELSEA.—In consequence of the Immense success of the PUBLIC BREAK FAST and MORNING (70NCERT, entitled " Itanelagh Revived, or One Hundred Years Ago," that Orighial Entertainment will be REPEATED To-stonsow, July 22, with an increased band, more vocal performers, more madrigals, more catches, more glees, mere solos. 'The grand breakfast costume will be laid from Four till Seven o'clock. Baseakfast, 38. Ladles and Gentlemen desirous of appearing in character must adhere to the costume of the period, viz., " 100 years ago," or they will not be admitted ; nor will any person dressed as Clown, Harle quin, Columbine, or any other pantomimic representation, be ad mitted.--the coettune being rigidly confined to that of ladies and gentlemen. Doors open at. Three o'clock. Admission, 2s. 6d., Children, Is. ; Double Ticket, 4s. • Ticket to admit three, ss. 6d. ; Ticket to admit six, 10s.; Breakfast Ticket, 3s. These tickets may be obtained of any respectable librarian, music-seller, or confectioner in the metro polis. To prevent any misunderstanding, ladies, gentlemen, and famine desirous of reaping the advantage of the reduction of plural admissions, should provide themselves with tickets in the metro- Palls pitch admissions are not sold at the entrance to the gardens, nor, indeed, even In the locality. on the day of the celebration ; but Mr. Ellis will be very glad to attend the commands of the public, addressed by latter, or otherwise, to him, at the Gardens, for such admissions, prior to the day of performance. Tickets may also be obtained at the shop, 340, in the Strand, outside of which is exhibited the magnificent picture, by llwing, of Cremorne Gardens; and at the warehouses of all Court costumiers. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will 13 . 4 peribrmed (hydtsire, and for the last time this season), the popular Opera, of LUCREZIA BORGIA. Lucrezia, Mdlle. Grist 3fdlle. Brambilla ; Gennaro, Signor Mario ; alphonso, Signor Lablache. Between the Acts, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn will perform the admired Pas de Charactere, "La Cracovienne." Also, the Pas de Quatre, from " Le Lac des Fees," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon, assisted by Mdlles. Demelisse and Cassan. After which the aimired Ballet, entitled LA GITANA. _ _ La Gibana, MdUTagCoal; Ivan, M. St. Leon ; Duke de Medina, Y. Gosselin ; Smourost, M. Delaval. The highly successful Ballet of " Lalla Rookh" will be repeated as soon as other arrangements will allow. Donizetti's Opera, " L'Ago 'lmbarazzo," is in active re hearsal, and will shortly be produced, for the first time in this country. The principal characters will be sustained by Madame Castellan, Signor Mario, Signor Fornasari, Signor F. Lablache, and Signor L sblache. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. M. PERROT most respectfully informs the Nobility, Patrons to the Opera, his Friends, and the Public, that his BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 23, When will be performed (for the last time this season) Bailin' celebrated Opera, entitled I PURITAN!. . Elvira, Madame Grist ; Giorgio, Signor iablache ; Artaro, Signor Mario ; Riccardo, Signor Fornasarl. To conclude with an entirely new Ballet Divertissement. in three Tableaux, by M. Perrot, the Music by Sig. Pugni, and the Scenery by Mr. Marshall, entitled, I,,ES TRIBULATIONS MAITRE DE BALLET. The principal parts by Madlle. Taglioni, Madlle. Lucile Grahn, MM. Perrot and St. Leon, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni, Madame Petit Stehan, an 4 Mdlle. Ccrito. &c. In the course of the Ballet (for the first time), an Original Grand pas, by M. Perrot, entitled LE PAS DES DEESES. By Mdlle. Mdlle. Louise Taglioni, 3ldlle. Cerib , .Mlle. Lucile Gratin, and MM. St. Leon and Perrot. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box obis:, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to eom mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE FATAL, DRUItY-LANE. The Publl.: is respectfully infolued that there will he only Fifteen more Representations by the BRUSSELS OPERA COMPANY. In preparation " Les Mousquetalres de le Reine." THIS EVENING, will be presented Meyerbeer's Grand Opera of ROBERT LE DIABLE, Principal characters by Messrs. Laborde, Zeller, Boulo; Mdmes. V. Laborde, Jniien, and Giubilel. In the Third Act will be introduced the "Scene des Nonnes," by Madame Glabilei. Doors open at Seven, peetirrnance to commence at half-past Seven. THIS EVENING THZ.ATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. Will be perfumed THE WAY TO KEEP HIM. Sir Bashful Constant, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir Brilliant Fashion, Mr. Hudson ; Lady Constant, Miss Telbin ; the Widow Belmour, by a Lady (her first appearance in London) ; Mrs. Lovemore, Mrs. Seymour ; Mus lin. Mrs. Humby. The Band will pertbrm the Overtures, " II Barbiere di Siviglia," and " L'Ambasaadrice," " Shaksperian Airs," "La Fille du Re giment Quadrille," and " Old English Airs." After which, a New and Ihriginal Drama, called BOROUGH PO- I.ITiCS. Principal charaefers by Messrs. Webster, Tilbury, Buck stone; Mn. Glover, and Mrs. E. Yarnold. To conclude with the Farce of HIS LAST LEGS. Characters by 3fere.rs. Hudson, Holl, Tilbury, Mrs. Clifford, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER TIE' MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Triumphant success of another New Drama, Above and Below," which will be performed every Evening until further notice. THIS EVENING Wlll be performed a New Comic Drama, of a singularly novel cha racter, entitled ABOVE AND BELOW. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, Meadows, F. Mathews, A. Wigan, H. Butler, Belling ham, Turner, Kinloch, and Keeley ; Miss E. Daly, Miss Forster, Miss Turner, and Miss Fairbrother. After which the new and original Farce, entitled LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews. A. Wigan, Meadows, Kinloch, and Yarnold ; Mrs. Wooiiidge and Miss Howard. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called THE DUSTMAN'S BELLE. Ned Windfall, Mr. Keeley ; Sally Bromley, Miss E. Daly. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.. 1 - DER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING _ . Will be performed a New Drama, from the French, entitled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. In which Madame Celeste, Messrs. Wright, 0. Smith, Selby, Worrell, Ste., will perform. After whteh an entirely new and original Comic Sketch, called ABRAHAM PARKER. Abraham Parker, Mr. Wright. To be followed by Mr. Ruckstone's Comic Drama, called THE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL. Diccon, Mr. Wright ; Wily, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To , conclude with an Original Melodrama, called TIIE DEVIL or MARSEILLES ; or, The Spirit of Avarice. In which Messrs. Paul Redford, 0. Smith, Wright, Lambert, Munyard, Mitchinson ; Madame Celeste, and alias Woolgar will perform. PRUICESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Ix Whic:► Mr. Charles Mathews will perform. Miter which (for the second time), a Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD. Lord Factotum, Mr. C. Mathews ; Princess Isabelle, Madame Vestri:►. To conclude with .Sheridaft's Drama of THE CRITIC ; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Ryder, limner, Compton, Oxberry, Miss Emma Stanley, and Mrs. Bonner. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITELEATRE, Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. rpler the, especial ,p stronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Priacess ltoyaL Overflowing houses. Enthusiastic .approbation still at tends the Representation of our Conquests in India. The First Week of an Equestrian Drama at half-price. - THIS EVENING Will be I pertbrmed the Grand Military Spectacle, called THE SIKIIS' INVASION ; or, England's Victories of MG. Intro ducing 'the whole of the Stud and Company. After which, Grand and Novel SCENES of the CIRCLE. The whole concluding with a Splendid Illppodramatic Melodrama. Box-otilce open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at- six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY TIIEATRE. PoJtiv.ely the Last Week of the Operatic Company, and Third Week of Mr. Osbaldiston, Miss Vincent, and a Double Dramatic Company. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Elvino, Mt. D. W. King ; Count Rodolpho, Mr. Weiss ; Alessi°, Mr. Horn castle ; Amina, Madame Clara A.nsell ; Lisa, Miss Betts ; Teresc, Mts. W. Daly. After which, THE BLACK DOMINO. Don S,ylvio. Mr. Osbal diston Juliano, Mr. Johnson ; Le Comte Sal Volsey, Mr. Neville ; Gil Perez, Mr. Forman ; the Black Domino, Miss Vincent. The Performances to conclude with THE LADYE OF LAMBETH. Characters by Messrs. liaville, Hughes, J,,lanson .Neville Forman, I Mrs. Yining, Mrs. Daly, Mi ss L. Pearce, Mrs. Hughes, Under the Patronage of her Moat Graetoua Majesty. ROYAL SURREY EGOLGOICAL GARDENS. ZVERY MONDAY; TUESD SDAY, Y WEDNESDAY, Alm TPUR. VIEW of NAPLES, ' ERUPTION of VESIIITIuS, DEsTnuc- TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 7s. This mkmificent spectacle is revived in an unpreceden ted en of thesefatsoarfi grandeur, the picture being more than brie lbl h y be done, the o G ri eat and represents, as accurately as can Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii took place: produced under the direction , Mr, Damson. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. . The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God frey. The Band Is most complete in all its departments, and includes many eminent native and foreign musicians. In addition to the other attractions of the Gardens, will be exhi bited CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, approached by the Illumi nated Gothic Bridge, - representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. Tho PYROTE.CIISIC.DIsPLAYS, by Mr. Sonthby, are on th e most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display, a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Phretms in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive him, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splenilkily ornamented with festoons 0 1 lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnlvora by gas-light. _ Feeding of the Carnivora at half-past five; the Pelicans, &c., at siz ; Concert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk. TO-MORROW, July 22, the Royal South I.ondon Flori cultural Society ‘4ll. hold their Second Grand Summer FLOWER SHOW in these Gardens, on which occasion upwards of sixty Gold and Silver Medals and a valuable Silver Cup will be awarded for the best productions of Miscellaneous Plants, Cut Flowers, Fruit, and Honey. On m os p A y, Ang. 10, will take place a GRAND NEAPOLITAN CIARNIVAL ant, FETE VETE ; combining alt the novelties of the season. Admission. One Shilling. We perceive that Mr. C. li. Fauntain, of the free list office, and sub-treasurer, takes his annual benefit at the Princess's Theatre, on Friday next, when the eminent artistes, Madame Vestris, and hfr. Charles Mathews, lend their valuable aid to the unrivalled company of that theatre. The attractions put forth, and .the well-known attention to the visitors by that gentleman, we trust will secure him, what be deserves, the liberal patronage of the public. EARLY OATB.—Black Tartary oats of a very superior quality, cut on the sth of July, were exhibited for sale in the Kilkenny market on Wednesday. LONGFORD Assizes, THURSDAY.—MunDER .--Phili p Farrell and Francis Costello, were indicted for the wilful murder. of Henry Bergan, at Gowlan, on the Ist of No vember last.—Francis C os t e ll o pleaded guilty. Farrell was acquitted. Sentence of death was recorded against Coattdlo. ANDIMIZATION OF MATTER BY A RAILWAY COLLl sjojr,A morning paper, in describing the effects of the col lision on the Eastern Counties Railway on Saturday, says— "Of a second-clue carriage which had been attached to the train at Romford, and placed in the rear of the two horse boxes, there was literally nothing left." THE NEW WORK RTHORACE WALPOLE. Just published, in 4 vols., Bvo. (the first two or last two of which may be had separately), with Portraits, HORACE WALPOLE'S MEMOIRS of the REIGN of GEORGE 111. With Extracts from the unpublished Memoirs of the late Duko of Grafton. Now first printed from the original MSS. Edited, with Notes, by Sir DENIS LE maw:HA:Tr. Bart., M.P. " All the Information given in these Memoirs is sought in vain elsewhere. They centa"n debates on some of the most interesting quest'ons of the day ; and these, reported ty one who listened to them, anC, he a gifted man, well versed in all that passed before the public eye, and much that might not meet the light, have a value which it is not easy to estimate too highly. Nor sheuld praise end here. It is something to obtain the picture of an age fresh from a pencil often unerring in its touch, always engaging by its subjects, and brilliant in its colours ; the portraits of the men who held the destinies of England in their grasp, are here striking from their truthfulness and vigour."—Times. " These long -promised Memoirs have at length made their appear ance. They are now first printed from the. M.S. copy contained in the box of papers which came into the possession of the late Earl of Waldegrave, and were by him transferred to the late Lord Holland, in the hope that they might have his editorial skill and judgment. dfficial duties, however, prevented his Lordship from executing this task, and at his death he had not even commenced it. Under these circumstances the Duke of Grafton, on whom, as Lord Waldegrave's executor, the property of these Memoirs had devolved, consulted Sir Denis Le 31af - cbant on the subject, who readily undertook the duty of editor. This he has accomplished in a most satisfactory manner. These Memoirs are penned in that gossiping aneedotical vein of which Horace Walpole is so consummate a master, and blend history with biography in a very attractive manner."—Sun. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street (publisher in ordinary to her Majesty). THE GOVERNMENT POLICY AND POSITION. THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE will 'discuss this important Question fully this SATURDAY NEXT en suing ; and will also contain LEADING ARTICLES on all the TOPICS of the DAY, with the fullest details of the PROPOSED NEW SUGAR DUTIES, the Monopolist and Philanthropic Coalition against them, and the probable result. FREE TRADERS should hold themselves prepared for the issue. Office, 337, Strand, and all Newsmen. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JULY 21. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 57; Highest. 75; Noon, 68, BAROMETER, 29.96.—W1ND S.W., fine. HtJH WATER AT LONDON-ERB/OEIIM DAY. Kerning .. 24 minutes after 12. Evening .. 49 minutes after 12. - • -VT' 4\ .th= tfrl 6 46,4 *,) A . ..t7 4 '.. • ~ flh j i LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1846. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the Wool. sack at Five o'clock. On the motion of Lord COLCHESTER, the third reading of the Glasgow Termini Bill was adjourned till Thurs day neat. Earl Powts, after presenting several petitions against the consolidation of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, moved the second reading of the St. Asaph and Bangor The Marquis of LANSDOWNE opposed the motion. After a discussion in which the Bishops of LONDON and BANGOR, Earl VIVIAN, Lord STANLEY, Earl GREY, Lord ELDON, and the Bishop of OXFORD took part, Earl Powis replied. Their Lordships then divided, when there appeared— For the Bill, 38 ; against, 28 ; majority for the second reading, 10. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then said it was not his intention to give any further opposition to the measure. Their Lordships then adjourned. The House met at Four o'clock. After the transaction of private business, Mr. F. MAULE, in answer to Dr. BOWRING, explained the circumstances attending the flogging and subsequent death of Frederick White, late of the 7th hussars. The. House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means, Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose to state the course which the Government proposed to pursue as regards the Sugar Duties. Had the Government been disposed to consult their own ease, they would not have wanted plausible reasons for postponing the consideration of the question of the Sugar Duties. But the public, which spent 12,000,000/. a-year in sugar, suffered much from the increased price of that article ; the revenue also suffered, and it was most desirable for the interests of trade and commerce to endeavour to come to some permanent settlement of the question. The high price of sugar in this country had long been the subject of complaint, in asmuch as it rendered the consumption of sugar impos sible to the poorer classes, and at the same time, in con sequence of the diminution of supply, diminished the revenue. The price bad risen, during some parts of last year, to 7s. above the price calcu lated on by the late Chancellor of the Exche quer, while the revenue from the sugar duties had been actually less, by 341,5291. than the amount estimated by the Right lion. Gentleman; and this en tirely owing to the deficient supply consequent upon the supply not having been drawn from a sufficiently exten sive area. The Noble Lord then proceeded to state the prospect of the supply of sugar for the coming year, which he estimated at 230.000 tons. An increased sup ply was necessary, and whence were they to look for this increased supply? The reduction of duties on free labour sugar alone would produce very little effect, as the quantity of foreign free-labour sugar to be obtained was of very little importance. Nov, upon the present consumption, an increase of price of 6s. only would be a tax upon the public of 1,600,0001., which would not go to the State. He would propose, therefore, the admission of other foreign sugars, to supply the deficiency ; but here they were met by the objection that the admission ' of foreign sugar would encourage slavery, and that such consideration should overbalance all financial and commercial views, and all considerations of the welfare of the people. But that ar gument failed of completeness while they admitted tobacco, cotton, and other productions of slave labour ; and therefore they did not even pretend to carry into effect the humane views which those opposed to the consumption of slave labour produce entertained. The members of the Anti-Slavery Committee, however, were consistent, for they denounced the consumption o slave- labour cotton as most immoral ; and yet if it were proposed before we would admit American cotton wool to call upon the United States to solve the tre mendous problem of slavery it would be considered as absolute insanity. The same argument ap plied to copper ore, and various other articles, The 'policy of excluding slave-labour sugar would be therefore incomplete; but, more than that, they were obliged to admit slave states, with which they had trea ties of reciprocity, to compete with free labour states in the market. They had besides been obliged to refuse to Spain the benefits of the commercial treaties concluded with her, and that on principles not very honourable to a great nation. He could not help thinking that the principle contended for by Spain was contained in the treaty of Utrecht. It was certainly unfortunate that in their pursuit of humanity they should be forced to evade the obligations of treaties. But there was a II further defect in these attempts to exclude slave-labour sugar. The merchants sent this sugar to other markets, and thence obtained supplies which they might dispose of in the English market ; and thus obtain English manufactures for the supply of the slave employers thus they foiled to prevent the slave owner !Tom getting iirnarbet for bis produce. For these reasons be. held that the ground which had been hitherto taken" was not tenable, and that pro ceeding upon the principle which they had adopted with regard to other commodities, they must admit the sugar of the world to the markets of the United King dom. He must admit, • however, that there were reasons forbidding that immediate equalisation The West India body most justly urged the great change produced by the emancipation of their slaves, and the lossestheoyf had this sustained coonty r in to consequence, and inter ferencee,anodhtthalihg a supply of free labour, as reasons against this immediate equalization ; and these reasons were entitled to great consideration. There were likewise finan cial reasons against any sudden and ab rupt change. Ile should, therefore, propose a complete withdrawal of the present prohibitory duty on slave-labour sugar, and then a very sligt alteration from year to xear, until the duties shobld be equalised. He would propose, at once, to reduce the duty on all foreign Muscovado sugar to 21s. per cwt., to be diminished from sth July 1847, to sth July 1848, to 20s. ; from sth July, 1849, to 18s. 6d.; from 1850, to 17s. ; from 1851, to 15s. 6d.; and that from the sth July, 1852, the duty on all sugars, foreign and colonial, should be 14s. The reduction of a clayed and refined sugar would be in similar proportion, and would be diminished likewise from year to year. The %Vest Indians complained of the interference of the Government in preventing the immigration of Hill Coolies. Now he proposed that the Coolies should have permission to emi grate on certain conditions. He also proposed to diminish the differential duties on rum from Is. 6d: to Is. The West Indians also asked that molasses should be permitted to be used in breweries and distilleries, but there were such practical difficulties in the way of acceding to that request that he could not comply with it. He also proposed to enable the colonists to procure the provisions and timber in the cheapest market and to do away with differential duties in favour of Bri tish produce imported into the colonies. The whole system of protection was vicious; that system bad been + broken in upon and nearly destroyed, and he thought that Members mild hardly be enabled to reconcile their constituents to the - maintenance of protection in this in stance, and to forcing the farmer, now exposed to com petition, to pay a dearer rate for his sugar than he ought to pay. According to the statement of the late Chan cellor of the Exchequer, there was every probability of a financial deficiency in the year 1847.48, and it was, therefore, extremely desirable to increase the income of the country, more especially if it be done without increasing the burdens of the people. With regard to the supply, not more than from 8,000 to 10,000 tons of the foreign sugar now in bond would be admissible on account of the navigation laws. Taking the whole revenue to be derived from sugar, according to his plan, during the next year at 4,2oo,oool.—being 725,509/. more than the revenue which would arise under the present system—this would at once turn the apprehended deficiency into a surplus. If the proposed duties should pass in Committee, he should propose to make the settlement a permanent one by introducing a Bill making the duties permanent; and would propose some other source of revenue to be made the subject of an annual vote instead of the sugar duties, so as not to depart from the great constitutional principle of making a great part of the revenue dependant upon an annual vote of the House. He believed that the time was come when it was neces sary to alter our colonial system, to relax restrictions, and to open the colonies to the spirit of commercial enterprise. If this were done, the connexion between the colonies and the mother country would be one of mutual benefit, inasmuch as both would flourish the more from the re• moval of useless restrictions. The Noble Lord concluded by proposing a resolution for the temporary continnanze of the present duties for one month, at the same time laying on the table the resolution which he should propose for the permanent settlement of the question, to which, if the House should agree, her Majesty's Ministers, however short might be their term of office, would not have administered the affairs of the nation in vain. Mr. GOULBURN would not go into the discussion until he had considered the plan proposed. The Right Hon. Gentleman having put some questions as to the details of the plan, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he did not propose to alter the navigation laws at all. Lord G. BENTINCIC would support the motion for a temporary renewal of the duties; but the protectionist party would not support any measure for taking from the East and West Indian interests the protection which they at present enjoyed. After a desultory debate, The CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which was carried, and ordered to be reported on Wednesday next. The House afterwards went into a Committee o Supply ; several sums were voted, and the House ad. journed at Two o'clock. In the proposition made overnight by Lord Joust RUSSELL for the gradual reduction of duties upon slave-grown sugar, and the ulterior equalisation of ell duties upon that article, whether slave-grown or free-grown, foreign or colonial, we recognise the commencement of a wholesome competition in com mercial reform between himself and his predecessor. That - proposition may be simply given as follows : —That while the existing duties of 14s. on colonial sugar be continued as it is without any alteration, the present duties of 233. 4 , 1. on foreign free-labour sugar shall be immediately re duced to 21s. ; that that reduction shall apply without distinction to foreign sugars generally, whether the produce of slavery or not; and that, in addition to this arrangement, the duty of 21s. shall be reduced periodically until the equalisation at the termination of five years of all duties both foreign and colonial. This gradual reduction, according to Lord Jous RUSSELL'S plan, is to proceed in the sub joined gradation : From sth July, 1846, to sth July, 1847 1847 1848 1848 ... 1849 ...... 18s. 6d. 1849 1850 1850 lßsl After 1851 l4s. Two circumstances are especially observable in the Premier's explanatory address, namely, the brevity of its details, and the simplicity of its lan guage. As the vehicles for the introduction of this comprehensive relaxation in restrictive imposts, WI. consider those two features of his harangue as by no means unimportant, and likewise as most ap propriate to the occasion. With reference to the reasons for the proposal of this measure, they unquestionably required no very elaborate exposition ; the supply of the com modity in question was proved to be inferior to the demand—the importation charges were shown topress very heavily upon the population of this country — while the revenue derivable from this iniquitous and gratuitous species of taxation tumbled not into the na tional exchequer, but into the pockets of individuals. Nor were those the solitary reasons to be adduced for the substitution of a more enlightened and more honourable system in lieu of the one now in operation—there were others capable of being 'enu merated as plentiful as blackberries, and some of these we have already ourselves particularised. With reference again to the arguments ad vanced against the necessity of any alteration whatever in the mode at present adopted for levying duties upon various descriptions of sugar, the Premier was somewhat more explicit, but at the same time treated them with that cursory condensation of logic which is generally opposed to a shallow antagonist. Those, indeed, who pronounce themselves in favour of the continuance of the differential duties cannot even assume to themselves the credit of ad vancing any even sophistical pleas for the perpetuation of their favourite system. Their arguments have not even the negative merit of being sophisms ; and con sequently the answers given to those arguments by Lord JOHN RUSSELL were conclusive, without calling for any peculiar effort of reason or any remarkable display of intellectual ingenuity. As to the equalisation of all duties upon foreign and colo nial sugar being considered pernicious, as an infringe ment upon the so-called protective system hitherto adopted towards our colonies, that is a chimera which has been pronounced such by the genius of British legislation. The age, and the greatest statesmen of the age, have declared the freedom of all commercial intercourse, without exception, to be the only real and profitable protection which can or ought to be conferred upon the human family : and a writer in the Edinburgh Review has happily specified the working of the pseudo-protection on our colonial possessions as a balance of profit and loss, which when reduced to its elements stands thug :—" I make a gain by doing you an injury, and, in compensation, I permit you to make a similar gain by doing me a similar injury!" Well may the reviewer continue that such an arrange ment seems like "an attempt to embody the lex talionis in mercantile transactions !" So generally are these truths now recognised, that the Premier scarcely devoted even a casual allusion to them, and we presume that the " deniers of these truths" will content themselves with that simple expression of dissent uttered overnight by Lord GEORGE Bna- TINCK, conscious that any oratorical enforcement of their very antiquated opinions would be only liable to render them supremely and personally ridiculous. It was only with the philanthropic cant which has unfortunately been employed as an offensive and de fensive weapon against any alteration in the existing plan Lord J. RUSSELL had in reality eny necessity to deal, and upon the flimsy and shameful character of which philanthropic cant we yesterday took occasion to dilate. The Premier very felicitously pointed out that most significant fact in connexion with this outcry u t n h i a a t r3 t , h e e n o d u s tc o r f y t h w e s a e s Y ee ' onlya g ai nraise thed p ‘s a i t l e r o n niatgsen suited d s l t a h v e e p r would-be charity-mongers ; that there was a violent storm against the importation of slave-grown sugar, while tobacco, and copper, and cotton, and various other articles, the produce of slave industry, were permitted to enter our markets without a dissentient voice being heard. Then again, with equal felicity, the Noble Lord exposed the inefficient and hypocritical character of this compact, to refuse the purchase of slave-grown sugar, under the pre tence of discouraging slavery, by explaining the mode in which the restrictions of that compact are obviated—the slave-grown sugar being disposed of in Hamburgb, or Petersburgh, or elsewhere, and thence introduced without obstruction into our English markets ! May not that slave-grown sugar be ren dered accessible to our insular purchasers with infi nitely snore facility, by being colonialised, instead of being passed through the continental markets—by being carried first to the Cape of Good Hope, instead of to Ilamburgh? There are a thousand means of evading these unnatural restrictions, and that they are evaded is notorious. Why, therefore, maintain so r TEA SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, EyENING, JULY 21, 1848,, monstrous and yet so powerless a chimera ? So ma nifest have these grievances become, that their hour of doom has arrived, their continuance is altogether impossible even with the powerful support which will in all likelihood be given for their perpetuation. Granting, even for the sake of argument, that the Ad ministration were frustrated by the present Parliament, that Parliament would forthwith be dissolved, and an appeal to the country would then assure the noble and patriotic endeavours of the Government. that even supposing it to be correct to the utmost extent, there existed no suth necessity as could pos sibly justify the degrading and brutalising exhibition. As to the offence, it was doubtlesS a grave one, nd the preservation of military discipline loudly de manded that it should be checked in a strong manner ; but would riot a sufficient example have been made by a long continuance of incessant drill, and close confinement, together with the stoppage of the ordinary liberty and comforts of the delinquent ? We doubt not that such a course would have been found fully as efficacious for the pre vention of a similar offence. The regiment was not in such a situation as to make its safety dependent on a prompt and vigorous example. Neither could the soldiers be said to be in such a state of insubordination as to render such a punishment necessary. At all events, if such was the case, it speaks trumpet-tongued against the efficacy of such a system, for it was sworn in evidence before the Coroner "that the punish ment in that regiment was more severe than in any other in the army ;" and the witness stated " that he had seen an extraordinary degree of punish ment in the regiment while on service in America." A very interesting discussion took place last night in the House of Lords upon a motion of the Earl of Pow's, that the St. Aiaph and Bangor and Man chester Dioceses Bill be read a second time. The object of the Bill is to prevent the see of St. Asaph merging into that of Bangor, upon the decease of the bishop of the former. The motion was opposed by the Government—the Marquis of LANSDOWNE taking the lead—and, after a very animated debate, was carried by a majority of 10; the numbers being, in its favour, 38; against it, 28. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE subsequently stated that the Govern ment would offer no further opposition to the measure, but would leave the expediency of proceeding with it entirely with the Earl of Powis. So far, then, as the Upper House is eon t!erned, it may be taken that, should Lord Powis persevere, his measure will pass. The lateness of the session, and the great measure which Lord JOHN RussELL last night launched for discussion, and which will be keenly and elaborately discussed, ut terly preclude any chance of the Earl of Pown's Bill being this year passed into a law. There is, indeed, scarcely a prospect of its being even noticed in the House of Commons before the rising of Par liament. Should it turn out otherwise, we venture to predict, as well from a general view of the question as from the fact, that, though the voice of the Govern ment did not prevail last night, their opinions remain unaltered, the Commons would certainly reject the measure. The heart sickens at the description given of the revolting exhibition. The whips, or cats, with handles eighteen inches long, with a number of thongs about the same length knotted, and three of the five produced in court stained with the blood of our fellow• creatures—of those who had devoted them selves to the service of their country—who had left home and friends, and given up their own liberty for the public service. The cats, too, that were used on the occasion, it appeared, were those with dark handles, in which the thongs and handles were heavier, the cords and knots thicker and larger than the other. The farrier, by whom the lashes were laid on, was changed at every 25 blows, in order that the stroke might be administered with sufficient strength and vigour, and a new cat brought into operation after the first 100 lashes. In other regiments trumpeters, who- are boys, are selected as the floggers ; but in the happy 7th Hussars, this duty devolves upon the farriers, men whose arms are, from the nature of their avocations, hardened and strengthened, and who are therefore enabled to strike much harder. There is no mercy for the wretched sufferers. The instrument of torture was flourished twice in the air between each blow, which was delivered with all the power and force of the striker, as it was sworn that if he did not do so, he would be liable to be punished himself. It is not astonishing that there was a great discharge of blood before the whole was completed, which ran down over the victim's over alls, or that several of the men dropped down fainting. The men who would fearlessly have braved the hostile ranks were unable to sustain the horrifying spectacle of pain and anguish inflicted on a fellow• creature. When all was terminated, the mild and merciful Colonel TirHYTE steps forward and speaks actually of the brutality of the conduct of the poor young man, and at that moment utters fur ther threats as to what he will do on a future occasion, even at that moment speaking of a re petition of the punishment, in the event of another offence. In what light does he think his own con duct, in standing by with folded arms, not interfering, although he had it in his power to lessen the punishment, will be regarded by any man of common feeling or common humanity ? Whether will his victim or himself be thought to have acted in the most brutal manner ? Alas ! how often shall we speak of the mote in the eye of our brother, and little regard the beam in our own ? One witness says, in speaking of the appearance of the unfortu nate man's back after the lashing, "I can't compare it to anything but to a person who had been cut to pieces." It is needless to descant upon the harrow ing details given in evidence of the discharge of matter from the wounds, the complaint of the burning pain in his chest on the second day after the flogging, the boils breaking out on the injured place, the description of these pains in the chest and back to the surgeon of .the regiment, who attempted to cheer him by saying that he had been punished for no disgraceful crime, and his admission to the deceased that it was to the punishment he owed his illness. Is it— can it be possible that our countrymen, who have so willingly contributed, who have made such sacrifices, for the abolition of slavery and its attendant lash, will consent to a greater degree of barbarity being sanctioned at home at our very thresholds, because a regiment has the misfortune of having a martinet for its commander ? We feel that such is not the case, and we cannot doubt but that the irresistible voice of public opinion will loudly demand the abolition of corporeal punishments, and the re moval from command of men who so grossly abuse the power entrusted to their hands, should such a result follow, WHITE will not have died in vain. His sufferings and death will ransom many of his brother soldiers from similar inflictions. Had not death ensued, the public would have heard nothing of the abominable cruelty perpetrated; the veil of mystery which hung over the proceedings could not be re moved by anything less weighty than the death of a victim. Thousands of cases more wantonly and un mercifully inflicted, might be found if the annals were searched, and the causes of the various punish ments fully investigated. Take that of the other victim, MATTHEWSON, who had been but seven weeks in the regiment when be attracted the attention of the humane Colonel WHYTE. We give his own sworn evidence verbatim, it requires neither note or comment on our part; but we do say that if he has truly stated the cause, the strongest advocate for the necessity of military flogging must admit that its infliction in such a case was never contemplated, and that the man who would demand and sanction such a punish ment for such an offence is a disgrace and stain to the service. We trust that an inquiry will take place into the management of the regiment that will afford an opportunity to Colonel WHYTE of satisfying the public as to the manner in which he has dis charged his duty as commanding officer. The fol lowing is the evidence of the man MATTUEWSON, It will be in the recollection of our readers, that in 1835 a Commission was appointed, Comprising many of the bishops, to consider the state of the Esta blished Church. They reported, inter alia, that it was not advisable to increase the number of bishops, but that it was desirable, by a union of certain sees, to constitute bishoprics in parts of the country where the want of spiritual superintendence was severely felt. They especially recommended that a bishop should be appointed for Manchester, and that this object should be accomplished by uniting the dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor. This arrangement subsequently met with the approval of Parliament, as well as many others of an admirable description; the general ten dency of which was to equalise the labours and to produce, as far as was practicable, a due proportion of emolument among the bishops. We hope,4herefore, that a comprehensive scheme of ecclesiastic4l reform, which has been so cautiously entered upon, and hitherto been found to answer so well, will not be disturbed by the piece-meal legisla tion of the Earl of Powts. The bishopric of Ripon has been established by virtue of the Commission already alluded to, and is answering all the wholesome expectations that led to its for mation. Earl GUEY admitted there was an improved feeling in the country towards the Church, and greatly attributed it to the reforms effected by the Church Commission. Would it not then be the height of impolicy to make a retrograde movement, when the work of ecclesiastical reform is progressing so favourably ? By the present ar rangement Manchester will continue to be without a bishop till, the intended union be tween the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor shall have been effected by the death of one of their bishops. Ten years have already 'elapsed time it has been determined that Manchester ought to have her epis copal want supplied; and, comparing the importance of that city and its teeming population with the dis trict proposed to be annexed to the see of Bangor, it is greatly to be lamented that financial considerations have alone necessitated a procrastination. It is observable, as the Marquis of LANSDOWNE well reminded the Earl of Powrs and their Lord ships, that \Vales has already largely participated in the reformatory fruits of the Commission, and has reali i sed a balance in its favour of two thousand pounds a year. Whilst th;.s benefit was accruing a very obsequious silence was maintained. "It was an odd coincidence," said Lord LANFDOWNE, "that the Principality of \Vales brought forward this question just at the time that it had received the maxitnum of all it could receive— (Laughter)—and when the whole of those proceed ings were finally carried into effect, as recommended by the Commissioners." Wales has made no scruple of partaking in a reform affecting the whole of the Church of the United Empire, but when the time may soon arrive that, for the general benefit, a merely titular sacrifice must be made, they put forth a cry of "reckless spoliation," and dream that the bare fact of a particular bishopric being very ancient, ought to prevail against the solemn deliberations of Parliament, sanctioned years ago, and that a measure, matured under the advice of nu merous spiritual heads, should be at once flung to the winds. The duties attendant upon a onion of St. Asaph and Bangor, and their extent of area, would, as alleged by Lord STANLEY, in some instances, when compared with other see 3, be ten fold less. Again, since the Commission was issued, the population of the proposed diocese of. Manchester has added to itself a number greater than that of the entire population of the united diocese of St. Asaph and Bangor. That St. Asaph is a very ancient bishopric is undeniable ; but the respectable age to which Old Gatton and Sarum had reached, weighed as a feather in the scale of reason when the Refoini Bill was proposed to Parliament. Some people are rather venture some in their appeals to alitiquity, and oftentimes nn • wittingly supplying materials for astonishment that things have been suffered so long to go on without reform. A good deal was elicited, in'the course of the de bate, with respect to the opinions of some of their Lordships, touching the important questions of whe ther there should be an augmentation in the number of bishops, • and also whether new bishops should have seats in the House of Lords. Upon the first point, we think their Lordships will do well to bear in mind the advice which the Duke of WELLINGTON tendered to them some time ago. His Grace recommended the Church to complete,the work ofits own internal reform, before they invited the country to incur any addi tional burdens for the support of the Establishment. The Church will, therefore, act wisely in limiting her efforts, for the present to the prospering of her own handiwork, already auspiciously in progress. Upon the second point, we imagine that the general tone of Lord LAN spowNE's observations, and especially the distinct avowal of Earl GREY, will be read with ireat gratification by those who are warml y attac hed to the Established Church ; and m ay do somethin g t o silence the calumnies of those wh o confidently pre dicted that her MAJESTY'S present advisers would strive to weaken the Protestant hierarchy. " with respect to giving new bishops a seat i n the House of Lords, his own opinion was, that if a new bishopric were cre a t e d , the prelat e s h ou ld t a k e his seat 911 that bench. H e attached a grea t va lue to the presence o f bish ops in that House." S uc h was the language of Earl GREY, a member of the Government, who, more than any other, it has been flippantly promulgated, is inimical to the religious Establishment of this country. viz.. - "By the Coroner—l was punished for insolence to a ser geant, in calling out Halloa ' in a stable. He did not come in and call me. When he came in he said, What do you mean by answering that way?' It was Sergeant Temple. I said, I did not know who called me;' but he continued reprimanding me, and I said, Do you want me to go down on my knees to you ?' He then ordered me on fatigue duty. I was then taken up be:ore Colonel Whyte, and he ordered me into a week's solitary confinement. asked him what wayl was to answer, and he ordered a court martial for insolence to my commanding officer, and I had 100 lashes. When I went into the hospital the doctor never came to see me until the next morning. I went into the hospital at half-past twelve o'clock. White, the deceased, dressed my back. Saw the surgeon the next day at half past ten o'clock. He ordered me nothing more than luke warm water to my back for six days. Came out of the hos pital this day. My back is not well now, properly speaking. Had boils on my back and pains in my side, back, and chest, the same as White complained of. Had great pain in my chest the next morning, and difficulty of breathing, attended with pain. My back was dressed, but White's was not. Three or four days afterwards the pain left the cheat and came to the sides. It would sometimes leave for two or three hours, and then come back again. Had no m edicine for it. drawbreath; leei t l atilt e feels thesn as if s omething sides. Did not mention it to the surgeon." into wn - m a n y d Iwvhasenrulnniiinegdo The Gazette of Zurich publishes a letter from Berne, dated July 13, which states that the Council of the Constitution had that day terminated their de liberations, and that the project for the new constitu tion had been adopted by a majority of 88 Members to 9 who voted against it. It was reported at Berne that in Lucerne all the inhabitants liable to military service, and even the landstrum, had been called out. The Executive Council of Berne had dispatched an officer t o Hatwyl to ascertain the real state of affairs. At Geneva, on the 15th, an act of fraud on the part of the Jesuit conductors of the institute of Onex was discovered. They had assumed the title of members of the Academy of Geneva, a title to which they had no right whatever, and the head of the academy has, by a public protest, given a' formal denial to their assumption of it. The Coron er ' s i nquest on JOHN WHITE, th e un f or t una te soldier of the ith Hussars, who came b y hi s d ea th, the body of FREDERICK as it is alleged, in flicted on him on th e 15th June last, resumed its consequence of th e sever ity of the puni shmen t in sittings yesterday, and heard evidence on part of the case, viz., on the fact and nature of the punishment, and the health of the ill-fated young man before and after the floggin g . P A question w as a l so as k e d by ...._ r. BOWRING, in the house of c ommons , on the sa me subject, which called forth an explanation from Mr. Fox MAULE. This must be considered as the defence of the mili tary gentlemen responsible for the punishment, and arraigned at the bar of public opinion, for their participation in the shocking transaction ; it must, therefore, be looked on with some degree of suspicion, but WC fearlessly assert The Frankfort Pact Gazette has the following under the date of Neisse (Prussian Silesia), July 9 : " As the three protecting Powers have decided that the free state of Cracow shall henceforth be occupied by Austrian troops only ; the Prussian troops will leave on the 12th of this month, and the Russian troops will retire into the interior of Puland. That portion of the Great Central Hungarian Rail way which goes from Pesth to Waizer has been recently opened. The spring fair of Frankfort has turned out more favourably than was expected. Printed cottons and woollen stuffs found numerous•purcbasere. Manu factures of cotton and wool mixed, which at the commencement of the fair were very heavy, sold ex ceedingly well towards the conclusion, and such was the demand for calicoes, that every piece was sold. The supply was not sufficient to meet the demand. Madrid Papers to the 14th have arrived. They contain no intelligence whatever. The Three per Cents. were done at 33 for cash ; the Five per Cents., at 20j ; the Debt without In terest, at 6 ; the Shares of the Bank of San Fer nando, at 390; and those of Isabel, at 200. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. They are filled with electioneering polemics, but these polemics are merely personal ; neither party avows any great principle, and the contest is almost avowedly a mere squabble for place between the ins and the outs. On the 17th the miners out on strike at Anzin and St. Vaast, requested permission to resume their work, and at four o'clock in the morning 1,500 of them re turned to the mines. The miners of Denain, who were also out on strike, on hearing what had taken place at Anzin, also immediately resumed their labours. These men have all returned to their work without tvling any conditions of their mas ters. This happy result is attributed mainly to the very judicious measures adopted by the authorities, more particularly to the spirit of mingled conciliation and firmness displayed by M. MAURICE DUVAL, the Prefect of the department, and M. PETIT DE LA FOSSE, the Sub-Prefect of the district. The Journal des Debats announces the death of M. VINCENT CIIELNIICKI, formerly Nuncio of the Diet of the kingdom of Poland. This illustrious Pole died at Chantilly on the 3d of this month. The Algiers journals of the 11th and 12th give long accounts of the arrival and entry in state into the city of M. PAvY, the newly-appointed Bishop of Algiers. M. DE SALVANDY continues his excursions in the neighbourhood of Algiers, and was to leave on the 16th for Oran and Constantina. The advices from Oran are to the 12th. Some troops had been dispatched on the 3d towards the Morocco frontier, in consequence of the appearance in that neighbourhood of some hos tile Arab cavalry. " M. LAVAUD," says the National, " who is to re place M. BRUAT in the government of Oceania, will sail in the month of September, in the frigate Danae." There has been a terrific storm of hail, rain, and wind, which has done immense damage in the neigh bourhood of Lyons. The hailstones were some of them as large as eggs. The vintage has been en tirely destroyed, and the grain crops have been most severely injured. Several houses were blown down by the wind. The Moniteur publishes the returns of the manu facture and consumption of beet-root sugar in France to the Ist of July inst., from which it appears that there are 306 factories in activity, being twelve more than at the corresponding period of 1845. The quan tity of sugar manufactured during the year amounted to 39,403,754 kilogrammes (nearly 40,000 tons); the amount sold for consumption, 35,690,608 ; and the duties levied thereon, 9,187,615 f. (360,0001.) As compared with the results of 1845, there was an in crease in the production of 3,863,504 kilogrammes (3,863 tons) ; in the consumption, of 4,212,627; and in the duties, of 3,142,457 f. MARSEILLES, JULY 15.—Marseilles and Avignon, 865 f. ; Northern, 710 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 522 f. 50c. LYONS, JULY 17.—Marseilles and Avignon, 876 f. 25c.; Paris and Orleans, 1,268 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 995 f. ; Lyons, 521 f. 25c. ; Vierzon, 635 f.; Great Northern, 713 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 20. Boulogne and Amiens, 12% —Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie), —Central of Spain, a —Dutch Rhenish, 7—Louvain and Jemappe, 1% —Luxembourg, I%—Lyons and Avignon, 1% — Northern of France Constituted, 12% ex d.—Orleans and Bordeaux, B—Over Yasel, 2% dis.—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 5 1 4—Amen and [Zayre, 27—West Flanders, 3. 3,000 feet each, wbile they proposed to give 3,200 feet, with the saving a gateway at present in existence, hut never used. _ _ _ To Mr. Ilit.fs cross-examination, Mr. Tite replied that the Warehouse he was about to give was a better one than the one he had taken. He had been much engaged in building shops and and warehouses, and had laid out and superintended the erection of all the warehouses on the legal quays, from London-bridge to the Tower, and was ready to have the decision of any respectable ar chitect, and the company would pay the difference, if against thew. The taking of those warehouses was a part of the arrangement with the Eastern Counties. Mr. Tite also affirmed his previsous asser tion respecting the assenting parties. To the CHAIRMAN, Mr. HILL replied that it was proposed to bring locomotives up to Fenchurch-street, and that neither authorities uor individuals objected to it. THE WEST INDIA. MAIL. (From the Herald.) SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY MORNING.-The Trent, Royal mail steam-ship, Captain Rivett, arrived this morning, at seven o'clock, from the West Indies, after a very fair passage• She brings the usual mails. The Trent brings advices down to the following dates, viz. :—Jamaica, June 23d ; Demerara, 19th ; Trinidad, 20th ; St. Jago de Cuba, 18th ; Barbadoes, 24th ; Grenada, 26th ; Porto Rico, 28th; St, Thomas, 30th; and Fayal, July 14th. . _ She haS on freight 2,9.70 dollars, on merchants' account; 1,9221. in British coin; 244 serons of sarsaparilla; 86 tierces of coffee; a valuable box of pearls; 52 packages of succades, arrow root, &c., &c. There are 91 passengers. Her Majesty's schooner Pickle was at Jamaica when the Trent left. The Company's steamer Avon, sailed from Jamaica for the Spanish Main on the 15th of June; the Dee, from Grenada, on the 25th of June, for Jamaica; the Severn, on the 26th, for Trinidad ; the Eagle, from Barbadoes, on the 24th, for Demerara. The Reindeer was in the harbour of St. Thomas on the 30th of June; the City of Glasgow was on the patent slip at St. Thomas, preparatory to her departure for Eng land (via Madeira) on the 4th of July. I learn by a private source that her Majesty's ship Endy mon, 44 guns ; the Alarm, 26 ; Vesuvius steam sloop, 6 ; Daring, 12; and Rose; 16; were in the Gulf of Mexico. The Trent spoke HMS. steamer Avenger, with the Pacha on board, on the 19th. In Ist. 20.36, long. 61.1'4, signalised the brig Appleton, on the 2nd of July. On the 9th spoke the brig Vesta, standing ,N.E., lat. 30.51, long. 44.19. All well. The Trent brings no news of importance from' the West India Islands. It is, h ow ever, cheering to report that a f avo urable change had taken place in the weather, and that the long drought had been succeeded by copious and seasonable rains in almost every island; it had, as a matter of course, put the inhabitants in good spirits, and the pros. pects of the crops are more encouraging. At Trinidad, 19,000 hogsheads of sugar had been shipped for England; the crop will be about 22,000 hogsheads. At Barbadoes, the crop of sugar shipped for England amounted to 15,000 hogsheads, and 10 or 12 vessels were still loading. In Demerara the crops will be about a quarter short of last year, on account of the long dry weather. (From the Jamaica Dispatch of June 23.) EXPORTS. Sugar—Hogsheads and tierces were sold at from 235. dd. to 30s. per 100 lbs. Rum commands 3s. 9d. per gallon. Exchanges on London.—Jamaica and Colonial Banks-30 days, 1 1 / per cent. pm. ; 60 days, 1 cent. pm. Planters' Bank-30 days, 1 1 / 2 per cent pm. ; GO days, 1 per cent. pm. ; 90 days, ,4 per cent. pm. Commissary's Bills-30 days, per cent. pm. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Boom C. LONDON AND IMACILWAILI. (WIDENING). The Committee re-assembled this morning, Lord llatherton in the chair. Mr, Mix, Q.C., who appeared for the promoters, after describing the character and construction of the Illackwall line, stated that the proposed improvement would bring upon this railway a gnat part of the traffic now existing on the Eastern Counties and Northern and Eastern Counties lines. It was proposed to widen the Blackwall Railway from the City terminus to Stepney, the expense of which would be about 240,0001. ; the works would only take at.out 50,0001. or 60,0001.; the property to be purchased was valued at 178,5601., and the land to be taken would afford sufficient space for a double line of rails, although it was intended to lay down only a single line until the increase of the traffic should justify the expense. The only opponents who appeared in the other Wousewere the East and West India Dock Company, and they were satisfied. Mr. MEREWEVIEB. here stated that the City authorities, however, were very much dissatisfied. Mr. Iliac continued by saying, that although the City authorities were not satisfied, they were not in a condition to appear against the Bill. The C n Sg Sewers, the Forests, Eastwe tallre an as d s l e V n e t s i t e t lndia s, so D t Dock Compan'es, an bit. Tite, architect ot the Royal Exchange, and surveyor don and Blackwall Its stated, that the line °ln d ni t h is e sl ;:O3s n a f in fact, there was no legal opposition to the Bill.. had hf at present n two lines of rails from the Fenchurch-street tepney, and that there was an Act sought for last session a communication with the Eastern Counties line between 7.Soit':rtainit°lalo'k on Stratford and Stepney, which had been then dropped, bpt which was obtained this session. The quantity of land sought for, which was 22 feet in wiath, was one mile, five furlongs, and eight chains in length, the value of which was as stated by Mr. 11111, including 13,0001. for contingencies. It would be a great convenience to the East and West India Dock Company, who . already accommodated the public . -- largely by the transmission of samples from the docks. (Here a plan was put in which the witness explained to the Committee, by which it appeared that 7.000 feet of warehouse room was taken from the. West India Docks, which, in fact; was at present lost to that company, and the Blackwall Com pany proposed to build warehouses here at their own expense, so that ,this was an entire gain to the Dock Company,. and would besides offer greater convenience.) There was certainly a great want of station room at the City terminus, as it sometimes happened th a t when a train was coming in and going down at the same time, the platform, which was in the middle of the station, had as many as 7 00 people Ott it at one time. Room D. GLASGOW, nmersixEs, AND CAILLXSZE. This Committee met to-day, at eleven o'clock—Earl St. Germans in the chair. Ail the other Members of the Committee present. The evidence on behalf of the Bill was resumed. Mr. George Knight, manager of the goods traffic of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, examined—lie had been en gaged in that department for the last five years. He knew the nature of the traffic between Ayrshire and England well. The traffic of the Glasgow and Ayr Railway had increased three-fold the last five years. The line was opened in 1840 In 1841 the receipts of the line were 34,316/, while last year it was 104,535/. In 1841 the minerals carried along the line were 8,310 toes, yielding a revenue of 585/. ; and in 1845 the tonnage was 180,430, yielding 12,7001. There was a considerable traffic between Ayrshire and Campbeltown, in Argyleshire. It was proposed to place a steamer between croon tied Canipbeltown, in which case a considerable por tion of the traffic of the latter town would go south by the railway. Campbeltown had 26 distilleries, which consumed 11,000 tons of grain, and produced 4,500 tons of whiskey. He calculated that there would pass along the present line, to and from Campbeltown, 1,000 tons yearly of grain, whiskey, and cured fish, of which a large trade was carried on at that place. A great deal of fish were also cured on the coast of Ayrshire ; and he thought 800 or 1,000 tens of these would pass along the line yearly. He was acquainted with the Ararosean and Fleetwood traffic, and he had found ccosiderable delay by this route, on account of the nature of the harbours which presented difficulties front the deficient supply of water. On this account the Ayrshire traffic had never been fairly developed. lie had looked over the tables prepared by Mr. An Jer son, and with regard to the Ayrshire and English traffic he thought it rather under than over-stated. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY—He had not made the statement respecting Campbeltown in the House of Commons which he had now given. The arrangement about placing the steamer On the Troon station had been in,,de since then. It was very likely that this arrangement was made since the rejection of the Caledenian Extension. Ile believed that an arrangement was made for amal gamating the present line with the Ayrshire Company. The difficulty of landing and loading goods at Fleetwood and Ar.:rossan he believed arose from low water, occasioned by the ebb ing of the tide. He was not aware that a very large traffic between Ireland and the south of England was carried on by similar harbours. He did not know that the steamers employed were not well adapted for the goods traffic. He had heard of the amalgamation of the London and Birmingham Grand Junction and the North Union Railways, hut he thought it would be the interest of this united company to take the traffic by Liverpool rather than by Fleetwood. At present the most of the whis key made at Catnpbeltown went to Glasgow, and alt the cured fish. Ile thought, however, with this line, the fish both from Campbel town and Ayrshire would be sent direct. He believed that with all kinds of fish, cured and fresh, the railway would be preferred to sail ing vessels. Mr. William Anderson, accountant, of Glasgow, examined—De posed that he had prepared the traffic tables of the present line. Table No. 1 was the passengers by the existing coach from Kilmarnock, which he had taken from the way-bills. The sum agreed with Mr. Burn's evidence. Table No. 2 was the Ayr and Dumfries coach, the number of which was also obtained from the waybill. He had not included the Dumfries passengers. Table 3 contained the pas' sengers of the Edinburgh and Dumfries coaches. This he estimated to go up the male line to the Crawick branch. Table 4 contained the Dumfries and Carlisle coach passengers. Table 5 contained the local passenger traffic, obtained by stationing men along the line for a fortnight, in the months of September nod November last. He had also, since the Bill passed the Commons, stationed men along the line. This was in June last. As he understood the Caledonian had stationed the men on the route, be stationed his men nearly in the same places as the other Company. - :He found the result to be more than he had realised pre , lonely. This would arise from a great number of coach passengers at this time than the previous period. The revenue of the tables he had named in addition to table 7, was in the first period 41,0001. per annum, and in June last 43,0001. Table 6 was the passsengers by the Fleetwood steamers, excluding the Glasgow traffic. He had added to the passenger traffic 150 per cent, for increase. He made this addition on the data of the increase on the Ayrshire line. 'fable 7 was general merchandise by land, to which he had added 50 per cent. Table 8 was general merchandise by water. Table 9 was the cattle and horse estimate, founded on Messrs. Kennedy and Brown's evidence. Table 10 was the mineral estimatejuunded on evidence given before the Committee. He had calculated the traffic through from Kilmarnock and Carlisle, and divided the receipt* allowiwg one-third for working expenses, one-third for way lease to the Caledonian and Ayrshire Companies, and one-third for profit on the line. The summary of his table was for passengers 38,3131.: general merchandise by land 10,0851.; general merchandise by water 12,500/. ; cart iage of drain tiles, 3,608/. ; cattle, &c. 17,7941.; minerals, 10,6631. ; mails, small parcels, &c., 6,500/. Cross-examined by Mr. COCKBURN—Last year his estimate of in crease was 100 per cent. He added nothing on goods last year, but he had added 50 per cent. this year. Experience of the Ayrshire and tile Edinburgh and Glasgow Companies had induced him to add the 50 per cent. - He had got returns from these compaalq since last year, and these justified him in making the additional 5 n per cent. Ile believed that Mr Pare had this year, on the Shrews bury and Hereford line, estimated 200 per cent. increase. The fe; crease, no doubt, noul d depend a good deal on population. He conkd not give the population per square mile on the Nithsdale line. He was not aware that the Ayrshire line had never yet reached the estimate made on that line before the 11:11 was passed, though then only 100 per cent, was added for increase. He would be surprised were it so. (Mr. Cockburn here read an extract front the MinuteS of Evidence in 1837, given by Mr. Pare, in which the full traffic. with an addition of 100 per cent., was set down at 117,0001. Pe r annum, being 13,0001. less than that given last year I S Mr. Wright's evidence.) He had, in taking the . Ps!: senger traffic, swept the road of all vehicles. The witnea• was then examined in detail with the object of showing that he bad over estimated the road-side traffic, and taken a wider range f country titan he ought to have done. The witness, in answer to a question from Mr. Sergeant MiTaril l !, here gave a list of the places at which he had stationed nit: in June last, in order to check those stationed by the Caledonian Company. He had taken all the cabin Pl.; sengers by the steamers as to go by the line, an d had added 100 per cent. lie had not made any special reduction on the 6,900 tests of goods esathitenital,tedvion totthigle.ousferaeoim:indinAoynpros;edls.htoatEfonwrgalascandftti,nri:S ~*.eettt of the goods supposed still to go by steamers, but his esti mate was 1,200 tons less than the absolute quantity gi,, ve ,.. n him. ton lei andwit witnesses s h s , e ai s f a o f f t after morealperciaier head d u ,caosn notsidetr carriage na n t il i e o en t ii: a d r a h c e • g r a i l d v i t t e h d i a i a :l l ; o d t n e a g s •elietareppeeaat,t ssas-atshpelepnotpifaiula.tioinieN,b,aseliegveeadetrhalleyylvcoeni (Y3 use coal u e Portable.. ex a tr ni a l ffi ne e d . lad I.ll' thruugli aisd takennot ttimate guy footld pcaftmreelf,uglelyrs.excluded br o welca, HOUSE OP COMMONS. Ing " at V tL i e The Committee met this C4 rorn ij L ord Lincoln in the chair. SOtTTIr-WESTEThN EXTENSION. Mr. Stavin, traflic•inasier on the South• Western, was the first W _,, ness called, and gave evidence to show the nec e s s ity of e xtendis the line to London-bridge, in order to carry the increasing MOO' the line to the City, and to intermediate places. Mr. Gurney was about to call another witness when The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee thought it WI cessary to accumulate similar evidence to the above, as they sidered that the advantages of the extension were self-evident. 4:0 , 3 sides, it was reported in favour of by the Royal Commission, decision was entitled to its consideration. Tee Committee were of opinion that it would not do undue injury to the property of th'F who opposed or through whose property it would run. Mr. GuaNsv said, after this intimation they would simply call tb engineer and surveyor. DERBY, IJTTOXETER, AND STA!' FORD RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY4 d A meeting of th e s h areholders of this company was he' to-day at th e G eorge and Vulture Tavern, Lombard-stre et for the purposes of determining the dissolution of the ea r pany, and in th e case of the dissolution being agreed to, whether such should be considered an act of bankruptcli with the view of having the affairs of the company Wo ul3 up under the Joint Stock Companies Act. Mr. Nash, Ch a i rman o f the Company, was called to the chair. The Secretary having read the advertisement convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN said that the time was arrived for the shareholders to elect scrutineers to take the votes of th e shareholders. ..a Win. Mr. Roworth, of Nottingham, M r . R. S heppar d, Mr. Philips were then elected. The Secretary then read the Report of the Committee of Management, which stated that aft er th e reso l u ti on of t 4 a meeting in last March to diss o l v e th e com p any , ow i ng to l existence of the law relating to joint-st oc k com p an i e s, th ere ha being only 12,890 shares asse n ti en t, w hi c h nuinu ot was insufficient, they were unable to carry that resolution of the shareholders. However, the del er under which they laboured in c ommon w ith a grea t nunlue f of other companies, had been rem e di e d, an d it was no w placed in their own hands, un d er th e recen t J o int Stoc k i ; Company's Acts, 7 and 8 Viet., c. 111, to dissolve Company. The Committee of Management • begge,: to remind the shareholders that the u ndertaking r_ which they had been enga ge d h a d no t b een p rocee ded Wit , owing solely to the errors in the surveys, for which W./ could not be accountable. They had, however, refused ref discharge the demands of the eng i neers , an d h a d got r id of one exorbitant demand by the payment of 1251. The d e ; legal tribunal, Efrcoßinut, b ht Rei former thenhr m e e a rc readtioofn thealidc shareo it t come oa accountmp p eo n . mend of Mr. Higgins for 5,0001. was to be tried before - h account, from 900 shares had been allotted to the public, to the Provisions, Committee 3,450, and reserved for amalgamation and low interests 1,600 ; 13,538 shares had been taken UP by Copublic, 3,390 by the Provisional and Mause,',7, mmittee, while there remained in hand 3,072. Froni_r es cash account it appeared that the deposit on the shares amounted to 44,4361., and the interest allowed by banked &c., to 7081. 17s. 7d., making a total of 45,1441. 17.,!. eared that t t the cash I t while the expenses incurred left a balance of 38,710 i. in the hands of the treasurer. pains in going through these accounts, and their been much longer than the committee desired. T i ,h e ir The CLIAIRMAN said that the directors had taken some ing they time. The committee had thought it right to tell them ever, would have the effect of preventing his occu r p - that had got 7001. interest on their money, and he thought 3001. more would cover their expenses. He would now be very happy to hear any gentleman who might desire to addsez' the meeting. Mr. COWEN wished to know why the 1,300 shares which, had not been taken up had not been sold instead of beieb retained in the hands of the Committee. the A landedltalg discussionproprietorsenaslounetig, th u e l l i i e n h e owfatshe interruptedrilN. It was stated in reply, that these shares had been kept for by The Secretary, who read the Act of Parliament under they had been convened to show that the meeting could It legally entertain the topics now brought before them. The CHAIRMAN promised that on application to the cot o f mittee, permission would be given to inspect the books ; the Company, with which Mr. Cowen expressed himself s's railway. After some further desultory conversation, it was resolve cl , that the Company should be dissolved without bankrliP tc lo and the Chairman stated that the Committee would r eturn the shareholders 1/. 12s. 6d. per share, on Thursday nott: n d The thanks of the meeting were then voted to i t i a acknowledged by the Chairman, after which the We e separated. report, had wa TO Mr. 31EREWETHER'S cross-examination, Mr. Tite stated that this line had the greatest carrying trade for the steam -boats in London, and that the line which had its terminus in a street belong ing to the company had access to Fenchurch-street, which is now narrow, but which is about to he widened by th e C orporat i on of London. The Richmond Railway, which is to be opened next week, is the only line Lady opened in the neighbourhood of London, so that there was at present but little experience on that point. He is architect for the Eastern Con titles and the South-Western Company, and the valuations which he had made in the intended prolongation f the South-Western line to Waterloo-bridge had all been confirmed in the result. The prososed arrangement of the station would cost about 45,0001. There was a regular arrangement with the Eastern Counties, by which that company undertook to give the passengers a choice of going either to Shoreditch or to Fenchurch-street, the difference between the two places in distance from the Bank being about a quarter of an hour's walk. It was not proposed to bring goods beyond the original station at the Minories, but a great ad vantage would be obtained in bringing the farmer, the shopk a eep a e n r ci and the squire Ito the centre of the markets for t corn. The butcher would of course go by ßt S . h k o w re . d u i e tch ßat t l o . Smithfield. The original estimate for the Property was way was 410,0001, but the actual purchase theof o p f ut ta d k o i w n n g, at a 3 s 7 t 9 h , e o y oo h /.,:dtheyp Parliament, had Instead only various expenses bill had been 22,000/., and the and inten w d h ed e , n t hey four lines of rails, Counties Railway was about taken two lines, and Bic actual cost was 20f0,0001. 43,0001.T1te soTlLceittsinees to the communication with the Eastern through open fields, and the latte o r ee .0a to show precisely what por tion three miles, and this was only a mile and a th h r a o lf u t gi b i u h t o t i l l i s c e fo p r r m o e p r er r t 7 warehouses the company proposed t o of the West India Dock (Here a course of examination proceeded y wl p lich a plan was put in, frothroposed to take about one wtahkiec,hfoirt t at e pe c a o r r e r d ect tl a ia p t p twelfth of an acre, and they gave as much, or rather more.) Th e the warehouses taken I about'm area of the sta several f i x ers rtetwhencsolomnpoafn BIRTHS. On the 14th inst., Mrs. James Painter, of Berners-street' of a son. On the 11th inst., at Avening, the lady of Alexan der Rooke, Esq , of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at Winterbourne Dauntsey, Wilts, the wire of G. Burtt, Esq., of a son. of On the 16th inst., at Colme re R ec t ory , H an t s , the lady the Rev. J. B. Bourne, of a daughter. Of On the 17th inst., at St. J o h n ' s -hill , B attersea, th e la Ad w the Rev. J. 14. Soule, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Clapham, Surrey, the wife of the L l°. T. Mac Gill, of a daughter. MARIZIED. -r4 sq. , On the 18th i ns t., a t St. Pancras Church John Reid, A res t R.N., assista n t- surgeon, to Mary Ann Elizabeth, you"°' daughter of the late Captain G. C. Stovin, R.N. DIED. At Cheriton, R en t, M ar y, eldest daughter of the W e Slr. Macdonald, barrack-master. age , On the 10th inst., Jane, wife ofJohn Sinclair, of Old 1 4° Maresfield, Sussex. •••••••••••• 1 1$1. London: Printed and Publish e d by IitURDO YOUNG, of l i, / r ° o . c.ine l Strand, Printer, at The Sun °Me e , N 0.112, St ran d, in the al/ of the SAVOY, Lit thO County of Illiddle9cac, Tues ds t i 21, 1846, :_ ~ b„,