The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-12 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 11. The Loa') CHANcELLoit took his seat on the Woolsack at the usual hour. IRISH PRISONERS. On the motion ortielVlarqiiisOf(3i.ANßlCAßDE, the Pzisonors (Ireland) Bill went through Committee. GRAND JURY LESS. _ _ On the motion of the same Noss Loan, the Grand Jery (Ireland) Assessor Bill went throu:th Committee. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Earl FORTESCUE presented a petition from the inhabit ants of Devon, praying for the abolition of flogging in the army. He did not altogether concur with every prayer in the petition, but he rejoiced to learn by the declaration of a Noble Friend of his in another place that there was to be a restriction of this sort of punishment. He trusted that the Noble Duke, whom he now saw in his place (the Duke of Wellington), would in time be ready to give his assent to those views which would look to an early abolition of this punishment. He would take this opportunity of stating that, having been long acquainted with the officer whose name had been prominently brought forward in this matter, it was only fair to say that that officer was the son of a eountry gentleman in his neighbour hood, who had a large family to bring up on very small means. That officer, from the possession of but little more than his re gimental pay, had been unable to obtain any of his steps in the army except by merit, and he, therefore, thought that all fair ness ought to be shown to him. Certainly he was the last person in the world to commit an unnecessary, not to say a wanton act, of cruelty. The Earl of RADNOR presented petitions to the same effect, in the prayer of which, however, he could not altogether agree. Lord BROUGHAM would allude to the motions which he had made in 1811, 1812, and 1813, which were attacks upon flogging, and he did not hesitate to say, that although those motions had led to much debate, he had, upon deliberate converse with the Noble Duke (the Duke of Wellington) and with his Noble Friend opposite, come to the con clusion that it was necessary to alter his opinion. Nothing could be more wrong and unjust than the strictures on the colonel in the late affair, who was far from rigorous in his general demeanour to those under his command. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, he had no doubt what ever that there was not the smallest ground for blame on the officer who had just been alluded to (Colonel Whyte) in the unfortunate transaction that had recently taken place. He had no doubt that this punishment should be diminished in the greatest possible degree. When he had the honour to have the command of the army he made every effort to diminish punishment, and that had been the principle of all the best commanding officers ever since he commanded a regiment. But the fact was, that it would be impossible to carry on discipline in the army without some punishment of this de scription. That had been found tobe the case where it hadbeen discontinued, namely, in the West Indies, where it was found necessary to re-establish it, owing to the absolute impossibility of carrying on discipline without seine punishment of this description. In concert with the feeling of Government, of Parliament, and of the public, he had thought it his duty to give an order to diminish greatly severity in the army.— ( Hear.) With the arrangements that might be made in future and the alteration of the law, it was his hope that it might be still further diminished, so far as to lead to its entire dis continuance. But, if they were to have an army, they must have it in a state of discipline, they must have it in a state of subordination and in obedience to society. Their Lordships must recollect that the country did not like an army under any circumstances, nor would it bear any but the best troops in every part of this country in which they were employed. In order that the troops should be of service to this country, it was necessary to have a perfect state of discipline and subordination. He could assure their Lordships that, in the performance of their various duties, they had ths best troops in the world. They were constantly required to attend embarkations of convicts from this country to Australia. These convicts, whom they had to attend constantly, sometimes amounted to between 300 and 400, and he did not recollect a single instance of misconduct on the part of any non-com missioned officer. Now this was goingon every day. He wished, however, to entreat their Lordships to believe that they could not have an army deprived of discipline, subordination, and good order.—( Hear, hear,) He repeated, that he trusted that such a decrease of punishment would take place in the army as would lead to its entire abolition. The Duke of GRA FTON said he wished to ask the Noble Duke if the soldiers who had behaved so decorously had been promoted for their services? The Duke of WELLINGTON answered in the affirmative. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Messengers from the House of Commons brought up certain Bills. ABUSES OF THE FACTORY SYSTEM. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH said that he had a petition to present from the inhabitants of Ashton-under-Lyne, signed in public meeting assembled, with reference to the trial and conviction of eleven children, for having absented themselves from their work for half a day. Many of the poor children had been imprisoned with hard labour, and all of them were im prisoned with felons, and the most abandoned characters. The petitioners stated that such circumstances were of fre quent occurrence in the manufacturing districts, and they prayed Parliament to take some steps to prevent their repeti tion. The petitioners called the attention of the House to the fact that two boys of thirteen years of age were put upon the treadmill with two boys of fourteen and fifteen years re spectively. JOINT STOCK BANKS. On the motion for bringing up the reiio7t - an this Bill, The Earl of RADIIOR presented a petition against it. It was numerously signed by the unchartered banks of Scotland. The Earl of St. GERMANS hoped that his Noble Friend the President of the Board of Trade would not postpone this Bill until another session. He knew that his Right Hon. Friend the late Chancellor of the Exchequer had paid a great deal of attention to the subject, and as he (the Earl of St. Germans) considered it to be a very good measure, he hoped that it would become the law of the land without delay.—(Hear, hear.) He really thought that his Noble Friend who had first spoken did not really understand the provisions of the Bill. The Bill did not propose to affect in any way the present banks of Scotland. If the proprietors of those banks sought for charters, then certainly they would come under the opera tions of the Bill (which would extend to Scotland the same privileges as were enjoyed I" England). To him the Bill appeared to be most simple and unob jectionable. It would compel those banks that would come under its oporation to give the names of their partners, the amount of capital, the position of bank, the number of the shareholders, and the value of the shares, &c. After all the bankruptcies and miseries that had happened under the old Joint Stock Companies' law, it did appear to him that this Bill aught not to be postponed for a single day, as it would confer great benefits on the people of Scotland. Lord KINNAIRD thought, that after what had fallen from the Noble Earl, it was necessary for him to contradict some of his statements with regard to the horrors, miseries, and bank ruptcies which had taken place in Scotland.—( Hear, hear.) Earl ST. GERMANS—I said in England Lord KINNAIRD still maintained that tile same remarks as applied toEngland, applied to Scotland with reference to banking. All parties connected with banking in Scotland bad expressed themselves in the strongest terms against this Bill. The present system had worked to the satisfaction of all parties in Scotland, and after the deputations that had waited upon Sir Robert Peel with respect to it, previous to the late change of Ministry, it was hoped that the Bill would be hung up, for this session at least, and he therefore protested against it being pressed forward at so late a period of the session. The bankers of Scotland, as well as the landed gentry, had ex pressed themselves most decidedly against the Bill. He must certainly complain of the hurried manner in which Government was passing this Bill through. The Bill had taken the bankers of Scotland by surprise, and he thought for the present it ought not to be persisted in. The Earl of CLARENDON said it would have been much better had this discussion taken place when the Bill came be fore their Lordships; but, at all events, he trusted the question would not be discussed a second time.—( Hear, hear.) Now be must express his surprise at the statement of the Noble Lord that the Scotch bankers had been taken by surprise. It was introduced by the Right Hon. Gentleman the late Chan - eeilor of the Exchequer last year, but owing to the neceessity for poroguing Parliament earlier than was expected, the Bill was postponed. On the 16th of July, notice was given that the Bill would be read a second time on the 22d of the month. When that day carne the Government were asked to delay the second reading - till the 30th, in order to receive s deputation from the Scotch bankers against the Bil l . When that deputation was received, the only reason given by them against the Bill was that the banking interest of Scotland had been taken by surprise. Under these circumstances, there fore, the Government determined on proceeding with the Bill. There was only one division in the other House on the Bill when but 14 voted against it. It was then sent up to this House. Lord Eglinton at first opposed it, because be thought it was against the interests of the unchartered banks, but he afterwards found out that he was mistaken, and withdrew his opposition. The provisions of the Bill were simply to extend those of the English Banking Act to Scotland. The Act had worked extremely well in England, and would, he bad no doubt, do so in Scotland. After a few words from the Earl of RADNOR, to the effect , that he trusted better reasons than had been given would be brought forward ere the Bill passed. the subject dropped. TITHE AMENDMENT BILL. ' On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, this Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. DEBATE ON THE SUGAR DUTIES. The Bishop of OXFORD was desirous to draw the attention of their Lordships to a matter personal to himself, though it was not wholly personal to himself. He alluded to the unusual course adopted last night with respect to the sugar duties in taking the debate on th, first, instead of the second reading of that measure. He was entirely ignorant of that arrange ment, and the consequence was that the debate went forth to the public without his having taken any part io it, although it was his determination to have done so. As far as their Lord ships were concerned, his absence might not be of much con eminence, but he considered that such a departure from the erdinary course was a personal injustice to himself, as he was most desirous to have had an opportunity of entering his protest against the measure. He said he was anxious to take that opportunity of saying that something like an understand fog having been come to, that there would be no further debate on the second reading, he, being no party to that agreement, could not be bound by any such agreement. He said he did not stand alone • he had b een requeste d to ment i on t hi s on behalf of the Right Rev. Prelate the Bishop of London, who was equally ignorant of any arrangement, though he was present at an early part of the evening last nig ht : The Marquis of LANSDOWNE saidnothing could be further from the intentions of Noble Lords en that side the House than to take any course which would exclude any Noble Lord from taking part in the debates. Lord BROUGHAM—There was no understandin g . The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said th ere wasa comm consen t that the whole business on the Bill should beopenoedn on the first reading; but it was not int en d ed thereby to ex clude any party who thou ght proper to re - open the debate on the second reading. OXFORD said he did not mean that he intention of Noble Lords to exclude The B ishop i t s t ho b p ad of supposed dth •h • any, but he laments been tthheat he, an o ers wit him, not being . to that arrangent, had been excluded from taking part privy In the discussion. Lord BROUGHAM sa id that no one suffered more than he did, having come 3 00 miles to attend the House a week earlier than lw intended; but at the same time he felt the arrange.. anent to be a great convenience at thattimefoorf t t h h e e c se ou u n i t o r n y , when many of their Lordships were leaving but he felt nothing more than the absenocef Wilberforce i i t b h e e r Hon. f ß or ig ee ht sho ill c I Prelate from the debate. That the na me be left out in a debate on slavery and the slave trade was lc -g 40s h e, an ilt d unlnsyotf h ha lii i u s t DagorewelEle fail o tlt upon 7 . ..r T their Lordships' t.," - - tilts 4 o.4ninutes of the C omm itt ee o f the PrivyCouncil th on e ``' 1 Edecstioti also the sixth rep ort o f t h e Commission on (-4 Fine Ittlfe TREATY OF VIENNA. Lord I:I 7 BAUMONT rose to call the attention of their Lord ships to the subject of which he had given notice, with reference to events which had taken place in Cracow and its neig,hbour • hood, and the violation of the treaty of Vienna. Ile founded bis claim to the attention of their Lordships on three grounds—. THE STIV, LON'D'ON, WEDNESDAY EV'ENIN'G, ATTGUrr first, upon the ground of necessity to enforce those treaties to which this was a party; secondly, upon the great question of political interest and the great European question of the ba lance of power with which it was involved ; and, thirdly, upon the broad ground of humanity, because the events to which he referred had taken place in flagrant violation of common law, and the rights of humanity, and of civilisation, such as he trusted would never be again repeated, and which, he believed, if their Lordships took up the question, as they were bound to do, never would occur again. Their Lordships were aware that a special treaty had been entered into with Vienna by Russia and Austria, and he main tained that the treaty had been violated in its letter and its spirit. He referred to events which occurred so early as the month of January, when reports were circulated of an out break being apprehended in Vienna. When there was an ap prehension of an outbreak, the conduct of Austria differed ma terially from that of Prussia. Prussia, when made aware of the circumstances, took steps to arrest and prevent the antici pated outbreak, and those who were likely to take part in it were arrested. In Austria no such precautions were taken to arrest suspected persons, or put a check to the outbreak by placing troops in a position to crush it at the moment of its rising. Towards the 17th of February the murmurs of an outbreak increased. Cracow, it should be recolletecd, was a per fectly independent power—as independent as France or any other country. The Government might have been alarmed, and expressed that alarm to Austria, but at this time no dangerous proceedings took place ; but on the 18th, to the astonishment of every person in Cracow, an Austrian army, under the command of General Collin, marched into the town. A sudden pause was thus put to trade, commerce, and amusements, and the people stood aghast with astonish ment. On the 19th no extraordinary event took place fur. ther, but the general consternation of the inhabitants. Severe orders were no doubt issued by the authorities, preventing the people from being out of their houses after certain hours. On the 20th, for the first time, something like a disturbance took place on the people returning from the theatre, and persons in different parts of the town were arrested. On the 21st some thing more serious took place. A restaurant, headed by seve ral persons, barricaded his doors, and fired from the windows on the troops, who were immediately assembled. One or two persons were found with arms in their hands, and were taken in arrest. All of these disturbances, trifling as they were, being concocted by same twenty or thirty persons, were thus entirely suppressed and put down, and that with the greatest facility. On the 22d, which was Sunday, the churches were ordered to be closed, and no service was allowed, and the shops were all closed. The troops were marchrd through the town at different periods of the day, and one or two accidents took place. An unfortunate man, who was cleaning a lamp, was shot for heir g out against orders. With the exception of that trifling circumstance, nothing worthy of remark took place. The people were perfectly quiet, and the greatest astonishment and alarm prevailed over all Cracow. Shortly afterwards General Collin evacuated Cracow with the whole of his force, with all the police, the three residents, the whole of the Government, the bishops, and every single employe in the p!ace, down to the lowest faquires that swept the public offices. Cracow was then left without a single authority of any kind ; without any force to protect it ; not even a sentinel at the prisons; without a single person respnnible, in a terri tory con'aining a population of 130,000. For some hours it remained so, when one or two of the most respectable persons attempted to form a sort of provisional Government, which took means to keep things in a state of calm and quiet, until they perceived what had taken place nn the exterior of Cracow. This was on the 22d, and on the 2id, the short lived provi sional Government was put down. A new system was then put up by five or six individuals, who were the suspected persons, and who had been allowed to enter from Galici, and had passed the General on the way. They formed a revo lutionary Government, they issued all sorts of proclamations of equality and the division of land, and excited the lower classes of people to rise against their masters. In the territory of Cra cow no persons rose against their masters, and not a single attack was made, notwithstandingithe misconduct of the Government. All the people behaved perfectly well, and though many left their doors open, not a single robbery took place. The Noble Lord then proceeded to relate the recent outbreak which occurred at Cracow, and which has already appeared in The Sun at length. On the second of the month, a Circassian regiment of the Russian army entered the city, and were re ceived with open arms by the citizens, who considered that they were a safety guard from the power of the Austrian Government. But after a short time the Russians and the Prussians withdrew, the arms of the res idents were taken down, and Cracow has ever since remained garrisoned the Austrians, and held by that power as an Austrian town. Now, that was what he termed a violation of the treaty of Vienna. The Noble Lord then read several translations from Polish documents encouraging the peasantry to rise in arms. The consequence of these placards was, that the peasantry did arise, and marauders ravaged the country ; and a person of the name of Silas, with a band of about 100 men, murdered hundreds after hundreds, took castle after castle, and pillaged them. Amongst the slaughtered were the names of the highest fami lies, against whom not even a suspicion of guilt had been at tached. He acquitted the Austrian Government of any know ledge of these circumstances, but he did contrast their conduct with that of Prussia, where an outbreak was expected, yet where, in consequence of the good measures which had been taken, no bloodshed occurred. He had seen letters from the survivors of these massacres; he had seen a letter from the daughter of one of these noble families, who was the sole relict of her murdered family. He had seen, also, a letter from others, who were also survivors, which would harrow up the feelings of their Lordships. Hatred was fomented between the peasantry and the nobles, and thus it was that the appeal to the peasantry was so fully answered. The nobles were compelled to carry into effect the most ungracious laws, and he made that a charge against the Austrian Government. With regard to the Poles, who ware called the Emigration, he believed that they were nearly all totally ignorant of these transactions, although there might be some of them who were cognisant of them. He was of opinion, however, that there ought to be a distinction made between them. He would not trouble their Lordships any fur. ther, but would conclude by asking for the production of any correspondence between her Majesty's Government and the other three Governments with respect to the circumstances to which he bad referred ; and he trusted that the Noble Vis count now at the head of foreign affairs would exert himself to the utmost to prevent a recurrence of these shocking trans actions. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE complimented the Noble Lord for the manner in which he referred to the circumstances which had taken place in Dalmatia and Cracow, and he con curred with him that a right, and more than a right—a duty-- devolved upon the Government, who were parties to the inde pendent existence of Cracow, to see that its independence should, under all circumstances, be preserved. No person could lament more deeply than he did that anything should have occurred to afford a justification for the imputation of in terference with that independence. He was bound to say that all these calamities had their origin with a number of refugees who had taken up their residence in Cracow, and who, in the con spiracy in which they were engaged, had more exten sive objects in view than the affairs of Cracow. In fact, the conspiracy was such as to cause the greatest alarm in the neighbouring states. These states, finding that overtures were made to extend the conspiracy all over the country, and as the authorities of Cracow had made application to them, interfered and occupied Cracow. As to the retirement of the Austrian soldiers from Cracow, he could not offer any explanation. The three powers had, however, in March last, occupied Cracow, and continued in possession of it ever since. It did not matter, in his opinion, which of the three powers occupied Cracow, provided it was done by their joint consent.—("Hear, hear," from the Duke of Welling on.) Conferences had taken place between the three powers, and he trusted the period would soon arrive when Cracow would be restored to that independence which she was entitled to enjoy under the treaty of Vienna. There could be no objection to give the NOble Lord the correspondence which he wished. He would have stopped there, had not the Noble Lord referred to what had taken place in Galicia. He had to say, in reference to that country, that whatever might be his opinion of the scenes enacted there, they were not such as to justify any inter ference on the part of this Government with the Government which ruled that province. He was bound to say that the transaction which took place. there arose from the mismanage ment of the local authorities, and were not entirely chargeable to the Government of Vienna. He therefore trusted that the Government of Austria would take such steps as would prevent the recurrence of these horrid transactions. He had no reason to complain of the terms in which the Noble Lord treated the subject; and ho had no objection to comply with his motion for the production of the correspondence between her Majesty's Government and the three courts of Vienna, Petersburgh, and Berlin. The Duke of WELLINGTON, being a Member of her Majesty's Government when these occurrences took place, was hound to say that there was a violation of the treaty, which must be explained by these powers. With respect to th? re public of Cracow, the treaty of Vienna was very peremptory—. that that city shonld not be occupied with the troops of any of the three powers. When that treaty, however, was drawn up, the existing state of things was never contemplated ; that there should be committees sitting in the principal cities of Europe, plotting an insurrection against the actual existing Government, even in the very city of Cracow. The authorities of Cracow, and the agents of the three protecting powers, acquired information that a conspiracy existed, not only in the republic of Cracow, but in the neighbouring countries of Posen, and Galicia, and even in the Duchy of Warsaw. He did not attempt to say, or know, what measures of precaution the Government did take, and he was sure that very few in the country could judge what measures it was in their power to take, or what measures they ought to hare taken. But this he did say, that the measure adopted, was one which was contrary to the treaty, and could only be justified by the exigencies of the time, namely, the state of intrigue going on in Cracow, the daily expectation of a rising there, and the state of disturbance in which al the neighbouring provinces of Galicia and the Du..hies of Posen and Warsaw were. That was the cause of moving troops into Cracow, which troops the Noble Lord said himself it was found neces sary to withdraw the day after they arrived there. Whether it was necessary on account of the apprehension of a revolution existing in Cracow, or on account of the insurrection behind them in Galicia, he did not pretend to judge; but it was necessary to withdraw them, and that withdrawal occa sioned the subsequent events in Cracow. The Austrian Go vernment was not to be blamed for that. They were not to be blamed for sending an army--he believed that there were not more than 5.010, a b•igade, under General Collin, but. not what is usually called an arusy—into Cracow. Then the Noble Lord thought proper to blame the Austrian Government for not taking precautions, and for not carrying on their operations in a particular manner in Galicia. He believed that he must say he did not think it material, and he did not know whether °se Government had enabled them to judge what those operations ought to have been, or what the fault of the Austrian Govern ment had been on this subject. Neither the subject on which the Noble Lord blamed the Austrian Governmenr, nor that on which he had extolled the Prussian Government ( which he did not at all doubt deserved praise), had anything to do with these transactions. They had nothing t o do with the merits of the arrangement made by Parliament, but were the defects of the Austrian Government. What they had to do was simply with the breach of the treaty , which, if any breach of any treaty could be justified, it was this very one, but it made them fully accountable for all that happened subsequently in Cracow. The whole country was —that was to sav, the duchies of Warsaw, Posen, and the province of Galicia—the theatre of war, and it might have been convenient for military operations to have a large body or a small body of troops in Cracow. At one time, as the Noble Lord stated himself, there were only a small body of t ß n ti ,, s ,p si , an of troops ; these were joined immediately by a body of Austrians, a n d aga i n by a body of Prussi a ns. Th e Prussia, the troops of Russia, and of Austria were in operation in the three provinces surrounding Cracow, while these three bodies of troops of the same i e t s h he d r t ars supposed troop s p nationswere in C racow . It was no t conve nient to l eave a ll s in th e t own o f C racow. S ome o f th em were 0 andd thatth the because Austrians those were Austrian to left troopsand it w were as left alone in C racow, that therefore the independence of the town was destroy e d and made over to the Emperor of Austria. It was a milit ary occupation f or a moment, the occupation hap pened to be convenient to the operations of the three armies at the time, th ey havi ng no politicalobjeet i n vi ew i n an y . manner aft sting the independence of Cracow. He r e ally did not know what the existinr, arrangements Sovereign were, nor what the n had under sto wag, thatbe. What h e understood, d when in her one Cabinetwa tlaj future sty's discus sion measures for re-establishing the independent g of the town of Cracow , and for placing it in a stateov e o r f nment inde pendence, and of course the old articles of the treaty Would be revived, "that no troops would on any account be pl ace d i n that town." He understood that that had been the result of the communication and arrangements, He was certain that with regard to this question it would be better for that House to adhere strictly to those points in which this country had a right to interfere, and not a step farther with thJ internal government of other parts of the country under the adminis• ration of different GovernmenLs. Lord KINNAIRD thought that the evacuation and oc upation of Cracow had never been properly explained. He .elieved it to have been done with a view of bringing any ompiracy to a head. The cruelties which had teen com nitted were known in many instances to have received the sanction of the Government of Vienna, or at least of their sub mdinate officers, and he thought that a remonstrance on the part of this country would have much weight in preventing similar occurrences he future. The motion was then agreed to with the amendment. Several Bills were then forwarded a stage, and their Lord ships adjourned until Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 11. DEODANDS ABOLITION BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. WAKLEY said that he had hoped that some other legal gentleman would have been present to expound the law. His two friends who had just spoken were educated under cir cumstances entirely similar, and whose opinions entirely dif fered. If either of these gentlemen were elevated to the bench, the law of coroner would entirely depend on the opinion of which of them happened to be judge. That was a most unsatisfactory state of things. The law of deodand, he admitted, was in a most unsatisfactory state. He would take the case of a livery-stable keeper who lent to his drunken servant an unmanageable horse. The horse might cause the death of some person, and yet the livery stable keeper, who was as much, if not more, to blame than his servant, entirely escaped all the consequences—the law could not touch him. If the horse belonged to a gentleman, and were ridden by his servant, the gentle man, in that case, would be liable. If, in the case of a rail way company, the wheel of a carriage came off, and caused death to some one, the company might prove that the wheels had been examined before the starting of the train, and yet the jury had the power to inflict a deedand. He admitted that the law required alteration, but yet he hoped the Hon. and Learned ➢lember would not divide the House on his motion, for the matter had already received the full consideration of both Houses of Parliament. After a few words from the LORD-ADVOCATE, which did not reach the gallery, Mr. HENLEY said that the question was whether the amendment proposed was one likely to be beneficial. The Hon. and Learned Members who had been discussing the Bill differed in opinion, and a similar difference of opinion was observable in the Noble and Learned Lords who had discussed the question in the other House. He thought that the Bill should certainly receive a more full and careful investigation before it passed that House. Mr. CRIPPS said he would support the Bill before the House, as he considered it likely to be efficient in its nature. The gallery was then cleared for a division, when there appeared— For the third reading of the Bill Against it 6 Majority 45 . . . The Bill was then read i third time, and passed. DEATH BY ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION BILL. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, this Bill was read a third time and passed. ragement to the slave trade in that part of the world, but do all in our power to put an end to it. GAME-LAWS. Mr. G. BERKELEY then rose to bring forward his mo tion on the game-laws, but An Box. MEMBER remarked that there were not forty Mem be present The House was then counted, and only twenty-two Members being present, the SPEAKER declared the House adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow. RAILWAY COMMITTEES ESTERDAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. TAD CALEDONIAN, POLLOC, GOVAN, AND CLYDESDALE JUNCTION ABIALGAIY/A TION. (C•ntinued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Errington was then cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Mtritrnir. :11r. Graham was then examined. Numerous applications were made to the Committee by Mr. Sergeant :MURPHY, on behalf of his client (Mr. Graham), all of which were overruled by their Lordships, who declared the preamble and the various other clauses of the Bill to be proved. CALEDONIAN—CLYDESDALE JUNCTION !Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM then opened the case for the promoters of this Bill. It appeared that the Clydesdale Junction Railway, as laid out in the last session of Parliament, affected the property of a Mr. Graham Ix an objectionable manner. That gentleman opposed the progress of the Bill. Subsequently an agreement was entered into. by which a deviation line was to be made to the south of the origi nally proposed line, and the company were to pay to Air. Graham, the sum of 2,000 T., in order to defray the expenses which that gen tleman had incurred in his opposition to the Rill. The Clydesdale Railway had now passed into the hands of the Caledonian Railway Company, and this agreement with Mr. Graham had been ratified by that Company, and had been faithfully adhered to. Mr. Sergeant 311:Emir, who appeared for Mr. Graham, said that if the agreement were produced bearing the corporate seal of the Caledonian Railway, his client would be satisfied. Mr. Errington was then called, and deposed to the course of the deviation line as being in accordance with the terms of the agree ment entered into between the parties. The CHAIRMAN then declared the preamble of the Bill proved, sub ject, however, to the condition, that before the Bill should receive its third reading, the agreement bearing the corp. , rate seal of the Cale donian Railway should be placed in the hands of Mr. Graham. GLASGOW AND BELFAST UNION. RAILWAY Mr. TALBOT opened the case for the promoters of this Bill in a speech of considerable length. We applied for a copy of the map, or the Bill, showing the course of the proposed line, hut we were most uncourteously met by a refusal on the part of the solicitor to the Bill. Had our request been attended to we should then have been enabled with accuracy to have pointed out the route of the proposed line, and the various towns and villages affected by it, being anxious that anything' put forward by us should not be of a nature calculated to mislead the public. We arc most reluctantly compelled to omit a lengthened report of the Learned Counsel's able speacli on the occasion. Mr. T. Miller was examined by Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., as to the general merits of the line. - Mr. J. Brown, cross-examined by Mr. Hops, gave evidence of a similar nature. The Coinm:ttee then ndlourned till eleven to-morrow. Room C. OLDHAM, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL, AND BIItZENHEAD TUNCTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. H. Eton, engineer of the Rochdale Canal Company, gave similar' evidence. This closed the case of the Rochdale Canal Company. Mr. limnrAnn, Q.C., proceeded to call witnesses on behalf of the Mahchester and Leeds Railway Company. Mr. Hawkshaw, C.E., engineer to this Company, was then called, who stated that he had gone over the estimates of Mr. Lowe. the engineer to the line, and had taken his quantities of earth-work, viaducts, embankments, and other works, and he believed that those works could not be executed, including the necessary land, under 668,1351., being at the rate of 90,e001. per mile. He thought the area of the chief station should be at least 15,000 square yards. At the conclusion of the examination of this witness their Lord ships adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11. JOINT-STOCK BANES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. - £ s. d. £ s. d. Australasia -••..- • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 20% Britsli North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 43% Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 24% `_",olonial. • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londe and Westminstr G/. par cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27N London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% Metropolitan - 25 0 0 7 10 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 43 3, Ditto, New •• -8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 19 National of Ireland .. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 21 Nat. l'rovncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 8 , 25 Ditto, New......• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.. •. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 26 Union of L0nd0n..... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1 113.4 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. - - £ a. d. £ s. d. Albion .........• •• • • V. lOs 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine.•• •• •• 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 i 5 0 0 ”, Atlas ....... .. •..• • • • 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16 W British Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 W Cleriel,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. [lOO 0 0 210 0 61,, County .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown .• - - •••••• -10 s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle • ' 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 5% Eng. & Scot. Law •. -5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 27 , ,, European Life .. •- • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .• • • ..• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe ..... ...... •• • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 135 Guardian .......... -5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 43 Imperial Fire .... •• -6/. and bonus.soo 0 0 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life .... • ... 12s. 100 0 0 lO 0 0 16 1 A Indemnity Marine.... 11. sli. & bs. 100 0 0 1 513 1 29 Law Life.. . Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 o,i London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0;12 10 0 14% London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0112 10 0 14W Marine .. ........... 5/. per cent. 100 0 01 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid &Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0' 2 0 0 3 National Lease Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life .. ....... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 9% Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/. OA Plimnix ..... ..... - - 205 Protector Life. • - Provident Life• •••• • • • ll• ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life ...• •••• • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 494 Hoye] Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 199 ;tin Fire • - - 210 Ditto Life 11. 65. - 49 Universal Life CANA.r.s. , it Dividend Names of . :Dividend Price . Names of J-1 I per Price. Companies. li ~ per Companies. A A i i num. cn Annum.: 1 - ---- ''' £i 1 £ Ashtn & 014,1 h 97'5/.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Zill3 l 41. 70 Mntgomrysli 100 51. 98 Barnsley ....1160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 38 Basingstoke-1100 i - - Neath ...• • . 100 171. 340 Itrkiik&Abrzlsol 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/. ' - Cromford .... 1001 141. 150 Peak Forest. 78 3/. 40 Dudley...." ilOO 4/. I - Regent's ...• 33 1/. ss. 25 Derby ...... 11001 6/. 73 Rochdale ...• 85 41. 77 Ellsmre&Chs'l33 4/. 55 Shropshire .. 125 81. , - Erewash ... ;100: 32/. 300 Somrset Coal 150 7/.los. 130 Forth & Clyd100! 4/. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn 100 71. 959;Stffrd&Worc 140 28/. 295 Grand Union 100 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh . 172 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 315 Glstr&Brklyi 00, - - Strtfrdon Av 79 11. 10s. - Grantham .. 150 121. 100 Severe and) Huddersfield. 57- - ~ w ye RaiL i 26 1/. Bs. 32 Kennt & Am; 39' 7s. 63. 9 1 / Trnt &Mr-1 „„ „, Lancaster ...' 47; 11. 10s. - ; sey, % 3 1 1 .3 .‘" . 0 .• - Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 1 520 Tharns&Mcd 19 - - Leicester ..•.•140 10/. 105 ,Worcstr &i , Q „„ Leicstr&Nth 83 4/. GO -; Birming.l '' ''' 44 Loughboroall . l42 701. 850 Wilts & tti ks 67 11. it DOCES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- X N. d. £ s. d. Commercial „....... 3/. per cent. St oc k. - 80 East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. - 141 East Country • . IL per sh. 100 0 0 - 21 Landon .... • • • . 5/. pr cent. i Stock. I - 114 St. Katharine ••••• • •• ' 5 per cent. Stock. - I 1013 Southampton •• .• .... ' 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 273 WATER -WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, , per o f I Paid. Peet. Annum. Share. ---,. - East London.. - 204 Grand Junction •••• • • , 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 1 - 90 Kent.......... ••• • • • 2/. 10s. 100 00 i - 70 Vauxhall .. ..••. • • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 j - 57 West Middlesex ...... 5L ss. pr cnt. 63 12 9 ' - 130 LIST OP SCOTTISH COMP.A.NIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- X a. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 171 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 158 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 224 Commercial Bank •• • . 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 165 National Bank 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 143 Union Bank of Scotland 734 1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 92% Western Bank ...... • . 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 85 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 1 10 14, 5 0 0 7 1 ~ Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6/. per cent. - 'lO 0 0 1314 Eastern Bank • - 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6!. per cert. - 5 2 City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. 7 10 0 0 13i Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. 9d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 0 0 0 Insur. Co. of Scotlnd- 51. per cent 10 0 0 All paid. 9N, North British Incur 5%1. pr cent. 2 00 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur lOl. per cent. 1 00 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 1 00 0 0 12 10 0 18 1 ,E Edin. &Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. pert. 5 0 0 0 50 0 0 74% 0 00 145 74 Ditto, 4 Shares •• •• 73.6 d. p. a. 12 10 0 All paid. 181 Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 171, Ulass,rw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 75 Glaspv&Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 ..111 paid. 16% I_llsp,vBtGantkirk nail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40k, Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssitruce.l 5/. per cent. 50 0012 10 0 9 Hampshire WHITING FISIIING.—/From a Correspon dent.)—The different whiting grounds lying off the Needles, in the Isle of Wight, and also the various banks interruptim: the Solent, teem at present with large shoals of the above sportive and delicate little fish, and :f capture of half-a-dozen score of whiting, effected by two hands using double-hooked lines, from one boat, in the course of a flood tide (seven hours) is not looked upon as being an extraordinary catch. The oyster beds in the tv.ighbourbood of Lymington and Newtown, in the Isle of Wight, are, ac cordin g to the re p ort of trawlers, likely to prove highly productive this year, s ,, that the numerous fishermen along the coast will in all probability enjoy a constant source of profitable employment until the approachinc , autumn, when their attention will be directed to the herring fishing, multitudinous shoals of which fish annually revisit our waters at the above season of the year. liorar. BUCKS AGRICULTUIIAL ASSOCIATION.—Th, place at Aylesbury, on Wed n esdsY, the 7th of Se ptember. annual ploughing . match of this assoc iation is fixed to tak e at the George Inn, at which the Duke of Buckingham and anee of the gentry and farmers of the neighbourhood is ex pected.—BucksK.G., !Jerald. chase the discharge of private Matt'iewson, of the 7th Hus sars, the witness at the late coroner's inquest at Hounslow, was set on foot on Saturday at several public-houses is dif ferentpirt °I CA metropolis. KENT ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. A general meeting of the proprietors of this railway was held, at one o'clock yesterday, at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street, for the purpose of receiving a reprt from the committee of management, and to consider the course to be adopted. W. A. WILKINSON, Esq., presided, and opened the business of the meeting by requesting the secretary (Mr. R. S. Young) to read the advertisement convening the meeting, after which, he read the following "REPORT OF THE COMMUTE E OF MANAGENEXT TO THE SMALL DEBTS BILL. Sir G. GREY moved the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill. Mr. WA KLEY hoped the further consideration of the Bill would be postponed for a few days. Sir G. GREY begged to inform the House that the prin ciple of the Bill was not new, but was founded on the report of the Law Commissioners. It had been brought in by the late Government, and had been favourably considered by the House of Lords. There was an intention of postponing it till another session, but from the urgent request of the tradesmen of Birmingham and other large towns the present Government had decided to go on with it. He asked the House to allow the second reading, and allow the Bill to be committed pro forma to-morrow, when the money clauses could be added, and the whole details of the measure fully considered. Mr. WILLIAMS thought the measure one that was much required, and he was glad there was a prospect of its being carried into effect. He thought a great benefit would be con ferred by taking away the jurisdiction at present exercised by the quarter sessions in relation to debts. Mr. GREENE hoped the House would at present confine itself entirely to the merits of the Bill, which he thought was much required. Sir WILLIAM CLAY thought the Bill was much required, and its provisions had given general satisfaction, and had his entire support. Sir G. GREY explained that a reduction in the table of fees had been made to that which had been drawn up origi nally for the Bill. Lord G. SOMERSET defended the proceedings of the quarter sessions from the charge of the Hon. Member for Coventry. Mr. HENLEY supported the second reading of the Bill, though he complained of the late period at which the Bill had been introduced into the Howe. Mr. SPOONER considered it was a.Bill of very great im portance, and he hoped no further delay would take place in carrying it into a law. Sir G. GREY had no objection, with the consent of the House, so as that no time should be lost, to move that the Mil be committed pro forma this day, so that the clauses to be added miaht be printed at once. Mr. WAKLEY said that, after the speech of the Hon. Member for Birmingham on a previous occasion, when a similar Bill was passed, and his speech on this occasion, he was much alarmed as to what were the real provisions of this Bill. Indeed, he should carefully scrutinise every clause and every word of it.—(Laughter.) In his (Mr. Wskley's) opinion, one of the greatest mischiefs which could happen to the working men of this country was the facility with which they could contract debts. If Le found there was nothing objectionable in this Bill (and he sincerely hoped that would he the case), he should give it his support. After a few words from Mr. B. ESCOTT in support of the Bill, Mr. MUNTZ said this measure was absolutely necessary to the interests of the traders of this country. He knew it to be a fact that many of that class of people could not recover debts exceeding 20/. The 13711 was then read a second time, and committed pro forma, with the view of adding some more clauses, The Bill was then reported, and ordered to be re-committed on Monday next. COMMONS INCLOSURE (No. 3) BILL. This Bill then went through Committee, and was ordered o be read a third time on Thursday next. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES PREVENTION BILL. The House having resolved itself into Committee on this Bill, Lord GR ANVILLE SOMERSET complained that the powers propo.ed to be given by it to the Secretary of State and the corporations of towns were toe summary and exclusive. Lord MORPETH said that no danger need be ap prehended by any party from the exercise of those powers ; they were, in fact, such as were absolutely ne cessary for the health of the people, Mr. BERNAL begged to call the attention of his Noble Friend (Lord Morpeth) to a point in connexion with this ques tion. Whilst they were all talking of improving the health of towns, within a mile from the very hou s e within which they were sitting, there was a large sewer pouring its filthy strerms into the river Thames, and yet there was not the slightest covering over it, and the people of that neighbourhood were suffering from the sickness and contagion arising from it.—( Hear, hear.) And there were several such sewers in and around the metropolis. Now he wanted to know whose province it was to remedy this state of things ?—( Hear, hear.) Was it that of the Commis missioners of Sewers, the surveyor of the district, or were the people of such unhealthy districts to be left to the last re source of indicting the local authorities, for having suffered the continuance of such nuisances? Mr. WAKLEY having condemned the present imperfect sewage system in large towns. Lord MORPETH said that the nuisances complained of could be removed by a very summary process, which was afforded by the present law. Mr. SHEIL confirmed the statement of the Hon. Member as to the sewer in Westminster. He was so struck with the odious appearance of the sewer in the neighbourhood of Shaftesbury-terrace, that he went from house to house for the purpose of inquiring whether, in their opinion they suffered anything from the nuisance, and they stated that it was most prejudicial to their health.—(Hear. ) After a few further observations from different Members, the Bill went through Committee, the report was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be re-committed en Thursday. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The report of the Committee on the ordnance estimates was brought up and agreed to. THE WRECK AND SALVAGE BILL. This Bill was postponed till to-morrow. LUNATIC A S YLUMS, GE.NERAL MEETING OF SCHIPHOLDERS, "The scripholders will remember that this undertaking was de signed for the twofold purpose of affording additional and improved railway comrsunicrtion to the county of Kent, and of protecting the interests of the Croydon Railway Company, and that accordingly a comprehensive scheme of railway communication was laid down through the northern and central districts of the county, in connexion with the Croydon Railway. " The entire scheme comprised about 130 miles of new railway, and requiregl a capital of 2,500,0001., which was divided into 100,000 shares of 251. each. " The Croy don Company, with a view to the promotion of the undertaking, entered into a guarantee that the expenses, in the event of no Act of incorporation being obtained, shc.lld not exceed 104. per share. " The applications for shares exceeded the requisite number, and there was every reason to conclude that the far greater portion of the 92,00) shares allotted would have been duly paid upon. The change, however, in public opinion was so great, that deposits were received on only 42,809 shares. " Under these circumstances, your Committee had to consider the best course to be pursued. Great expenses had already been In curred in the surveys, which would have been entirely thrown away, and fallen exclusively on the Kent Atmospheric Company, had the scheme then been abandoned ; whilst, in the prosecution of the entire scheme, by any arrangement with other companies, or with out any such arrangement of any modified scheme, the future ex penses would be borne principally by the Croydon Railway Com pany, under their guarantee. " Your Committee first turned their attention to the possibility of carrying out the scheme in its integrity, and with that view they approached the amalgamated Committee of the Brighton and Croydon Companies, to ascertain whether, by their assist ance, the remainder of the required capital• could be provided. Your Committee were met by a promise of the necessary assistance ; but, as the arrangement would have placed the Kent Atmospheric Railway Company too much in the power of the Brighton Rail way Company, whose interests might not in certain events be found coincident with those of the Croydon, anti Kent Atmospheric Com pany's—it was considered for this and other reasons connected with the state of public opinion, inexpedient to avail themselves of the proffered assistance. " Your committee next opened a negotiation with the North Kent Company, which resulted in an arrangement to the effect, that the Kent Atmospheric Railway Company should confine their application to Parliament to a line to Tonbridge and Maidstone, and that the North Kent Company, if they succeeded in obtaining their Act, should pay to the Kent Atmospheric Company 10,0001. towards the expenses already incurred, and give the_n, besides, the option of taking 5,000 shares in the North Kent Company. " Your Committee were induced to assent to this arrangement upon the following considerations :—Much money had already been ex pended ; the North Kent Company's success was sanguinely antici pated ; their scheme, in conjunction with a line through Mid-Kent to Tonbridge and Maidstone, was cAculated to afford, though perhaps less completely and advantageously, as much railway accommodation to the county of Kent as the entire plan of the Kent Atmospheric Railway Company—the interests of the Croydon Company would have been, to a great extent, protected— the subscribers to the Kent Atmospheric Company would have secured, in the event of the success of the North Kent Company, a larger payment towards expenses incurred, and shares in an under taking which were likely then to be highly valuable ; and they had, besides, the best portion of Mid-Kent still open to their exertions. " The application to Parliament by this Company was accordingly confined to a line to Maidstone and Tonbridge. The result of the Parliamentary contest is known ; the Bills of the North Kent Com pany and the Kent Atmospheric Company were both rejected by the Committee of the Commons. " In the House of Lords, the North Kent Line was withdrawn upon some arrangement with the South-Eastern Company. The Kent Atmospheric Railway Company continued their opposition to the South-Eastern Mid-Kent lines ; and after a short, but spirited contest, succeeded in inducing the Lords to reject the South-Eastern Bill. There is reason to believe, that if the North Kent Company had, in like manner, submitted the merits of their scheme to the Committee, the same fate would have attended the South-Eastern North Kent Bill. " The South-Eastern Company having, however, obtained powers to construct a railway only as far as Gravesend, the entire country proposed to be accommodated, and all the objects originally con templated by the scheme of the Great lent Atmospheric Railway Company'—with the exception of the northern portion between London and Gravesend—were open to future consideration. " It became, therefore, a matter of anxiety to your Committee to devise some measure which would secure to the scripholders in the Kent Atmospheric Railway Company some advantage from the past expenditure, and which would, at the same time, enable your committee to return immediately the deposits, less the stipulated deduetion of 10s. per share, which they thought, under any view of the case, the scripholders would desire. " Your Committee are happy to state that they have (subject to the confirmation of the scripholders) arranged with the Lon don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, that the plans, &c., of the Kent Atmospheric Company shall be handed over to that Company, and that the scripholders of this Company shall, in exchange, have the option of subscribing equally with the London, Brighton, and South Coast Company, or their proprietors, towards any capital which may directly or indirectly, by a new company, be raised by the Brig:iton and South Coast Railway Company, tor the construction of any line of railway comprised in the scheme of this Company. " If this arrangement be confirmed, the scripholders will imme diately receive 40s. per share, and their names and residences will be recorded with a view to such future option. . . " The committee have not been enabled to ascertain the amount of their expenditure and liabilities, but an estimate has been framed, which would be submitted to the meeting by the Secretary ; by this it will clearly appear, that, under any circumstances, ihr more than the stipulated 10s. per share have been expended; and your committee therefore apprehend, that as the payment of the balance will rest with the Brighton and South Coast Company, the scripholders will not desire to delay the settlement of their accounts until the final discharge of all claims. "The committee, although they have received several communi cations on the subject, do not anticipate any serious objection to the course they have adopted. " They have been entrusted with extensive powers, which they have endeavoured to execute faithfully. _ _ _ " They have throughout acted upon full advice and to the heat of their judgment and ability, with the single object of doing, under the difficult circumstances in which they were placed, the best lor the large interests confided to their charge." The CHAIRMAN commented briefly upon the report, and stated that 10,000 shares had been reserved for the land owners on the line; and, although 90,000 shares was the number they intended to issue, they bad actually issued 92,000. Of those shares a small number had been paid upon, in consequence, he supposed, of a change of opinion as to the propriety of prosecuting so many schemes at once. The di rectors took a st•rious view of the matter, and, upon reflection, found they had but one course to pursue, and that was the one determined upon in the report they had just heard read. It seemed desirable to prosecute a scheme of less extended character, and he trusted the arrangement the committee had entered into would meet with the approbation of the scripholders at large. Ile concluded his very brief observa tions by moving a resolution adopting the report, and em powering the directors to carry out the objects it embraced. Mr. JOHNSON (a director) seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously, as was also a resolution that the scrip holders would accept the 21. per share, propoFed to be re turned to them by the committee of management. Mr. WISHAW wished to be informed whether the effect of the resolutions they had passed would amount to a dissolu tion of the Company, and whether the meeting would have any cash statement laid before them? The CHAIRMAN said the Company was virtually dissolved, but whether completely so was a legal question into which he would not enter, and with which he thought they had nothing to do. As to the expenses, he would read them a brief statement which the secretary had prepared. He then read the following account : Dn. 1846.—T0 42,809 shares at 103. per share, to be paid by Kent Atmospheric Company... £21,404 10 0 Deficiencies ... £12,535 3 3 CR. By payments as per cash account 18,234 13 3 Outstanding claims estimated at £42,534 13 3 A PROPRIETOR inquired when the '2l. per share would be returned? - The CHAIRMAN replied, within a week. It was only on Saturday last that the agreement with the Brighton Com pany had been entered into. Another PROPRIETOR wished to be satisfied that the Com pany was guaranteed from all liablility to contract any fur ther expenses? The CHAlRMAN—Certainly, the Company is virtually at an end. A vote of thanks to the committee, for their manage ment of the Company, was carried by acclamation; as was also one to the Chairman, for his conduct at that meeting, and as chairman of the board of directors. The utmost unanimity prevailed, and the meeting only lasted about twenty minutes. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of August.ll.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India Sugar displayed more firmness, and refused to sell in the private market any description, excepting at prices equal to those of Friday ; the demand was good, and the refiners the principal opera tors ; the quantity disposed of privately amounted to 540 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—To-day the home trade operated largely in Re fined goods, and prices closed firmly at 63s for brown grocery and at 64s per cwt for standard lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar is dull of sale, and first quality is offered at 34s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauritius submitted to public compe•ition amounted to 8,353 bags; there was a brisker demand, and the whole sold at and after the sale at an advance on the rates of the last auction of 6d, and in some cases of Is per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with more atte ition ; 1,966 bags and 107 chests were offered at auction, and all sold, but nut at better prices. Foitms.—To-day there was no public sale of Sugar the produce of slave-labour, and privately little desire was ~vinced to operate in white or brown sorts, but holders for the most part are not inclined to lower their prices. COFFEE.—To-day several purchases were made privately in Ceylon. and stiffer rates were paid. The public sales comprised 38 bags of Singapore Java, and 38 casks 5 brls of Jamaica. TEA.—The market has an improving appearance for nearly 11 descriptions of Tea; holders have confidence, and refrain from bringing any to public sale, but some are declared. In Congou several purchases have been made, and the tendency of prizes is upwards, especially for the lower kinds, which are yet the most in demand. Pouchong has been in good request, and prices are firm. For yellowish leaf Twaukay the market has a dull appearance, and prices are on the decline. For Hyson kinds the operations are upon a more extended scale at Is 6d to is 10d. Flowery Pekoe is dull of ,ale and the tendency of prices is downwards. Orange Pekoe has been sparingly dealt in, and 2s per lb is the value of fine. Prices have not risen for Hyson, but many parcels have been sold. Young Hyson has been in fair demand. Run, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum has been purchased with caution by exporters and the home trade, but holders are unwilling to reduce their prices. There is not a large quantity on offer, and the qualities are chiefly of the low and middling. Calcutta has been sparingly dealt in, and prices are looking down. Demerara is wanted. and bring firm rates. Leeward Island is less wanted, and prices have taken a downward turn, although the supply is yet small The arrivals of Rum have not been of much moment since this day week. Brandy has been in brisker demand, and prices are firmer, the home trade have been the chief buyers. and old sorts the most in demand. In Geneva there has been a good business transacted for exportation, and prices are higher. British Corn Spirits h ave been in better demand. 'English Gin is 9s 4d fur 17 per cent under proof, and 22 under 8s 10.1 per gallon. SPICES. —To-day at public sale 19 cases of N utme g s were effered, and a ll taken in at 2s 11d to 31 for mouldy brown Penang. 3s for limed Bombay. 10 barrels Jamaica Ginger sold at 36s for low, and 44s to 101 s for fair and middling. 83 bagsCarraway Seeds were taken in at 41s per cwt. Rtcr..—To-day Bengal Rice was sought after, but further advanced rates being insisted upon operated against business, and at public sale 3,005 bags were all taken in 6d per cwt. above th e value. Of Madras 1,000 bags of sound were dis posed of privately at the stiff rates of 14s to 14s 6d for Bengal grain. CocnittEst..—This afternoon at public sale 46 bags of Honduras were offered and sold at full rates. On_s.—:although Linseed Oil can be obtained upon lower terms; still the home trade have been cautious in their pro ceedings, takirg only sufficient for their immediate wants. and for exportation there has been scarcely any business transacted. For forward delivery there are sellers at 22s 9d to 245, but few contracts have been entered into. The crushers are still working freely, although prices are under those of last year, and they are getting small profits, but as 1848. the trade are scantily supplied, and the consumption very good, a brisker demand may be expected to take place shortly. Rape Seed Oil has been in good demand, and prices are improv ing. Cocoa Nut is held with firmness, and is still wanted, but the supply at market is small. In Palm many purchases have been made privately. Olive does not improve iu value, but the demand is on the increase, and many parcels have been disposed of. Of Fish Oils none has been brought to public sale since our last report, and the arrivals are of little consequence. There has been only a limited demand for Cod. Seal has been in brisker demand, and holders evince firmness. Southern has been in good demand, and prices are firmer. Sperm has been sparingly dealt in, but holders generally are unwilling to further reduce their prices. SALTPETRE.—To-day rough met with little attention, and 1,069 bags of Calcutta at public sale sold rather under former rates. TALLOW.—There has been a brisker demand for Russian on the spot, but holders have been unable to obtain any advance in prices. Purchases to a fair extent have been made, and 41s 3d to 41s. 6d. per cwt are the rates paid for fine Petersburgh Yellow Candle. For delivery in the: three last months of the year many contracts were entered into, but there are still sellers of fine Petersburgh yellow at 41s. to 41s. 3d. Town tallow has been in excellent request at 40s 6d net cash, at which the market is firm, although it is well supplied, but there is an increased quantity being consumed. All other descriptions have been purchased with more freedom, and full rates are paid privately. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE The justice-room was crowed by persons who were anxious to see James Fitzsimmon, the man charged with having robbed the Lord Mayor of a gold watch and appendages on Monday week, at the Blackwell Railway station. The curiosity was the stronger as it was known that the prisoner has been for some time distin guished as a prominent member of the swell mob, and that he had been brought before the Lord Mayor him self a few months ago, in the custody of Daniel For rester, from Masterman's bank, where he had been watching for victims. The prisoner, who was defended by Mr. Hobler, walked into the bar with great confidence. The following was the additional evidence:— Mr. James Hartley, of Bridge-street, Blackfriars, solicitor, stated that he was standing with the Lord Mayor when the prisoner and the smaller man, who was described by the other witnesses, were together, close to his Lordship. Witness fixed his eyes upon the two men the moment they came out of the carriage on the railway. The prisoner (to the witness)—Come, come, speak up so that every one may hear you. The witness—They came suddenly in front of his Lordship. In a moment the shorter man disappeared. Then the Lord Mayor cried out that he was robbed. From the manner in which they both acted, it was quite evident to me that they were acting in concert together, and I at once judged, from their appearance, that they were bad characters. The prisoner —Oh, dear ! so you know a thief by his looks, do you ? Alderman Canns—Did you observe them in conversa tion ? Witness—Certainly. The prisoner—State what you heard us say. If you thought us bad characters, you ought to have listened to what we said. Mr. Hartley said he did not hear the conversation. Alderman GlBBS—Should you be able to identify the companion of the prisoner ? Witness—No doubt of it. Mr. Wood, who gave evidence on the day of the first examination, said the prisoner was in concert with the person who stole the Lord Mayor's watch, if not the actual thief. Mr. Hobler—Did you see the prisoner attempt to escape ? Mr. Hartley—l did not see that. I saw from their general appearance that they were pick pockets, and I said so. The prisoner shook his head contemptuously. Mr. Hobler—Had you seen them before ? Witness —No. Mr. John Hall, of Bishopsgate-street-without, ware houseman, confirmed the statements made by the other witnesses, in which the prisoner and the shorter man were described as being in connexion. The witness was behind the Lord Mayor when he saw the prisoner and his companion close to his Lordship. When the Lord Mayor called the police the prisoner shrunk back. Here the prisoner, at the desire of Alderman Gibbs, put on his hat. Alderman Gines—Put it more completely on your head. The prisoner—l can't, my head's too big. The bat is just as I wear it always. What more can be wanted ? Alderman GIBBS—Is there any one else here who has anything to say against the prisoner ? Mr. John James Harris, watch manufacturer, of East Smithfield, here stepped forward, and said that he had a charge to make against the prisoner. He then stated that on last Friday week, at half past eight o'clock in the evening, a person of gentlemanly appearance, and taller than the prisoner walked into the shop and asked to see some patent gold levers. Witness showed him three, and he wished to see still better, and spoke about not taking any Geneva watches, or any watch not of English make. Witness then handed him a fourth watch, with a heavy gold chain. There was a lady in the shop at the time, who was known to the witness, and who was looking at ear-rings, and at that moment the pri soner entered and pushed roughly by the lady to reach the party who was looking at the watches. In an instant, by a wonderful sleight of hand, the watch and chain disappeared, and the prisDner too followed by his com panion. Alderman GIBBS.—What did the prisoner say upon entering the shop ? Witness—When he squeezed by the lady to get to the place where the party was looking at the watches, he said to me, " Mr. Harris, what do you charge for cleaning a patent lever ?" I replied, 45., and the prisoner went out, and after him went tLe other party, and so rapidly was the thing done that they were out of the shop before I discovered that the watch was off. Mr. Hobler—Was the prisoner the person who took the watch ? Witness—One of them had it. Mr. Hobler—Did you see the person touch the watch at all ? Witness—l say there was extraordinary sleight of hand made use of, and one of them certainly took the watch. Alderman Grians—Should you know the tall man ? Witness—Directly. The prisoner—l am entirely innocent of both of these charges. Miss Susanna Harris said she was in the shop when the prisoner entered the shop, and asked her father what he would charge for cleaning a patent gold lever. She was positive the prisoner was the man, and she was con fident that she saw the other man hand the prisoner something. The prisoner—The witness before you did not say anything of that kind. Miss Susanna Harris—l know you are the man. I saw the tall man hand something to you, and you went out directly, and he followed you. The prisoner—You don't knew whether the tall one or the little one took the watch? Miss S. Harris--I am confident the tall man handed something to you, and you went out immediately, followed by him, and the watch was then missed. The young lady added that Mr. Gardiner, a neighbour, had seen the prisoner and the tall man looking in at the watches through the window and talking together. Alderman Ginns asked whether the lady who was in the shop looking at the earrings could give any evidence? Mr. Harris replied that he supposed she could not, as she was so much occupied with the earrings. Miss Mary Ann Harris, another of Mr. Harris's daughters, stated that as she was passing through the shop, she saw the prisoner distinctly, and heard him ask her father what he would charge for cleaning a gold patent lever. She looked at the prisoner, and the pri soner looked at her. Mr. Hobler—Did you ever see him before ? Witness —Never. Alderman GIBBS—Is there any body else here who has anything to say against the prisoner? Here a lady in deep mourning stepped forward and said, I should not like to swear, but I am almost con vinced that that is the countenance of the man who robbed me of 42L, at a banking-house, in Pall-mall East, on Monday week. I was at the time in a state of great agitation, having just left my husband on his death bed. I think three of them followed me into the banking-house. I had two distinct views of the prisoner. He had pushed the door open for her as she entered, and he also pushed it open for her as she retired. Alderman Glass—Can you swear to his identity ? The lady—l should not like to swear to him. I think I can swear to him. The face is exactly that face. The prisoner —I never saw the lady before. Mr. Hobler—You know that there are many faces exactly alike. The lady—l do not. I have never seen two countenances exactly alike. Ido not think it is in human nature. The prisoner said that all who had spoken against him laboured under mistakes. He had done none of these things at all. Alderman GIBBS remanded the prisoner till Thursday next. The prisoner's confidence and self-possission were evidently shaken when Mr. Harris suddenly appeared to give evidence against him. He, however, soon recovered, and showed a disposition to bully the officer who had him in custody. It is reported that the Lord Mayor's watch was broken up immediately after it disappeared from fell i hi t s Lordshi thp'e s fob, as, in the absence of the prisoner, into hands of some of the juniors of the fraternity, who got iid of it with all possible expedition. It is supposed by some, that if the prisoner had escaped at the time of the robbery, the watch would have found its way back to his Lordship by as rap id a mode of communication as that of which Mr. Harris complained when speakin g o f the m agical departure of his property. LAMBETH. Awho had been remanded on S aturday last, on a Ann of having savagely assaulted a female, charge Lynch, named Mary Ann Perkins, of Marlborough -house, Peckham, in the month of February last, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott for further examination. Mr. Cochrane, the chairman, and Mr. Jones, the secretary, of the " Poor Man's Guardian Society," were present, with Mr. Humphreys, the solitor, to prosecute ; and Mr. Games was in attendance to watch the proceedings on behalf of Mr. Richards, the proprietor of Marlborough-house, where the assault had been committed. - Mr. Humphreys, who attended on behalf of the "Poor Man's Guardian Society," which society had humanely t a k en up t h e case, stated the particulars of the murderous assault, and called the following witnesses to prove it. _ Maria Dennis deposed that in the month of February last, she was an inmate of Marlborough house, Peckham, and also a nurse of the casual ward. Early in the morning of a day, the date of which she could not re collect, she heard violent screams of " murder" proceed from the ward, and upon going to see what was the matter she saw the prisoner violently ill-using another woman. The prisoner had her hands entangled in the hair of the young woman, and pulling it different ways. She also knocked her head against a wall, and pulled handful of hair out of her head, uo that there • was a large place bare, and she bled profusely. The prisoner threatened to do for the young woman, and the latter appeared anxious to get out of the place so as to be out of her reach. Mr. Humphreys—Now look at this young woman! and tell me whether she is the person who was ill.usel in the violent manner you have described by the pris soner. Witness—l cannot say she is the same person; 1 1.3 is, she is very much altered, but I have some recollec tion of having seen that person before. The w itness further stated that many trifling robberies had he ed committed on the paupers about the time of the a ssaul ! , and that she understood that the cause of the prisoner! attack on the young woman was her being det ected in stealing some money. John Dennis, the husband of the last witness, de' the posed that he had much difficulty in disengaging hands of the prisoner from the hair of the other woman. Mr. Humphreys—LOok at this woman, and tell me whether she is the person who was ill-used. Witness—l cannot swear she is the same person' the prisoner did so when a warrant to apprehend prisoner had been applied for. Mr. ELLIOTT—Is she the same person to the best if your belief ? Witness—To the best of my belief she 15 ' The witness proceeded to say that the young w °llotto was very much injured, and so violent were the thr eats of the prisoner, and the terror of the other woman w e so great, that he was glad to get rid of her, so he P LY her some dry bread, and let her out at the gate. Mr. Humphreys—And kept the prisoner in. W it ' ness—Yes, sir. Mr. Humphreys—So that the person who was treatede in this savage manner you turned out, and kept tt assaulting party in. Mr. ELLIOTT—Did you send for the police? yiritnef° ' —No, sir. Mr. ELLIOTT—WeII, I must say, that it was a odd and extraordinary proceeding. Were there no pet sons in charge of this place at the time ? Witness Yes, sir; Mr. Richards was in the house at the t i l e ; but not present, and I did not consult him or any b 0( else before I let the young woman out. 11 4 Mary Ann Perkins, the complainant, was next es and sworn.—The unfortunate woman presented a t t r e o / 0 wretched appearance. She had a large bald reel',' the front part of her head, and it is very iloulN whether she will ever recover the effects of the P r o "( soner's brutality. She deposed that she was the wil e tbo Thomas Perkins, who had deserted her. She was to . habit of going to Marlborough house occasionsdioa sleep, and was there in the beginning of February. (witness), prisoner, and a thi r d woman slept in the ss i. '" bed one night, and on the foll ow i ng morn i ng when the were getting up, the prisoner accus e d h er o f stea ling 1 ,„ from another pauper in the ward, and instantly co re menced an attack upon her. She s e i ze d h e r by wa hair of the front part of her head, and kneekle the back of her head repeatedly against l'"„ t wall. She also drew a quantity of hair from the &t o part of her head, so as to occasion the bald places „ i b' e rs , perceptible. While the prisoner was ill-using her Al let Dennis came into the ward and called out to her td her (witness) go, and not kill her outright. The s P-he soner was so furious that it w as w ith muc h difficult) ? " 6 1 could be released from her grasp, but as soon as she she was anxious to avoid her fury, and asked the Abe Dennis to let her out of the place, which s he did. f ee might have been to Marlborough-house as many as f Pl ;e or tour times in five years, and had always to the 0- 00 she spoke of received all necessary protection. I j„P e b, leaving Marlborough-house she was bleeding very 113 1 - 6 y and very faint and ill, but she made the best of her 4$ to Guy's Hospital, where she remained about five w e e She left before she was at all recovered,andsubseque e res went into the Westminster Hospital, where sh e „of mained for some time. She did not giv e h er real e " e itl at either of those hospitals, nor did she t e ll the i d ol cause of her injuries to the medical men who att e , li per her. There was nothing whatever the ma tter svitla ne r; up to the time when she was ill used by the prist s d. but since then she had suffered much fro m herb " - s ij and was not well yet. In conclusion, the witness 5 ill she did not wish to do anything to hurt the prison er as she had behaved to her. Evidence was here given of the apprehensioa h eft i s prisoner, and the discovery of the complain p an pc 4 a Wrea: fli ttey.sot for a long time supposed to be dead. It a the " Poor Man's Guardian Society " had offered t wo guineas fur her pr o duction, a n d M r . Richards No guineas more ; and this circumstance being made htiv,hs to the complainant herself, s h e wen t t o MarlbeN e p house and gave herself up to Mr. Richards. hew Mr. Humphreys, after a few r e ma r k s , said h i t $5 leave the ease in his Worship's hand s , to deal w it ; j3 ioo he might deem proper. If it was his Worships that it should go to the sessions, the res?eico its society he had the honour to represent weal,a „f Mr. duty and prosecute ; or if it should be the wisi`; Games, on behalf of Mr. Richards, to prosecute k ll- ' O - ‘ , a set soner, then the society would withdraw from 11 ' alto M gether. in th e Mr. Games said he had received no instructi de c e lis e he matter, and being there merely to watch the would net think of undertaking a prosecutioteuld pro" case , he Mr. Humphreys observed that this being wished to say that, if necessary, the society o f his secute, but the case was altogether in the hands WMr. ors. eat fo r h E ip LLioesr observed, that if the case was s trial, there were one or two other witnesses who would be required to complete it, and he should therefore _m mand the prisoner for another week. Mr. Humphreys thought it necessary that the attent %nee of the surgeon at the hospital, who had first ge ed her, should be procured, as it would be d es i ra ble tha t the extent of the poor woman's injuries should be knen Mr. ELLIOTT did not think it nec e s sar y th a t a medic witness should be bound over in th e case , an d here "- matter dropped. The unfortunate complainant, who had been accomora dated with a chair while giving her evidence, was weak as to require to be assisted out of court. RAILWAY SHARE MARKET S ' BRISTOL, AUGUST 11. 104 STOCK EXCUANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, - .4.1 n —Bristol and Gloucester, 5 1%—Caledonian, 11414 —Cornrah , ,, i -" Eastern Counties, 23% Great Western, Quarter Shares , ..*_ iro rd Midl .nd, New, 37% —N ewcastle and Berwick, 27% shire, 31 4 p.—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 814 ' 111ANCEI ESTER, AUGUST 1 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingh, c oao dis.—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, New, % dis —l3 ' s and Preston, 8 p.--Boston, Stamford, and Birminghatn, BSS Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1 9-16 p. —East Laneast i; sg o p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction, % dis• by SP.r and Dumfries, dis. - Grand Union, 11-16 dis.—Great IV _North SP , Sheffield, 2 dis.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, % dis.—Hudders fl ! l l , fax, an 1 Bradford, 2% c p. -Huddersfield and Manchen e olfg, way and Canal, I % p. -Ditto, Extension, par—Leeds 11 ";„, 1 4 ,,„ 4% dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 14 dis.—Liverpool and 1 3 °' Shares, 1% 1% p.— Liverpool, Ormskirk, ,nd Preston, 3 1.16 P d .e pool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, % dis.—London Ap t % dis.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, % p.—Manche' Birmingham, Quarters (A), 10% p. —Ditto, ditto (B), 10% Phois ditto (C), 914 p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 9 1 4 C. dis, PiN P• Extension, 2% p.—Manchester and Southampton, 7V Brdlsh, 39 -North Eastern, I% dis.—North Staffordshire , ....ol 4 7,,, North Western, 1% p.—Nottingham and Manifield, 11 4„P„ Districts, % .dis.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (A), s N l L'Sliejli ditto (11), % p.—Sheffield, Leek, and Crewe, 11s. 6d. dis .- ,5ef,..j6 and Lincolnshire Junction, 3-16 dis. —Sheffield and 31anC 11 ; 7 7 0 , 3,,0 —Ditto, Quarters, No 1,7,4 p.—Ditto, No. 2, 14 p.—Ditto , Jo , 101. p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, % p.—Shropshire Uu 011 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves, No. 4, 11-16 p• —So s 4 0 , land, 11-16 p.—Trent Valley, Midland, and Grand Juno , " „ West Lancashire Coast, 18s dis.—West Riding Union, 2% P' LEEDS, AUGUST 11. fOrig Er STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties , or& oil tension, 345. p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 1% P. tensions, var—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6% c. n o sh Bradford, 42 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 4% dis. -Ditto, dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Filth Shares, 8% p.—Ditto , 40' 2% p.—Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensionl4. o ol lP ;pd North British, Carlisle Branch, 395. 6d. p.—York and lA,' Or land, East and West Riding, 12 p.— Ambergate, Notti ng o o Boston, 1% dis.—Clitheroe Junction, 18s. dis.—GlaSgl,,,,-- 1 "11 11 11 fries, 19s. dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 10s. T e st') 3 011' shire, Yorkshire, and North-Eastern, 28s. 6d. dis.— Bedford, 10s. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 07A to - 410 , ton and Driffield Junction, 12s. 6d. p.—Manchester, 13 1, 1 0 ;0 1 lock, and Midland, 16s. p.—Manchester and Southalne v oisi l . —North Staffordshire, 3% p.—North Western, 6d. 4 1 ' Lincoln, % dis.—Shropshire Union, % dis.—South3 lldl ,, 4' eni?' —South and Midland Junction, 17s. 6d. dis.—West Rio"'D 17s.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 2 dis. ifs telt: F stiNFIELD, AUGUST 11. 7/I" - 215 W STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are —E as t ern Counties. oe id sion, 14 p.—Midland, 401. Shares, 1414 p.—Ditto , Sl e „0 Rotherham, 34% - Caledonian, 5 dis.—Grimsby and Sl l ,, e n , " 4 " n d V oir sion, 133. dis.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 10s. dis.—Lenu", sor, 16s. Gd. dis.— Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, du:stet* and Lincoln Union and Canal, 18s.—North r.ofs Sheffield and Lincolnshire. 2s. 6d. dis.—Sheftleid , Potteries, and Crewe, lie. dis.—South Yorkshire ." lie. dis. x e i t. c ,.. e u s t to t ° ' HULL, AncusT 11. STOCK ExcnANoE.—The sales are— North 11r11 10 :;,:,S rnt %,4. sr* Half Shares, 13—Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 625. 9d. -- `7, 1 - Bo u ston , 6d. — Derby — oar A nodu m g bergate, Nottingham , Il worth, . 9 3 d 2s vep o r s 20nia3s' srfAsolksl,avEns9Tda 15s.—East . 1 t Preston, l 9d . Linc"3h e P 7 3 " 1 and York, 2 , 4— . L ir oil Th on e is nManchester, salesanes B uxton, are — Eastern er (R e Co a : n i Sd u b t " Drifileld Junction, 13s. p 6d .41.14: Y or kshire nlldg h 8 a hla n Mr d e: G 3 l 3 ;:::: :B° -11°1" Matl North Western, 24s 1 15 is 6 1 d v . est p i — udi Si n ir g e ty w ni sb o ttryis: d R. 4 1:: ' R. juri,lTanandvvrtth, &c 1/ 0 6 7, to S n 'T . OC 2 E C d —North l u Berwic k , 2a:nn_cid :fecaalsvmmt;ceßailiis4Nlist:gloa.Lrn:dln. Ostend. 5/. 4s.—Nor th We stern, . 6s.— York eas iam York and North ship Rainbow, Ferguso n yond° n Sir Charles on Monday, by rive d Pal 3 f B the igat'" fordshirc• • St i e lE and j3~• the O I n a d t y h e of 3 d i 3 shire, eorgn On the 4th inst., inst. at at K p i o l u h t ti a t r t d a a in w C: n st e l a e r , tisewa:ns e a, _ BIRTHS. Captain Alcock Stawell, of a 500 1 . 331:1(1 ,-4 ° Lo lb l o re :0 11811cl: rt t ,h h oe e t wife of W. Parsons, Esq., of a daughter. crs g e nty ~, On the 6th inst., at Bromley, AfiddleseX, A l ' 7 a th da i u n g st ht , e i r n . Gloucester-road, 11 Y delark-gardel°' Mrs. Joseph Bows . tead, of a so On the 7th inst., at Cosgrov n e, the Lady Afa ria r°llll°°bs.' of a son. On the Bth inst., at I)alston, the wife o f Bfr. Samuel Oil" of a daughter. n B r istol ( ' On the Bth inst., at Weedon, the lady of CaP tai • _......--," of a daughter, • F MARRIED. On the 6th inst., 'at St James's Church, eldest daughter ot S. Luck, hosier, Strand, to . Eleanor, Bryan, merchant, of Somerset-wharf, Strand. At his residence, in Bia DIED. d lih O f August, George Turnbull E c n kfriars'.. aged rc"a9; friendshipostsicerel grated by all who had ' Es -.' '' • or sc the pleasure of his quaintance. acitt On the 30th of May laat, Colonel John 31 tosh, aged 52. at Bogota, On the 30th ult., -a, John Viral" at Nun-green, Peckham -r) Esq., aged 84. Nisbett. On the Bth inst., at Norwood, Surrey , 3 ' l ' ls ' ) , 11 the Bth inst., at Brighton, Robert Browl:e2.,Estbe, _ear erg P on the ._t re. ,„'-'. o the 9th hist., Richard Fryer, Esq., of th il l ii , tverhatnpton. ..sit 100 On th --e 9th inst., at Kensington-gore, Thou" — Barclay Barclay, Esq., aged 24. London: trantl, I raurso________, of of tha It 1846. Savoy, in the C o unty of AE1,0103034 founaw.....,"A"fr I:ririrntteerd, a t Th e sun office, N 0.112, Strtnci, in thel'l:ll°.e__mell !e:t; AND PAUPER LUNATICS --- - BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. STEAM NAVIGATION BILL. The report on this Bill was further considered and agreed and was ordered to be received on Thursday next. BRITISH POSSESSIONS BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. PUBLIC WORKS, FISHERIES, Ice., BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) (No. 3) BILL. The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted to morrow. MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL. On the motion of Mr. WAKLEY, this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to he committed on Thursday next. Sir GEORGE GREY would not object to the second re:' d ing of the Bill, on the understanding that it would be printed. in order that the medical profession might be fully acquainted with its provisions. ARTS-UNION BILL. On the motion of Mr. SHEIL, the Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to. The House then adjourned at a Quarter-past Three till Five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'clock, only a few Members being present. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY AND NAVY. Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the inhabitants of Hounslow against the practice of flogging in the British army and navy. The petitioners stated, that in their opinion the character of the British soldier was lowered by the bar barous practice ; that it was foreign to the character of the British nation, and alien to the principles of religion ; and therefore they besought the House immediately to abolish the disgusting practice. He cordially concurred in the prayer of the petitioners. MEDICAL PRACTICE BILL. Mr. C. BERKELEY presented a petition from a Dr. Brown, of Park-road, Surrey. against this Bill. BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. BODKIN presented a petition from several inhabitants of Finsbury, praying that the British Museum might be opened on Sundays. GUIANA. Mr. G. BERKELEY inquired whether it was the inten tion of her Majesty's Ministers to take advantage of the recent arrangements made by the Government to promote the immigration of free labourers between British Guiana or the West Indian colonies and the free states of Africa? He also wished to know whether there would be any objection on the part of the Government to promote free emigration to Guiana after the new duties came into operation. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who was very indistinctly heard in the gallery, said he had already stated that there was every desire on th e p art of the Government to promote immigration from the coast of Africa to Guiana, but there was considerable difficulty in carrying out such an object, and of limiting the numbers. Since his Noble, Fri, nd (the Secretary for the Colonies) last spoke on the sub neotonnteletotesde j w e i e t t h , applic had tbe b K ee r n oo ma c d o e as t t o m nightby pbeers open p n e s who wished t. , ) emigrate. lie had already stated that there was no British authority there to attend to the Interests of those w h o m i g h t go t hi t h er. Hi s N o bl e Friend would, no doubt, agree with him that we ought hot to ive any encou-