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Cbtrb ambition SUIT-OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. (THIS DAY.) STATE OF THE POLL. NINE O'CLOCK. Nugent 233 Thompson 232 • Mildmay. 244 Hope 243 TKN O'CLOCK. Nugent Thompson Mildmay Hope 304 304 320 318 QUARTER TO ELEVEN. Nugent Thompson ...... Mildmay Hope " 370 370 422 419 TWELVE O'CLOCK. Nugent 428 Thompson 429 , INfildmay 545 Hope 541 The Liberals are now making their grand push, and two hours will decide the election. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. GLOBE.—The alterations made by the Lords in the Mines and Collieries Bill have been agreed to by the Commons, but not without strong dissatisfaction having been expressed by Lord Ashley at the damage the measure has sustained by the amendments that the Peers have thought fit to add to it. We agree in the policy of accepting little where much cannot be ob tained ; and by a continual exercise of the energy that Lord Ashley has shown in following up his benevolent object we have little doubt that he will obtain, by degrees, all that he originally proposed. The inci dental discussion that arose upon the adoption of the amendments was enlivened by a few hits at the Mi nisters on their want of understanding themselves, which had led to the giving of a Government pledge in one llouse, which was afterwards broken by a member of the Cabinet in the other. Sir J. Graham had promised the cordial co-operation of the Minis ters in promoting the Bill of Lord Ashley: and yet, when the measure came to be deliberated on by the Peers, in was announced by Lord Wham cliffe that he considered himself quite free to take any course he chose—which was a virtual repudiation of the pledge given by the Secretary for the Home Department in the name and on behalf of the Govern ment. Lord Palmerston made some happy allusions to the charge of yielding to coercion, which it was cus tomary to bring against the Whigs when in office.' If there were any truth in the accusation. it must, at all events, have been admitted that "when they yielded to such a pressure, they did so only to go forward in the-progress of improvement, while the present Go vernment allowed themselves to be coerced to abandon improvement." The reply of Sir James Graham, that "he and his colleagues had commenced the session with the confidence of Parliament, and he be lieved they had not forfeited it at its close," is some what ill• timed, at a moment when the organs of the party which brougbt the Tories into place are casting up accounts, and have declared the balance in favour of Conservatism to be nothing by the accession of the present Government. STANDARD.—The whole country participates in the regret of Lord Ashley at the treatment received by his Lordship's Bill in the House of Lords. The measure has been, indeed, cruelly mutilated in that assembly, but still it lives; and though a longer term has been extended to many cruelties and many immoralities, still the living Bill ensures that these cruelties and immoralities will not be perpetuated. We do not pretend to consider it a light thing that, for a year, or two years, or may be longer, women arc to be exposed to indecencies and Children to slavery. Such abuses are not light things, though they were to endure but an hour; and heavy indeed, is the responsibility of those whohave,forlucre, or the less justifiable motive of party policy, protracted thent so long as there is reason to fear they must he continued. But still, between the temporary and the perpetual evil there is a wide difference, and - we repeat it, Lord Ashley has by his Bill, mangled as it has been, struck a death-blow to the impurity and slavery of the mine as well as to the impurity and slavery of the factory. In the road into which the Noble Lord has, so much to his honour, led the Legislature, there is no going back ; every step must be a step in advance; and whatever the noble coal owners, who have for one year thwarted the wishes of the country, think, the whole of Lord Ashley's Bill, and even a larger measure, will be the law long before their Lordships can have pocketed very many pounds by the effect of their obstructive proceeding. The course taken has been indeed a mast unfortunate one for the House of Lords. It has deprived that House of much of the opinion of sympathy with the labouring classes to which it is in no small degree indebted for its safety during the political tempests of the last twenty years, completing almost the fatal work which the too favourable reception of the New Poor-law had begun. There is an opinion rapidly gaining ground among the people, that the happiness of the masses, their liberties; and their morals, are all to lie sacrificed to the augmentation of the wealth of the rich. Up to the late disastrous proceeding in the House of Lords it was• hoped that the nobility of the land would oppose themselves to th e course o f i n j ust i ce, and ultimately of national ruin. It was hoped that, contented with the wealth which they enjoy, and the honours eon nected with that wealth, they would not at least descend to the level of mill-owners and corn regraters, in extorting more wealth from the wants and anguish of their fellow-creatures. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING. Six O'CLOCK. 7 to 4 agst Attila—taken 11 to I agst Cabrera 12 to 1 agst Policy 12 to 1 agst Fireaway 14 to 1 agst Dodger 17 to 1 agst Ca:tonite 28 to 1 agst Master Thomas. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordshis met at Four o'Clock. A Message from the Commons brought up a num ber f‘f Bills. The Newfoundland Bill was brought up and read a first time. The Ecclesiastical Preferments Bill was read a third time, andlpassed. MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL. The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from the Grand Jury of the Company of Druggists, pray ing that medical charities in Ireland should not be placed under the control of the ;,,Poor-law Commis sioners. The Tobacco Regulations Bill passed through Com mittee, and was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Four Courts (Dublin) Bill was read a third time, and passed. THE COPYRIGHT OF DESIGNS BILL. On the motion of the Earl of RIPON, the Copy right of Designs Bill was committed, and several amendments having been agreed to, the Report was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS BILL. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, the Bribery at Liections Bill passed through CoMmittee, and was ordered to be read a third time. EAST INDIA SLAVERY. The bill tbr the suppression of the Slave-trade in the East Indies, alsoassed through Committee. OUTRAGES IN IRELAND. Lard FORTESCUE brought forward his motion for a return of outrages reported to the Irish con stabulary in July last. He said that the returns which he held in his hand had been prepared by Col. M'Gregor, a gentleman whose accuracy might be relied on ; and they showed that in the present year outrages (of which there had been a rapid and progressive decrease during the time that he had the honour to preside over the government of that country) had fearfully increased. Of twelve classes of crime, including homicides, maiming, shoot ing, with intent to kill, and firing into dwelling houses, the number in the first half of the year 1841, was no more than 651; whereas, of those offences, the number in the last half of 1841 was, 2,449, but in the first half of the present year the number had fearfully increased to 3,53 . —(llear.) This struck him as indicating that there was !ome change in the manner in which justice was administered,—(Bear.) The Noble Lord then referred to the late trials of Ribbonmen at Armagh, at which, be said, the Judge who presided showed, in his charge to the Jury, the vehemence and earnestne§p of zn advocate rather than the impartiality of a Judge. He (Lord Fortescue) then went into an analysis of the evidence upon the trials, 'from which he con tended that the chief witness against the prisoners was a professed spy, and, according to his own state ment, not to be believed on his oath. He etincluded by moving for the return. The Duke of WELLINGTON could not see any objection to the returns asked for ; and he s hould not have thought it necessary to oc c ilp y their Lordships' time upon this occasion, but that the Noble Earl had thought proper to draw cot:elusions f rom th e .papers in his (the Earl o f For tenues) }LW* in which be could not concur, a n d which he could not pass over without observation. From former discussions on.this subject, it must be in the recollection of their. Lordships that circumstances might occasion a difference in the number of crimes in.one period in Ireland as compared with another, without any cause for such being attributab'e either to the system of Government, or above all to the sys tem of the administration of the law adopted by the heads of judicial authorities in that country. It was true that more of these atrocious crimes had been com mitted in the first six months of the year 1842, than in the corresponding six months. of the year 41. at least as appeared from the consta bulary returns. It might happen that the con stabulary were more active in bringing such offender to justice at the one period than at the other. and that was a matter not to be overlooked in the consideration of such a question. With respect to the Noble Lord's observations relative to the trial at which the Chief Justice had presided, he (the Duke of Wellington) would only say, with respect to that dis tinguished individual, that there never was a man more respected or more distinguished in his profession than that person. lie (the Duke of Welling ton) would hardly believe that that individual could, in his high position, be guilty of the injustice of acting more like an advocate, than as an impartial judge, in a case tried before him. With respect to what had been said relative to the ad mission of a witness, who had admitted that he had enticed men to join the ribbon conspiracy, and that he had been so employed by the Magistrate, that is, he had to say that the counsel for the pri soner, who, during the trial, had made a charge to that effect, had withdrawn his charge subsequently. Nothing could be more base than for the Magistracy to countenance such conduct as that of the witness Hagan. An inquiry into the matter had been di rected, and if the charges were found to be true, the parties would be visited with punishment. The Marquis of CLARINCARDE was happy to hear what had fallen from the Noble Duke on this matter. With respect to what had been said relative to a high judicial functionary in Ireland, if the charge such as it was reported in the newspapers, were cor rectly given, it would be the greatest misfortune that could befal that individual's reputation. The Earl of WICKLOW said it appeared to him unjust to make those charges on u mere newspoper report, upon which it was evident the Noble Marquis founded his censure of the distiguished in dividual to whom his observations applied. With respect to what was said relative to the Magis tracy he (the Earl of Wicklow) knew by experience that the people of Ireland placed confidence not so much in the religion of the Magistrates as in their high character and station. The Earl of GLENGALL said that it could not be doubted that there had been a great deal of outrage in the last few months. But when he sat on the other side of the House, on the many occasions on which he had brou?ht the attention of their Lordships to the state of crime in Ireland, he told them that although there was an apparent tranquillity yet it was delusive, and would not last long, for the seeds of sedition had been sown, and would ere long bring forth their f ru it, as was i t the fact. The Noble Ea r l (F or t escue ) shewn that there was an increase in ti.i s year, as compered with the last. But he (Lord Glen gall) would show that there had been a constant and progressive increase of crime from 18:38 to 1842. (The Noble Lord read returns which he argued made out this statement.) The returns produced from the constabulary did not show the actual amount of crime. As an instance he said that during the election in 1841 there was a riot in Tipperary, at which eight peo ple were shot, and died of their wounds ; but they were carried off, and the wounded were concealed and the dead were burned, so that the police were un able to make any report. This showed how far short of the truth the returns fell. Now as the Noble Earl (Fortescue) took credit to his Government, for having conciliated the regards of the Irish people (meaning, of course, the Roman Catholics) He would show this by reading a speech delivered at a public meeting by Dr. M`Hale, the Titular Bishop of Tuam, soon after the dissolution of the late Govern ment. The Noble Earl then read an extract from the speech referred to, in which the Rev. Doctor re probated the conduct of the Whigs, and expressed his rejoicing in their downfall, in terms which provoked the loud laughter of the House. " They were a peddling despicable Ministry—they were the pre tended friends of the Irish people, but really the in sidious enemies of the nation and the Catholic reli , gion, and the zealous, though secret supporters of tha Church, to which Ireland owed all its miseries, &C. " [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS. BANKRUPTCY LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. BECKETT (in continuation from our After noon Edition) said—He hoped this measure would be put off until next session, in order to have a Committee appointed to examine into the subject. He thought that the promoters of this Bill would be disappointed in its operation. He should certainly endeavour by every means in his power to procure the postponement of this Bill. If he should not succeed in that he would then bring forward a motion to restrict the towers of the Com missioners. He would now give notice'that if h e were defeated in that he would ask for leave to introduce a proviso enacting that the Court of Bankruptcy shall an nually lay before Parliament an account of the total amount of their receipts and payments, and of the ba lance in hand, distinguishing the accounts of each official assignee, and the sums paid and received by each official assignee on each separate estate. Sir JAMES GRAHAM was surprised at the at tempt now made to postpone the Bill The subject had been discussed a short time since, and the House had expressed a strong opinion that the Bill ought to be pro ceeded with this session. The Lord Chancellor pos- Sessed strength of mind, but still he could not forget the great opposition which every attempt to reform the Bankruptcy Courts in the country must give rise to. He could not forget that in the country there were 740 local Commissioners, all members of the legal profes sion, possessing great power and great influence, and 'who would naturally be opposed to any alteration. His Hon. Frienkwould admit that if there was any person more iudisposed to change than another—though he at the same time possessed an intimate knowledge of the subject—that person was Lord Eldon ; yet, what was the opinion or that great man, when he first held the Great Seal in 1801 ? Lord Eldon said that the abuse of bankruptcies was a disgrace, to the country, and it would be better to repeal the statutes, than to suffer them to be applied to such purposes. There was no mercy to the estate. "As they are frequently con ducted in the country, they are little more than a stock ill-trade for the commissioners. the assignees, and the solicitor. Commissions of Bankruptcy were treated as matters of traffic, and unless the Court held a strong hand over them, particularly as administered in the country. they were as accessible to as great a nuisance as any known in the land." That was the opinion of Lord Eldon in 1801, and tl.ose who differed from it were bound to show what important change had taken place since. Those who dissented from proceeding with this law, must prove that the change in the old system had been productive of no advantage. They had autho rity for extending the change to the rural districts ; they had had exprience of the nature of the change in the metropolitan districts, and he contended that that change in principle and practice was equally applicable to the rural districts. His Honourable Friend had referred to a case which he had formerly cited, and if such a case could not be denied, he thought Parliament was bound to provide a remedy before it separated. He had received a deputa tion from the City of London, including.three of the Members of that emporium of the commerce of the kingdom, and they all expressed themselves satisfied with the measure. They said that the appointment of the official assignee at first was viewed with some suspicion, but that it gradually rose in the public estimation, and the strong hand of the Chancellor being over them, means were taken to prevent abuses, or rectify them. But notwithstanding some irregularities had occurred in practice, they one and all assured him that the trading community in the City of London was fixed in favour of the official assignee. Now he (Sir J. Graham) said upon the opinion of Lord Eldon, so strongly given forty years ago—no correction then having been applied--a correction having been applied in the metropolis, after a ten years' experience, the result of that experience being a general satisfaction and benefit of the community—he said that they would be acting an unworthy part if they refused to apply the remedy which experience had shown .to be good ' • and they should be acting, as a Government, an unworthy part, having brought that measure so near to its conclusion, if they hesitated for a moment to pro ceed with it, and though he entertained the strictest respect for his Honourable. Friend, he must say that his opinion had not in any degree beon shaken, and he felt it to be his bounden duty to press the Bill on the consideration of the Committee, and he hoped in the present session of Parliament to be enabled to send the Bill back to the Lords, from whence it came. Mr. B. WOOD believed that very few men in that House were inclined in favour of the present Bankruptcy Law, and their great object now was to get a law as good as could.be made. The present Bill had been before the House only ten clays, and fur that reason he hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would consent to postpone the consideration of the Bill- till next session He thought that they ought to have some greater check than was given by the present Bill. If the Solicitor- General did not think that the words he (Mr. Wood) employed • were sufficient, be would leave it to the him to alter them., With regard to documents, he thought that the trading assignee should sign them with the official aSsignce, which would give greater security. At preSent there was no protection at all. lie must therefore insist upon the amendment he In d proposed. Mr. HARDY . could not see what reasonable objection could be made to the proposition of the Hon. Member for Southwark: He considered the whole of the argum ents of the Hon. Member for Lambeth founded upon fallacious premises. It should be provided that in all, cases where the official assignee received a larger sum than the amount of the security which he had given there ought to be a trade assignee to accompany him and give a joint receipt for the money. All he wished was to have a check upon the official assignee, when be received more than the amount of his security. Ho thought that out of justice to the 740 Country Commissioners, the Eight Hon. Baronet ought to mention the names of the four persons to whom be had alluded as having acted wrong. Sir J. GRAHAM said the case had been alluded to in the memorial presented by the merchants of London to the Lord Chancellor in 1839, and in consequence of which the Commission had been issued, on the labours of which the present Bill had been founded. The names of the parties had not been given in the memorial, Mr. MASTERMAN thought the great blot of the present law, was the power which it gave the official assignees of getting considerable balances into their hands. If instead of giving the official assignees the power of receiving money, and paying it into the Bank, they were to give the power of giving an order to the party paying the money to pay it into the Bank to the account of the Accountant-General of the Court of Bankruptcy, the evil would be remedied. Mr. AGLIONBY wished to know the date of the transaction alluded to by the Right Hon. Baronet. He thought it took place as far buck as 1801. Mr. HAWES believed the case had occurred in 1801, but he knew of a more recent case, which was before the Lord Chancellcr the other day, in which, of five Commissioners, one was the solicitor to the fiat ; and of the others, three were creditors, and one was a debtor to the estate. Mr. JARVIS said the case cited by the Hon. Mem ber for Lambeth must have occurred under the old sys tem, because there were five Commissioners. the Right Hon. Baronet quoted an opinion of Lord Eldon's in 1801, and said it was for those who opposed this Bill to show that the law had been altered. Why the law had been altered by the 6th of George IV., and by the more recent Act of William the Fourth. The Commissioners were formerly . appointed by the Chancellor on the nomination of the persons striking the docket, now they were nominated by the Judges. The periods of their meetings and their fees were all limited by Act of Parliament. He was afraid from what had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet relative to the strength of the opposition to be apprehended from the seven hundred and forty Commissioners, that theßill had been purposely delayed in the House of Lords, and was now forced through the House of Commons at this advanced period of the session, for the purpose of endeavouring to suppress all legitimate opposition. The opponents of the Bill could produce two cases of gross misconduct on the part of the official assignees, quite equal to those old cases which had been raked up by the Right Hononurable Baronet and the Honourable Member for Lambeth. That sort of misconduct would, however, be rendered impossible by the adoption of the suggestion of the Hon. Member for London. There was, however, another objection which was insuperable. It would be impossible to get respectable persons to be come trade assignees, if they were made the mere pup pets of the official assignees, as it was proposed to make them under the clause. Sir T. WILDE would rather the Bill had been post poned to next session; but he was bound to say that none of the evils which had been dwelt on by his lion. and Learned Friend, and by the Hon. Member for Leeds, were essential to this clause, and that moreover the whole of them might be easily remedied. Under the existing system, when a person was declared a bankrupt, the property was taken possession of by a messenger, generally a sheriff's bailiff, who was hired at ss. a day, and who gave no security ; and the choice they had to make was between the messenger and an official assignee giving security. Under the ex isting system, unless it were desired to carry on the trade, cr unless an extent from the Crown were appre hended, there was no assignee appointed until after the second public meeting of creditors. In the two cases to which he had alluded the messenger was appointed a provisional assignee. So much for the first step of the proceedings. The official assignee was never allowed to retain a balance of more than 1001. for each estate in his hands. He was by law compelled to pay the residue into the Bank of England, to the account of the Accountant-General in Bankruptcy ; and many of the Commissioners would not permit him to retain an aggregate balance, from all the estates, exceeding 1,000/. in his hand. If it were desired to redeem pro- 1 perty under the system of official assignees, there would be no difficulty ; but, under the present system, it could only be done before the appointment of assignees, calling a general meeting of the creditors by advertisement in the Gazette, who could authorise the petitioning cre ditors to redeem, but then they could not raise any money until . after the appointment of assignees at the said meeting of creditors, and even then the power of creditors. was limited, and they were responsible to the Lord Chancellor for what they might do. The speeches which had been addressed to the Commit tee would lead persons to suppose that the trade assig nees had no control whatever. Why, he was prepared to prove that they had just as much legitimate control as they ever had. The trade assignees had at that mo ment the exclusive power of deciding when and how the estate should be converted. The money was locked up in the hands of the accountant-general until the necessity arose for 'its application ; whatever money was wanted could be obtained under the authority of a Gazette meeting of creditors. When the system was first introduced, it was confined to London, in order to see whether the experiment would be successful. The experiment bad been succtssful, and why was not the system then extended to the country ? Was there any reason to suppose that trade assignees in the country were more diligent than trade assignees in London? Were solicitors in the country more, respectable than those in London ? Equally respectable, but not more so. He thought the opposition to this clause was founded in mistake. The system, when first in troduced into London, had been met with great preju dice by the London solicitors, but he believed that it now gave universal satisfaction. Mr. M. PHILIPS said he had no wish to perpetuate the abuses of the present system, on the contrary, he was very anxious for a revision of the law ; but he felt it his duty to support the amendment of the Hon. Member for Southwark. He wished to see the trade assginee have a concurrent influence with the official assignee. Mr. B. WOOD said that it was bis wish to give an efficient protection to the creditors by the appointment of proper trustees. He had known an instance in which a party who had himself had judgment hanging over him, had been appointed a trustee ; and the result was that the creditors had been defrauded of one third of the money received from the bankrupt's estate. After a few words from Mr. SCOTT, The Committe divided, and the numbers were— For the Amendment Against the Amendment 52 Majority against the Amendment —36 The clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 50 was agreed to without any discussion. On clause 51 being put, Mr. M. PHILIPS wished to ask whether any com pensation would be granted to official assignees, in case it should be found advisable, for them to retire. Sir J. GRAHAM said thaLthe Bill did not contem plate such a case. Parliament could provide for it, whenever it might arise, as they should think fit. The clause was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses up to 58 were agreed to. On clause 58 being proposed, Mr. JERVIS said he wished to know upon what statistics it was proposed that the number of the Com missioners should be confined to ten. He did not see when Manchester alone would give occupation to three Courts how ten could perform the duties. Sir J. GRAHAM said that he would frankly tell the Hon. Gentleman why the number ten was proposed. The number of Commissioners in London were six, and they performed the duties for 40 milesround London; but the Lord Chancellor having communicated with. those Commissioners, they took upon themselves to dis charge the duties for 100 miles around the metropolis. This would include Brighton and many other large towns. If six Commissioners were sufficient for the metropolis, and 100 miles around, and the Com missioners, often ten years' experience, were content to undertake the additional duty which would be thrown upon them, he thought that ten would be capable of doing the remaining business. But if the Hon. Gentle man did not think that ten would be sufficient, he had no objection that they should be increased to twelve. Mr. JERVIS said, that if persons living at a hundred miles from London, were obliged to come up to the me tropolis to prove small debts, it was another objection against the Bill, because it was tantamont to a denial of justice. It would not be worth their while to come such a great distance to prove small debts. Mr. M. PHILIPS said that such was the increase of business in Manchester, that if there were not two fixed Commissioners he did net believe the business would be 'performed. On clause 64, which defines the power of the Commis sioners, being read, Sir T. WILDE objected to it as going much too far, and giving to one Commiss!oner the power which hai hitherto always been vested in three. After a few words from the ATTORNEY and Soma TOR• GENERALS, strangers were ordered to withdraw The House divided, when there appeared— For the clause . Against it Majority for the clause The clause was then agreed to. Clauses 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, and 72, were agree , to without discussion. 59 -38 On clause 73 being proposed. Mr. MARK PHILIPS opposed the allowance pro posed to be made to the Commissioners. He thought 1,800/. a-year far too high a salary. The present London Commissioners had 1,5004 it was proposed to increase their salary to 2,000/. He objected to that increase. The Right Hon. Baronet had told them that the cost of liv ing was to be greatly diminished by the operation of the Tariff. He hoped the Right Hon. Baronet would not show the want of confidence in his own prophecy, which he manifested by proposing such a salary for these Com missioners as 1,8001. a-year. Mr. AGLIONBY thought that the travelling expenses under the new Bill might be very heavy. If the locality in which the Commissioner was fixed was very extensive, the expense would be enormous. Great inconvenience might arise from requiring persons to come to the Com missioners from a considerable distance. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that no inconve nience whatever arose from the Cemmissioners remain ing in the centre of the London district. With respect to the salaries of the Commissioners it should be remem bered that persons selected for such offices often accepted them at great pecuniary sacrifice. The object was to se cure the best assistance, and it could not be obtained without an adequate remuneration. Mr. AGLIOtBY thought that efficient lawyers might be found at a lower salary than that proposed in the clause. Mr. M. PHILLIPS would compromise his feelings in the matter, by suggesting that 1,5001. a y ear s h ou ld b e given to the County Commissioner, instead of the amount proposed. Mr. B. WOOD admitted that the Commissioners were a great improvement upon the present law, but he thougt the proposed salaries of 2,0001. to the old Commis sioners was too large, and he should, therefore, pro pose that the sum should be 1,800/. Sir J. GRAHAM said he should resist the motion, and he would state in a few words his reasons. By this Act additional duty was imposed on the Com missioners, by the enlarged circle in which their ' business was to be performed. That was one ground why he opposed the motion. His second reason was the reason already stated by the Attor ney-General, that when those gentlemen were appointed, a hope was distinctly held out to them of promotion, both with respect to their salaries and their situa tions. He knew that many Commissioners held their situations upon that expectation. The alteration in the salary was only 2001. a-year. Mr. B. WOOD said they were not alt6gether to be bound by arerbal understanding between officers and the Govei nment. He (Mr. Wood) proposed that the salary should be increased 3001. a-year, the present salary being 1,5004 Mr. AGLION DY said that the Right Hon. Baronet had made a mistake in stating the increase would only be 30c1. a year, whereas it was 5001. Sir J. WILDE thought that the salary proposed was adequate. • For the Amendment 7B Against it -- •••••1 Majority against the Amendment —65 The clauaes were then agreed to. ELE7T BITTING.I __- WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR —The statements made to Sir Robert Peel by Mr. Brook, of Huddersfield, and Mr. Edward Akroyd, of Halifax, appear to me calculated to convey such an erroneous impression respecting the state of these dis tricts, that I beg to trouble you with a few lines with a wish of placing the matter in its true light. All persons acquainted with the woollen and worsted trades of the West Riding of Yorkshire, must be aware of the great changes that have been made in the manner of conducting the manufacture. Formerly all the goods sold in Huddersfield and Halifax were made in the neighbouring villages, but the gradual adoption of the factory system has had the effect of concentrating the trade in the towns, and the country-places have accord ingly declined ; yet a great amount of business has con tinued to be done in the villages, the merchants and large manufacturers having occasion to purchase or put out large quantities of goods in addition to those made at home. Now, it is evident that in a time of depression the demand for country goods will be first affected, for the proprietors of large establishments in the towns will naturally be anxious to employ their works fully, before they buy market goods, and therefore it will be found almost universally the case, that the inhabitants of the country districts are suffering incomparably more than the town population ; and although there may not be much want of employment in Halifax and Huddersfield, I am certain that destitution, to an immense extent, pre vails in the neighbourhood, especially in localities where there are no res►dent manufacture-s, and the inhabitants have been accustomed to fetch work from a distance ; many places of this description will be familiar to every one acquainted with this part of the country. I have no means of comparing the ratio of increase in the Huddersfield Union, but the following calculations, made from the quarterly accounts of the Halifax Union, will prove my assertion to be correct ; and in estimating the amount of distress, it must be remembered that relief is now administered with a much more sparing hand than was formerly the case. On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, it was proposed to amend the clause by substituting the number 12 for 10. Mr. JERVIS said he would divide the House on the question. It was evident that the Bill had been brought into the House in such a state that the Right Hon. Ba ronet did not himself know bow many persons would be necessary to work the Bill he proposed. Ile did not know whether the Bill was to be worked by a Central Board or by - Circuits. H thought it was too bad to bring forward such a Bill as the present at so late a period of the session, as it did not give Members an opportunity of consulting their constituents on the subject ; especially, when it impeached the honesty of certain individuals. Sir JA2TIES GRAHAM did not impeach the honesty of any person. Mr. JERVIS thought the responsibility of the altera tions proposed in the measure by the Right Hon. Gen tleman should not rest upon him ; he would not be re sponsible for the insertion of the words ten, twelve, twenty, or two hundred. He believed the Bill was no thing but a job, and it had been brought forward at the present late period of the session in order that it should not incur formidable opposition. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that as to the Bill being a job, he was willing to leave the decision of that question to the country at large. He believed the country would not accuse the present Govern ment with being guilty of jobbing for countenancing the present Bill. The Government had determined to Support the Insolvency Bill, that Bill, as well as the present imposed fresh duties, and be was afraid, there fore that 10 might not be sufficient, and, therefore, it was that he proposed to insert not less than 12 Commissioners. Mr. M. PHILIPS was sure the objects of the measure could not be worked by the present number of Commis sioners ; but he thought they might try if ten were not sufficient before twelve were appointed. Sir JAMES GRAHAM proposed to insert the words " not exceeding twelve," but he could assure the Hon. Member that an attempt would be made with ten to see how the measure would work. J\Er. JERV IS observed that as to the Insolvency Bul he did not believe it would pass this session. Dis claiming again being any party to the Bill, he would not divide after the explanation of the Right Hon. Baronet. The clause, as amended, was ordered to stand . part of the Bill. Clause 59 was agreed to without any amendment. Clauses 60 and 61 were agreed to, with a few verbal amendments. Clauses to 63 were agreed to, with a few verbal aule4dzento. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1842 GENERAL RAILWAY INFORMATION. in the following Tables M signifies before Noon, and E after it. GREAT WESTERN. OPEN TO TAUNTON. STATIONS, with their Distances from Paddington. PADDINGTON, Ealing SA, Hanwell 74, Southall 9, West Drayton 13, SLOUGH 18, MAIDENHEAD 224, Twyford 304, READING 35/, Pangbourne 414. Goring 444, Wallingford Road 474, STEVENTON 564, Farringdon Road 634, Shriven ham 714, SWINDON 77 (Junction with the Cheltenham Rail - vi ay), WOOTON BASSET 824, CHIPPENHAM 934, Corsham 984, Box 1914, BATH 1064, Twerton 1084, Saltfortt 1114, Keynsham 1134, BRISTOL 1184, Nailsea 1264, Clevedon Road 1304, Banwell 1334, WESTON SUPER MERE 1364, Hig bridge 1454, BRIDGEWATER 1514, TAUNTON 1624. DOWN TRAINS LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM. • STATIONS, with their Distances from London. LONDON, Harrow 11J, WATroan 174, King's Langley 21, Boimoor 24k, Berkhampstead 28, TRING 314, Aylesbury 43k, LEIGHTON 41, Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 463 1 , WOLVICR TON 523, Roade 60, BLISWORTH 621, Weedon 693, Crick and Welton 74, RUGBY (Midland Counties Junction) 83, Brandon 89, COVENTRY 94, Hampton (Derby Junction) 103. BIRMINGHAM 1121 E. DOWN TRAINS froDepartm Swindon their Daily, except Sundays. Paddington. Junction. Destination Goods Train to Taunton .... 430 M 10 0 M 855 E To Taunton Ditto . 8 0 10 45 220 Short Train to Maidenhead 9 0 MAIL, to Taunton Short Train to Maidenhead 11 0 To Taunton l2 Noon 2 58 6 35 E Short Train to Slough 1 30 To Taunton Short Train to Reading Short Train to Slough • 4 30 To Bristol Short Train to Maidenhead 530 To Swindon MAIL, to Taunton Goods Train to Taunton SUNDAY DONNN TRAINS Short Train to Slough To Reading Short Train to Slough 9 30 MAIL, to Taunton . ...... .. 10 15 1 0 E 430 E To Taunton Short Train to Maidenhead 5 0 To Swindon 7 0 10 0 ; MAIL, to Taunton UP TRAINS Time Leave ! Arrival of Swindon at Daily. except Sundays. Starting. Junction. Paddington. Short Train from Reading i 7 30 51 Ditto from Slough.... 9 0 From Swindon From Bristol Short 'jr. from Maidenhead 11 15 MAIL, from Bristol ..... ... 840 10 28 110 Short Tr. from Maidenhead 145 E Goods Train from Taunton.. 730 51 .5 40 E 12 0 From Taunton Ditto Short Train from Slough From Taunton l2 30 E 420 7 5 Short Tr. from Maidenhead 8 0 9 0 From Taunton I4 15 745 10 25 MAIL, from Taunton ......., 11 15 2 3551 525 51 Goods Train from Taunton 630 E 240 740 SUNDAY Ul' TRAINS. Short Train from Slough BO M From Swindon MAIL, from Taunton ....... 645 10 30 NI 110 E Short Train from Slough ... 5 0 E ...... ..... 550 From Taunton ... .......... ..•, 12 30 420E 1 7 20 Short Tr. from ;Maidenhead 730 Ditto from Reading.... l 9 0 MAIL, from Ta un t on .......! 11 15 2 35 M I 5 2531 The Short Trains stop at all the intervening Stations. 8 30 t 10 30 2 35i1' 5 25 i Tvening Stations. SOUTH WESTERN. STATIONS, with their Distances from Nine Elms. NINE Elms, Wandsworth 3, Wimbledon 6, KINGSTON 10, Esher and Hampton Court 13, Walton 15k, Weybridge 17i, Woxiiic 23, Farnborough 31i, Winchfield 38, BASING STOKE 46, Andover Road 56,. WINCHESTER 64, Bishopstoke (Gosport Junction) 72, SOUTHAMPTON 77, Bottley 77, Fare ham 82, GOSPORT 87. Departure __ from Nine Elms S ~,c, 'IT ~._ .Thu'rso - , IT N s, . . ,'_ • -- -- Q k•O -, -%. A p . ___ g. ... ___ ~ :- Dorm , k - -------: k - - -iDivitul . , ,i4a ---a,- -- Z --- --,- --4 = - , _._ . SHEWING THE 1 - ' ► ".. Th • - , - _, 4 - ---.- = 7-1. - ,' t ...0. intyritest •••••••31 -.. ' l r , 6' - . lik* - - ------!:.' .A. , °, tz( 21#Arati • =-.=' RAILWAYS -,:a.---- .1 , ..7. ___,,:__,--• ..,-- . William. ..dhercken _-_ , -7 -'-- :-=. ---, „.-: •-. V IN THE '_. _. - -__ __.,- IV - ■.l Arorthase __ 7 -1 -- ._ _ _ DITED liINGDOIII. C - ..— 4 ..Inverstry ° Par '''''.= 1 44 0, ..... i =_-.-. -, w AS'iirli . 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Sal is 1r5.7y,7,4/ ~,t S , El" ez, - ' ~i, -_,, • -...,:' to ....lie"' A P , 6 ...1 5 01e t,,,,m , ....„ ~ N 'Out, 6 . 7.thGi •. _ , . z .,.... c , „ •S• i • '.. . r % ..... uTs t on . i • -Ex... ef -- c --- ' Mil2ford .5. . • 4.-- 4 :•-' 4 tit- 4 __, riArster a. ... ...4.7,t- ----D - °. Gls '' • T . • 2 zt • 0 1 .Penlept o alfiwu 1 ' - --l iv r a .--- -- , ,‘ 7 ,:- ,- 7 4 ,-i. Ro m 4 ' V •°t• /el" 4, ~ :-- -.-- ; —•- .-41 P. .. - --- ls4Alf.s. ....... --mi.- \‘,.. .._. ....,,,,. .. _ s, ..,„ ,y,„.. .z .,......, , u.......„„. „ 5 i *,. . 0 , / , ix . ..... ..._ ...--- ~,/,;,.. ~.,, ...._ , _ 24,2-11 fact Average Quarterly Payments in 1838. £2,937 Average Quarterly Payments in 1842. 1X5,444 Increase per Cent. Halifax Union Halifax Township .... Barkisland Elland-cum-Greetland Midgley Northowram Orenden Rastrick Shelf Southowram Sowerby Soyland Stainland Worley This shows that while the poor-rates for the township of Halifax have only increased in the ratio of 33 per cent., other townships have increased three-fold, four fold, and in one case nearly five-fold, of that proportion, —proving that any deduction drawn from the state of that town, will not apply to the district generally.—l am, yours, A YORKSHIRE MANUFACTURER. [Our Correspondent has sent us his name and address, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Au°. 6.—There will be an election at Cor pus Christi College, on Friday, October the 28th, of a Scholar on the foundation of this College. This scho larship is open to natives of this county ; the candidate for which must be under nineteen years of age on the da-y of election, and are required to present themselves to the President on Saturday, October 22, at eleven o'clock, and produce certificates of their parents' mar riage, their own baptism, eviden ces o f th e t ime an d pl ace of their birth, testimonials from the college or school where they have been educated, and Latin epistles to the electors. The Rev. T. K. Thomas, of St. John's College, has been appointed curate of Norton Midsomer, near Bath. The Rev. J. P. Griffith, late Fellow of Wadham Col lege, has been appointed to the curacy of Limington, Somersetshire.: The Rev. W. Maskell, of University College, has, on his own petition, been presented to the valuable rectory of Corscomb, Dorsetshire. B. Grant, Esq., has presented the Rev. E. Richardson to the rectory of Oxcomb, Lincolnshire. The following members of this. University have been ordained by the Lord Bishop of Chester : DEAcoNs.—T. Goff, of Oriel College; T. Hugo, Wor cester; C. C. Southey, Queen's; J. Paul, Magdalen Hall. PRIESTS.—G. H. M‘Gill, of Brazennose College ;R. Powell, Worcester; D. D. Stewart Exeter ; J. B. Sweet, Balliol ; I'. C. M au l e , Fellow of St. John's ; D. J. Y onge, New Inn Hall. CAMBRIDGE, AUG. 6.--Mr. James, the Senior King's Scholar upon the foundation of Eton at the election, 1842, has succeeded to a Fellowship at King's College, which was rendered vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W. Elliot. This is the day of the visitation of MSS. Library of Corpus Christi College. The Rev. Richard Heighway Kirby, 8.A., of St. John's College, has been recently appointed to the Se cond Mastership of the Felsted Grammar School. The Rev. Zachary Shrapnel Warren, M.A., of Sidney Sussex College, has resigned the Mastership of Beverley Grammar School. THE CHURCH. The following► gentleman of this University have been appointed :-- - 'The Rev. Edward Bird, M.A., of Magdalen College, to the Rectory of St. Thomas's, Birmingham. The Venerable Archdeacon Raymond, M.A., of Trinity College, to the Rectory of Morpeth. The Rev. Francis Smith, 8.A., of St. John's College, to the Rectory of Tarrant, Rushton. The Rev. J. Browne, M.A., of St. John's College, to the Vicarage of flashy, Lincolnshire. The Rev. W. IL Brookfield, M.A., of Trinity College, to be assistant preacher of St. James's, Piccadilly ; also to the incumbency of St. Luke's District Church, Ber wick-street, Oxford-street. The Rev. Benjamin Sanderson Finch, 8.A., of Trinity College, to be domestic Chaplain to the Earl ofßuchan. - - NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.— The returning officer made the official declaration on Saturday. The numbers were announced to be—for Mr. Walter, 1,885 ; for Mr. Sturge, 1,801 ; majority, 84. The warrants against Mr. Frearson and Mr. Feargus O'Connor will not be followed up. A petition against the return has been already drawn up, and will be presented before Parlia ment separates. IPSWICH, AUGUST B.—Mr. Gisborne and Mr. Mof fat are again in this borough. Their arrival was so sud den that we believe none of the Liberal party were aware of it. till they appeared in Alderman Denham's pew at the Tower Church yesterday. No Tory candidates have appeared at present. Departure Arrival A :rival DOWN TRAINS. from at : ,t London. Rugby. Birmingham Mixed, to Birmingham 6 051 930 M 11 15 M Third Class, ditto Mixed, ditto ... 8 0 11 56 M 145 First Class, ditto Mixed, to Rugby *MAIL, First Class Mixed, to Birmingham Ditto ditto ll 30 E 528 715 Ditto, to Aylesbury ..... Ditto, to Birmingha m 5 0 838 10 15 ' Ditto, to Wolverton *MAIL, Mixed *MAIL, to York, by Rugby, 9 0 12 1531 Departure j Depar. Arrival UP TRAINS. from ture from at Birmingham Rugby. London. I *Mixed, from Wolverton. Ditto ditto Ditto, from Birmingham... 7 051 823 51 12 45 E Ditto, from Aylesbury *MAIL, First Class Mixed, from Birmingham 10 0 11 17 3 15 Ditto ditto l2 Noon 123 E 6 0 Ditto ditto... ll5 E 235 630 Ditto, from Rugby 4 0 7 45 Third Class, from Birming. 220 413 10 0 First Class, ditto 4 0 517 915 Mixed, ditto. 6 0 7 18 11 15 *MAIL, Mixed, ditto l2 Night i 1 2331 5 30M *Mixed, from Rugby The Sunday 'Trains are marked *. In addition to those marked, there is a Mixed Train leaves Birmingham on Sundays at 1 30 E, calling at all the Stations, and arriving in London at 7 30 E. BIRMINGHAM AN DE BY. DOWN. UP. • Departure) Arrival Departure Arrival TRAINS. from Bir- at TRAINS. from at Bir mingham. Derby. Derby. mingham ------- 'MAIL•.. 12 30111 2 15111 8 20111 10 20 M- - *MAIL ....12 30M *Mixed,— 7 0 Ist & 2d} 10 30 Class 1 25E Trains 4 0 Mixed ...... 6 15 15 Al 50 15 E 15 54 15 The Trains marked * run on Trains leave Birmingham and I either place at 7 15 E. - 1 -- 1 .11ixed...1 8 20111 Ditt0....11 45 Ditto.. 1 30 E Ist Bc2d i 4 30 *MAIL ...'ll 0 1 10 201) 1 45 E 3 2() i 6 20 112 45111 Sundays, in addition to which )erby at 5 30 E, and arrive at MIDLAND COUNTIES. STATIONS, with their Distances froriTitgby. RUGBY, ULLESTHORPE 74, Broughton-Astley It, Wig stonl6i, LEICESTER 20, SYSTON 244, Sileby 271, Barrow 30, LOUGHBOROUGH 32/, Kegwurth (Nottingham Junction) 37k, Sawley 42k, ilorrowash 45*, DERBY 451. ~ DOWN. 11 UP. Departure Arrival i Departure Arrival TRAINS. from at I,' TRAINS. from at Rugby. Derby. II Derby. Rugby. Ist 2d , ~... 945 12 10 E; 2d 3d 4.... 12 50 E 315 1 3d 4th :::::'. 250 530 E 4th sth 845 10 50 15th 730 10 0 6th Mail 12 20 M 249 MI 6th Mail 10 40 12 50 M ON SUNDAYS. 15k . ,::,,i... 7 30M 10 0M Ist 6 4551 9 30E 2d, :::::g.. - .,. 12 15 E 230 E 2d 34 --'" 6 0 830 3d 4thl l2 20 51 2 4931 4th Mail 10 40 12 50 111 he times of arriving at and departing from Nottingham and Derby are nearly the same. 4thl ll2 20M The times of arriving Der) NORTH MIDLAND. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MIDLAND COUN TIES, BIRMINGHAM AND DERBY, MANCHES TER AND SHEFFIELD, MANCHESTER AND LEEDS, HULL AND SELBY, AND THE GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND.) DOWN TRAINS. Departure from Arrival at Derby. 3 I9M 6 15 9 30 2 45E 3 45 4 0 6 0 3 19E 7 OM 3 OE * , I later that Sheffield. 7 35M -845 W 45 2 OE 4 30 5 30 7 30 8 45M 4 30E i Phe Dowi Ln their 11l 'Sheffield. 1 5 OE 9 : 4 0M 11 45 2 45E 5 30 6 30 8 15 5 OE 9 45M 5 30E Trains al ival at Y Departure from Leeds. 6 19111 10 15 1 15E 4 0 7 0 8 15 9 45 kuNDAYs, 6 19E 11 15M 715 E Lrrive at rork. UP TRAINS. Darling-I York. ton. 6 15M' 8 45M 915 12 Noon [2 15E 3 OE 330 I 6 19 6 454 3 30E1 6 19E *pi' Trains lei at 24 and SE. C FROM BIRMiNGHAM TO LI. VERPOOL & MANCHESTER. ' Man cheNter 7 Oi%l 10 0 1 10E 4 45 • Man. che.ter. 8 30M 11 45 ' 5 OE 6 35 8 45 10 0 1 OE 9 30 Hull in York. 6 4011 11 0 2 OE 4 45 7 45 6 40E 12 Noon 8 OE about t 96 92 118 84 Lye Hull 1 In Sunda, ,AND FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM, Leave Time of 1 Arrival at Birmingham Departure. Birmingham. -- First Class... •1 45 M First Class... . 3 30 M 8 OM, Mixed Train, *6 0 Mixed Train ; 6 0 11 3d Mixed Train , 9 30 First Class... 8 15 12 45 E First Class... 11 30 First Class... 10 30 3 15' First Class... 2 15 E Mixed Train 4 OE 9 no * First Class... •2 45 First Class... 7 0 11 30 Mixed Tra n 4 30 First Class... 7 15 SUNDAYS. SUNDAYS. First Class... 145 M IFirst Class... 330 M 8 0 M Mixed Yr in 7 :30 Mixed Train 8 15 1 2 45 E Mixed Train 11 30 (Mixed Train! 10 30 315 Slised Train 2 , 45 E Mixed TrAin; 7 0 E 12 Night • Those Trains meet the North Union Train to Preston at Par kside CHESTER AND CREWE. FROM CREWE TO CHESTER. FROM CHESTER TO CREWE. Leaves Crewe. Mixed Train 9 OM MAIL Leaves Chester. MATT, 4 15 First Class 11 Lo 4 15M First Class ..............2 OE Mixed Tani 5 f'E MAiL 515 M AI! , On Sunday only th e M a i l Trains run. CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD. FROM CHESTER TO BIRKENHEAD. l ROM BIRKENHEAD TO CHESTER. u. at SM, and Mixed Trains Mixed Trains at 8 2.! and 10 WM, at 8 30 and 1.30. M, and at I , 4, and at 11 50 and 3 50E, M AIL a t and 7 45 E. 6 40 E. SUNDAYS.—MAIL at SM, and SUNDAYS.—Mixed Trains at 830 Mixed Trains at 9 30 M, and at and 9 50 M, and 6 15 E, M AIL at 6 NU E. 6 30 E. Steam Packets leave Liverpool for Birkenhead (20 minutes before the starting of each Train for Chester, and from Birkenhead for Li. verpool on the arrival of every Train from Chester. NORTH UNION. Trains leave Liverpool for Lancaster at 3 15 (Mail), 8 45, and 11 ltl , and at 230 and 445 E ' • and from Manchester for Lancaster, at 15 minutes aft er th e Liverpool time of starting. Trains leave Lancaster for Liverpool and Manchester, at 2, 7 10, and #3-45 M, and at j 10 and 5 50 E. N.B. Darling ton. 9 201 1 45 5 15E 7 0 9 20E o hours Arrival at r Sheffield., 8 15M 9 30 11 45 2 45E 6 30 1 8 45 Derby. 10 15:11 11 15 1 12 45E 4 15 t 3 15 10 9 11 45M 9 ME: 10 9 [5l, and Sheffield. [ 7 35A1 8 45 10 45 2 OE 5 30 8 12 s. 8 45M 9 45111 680 E 715 E 8 12 9 0 . y daily at only. CTI .6i and 1 DOWN TRAINS. Mixed Train Ditto .... ******* Fast Train Goods Train Ntixtd Train Fast Train Mixed Train MAIL Goods Train SUNDAYS. Mixed Train Ditto MAIL Short Trains to Woking at Evening, caiiing t interveW in an hour and ten minutts. MAIL Mixed Train Goods Train Mixed Train Fast Train Mixed Train Fast Train Mixed Train Goods Train SUNDAYS MAIL _ Mixed Train Ditto . Short Trains leave Woking days at LONDO STATIONS, wii LONDON, New Cr Stoat's Nest 14k, THREE BRIDGES 29 374, Hassock's Gate 7 0M 9 0 11 0 12 Noon 1 0 E 3 0 5 0 830 10 0 11 0 M 3 u E 030 104 Morning ing stations, ai Sundays at 9 11 5M 12 E 2 6 10 450 6 0 8 30 11 57 4 0M 1 45E 11 57 2 15 M 7 0 J 15 1/ 0 11 0 1 0 E S 14 6 0 b 30 q, and at 2 1 / 4 ; .nd performini 1 1 4 M, and at De. arture Departure UP TRAINS, from from South. Gosport. amptun. 2 15 M 10 0 5 0 E 1 1 4, 5' 4 , am id 814 E, 6 30E 830 5 25 M 10 3., 3 15 E 12 30. 2 0 4 30 6 0 9 15 2 0M 5 2.5 M 1 45 E 8 45 74E. Sun. 1 35 M 6 30 8 15 8 3u 10 30 k.' 30 E 2 3o 5 :30 7 30 1 35 M 9 30 4 3 E laily at 714 M, 4,M, 6 ',. , ani N AND BRIGHTON. th their Distances from London Bridge. "WS 3, CROYDON 10i, Godstone Road J3k ferstham I9i, RED HILL 21i, Borley 2hi Balcombe 334, HAYWARD'S HEATH 434, BRIGHTON 504. Leave Arrive in Leave Arrive in DOWN. London. Brighton. UP. Brighton. London. ----- --- ------- Mixed ..... 745 M 10 .5 M From Croy- - 7 20M MAIL. First don 9 30 Class 945 11 45 Mixed ToCroydon 10 4.1 First Class— 9 0 11 0 Mixea ... II 45 215 E M4ll.Mixed 11 0 - . i3O E Ditto Mixed 3 0 5 3'? First Class... 330 5 V.O First Class 4 :30 ti 30 Mixed Mixed .... 6 0 530 , Ditto .... 7t, 930 Goods 9 0 12 :-.0 M ii Go ods 9 0 .2 30 M ToCroydon 930 SUNDAYS. From SUNDAYS. Mixed ":" 45 Sr , 10 15 M Croydon Ditto Ditto ToCroydon 10 0 Ditto SHOREHAM BRANCH.—Mixed Trains leave Brighton for Shore. . . .. . _ _ ham daily at 7 3 and 9 30M:aid at 111 15, 2 45, - 4 450 ind 70E On Sundays at 9 OM, and at 2 15, 3 45, 15, and 4LE. From Shoreham for Brighton at is 30 and 10 30M, and at 1 0, 3 3 5 30, and ; SOE. Sundays at 10 OM, and 'e 45, 4 :in, ti 0, and SOE The Mixed Trains stop at all the Stations, the First Class Trains only at First Class Stations. LONDON A OPEN TO TUNE' ND DOVER. lIDGE STATION. stances from London Bridge. igate 21, Godstone 26, Edenbridge - - STATIONS, with their Di: New Cross 3, Croydon 104, Rei 31, Penshurst 36, Tunbridge 40. DOWN TRAINS. Departure from' Arrival at Tun. London. bridge Station. UP TRAINS. Departure from Arrival in Tunbridge. London. 930 M H 30 2 30 E 5 30 n 30 M 1 30 E 4 30 7 30 7 45 M lo 30 3 0 E 6 0 SUNDAYS. b3O M I 10 30 M 6 30 E 8 3U El 8 30 M 10 30 - - I NORTHERN AND EASTERN. OPEN TO BISHOP'S STORTFORD. STATIONS, with their Distances from Shereditch. Lea Bridge:3 3 i. Tottenham 7i, Edmonton , 154, Ponder's End 11N, Waltham 114, Broxbourne 19, Roydon 22, Harlow 26 1 4, Sawbridge. worth `,.,."44, Stortford,32 , .. DOWN TRAINS. UP TRAINS. DOWN TRAINS. UP TRAINS. Departure Departure Arrival IDeparturelDeparture Arrival from from Brox- at i from , from B rox. at Shoreditch. bourne. Stortford Stortford.! bourne. Shoreditch, . --. I ,--- —,---- ti OM 848 M 92.5 M 1 530 M 536 M 640 M 9 :30 16 IS 10 45 ! F 8 0 t. 45 11.10 12 20 E 12 50 E ' 820 852 940 1 ::0 EI2 21 250 i 929 930 10 40 33 , A 13 450 11 30 12 2 E 12 48 E 4, 0 5 `..•5 550 230 E 3 U 349 5 :.0 620 20 439 5 0 548 B ' ol 8 ,3 __ - 925 II !IA 7 N - 8 0 5 56M 6 40 M r.B 0 t' 4S 852 940 9 LO 10 40 12 1 E 1418 E 3 0 349 5 0 5 7 5 8 48 0 lays Trains leave Stort. lhorecdteti at 6 30 and I at 120, 420, and 8 OE. it earlier on Mondays. 2 30 E 43'1 A 30 On Sundt ford for Sl (9 30M, and half an hou 9 25 eave Shore. B and 9 AM, E. Brox bourn e On Sundays Trains le ditch for Stottford at 8 and at 2 3.r, 3 30, and • This Train leaves EASTERN COUNTIES. OPEN to BRENTWOOD. DOWN TRAINS leave Shoredith at 8 30 and II OM, and at 2 0, 30, 4 15, 50,6 3 . and 7 45E. On SUNDAYS at 9 t and 10 OM, and at 20, 0, 4 6 SO, and 7 4:).E. The jsurney is performed in about 45 minutes. UP TRAINS leave Brentwood at 8 45, 9 45, and 10 4532, and at 12 3!, 30, 5 at, 6 ZO, and 7 45g. On SUNDAY, at 840 and lOU, and at 2 30, 4 30, o 9, 6 45, ar.d 7 OE. BIRMINGHAM & GLOUCESTER. DOWN TRAINS i! UP TRAINS From Birmin g h am . , ~ --Fro....,lcester. Wor. Leavesl- r G i l ' o 'e u s . ,l 1 1r V/ % ;:l s . Wor. Biri n4 , basu .cester.lenham. ceste . : tenham cester. .........., A.M. j A.M. 9 4° 12 44 i 2 31 250 314 li b3O 6 1 815 310 , 4 57, 522 540 815 835 10 8 11 0 8 45 10 30' 11 12 11 251 r 1 . 13 1 1 . 5. 11 35 1 4 2 P.M. 1215 , 158 226 237 1 0 120 247 , 336 0 2 451 434 5 2 5 151' 4 0 420 '5 22 6 0 7 151 9 9 942 955 J 715 735. 9 1 9 301 ... ••• 7 401, 9 0 920104 0 11 40 1 5 301 815 926 945 Y 4 15! 450 ..• 9 .~ ~~ Arrival at Southamp ton. Arrival Gosport. ICI 30 At 1 0 E 25 6 25 5 0 6 C:5 9 0 1:: 33 111 5 0 2 10 E 0 10 12 ;32 M 4►4, and 5% g the journey 24 and 74 L. Arrival Nine Elms. .9 45 M 12 30 E 5 0 SUNDAYS, ASTLE-UPON-TY CARLISLE. Arrive at 2PI wrestle' i ,.................. 0 , 10 30 Morning' 7 °Morning 10 30Mereisd 1 30 Aftern. 10 0 1 °Aft er°. 530 230 Aftern. 6 0 830 ' 5 0 8 I , 0 SUNDAYS. SUNDAYS. 9 0 Morningll2 15 Aftern. 9 0 Morning 12 15 Aftet e * 5 0 Aftern. 1 5 0 5 0 1 8 15 Leave Newea,tle. Arrive at Leave Carlisle. 7 0 Alornini 10 0 2 30 Aftern. 5 0 6 30 EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW, Trains depart from each Terminus at 7,9, and JIM al/ at 3,5, and 7E. On Sundays at 7 30111, and 5 30'0' RAILWAY STATISTICS. FROM THE LATEST OFFICIAL REPORV. Mk/ NAME OP RAILNAY. .... Total amount:Total amount ~,0 1, „... Those marked * carry i• ,V,.. huthoiized to ' expended to u!_ t per ito heavy goods i and . c .,=l be raised by dates of latest ' t. per thus f run no Trains ? - L-il shares and Balance " n os. on Sundays. , Loans, Sheets -----, -.-.............................! 4, X. s 0 .C. a. d.l .E. il• d ..• 3 j 0 -Arbroath and Forfar.,; 13 ! 160,n00 0 O, 1..6,705 9 0 „ 5 0 Birm & Derby Junction 4 811, 1 56,666 0 0'1,043,983 0 9 1 10 0 Birm. & Gloucester Brandling Junction '23l 45 ',1700 U(1 434,823 16 , ,2 0 0 Chester and Birkenhead 1411 499,999 0 0 456,663 1 0 1 5 .- 0 ° 4 4 1 0 Dubin and gstown."' 6 1 37000 i 0 0 340262 , 0,, -f-Dun-Dundee and Kin Arbroath , 164 140, , 0'0 0 0 143, , 552 5 1 519 v • Eastern Counties Edi.iburgh & Glasgow 46 1.223,234 19 7 ', 1 1 0 tGlasg., Paisley, & Ayr' 40 833,111.43 r: 0 857,299 14 11 1 0 0 -1-Glasg , Pais., & Green. 2241 7. 9,116 5 3 709,116 5 b 3 l l O 0 ! t rand Junction • 841,957,800 0 012,280,590 3 - 4 10 - Great North of England' 45 - 1,1 0 ,000 o 0 997147 1 0 9 pp 6 0 0 Great Western ~ Hay:e 'lB - 96,000 0 0 125,000 00 5 1 0 a y hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 20 41 488,0 , 5; 0 C 435,399 1 21 v) 0 ; Liver,oll & Manchester' 31 !L1K12,375 0 0 1,515,255 3 X 1 010 a London & Birmingham 1121 , 5,730,010 0 05,724,807 ° ',', 2 0 ' London & Blackwall 341,000,C00 0 01,071,717 4 s' London & Brighton 156 12,400,000 0 (12,269,359 , 0 1 , 1 . 3 .. 6 ! London & Croydon 1101 1 741.600 0 0 637,875 1 0 ,I 07 ; London & Greenwich ' 1! 993,300 0 I 966,239 4 '714 " London &South Western 92ii2 540,100 t, 0 2,420,172 19 1; . „ * Manchester & Birm ! f.','6 2,800,000 n 0 1,515,045 2 , 5 1' '',, Manchester & tsolton . llO 778,116 16 8 777,9561 3 ',, 6 0 0 j Manchester & Leeds ..:.! 50 2,249,000 0 02,819,030 l' 11 4 ° Midland Counties.. .... 1 57 1,533,0)0 0 011,614,877 15 'I 6 0 0 Newcastle & Carlisle .: 1 61 950,000 0 0 ... ~ a 1 6 . 0 0 Newcastle &N. Shield's ' 7 320,4100 0 0 232,077 10 * - 1 0, 4 North Midland 1 724'3,850,000 0 03 , 230,169 14 ' 1 . 1 61, 0 North Union ... 122 731,0 , 10 0 0 612,829 10, ~ SID 0 Northern and Eastern ) 324 T 20,001 0 0 685,120 ,', '1 4 0 Preston & Wyre .... II9 533,000 0 0 317,093 ~0 ( V .... Sheffield & Manches . ter i 7 933 040 0 0 251,527 • South Eastern 140 3; 36,600 0 q 1,075,468 5 i 4 0 # i 3 , 4! '' 0 Ul ter . 1 24 1 6 0 r,. /00 0 of 300,264 1 • 60 0 York & North Midland, 27 1 669,999 00' 631,941 6 L. • THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. , -_-_-- W heat. ' Barley. ! Oats. 1 Beans. 1,...../. ,---...... ......., Per Quarter. s. to s. s, to a. s. to 5.5. • i 0 --- 11 to .. 1 ;•.' 61 Boston ..... ... 55 70 22 38 118 22 35 „ 4 " 33 4 0 Braintree 52 70 27 34 '93 29 33 ou 33 .‘ "1 B. ighton 62 70 27 :',2 20 26 33 41 . -5,,,, 32 ' P.' Cambridge — 56 24 13 . 4 34 la Chichester 29 t l 4 26 31) 20 24 34 "38 Dunmow Grantham "., Grimsby . 56 74 29 33 . e• lb 21 36 40 29 Hailsham 66 72 26 32 19 21 S 0 3 , !„; . . 5 "0 Hitchin 5O 67 27 34 20 30 34 +f, ig St Ipswich s'2 62 22 28 21 26 29 S° SS Iti LeWCS 56 66 27 28 18 22 34 38 en ae ,-• Lynn maidstone 59 67 36 39 28 32 38 40 ••-• ," st 5i 68 Norwich Pet worth ~ Rom fo rd 24 f 8 24 28 18 t.B 26 „ 3 „ 4 36 4 1 Sandwich 6l 71 23 34 25 .30 33 ••,': .3g 4 6 Thetford Wisbech Witham 52 62 2i 28 21 27 26 31 "" Yarmouth 158 f 3 30 32 24 30 38 40 aa, L.VERPOUL CORN MARKET...Mtg. - A , 0 91.; WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b... $,93. , , 0 Red "' 0 0•• , T 0 , 6 Scotch, Welch, and Manx --. Irish, White .5 8 - I 0 -- Red 5 0 0 1 Foreign OATS, English , Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 h _ . , 2 ► .. ----- irist. . Foreign rxAHLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter .. . . .... .. 2 ? ?, . 4 6 A .--. Scotch and Irish, pet tiollie. .................. ;ii '4 : Feeding ' SS 38 0 0 f BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter Irish, &t. Se ' fe n o 40 o Foreign PEASE, Englisn, per im t .erial quarter ................... 5 1 0 ' 38 _ ° Foreign . ................................. . ....• 4 4 0 . 1 7 , g oloug, Engli.h, per 2±4;111. ................................. 4 0 (I . ; • Irish " 40 ,-' , 40 0 INMAN Comm, ptr 480Ib. OATMEAL, English and Irish,p;; 2471 .... .............. '2 s ' 6 41 0 Reg, per Imperial quarter ...woe ...... .., 0 NI A LT, per Imperial quarter .......................... 4 ° LEEDS CORN Ai iRK ET. to 7%1 .I' Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 6011). ..................:....• ..g. gn i . York. and I.incln. (Nab. ......... ~........."....675. la ,'• 13rley, Norfolk and Stalblk .... 2V.. tOSth Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ' Ns. to 3 0E ' 7 Grinding -s. to 21 $ deans f) its, Potatoe —id ealing, For. 9ti. tolOd . 11,11ing 29i, to SO pet CHELMSFORD MARKET. wt..,,. 110-,i1,1 .0 .„ ]:7 1 15.... __ 22 t" se Wheat, White 2 to 67 lied 6 61 Carley Cheralier ..... 29 ; , 1 Grinding CH ELT EN A Per Bushel. s.d. to s.d. Whnt 7F 90 , dattey 3 0 291 Oats 3 0 391 Oats Pease, Gray ...... White I Beans, Tick Mangan.... M MARK has. Per Lb. 27 31 0 31) a." 7 Beef 6 7 Mutton Veal Pnrk 7 Lamb to 4/. 10s. Od. per ton. Brans . t'ea‘e Hay 4/.55. KETS. Jtla ,he Week ending , ~,i f e From I To A:,'" e 742 Wheat,perbarrelui stone 27 0 36 6 °` 6 0 here ...—.........„ Id I tone — 0 .1; ••• 6 0 Barley 2,038 Oat s l4 stout l2 6 16 6 17 0 Flour, per cwt... !Astons- • .... o 0 i l l 6 2,037 0atmea1......,.,.... f% stone Sold to Bakers only. , 6 . 7,782 Cwt. P lour 8 0 24 0 er Average price of Wheat and Flour 55. Od per sack Di Od to I 1 13,5701 Fir it 5.......... from 18s. Od to 21 , A d . Receipts of Flour, Bale , of Do. 9,748 beconos .•••••• frOM 1 2S. - a Thirds ........ .... ... from as. pd. to ... IRISH MARI DUBLIN MARKET NOTE for ?RICE OF BREAD. Quartern Loat ...... ...":d. ; Halt Quartern ......4g l COIN M A RKET3.—JuIy 30. 101 44 0 Ilti Wheat (per 205t.)223 0 , 1 to 255. 6 I.uats (per 14at....103.0d , Barley (per 165t.)1 I 0 12 6 IFloyr (per cut )...1 0 6 '- Oatmeal (per cwt.).............5.. Od to 161. 0.1 Reef, ,d. to 60. Mutton ' sd. toad... Neal, 4id to ' Pork, 4d. to sd.—Fresh Buttet, Ild. to ...41 per lb. . • PRICE OF BUTTER. Ina To the Merchants. To the C 0 ,704 First Quality• •• ••••••••••••••... 79 Second 75 0 'third Fourth 61 43 Fifth 00000000000000 •••••••••• Sfa ewe Sixth 4 2• - ' SALISBURY.—SUPPOSED MURD ER . OF TWO 'O ,„f AP ore —On Thursday an inquest w as h e ld i n t hi s city,'"` a eti Mr. Wilson, on the b o di es of t wo c hild ren , twnis o9 ;b• two years, who were found suffocated in a „ e 'r tub, in the yard of a l o d g i ng h ouse , i n St. Al l 'o9 street, kept by a person of the name of Brasher. parents of the children are Irish, of the lower e o s and their names are Ch ar l es E ster an d Marl A„ r Ester From the examination of the witnesses i t 0 0 peared that the children were found between one alld frot a o'clock on the previous d a y i n th e wash-tub.; and to to its height and the difficulty, they must bait) bi t oh , climb it, suspicion of their having been wilfully Il l o pf , cited by some person or persons has arisen. The ft% ing are the most important p or ti ons o f t h e evideee'st " Elizabeth Jacobs examined—l have been liviogi s t- Mrs. Brasher's for six months ; my husband is : I P bourer ; the Esters came there on Monday ; the Oren were always crying, and were very trouble ter On Tuesday the mother was out in the town the to to: part of the day, and on th a t even i ng s h e asked L . 7 ,1 01 nurse one of them, and sh e w ou ld sat i s fy me 'for trouble; and I said I could not, as I was washing ot i • Mrs. Brasher. She th e n w en t u p s t a i rs w i t h theolor remained with the child t h at was ill . I never sli W to . e again till the next morning. About ten o'clock she,„i t e to me in the washhouse, an d as k e d me i f I would *" e li • one of the children from her while she gave the P o child some medicine. I agreed to take the childwrs' but it would not come to me, so I followed her up S te , and she put the children down at the foot of 14.' he r and they cried very much, and she then clasped o . hands and said, Oh, what am I to do with 1 1 1 Sre a dren ? Th e L or d o f H eaven sen d t h at my Cin,„—n't rhay be s t re t c h e d b e f ore n i g h t ;' an d I rep li e d, say that, mistress, for children are troublesome. have had twins of my own, and they do give The evidence o f thi s witness also went to show that the mother on hearing of the d e ath of the children did not exhibit such signs of grief as might have been exp ee !!: from maternal feelings. The inquest, after a long vestigation, in which several w itnesses, and amongs t them two medical gentlemen of the city, were examitleu_. w uPld°B be t M made' The as examination adjourned of b t i; ethe bodiesC or Coroner, in e in ci o lu rd d e re r n th s a h t o a The mother has been taken into custody, but not ex' amined on the inquest. die: BIRTHS. On the 2d inst., at Leithfield Cottage , Kincardineshire, Mrs' Arnott, of a daughter. On the 4th inst., at Portman-square, the wife of George C. Courthope, Esq., of Whiligh, Sussex, of a daughter. On the sth inst., at Level-hill, Berke, the lady of G. P. Scott, Esq., of a daughter. On the sth inst., at Chelsea, Mrs. R. E. Barnes, of aeon. On the 6th inst.,_the lady of Richard Jones, Esq., surge on s Wilton-place, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the ith inst., at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, by the Rev. M. W. Johnson, Mr. Xavier Adolph Glogowskt, e ldest Lieutenant in the late Polish army, to Mary Sophie, daughter of Mr. James Bull, of Poland-street, London. On the 4th inst., at Paris, Simon Ewart, Esq., of London , to Zersie, youngest daughter of the late Isidore Ouillet, ENO of Paris. DIED. On the 24th ult., the Rev. Robert John Tennant, M.A.,. o f Trinity College, Cambrid ge , Mi n i s t er o f the English Churc h at Florence. On the 31st ult., at Tenbury, Worcestershire, James North wood. Esq., of Moiineaux-street, London, aged 74 * On the 3d inst., at Flass Hall, near Durham, Ellen Susait Chevallier, of St. Clem en t' s , I psw i c h, second daughter of th e late Rev. 'l'. F. Chevalli er , R ec t or of Badingham, Suffolk. _ London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strands in the County of Middlosiz, Monday, August 0,1042. IPs N - `O Mac rrai ng GRA G SI Seve tordi 4111 4ett x Of Leeds. 6 OM 7 30 930 1 OE 4 0 7 9 SUNDAY; 7 3OMi 5 OE 7 9 for Derb i ys at SE . JUIS Roy Mr. II iii gent. S At n l itla %pp] u s , h. 1, IF s u k e Po