The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-24 00:00:00

®V 10 -LAAND MAIL INDIA A_NE, CIIINA. (From the Ti mes.) Patio behave received by our extraordinary express,l . gnce from b e 14th. in antici n of the bi- monthly Indian mail, i n t e ll 130nabay to the sth of April ; Calcutta the 7th ; and Madras The intelligence is not of a very important character. Sir Charles Xapier's expedition against the Pindarees tile has been etW ned with complete success. Bejar Kh o an b , oen irleader, captured. alid a considerable part of his followers, have z il l a tl ,e zt P t unjaub remains in a very unsettled state. The si t is rneps have come to an arrangement with Goolab gh, who is The mto pay them 36 lacs of rupe es . ii)tt, iiaraie n a g seures concentrating a body of troops on the h-West frontierfor of the Sutlej are nearly complete d. Sir Year, will visit the Upp er Provinces during the . Cholera is prevalent in Calcutta, but it is not of a nature t? create more than customary alarm. airedllle Peninsular and Oriental steamer, to 4 at Calcutta on the 3d of April, and will proceed Lady Mary Wood, I,ll°ll d China in August. ,-„, -r°4l China there is no news of interest. There is a fioatin report that Aden has been surprised . and lucre b g. y The e 1 1 no reliance can be p its freciLaonoy la . ced on a report which has . eeur t•naartial on Colonel Wallace had not commenced sitti ng wh , c, olit; _ tio , rs, en our last accounts were received from Belgaum. h. unel Moseley has submitted a memorial to . the Court of , tact like, praying for restoration to the service, svhic k h no w w il a l by ybe granted when the important fact, made .. tit,!;te Englishman, that the native witnesses examined Ai' '4 ourt-martial were not sworn, comes to the knowledge , Lil a Court. ...ne B e , tetian tnuaY Government has promulgated an orderofmtiale ; ~- Yalreeting the interests of the junior members c,vii service Ploy ed in .. It is t o the effect that iioshall no have one shall be passed eni in t wo of the Public serv i ce u the native languages, ia to c be the first, and Mahratta, Goozerathee, or of which Hindostanee t 1 are to 41 4,.. rese the nionlS le a n second and only fifteen P....ist - a 7 NN ; h e d e :jos acquire.' the necessary qualification, ex eztetisiork 0 cretion of Government,. which may grant an Gov eru I secretion Months when they think proper. The same utility that 41en t has also officially recognised the grea haB railroads expressed w ould be to the authorities in India,an o d f bire an i ntention of recommending the Court at 1301acbtors to tnl y , —, e at least 500 shares in the one projected tuen of - 3° °n as it is satisfied that the shareholders are _ substance and integrity. ira F po r rt or a n il u ele Straits Settlements we have no intelligence of 80, 1ta , e. 4 1 , 4 t,41, APRIL s. —The annexed general order was issued .-Xcelle neY Sir C. Napier, G.C.8., Governor of Sin 4 d s e . : " llead.qua r t ers , T ruc k ee , M arch 11, 18 ft saidi " AFTER ORDERS. of battle ets,--There are different kinds of glory-et" gloryto be ale anm ' al id the glory of endurance . Of the first, the little 't o n - ", thwearse carried away by Salter, Jacob, and their companions. a nci it scared remained only the glory of exertion and endurance, to do you the greatest been won by you in such a guise P,s jameed credit. Never have I served with men more thoroughly *itirirkzeTitth, tthoegtirvuee military spirit ; and it becomes me, as I have You the credit you so well deserve. t4rei,e,:ve heard it said that some of the officers of the S k e n co u n w d . h , ersh 41t it took umbrage with me without clearly an old otie. y : ‘ ,. I smiled at the pouting of younger soldiers wi . h Wh ich e"'s genemlly happen s in the beginning of a campai n after iq oas g°o4 fight, lik e a good storm, clears the atmosphere g' of the the en-,.°5130nr5• As ere is no fight, a little reflection ust do hen._ ' and tell thesesntlemen, that as my great admir m a m ti u o s n t of_ ,41,4 87cellent and beautiful regiment is well known, so must goodl tet,„_ I greatly appreciate the corps of officers. o f 4 •""lit ever had bad officers —the two things are incompatible. I cagi ° , 4°l l 0 1 . officers have I a higher opinion than of those be. s, 2, g :o the 2d Europeans. gained Ilader'l,Nlanien of the 64th have, in this short campaign , tey lost 'alder the JOr Brown's command the character which a lwae. late Lieutenant -Colonel Moseley. Good offic r e e r! 44.4. ',lake good soldiers. When Major-General regimentt %that!' a dUtY Which, I am sure, will be particularly gratifying rrny er e ' qficer to whom the 64th regiment and the Indian a el"v'PlY indebted. tlese'a 'hall soon return to our cantonments, and wait with pa. tio for service h. • 11added something r previous 'aar Wled i ge of War. ' TO vi t n h g o a are about to C leave my corn. T 4 l - wish evarY success.:le the Eng loth, :Slit e iT PreBs from 'Madras, with the ef the 20th of February, had not of r p e a a r c t hed Bombay '4 sth of A pril. Iv have(Prm the Overland Englishman, English re ad e ab the Punjaub for our n April 7.) ersout as much from , tha t . ' °a the present occasion, as w e ha a d nd upo oN n ,e t n he t la h s e t, and %sis a ls just nothing. The squabbles,. l 'et al ent-throatings and other treacheries which occur lb ; w een th , - ' the Klsalsas, aro . .eth o L. e ..,umboo Rajah and th e,sQt°eing of importance ; heeler- 'id b " of real interest in that quarter o. nor do we now anticipate that e any occurrence ' 4f ter the ensuing rains, when ~ openness and r p e r a e t s e e r n presence of the G uliviv:sit„°!-Qeneral on the frontier, and tl t i l e le g s'aty wh. . a ry itth i o e ve u lwill then necessarily become apparent in our il lent at etnents, will cause - attention and excite f ro e ast, even should no Punjaub operations & lode n ean the circumstances of the next cold season.. btrairn,iii,;te:ces w cessible wilds P eatbislittwere,reiri;eosw enabled to send home, i f not in deserts idle--have bee erate robbers who dwelt captured by the of them . 0 pu a t n d d own fa2F a tn a fastnesses—antics e b s e —aiitr e principalss were and /hat hose willin on th e capital arr angements which wen- made . l ib!. , Part Of progfess.d inuelnitable troops, deserves the highest degreese of Sir Charles Napier, who, with his d id not ad n.al credit, though the nature of the arduous case t hose - nit of their Winning for immortal record, any knainglori.ons victories which take captive the public heart, w e t‘ w h , elt the glory of war is made chiefly to consist. h.---4. ;1 % e but little com mercially new to notice since our kid W e e money market has continued as before reported, leh er now hear thatt the tightness has extended to Bombay, W e .e a few sago there was no employment for it. tile coat' therefore ,4,oasuperabndance, be .'ollntry b e expect, even should the internal peace of maintained through the year, that there will 1'01.4. rernittances. especially as the exchanges indicate *itt i :sit nlannfactures have been rather in better demand, t he 1,..: upward tendency. Exports have been checked b . y tieaB . -t3r of tcu anage, but there is no material alteration in It i s Fromti llt: too e arly to judge of the coming crop of indigo. a ver secs, Jessore, and the eastern districts generally we . Ilt)oee,eived great complaints of drought, whilst from Tir few tCu PUrneah accouts are favourable. Within the last 11 , °. %1, 43 ;: ri 11 : e avy rain has fallen in our immediate neighbour vieeabaC ' fi t has been general, it is in time to be highly ser . - r44 te th e . , On the Whole we see no reason at present to esti- Our di: °4l ing crop lower than an average one. tlthe ll'iPatelles on this occasion were brought by the Queen P 'lke tt °filar's which made the passage from Boulogne to 'll ° ne in a Saving 1 1l • gale of wind in two hours and ten minutes, e sti. ) , otts .g another decided proof of her superiority over sier st eam .er on the station. .et 081 REPORT, A pm. 7. of 4tit*eivinee f at e °f our last we were in almost daily expecta t t h io s n pe. ,4 ) , c i l la st rther accounts by the Overland Mail, which at accident o h b a ',, a ar came to hand on the 21st; but owing to an ev en; , th e ~,,,,.. Bombay steamer this before the s en 4 4l of the7,7rnment express did not reach . "dab ''et'ed to the 11 and caused her to put into tote, aa let he, t nstant, and the whole of the le. tern . hare scarcely e ra, nativ n delivered. This, coupled with the intervention of ~, th e , , e holiday, h • • -q trk - e e , ~.__ ,as in some doing, and our 1 44 et er e ins' been a steady business j9th nit. measure checked operations, The en d 'Ns rr0,..1,tn InUch the same position as on the be. althoi„,'ttneland has scarcely at all affected this market; mwered I,;r ra707,..he fact of the Court of Directors having till ese,,m more on this country from Is. 10d. to Is. 9d. per rupee : 11 arn, li °re firmness to be shown by drawers, buyers from waytnc Chi rod the to remit seern equally determined on not givingt the t ir ' e nts N e i l l e'n'eeuence will be that a considerable par ds of 1 114:si_e continue M go though the Company 4 ' 4 . b;whithe above was written the Prec . ursoc sh s a te n am ' er has I ro t,lP t o the eh oPportunity we have been put in receipt 5e542"80,0„ 24 th of February. of London arle,.tn b e ~:4 e r 'eason for this staple is now over, and all that re it '''' hoi de ' l Posed of is a few parcels of low up -country sorts for although r 4 ksaib, 4 have hitherto been asking too litgh a figure, e t,'''nt b at e they re .. 00 4re - —ay now succeed in obtaining it, as . th a re are at c, r eakeiew articles offering abetter chance of a fair rem un_e u r c a e . tt,, e !tst jisuellY when we consider the low ruling of exchange. Sv,i,ere t p in ed, a nr , a mall public sale was held, at which full pri 1 and 1,, t .1 , 1 4. 1 ' a Parcel consisting of A and E F, Nos. I to 1 2, l' ''' rad, t ? G, also found a purchaser al. Company's rupeesl2o ' S ikh wi th the usual !ejections. a') e , 'e gard to th 4 a r o or I nerally speaking Iri e?ttadictor e coming crop, there are, as usual at this season, tf ) , ~, . ,e ~,,,,_, Y accooots current. ily4Marit, Et"`erri provinces Tirhoot, Bhaugulpore, and Purn , e a ah re , is said to look well (although me k y r 2 rai, ejeral concerns in Tirhoot in which this is not the case, hua Ner`ntitins fa,lleri for several months), but in Rejeshaye, Is arl e ; et t 1 .5 '., k urreedpore, Dacca, Jessore, and Kishnagu F r u th t ey: 111 1 , , Of i,l: l . ate of oar last accounts, complaining much of l fi h ne oitt7er, h av u e , however, as during the past week severa these si,„ ; ts t o „0.9 n here, we hope they will have extended to l and I,IZa the Planters the plant, which was suffering con.sideraby, Several th - g e ~e4r, no;'airinters to complete their spring . sh, b l e te ~,r ie , eCnalcutta, give it as their opinio so n w t i h n a g t s* even had ' ''h,t th e'n t o :e experienced, they were not heavy enough to tittle depe nd (i f 0W their high lands, but as it is quite uncertain 14e-ePende„ anY) has fallen in the Mofussil, we place but fion;"' %n ee . '" nn this. h, trig th diltriwriting the above we are in receipt of several letters t ici „ l'v e L et ' near Calcutta, by which we are glad to learn that . thereatee ,rtee'lad her e W as Pretty general, and will have the complete 4 431 1,,..._`_. , ,nd ins orne concerns will enable them to t, , ,'!gar.„ 0 71-' , Nln gs. in.""ai"res. rerwha,aaar has continued we'l supplied with all but good ll ili '' „ n ta ins it, rer 'en tht demand principally exists, and which fully %I t ,'" notice 2"r'r. Vahle, whilst for all the lower sorts we dit _- the ri,alPerieo inning''ecli market, caused in a measure by the n .. k is t ,: t ellst or ,c," procuring freight. Transactions previous ' tis,' this a, he first Februar Mall re on a moderate scale, but Thilereaed-e?unts Received f Y we by li ock ") Enlla o the advance caused . ,'Y, a , ° I date prices here. nd have not had any effect on . _ the specula_ 'etesi,.. - - , 1 th e ,,, sugars have still heavy prices have again.e.tv".li, 'rn'tion. ap e a general disinclination to operate in h thtan,,'reparativel ' - ha qt:? it has f.,., J I °w figure at which good Khaurs have been pt,s as th„"tezl a few tr ansactions, but this has agai i n ,.. been Ea r , o 4 'n• " article cannot now be shipped under 5 ! . J.• tiealtt: de r ef....'°ln. lit inst. up to date amounted to 29,430 mds . . ,t. . :!i,,e:itel p rice "; steadyll business continues to be done in this T rA i. r it:4 . 4 b 4 "°ntii 5 " sca rcely at all varied since our last. '44. 'Or p '"e in the market and are taking off large quan_ A la,iein ranee there is not ; t Present anything doing. For th i h. fro transactio 1 ek s 6 in the fi,_ ns to a fair extent have been effected, '4lo'Re 41a4riall tit. aPPearance of the home market, city oe. ..;,,, • Y increased but for the continued sca r ka fr o „ , * p lt,U4l, :: ' , ta lo ' at '-. 'st '"taut Up to date are as follows, viz.:— to l, - "as„. - 'lees 'a, Nis.; North America, 11,029 mds. kiLle'at - not a , i -'" norninally the same as quoted last month, but i ti Ze i tts e 4141 give_tr_ansaction to notice. .Shipn . ients . continue on There f or ox _ "" .turopan Manufactories being in full work, ' 114V 9 be er -0 expone from the Ist inst, up to date. Itlota—Wa have aioln to a very trifling amount of busi ness in this article, which must continue until tonnage becomes more plentiful (of which at present we see no prospect), as few parties are disposed to pay 61. per ton, and no heavy shipping orders could be obtained under that figure. Our market remains steady as regards prices, but in table transactions have been very limited, whilst the descriptions wanted for Mauritius have sold to some extent. Oil Seeds—Linseed continues in brisk demand for America, to which part shipments go forward freely at full prices, but fur Great Britain we have had but little doing, the renauks of the effect of freights on rice applying equally to seeds, and shipments are now seldom made except as broken stowage. Raw Silk—Transactions since our last have not been very extensive, although a fair amount of business has been done in Junghypore, Cosimbazar, and Gonatea at a slight reduction of for mer rates; purchasers have, however, generally speaking, app2ared disposed to await the receipt of further accounts from England, as it is the opinion of many parties that the large quan- Cities of this staple, going home from China, must have an effect on the price of Bengal silk. We have had an opportunity of examining several samples of the Hurrypaul March bund, which were of a superior description, but if reliance can be placed on the native reports of the prices ruling in the interior, we are disposed to think that the buyers will find it difficult to realise corresponding prices here, the high figures of ra. 10 8 and 11 per bazaar seer being stated to hare beets paid. Of the former bund of this description, our market has been completely cleared, but a fair quantity of Jungbpore remains on hand, and is held at higher rates than purchasers Would be disposed to pay at present. Exports to Great Britain from Ist inst. up to date amount to 326 mds. Silk Piece Goods—The very active demand for corahs, noticed in our last, has in no way abated, and parcels as they arrive are readily taken up at former rates, while in some instances a fur ther advance has been obtained for superior goods. The late ac counts from home noticing the still increasing consumption of these fabrics and the decreasing stock, notwithstanding the heavy imputts, have if possible given more firmness to this market ; and . - if the native rn:.nufactuiers will only continue to bring forward honest well.made goods, they may calculate on the demand con tinuing brisk, but it must be confessed that some of the late im. ports from the interior are far from first chop, as we have fre quently found to be the case when prices rule high. In choppas we have not heard of any transactions, but the native printers con tinue to ship, the high prices of cotabs preventing other parties from operating. Exports from the first instant up to date are as follows, vlsr. : To Great Britain, Corahs, 16,303 pcs. ; Choppas and Bandanas, 596 pcs. Shell Lac and Lac Dye—ln Shell Lac there has been but little doing, and some parties have shipped the article instead of re alising here at a decline on former rates, but we se: no reason to look for any improvement in the demand, as the late accounts from home were anything but favourable. In Lac Dye a moderate business has been done in native marks at former rates, and we also notice a sale of W. B. at 67.8. Hides, Horns, and Tips—All descriptions of good hides have been sought for, and large parcels have changed hands, principally for Great Britain, but also to a fair extent for North America, at full prices. Buffalo bores have continued in moderate demand for England, and America without change of value. In Deer horns there has been nothing doing, but Tips have sold for Great Britain at rs. 9 per md. Opium—The price of this drug has been gradually advancing since our last, and we may now quote Patna at 1,340 rupees and Benares at 1,230 rupees per chest, although we believe actual sales at these figures have not been extensive. A good deal of animation at present exists in the bazaar, and speculations as to the result of the next Government sale have, we understand, been en tered into to some extent. About,;4so chests have gone forward since our last, and there now remains in the Company's godown 1,035 chests of Patna and 614 che•ts of Benares. Safflower, Munjeet, Ginger. and Turmeric—We have heard of a sale of 600 mds. of good Patterghatta safflower at 33 ra. per pad., but are not aware of there being at present any more offering. The extent of the crop is said to be considerably less than last year. In Munjeet there is at present nothing doing. Ginger con. tinues in moderate demand for America, and we notice a sale of dry purneah at rs. 4.11 per md., but for other parts there is no in. quiry. Turmeric has sold to a fair extent for France, but at present is in but little demand. The only exports from the Ist instant up to date have been 1,500 mdi. of turmeric to France, and 436 mds. of ginger to America. Cotton—We have still to notice an entire suspension of all operations in this staple, and our quotations are therefore almost nominal, as purchases have been entirely for local use. Not a single bale has been shipped since our last, and on comparing the shipments to China during the past three months with those cd the same period last year we find a falling off of 28,713 mds. Cowries, Tincal, and Cutch—ln Cowries there has not been quite so much doing of late, but we are not aware of any alteration in value. In Tincal and Cutch we have no transactions to notice. There has been no exports of the above from Ist inst. up to date. MONEY MARKET. CALCUTTA, APRIL 7.—Since our last summary our Money Market has remained quiet, and the mail having brought about 15 lakhs in Government bills for this Presidency, we anticipate that accommodations will continue on easy terms. Government Securities have slightly recovered the recent de. pression, and holders are firmer. Exchange will, probably, now settle at about Is. 10d. to Is. 101 d. at ten months' date, under the influence of the reduction in Leadenhall-street from Is 10d to is 9d. Bank Stock is stationary, with few transactions. BANK OF BENGAL. Discount on Government Acceptances (3 months), 4 per cent. Ditto on Private Bills and Notes do. 7 Interest on Loans on deposit of Company's paper 6 Do. on deposit of Opium and Salt 6 „ Do. on deposit of Metals arid Indigo 6 „ Do. on deposit of other goods 8 PP UNION BANK. Discount on Government Acceptances Do. on approved Private Bills (at 2 months) 7 0 Do. on ditto at from 2to 4 months Loans on Credits on Government Paper 6 0 Ditto on Bengal and Agra Bank Shares, &c 7 0 Ditto on Metals and Indigo in bonded warehouse ..... 6 0 Ditto on other goods, ditto' 7 0 FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.— We regret to have to record an accident, attended with loss of life, which happened last night on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. It appears that a Mr. Cowley, wine-merchant (some say cattle-dealer), belong ing to Glasgow, hired a special train to convey hint to Edinburgh, on some pressing business. The journey was performed without interruption, till the train in which he was had reached within four miles of this end of the line, when the half past seven o'clock train from Glasgow, proceeding at a greater velocity, overtook the special train engaged by Mr. Cowley. By this time it was past nine o'clock, and of course dark, and, as there were no lights on the trains, and the noise of the one overcoming that of the other, neither of them had the least idea of their increasing proximity until they came into fearful collision, in which the ordinary train penetrated through the carriage of the special one, and thus crushed the unfortunate passenger to instantaneous death.—Edinburgh Advertiser of Tuesday. THE IMPROVEMENTS IN LINCOLN'S INN -SQUARE. — The recently arid inclosure of Lincoln's Inn now assumes a most verdant appearance. The pebbled pathways and asphaltum cros. sings of " days gone by" have given place to beds of earth, covered with plots of grass, and ornamented with shrubs in every variety of evergreen. Round the margin of the " garden" is a row of neatly executed octagonal pillars of stone, which are intended as a protection to the beds. The earth is sustained round the edges by blocks of granite, so embedded that the fronts and upper sides only are visible. Novel meals of drainage have been employed, the ground being preserved from saturation by circular wells bricked round, into which the waste water will be carried. At present it is not publicly known whether it is intended to ornament the garden with a central fountain ; such, however, is the general im pression. The whole of the alterations are in excellent keeping, and the fact of a garden being planted within the area enclosed by the dingy walls of Lincoln's Inn, cannot but be regarded as indi cative of the growth of feelings at once honourable to the " heads" of the " learned profession," and advantageous to the health of the citizens at large. THE CIRCUIT-DIVISION COMMISSION.—(From a Correspondent).—The nine Commissioners have nearly completed their labours. The Spring Circuit is to commence on the 10th day of Jaeuary in each year. They divided 4to 4 that the Northern Circuit ought to be diminished. They will recommend that Liver pool be added to the Norfolk Circuit. If this be true, the force of absurdity can no further go.—Times. A Goon REAsoN.—Everybody is astonished at the little progress made by the Rallw;y Committees. In this, how however, there will appear not much to wonder at when it is considered that railways must be made in right lines, and that the House is little accustomed to straightforward proceedings.—Punch. ROBBERY IN THE THAMES UNNEL.—On Sunday night last, about the hour of 12, as a poor man was on his return home through the Thames Tunnel, while in the act of ascending the staircase at the Itotherhithe terminus, he heard a noise be hind him as of several persons in the act of running, and imme diately moved aside to allow them to pass ; the sound was caused by three men, who, on coming up, caught him by the legs and threw him on his face, dragging him down the steps on to the stone pavement at the foot of the staircase. They then rifled his pockets of the sum of ss. Bd. and the key of his street door; after which, one of them kicked him on the forehead, and they all ran off, leaving him insensible. On the Monday morning the poor fellow went before the Tunnel Committee and related the above particulars, and was informed by them, that should he be enabled to discover the men, they would be punished. We are given to understand, that after a certain hour of the night the tunnel it infested with loose women. What is the committee about that it does not appoint a night police to protect the lives and property of the public ? _ _ TROTTING MATCH ON THE ICE.—At Montreal, where the English partiality for racing exists, there has been a trotting match on the ice, between a celebrated American horse and. a Canadian pony, for one mile. Both heats were won by the Cana. dian pony, the first heat in 2m. 455., the second heat 2m. 395. These little Canadian horses are very fast, very strong, and very hardy, and their powers are not unknown here, as Tom Thumb and some others have proved. FIGHT BETWEEN MASSEY AND CLAY, FOR FIFTY POUNDS A.stm—This long-protracted affair has at length been de cided, amidst the assemblage of some thousands of persons of all grades. The contest called many of the London, Manchester, and Sheffield sporting men together, and money was laid out rather freely, Massey being the favourite. The fight was severe through out, both men being much punished, the contest having lasted for one hour and eighteen minutes, during which 76 rounds were. fought, and much money has changed hands between the sporting men of Manchester and Nottingham, both men belonging to the counties, and it being considered a trial of this science between Our above places. Massey was the victor. RUNNING MATCl.l.—Thursday morning a running match for 4/. a side came off on the Kenningten.road, between Joseph Rodman, a van proprietor, and Stephen Marsh, a cabman, the distance being 500 yards. At starting both men kept to gether pretty equally, if anything Rodman having the advantage; it was, however, apparent from the commencement of the race that Marsh would be the winner, his antagonist Wing evidently in bad breath ; Rodman, however, gallantly kept up for some time, when he eventually gave in, and Marsh came is winner about 100 yards. TIIE LATE DUEL NEAR GOSPORT.—Accounts from Portsmouth report more favourably of the condition of Mr. Seaton than those which first reached us. Up to four o'clock on Thursdr, his surgeons entertained considerable hopes of his ultimate recovery, the ball having passed clear of the intestines. The Duke of Wellington gave a numerous party on Wednesday, as Director of the Ancient Concerts. Dinner was ordered at half past six o'clock. The party censisted of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duchess of Gloucester, Prince George of Cam bridge, the Marchioness of Douro, Counters of Westmorland, Lord and Lady Loftus, Lord and Lady Norreys, Lord and Lady Cawdor, the Rev. Dr. Wellesley, Sir Henry Bishop, &c. HIGH TlDES.—Thursday morning and evening the tides rose to an extraordinary height, the Thames having over flowed many of its embankments on both sides of the river, above and below London-bridge. Several wharfs and other waterside premises were partially inundated, and a good deal of property sus tained damage. Stoney-la.ne, Touley.street, and several alleys in Wapping and Thames-street, were flooded. THE ROYAL FREE HCKPITAL.—The nnniversary dinner commemorative of this institution took place on Thursday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate- street, The Duke of Cambridge presided. There were also present Lords Ranelagh and Dudley Stuart, the Hon. Mr. Addington, Mr. Peter Borthwick, M.P., Mr. W. Blackstone, M.P., Mr. Petre, the Rev. Dr. Wolff, Dr. Mars den, Dr. Weatherhead, Mr. C. Pearson, &c. The room was crowded with the visitors and patrons of the hospital, and the gal. lery at the end of it was crowded with ladies. The total amount of subscriptions and donations was stated to be 2,347/ ! 7a. 10d. I 31PEitIAL PAIcLIAIII2.I4 T. Liverpool, Maachaster, and a great number of places in the north of England. That was the way in which the people of the country were seduced to encourage these schemes.—( Hear, her. 1 What was the case, however, which was made out by the promoters? There were vat ions principles on which the price of the purchase of land might be e.ojested. There was the price which might be ar rived at by valuation, end they might take the charge to the railway Company by a inuliple of tl:at valuation. Their Lora'. ships were s ware that the railway companies were about to lay before Parliament som e returns of their probable revenue, and whether the company was to take a hundred or a thousand acres of land, the House would be enabled to calculate the pro portion or revenue derived from carriage over that land, and thus estimate the value of the land to the company. In this calculation he had not included sufferance. Their Lordships were aware that en Act called the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act had been passed t•luring the present session, which made a great improvement in the Purchase of land. By that Act the proprietors of the land might go either before a jury or before arbitrators. But i n some cases, as in the li ne f rom G reat Yarmouth to Sw ansea , which p asse d th roug h eleven different counties, the jurie s or t h e arbitrators on t h at li ne might take eleven difTe rent v i ews of their duty, an d h e t h ere f ore thought that some fixed principle should be adopted for the valuation of land, whereby the rich man sliou'd not get more, or the poor malt less, than was his due. He was aware that there was a liability of bargains being made beforehand, but knowing, as he did, that these bargains would always bear an impress of the power of those with whom the bargains were made to oppose ;the line, these two modes of valuation be forehand, and of valuation by persons employedby Government, were well worthy of consideration, and he should, therefore, move that a Committee be appointed to inquire as to how far it was practicable to ascertain whether any, and what mode of valuation could be adopted, and also to take the question of severan ce, through whichbothaa n arc y lec i i r t o h p e os o e t , v i n i e ir r i s c o s f ,a a s nd to re i s ,a d ss e . nts on pro pr ty . Lord STANLEY was not opposed to the Committee which his Noble Friend (Earl Fitzwilliam) had proposed. His Noble Friend proposed to go to a jury or a cc maiissicm before the line came before Parliament. Why, that was precisely the course now pursued. The other courso which his Noble Friend proposed to take, was a certain multiple of an uncertain quantity, and this was no better than before, but his Noble Friend had left the question of severance altogether out of sight. Now, the real grievance was that the owners of mansions were de prived of that which to them was above all price. With respect to the principle proposed by the Noble Earl it was equally unreasonable. The attempt to value land by the revenue which was to be derived from it, was alto gether an untenable point, for the fact was, that the profits on a railway were derived, not from the land, but from the ex tremes on either side, and, therefore, there was no principle whatever on which compensation should be given. These were the two principles which the Noble Earl had proposed, and he thought that he had shown that there were no grounds on which the Committee could proceed ; but if his Noble Friend would bring any tangible measure before the House, in the shape of a Bill or motion for a Commission, he should be happy to meet it. He had no objection to the Committee, but he saw no practical benefit likely to arise from the Committee; yet if their Lordships should consider that it was advisable to appoint such a Committee, he should offer no objection. Lord BROUGHAM agreed in a great measure with what had been so clearly and so forcibly said by the Noble Lard (Lord Stanley ). He thought the House ought to accede to the motion as, in his opinion, it would lead to important re sults to the public, the landowners, and the proprietors of railways. lie knew from long experience of the decisions of juries that they set the real value of property required for the purposes of :a railway to the owner aside, and awarded only a compensation suited to land used for the commonest purposes. He should like to know what compensation that would be for taking part of the lawn in front of his house? Yet he was of opinion that it was in vain to think of laying down any general rule for the negotiation of parties in relation to these matters, as each transaction varied, and must depend upon the peculiar circumstances connected with it. Among the many unfavour able doctrines which he held with respect to railways was this, that he would much rather see a railway delayed for a certain time, and then carried out on proper principles, and without interfering with the sacred rights of property, which were of more importance, than see it carried out in opposition to them, aud with injury to their property. He had prepared a stand ing order, which he was desirous of submitting to the con sideration of the Committee proposed by his Noble Friend, to the effect that a certain number of assents should be necessary from each important district through which it was proposed to carry a line, before the proposition could be entertained, for what. opposition could a poor man, whose few acres might be affected, offer to the scheme when it was before that House? He must come to the House with his attorney and his witnesses, and spend several hundred pounds, when he was not worth as many shillings. He agreed with his Noble Friend, that every village should have a railway. Earl FITZ WILLIAM—No ; I said every market-town. Lord BROUGHAM—WeII, every market-town. But they ought to be, if possible, with the consent of the landed pro prietors over whose property they were intended to run. It was only just and natural—nay, it was a most amiable and praise worthy principle—to be anxious to preserve their fa mily residences. But they must not step here, as there was another thing very advantageous to see —that overgrown estates should be a little more equalized. His friends were frightened at the very idea oft his —what he meant was, that the property of a man who had not more than 701. a year, and who was starving, and another who was in the possession of 70,000/. or 80,0001., should have equal justice meted out to them, and that all the benefits should not go to railway proprietors. He threw out these suggestions for the consideration of the Committee, which, he hoped, would be able to effect something for the benefit of proprietors—consult ing their interests, and the interests of the railway proprietors, and, with this hope, he heartily wished that their Lordships would be induced to give their sanction to the motion of his Noble Friend HOUSE OF LORDS, May 23. The LoilD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack at the usual hour. MAYN 00TH. The Earl of FITZHA HDINGE presented a great number of petitions againit the grant to Maynooth, from the Wesleyan Congregations of Gloucestershire and Somrset.hire. lie could not conscientiously give his support to this grant, if he thought that it was only ealcula;ed to excite anxiety and displeasure in England, without being calculated to give satisfaction to Catholic Ireland. THE CHURCH ACTS' AMENDMENT BILL. This Bill was read a second time before the public were admitted to the gallery. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that to his astonishment an important Church Bill had !seen for warded a stage before he entered the House. He had always understood that the hour for commencement of public business was five o'clock. Ile had come into the House at that time, and learned that this Bill had passed its second reading, al though he had been in personal communication with a Right Reverend Prelate's s , cretiry. This Bill interfered with the rights of the Crovvn, and he was, therefore, surprised that it should have been read at so early a period of the evening. It was an in terference with the rights of the House. Lord BROUGHAM said that the House would find means for defending; its rights. Lord CAMPBELL said that as the hour for public business was five o'clock, any attempt to carry a Bill before that time was a contravention of the standing orders. Lord BROUGHAM—Oh ! If it be only a coltr Iven tion of the standing orders the House could recover the point The LORD CHANCELLOR—The House is not in that extreme state. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW COMMISSION. Lord BROUGHAM said that he understood that a report had been made by the Law Commissioners on the 10th of January, in which it was recommended that Li verpool should be added to the Northern Circuit. - The LORD CHANCELLOR—The Commissioners have as yet made no report. Lord BROUGHAM said he had certainly heard that such was the case. The LORD CHANCELLOR had bard so many absurd things in the course of his life that he was no;, surprised. MAYNOOTEI. The Duke of CLEVELAND presented several peti tions against the grant to Maynooth. The Earl of RODEN presented sixty-six petitions from Protestant congregations in Ireland against the grant to Maynooth, several from the Isle of Wight, and three from Jersey, to the same effect. The Noble Lord gave notice that when the Bill for the endowment of Maynooth College came to be read a second time, he would move for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the doctrines taught in that school, and that the Bill be referred to the Com mittee. The Duke of WELLINGTON moved the first read ing of the Maynooth Bill, and that it be printed. He meant to give notice of the second reading of that Bill on Monday, the 2d of June. CONDEMNED SERMONS. The Marquis of NOR MANBY inquired of Lord Wharncliffe whether any inquiry had been made as to the propriety of admitting the public to hear the sermons preached at Newgate before the condemned criminals ? Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that the matter had been inquired into, but the repurt had not yet been received. SANATORY CONDITION OF TOWNS. A NOBLE LORD gave notice of a petitiun which he had intended to present to the House that night from the working classes at Manchester, praying that an inquiry be made into their sanatory condition, but he would post pone its presentation until Monday next. SMALL DEBTS BILL. Lord BROUGHAM moved the first reading of a Bill entitled "An Act for securing the payment of small debts." Tile motion was acceded to. MAYNOOTH. The Marquis of BREADALBANE rose to present the peti tion of which he had given notice, from the late conference of delegates held in London. The Noble Marquis read the peti tion, wh;ch expressed great dissatisfaction and alarm at the proposed grant to Alaynooth, which the petitioners considered to be strangely at variance with the Protestant religion, and calculated to reduce religion generally to a mere political ma chine. The petitioners, proceeded the Noble Marquis, grounded their opposition on a religious view of the question. As Pro testants they could not give their sanction to a measure which they looked upon as opposed not only to the feeling of Pro testants, but to the feelings of the country generally. It was, in his opinion, a most unwise and impolitic course which the Government had adopted in bringing forward that measure. The Right lion. Gentleman at the head of her Majesty's Go vernment had himself admitted that there was a strong opi nion in the country against it. There was never a measure introduced into Parliament that went so far to subvert the established religion of the country and bring into general ope ration the voluntary principles as the language held out was— rather perish the Establishment than allow such a grant. With these observations he would conclude by moving that the peti tion do lie upon the table. Lord CH ARLEVILLE complained of the short time allowed between the first and second readings of the Bill. He might be told that the second reading of the Catholic Relief Bib followed on a shorter period after the first reading, but it would be recollected that on that occasion, that the reason given was, that the subject had been fully debated before the measure was brought before the House in the shape of a Bill. Though many petitions had been presented on the subject of endowments to Roman Catholics, it was a rule of the House The Earl of WICKLOW was sorry the Noble Lord (Lord Brougham) was in favour of the motion ; his statement and the statement of the Noble Earl did not hold out any inducement to Noble Lords to grant it. The objects for which they were desirous to see it eppointeal differed. The Noble Lord o,ord Brougham) was desirous that the Committee should consult a certain standing order which was not on the table of the House. Lord BROUGHAM said they were on the table. The Earl of WICKLOW said he was glad of that, and was desirous that they should go before the Committee for its con siceration, in the event of their Lordships acceding to the mo tion. But whatever might be his intention as to the future advtion of these standing orders, he trusted it was not his in tention to apply them to the railway propositions before Parliament, for nothing could be more unjust.—( Hear, hear.) Lord BRO UGH ANI said it was not. The Earl of WICKLOW said he was glad the Noble Lord had taken an opportunity of stating that that was not his in ention. that no petitions could be received respecting any particular measure till the Bill was before the House. Now there were only four days allowed the people to present their peti tions—a period quite insufficient to give them an opportunity of fully and freely expressing their sentiments. In 1829 there were 922 petitions presented in favour of Ca tholio Emancipation, and there were 2,865 petitions against it, and certainly if the number of the petitioners could be taken as an indication of public opinion, this great majority of three to one showed that the sense of the British public was against Catholic emancipation. But against the May nooth grant there had been presented 8,753 m petitions, which were signed by 1,106,772 names, whereas but sixty-one pe titions had been presented in favour of the Bill. Under these circumstances he besought the House to remember that this Fill stood upon a different position from other Bills, for it was a money Bill, a n d their Lordships could make no alteration in it whatever. He therefore called upon her Ma jesty's Government to reconsider their determination, and to allow the Protestant people of this United Empire one small week more, to express their opinion. The Duke of WELLINGTON said—The Noble Lord has called upon me to postpone for,a " little week" the notice which I have given but half an hour ago, that the Maynooth College Bill shall be read a second time on the 2d of June. Now, my Lords, the Noble Lord has forgotten the latitude which has already been given to this Bill. This Bill, since its introduc tion in the other House, two months ago—or nearly two months ago—upon the 3d of April last. My Lords, it will be two months within a day when the proposition will be laid before you for the second reading of the Bill ; and now there are ten days given for the opportunity of presenting petitions, which I think is as long as could be required for a Bill which has already been a month under the consideration of Parliament. There will be ample opportunity for presenting petitions not only between this and the second reading, but in the succes sive stages of the Bill; and I feel it my duty to persevere in bringing on the second reading of the Bill on the 2d of June. The Earl of WINCHILSE A said that when their Lord ships considered there would be but two days of Parliamentary business next week, it would not be too much to postpone the second reading of this fatal measure for another weex. The country had not yet had sufficient opportunity of considering this Bill, and he hoped the second reading would be postponed. He had several petitions which he had not yet had an oppor tunity of presenting. The Marquis of BREADALBANE had also several petitions to present. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that the Bill should be read a second time on the 2d of June. Lord BROUGHAM thought he had mentioned it. It was his most clear intention not to apply the sanding order he had specified to the schemes before Parliament. The House must not take them by surprise. He had totally omitted a suggestion which ought to come before the Committee—that notice should be given that no Bill could be passed in this ses sion which did not come up on or before a certain day. The best course would be, to give notice of the day, and that those coming up after that must be deferred until next session. One of his objects in proposing the standing orders was to save ex pense. Lord HATHERTON hoped that some plan would be adopted by which the poor man would have the means of re dress. 1 here were many instances of small freeholds being entirely ru ned by railways, and inadequate compensation awarded to their proprietors. They had been bandied about from year to yea r in t h e hope of getting re d ress . H e h o p e d that the Committ ee wou l d consider th e necess i ty of appointing land-agents and ot h er parties in various parts o f t h e eGun t r y t o constitute a tribun a l t o see and enforce t h e f u lfilment of the contracts of Railway Companies with persons who had not the means of doing so themselves. Parties dissatisfied with arbi tration had a remely by a suit in equity, or by action at com mon law. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY was glad the .Noble Lord (Lord Stanley) had not offered any opposition to the motion, as he believed it would give great satisfaction to the landowners. Th e B i ll which had b een l a t e ly passed with respect to railway s was most object i ona bl e in many points, and he could cite many cases of hardsh i p i n conn exion with it. For instance a ra il way might be carried for 100 miles throu g h mining p r op er ty, w hi c h was in no degree va l ue d except under an arrangement by th e ra il way directors , who sent their engi neer to make a valuation. Cold an ything be more unjust than a valuation by an i nterested party ? c ompulsory clause ought should to have been p u t i n t h e Bi l l to compe l the parties to purchase the mine und er th e railwa. It was necessa r y for the p ublic safety that a f a i r remuneration be given to the indivi dual who own e d th e mine, wh i c h h e was obliged to work for a number of years by the terms of the lease. It was said that it was not safe to work a mine under a railway. Then the com pany should be f orce d t o b uy i t, o therwise the unfortunate pro prietors would b e ser i ous l y i n j ure d, 1 hey ought to insert a clause to that effect in the Bill. If the Committee were ap pointed, cases would come out which would render it necessary that justice should be rendered. Several motions were postponed till Monday, and their Lord ships adjourned. The Bishop of LICHFIELD presented several petitions against the grant. The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions from Banff, and several other places, against the grant. RAILWAYS. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from William Fox Talbot, Esq., of Laycock Abbey, in Wilts. The petition stated that the petitioner and his family had been in possession of the estates ever since the Reformation—during three centuries. The estate, which was very beautiful, was to be intersected by the Wilts, Somerset, arid Weymouth railway, which would entirely destroy the comfort and enjoyment of this estate. Not withstandinc, every effort, Mr. Talbot had been unable to ob tain any information r as to the route the line was to take until the very last day, when, according to the standing orders, no tice could be lodged. The number of proprietors in the parish was 90, and out of those proprietors only nine were assen tients to the railway. Notwithstanding all this, the directors, who seemed to think that they were in possession of unlimited powers, paid not the slightest regard to the feelings of the proprietors, because they felt assured that their Bill would pass through Parliament. The proposed line was '22 miles long, while a line was devised which would be no more than 10 miles long. Laycock Abbey was one of the most magnificent mansions in any part of this country. He could bear testimony to this, for he had seen a representation of the mansion, not taken by the common usage of draughtsmen, but by a means which could not fail—he meant the photographic process. This process was the discovery of the petitioner, who was not only a man of extensive practical scientific attainment, but also one of the most brilliant mathematicians at present existing in this country. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mat, 23. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Air. P. HO WARD moved, " That it be an instruction to the Committee on the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle Railway Bill, to consider the petition of the Car lisle Caral Company (presented 30th of April), notwith standing the same was not presented three clear days b fore the day appointed for the first meeting of the Committee.'' Some discussion arose, but the motion was ultimately (as we understood) withdrawn. The report of the Great North of England (Rich mond Branch), was brought up and laid on the table. On the motion of Mr. LII)DELL, the report on the Wiltshire, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway Bill was further considered, and ordered to be printed. Sir G. GREY brought up the report of the Committee on Irish Railways, which was t rdered to lie on the table. The Inly's Island and Tacumshin Embankment Bill was moved for a second reading. I t was o pposed by Mr. REDINGTON and supported by Mr. F. S. MURNIY. The House then divided, when there appeared— Earl FITZWILLIAM said that he presented himself, not as the advocate of an individual, but of all those who were injured by these projects. Yet, if their Lordships supposed that they saw before them one who was opposed to railways, they greatly erred. He would be delighted to see the whole country inter sected with railways. He desired to see every market town in England approached by one. But if any of their Lordships did not desire such extension, and represented any town which was against it, he did not wish that town to be included in the number. He did not wish that any place where just objections could be urged against a railway, should have one forced upon it ; and he considered that the place from which the Noble Lord presented the petition was a place of that kind. There were many others similarly circum stanced which had frequently come before the notice of their Lordships. It was impossible to justify the conduct of the projectors of many of those schemes ; and he thought it would enable their Lordships to understand better how they managed these things if he read them a few extracts from a newspaper relative to a projected railway. He thought it would excite a little curiosity and no little astonishment, and that it was cal culated to show the English to be a most gullible people.-- ( The Noble Earl here read some extracts from a prospectus in the Railway Times, which was headed " Great Eastern and Western Railway," and which stated that a new line was to be laid down, commenting at Great s, armouth, and ending at Swansea.) In that prospectus, continued his Lordship, they proposed to bring iron from Merthyr Tydvil, and other places, and there was scarcely a place in England that was not named, and which they alleged would receive benefit from this 1 ne. They were to convey Welsh slates, which their Lordships knew were peculiar to Caernarvon—they were to convey lime for agri cultural purposes—Droitwich salt, and the trade in woollens, silks, and Welsh flannels was to be greatly extended among the eastern counties, and, in fact, that every sort of produce and manufacture was to find a ready outlet at Yarmouth and Swansea. This was the way in which the promoters of these schem. s gulled the country. Now, he held in his hand a re port of a Committee on the Ely and Huntingdon railway, and in that report it was stated that there was not a single indi vidual in the whole district through which that line passed who was connected with it. The shareholders all resided at For the motion . ................... . 115 For the amendment .................. 17 Majority ......... —9B The Bill was then read a second time. Mr. WODEHOUSE },resented petitions against the Eastern Union Rttilway Mr. DEEDES presented a petition from the Earl of Romney against the ißochester branch of the So u th- Eastern Railway. Aso a petition from th e E ar l o f Romney ag,tinst the Croydon, Railway Exte ns i on . Colonel ROLLESI ( ?N presented a pet i t i on against the Frew ash Valley Railway. Mr. S. W()RTLEY ros e to move a resolution, in con formity with that recommended by the First Report of the Committee on Railways of last Session, viz.:— " That the following clause be inserted in all railway Bills passing throngh this House : —A n d b e i t f urther enacted, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to exempt the railway by this or the said recited Acts authoris ed tobe made f rom t h e prov i s i ons of any general Act relating to such Bids, or of any general Act relating to railways, which may hereafter pass during the resent or any future session of Parliament. And that the said resolution be a Standing Order of this House." Lord HOWICK said he had already called the atten tion he would now without defining the rate that the House should not pass tho se Bills repeattion of f w t ii h a e t e o House to already t is subject,sad, namely, of charges. He did hope the House would interfere, for it gxhilcei:l;lefor the transit of lime and coals. was ridiculous that the Committee should have this in some of the Irish railways illimitable power. In at 4d. cra,srestotnheyptefirxmedilet,heaimldaxiin at the extravagant charge of to m si c he. m epr,i f ra a t t t ea( e ): o ‘i,p f ,det c s.r, h Again he w;ultl call upon the Hous e n o t to let these Bills pass the third reading without remedying this defect. 111 1 . 44 y 1,40N - D - 014) SATurtnAY MORNING , 1A48,, Mr. GISBORNE contended that the Committees were the proper tribunals before which to decide this question, and it was only five weeks ago that this House had made a resolution to that effect. Mr. WATI BURTON said he concurred in the view a of the Noble Lord (1 - lowiclE), and would support his proposition. They were bound to protect the public by enacting that the rates should not exceed a certain standard. He, therefore, entirely agreed with the Noble Lord. Sir G. GREY said he considered the efforts of the Com mittee, as regarded the rate of charges, useless—in fact they fixed them higher than the railways ordinarily charged. Sir G. CLERK said the Committee had taken a great deal of pains to ascertain the proper rates of toll. If the House were to adopt the general regulations suggested by the Noble Lord they would inflict a great injustice on the Railway Com panies. The resolution of the Noble Lord was inconsistent with the Act of last session. Mr. LABOUCHERE considered the amendment a very important one, and thought the public would not excuse them if they did not support it. The rates adopted upon Irish railroads was 3id. a mile, and:the rate assigned for railways in the manufacturing districts was equally high and exorbitant. Railway Companies had a great influence in that House, which was brought to bear by a system of canvassing, and, therefore, they need he under no apprehension that in any ge neral measure they would injure railway schemers or railway proprietors.—( Hear.) The House was very chary of the in terests of those proceedings. They should keep in their hands the means, not of exacting unfair conditions from railway capi talists, but of benefiting the public at large. Some remedy should be devised to deal with the extraordinary amount of railway business. He would support the motion of his Noble Friend the Member for Sunderland, but thought it should not be made a standing but only a sessional order. Lord GRAN VILLE SOMERSET said, the motion of the Noble Lord was a most important one, but he thought too general and extensive in its terms. He was of opinion that the most erroneous notions bad been taken on the subject. He thought that if there was a regulation made as to the charges to be made on railways, the result would be that a higher rate of charge would be made than took place now. He did not think that the House was prepared for so great a pro position as that of the Noble Lord. He must certainly, there fore, vote against it. Viseount - EBRINGTON thought he should best pursue his duty by moving that the debate should be adjourned to Monday next. Mr. W. PATTEN seconded the motion. If the debate were adjourned to Monday there would be time for duly con sidering this subject. Mr. PARKER suggested that it would be better to with draw the motion and amendment, and bring them forward as a substantive motion on Monday. Sir JAMES GRAHAM inquired if it was intended that the proposed revision would be prospective or would be retre-active in its effect. Lord HOWICK would make it apply to all existing com panies who came for fresh powers. The number of Railway Bills which had been brought forward for the first time this session was so great, and all more or less were competing hr.es with existing companies, and he was perfectly satisfied that this competition would compel the existing companies to re duce their rates of charge. Mr. PAKINGTON thought the motion of his Hon. Friend the Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire (Mr. S. Wortley) ought to be allowed to pass. The amendment should then be brought forward as a substantive motion on Monday. Captain BERKELEY said it appeared to him that the pro position of the Hon. Member for the West Riding of York shire would be a waste of time instead of a saving of it. The debate was then adjourned to Monday. Several petitions for and against Railway Bills were then presented._ _ Air. BELLEW presented a petition in favour of the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway. Sir V. BLAKE said he wished to make an explanation.— (Cries of " Order.") He thought he was in order. The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member could only give no tices of motion. Sir V. BLAKE then said, he gave notice that he would, on the 10th of June, move two resolutions. The first, -that it was improper, and inconsistent with the usages of Parliament, that the avowed enemies of her Majesty's Government should occupy the Ministerial benches.—( Laughter.) Tilt second resolution he would upon that day move was, that as Hon. Members were in the habit of using language inconsistent with the usages of civilised society, and had been guilty of the highest disrespect to the Mouse, such Hon. Members should be in future, upon using such language, be reprimanded by the Chair, and if found incorrigible, ought to be forthwith expelled. Lord JOHN MANNERS postponed his motion upon mort main law to the 3d of June. Mr. HUME moved for the report of the last Pia Jury. After a few words from Sir G. CLERK, the motion was agleed to. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from an individual, who complained that he had been convicted on a frivolous charge of a seditious and revolutionary character. He had already called the attentionof the Lord Advocate to the sub ject. The petition contained a long detail of grievances, into which he would not enter at present. The petitioner's name was Johnstone. Mr. M. MILNES presented a petition from the New Zea land Society, signed by every member of it, and complaining of the manner in which their claims had been dealt with by Captain Fitzroy and by the C o l on i a l- o ffi ce . H e b egge d to say that the New Zealand Society was quite a distinct body from the New Zealand Company. Captain BERKELEY presented a petition against the Mer chant Seamen's Bill. CALL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. HUME said, as ho had understood from the Clerk of the House that there was a sufficient number of Members to attend the Railway Committees, and to attend those which would be yet constituted, he would not press the matter further, but let his motion drop. Such was the wish, he believed, of the House generally, but if there had been any necessity for a larger attendance of Members, in order to discharge the public business, he would most certainly have pressed his motion. Notwithstanding the backward state of public business, there had been no House on the previous evening, though there was a sufficient number of Members attending the Committees up stairs to constitute a House. He thought that when that was the case in future those Members should be summoned by the Sergeant-at-Arms. The SPEAKER was understood to say that the appearance of the Sergeant •at-Arnis with his mace before a Committee would not only terminate its sittings upon that day, but alto. gether.—(Laughter. ) Mr. ESCOI'T gave notice that he would on Monday ask a question relative to the dismissal of Lieut. Holies from the East India Company's service. _ ACADEMICAL EDUCATION (IRELAND). Sir R. INGLIS requested of the Right Hon. Baronet to postpone the second reading of this Bill. He made the request at the instance of a great number of individuals, who felt deeply interested in the measure. Sir J. GRAHAM said that as the Irish Members on both sides of the House were desirous that some time should elapse between the first and second reading, he would postpone ,the second reading to Friday next. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. It was then moved that the House, at its rising, do adjourn until Monday next. POOR .LAW AMENDMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. HUME hoped the Government would postpone the second reading of the Poor-law Amendment (Scotland) Bill, in order that the people of Scotland might have time to ex press their opinions upon so important a subject. The LORD-ADVOCATE said he would postpone it to Friday next. Mr. HUME said that period was too near. Sir R. PEEL said it could then be further postponed. Mr. M. BELLEW put a question regarding the manage ment of the Dublin Scientific Societies, which was not audible. Sir T. FREMANTLE said he had not been able sufficiently to give his attention to the subject to be in a condition to give an answer at present. He would inquire more particularly into the matter. THE SLAVE-TRADE. Lord PALMERSTON wished to know when the papers as regarded the convention made between the American and British Governments with respect to the slave trade would be laid on the table. Sir T. FREMANTLE said that he should be able to give an answer on Monday to that question. Captain PECHELL inquired whether the Admiralty could give any information as to the number of vessels belonging to America employed on the African statien, under the convention with America. Sir T. FREAIANTLE replied that if the Admiralty were in possession of the information desired by the Hon. and Gallant Member he should have it. GUANO. Mr. SLIMES wished to know whether any and what steps had been taken by the Government with respect to the guano which was at present obtained for nothing from the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope by vessels going there. Mr. CARDWELL said that permission had been given for the guano to be taken at present ; but some arrangements were in contemplation by the Government. lie had forgotten to bring down the papers, but would give a definite answer on Monday next. MAILS TO THE SCILLY ISLANDS. An HON. MEMBER complained of the great expenses which were charged for the conveyance of the mails to the Scilly Islands. He had been informed that some time since a contract had been entered into with a Navigation Company, to convey the mail bags for 751. ; but in consequence of a dispute for 251. a year more with the Post-office, which they refused to grant, the mails had not been transmitted at all. In order to save the expense of the 251., and to obviate the difficulty, the Treasury obtained an order from the Admiralty for two Government vessels to convey the mails. He had recently called for a re. turn of the expense of those vessels, and found that no less a sum than 1,300/. had been charged. So that this enormous comparative expenditure had been incurred in order to save a paltry 251. He wished to know whether this expense was to be charged to the Post -office or to the Treasury? The revenue was greatly diminished by the disgraceful manner in which mails were conveyed. Mr. CARDWELL said the Hon. Member had taken him quite by surprise, as the motion was not on the paper. If the Hon. Member would give notice, he would willingly attend to it. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.—NAVY ESTIMATES. On the motion that the House do resolve itself into a Com mittee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, Sir C. NAPIER said he thought it was his duty to call the attention of the House to the great expenditure included in the navy estimates for the last five years, which amounted to the sum of 5,552,710/. This amount referred only to the stores supplied for the purpose of building ships. He wished to have some satisfactory explanation given as to the manner in which the money had been spent, if one could be given ; but he thought he should prove to the House that the money had not been properly expended. He had a statement to make which would show the great necessity that existed to look a little more closely into the mode in which the public money had been spent. In the year 1841, before the present Ministry came into power, two vessels of very large dimensions were built on a new principle propounded by Sir W. Symonds, the surveyor to the Admiralty. One of these vessels was called the Queen, and, when finished, was sent out to a station in the Mediterranean. The second was named the Albion. The Queen had been sent out to a foreign station without any trial whatever having been given previously to her sailing, and a large amount had been expended on her construction, which was entirely novel. Other vessels had been subsequently made on a similar principle, and he believed none of these had been subjected to a sufficient trial. He considered that be fore any Government expended so large an amount in building vessels on a new principle, they ought to be subjected to a severe and long trial before others of a similar nature were con structed. Ile believed the Queen was about to be put to the test, and he wished cordially that the trial might succeed ; but even if she did succeed there was little doubt that great altera tions would be required to be made. The same condition of things might almost be applied to the Albion. He did not think that, under existing circumstances, any officer would be ' able to say whether she was a good ship or a b a d s hi p. I t was true she had been tried at two stations, but no officer had as yet expressed his approbation of any of her qualifications. He had shown what was the character of the late Board of Admiralty, and he thought it was his duty now to st a t e w h at was the charac ter of the present. When they came into power, instead of taking warning from the ill-directed experiments of their pre decessors, they followed blindly in their steps. They laid d own the Prince of Wales f r o m th e p l an of Mr. Lang, to afford a com parison with seve ra l o th ers w hi ch were laiddown, and were in tended to be built b y Si r W . Symonds, and was very likely that an opportunity wou ld very shortly be af f orded of seeing the result of building them on these principles. He was quite aware that the Admiralty did not approve of officers Interfering with what they considered to be under their peculiar province and superintendence.—(Hear, hear.) In his opinion, how (ever, the Admi ra lt y oug h t to be obliged to o ffi cers when they came forward and pointed cut what they thought to constitute defects in the vessels to which they were destined, and in which frequently their lives and honour were at stake. He, for his own part, would be more ready to bestow praise than blame on the Admiralty, and he was sure they would give him the credit of having no evil design in thus finding fault. The experimental squadron was about to sail, and the Admiralty had given special orders as to the construction of those vessels. He would request that strict inquiries should be made as to the exact quantity of stores which those ships would hold. He had been informed that vessels built by Sir Wm. Symonds were capable of containing more stores than any other. Each of these ships had been built on a different principle, and he trusted that a correct account would be taken of the amount in water and provisions that was stored in each. If that were done, Sir W. Symonds would have an opportunity of contrast ing the comparative qualifications of each. A report should then be drawn up, and transmitted to the Admiralty, and that ship in which it appeared the greatest quantity of stores could be stowed without deteriorating from its sailing powers was, without doubt, the best ship, and would afford a correct model for the construction of others. He would wish to impress this view of the case on the consideration of the Admiralty. The subject to which he would next refer was that of steamers, a most important question. When the present Board came into office in 1841, their attention was very early called to the construction of steam-heats. He could not say that their predecessors had shown much skill in the formation of steam men of-war, but still he considered it was better attended to by them than at present. The late Board contented them selves with building steam corvettes, with one gun ahead, one astern, and two adeck. They attempted two frigates—the Cyclops and the Dolphin. They had them formed with port holes, but when it was attempted to man them with long guns, it was found that the port-holes were under water ; in fact, the frigates were perfectly incapable of carrying such guns at all. If they were not capable of being used as steam frigates, he asked the reason why they were built 300 or 400 tons larger, in order to carry the same weight of metal as steam-vessels ? When the present Board of Admiralty came into office, they got a large grant of money to build steam men of-war. The Firebrand was the first one laid down by them. The Hon. Gentleman opposite, the Secretary, would recollect his going to see the experimental squadron ; and he knew what was the opinion of the Captain of the Firebrand on that occasion. He (Sir Charles Napier) hoped that he would frankly and honestly state what the opinion of Captain Corry was, without any subterfuge or reservations.—(Laughter. ) He hoped that in giving it there would be no going about the bush.—(Renewed laughter and cheers.) It was right that they should know, and he (Sir Charles Napier) wished himself particularly to know from the Hon. Gentle man if the boilers and paddles were not above the water, if it were possible to man with great guns in heavy weather, and whether the manning of the stern-ports did not block up the cabin so as to render it unfit to live in from defective ventila tion—whether the captain was not obliged to go into another place, or on to the deck for a mouthful of fresh air ? They had therefore tried the Firebrand, and failed— Mr. CORRY—The Firebrand was laid down by the late Admiralty. Sir CHARLES NAPIER—The more shame to them. He now came to the Terrible. He had been aboard, and ex amined her, and though he had not seen her with her stores and provisions aboard, yet he believed she was like all the others, so constructed as, when fully equipped, to be com pletely immersed in water. She was larger than the frigates were in the late war, yet so constructed as to render it impos sible for her to carry heavy guns on the main deck. The steam-boilers were so exposed, that a shot fired into the ma chinery would immediately blow her up. The next he came to was the Gladiator. He had also been aboard of her, and she was exactly the same. Her engines and boilers were high and exposed in the most dangerous manner. The Samson appeared to him to be the only steamer constructed to be really useful. Her boilers were lower than the others, her engines better made, and generally she was better adapted for the pur poses of war. The Retribution was built in 1840, and would the House believe that the builder, or whoever else had the superintendence and getting up the plans, actually in her con struction forgot to give her any stern ports at all ; and the guns had to be mounted on carriages in the clumsiest manner —in a sort of up-and-go-kick style, in order to keep them to overlook the bulwarks. The whole thing was perfectly ab surd, and! he called upon the Admiralty for a full explana tion. The three steamers, the Avenger, the Dragon, and the Centaur now building, were not too far advanced to be changed, if the builders, or whoever else had the super intendence of them, were instructed by the Govern ment to make the necessary alterations. Without this, if they were called into action, they would be found totally inefficient. The present Admiralty had allowed him to construct a steam boat upon what he conceived to be correct principles, and he had applied himself to the subject for many months. He had acqnired information from builders and engineers on the sub ject, and he had come to the conclusion that there was no hope of an improvement so long as the Admiralty kept to themselves the management of this department. The Queen's yacht was a steam-vessel of w hi c h h e h a d not spoken before. When she was first completed, it was discovered she could not steer at all. She was altered, and upon a second trial she succeeded better, though she was far from being in an efficient state. She was so badly constructed that they were obliged to place 100 tons of ballast in her, in addition to the weight of her machinery. She was a second time ordered for doctoring, and instead of her being up at Woolwich for that purpose she was sent round from that place to Portsmouth, while her boilers, which had been taken oat there, were sent round after her, at an expense of 600/. He had asked for a return of the enormous expense incurred in the construction of this ship, and though he had not yet got it, he could prove what he stated to be true. He had now explained at great length his views on the construction of the ships of the navy, and he would now ask of what use would such steam-vessels be in ease of war ? He would ask the Admiralty, what would be the effect if the Terrible, for instance, was put in an action? The first shot through her, he would bet ten thousand guineas, would go through the steam-engine, and render her entirely useless. But were the boilers placed below the water, the machinery would be perfectly secure. In the former case, he would not go on board for any sum of money, as he would be certain to come out absolutely boiled.--( Great laughter.) Supposing that instead of a period of profound peace, as at ',resent, they were at war, and that such steamers were ordered to attack a fort or battery, what would be the result ? Why, he was sure the engineers would not stay below after the first shot. And he thought that they would be acting quite right, for he would not himself go down under such circumstances, as he would have no disposition to be boiled. Officers entered the service to run the chance of being shot at by guns, or attacked by swords and similar weapons; but not for the purpose of being boiled.—( Loud laughter and cheers.) It was no part of the contract of officers to be placed in the position of being blown up upon the firing of the first shot. To place such steam boats before a battery would be perfectly useless. He would ted Hon. Gentlemen opposite that his conduct in opening up this question had done a great deal of good, Sir G. COCKBURN—A great deal of harm. Sir CHARLES NAPIER . said he did not think so. He never saw or knew any good done without standing up in the House and agitating the question, or by the press doing the same. By agitation alone was these matters to be remedied. This agitation had already done great good, and the effect would be to have the ships in future better built and better manned. But they must have a man who could give the whole of his attention to the construction of vessels--a man to whom the whole responsibility of the matter could be intrusted ; allowing the Admiralty to act in the ca pacity of the old naval Board. Let them lo , k, at France, with her enormous steam fleet, most, if not all of them, 260 feet long, and capable of containing 2,000 troops or more ; and, in the midst of profound peace, making arsenals at Cherbourg, constructing basins at St. Mallow's, capable of holding 200 steam-boats, besides forming similar works at Havre and Calais. He thought rewards should be held out by the Admiralty for ingenuity and enter prise to discover some mode of preventing the possibility of accidents to boilers and the more intricate machinery of steam boats. Such a course would lead to increased safety, and entail commensurate advantages on the country. He thanked the House for the attention with which they had heard him. He had considered it his duty to bring the matter before their notice, and he trusted its benefits would not be f and wanting. Mr. SOMES regretted that the Gallant Member for Mary lebone should have deemed it consistent with his duty to dis parage the present Board of Admiralty and its attempts to promote the interests of the service. He had been connected with steam-ship building for several years, and was, there fore, enabled to speak with some confidence on the subject. In the Terrible, of 1,800 tons, which he had had an opportunity of inspecting that day, no difficulty was felt in having their guns on the main deck, and in fact to all vessels constructed on a similar plan, the same observation was applicable. Besides, the Gallant Member should recollect that steam-ship building was as yet but in its infancy. Would he, ten years ago, have asked the Board of Admiralty to construct a fleet of fifty steam vessels? The most important improvements had been intro duced since that period, and the Archimedian screw, which, doubtless, would supersede every other method of steam power, had but within the last few months been satisfactorily completed. With respect to the extent of the steam fleet of this empire, the Hon. Member should recollect that it was not only the 104 al ready in the navy, but the 150 steam vessels in the merchant service which could be made serviceable in case of emergency, and taking into consideration that and other concurrent circum stances, he thought the kind of discussion so repeatedly intro duced by the Gallant Commodore calculated to injure rather than promote the interests of the country. Captain PECHELL said that he could not at all un derstand how any Member could designate such discus sions injurious : Such an argument was as new as the position of the Hon. Member who had come so opportunely to the support of the Admiralty. He agreed with that Gentleman that the English navy was able to compete with any in the world, but it was not only necessary that a ship should be able to chase an enemy but also to escape; and with the overhang- ing sterns, it was absolutely dangerous to use the guns unless specially arranged for the purpose. He thought steam -vessels should be sent out with the experimental squadron now fitting ; their capabilities for towing heavy and dismantled vessels should be tested, and every trial given for putting their qualifications, as well as defects, beyond dispute. As to the line-of-battle ships intended to go out during the present season, four had been prepared at Plymouth, appearing in rotation at Portsmouth one by one. There they had been taken into dock, and been cleaned so as to reduce their draught to 22. feet. Why this had not been done at Plymouth it was not for him to say. There was amply sufficient water at that port. In fact, the San Josef had been sent there solely on account of the depth of water . she re quired, and the accommodation afforded almost exclusively in that harbour. He recommended the adoption of a home for the reception of seamen, so that ships might be readily manned without the pernicious interference of the class of men termed crimps. Such a course had been pursued by the Messrs. Green for the manning of their ships, and having proved eminently successful, was well worthy the consideration of the Admiralty. Mr. 1.. CORRY must repeat what he had before af firmed, that the practice of uniformly depreciating the naval service of this country, and elevating others in comparison, was fraught with the utmost mischief ; it must tend to dis courage the energy of the seamen, hitherto so celebrated fur their courage and perseverance, and eventually entail harm both on the service and the country. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN was astonished that the Hon. Member for Brighton should have cast an unfounded insinuation on the Admiralty, and an unwarrantable attack on his Friend the Member for Dartmouth. He, for one, rather felt obliged to the latter gentleman for his kind tes timony to the efficiency of the navy, and he thought the House would concur in his sense of obligation, especially considering the experience and independence of the authority. He had not been in a hurry to answer the Gallant Commodore, because he had done so again and again before. They had been making in the navy many experiments, and they were going to try the rotatory engines, and he was in hopes that shortly they would be enabled in all vessels to use the screw. The only difficulty they had to contend with in the screw was when a vessel had got a head wind to contend with. The Hon. Gentleman then went on to argue that the Admi ralty were not deserving of Om aspersions that had been made against them, that they had done all they could to place the navy of England in a proper condition, and to redeem the neg lect of their predecessors in office. With respect to the steam_ es:n i; ship, the V t ictoria and Albert, his firm belief was, that u ce of that, it had n been thought right to make some alt erations in a g v a e le r h e e x i h s e d d,..a t n a d . s tv s e h r e ed h was er he w lm t o m s ianbse coming decried, fi e farobvicssaseen Scotland. as e and. In nseq e. in her construe- lon, which he was in hopes would have the effect p utting an end to all further complaints. Upon the whole, the Admiralty did not deserve the assertions that had been made against them. Mr. HUNIE considered that the House ought to consider itself under obligations to those who pointed out any evils con nec'ed with the navy. if the statements of the Gallant Com modore were correct, no one could doubt. that there were many evils that ought to be put an end to. He thought the Admi ralty ought to consider well before they put the country to an expense of upwards of one million sterling. Hi. belie-eel that what had been stated by the Gallant Commodore was calculated to put her Majesty's navy in a much better condition than it was at present. They might say what they pleased, but his opinion was, that the navy of England was now fit to cope with the whole world. He was against any increase :n the navy, but if any defects could be pointed out, he should be one of the first to do all in his to,ver to remedy them. Captain BERKELEY said, that he could not blame the Hon. and Gallant Meaiber for bringing this matter before the House. He thought that if, instead of Sir Robert Stcipford having ordered steamers to take line-of-battle ships in tow, he had ordered the steamers should be brought up at once to the stations, it would have obviated the necessity of line-of-battle ships being brought up. He should certainly support the Hon. and Gallant Commodore. Mr. BERNAL. would make but a few observations on the question before the House. lie should certainly support the view which his llon. and Gallant Friend had taken on this question. Unless they were to prepare certain mathematical lines on which their war steamers should be built, in order to bring the principle of ship building to a certainty, he thought that the observations of the Hon. and Gallant Commodore were not ill-founded. Some ten or eighteen years ago the necessity of steam-vessels being employed in naval warfare was brought before the notice of the House, but it was only within the last five y ears t h at t h ey had adopted steamers at all. The House then went into Committee. On the voce of 1,199,141/. being proposed for naval stores, Sir C. NAPIER rose and said that lie objected to the mode in which steam-vessels were manned, and he should, therefore, object to the vote which had just been proposed. Mr. HUME objected to the vote, which, in the present cir cumstances of the country, he considered extravagant. He wished to know whether any experiment had been made respecting Sir W. Burnett's invention for the prevention of dry rot in canvass. Mr. SO3IES said that 40.0.00 yards of canvass h.d been prepared on his premises, on Sir W. Butnett's process. After a few words from Captain Pechell, Mr. Somes, and Mr. M. O'Ferrall, Lord INGESTRE made a few observations as to the trials of the experimental brigs. Ile wished to say that there were three selected, and the result was anything but satisfactory, either as to their construction or powers of sailing. Mr. M. O'FERRALL defended the character and conduct of the Surveyor of the Navy in reference to the part he took in regard to the experimental cruise. Sir G. COCK BURN said the reason the ships in ques tion had been selected for the experimental cruise was because of the recommendation of Sir W. Symonds, who had named those vessels as those best acquainted with the quarter they were Feet to. The vote was agreed to. The sum of 486,486/. was voted for the purpose of the deck yard, Sir C. Napier, Capt. Bowles, Mr. Corry, and Captain Pechell having taken part in the debate. The sum of 19,7581. was then voted for the medical purposes of the Navy. On the motion of Mr. CORRY, 118,1071. was voted for the miscellaneous purposes of the service. A vote of 159,6401. was then proposed for the half-pay of the officers of the navy. Sir C. NAPIER took that opportunity of calling the atten tion of the Hon. and Gallant Officer opposite to the position of the masters in the navy. The masters were most important persons in ships of war. Captains and Admirals could not conduct their ships without having efficient masters. If the name of master could be done away with altogether, it would be most advantageous to the service. Let them hold commis sion as lieutenants, and, passing a similar examination, be en dowed with equal rank and prospects of promotion. Sir G. COCKBURN agreed with the Gallant Officer in considering the masters as one of the most valuable classes in the navy, but wholly differed from him respecting the position in which he would place them. Captain ROUS said it was his firm belief that not five out of six midshipmen who had passed their examination as lieute nants during the last ten years, were capable of properly filling the vocations to which they had been called. And he felt sa tisfied they were not competent to perform the office of master. If his opinion was acted on, the office of master in the navy would be abolished altogether. Sir C. NAPIER agreed with the Hon. Member who had just spoken. Any one who spoke the truth was always ac cused of crying down the profession. Mr. WILLIAMS called the attention of the House to the fact that in the year 1818, on the close of the war, the sum expended on retired officers was 1,230,000/. ; it now in a time of peace amounted to 1,377,0001., showing a much larger half-pay, after thirty years of peace, than at the close of the war. The widows' pensions in 1822 were 120,0001., in the present vote, 212,0001., nearly double the amount, and it did appear to him very strange that they should have upon the half pay list 4,200 widows receiving pensions. Mr. BROTHERTON moved that the House report progress. Mr. HUME thought the statement of the Gallant Officer was very important, and required serious attention. The half pay list of the nary evidently required reformation. Deserving men were neglected in the navy, whilst patronage did every thing. Admiral DUNDAS thought the examination spoken of by the Gallant Officer sufficiently severe. Sir JAMES GRAHAM had listened with attention to the speech of the Gallant Officer, but could not agree with ninth that had been stated by him. The Gallant Commodore opposite had spoken much of the want of proper discipline and efficient training in the navy, but a circumstance had occurred within the last six months which, in his opinion, negatived such a supposition. A distinguished officer had lately returned to this country, in whose judgment and integrity he had the fullest confidence. He alluded to Sir William Parker, commander of the Chinese expedition. On his return he (S r J. Graham) asked Dim what was his opinion of the merits of all ranks of the service which had been in that expedition. Sir W. Parker had assured him that at no time, and under no circumstances, had officers and men shown so great a know ledge of what they had to do as the men and officers in China had done—( Hear, hear. ) Captain BERKELEY complained of the manner in which preferments had been made in the naval service by the Go vernment. Young men had been put over the heads of old ones, and party men had been chosen far preferment in pre ference to those who held honest opinions. Sir G. COCKBURN denied that any such course had been pursued, and asserted that the greatest fairness had been used in all naval appointments. Sir C. NAPIER complained of the course pursued by the Government in the appointment of the experimental squadron. He had gone, on more than one occasion, to the Admiralty, to ascertain who was to have the command of the squadron. On asking who was to have the command of it, he was told that he was not to have it, as he was too much of a partisan. But he was not a party man. He had been doing all he could to support the interests of the service, and to keep it an efficient state. What he had said was the substance of what had taken place between himself and the Lords of the Admiralty. The lion. Baronet ( Sir G. Cockburn) had not been to sea so lately as himself and the Gallant Member for Westminster ; but, from his own experience in Syria and elsewhere, he could assert that those employed in the navy had not, at the present moment, sufficient opportunities of acquiring a proper know ledge of the duties of seamen. Captain ROUS said that every one who knew anything of the: navy was aware that nothing could be more imperfect than the mode of examination of midshipmen and inferior officers. He recollected a story of a midshipman being exa mined before Admiral Sir Hyde Parker. The Admiral asked the youth, " Who the devil passed you ?" The youth's answer was, " You did." And the Admiral retorted, " The more fool I."—( A laugh.) Captain PECHELL way very desirous that the vote should pass, and he would not detain the House by making any ob servation which could give rise to discussion. But he must say, that the money which he asked for, for those seventy officers, was in equity and justice their own.—( Hear, hear.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer had possession of that money and it was the duty of the House to see that it should be re stored to them. After a few words from Sir G. COCKBURN, the vote was agreed to. The sum of 89,5401. was then moved for allowances, charges, and pensions. In answer to a question by Captain C. BERKELEY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that he would bring on i he Ordnance estimates on Monday week. The vote was then agreed to. Upon the question being put that the sum of 89,000/. should be granted for the payment of the pensioners, an d 91,673/. for defraying the expense of the transit of convict s , Mr. VARBURTON expressed a hope that a more d e fi n i te mode would be adopted in future of distinguishing the Post office charge from the navy estimates. Sir C. NAPIER said he could not understand why the Post-office charges should be mixed up with the navy estimates at all. . After some discussion, the vote was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the other orders of the day having been disposed of, the House adjourned at half past One o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE THURSDAY, MAY 22. Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway,—An amendment to be proposed on third reading, Friday, May 23. Taw Vale Railway and Dock,—Committee on Bill, Friday, May 30, at half after twelve. Select Committee on Group 11. adjourned till Thursday, May 30, at twelve. Glasgow, I3arrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway,—Com mittee on Bill, Tuesday, June 3, at twelve. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway,—Com mittee on Bill, Tuesday, June 3, at twelve. _ Glasgow Junction Railway,—Committee on Bill, Tuesday, June 3, at twelve. Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Railway, —Com mittee on Bill, Monday, June 2, at half after twelve. Taff Vale Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, June 2, at twelve. Monmouth and Hereford Railway,—Committee on Bill, Monday, June 2, at twelve. South Wales Railway,—Committee on WI, Monday, June 2, at twelve. North British Railway, —Report, Monday, May 26. Sheffield and Rotherham Railway,—Committee on Bill, Friday, May 30, at half after twelve. Richmond (Surrey) Railway,—Committee on Bill, Tues day, June 3, at half after twelve. Aberdare Railway,—Committee on 8111, Monday, June 2, at twelve. Leeds and Bradford Extension (Shipley to Colne) Rail wav,—Third reading, Monday, May 26. Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway - ,—Third read ing, Monday, May 26. Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway,—Third read ing, Monday, May 26. Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal,—Third reading, Monday, May 26. Trent Valley Railway, —A clause and amendments pro posed to be added on consideration of report, Friday, May 23. T P- -- B _HE POLISH 'ALL AT ALMACKS' ON FRIDAY, TILE I 3TII JUNE. -_ A meeting of Lady Patronesses took place on Thursday at Willis's rooms, at which, amongst others, the Duchess of Bed ford, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Viscountess Palmerston, the Viscountess Pollington, the Hon. Mrs. Leicester Stanhope, and the Hon, Mrs. Dawson Darner, at tended. It was determined that the ball should be, as usual, a fancy ball, and that the ladies should wear the dresses in wick they will appear at the Queen's Lai costume that will be given only a few days previously. It was also resolved that minuets, as well as mazurkas, polkas, &c., should be danced k tickets Jullien's band should be engaged. and that the price of tltice should be, in the first instance, IL Is. each. As numerous,t applicationnot the for tickets have already been extremely f r h th te y st o d f , , theubtchisi,eanirteorut:ierixe idiet:ilawthothsee brilliancy su eg ofs it is b c a e l s l b to e alleviate. A v oung man, named Henry Steer, was full: cora mitred-at Bow_street, on Thursday, for steatite: a latter, containing a half.sovcreign and a sixpence. The prisoner had been employed for some time as a letter carrier at Twickenham, c ed t o to IP ‘ 10 te' o,l f O jj orls r i t et 103 ill ° ,er: , 'hie 4 ~ l