The Sun. — London, England, 1845-07-23 00:00:00

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RDON. 15, 1845• :ailed for th e ' List, arising ghest rank in year to year , de from tim e dy, and hare it was found l'he object of sion of health ,nourable re' thus openin% ifferent 010 as found that an advanced 'ld have left :ession to the nearly so. a• 14 ; of the ,. are above 70r 138 betwee o ) be found of he hit would p others Ale' advanced to ,es, therefore, y of r etirinA he Aag with '* e of retirement et i re d List o f List in death which, by ng evil. !nt with the if captains es , !nt men near ni ; and it is e really OW calculated to e conviction be offered to be a Retire d rds, with in' alty to aliol of the age p the officers ° een the FI4 eath, to 100, er. rted to as th e 1 by a al it e ,l ;hat list; 111 1 if import ° 40, and t b. . by promods! permanen t ': ray what d Flag 1 0 .1 li s t shell kdrniral, sp o same title j senioriti naive iL 64 .: d to thosen ley retail; ing (rota respectiv e T ce List, 07 and 140. 04 11. ,d. a day b . IIP it of the cm.. o duces Ich pr 'le Flag, 1 7, 4 , shorteovr , the co wls lances of h 6 ) receive :r id to 50; to allow PI; rs entitle , ear adatiw ant the 10' sited 1 00f 1. the num bot of restric C hat the 10 d nunibe r „ nt or disPD b e 'natio o f numbef f in proces s ° not t0.,,..11 nuns, arlo": !r ation 0 f the roorta litY, j ig 1 be red ucv- Ise of reti_ r ; 7l 30,0001. 'Pie •ed to a l ilt re' charge officers Wl'° ut being :tive List in acancles, e 16th le i of the l 'l, gl )f late 1 0 ,, restored vi which form ~4 33 be entC!; luit of Wh IC , e r the co" !nt is 0014 . shou ld sil y all qu estio n ! 0 0 1 are offe r' of sideration 1, and is , D O l l sideratioo its SU -eel° t nent, b u :,h from w bi " eluded• bet reat nUm ns it Irec ° % A; ftiC o7 3f v• to ; , ptien ah the nur li e l l; them, Y to • be plit o r, n g anl C the Alte 3m ss elLte n , 4 sl to advsoc,-00 of lif e ' t he rvice in ins' List the aid n °t t fte w ill be „, s 1 asures..-0. g ag (311:einf o no' _ a r I C half leo e nable t ten t rrang e : ot ed i oneY t ot only', on idy• g eir t riot!, ilti r 1, o looP' 0 4 ;53. 0 .iyed in L 3 one Jr o pe, 4ir ol° of icic•_,. o o, d; 61um yric % ' srtio 1 01 l ido, - ort %°rt' %13. 16° 4 ' 'O , odro o jconir;,o l fiLvt a vi it. Jo.-- wiY• n% n te I ri l;_, l ati• Crd' e l jnt t P Art le' s l3 o' , e ctiv - Nclt nro‘, o' l (00 ge 19 5er 0 „eh to se.' t o oa joi . 3 ed , r" 1 ,, 3 1 e1t clio o ntfio . INDIA AND CELINA. (Fain the Times.) th We have re ".' e y d oar usual express, in anticipation of - ` l.l d i 4n our letters and papers from Calcutta to the Chi ! h ut Bombay, 7:it; Madras, to the 3d of June ; and to the 12th o f A pr il . ~..t 'Wears that preparations are in progress for the renewal hostilities in Ferozepore district after the rainy season. Military stores in great abundance were being conveyed to J ulona. From Lahore the news is, that there in now a lull in the Political tempest; the Queen-Mother seems to have aban doned Ghoolab Singh, and to appointed Jowahir Singh, her own brother, as the Wuzeer. The troops are quietly looking on, but they seerai to be brooding mischief. The Khalsa troops had acquiesced in the Ranee's appoint Meat of her brother Jowahir Singh as Prime Minister, or Wuzeer, he having previously been only acting as such ad interi m. He was formally invested with all the honours on it'll, 14 th ult. It was t h oug h t, h owever, t h at he would not 4111 g continue in his high office, as he was in very ill odour With the troops, who, it was suspected, were plotting his downfal. His rival, Gle Singh, is th , _own into the shad , at Present, an d was supp , sei_l to a retirement oil home in the hills. Nothing was said of hostile more taehts against the British, and it was probable that so long Jowahir Singh remained at the head of affairs, and his lis ter possessed the rather remarkable power she had for some time exercised over the army, no more would be heard of the threatened invasion. Peshora Singh had taken possession of sere - Jai villages, lie expressed his determination to retain. It was 6tn A t"l that t h ey y i eld a revenue of 60,000 rupees. , l '' .o ording t o t h e accounts we h ave rece i ved from AtTglia -:slan, the Aineer hadgiven up his intention of seizing Pe -6oßWur, moved thereto by his wish to leave the Seiks uncut tarra,sed in their threatened conflict with the British, is' hi )111 /1e would not l i ke as neighbours settled in the Pluijanb. by , latest reports, however, it would appear, that even if ii4lslahorned had given up his hostile d es i gns , hi s son au,.n2eer, Akbar Khan, was still bent on the attack. Sir C. s . a Pier's recent advance against the robber tribes in Upoer In le seemed to have greatly alarmed the chiefs of Candaliar, tWl° i magined he was about to pny them a visit. One of ge l ) ; it WU said, hastened to Gmbul to request the Ameer's Intercession with the British Government. : The re had been a counter-revolution in Nepaul. The fa t'4llll thief Matabur Singh, whose influence enabled the old ug's son t o f orce h i s father to abdicate in his favour, had been assassinated. He was admitted to a private audience Wit h the old King, and shot dead in the royal presence. Deprived of this powerful friend and supporter, the young gottia:ker linna,il become a mere c iph er; t h e f at h er had resumed the ent, and affairs had reverted to the position which th V occupied before the 10th of December last. It Would disputes at Lucknow remain, we believe, unadjusted. Would be a happy thing for the people of Oude if they 1311 0 o ld terminate i n some arrangement w hi ch would give the 4 1 481 1 Government a more powerful voice in that country. A r e have news from China to the Bth of April, the most important item of which is that detailing an attack made by 4111°1) of Chinese on Mr. : r f ontgomery M art i n, the Rev. V. stallion, the colonial chaplain, and Mr. Jackson, the Vice. ai1r.11,841, whil e wa lki ng round the walls of Canton. These 1, were hustled, struck, and robbed, but fortunately aped without serious injury. The Governor of Hong -I,llllg had d eman d e d re d ress f of th i s infraction of the treaty. 110 et'') Was a rumour o f some d i sturbances at Amoy, but „thi th ., 'ig certain was known of their nature or extent; even 4'4 existence was only surmised from the fact of a steamer Tb been hurriedly dispatched thither from Hong-Kong. 4;7 long desiderated augmentati on i n th e num b er o f o rd ' e ry officers in the three Preside nc i es h a d, at l engt h , b een ei.e d by the Supreme Government. B enga l was t o h ave tteb l ition of 46 officers, being one-half of the entire in -1 aBe--two Colonels, two Lieutenant-Colonels, two Majors 111 Ca ptains, 20 Li eu t enan t s, an d 1 0 S econd .. L ieutenants, iiowadapt t e Promoti ons were to have effect from the 3d of July. lie Artillery regiment t o thi s i ncrease o f o ffi cers' 4 ak to be re- organ i ze d after the following manner :---The b il l? Artillery was to rema i n unaltered. The five bat vre ", each of five companies of European Foot Artillery, T h re to be made into six battalions, of four companies each . t 1 : t wo batt a li ons o f N at i ve Foot Artillery, each of ten eo n t wo were to become three battalions, of six companies The ''"'S - house of the 2d European Regiment at Sukkur p ert been bur ne d down, and 10.000 .1 worth of mess pro- Si n !' e Xclusiv e o f an E ng l the only me in 'l% destroyed, du e l, attended by serious consequences, bad occurred at tip: f th e uP-country stations, between two officers of a na -1," re gilnent. Th - e he new duties came into operation on the 2d of June. tr i -3 ' will produce a large profit on existing stocks, which a i oto o te toh unt, perhaps, to half a million sterling, and this will to th - Z i l l . e i. ! gre . a!, many persons who were originally opposed At 11 "'Position. e ux embay th e h o t w eather lir, prevailed, and to a fearful irk li nt, during the last few days before the departure of the tht' There is no appearance of the rains setting in. The iitit i er has b egun it s r avag ,: s h ere. a ! P an we ll, an d a t Puna ago all t hrough the country, and graar apprehensions are at °fit s extension, unless the monsoon comes to cool the 4t Inuspbere, and to afford a supply of good water, which is mu ch wanted in this Wand. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. No very material (From the Calcutta Price Current. June 2.) the 10th ult.. for, afte,ation has taken plac e since y ur ti l i n e a ni rk a e i t i s i;hieh although the accounts received in b o left England on the 7th of April were anything but favourable with regard to the position of the home markets for most of our staple Products, still the reduced stocks In the blzaar (caused by tie low nate , ~.. O. the up c ountry r i vers stopping the progress of all large :ata), h as enabled th e na ti ve h o ld ers in most instances to main. 'l4 ewe former rath was f shrt time after the let 'then all oug i inactive, im letters re delivered marka was it has sin: r e the l)r°y edi and there is now a good steady business in several Principal staples. and not boPorts have again been in a most unsatisfactory sta t te, Withstanding the rather that holders would (in consequence o kore favourable ruling of exchange) be willing to operatefreely . at 1 . 0. __ et rates, have not been met by dealers, who have no, 4, 0 .2 1 _ ates, they bleas w o u the slightest desire . . to lay in stock, caused probably in . a by „„,?* bY their attention having of oei -r ' u tu speculations, and also by the large sums of money taken th ' Government sale, and in consequence transact . e market by the. . . to %actions have been on a much more limittd scale than is cus %Cl at th' and should the effect usually caused by the ep t ,,. is season ; a,„,_" l ng of the rivers not shortly manifest itself, we do not sec any --4 Peet equivalent ha t of dealers submitting to an advanceto the en ca,.ed rates of duty, which came into operation yesterday, and -41ot therefore look forward to any immediate improvement. totkiNetWithstanding that the Hon. Company are still advancing on lia, -4 'thiPped through them at Is. 10d. per rupee, and that parties ,s I.le availed themselves thereof to the extent of 635,851 Company fl leQ ,„ 3 . e r 5 8 ,286/ during the past month, we still tind a super ''''' °I bills i n d the rate has again advanced. s i , s _ e . . the market, an Government G azett e writing the above, we have noticed in the +ta nts ,. e of the 31st ultimo, the following paragraph,. which we th a ,". 4 8 likely very considerably to affect the ruling of our ex le " England for some time to come " NOTIFICATION. • Noti • ed in India th i :; ., Notice is hereby given, that the sum to be provid t ait u e the offici a l honourable year 1845-6 for the service of the se cure,iladi the in London, by bills of exchange, to be - 5t..., - ' bY h • o f goods , tas been fixed at 800,0001. -wrileg. h ypothecation It 0 _ 8 r na -, further not i fied for general information, that of the sum 1 844 - ' s l°ool . sterli ng, required from India during the past . year, on Xni t i:„!, °MY 27 2 ,5791. sterling have beets raised by ther t s s ourc p es i b v " . l and that, deducting supplies received from o . be ne! ce,,..."ee of 45 7,8711 , remains to be provided, which it may '''''Y t w 0 add to the demand for the current year. Th e li k, rate of exchange at which bills are to be drawn will con_ ") be Is• 10d Company's rupee until further notice. In be "her • • per advances to ..et aae _ . r esPects the existing term and conditions and or ßombay, will r c e a kain v in o y fo t t h e e e G a o n v d ern h m e en th ts e o s faffißeenga sal,advertised Madras, in the Calcutta Zett, 18 Under dates the lot of April, 1642, and 23d 44. May of August' --- e 7 31.. 'Ng coun t' °--- Ila our last we stated that, generally speaking, the ac d ' tin crops w ere favourable , although some of the easterly !° deli, Water), Mymunsingh, and Furredpore) had r . ee I t t ', h ) r: e na wev. Y .. the co mmencement of manufacture by heavy rai d n u s r ; ieg the ., first vyatlave since been in full work, but the produce during ripe, ' and onl y ju..oWas most miserable, the plant being thesc , o n ly cut ' t r fear of inundation ; whereas, could . enters have P . d la •ed a * teli m o he r icer, to keep so low, they wools' ha, e e }, . Eachth e ' which would have increased the produce as well as i h m . - inm e ,..,'" ali tY. Within the past fortnight, however, it . .,s th e ~ loop` '" t etl. and they have ere this secured the greater portion for ~., lands but ow a ain cumplatning of want of water t ," a llUfact"... ug puraoresens g tUrd t° „ 4' Jeasor e _ • Kish P nagu ' r, najeshaye, Moorshedabad, Nuddea, l Pore,na,,hl,:`nd Rungpore accounts arc good, whilst from Bhagu - m rurn h ' T ithoot ea they are for a bumper, but still Will is *Rich the same as at the date of our last, . 111,,__- pails ut so much as is looked tor, the cultivation having d , ha v e been curtailed, and warty concerns having sufrz e !lav e a f a blY front dri.nght and hot winds. So that, although s Shahan- ull MP others have only 10 and some as little as 5 annas. ad oh , . Atiragbuir azeepore, Benates, Mirzapore, Goruckpore, and the rains set have, generally speaking, good prospects, .and, d trea r t si vi i s set in fas tk • - -.ey generally do) by the 20tit of this month, e than last toY concerns are expected to send down a quarter . mor are Year. Such are the present prospects of the blue ~ but e nightnigh t ry aaching the most dangerous season, when .adsirla)gble s m ° (spot has frequently done) cause a very consi ugh it must be in the ex pectations of the Bengal planters, althou, oat. on acknowlm --ged there is not at present any signs of an mull ; th:_onicand, should the rivers keep down for vventy days more, all en erns on the banks of the Bhaugurutty and Poddah will . be lat e, or to cut their low lands ; whilst, shoull the inundation . be gree t ,„ . (a s it! sometimes the case) the season pass without it, a tabl e i'go3' will have second cuttings, and in this case it is impos teadedu. say to what amount the produce of the season may be ex- We u nd 0 1 ,1, 1 ,__ s erstand that many parties have already formed their c tho ' u n . as to the probable out-turn of the coming season, and y w,l° wete still hold this to be extremely premature, we should bl e of un : . y ,_,favourable weather the plant on the ground is capa thae i):lenung from 140,000 to 150,000 maunds, but at the same ere al „.` !Ignite possible that this figure may be exceeded or de dutt,.o), 20,000 maunds, according to the weather experienced ‘,.•,: Ole neat twomonths. vet i i , , te , laY howev, r here remark, that the °pluton amongst the la_ lid high . We are s h ortly to have a heavy gale, and also an early tzpo ailndation. ni tin to the 30th of May are as follows, viz : To G Cheats. Factory Maunds. areal Britain ••• ...... . "' 688 14 ance 95,216 , ................... 10,360 36,189 ',lb Atnerica .... ...... 315 ...... Red ,223 Sea, Bombay Gulfs All other ' and 1 , 957 2 6314 parts ........... 9 , 0, 38,650 139,963 hi t U g a r— All d escriptions are extremely light in stodk, and fine 14 8e Benares, of whi ch the arrivals p.incipally consist, continues ri7te(kre ki request at about f ormer rates ; good second quality, and in aft b ut the m ost inferior descriptions, also find a ready sa l e. h ave of l ate been several parcels of very superior European - " ru Anufature in the market, for which the hi g h price of 10 to 13 P t ee s Per rnaund, according to quality, has been readil Xhaur y paid. p t here has not b een quite so much doin s oris have beenlaces: at 6 ru but good dry pe g, es per rem in d ; these, e r) have been B r it ain quality seldom procurable in the bazaar. Ponta to Great in nay amounted to 137,905 maunde titE S uiSi, LONDON, WEDNESDA Y MORN ING, JULY 23, 1845. Saltpetre—A large business has been done in this staple during the part month rot all parts, but hisv Chuprili and Gbateepore sorts Lying abundant, were a ghat time since 'Obtainable at some what under former rates ; the decline in freights to Great Britain has, however, caused an inerea ,, ed demand, and we now quote all descriptions Muth the same as at the date of our last ; shipments to Eng'and continue to go forward freely, and Busing the past three months have been considerably More than double those of the corresponding period ed 1844. Raw Silk—ln consequence of heavy arrivals from the Mofussil the hidders of this staple have at last been induced to submit to a decline on their previous demands, and this bund having generally speaking proved of very superior quality, buyers have come for ward more freely ; still, however, our market does not exhibit any thing like the activity which is usually observable at this season, owing to the prevalence of an opinion that the home market has not even as yet seen its lowest, and that Bengal silk will be still further affected by the heavy shipments from China. In Jungypore and Bauleah sorts a very considerable decline has taken place, and we would quote these descriptions full Ir. to Ir. Ba. per seer lower than the same qualities were worth three months since, whilst even at this reduction they were difficult of sale. The same may be said in some degree o' Hurrypaul and Radnagore, but in these the de cline has not as yet been so decided or so generally submitted to; but holders are showing more anxiety to realise, and prices have a deelded downward tendency. Silk Piece Goods—But little change has taken place in these fabrics during the past month, except, perhaps, even greater indisposition being manifested to operate in low and even medium makes of Corahs, which have fur , h , r declined in value, while first _Tete cmths have fully maintained former rates, and an, in good d , nand, hut seldom procurable. Choppahs and Bandannas, except of must inferior descriptions, are scarcely ever offered for sale here, and we are not aware of any sates during the past month. Rice—The numerous arrivals and limited amount of dead weight in the bazaar making a further decline in freights probable, there has been a good deal of animation in this marker, and large pur chases.of table have been effected at a slight advance on former rates. Shipments to Great Britain go forward freely, and shipping orders to a large extent have been granted during the past week at 51. per ton. Ball= and Moonghy maintain former quotations, but we have not heard of any very extensive purchases of late. _ . Oil Seeds—Mustard has been in good inquiry, and several sales have 'teen effected without alteration in value. Linseed cfntinues scarce, and bought up for Atnerief, at prices considera , ily above what parties are inclined to give for the English mat ket iturri- 7 - We hear of a sale at 7 annas per gallon, but there is at presesa but little inquiry for the artiC!C, and manufacturers keep up prices by shipping on their own account. _ _ COURT OF INQUIRY ON COM MANDER DAYTON, R.N., OF THE COAST . GUAR}?: The trial of this officer took place at Sheerness, ditring the past week, on four separate charges:— First—For unofficer-like conduct in entering false visits in the joarnals in manner following :-1 st, by sending for the boats from the station at Sheerness, to mark his down visits, aid he had appeared personally, or sending word to the station for that purpose ; 2d, for sendin g for the chief boatman at the Bathurst station to come to his house at Sheerness ; and 3d, for sending word from the flensbrook station to the joining station, to mark him down visits, instead of going personally. Second charge—For employing men of the service of the coast guard as private servants. Third charge—For omitting to fill up the usual certificates of his examination and inspection on board the vessels at the stations. Fourth charge—For not assembling the several crews once a month, and asking them if they had any complaint to make. Commander George A. Halsted, of the Deal district, who was both president and prosecutor, and although he allowed the Court to be open on the Thursday—after the Court was opened on the Tuesday, when he declared the Court was a close Court—he would not allow a single person to take notes of the proceedings, which lasted six days. Every officer and chief boatman on each station who had any control over the journals were examined, and their evidence went entirely to disprove the charges ; and as regards the employing of the men in the service for his own private purposes, was contradicted; and as regards emitting to fill up the usual certificates, was explained. The fotirth charge was entirely denied. The ease for the inquiry being cicsrd, the accused was called to make his defence. He said it was with feelings of no ordinary kind that, after a service of many years, during which he could challenge the world to gainsay his reputation, he found himself brought before a Court of Inquiry on a charges for unofficer-like conduct; he however submitted to the Court, that the evidence for the prosecution had not born out the charges; and stated that he felt assured, that if he left the matter where it then stood, without offering anything in his defence, the Court would arrive at the conclusion, that he had always actively and zealously attended to his duties. It was not his intention to occupy the time of the Court by observations on the evidence of each witness that had been examined, nor the manner in which some of them had given it, as he felt that the Court would give their best attention to the case. He then observed, that respecting the first part of the first charge the evidence of the prosecution had entirely rebutted it, and, therefore, it required no refutation from him. That with regard to his sending messages to have false visits marked dsysn to him, there was only one instance in which a message had been sent at all; and that in the cases in which one of the witnesses had attempted to prove the visits were marked down falsely, he should be able to show to the contrary, and convince the Court that never on any oceaskm had he had a false visit entered, as charged against him. To the second and third part of the first charge Captain Gayton referred the Court to the evidence ffr the prosecution to show that those charges were entirely without foundation; and he made the same observation as to the second charge. Capt. Gay ton then went on to say, that with respect to the third charge, that of omi4ing to fill up the certificates, the evidence for the prosecution distinctly proved the contrary, and that from such evidence it was clear that at all the stations, except Rochester, the certificates had been regularly filled up according to the regulations of the service ; and that with re spect to the Rochester ones not being all filled up, he submitted it could not be called an omission or neglect, as it was a re fusal on his part to fill them up, because the duties and orders had not been fully obeyed, and he referred to the certificates and the evidence of the prosecution to bear him out in that statement. He said, in answer to the fourth charge, he need only remark that witnesses from every station had been exa mined, each of whom had refitted the accusation. Captain Gaston then proceeded to call his witnesses, the examination of which lasted some time, and confirmed his defence. The decision of the Court will not be known until confirmed by the Hon. Board of Customs. e demise of Ear', Grey and Viscount Canterbury causes two vacancies in the goveinorship of the Chartcrhouse. THE LONDON (.. , 01P EE AND 11,ATI NG -HOUSE KEEPERS' ASSOCIATION.—On Men:day the annual general meeting of the members of the above association was held at Auderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, for the purpose of receiving a statement of the proceedings of the Committee during the past year, and appoint. ing officers for its management during the ensuing year. Mr. Curtain having taken tic chair, the Secretary read the report. The Association, it stated, was proceeding prosperously, the receipts having exceeded those of any former year by 401. The excursion to Rosherville Gardens, the ball at Willis's Rooms, and the dinner, which had been undertaken by the Com. mittee as a means of increasing the funds, had resulted favourably. Amongst the donations were the following :—Colonel Sir de Lacy Evans, 101. 106.; Sheriff Sydney, 101. 10s.; Mr. Kinton, 101. 10s.; Mr. Binmore, 51. ss. ; the Morning Advertiser, 101. 105.,_• The Sun, 217.; the Dispatch, 5/. ss. ; and the Lrod Mayor, 5/. ss. During the year 2001. more had been added to the funded pro perty, making the whole now amount to 1,6001. The Com mittee had placed another pensioner upon the funds, and hoped soon to be able to give relief to a much larger extent than at pre sent. The receipts within the last year amounted to 343/., and the expenditure left a balance in favour of the Society of 331. The report was adopted CORONER'S INQUEST.-SUICIDE.—Monday a long inquiry was opened before Mr. G. J. Mills, Deputy Coroner for Middlesex, and a jury, at the Orange Tree, New-road, with respect to the death of Mr : John Shepherd, aged 49, formerly a goldsmith and jeweller, of 7, Great George-street, Hampstead road. Mr. John Pratt said he was assistant to Mr. Harris, surgeon, cf Great George-street, and knew deceased by seeing him visit Mr. Harris as a patient. About half-past nix o'clock on Saturday evening a servant came and begged him to come to No. 7, George-street, as it was feared Mr. Shepherd was taken ill. He went there, and was informed that Mr. Shepherd had retired to his bed-room about two o'clock, and had locked the door inside, and he could not be made to hear. Wi , ness went to the deceased's bed-room, and on bursting open the door, found him lying on his back on the floor, deluged in blood, which had issued from a wound in his throat. He had been dead some time. On his dressing-table lay an open razor, with which he had committed the act. The looking-glass was be. spattered with blood, leaving no doubt that he had cut his throat whilst looking into it. Had seen deceased visit Mr. Harris that morning, and saw nothing strange in his manner, except that he seemed a little more excited than usual. D.d not know what com plaint he laboured under. Verdict__" That deceased destroyed himself, but what state of mind he was in at the time there was no evidence to show." DEATH or A T.FX UNDER MURRAY, ESQ., or BROUGUTON.—It is with extreme sorrow we announce the rather sudden demise of the above amiable gentleman, which took place at the White House, Killybegs, where Mr. Murray generally spent the summer months. The lamented gentleman, with his rmiahle lady, had arrived from his Scotch estate at Broughton eight days previously, and appeared to enjoy excellent health up to Sunday night last, when, shortly after he had repaired to rest, he was taken suddenly ill, and, despite the aid of several medical gen tlemen, he expired next day. Lady Anne is in a most inconsolate state.—Ballgehannon Herald. During the half-year of 1845 there issued from the French press e,842 Works in all languages, living or dead ; 778 engravings and lithographs ; 62 maps ; and 500 pieces of music.—. Galignani. SCRIP CERTIFICATES.—In the Crown Court, on Tueaday, Mr, Justice Cresswell, in summing up in the case of a youth charged with stealing sixteen scrip certificates in the Lin coln, Leeds, and York Direct and Independent Railway, told the jury the question for them to decide was whether or no the prisoner at the bar was guilty of stealing " so many pieces of waste paper," and designated them as little worth." A witness in the same case said he had bean in the habit of buying scrip certificates by hundreds, but he never made an entry of such purchases— " they wern't worth it." LORD GREY.—I can recollect, when I was ten or twelve old, going to Hastings's trial. My garter somehow came off, and was picked up by Lord Grey, then a young man. At this hour, as if it were in a picture, I can see his handsome but very pale face, his broad forehead ; his corbeau coat, with cut-steel buttons ; his white satin waistcoat and breeches, and the buckles in his shoes. He saw from whom the garter fell, but, observing my confusion, did not wish to increase it, and, with infinite delicacy, gave the garter to the person who SA , there to serve tea and coffee.— Lady Hester Stanhope. CARRIER-PIGEONS .AT LIVERPOOL RACE:S.—AIt - 110A immediately after the race for the cup,: on Thursday last, a num ber of carrier-pigeons were set at liberty from several places in the vicinity of the judge's chair and the weighing-hut. We had an opportunity of observing them from the summit of the Grand Stand. They immediately towered to a moderate height, as if scared by the immense and moving multitude below, and, after having taken a few circles in the air, stooped towards the Grand Stand, around and closely over which they continued to fly rapidly for some time. Occasionally,when they took a sudden turn and balanced themselves for a moment in their flight, the mirsives tied under their wings were distinctly visible, strongly illuminated by the bright sunlight. After the lapse of five or ten minutes, two of them stretched away in a zig zag flight to a considerable distance, and again returned towards the stand, as if making it the object from which to mark their line of departure. Tiiis was repeated several times. At length these twe pigeons, after a more lengthened irregular •ight over the fields directly facing the stand, stretched away in the di rection of Manchester, which, we have no doubt, was the place of their destination. Two others continued their evolutions round the stand during, perhaps, ten minutes longer, avid then suddenly darted away io a south• easterly direction. One dark mottled bird continued to fly rather wildly round the stand about half an hour, and then it also flew oft towards the south-east. MALLEABLE GLA SS.---Th e Segusian Mercury states that a most marvellous discovery has been made at St. Etienne, of rendering glass as malleable when cold as when first drawn from the pot. This substance, which is called silicon, combines with various substances, producing the most brilliant colours, and can also be obtained opaque or transparent as crystal. Its specific gravity is 2 55, water being 1 00. It is very ductile and malleable, and neither air nor acids act upon it. The idea of discovering malleable glass is only ranked second to that of the philosopher's stone among alchemists, and the latter will doubtless be the next discovery made, for the one is as probable as the other.— Commerce. A MONSTROUS IT.—The Unitcd Stales Journal, that takes the place of the Madisonian, in a late number has the following :--`` It will plant its right foot upon the northern verge of Oregon, and its left upon the Atlantic crag, and, waving the stars and snipes in the face of the once proud mistress of the ocean, bid her, if she dare— ' Cry havoc l and let alip the dogs of war.' " We should, without speculation on such a spectacle, be glad to know, says the Concordia Intelligencer, the exact size of its trow. sers ; and whether they will be made at the expense of Govern ment, or by private subscription.—New York Tribune. Curtious CincumsTerict . .—A witness in the Crown Court, on Monday, twice gravely told one of the counsel for the prosecution, in a case of cattle- stealing, that he could not identify the prisoner at the bar as the person of whom he bought the heifer at Beverley fair, as he could not see him distinctly, when he made the purchase, " because it rained so fast."—Yorkshire Gazette. M. TIMERS'S HISTORY OF THE CONSULATE AND EMPIRE OF FRANCE. Translated by D. Forbes Campbell, Esq., with the sanction and approval of the Author. We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough street, has this day published the Fourth volume of the above work; which can now he had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn has also just published the following interesting New Works :- 2. Memoirs of Lady Hester Stanhope, with Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of her Times, 3 vols.-3. The Second Volume of the History of Our Own Times, by the author of Frederick the Great-4. The English Gentlewoman, or Hints to Young Ladies on their Entrance into Society, 1 vol. —5. The Third V olume of the Nelson Letters and Dispatches. —6. Memoirs of Sophia Dorothea, Consort of George 1., in cluding her Diary, 2 v o l s .-7. A Second Edition of Sybil, or the Two Nations, by B. Disraeli, Eiq., M. P., 3 vols.—and 8. The Eighth Volume of Miss Sttickland's Lives of the Queens of England, comprising Henrietta Maria and Catherine of Braganza, Consorts of Charles I. and THE NEW ROMANCE OF " THE WHITE SLAVE," the authorship of which still continues a profound secrect, has, as might have been anticipated, found a very wide circle of readers ; for its pages teem with amusement and instruction of the most vivid and exciting description—witness the scene at the Opera, with which the volumes open—the encounter between the mysterious hero and the Russian noble—the im personation of the Grand Duke Constantine, with his inherit. ante of inane furor—the stern enthusiast of the old faith, Ivan Petrovitch, who dies under the knout—the lassoing of the Russian soldier by the Circassian chief—and the old Russian. peasant telling Weirdwelf stories to his children. In all these is evidenced the hand of the master—the true genius, the vivid perception, which cannot but rivet the reader's attention until the close of the story. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. POUST: OF LORDS, July 22. Their Lordships assembled at Fite o s elock. Messengers from the Commons brought up several Bills. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, the Highway Rates Bill, the Militia Ballot Suspension Bill, and the Railways Sell ing or Leasing Bill were read fin time. WASTE LANDS ( AUSTRALIA ) BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. ART-UNIONS BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. UNLAWFUL OATHS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill passed through Committee. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BILL. Lord STANLEY moved the second reading of this Bill. Lord MON TEAGLE suggested the establishment in Dublin of an Economic Museum of Geology in connexion with the Dublin Society, or with some, other central establishment in that city. Such an institution would be of great advantage to those engaged in the tilling of land, and he hoped if the Government had not given their attention to the subject, that they would do so at the earliest opportunity. The Duke of WELLINGTON was understood to say that the Government had turned thfir attention to the subject. STANDING ORDERS. Lord CAMPBELL said,onMOWL3noPt t, he would move the repeal of the standing order passed in 1721, forbid ding any person to publish the life of any deceased Lord—(Laughter)— of that House, - whether spiritual or temporal, without the sanc tion of the relaticing or heirs of the deceased—(Continued laughter)— and that, the Lords be summoned. give to 6. nicety every syllable uttered. One word to those thus connected With the press—he would warn them that they had no protection if they outstripped the bounds already con ceded them oily by courtesy. There etas the ease of George Woodfall on record, who was committed to prison for printing the report of a speech delivered within the walls of Parliament, and Mr. Petcy was also punished for the same offence. He would venture to give a solitary warning to the newspapers. It was no defence for any newspaper that printed a libel against a man, to state that it was spoken in either House of Parliament.-4 Hear, hear.) No, it was no defence whatever. God forbid that it should be. Now, the question of what was to be done in this case he should lease to their Lordships. Their Lordships had lately held the doctrine that no Select Committee, appointed to inquire into the Law of Gaming could possibly discharge the duties delegated to them by the House, unless their witnesses were protected. Possibly their Lordships might think it was just as necessary to protect the Members of the Committee. His principle was, the courts of law before the common press. But one word more as to whether this paragraph was likely to be true. He had a great respect for the Commons' House of Parliament. He held high its privileges when not exceeded. He held high its power and its just rights, and looked upon the House as a popular branch of our free Constitution. He knew, too, that the Commons held it to be the corner-:bone of their privileges that they were not confined to one House, but were common to both ; and if such language as this were tolerated in the Commons, his veneration and respect for the present House, as at present composed, would cease, but would still continue fee the ideal abstract House, as it ought to be composed. His veneration and respect must cease so long as itich ribaldry as he had just read to their Lordships was suffered to be spoicen that House against a Peer of Parliament acting on a Select Committee, anti not one word be said in return, either of reprobation or censure. Did !•he House of Com mons approve of such conduct ?—( Hear, Lea?. No: he would not believe that it did, for he believed that the words were not spoken, but were fabri cated, or even if spoken, that they were not heard by the House, as the other papers say. With these observations, in which he trusted he had evinced no want of feeling for any party, or said anything offensive to any party, he should leave this question for their Lordships' disposal. The Earl of BESBOROUGH remarked that as he had acted as Chairman of the Committee to which so much allusion had been made, perhaps it would not be out of place for him to say a word or two on the subject. Their Lordships, no doubt, were aware that no persons were admitted into the Committee except those who were under examination. On the first day of meeting the agent of the petitioner put into his hand the names of certain witnesses whom they wished to have examined before the Committee, and on the second day they put a second peper into his hand, containing observations as to the moc'e in which these witnesses were to be examined. His Noble and Learned Friend examined the witnesses from that document. With respect to the main charge of suppres sing evidence, his Noble and Learned Friend had stated cor rectly how that occurred. A witness stated to the Committee a number of facts, and as he said he did not know them of his own knowledge, but had heard them, the short-hand writer was ordered to scratch that part of his evidence out of his notes. Lord BROUGHAM said that the reason why Mr. Fitz stephen French was not examined was, because they had no charge against him. The question was, whether he canvassed for a lucrative employment in any other railway, which was negatived, and they thought that answer sufficient. If a charge was made against him, and satisfactorily answered, why should they have allowed him to be examined? He asked to be examined, but they could not examine him without leave from the House of Commons. The Earl of 'WICKLOW was of opinion that there never was a more gross breach of privilege, and it appeared to him that their Lordships could not abstain from taking further notice of it. What that should be, he would leave more im portant persons than himself to suggest. After what had been brought forward by his Noble and Learned Friend, and the strong manner in which be had succeeded in vindicating himself from a gross and outrageous attack he thought it was necessary, that their Lordships should determine whether they would take any further course on this subject. It depended very much upon his Noble and Learned Friend's own opinion on the subject. He left it entirely in the hands of the House to see the necessity of examining the reporters and printers of the Times at the bar of the House, to know whether it was or was not a correct report of the proceedings. Some newspapers stated " this gentleman expressed himself in so low a tone of voice that his words could not be taken." It appeared to him, then, necessary to ascertain whether such was the fact or not. A L --s breach of privilege had been made, and he thought that their Lordships should investigate further into the matter. Lord BROUGHAM begged to move+ that no further pro ceedings he taken about the matter. The Duke of WELLINGTON thought that the House should consider what course was to be adopted. The sugges tion of his Noble Friend was that the reporters of the news papers should he examined at the bar of the House. He thought that whether the reporter or printer who should be examined had published what was or what was not said in the other House of Commons, he was equally guilty of a breach of pri vilege.—( Hear, hear.) He would merely suggest that their Lordships should adjourn the further consideration of the sub ject till Thursday, in order that they should see what was the best course to be adopted in a case which appeared to him to be very grave. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that they might put the question to the reporter from what source he had received the information. The matter was then adjourned till Thursday. IRISH COLLEGES BILL. Lord STANLEY moved that the House should go into Committee on the Irish Colleges Bill. After it was carried, Lord STANLEY said that he had a trifling amendment to ruove. There was a provision introduced in the 14th clause of the Bill in the other House of Parliament, which was at vari ance with the other provisions of the clause. It was with re ference to the power which was to be given to the governing itsdy to make rules with regard to lectures. That was the only amendment he had to propose. The Noble Marquis opposite asked a question with respect to their granting university pri vileges. The power of granting degrees would b. a natural consequence of the measure now before them. That was the view with which they were to be supposed to consider the question. It would be an imperfect measure if it were not to be accompanied by the power of conferring degrees It requlred, however, much more consideration than they had now an opportunity of bestowing on that matter. Consolidation of these colleges with Trinity College, Dublin, was also spoken about. That, he thought, would bee very satisfactory arrangement, but they would find very many serious difficulties now in trying to arrive at it. The question arose as to whether university privileges were to be given to each college separately, or as he thought more advantageous, whether they should be affiliated together in one university. Should the power of an university be held alternately, or at intervals, in each of these colleges to which privileges would be given by this Bill ? He mentioned this to show that there were various matters which deserved consideration. It would be desirable that after these colleges were constituted they should have an opportunity of considering what might be the course which would be likely to meet with general assent.—( Hear, hear.) Another question was, whether the colleges which may here• after be instituted may not be affiliated with them. He wished to state that it was the opinion of her Majesty's Government this measure would be imperfect without the power of granting degrees being afforded to these universities ultimately. Lord LANSDOWNE said that he was perfectly satisfied with the explanation which had been given by the Noble Lord. There were several matters for consideration with respect to this Bill which could not be disposed of during the present ses sion. The only thing he wished to impress upon them was that those intentions were not to be lost sight of. Lord CAMPBELL said that he understood the Noble Lord on a previous occasion to say that there would be four colleges to be established. Lord STANLEY stated that what he said was that after these colleges were established there would be one college in each province, of course including Trinity College, Dublin. Lord CAMPBELL wished to suggest whether it was not worth while to consider whether, instead of four of these new colleges, it would not be better to have only one. There would he great difficulty in establishing three new colleges at once. Ncne of them esuld be of that importance which was desirable, and which was necessary to enable them to confer npon the public the benefits which were expected from them. Lord CLANRICARDE differed from his Noble Friend as to the advantage of having only one college. He was glad to hear that these colleges were to be connected, and to have the powers of an university. Lord MONTEAGLE thought that the public could lose nothing by postponing the further consideration of the measure, while the Bill itself would be materially benefited by delay. 'they should try and bring the scheme within scope of central examination, and connect it either directly or remotely with Trinity College. Dullin. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH concurred in the senti ments of the Noble Marquis ( Clanricarde), and thought the greatest difficulty would be to find out proper persons to execute the office of protesser, who would gradually form the minds of young men, and mould the middling classes of Ireland into a more congenial spirit. They could not suddenly, by an Act of Parliament, form an Eton, or such a university as an Oxford. Suites of apartments did not constitute a college, but time alone could prove the efficacy of the measure. Lord . BROUGHAM explained that he did not mean last night ttitsi eselleges for the residence of the pupils should be founded on the system GI excluding religion; he only meant his observations to apply to such institutions as the External in France. With reference to Trinity College, Dublin, no one could entertain a higher opinion of its unbounded talent than himself, and nothing was more true than that the fame of that ancient university was unrivalled. The ablest editions of the classics and the deepest researches of modern science were to be found amid the transcendant productions of her members. All C.A. cultivators of science, but especially of astronomy, at tributed much of the • success of late experiments to the re searches of one of the Members of the Dublin University. Lord Bosse (for it was to that Noble Lord he alluded) had, by his construction of the gigantic telescope on his estate, achieved an undertaking whose results had not been equalled in any age. Lord STANLEY said that as to the difficulty of finding pro fessors competent to teach, it would be remembered that in Belfast there was already an institution, whose pro fessors could be transferred to the new erection there, with which it would be incorporated. And, as to the two col leees for the south, he had no fears of providing them with competent professors. The Bill then went through Committee with amendments. SCOTTISH MIDLAND RAILWAY BILL. Lord POLWERTEI moved the insertion of a clause into this Bill, fur giving compensation to the proprietors of turnpike trusts. Lord DEVON opposed it, considering it interfered with the laws alrea'ly existing to govern railways, and which rendered it unnecessary. - Lord WHARNCLIFFE Fli:^oOrted its insertion, on the Lord HADDINGTON said, that a 5 ROw a Y ground of affordipg protection to the 1.-crlits of property. Bills should be treated in the same way. It had been :.aidr that a Bill without this clause had been passed that night, but that was no reason why it should not be inserted in the present Bill. Lord CAMPBELL said it was on a former occasion 1... e almost unanimous opinion of the House that the clause should be inserted. Lord CHARLEVILLE, as a Member of the Committee which had the Bill referred to them, protested against tho in troduction of a paitiettlar elause h the Bill. Lord WHARNCLIFFE contended tat the chute Qught to be introduced, as otherwise a considerable loss might tailed on those gentlemen who had lent their money to the trutces of the turnpike road going from Perth to Forfar. Lord CAMPBELL wished to ask the Noble Lord whether he held any shares in the Railway Company? Lind WIIARNCLIFFE had no hesitation in saying that he did hold ehares in it, and many other Noble Lords did the same, with respect to other railways. He, however, never sold any of his shares. lie regretted that the Noble Lord should have allowed himself to put such a question. Lord CAMOYS would vote for the admission of the clause, as the introduction of the clause seemed very desirable. The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON said that it would be only just that the clause should be inserted, and it would be an act of injustice if it were withheld. The clause ought to be introduced, not only in the present Bill, but in every Scotch Railway Bill. . Lord POLIVORTH observed that he moved the adoption of the clause on public grounds only; and was satisfied it would fully operate in protecting the interests of all the parties concerned. L-rd WHARNCLIFFE again insisted on the insertion of the clause. The ;Marquis of BREADALBANg opposed the clause. xports to freat Britain in May amounted to 60,(49.9 gallons. Shed Lac and Lac D}e—Shell lac has been more inquired for, and several parce's have changed hands, principally fur France. Fine Mil zapore has brought from 13r. to 14r. 12a. per maund, and Beerbliomn from Sr. Sa. to 9r. Ba. In la_ dye there has not been much doing, the stock of native marks being much re. uced, and Eutopean manufacture being held at a high figure. _ . Iron—ln this metal we may almost say there has been nothing doing, or at all events whatever has changed bands has been ou speculation; for we are not aware of a single purchase having been made on account of up-country orders, and therefore, although we quote prices 'neer, they must be looked upon as nominal. _ _ Speller—For this also we have to quote a dull market, it being impossible to etfoct sales without submitting to a decline, even on the present low quotations. Coloured and Printed Goods—Under this head we have n• change to notice. Prints have, if anything, been less wanted, but Turkey red cloths, both twill and plain, have continued in request without alteration in value. _ . Woollens—Woollens of almost every description continue ne. glected, and, although we believe prices have not altered, sales have again been quite unimportant. White Mule Twist—Arrivals having of late been numerous, we have to notice a decline having been submitted to of from 1 to pice per morah, but at this there has been a fair amount of busi ness transacted. Coloured Yarn—No material alteration is noticeab:e in prices, and sales to some extent have been effected. Turkey red, British dye, has brought from Company's Ir. Ba. to lr. 9a. 3p. per lb., and German from Company's Ir. 10a. 6p. to Ir. 12a. per lb. Green has been placed at 12a. , and orange at 12a. Ip. _ _ . Copper—During the past month the sales effected have been to a most insignificant extent and principally for local purposes, the native dealers continuing to manifest the least possible desire to purchase. Our quotations are much the same as before, but could not be obtained to any extent. Lead and Tin Plates—ln these articles there has not been much doing, and lead has somewhat declined in value. Tin plates have, however, slightly improved in price, a sale having been effected at Company's rupees 15.4 per box. Beer—The large shipments coming to hand have induced im porters to submit to a slight decline. Sales have of late been chiefly confined to Allsopp's and Bass's, and within the past fort night nearly 600 hhds. of the former have been disposed of at rupees 61 and 62. Bass, from being held by several parties, has further declined, and there are, we understand, sellers as low as 56 rupees, although we have not heard of sales under 58. EXCHANGE. When operations for the present opportunity commenced buyers acted with extreme caution, and good paper was let off at Is. 116 d., or evun a shade higher; latterly, however, drawers having shown more firmness, and the rate has declined to Is. 116 d. to Is. 11ad. per rupee, the former being an extreme rate. The rumour which has for some time past been current, that Government were about to close the export warehouse for ad vances, and which must have had some effect on the ruling of our exchange, is set at rest by a notification which appears in the Gazette of the 31st ultimo, to the aka that the amount still re quired by Government is nu less than 457,871/., for which amount they are prepared to take bills at the present rate of Is. 10d. per rupee, and as from the time they announced this pre viously (22d January ), up to the end of May, the amount drawn was only at:out 320,000/., it is evident that there is no chance of this being filled up f , r some months to come. MONEY MARKET. Considerable tightne s s has of late been manifested, which will, we fear, be increased as the tirn., approaches for taking delivery of the ()plum purchased on the 26th inst. G,verninent Securities have gtnuraily declined in value, but Bank Stock maintains ibrmer quotations. Jute—We have heard of a few sates at Sr. per bale, but the prunipal shipments continue on native account, and have been going forward freely ; shipping orders have, we understand, been granted a, low as 4/ per ton, and in this case we think exports will continue heavy for some time to come. _ _ Hides, Horns, and Tips—Hides have, since our last, been dull of sale, and prices have declined, esincially for middling and inferior quwitics, of which the stocks.are heavy ; nor do we at present see any prospect of improvement. Imwever, show no falling elf. Buffalo horns hie , e been in extensive demand for dun nage, but, although shipments hove been heavy, prices have very slightly varied. In deer horns and tips there has ben scarcely any. thing doing during the month, and pi ices are es before. . . 111unjert, Ginger, and Turmeric—Satliower has con ,inued in brisk demand, especially the finer descriptions of Patter. ghatta, which have been rather scarce, the arrivals of late having, generally speaking, proved of inferior quality. Alunjeet has sold at 7r. 4a., for shipment to Great Britain. Ginger in lio M:mand, except for America, and even for that part there has nut been much doing lately. _ Turmeric Las sold to some extent for France at 2r. per maund. Cowries, Tincal, and Cutch— We have net heard of any sales of cowries. hut shipments are still going forward to Great Britain. Tincal has sold to a moderate extent at about 13r. 4a. per md. Cutch has been in inquiry for France, and we hear of sales at from 6r. 10a to 7r. per md. Opium—The fourth Government sale of the season was held on the 26th ult., with the following result, viz.:— Chests. Average Proceeds Company's Rupees. Patna 1,775 ... 1,574 4 0 ... 27,94,300 Benares These prices were somewhat above what were anticipated, and were obtained in consequence of immense speculation amongst the native dealers, who were the principal buyers. Since the sale prices have not materially varied, and we now quote Patna at Company's rupees 1,590, and Benares 1,460, per chest. Shipments have been to a very limited extent, and the stock now remaining in the Company's godown consists of 3,869 chests of Patna, and 1,634 of Benares. Cotton—The last accounts from China were considered rather more favourable for some descriptions of this staple, but still trans. actions here are to a very moderate extent, and shipments to China are light. ALEXANDRIA. JULY 10.—On the 30th of June the French war steamer Gomer, having on board his Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier, arrived at this port from Algiers and Tunis, at which place his Highness stopped to visit the chapel of St. Louis. The ostensible object of the Prince in coming here is to visit Mehemet Ali and Upper Egypt, but his Highness has chosen the very worst season of the year for ascending the Nile, as, besides the excessive heat, the river at present has throughout its course the very unpicturesque appearance of a dirty ditch between embankments 15 feet high. During his stay at Alexandria the Prince resided at the palace of Said Paella, called the Gabareh, and was the object of the most assiduous attentions on the part of Mehemet Ali, who had just received intelligence of the very gracious re ception recently given to his sons at Paris by Louis Philippe, and therefore he appears to have been doubly anxious to re turn the co:npliyeent, by gratifying in every way the wish( of the Duke de Moutpeusier. The Pacha called on the Prince the day of his arrival and on the morrow the Prince returned the visit, and was r , ceived by Mehemet Ali at his palace at Ras El Teen with avery mark of respect, the Viceroy corning out as far as the ante-chamber to meet him. It was noticed that in the courso of their conversation the Pacha expressed a wish that the Prince should visit and give his opinion on the ex cis:vc line of forthications that. are being erected round the town - by 1;,.y, French Colonel of Engineers. On the 2ii the Prilice dined viith the Viceroy at his Palace, where a most sumptuous repast, in the Euro pears style, was served ; and on the following day the Princ2 entertained the several Consuls-General resi dent here. The Duke de Montpensier started for Cairo and Upper Egypt on thi• 7th, in one of the Pacha's steamers, accompanied by Said Pacha, the French Consul, and several of Mehemet Ali's sarvants, who are to facilitate the Prince's journey by every means in their power. We have bad no recent intelligence from Syria, but some English travellers who have arrived here by the desert de.- he that country as being in a very disturbed state, and they had been under considerable apprehensions from the Druses, who were roving in quest of plunder and intent upon pillaging all travellers who came N‘ t hin their reach.. The accounts brought by these travellers are necessarily very imPerfect, as all communication in the country had been, stopp'ed, and they were not aware of the actual state of things. The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Haoings, Rye, and Ashford Extension) Bill was read a third time and passed, in the House of Commons, on Monday night. SUNDEni.AND ELECTION. The Morning P os t, which may be considered a good authority on such a subject, an. nounces that Mr. Joseph John Wright has declined being put in nomination for Sunderland, and that the Conservatives do not in tend proposing any other candidate. The contest will, therefore, be between Mr. Bagshaw and Colonel Thompson. THE GREAT BRITAIN ST;ZAM-SHlP. — This magni ficent vessel, since her arrival at Liverpool, has been ♦isited by upwards of twenty-five thousand persons. On Saturday week the number was eleven thousand, and last week, though she was not on view on one of the days, that number was ncreased by about fourteen thousand. The vessel will have to b • got ready for her first Transatlantic trip by Saturday.—Liverpool PRESENT TO HER NAJESTY.—During the last few days a number of distinguished persons have been attracted to the London Docks, for the purpose of viewing the four thorough-bred Arabian horses which have just arrived in this country per the Caroline, being a present from the Imaum of Muscat to her Majesty the Queen. The animals, notwithstanding the wildness peculiar to their breed, have since their arrival in the docks exhi bited a wonderful degree of docility. They were accompanied from Muscat by grooms in the service of the Imaum. Yesterday the group were removed from the docks by four of the royal ser vants to the mews adjoining Buckingham Palace, Pimlico. We believe that a similar present was made from Muscat tQ his Majesty William the Fourth. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that, on Friday, he would move for a list of Bills introduced into the House since the I,t of July. LOAN SOCIETIES BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. HOLYHEAD ROADS BILL. This Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. RELIGIOUS TESTS. The Marquis of BREAI3AI:I3AITE-lir;:sented several peti .tions from Scotland, playing for the total abolition of religious tests. In presenting these petitions, perhaps it would not be out of place for him to express his extreme regret, that a measure relating to the abolition of religious tests which had been brought forward in the other House of Parliament, after having been assented to in the first instance by the Government, should be opposed by them on its second consiCeration.— ( Hear, hear.) He confessed when he considered the policy they had adopted in regard to Ireland, he could not kelp thinking that they had acted with some degree of inconsistency tovards Scotland. Lord STANLEY denied that the Government had been guilty of any inconsistency. The policy they had'pursued to wards Ireland did not, certainly, go to the establishment of new tests ; but it did not disturb those tests already in existence. Lord CAMPBELL protested that Government had been guilty of gross inconsistency towards Scotland, and dec'ared that their late opposition to Mr. Rutherford's Bill would have the effect of turning out Sir David Brewster. The matter then dropped. PRIVILEGE. Lord BROUGHAM said he wished to call their Lordships' attention to a question of privilege. It was known to their Lordships that he was one of those who was always found in a minority of that House—who entirely disapproved upon prin ciple of all unfair and forcible exercise of what were called the privileges or powers of Parliament. He, however, did not object to their due and proper exercise, when their use was intended to remove obstacles to the progress of some of their proceedings; and after the course which had been taken in both Houses of Parliament but a few days ago, he should have deemed it to be his bounden duty, even if he were not the person concerned in this breach of privilege , to brin g the present case before their Lordships. It would be necessary for him to allude to a paragrap h which had been published in a newspaper, and which took notice net only of what passed in their Lordship' House, but also what passed in Select Committees. They comment on the speeches made, and write the grossest fabri cations on the individuals who are engaged in them. The present question to which he was about to call their attention was this :—Some months or weeks ago he was informed, by the Votes of the House, that a Railway Bill had been re portedorders. A motion was then made by Mr. Fitzstephen French against for innumerable breaches of the standing (a Noble Lord here mentioned the name of anoiher Member) —then it was not Mr. Fit zstephen French, but another Mem ber, who made a motion to rescind the resolution of the Committee. A small majority having been obtained, the Bill was allowed to proceed. He (Lord Brougham) at a subsequent period gave the parties notice not to throw away their money, as it was probable that errors would be also found against the standing orders of the House of Lords. Mr. Fitzstephen French then waited upon him, and desired to see him on the subject. He gave the gentleman credit for perfect sincerity and the most patriotic motives for his con duct with respect to the Bill, and if he got the House to rescind the vote, he was sure that he did so upon the purest and most high-minded principles. He ceased, however, to entertain the idea that his conduct was so wholly disinterested. He had found out, in the course of the evidence, that the Directors had not only taken twenty shares as their qualification, but had also taken each of them 500 shares above their qualification, and had sold them so as still to have a number of shares to the amount of their qualification. The. Gallant Gentleman who came before them had made from 7001. to 8001. and other Directors had arse sold their shares, and had profited to a proportionate extent. fle was surprised to see how the conduct of two persons had been commented on elsewhere, while others without number had done precisely the same thing. Now, there was this difference in the conduct of the two parties—that the former had no shares in the railway till after the Parliamentary and other proceedings in connexion with it were brought to a close; the latter had obtained shares while the Bills were still pending, and it may be naturally sup posed that their votes were not wholly unaffected by their in terest. He stepped out of his way a little to revert to the ease of Mr. Bonham and Captain Boldero, believing, as he did, that they were the victims of what might he called a Phariaical purity. But he would add that if they had been guilty to the same extent as other Honourable Neu:hers, it might afford some pretext for the unmeasured indignation which had been poured out against them. Mr. French had applied to him, and toll lirn that lie tlid so in consequence of the absence of his Noble Friend behind him (Lord Clariri carde) who he (Lord Brougham) was led to believe was the patron of the Bid. The answer, however, which he gave him was simply this, "We allow no canvass on private Bills." A Commfttee had been appointed to inquire into all the merits of the case. Mr. Smith, a parliamentary agent against the Bill, came to him, but he t Lord B; ouglism ) refused to have any communication with him. He had no communication with Mr. Croucher, nor did he mate any use whatever of the written communications which he had read. One he laid urns the table of the House, the other he put in his pocket and had not read up to this hour. The Noble and Learned Lord then read from the Times newspaper a report of the speech of Mr. F. French, which had been delivered in the House of Commons on the previous evening, in relation to the conduct of Lord Brougham on the Committee appointed to inquire into the islr• Pym, ed i the attack o f M r. F renc h as f ou l, lib e ll ous , a nd on the I r i s h G rea t Western Railway. He untrue. He He had only done his duty, that which he was bound to do, and could not consistently with his duty avoid doing. He was not a shareholder in any railway, and was actuated by no other motive than that of a faithful and conscientious discharge of his duty. The only railway ever he had a share in was 20 years ago, when he was politically connected with the town of Liverpool, and took a few shares by way of patronising the undertaking, but sold them off as soon as he could get them off his hands.—(A laugh.) Why the question was perfectly ap posite to the inquiry, an d the Comm i ttee wou ld not h ave been performing tneir duty had they neglected to put it. The same reply might be given to the charge that he asked if the shares were at a discount. To be sure he did ; but the question was put in a purely inquisitorial capacity, as they were bound by the orders of that House to put it. The next accusation was that "he suppressed evidence which disproved the case he wished to establish." That asssrtion was untrue, but while untrue, it was impossible ; and if the man who made it had not been in such a fury as to have lost his reason, ho must have seen the absurdity of supposing that a Member could, in his individual capacity, have practised such a course, had he desired. But the whole was a precious jumble, and a precious falsifica tion. Well, after going on some time and discovering the practices of the Company, " Oh," sa id th e y, what has been done in the Dublin andGalway i s w h at h as b een a l wa ys pursued in other Companies." T o prove th i s, a M r. J osep h P ar k es , au attorney, well-known about Parliament, was called, bat he only proved that he had no connexion whatever with the rail way. " But, said he, "it is frequently done in the London and York, the Western, and all other Companies." They asked him if he had personal knowledge of that fact—had be ever been present at the time of making allotments, granting scrips, and making certificates. Well, it appeared, he had never even appeared before a Committee, had never been sworn—and they, finding that he knew nothing, and that if sworn fifty times he could give no useful evidence, declined swearing him also.—( Hear.) But, though Mr. Joseph Parkes could give no evidence in chief opposite to the case, on cross - examination it was elicited that he knew that the London and York Com;n v had acted in the same manner. So they sen t for A1r a . 4 111:7, the seoretary of that Company, and examined him ; and Le (I,titti Brougham) never knew of anything equal to the contrast be tween the proceeding s of the two bodies; he never saw, nor in his imagination could he conceive, anything more widely different. So far from the York Company following the course complained of, they never, in one instance, had adopted it. In the Galway li ne , 970 app li ca ti ons for shares had been made, only 111 of which offered any reference whatever, while the London and York never received a single application without one or more references attached. But when they got these 111, what did th e y d o w ith them? Mark—the London and York had se n t a man ro u n d the coun try,intoof t e t p li pi e oln e sle h tdsi a : r u a ot c n t i e eu r et ooff the every e e rGypaari parties to ees: and o,f that t se i f 29 t , he l y 4 were we,n rents they received ; butmonth, out found to be false, fictitious , or paup.rs' clai:ns; and th ere f ot e Company, just 29 were examined, to whom an allotment was made, w as a pauper wom an ca ll e d f t u h r e t s b , e s t r o p t i b ef e d y s h s o b r o t u , d fe a f r a ir ie g, e worse s 1), Margaret Meredyth. She had 248 :shsres accorded her, and the reason Hesseltine gave for considering her a fit person to invest property to such an amount in railway schemes was, that she resided at Lower Tooting, Surrey. The woman her self, when askedif the signature to the application was her own, replied she did not know, for she could not read.— (Laughter.) And, on cross-examination, this innocent woman asserted that neither could she write.—( Loud laughter.) Put among Mr. Hesseltine's certificates for solvency was one from a man called Pecton, whose actual existence was afterwards disproved, and another from a man called Baldwin, who had been for the last fourteen years in the West Indies. Again, when Mr. Briden was asked how he had ascertained the vali dity of the references, or the respectability of the referees—Oh, he had trusted to Mr. Harrison, and when Mr. Harrison was asked how he had executed his trust—Oh, he had committed it to Hesseltine, and Hesseltine in like manner commissioned Lew, and that man, it appeared had taken the names home and searched the character of each reference in so short a space of time, that it was computed twelve seconds were allowed to each case. He wished all business could be settled in so short a time, it would materially expedite the discussions in that House.—( A laugh.) Such was the difference in the conduct of the two Companies respecting their mode of transacting business of this nature, and yet, forsooth, that highly respect ableand York, was accused body, the London same disreputable practic es as the Dublin and Galway ! As to the charge of his having suppressed evidence which would have disproved the case he wished to establish, this was not only not true, but the very reverse of the truth. Why, May gave damning evidence against the Company, and the more his statements could be suppressed the bitter it would have been for theirease. With regard to the statement that he had put the calumniating question to a witness, whether " he had ever been a candidate for a lucrative employment in a rival company," why, where was the calumny in asserting, or where tke dis grace in having so solicited employment.? But it so happened that the accusation—if accusation it was —was a fact, and as serted in the identical handwriting of the petitioner ? And as to General Hawkins, he cut a very bad figure in the Commit tee, though he left it most perfectly satisfied with their conduct, both towards himself and the Bill. Those were the facts, and he only wished to add a few words respecting its publication in the papers of the day. It was a very singular account, and rem• dered more so by the extraordinary accuracy which it affected in detailing every single particular connected with the case. Indeed he doubted if the report, as given, was heard at all. Some accounts stated that the party spoke in so low a tone as to be perfectly inaudible in the gallery, yet another professed to Were compensation given to every man that might be inter fered with by the making of a railway, there would be no end to the claims of this kind that would be preferred. The clause was then put and agreed to without a division. Several Bills were then advanced a stage, and their Lord ships immediately afternards adjourned till Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 21 The House met st Twelve. The reports on the Darby Court (Westminster) Bill, Mi litia Pay Bill, and the Stamp Duties EN were brought up, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. THIRD READINGS. The Highways Bill and the Railway Leasing Bill were read a third time, and passed. The Municipal Districts Bill passed through Committee, and The Hvuie went into Committee en the SMALL DEBTS BILL. Mr. WA KLEY complained that there were several new clauses, and there were several new schedules which had not been submitted to the House, and more time was therefore requisite before the Bill should be passed. Sir J. GRAHAM said that there had been abundance of time for the consideration of the Bill. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that this Bill would, in the end, deprive the workmen of every inducement to exertion. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the Hon. Mem ber for Finsbury was mistaken in supposing that there was any power in this Bill to attach wages or salary in the hands of the master. There was no such power; but in the event of a debtor who received more than was necessary for his support, refusing to apply part of his wages to the payment of his debts, he was liable to 40 days' imprisonment. He had communicated both with creditors and debtors, and had accepted no suggestion which, in his conscience, was not for the benefit of both parties. In reply to a question, the SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that a debtor could be imprisoned twice for the same z l 7 l t ; if there were a double fraud. After a converga!ion, in which Mr. Hume, Wakley, and Mr. Escott took part, the object of which was that ri.:lre tim e should be given to the consideration of the Bill, Sir JAMES GRAHAM stated that as the Government only desired to serve the public, he would suggest that the Chairman should report progress and ask leave to sit again to-morrow. In reply to a question from Lord J. RUSSELL, The SOLICITOR- GENERAL said that it was intended only to apply the superfluous wages or salary to the payment of the debtors' liabilities. Ile was in the first instance to take sufficient for his stipport. It was only after disobedience of the order of the judge that imprisonment was to be inflicted, and in the event of a man being out of work and unable to comply wi h the order he had only to apply to the judge, and the order would be set aside. After a long conversation as to the effect of the 2d clause, interfering between master and man, the Committee was ad journed till to.morrow. LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL. On the motion hr the third reading of this Bill, Mr. T. DIMCOMBE said that he hoped a provision would be introduced for securing the daily and constant attendance of the Commissioners. The Honour able Member concluded by moving the following clause, of which he had previcu4y given notice :—And be it enacted, that this Act and the several matters and thiegs therein con tained shall commence and take effect from and after the pass ing of this Act, and shall continue in force tor the term of three years, and from thence to the end of the then next ses sion of Parliament. Mr. HUME and Mr. WILLIAMS supported the clause. Lord ASHLEY opposed the clause, and put it to the House to consider in what a position the legal and medical men would be placed, if, having given up all their previonq professional en gagements, they were at the expiration of three years to be ren dered liable to lose their appointments by the discontinuance of the Commission. After some observations from:Mr. Sergeant MURPHY, the House divided, when there appeared— _ F the obtuse Against it Majority against the clause The clause was consequently lost. Sir CHARLES NAPIER then moved that the following clause should he added to the Bill :—" And be it enacted, that in any parish in which the population shall exceed one hundred thousand persons, and which shall be assessed to the poor-rate on a rental exceeding five hundred thousand pounds, it shall be lawful for the members of the vestry of such parish to erect or provide an asylum for the sole use of the pauper lunatics of such parish, and for such purpose to borrow any sum of money, not exceeding the sum of twenty-five thousand pounds, to be secured by transferable bonds under the hands and seals of not less than five of the members of the vestry of such parish for any sum not less than one hundred pounds each, to be respectively paid in the order and subject to the priority which shall be agreed upon between the said vestry and the persons so lending such money, and which moneys shall be secured upon and re paid out of the rates of such parish in the same manner and within the same time as is by this Act provided for the repayment of any moneys to be borrowed for the erecting or providing of an asylum for any county or borough ; and in any case in which the, members of the vestry of any such parish shall agree to erect an asylum for such parish, the clerk of the vestry of such parish shall give notice in some newspaper commonly circulated within such parish of the intention of such vestry to elect a committee of justices, being members of such vestry, to superintend the erecting and providing an asylum for such parish, and the mem bers of the vestry of such parish shall, within one month of such notice, elect not less than seven justices members of the vestry of such parish who are justices of the county in which such parish is situate to be the committee of visiting justices to superinted the erecting, providing, and managing of the asylum to be erected and pro vided for such parish, who shall continue such. visiting justices until the next election of visiting justices of such asylum shall take place, and the members of the vostry of such parish shall thereafter, within twenty days after the twentieth day of December in every year, elect seven justices, members of the vestry of such parish, to be a committee of visiting justices of the asylum for the year ensuing such election on behalf of such parish ; and the committee of visiting justices'which shall be elected for every such parish shall have like powers, as near as the difference of circumstances will ad mit, of purchasing lands and buildings, and of building, erect ing, altering, improving, restoring, furnishing, completing, and repairing an asylum or asylums for the pauper lunatics of such parish as are by this Act vested in the committs e of visitors of any county or borough, except thet the estimate for the same shall be sub ject to the arprobe , ion of the vestry and of her Majesty's Se cretary of State for the Home Department, and all contracts, sites, and plans fur the same, shall be subject only to the approbation of the Commissioners in Lunacy ; and the com mittee of visitors of such asylum, an d the members therof, shall have the like powers, as near as the dif ference of circumstances will admit, for the regulation, management, sod government of such asylum, and the appointment, removal, and payment of officers and servants, and the superintendence and care of lunatics to be confined in such asylum, as are by this Act conferred on a committee of visitors of any asylum ter any county or borough, or the members thereof, and any two of the members of the committe of visitors of such asylum shall have power, by an order under their hands and seals, to direct any lunatic who is chargeable to such parish wherever such lunatic may be, to be removed to such asylum, and such lunatic shall be removed accordingly, and all the justices of the county in which such parish is situate, who shall be members of the vestry of such parish, shall have and exercise all the powers and authorities in refe rence to the asylum for such parish, and the lunatics to be confined therein, as are by this Act conferred upon the justices of any county or borough in reference to the asylum for such county or borough, and the lunatics to be confined therein ; and every such asylum to be erected for any such parish shall be deemed to be an asylum within the pro visions of this Act; and every such parish, and the asylum for the same, shall be subject to the regulations and pro visions herein contained, as if the same were a borough in the meaning of this Act within any county, and an asylum for such borough so far as the same can be applicable thereto ; and all moneys which shall be neces sary for the purposes of erecting, providing, and maintain ing any asylum to be erected for any such parish shall be raised by the vestry of such parish, in the same manner as the rates for the support of the poor of such parish are raised by the vestry of such parish ; and the several lunatics chargeable to such parish shall b 3 confined and maintained in such asylum at the cost and charges of such parish; and every parish which shall so erect an asylum and shall be situate in any county in which a county lunatic asylum shall have been already established shall, so soon as such parish shall have agreed to erect an asylum for its own use, be and become exempt from contributing to any rates which shall become payable in such county for any additional asylum or buildings, to be thereafter erected for the pauper lunatics of such country ; and also all rates in re spect of aay asylum already erected, except any rates for the ordinary repairs thereof, and except any rates for the repayment of any sums which may have been already borrowed or expended for or on account of such asylum; but every such pat ish shall be entitled to send its proportions of pauper lunatics to such county asylum already erected in like manner as the other parishes of the county ; and so long as any of the pauper lunatics of such parish shall be placed in such county asylum, every such parish shall pay for such paupers the same weekly rate of payment which is charged to the other parishes of the county for the pauper lunatics thereof : provided always, and be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the visiting justices of the asylum for the county in which such parish is situate to agree with the visiting justices of such parish for the withdrawal by such parish of the whole of the pauper lunatics of such parish from the lunatic asylum of the county, and for the surrender of all future right to send any lunatics thereto, and the visiting jus tice of such county asylums shall have power to raise and pay to the visiting justices of such parish out of the rates of the county other than the rates of such parish such a sum by way of compensation for the right of such parish to send lunatics to such asylum, and the visit ing justices of such parish may accept such compensa tion to surrender such right accordingly, and any such com pensation may be made by the release of such parish from its proportion of the rates which such parish may be liable to contribute towards any sums which have been already borrowed or expended for such county asylum : provided also, that it shall be lawful for the visiting jus tices of such parish at any time to give notice to the visiting justices of the county asylum of the intention of the justices of such parish, that such parish shall no longer contri bute to the ordinary repairs of the county asylum, and there upon such parish shall cease to be liable to any rates to be raised for such asylum, and to be entitled to send any pauper lunatics thereto." Sir J. GRAHAM said the clause was so long that it was almost a new Bill. He must therefore oppose it. He was of opinion that it was not desirable to increase Hanwell, so as to make it capable of holding 2,000 patients, instead of 1,000. He was of opinion that, instead of enlarging Hanwell, it would be much more expedient in a county so populous as Middlesex to increase the number of asylums. He should take the sense of the House upon the question that the clause should be added to the Bill. Mr. HUME was not prepared to press the clause, but thought it would be well if the four large metropolitan parishes were t . , .." meet together, in order to consider whether they should not pi,,ceed by private Bill, in order to obtain an asyl um for themselves. Mr. WILLIAZ would save the parish us. , ' Nlarylebone 2,0001. a year. S supported the clause, which , i f carried, Colonel Thomas WOOD o r . •., th a t there was an indispo - M was sorry r, WAKLEYnosed the clause. to as.,, •-, do justice to Han sition on ii 4 n. '' "t• of the Commissioners t . . - more . good for , e misldleses had don. - mere bad well. The magistrates us .... .t.. coinut,,,,,,_ .„,.,, . that establishment in one year than 5.... ~. ~t .n t, d n o o n l e , . during Gentl e m . their n . ought thought parishioners, aI 1 a t hear. : is: '. they had to state. i lTt l° t o existence.see the Sir J. GRAHAM said the question was a parish one, and he could not interfere. Lord ASHLEY talil a few words in explanation. Mr. T. DUN COM BE supported the clause. He thought it might be inserted without clashing with any tS the provi sions of the Bill , He could not see any objection to enlarging Hanwell; it was a credit to the county, and to Dr. Conoliy, who had the manarrement of it. After some ob.ervations from Sir C. NA PIER, Stranger= v,'ere order e d t o w i t hd raw, but no division took place, the e ' clause being negatived without one. The Bill having been read a third time, on the question that it do paws being i.ut. _ . Mr. DUN CO \1 BE protested against the Commission being permanent, and denounced the whole measure as a job. The Hon. Memler concluded by moving that the salaris of the Commissioners should be 1,2001. iastead of 1,5001. a year. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the amendment l3 Against it .. Majority against the amendment —l9 On our re-admission to the gallery we found Mr. T. DUNCOMBE making further objections to the measure, especially clause 16, which gave no security for the attendance of the Commissioners. Sir J. GRAHAM said that the great object the Bill had in view was visitation by the Commissioners throughout the county, which was of far more importance than their at tendance at the Board. After some observations from Lord ASHLEY, Mr. HUME complained of the salaries of the Commissioners besng far toe high. He did not see why those Commissioners should have 1,500/. a year for doing little, and a pension for doing nothing, while the Lords of the Admiralty had only 1,0001. a year. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then moved that the 16th clause should be omitted, but he would forego that motion if he was assured.by the Noble Lord that the office of the Commision, in Abingdon-street, should be always open, and the secretary always in attendance. Lord ASHLEY assured the Hon. Member that such would be always the case. Mr. DUNCOMBE then moved to add the following pro viso to the 25th clause:—" Provided always, that no person shall receive any licence for the reception of lunatics in any lunatic asylum who shall not reside on the premises for which he is licensed." Lord ASHLEY agreed in the importance of th p eprovision proposed, but thought that its immediate adoption would be most injurious to many individuals who had more than one asylum. He would, however, pledge himself to take the matter into consideration. After some observations from Sir G. STRICKLAND, Mr. WAKLEY said that he considered the proposition most admirable one, and reflected the greatest honour on his Hon. Colleague ; for himself he had entirely forgotten it. Sir J. GRAHAM suggested that the insertion of the words " hereafter receive a license for the first time," would answer all z 4 purposes of the Hon. Member for Finsbury. Mr. 1 .; .. 4,K LEY could not assent to the suggestion. Mr. T. Dt3;;TOKRE thought he could n get much more than was now offeret.! by the :light Horipurabl ot e Baronet, and he must, therefore, aezept Mr. WAKLEY suggested the additfOrs of to. :.he words " or having only one establishment," which was agreen " . of ad- The HoN. MEMBER then suggested the propriety journing the proceedings, in mercy to :he Speaker—( Heso— would have to sit from five o'clock until two o r three us the morning. Sir J. GRAHAM assented, and the further' proceedings on the measure were adjourned till twelve o'clOc,k to-morrow (Wednesday). The House then adjourned till Five o'clock. The House re-assembled at Five o'clock. The Birmingham Bluecoat School Estate Bill was read a second time. The South-Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal and Extension of the South-Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate Railway) Bill was reported and ordered to be engrossed. The Lords' amendments to the Aberdare Railway Bill were read and agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Branches Bill were read and agreed to. The Lords' amendments to the London and Norwich Rail way (Dins and Dereham) Branches Bill were agreed to. Mr. I)ENNISTOUN presented a petition from Glasgow, praying the House to take some steps relative to the affairs of New Zealand. Mr. F. SCOTT presented several petitions from settlers in New Zealand, complaining that the revenues of the colony were applied to other pu r poses than those for which they were originally intended. Mr. VILLIERS presented a similar petition from New Zealand. THE MOLYNEUX (FOLLETTS) BILL. On the motion of Sir H. DOUGLAS the Molyneux (Fol- Letts) Bill was read a second time. BOLTON AND LEIGH RAILWAY. Sir H. DOUGLAS brought up the report on the above railway amalgamation. Mr. M. GIBSON thought the principle of amalgamation be tween four railway companies, where they could command the trade of an important district like Liverpool and Manchester, a very per one, and ought to be discountenanced by the House. In the Bill under consideration there was also a clause which empowered the company to levy different degrees of rate upon the &fluent railways, and this he considered totally opposed to the opinions of the House, as expressed shortly before that time. He trusted therefore that the House would postpone its consideration until to-morrow, when the Vice-President of the Board of Trade would be present. Mr. WARBURTON opposed these amalgamations of great lines. He saw no difference in making a general system of amalgamation, and in amalgamating two or three great lines. The House ought to view with great suspicion these schemes of amalgamation, as he was sure they would operate most injuri ously to the public interest. Mr. GREENE denied that the Grand Junction Lne and the Manchester and Birmingham were opposing inteiests. They were to a great extent identical. The Graod Junction ran for a considerable way on the Man chester and Birmingham line, from the point of junction near to Liverpool. He knew of iso public grounds on which the amalgamation ought to be refused. He knew from his own experience in Lancashire that the amalgamation would prove beneficial; and he considered a prima facie case had been made nut before the Committee. Mr. BROTHERTON opposed the amalgamation of the lines. Such a Bill would enable the Grand Junction Railway to swamp the smaller lines. It would be able, by the regulation of tolls, to impose light rates on one portion of their line, and heavy ones on other portions, so as to injure the smaller lines in tho district. Such an amalgamation would, in his opinion, operate most injuriously to the public. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said the question of postponement rested with the Noble Lord the Member for North Lan cashire. The question was not whether the principle in the Bill was a good or a bad one—that had been already decided. A petition had been presented, it was true, against this amalgamation, and counsel opposed it, but the oppo sition was not of a substantial nature. No case had been made out against this amalgamation.—Hear, hear.) The Manchester and Liverpool, and the Grand Junction Rail way were almost under the same direction. The North Union line was originally intended to be amalgamated with the Liver pool and Manchester. This would constitute a most formidable combination. He thought it was most desirable that there should be a uniformity of toll. The Hon. Member then read an extract from the Act, to show that it gave powers to the directors to alter and vary the tolls. If the House came to different opinion from that of the Committe, he, as a member of the Committee, would not feel at all hurt. Mr. P. M. STEWART could not see what was to be gained by the postponement of this question, as suggested by the Board of Trade.—(Hear.) If anything was to be gained, he thought it was the expression of a prompt opinion by the House on this question.—( Hear, hear.) Now, he did think that this was a line which should at once be sanctioned by the House, fer it formed what might be considered a great amalgamation of the different lines that were in opposition to each other. Mr. H. HINDE believed that the proposed amalgamation would be beneficial to the public. It would tend greatly to increase the safety of persons travelling on those lines which were proposed to be amalgamated. Mr. ALDAM said that if this amalgamation were granted, the traffic on the Grand Junction line would be placed on more advantageous terms than the traffic on the Manchester and Leeds line to Liverpool. He thought this was a strong argu ment against the measure. Mr. W. COLLETT was understood to oppose the amalga mation, on the ground that it would enable the Grand Junction Company to carry the broad gauge up to Liverpool, and he thought, therefore, that the question of the amalgamation of these lines ought to be postponed until after the report had been made by the Commission on the subject of the gauges. Mr. DUNCOMBE said that the Committee differed from the Board of Trade, as they did not deem it advisable to alter the gauge. The Committee had rec.annsentied the amalgama tion of the lines. He should object to the motion for the post ponement. Mr. COBDEN observed that the system of amalgamation - alone furnished a sufficient ground of opposition. He saw no reason why amalgamation should be allowed in this particular instance, unless it were generalised on all the lines of railway throughout the country. It was argued that different lines in conjunction could not be properly managed unless an amalgamation took place. He, however, thought that railway companies, having different lines of railway, could give quite as much accommodation to the public, as trustees of turnpike reads holuir,g separate trusts could af ford. He wished that this amalgamation Bill might be post poned not only for a day, but until that day twelvemonths. Lord SAN DON said the Committee had reported in favour of the amalgamation, but the report of the Board of Trade had been against it. The House had been very much inclined to attach great importance to their reports, but he could not see that in this matter the Board had any right to interfere. He was averse to calling into question the opinion expressed by the Committee, and seeing no benefit to be got from a postpone ment, he should oppose the motion of the Hon. Member. Mr. M. GIBSON teplied. The opinion of the House might be against him, but he felt it his duty to press the motion to a division. The Houss then divided — For the report Against it .Majority COLONIAL LANDS. ... 67 23 -44 Mr. DENISON Zht,dto ask a question relating to the Coloninl Department. He wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce, at this late period of the session, a Bill which was now in preparation, and if it were introduced, whether it was their intention to pass it through the House Mr. HOPE said that the Bill referred to was a Bill for re gulating the unsold waste lands in Australia. The reason of their delaying the measure till this late period of the session was occasioned by the desire to have personal communication with the parties interested in that colony. As regarded the intention of carrying the Bill this session, much depended upon the feeling with which it would be received. Mr. DENISON said it would be impossible to say what course it would be best to pursue till the Bill was produced be fore the house, and they knew its nature. He put it to the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir Robert Peel) whether it was right that the Bill should be introduced under the circumstances stated by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer ? 'Sir ROBERT PEEL thought that each measure should stand upon its own me rits. He did not thmkt ef inr e n rd sistent to go on with the Bi ll, if it came from the H ouse i Mr. AGLIONB a sked if it was a fact that the Bill s Y vested the mines and minerals in the Crown, with the consent of the proprietors of the colony ?. Mr. HOPE said that it was not necessary so to state it in the Bill, as those were already vested in the - Crown. DUKE OF YORK'S CLAIMS IN NOVA SCOTIA. Mr. WARBURTON wished to ascertain if the returns of the revenue from the mines and minerals in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. ceded by the Crown to the late Duke of York, could be had. Mr. HOPE replied that the returns filled a large mass of paper, but if the Hon. Gentleman would state what he wanted there would be no difficulty in supplying him with what he wanted. Mr. THE RAJA OF SATTARA. 1 11 )8. 1 v J e il r I , E ly s h a i i e d il th h a e t h i, e as ha m d , f ,s o t r a long time had a motion atihoauts heto brim ,ou f d before the ?L'Tn-sittisee, and he w t :uld promise them : 1 , in his . ,anchiiin-clis:i to e them. address Thatbe presentednition t was oh e a r s v i‘ f e f o r a l y : Ma follows :—" That ... —, ,,usly pleased to direct inquiry into short nine: j t e h s e t y a g e h g a e t d sh , h e a w , g i will charges be againstg ra - j. 1, :-* Perta.ub Shean, late Raja of ' s inch shed with a copy of S a ttara, and whether he has bec on which he was de the charges and evidenc e a g ainst him, i . u p,- . ner at Benares, posed from his Raj , an d now lives a state to cause strict a ,;; . 4 . that her Majesty will be pleased further inqulry ~,:' be made into the charges of bribery ao a orruptien by Knusebnik;ee Sadusee Bhidley (as stated in t'.. 41 papers before the House; against Colonel Ovine, whilst.' reEi. dent at bat t orah, and against Ball,,jee Penil lea; too, who assisted Colonel Ovens at the Court of Smtara." It w :i a subject whieit he was , at all times unwilling ha to obtrude on upon so 1840 he d only de the House ; and th e fact that since twice, d e nt evidence of the fact. But now he felt himself compeik ad by a K nee of duty, to again re-introduce _-;~;~ 7