The Sun. — London, England, 1845-06-19 00:00:00

4rregtilAr colotesatiou Liking ;:lace tlere ; non 'hie crimes had not been nnfrequent, and scenes '.f anar • chy and confusion followed each ether. Su h scenes took pace is 1.:32, and took place Z. gland, that it eat not unfrequert to see the heads of oat! v - Into museums . n this coun Ina.; ters •,t arlo. it w fount necessary to make a proiAH ion ''h--ir impor ation. In 1842, there vt as a vast improvemei , , bit. 4:me the rstabli-h -men, of British authority there t.ll . 4g 1.-:se got ',Torre, when the New Zealanders had no'llirg to (.10 it. The Govern ment of that country must have been ill condo ted, or else such an alt -ration for the worse would not have taken place. If there had been a good policy and a proper firmness such a state of hings would not have followed. It was at: attributable to the rroneous pol cy pursued there. With regard to the land case, was allowed by Lord Stanley himself that it was the onset ( t state of that matter ihat produced all these evils. The on .Gentleman (the Member for London) had stated that the reaty of Waitanga was thoroughly comprehended, but if the House permitted he would be able to meet those arguments. His (Lord Howick's) complaint was that neither those who had been entrusted with the colony, nor her Majesty's Govern ment, had understood the paramount importance in colonization of the proper administration of waste lands. The principle of wise colonisation was, that of selling land to be distributed to those who really meant to use it; and by applying the price so received in great works necessary fur the successful occupaticn of land. Had the Government understood this sytem of colonization they would have immediately ob tained from the nati ;es of New Zealand their acquiescence in the disposal of the land. By this means, all mischievous dealing in land would have been done away with. The laws respecting real property in this country were quite unintelli gible to the natives of New Zealand. He ( Lord Howick) recollected, when he was in the New Zealand Committee, one witness incidentally said that he knew a chief in New Zealand who had stated that he had a great title to his land, inasmuch as he had eaten the former owner.—(Laughter.) The Mem bers of the Committee would recollect that. Mr. . MILNES—I put the question myself. Lord HOWICK continued—That was one of the ground 3 which were considered by thenatives of New Zealand as sufficient for the establishment of titles to land in that part of the world. This being the state of things, an English gentleman was sent out to decide according to the rules of English law, disputes as to the titles of real property in New Zealand. Why, such a tribunal as this gentleman had to preside over was ridiculous, and its proceedings must only be a farce. He (Lord Howick) was sorry to trouble the House at this length, but having been on the Committee on this matter, his attention had therefore been directed forcibly to this subject. If the Government had pi operly understood this subject, they would not now have been placed in those difficulties with which they had now to contend. Mr. Hobson had pointed out in his dispatch of 184) the great evils which had arisen, and were arising, from jobbing in lands both by natives and Europeans. He would just read an extract from the last report of Mr. Com missioner Payne. dated the 6 h of July last, which would cleat ly show the state of things in New Zealand. Mr. Com missioner Payne stated that he had travelled over the country where he found millions of acres of land upon which the human foot had scarcely ever trod, and it slid appear truly lamentable that the present few inhabitants should be differing on the sub ject of land when there was so much of it unoccupied in other parts of the island, which they could easily make available for their purposes. The natives were little disposed to agree to his laws ; not because they wanted the land themselves, but merely because they objected to Europeans taking roesession of it Now this was the course of the present policy of the Government. They had taught the natives to extort from s tilers compensation fur lands which had perhaps for ever been lying waste and unoceupied. Where was the sense of such policy as this' , 'Well, then, this was the main cause of the present difficulties in New Zealand. Let him now con trast his with the effects which might have resulted from a different policy ? Suppose they had said to the natives, " You have givn up the relit of possession of the land to the British Government, ant the British Government will give you for that laud what ie is worth ; but, with res ect to the waste land, which you have never occupied, the British Government will give jou ne compensation, but they will take care that it is so improve.{ that it shall mutally turn out to your advantage." If this line of coeduct had been taken with proper firmness, the acquiescence of the natives might have been ultimately obtained. If ~the Crown had been appointed trustee of the waste lands not ccupieti by the natives, many evils would have been avoided. Industry would have been peomoted, there would have been no disput es between settlers and natives, chiefs would have been maintained in their position as regarded the whole community, civilisation would have gone on, and the greatest and moat noble scheme of civilisation that had been promulgated for the last 200 years would have realised a glorious result. Nothing was more certain, as it appeared from the evidence of those who were well acquainted with that country, than that there was a disposition on the part of the New Zealander to look up with almost superstitious reverence to the white settler, and that they wculn readily obey all commands that might be put upon them. This was the state of affairs at first, but by allowing the power that had been originally exercised: to fall into desuetude, contempt had gradually increased, and the effect of the power of the white man was destro) ed. Mr. Shortland, in June 1640, in his account of affairs iii New Zealand, had told the Governor that he was assured of the allegiance of the settlers, and he had great pleasure in informing him that her Majesty's Go vernment was established amongst both natives and settlers, and the entire population was in a satisfactory state. This was, in 1840, not less than one year from the arrival there of Captain Wakefield. The report also stated that there was a slight disturbance with respect to some land occupied by the natives; but the moment persons representing the Goverment interfered, the matter was completely and quietly adjustied. In 1841, Governor Hobson wrote to the Secretary of State, stating that the native chiefs had expressed their willingness to comply with every order that he might give. From that period, and for two years after, Captain Wakefield's arrival there he extorted a general acquiescence and submission to the power of the Government.l He said, also,:that the natives were con structing a road. He interfered, and told them they could not do that, as the Queen only had the power of ordering it, and the project was at once abandoned. The policy of the Guvernment seemed to have been lessened by degrees, and their power had been slowly falling. The first effect of their mismanagement was the encroach ment of the settlers on the land of the Hudson. In December, 1841, two years after the Company's settlement Mr. Clark, the protector of the aborigines, set forth that they were peaceable and tractable, but remarked that some apprehensions were entertained by them, respecting the retention of the lands. So that up to this time they had the natives respecting their measures, and evincing a friendly feeling towards them, and as being desirous of amicably set tling the disputed claims. The native who barbarously mur dered" Mrs. Roberts and her children, and in whose case the Governor showed great laxity of duty, by not promptly using the authority which he possessed, was brought to justice, and suffered d= a , h, so desirous were the aborigines not to violate the law. Three m ,tithe afterwards (on March 12th. 1841,) the Governor wrote to the eff• ct that depredations were com mitted on propel ty by the natives, and regretted that he had Tit t suffic.ent power to put a stop to such practices, as a spirit of hcstility had a isen between the native and white settlers. How a British officer could write in this strain, he (Lord flowick ) did know. The power of the Government ought to have been sufficient, and was sufficient, to protect the rights of the colonists trom a2gression, and they ought not to have al lowed those rights to be trampled upon in the Kay they had been. In February, 1842, those disturbances became more serious, and for several months peaceable Bri+ish settlers were wantonly and outrageously interfered with, and had their pro perty deeroyed by lawless natives. The unfortunate men in seeking redress for these enormities were bandied about from one official to another, and then told that they might seek their remedy in a court of law against the natives of New Zealand. In some of the outrages the natives made no claim to the land, as was the fact in 'dr. Swainson's case.—( Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord proeeetled to read the letter which was of great length, anti which concluded by saying that the colonies ought to be governed by moral influence, and not by physical force. Now he ( Lord Hewick) asked was it right to give to those per sons vvhose house s had been burnt down--whose lives had been en !angered, and their crops destreyetl—the option of a civil action against the barbarians?—( Hear, hear.) The Governor woull take no means to repress the savages who broke through all laws, and at the same time he enforced the laws against the settlers, who were sacrificed to their obedience.—(Hear.) In a further part of the letter the writer stated that he had great difficulty in watching over both parties to prevent a collision, which would be most disastrous. This was the forerunner of the massacre of June, 1843 ; and they subsequently allowed this barbarous chief, who had been the cause of all the worst scenes of atrocity which had taken place in New Zealand, to trample upon their laws, giving him an overweening netiun of his own power and their weakness—( Hear )-.- and encouraging him in his outrages. The consequence of the impolicy of their officers was the tragedy of June, 1843, when the lives of British officeis of the highest rank and character, and gentlemen against whose character not one word had been said, were sacrificed in a manner which was really painful to contemplate. He said it deliberately, and most de cidedly expressed it as his opinion that this dreadful calamity was directly traceable to the impolicy of the British Govern ment, and he believed the blood of these murdered men still cried cut to them to give better pro tection to the settlers in the colony of New Zealand. For what does civil government exist, if those things are to be allowed? If their power be used firmly not to oppress the natives, not to rob them, but, on the contrary, to maintain due discipline, and to teach them what were the blessings of peace, order, and security. If that had been the policy of the Government from the first instance, no man could read those papers, anti believe that any resistance would be offered to their authority. If the European settlers were organised as they ought to be, their authority would lie absolute. If he had made out his case that this state of things was the result of a bad policy, it was the duty of the House to acquiesce in the amendment of his Hon. Friend. If they carried that vote for going into Committee, in Committee their resolutions should be mainly confined to condemning what was passed. They could not improve their policy, with out pronouncing an opinion on their past errors.—( Hear.) He thought that any governor that was sent out ought to go out armed with full powers to dismiss any of the subordinate officers of Government, if he should see cause. To many of there parties was to be attributed the anarchy which at present existed in New Zealand. The Governor should be a man of the highest character and station He should be sent out with unfettered powers for the restoration of order, and when that r. storation was accomplished, he (Lord Howick) hoped that the Government would revert to the old custom of our ances tors, and allo w t h e co l on i sts to govern t h emse l ves. All experience was in fa vour o f self-government by the colonies. In New Zealand was to b e f oun d t h e ill -e ff ects o f a d i stant G overnmen t. He saw the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary-at-War cheer that sentiment —he smarted, perhaps, under the sting which he ( Lord Howick) had so often felt of that pest of Boards, thethe pr n Bor ei do i frade.---(Loud laughter.) It might be said th at to the n at i ves; buth life he advocat e d en t a il e d a want o f secur i ty as recomm en d e d by thete p oli cy of the Govern me nt s h ou ld b e , the two races d i stinct, but t: assimilate wZ ea l a n d Company,and amalgamate not th, h t o k e e m e p , before long a great part of the native population would possess the English language, and take their place with their fellow subjects of the British by repeating the declarraian-r- He would conclude with which he commenced, that the substantial question , e the House was the approval or disapproval of the policy of Zealand.—(Hear, by the Government towards the celony ear, hear.) Independent of considerations of the administrative( incompetency at home as compared with that abroad, independent of the differences between the Company interested in the colony and either Go vernment. he repeated that the proposition no:Won virtually was the e o la a rs n e e pursued by the dieapproval of that Heuse of Government at home, and the adoption , Hear, hear.) w and more suit. ez r regarded able system of administration.—( 14 the inter std of the British who had colo nise d, and we suffering in those parts, he shou'd admi re an d applaued theirti9w sympathy. and if, in turn, they would do justi ce to t h e settlers anti the natives they could not reject the motion of his Hon. Friend the ,llem her for Liskeard.—(Cheers.) Mr. HA WES explained that he had not proposed a Govern ment of colonists,lbut a local self-Government. .1111-. MANGLES then moved the adjournment of the debate. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House was adjourned. Livers l'rotn Odessa of the 22 1 ult. mention the receipt of news from Teilis, announcing that the expedition directed by Count Woronzoff in person against the Caucasiar.s had n6t been successful. After a warm enkrgement the Ru s.an troops were compelled to retire, after sustaining a considerable loss. This event, no doubt, caused the sudden departure of the Emperor from Warsaw, announced some days since. THE SUN . , LONDON, TITURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1845. represented were quits willing to leave it to any gentleman of high character and position, and not to a jury, but to any tribunal which might be considered the fairest for the interests of Mr. Mus kett, or the young ladies, for whom he was trustee. The CHAIRMAN recommended Mr. O'Malley to consider whether it was not wise to accept of this accommodation, as there were too toes to propose. Mr. O'MALLEY stated that this proposition came too late, for the fact was, that a proposition hade been made on behalf of Mr. Muskett to the company, and it had been contumeli ously rejected, and in fact the company had offered nothing more than his client already possessed by the Railway Clauses Consolida tion Act, and he should, therefore, decline the proposition thus made in open Court. The real question was, was there such a de mand for railway accommodation on this Guildford and Portsmouth line as to justify the Committee In disregarding the rights of pri vate property for the gratification of a whim of the South-Western Company ? To the atmospheric line he had no objection, for in the event of that Bill being passed, they had provided that no injury should be done to the property, and he felt, therefore, no responsi bility respecting that line. But with regard to the Guildford and Portsmouth Railway lie was bound to inquire whether there was any demand for it in the public mind. The only two places in terested in this line were the town of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, and he was assured that If these two places were out of consideration, no Committee of the House of Commons would have warranted the Bill at all. The great object of the pro moters of the South. Western Company, according to their evidence, was to unite the intermediate towns with London and each other, and when he had concluded the evidence which he was prepared to lay before the Committee, he believed that they would be of opinion that the Company had made out no case which would joe. tify the interference with the private rights of his client. Mr. Eager ,a land surveyor residing in the pariah of Wonersh, stated that he knew Mr. Muskett's property at Westbrook, near Godalming, and, Including all the appendages, it would let for 4001. a year ; but the premises were in bad repair, and had for some time been uninhabited. The examination of this witness continued till the adjournment of the Committee at the usual hour, but nothing of any public interest was elicited. the purpose of having certain clauses inserted in twe Bill. If their wishes were complied with in this respect, no oppos'ition would be offered by them to the proposed line. Mr. John i\VMullan, examined by Mr. Rows, said that he was secretary to the Grand Canal Company. There was a portion of land belonging to Ilie Canal Company lying generally on the line. That land returns about 3001. a year to the Company. It :is let out for farming purposes. There is also a quantity of it used as a highway, and there is a turnpike on this road which yields a return of 1001 ►o 200/. yearly. That land is often crossed by the pro posed railway. The canal is crossed by a swinging bridge near Ballycommon. He considered a much better line could be formed along the banks of the canal. A section of the land had been prepared. The Committee gave it as their opinion that no plan or section could be put in as evidence, but any question relative to the land referred to might be asked. The witness, in cont►nuation, said that a ground plan had been submitted to Mr. Cubitt, and he was of opinion that there was suffi cient space on this land for a double line of railway. Mr. Rowe said that he would produce the plan, and thus set the matter at rest. _ _ came to the cast-iron girders or troughs of a bridge thrown over a road leading from Langley to Iser, when it seems that it strnck one of these girders, which threw it off the timbers into the ballast of the ' line, pulling with it, and against the iron girders, the remainder of the train. " The precise part of the line at which the luggage van first left the rail is upwards of half a mile from that where the carriages were thrown over the embankment. 'When the other carriages were:thrown off the rails some evidently diverged to the right and some to the left, as is indicated not only by the marks of the flanches of the wheels, which cut and splintered the sleepers, but by the iron rails themselves, for half a mile, having been cut, and long slips absolutely sliced off by the flanches coming into sharp collision with them." In consequence of four of the upright posts of the telegraph being knocked down by the upsetting of the carriages, and the wires severed, all communication by mean of the galvanic telegraph between Slough and Paddington, has been cut off. This, unfor tunately, caused considerable time to elapse before any intimation of the accident reached the Paddington terminus. The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had already decided that the plan could not be produced. The witness then proceeded--He had made a calculation along with Mr. Cubitt, and the result of that calculation was that a line from Naas to Ballinasloe could be laid down at a much less ex pense than the proposed cne He had those calculations in his pos session. THE FITAL I)UEL AT GOSPORT. ADJOURNED INQUEST.—THE VERDICT. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 17.—The inquiry relative to the death of the late Mr. James Alexander Seton was resumed before the Co roner for the borough, this day, at the Guildhall. Mr. Payne (Coroner for the City of London) stated that he at tended on that occasion for the purpose of proceeding, at a proper time, to produce the evidence of Mrs. Hawkey, and urged that her evidence was most important, inasmuch r.s it would go to show that the provocation was so great that should Mr. Hawkey be the guilty party, the offence would only amount to manslaughter. This proposition was acceded to by the Coroner. Isabella Frances Hawkey was then called, and sworn—l knew Mr. Seton. The first time I saw him was in the month of April last. I was introduced to him in the month of Slay. He said to Mr. Hawkey that all his acquaintances had left the rooms, and he wished to be introduced to me. My husband did so, and I danced with him on that ocaasion. He went away then. He expressed a wish that I should call on Mrs. Sewn. I saw him once afterwards, when I went to hear the band play, on a Monday. Shortly after I went with Mr. Hawkey to Gosport I saw Mr. Seton. He said that he had called on me with his friend Mr Pits, He said he had left a music-book for me at my house. He said he would come again in half an hour. My husband did not then go out for a ride, as he wished to be at home when Mr. Seton called. I called on Mr. Seton by engagement. As I was sitting on a chair by the sofa, about a week or fortnight after the. first in. troduction, he opened a desk and showed me some dice. He showed me also a ring out of the desk. I stayed and spent the evening. As he handed me a glass of wine he said something I have forgot. He asked inc if I would be at home at twelve the next day, if he called and brought the book. I was always at home tilt two, when I used to walk out with Mr. Hawkey, Mr. Seton asked Mr. Hawkey to let me go with Mrs. Seton to see the drill next day. Mr. Hawkey consented, and told me to go. Mr Seton called the next day about two o'clr ck. He remained at my house nearly an hour. 'I hat was on a Thursday. I forget the date. 1 made au observation as to Mrs. Seton waiting for me. Ile replied he did not care. I never took Mr. Seton's aria in my walk. It came on to rain. I went to Mr. Seton's, but not to the drill. They engaged me to dine with them on the next Saturday. He offered me his arm on that day. I declined it ; and he said, "If one lady does it another may—my wife is walking with Mr. Maugin." I said my husband did not like it. We went into Portsmouth that afternoon. I know Mr. Tattnell and Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Seton left me because there was not room for us all to walk together. He did not say anything. I saw hint on the afternoon of the following day. He said that Mrs. Seton and Mr. Maugin had said to him that he ought not to be turned out by any one, much leas a naval man. I think he said so, because I spoke to Mr. Tattnell. The day after the last transaction Mr. Seton came to my house. On Monday Mr. Seton called, and said he knew my husband was out. Mr. Tattnell came in, and Mr. Seton said he was not wanted there—he might go. My husband came in, when they both left. On the Sunday, the day before, as we were going to church we met Mr. Seton, who said something I have forgot. On Tuesday he called, and asked me if my husband was going to Soberton races ? I said, " Yes." He said that he intended to go, but that if Mr. Hawkey went he should not go. He said he had a great deal to say to me, and would come again on that day. My husband did not go to drill on that day. I know Mr. Pym. He came to lunch with us on that day. Mr. Seton came in while my husband and Mr. Pym were in the room. He was not announced by the servants. Mr. Hawkey and Mr. Pym were sitting behind the door. Ido not think he saw them when he first entered. He started back when he saw they were there. It attracted Mr. Pym's and Mr. Hawkey's notice. I saw Mr. Seton on the following Monday at the soiree. He made me a present of a bouquet of flowers, for which my husband thanked him. He danced with me several times. On one occasion he called nn me when Mr. Hawkey was at drill, and said, " It is no use hurnhuggingwith you any longer," and he asked me if I intended to give him an oppor tunity or not. He said he knew Mr. Hawkey to be a quarrelsome fellow. He said he knew he should have to go out with Mr. Hawkey in the end, and that he should not go out on the common for nothing If he gained his point he would not mind. I cannot tell the date of this conversation. There was a knock at the door at the time. He said, " Good God, here is Hawkey." He ran to the table for his hat, and said, " Can't you let me out ?" It was Mr. Pym that came in at that time. Mr. Hawkey noticed on that afternoon that I was silent, and asked if Mr. Seton had annoyed me ? On another occasion he offered me something, and said if I did not accept what he offered he could not have any tie over n.e; and said, " Perhaps you'do not think it of sufficient value." I told him not to insult me any more by such offers. He said place your self in the position of some one whose name I do not know, and with the colonel of our regiment. He said that Lori] Cardigan had givi.n that person 1,0001. worth of jewellery He said, " nu 'd that be any inducement to you ?" I said "No " He said. "If those are your ideas, a man has no chalice." 1 r monstrat,ot with him, and told him he was a married mad. He said, " I don't care about her eon she about me, we built me.ise our. selves." I forget whether Mr. Hawkey came in at that time. I did not relate the conversation to my husband at +hat time. 1 told Mr. Pym. I said, "If he continutil to annoy me, I should go home to my mother's, at Rocoester." He said he wishes; I would, it was all on his road to Maidstone. My hushand is very tenacious, and therefore I did oot tell him. I afterwards saw Mr. Setoo, when Mrs. Seton was gone to London. He told me he had just seen her off. There was a soiree on that evening. I went to it. Mr. Seton was there He said to me he w. 1,6 very unhappy, and that if nothing else would make me like him, sym pathy ought. I saw Mr. Seton two days after. He called with Mrs. Seton. I recollect going to the rooms with Mr. and Mrs. Seton. Mr. Pym and Mr. Hasikey joined us then'. My husband said he was much displeased at seeing me with him. I did i , ot know my husband was aware of Seton's attentions to me until the Sunday before the duel. Mr. Hawkey, on that day, said he had something to say to me. I went to Anglesey with him in the afternoon, when he told me he was angry at my not telling him what I told Mr. Pym, and that if I told him all he would not take any notice of it. I then told him several things about Mr. Seton's conduct to me. He did not say much, but aid not seem at all pleased. I met Mr. Scion on Monday, the 10th of May. I bowed to him, but Mr. Hawkey would not let me stop. I afterwards saw him at the soiree the same evening. I had promised a week before to dance with him. When he asked me to do so I said I could not. He said if I did not dance with him it must be Hawkey's fault, and that he would ask an explanation. I told him to do so, and that most likely he would give him one. I asked Mr. Hawkey what 1 should do ? He said " You may dance a quadrille." That was all I danced with him. He asked why I passed Mrs. Seton, and said, "If you do not know her you do not know me." He said, on the same evening, " Whatever your husband says to me, I shall not go out with him; it is impossible for a cavalry man to mix himself up with an infantry man." My husband wished to sit down by me, but Mr. Seton would not move. My husband said to him " May I have a private word with you ?" Mr. Seton said "An explanation I have long wished." They went into a private room. On coming out, Mr. Seton asked me to take his arm, and said " For God's sake, settle this matter, or there will be such an exposure !" I went away with Mr. Pym. On an occasion of a review of the 59th, Colonel Jones offered me his arm. Mr. Seton said " This lady is under my protection," I said it was no such thing, and left the common and went home. Mr. Seton said he should like to drive me in a cab in London, and asked if there was a chance. My only object in not telling my husband was for fear of the consequences. Mrs. Pym and Mr. Hawkey both re quested that I would not dance the polka. Mr. Pym was a par. titular friend of my husband. William Ellis, master of the royal yacht, living at Stoke-cottage, was next examined. The Coroner having cautioned him as to any evidence he should give that was likely to criminate himself, he proceeded to state : I had no knowledge of the duel until it had taken place. I can say nothing about it. I had rio reason to be lieve a duel had taken place. Mr. Hawkey and Mr. Pym came to my house on the 28th of May, between seven and eight o'clock in the evening. Mr. Pym wished me to see him in my private par lour. Mr. Hawkey was in my drawing-room, and came in with out my knowing he was there. Mr. Pym told me an unfortunate affair had taken place between Mr. Hawkey and Mr. Seton, and that a gentleman was wounded, naming the place where he lay in Stokes Bay Mr. Pym requested me to give arty assistance I could. They had left persons with him. I had known Mr. Pym from a child; that was the reason he came to my house. Mr. Pym said he had been the friend. I understood him to mean a second. He told me nothing of the circumstances. Three more witnesses were examined. but the only additional evidence was that the place where the duel was fought was in the parish of Tichfield, and not in the parish of Alverstoke, as alleged. When the examination of these witnesses had closed, the Coroner summed up the evidence, and the jury retired into another room to consider their verdict. The jury, after having been absent about haif an hour, re tuned into the Guildhall, and, by their chairman, Sir. Grant, re. urued the following verdict:— " We find that the immediate cause of Mr. Seton's death was the result of a surgical operation, rendered imperatively necessary by the imminent danger in which he was placed y the infliction of a gunshot wound he received on the *2otli of May last, in a duel with Henry Charles Morehead Hawkey, of the Royal Marines We, therefore, find the said Lieutenant Hawkey and Lieutenant Edward Pym, as well as all the parties concerned in the said duel, Guilty of Wilful Murder. " The jury would further express their unanimous conviction that everything which tt.e best professional skill, the greatest atten tioo, and the utmost kindness could suggest, was rendered to Mr. Seton by his respective medical attendants." The Committee would not allow the witness to enter into these calculations. The witness was familiar with the general traffic of the country, as well as with the traffic on the canal. The tables of traffic put forth by the promoters of the line were grossly exaggerated. 114c1 heard no complaints from any one but Mr. Williams with respect to the general management of the canal, but has received the approbation of the principal people who used the canal for the trans mission of their goods. There were two very gross instances of misstatement in the printed tables of traffic put forth by the promoters. With respect to the amount of corn, grain, &c., for the fourteen d lys during which the observations wore made, it was stated that 2,338 tons passed between Edenderry and Philips town. When this statement appeared enumerators were placed along the line by the Canal Company, and during the fortnight they were taking observations, only 10 tons of grain passed along the road. He had every reason to believe that this was a correct statement. Between Galway and Tullamore, the largest mileage traffic would yield a return of 2021. 10s. per mile. Cross-examined by Mr. MURPHY—The Canal Company were possessed of the land by their Act of Incorporation. The GROUP P. THE ABERDARE RAILWAY. The Committee re assembled this morning at twelve o'clock, and proceeded to the consideration of the scheme that had been sub.. mated to them. _ _ . This was a Bill for making a railway from the Taff Vale Railway near a place called Yuys Meyrick to the Aberdare canal, with a branch therefrom, to be called the Aberdare branch. Mr. Wittiasts opened the case for the promoters, and stated that the capital was 50,0001., and the entire length of the line, ineuding the branch, was 81 miles. The valley of Aberdare was very rich in coal and other minerals and was well adapted for steaming pur. poses. The only present means of co:rmunication in the valley consisted of the Aberdare canal, which was connected with the Glamorganshire canal. The quality of the coal to be obtained was of a very valuable nature, and new works were constantly being established, so that in two or three years the canal would not be sufficient to accommodate more than one-fourth of the traffic. This was the case. He would now proceed to call witnesses to prove the preamble. Mr. Wayle and Mr. Davis tendered general evidence as to the practicability of constructing the line and the general benefits that would result. .Mr. Barber, engineer, stated that he had prepared the plan of the Aberdare Railway. The present traffic along the line of the proposed railway amounted to 79,000 tons annually. The average charge per ton for conveyance was lid. per mile. After the examination of the last witness, no opposition having been offered to the preamble, it was declared to have been proved. Some opposition having been offered to the toll clauses, they were after some discussion made part of the Bill. The alterations con. slated in assimtlating the tolls to be demanded on the proposed rail way to those received on the Pontypool Railway. A new clause respecting the provisions for future general rail way Acts was inserted. Other clauses concerning the particular power of the railway and Its working were proposed, but the consideration of them was post poned till to-morrow. The Committee then adjourned till twelve to-morrow. lands were for the purposes of the canal. Could not say by what authority the Company let out any portion of their land for agricultural purposes. The land re ferred to was six miles east of Tullanaore. The Canal Company were not landholders in any other capacity than for the purposes of the canal. The turnpike.road was along the bank of the canal. He heard Mr. Pym's evidence. It was not a fair representation to say that a great portion of the traffic which ought to go by the canal (if it were properly managed) went now by the high road. Did nut hear Lord Clancarty say so in his evidence. It was no misrepresenta. tion to say that 120,0001. due by the Canal Company to the Co. vernment had been compromised for 10,0001. Did not know that Mr. Williams was the first person who/ put a steam-boat on the Shannon. His calculation was male from E•tenderry to Philipstown. Re-examined by Mr. Rowe—The 120,0001. alluded to was put in the hands of the Canal Company by trustees for the poor, and they merely acted in that capacity in reference to that money. Mr. C. Bagot, examined by Mr. Rowe—His father was for many years superintendent of the traffic on the Grand Canal. He as sisted him for several years, and during that period he had a good opportnnity of becoming acquainted with the traffic by the canal. He had no hesitation in saying that the statements in the printed paper that had been put forth by the promoters of the proposed line weregrossly exaggerated. When his attention had been called to these gross mis-statements, he caused, at the instance of the Grand Canal Company, enumerators to be placed along the line on which the estimates of the promoters were taken, and instead of 2,338 tons of grain, which had been assumed as the traffic along that por tion of the line, only ten cart loads of grain passed. The average of a cart load was rather lees than a ton. The estimates for the whole line of railway, of all kinds of merchandise, were calculated by the promoters at 1,0091. per mile. According to the esti mates of tha Canal Company, it appeared that it was only 605/. per mile. He thought that the amount set down by the promoters 'for the traffic of private carriages and dogs was a very enormous charge. The total number of passengers by all conveyances, if full, only amounted by their calculation to 67,000, and in the traffic table of passengers by the promoters it was set down at 102,269. Mr. Rowe here intimated to the Committee that the solicitor for the Board of Ordnance was in attendance to make a commu nication. GROUP SS. COVENTRY, BEDWORTH, AND NUN EATON RAILWAY. The Select Committee on this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, and proceeded with their investigation into the merits of the Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton Railway. Mr. DANIEL said he presumed his Learned Friend was in a position to comply with the request of the Committee made yes. terday, to produce the agreement the promoters had entered into with the London and Birmingham Company. Mr. CALTERT said he was quite prepared to produce the agree ment, but he must observe that it contained clauses which did not effect the inquiry, and which were of no public interest. ' ' Mr. Higgins, solicitor for the Board of Ordnance, stated that he was instructed by that Board to state to the Committee that they had no objection to the proposed line as far as Tullamore; but he was desired to request the Committee to stop that part of the line which passed through Athlone and Philipstown, both of which were the most important military depots which they had in Ireland. The CHAIRMAN inquired whether the promoters were willing to insert a clause to provide for the rights of the Board of Ordnance ? Mr. Muaeur, on the part of the pror.:oters, engaged that a clause should be inserted that no land would be taken at those places without previously obtaining the sanction of the Board of Ordnance. A draft of such clause would be submitted to Mr. . ~ The agreement having been put in, the CHAIRMAN ordered the room to be cleared. After the Committee had remained in consultation for some time the public were again admitted, when the CHAIRMAN read the fol. lowing resolution : " The Committee are unanimously of opinion that the opponents of the Bill should proceed with their evidence against the preamble. The Committee reserve to themselves any considerations arising from the agreement between the proprietors and the London and Birmingham Company laid before them for after deliberation, should it be necessary." 4r. DANIEL then applied to the Committee to direct the agree ment which the London and Birmingham Company had entered into with Mr. Newdegate, M.P., whereby that gentleman's public objection to the line had been removed, to be produced. The CHAIRMAN replied that the Committee preferred adhering to their first resolution, which was that the Learned Counsel should put engineering evidence against the proposed line and in favour of a line running to the westward of the Coventry station of the London and Birmingham Company. The Committee reserved to themselves the power of calling upon the parties to produce this agreement, and he might further state that it was the opinion of the Committee that the agreement must necessarily be produced, for were it not produced, the Committee would not consent, under any circumstances, to pass the preamble. Mr. Vignolles, one of the engineers to the London and Birming ham Company, was then called to prove that he had been sent down by his own Company to chalk out, and see if a better line could not be obtained between Coventry and Bedworth. He had done so, and the result was, that he had discovered a better junction and a better line, coming in an opposite direction to the proposed line. It would give a more direct connexion between Coventry and Bedworth. and afford more accommodation to the population and coal-fields of the district. The line and junction went to the westward, pointing towards London and Leamington. The line would form no junction with the Trent Valley, but would run directly to Bedworth. In some instances he had marked out alternative lines. The lines he chalked out on the Ordnance map, and had deposited with the resident engineer of the London and Birmingham Company, w:th directions to have sections prepared, upon his own data, by Satur. day last. The CHAIRMAN said it now became necessary that the Committee should see the agreement entered into by the London and Bir mingham Company. They would be glad, therefore, if Mr. Calvert would produce it. Mr. Calvert protested that he knew nothing of the agreement. It was not in his possession, nor had he seen it. Mr. Newdegate ought to have been called upon to produce it when he was under examination yesterday. Higgins to-morrow. Mr. Ctisrles Bagot's examination was then continued. He gave similar evidence on the traffic along the canal as the last wit. nest, and after being subjected to a long cross- examination by Mr. Talbot, Mr. Gavin, an Alderman of Dublin, was called. He was a car rier, and though he sent a large quantity of corn, meal, cattle, and sheep by the canal, he never had cause for complaint, either as to the rate of charge or delay in the carriage Mr. Hannington, engineer, was then examined by Mr. JAMES— He had been examined before the Committee on Stat.dnig Orders relative to the proposed line. There were a great many errors in the levels as laid down upon the sections made out by the promoters. In some places there was an error of 35 feet in the levels. At 20 7.8 of the line the error was 20 feet, The sections showed embankment where it should be cutting. In North-place the surface of the ground was 22 feet higher than what it was described on the section. In North place there was an error of ten feet of cutting ; in other places there were errors of nine, twelve, seven, eighteen, and twenty feet, the ground being either so much higher or lower, either a cutting or an embankment, from the sections as described in the datum line. Considerable time was occupied by this witness in giving his answers. He gave each answer from a section he had t efure him, which he previously required to measure with rule and compasses When he had got so tar as forty miles on the line, the Speaker was announced to be at prayers, and the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. It was currently reported in the City and in the various Com mittee-rooms of the House of Comnons on Tuesday afternoon that a most serious and fatal accident had happened on the line of the Great Western Railway. The rumour was that the down lar, train to Exeter had swerved from the line between the station at West Drayton and Slough ; and that some carriages had run vio. lently down a lofty embankment, being overturned in their descent, inflicting the most serious injuries on the passengers generally, and causing the death of several of them. It may be easily imagined that a statement of this nature created considerable excitement. We are happy to say that the ac cident was not so serious as thus described; although it was of an alarming nature, and the escape of the passengers from an instantaneous and cruel death may be considered as almost miraculous. The CHAIRMAN remarked that the agent of the London and Bir mingham Company was present, and the Committee could not understand why he could not produce the required document. Mr. SPA RKES said the fact was, Mr. Newdegate had the original agreement in his possession, and the London and Birmingham Company had failed to receive a copy. The room was again cleared, and the Committee having remained in consultation for nearly an hour, the parties were re.admitted, when The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had received a communication from Mr. Newdegate, stating that he had no per. sonal objection to producing the agreement, but he was anxious that the Committee should apply to the Birmingham Company, or Mr. Glynn, to consent to its production. The Committee wished, there fore, to know whether the agent far the Birmingham Company would produce the agreement. _ The Exeter express train, which has but recently commenced running from the metropolis to that city, performing the whole dis tance, about 200 miles, in the incredibly short space of four hours and a half, left the station at Paddington yesterday morning at the usual hour, and proceeded safely enough until within a short dis tance of the station at Slough. The train, which was but a short one, consisting only of four carriages, two of the first and two of the second class, on arriving near the dog kennels bridge, which is about 21 miles on this side of Slough, began to increase in the oscillation which had for some minutes before rendered it difficult for the passengers comfortably to retain their seats to such a violent degree that they became much alarmed, but had scarcely time to give expression to their feelings before they were enveloped in clouds of (lust, and found themselves hurled with frightful force in all direc tions against each other and the walls and internal abutments of the carriages. The engine, which had hurried forwards with extraordinary rapidity, by some means or other had broken away with its tender from the carriages it had in tow, which immediately swung round, and across the .whole breadth of the line. That breadth, however, was not sufficient to prevent two of the first class and one of the second.class carriages from falling over, the former on one, and the latter on the other side of an embankment, about 12 feet in depth. The perilous position of the passengers, who were knocked about without mercy or possibility of escape within their close locked prisons, may be more easily imagined than described. The atteaants who are privileged to have freedom of action on such occasions, in consequence of riding outside, are lucky and living witnesses of that advantage. As far as we were able to learn, not one of them received any injury ; but the catastrophe to the passengers, though not fatal as far as its effects have yet been ascertained, were far otherwise, making them severe sufferers both from terror and personal injury. One lady was so dreadfully alarmed that for some time her life was considered in jeopardy ; and even at a late hour it was doubtful whether she would ever be restored to the condition of a rational being. Sir R. Vyv) an, by the jerk, was thrown against the lamp in the roof of the carriage, by which his head was severely cut, and he received such other injuries, that it was found necessary to remove him, with other sufferers, to the Royal Hotel, at Slough, where some of them still remain. A gentleman who had his arm in the carriage straps for e..se, pro bably for safety too, had it nearly torn from the shoulder socket, by the violence with which he was thrown from his seat, as the vehicle fell. But, without going into further particulars, when it is considered that there were in the four carriages upwards of 150 passengers helplessly enclosed, we can only repeat that it was miraculous that so little injury to life and limb was sustained upon this occasion. Mr.. AUSTIN, after consulting with Mr. Calvert, who disclaimed all participation in the agreement, said he had no objection to pro duce the document, now that Mr. Newdegate had given his con sent, but the Committee, after reading it, would see that it was of a private nature, and it would be unnecessary to put it upon the minutes. The document was here handed in, and the Committee having perused it, The CHAIRMAN said it blre out the evidence oC Mr. Newdegate, and the Committee could see no reason why it should not be entered amongst the minutes of their proceedings. Mr. AUSTIN still objected to this course, and eventually it was arranged that a note should be placed on the Ininutes that the Committee had seen and read the agreement. DEATH OF COLONEL RUSIJIIROoK&—It with deep regret we have to announce the demise of Colonel Rush. bta oke, M.P. for the western division of Suffolk, who expired on Tuesday night at 20 minutes past six, after an illness of ()toy a few days. C lone) Rushbrooke was first elt wed for West Suffolk in 1835, in conjunction with Mr. H. Watson, and has from that period successively been returned for that county to the House of Commons. He was a zealous supporter of Conservative principles. SHERIFFS' FUND SOCIETY --Tio .3rst oiiitter tit rft~ Sheriffs' Fund Society was held on Tuesday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate.street, when upwards of 200 gentlemen assembled, presided over by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge. To show that the institution is a valuable one, and, therefore, deserving of public suoport, it is, perhaps, need less to do more than give the subjoined extract from the Sheriffs' statement of its objects and capabilities:—" The temporary relief of the distressed families and dependents of persons in confinement. A temporary provision for persons who, on being discharged from confinement, have no means of present subsistence or habitation. The purchase of such tools, implements, and materials as may be conducive to habits of industry in debtors and criminals. The pecuniary aid of other objects of distress, who come under the official cognizance of the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex. The establishment of an asylum for the reception of offenders on their discharge from prison, where those who are will ing to reform may have a home and shelter afforded to them, with suitable instruction and employment until they can be restored to their friends, or otherwise provided for. The prisoners in Newgate, in ailtspur-street, and in White cross.street prisons, are all under the care of the Sheriffs; and in Newgate alone there were confined upwards of three thousand persons during the last year. It would be impossible to recount all the claims made upon them, so numerous are they, and so varied in character." After the usual routine toasts, the secretary read the report, from which it appeared that the fund rested on an in. vestment amounting to nearly 18,0001., besides the support of yearly contributions anddonations. The chairman having warmly eulogised the charity, the meeting responded to his proposal of " Prosperity to the Sheriffs' Fund," and the secretary read a long list of sub scriptions which amounted in the whole to nearly 1,0001. FATAL ACCIDENT AT DONCASTEIL—On Sunday last nine young men got into a "float" and crossed the river Dun for the purpose of walking about the fields. Here they continued for some time, and again got into the " float " for the purpose of returning home. When about half-way across, one of the party, in a joking manner, gave his brother a slight push, the effect of which was to swamp the float, when the whole were precipitated into the water. Assistance was promptly rendered by those on shore, but, notwithstanding, three of the young men sunk, and it was some time before they could be got out, Every means were taken to rotor, animation, but without 'Oct. RAILWAY C M3l ITT E Bi YESTEP.DAY.) -~~- HOUSE OF LORDS. X,,VNT , T AN "a ra4v . RAIL W AY. came before a ::>elect Committee of the - House of Lords to-a.), the Ear M. AUS'iri ; Luca for the promoter Mr. IALBOT appeared for the Eau ion Commis sioners, and also for the South Level Drainage Commissioners, who claimed compensation for the injury they would sustain by the con struction of the line of railway. The preamble was declared proved, and the clauses were then gone into. On a clause being proposed by the opponents for compensation, the room was cleared, and, after a few minutes' deliberation, the parties were called in and informed by the Chairman that the clause had been rejected. The other clauses were then gone through, and the Committee then adjourned to Friday. HELL AND SELBY LINE (BRIDLINGTON BRANCH). This Bill camobefore a Committee at twelve o'clock today, Earl St. Germans in the Chair. Mr. HILDY A RD opened for the promoters. Mr. H. HILL appeared for the Commissioners of the Bridington Pier, and proposed a clause of indemnity. The preamble was declared proved, and the clause for indemnity refused. _ The other clauses were then gone through, and the Bill is to be reported. MIDLAND RAILWAY (NOTTINGHAM TO - LINCOLN) . The Committee on this Bill met again this day at one o'clock, Lord Hatherton, Chairman. The opposition of Lord Chesterfield was withdrawn, a satisfac. tory arrangement having been come to between his Lordship and the parties. The Flood.road Trustees opposed the Bill, on the ground that the railway proposed to croA one of their roads on a level. The Committee were engaged in hearing evidence up to four o'clock, when the inquiry was adjourned till eleven o'clock to morrow. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH RAILWAY. The Committee on this Bill reassembled to-day at 12 o'clock, Lord Kenyon in the chair. The landowners having closed their cross-examination, Mr. SLADE summed up, and the room was cleared for the consideration of the preamble. After a short absence, the parties were called in and informed by the Chairman that the preamble was proved. The clauses were then proceeded with, and the Committee ad journed at four o'clock till 12 tomorrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP A. SOUTH-EASTERN LINE. The consideration of the above line was resumed by the Coin mittee at the usual honr, when Mr. COCKBURN proceeded with the examination of Mr. Stephenson, who was about to speak to an error in the plans of the North Kent line, which would render it impossible for them to keep within the limits of deviation, when it was objected, on the part of the North Kent line, that this error h.id been pointed out by the Standing Orders Committee, and had been corrected. This, however, was found to be an error, and Mr. Stephenson proceeded to state the nature of the error. Mr. Stephenson now proceeded to describe the proposed London and Croydon (Atmospheric) Railway. The gradients on this line were very steep. In his opinion, the Croydon Company had chosen a very bad line of country, and treated it without any judgment, as even there they might have shown much better gradients. The country they passed through was not only bad in an engineering point of view, but was very little populated. This line did not pass through Rochester, but approached it on the south side. The wit ness then pointed out the difference of distance from London to Gravesend, Sheerness, Feversham, &c., from which it appeared that the distance, by tie South-Eastern line, from London to Graves end, was 6 1 / 2 miles less than by the London and Croydon lire.!; and from London to Chilham, 2 miles less. If the atmos pheric principle should fail, the London and Croydon could not be used as a locomotive line ; but, on the °the, 11. ind if the principle should succeed, there would be no reason why the South-Eastern should not be made an atmospheric line. Bad gradients might not be so objectionable on atmospheric lines as on locomotive, but they were still a very gr , at objection. The greater the length of the atmospheric line the less the speed. The atmospheric engine could not carry large weights. The London and Croydon Company proposed to compensate for this by the frequency of their trains, but he thought that this would be impracticable, as there are certain hours at which the public always travel, and, as no railway company can govern the traffic in this respect, they must have a large number of passengers each time. The total expense per mile of the atmospheric line would be 9,220/. The working expense of the stationary engine on the London and Bir mingham Railway (at Euston-square), and which had been used for working one mile, was 1,4191. per annum, but the expense would be much greater on the Croydon line, as their engine must work three miles of railway, the engine on the Birmingham line having been only used for one mile; and it was admitted that the stationary engine of an atmospheric line must have a greater power than was required on the Birmingham line. Sir WALTER RIDDEL, on the part of the North Kent line, then proceeded to the cross-examamination of Mr. Stephenson on pceksle of no public interest. Mr. MELLOR, on the part of the London and Croydon line, then cross-examined Mr. Stephenson at great length. After a short re-examination of Mr. Stephenson, by Mr. ALEXANDER, The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP CC. CORE AND DANDON RAILWAY. This Committee met at three o'clock, Mr. Vernon Smith in the chair. The object of the present meeting was the recommittal of this Bill, and for the introduction of a clause, with some amendments, to protect the interests of the Corporation of Cork to certain tolls. Mr. Sergeant Murphy, M.P., was examined in support of the rights of the Corporation. The Hon. Gentleman stated the tolls in question had existed upwards of a hundred years. The facts were that the city of Cork is surrounded by a belt for three miles, and all tollable articles coming from that part of the city known as the liberties were exempt from toll, but all articles coming from the rural districts, under several charters and time immemorial, were subject to it, and to enable the corporation to collect such tolls, toll-bars were erected. By the proposed railway the corporation would be unable to collect those tolls unless they had the power of inspecting the bills of lading at.d books of the railway company, to ascertain what goods came from the rura► districts. Should that be re. fused the corporation would be obliged to erect bars upon the railway, which would greatly embarrass the traffic, and would be a source of endless litigation. The rights of the corporation were con firmed by a verdict of a jury in 1821. All the corporation re quired was that their rights to these tolls should be protected ; they did not seek any further rights than those which at present existed. The clause in question, after some slight alteration, passed the Committee. The Speaker being announced at prayers, the : Committee ad. journed. - GROUP GG. The Committee met at the usual hour, and proceeded with the consideration of the GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY. The CIAIRMAN commenced the proceedings, by asking whether any intimation of the wishes of the Admiralty had been made to the Learned Counsel. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS answered in the affirmative, but objected to bring it forward at the moment. Mr. Sergeant TALFOVRD would insist on its being immediately produced. Mr. MILES said, that whatever course might be pursued, he, as a member of the Committee, should not come to any conclusion until he was made acquainted with the wishes of the Admiralty on the subject. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS then read the letter, which expressed a positive objection to the formation of a bridge by the Railway Corn. pany further down the river than any of the present bridges. The Learned Counsel then went on to say, that the Admiralty had not, as the Committee, heard both sides of the question, and he did not doubt that their opinion would be eventually modified to a consi derable extent. The room was then cleared, and on our return The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee were of opinion that so much of the preamble as applied to the bridge over the Clyde had not been proved. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS, who evidently laboured under some embarrassment in consequence of this decision, then proceeded to address the Committee on the other parts of tile plan. At the conclusion of his address the room was again cleared, and on our being, after the lapse of half an hour, admitted. The CHAIRMAN said, the Committee had come to the resolution that so much of the preamble as refers to the junction of the Garn kirk and Edinburgh Railway is proved ; as also the branch line to the lower part of the harbour ; but the main branch, from the tunnel down to the Glasgow Bridge, the Committee find not proved. A desultory conversation then ensued between the Committee and the Learned Counsel as to the course to be pursued by them to-morrow, and it was ultimately decided that the clauses of the Bill should be taken to-morrow. The Committee adjourned till twelve next day. GROUP K. DISS, BECCLES, AND YARMOUTH RAILWAY. The Committee on this and other lines for accommodating the districts of Norwich and Yarmouth continued their inquiry this morning, by the resumption of evidence on behalf of the promoters. Mr. Pare, under examination by Mr. James, handed in the traffic tables, from which it appeared that the total number of pas sengers travelling annually on the line, was estimated at 189,7221., travelling over a distance of 2,046,942, and an amount of mer chandise yielding annually a return of upwards of 3,0001. The corn exported at Yarmouth annually is averaged at 15,687 tons, and at Ipswich 16,000 tons, while in 1844, 339,844 quarters were sold at the former market. The average cost of conveyance be. tween Yarmouth and London by steam is 15s. per ton. Mr. Childe examined by Mr. JAMES-Is a printer, residing at Bungay, the population of which, including adjacent parishes, amounts to about 6,000. There are several factories sending a large quantity of goods annually to London, and the intervening towns. To all of these the proposed line would afford great and invaluable accommodation. There is a considerable provision market at the town, supplying the neighbouring districts, and the sale in corn is now particularly extensive. Mr. Lettridge, a land-agent examined by Mr. WILDE, handed in population-tables, stating the number of inhabitants between Diss and Yarmouth, within a range of three miles of the line, to be 80,978, the population of Beccles 4,086, and of Bungay, 4,109. Formal evidence was given confirmatory of these tables, and The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP L. PORTSMOUTH ATMOSPEERIC LINE. On the resumption of the Committee this morning, Mr. GUNNING, who appeared for Lcrd firantley, addressed the Committee on the evidence which had been adduced mi behalf of his Lordship, and called upon the Committee to declare that the preamble of the Bill hisi not been proved. He called fur this decision of the Committee on the ground that the line was not the best line that could be laid out, and that the lire laid down by Mr. Denton was a better one. The inhabitants of Wonerah desired no station, and would if this railway were made still continue to use Guildford as their point of starting. After a few oliservstions on the evidence of Mr. Keene, and stating that he considered that Lord Grantley was the best judge of the injury he was likely to sustain, the Learned Counsel said he trusted that the Committee would take private interests into consideration when they had to provide for the public conve nience. Muskett, and opposed both lines on account of som e Mr. O'M ALLEY t h en addressed the Com mittee g f o l f ad M ieis r , e n r u a i for whom he was trustee, and whose property would he entirely destroyed if this line were suffered to pass. ings of the public were very much changed He felt felt that the feel. estimate of the sacredness of private p roperty, in consequence of extensivethe ra mification of railroad i n t erests; and the little room which he cupied being grasped, showed h ow great was the contempt which was felt for private rights. It was, therefore, difficult to lay a case which so entirely depended on th s claim of p r i vate i nteracts fairly stirs advantageously before the Committee. When before a Corn mittee such as that which be addressed, railway Companies were liberal enough, but when they c.me to abide the decision of the jury appointed to value the property they were not so. Mr, Sergeant WRANGRAII stated that the Company which he IMPORTANT DECISION. The room was then, for the third time, cleared, and the Com mittee having again deliberated for some time, the parties were readmitted, when The CH►IRN•N read the following resolution :—" The Com mittee having had before them an agreement entered into between the promoters of this Bill and the London and Birmingham Railway Company, the effect of which would be, that this projected line of railway would be made over to the London and Birmingham Railway Company, and having further had before them an agreement between the London and Birmingham Railway Company and N. C. Newdegate, Esq., ALP. for North Warwickshire, covenanting that a portion of this line of railway should not be executed, and that application should be made next year to Parliament for a Bill to authorise the construction of a different line of railway, the Committee con sider that the line of railway proposed by the promoters of the Bill could not be made, and, therefore, are unanimously of opinion that the preamble of this Bill is not proved." The Committee then adjourned. GROUP X. CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN LINE. The Committee having assembled this day at the usual hour, Mr. Tebut, of Stamford, was called as another witness to depose to the traffic now carried on between Spalding, Market-Deeping, and Stamford, and had answered a few general questions, when the Learned Counsel who had put them was interrupted by Mr. P. SCROPE, who said that he could not see the use of putting those questions, first, because the Committee had heard the very same answers from other witnesses repeatedly ; and, secondly, because the questions had reference to a very small branch of railway which was not before the Committee. Mr. V. Leg hoped the Hon. Member would excuse him for a moment. First, the Committee had before it the London and York scheme, and then the Cambridge and Lincoln line as against that; then he wanted to sh•w that the Cambridge and Lincoln Company proposed a branch by which to connect towns at certain points, east and west, better than any that had yet been heard of. Mr. P. SCROPE said he conceived that all that was done yesterday and the evidence merely went to prove the commerce of a small district, common both to the London and York and Cambridge and Lincoln schemes. It was, therefore, to be hoped that the Counsel would confine his questions to the traffic going north and south only. The CHAIRMAN said the Committee did not wish to cut the Learned Counsel short, but, considering the late period of the session at which they had arrived, it would be most material that the case should be made as short as possible. Mr. SCROPE said it appeared to him that the London and York line went more directly to Spalding than the Cambridge and Lin coln proposed to do. The Learned COUNSEL said he would endeavour to comply with the wishes of the Committee as much as possible ; and then, having asked a few other questions of the witness, the Committee retired for about twenty minutes, they returned, but made no announce ment, and the examination was proceeded with. _ . Mr. George Abbot, carriers' agent at Stamford, deposed as to the quantity of wool carried to and from Stamford to London at pre sent, the ex: , ense of transit, and the lessening of the expense, if the proposed line should be made. Mr. Robert Maultby, wool buyer at Bourne and at Spalding, gave evidence similar to that of the last witness. Several other witnesses were examined to the same effect, but no new feature was elicited, and the Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP Z. The Committee to whom this group was referred re-assembled to day at twelve o'clock, in Room 17, the Right Hon. Mr. Clive in the chair. THE GREAT WESTERN (DUBLIN AND GALWAY). The CHAIRM AN s a id that, in consequence of some observations that had been thrown out yesterday that this line had not met with the approbation of the Board of Ordnance, he had called at their otlice, and it was their intention to send down a solicitor to-day for FURTHER PARTICULARS. The weights of the respective vehicles, exclusive of luggage and passengers, were as follows :—The engine, 16 tons, tender, 10 tons; luggage van, 3 tons 10 cwt. ; second. class carriages, each 7 tons ; and the first-class carriages, each 7 tons 10 cwt. Amongst those who were in the carriages, officially connected with the railway, were Mr. Brunel, the engineer in chief, Mr. Jones, in Mr. Brunet's establishment, and Mr. Seymour Clarke, the chief superintendent of the locomotive d e p artment. accom p anied by Mrs. Clarke, All these parties providentially esca p ed with but trifling bruises. After the accident, messengers were dispatched up and down the line, to Drayton and Slough, to prevent the ap proach of any train. A special messenger was also sent to Mr. Howell, the superintendent at the Slough station, for an engine and carriages, to be sent on to the spot wt.ere the accident occurred, to convey the passengers from the disabled train. By this time the down train, which left Paddington at a quarter.past ten o'clock, had arrived at the Langley station, and a'so at atmut the same mo. ment the train which had been dispatched by Mr. Howell from dough. The passengers, who had fortunately entirely or partially escaped injury, proceeded on their route to Bristol, &c., in the train sent from Slough, while several returned to London in the train which had arrived from Paddington the other passengers (as the trains could not pass by the spot where the accident took place) having been shifted and forwarded to their several places of destination. Upwards of forty persons, who were more or less in. jured, were taken to the Royal Hotel, at the Slough station, where they received due attention. Several medical men of the neighbourhood were in attendance. Amongst those who were injured were Dr.Strosig, of Rose Cottage, Hereford (accompanied by Mrs, Strong, :two children, and nurse. maid, who escaped with slight injuries), dislocated knee; the Rev. Collingwood Hughes, of Avishays-house, near Chard, and the family governess, the latter of whom received severe internal in juries ; Mr. Bristow, from Haversfordwest, dislocated shoulder; and Mr. C. Robertson, late of Honiton, who was proceeding to Plymouth as the newly-appointed manager of the National Pro vincial Bank of England at that port, severe contusion under the eye. Mrs. Davy, of Honiton, lace-maker to the Queen, was amongst the passengers who providentially escaped unhurt. The carriage in which she was seated was turned over partially on its side, but leaving a sufficient space to enable her to creep out of the window, which was but slightly raised from the ground, on to the bank against which the side of the carriage rested. The up and down trains will have to use the same line of rails between Drayton and Slough, until the transverse sleepers, which were damaged, can be replaced. The presumed cause of this un fortunate accident is thus explained by Mr. Seymour Clarke : " The cause of the accident appears to have been that the lug. gage van, which was a four.wheeled vehicle and the lightest in the train, was, from some cause which cannot at present be ascertained, thrown off the line; the engine and the other carriages remaining in their proper position on the rails. It proceeded thus until it LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF Q UEEN'S BENCLI,JuneI7. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord DENM&N and a Common Jury.) BARER V. DREW. This action was brought to recover compensation for the injury which the plaintiff had sustaiined by reason of his leg having been broken whilst returning upon the defendant's coach from the Derby in 1844. It happened that upon the occasion in question, the coach was driven by a person, who was stated by the plaintiff's wit nesses to be unskilful, and otherwise incompetent to perform the duty, and that in returning from the course he not only took the wrong side of the road, but otherwise drove so badly that some of the passengers got of and refused to proceed with him to town Those persons, however, afterwards resumed their position although no improvement occurred in the driving, and it happened at last that the coach was driven so close to the side that the plaintiff's leg, by striking against some projecting matter, was broken. The injury affected the plaintiff's health considerably, and obliged him to relinquish engagements as a bookkeeper, from which he derived 701._ a year. Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. E. James appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. Lusts (with whom was Mr. Hawkins) appeared for the de fence, and called witnesses to show that the injury was partly ac cidental, and partly the consequence of the plaintiff's own negli. gence in allowing his leg to hang over the coach in such a manner as to meet the obstacle which it wou'd have otherwise escaped. The Learned Counsel, in support:of his defence, called witnesses who save the coachman a good character in his capacity as a coach man, but none of the persons who so testified in his favour had been driven by him for several years back. li.rd DENMAN told the jury that if the accident was produced by the neglect of the plaintiff himself, he cou!d not recover any o in pensation, even though the driver was negligent; but if they con sidt red that the plaintiff was not in fault, they ought to give him damages adequate to the injury which he sustained. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 11.101. FECRUARQ 17. (Before Mr. Justice Wiciirmax.) RICHELO V. DOWLE AND RICIIREL. Mr Eaton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Turner for the defendants. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a widow, against the defendants for an excessive and illegal distress. The first count in the declaration was, that a greater sum had been dis. trained for than was due. The second, that a greater amount of property had been distrained by them than was sufficient to satisfy even the amount of the plaintiff's claim. The third, that legal notice of distress had not been duly left at the plaintiff's resi des:ce. This fact was admitted on both sides, that the plaintiff took a first floor in Lichfield-street from the defendant Dowle, at the rate of '22!. per annum. It was further admitted that in the first instance the apartments had beets taken by the year, the rent payable quarterly, but the whole question of excessive distress turned upon the fact, whether or no a subsequent arrange ment had not been entered into to pay the rent monthly. and rent the apartments on the same kind of tenancy. The plaintiff's daughter admitted that she paid smhller sums than a quarter's rent, 51. 10s., but swore she did so without prejudice to quarterly pay. tnents, and because the payment of small sums was more convenient to her. The defendants brought forward a witness, who swore that Miss Richelo had agreed with the defendant to pay the rent monthly. The sum alleged to be due by the plaintiff was 91. 25., that claimed by the defendant was 121. 13s. 6d. The goods distrained upon were alleged by the plaintiff to be worth 401., though they were sold for 131. The plaintiff could not by evidence support the allegation, either that an exces sive balance of rent was claimed, for she said she had lost the landlords's receipts, or that the sale of the goods by Richbel was irregular. Witnesses for the defendant swore they left at the plaintiff's house the usual legal notice, the plaintiff's witnesses that they had seen no such notice. By the entries in the defendants' book, it appeared that the latter sums paid by the plaintiff' corresponded in amount with monthly pay ments,which the Learned Judgein his charge said was strong evidence of the fact of the subsequent agreement for monthly payments. The damage claimed by the plaintiff was the amount of value between 91. 25., the rent alleged by her to be due, and 391., the reel value of the goods which had been seized on. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants. SECONDARIES' COURT, June 18. (Before Mr. Secondary Forma.) WALLIS V. JULIA. The plaintiff is a bill.broker and brought the action to recover the sum of 141. 9s. on a bill of exchange which the defendant was the indorcee. A plea was put on the record that no notice of dis honour had been given, but he did not appear to support his plea. The plaintiff's clerk was called, and proved that on the same day that the bill was returned dishonoured, a notice was posted directed to defendant. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff: BOLDING V. BROOKS. This was an action to recover the sum of 91. 6s. on a bill of ex change. The only issue for the jury to try was whether tly , acceptance was that of the defendant : he did not appear to support his plea, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff. The plaintiff's attorney said the defendant had put a plea on the record which was false, but which bad (peen demurred to, and the demurrer had been allowed. The plaintiff had thereby been put to an extra expense of 501. !!()U ., T ANI C.WPTCI 7 .I the 17 (Before Mr. Commissioner rONBLANQUE IN THE MATTE,/ OF BATT AND BATT, BA KRUIMI These bankrupts, who were silk-merehan ts in Broad .street, came tei t0...1ay for tneir List examination. "[he oflicial assignee stated that re brio every reason to be satisfied with the ace , unts, which ha- been rentierrid w , th perfect fairness and funnels, and there could hi- no doubt that the bank: uptcy was entirely owing to a fall in the silk fra,;e. N. opprisi....ti was offered. the credit°. s h tying all tteclareal them ,elyes sai with the accounts. ihe la < examingti,in was then pas,(l.l, 31K1 His l',ONOtat ddea---- It is not oft+-ti that lam en,:led to con trao.litie bankrupts on the starts of h it accounts, as lam happy to do :11 t case. the bankruptcy is evidently owing to a fall in the si•k market, and 1 congratulate you upon there being no rea. son that you should feel any of that degradation, in the position you now occupy, which is usually attar hed to persons who ap pear here. _ . We have been given to understanc that the debts and liabibtie4 of the bankrupts are something less than 170,0001., of which about 150,000/. are tuly secured, and the parties will receive 20s. in the pound ; upon the remainder a dividend of ss. or 6., is expecten. FEBRUARY 17. (Before Mr. COMMiIiSiOUEY FONBL•NQUE). IMPORTANT CASE—IN RE PALMER This insolvent, who was a broker, came up for examination for a final order. He was opposed for costs in an action. It appeared he had ben called in to appiairy some furniture seized for rent, and was subsequentl made a delen , aot in an action of trover In his examination he said he bought the goods at the appraisement price, 291. 13s , and sold them again in different lots, making a profit of three shillings only. The jury, however, in giving a verdict, valued the property at I 701. The insolvent then filled his schedule. Mr. POINN contended that the distress was altogether a frau dulent one, and that it was incredible that the property had been sold for the sum stated. The Learned COMMISSIONER said he had fully considered the subject, and felt that he had not power to decide en the question of the original fraud. The point was whether there had been a just disposition of the property. His opinion was, that the goods must be taken as worth 1701., and that they had not been ac counted for beyond the 29/. 16s. Under those circumstances he should refuse to make any order. _ _ _ Mr. HUGHES, for the insolvent, asked for a day to be fixed for him to come up again. The Learned COMMISSIONER said he would not name a day. The insolvent could come up again under the statute, but it would be no use doing so, at least for a long time. In another case of insolvency, Mr. Buchanan, a solicitor, ap peared on behalf of a Society for the Prosecution of Fraudulent Debtors. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that he would not hear any societies. Mr. BUCHANAN said he also appeared for individual creditors, who were present. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that he would hear him en their behalf. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice ParrEsoN and Mr Baron PLATT.) THE SLATE-TRADE CASE.—The case of Jennings, who, our read. ers will recollect, stood charged (together with Mr. Zulueta) with dealing in slaves some time since, was, upon the application of Mr. Prendergast, postponed till Friday, for the accommodation of Mr. M. D. Hill, who appears as counsel for the defendant. The Learned Counsel applied for the postponement till Saturday, but Mr. Justice PArrEsoN refused to postpone it till that day, on the ground that it would probably last more than a day, and if it did so the jury would have to be I. , cked up till Monday. Capt. Jennings surrendered this morning. RAPE.—John George Stephens, a boy sixteen years of age, was indicted for un , awfully attempting to commit a ra, e upon Lucy Taylor, a girl under the age of 'en years. The jury, after Mr. Baron PLarr had summed up, found the prisoner Not Guilty. After a suitable admonition from the Learned Baron, the pri soner was removed from the bar. Since Monday there has been an addition of thirty-one prisoner,' to the Calendar. James Holt, 26, was indicted for the maoslaughter of WU_ lintn T mh e. The ri-otter, who is a cob-drivt r, on the evenn•u. •,f the 23d t , f May, was driving c;own Holbo , n hill, aid he came in contact with a cart driven by the occea.ed, why by he collision was thrown into the toad, and killed. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, coupled with a re commendation to mercy, t,nd he was senfei.ced to b. confined in the ilou.e of Correction for two months, but wi.hout, harff tabour. Henry Smith, 18, was indicted for feloninu-ly cutting and wounding Thomas Lister, with intent to maim and disable him, or to do him home grievous bodily harm. .The prosecutor was in the service of Alessrs. Hanbui y and Co., and on the day mentioned in the indictment he was passing the Bell and Crown-inn, Holborn, at the of the arrival of the Beehive coach from Cambridge, and seeing the prisoner struggling with an old man who acts as porter at the establishment, for the poshession of some boxes, he told him to desist, and not interfere with the old man. The prisoner was very angry, and struck the prosecutor a blow on the eye, having at the time a piece of tobacc •-pipe in his hand, and the effect was, t.. de prive him of the sight of his eye, arid as he had lost the sight of the ether eye some tine before, he was now totally Thf. prisoner cried fitterly, and expressed deep regret for what had happened, assuring the Court that it was entirely accidental. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of an assault, and he was sentenced, by Air. Justice Pattison, to be confined in New gate for two months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Alt Inn Poulter was brought before Mr. Maltby for final mi.. v. . _---- -- <ri° 1 ' f til' mination, charged with having caused the death of her infant by /11)% 11 * De n i a ter ° violence. ;I..esth- n John ou gb to ios The prisoner, it appeared, was servant at No. 19, Hanway.street. . Bright° '___ , e st i A On the 10th inst., at a"b s rreP e1e 14 , - She was delivered of the child on the 2d of May, and the discovery Alas"' Y°torY, a fl. Fsn to Miss Eliza Mary was made immediately. The child was found dead under sus- i ; i' , kev. George ason, t picious circumstances a few hours a ft erwards, and the police made at the P 3 f is ßegina eli a "dlett i. endi e tt the !3th ins -,sth or Kiag Hope' Pe rv , llo rt. o r acquainted with the occurrence. As soon as the prisoner could be O n M of Walton R ec ._h c hur c h ', to 0, removed she was brought to this Court and charged with destroy., Bloc 10 0 Hi n ds, Esq., .of the , Estp , cf ra sba •, daughter of Richard Gould, es, uare, in g her child ; but as the prisoner was in a very weak state it was G eorg E u to9 - 1„ DarrP •110 r, deemed advisable to remand her to the hospital for such period as ' ton-place, ,„ t e R.. - 'PO Downinr• Ts ,of hus J. lit would enable her to recover strength su ffi cient to encounter the bt -.' . liter of the it* 11 0 Jackson, youngest daug We ' or . 11-squar e * , Clerit ell bAD ~o+ necessary judicial investigation. Montague street, ~usse On the 14th inst., at St. James 0, ~- a bet tifv, ie s Diana Hugo, charwoman, said that about six in the morning of St. . to Luz On the . 12th inst ,at ism IP the 2d of May, she went to work at Hanway.street. When she tt L.odge, SatrolK, WI iro was let in she found marks of blood on the kitchen floor, and other Esq., of Wisse r G 1 eorge Biggs. in Bucks , op as, appearances, which, coupled with her previous suspicion of the daughter o l f 4 A th . inst. at 13urnha m;tilda The On the pregnancy of the prisoner, Induced her to believe that the prisoner of Slough, Rucks, 0 n bani• Bu6e Esq., had recently been delivered. Witness called her mistress, who ' of W. Robarts, 's ~ ~,,,00/.,, ps daughter came down stairs and questioned the prisoner. Th o prisoner de- DIE D. t Fe te!' 1 C7;' 13111 of nied the accusation, and said she had been taken suddenly unwell, escen ' 05 0 . ~...to n- cr _go lot e but would soon be better. In consequence of hearing the cry of On the 12th inst., in tow . t struall ll° " ° ' s'l'' an infant , witness looked about, and in the coal-cellar found a On the 12th inst., a- thiess el3 ' P i° female Infant newly-born wrapped in a gown belonging to the Samuel Boxill, aged 91._ ,_„, mat ter hot., NV 'Haw . of obes tb * prisoner. The prisoner was put to bed, and the child was given to On the 15th . sci. , be , her. At that time witness saw nothing more than two scratches* Herne- bill, aged 60- John Willis, colt on the arm, and two light s cut or scratches on the throat. On the 15th inst., El corth , . Mrs. England, the mistress, proved the finding the child, the Kennington. t t he gectorY , sh . ~T 6,.:. ending for a surgeon, and the subsequent death of the infant under , On the 15th inst., a f that Pa r ' _--- - ,"","y0t ) .,' Iv/ rector 0 __.--- -RDLI ;so , ,pi suspicion. circumstances. Rev. Oliver Lodge, _____ -- rill Once, o pt, ---------_--- by Mr. °citing, surgeon, said he was called early in the morning of ---- ----- ~- , , ri bilol l, ' The S« * id t oe 0° the 2d of May. He found the prisoner had just been delivered. LetTi , • ' • r''' L ' . - ' tirj t iter s a ToP ii l . , • t!' 't"'' f the the child was in bed with her and appeared to be doing well. In 1 . the Precinct o 19 is _. she evening witness called and found the obild dead, with owl" of 1 Strarc., in bliddletlexp 11= 8 W 4 ' violence oz ice men, pertleuhuly *out the heed. .et The prisoner was given into cultcdy, and a coroner's 11E, was held. The vet diet of the jury was to the effect that the infant had met its death from the fracture of the 'Lull. Mr. Hind, surgeon, made a post mortem examination of the child. There were fractures and injuries about the head suMcient to cause and account for death. The injuries were not very visible externally. The policeman who took the prisoner int o custody, said the prisoner accounted for the injuries visible o n the infmt, b 7 saYi r 'g that a day or two before delivery she had falle n down stairs, and hurt herself very much. The opinion of Mr. Hind was that the injuries had been cansCd by violence, but how that violence was inflicted be could not Fay. In defence, the prisoner said she let the chi ld f : fl, and that wa y how the bruise on the face occurred. She added she was not aware she should have been confined so soon, or she would have left her place. Mr. MA LTBY said the case must go before a jury, and according l / fully committed the prisoner. QUEEN-SQUARE. ATTZMPTED Muatimt.—Yesterday Jane age, was charged with the following deliberategjaaiteeinaptilto Yncta under d :r t her sister, a girl two years younger. Mary Walker, the complainant, whose right arm was bandaged up, amt who ,xhitn:rd a slight cut on the forehead, sa id that s he lived with her p .rents at No. 26, Little Chapel.strett, Westrnimter havioli At about four tha , ruing prisoner came there, and roused her from h. r step . u P s ted her to wet up, and go with to tier In 'ging.. at l u, York r Cob, bri•., af,o"/ pr.soner. would ^re t , a u:s!iir.,:dice ' 7 11! !•ot" wit.. r, Comm, n.zed rotopriutran o, o ~. ~•e ,c,rai-g•) "" i " ' tier:elt aria armniwlti ,- LI II( r sis , . r: 4)11 a , ri‘ in ; a t t he howe prison-, to d her to gee in:o r,, , d , rid go to t:eep, and whilst alto that s he tea , ..oing so cs, th.. at olt ft the room. observing Cont. was gong •rr ~i, . f-r a ht , le a bib- at the ,-tiect.door plainant 0. a how mi rites rill a3leep, and ati , a" e " " ed ing a knife p:is,siog Across h., Itroat. Sh.• immeoiately jui p t herup an. , round th.• pri one,, wh. declared that she was going t",' h u e h.ad off, stainiiiig over her with a large tar:pie-knife. ' struggled fir some line to get tie weapon from her Wirer. du ring which prisoner tried to cut her throat, and in putting uP h e ,' a , n rra to Prevent her doing so. the latter became s everely cut,. .°7:O plainant succeeocd in wresting the knife from prisoner's hanhd,tvrth"e ,m f inediately rushed to the table and took up another; vu- *0 cr ies of the complainant having brought a man to the pot, she prevented front using any further violence. CotoP' ainant said h th e sister was in liquor at the time, and added tha t she received cut on the forehead in the course of the strugg le for the knife. „ A large table-knife was produced, which p risoner had take'a away from her father at the time she went for her sister ; It ha some blood upon it. Prisoner, ill answer to the charge, acid that she and did not know what she was about at the time. himself by The father, a pensioner from the army, suppotting ••••--_, 1 ,01 aid of crutches, said that his daughter, the prisoner, be' of to m a very great deal of troub!e. She had robbed b in ' ho od q at ua t r h ter's pension about a twelvemonth age, and had be e° i ,,,,, in that Court. He had subsequentlygot her into an a s Y* - ;se ~0 duc t - f hopes of reciaimi I ng ier, but without effect. Her —l,fate n• such that he thrught frequently she was not in a scan" - was in liquor, mind.—The prisoner was remanded. - P.RD AY MARKET NE tit L.; „te. CORN EXCHANGE t moue' _ The supply of English Wheat here was butt! .. Selected parcels commanded full rates of curr le en t was T. other kinds were a slow inquiry. Foreign N",'"rizttion Auggish inquiry, yet we can notice very . , %a but °3ls ' price!. Barley and Malt were a slow inquiry' Beans, and Peas were quite as dear. ARRIVALS. Barley. 90 qrs. Oats. 2,3 20 680 500 1,500 1,240 11.58 0 Malt, 2,910 qrs. gepe ral 17711ITECII.8.PV 6 ' e t the 6.001 We had only a moderate supply of Meat, , t , demand ruled inactive, on the following term L ob, 5 ' by 2,3 10d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 4e to ' is per $ ll / 9 ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 10 , 1 t 0 - the carcase. Wheat. 2,100 qrs. English • • •• • frish . Foreign ...... ar tleYi COAL maseB3c i r• Bates's defy Prices per ton at the close of the market :•••", 14s 9d ; Buddle's West Hartley, 16 8 ; C '; :rest 11 , 81. „ . 6d; 14s 9d ; Chester Main, 14s 9d ; Davison M a in, m a in, "'ode 16s 6d ; Hasting's Hartley, 16s • Holrive IV; w e st North Percy Hartley-, 14s 9d • 'New Tann e Ta ylor's w e st Shaftoe's H ' artleY, Eedheugh, 14s; I4s; 19; flartlew , nleY , sir s , 15s 6d ; Tanfield Moor, I6s ; -", 1 64.1; " a RS Hartley, 16s 6d ; Wellington Hartlepool, ; Bell and Brown, 14s 3d; Bell Robson, 148 1 4 9 9d ;„'-'"; screened. 13s; Heaton, 15s 3d ; Hotspn.; % ( ,:i o , 17s; worth, 15s ; Riddell's, 14s 9d ; Eden mont, 15s 9d ; Hetton, 17s 31 ; Hlton, 53; North Hetton Lyons, 15s 3d ; y Car aw ci Hetton, 16s 9d ; Trimdon High Main, South Kelloe, I6s; Adelaide, 16s 6 d ; „ bi e rs arriv e 16s 6d ; West Hartley Netherton, 16s VS. g E CV"' r T E ATHL R. AND T ":". 01 , aid sig i le i the br neatly im prove f WEST YORKSHIRE. —A week of the ran s l o . ' ht n on weather po.sible has again wo nderfully ibe ,roduce of the field an:l the garden. and g re . a bc ' ve bee n ° f t prospect- for the harvest. The last four , emperat ore of the end of Jul vor beginning:, r weather. an. just wl.at was anted qtr ii'' iri We.' li. at, jiit w t " i''" ...,r.I the cold of th.. ard espcc;allv al!cl . the r u; t r ing dap' mig„,t---peroe.e.d viou, work Tre app anus -e or t. .00"-"1,1;„,, eontYri, , ten ; al: th: c r p s ev,:n the tv r corn, the which there ,c 1 to en me te,t,.. The sl'- in dare erop-. and the grass are splenrhd. —Leed s MercurY• last ten „id • IT YOttKsittßE The stealer f or C te ov fortkigh: ha- beer r,thing that ; t he COU n' A rY a re INIS I A, r.d. ,it shrrt crind the fa' e ° , - ( 1 le . b asture alto ta d a nd rapii.ry zdv.:neel to a state of the gr eated (.01 d r eami es t in a few days the hay harvest will b. gi n in g ° c ut in e a rh's district. A plot of seeds has already been tol Doncaster field, which wit • no doubt s peedilY ruven eped g et by others. The wheat c, up' have been roueh hagu _ uov ve 04 the late rain , aql the warm weather whichthin %I, but we hear many complaints that the planti a re 0010 irregular, and that there cannot bean average crer• bin AP to winds and frosty nights which prevailed so glue in. 0 and even in May have, no doubt, done considorable spare the young wheat:, ano in :any situations, we fear, is too much ground for the complaint alluded toe; 100: others, where the plants have been stronger and th 61 i re t more sheltered. less injury has been inflicted, and if sv e r fattl judge from present appearances there is great promise 0.50 plenty. Potatoes are generally vigorous in the s tern! , other crops are equally promising.—Doncaster Chronsetotoei liitECONSHIRE.—A correspondent writes—R e3l ol 9 js Rill weather has set. in ; balmy breezes from the sr i° ' he st, : 1 0 sequent increase of 14 or 15 degrees of atmosphene -doe soon force up vegetation to the seasonable point pe es tu of u n happy to say that there are unequivocal a ppeara a p d vernal abundance.—Merthyr Guardian. e rsli fj : 0 4 SOUTH DEVON.—Haymaking has become g e l heel c e, throughout the west of England, and the crop esrs of abundant. The country has a very luxuriant al'irootst_ti gay with the most delightful blossom s. The Pl,-Arbrest the corn harvest were never more cheering. cot sePell barley are in ear, and the grain. to judge from Pres liter antes, will be unusually fine—Exeter Gazette. , . 13 Cu 311SEItLA Nn.—liuring the week we have ha° the rupted succession of beautiful summer weath er '. the glisi freshing showers have fallen ; and in every direcetloof the ge ing crops exhibit the most satisfactory evid,,' 7 e " ratri a ther season we are at present blessed with.— Cartis____,,ev tbs NORTHU3IBERLAND.—The most brilliant ett,"'.ctigise. Th has this week prevailed throughout the north ( . Eit e ' shat ie , to ps thermometer having ranged as high as 76 in ti all dir e° country has assumed a beautiful appearance, aro , etir the crops are most promising. —Newcastle ,fen c ed vryso)ll SO3IERSETSHIRE. making has commare i? tio a rally in this neighbourhood, and the croll io . contgolik abundant. Should the present glorious wea t Bath 0 :4 0 great quantity of good hay GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—Summer has at lengtcliidemil o b b c t he with an effulgence quite dazzling, and vvith a f sn that /1 1 0 1 1 of heat truly oppressive ; but let us be grate n rden ool e s will be safely r icked , hoo t er Dc e habiliments of man and woman are voted bard g roin' 0 1 ture all We IV made of the most zephyr texture, na clothed in a dress of magnificent luxurian.hee;preseint'filisii:,l rem. mher a season of richer promise than.l ho s °, or e !„4 trees and hedgerows exhibit an unusual rn,_,:th while the gardens, fields, and pastures teem beauty. The hay harvest has already c, the crop is most abundant and of the riche" 7 ) ,„ the tin t only J 0 her of things much to be rejoiced in, no- lo ge, hota..of of stock, but by the public at ~i ces of ,„ ie n 7,1 11 materially to affect the existing high P i l l 00004001 me-t, although speculators in old hay le o it of I h os cases a serious loss. Numbers who o. o f i l b it the expectation of obtaining the eo n O be y 6/ to ev 71, per ton for their hay, a" g e l the *! o r have refused 51. -Os. and Si 155., will perh i b l' a lf.. th e be'Ore long to a fall in price of nearly one , o 0 00150 ,he fields aim st eve+ ye here present a rol l t ill ° vs 1 1 . , b? v oti: ante and should ever,. thing go on we , ;pe nci /. harvest of 1t5.15, in this neiglibourboo.l at )4 „ 0 , 11: ,.). most abundant ever known Peas :• 1 : - " '01,0. 0 1 to.s ar, in he an excecding.. of or olaru were in zovral ilaus darenge• 1 - : wa rd_ great ly mipt t.u , s •.-" g i f t :4h ~„e'' hal th,t. an a - erag.• , tutu eq, - ' 0 1;y •el• the t ol g et . 4 0, 0. C' (lied iS ; Or b he,,rd that a p...rt;ai it to t gl 4 Ole the crops, appearances ,:re c.;le,lateti to '' - o f joY ing hope h:i' he pre‘en year h ill ne on e „ Al ton and unu-tlal pieta) to all ;,-es of the center Chron icle. . 0 6 011 ! theiaG, j o i r , Y l ll l c: ‘ eu r °.; lr ' : l , , t E ei t. . n e ., h l::: ,:,3 t: • . neuolcnlieroiaZ.lllB:et:ltitig-iineA•reri;iteoxsal,ad;r;re::::h:;:tisir'''nld, fel':,:fc:::tfill:':::11:erlif4:(131::91:°:refl:11111$:1911111:: i h ol a i s c a e r . c t SI Nlor- li ton - square, s:. ' 0 I : t a ' saotil.' iu-'llePraeHrdCa'uhgairliteesi:::leit: ''.6 re° °li '' On the 13th inst., Hutchison,thelady of pr. 61 ' 1— hailely,:lad/ of Wil On the 13th inst., at Hyde-park -square' the e f'' ' Oct 0• ' • Esq., ' ' ' SOO"- • i v at ie I.3th inst. at Yarnleyilouse, (Wi ll gnian of 1 son still -born. ~d st ou I, A Mrs. Speed Davies, ' of a son• ,„dv 0- .. On the 13th inst., in Abingdon-street, tbg IP ' of o soP o i CL ' Esq_. of a son. A StiVelif 94.' On the 13th iust , at liillingdon, 3lr,s• A• c a rti s, Es On o t f h a e dl:a3uttgi tenet•, the lady of J. .I.'" 13• ire" ' Lincoln's Inn, of a son- os' .1, On the 14th inst., the lady of R. Dificac° a' 0 1 • go• Vir• On the 14th inst at WoodberrY r""' d 1 0 1 1 • 15 kinson, of a daughte ' r e , the vet. On the 14th inst . in Kensington-squec . doug Goodeve, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, barrister, 0 1 P