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- in use at the universities of this country, infinitely moi 011 - 1 jectionable than any of those cited by the Hon. Member. But he merely said this in order to show that they should all be guided, in quest ions of this sort, by none other feelings thaa those of Clsri,tisn charity. Mr. COLQUHOUN said he would like to hear fro= the Hon. Member some proof of his assertions. He would, there la,. ask the Hon. Member whether he would now, or at any future time, undertake to prove what he had stated ?—( Hear, hear.) if he could prove it, he (Mr. Colquhoun) would under take to come down to that House and institute an inquiry into the systems of education at these colleges, and if they should be prosed to exist, then he would say they were undeserving of public confidence.—(Hear, hear.) He would, therefore, ac cept the Hon. Member's challenge ; but he would defy him to prove his statement. As to the Hon. Member denying the statement of the Hon. Member for Kent, had they not the books of Maynooth College in the library here, in which they found those ultra-tramontane opinions which were so dangerous to the peace of this country ? Mr. WYSE said th at " Dens" was not, and had not been, taught in May nooth. He was ready to point out passages in the works of Protestant authors, which would be considered by the Committee a; eondetnnab!e. He would take Luther, for in. , tance. In one of his works he said, " Frce will is an empty name, and if God foresaw that Judas would be a traitor, it was not in his power to be anything else." This was only a Pro- iestant book. Mr. COLQUAOUN wished to know what this had to do with the question. The Hon. Member for Waterford bad said that he had come un prepared .—( Cries of " No , no.") . . Ms. WY SE—I did not say so. COLQUHOUN—The simple question before the House was were they to provide for teaching opinions which were op • posed t o social order and constitutional peace in this country ? If the House should agree to this measure they would be guilty of the greatest folly and want of respect to the country. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said that from the coolness with which the Hon. Gentleman had spoken he could hardly believe that he had unintentionally misrepresented the Hon. Member for Waterford. The CH AIRMAN called the Hon. Member to order. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL—He had said that he could hardly believe.—( Laughter.) He would, however, withdraw the expression. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Kent had qucted a passage on the subject of theft. The lion. Gen tleman did not perhaps believe in the doctrine of good works. He ( Mr. M. J. O'Connell) believed that it was admitted that the poorer cl isses of the Irish people were peculiarly absent from petty theft. If their doctrines were not of a social ten dency would this result be shown? At any rate the Irish peovle were not so bad as the constituentsed the Hon. Member for Kent,for they had never worshipped a maniac as the second Messiah. PLUMPT RE inquired if the doctrines to which he had alluded were not taught in Maynooth, why they were not ex punged from the hooks there? Mr. M. MILNES, as -an English gentleman and a Pro testant, would express his conviction, having paid some attention to tine subject, that arguments that could be deduced from certain passages in the text books of Maynooth ought not to be brought in connexion with the measure before the House. The instruction given in Maynooth was similar to that in loyal Austria, and most Catholic countries. Mr. PIGOTT said that in answer to the assertion of the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Colquhoun) that ultramontane doctrines, which exalted the supremacy of the Pope, were taught in Maynooth, he would read a short vassage from the evidence of the principals of that College, gives before a Committee of that House. He would refer to the evidence of the President, Vice-Presi dent, and Peen of the College of Maynooth, who were the only persons charged with the discipline of the college. In answer to the question whether the Transalpine doctrine, as contradistirguished from Cisalpine doctrines, was inculcated in Maynooth, Dr. Crolly, then the president of the college, re plied "It never has."—( Hear, hear.) Mr. Montague, vice. president, and now president of the colloge, was asked respecting Dr. De la Long's tract de Ecclesia, which was a text book at Maynooth, and whether Dr. De la Long had not lectured in favour of the Transalpine doctrine. He replied that he had not heard Dr. De la Long's lecture, but he knew that he was a strong advocate of the Galilean liberties as any Frenchman could be. But he had heard Dr. Akeson lecture on the tract, " De Ecclesia," and he was more vehement that Dr. De la Long against the ultramontane doctrine. The third person was Dean Dowley, who said that the ultramontane doctrine was not taught or inculcated, cr encouraged at Maynooth.— ( Hear, hear.) Having read those extracts, he would leave the Honourable Gentleman to prove his assertion.—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. COLQUHOUN said that he admitted the statement which had been made by the Honourable and Learned Gen tleman, that the professors said they did not teach the ultra montane doctrine, but the citations in the report from which the Honourable and learned Gentleman quoted, and the evi dence adduced, showed that such doctrines were inculcated. He would be ready at a future time to prove that, and he nailed the Honourable and Learned Gentleman to that point. Mr. REDINGTON said he recollected that a Mr. Col qiihoun made certain assertiona with respect to a Roman Catholic school in Glasgow, which he believed was under the superintendence of the Town Council. The charges he made raised considerable indignation, and Mr. Colquhoun was called on to prove his statements ; but if he (Mr. Redington) recol lected rightly, he failed to do so, and a vote of censure was passed upon him. Such was the individual who was had so early so ready to nail others to the mast.—(Hear, hear.) He er reminiscence of an Irish kind, for he recollected that a Mr. Colquhoun, a Member for Kilmarnock, made a charge that the national schools were taught by Ribbonmen, but it afterwards turned out that he had his information from a Mr. Price, whom he met in a steamboat, who said that indeed they were blackguards.—(Laughter.) Why, what better evi dence could there be of the doctrines taught at Maynooth than that of the persons who had the direction of the college ? The Hon. and Learned Gentleman said he would find those doc trines inculcated in certain books in Maynooth. Would the lion. Gentleman be responsible for every page of Locke ? fur every argument of Paley ? Would he answer for all the extravagaucies to be found in all the authors to be met with in the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge.—( Hear, hear.) He listened with pain to the debate which had arisen upon this sub ject.—(Cheers.) He could assure Hon. Gentlemen that the Roman Catholic Members of that House permitted many calumnies to be uttered against their religion without attempt ing to refute them, because they were aware that religious discussions tended to no good and Christian end; and which calumnies, if true, would be disproved by the actual state of facts. if only one-half of the calumnies uttered against that religion, and the doctrines they were said to inculcate, we true, then that religion which wasp rofessed by the ma were true, then that religion whirh was professed by the majority of the Christian world, must be one of the worst systems of Chris tian morals ever heard of. 'that religion was in existence for ld centuries, and it would be astonishing that if it inculcated such doctrines that it should be so flourishing, as it was at the present day.—( Cheers.) Sir R. PEEL said he saw with pain the discussion which had arisen, and it convinced him that that House as at present constituted was ill suited for discussing questions of that koad. —( Hear, hear.) He stated before that her Majesty's Go vernment had considered whether it would be aivantageous to instittre an inquiry into the state of education pursued at Msynooth. They had read the report of Hs36, and they came to the conclusion that it was very improbable that any new light could be thrown upon that system by a further inquiry. They had osf cers appointed who were to visit the College once a year, and they were to inquire into the management, government, and discipline of the College ; and besides that, the Lord-Lieutenant had a power in addition of directing an inquiry into its management, government, and discipline. He entreated Hon. Members who discussed the religious opi nions of others to beware how they drew an inference from doctrines to be found in books there.—( Hear, hear.) He called the attention of the Hon. Member for Kent particularly to the questions put to the Professors at Maynooth when examined be. tore the Commissioners. The Professor was asked, " are you aware that Paley, in treating of promises, undertakes to show . that promises are not binding where the p erformance is impos sible, where the performance is unlawful, where it contradicts a former promise, where released by the promisee. and where the promise was erroneous ; it was not (Paley said) binding in cer tain eases." The Professor answered that he had not read that work of Paley's, but the same principles were inculcated there as in the College of Maynooth —(Hver. ) The Professor was asked whether it was not true that in the third Council of Lateran certain punishments were not decreed against the Albigenses. and that spiritual authority might re • lease the subjects of a Sovereign from their allegiance. What slid the Professor of Dogmatic Theology say in answer to this question, and what were the doctrines then taught at Maynooth ?' lie said that, supposing the Council of the rope, or any othe r authority whatever in the Catholic Church, assumed tt e ri g ht of absolfing subjects from their al legiance to their Sovereign, he would disregard their decisions and consider the subject by no means free from the obligation— he would not only disregard such an opinion but he would con sider it his duty to resist it, and advise such of the people as were committed to his care to do the same, and remain unshaken in their allegiance. Let the House consider not what might be found in certain hooks, bat whldat finthe teacthihers be ncom lieved and incubated, and in thi s they woud nothing i patible with their duty to God, their duty to their neighbours, or their duty to their Sovereign.—(Cheers. ) The other clauses were a g reed to. he schedules were also agreed to. On clause 10 being proposed, Mr. HI NDLEY moved that the Chairman report progress. Cries of " No, no.") Mr. LAW said he would not trouble the House further than by saying that he was opposed to the principle of endow ing the College of Maynooth out of the Consolidated Fund. 'le would simply move that this clause be expunged from the Bill. The House then divided, when there appeared For the amendment Against it Majority —l22 On our being re-admitted to the gallery, we found Mr. HINDL E Y at the table, addressing the Chairman. He said that he would appeal to Hon. Members whether he had not risen before the amendment wis put, and afterwards he had again got up to speak to the question. Although he had thus risen in ample time, he had yet failed to catch the Speaker's eye. He felt that this was a matter which regarded the House rather than hims-lf. Mr. GREENE said he had certainly thought it right to east first upon the lion. Member whp had the notice upon the paper. He had not after wards seen the lion. Member rise. Mr. HINDLEY expressed himself satisfied with the expla nation. On clause 11 being put, Mr. LAW said that, after the House had so recently d&- widen, he should be contented with merely proposing to nega tive this clause. Mr. HINDLEY, with great warmth, said that the false fire of Cambridge had deceived him, and he should never trust any matter that he thought of importance t o any o th er H onoura bl e .Member. Sir R. H. INGLIS wished to add a clause to this measure , in order to prevent, in the event of a future Bill being b ro ught in, the contingency of givi ng compensat i on to those persons who had received from the Maynoo th fund for the period of thirty years ; and as he himself kne w 110 other form of entering his prizeest against such a principle, he would at once bring in a clause ordering that nothing in the Act would entitle any person who had received the pecuniar y advantages arising f rom tins fund for a p eriod o f thirty years, to claim compensation for any invested interests, supposing it to be conferred by this or any other Act. Sir 11. PEEL said he could not understand that anything enacted now should bind Parliament in respect to any future measure. But he could understand the possibility of a ease, i n which, if the Legislature had even resolved to have no more to do w:th Maynooth College, a professor who had conducted himself well should be considered entitiesi to compensation. He would oppose the clause. After a few words from M. J. O'CONNELL, who ,:noosed the clause, The clause was read a first time. On the question that the clause be read a second time, LABOUCHERE expressed a hope that the Right Hon. Baronet would withdraw the clause. After a few words from Sir R. INGLIS in reply, the question of the second reading of the clause was put and nega tived without a division. The report was then brought up, and ordered to be received o n Monday. CLEARING OF ESTATES IN SCOTLAND. On the motion that the orders of the clay be now read, Mr. FOX MA ULE said that before the adjournment of the liduse he wished to call the attention of the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department, to a para graph which he had seen in a news p a p er that day, to the e ff ect that notice had been given to four hundred families, in the • i - , county of Ross, to quit their dwellings.—(Hear, hear.) These families consisted of five persons each on the average—making a total of 2,000. The paragraph did not state what the reason for the notice was, but suggested that it migh• be for tke pur pose of creating larger farms.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped the Right Hon. Baronet would bring the atteation of the Lord Advocate to the subject, in connexion with the proposed new Poor-law for Scotland.—( Hear. ) Sir J. GRAHAM said he had read the s ragraph, and he rloped that it had no foundation.—( Hear, ti: ar. ) The Lord Advocate bad instituted an inquiry. But the Right Hon. Gentleman must know, from his official experience, that he ( Sir J. Graham) bad no power in the matter. But, he must say, that he could not conceive any right that any landlord, or any number of landlords, would have to cause so much misery —(Cheers)—and, as far as admonition on the part of the Go vernment could go, it should not be wanted.—(Cheers.) Mr. F. MAULS was aware that the Right Hen. Gentleman had no official authority, but he was sure that the declaration of the Right Hon. Gentleman in the House of Commons would check the disposition to effect such removals. The remaining orders of the day having been disposed of, the House adjourned at Twelve o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH RAILWAY (BRANCH TO ALLOA). Group DD. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday). The examination of Mr. Miller was resumed by Sir T. PHILLIPS — The line would greatly facilitate the communication between Alloa and Linlithgow, and thence eventually to Glasgow ; and would pass through a more densely populated neighbourhood than the Scottish Central, which did not possess any advantages to counterbalance these. The distance by the proposed line from Alloa to Edin burgh was 37 miles, and to Glasgow 31 miles. The length of the Stirling branch is 14 miles, and the branch extending to Alloa is 421 miles. The CHAIRMAN interrupted Sir Thomas Phillips In his examina tion, and stated that the Committee were anxious that the wit ness should proceeed to give evidence as to the engineering capa_ bilities of the proposed line. Mr. Miller's examination was then resumed—The branch from its junction with the Glasgow and Edinburgh Railway proceeded under the Forth and Clyde Canal, and thence passed through the valley of Canon, within a quarter of a mile of the iron works— then avoiding a c.)nsiderable ridge of country, it swept round its base and reached Stirling by a curve. There were no tunnels, and the gradients and radii were generally favourable. The two severest gradients were 1 in 100 and 1 in 82. The smallest radius of a curve on the main line was 60 chains, and, generally speaking, there was no unusual engineering difficulty. The cost of the construction of the works would amount to 211,0001. The working expenses bad been contemplated at 30 per cent., to be arranged in conjunction with the main line. The mode of junction with the Edinburgh ant Glasgow Railway is convenient, but the mode in which the two forks communicate is not satisfactory, as it delays the transmission of traffic coming from Edinburgh, and is in other respects inconvenient. This witness was subjected to a long cross-examination by Mr. HOPE on behalf of the Scottish Central Railway, but the main fea- tures of the evidence remained unaltered. Mr. Miller was also cross-examined in opposition, on the part of Lord Dunmore, by Mr. Wmparxr.r, who stated that the pro posed line passed through more than two miles of his Lordship's property. The evidence of the witness tended to prove that rather less than a quarter of a mile of Lord Dunmore's estate was inter fered with, and the line did not pass within a mile of his mansion. At the close of this witness's cross-examination Mr. Tasker proved the assents and dissents for the Scottish Central Railway, and Mr. Bligh proved the assents and dissents for the Edinburgh and Glasgow branch lines. Mr. Ausztri then said that the case for the Edinburgh and Glas gow branches was closed. Mr. CocxenaN, on behalf of the Scottish Central Railway, rose, and said he should be able to prove to the satisfaction of the Corn. mittee that the landholders in the district through which the Scottish Central line will pass had some time since made a proposition to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Corn. pany for a branch line to be made from their rail way to Stirling, but the Directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway distinctly refused to have anything to do with the formation of the proposed branch. And it was only until the circulars for the construction of the Scottish Central Line had been issued, that the Edinhurg6 and Glasgow Railway advertised the formation of their branch. It was therefore clearly a matter of rivalry on their part. He then proceeded to call his witnesses. Mr. Galbraith proved that at a meeting of landowners, at which Lord Dunmore and other influential residents were present, a pro position had been made by them to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company for a line to be made to Stirling, and that the answer of the Directors was, that they would decline making the line, and that no steps would hereafter be taken in making the line with 3ut previously consulting the resident landowners. At the close of the examination of this witness a messenger entered, and announced that the Speaker was at prayers. 'I he Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday. Group B. LEEDS AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION LINE. TRAFFIC EVIDENCE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) On cross•examtnation, he said third-class passengers had to porter themselves. He did not know that their bills stated that a pig and a third-class passenger were charged the same. He never recollected having given instructions that the third.class carriages should be cleaned too often for fear they should become too com fortable. All that he knew as to the convenience of these car. riages was, that 73 per cent. of their passengers went by these third-class trains.gThird-class trains ran through three times a_day. Mr. Bright, M.P. for Durham, was well acquainted with the arrangements upon the Leeds and Manchester line, and, in his opinion, it had always given great accommodation to the public. No line in England conveyed so large a number of the working classes as the Leeds and Manchester; and he was inclined to think the third-class carriages on the line were as commodious and comfortable as could possibly be found on any other line. With regard to goods, all that he knew was that the Company had a character for getting businegs if business were to be had. In Lancashire rates of carriage had invariably fallen on the introduc tion of railways. On cross-examination he confessed that he had frequently travelled by the third class carriages, and found them in no way objectionable. Mr. Attain, an accountant at Manchester, had been employed by the Leeds and West Riding Company to make traffic tables on the route of their line. The total estimate of traffic he expected to come on their lines was 88,7801. On cross-examination he said lie calculated the traffic in De cember last. Mr. Houldsworth, the Chairman of the Leeds and Manchester Railway, said that company was first contemplated in 1831, but it was not until 1836-7 that the company was sanctioned by an Act of Parliament. The capital in that Act was stated at 1,308,0001., but they had to go to Parliament again to get it considerably increased. One of the tunnels at Todmorden cost about two-thirds more than the original estimate. The original estimate for tunnelling on the line was 58,0001., but in the progress of the work it was found necessary to increase it nearly 60 per cent. The witness, after detailing the difficulties the Company had to contend with in constructing their line, went on to state that the line was opened in 1841, and the line, taking into ac count all the debits and credits since the commencement of the Company, had not paid Si. par cent. on the actual expenditure. Lord Stanley was the Chairman of the Committee that sat on the line, and that Noble Lord reported to the House that the estimated traffic in passengers on the whole line would be 116,000 at 2d. per mile, and the assumed tonnage was 112,884 tons at an average charge of Bs. per ton. During the last year the line had carried four times as many passengers, at an average cost of one penny four-tenths per mile, being a saving to the public of 60,0001. per annum en the original estimate. The tonnage had increased in proportion, and had been carried at one-half the original estimate, being a saving to the public of from 175,0001. to 200,0001. per annum. They had been actuated by the principles laid down by the Board of Trade, and their lines were con structed not so much with a view to accommodate through traffic, but with a view of affording railway communica tion to imi octant local districts. The traffic of the dis trict both of the West Riding and of the Leeds and Manchester was decidedly of a local, and not a through, character. For in stance, on the latter line each passenger averaged only fifteen miles, but opt the London and Birmingham line each passenger averaged sixty-two miles. The Leeds and Manchester Com pany was the first that had tried the experiment of pay. ing attention and giving an importance to thin' class passengers. It was the interest of the Leeds and Manchester Company to have all their engines of one power, and the same locomotives could be made available without the least difficulty on the West Riding lines. At present they were 15-inch cylinder engines, but the result of their increasing the power would depend upon future experience. Mr. Hawksworth, the engineer, however, strongly recom mended them to adopt engines of 18-inch cylinders. To refute the objection urged against their third.class accommoda tion, be could only state that, within the last two years, their first class traffic had increased six per cent., their second class fifteen per cent., and their third class 28 per cent. If Parliament sanctioned the West Yorkshire lines, he should consider it an act of cruelty to the Leeds and Manchester Company, seeing that Parlia ment had, years ago, advised them to make their line in acircuitous route, and they only now sought for rowers to shorten the distance between Leeds and Manchester, and to accommodate traffic which they had always looked upon, and which the majority of the in. habitants in the West Riding admitted strictly belonged to them. The witness underwent a lengthened cross-examination, but his evidence remained unshaken. He, however, admitted that their porters were positively forbidden to attend to third-class passengers. On re-examination, he said the Leeds and Manchester Company were 100,0001. in debt, and applying in the present session of Par liament for power to get rid of other liabilities. This closed the case for the promoters of the Leeds and West Riding Junction line. LEEDS AND DEWSBURY LINE. The remaining clauses in this Bill were then agreed to, and the Committee adjourned. Group 0. TRENT VALLEY RAILWAY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yestorday.) Mr. Williamson, a manufacturer in the Potteries, gave evidence to the effect that the proposed line of railway would not give mull cient accommodation for such a populous district as the Potteries. Mr. Samuel Alcock , manufacturer, Buralem, gave evidence to a similar effect. He would have to go three quarters of a mile before he could get to the proposed station at Longport. He considered that a line from the Potteries to Macclesfield, through Congleton, would be much better than one to Bassford. Mr. C. J. Mason, manufacturer at Fenton, was next examined. His manufaetory would be a mile and a half from the station at Stoke, as proposed in the present scheme of railway. He thought the proposed line would not give that accommodation which the district required. Mr. Ricardo, M.P., said that he was Chairman of the North Staffordshire, Potteries, Churnet, and Trent Valley Junction Rail way. The origin of his connexion with this Company was, Mr. Copeland coming to him, and saying that the Potteries never yet had got a line for their accommodation, and wishing him (Mr. Ricardo) to take some steps towards carrying out that object. He consented to co.operate with that gentleman, and a committee of gentlemen in the Potteries, for this purpose. This was in February, to the best of his recollection. Overtures were in consequence made to the Trent Valley Company, which were favourably received. Arrangements were also made with the Churnet Valley Company to abandon that portion of their line from Uttoxeter and Tamworth, and to join with them in carrying out a line from Macclesfield through the Potteries to Colnwick. Terms were come to with the Trent Valley line before a conclusion was made with the Churnet Valley. The effect of this arrangement was to get the Trent Valley line to change the route from Stafford to Stoke, and make it from Stafford to Colnwick. It was not only the intention of the new Company to carry out these arrangements, but it would be impossible not to do so, tot the Churnet Valley line had already taken steps to break up their old aunt ...l7 and to incorporate itself in the new one. He c o ns id ere d this new lin e zould be the best one to serve the Potteries, or he would not haveleb bs it. The CHAIRMAN—I s it intention of this new Company to construct the line fro m L ee k to 2 gingham ? Mr. Ricardo—Cer. tainly. The only part proposed to be s • -en up of the origi n al Churnet Valley scheme is that from Uttoxeter roworth, The Comemars—Would not the line from to the Potter.... Bassford be of great service t o th e export trade of th Mr. Ricardo—Any line would be of advantage to a d e .' district ? has no line ; but certainly one to Crewe , • strict that instead of Bassford, would be infinitely better, The CHAIRMAN—Is the whole of the capital subscribed? Mr. Ricardo—Yes ; and I have no doubt that whatever may be the future state of the money market, this line will be constructed ; for deny line can . be made to pay, thio cu. f This closed the evidence against the Bill. The Committee then adjourned till Monday. Group E. NEWCASTLE AND BER WICK LINE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Brown, a surgeon at Newcastle, was then examined as to the value of land on the line. The valuation of land on the main line from Newcastle to Berwick, including the value of lands and houses, asd tenants' damages, was 87,202/. The Alnwick branch was valued at 5,6241., the Kelso branch, 36,5751,, the Blyth branch, 5,2001., making a gross aggregate of 134,6011. Cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER—That valuation did not in clude any of the house value in Newcastle. The number of acres that would be required for the main line would amount to 800, 779 acres for the line, and 21 for stations, which was valued at 87,2021. Mr. Nicholson, on his examination, stated that he valued the house property at Newcastle through which the projected line would pass at 102,6371. 65., and believed it to be a very reasonable valuation. Cross-examined—The average width of the line through the town was 32 feet. The number of houses to be destroyed or injured by deterioration were 120 in Newcastle, and 12 in Gateshead. He would not separate the value of deterioration from the value of those houses that were destroyed. Mr. AUSTIN said that, with reference to the traffic tables, he supposed they might be put in when the Committee came to con. eider the answer they wouid give to the resolutions. Mr. ALEXaNDER opposed this plan, and said that he wished to understand the method on which the traffic tables on the other side had been prepared. A discussion then took place, and the Committee said it was their desire to have the tables. _ . Mr. AUSTIN wished to know in what way they would have them put in. Mr. ALEXANDER said that he had no right to call on the Com mittee to express any opinion with respect to that. The Noble CHAIRMAN said that it was his impression that the local traffic tables only need be gone into, as it had been agreed that there was sufficient through traffic to justify the formation of some railway through that district. After some discussion the room was cleared, for the first time since this question came before them, and on our return The Noble CHAIRMAN stated that they had come to the conclu sion that the traffic-tables should be laid before them by the pro moters of the Newcastle and Berwick line before counsel closed the case in support of the preamble. Mr. TEMPLE wished to bring the attention of the Committee to the Newcastle and North Shields Railway. The Noble CHAIRMAN said that the Committee considered that in taking the Newcastle and North Shields line they should take the whole of the line ; and as far as the Northumberland Railway Company is concerned, their cross-examination would be only allowed on that part which had connexion with it. Mr. Nicolson was then examined with respect to the Newcastle and North Shields Railway. His estimate as to the expense of the branch to the quay at Newcastle was 13,7411., and with respect to the extension to Tynemouth his estimate was 35,3501 Mr. ALEXANDER rose to cross-examine the witness, but was in. terrupted by Mr. TEMPLE, who objected to his Learned Friend cross-examin ing the witness, as he had not a petition against this line. The Committee were of opinion that as fat as the quay at New. castle was concerned, the Northumberland line, for which Mr. Alex. ander appeared, was a competing line, and he could cross-examine respecting that. Mr. ALEXANDER argued that he could cross-examine the witness with respect to the whole line. The room was then cleared, and on our re-admission, The CHAIRMAN said that it was the opinion of the Committee that the cross-examination might be proceeded with throughout the whole line. _ _ _ .... ....... Mr. TEMPLE was desirous, in that case, that the Group E Com mittee should postpone it till Monday, as it was not contemplated by his instructors that the line to North Shields would be op posed. He wished also to be allowed to amend his tables, if ne cessary, before that day, and not to be bound by the tables of the last witness.—The Committee consented. Mr. ALEXANDER proceeded to cross.examine the witness as to the tables which the witness had handed in, reserving to himself the right of cross-examining also as to the amended tables, and shortly afterwards the Committee adjourned. Group X. The Committee to whom this group was referred assembled again at twelve o'clock. Present—Lord Courtenay, Chairman; Mr. Darby, Mr. P. Scrope, Mr. M'Gcachy, and Mr. B. Wall. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. • The Committee were occupied the whole of the afternoon in hearing evidence of a similar nature to that which was taken this morning. At four o'clock the Committee adjourned to Monday. The case of the London and York scheme is likely to last a fortnight longer. Sub. Committee No. 3. THE EASTERN UNION AND HARWICH RAILWAY PIER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) _ . The next allegation submitted to the consideration of the Com mittee was that the plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex were not copies of the plans deposited at the Private Bill Office. The Committee, af er comparing the plans, came to the opinion that the discrepancies were so important, that it remained at the dis cretion of the promoters whether they would proceed or not with their case. Mr. HAYWARD said that he could not adopt the auggeetion of the Committee. The room was then cleared, and after some time occupied in de liberation, the parties were called in and informed by The CHAIRMAN that, with regard to the allegation on the plans, the standing orders had not been complied with. The discrepancy was that plans deposited at the Private Bill.office had preperty marked numbers 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 32, and 33, within the limits of deviation, not one of which numbers appeared on the plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex. The remaining allegations, consisting of misdescriptions on the books of reference, were then disposed of, the greater number hav ing been withdrawn. _ The petition having been gone through, The CHAIRMAN said he would report that, in the case of the Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier, the standing orders had not been complied with in several instances. The Committee adjourned till Monday. HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING ROOM. The Queen held a Drawing-room yesterday afternoon, at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the royal suite arrived in five carriages from Buckingham Palace, escorted by a party of Life Guards. The Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to the Prince, received her Majesty and his Royal Highness at St. James's Pa'ace. The royal suite included the Duchess of l3uccleuch, Mistress of the Robes; the Viscoutiess Jocelyn (in waiting), the Duchess of Norfolk, the Marchioness of Douro an the Countess of Gainsborough, Ladies of the Bedchamber ; Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, the Hon. Frances Devereux (in viaiting), and the other Maids of Honour ; Lady Caroline Bar rington, Hon. Mrs. Anson, Hon. Mrs George Campbell, and Lady Gardiner, Women of the Bedchamber ; Viscount Sydney, Lord in Waiting ; Mr. George Edward Anson, Treasurer to Prince Albert ; the Marquis of Granby, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert; Sir Frederic Stovin, Groom in Waitit.g ; Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert; Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in Waiting ; Colonel Wylde, Equerry to Prince Albert ; and the Pages of Honour in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, their Royal High nesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and his Royal Highness Prince George arrived at the Palace, and were received by the Vice-Cham berlain, who conducted their Royal Highnes:is to the Royal Closet. Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms were on duty in the Presence Chamber, the Portrait Gallery, and the State rooms. The Yeomen of the Guard wo•e their Coronation Costume. In the Foreign Diplomatic Circle, the following presentations to the Queen took .laee : Le Comtesse Marie de Losi, and La Contesse !kiwi ette de Lipi, daughters of the Comte de Lusi, by Madame Bunsen, the Lady of the Prussian Minister. Le Comte de la Grange, Attache a l'Ambassade, and le Capi taine de Vais;eau Vicomte Bonet, by Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador. Le Comte Boleslas Potocki, Chambellan de S. M. L'Empe reur de Russie, by Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister. Mr. Gu-tave de Gerstlorff, Chambel!an de S. M. le Roi de Saxe, by Baron de Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister. The foreign diplomatic circle was attended by the French Ambassador and the Countess St. Aulaire, Mr. George de Rabandy, Chaneelier of the Embassy, le Duc de Broglie, and Captain Bonet Vicomte Willamney, Gouver neur der Senegal; the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Dietrichstein ; Baron Koller, First Secretary to the Embassy; Baron Brener, Secretary, and Count Esterhazy, Attache to the Embassy ; Sarim Effendi, Turkish Ambassador; Hassan Effendi. Secre tary, and M. J. Agop, Secretary Interpreter to the Embassy ; the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer • the Ba varian Minister and Baroness de Cetto ; M. Dedel, the Nether. lands Minister; Baron de Moncorvo, Po-tuguese Minister; Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister; General Prince Caatelcicala, Neapolitan Minister, and M. G. Canofari, Secre tary of Legation ; Count Kielmannsegge, the Hanoverian Minister ; Madame Bunsen. lady of the Prussian Minister ; the Brazilian Minister and Madame Lisboa; the United States Minister and Mrs. Everett and Miss Everett ; the Danish Minister and Countess Reventlow ; the Mexican Minister and Madame Murphy; the Spanish Minister and the Duchess de Sotomavor (Marchioness de Casa Trujo), le Chevalier de Pedrorence, Second Secretary of Legation ; Le Marquis del Arco, Attache, le Comte de Creicente Attache Milita ire, and M. Percy de Castro, Attache to the Legation ; Baron de Gers dorff, the Saxon Minister; Baron de Rehau'en, Swedish Charge d'Affaires. The General Circle was attended by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Trade, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the. Horse, the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen •at-Arms, the Marquis of Londonderry, Gold Stick in Waiting; the Captain of the Yeoman Guard, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of th e H ouse h o ld, the Comptroller of the Household, the Right Hon. the Vices Chancellor Wigram, the Judge-Advocate-General, Hon. Sir Edward Butler, Lieut. of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms ; Sir George Philip Lee, Lieut. of the Yeomen Guard; Major-General Sir Henry Wheatley, G. C. H., Keeper of her Majesty's Privy Purse ; the Master of the Ceremonies • Col. Cavendish, Silver Stick in Waiting; Mr. Henry Robinson, Standard-bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; Capt. Sir A. Green, Naval A. D. C. ; Col. Priaulx, Col. H. Bentinck and Colonel Oldfield (Royal Engineers), Queen' s Aide-de-Camp ; the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting, and Chaplain to the Queen Dowager ; Major-General :sir James Reynett, Equerry to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ; Mr. Frederic Peel Round, Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod ; Sir John Strachan, Bart., Gentleman Usher in Waiting to the Queen ; Hon. Mortimer Saekville West, and Captain Green, Gentlemen Ushers to her Majesty • Captain G. C. Blake, R.N., Gentle man Usher to his Royal Highness Prince Albert in Waiting ; Mr. James Bunce Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; Mr. Ellerthorpe, Adjutant of the Yee ' men Guard ; Sir Benjamin Smith, C. S. ; Mr. R. C. Mellish, Gentleman Usher to her Majesty the Queen Dowa..Ter ; Col. Boldero, Field-officer in Waitirg; Mohan Lal, &e &e. The following Ladies had the honour of being presented to her Majesty : Viscountess Exmouth, by the Countess of Morley. Countess of Seafieli, on her marriage, by the Duchess of Bue- clench. Countess of Waldegrave, by the Dowager Lady Clinton. The Countess of St. Germans, by Lady Peel. Lady Platt, by Lady Denman. Lady John Chichester, on her marriage, by Viscountess Forbes. Lady Louisa Wardlaw Ramsay, on her marriage, by the Coun tess of Dalhousie. Lady Macnaghten, on her return from India, by Viscountess Palmerston. Lady Elizabeth Dawson, by Lady Wharncliffe. Lady Hesketu,-,1" 7 Lady Last,' Anne Baird, by the Countess of Morton. Lady Hansler, bYLady Lad ThDougall, on her marriage, by Lady Aylmer. Shelley. Lady ..... Lady Lady P e i h lk ar in o g t t t o e n, W by ats L o a n dy 7 W l I ty i l a::::. 0 4 : :Lhert Gardiner. Lady Henry Russell, by the Duchess - of B::: "!• the Countess of Paouait. - her ma rriage, !-: -. to Lady Farrier, by Lady Sarah Murray. Lady Winston Barron, on her return from the Continent, by Lady Denman. Lady Thackwell, on her return from India, by the Duchess of Beaufort. Lady Henry S. Churchill, by the Marchioness of Blandford. Lady Fraireis Russell, on her marriage, by the Duchess of Bedford. Lady Wbeler, by Lady Charles Somerset. Lady Cochrane, by the Countess of Dalhousie. Lady Louisa Eliot, by Lady Peel. Lady Molesworth, on her marriage, by the Dowager Lady Molesworth, The Hon. Augusta Leigh, by her mother, the Lady Leigh. The Hon. Caroline Leigh, by her mother, the Lady Leigh. Hon. Miss Stapleton Cotton, by Viscountess Comberinere. Mrs. Swage, by Lady Byron. Mrs. Ogle, by Viscountess Combermere. Mrs. John Friend, by Mrs. Fletcher Norton. Mrs. William Honywood, on her marriage, by Viscountess Beresford. Mrs. Willie, by Lady Edwards. Airs. Fletcher Norton, en her marriage, by Mrs. Musgrave Brisco. Mrs. Kindersley, by Lady Byron. Mrs. L. B. Mackinnon, by her aunt, Mrs. Hugh Baillie. Mrs. Woodhouse, by the Hon. Mrs. Adol i ihus Capel. a m . arriage, by the Duchess of Mrs. Stanley, by Lady Re e n n dleshm her Mrs. R. F. Rushbrooke, Norfolk: Mrs. St. Lo Aialet, by the Dowager Lady Malet. Mrs. Cohn Mackenzie, on her marriage, by her mother, Mrs. Admiral Douglas. Mrs. Milbank, on her marriage, by Lady Laura Meyrick. Mrs. Horaco Twiss, by tde Countess of St. Germans. Mrs. Pnilip Yorke, on her marriage, by the Countess Dowager Somers. Miss Christiana Nicholl, by her mother, Mrs. Nicholl. Miss Platt, by her mother, Lady Platt. Mies Augusta Platt, by her m Aher, Lady Platt. Miss Emma Wigram, by Lady Fitzwigram. Miss Agnes Aclands by Mrs. Acland. Mrs. Head, by the Countess Dowager of Erroll. Mrs. Codrington, by the Duchess of Bedlord. Mrs. de Pentheny O'Kelly, by Mrs. Dennistoun. Mrs. Sibbald Scott, on her marriage, by the Hon. Lady Lumley. Mrs. Edward Fanshawe, by the Hon. Lady Stopford. Mrs. William Burdett Dobson, by the Hon. Baroness Dimsdale Mrs. Walter Campbell, by Lady Arthur Lennox. Miss Reynolds, by her sister, Mrs. R. Curteis. Miss Mary Jane Pugh, by her mother, Mrs. Pugh. Miss Pole, by her sister, the Countess of Winterton. Miss Mary Wightman, by her mother, Lade Wightman. Miss Kindersley, by her mother , Mrs. Kindersley. Miss Georgians Hoare, by her mother, Mrs. Hoare. Alin Wescomb, by Mrs: Wescomb. Mrs. Charles Lillingston, by the Countess of Gainsborough. Mrs. Bourke, by Viscountess Jocelyn. Mrs. Holloway, by Lady Sophia Desvoeux. Mrs. Ewing, by her sister, the Viscountess Exmouth. Miss Stachell, by Lady Wightman. Mrs. Carlton Cumberbatch, on going abroad, by the Countess of Gainsborough. Mrs. Clifton, by the Duchess of Bedford. Mrs. Barnardiston, by Lady Laura Meyrick. Mrs. APAlpine, by Lady Talbot de Malahide. Mrs. Praed, by the Marchioness of Exeter. Mrs. Bridges Taylor, by Mrs Cornwall Legh. Mrs. Buller, on her marriage, by her aunt, Mrs. Guy L'Es trange. Mrs. Daly, by the Marchioness of Blandford. Mrs. ( Colonel) Robinson, by lion. Lady Lumley. Mrs. Christie, on her marriage, by Viscountess Forbes. Mrs. Dalbiac, by Lady Shelley. Mrs. Talbot Clifton, on her marriage, by Airs. Clifton. Mrs. Peter Greenall, by Mrs. Cardwell. Mrs. Stevens, by Lady Graham. Mrs. Garforth, by the Right Hon. Lady Feversham. Mrs. C. Davers Osborn, on her marriage, by Lady Gardiner. Mrs. Dixon, by Lady Byron. Mrs. Weyland Powell, by the Dowager Countess of Carnwath. The Hon. Gertrude Duncombe, by Lady Feversham. Hon. Mrs. Frederick Pleydell Bouverie, by the Hon. Mrs. A'Court Holmes. Hon. Caroline Chichester, by her mother, the Dowager Lady Templeman. The Hon. Mrs Edward Gore, on her marriage, by Lady John Russell. The Hon. Lady Dallas, by Lady Charles Somerset. The Hon. Adelaide Lister, by Lady John Russell. The Hon. Miss Burgh ,by Viscountess Beresford. The Hon. Lady Williams Wynn, on her return from Copen hagen, by Lady Peel. The Hon. Annetta Handcock, by her mother, Lady Castle maine. The Hon. Mrs. Hobart, by Viscountess Canning. The Hon. Mrs. George Edgcumbe, on her return from Ha nover, by Lady Shelley. The Hon. Lady Augustus Henniker, by the Hon. Mrs. Hen niker. The Hon. Mrs. Charles Wyndham, by Mrs. Wyndham. Mrs. Entwisle, by Lady Francis Egerton. Mrs. Philip Child, on her marriage, by Lady Montfort. Airs. Edward Weld, by Hon. Lady Lumley. Miss Augusta Peel, by Lady Peel. Miss Margaret Sandes, by Mrs. J. N. Gladstone. Miss Parr, by the Hon. Baroness Dimsdale. Miss Mary Powell, by the Dowager Countess of Carnwath. Mrs. William Pole Carew, by the Countess of St. Germans. Mrs. William Johnson, by the Countess of St. Germans. Mrs. R. C. Mellish, by the Countess of St. Germans. Mrs. Dawnay, by Lady Harriet Begot. Mrs. Morgan H. Foster, by the Duchess of Bedford. Mrs. John Peel, by Lady Peel. Mrs. Bligh Nlonck, by Lady Peel. Miss Marianne Rice, by her mother, Mrs. Edward Rice. Miss Caroline Rice Trevor, by the Hon. Mrs. Rice Trevor. Miss Jane Paget, br the lion. Lady Capel. Miss Stanley and Miss Mary Stanley, by Mrs. Stanley. Miss Catherine Greville, by Lady Frances Egerton. Miss Margaret Fanshawe, by the Hon. Lady Stopford. • Miss Sophy Wynyard, by her soother, Mrs. Edward Wynyard. Miss Arbuthnott, by her aunt, arty Evans. Mrs. Georgina Aleynell Ingram, by Mrs. M. Ingram. Mrs. Meyrick, by her mother, Lady L. Aieyrick. Miss Gough, by Mrs. Packe Reading. Miss Pilkington, by her mother, Lady Piikington. Miss St. Felix, by Lady W. Powlett. Miss Campbell, by her sister, the Hon. Mrs. E. Phipps. Miss Fanny Morris, by her mother, Mrs. Morris. Miss H. Astell, by Mrs. E. Wynyard. Miss Charlotte P. 13ouverie, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs . F. P. Bouverie. Miss Harriet P. Bouverie, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. F. P. Bouverie. Miss Williams Wynn, by Lady Williams Wynn. Miss Baird, tit her mother, Lady Anne Baird. • Miss Hersey third, by her mother, Lady Anne Baird. Miss Bruce. by Lady Worsley. Miss Caroline Upton, by the Dowager Lady Rivers. Miss Garnett, by the Countess Dowager of Erroll. Miss Hesketh, by her mother, Lady Hesketh. Miss Friend, by Mrs. Fletcher Norton. Miss de Pentheny O'Kelly, by Mrs. Dennistoun. Miss Emily de Penbeny O'Kelly, by Mrs. Dennistoun. Miss Sande!, by Mrs J. N. Gladstone. Miss Green, by her mother, Lady Green. Miss Niolesworth, by Mrs. Dennistoun. Miss Caroline Ferguson, by her mother, Mrs. Ferguson. Miss Lowther, by her mother, Lady L. E. Lowther. Miss Wheeler, by Lady Charles Somerset. Miss Rickett , , by her mother, Mrs. Charles S. Ricketts. Miss Foulis, by her mother, Lady Foulis. Miss Campbell, by Mrs. Walter Campbell. Miss Perceval, by Mrs. Spencer Percent. Alias Agnes Hinxman , by Lady Evans. Miss Theodosia Savage, by Mrs. Savage. Miss Fanny Perceval, by Mrs. Spencer Perceval. Miss Stevens, by Lady Graham. Miss Lefroy, by her mother. the Hon. Mrs. Lefroy. Miss Edwards, by her mother, Lady Edward s . Miss Johnston, by the Countess of St. Germans. Miss Sullivan ,by Viscountess Howick. hiss Savage, by Mrs. Savage. Miss Barrett, by the Duchess of Bedford. Iliss Louisa Sheffield, by her mother, Lady Sheffield. Miss Elphinstone Fleeming, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Fleeming. Miss Auldjo, by the Countess of Sandwich. Miss Greenall, by Mrs. Cardwell. Miss Annie Greenall, by Mrs. Cardwell. Miss Lousia Pilkington, by her mother, Lscly Pilkington. Miss Constance Colville, by Mrs. Henry Colville. Miss Louisa Stevens, by Lady Graham. b N y lr ; . fr A s st A l s t h on ton Ya y te a s t . es. Miss Hiss E A .s hAsh t on a t y e s a , t e b s y , Miss Miss Ellice, Mrs. Mrs. Rusll Gambier.Ellice. Miss Hansler, by Lady Ha nsler. Miss Mary Ann Hansler , by Lad y Hansler. Miss Barnardiston, by her mother, Mrs. Ba rnardiston. Miss Slaney, by Mrs. Orm sb y Gore. Miss J slia Evans, by the D uchess of Norfolk. Miss Halford, by the Baron ess Dimsdale. ‘ se Miss Praed, by her mother. Ails, Elizabeth Dawson, by her mother, Lady E. Dawson. Miss Watson Taylor, by Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor. Miss Henniker, by her mother, the Hon. Lady Augustus Henniker. Miss Manners Sutton, by her mother, Lady Harriet Ellerton. Mies Atherley, by Mrs. Davers Osborn. Miss Frederica Hely Hutchinson, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Hely Hutchinson. Miss Harriette De Trafford, by the Duchess of Bedford. M.ss Lillington, by the Countess of Gainsborough. Miss Matilda Lockwood, by her mother. Mrs. Lockwood. Miss Winston Barron, by her mother, Lady Winston Barron. Miss Hobert, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Hobert. Miss Galloway, by the Viscountess Jocelyn. Miss Armstrong, by Lady William Powlett. Miss St. Felix, by Lady William Powlett. Miss Harriet Galloway, by Viscountess Jocelyn. Miss Georgian& Ellen Fane, by her mother, Mrs. Vere Fane. Miss Blanche Wyndham, by Mrs. Wyndham. Miss Bourke, by Mrs. Bourke. Miss Octavia Johnstone, by Viscountess Forbes. After the Drawing-room her Alsjesty and Prince Albert and the royal suite returned to Buckingham Palace. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The company included her Alajesty, the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, the Austrian Ambassador and . the Countess Deittictistein, the Countess Brownlow, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Strum fetter, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl of Liverpool, Earl Howe, the Hon. General Upton, and Baron Roth de Schreckenstein. The Baroness de Moncorvo, lady of the Portuguese Mi nister, was prevented by indisposition from attending the Queen's Drawing-room yesterday. The mess of her Majesty's honourable corps of Gentlemen-at , Arms dined together yesterday evening at the Thatched House. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE NEWMARKET, FRIDAY NIGHT. Cataract's decline arose from a rumour that he pulled up lame after a gallop on Wednesday. Fitzallun and Semiseria, The Era, and Sorella, were in great demand. but, from the departure of many of the subscribers, very little business was done. Several hedging bets, at 2t01, 9 to 4, and sto 2 were laid against Idas for the Derby, and 8 to 1 offered on him for the Newmarket Stakes. 1,300 to 100 laid against Alarm, and 7,000 to 200 abet The Ironmaster. FRIDAY'S RACES. Match, T. Y. C. 150, 25 f t .—C o lonel Peel's Garry Owen, Set 71b (Nat) beat Duke of Bedford's Minotaur, 7st 121 b (E. Edwards).-5 to 4on Minotaur. Won by a bead, after a fine race. The Newmarket Stakes o f 50 sows . eacli,h ft, for thr ee y rs old colts, Bst 71h ;and fillies Bst 21b. D. M. (23 Subs.) Lord Stradbrok.'s Idas ...........wa1ked over. Mr. I. Day's Winchester sa v ed his stake and received 501. Match, D. I. 200, h ft.—Si r R. W. 13ulkeley's Bishop of Run ford's Cob, 5 yrs, rec e i ve d f o rfeit from Lord Glasgow's Amulet colt, 4 yrs, Bst 71b. Duke of 13Aford's Espoir, Bst 101 b, received forfeit from Mr. Osbaldeston's Secutor, 7st 31b ; T. Y. C. 200, 25 ft. OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Worthington's Lancashire Witch—taken islo other betting. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 2.) SUGAIt.—To-day the market presented a quiet appearance for Colonial Sugar, and the general tenincy cf prices is downwards. 'The purchases made iii West India w•eree limited by grocers and refiners, and the rates accepted were rather under those of yesterday, making the decline for the week 6d to is per cwt upon all kinds, excepting fine yellow, which, owing to its scarcity, sustain the former value. REFD7F.D.—To-day there was little demand for home trade goods, and prices are drooping; we quote brown lumps 66s Ed to 675, and standard lumps 68s per cwt; the supply is on the increase. Bonded crushed is 36s to 37s per cwt, but little has been done. Loaves are dull of sale. MAURITIUS.—There has been a falling off in the demand, and the market having been well supplied, a decline on former rates of Is per cwt has taken place ; little business has been transacted by private treaty, and of 13,994 bags 51 casks at public sale, not above 10,000 bags found pur chasers, upon the following terms: viz, low brown at 32s to 335, middling34s to 365, good to fine 37s to 495,10 w yellow 41s to 425, middling 43s to 45s 6d, good middling 46s to 475, good to fine 48s to 50s 6d, and low to good grey 40s to 47s 6d per cwt. _ _ _ EAST INDIA.—A greater desire has been manifested on the part of the importers of Bengal Sugar to realize, and they having abundantly supplied the market, has produced a Ce dine on former rates of is to is 6d per cwt; there has, how ever, been a good demand for all descriptions. FOREIGN.—To-day several inquiries existed for Foreign Sugar ; but holders insisting upon further advanced rates prevented business of moment ; 180 chests of low yellow Ha vannah were sold privately at 22s 6d per cwt, yellow being equal to 28s, and white to 38s per cwt laid down here. COCHLNEAL.—A good business has been transacted by pri vate treaty at fully former rates—holders show firmness, and supply the market sparingly. TEA.—Although the quantity imported since this day week has been very large, amounting to 72,598 pkgs by eight vessels, still there has generally been more activity in the market, merchants have manifested firmness and refrained from offering any at public sale. MOLASSES.—The demand has fallen off for West India, and only a limited business has been transacted, although there are sellers upon further reduced terms, 15s to 188 per cwt is the value according to quality. Bengal Treacle is wanted for Grocery purposes at 15s 6d, but holders refusing to sell thereat,business has been prevented; at public sale 55 casks were taken in at 16s for good colour, but rather thin ; the quality is equal to the Treacle made here, and which fetched 17s to 17s 6d, but 150 casks of Madras Treacle were sold at 13s 6d, and 150 casks of Tamarinds at 12s to 13s 6d per cwt. Rum, BRANDY, AND HomANns.—There has been a briske demand for Jamaica Rum, and former rates are sustained; the operations are 250 puns—fair quality 30 to 36 per cent overproof at 3s to 3s 4d, better 32 to 34 over 3s 7d to 3s 9d, and small parcels of fine at 4s to 4s 9d per gallon. A further reduction of Id having been accepted for Leeward Island, has occasioned a much better demand, and 250 puns sold at is 7d for proof to one per cent. over of faulty quality, and at is lid to is 9d for proof to 9 per cent over, of better quality. Demerara has slightly declined in value, Calcutta is offered upon further reduced terms. For Brandy lower rates have been taken, and many parcels have been sold : Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds. 4s sd, puns 4s 3d: ditto 1839, hhds 4s 2d, puns 4s; ditto 1840, Ws 4s Id, puns 3s Ild; ditto, 1841, hhds 4s.lch . . puns 3s lld ; ditto 1E42, hhds 3s 10d, puns 3s 8d ;. dittc 1843, hhds 3s 9d, puns 38 7d; ditto 1844, hhds 3s Bd, puns 3s 6d; middling and good middling of the various vintages 2s 8d to 3s 6d, low 2s 5d to 2s 7d ; and Bordeaux 2s 5d to 2s 6d per gallon. Geneva, Is 7d to is 8d common shipping sort. In English Corn Spirits no variation. FRUIT.—This afternoon at public sale 43 casks of Smyrna Currants, and 540 drums Sultana Raisins, part damaged, the former sold at 43s to 445, and the latter taken in at 60s; 2,000 drums Turkey Pulled Figs all withdrawn, 9 casks Greek Figs taken in at 30s ; 36 boxes 2 barrels Jordan Almonds 71 10.3, 35 half-bales shell Almonds 48s to 50s; 12 casks Tafilat Dates were withdrawn. RlCE.—This afternoon Bengal met more attention, and 1,608 bags at auction were all sold at full rates, and went as follows: good mid white at Ils 6d, mid Ils to Ils 6d, mid broken 103 6d to lls, and sea damaged . 9s to lie per cwt. By private treaty some parcels were sold at lls t0 . 12s per cwt for sound white. Cocoa.—This afternoon 40 bags of good Red Bahia Cocoa at public sale were sold at 37s 6d per cwt, being the full value. COFFEE.—To-day Foreign Coffee was in better demand by private treaty, and the total sales for the week amount to 3,000 bags of low good ordinary Rio at 27s 6d to 28s ; of Samarang 1,200 bags sold at 33s to 33s 6d. At public sale 200 bags of Java and 292 bags Costa Rico were offered; the former sold, middling bold blue at 545, fine ordinary coloury rather mixed with a few pale berries at 40s 6d, good ordinary coloury mixed pale foxey 38s, sea damaged, first class 38s to 525; second class 325. Country dam 3.35, the latter fetched 38s to 38s 6d for good ordinary brown ; 39s to 39s 6d for good ordinary pale, 47s 6d for fine ordinary, and 31s per cwt for sea damaged first class. Ceylon of good ordinary pale quality is with difficulty to be purchased un der 45s per cwt. but there was not much business doing pri vately, and none was offered at public sale. Sricx.s.—To-day Black Pepper met with little attention, 1,812 bags of Sumatra, and 1,328 bags 529 pckts of Malabar were submitted to public competition, of the former a part only found purchasers at rather lower rates ; good light clean but rather stalky selling at 2id to 2id, inferior stalky and dusty 21d to 2id, sea damaged first class 26d to 2id, second class 2d to 2id, third class 2d, sea damaged and repacked 1/4 to 2d, of the latter a part only sold at 34(1 to 3id for half heavy brown, and fine heavy 31d to 3d, being the former worth. Cassia Lignea is much wanted ; 150 chests at public sale sold at stiff rates, middling fetched 60s 6d to 61s, good ordinary 55s 6d to 58s, ordinary 53s 6d to 555, broken ends 51s, loose and broken 49s to 50s; 400 bags Malabar Ginger taken in at 20s for ordinary small wormy; 4 cases of Singapore Nutmegs fetched 2s 10d for ordinary dingy brown, and Is 2d in the shell. Oiis.—This afternoon at public sale 27 tuns of Southern Oil of foreign fishing sold at 291 to 2915 s for good quality, and 74 casks of Palm at 233 to 26s 3d per cwt for low to fine quality. TALLow —This afternoon at auction 370 casks of New South Wales Tallow were sold at 36s to 38s 6d, and inferior at 31s 9d to 35s 6d ; 200 pkgs South America 34s 9d to 37s 6d, 50 casks of Cape 40s, and 94 casks Archangel 36s to 36s Gd per cwt. SALTPETRE.-To-day importers of Rough offered four parcels of Calcutta at public sale, amounting to 2,905 bags ; nearly the whole found purchasers at a decline on former rates of 6d per cwt—mid grey 161 per cent refraction went at 23s 6d, 11 to 14 per cent ditto 24s to 24s Gd, - 9* per cent ditto 245, l 0 per cent 245, 5 per cent good 25s 6d, 44 to 24 per cent ditto 25s 6d to 26s 6d. COAL IaIiTZEZT. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Carr's Hartley, 17s; Davison's West Hartley, 17s; Holvwell Main, 16s; Old Tanfield, 14s Gd ; Havensworth \Vest - Hartley, 16s 6d ; Townley, 15s Gd ; Wall's•end Bewicke and Co., 17s 6d; Gosforth, 17s Gd ; Killingworth, 16s 6d ; WharncM, I7s ; Eden Main, 18s Gd ; Belmont, 18s 3d; Braddyll's Hetton, 19s 61; East lletton, 17s 3d ; Haswell, 19s 6(1; Hetton, 19s 3d; Lambton, 19s; Russell's Hetton, 19s, Stewart's, I9s 3d ; Whitwell, 17s 3d ; Caradoc, 19s 3d ; Heugh Hall, 17s 9d ; Kelloe, 17s 6d ; Kelloe, re-shipped, 17s 6d ; Adelaide, 19s 3d ; Barrett, 17s 3d ; Brown's Deanery, 17s 6d; Cown don Tees, 17s; Cowpen Hartley, 17s; Garnaut Stone, 225; Lewiss Merthyr, 21s; Sidney's Hartley, 17s; We3t Hartley Netherton, 17s.—Ships arrived, 57. COURSE OF EXCIIAI Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Ditto, at sight l2 6A Rotterdam 2U. 12 9 Antwerp Elamburgh M.B. 14 0 Alton — GE.—( YE STE Al.) 1 . . -- Leghorn 31 Genoa ..... '26 10 Venice ... .......... Naples . . 39 Palermo, oz 1,9 Lisbon .. 524 Oporto - 53 Rio Jane:.. Bahia . • .......... . Buenos -s Newlro, - dvssii,fht .... Pun , K.; rtut,t_tos, E'ER OZ Foreign bars. £3 17 9 PortnAa' Coin 3 - .7 5 New Poublions 0 0 0 New s 0 4 9 ; Silver •t! r•trs .... .1 4 10 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90 Ditto, 3 months 26 10 Marseilles Bourdeaux 26 15 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3 Us... Berlin - Vienna, etTec. 6.3 M lO 2 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36i Cadiz gilbao llareaona . . Sevilla BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the IN eek ending on Saturday, the 26th day of April, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. L. Notes issued ...... 29,253,945 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 13,180,672 Silver bullion 2,073,273 £29,233,945 £29.253,945 P.SIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the Ist day of May. 1 BANKING DI X. Proprietors' capita 114,553,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings banks, Commis sinners ofNat ional Debt, and divi dend accounts) 2.643,448 Other deposits 10,781,637 Seven day and other bills PARTMENT , Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 9,680,272 Notes 8,101,770 Gold and silver coin 631,913 £32,335,921 X 32,335,921 .RSIIALL, Chief Cashier. M. MA Dated the ht day of May, h TUESDAY NIGH'T'S GAZETTE. FOREIGN-OFFICE, APRIL 29, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Pelham Dutton, as Consul at Sydney, New South Wales, for the Free City of Hamburgh. WHITEHALL, MAY 1. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Robert Forrester Proudfoot to the church and parish of Fogo, in the presbytery of Dunce and county of Berwick, vacant by the transportation of the Rev. Andrew Redman Bonar, late minister thereof, to the church of Canongate, in Edin burgh. The Queen has also been pleased to present the Rev. Stephen Bell to the church and parish of Eyemouth, in the Presbytery of Chirnside and county of Berwick, vacant by the transporta tion of the itev. John Murdoch, late minister thereof, to the parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 2. 6th Regiment of Foot—Capt. M. G. Dennis, to be Major, by purchase, vice Pottinger, promoted; Lieut. E. F. Crowder to be Captain, by purchase, vice Dennis ; Ensign I). 11. El rington to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Crowder; C. P. Catty, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Elrington, May 2. lUth Foot—Lieut. G. L D. Arniel, from 89th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Knipe, who exchanges, May 2. 24th Foot—Capt. C. Lee, from 59th Foot, to be Captain, vice Weir, who exchanges, May 2. 37th Foot—Li eu t. It. 11. Petty, from 52d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice M'Clintock, who exchanges. 52d Foot—Lieut. G. A. J. 11PClintick, from 37th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Pelly, who exchanges, May 2. 53d Foot —Ensign E. A. Noel to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Walker, who retires ; H. F. IL Parker, Gent., ~,to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Noel, May 2. 59th Eoot—C apta i n J. G. Weir, from the 24th Foot, to be Captain, vice Lee, who exchanges, May 2. 60th Foot—Captain H. J. Wren, from 85th Foot, to be Captain, Tice Thurlow, who exchanges, May 2. OStli Foot , --104teaaat.H. A. Oavrey to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mackinnon, who retires; Ensign the Hon. H. L. Noel to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ouvrey ; the Honortrable D. G. Finch to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Noel, May 2. 70th Foot—Captain W. M. Bigge to be Major, by pur chase, vice Brown, who retires; Lieut. E. F. Edwards to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bigge; Ensign H. Hennis to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Edwards; P. F. De Quincey, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hennis, May 2. 85th Fi4t,—Captain the Hon. J. E. H. Thurlow, from the 60th RYA, to be Captain, vice Darell, who exchanges, May 2. 89th A'oot—Lieut. G. M. Knipe, from 10th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Auriel, who exchanges, May 2. 92d Foot—Ensign G. Warrender to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice J. C. Gordon, who retires ; W. O'B. H.:Bu chanan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Warrender, May 2. Ist West India Regiment—Lieut. A. Robertson, from the half-pay Ist Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Matthews, ap pointed Paymaster; Ensign C. Grange to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robertson, who retires; A. Tunstall, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grange, May 2. UNATTACIIED.—Major W. Pottinger, from 6th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, May 2. MEMORANDUM.—CoIoneI G. F. Thompson, of the Royal Engineers, has been permitted to retire from the army, with the sale of an Unattached Lieut.-Colonelcy, he being about to become a settler in New Brunswick, May 2. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 30. Corps of Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Vavasour to be Colonel, vice Sir G. Hoste, de ceased ; Brevet-Major R. Kelsall to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Vavasour ; Second Captain R. K. Daw son to be Captain; Second Captain H. Tucker to be Cap tain, vice Kelsall ; First Lieutenant J. F. A. Symonds, to be Second Captain. vice Tucker; Second Lieutenant F. M. H. Somerset to be First Lieutenant, vice Symonds, April 22. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. North Lincolnshire Yeomanry Cavalry.—H. V. Grantham, Gent, to be Cornet, vice H. Grantham, resigned, April 29. BANKRUPTS. John Henry Hensman and Frederick Hensman, coal-mer chants, Adelphi.wharf, Strand, to surrender May 8 and June 6, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official as signee; Turner and Hensman, Basing-lane. Edward Slater, cabinet-maker, Queen's-buildings, Brompton, May 9 and June 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Foord, Pinners'- hall, Broad-street. William Chalcroft Tupper, grocer, Catherington, Hants, May 9, at eleven, and June 6, at two, at the Court of Bank rupty. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Ivimey, Chancery-lane; Puffard, Portsea. Louis Leplastrier, clockmaker, Alfred-street, Islington, May 13, at half-past one, and June 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Hussey, Basing-lane, Bread-street. James Edward Smirk, licenced victualler, Broad-court, Bow-street, Covent-garden, May 13, at half- past two, and June 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Spiller, Camomile-street, Bishopsgate. Benjamin Chandler, ironmonger, Stanmore, Middlesex, May 9, at half-past eleven, and June 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman street ; Ashley, Shoreditch. Thomas 011iver, livery-stable keeper, Prestbury, Gloucester shire, May 15, at one, and June 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Manning, Craven-street, Strand ; Bridges, Bristol. Henry Nichols, auctioneer, Coleford, Gloucestershire, May 16, at twelve, and June 13, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Wilkes, Gloucestershire. James Lee, porter merchant, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, May 14, and June 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Parkinson and Co., Gray's inn, London ; Thompson, Tadcaster ; Dickinson, Leeds. Thomas Rushforth Knott, druggist, Bolton-le-Moors, Lan cashire, May 21, and June 11, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee, Manchester ; Hulton, Bolton, Lancashire ; Sutton, Manchester. Joseph Cooke, Brewer, Wem, Salop, May 5, and June 6, at, eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, offi cial assignee, Birmingham ; Walmsley, Wem ; James, Bir mingham. Thomas Capes, builder, Aston juxta Birmingham, May 8, and June 13, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Veiny, official assignee, Birmingham ; Parkes and Company, Bedford-row, London : Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. Henry Pares, plumber, Loughborough, Leicestershire, May 8 and June 13, at half-past twelve, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Brown, Nottingham ; Harrison and Smith, Birmingham. James Heaton, stationer, Ludlow, Shropshire, May 8 and June 13, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Wootton, Token house-yard, London ; Anderson and Co., Ludlow. Thomas Hodghkiss, licensed victualler, Wellington, Shrop shire, May 15 and June 9, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Jennings, Chancery - lane, ; Palmer, Birmingham. Harry Warr, currier, Bridport, Dorsetshire, May 15, at eleven, and June 12, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Templer and Son, Bridport ; Clowes and Co., Temple, London ; Terrell, Exeter. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. D. Arthur, iron merchant, Neath—first div. of Is. sd. in the pound, May 5, and any following Monday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. T. Hodgson, calico printer, Manchester—first div. of' 38. 6d. in the pound, May 6, and any following Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hobson, Manchester. J. Brown, grocer, Regent-street, Westminster—diV. of 20s. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basin gh all- street. - R. Marshall, stone mason, Deptford—first dm . . of 3s. 9d. in the pound, May 3, and three following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending, April 29, 1845, is 30s. 54d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain Dividends, Ece., in our newt. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 2. TRIAL AT BAR.-THE GREAT DISTILLERY CASE. TIIE ATTORNEY. GENERAL V. GEORGE SMITE!, THE SUMMING UP BY THE CHIEF BARON. The Learned Judge commented at considerable length on th• evidence of the different witnesses. He then went on to say that the question for the jury was not whether a single drop of spirits had been transmitted from the distillery to the rectifying-house, but whether there was an opening through which spirits might hare been conveyed to the other premises, and un doubtedly it had been admitted on both sides that the officers of Excise had tried the experiment to show that spirits could be passed. That was the point in law, and if they were satisfied that such a communication exi-ted, so that spirits would arrive at the rectifying.house in a condition to be used as spirits, then the Court was decidedly of opinion that they must find a verdict icr the Crown. The Learned Solicitor-General had laid some stress upon the fact Gill had not been called, he having been present at most of the conversations between Mr. G. Smith and the officers, and having had the whole management of the distillery. But it was not fair for him (the Chief Baron) to say that there might be good reasons for not calling a witness in the position of Gill. He might have committed himself at some time, either through inadvertence, or possibly in a state of inebriety have said something upon which he might be cross-examined. Yet it was matter which the jury might consider, why there had been no one whatever called from the distillery who could speak to the fact that spirits wash, or worts, had not been passed by means of the pipe in question, and that there had been called only two persons from the rectifying-house, Mr. White head, who was absent from the premises all night, that is, during the only hours in which such use would be made of the pipe, if made at all ; and Mr. J. S Smith, who had sworn that no spirit ever passed, and would probably have sworn that no worts or wash had passed, if the question had been put to him. But, after all, this did not bear upon the issue. It was only important that the jury were satisfied there was sucn a communication between the two premises that worts, &c. could in the words of the Act, "be removed or conveyed " from the one building to the ott•er. According to the facts admitted upon both sides, it appeared that in the presence of Mr. Smith, the officers passed 700 gallons of spirits through the pipe—merely on the principle of the syphon—in less than half an hour, and the jury would consider whether they might be able on another trial, with little preparation or difficulty, pass, in a very short time, any quantity they pleased (having their choice of force or pressure), and then, taking their time, run sufficient quantities of water, not only through the principal pipe, but through all the branches, so as to remove every, the slightest smell or trace of spirit. If the jury from that evidence believed that the communication was such as that spirits could be removed without such deterioration as to render it useless, they would find for the Crown. If, on the other hand, they disbelieved, or doubted the evidence of facts admitted on both sides, they would dud for the defendant. If they found a verdict for the Crown, it was not for the Court or for the jury to say whether any reduction should be made In the amomit of the penalties incurred. That would be a question for quite another tribunal. - The Foreman then requested his Lordship to inform the jury what were the exact wards of the issue which they were to try. The LORD CHIEF BARON inquired of the Solicitor. General whether he would elect to take a verdict on the second count, and re. ceiving an answer in the affirmative, the Learned Judge read to to the jury the second count, which charges the occupying and using as a distillery a house or houses within a quarter of a mile of a rectifying.house, there being between the two such a " way, open ing, or communication of removing or conveying spirrts, &c., except by cart, carriage, or waggon, through an open street or road." The jury then retired at four o'clock, when Mr. KELLI said, that if the jury found upon any one count the defendant would claim a verdict upon all the rest. The CnIEF BsaoN—lndeed you will not, Mr. Kelly. The Soli. citor. General can enter a none proscqui upon all the other counts, or he may now withdraw the record. Ma. KELLv—If the Solicitor-General chose to enter a none pro sequi, he must do it now, before tho verdict is returned, otherwise I shall be entitled to a verdict on the remaining counts. Mr. MARTIN said the plea was not guilty upon all the counts. The verdict of guilty upon one count was an acquittal upon the rest, and we have a right to have the verdict entered so. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL —But if you have a general verdict upon your plea, it is" guilty of all." The CHIEF BARON—Mr. Solicitor, that used to be the case. But, by a recent decision, it is clear that it cannot be so now. In the old practice there was but one count. Then the practice was to vary the charge by the introduction of several counts, Here, all the counts, after the first say, " And in another distillery," whereas there is but one. Mr. KELLY—And all after the first must be bad, as there is no other distillery. Mr. Baron ROLFE—I do not think so. The word "other" is only surplusage, as it were to charge another offence. Mr. KELLY - But there cannot be two verdicts. That has been also decided. _ _ The CHIEF lhaoN—Certainly, Mr. Kelly, there cannot be two verdicts. _ _ The SOLICITOR-GENERAL--I think, even now, I am entitled to a verdict upon the first count. The Crime' BARON—Which charges the occupying and working a distillery within a quarter of a mile of a rectifying.house. Mr. KELLY—Oh, very well, we will take your verdict upon that, but that must be upon one count. The Cu lEF:BARON Do you take it so, Mr. Solicitor ? ( A laugh.) The SOLICITOR• GENERAL seemed to decline the proposal, and the discussion, for the present dropped. The jury retired, after a deliberation of two hours and a quarter, and returned a SPECIAL VERDICT. The Foreman said—We find a verdict for the Crown on the second count ; and we are desirous of expressing our opinion that there has been no proof of a fraudulent use hating bees made of the communication. After home consultat.on, not heard in Court, The verdict was entered by agreement for 75,000/. Mr. KELLY then applied to enter a verdict of Not guilty on the remaining five counts, which was agreed to. PAYMENT OF THE JURY. The Soucrroa-CIaNERAL then applied to the Court to know how the Special Jury were to be paid ? The LoILD cuter B4RON ;aid thet in the we, he bettered, of Mr. F. O'Connor, the j ury were allowed for each day, as fora SePa' rate trial. Mr. Baron ROLPa said—Fes; that was the cas e at Lancaster' The CHIEF BARON said—Then the fees should be paid for eight days of the trial—that is, eight guineas, besides for the view of ths premises. —The Court then rose. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. FIU DAY. MAY 2. The following Bills were presented and read Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway. Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2). Tottenham and Farringdon- street Extension R ailway The following Bills were reported, and the report r eferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders : Midland Railway Branches. Athlone and Galway Railway. Goole and Doncaster Railway. Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway. a first tim e The following Bills were read a second time, and conaln ed. and referred to the Committee of Selection : /Ex- London, Worcester, and South Staffordshire Ra ilwa y tension from Dudley to WolyerhamptoD). ( Dud . London, Worcester, and South Staffornshire Railway ( ley and Sedgley Branch). London, Chatham, and North Kent Railway. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway. Bristol and Exeter Railway Branches. m i), London and Croydon Railway (Chatham and Graves- cf; —Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders rlis. Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Dodd and Mr. Di ron i London and Croydon Railway Enlargement 1 1 d to Select Committee on Standing Orders read; Bill ordere be brought in by Mr. Dodd and Mr. Douglas. told London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford,A;l fi Tonbridge),—Report from Select Committee on So_ i n s a Orders read; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Dou" Mr. Douglas. London and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chillullo Report from Select Committee on Standing Order s read; '— ordered to be brought in by Mr. Dodd and Mr. Doug las 'ip. London and Croydon Railway (Orpington Branch), -JAI port from Select Committee on Standing Orders read; In ordered to be brought in by Mr. Dodd and Mr. D ou g ls ' COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE 131-1° MONDAY, MAY 5. West London Railway. Chester, Manchester, and Liverpool Junction Ra " - Portarlington and Tullamore Railway. PARLIAMEN TAR Y DI V IS' UNS• (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Comoons.) FRIDAY, MAY 2. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE BILL. roP ° sea , Order for Committee read ; Motion made, and Question P . , it pro " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :"—Aniendol,e,:,e4oli! posed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the . 14 :i a y 5 . 13 ' in order to add the words, "this House will upon ill ere ofl months resolve itself into the said Committee,' inste ad d par t ° Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand the Question." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 160. Acland, Sir T. D. Escott, Bickham O'Conor, Pa.,, Adderley, C. B. Esmonde, Sir T. O'Ferrall, B• a_!• J• S t Aldam, William Estcourt, T. G. p a kington, r _„„ae_ Archbold, Robert Etwall, Ralph Palmerston, A r , -• Arundel, Earl of Ferguson, Colonel Parker, Jal li ! • Baillie, Colonel Fitzroy, Henry Patten, .r• IN • ba t Baine, Walter F Fo re rs m tej n , ti M e, a is tt ir he T w . Peel, peel i S o ir iia llf iLa.it„. Barclay, David Barkly, Henry Gardner, J. D. Pendarve-, ?__.`el Baring, F. T. Gaskell, J. M. Pennant, Co"' a IL Baring, W. B. Gladstone, W. E. PhiliPs , —* FA. 0. • Barnard, E. G. Gladstone, Captain PonsonbY.... - Barrington, Viscount Glynne, Sir S. PuseY, Mal ) _,A Bellew, R. M. Gordon, Captain Rawdon, Col°a,i itentinck, Lord G. Gore, Montague Itedingt°,2' wr, J. Blackbume, J. I. Gore, Robert R e pton, ,•.•• Blake, M. J. Goulburn, Henry • E• B. Rice, • _... Boldero, H. G. Graham, Sir J. Roche, E. 15 .. Bottield, Beriah Greene, Thomas Roebuck, J• A Bowles, Admiral Grey. Sir George Round, Joll _. Bowring, Dr. Hale, R. B. Russell, Lor t! :goit Bramston, T. W. Hamilton, W. J. Bandon. VI Browne, W. Hami ton, Lord C. Shcil, R. l ''• ar ain Bruce, Lord E. Harcourt, G. G. Smith, Ben) c. Buller, Charles Henniker, Lord smith, T• °' r ge Buller, Edward Herbert, Sidney Smythe, Geo Butler, P. S. • Hervey, Lord A. smilers, J. p: Sir Si'' Cardwell, Edward Hope, Charles Somer ville, S i, Carew, R. S. . Hume, Joseph scales, Ja seP o, Carew, W. H. P. Castlereagh,Viscount I ln rv g I Iv • Stanstielt, _ W. Il• Clerk, Sir George James, Sir W. C. Stanton, Jolla Clive, R. H. Jermyn, Earl Stewart' .. J. Cockburn, Sir G. i e n s g tri , efoVhniscount Sotheron, gyp. R• c . Jocelyn, Viscount Stuart, LOT,. Collett, John Johnstone, Sir J. Stuart, W• v , tt Ed Coote, Sir C. H. Labouchere, Henry Stru , „ I , Corbally, M. E. Lascelles, W. S. Sutton, 11.4, r. Corry, Henry Lemon, Sir C. Thesiger , b T horns! r Courtenay, Lord Lennox, Lord A. Thor-Deli, .. J• s• Cowper, W. F. Leveson, Lord TrelavellY , , i. Vane , Lo c r!l . ci . Cripps, William Lincoln, Earl Darner, Colonel Macaulay, T. B. Vernon , '''• DO Davies, D. A. S. Macnamara, Major Wal ker ' B i l i. Dawson, T. V. M`Geachy, F. A. Wall. C• lien/ Denison, W. J. 31`Neill, Duncan Wartal.to- a wl d Denison, John E. Mahon, Viscount White, n 3 pirri°' se, Dennistoun, J. Manners, Lord J. Wodalc a ion d T. Dickin3on, F. H. Martin, John . W ool , CO Thonva s Divett, Edward Mildmay, H. St. John WYsa , „, g. Douglas, Sir C. Milnes, It. M. Yorke , •,-.• Duncan, Viscount Murphy, F. S. 0 1,11°. Dundas, David Napier, Sir C. Ebringt3n, Viscount Neville, Ralph B y ar ou i ll u t V o ry na Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Nicholl, John Ellis,Wynn Norreys, Sir D. J. MINORITY—NOES, 5N te, C, 5. Acton, Colonel Goring, Charles Newde;' j . t rium ptre_ !, ..i rig oun Antrobus, Edmund . Greenall, Peter Polling t°" f;awar d Astell, William Grimsditch, T. roe. ord Austen, Colonel Hamilton, G. A. Fr le , ' W : l 'ci i i ' ar a Bouverie, E. P. Hampden, Renn Ben 0/5 , isl BIOS Brooke, Sir A. Henley, J. W. .11ett , ' uard Bruce, C. L. C. Hill, Lerd M. sin- .., We ....„0 Spo oner, Wei , - ► Buckley, Edmund Inglis, Sir It H. TholuP gith John Colquhoun, J. C. Johnstone, Hope ache , Crawford, W. S. Jolliffe, Sir W. Tolieln pelfbridge, Dawnay, W. 11. Law,:C. E. Troll-- , o t o , Denison, E. B. Lawson, Andrew Verner, , g. IN Duncan, George Lefroy, Anthony wad dingtoll i , Duncombe, T.. Maclean, Donald Walley, r r i,°ll)'.- Duncombe, 0. M•Taggart, Sir J. Ewart, William .Mule, Fox TELLO S ' Farnham, E. B. Morgan, Charles Hindley, Cilsrli Fitzroy, Lord C. Morris, David Sibthorp, Co lo.. Forman, T. S. Muntz, G. F. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) „Af 11 0 Second Clans?, (the College of Maynooth as a corporate h(70.1101._, take and possess any personal property, and also lands not el,airesd7 the annual value of , exclusive of the proper% 0 OP? acquired by the Trustees) :—Proposed to fill the blank wtt ant y 4: thousand pounds fterwards proposed to fill the blank " thirty thousand pounds :"—Question put, " That the Ws' with ' three thousand pounds." The Committee divided :--- MAJORITY—AYES, 100. Ackers, James Escott, Bickham Martin, C.l; ; h, I T. A' Aglion by, 11. A. Esmonde. Sir Thos. 3 1 .te --1 ' li Neville, RalP Archbold, Robert Ewart, William Nichol', J 01,3 Arkwright, George Fitzroy, Henry Arundel, Earl Forster, M. O'Brien, J. Bagot, Willit,m Itaillie, Colonel • Bailie, ,% alter (G F ila r as e ,k i i t se i t i i t oi n ,n t je l e : , l3v S i i .. r E T . . FO O ,a'iCt: errtocnt , o ,: r g I j. ) R : .3 1. IL Barin pee l sir Bairdg,, W Rt. Wlln. arn W. B. Go Gla dson, Richard dstone, Captain Peel,, Jousta, D Barnard, E. G. Gordon, Captain PhiliPs, G. R: rigot, : id Bentinek, Lord G. Gore, Robert Blake, M. J. Goulburn, H. Posey , r hiPP .I . IV. ' Bolder°, H. G. Graham, Sir J. Repton, ~.. A. Btfie, lieriah Gra, T. C. Boebtla, J• A• win Bowles , Admiral Gues n t, ger Sir J. Smith, 800 Brocklehurst, J. Halford, Sir H. Brotherton, Joseph Hatton, Captain Browns, W. Bruce, Lord E. lI e n Herbert,e a g e , SidneyG .1l . W. SBs Smith, d t t e u ln N a ‘ e- r , r: t . 1 1 1; 1 1, ;J : . 1° T el r ilP ‘r • 1 :; Buller, Sir J. Y. Holmes, W. A'Court Sutton , g. V ir , Busteild, William Hope, Charles Tattered, 0000 Butler, P. S. llope, G. W. Titorne l Y' j, S. Cardwell, Edward Howard, Philip H TrelawilYtr . ' Iv' I H. Trenc h, fi R. S. Ilurne, Clerk Carew, , Sir G. Hussey, J Amb oseph rose Wall, C. n iv . _, Clive, Robert H. James, Wm. James, Sir Walter I N Vl iltee: Ss34 l`' . f u T . i. Cockburn, Sir G. Collins, William Jermyn, Earl Williains, sir , Coote, Sir C. Jozelyn, Viscount Winnine4,ni;ei T. Corry, henry Lennox, Lord A. wood, Cu' 0 9. TEL L , Cripps, William Macuamara, Major J,1 )„ : 1 " a Darby, George M'Neill, Duncan Young, m Duncan, Viscount Manners, Lord C. S. Baring, uil 32. A M Acton, Colonel FoINORITYNoEs, rman, T. S. , Fr d eriCk Pothil. ' -e, r, S. , .1 usten, Colonel Bowes, John Gardner, John Dunn iltteodiidnigestieiTa;, , 1 ,0 c, n; Gore, Montague Frede n Buck, L. W. Grhnsditeh, T. Shaw", i. ~ Chetwode, Sir J. Hamilton, George 41. Somers , :.' Joh o ('live, Viscount Hamner, SirJ . Tolleinac!.. Colt - Omni', J. C. llill, Lord M. WitOa, 1.,,,,g Corlailly, Matthew E. Inglis, Sir It. 11. wyse, Tuoa. Crawford, W. S. JoMlle, Sir W. Dawnay, W. 11. Law, C. E Dickinson, F. 11. Manners, Lord J. Duncan, George Mar,iland, 11. 2ELL s• A. o , B rien, 0 , 0 , 1 0 Smythe, SIGHT AN DHEAkliii ----- G TESTf3IOW6-00ep; 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLI r ' --.." 00 1°- I B m r d owlie Clayton feels desirous to express advantage he has derived at his advanced e i g e fess t r f the c o f 7 0 y_ea a r: n ,_and afier two years' trial, from the use o ' l‘ Th S , _. ,d B. Solomons newly invented Spectacles. , I t " valuable inventions fully merit .illaid is t ( h iln e .e pa t t i i ni v e na , g_ e ,, t a b s c iiir‹t e n e i r k a t l lt r s i s io / a ‘. r d ( l l A n i c a e j ( i , v;t : t m 4 gtott-hall, -1-•""' s oy '" 0 the Spectacles he has now in us , roi .1 3, poinstone begs t o e lit' v fully redeemed the assurance of the Messrs. S; ,t 4 „d rf Suit , m ,ns as to their excellence, and having, )°„-refelt: tetch comfort and advantage from their use, ts, r ,:, s tre e : ableto every other kind of glasses. 13, Norforts . 0 , w• Park lane.—The Hon. George Cavendish, to , I, e ; liv, oP t : awl B. Solomons, 39, Albemarle-street, Picevt'oller. lio,:te the York Hotel. t;entlemen I a , rove ve t. / tasu; of tho Spectacles I purchased from ' you TP ; I . ll ,, five ll ° l d ' use .1 glasses for many years, and never lale' t ; s it. ae e- h . tot ntisle me to see equal to yours, and with,-,3einti' N'enien2e to my eyes. Yours obediently. G. ‘-',' l.- Te)°,4‘ Leixlip '.....aa1e, Ireland.—lmproved Achr , o ol ,l o o it a r e copes, Opera Glas,es Microscopes, of__ 1t: uses, to surpass' any 8, C ., or ti'' _a ....."A Messts. S. and B. So 1 omo n:4' Invincible ever3et Conductor, n.)_f Sound Magnifiers for deaf persons, g i f jet!: ‘ , I; !.ii relief to old standing extreme cascs,,°„ticio" (i)npveerustteu'or. ;violet: ' IP' - : -Caution. Messrs. S. and B. Solomobs, ' 1 " po r3_ l oll :,.... tarists, are not in any way connected willih„fl'iliew; _ 11 same name in their immediate neig""-ti•stsir^e"' prev ent 101 J obe' i: in at,y part of the country. ;o al T r e atious and observe—only to be had H o te l :09P , ( _ -street, Piccadilly opposite the York i r, o 0 0 ' [ADVERTISEMENT ]—To the Ladies. that -,.. of: versally acknowledged by every one of taste i t :16 044 1 ever beautiful a woman may be, if her „ a te! halr herg . • 10 either in quantity, quality, or colour, one °f 0 this I for t'i, ow s is wanting. A complete remedy e to ha b r e m found by visiting the establishment of Bos s 1311 ; Sons, and choosing either head-dresses that s tl .l htt, 0. ture herself, fronts, bands, or ringlets that 95e3 . it $ll the appearance of a luxuriant exowth. Th e r tion 31 ei e f so admirably contrived that the nearest insfee., the slain oundcd ; the transparency of the web, ad ze cle of the head to be seen through, Cori' l eeY li° sl; Add re:1 1 VP scribed as being as light as a feather.-- and Sons, 119 and 12t), BiAlopsgate-street, Lonq ii i tb 9 have lately invented the De in uitory for cle ans' :kin, parting of fronts, &e. P (1 _------------ Sa c wh ir MARRIED. Jolts On the 17th inst., at Camisky, by the Rev. o logn -- .., tyre, Kilmonivaig, A. Campbell, Esq., Erriehtifrosode.- ttiird daughter of the late Ual.tain Cameron, 79th ib . I°l3° bter of At Gullitlifield, on the 21st inst., Janet, clang Gollan of Gollanileld, aged 15. NO, 01 - . - ~ ..--,...... n yo , 1 .2, _______ L "i , ' , - , i . e:7 ,, :1 , 1 4,,,i i.,,t1E.3b , ,, , . by mow-, a. 1 0. , ---• il.?-. :7,r411.1 , Pfltlt. AS Me Sun . 0 4 '' h . c "' coaty - Stra ~ i . in ttv: Pr.u;i..-' of the SaVO., in - t Alithilesex, Saturday, May 3, 1845. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1845.