The Sun. — London, England, 1845-07-17 00:00:00

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These severotOi ement of th e t :iV 9 ' )lain British sP,J), ~ I Channel Is la :el be denomin s ' i . 0 1 , e regulations e id, and to the , c , )1' )f produce, & e ; th as spirits t h hic ll ( o igdom into of the islan e6 ao:j I as in the Un it' certfy the sa o4 ,ol r Spirits of the 11 , tO : islands), are e° 4 o; n of penalties t'pre: August S (as s ~1 ye been imports' t Inesday nign o 4 4 . of the old to i oe,, This combu st 0 0 1 , MO, but di d 10 found to retai ° aize of a me° tbirb Ztifitizdti SUN OFFICE, Seven u' Clock. 4s. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) ROUSE OF LORDS. O ZPORD,WORCESTER, AND WOLVER.• HAMPTON RAILWAY. blende on this Bill met to-day at Eleven o'Clock, Lord sh in the chair, when the case for the opposition was re to In reference to a charge of fraud brought against certain parties qttieneected with the Great Western scheme for introducing clauses Vert the withdrawal of the opposition in the Commons on the sub- Vih., ° ! S°ll s• different to what originally appeared in the Bill, and had b in conversation that took place been referred to some kcd ay, they C HAIRMA:q intimated that the Committee had decided that top wo uld allow of ev id ence as t o the alleged alterations in the claUs es, and the manner in which those alterations would in • yteY enee the traffic of the railway, and the trade of the district, but ould not admit evidence as to the manner in which the 1. 1 4 es had b een introduced into the Bi.l in the Committee of the 'Use of C om mons . s by S p a rrow, an extensive iron master, was called and examined th e ' W—The of hevidence as, the • substan Irvbe iroSergeant n masters of the ELANGIIA3I. district had been ce very much deceiv w ed. t the Bill was first introduced, the tolls were then to be Id. 4 tio " Per mile, but after the preamble had been proved, an alie n... n was surreptitiously introduced, changing it to 1 id. per ton mi neral This a lt erat i on wou ld h ave a very ser i ous e ff ect i n t h e 'el traffic of the district. He decidedly preferred the narrow the hr tram e. o a“ gauge, as altogether better adopted to a mineral Pr • • fo llip Williams, iron master, corroborated the evidence cf Lorde vipous witness. -.Enzanara t objected to the Great Western scheme, as it eis t tilt n 1, con h 4.. a fox that i hunting country considerable. injury to his property. 111 4 1.. 5ki suggested another line by which all the difficulties he com 2:ileci of could be avoided. Griffiths, agent to the Messrs. Sturge, of Birmingham; c,l_trers, irenmaster, of Cragley ; and Mr. King, of Amber near Stourbridge, were briefly examined as to the inferiority N'ue iv Oxford scheme over the Tring one to accommodate their tele localities. G reaves, of Stratford-upon-Avon, deposed to the agricul 141traffic of th e town an d ne i g hb our h ood. H e decidedly pre ,exu the Tri ng sc h eme over the other. 4 11 4' C aYies, of Banbury, was examined as to the trade and tab le of Banbury. He gave the statistics of the coals, corn, pigs, sheep, and groceries sold or consumed in that town tie n , itY, the items of which we gave in the witness's examine- Itoefore the Commons' Committee. th at t . Wall, of Worcester, was examined as to the accommodation ltp,: s , t Y would derive from either of the lines. He considered, `oe whole, the London and Birmingham scheme was superior kib other. This was not the opinion of the majority of the in. k. tams, though it was that of a respectable minority. vej.`.• Berrowes, ironmaster, of Dudley, deposed to the incon. by t ' l l 'nee of the break of gauge. He once sent his goods to Bristol ink "ircairigham and Gloucester Railway, but the delay and tbitry ar ising from transhipment at Gloucester had been so great, tk m. e had been obliged to resort to his old mode of carriage—the as k r e ' Waddington, deputy chairman of the Manchester and Binning. ateln °l ' e PanY, was examined at some length on the break of gauge had7 e transhipment of goods. He gave several instances which 407ne under his notice of the great delay, inconvenience, and 111 q S se that had arisen at Gloucester in the change of goods. He The think any form of machine could remove the difficulty. C ommittee then adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. 1 1 i , -- ""IrZELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE LINE. tti The ' r, oratnittee re-assembled this . morning at eleven o'clock, and les, no l e c r eidence on the merits of the line was tendered by the eed r , '' ° rnpson, from the o ffi ce of Sir John M`Neil, was called, Distitti`„,,arained by Mr. WILK'Ns—He had had considerable ex e" in railways, and was at present engineer.in.chief to about th ttr nnes in England, Scotland, and Ireland. He had carefully ted Z e d the ground over which this line was intended to be car -4474 he was decidedly of opinion that it was the best that could i ip f t etc d. The working gradients were unexceptionable, for with 4 tlch,l°. a straight li ne b e t ween th e t erm i n i a t G oo l e an d Wake tlttte°4l4:l only be shorter than the proposed scheme by three !hemsOf a mile. The schemes advocated by th e a d verse p ar ty pop 4 cParati ve l y valueless, because they effected no communica ontefract. Ittb i L Pontefract. C.E., and Mr. Thomas Stephenson, C.E., were t at tle . "' that the estimates for the construction of the line were ht. Ng; Thornton, contractor, was willing to execute a bond for the k,.. 4e tion of th e wor k a t th e es ti ma t es . aldert „„ Gibbs and Mr. Cubitt gave evidence corroborative of the k r o gineers. ti ller,, ll "rY Hunt had taken the value of land required for the l 'egi nn '.' and the intersectional damage for miles of the line, Nat Wakefield, and his estimate was 29,0001. ettitili',L)erharn had surveyed the remainder of the line, and his amounted to 23,9441. 15 55;,,,, °1 tar0, accountant, put in the tra ffi c tables, which exhibited e X "e of 46,0181., an d, deducting 40 per cent. for working D e '„. left a clear profit to the promoters of 7i per cent. tiliks'Ochanan, chairman of the Railway Company, Robert T. k /f arti n (father of the Member for Pontefract), and Mr. 'lol,..!!►,and surveyor, were called to speak to the damage done to , Viii,:clenee of Mr:Smith (one of the opponents), which they tOtikiLat nothing. The latter witness declared that the railway th" °°l 9 seen from the upper windows with a good telescope, o nly for a few yards. ket ~ :aALEIANDER then opened the case for the opposing pro trrsii,„ll4 contended that by the construction of twelve miles Rts;:Y from Brecon to Goole, at a cost of 105,0001., every ad- Z nt be given to the district. The Learned Counsel then laborious minuteness into every part of the evidence tV idee' s. " the promoters, and promised that he should call counter Ng ee to show that the trade from Wakefield had been much Sti Peri h : r ate d, and that Le e d s , as an i m p or t an t t own , was greatly 4t to c onclusion of his speech their Lordships adjourned. The' conavv.r.axa. nAxivr.a.y. r .-Or dships met at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Ellenborough T h e e e haie. the evidence of Mr. Thomas, the engineer, who gave testimony evi d i le vi °us evening (mentioned in The Sun), was resumed. ▪ eaa.. n ee consisted of dry engineering details, which have been given „ G • ae a ~°theY, w wor e as examined yesterday, was re-called, and he ssii "'at there eon the proposed Cornwall line 35 miles of r Yhavi ng gradients more severe than 1 in SO. Ni it th itl ir ni tir a e tey. was cross-examined at considerable length, but erial was elicited. it , an dail, civil engineer, was next examined—Was engineer 4414, .irkenhead Docks, and constructed the bridge for the 44 cti ' r! ze * \Vas of opinion , that Captain Moorsom's testimony re hilt tor t ' t. tt the time occu ied in crossing the Hamoaze was not at all Captain Moo P rsorn said it would occupy only a minute to th tr • et a atus on the floating-bridge and shift them off again upon I,4t,!:ls3t°oln_the other side.. This he thought entirely fallacious. h t "e Of t 7 l Py from eight to twelve minutes. He did not al,- tid Mode of crossing the Hamoaze at all, for not consider it at all practicable—he could not learn how It rID 411 be Managed that the rails on the floating-bridge could in Iceweather Y - be brought up to meet those upon the landing 4 44 - that the trains would run with facility and ease from the t, ° th e former, which was indispensable. His plan would be h °- r h ell o Z, e n et .‘ a • sort of dock on each side of the Hamoaze, into which Is e l l, a p: t ro r i : g d h ge t, might be brought ; by means of piles he would tr a c n "tra formed over it, and on this platform he would have so that they could by a mechanical contrivance kr. L .` l down from the platform to the bridge. i°tcratividdQc, engineer of several railways, gave evidence cor -qatLi e° f a great part of the above. Thought it would occupy ti re par tloUr in crossing the Hamoaze with the trains, with all the v, 1 4 , - Y operations on both sides of the water. Never saw . a t 4 e SU CI. bad gradients as this. The ruling gradient on this I , e driv en exception on other lines. A fifty-ton train could not Would faster than fifteen miles an hour. The expense of working T b : double th a t o f an o th er ra il roa d. i "all i• -- " ' ' oe ke, civil engineer, y gave evidence adverse to the Corn -144 x nev ( t ie _eti on er se , en suc a collection of bad gradients as 'qs , t. , Med. 'r he curves were v ery acute, and the gra ' Unii st . -e P m many places that ordinary railway speed could not stained without great danger. r ite e Earl of oi of EL LENaoRoI:Git—NOW, Mr.. Locke, supposing the etit "'. to be thirty or thirty-five miles an hour, what gra. tir.1.3'01.1 consider sh ou ld b e exerc i se d so as to prevent d anger ? 401.,0 ea utojoenke—s n l ec t e b s i s n a k ry w . when the gradient is more severe than 1 in stop -Cd ELL E Naoßolluit—And what curve is it that you think cau- Nrit y.a u v id be exercised at, supposing the rate of speed to be kr t _ e or thirty miles ? .4hte .-ocke—Unless there be cauticn exercised, I think there is lt it,. r Where the radius is less than a quarter s f a mile. _7‘. Robe rt Stephenson, engineer to the London and Birmingham ith corroborated the evidence given by Mr. Bidder. A line s 'eh wcurves and gradi en t s as t h ose on the Cornwall line cou l d light ercu ked with re gu l ar i ty or d i spatch, even conveying but a Th af e• The expense in an y case wou ld b e very great. Mrnittee adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow morning Tg The e n 4 LASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY. Proeeeded-Troittee assembled this morning at eleven o'clock, and t° th e ° t p_ he consideration of the scheme which had been referred Lo rd Bill ii 7 rl of St. Germans in the chair. k.ord ti - °f th e 4: n e PPoscd by the Harbour Trustees, Mr. Campbell, nlr or of a portion of Glasgow, and by the Chamber the p ro """'S opened th e case for the prinuo,....>. - 4t1 (1 GI Posed line was to form a junction between the Edinburgh the i i „ a'g°%, a nd the Gl asgow an d Ayr R a il wa y s. The length of leogth"e about it mile and a half, and proceeded for the greater from th b Y means of a tunnel under the town of Glasgow, on the Clyde to the Edinburgh and Glasgow level I CO injury would accrue to the house prolic tle7elion/tungnu:lywas worked through freestone 50 feet beneath the 15 00 f the soil. The capital for carrying out the scheme was and , which would be amply sufficient for all the expenses, rs The re realise realise a very profitable return to the proprietors. te re , were no engineering difficulties to be . enc the ee " in the construction of the line with . d be e „ P , llo n o f the tunnel and tunnelling now-a-days .d ia r I; r ought to such great ' perfection, that engineers did not . consi e a t"ailwait constituted any valid objection to the formation of %It Y. to Petitions etitio nsfrom 19 ,000 of the inhabitants had been pro. ab i ! in favour o f the line, and he felt satisfied lie should be tt: bring before the Committee such sufficient evidence as to tou_ freat benefit the line would confer on Glasgow and the ee„,ntrY generally, that their Lordships would unhesitatingly r - Zlond its adoption. tr4fE r magistrate and merchant of Leith, spoke as to:the c between Leith, Glasgow, and Greenock, and also as to pr0 ,.,"°8 ,.,"°8 corning from Belfast Leith. The proposed junction _ be of immense importance in facilitating the transmission of Gen..e.ral traffic to its ultimate destination. suftr. Stoddart, late treasurer to the town-council of Edinburgh, ti; P° sd as to the effect of the tunnel going from the terminus of biee,P4linbUrgh and 'Greenock Railway, and also as to the conve ti, " , ce which the line of rails on the quay would afford for the alnirnission of traffic to the vessels in the harbour. of tisr: Burrell, manufacturer at Dumfermline, proved the extent "e da mask manufactu re s at Duinfermline, all of whi c h wou ld e transmitted for shipment by the proposed line. 4.14 r. Archbold gave similar evidence as to the blanket and shawl alinfactures. lanai' J. Wil son, of Dundyven, said that the iron trade in Scot ton; , 4uri ng the last fifteen or twenty years had been f rom 50 , 000 Iv a ; '° 800,000 tons annually, being an increase of eightfold. There 1 , 0 every prospect of its being still furth A con- Therable traffic in coal also existed to Irelandands the West Indies. co a ti Pro posed junction wou ld b e o f great use i n conveying iron and to the water side for exportation. tD O 'Ir. Beaumont Neilson, civil engineer, and manager of the gas tio'.s a t Glasgow, sa id h e h a d seen th e p l ans of the proposed junc f 4 the°ri and considerethat it ent not only 1,1 coal traffic to the harbour, but would be also for conveni the general accom ,°dstion of the public; and the laying down the rails on the qua r ather an advantage than otherw i se. y ,At the close of the examination of the last witness, the C o m.. 'tttee adjourned till tomorrow at eleven. TEE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAI Ey'.ENlN'a -, L JULY 11, 10454 HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X, DIRECT rronTzEnzl- PAZIRINGDON STREET EXTENSION. The Committee on these lines assembled today at Twelve o'clock, Viscount Sandon in the chair. The evidence to rebut the case of the Farringdon.stieet Extension was resumed by re ceiving that of Mr. Carpenter, who, under exanainaticn by Mr. PAGET, deposed to being architect and surveyor, and having in that capacity ex. amined and made plans of the proposed line, from Farringdon. street. He thought several engineering diflicuaies presented themselves in the details of the project, and rendered it highly objectionable. The evidence of this witness having closed the rebutting cue of the London and York line, Mr. WEBSTER, for the Farringdon.street Extension, called fresh evidence to support his project. Mr. Low, examined by Mr. WEBSTER—IS Superintendent of Sewers; and after a careful inspection of the proposed line from Farringdon.street, can state that its construction will not in the slightest degree injure the sewerage along which It passes. Mr. Rendel, civil engineer, was recalled by the Committee to explain a discrepancy between his and Mr. Gibbs' estimates ; he adhered to his former evidence, to the accuracy of which he pledged himself. Mr. J. D. Paine, civil engineer, examined by Mr. Niss, with a view to show a deviation from the datum time sufficient to render their non-compliance with requirements of the Act of Parliament fatal, mentioned errors in some places exceeding nine feet. Mr. WEBSTER urged that the alleged error existed at a distance of eighty-three feet from the extreme limits of the line, and there fore Mr. Nias had no locus standi to oppose. The Custamax, after consultation with his coadjutors, decided that Mr. Nias must confine himself to the proof of error within the limits, and held that as to the particular point in question, the ob jection was valid. _ _ Mr. Biggs, a civil engineer, was then called, and confirmed the accuracy of Mr. Paine's evidence. Mr. A. Robinson, an architect and surveyor, under examination by Mr. Nrss, deposed to the injury which the line would entail on property in its vicinity, and in some points the value of laud would be materially deteriorated. The evidence of this witness (the last to be examined by Mr. Nies) closed the proceedings of the day, and the Committee ad journed shortly after Five o'Clock. GROUP ZZ. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS. The Committee on this group, of which Mr. T. Duncombe is the chairman, met in No. '2 Committee-room this morning. Mr. ELLCOMBE briefly stated that the object of the Bill, which was unopposed, was to raise the sum of 350,000/., for improving the line, erecting warehouses, and for increasing their stock of carriages. Mr. Hawkeshaw, the engineer of the line, deposed to the neces. sity for increasing their capital for these objects. The line had been in work for three or tour years, and the traffic had increased to such an extent as to render this increase of capital necessary. The Committee passed the preamble, and the clauses were agreed to. BOLTON AND LEIGH, KENYON AND LEIGH JUNCTION, LIVERPOOL AND MANCHES— TER. AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANIES' AMALGAMATION. Mr. TALBOT stated that the object of the Bill was to amalgamate these lines. Mr. Booth, treasurer to the Leeds and Manchester Company, bore out the statements of the Learned Counsel. Mr. WILKINS then addressed the Committee on behalf of the merchants of Manchester, who petitioned against the amalgamation and contended that it would create a monopoly too powerful to be competed with, and which could not fail to be injurious to the public, and called upon the Committee to reject the preamble. Mr. Sirley, a merchant carrying on business at Manchester, gave evidence to the effect that no existing line would be able to coin_ pete with it, and that it would be too long to be threatened by a new line. Mr. AUSTIN having replied, the room was cleared for a few mi nutes. When the parties were admitted The CHAIRMAN declared that it was the opinion of the Com mittee that the preamble of the Bill had been proved. The clauses with amendments were agreed to, and the Committee separated. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House met at Twelve o'clock. The Highway Rates Bill was read a third time and passed ; as were also the Militia Ballots Suspension Bill, the Loan So cieties Bill, the Turnpike Acts Bill, and the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill. ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE (IRELAND) BILL. The ruport was brought up, and the Bill was ordertd to be read a third time to-morrow. COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL. The Earl of LINCOLN moved the third reading of this Bill. Colonel SIBTHORP protested against a Bill of this import ance being proceeded with with the haste that marked its pro gress. He knew it was useless to contend against the determi nation of the Government, but it might at least have been pro posed at that portion of the day when the House was fully at tended, and not when the Members were sure to be few. Mr. H. R. YORKE supported the Bill, and believed it to be a very useful measure. Mr. SHARNIAN CRAWFORD opposed the Bill as an in vasion of the rights of the poor. If, indeed, these commons had been inclosed and the value of them formed into a fund for the benefit of the poor, there would have been some plea of justice for it, and some utility might have followed, but, as it was, it was evidently an attempt to increase the property of the rich. There was no evidence that out of the 10,000,600 of . _ acres of land any of it would be appropriated for recreation, or for allotments for the benefit of the poor. It should be considered that it was the very poorest portion of the poor who resorted to the commons. It was not the commons that made the people . . poor, but because those who had no other means resorted to the commons for support. With regard to the objection that these commons would he turned into potato-gardens—what if such were the case ? It was better for these potato-gardens to be formed than that the independence and spirit of the poor man should be broken down. He should contend that the lands, if taken at all, should become the source of a fund for the relief or enjoyment of the poor, for he believed it would be hard for them to be ejected from their allotments without recompense ; and he should, therefore, divide the House on the motion being put that this Bill do pass. Mr. E. B. DENISON said that the character of the Hon. Member for Rochdale (Mr. S. Crawford) stood so high, both in and out of the House, for kind consideration for the poor, that he was anxious to secure his vole fur this Bill. lie him s,lf conceived that it was of the highest utility and likely to be most beneficial in increasing the wages and means of em plo)ment, and in improving the condition of the poor. As a magistrate, and occasionally as chairman of quarter-sessions, he had had many opportur.ities of ascertaining that those per sons who lived on the edges of commons were the very persons who committed the greatest number of crimes, and he be lieved that it would tend to save much evil, and he should therefore give it his warmest support, and he thanked the Go vernment for its introduction. . _ _ The Earl of LI , COLN said that the speech of his Hon. Friend the Member for West Yorkshire had saved him the necessity of entering into any elaborate defence of the Bill. But he was anxious to say one word upon the statement of his Hon. and Gallant Friend that this Bill had been hurriedly pushed through the House. The Bill had in fact been before the House for three years. There had certainly been several alterations made in it—(" Hear, hear," from Col. Sibthorp)— but the Bill in its present state had been under notice for nearly three months. There had been sixteen hours' discus sion in Committee, and one very long night's debate on its principle. With regard to the objection of the Hon. Member for Rochdale as to the allotments for the purposes of recrea tion, and for the advantage of the poor, that was the very first consideration entertained by those who prepared the Bill, and adopted it in its provisions. And as to the observation respecting the remuneration for manure arid growing crops, the omission was quite uninten tional, and after the Bill had been read a third time, he pro posel to introduce a rider, which he had prepared, and now held in his hand. He trusted, therefore, that the Bill would be allowed to pass. The Bill was then read a third time, and the rider was adopted. On the motion that the Bill do pass, Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD said there was no distinct provision for allotments, and ha should therefore feel it his duty to record his opposition to the Bill, by dividing the House. Stangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared — For the motion Against it Majority The Bill then passed. DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL. -48 On the motion that the House resolve itself into Committee on this Bill, Colonel SIBTIIORP stated that he had more objection to this Bill than the former, and he also thought the period of bringing it on was exceedingly ill-timed. The Earl of LINCOLN was assured that the Gallant Mem ber for Lincoln had not read the Bill or he would not object to it. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. The different clauses were agreed to with a few verbal amendments, and the report was ordered to be read to-morrow at Twelve o'clock. LUNATIC ASYLUMS AND PAUPER LUNATICS BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, Mr. H. BERKELEY moved to insert the following proviso. which was agreed to :—" Provided always that in case the asy lum so declared inadequate or unfit as aforesaid shall be a work. house, it shall be lawful for the said Secretary of State, if he shall overseers ill - Me t kw_aulication in writing of the guardians or belong, or of the major part of them, -- Vo'drar„khouse shall ditional buildings or such additional asylum as afore said, to be erected or provided by the said guardians or over seers ; and every such workhouse which shall be so added to, and every such additional asylum which shall be erected or provided as last aforesaid, shall be and be deemed to be a lunatic asylum for such county or borough, and shall be in cluded in and shall be subject to the provisions of this Act ; and it shall be lawful for the guardians or overseers to whom such direction shall be given, and they are hereby authorised to apply, or to assess, raise, and levy such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid from such funds, or by such powers, ways and means as are now by law belonging or given to or vested in such guardians or overseers specially, or in churchwardens or overseers of the poor generally, in relation to the purchase or hiring of lands, or the purchase, building, hiring, enlarging, or maintaining of workhouses." The Bill was then read a third time. On the motion that the Bill do pass, Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved to withdraw the 6th clause, which exempted the populous parishes of Marylebone, St. Pan cras, and St. George, from the operation of the Bill. Sir CHARLES NAPIER objected to the withdrawal of the chute. There was no metropolitan Member in the House, with the exception of himself, and he certainly must say that the insertion of the clause, if it was now to be withdrawn, looked very much like an intention to deceive them, for no notice had been given to any of the metropolitan Members of the intention on the part of the Government to withdraw the clause. Sir J. GRAHAM defended the course pursued by the Go vernment and insisted on the rejection of the clause. Lord ASHLEY said when he consented to the introduction of the clause, he stated that its provisions must be well con sidered, and the propriety of its remaining in the Bill could be discuss,d on the third reading. For his own part, he was favourable to the clause. Mr. HENLEY supported the withdrawal of the clause, considering that as it at present stood it would operate entirely on one side. Lord IJUNCAN said if this clause was to be retained he must move the adjournment of the House. His Hon. Friend the Member for Montrose had entirely withdrawn his opposition to the Bill on the ground of the introduction of the clause. Lord ASHLEY had stated to the lion. Member for Mon trose that on the third reading of the Bill the propriety of re taining the clause would be discussed ; that he thought him self there were great objections to it, and that probably on the third reading it would he necessary to withdraw it. Mr. WARBURTON trusted the Noble Lord the Member for Bath would not persevere in his motion. Lord DUNCAN said he would not persevere in moving the adjournment. Sir C. NAPIER said he would divide the llouse on the motion that the Bill do pass. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took took place, and the Bill passed. CAMBRIDGE ELECTION. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL took the oaths and his seat for Cambridge FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL. Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE moved the order of the day for the House going into Committee on the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill. - The different clauses were agreed to after a short discussion, and the report was ordered to be received to• morrow at twelve. The sitting at half-past four was suspended till five o'clock. The House resumed at Five o'clock. DUDDESTON AND NECIIELLS IMPROVEMENT BILL. Sir T. TROUBRIDGE brought up:the report on this Bill. GRAVESEND AND ROCHESTER RAILWAY BILL. On the motion of Mr. KEMBLE, the Gravesend and Rochester Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. LUNATICS BILL—SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL Mr. CRIPPS presented a petition from London against the Lunatics Bill; also a petition from the sugar refiners of the metropolis against the Smoke Prohibition Bill. COMPENSATION. _ . Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition from Captain Charles Stewart, of Nova Scotia, claiming compensation for services rendered on board an East Indian transport ship, by which above 300 person's lives were saved. The petitioner had applied to several Governments, but they regretted th4t they had no funds at disposal to be applied in such a case. He now prayed thr Government to consider the matter contained in his petition. GRIEVANCES IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition signed by 115 stock holders in the town and township of Boyd, in New South Wales, complaining of the misappropriation of the funds raised by a tax of 3d. per head on cattle, and claiming redress. SCHOOL OF DESIGN, SOMERSET-HOUSE. Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from the senior stu dents in the School of Design, Somerset-house, complaining of gross mismanagement in the funds of that school. As he meant, on Monday next, to found a motion on the petition, he now moved that it be printed.—Agreed to. BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from some place in Wales against the union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. '1 he ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice that to••morrow he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law respecting the testamentary disposition of property in the public funds ; and also to authorise the repayment of stock by power of attorney. clerk of Ballinahoy church, and; keep; a school at Tulig. bIY house commands a view of the croS. and dispensary. I was standing at the front of my house about eight o'clock on the evening of the fair day. I saw a large crowd of persons about the fair gap to the dispensary and all about. I think there were hundreds there. I would say over a hundred, and per haps nearly two hundred. There was a great deal of rich?, agitation, and bustle. I heard the word " bouile" come from the crowd. The crowd appeared to be moving towards the dispensary. I had a view of the garden behind the dispen sary. I saw a good many persons getting into it. There were at the same time persons in front. I afterwards heard a shot fired. The crowd increased. I heard a second shot fired ; and on hearing that I observed a great press from the front to the back of the dispensary. They began to disperse considerably, and in the course of a few minutes there was s'arcely any person to be seen. There was a third shot then. I could not see the roof of the back of the dispensary. I saw the police afterwards come out of the dispensary. When they were leaving the place I saw a rush of persons from the back of the dispensary, and from the Five mile-bridge-road. They rushed in the direction of Callaghan's house. That was the direction in which the police retreated. They were immediately after the police. The people made use of some expression, but. front the noise 1 could not understand it. It w s something like " run." 1 suppose there were from thirty to fifty persons in that crowd. This witness was under examination when the last account left. THE REV. MR. NEWaIAN.—The Dublin Evening Post says, " We are given to understand, from what we consider un exceptionable authority, that the Heir. J. Newman is on the point of entering iLto the holy Romcn Catholic arid Apostolic Church.' Fhe effect, no doubt, will be considerable." DEATH OF THE HON. E. A. LAMBART, €STII REGIMENT, SON OF THE LATE EARL Of CAVAN.—This lamentable event took place yesterday evening at six o'clock, leaving a youthful family to deplore his loss. WOUNDING OF THE SENTRY AT THE PARK.—We un derstand that circumstances transpired yesterday giving a clue to the mysterious thing at the soldier of the 44th regiment, who was on duty at the Viceregal Lodge A pistol recently discharged was found concealed at some little distance from the place where the soldier had been on duty, and it is the belief of those likely to be best informed on the subject, the man wounded himself in order to procure a pension and his discharge, and did not calculate the injuries would be so serious as to lead to the amputation of his hand.—Saunders's News Letter. SILLY GOSSIP.—We are enabled to give the most decided contradiction to a paragraph, originating, by the way, in an Orange journal, of a union between a personage of the highest rank in the kingdom and a lady fair. DUBLIN STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 15. GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Consols, 99 ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 1014 1 / 2 ; Three and-a-Half per Cent. Debentures, 92/. 6s. 2d., 93%. MISCELLANEOUS. — RoyaI Bank, 131/ 2 ; Patriotic Insurance Company, 11 ; City of Dublin Steam-packet Shares, 103 1 / 2 ; Wicklow Copper Mine, 18 1 %. RAILWAYS.—BeIfast and Ballymena, 6 3 / 4 ; Bandon and Bantry, 1 1 ,4 ; Cork and Bandon, 6' 7 ; Cork and Waterford, 1%; Cork and Youghal, 3 ; Cork, ISlackrock, and Passage, 2% 1 / 2 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 7 3 / 4 ; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 3 3%; Great Southern and Western, 23%; Ditto Extension, 11 1 / 2 ; the Midland and Great Western Railway and Royal Canal Company, 3 3 / %; Irish Great Western (Dublin to Galway), 3% 1 / 2 ; Killarney Junction, 2 3 / ; Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Junction, 5 ; London derry and Enniskillen, 3 1 / 2 ; Newry and Enniskillen, 334 ; Waterford, Wexford, and Dublin, 1%. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY ACCIDENT. On Friday a copy of Major-General Pasley's Report on the accident of the 17th of June, on the Great Western Railway, was issued by order of the House of Lords. The following are the material portions thereof:— Railway Department, Board of Trade, Whitehall, June 18, 1845. My Lord,—Having heard a report last night that a serious accident had occurred on the Great Western Railway in the course of the day, I went to the Pad dington terminus this morning, and found Mr. Seymour Clarke, the principal superintendent, at his office, who provided me with a special engine and carriage, and ac companied me to the spot where the accident occurred, and afforded me every information that I could desire. Mr. Harrison, the resident engineer of this part of the line, also attended on the occasion. The circumstances are as follows : The express train left Paddington yesterday morning at 9 45 A.M., consisting of two first -class and two second class carriages, with the luggage van between them and the tender, and proceeded safely as far as the Dog kennel bridge over the railway ; soon after which the wheels of the luggage van were thrown off the rails on the south side, but travelled so close to the rails, without going entirely off the sleepers, that neither the engine man or stoker in front, nor any of the passengers„ were aware that anything unusual had happened until the train reached the girder bridge over the road from Iver to Langley, about two and a half miles from the Slough station. On reaching this bridge the wheels of the lug gage van must have run foul of the sides of the trough shaped girders, probably mounting to segments, and from thence must have been thrown off with force to the other side; and this sudden shock in changing from the former regular movement must have caused the wheels of the passenger carriages of the train also to quit the rails, for there were ruts in the brickwork on each side of those troughs as if cut by the flanges of wheels, which could not have been done by those of the luggage van ; and beyond this bridge the longitudinal sleepers support ing the rails were cut on both sides, and the transoms between them were also cut in a manner that could not have been done by the wheels of one carriage only. Hence, after passing this point, the engine and tender only kept their proper course, all the rest of the train being off the rails ; in consequence of which the car riages began to rock, and the wheels to throw up dust and ballast in an alarming manner; and, finally, one of the second-class carriages, that in front, was twisted round, and stood transversely across the railway, whilst the three other passenger carriages ran down the south side of an embankment about twelve feet high, at the bottom of w hick one of them, a first-class carriage, was completely turned over with its wheels uppermost, whilst the two other carriages fell upon one side. Part of the electric telegraph VL as broken at the same time, which prevented the intelligence being communicated from Slough to London by that useful instrument. As the lightness of the luggage van, and its having only four wheels, combined with the extraordinary velocity of the express trains, and the elasticity of the light rails and sleepers, was the original cause of this accident, which was aggravated by the hog-trough rails, the obvious remedies are:— First—To replace all the light sleepers and the shallow rails, as well as the hog--trough rails, by the stronger and heavier sleepers and rails of Mr. Brunel's last approved pattern. Air. Clarke informed me that this had been intended, and was actually in progress at the time the accident occurred, but had been suspended during the period of Ascot races. I myself observed the materials in readiness upon the spot. Secondly—Experience having proved the impro priety of mixing light f our -wheeled and heavy six wheeled carriages in the same swift train, the use of the former should be discontinued ; but as it is desirable to have an empty carriage next to the tender, in order to receive the first sho c k i n case o f any accident to the engine or tender, let it be a six-wheeled carriage of the same weight as the passenger carriages, which may also be used for luggage. Provided that these measures be adopted, I see no reason to doubt the safety of the express trains of the Great Western Railway for the future ; for it will be observed, that though the accident was, in fact, owing to the increased velocity, yet it certainly had nothing to do with the width of the gauge. —I have, &c., (Signed) C. W. PASLEY, Major-General, and Inspector -General of Railways. The Right lion. the Earl of Dalhousie. The LEAGUE and the EMANCIPA TION OF INDUSTRY SOCIETY. TO THE COUNCIL OF THE ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUE. °Mee of the Society for the Emancipation of Industry, 15, Exeter Hall, July 15, 1845. Gentlemen,—llitherto I have not received any dire •:t answer to my letters of the 3d and 28th of March last, nor have I heard from you any reason why it has been withheld. At length, however, I have had pointed out to me the following passage in your authorised publication The League, of the sth of July, 1845 : " The Merchant's Son ' complains that the League have refused to enter into any discussion of the schemes of certain currency mongers ; we declined on the simple principle that their schemes, whether good or bad, are utterly indifferent to the great issue for which the League was constituted. The connexion between the currency question and free trade is not greater than between Tenterden Steeple and Goodwin Sands." It will be recolltcted by the public, if not by the Council of the League, that the questions put by ti,e Committee of the Society for the Emancipation of In dsstry pointed to an inconsistency in the public acts of members of the Council of the League ; and to the ope ration of a fixed price of gold as opposed to its market price in Bank of England paper —which fixed price, ned .411 I,n C. = .1 A.- 3.,„„A that any further reduction in the price of corn will only aggravate, so long as that fixed price of gold exists. If free trade be ' the great issue fur which the League was constituted," why do es leaders support monopolies in money and banking ? I am now requestedby the Committee, as members of that community to w iose support the Council of the Anti-Corn-law League profess to lay claim on account of their principles, o ask whether the Council of the Anti-Corn-law Lea f ee deliberately h o ld the opinion that the price of con or of any oth er commodity, and the currency in whip that price is quoted, have no greater connexion th o,, the Society f that " between T enterden Steeple and Goodwin Sands The Committee o or the E manc i pat i on view the in ves ti gat i on of truth, of Industry, having i and being in no wa ylesirous of e li c i t i ng an incautious answer, beg to pc i n tout to the C ounc il of the Anti- Corn law League th should they r e pl y t h at price, and l, the currency in whit that pri ce i s quoted, have no re lation to each other, he public will p ro b a b ly have but wisdom ; and, on t h e other hand, little respect for tht should the Council .?line answering th e question thus the public will, in all p ro b a bili ty , ca ndidly put to the). come to the conclus9 , that either th ey are entirely ig norant of the subj„upon which they assume to dic tate, or that they ha - some object in view which they dare not publicly av% The reception wfh my former letter, sent to your office, has met with,mnpels me to adopt this course of addressing you thrOh the public journals. I am, G ent nen, your obedient servant, EX. WILSON, Hon. Secretary. The Jesuits h ai established the ms el ves and their in and near th e c i ty of Dublin, in the schools, within the last s years, following p i aoo viz...—ln the magnificent h ouse, late the residence of the Earl ,l elvidere, in Great D enmark -street, fac ing Great George.stre N. ortli, on the splendid chapel and ad joining presbytery of Xavier, Upper Gardin er -street. In the school and adjoining lastery Margaret-plac e , N orth Circular Road ; and at Drumcca House, purchased f or a trifle from the new Corporation of Dn , where they have a coll ege for mis. slonaries.—Cork Exanr• PAIILIAIVIENTAItY OUSINIISS. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16. South Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal, and Extension of the South Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Railway),—Report, Friday, July, 18. South Eastern Railway (Widening and Extension of the London and Greenwich Railway),—Third reading, Friday, July 18. Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Hastings, Rye, and Ashford Extension), —Report to be considered, Friday, July 18. Lynn and Dereham Railway,—Lords' amendments to be considered, Thursday, July 17. East Dereham and Norwich Railway,—Report, Friday, July 18. TREATIES WITH SPAIN. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—JULY 15. PAIRS. Archdall, Captain French, F. Bateson, Captain Rawdon, Color.el Balfour, J. M. Ellice, E., jun. Berkeley, Hon. G. Howard, Captain Bell, M. Standish, C. Bentinck, Lord G. Etwall, R. Blakemore, R. Philipotts, J. Burroughs H. N. (led, W. Brownrigg, J. t`. Elphinstone, H. Bruges, W. L. Hobhouse, Sir J. Carew, W. H. P. Clements, Lord Charteris, F. Worsley, Lord Chapman, A. Humphery, Alderman Copeland, Alderman Matheson, J. Campbell, Sir H. Bannerman, A. Cochrane, A. B. O'Brien, C. Coote, Sir Charles Redington, T. N. Courtenay, Lord Seymour, Lord Cole, Hon. H. Hallyburton, Lord F. G. Darby George Cur eis, H. Douro, Marquis Byng, George Denison, E. B. Fox, Colonel Drummond, H. Traill, G. Dodd, George Clive, E. B. Emlyn, Lord Muntz, G. F. Estcourt, T. G. Ward, H. J. Grimsditch, T. Philips, Mark Grimston, Lord Duncombe, T. Gore, Ormsby, jun. Bellew, R. M. Harris, Captain Troubridge, Sir T. Heatheote, Sir W. . Ramsbottom, J. Hamilton, W. Buller, C. Hepburn, Sir T. Gisborne, T. Houldsworth, I'. Collett, John Henniker, Lord Morison, General Holmes, Hon. W. A. Rice, E. R. Hodgson, R. White, Samuel Hope, Sir John Napier, Sir C. Hornby, John Ferguson, Colonel Irving, John Pendarves, E. W. Knight, F. W. Busfeild, W. Knight, H. G. Cayley, E. S. Knightley, Sir C. Archbold, B. 1.)all, George Philips, G. R. Lefroy, A. Blake, M. Lindsay, H. H. Bell, J. Maxwell, Hon. J. Loch, J. Maunsell, T. P. Cavendish, Hon. G. Marton, George Manes, R. M. Listowel, Lord Mackinnon. W. H. Crawford, W. S. Morgan, Charles Dundas, W. Northland, Viscount Ricardo, L. Oswald, Alexander Dalrymple, Captain Patten, J. W. Stewart, P. M. Sanderson, R. Scrope, P. Somerton, Lord Anson, Colonel Stanley, E. Murray, A. Thompson, Alderman O'Conor Don Trotter, John Christie, W. D. Vesey, Hon. T. Wall, C. B. Vivian, J. E. Grey, Sir G. Villiers, Lord Byng, G. S. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, Lady Portman, Baroness d'Hooghvorst, Colonel Bowles, Colonel Buckley, Colonel Bouverie, and Major de Moerkerke, arrived at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, in five pony carriages, at six o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. Her Majesty and the Queen of the Belgians afterwards walked in the grounds, and Prince Albert, accompanied by the King of the Belgians, went to inspect the farms. There was no addition to the royal dinner party in the evening. Yesterday forenoon the august party walked in the pleasure grounds adjacent to the mansion. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort, and their Belgian Majesties, afterwards drove out in two pony carriage•, with outriders, to King's Key, returning through the Barton estate to Osborne House at half-past eleven o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taken an airing from Buckingham Palace, in an open carriage and four, yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred was taken an airing yesterday, in the gardens of the Palace. Mr. Mosquera, Charge d'Affaires of New Grenada, trans acted business at the Foreign-office yesterday. The Right Hon. Henry Lytton Bulwer had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. Mr. C. K. Murray, Mr. Higham, Secretary aq Compt rollers-General to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, Mr. Carr, and Mr. Freshfield, had interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer at his official residence in Downing-street yesterday. Mr. Gibson, M.P., and the Town Clerk of Manchester, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial office for the Governor of the West India Colonies. CITY DUES ON COALS. A stronger feeling than we at first supposed seems to have been excited ley the determination of Government to continue the en forcement of a penny duty on all the coal imported into London, in order to provide a fund for metropolitan improvements. The friends of the poor say, that if a specific tax is to be levied for the purpose of making such improvements, it would be infinitely more just and rational to levy it upon wines and silks than upon a com modity which, next after food, is that which the poor man most requires. It is admitted thst the duty is an extremely small thing in itself; but it is alleged—and we believe experiencebears out the position—that every impost of this kind is exceedingly multiplied upon the retail purchaser. So long as a tax remains, it is made the excuse for much extortion which otherwise would not be ven tured upon, and it throws difficulties and expenses into the trade which embarrass those who might be willing to embark in it, and to supply the poor at a lower rate of profit. At all evens, of the abstract injustice of taxing the poor man's fuel to pay for what are called the metropolitan improve. ments, there cannot be a moment's question. Why should poor people pay more for the means of warming themselves, that rich people may have more convenient houses and more airy streets ? Why should not the rich pay for such ad vantages out of their own pockets, or by means of a tax upon some commodities which they exclusively consume? It is true that labouring people are employed upon these improve. ments, and in so far they derive a benefit from them ; but so they would if the funds came from some other source than a tax upon one of the main necessaries of a poor man's life. We do not object to the improvements, nor deny that indirectly the poor have some benefit from them ; but it is for the sake of the rich, or the comparatively rich, they are undertaken, and therefore the rich, and not the poor, ought to pay for them. Let us see Government Commissioners undertaking to provide proper drainage, and light, and fresh air, and abundance of clean water, for the districts in which the poor live, and are expected to continue to live, and then, but not until then, we shall recognise the justice of taxing the poor that such improvements may be accom. plished. Were it, however (as it ought to be), the object of Govern. ment to be generous to the poor, as well as just, we should see the Administration proposing measure after measure to improve the condition of the lower orders at the expense of the wealthier classes of the community. —Post. FREEMASONRY IN CHINA. The initiatory ceremonies take place at night, in 13 secret chamber, in which there is an idol, to which offer ings are presented, and before which the oath of secresy is taken. The Chinese say there are San shih luk s'he, i.e. " thirty-six oaths." These are, however, probably so many different particulars, with imprecations against those who shall disclose the nature and objects of the society. A small subscription is given to support the general expense. Kwo Keaou, or, " crossing the bridge." This bridge is formed of swords laid between two tables (an end resting on each), or else set up on the hilts, and meeting at the points. The persons who receive the oath, take it under this bridge, which is called " passing, or crossing the bridge." The pih ko, or chief ruling brother, sits at the head of this steel bridge (or each with a drawn sword), reads the articles of the oath, to every one of which an affirmative response is given by the new member, after which he cuts off the head of a cock, which is the usual form of a Chinese oath, inti mating "thus let peri,h all who divulge the secret." But it is said the grand ceremony can only be performed where there is a considerable number of members per sent. They worship heaven and earth on those occa sions, and sometimes, when the place is sufficiently secluded, perform the initiatory rites in the open air. SECRET SIGNS.—The members recognise each other by mystic numbers ; the chief of which is the number th er, probably from their name, " The Triad Society ;" and adopt odd rather than even numbers, when it can be done. They say three, three ten times ten, three hundred, Aroo mvriorl2 nathprthan him fnur times The word Hung, before-mentioned, contains the num ber three hundred and twenty-one, and is often used by them for particular purposes. Certain motions of the fingers constitute a second class of signs; e. g. using three of the fingers in taking up any thing. If a member happens to be in company, and wishes to discover whether there be a brother present, he takes up his tea-cup or its cover (Chinese tea-cups have always a cover), with the thumb, the fore, and middle fingers, or with the fore, middle, and third fingers, and which, if perceived by . an initiated person, is answered by a corresponding sign. It does not, however, follow from this that every Chinese who uses three fingers, in taking up, or holding, his tea-cup, is a mem ber of the San ha hwuy, for many of them do it from mere habit. But there is a certain way of doing it by the initiated, which they themselves only know. In lifting anything that requires both hands, they use three fingers of each hand. They also have recourse to odes and pieces of poetry, as secret marks. CUSTOM-HOUSE SALES.—A question having been raised respecting the officers of the revenue assuming the duties of an auctioneer, at the sales by auction at the various ports throughout the kingdom, at stated periods, of goods of various kinds which have been wrested from smugglers, or seized in consequence of some inlbrmality with regard to their importation and entry, or for being undervalued or otherwise, and which as respects London took place once a quarter at the Commercial Sale.rooma, Mincing lane, as to whether such officers should be required to take out licenses to enable them to perform the duties required of them in that capacity, the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury have made a commuuication to the Board of Excise, which has been trans mitted to the collectors and comptrollers of Customs throughout the kingdom, for their information and government,—that they do not think it expedient that the officers employed in conducting sales by auction, under the directions of the Commissioners of Customs, should be required to take out auction licenses for such purpose. Miss Davenport, the celebrated actress, accompa nied by her father and mother, and a theatrical corps, left London for Hamburgh yesterday morning, by the General Steam Navigation Company's Mail Packet, John Bull, on a starring tour - ywcro--1,- Liffittit • LIVERPOOL RAGES. WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Croxteth Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 30 added ; 3 yrs old 6st 81b, 4 yrs Bst 21b, 5 yrs Bst 91b, 6 yrs and aged 9st ; mares, ere., allowed 31b. Mile and quarter. Lord Eglinton's Vaudeville, 3 yrs (Prince) 1 . Mr. Ramsay's Mid-Lothian, 3 yrs Mr. Jacques's Semiseria, 5 yrs 3 The following also ran : —Sir J. Gerard's Erebus, 3 yrs— Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 5 yrs—Mr. Mostyn's A-la-mode, 4 yrs—and Mr. Worthington's Lancashire Witch, 3 yrs. Betting--3 to 1 agst Trueboy, 3to 1 agst Mid-Lothian, 5 to 1 agst A-la-mode, and 5 to 1 agst Lancashire Witch. Won by a length. Mid-Lothian beating Semiseria by a neck ; Trueboy a respe‘:table fourth. The Produce Sweepstakes, of 50 Sovs. each, for 3 yrs old colts, est 61b, and fillies, Bst 31b ; two miles. Off. The Sefton Stakes, of 30 Sovs. each, for 3 yrs old, mile-and-a half. Lord George Bentinck's Pug, 8.,t 71b walked over The Mersey , Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with 50 added, fur two yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b ; the second to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes. T.Y.C. Mr. Jones's f Luminary, by Launcelot (Whitehouse) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Princess Alice Sir R. Pigot's Birthday Lord Eglinton's Sotades Mr. Meiklam's Andrew Brandy Mr. Mostyn's b c by Phionix, out of L'llirondella 5t04 on Princess Alice, 7to 1 agst Luminary. Won by a length and a half. Plate of 60 sovs. for horses that never won 50/. ; the second to receive 10/. lleats, one mile and a half. Mr. A. Johnstone's br c by Slane, 3 ye 5......( Lye) 1 4 1 Lord Eglinton's Bretsvalda, 3 yrs Mr. Mostvn's f Steam, 3 yrs 5 2 3 Mr. Blake's b g by Jack Palmer, 4 . yrs 4 3 dr Mr. Bennett's Ada, 3 yrs Lord Chesterfield's Triumvir, 3 yrs Won in a canter. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL Cur.-7 to 2 agst Winesour-5 to 1 agst Lo ! thario-6 to 1 agst Milton-9 to 1 agst Rowena-10 to 1 agst Trueboy-12 to 1 agst Extravaganza -10 to 1 agst Corranna —l5 to 1 agst Ironmaster—and 20 to 1 agst The Dean. DONCASTER ST. LEGEIZ.---I I tot agst Weatherbit (t)-11 to 2 agst Merry . Monarch (t)—and 40 to 1 agst Mid-Lo thian (t). GooDwooD STAKE-S.-12 to 1 agst Pythia (t)-15 to 1 agst Queen blab-20 to 1 agst Boarding School Miss-20 to 1 agst Warp-20 to t agst Lightning-20 to 1 agst Europa— and 20 to 1 agst Agis. RAILWAY MONOPOLY. Mr. M. GIBSON said it had been mentioned that there was a clause in the Manchester and Liverpool Bill, which it was desirable to remove. He begged to say that he thought the clause was wholly unprecedented, inasmuch as it gave all railways the power of selling themselves to this Company, which would create almonopoly. He wished to know if the Government was preparedgto propose a Bill which would re move this objectionable power, which had been foisted into Acts of Parliament. Sir GEORGE CLERK said the subject was one of great importance. The clause was certainly of a very extraordinary nature, and did, as the Hon. Gentleman said, enable the rail way in question to have obtained a monopoly of every railway in the cuuniry. The clause passed without opposition, though entirely contrary to the report of the Board of Trade, which entirely discountenanced such railway monopoly, as being injurious to the interests of the public. He was now prepared to bring in a Bill for this object, that, in stead of those powers which railway companies now possessed, they should not be allowed to lease, unless the Act specified the particular line to which they should be entitled to lease. Mr. BROTHERTON hoped the standing orders would be suspended to enable that Bill to pass this session. .Mr. BARNARD expressed his approbation of the Bill. TENANTS' COMPENSATION BILL (IRELAND.) In answer to a question from Mr. S. CRAWFORD, Sir R. PEEL said that it could not be expected now that the Bill could pass so as to receive the royal assent this session. FOREIGN JURISDICTION ACT. Mr. M. MILNES asked for certain returns respecting the Foreign Jurisdiction Act. Sir R. PEEL said, that the same question had been asked earlier in the sessions, and he then answered, that as only a portion of the returns had been made it would be better to wait till they had all been received. As yet they had not re ceived them all, and he suggested that it would be as well to wait till they were ready, when he would have no objection to their return. THE WEST INDIES. Mr. HAWES asked for certain returns, relative to the West Indies, the exact nature of which did not reach the gallery. Mr. HOPE said he had no objection to produce the report, which contained a very elaborate statistical statement, but, with respect to the evidence, it was so very voluminous, that he had an objection to its production. The Hon. Member, however, was at perfect liberty to search over the evidence and documents for any information he might require. THE TREATY WITH SPAIN. Lord J. RUSSELL inquired if any answer had been received of Solmayer, in answer to the letter of Lord Aberdeen, on the subject of the Spanish duties; and whether there would be any objection to lay any answer on the table that might be received. _ _ NI . ROBERT PEEL said as yet no answer had been re ceived from the Duke of Sotomayor in reference to the letter of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. He could not undertake to say what would be done by the Spanish Minister, but he (Sir R. Peel) apprehended, in the event of an answer being given, there would be no difficulty in laying it on the table. NEW ZEALAND. Sir ROBERT INGLIS rose, and was (LEIT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Lordships met at Five o'clock. The Constables Public Works (Ireland) Bill, the Dog Stealing Bill, and the Drainage by Tenants for Life Bill, were severally read a third time and passed. On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL the Defamation and Libel Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Lord Sondes against the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Bill. DUBLIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY. The Earl of BESBOROUGH brought up the report of the - Select Committee, appointed to inquire into certain allega tions which had been made against the Dublin and Galway Railway Company. The Committee had only thought it ad visable to go into the allegation respecting the forgery of four names to the subscription• deed of the Company, and they as certained that the Company had been in the habit of making a lotments of shares without obtaining any references as to the respectability or status of the applicants. They also hoped that their report, and the petition containing the allegations, would be referred to the Committee which was now sitting upon the Bill. It was not his intention to oppose the second reading of the Bill, which was appointed for that evening or to raise any discussion at present respecting these allegations, as ample opportunity would be afforded, on a future occasion, for that purpose. Lord BROUGHAM thought it much better that no discus sion should arise on the subject at present. After a short consultation the Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. The Inclosure of Lands Bill, the Loan Societies Bill, the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill, the Highway Rates Bill, and the Unlawful Oaths Bill, were severally read a first time, and ordered to be printed. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE wished to put a question to one of the Ministers of the Crown in reference to the con duct of a magistrate and deputy-lieutenant of the county of Leitrim. --- The Duke of VI , ELLINGTON—You should have given no- tice of your question. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said he would put his question then to-morrow. It would relate to the conduct of a Mr. Watson, a magistrate and a deputy-lieutenant of the county of Leitrim, who had taken an active part in the Orange meetings and processions which had lately taken place in that county. LANDLORDS AND TENANTS (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, who hadnot the good fortune to be present on Tuesday evening when the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies stated his intentions with respect to the Landlords and Tenants' Bill, would be glad if the Noble Lord would state clearly and distinctly whether Government intended proceeding with the measure in the present session. The Noble Marquis then presented a number of petitions from various places in Antrim, Belfast, Londonderry, and Down, agvinst the Bill, signed by landowners and others, and con cluded by imploring the Noble Lord to withdraw the Bill. Lord STANLEY regretted that the Noble Marquis was not in the House when he made a statement with respect to the Bill. It was not his intention to ask the House to pass the Bill during the present session. RECOGNIZANCES FOR COSTS OF BILLS BILL. Lord BROUGHAM said, as it had not yet been determined whether the order with regard to costs in railway Bills should be affected by a Bill or not, he should postpone the second reading of this Bill until to-morrow. The Noble Lord ex pressed his regret that a Bill (the name of which he did not mention) had been read a third time before five o'clock, during his absence from the House. By it a poor clergyman, who had a living of 70/. a year, and who kept a school within forty yards of the route of the railway, would be nearly ruined, as no one would then send their children to his school. What compen sation would the Railway Company give him for so great a loss? Lord REDESDALE cited the case of a poor person who had expended 1,000/. upon a building. Alter some further observations from Noble Lords the sub ject dropped. The third reading of the Public Works (Ireland) Bill was then proposed and carried, and the House adjourned. DUBLIN", JULY 15.—ORANGE PROCESSIONS.—INQUESI: AT ARMAGII.-A letter from Armagh, dated Monday even ing, contains the following : " The inquest on the body of John Boyle commenced this day at twelve o'clock, before Mr. Magee, the coroner. The Earl of Gosford, and several other magistrates of the county were in attendance. The first witness was David Cassidy, but Irom the number of witnesses at both sides, the inquiry will be a protracted one. It is stated that another of the persons wounded died this morning." NEwitY, JULY 14.—This day, at three o'clock, r.m., a body of about fifty Orangemen came down the mountain from Altnaveagh, beating drums and firing random shots. Many of them were dressed with sashes. They had one large flag. At the corner of Kiln-street (on the borders of the town) they wheeled about and fired several rounds opposite the Court house. By this time a crowd began to collect of the Liberal party, a great part of whom were women and b Sys. Hoot ing and hissing then commenced, and stones began to fly from both sides. The Orangemen th en retreated u p Doran s-hill, each part 2, advancing and retreating alternately, amid showers of stones. Some windows were broken. At this time they received information that the people were about to surround them, therefore they prudently marched, or rather decamped, up the hill again to Altnaveagh, where they went through the mockery of a sham battle. There was not a single policeman to be seen during the whole affray. ORANGE MAGISTRATES AT PROCESSIONS. The Dublin Evening Post, referring to the appearance of several magistrates as active partisans in the processions on the lath of July, says :—" Two Orange papers, the Belfast Chro nicle and Newry Telegraph state that the Orange procession at Lisburn, comprised, it is said, of 50,1 00 persons, was headed by James Watson, Esq., justice of the peace, and deputy lieutenant, on horseback. One of the flags exhibited bore the inscription ' No compromise with Popery. We deem it ne cessary to call the attention of the Lord-Lieutenant to this matter." TUE WEATHER. This is St. Svvithin's day, and we have not had a shower The vkeather seems settled, and the harvest prospects aro ex• cellent. THE INQUEST AT BALLINHASSIG. The inquiry was resumed on Monday (yesterday) morning. when the examination of witnesses on the part of the police was continued. Thomas Hornibrook, examined by Mr. SCAIiNELL—I am TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—By the one o'clock train I received the following list of the supposed starters for the Liverpool Cup—viz., Wine sour, Milton, Corranna, Lothario, Extravaganza, Egerton, Little Hampton, Cock Robin, Irontnaster, Rowena, Duke of Kent, Trueboy, Mickey Free, Dog Billy, Godfrey, April Noddy, and Ambition. I shall still advise my readers to look to Milton and Mickey Free, reserving Lothario for a " cockboat." Trueboy's running yesterday has sent him entirely out of the market. For the Derby Handicap to-day Sweetmeat or Quebec will no doubt prove the winner. The Queen's Plate to Poussin or Bretwalda. On Friday the Liverpool St. Leger will bring the fol lowing ten to the post—viz., Pantasa, Vaudeville, Cini zelli, Pug, Ada, Wolf Dog, Ould Ireland, the Bay filly by Sheet Anchor, and perhaps Mentor, the latter rather doubtful. Out of these I shall expect to see Pantasa first, The Baron, Mentor, and Ould Ireland following close. The Grosvenor Stakes to Pluto or Sweetmeat. The Stanley Stakes to Pug or Lord Harry, the Witch in attendance ; and the Selling Stakes to Poussin, with Dr. Wood or Juvenal second. —I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF TIIE TURF. Thursday, half..past two, p.m. CRICKET. KENT V. ALL EKGLAND. This match was yesterday brought to a conclusion by a result which compelled all the backers of Kent to hand over their bets. The county lost the match by 80 runs, scoring but 94 in their second innings, a circumstance which may in a great measure be attributed to the absence of Mr. Felix, until just as the then last wicket was going in. He came upon the ground, however, in time to take his place in front of the stumps as the tenth instead of the fourth or fifth man, but then when Mr. Harenc had lost his wicket there was only Hillyer to join him. The latter kept up for some time and scored five, during which period Mr. Felix ran up a total of 15, most of which were obtained by some beautiful hits to the " leg" off Lillywhite. For these he marked a four, two threes, two twos, and a one. Hillyer having been caught by Dean, Mr. Felix carried out his bat amid the applauses of the numerous assemblage on the ground. During the progress of the match there was much fine batting and play, and much most excellent bowling, but it was, after all, one of the " slowest" matches we remember to have seen for many years. This was mainly occasioned by the heaviness of the ground, which prevented any liveliness in the ball, whilst to the same cause may be attributed the almost total absence of any brilliant hitting. The most lively hitting was yesterday by Martin and Mr. Felix, each of whom made his score in a comparatively short time. The former as well as the latter was amazingly good to the" leg." Dorrinton, too, made some excellent but not brilliant hits, whilst Pilch, who appeared to be labouring under indisposi tion, played steadily, and fetched two fours, two threes, and a two, but there was none of that sparkling hitting which was wont to arouse the plaudistical feelings of the spectators. At the termination of the match the score stood thus:— ENGLAND. Lillvwliite, c Hißyer, b iNlynn. .. . Barker, b liillver l4 b ditto. Guy, c Felix, b ditto ...... ... 3 b Menu 8 Sewell, b Mynn Box, b ditto ... 0 b Hillver 3O Buslibv, c ditto . . C. G.Taylor, Esq., c Ilarenc, b liiliver Dakin, b llillyer Martingell, not out ........ 5 b ditto 3 Sir F. Bathurst, c Dorrin- ton, b Mynn Dean, b llillyer 0 not out 1 Byes, 14 ; wide (Mynn 4, Byes, 15 ; wide (Adams 2, Adams, 1) 5 ( Adams 2, Mynn 2, martin 5) 9 114 IL ENT. W. Mynn, Esq., c Bathurst, b Dean A. Mynn, Esq., c Lillywhite b Martingell Adams. b Dean Pilch, c Alartingell, b ditto 14 b Martingell l6 E. Swann, Esq., c ditto, b ditto N. Felix, Esq., c Guy, b ditto... Dorrinton, b ditto Martin, c Sewell, b Martin gell C. J. Whittaker, Esq., c Box, b ditto C. Harenc, Esq., not out... 4 c Dakin, b Bathurst 0 llillyer, b Dean 1 c Dean, b Martingell Byes, 10 ; wide—Martin- Byes, 12 ; no ball Lilly, 1 13 gell 1, Dean 1, 2 ; no ball—Blartingell 1 ... 13 82 Kent thus lost the match by 80 runs. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB: The last match for the season, for the Stewards' Cup, for boats of IS tons, and for a piece of plate for the second.class yachts of the Club, came off yesterday over the Club-course, from Greenwich to Coalhouse-point, and back to Greenwich. The entries for the Stewards' Cup were three —the Victorine, Mr. Lord owner; the Polka, Sir P. Shelly, Bart., owner; and the Crusader, Mr. C. T. Hyde owner. The entries for the second-class were five—viz., the Lady Louisa, 12 tons, Mr. J. G. Moon owner ; the Charm, I'2 tons, Messrs. Smith owners; the Cygnet, 10 tons, Mr. C. H. Harrison owner ; the Sea Nymph, 10 tons, Mr. C. Wheeler, jun., owner; and the Fay, 19. tons, Mr. J. T. Hewes owner. The start took place at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock, the wind blowing gently from the north-west, and the tide running down. At starting the Sea Nymph led, followed by the Fay second, the Victorine third, the Cygnet fourth, the Charm fifth, the Crusader sixth, the Polka seventh, and the Lady Louisa last. The wind was too feeble to fill the sails of the boats, and they drifted with the tide down the river, showing little or no sport, and causing no excitement. At Northfleet the Charm became the second, and the Victorine the third boat, and here the wind mended, and the pace became better. At Coalhouse-point the boats rounded the buoy in the following order :—The Sea Nymph at thirty-two minutes past four, the Lady Louisa at twenty minutes to five, the Charm within a quarter of a minute after her, the Victorine within half a minute, the Crusader at thirten minutes and a half to five, the Fay a quarter of a minute after her, the Polka at five minutes to five o'clock, and the Cygnet within ten seconds of the Polka. It was about flood when the boats rounded, consequently they had the tide with them on the return, the wind freshened a little, and the match became more interesting. The Second-class Cup was won by the Sea Nymph, which came in first at Greenwich at seventeen minutes to nine o'clock; and the Stew. ards' Cup by the Victorine, which came in at fifteen minutes to nine o'clock. The Commodore, Mr. Harrison, presented the prizes to the winners in the usual manner, amidst the cheering of several hundreds of visitors. The company who attended the match were conveyed down and up the river in the Red Rover steamer, on board of which was an ample supply of things to be eaten and drunk, and a military band, conducted by Mr. Adams. ROY A L A RTILLERY.—Gunner Taylor, a recruit be. longing to this corps, while employed yesterday in learning to dis mount the gun and carriage used for instruction, by some means slipped, and the weight of the metal of the gun falling on his leg, crushed it in a dreadful manner, and he was under the necessity of being conveyed by his comrades on the limber of the gun to the Ordnance Hospital, and it is to be feared the leg will have to be after only a fortnight's duty, instead of one month, the usual period at that fortress, having been placed under orders for Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was expected the Apollo troop-ship would have returned from America in time for the embarkation of the two companies under orders for that quarter of the world, but it ap. pears from yesterday's intelligence from Canada, that the Apollo is to convey the 43d Regiment from Quebec to Halifax, and the 46th Regiment from Halifax to Quebec, and w.ll then return to England in about a month hence, with the two companies of Royal Artillery ordered home from Canada. The authorities at Wool. wich have in consequence requested another ship, to convey the two companies of artillery to Halifax. His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Sloms Braunfels, youngest son of Prince Frederick William, and suite, arrived at Mivart's Hotel on Tuesday last, from America. His Serene Highness has been in the United States and Texas since May in last year. He will in a few days leave this country to join his family in Germany. DEATH OF THE EARL OF DUNMORE.—We regret to announce the demise of the above nobleman, who expired on Tuesday afternoon, at Hill House, Streatham, where his Lordship had recently been residing for the benefit of his health, which for some time past has been in a declining state. The deceased, Alex ander Edward Murray Earl of Dunmore, Viscount Fincasile, and Lord Murray of Blair, Moulin, and Tillemot, in the Peerage of Scotland, and Baron Dunmore, of Dunmore, in the Forest of Athol, county of Perth, in that of the United Kingdom, was the eldest son of the fifth Earl, by Lady Susan Hamilton, third daughter of Archibald, ninth Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, now Countess Dowager. He was born en the Ist of June, 1804, and succeeded on the 11th of November, 1836, having married, on the 27th of September previous, Lady Catherine Herbert, fourth daughter of George Augustus, eleventh Earl of Pembroke, a lady of the Queen's bedchamber, by whom he his left issue, two daughters, the Ladies Susan and Constance, born respectively in 1837 and 1838, and one son, Charles Adolphus Viscount Fincastle, born 24th of March, 1841, who succeeds to the family honours and estates. STATE OF TRADE.-1 he demand for yarn conti nues as good as for some weeks past ; and, the quantity on the market being exceedingly small, prices, especially of the counts under No. 40, have still an upward tendency. I❑ the goods' market there is a fair business doing, and purchasers have shown more inclination to enter into contracts for future deli very of good shirtings and printing cloths, but lighter fabrics are not quite so good to sell as the better qualities.—Manches ter Guardian, 1141-i firCZTt 3' WV COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 16. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goutnunx.) THE ROMFORD BANK-IN RE JOHNSON, TOHNSON, AND MANN. This day was appointed for the application for certificate by the elder Mr. Johnson and his son, that of Mr. Mann having already been granted without any opposition. Mr. Wilkinson (Stevens, Wilkinson, and Satchel!), New street, solicitor, attended for the assignees to oppose the appli. cation ; Mr. Lawrence, for eighteen creditors, to the amount of 7,000/., to take care of their interests ; and Mr. Cooke to support the application of the bankrupts. For the better understanding of the "results " of the bank rupts' estimate, the official assignee ( Mr. Follett) read a report containing an abs!ract of the Romford Bank, as filed by Thomas Johnson, sen., which was as follows .—" That Mr. Thomas Johnson admits having withdrawn from the bank in thirteen years the following sums ; In B.lls Toney —.E.26,115 0 0 That the bank was carried on during the whole period of its existence (eighteen years), not only without profit, but a loss, the expenses being stated at £lti.;67 0 0 Profits 11,511 0 0 1:),256 0 0 Thus showing a los3 upon the trading of that sum, in addition to bad debts, of Making a total of As quarterly balances were struck during the whole period of eighteen years, it, must be assumed that Mr. Johnson was aware of the position of the bank all' ire. The balance-sheet of Thomas Johnson's titivate estate admits the receipt by him in thirteen years of the previously named £26,115 0 0 poßrecfietrts from en the Aldgate concern 5,973 0 0 £50,807 0 0 Which is accounted for by— Loss on whaelead concerns £8,669 0 0 Interest and a discount Personal and domestic expenses 18,306 0 0 £46,659 0 0 Further proving that the bill s an d moneys wit h drawn from the Romford Bank were applied to purposes distinct from that concern. The Learned CONIMISSIONER having here communicated with the official assignee, said he bad discovered something in the accounts in favour of the bankrupt, which he wished to have appended to the report just now - read ; the bank stopped payment upon the sth of June, and the sums received and paid were on the few days previously Paid. Received. June 1 £B49 0 0' 2 Sundry June 1 ..... £473 0 0 - 3 4 6OS 0 0 5 3,563 0 3, 3 4 5 3,353 0 0 £5,058 0 0; £4,986 0 0 June Ist, in the bank, 1,1911. ; June 5, 1,0301. Upon a question from the Learned CommissioNEß, Mr. WILKINSON said he appeared for the whole of the as signees, four in number. This statement, however, was denied by Mr. COO, E, who read a letter from one of the assignees—a Mr. Cooper, addressed to Mr. Johnson, sen., disclaiming any desire to oppose the certificate, but condoled with him upon his mis fortune. Mr. Commissioner Gov LBU RN said, the fact of Mr. Wilkin son enly being instructed by three of the assignees made no difference to his right of opposing. /llr. WIL KINSON (i n t h e a b sence of Mr. Jones) then made a variety of obse rva ti ons on t h e con d uct of the bankrupts, in op position to the granting a certificate. He called several wit nesses, who gave evidence at great length, on points which have been brought before the public. Mr. LAWRENCE applied to be beard for several creditors, who had left it in his trust to oppose or not, as the merits of the case might lead his judgment. Mr. Commissioner GouLnuall refused to allow Mr. Law rence to address the Court, as it was contrary to the words and spirit of the Act of Parliament. Mr. Commissioner Gotaasu RN said he wished to know from the official assignee what capital Mr. Johnson had when he started in the bank ?—The Official Assignee thought, as far as he could discover, that it was riot really more than 1,0001. Mr. WILKINSON said that at one time it was no more than 661., and proceeded to call Mr. Croysdale to show the fact from a vast array of figures ; when The Learned COMMISSIONER said he wished to come at the fact, as he was anxious to keep clear of a labyrinth of figures. Mr. WILKINSON said he would not press that matter and would now only advert to one other point, which was as to whether an entry of 5,000/. was made in the books by the bankrupt before or after the failure, and called Mr. Carter, the managing clerk of the official assignee, who distinctly stated Mr. Johnson told him it was made after the failure. It was his decided opinion also that no advance had been made from the bank to the concern at Aldgate. Mr. LAWRENCE here said that he withdrew el opposition for his clients. The Learned COMMISSIONER then asked if any other creditor wished to be heard ? but no one appearing, Mr. COOKE, for the bankrupt, said that he approached this case with considerable anxiety, considering the age, and infir mity, and the respectability of the bankrupt's family. The Learned Counsel proceeded with an historical narrative of the bankrupt's various phases in business until the year 1826, when, upon the failure of the then existing Romford Bank, he had, after strong solicitations, consented to re-open it. His character then stood high in the world, and Mr. Surridge bad assured him of success. For the first six or seven years it cer tainly was not a prosperous concern; but yet he had reasonable hopes that by assiduity and attention it would ultimately realise profits, and the more so as he had the concern in Aldgate to fall back upon. It must be admitted that his own means as a banker had been rapidly running out, but the trading of bankers should not be measured by that of other traders, for if Mr. Johnson had at once shut up the bank he was afraid that the most dis astrous consequences might ensue, and he felt the less inclined to do so, as he was even then fully persuaded, however illusory that might be to others, that he had a capital of 13,0001., which would be available to meet his engagements. No doubt bu that many persons lost money by Mr. Johnson, and no wonder& their feeling angry; but it should not be forgotten that had lost much more himself, and his all was now lost to him. It had been alleged against him (the bankrupt) by Mr. Wilkin son, that he had put himself forward for City honours, not only at a very late period of 11,s life, but when he must have known that his circumstances were in a most shattered conditit.n ; but the fact was otherwise, for he was anxiously solicited to take upon himself the aldermanic gown, the shrievalty of Middlesex, and the distinguished office of Lord Mayor, in 1841. Every one knew that these offices cost a considerable sum of money in the discharge of the duties attached to them, and if in having undertaken them he had done anything wrong, why he now must answer for it. In 1841, the executors of White called upon him to pay a bond for 6,0001., which considerably distressed him, andupon the failure of Whitmore's house, who were their town agents, they had a difficulty in inducing Glyn and Co. to act in that capacity for them, and, in fact, they absolutely refused to do so, unless upon Johnson's depositing bills with them and giving them a bond; and very early in June, 1843, Glyn's house, having refused to make further advances, Johnson had a fiat issued against him, even at the very moment when he was nego tiating to keep up the credit and meet the liabilities of the Romford Bank. Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.—Why, Copley, the clerk, has sworn that, within three months after he entered the ser vice of the Rumford Bank, he knew of the insolvency ; and what right had the bankrupt to feed the Aldgate concern from the bank, even if that were so? .Mr. CooaE—Undoubtedly the bankrupt had no rigl.t so to deal with his customers' money, but they all knew that he was engaged in two other concerns, and that the money of each and all was used for the benefit of each and all. '1 he banking business was only an incident in the bankrupt's dealings, and, if he had permitted the money of his customers to lie idle, how would he or any other banker be able to meet the expenses of his establishment ? The customers did not object to the Rom ford Bank lending money to farmers and bakers, or others of their neighbours, and he was at a loss to know why they should now complain that he had lent money to himself as a trader at Aldgate, rather than do so as a banker at Romford. There was no proof that he was a reckless trader, nor was he charged with having lived in an extravagant manner. No man could now say that he had concealed a single shilling, or that he had made a purse for himself, or that he had contracted a single debt by making false representations, or that he had been guilty of a single fraud. . . Mr. Commissioner GOO LBUAN—No one has said so, Mr, Cooke. Mr. COOKE was extremely glad to hear his Honour say so, for that must greatly relieve the character of Mr. Johnson, and produce a feeling of considerable satisfaction to his respectable family. The bankrupt may, perhaps, in many instances have been in error, and deceived himself as to the nature and extent of his resources, but under all the circumstances of this painful case he trusted that this old, infirm, and respectable man would be allowed to go down to his gray with an un sullied reputation. . The Learned CommtssioNEß said he would retire perhaps an hour to read over his notes, and then proeeed at once to de liver his judgment. On his return Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN said, after much considera tion it was his opinion that the failure of the bankrupt in this case could not be called the result of misfortune or of circum stances over which he had no control, but rather that it arose from years of misconduct, as a trader in a branch of Lusiness which of all others required the greatest care and vigilance, and therefore the judgment of the Court was, that the certificate must be refused. EARLY CLOSING OF Snors.—The Central Com mittee of the Metropolitan Drapers' Association have come to the resolution of makiug a vigorous appeal to the public for the purpose of inducing all classes to co-operate more earnestly and actively than they have hitherto done in the fiagsaftke Association to do away ith the . system of lte uusine SS, now °mime so crying an evil, and which the Committee appear to think can only be accomplished by the abstaining of the public from evening shopping. This appeal it is proposed to make by means of a short essay or tract, for which a prize is to be offered, in order that the best possible work upon the subject may be procured ; and when the is done it is to be sent to every householder in London. S ch a step will, of course, entail considerable expense ; and part of the 1,1211 of the Committee is to raise a fund of 5,0001. to carry the main object into effect. The object the Asso ciation has in view is one of great importance, and well de • servingof support, for it interferes with no interest, and offends no prejudices, while the benefits it would confer upon all en gaged in trade can hardly be overrated. SADLER'S WELLS. —Sheridan Knowles's play of Lore has been revived at this theatre, and met with most decided success. The heroine was taken by Mrs. Warner, whose talents are so well known, that it is almost unne cessary to say it was well acted. The struggle betwixt her love and pride was admirable ; indeed, the whole of her perform ance was faultless. Iluon, the serf, was well personated by Mr. H. Marston, and Mr. G. Bennett, as the Duke, acquitted himself equally well. The part of Count Ulna was well performed by Mr. 11. Mellon, and Miss Cooper as Katherine also deserves her share of praise; there' is a degree of arch ness in her manner, which is very pleasing. The other cha racters were all well sustained, and we trust the managers of the theatre will reap the countenance they so well deserve. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—Last evening Mr. Joseph Payne herd an inquest at Guy's Hospital, on the body of William Hussey, aged thirty-three, of Mason-street, New cross. David Ambrose, foreman of the new atmospheric railway at New. cross, said that the deceased was employed on the same works. About a month ago deceased came home intoxicated, and went to the closet with a candle. Befell asleep there, and at an early hour next morning witness was awakened by cries of "murder," and " fire." Witness ran to the kitchen, from whence the cries proceeded, and there saw the deceased quite frantic, his linen in flames, and endeavouring to climb up the chimney. In a short time witness pulled him away, and after he had gone up stairs he found the closet on fire. He extinguished the fire, and finding the deceased much burned he had him conveyed to the hospital. Witness believed that he had accidentally set his linen on fire whilst in the closet. He died from the injuries on Monday last. Verdict. " Accidental death." Lord and Lady John Russell and family have left town for the season, for his Lordship's seat near Godalming.