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br cza crolrlint „von cunt th • ,c Dinh g o t O' a the C°ll set' Q- , 1 ireed IC b ie r anbt tbl net t°. _ to , imorc no . es e:t otii4 he Cr°l: l er 11 " . • is La' K "1 nce , ,1303 1 '' on the to CO MO ° right to , r geas t Meesri. o nce °P he evi" ;ovr , In scot orrbel we,' 8 " 0 1 i nel ! pc. of lOW ',rove d ' cot uP : , 3 1,01,11. iitillill ltne , ao , to cour"., d a, c a iubPe thought the prolongation of the tube was likely to diminish the velocity. To Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. Locke said that he had never stated this to any Committee, for he merely looked at the matter as a commercial question —so much power lost, so much coal used, so Much expense incurred. The increased length increased the leakage ; but by increasing the power of the, engine —by increasing the diameter of the piston and the air-pump—m,re than propor tionably, the effect of the increased leak . tge might be overcome. GROUP X. CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN LINE. At the sitting of the Committee this day, the intermediate traffic evidence was resumed. Mr. P o '..lock, accountant and commission agent at Lincoln, de posed ',:nat 20,000 tons of coals per annum were received and con sur..ied in that town. The consumption of other articles of domestic necessity was equally great. The transit of those articles by the Proposed line would be greatly facilitated, and the expense consi derably lessened. Mr. Bartholomew, land agent near Lincoln, was the next wit ness; his testimony was corroborative of that already given by other land agents. General Johaso❑ was then examined by Mr. HiLnysao, to show the superiority of the Cambridge and Lincoln to the London and York line. It passed through the centre of the country, and through a far more populous district; it would, therefore, afford greater facilities for the accommodation of the traffic of the district. After a short cross-examination by Mr. KINGLAKE, The Committee announced that they would sit from half-past eleven o'clock to_morrow till three, and then adjourned. GROUP Z. IrliE GREAT WESTERN (DUBLIN AND GALWAY). I The Committee to whom this group has been referred met this morning at twelve o'clock, in Room 17, the Hon. Mi. Clive in the chair. The examination of Mr. Leather, engineer, which was partly heard yesterday, was then resumed by Mr. JAMBS. He had no interest in giving any evidence against this line. His attendance was compulsory. He had no acquaintance with the parties concerned on either side. Mr. Vignolles, civil engineer, examined by Mr. JAMES—Thu. roughly understood the nature of the error in the line, and the "fleet of it was this, with the Parliamentary restrictions it would be impossible to construct the line. It could be made, however ; but the gradients would have to be entirely changed. Knew Mr. Hayle and Mr. Hannington ; both were persons of skill and ability. ' Cross.examined by Mr. MURPHY—Thought that even with these errors he might be able to make out an estimate for the construc tion of the line. Re-examined by Mr. JAMES—The line could be constructed, but i t would be a different line from that laid down on the plan and sections deposited. Mr. John Rastrick, civil engineer, examined by Mr. JAMES— The evidence given yesterday with respect to the levels and sec tions were explained to him; the effect of these errors would be to make the cuttings greater, and the embankments higher. The sections would be required to be altered from those which were d epositor,,, so as to construct the line. I . Cr :as-examined by Mr. TAYLOR—The line would not be imprac .le.able, but the estimates would have to be greatly increased. In the case of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway, with which he had been connected, where the cuttings and embankments were greater than were stated in the plans, the assent of the landowners had first to be obtained before the works were proceeded with--other_ wise these errors would have been held by the Committee to be fatal to the Bill. By the CoscarrtEn—The errors were proved by comparing the sections which had been delivered to the landholders and those de. Posited with she Committee on Standing Orders. The case for the Grand Canal Company against the proposed line here closed. Mr. MURPHY inquired if opposing Counsel intended to call any further evidence ? Allegations of forgery and fraud had been most liberally dealt out against the promoters of the line, and he had a r ight to demand that these charges should be either proved or re tracted. Mr. JAMES said that he did not intend to call further evidence. He thought that he had adduced sufficient evidence on the en. B n eering errors that had been made on the deposited s ec t ion o f e Company to be fatal to the further progress of the Bill. Some discussion then took place whether Mr. James should ad dress the Committee then, or wait till after he heard the rebutting evidence. Mr. MURPHY said, that unless opposing counsel stated their case l '"rs and the grounds on which they relied, he should not allow the m, to go into the g enera l mer it s o f th e quest i on in their address Lo the Committee after the rebutting evidence was adduced, but should confine them exclusively to comments on that evidence. Mr. Jassns said that he would send for his colleague, Mr. Cock 'Urns who was then engaged at other Committees, and he would "N utt with him as to the co urse th e y s h ou ld a d opt . Mr. CO CKBURN arr i ved shortly afterwards, and after a short con. Inflation with Mr. James and the other counsel on the same side, Pre 'seeded to address the Committee. He said that he had 4 t. , ! ‘ e Bi ll. tion to make which he thought would be fatal to g He referred to the difference between the real r level s and the sections which h a d b een d epos i te d i n the v ate Bill-office. It had been pro ve d i n ev id ence t h at r s was an error in some places of 38 feet, and in other places of twenty feet, which errors extended for several miles 44)found, ng the line. In the Bth Victoria, chap. 20 sect. 11, it would that the maximum variation allowed between the real end and the plans and sections deposited was only five feet, _ 4(l two feet in any town or place near which buildings Tire erected, unless the consent of the proprietor be first obtained. t *5 l obvious that some such restriction should be imposed on the ea"downers, who would be subjected to have their soil cut up and eh rv ett to any extent that might seem sight to parties who were i h - gaged in the construction of railways. In the case of oh * , Carnbrridge and Lincoln line, the Bill was thrown for a variation of 10 feet. In the case of the South s; v h a . le s line, which was recently thrown out, the o bj ec ti on eo 2'h was f ata l to i t was, that a part of the line was laid down thn o gent on obtaining the con sen t o f th e l an dh o ld ers, w h o were not thvit before the Committee. Now, in this case, if they passed at i e d i ' r th ° Posed line, they would b e flyi ng i n th e f ace o f t h at decision, would pass the Bill contingent on the consent of the land ,ts4ers, for they had never been consulted as to the additional e s) , in gs which would be re qu i re d. O n t h ose grounds, as also be :ie it would be certain to be thrown out before the 0 4,nli ttee of the Lords, they should at once stop all further taii, e n ed ings. The Learned Counsel conc l u d e d an a bl e address, by a r ;,g on the Committee not to lend the sanction of the House itorennons to a measure which must end in nullity. r • Mtmenv thought the case which had been adopted by the wb`..r.oed Counsel was the most extraordinary ever p ursue d . I n t h e I,:u'e th course of his add ress , h e h a d gone upon t h e assumpt i on that P o ints to whi c h h e re f erred had been proved in evidence. He not wait for the rebutting evidence which he (Mr. Murphy) 12 1 c1 bring forward, and which would completely upset the evi "te on which he relied. si.,,,strie discussion th en t oo k p l ace as to whether Mr. Cockburn t 5 41 ,1 be allowed to address the Committee again on the general . t,Ctf the question, after the rebutting evidence was gone into. t ht:L7 room was then cle a r e d t o ena bl e the Committee to decide on 07 1 4 1 t. Posi t , ° Ur re.admission, the CHAIRMAN announced that the op thNtinsel should have the liberty of addressing the Committee st 3 r il eteral merits after the rebutting evidence was heard, and 'Pes c h Murphy should have the privilege of replying to that ' 4 if he thought proper. blat• .. er larews then told Mr. Murphy to proceed with the re. k r, ease. !DPs,„ 41 Meny said that, in consequence of the strange, and, as it se ~ed to him, irregular course which the proceedings had taken, R t " then prepared to bring forw ar d hi s engineering evi "said . ° 1 r ebut the case of opposing counse l, b u t if th e Committee 4 titi kia l ow him till Monday he sh ou ld h ave a ll hi s w it ness es in iel 114"' °l nmittee acceded to the request, and adjourned till twelve on Monday. -.....-- 1 )11 11 HOUSE OF LORDS. S OUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER A l'h e C RAILWAY. 4 tki a a ntraittee on this Bill met at twelve o'clock to-day, Lord rh ei ," in the chair. ''%,,,, e were several petitions from landowners against the Bill, i t ,:itr l i t w hom was the name of Lord Normanton. kot e "1 appeared for the petitioners, and Mr. Austin for the 1 11 rt. te! teamed COUNSEL briefly opened the case. 4 'Et b N . k . e Maul ey was called, but the Nolde Lord not having bee n I,tl.lt:tri.,!_examination was not proceeded with. k l : " fi le „7n a shipower at Poole, was then called. The witne ss Itu,rable to the scheme. which he said would be of great L ia to the trade of Poole. Na zi 4-11 1) RAILWAY (SYSTON TO PETER th:rI)4 BOROUGH). .4 C ommittee met at eleven o'clock, Lord, Devon in the 4 4 . . b b i 4-1 1 Ly h. eb. ASO opened for the promoters. ye w_ , e. opposed by Lord Harborough and the Melton • •-anal Company. SLY o AND HUNTINGDON RAILWAY. ;_ttikCin- tit tee met this day at twelve o' c lock, th e M ar qui s of 7 . e. iii cin the chair. li,:r• e t TI N briefly opened the case for the promoters. 4teltaihe°Wnita opposed the Bill on behalf of the Eastern Coun• , 1 / 4 :or „ i :Y Comp any, on the grounds that the scheme would corn 'll, ', ii,,,. rtt ilea with the opponents' line. lit e c Tl)l4, - e, ll ' , said that an arrangement had been came to with ti t i tion ,_ ts, by which he had been given to understand that all t,ti., cit,o.ad ceased. Opt h t) b ee W e ' D a. in reply, said that such an understanding had 11 1 4.,,,, come to with respect to one portion of the line, but e ro eee "°la extent of the promoters' line. Ilk, w as then cleared. tie M/S e -"ND WEST RIDING RAILWAY. tl °tor n . 4 t h ei , tici . ittee on this Bill met to-day, at two o'clock—the Duke 0; 1',..41,01:' the chair. li'lik.,' , ili i , ° Pened for the promoters. r•l'. Th e ° Pl , osed by the West Yorkshire Company conn eting Or ai nes. °PPonents were represented by Mr. Sergeant Talford, Q1,„. 11 01,3 4 a w nd 'Nit% Hope. I ,s h ' 4 th;, ° "b, Chairman of the Manchester and Leeds Com r N t - *as et ; first witness examined. The evidence of this gen- N tt :S gett ° t 4 T ly AL in ro fa u lo p ur cr o o f ss th e e xa p n r , o i p u o c sdedolienewitness, and the lili lt :' at four o'clock, adjourned to Monday, at eleven. , m llt. „,, „.... h' -' 1),), - " 1 "IPTON AND DORCHESTER , 'it; Sir. RAILWAY. '', I 'led • 110 w i,' - th n - Et counsel for the opponents, proposing to cross - wi tnesses with a view to a projected line for the rt,: ais ed' the C ommittee interposed. and the room was ordered ; b t t, te I th°, t d 1 - h ii 4 l , °tal e ~ elberation the parties were called in, and informed 41,0`-nairrnan that the Committee would not hear evi- Oat ) The o f a line of railway not before them as a Bill or ciAltqtthe or should confine themselves to a case for ttiLiNtipt)Wt toner affected by the proposed line. ~t ' iy / Whieen cross-examined the witnesses with respect to ttp, e l l 'ttip a " ,vould accrue to the opponents by the line of t. e'cl oe u i, acme very valuable property. • t1) 1 , I all it " t he Committee adjourned to Monday, at eleven. it, i tpi, -, 41 01 . kiir 4 Y '''rili ' I NTG ORDERS COMMITTEE. o loq L ei , , , 8 Bills were before the Standing Orders Committee , N I ; the .N,Shafteshury in the chair :—The Leeds and Tina: 11 It ailw a a y wcas tle Darlington Railway, the Waterford and i t 'ONDON GAZETTE. ~:th , t ( THIS ic: VENING.) 1 C4tl ()W NINT -.sr L kil ti \ert h. , - G - STREET, JUNE 20, 1845. "f c,_eoli a ; l uc ett pleased to appoint the Reverend John Oith - "Yli,r,. se. be Colonial Chaplain at Kandy, in the . ti k i, w , 1i,",., t Dr n , t A R - OFFICE, JUNE 20. k% i th' 4 th 'orll -6° " 3 —Ensign C. B. Molyneux, from 43d h_ L. Lioh et . without purchase, vice Colston, appointed ,I tRh t b t AN'ti th t b ragoons, dated June 20. I' et F b ra I, i 4i ti \‘, l'ot, to ,g o ons—Lieutenant 0. J. C. Bridgman, 4,,t ) t, :_,G, ~" L ieutenant, vice Hanson, who exchanges; t,, 4 l ti l lttt4lth tltuttun, from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be EightytOtt ow e ra nk of Cornet, vice Hanson, who resigns tti , 1.) Y. June go 4 k: (l 't •t.l r4 goo - • ! 104 t 4t, 'ton ( ng —To be Cornets, without purchase— W b c t, i ct ti, j„' " t om the 4th Light Dragoons, vice Ber-- lt`Ot.t iths ' 21; t 19 ; H. J. Wale, Gent., vice Lumsdaine, iwgo--Li„ 7 ~ 'es • %-, ( . Calloway to be Adju 11114 t he Adjutancy only. March 27. tart, vice 22d Foot—To be Lieutenants—Lieutenant R. Coote, from the 7th Foot, vice Somerville, appointed to the 84th Foot, June 19; Lieutenant J. H. Graham, from the 31st Fuot, vice Boileau, appointed to the 94th Foot, June 20. 43d Foot—Gentlema n Cadet H. F. Hill, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Moly neux, appointed to the 4th Light Dragoons, June 20. 59th Foot—Lieutenant A. Walshe, from half-pay of the 2d Foot, to be Paymaster, vice R. C. Bamford, who retires on half-pay as Lieutenant, June 20. 60th Foot--Brevet Major G. de Rottenburgh, from half-pay of the 89th Foot, to be Captain, vice the Hon. F. R. Villiers, who exchanges, June 20. 69th Foot—Ensign A. B. Hankey, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice K. Gore, who retires; G. Bagot, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harkey, June 20. 7:id Foot—Major-General Str R. H. Dick, K.C.8., to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-General Lord Harris, June 10. 75th Foot—Captain R. Lane, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice B. Gray, who exchanges ; Lieutenant G. W. C. Stuart to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lane, who retires ; Ensign C. Couche to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stuart ; H. Fitz-Gcrald Mahony, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Couche, June 20. then, they had ample experience on the subject. There had been no accident, he believed, that could be really attributed to the narrowness of the gauges. They had had experience of its use, and its spread was so extensive that they were not now in a position to interfere with it. If, at this time, they were attempting to conform their narrow to their broad gauges, they would require to alter their tunnels, their viaducts, their embankments, and, perhaps, most difficult of all, their bridges, and that in some cases would be altogether impossible. They might come to this House for power to do so. But if the broad gauge were conformatory to the narrow gauge, it would be most expedient. This would require no alteration of tunnels, of viaducts, of embankments, or of bridges; nothing would be required but an alteration of the rails and plans. Well this, he said, was the proper time to legislate upon the subject. lie was aware that it would be a hard matter to interfere by a legislative enact ment to compel the Great Western Railway to conform to the narrow gauge. But he contended that the evil would be less felt at that time than at any future period. They were now going on con structing railways, and they would in all probability live to see railways wherever turnpike-roads at pre sent existed. The railway combined the advantages of turnpike roads and canals ; the expense of transit was less, an they were still going on improving the construction of them. They did now experience the difficulties which had attended the construction of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Could there be any doubt, then, that soon they would have railways over all parts of the country, and were they to risk the inconvenience of these rival gauges, withont endeavouring to find some ulcers of remedying this crying evil? —( Hear.) He was sure that looking at the subject the House wool say, and he agreed in the opinion, that the report of the Committee should not be lightly set aside ; and it would only be on a subject of such paramount importance that he should ask the House to reverse the decision of the Com mittee. This was a question which must be met sow, and he was anxious that the House should do so on the present occa sion. He was sure that no Hun. Member there would reproach the Committee for the decision to which they had come, and he would say that the Committees as now constituted (and he knew, for he sat on one for a month past), approached as nearly as regarded probity, to perfection as they possibly could do. He did nut mean to impugn the decision of the Committee. His object was not to inquire into the reason which had moved them to that decision, but still on the grounds of an impartial consi deration of the public interests, he thought that the decision might be reviewed by the House, and their resolution altered, without an infringement of the respect that was due to the Committee. He was ready to allow that their decision was, whether the House were to blindly follow their decision, or take the evidence which had enabled the Committee to come at their conclusions for the guidance of the House. This was a matter of importance, fur the question was, not whether a present conven i ence or inconvenience w as t o be satisfied, but how they were to provide for the welfare of future generations ? Colonel WOOD said that this was a question on which all par ties might amicably meet. It was neutral ground, on which they were prepared to state their opinions; but having taken the elements on which the Committee had founded their report, he hoped that he was not transgressing his usual principle in adopting a plan opposed to the decision which had been laid before the House. In doing this he would impress on the Committee, that he was guilty of no direspect in second ing the motion of the Hon. Member opposite. But there were other reasons why he should ask for a consideration, or, rather, a reconsideration of this motion. The five gentlemen on this Committee had refused their adherence to the recom mendation of the Board of Trade, which was in conformity with the side of the question lie had taken. The five gentlemen of that Committee had stated their reasons for preferring the narrow gauge to the broad gauge. The Committee had taken an interest in this question which was highly creditable to them, but they had not calculated on the interest which it was likely to excite in others who were Members of that House. It was true that they had considered the inconvenience of the narrow gauge, and an immense amount of time and money had been expended in endeavouring to ascertain the respective merits of the two gauges, but it appeared to him that the Committee had come to their decision, and determined between the two gauges from strong ex parte reasons, The future was, however, so full of importance that he thought they might well review their decision, and the consideration of the Board of Trade was so important that it ought not to be cast aside without sufficient consideration. He thought therefore that the House were interested in the fact that that report had been made and that it ought_ in some d egree a t l east to be relied on. The Honourable Committee had reported that the broad gauge was preferable to the narrow gauge. The Board of Trade was in favour of the narrow gauge. There were many reasons which perhaps might be urged in favour of both lines. Ile was quite satisfied, as far as speed and the saving of time was concerned, the broad gauge was prefer able. In the conveyance of some kinds of traffic however, speed was not 'ho principal object to be obtained. For instance, coals would not have a very swift transmission, and in this instance the broad gauge would be objectionable, as the ra pidity of the:motion would tend to . ; chip the coal, and break it into:small pieces, and spoil it for a profitable market. Another article of traffic that would be injured by a speedy motion was limestone. This would not bear rapid motion. There were many points on which the narrow gauge was superior to the broad gauge ;i and again, in some instances, the broad was pre ferable to the narrow gauge. He entirely approved of the ap pointment of a Committee of inquiry.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. SHAW said that, as the Chairman of the Committee, he was bound to say a few words in support of the report. The Committee had paid great attention to all the evi dence—(Hear, hear)—and he hoped that the House would hear what he had to say on the part of the Committee. He thought it would have been unnecessary for them to do so, and he thought it would have been unwise for the Com mittee to have volunteered an opinion upon it. And if it had been necessary he believed that it would be extremely, if not insuperably, difficult, because no two engineers, or professional, or scientific men, who were examined before the Committee, agreed in defining what was the broad and what was the narrow gauge, and at that moment he (Mr. Shaw) was ignorant on the subject. He knew perfectly well that the London and Bir mingham Railway was called the narrow gauge, and the Great Western the broad gauge, but no two engineers and no one professional man would give an opinion as to which would be the best gauge, if railways were about being established through the country for the first time. This was a subject of great national importance, but he did not see why one company should be made to bear a heavy expense during the discussion of the question.—(Cheers. ) He would tell them his opinion upon the subject, and that was that both gauges were wrong. All the engineers seemed to have agreed upon that. They all agreed that one was too wide and the other two narrow, but they would give no opinion as to what should be the medium width. Last year papers were laid before theaHouse containing the correspondence . ot General Pasley on this subject. From those papers it would appear that the opinion of General Pasley was that a gauge, varying from five feet to five feet six, would be the best gauge. The Great Western gauge was seven feet ; the London and Birminghan four feet eight inches. He would read one sentence from General Pasley's correspondence, to show what difficulties surrounded this subject. Now what did GeneralgPasley say upon the:subject? Why, he says " Mr. Miller admitted, in conversation; with me that it would be of great importance if the narrow gauge were 5 feet 3 inched instead of 4 feet 8i inches, which latter has been considered highly inconvenient not only by him but by all the I. comotive engine makers who had been consulted upon the point, except by Messrs. George and Robert Stephenson, who first in troduced it." Ho hoped, therefore, that the House would not consent to allow an Hon. Member to pass an amendment which evidently had no other object in view than that of ob structing the progress of a private Bill.—( Cheers.) General Pasley evidently seemed to think that the narrow gauge was objectionable, and yet the Honourable Member, notwithstanding that nearly all the scientific men of the country concurred in that opinion, ealled upon the House to establish the narrow gauge by breaking up the existing broad gauge, but he had been diverted from explaining to the House the proceedings of the Committee. They had to deal with the existing state of things, and not with the question of which was the best gauge, the broad or narrow_ It was not very distinctly given in evidence as to the extent of the one or the other; but a map was produced, upon which was marked the extent of the broad and narrow gauge upon railways in existence, and upon railways in progress, or in course of construction, and from this map it would appear that there were about three thousand miles of railway: on the narrow and one thousand miles on the broad gauge. Now, he would ask, was it likely, with this map before them, that the Committee would enter into a speculation as to which was the best of the two gauges to be broken up . ? It was contended before the Committee that they ought not to allow the broad gauge to drop into the narrow territory. Well, then, on the other hand, they ought not to allow the broad gauge to be interfered with by the narrow, so that the same objections might be urged .on both sides, but more forcible on behalf of the broad gauge, because it had advanced nearer to the district of the proposed railway than the narrow. Well, then, the Board of Trade had reported that the district was in want of railway communication, and the only question from the Committee was, which of two lines proposed by two great companies, who were clearly able to carry out their projects, was the best to accommodate the district? The differences of the respective gauges had been, he thought, misunderstood by the Hon. Member for Stackport, and by his Hon. Friend near him ; nor had the consequences of the inter ruption of " the breaks" been clearly defined. The Board of Trade said this " break" would be better in one place—one in another. The inconvenience of the breaks was admitted on both sides—it was all a question of degree. The Committee after hearing a great deal of evidence, were impressed with the beli e f th at t h ere were many new acts which had es caped the notice of the Board of Trade, and which, in fact, had not been made public until their report had been issued. The Board of Trade could not be aware of these facts, because the experiments had not been made until after the report of the Board of Trade was made. The argument of the Board of Trade, in favour of the narrow gauge on the Birmingham and London line was, that by sub stituting the broad gauge the line must be broken. Mr. Esk said he had taken measures to carry the narrow guage from Birmingham to Bristol, having determined in any event to carry it. The Great Western Railway Company had decided upon making two separate lines of railway, broad and narrow, between Worcester and Wolverhampton, an important district, embracing some of the first mines in England. This, too, was since the report of the Board of Trade. He admitted to the fullest ex tent that there was a certain degree of inconvenience when ever the two gauges met. He had endeavoured to state to the Home, briefly but imperfectly—( Hear, hear)—he had endea voured to put them in possession of the principal grounds on which the Committee rested their decision. He had now pointed out that the question did not turn upon the relative merits of the gauges. The interruption of " the break" was overlooked, but they had chiefly directed their atten tion to more general and far more important considerations. With respect to the route taken by either line, that was a subject which met with the most anxious consideration of the Committee. The Great Western Company, first in the field, proposed to construct one direct line fifteen miles shorter than itarivals. The London and Birmingham Company had, therefore, besides the disadvantage of distance, the objection of circuitous route and questionable utility to be considered. The Great Western Company, connecting, as it would, its present with its previous construction, would endeavour to attract, rather than divert the traffic from the main line. It would be its interest to work it efficiently, and thus improve the prospects of the original railway. lint it would be the interest of the London and Birmingham Company to conduct the line that would connect its rival with the great manufacturing and consuming districts, with negligence or, at least, inefficiency, its object being to draw all traffic away from the trunk line.—( Hear, hear.) The ques tion of competition had not been overlooked in the the decision of the Committee; it was another and a most ime portant objection to the line they had disavowed.—( Hear.) Competition, he was willing to admit, was frequently invalu able, and causatory alike of public benefit and private conveni ence. Butcom petition in railroads was widely different from other cases ; to use technical language " side by side" lines were not calculated to enhance the interests of any part of the corn - muoitv.—( Hear, hear ) The London and Birmingham and Grand Junction Companies had in conjunction constructed the line to Liverpool ; the former had arranged to effect the same, independent of the Grand Junction, by a line diverging at Rugby : and the latter would, by the decision of the Committee, be enabled to work, independent of the Lon don and Birmingham, by a branch striking off at Wolver hampton : both Companies thus providing an independent line to Liverpool. ( Hear, hear.) Before he )at 92d Foot—Ensign J. G. Hay, to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice H. Johnstone, who retires ; IL W. Duff, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hay ; June 20. 98th Foot—Lieutenant 11. Hanson, from the I Ith Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Bridgemen, who exchanges, June 20. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Major A. Nlontresior to be Lieut.• Colonel, without purchase, vice Fletcher, who retires upon ful pay ; Brevet Major P. B. Reyne to be Major, vice Alontresor; Lieut. F. R. Bayly to be Captain vice Reyne; Second Lieut. C. C. Durnford, vice Bayly ; Gent. Cadet G. A Tranchell, floun the Royal Military College, to be Lieutenant, vice Durn ford, June 10. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 16. Corps of Royal Marines.—First Lieut. and Adjutant W. M. Heriot to be Captain, vice C. R. Miller, deceased; Second Lieut. S. L. Wilson to be First Lieut., vice W. M. Heriot, promoted. WHITEHALL, JUNE 10. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Samuel Moore, of Not tingham, in the county of Nottingham, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Clerc Smith and Richard Hayes, hotel-keepers, Henrietta -street, Covent-garden, to surrender July 3, and Aug. 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignae, 13asinghall.street ; Potter and Collingridge, Basinghall-street. Thomas Thompson, bill-broker, Northampton, July 3, at half -past twelve, and Aug. 1, at half-past one. Alsager, offi cial assignee, Birch in-lane ; Noreutt, Queen-stre e t. Henry Kehne, wholesale stay manufacturer, Laurence Pountney-lane, June 27, at two, and July 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Ba singhall-street ; Cox, Pinners'-hall, Old Broad-street. William Connett, cabinet maker, Exeter, June 30 and July 30, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Soles and Turner, Aldermanbury. Edward Smith, auc ti oneer , Regent-street, Middlesex, July 4, at one, and August 5, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jerry; Hughes, Bedford street, Covent-garden. Charles Brogden, bookseller, Lincoln, July 7, and 21, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Scott and Tahourdin, Lincoln's Inm-fields, London ; Moore, Lincoln ; Payne, Eddison, and Ford, Leeds. John Crabtree and William Burnley, woollen manufac • turers, Tunstead, Lancashire, July 3, and July 25, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official aasignee, Manchester ; Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London ; Buck and Eastw ;ot', Burnley. John Commins, bookseller, Weymouth, July 8, and July 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Steggall, Weymouth ; Head, Exeter; Sowton, Great James street, London. James Isherwood, innkeeper, Bolton, July 8 and 30, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Boor dillon, Bedford-row, London ; Taylor and Westmorland, Wake field ; Bellhouse, Manchater. Charles Newell Cutcliffe, surgeon, Barnstable, ulv 8 and 28 at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; :Comins, Tiverton, Devon ; Watts, Gal worthy, and Co., Ely-place, Holborn, London. PRICE OF SUGAR. • The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending June 17, 1845, is 31s. lid. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im- portation thereof into Great Britain. MPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock. LONDONDERRY AND COLERAINE RAILWAY. 'I he Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Bill was read a third time. Certain agreements were agreed to, and; the Bill was passed. - CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY. The report on the Cork and Bandon Railway was brought up. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY. The report on the Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Railway Bill was brought up, and the amendments were agreed to. BOLTON, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER,AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY AMALGAMATION. The Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, North Union, Liverpool and Manchester, and Grand Junction Rail way Companies Amalgamation Bill was read a second time. EASTERN COUNTIES UNION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Eastern Counties Union Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. NORTH WALES MINERAL. RAILWAY. The North Wales Mineral Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. MANCHESTER, BURY, AND ROSSENI)ALE RAILWAY. The report on the Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Rail way Bill was brought up. BROAD AND NARROW GAUGES. Mr. HENLEY presented a petition from Chirping Norton in favour of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rail way Bill. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition, signed by the mer chants, bankers, and manufacturers of Birmingham, on the subject of the broad and narrow gauges. The petitioners were, the greater number of them, not interested at all in railways as shareholders, and they prayed tbo House not to pass either of the rival Bills until a full inquiry had been instituted into the relative merits of the broad and narrow gauges. Sir C. DOUGLAS presented petitions from Warwick, Strat ford-upon-Avon, and some other places, with a similar prayer. Mr. SCOTT presented petitions from Oxford, Bewdley, and various other places, with a simiar prayer. Mr. MUNTZ presented petitions from Stourbridge and Kiddermin,ter, with a similar prayer. Lord INGESTRE then moved that the report on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Bill be brought up. He had looked through the evidence which had been taken on this subject, and had considered it with very great care, and the great bulk of the evidence seemed to him to be in favour of the broad gauge.—( Hear, bear, and cheers.) The matter Ras one of national interest to the country at large, and also of local interest to the county which he represented, and on both accounts he considered the broad gauge was the preferable one of the two. —(Cheers.) The House also should be cautious how they upset the verdict of a Committee of that House.—(Hear, hear.) He would not detain the House longer, but move at once that the report of the Committee on the Oxford, Worces ter, and Wolverhampton Railway Bill b e b roug h t up. Mr. PAKINGTON seconded the motion. Mr. COBDEN then moved as an amendment " That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire whether, in al future Acts for the construction of Railways, provision ought to be made for securing one uniform gauge, and whether i would be practicable and expedient to bring existing lines 01 railway in England and lines now in course of construction, into uniformity of gauge, and if so, to report upon the best mode of carrying these objects into effect in the present session of Parliament." He said this was a question of a particular line. It involved an im portant principle. They could not disguise the fact, that out of the House the proceedings of that night were looked to with great anxiety. It was a most important question, and ought not to be decided rashly, or without due deliberation. This was, perhaps, the most important question that had vet arisen in the course of railway legislation, and of the greatest national importance. They had fallen into a great error in railway legislation in not laying down a proper system for the regulation of railways. It was, however, a remarkable fact, that in the early stage of railways they took steps to secure an uniformity of gauge. In the London and Birmingham and in the Grand Junction Railway Bills clauses were introduced providing that the gauges should be uniform. But when railway communisation was extended into the south of England this principle was departed from, and a different gauge adopted. There were twu questions involved in this subject. First, the prevention of evil to the subject from the want of uniformity in the gauge ; and second, the possibility of bringing the existing lines of railway into one uniform system. They were all he was sure agreed on the necessityrrf having only one gauge. There could be none but what admitted that two gauges were a great evil. They produced the greatest inconvenience to passengers and traffic, and would interfere with the traffic going forward in all parts of the country unless steps were taken to avert the evil. In the Midland counties, in Oxfordshire, Worcester, Warwickshire, and Gloucestershire th, re was a war on the subject at present raging. Now, in those coun ties there was yet a vast area not supplied by railways, and it was here that the battle was going forward, the London and Birmingham, and the Great Western Com panies contending which should occupy the vacant space. The war would go forward, gathering strength, unless they stepped in and settled the question. Not only in the Midland Counties was the contest going forward, but it was extending itself to Somersetshire, Wiltshire, and Dor setshire, where as yet railways had made but slight progress. Well, now they had projects for new lines in connexion with the Great Western. There was a line from Southampton to Salisbury, which had been nearly completed, and there was another from Bath to Bristol. But if these lines should be completed according to the present plan, the inconvenience would arise of transhipment from the Salisbury line to get on to the Bath line, and that was a monstrous ab surdity. In Dorsershire it was the same way ; and he under stood that a line now about to be made in Wales would cause a like inconvenience by reaso n o f t h e narrow and broad gauges coming in contact. This was a question which, if not disposed of now, would be attended with a great deal of labour and trouble hereafter, and rivalry, and dispute, and discord, would continually be the result. or this reason alone, he did think there could not be a second opinion as to the necessity of having a uniform gauge.—( Hear, hear.) He knew there were some Hon. Members in that House who would go so far as to argue that it was no inconvenience to tranship goods from one line of carriages to another ; but surely it would not for a moment be argued that it was no inconvenience to remove loads of coals, or droves of cattle, from one train of carriages to another.—( Hear, hear.) He believed that a greater annoy ance or inconvenience could not be conceived.—( Hear, hear. ) Well then, that fact being admitted, now let him call attention to the fact that the narrow gauge was the first one on which railwa y s were constructed ; and at th e pre sent moment here were more kinds of railways constructed upon the narrow than on the broad gauge, while the projected lines were ten to one in favour of the narrow gauge. - On those grounds alone, be did think the narrow gauge should have the first consideration.-Hear, hear. ) What were th e o bj ec ti ons t o t h e narrow gauge They were not in a position now to delay the question between them ; and even if there were a preponderance of utility of the broad over the narrow gauge, th e y were not, h e repeated, in a position to defer the settlement of this question. But what was the ob jection to the narrow gauge? It had existed in this country for fifteen years. It was general throughout America, and there the width of the rails, instead of being as in this country, 4 feet Si inches, was but 4 feet ti inches. It was com mon in France, in Belgium, and he might say over the Continent, with the single exception of Russia. Well ff E S N. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1845. down he wished to inform the House on what principles, and in what manner the proceedings of the Com mittee over which he presided had been conducted, believing that in an assembly so crowded as he then addressed, there must be many—and he said it with all respect—there must be a great proportion who were compara tively, if not wholly, ignorant of the details.—(Hear. ) They had sat for twenty-five days, and they had examined upwards of a hundred witnesses. They had heard counsel at great length, particularly the counsel for the parties who had been unsuccessful, because they had opened the case. The Committee had been most unremitting in the attention, which it had paid to the evidence, and at the close of the case they had separated without any member of the Committee communi cating to another his opinion on the subject.—( Hear, hear.) During the night which had intervened he had thought it his duty to put upon paper all the points of the evidence bearing either favearably or unfavourably on either side. He believed that the other members of the Committee had done the same. In addition to which during the whole oourse of the investigation every member of the Committee had taken copious notes. They tact on the following morning and read their papers to each other, and after remaining in deliberation two hours the Committee came to an unanimous decision in favour of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line.— ( Cheers.) He was sorry to hear an Honourable Friend of his, who had served on that Committee, say that he differed from that Committee, because the Committee were unanimous in coming to the decision that the preamble of the Bill was proved. On that point there was no difference of opinion. His lion. Friend had differed from other Members of the Committee in this respect : when the time came for the consideration of the clause respecting the gauge his Hon. Friend had proposed an amendment to the effect that the line should be made upon the narrow gauge. But that proposition did not touch the opinion which the Committee expressed on the preamble. The preamble was passed unanimously, because the Commit tee was unanimously of opinion that the proposed line was the best one.—(Cheers.) Neverthe less, he had no overweeming confidence in the decison of the Committee. He had felt from the first that great responsibility rested upon that Committee, and he and hii colleagues had acted under a full sense of that responsi bility. It was with great reluctance that the Committee had felt themselves to differ from the Board of Trade, and not until after they had given great consideration to the subject. But it should be remembered that the opinion of the Board of Trade was only a preliminary opinion, and that the Board of Trade had not had the advantages of hearing the viva roce testimony of witnesses of hearing their cross-examination or the opportunity of hearing the speeches of counsel, all of which the Committee had en joyed.—(Cheers and laughter.) If any member of the Board of Trade or of her Majesty's Government, or any gentle man of experience on eiteer side of the House, would get up and say that he was altogether unconnected with either of these great companies, but that on public grounds he wished the matter to be referred to the decision of a more competent tribunal, he, for one, would not say anything against it. He should always be happy to have his opinion revised. Let them take ten as the number of this Committee, instead of five, if they pleased. Let them form a competent tribunal, and he should be willing to submit any decision of his to their revision. With respect to the appointment of a Select Committee, he had no objection. But he hoped the House would not take any step that would set aside what had already been done for pri vate or personal interests.—( Cheers.) He trusted they would do nothing from such considerations for the sake of the Commit tee they had appointed, but the credit and honour of the House. --- HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The performances last evening were for the benefit of Madame Grisi, and, as might have been expected, the house was crowded to excess. The opera was Rossini's Otello, the first time of its performance this season. The cast was the same as last season, and a stronger no lyrical theatre in Europe can furnish. Desdemona was one of the earliest characters in which Grisi ap peared in England, and it still continues to be, if not her very greatest dramatic impersonation, yet among her very greatest characters. She never per formed the character better in her life than she did last evening. Mario surprised the habitues of the opera last, season by his Otello. There was a prestige then exist ing that Rubini had made the character so completely his own, that no one could venture, with any chance of success, to appear as Otello before the dilettanti who remembered him in the part. Mario, how ever, has completely destroyed that prestige. His Otello is a fine piece of lyrical acting, and in dressing of the part he is perfectly classical, ar.d infinitely more correct than his predecessor. Fornasari's lago was a fine and vigorous piece of acting, and the Elmiro of Lablache was superb. He gives a whole tragedy in two word*. Who that has ever seen and heard him give the Te male dice, can ever forget the sublimity which he throws into that short sentence. The danseuses Viennoises, who have been re-engaged, gave some of their most favourite dances. Castellan, Brambilla, and Moriani appeared in a scene of Linda di Chamouni, and, after that, we had Carlutta Grisi in La Truanlaise, and Lucile Grahn and Perrot in the Mazourka d'E.ztase. Each succeeding Thursday at the Opera eclipses its predecessor in at traction. on the part of the great public, Trivate, and pecuniary inter ests, he protested against it. The duties of the Committee had been exceedingly onerous. They had listened with the greatest patience end attention for five weeks to the evidence adduced, and it was too bad that the decision they had come to should be put aside by a personal phantasy, which certain groat companies had raised, supported by personal and interested friends. —( Hear.) If such a course was to be pursued—if that House was to be made the scene of such in terested proceedings—if Hon. Members were to be induced to support measures, not on public, but on private grounds, the sooner they transferred the decisions of such questions to another tribunal the better for the honour of the House and the interests arid prosperity of the country.—( Loud cheers.) Mr. LA BOUCHERE said he could not allow the question to pass by without giving his opinion on the subject, as it was one of the greatest importance, involving as it did the cha racter of the House. He had heard the pre sent contest called the battle of the gauges, and he believed the two great companies at issue had been canvassing and; soliciting fur the last three weeks, so as to marOal their respective forces for the settlement of the question. He was anxious that the gambling spirit of speculation which had developed itself, of which this was a manifestation, and which was beginning to pervade the public to such an injurious extent, should be met at the doors of that house. There was but one way of successfully opposing it, and that was, by adhering strictly to the rules which had been laid down for the management of the private business of the House, and by taking great care how they interfered with the decision of any Committee they might appoint for the purposes of investigation. This was not a question of broad and narrow gauges, as it was stated to be by the Hon. Merril er for Stockport. The ques tion before the House was, whether they should stop the further progress of the Bill ? And there was no pretence for their doing so. They had heard from The Right Hon. and Learned Member the Chairman of the Committee" said that it was not a question of gauges but a question of line.—(Cheers.) It was utterly impossible that the House could form any opinion on the subject. They had not the power of investi;ating the subject as the Committee had, and they certainly ought to repose some confidence in COURT CIRCULAR. - The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and attended by Lady Port man, Lady in Waiting, left Buckingham Palace at a quarter pant nine o'clock yesterday morning, in a carriage and four, escorted by a party of the 4th Light Dragoons, for the terminus of the South -Western Railway, at Nine Elms. Their Royal Highnesses Pl ince Alfred and the Princess Alice were in the next carriage and four; and the Master of the Household, the Hon. Colonel Grey, and Major General Wemyss, followed in another carriage and four. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to their carriage by the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, Hon. Misses Paget and Liddell, Lord Rivers, Lord George Lennox, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, and Major-General Sir Ed ward Bowater. The Royal party left the railway terminus by a special train en route to Osborne House, Isle of Wight. Count de St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. The Earl of Chichester had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial Of f ice. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting yesterday afternoon at the Office in Whitehall-place. There were present the Bishops of Winchester, Bangor, Lincoln, and Worcester, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of Chichester, and the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse. Dispatches from the Governors of Hong Kong, Van Dieman's Land, and Cape Coast, were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. Viscount Lismore arrived at Farrance's Hotel on Wednes day evening, from his seat, Shanbally Castle, Ireland. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. The Lords present were Lord Brougham, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, the Vice-Chancellor Wigram, the Chance llor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. An appeal from Bengal, " Casemen v. Fulton," was re sumed. Mr. Turner, Queen's Counsel, concluded his ad dress, and Sir Thomas Wilde was heard in reply. Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, Queen's Counsel, was heard on an ap real, " Fawcett v. The Justices of Bombay." The case was adjourned, on the rising of the Court. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES—THURSDAY. The weather having undergone a favourable change, the second day's racing attracted a bumper attendance, and passed off with unequivocal success, enabling the lessees and their sub-tenants to realise more than sufficient to cover their losses on Wednesday. For some hours previous to and after the races, the road, the river, and the rail, were alive with the passing to and fro of the thousands who, for the long period occupied in getting through the list, had been congregated and half-broiled within the narrow confines of the Hurst; yet, great as was the crowd, we are not aware that any accident involving loss of life or limb occurred—albeit, from the awkward ness of the approaches, ample work was provided for the coachmakers; in fine, if we except the grumbling at the very heavy toll exacted for the admission of vehicles on the course, the disregard of time between the heats, and the some what negligent manner in which the course was kept, we must give the stewards and their officials the credit of having, on the whole, materially improved the character of the meeting. The company, as we have intimated, was numerically great ; the mobocracy, of course, being in a majority ; still it had a dash of royalty and fashion, as the following brief selection will make' .sanifest :—His Royal Highness Prince George of Cam bridge, Lords Edward Russell, Maidstone, Glamrais, Suffield, Chetwynd, H. Le nnox , A. Lennox, . Paget, A. Paget, Dillon ; Count Bathyany, Sirs W. M. Stanley, S. Spry, W. W. Wynn, and G. Heathcote ; Honourables E. M. Alostyri, G. Fitzroy, H. Forrester, Stanley. H. Rous, G. Oagley, F. Villiers, H. Baring, J. Macdonald; Messrs. Worley, Magen nis, S. Graham, P. Williams, R. Clifton, Shelley, H. W. Johnstone, Shedden, Barron, Lowther, Pettat, Brooke, Rams bottom, &c. The rases began shortly after two o'clock with The Hurst Cup, of 301., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each; for 3 yrs old, ist 4lb ; 4 yrs, 9st 1lb; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 51b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Winner to be sold for 1501. ; heats, onco round and a distance. (12 Subs.) Lord Lonsdale's Loadstone, 3 yrs (Esling) 1 1 Hon. G. Ongley's Fama, aged Sir G. Heathcote's f by Velocipede, 4 yrs ... 2 3 Mr. Becher's Devil-among. the-Tailors, 6 yrs Mr. Graydon's Blunderbuss, 3 yrs Mr. T. Smith's Pimento, 4 yrs Mr. Mostyn's Master Stepney, 3 yrs 3 dr First heat-5 to 2 agst Fama, 3to 1 agst Master Stepney, 3 to I agst Miss Wilfred, and 5 to 1 agst Loadstone. Won hard held by a neck, Master Stepney b. bad third. Second heat-5 to 4 agst Loadstone, and sto 2 agst Fama. Won cleverly by half a length, the Miss Wilfred filly a bad third. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. For 3 yrs old, 7st 51b , 4 yrs, 9at lib ; 5 yrs, 9st I Ilb ; 6 yrs, lOst 21b. Heats, 2 miles ; winner to be sold for 5001., &c. Mr. Cook's What, 5 yrs. (Hutchinson) 1 1 Mr. Werninck's Patchwork, aged 0 2 Lord Glamis's Satyr, 4 yrs Mr. Mostyn's Master Stepney, 3 yrs 0 4 Sir G. Heatheote's f by Samarcand, out of Lafille Malgardee Lord Caledon's Auld Lang Syne, 5 yrs Mr. J. Mill's Elizabeth, 5 yrs, (211bs over) dis First Heat-6 to 1 agst What, and 2to I agst Satyr. The race was entirely between the two favourites ; What, who made all the running, winning cleverly. Second Heat-3 to lon What, who again made the running, and after a severe race up the distance with Patchwork, won by a head ; Satyr a bad third. The Claremont Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 25 added, for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 4lb ; winners once 31b; twice, or of the New Stakes at Ascot, 71b extra. T. Y. C. (5 Subs. ) Treen's Astonishment (J. Howlett) 1 Sir W. W. Wynn's Anna Bullen Air. Booth's Moose Deer ...... Mr. Chester's c by Muley Moloch, out of Runaway 2 to 1 on Astonishment, who made her own running, and won in a canter by two lengths. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 40 added. One mile. (11 Subs.) Mr. G. Ongley's Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs, Bst 81b 1 Mr. Cook's What, 5 yrs, Bst 41b Lord Rosslyn's Elemi, 4 yrs, 7st 21b 3 Mr. Clifton's Robin Hood, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Mr. Dockeray's m by Camel, out of Sketch, 3 yrs, 7st 5 Mr. May's Corinthian Tom, 3 yrs, 6st 71b 6 sto 2 agst Queen of the Gipsies-3 to 1 agst What-4 to 1 a and wongstßobin in a canter. Hood. Queen of the Gipsies took the lead, k e pt it, TATTERSALL'S.—YERTERDAY. THE NORTIIVMBERLAND PLATE. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Little John, 3 yrs—taken 8 to 1 agst Colonel Cradock's Pagan—taken 1') to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Coheiress—taken GooDwoon cur. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's Golden Rule—taken ST. LEGER. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—taken 28 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Hedger—taken 400 to 10 agst Lord Stradbroke's ldas—taken 1,250 to 25 agst The Baron winning this and the Liverpoo' St Leger—taken The attendance was thin and the betting to small sums. THAMES GRAND REGATTA. The entries for this great event, which occupies so con. siderable a share of public attention, are as follows : The Gold Challenge Cup for eight-oared boats. St. George's Boat Club. The Oxford University. The Neptune Club. Cambridge University Club rooms. The Silver Challenge Cup for four-oared boats. St. George's Boat Club. Leander Club. The Civil Engineers' Club. The Thetis Club. Oxford University. The Ntune Club. • Royal Academy. Nautilus Club. A Pair of Silver Cups for pair -oared boats. Messrs. S. Wallace and Peacock. Breedon and Buckle. Cloves and Hill. Strange and Cox. Julius and Bumsted. Chapman and Walmsley. Arnold and Mann. Dodd and Peachey. Sifter Challenge Cup for acullers. Messrs. F. Soane, C. Russell, Conant, S. Wallace, Peacock, A. C.lll`Leod, Kennedy, W. M. Westrop, H. Chapman, T. B. Bumsted, Colquhoun. To this fine list of gentlemen entries were added, for The Tradesmen's Challenge Plate for four-oared boats, Confidence Cub, Richmond—S. Neville, W. Warner, W. Neville; S. lludson, stroke; and J. Biden, coxswain. Lambeth Aquatic Club—W. Hawes, C. Newham, D. Har rison, Blinkle ; and E. Weeble, coxswain. The Avon Club and the Sceptre Club were also on the list, bnt the names not given. There was also a large list of watermen and scullers, ditto oars, and good entries for landsmen, but as many of the two former will be rejected, it would be useless to name them until those who are to contend are picked out and lotted. We subjoin the names for the great 100 Sovereign Prize, open to all the world. Four-oared boats. The Lord Ravensworth, of Newcastle—Henry Clasper, William Clasper, Robert Clasper, Edward Hawkes, and Richard Clasper. Sons of the Thames of London—Robert Newel, William Robins, John Doubledee, W. Pocock, and E. Maynard. I Will if I Can, London—T. Coombes, T. Goodrum, John Phelps, Robert Coombes (the champion), and David Coombes. Wright, s r ieghpei e llit ,r ll E,l l evna e .d r e r hea;i.to, /in Wright, ri f er o c,ie v c Monarch—H. . ea l. Campbell, tß l mt:lnsasenerdns7l jyi .tihlGi_i aOO James No rna.it Maynard, e , G. Pair• oars Prize for Watermen. The entries for this prize are very numerous, and the selec tions of the men and lotting exhibit great discrimination on the part of the committee. John Phelps and James Maynard. C. Hill and Perry. B. Coombea and Wilson. Liddy and Messam. J. Godfrey and Meekiff. H. Green and F. Braithwaithe. Second Heat. Robert Newell and Barrow. J. Doubledee and G. Everard. H. Shelton and G. Campbell. Maxwell and H. Campbell. James Dodd and James Everard. F. Lett. and Kipping. Scullers' ( Watermens') Prize. First Heat—T. Goodrum, D. Coombes, Leach, Bartlet, May, and Pocock. Second Heat—Cook, Ketley, Robins, Forest, F. Phelps, and T. Coombes. To these are added six boats for the landsmen's crews, and ten apprentices for the coat and badge. The above splendid list gives promise of first-rate sport. The regatta comes off on the 24th, 25th, and 26th inst. TIIE BRISTOL CHANNEL REGATTA. This regatta will take place at Weston-super-Mare, July 3, 1845, whe❑ the following prizes will be offered for compe tition . The Weston-super -Mare Cup —A superb, richly-abased silver cup, value 50 guineas; to be sailed for by all vessels belonging to any royal yatch club in the United Kingdom not exceeding 50 tons 0.31., and not less than 10 tons 0.1,1. Entrance, 78. 6d. ; post entrance, 10s. The Bristol Channel Cup—An elegantly chased silver tankard, value 15 guineas, open to the Bristol Channel only; to be sailed for by vessels not exceeding 35 tons O.M. The Knightstone Cup—A massive silver tankard, value 10 guineas, open to vessels belonging to Weston-super -Mare exclusively. S[I3IAIARY. Mr. LABOUCHERE thought that the House ought to uphold the decision of the Committee. Sir G. GREY thought that the Great Western should have an independent line as well as the Brighton Company. Sir G. CLERK supported the decision of the Board of Trade in opposition to that of the Committee. Sir T. WILDE, as representing the interests of the people of Worcester, supported the broad gauge line. Sir GEORGE CLERK explained that the Board of Trade had distinctly pointed out to the Great Western Company the objections to the change of gauge, and that it was not until a full hearing that the Board of Trade had decided. Mr. WARD denied that he was operated on either by personal canvass or by private interest. He had nothing to do with either of the Companies, but he considered that a question so large ought not to be decided incidentally by a Committee, but by the Legislature at large. Sir T. ACLAND thought that if the question of gauges were to be taken up, it should be taken up gravely ; but it was not fair to take it up now upon the question of this particular railway. The question regard ing the railway had been referred to the Committee, and the House would pay the Committee a very ill compliment if they mow raised the question of gauges to throw the decision of the Committee over. Why had they not raised this question of the gauges on the Basing stoke Bill, when the broad gauge abutted upon the narrow gauge ? Sir R. PEEL thought that has a general rule the Minis ters of the Crown ought to abstain from interfering in questions of this sort. He would exercise no influence to support the report of the Board of Trade, or to support the decision of the Committee. He would give his opinion merely judicially. The Com mittee had been presided over by a Right Hon. Friend of his who had been used to judicial investigation, and looking to all the circumstances of the case his epinion was that it would not be wise in the House to overrule the decision of that Committee. —( Loud cheers. ) BANK OF ENGLAND. [(From this Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week eliding on Saturday, the 14th day of June, 1845. 188 Uk; DEPARTMENT. X. X. Notes issued Other securities... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 13,785,460 Silver bullion 2,131,655 £ 2 9,917,115 M. Dated the 19th day of June £29,917,115 ARSITALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. ;PARTNENT. Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 11,305,902 Notes Gold and silver coin 696,805 £35,242,220 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. BANKING a X. - Proprietors' capita 114,653,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings banks, Commis sioners of National Debt, and divi- dend accounts) 6,261,465 Other dep05it5......10,315,111 Seven day andother bills £35,242,2201 M. MA' Dated the 19th day of June, LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JUNE 20.—Wind N:E., moderate breeze and cloudy. OFF PORTLAND, JUNE 19.—Wind W.—Stratford, Mauritius. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 19.—Acrd. Forth, Chapman, West Indies. DEAL, JUNE 19, P.m.—Wind S., light.—Arrd. Pestonjee Bomanj ee, Sydney; Tasmania, Black, Launceston ; Coromandel, Cunningham, China ; .Nederwardi Meyer, Batavia, for Rotterdam ; Vulcan, Patrick, Penang ; Jem Crow, Algoa Bay ,;• William Bryan, Finch, Sierra Leone, for Sunderland ; Menys, Forest, Bethke ; Caleb Angus, Whittle, Honduras ; Great Britain, Swinburn, Montreal ; Mary Ana, Quebec. Sid. Princess Royal and Forfarshire, Cork and Bombay ; Matilda, Luckio, Berbies.; Idea, Quebec ; Salacia, Mauritius ; Daphne, Algoa Bay. OFF NORTH FORELAND.—Lord William Bentinek, Batavia. PORTSMOUTII, JUNE 19.--Wind W•S.W.—Aird. Ellenborougli, London, for Madras and Calcutta. OFF SALCOMBE, JUNE 18.—Hopewell, Hoseason, Jamaica. BRISTOL, JUNE IB.—Arrd. Timbuctoo, Davies, Africa. SWANSEA, JUNE 17.—Sid. Alexander Thompson Cobre, and Lady Pirie, Cuba. TEIGNMOUTII, JUNE 19.—Sid. Velocity, Newfoundland. FALMOUTH, JUNE 19.—Wind variable and light—Arrd. Lord Bruce, Poole, Walls Island, sailed April 13. Off, Al ert, Brazil for lhwre ; Norman, Charleston for ditto ; Unica, Wija, Havannah ; Doftshaven, Schoene, Batavia for Amsterdam ; Sarah Maria, ditto for Rotterdam ; Antelope, Asplett, Rio ; Jamaica, Selkirk, Bahia, and sailed for Hamburg?) ; General Wolf, Demerara ; Albion, Hopper, Saldanha Bay. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 19.—Wind W.—Arrd. Swan, Duggan, Ichaboc. boltVtoEmn ip, apparentlyxroian,JuNEll,llllll ofashil), of f rom 250 to 300 tons, abandoned, and bottom had be en coated with brimstone, was passed 2d inst., lat. 49, l on. 22, b y the Hibernia, arrived here. OFF PLYMOUTH, JUNE 16.—General Patter son, New York, put in here. 18.—Asia, Davison, Calcutta.n, ASCENSION, Ara 29.—Arrd. her Majesty's ships P enelope and Wasp. 7.—The not 4 OFF FRESWICK, JUNE 13—Prince Rupert and Albert, both for Hudson's Bay. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 19.—Arrd. Malcolm, Sims, Singapore; liatibla, Rocket], Marion, and Cressida, Calcutta ; Ursula, Monde], Bombay ; Herman packet, Old Calabar; Christina, Craig, and Galatea. Wake field, Lima ; Albert, 'Macao ; Malvina, Trinidad; Helen Jane and Jane Stanley, Barbadoes. THE WEATHER.—Since Thursday last the weather has been excessively hot, the thermometer standin g f requent l y at 80 deg. i n th e s h a d e; while at intervals we have had refreshing and invigorating showers. The crops of all kinds are in consequence making rapid progress. The wheat crop is rank and luxuriant in the extreme. Beans are now in bloom, and are healthy, strong and vigorous, with abundance of plants. Barley and oats are growing rapidly, and covering the clod very closely. Potatoes are now rowed in many places, and in same spots where they were planted early they have been hoed, and some few drilled up. We have not yet heard of any failures. Early sow n turnips, as Swedes, are brairded and rowed, while the late are just going into the ground. The genial weather is also telling remarkably upon the pastures, where, in many eases, th e usua l stpply of st oc k i s quite unable to keep them u n d er . Th e rye-grass crops, i n consequence of the late abundant rains, wil. be more bulky than was at one time anticipated.— Glasgow Argus. PARLIAMEN TAR Y 1)1 V ISIONS, (Prom the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. TIIURSDAY, JUNE 19. NEW ZEALAND. Motion made, and Question put, " That this House do resolve itse into a Committee, to consider the state of the Colony of New Zealani and the case of the New Zealand Company." The House divided :- MINORITY-AYES, 172. Aglionby, H. A. Gardner, John Dunn Parker, John Aldan, William Gibson, T. 31. Pattison, James Anton, Colonel Gill, Thomas Pendarves, E. W. Bannerman, A. Gore, Robert Philips, G. R. Barclay, David Granger, T. C. Flumridge, Captain Barkly, Henry Gregory, W. 11. Polhill, Frederick Baring, F. T. Grey, Sir George Ponsonby, C. F. A. Barron, Sir 11. W. Guest, Sir J. Protheroe, Edward Bellew, R. DI. Harmer, Sir J. l'ryse, Pryse Berkeley, Craven Basile, Archibald Puisford, Robert Berkeley, Captain Hawes, Beitjamin Itawdon, Colonel Berkeley, H. F. Hayter, W. G. Rectington, T. N. Bernal, Ralph Ileathcoat, John Repton, G. W. J. Bowes, John lieneage, Edward Roche, E. B. Bowring, Dr. Heron, Sir R. Roebuck, J. A. Bright, John Hill, Lerd M. Ross, D. R. Brotherton, J. Ilindley, Charles Russell, Lord J. Bulkeley, Sir R. liobhouse, Sir J. Russell, Lord E. Buller, Edward Holland, Robert Scott, Robert Busfeild, W. Horsman, Edward ' Scott, Frances Butler, P. S. Howard, C. W. Seymour, Lord Byng, George Howard, J. K. Shell, R. L. Byng, G. S. Howard, E. G. - Shelburne, Earl Chapman, B. Howard, I'. H. Sheridan, R. B. Charteris, Francis Howard, Henry Smith, Benjamin Christie, W. D. Howard, Sir R. Smith, J. A. Clay, Sir IV. Howick, Viscount Somerville, Sir W. Clive, E. B. Humphery, Alderman Somes, Joseph Cobden, Richard Hutt, William Stanley, W. 0. Colborne, W. R. Ingestrie, Viscount Stansfleld, W. R. C. Colebrooke, Sir T. Jervis, John Staunton, Sir G. Copeland, Alderman Labouchere, Henry Stuart, Lord J. Courtenay, Lord Langston, J. H. Strickland, Sir G. Craig, W. G. Layard, Captain Strutt, Edward Currie, Raikes Listowel, Earl Tancred, H. W. Da'merry, Lord Macaulay, T. B. Thompson, Alderman Dalrymple, Captain M'Taggart, Sir J. Tollemache, F. J. Dawson, T. V. Mangles, R. D. Tower, Christopher Denison, W. J. Manners, Lord J. Trelawny, J. S. Denison, John E. llarjoribanks, S. Troubridge, Sir E. Dcnnistoun, J. Marsland, Henry Vane, Lord 11. D'lsraeli, B. Martin, John Vivian, J. H. : Duff, James Matheson, James Wakley, T. Duncan, Viscount Manic, Fox Walker,Jtichard Duncan, George 3litcalfe, Henry Warburton, Henry Duncannon, Viscount Mitchell, T. A. Ward, 11. G. Duncombe, T. Morrison, James Watson, W. H. Dundas, Frederick Mintz, G. F. Wawn, J. T. Dundas, David Murray, Alexaneer Williams, William Easthope, Sir J. Napier, Sir C. Wilshere, W. Ehrington, Viscount O'Brien, J. Wood, Charles Egerton, Lord F. O'Connell, M. J. Worsley, Lord lace, Rt. Hon. E. O'Conor Dou Wrightson, W. B. Ellice, Edward Ogle, S. C. Wyse, Thomas Etwall, Ralph Ord, William Evans, William Oswald, James Ewart, William Paget, Colonel Ferguson, Colonel Paget, Lord A. Fitzroy, Lord C. Palmerston, Viscount TELLERS. Buller, Charlea 3lilnes, R. M. MAJORITY-NOES, 223. Acland, Sir T. D. Du Pre, C. G. M`Geachy, F. A. Acland, T. D. Eastnor, Viscount 4'Nall, Duncan A'Court, Captain Eaton, R. J. Mahon, Viscount Adare, Viscount Egerton, W. T. Manners,'Lord C. S. Ainsworth, Peter Egerton, Sir P. March, Earl Alford, Viscount Ent wisle, William Martin, C. W. Allix, J. P. Escott, Bickham Martin, T. B. Antrobus, Edmund Farnham, E. B. Maxwell, J. P. Arbuthnott, H. Feilden, W. Meyncll, Captain Archdall, Captain Fellowes, Edward Mildtnay, H. St. John Arkwright, George Filmer, Sir E. Miles, PW. S. Astell, William Fitzmaurice, W. Mordaunt, Sir J. Bailey, J., jun. Fitzroy, Henry Mundy, E. M. Baillie, Colonel Flower,Sir J. Neeld, Joseph Baird, William Forester, G. C. W. Neville, Ralph Baldwin. Barry Fox, S. L. Nicholl, John Baring, Thomas Fremantle, Sir T. Norreys, Lord Baring, W. B. Gaskell, J. M. Ossulston, Lord Barrington. Viscount Gladstone, W. E. Oswald, Alexander Baskerville, T. B. M. Gladstone Captain Packe, C. W. Bell, Matthew Glynne, Sir S. Pakington, J. S. lientinck, Lord G. Godson, Richard Palmer. Robert Bernard, Viscount Gordon, Captain Palmer, George Blackburne. J. 1. Gore, Montague Patten, J. W. Blackstone, W. S. Gore, W. 0. Peel, Sir R. Illakemore, Richard Gore, W. R. 0. Peel, Jonathan Bodkin, Win. Henry Goulburn, 11. Pennant, Colonel Boldero, H. G. Graham, Sir J. Pigot, Sir R. Borthwick, Peter Granby, Marquis Pollington, Viscount Bowles, Admiral Greene, T. Pringle, Alexander Boyd, John Grimsdltch, T. Rashle gh, W. Bradshaw, James Griniston, V scount Richards, Richard Braniston, T. W. Hale, R. B. Rolleston, Colonel Brisco, M. Hamilton, C. J. Rous, Captain Broadley, H. Hamilton, J. 11. Ryder, G. D. Broadwood, H. Hamilton, W. J. Sanderson, Richard Brooke, Sir A. Hami.ton, Lord C. Sandon, Viscount Bruce, Lord E. Hampden, Renn Seymour, Sir H. Buck, L. W. Harris, Captain Shaw, Frederick Buller, Sir J. Y. Hepburn, Sir T. B. Shirley, E. P. Burrell, Sir C. Herbert, Sidney Smith, T. B. C. Campbell, J. H. Hervey, Lord A. Smyth, Sir H. Cardwell, Edward Hill, Lord L. Sinollett, Alexander Carnegie, Captain Made ' J. li. S omerse t, L or d G . Castlereagh, Viscount II ogg,J W Somerton, Viscount Chelsea, Viscount Holmes, W. A'Court Sotheron, T. 11. Christopher, R. A. Hope, Charles Speoner, Richard Chute, W. L. Hope, A. Stewart, John Clayton, R. R. Hope, G. W. Stuart, Henry Clerk, Sir George Horuby, John Sturt, 11. C. Clifton, J. T. Hotham, Lord Taylor, J. A. Clive, Viscount Hughes, W. B. Tennent, J. E. Clive, R. H. Hussey-, Ambrose Thesiger, Sir F. Cockburn, Sir G. Hussey, Thomas Thornhill, George Codrington, Sir W. Inglis, Sir R 11. Toinline, George Cole, 11. A. Irton, Samuel Trench, Sir F. W. Collett, W. R. James, Sir W. C. Trevor, G. R. Colquhoun, J. C. Jermyn, Earl Trollope, Sir J. Colvile, C. It. Jocelyn, Viscount Vernon, G. H. Compton, Id. C. Johnstone, Sir J. Vesey, Thomas Connolly, Colonel Jones, Captain Villiers, Viscount Coote, Sir C. H. Kelly, Fitzroy Vivian, J. Ennis Corm, Henry Kemble, Henry Welby, G. E, Cripps, William Kirk, Peter Wellesley, Lord C. Hamer, Colonel Knight, F. W. Wodehouse, Edmond Darby, George Knightley, Sir C. Wood, Colonel Davies, David A. S. Lawson, Andrew Wood, Colonel T. Dawnay, W. H. Lennox, Lord A. Wortley, James S. Deedes, W. Leslie, Charles I'. Wortley, John S. Denison, E. B. Liddell, li. T. Wynn, Sir W. Dickinson, F. H. Lincoln, Earl of Yorke, E. T, Douglas, Sir H. Lockhart, William Douglas, Sir C. Lowther, Sir J. H. Douglas, J. D. S. Lygon, General Dowdeswell, W. Mackenzie, T. Drummond, H. 11. Mackenzie, W. F TELLERS, Young, John Baring, Henry LNW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF Q UEEN'S BENCH, June 19. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Lord Chief Justice DENM&N.) SMITH V. This was an action brought by the plaintiff; who was the mother of the young woman seduced, against the defendant for damages for the loss of her daughter's services in consequence of her seduction. Mr. COLE stated the case for the plaintiff. The parties he con fessed were persons in very humble circumstances; the plaintiff, a laundress, and the defendant, the son of a green-grocer, residing in St. Pancras parish. They had been some years acquaintances, and the young man had been an accepted lover. The parents of both knew of the attachment, and the young girl visited at the de. fendant's father's house, as the defendant did at her mother's. At an early period of their acquaintance the defendant had determined on marrying the girl, and actually put up the banns in the parish church, but the defendant's father remonstrated with the girl herself on the impropriety of an improvident union like this be tween two persons so young, and who were not independent of their parents. In the justice of these observations it appeared that Amelia Smith complied, but the intimacy continued until about a twevemonth ego, when the defendant was entertained, on a Sunday afternoon, at tea, in the apartment occupied by the plain tiff This unfortunate tete-a-tete proved the girl's undoing. The intimacy after this evening became still more strict, as might naturally be anticipated, until she became pregnant, a fact which she communicated to the defendant, who again pro posed to marry her, and once more had the banns pub lished. This laudable intention was frustrated by the remon strances of the defendant's father. The girl's mother being made to support the expenses incident to her daughter's condition, applied to the authorities of St. Pancras parish. A surgeon was ordered to attend her in her lying in, and on defendant's reflising assistance, the girl affiliated the child, and obtained an order on him to pay 10s. and costs, with 2s. per week for the child's main. tenance. Amelia Smith, a well.looking, decently-attired young woman, about 20 years of age, was than examined. She gave her evidence very clearly, and without hesitation or confusion. She corrobo rated the statement of her counsel in all the material facts, stating that she helped her mother in her business as a laundress, and in carrying linen to her mother's customers. Mr. WILKINS made a speech, partly grave and in part jocose, on the part of the defendant, whom he represented to be a young man, er rather a youth, at the time of their early intimacy, who might rather be considered the party de luded than the young woman, as it was notorious that in these matters a girl of 18 was much more Shrewd than a youth of 17. The jury should, in giving their verdict on this occasion, avoid affording any inducements to young persons in public life. to submit to the wishes of a young man who might be able to pay damages through his parent rather than follow a course of useful industry. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having summed up the material facts of the evidence, remarked that the plaintiff had not used in this instance all the caution she might have been expected to exercise. The jury, after a minute's consultation, gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 20/. . _ THE LATE ACCIDENT that ON THE t theG RAILWAY.--We are sorry to learni njuries EAT irVEßeceiES,TedbNy a square, by the accident are more serious Th a e y u as nfOrtunate gentleman than they were at first supposed to be. on Mr. h W e G reat Western C W hi es iT t e e r rn ßoG ßa d ill lo y f o Co n n Tu na e u fd ht-gq l was visited yesterday by Sir Benjamin Brodie, Bart., who pro nounces the spine to be injured, but ie at present unable to state to what extent. VICTORIA PARK.—Yesterday, the Earl of Linc o l n , Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, attended by three o f his colleagues, paid a visit of inspection to the works no w i n pro. gress for laying out the new park on the eas t ern side of the metropolis. For some time past, the arrangements hitherto decided upon have proceeded but slowly, little more having been done up to last week than paling round the ground intended for the park, and laying out the in tended roads. The ancient palace of Bishop Bonner has been pulled down, as have also several of the houses on the Bethnal green road side of the new park, leading across the fields, known familiarly as " Bonner's Fields." It is decided that an additional quantity of hands shall be taken on, in order to expedite the works as mut h as possible. ALARMING FIRE AT MR. BARON NATHAN'S.—This morning, shortly before two o'clock, a fire broke out in the As sembly-rooms belonging to Mr. Baron Nathan, situate at Kenning ton-cross. After considerable trouble the West of England firemen and brigade succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not before the Aisembly.rooms, and the passage leading to the same, were ex. tensively injured, GRAND ASSAUT D'ARMES AT WILLIS'S ROOMS. M. Leon Gillemand, the Professor of Fencing, of Savile House, Leicester-square, gave his annual public Assent d' Armes yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, at Willis's Rooms, King -street, St. James's. The rooms were well attended, and we were glad to see several ladies present. If ladies patronise fencing—which, even as an amusement is as elegant as dancing, and infinitely more useful and manly—the day is not far distant when to be " cunning of fence" will be again an essential accomplishment for every gentleman. The following professors fenced in the course of the evening :—Sig. Gandini, Mr. Germain, Mr. Breck, Sig. Chiosso, Mr. Tinniel, Mr. Mondhair, and M. Leon Gillemand. The match between M. L. Gillemand and,Signor Gandini, and that between Gandini and an amateur which followed, were beautiful displays of science. Mr. Chmsso acted as magister ludorum. The Assent concluded with the hard sabre assault by M. Leon Gillemand and' Signor Gandini—a wonderful exhibition of power and science combined. There was an instrumental concert given in intervals between the assaults by a band of 35 performers, including Koenig, Collinet, Prosper, Arthur, Nicholson, Jar rett, and Keating, which was admirably conducted by young Laurent, IMPORTANT TO MARINERS. The following is an extract of a letter received at Lloyd's, from their agent at Hobart Town, dated March 8, 1845 i— " By an Act of the Legislative Council of Van Diemen's Land, the ports of Hobart Town and Launceston are declared free ports for all vessels in the South Sea whale fishery. All tonnage. light., harbour dues, and pilotage being entirely abo lished ; vessels engaged in the whale fishery can now enter this port free from all port charges, and, on application to the col lector of customs, can land a sufficient quantity of oil and bone to pay their expenses of outfit, Ice. The oil and bone landed here is only liable to a duty of five per cent., and is always saleable at remunerating rates. Fresh meat, vegetables, and every description of ships' stores, are to be had at moderate prices, and an a b un d ant supp l y of wood and water can be had with every facility." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 19. BISHOPS' PATRONAGE (IRELAND) BILL. On our return to the gallery we found The Marquis of CLANRICARDE complaining that there had not been allowed sufficient time to consider the provisions of the Bill. Lord BROUGHAM supported the Bill, and protested that he could not see what stateable grounds of objection there were to the measure. Lord COTTENH All thought, that as the Bill bad been laid on the table of their Lordships' House on Monday last, they were new in a condition to judge of its merits. Lord CAMPBELL thought it was a most eicellent What he would most respectfully suggest, however, was, that before any step was taken in reference to the certificate of the judge, the matter should be submitted to a Board before the action commenced. Lord BROUGHAM thought that 53 suits pending at one time were quite enough to make any man's hair stand on end.—( A laugh.) The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he pitied his Noble and Learned Friend, as a Member of that House, if he were obliged to sit on .53 suits.—(Laughter.) Lord CLANRICARDE complained of the improper haste with which the measure was hurried on. He thought that the rights of guardians and trustees should be regarded, and that it should be postponed till all parties concerned had had time to judge of its effects. Lord DEN3f AN thought that latterly such suits had dwin, died down to comparatively a small number. After a good deal of conversation, in which the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Wicklow, Lorcla Brougham, Cotten ham, Denman, and the Lord Chancellor toot part, The Bill was read a second time, and committed. The Bills on the table having been advanced It stage, their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. June 19. NEW ZEALAND—THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. Mr. ELLICE (in continuation) proceeded to &verve— Captain Fitzroy found everything in disorder, everything in con fusion, and no means were pointed out by which he could repair those evils. It appears that New Zealand was governed by a council constituted under a provision of the 3d and 4th of Victoria, with relation to New South Wales and its dependencies. The question then would. arise as to how far New Zealand could be considered independent of New South Wales. This was a question to which he thought the Government should give a definite an swer.—(Dissent from Si r R o b ert Peel.) At least the Government were bound to tell the House what they in tended to do with respect to New Zealand; and if they intended to bring in an Act of Parliament to constitute it an indepen dent colony, some steps were necessary to amend the state of things in that unfortunate island. They bad bad people murdered, and it was most proper they should find means of putting an end to those disturbances. There was another national point which he would like to bring before the Right Hon. Gentleman. They were going to esta blish for the first time a purely agricultural colony on the same principles as their own constitution. What were they to do with respect to the laws a the land—were they going to send over their whole code of laws ?. Were they to establish the right of primogeniture? If they did not meet this in the first instance by some intelligible principle, which could be easily worked out in New Zealand, they would now establish a scene of confu sion and contention, which would take them many years to settle. He wished the Government would enlighten them on these subjects. He expected that before this debate had been brought to a close, that they would discover what hope there was of good to be done without going into Committee. If they . were to be left to the mercy of the Colonial-office, or any Co .. lonial-officer fur the future Gov er n men t o f t hi s country, thou sands of miles distant, the Government would find that year after year complaints would ue made here by the New Zealand Company, and year after year additional grants would be looked for. He scarcely k new how to talk of the Colonial Government on this matter. If they conformed to the rules laid down by his Noble Friend, and inspired the agents abroad with a little good temper and a little forbearance in the exaction of their duties, such difficulties would not arise. He did not wish to impute anything to the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial-office. Nobody could admire him more than he (Mr. Ellice) did, for his talent, but there seemed in this transaction to be an absence of other qualities quite as in dispensable to the duties of that office, as the great talent which he possessed. He held it to be impossible for any man to have sufficient power and time, to execute all the duties thrown upon h.m by the increasing business of the Colonial office. There was New Zealand. That colony bad been added to the responsibility of the Foreign-office within the last four or five years, and this colony was increasing in diffi culty every hour. A good deal of that difficulty might be cured by a little forbearance. The Government should conciliate men, and, as far as they could, unite men together, and not quarrel with men because one was impertinent, another unreasonable, and a third had a prejudice, which it was impossible to subdue. When he saw the situation of the poor colonists, subjected as they were to the violence of the natives, and being without the protection of the Government, he said that their countrymen in that distant part of the world had a right to appeal to that House. He again repeated to the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite that he (Mr. Ellice) had only risen to express his opinion as to what course ought now to be pursued by Parliament in the settlement of this question. They ought not to waste any more time in recrimination.— ( Hear, hear.) He hoped that course wou ld be abandoned on bot h sides, as it could lead t o no good.—( Hear.) He expressed himself more in pity than in anger, from the hope of saving the colonists, who had been the victims of a miserable policy, and with the hope of realising a future good. Mr. CARDWELL said he would take the advice of the Right Hon. Gentleman so far as to avoid saying anything that could excite irritable feelings, yet he could not altogether - give up reference to the past proceedings connected with the colony. He sat in the Committee on the affairs of New Zealand last year, and he could bear testimony that with regard to the resolutions which had been come to on the business of the Committee, there had not been the slightest recriminatory dis pute. Neither had there been any expression of feeling in re- . gard to the New Zealand Company, nor any reference to what it had done, except in so far as it was necessary for the inquiries of the Committee to refer to certain points of policy in its proceed ings. Though he could nut agree with the Right Hoe. Gen tleman that it was useless and unnecessary to enter into any defence of the colonial policy, yet be would refer to the policy only se far as it tended to elucidate the question. The Noble Lord the Member for- Sunderland (Lord Howick) had acurately stated the question—That it was the protection of the settlers, and the rights and interests of the native population. This was not a subject of recrimina tion, but a question of great and prominent importance. To happy that topic he wou ld con fi ne hi mse lf, an d th a t on l y . W hat was the real questio n ? Th a t a ll th e difficulties w hi c h h a d b een to say, however,rien cedh adthatarisen that from diffi c ultyth e'lan dwasq uestion.in a great He was measure overcome. He believed that all the land in the progress of settlement had now been definitely arranged, with one single exception. The land held by the New Zealand Company was held under a very different claim to that of any other land in the colony, for, while all the other land of the colony required a confirmatory grant, that of the New Zealand Company was an absolute grant. That grant was made by the Noble Lord the Member for the Oity of London (Lord J. Russell). He would not attempt to give another ver sion of the report of the Committee, but he should contend that if the basis on which the report of the Committee was founded was bad, he should destroy the arguments of that re port, and the inference to which they would naturally lead. He would not say . that the fifth resolution of that Committee was at variance with the evidence laid before them, but he would show that the conclusions at which the Committee arrived were contrary to the history of New Zealand. He held in his hand a letter written by the Noble Lord, on the pith March, 1840, to his Noble Colleague at the head of the Foreign-office, from which it was evident—firstly, that there were not less than three enactments on the Statute-book, all clearly disclaiming that New Zealand was a part of the British dominions i a nd , secondly, the acknowledgment of William IV., that New Zea.. land was a new and independent State. The Noble Lord the Member for Sunderland (Lord Howick) had so frankly taken that he should not quote it against him, l it was s hown - upon himself his share of the blame for .n the th fi e rs w t a t y ran oi sa sa et u ion nt e : but he would adduce a document, in wh i c h . that such was the state of New Zealand, that the natives were merely for the purpo se o f send ingt beg he i r n e eb had u r a t dh c h e a e r been e l, el mission to the C ourse of to in a t n h th e e e m i x s p l us an re e di ss uls of this country. Af ter t h at plainly showed that th ey were d independent p e ople. Such h a d toNewbeZreea b lg e ana e r n dc(h theed as h a flee " w op i i e nion ofthe Noble au Lord the Member for London in 1840, and at the same time, or rather at an ear li er period, on the 22 d of June, the Member fo r Taunton, i n a Treasury Minute of that date, expressed sentiments exactly in consistence with those be (Mr. Cardwell) had that night pro pounded. He would refer to the treaty of Watonga for a short time. Honourable Members were familiar with the language of that treaty, and, therefore, he would not read it, but just call the attention of the House to the first clause, by which the Government had bound themselves to grant to the natives all the forest rights and fisheries which they might poss , and the second clause reserved to the Crown the right of . pre-emption. The pre-emption was confined to land Which was not occupied by the natives. It was asserted that Sir G. Gipps and the Noble Lord did not understand the treaty. Why, Mr. Williams had explained to them exactly the position ID which they stood before they would consent to sign the - treaty. One party had said, " Oh, do not sign it, for after you have done so they will take your lands." Another said, "Oh br all means sign it, for th e y w ill not take your lands." And thus were the opinions expressed in this remark able debate. The whole of this bad been expressly stated . to Sir G. Gi pps. Why, he thought that it was a libe on Sir G. Gipps and the Noble Lord to say that the/ could not, or would not, understand the treaty. After all tale,' Dr. Evans and two others went to Sydney for the very purpose of asking the opi n i on of Sir G. Gipps, and it was after that in terview that Sir G. Gipps had stated that be could net assent to any decision on the matter ; for until after inquiry it was impossible for him to say whether any , injury bad been clone to the natives or not. 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